| Sa., 05.12.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 05.12.1987 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:1 |
| Sa., 05.12.1987 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 05.12.1987 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:4 |
| Sa., 05.12.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 3:1 |
| Sa., 05.12.1987 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 3:1 |
| Di., 08.12.1987 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 8-3-1 | 35:14 | 21 | 19 - 5 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 12 | 7-4-1 | 21:9 | 12 | 18 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 5-5-2 | 24:12 | 12 | 15 - 9 |
| 4. | |  | HFC Chemie | 12 | 3-8-1 | 16:12 | 4 | 14 - 10 |
| 5. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 4-5-3 | 21:18 | 3 | 13 - 11 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 4-5-3 | 14:14 | 0 | 13 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 4-4-4 | 18:15 | 3 | 12 - 12 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 5-1-6 | 21:23 | -2 | 11 - 13 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 12 | 4-3-5 | 18:20 | -2 | 11 - 13 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 12 | 4-2-6 | 14:18 | -4 | 10 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 12 | 2-6-4 | 11:18 | -7 | 10 - 14 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 2-4-6 | 14:27 | -13 | 8 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 2-3-7 | 11:18 | -7 | 7 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 2-3-7 | 15:35 | -20 | 7 - 17 |