| Fr., 11.12.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Fr., 11.12.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:2 |
| Sa., 12.12.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Sa., 12.12.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - HFC Chemie | 2:1 |
| Sa., 12.12.1987 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:2 |
| Sa., 12.12.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:2 |
| Sa., 12.12.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 8-4-1 | 36:15 | 21 | 20 - 6 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 8-4-1 | 23:10 | 13 | 20 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 6-5-2 | 26:13 | 13 | 17 - 9 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 4-6-3 | 22:19 | 3 | 14 - 12 |
| 5. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 3-8-2 | 17:14 | 3 | 14 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 4-5-4 | 18:15 | 3 | 13 - 13 |
| 7. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 4-5-4 | 15:16 | -1 | 13 - 13 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 13 | 4-4-5 | 19:21 | -2 | 12 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 13 | 5-2-6 | 16:19 | -3 | 12 - 14 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 13 | 3-6-4 | 14:20 | -6 | 12 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 5-1-7 | 22:25 | -3 | 11 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 2-4-7 | 11:18 | -7 | 8 - 18 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 13 | 2-4-7 | 16:30 | -14 | 8 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 2-4-7 | 16:36 | -20 | 8 - 18 |