| 27/10/1988 | 19:00 | Bayer Leverkusen | - | VfL Bochum | 1:1 (0:0) | |
| 29/10/1988 | 14:30 | Hamburger SV | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:1 (0:1) | |
| 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart | - | Waldhof Mannheim | 2:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Bayern München | - | Stuttgarter Kickers | 3:0 (2:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Hannover 96 | - | FC St. Pauli | 2:2 (0:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund | - | 1. FC Köln | 0:4 (0:2) | ||
| 14:30 | Werder Bremen | - | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 3:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Bor. Mönchengladbach | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1:1 (1:0) | ||
| 14:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3:0 (0:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Bayern München | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27:10 | 17 | 18:6 |
| 2 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22:10 | 12 | 16:8 |
| 3 |
|
Werder Bremen | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22:14 | 8 | 15:9 |
| 4 |
|
Hamburger SV | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19:12 | 7 | 15:9 |
| 5 |
|
1. FC Köln | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21:9 | 12 | 14:10 |
| 6 |
|
Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16:14 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 7 |
|
VfL Bochum | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15:13 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 8 |
|
Karlsruher SC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21:20 | 1 | 14:10 |
| 9 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19:18 | 1 | 13:11 |
| 10 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16:15 | 1 | 13:11 |
| 11 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13:12 | 1 | 13:11 |
| 12 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17:18 | -1 | 11:13 |
| 13 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11:14 | -3 | 9:15 |
| 14 |
|
Waldhof Mannheim | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10:17 | -7 | 8:16 |
| 15 |
|
Hannover 96 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13:21 | -8 | 8:16 |
| 16 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12:22 | -10 | 8:16 |
| 17 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5:18 | -13 | 7:17 |
| 18 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9:31 | -22 | 6:18 |