| 03/10/1988 | 19:00 | 1. FC Nürnberg | - | Hamburger SV | 1:4 (0:2) | |
| 12/10/1988 | 19:00 | Bayern München | - | Borussia Dortmund | 1:1 (1:1) | |
| 15/10/1988 | 14:00 | FC St. Pauli | - | Bor. Mönchengladbach | 1:1 (0:1) | |
| 01/11/1988 | 19:00 | VfL Bochum | - | VfB Stuttgart | 1:0 (1:0) | |
| 16/11/1988 | 14:30 | 1. FC Köln | - | Bayer Leverkusen | 3:0 (0:0) | |
| 14:30 | Stuttgarter Kickers | - | Werder Bremen | 0:6 (0:2) | ||
| 14:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Karlsruher SC | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Waldhof Mannheim | - | Hannover 96 | 1:1 (1:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Bayern München | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21:10 | 11 | 13:5 |
| 2 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18:8 | 10 | 12:6 |
| 3 |
|
Werder Bremen | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19:11 | 8 | 12:6 |
| 4 |
|
Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13:9 | 4 | 12:6 |
| 5 |
|
VfL Bochum | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | 2 | 11:7 |
| 6 |
|
1. FC Köln | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15:8 | 7 | 10:8 |
| 7 |
|
Hamburger SV | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14:10 | 4 | 10:8 |
| 8 |
|
Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15:14 | 1 | 10:8 |
| 9 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:14 | 0 | 9:9 |
| 10 |
|
FC St. Pauli | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10:10 | 0 | 9:9 |
| 11 |
|
Karlsruher SC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16:18 | -2 | 9:9 |
| 12 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10:8 | 2 | 8:10 |
| 13 |
|
Waldhof Mannheim | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9:10 | -1 | 8:10 |
| 14 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12:15 | -3 | 7:11 |
| 15 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5:12 | -7 | 7:11 |
| 16 |
|
1. FC Nürnberg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:18 | -9 | 6:12 |
| 17 |
|
Stuttgarter Kickers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8:26 | -18 | 5:13 |
| 18 |
|
Hannover 96 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10:19 | -9 | 4:14 |