| 08/05/1987 | 16:30 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | - | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 09/05/1987 | 14:00 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 (0:0) | |
| 14:00 | BSG Energie Cottbus | - | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | Dynamo Dresden | - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:0 (1:0) | ||
| 14:00 | BSG Stahl Riesa | - | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 3:2 (2:2) | ||
| 14:00 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | - | BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:00 | BFC Dynamo | - | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 (2:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
BFC Dynamo | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55:20 | 35 | 36:10 |
| 2 |
|
Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 48:21 | 27 | 33:13 |
| 3 |
|
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 31:17 | 14 | 32:14 |
| 4 |
|
BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 33:22 | 11 | 29:17 |
| 5 |
|
1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35:30 | 5 | 24:22 |
| 6 |
|
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 25:26 | -1 | 24:22 |
| 7 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29:30 | -1 | 23:23 |
| 8 |
|
BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25:30 | -5 | 22:24 |
| 9 |
|
FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 21:25 |
| 10 |
|
Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27:28 | -1 | 20:26 |
| 11 |
|
1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24:45 | -21 | 17:29 |
| 12 |
|
BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25:37 | -12 | 14:32 |
| 13 |
|
BSG Energie Cottbus | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17:44 | -27 | 14:32 |
| 14 |
|
BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19:39 | -20 | 13:33 |