[3][4] Frank Pastor of BFC Dynamo was the league's top scorer with 17 goals,[5] while René Müller of 1.
FC Lokomotive Leipzig took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.
[6] On the strength of the 1986–87 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1987–88 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Girondins de Bordeaux in the first round.
Second-placed Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1987–88 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by FC Spartak Moscow in the first round while fourth-placed BSG Wismut Aue lost to KS Flamurtari in the second round.
[7] The 1986–87 season saw two newly promoted clubs, BSG Energie Cottbus and Fortschritt Bischofswerda.