| German Bundesliga |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 12-Aug-00 | A | Bayern Munich | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 48,000 |
| A Daei 89 |
| 2 | 19-Aug-00 | H | Hamburg | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | 48,550 |
| S Beinlich 18, 32; M Hartmann 34; M Rehmer 75 |
| 3 | 06-Sep-00 | H | Bochum | W | 4-0 | (3-0) | 30,000 |
| M Preetz 21, 60; A Alves 35; M Hartmann 43 |
| 4 | 09-Sep-00 | A | Wolfsburg | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 18,000 |
| A Daei 88 |
| 5 | 17-Sep-00 | H | Stuttgart | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 20,000 |
| A Daei 78; A Alves 80 |
| 6 | 24-Sep-00 | A | Unterhaching | L | 2-5 | (1-2) | 10,000 |
| S Beinlich 22; J Seifert(og) 88 |
| 7 | 30-Sep-00 | H | Cologne | W | 4-2 | (3-2) | 30,000 |
| A Alves 29; M Preetz 31; D Wosz 45, 47 |
| 8 | 15-Oct-00 | A | Hansa Rostock | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 16,500 |
| S Deisler 3; S Beinlich 72 |
| 9 | 21-Oct-00 | H | Cottbus | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | 49,500 |
| D Wosz 42; B Roy 62; E Sverrisson 85 |
| 10 | 29-Oct-00 | A | 1860 Munich | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 27,600 |
| E Sverrisson 90 |
| 11 | 04-Nov-00 | H | Werder Bremen | W | 4-1 | (2-0) | 40,097 |
| A Alves 12; M Preetz 45, 49; S Beinlich 79 |
| 12 | 10-Nov-00 | A | Borussia Dortmund | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | 61,000 |
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| 13 | 18-Nov-00 | H | Schalke 04 | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 49,476 |
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| 14 | 25-Nov-00 | A | Eintracht Frankfurt | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | 32,000 |
| D Van Burik 18; K Konstantinidis 21; M Preetz 83, 88 |
| 15 | 02-Dec-00 | H | Freiburg | D | 2-2 | (2-1) | 28,100 |
| R Tretschok 28p; E Sverrisson 29 |
| 16 | 10-Dec-00 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 22,500 |
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| 17 | 13-Dec-00 | H | Kaiserslautern | L | 2-4 | (0-2) | 15,000 |
| S Deisler 60; M Preetz 66 |
| 18 | 17-Dec-00 | H | Bayern Munich | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 59,200 |
| M Preetz 25 |
| 19 | 28-Jan-01 | A | Hamburg | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 40,000 |
| M Preetz 63, 81 |
| 20 | 03-Feb-01 | A | Bochum | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 15,000 |
| M Preetz 32; K Michalke 66, 90 |
| 21 | 10-Feb-01 | H | Wolfsburg | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 25,000 |
| R Tretschok 74 |
| 22 | 18-Feb-01 | A | Stuttgart | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 20,000 |
| M Preetz 77 |
| 23 | 03-Mar-01 | A | Cologne | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 34,500 |
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| 24 | 07-Mar-01 | H | Unterhaching | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 20,000 |
| P Dardai 57; D Van Burik 66 |
| 25 | 10-Mar-01 | H | Hansa Rostock | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 40,895 |
| P Dardai 90 |
| 26 | 17-Mar-01 | A | Cottbus | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | 20,400 |
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| 27 | 31-Mar-01 | H | 1860 Munich | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 33,500 |
| A Alves 19; M Preetz 78, 89 |
| 28 | 07-Apr-01 | A | Werder Bremen | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 33,000 |
| A Schmidt 49 |
| 29 | 14-Apr-01 | H | Borussia Dortmund | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 54,500 |
| M Rehmer 65 |
| 30 | 21-Apr-01 | A | Schalke 04 | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | 55,550 |
| S Deisler 34 |
| 31 | 28-Apr-01 | H | Eintracht Frankfurt | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | 36,000 |
| A Alves 3, 28; M Preetz 32 |
| 32 | 06-May-01 | A | Freiburg | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 25,000 |
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| 33 | 12-May-01 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 50,000 |
| S Deisler 21 |
| 34 | 19-May-01 | A | Kaiserslautern | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 41,500 |
| A Alves 47 |
| German Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 26-Aug-00 | A | SSV Reuttlingen | W | 3-2 | (1-0) | 9,406 |
| M Preetz 8; D Wosz 56; K Konstantinidis 93 [aet] |
| 2 | 01-Nov-00 | A | Wolfsburg | L | 1-3 | (1-2) | 8,429 |
| S Beinlich 20 |
| UEFA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 14-Sep-00 | A | Zimbru Chisinau | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,000 |
| M Preetz 23; A Daei 67 |
| 1 L2 | 21-Sep-00 | H | Zimbru Chisinau | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 23,618 |
| M Hartmann 23; A Daei 26 |
| 2 L1 | 26-Oct-00 | H | Amica Wronki | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 13,157 |
| M Preetz 8; S Beinlich 46; P Reiss 65 |
| 2 L2 | 07-Nov-00 | A | Amica Wronki | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 5,000 |
| S Veit 63 |
| 3 L1 | 21-Nov-00 | H | Inter Milan | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 50,000 |
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| 3 L2 | 07-Dec-00 | A | Inter Milan | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 12,693 |
| R Tretschok 54 |
Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings
Score distributions by match - goals scored by row, and goals conceded by column. Each box shows the number of this season's matches with the resulting scoreline.