| German Bundesliga |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 28-Jul-01 | A | St Pauli | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 20,515 |
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| 2 | 04-Aug-01 | H | Borussia Dortmund | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | 55,000 |
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| 3 | 11-Aug-01 | A | Freiburg | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | 22,000 |
| S Deisler 11p, 42; M Preetz 69 |
| 4 | 19-Aug-01 | H | Energie Cottbus | L | 2-3 | (1-0) | 42,791 |
| Marcelinho 26; M Preetz 90 |
| 5 | 08-Sep-01 | A | Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 22,000 |
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| 6 | 16-Sep-01 | H | 1860 Munich | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 27,914 |
| F Tapalovic(og) 59; M Preetz 79 |
| 7 | 22-Sep-01 | A | Kaiserslautern | L | 1-4 | (0-1) | 36,927 |
| Marcelinho 81 |
| 8 | 29-Sep-01 | H | Cologne | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | 20,000 |
| S Deisler 27p; Marcelinho 49; M Preetz 85 |
| 9 | 13-Oct-01 | A | Hamburg | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | 43,129 |
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| 10 | 20-Oct-01 | H | Werder Bremen | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 34,426 |
| P Dardai 6; B Goor 30; M Rehmer 61 |
| 11 | 28-Oct-01 | A | Nuremberg | W | 3-1 | (1-0) | 24,000 |
| Marcelinho 20, 90; B Goor 74 |
| 12 | 04-Nov-01 | H | Borussia Munchengladbach | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 34,925 |
| Marcelinho 12; D Van Burik 29; M Preetz 66 |
| 13 | 17-Nov-01 | H | Wolfsburg | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 27,400 |
| H Sarpei(og) 21; B Goor 82 |
| 14 | 24-Nov-01 | A | Hansa Rostock | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | 14,252 |
| M Rehmer 82 |
| 15 | 02-Dec-01 | H | Bayern Munich | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | 52,000 |
| A Neuendorf 71; P Dardai 84 |
| 16 | 09-Dec-01 | A | Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 60,560 |
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| 17 | 15-Dec-01 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 35,000 |
| A Neuendorf 19; P Dardai 62 |
| 18 | 18-Dec-01 | H | St Pauli | D | 2-2 | (0-0) | 25,000 |
| Marcelinho 61; A Schmidt 86 |
| 19 | 27-Jan-02 | A | Borussia Dortmund | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | 63,000 |
| A Neuendorf 70 |
| 20 | 02-Feb-02 | H | Freiburg | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | 25,146 |
| Alex Alves 57 |
| 21 | 05-Feb-02 | A | Energie Cottbus | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | 15,600 |
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| 22 | 09-Feb-02 | H | Stuttgart | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 25,329 |
| Marcelinho 16, 37 |
| 23 | 16-Feb-02 | A | 1860 Munich | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | 17,000 |
| S Beinlich ; M Preetz 12, 49 |
| 24 | 23-Feb-02 | H | Kaiserslautern | W | 5-1 | (3-1) | 33,652 |
| Marcelinho 13, 69; B Goor 37; M Preetz 43, 60 |
| 25 | 02-Mar-02 | A | Cologne | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | 22,000 |
| S Beinlich 12 |
| 26 | 10-Mar-02 | H | Hamburg | W | 6-0 | (2-0) | 36,238 |
| M Preetz 40; B Goor 44, 62, 85, 90; Marcelinho 54 |
| 27 | 16-Mar-02 | A | Werder Bremen | W | 3-0 | (0-0) | 31,350 |
| D Lapaczinski 62; Alex Alves 66, 85 |
| 28 | 23-Mar-02 | H | Nuremberg | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 37,163 |
| Alex Alves 3, 32 |
| 29 | 30-Mar-02 | A | Borussia Munchengladbach | L | 1-3 | (1-1) | 32,200 |
| Marcelinho 33 |
| 30 | 06-Apr-02 | A | Wolfsburg | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | 15,127 |
| M Hartmann 25; M Preetz 28; T Marx 48 |
| 31 | 13-Apr-02 | H | Hansa Rostock | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 42,537 |
| Alex Alves 2 |
| 32 | 20-Apr-02 | A | Bayern Munich | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | 63,000 |
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| 33 | 27-Apr-02 | H | Schalke 04 | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | 55,000 |
| M Preetz 50; Alex Alves 53 |
| 34 | 04-May-02 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | 22,500 |
| S Beinlich 83 |
| German Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 | 25-Aug-01 | A | SV Babelsberg | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 14,490 |
| Marcelinho 55; Alex Alves 90 |
| 2 | 27-Nov-01 | A | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | W | 2-1 | (1-1) | 6,220 |
| S Beinlich 1; P Dardai 92 [aet] |
| 3 | 12-Dec-01 | A | Eintracht Frankfurt | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | 10,000 |
| J Simunic 75; P Dardai 96 [aet] |
| QF | 30-Jan-02 | H | Cologne | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | 17,202 |
| B Goor 47 [aet] |
| UEFA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 19-Sep-01 | A | KVC Westerlo | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | 4,500 |
| A Schmidt 42; S Beinlich 89 |
| 1 L2 | 25-Sep-01 | H | KVC Westerlo | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | 9,000 |
| Marcelinho 86 |
| 2 L1 | 16-Oct-01 | A | Viking FK | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | 3,750 |
| M Preetz 5 |
| 2 L2 | 01-Nov-01 | H | Viking FK | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | 18,000 |
| Alex Alves 18; E Sverrisson 29 |
| 3 L1 | 22-Nov-01 | A | Servette | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | 8,412 |
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| 3 L2 | 06-Dec-01 | H | Servette | L | 0-3 | (0-1) | 10,000 |
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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.