| German Bundesliga |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 09-Aug-02 | A | Borussia Dortmund | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | B Goor 1; A Neuendorf 85 | 68,000 |
| 2 | 17-Aug-02 | H | Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | A Friedrich 85 | 49,202 |
| 3 | 25-Aug-02 | A | Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 60,601 |
| 4 | 10-Sep-02 | H | Borussia Munchengladbach | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | M Preetz 80 | 40,102 |
| 5 | 14-Sep-02 | A | Arminia Bielefeld | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Marcelinho 52 | 22,147 |
| 6 | 21-Sep-02 | H | Hamburg | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Marcelinho 50; B Goor 52 | 40,000 |
| 7 | 28-Sep-02 | A | 1860 Munich | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 25,200 |
| 8 | 05-Oct-02 | H | Nuremberg | W | 2-1 | (0-1) | Marcelinho 75, 83 | 38,568 |
| 9 | 19-Oct-02 | A | Energie Cottbus | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Marcelinho 22; Alex Alves 44 | 13,612 |
| 10 | 26-Oct-02 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | A Friedrich 20 | 43,146 |
| 11 | 03-Nov-02 | A | Bochum | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | | 22,009 |
| 12 | 10-Nov-02 | H | Hansa Rostock | W | 3-1 | (2-1) | B Goor 7; Alex Alves 10; A Friedrich 58 | 40,159 |
| 13 | 16-Nov-02 | A | Hannover 96 | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | B Goor 17 | 38,794 |
| 14 | 23-Nov-02 | H | Werder Bremen | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 40,166 |
| 15 | 30-Nov-02 | A | Bayern Munich | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 40,000 |
| 16 | 07-Dec-02 | H | Wolfsburg | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | J Simunic 25; B Goor 47 | 33,163 |
| 17 | 15-Dec-02 | A | Kaiserslautern | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | P Dardai 64 | 34,142 |
| 18 | 25-Jan-03 | H | Borussia Dortmund | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | P Dardai 69; Marcelinho 90 | 50,547 |
| 19 | 01-Feb-03 | A | Stuttgart | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Marcelinho 80 | 23,000 |
| 20 | 08-Feb-03 | H | Schalke 04 | W | 4-2 | (2-1) | M Preetz 28; Alex Alves 39; A Matellan(og) 51; Marcelinho 88 | 39,962 |
| 21 | 16-Feb-03 | A | Borussia Munchengladbach | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Alex Alves 9, 14 | 24,200 |
| 22 | 23-Feb-03 | H | Arminia Bielefeld | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 30,987 |
| 23 | 02-Mar-03 | A | Hamburg | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 38,354 |
| 24 | 08-Mar-03 | H | 1860 Munich | W | 6-0 | (3-0) | Marcelinho 7p, 35; M Preetz 26, 54; Luizao 62p; S Jentzsch(og) 79 | 32,493 |
| 25 | 16-Mar-03 | A | Nuremberg | W | 3-0 | (2-0) | M Preetz 15; T Marx 40; Marcelinho 85 | 25,500 |
| 26 | 23-Mar-03 | H | Energie Cottbus | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | P Dardai 72; Alex Alves 85; M Preetz 87 | 44,768 |
| 27 | 05-Apr-03 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | L | 1-4 | (0-3) | M Preetz 76 | 22,500 |
| 28 | 12-Apr-03 | H | Bochum | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | P Dardai 65 | 37,022 |
| 29 | 19-Apr-03 | A | Hansa Rostock | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Marcelinho 50 | 23,500 |
| 30 | 26-Apr-03 | H | Hannover 96 | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | Luizao 10; Marcelinho 44 | 45,031 |
| 31 | 03-May-03 | A | Werder Bremen | L | 2-4 | (1-3) | A Friedrich 21; T Marx 79 | 35,000 |
| 32 | 10-May-03 | H | Bayern Munich | L | 3-6 | (1-5) | M Ballack(og) 5; Marcelinho 59p, 88 | 59,200 |
| 33 | 17-May-03 | A | Wolfsburg | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 25,436 |
| 34 | 24-May-03 | H | Kaiserslautern | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | N Rafael 45, 83 | 50,580 |
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| German Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 01-Sep-02 | A | Holstein Kiel | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | M Preetz 53 [aet, pen 3-0] | 9,300 |
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| UEFA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 17-Sep-02 | A | Aberdeen | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 10,108 |
| 1 L2 | 01-Oct-02 | H | Aberdeen | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | M Preetz 89 | 30,770 |
| 2 L1 | 31-Oct-02 | A | APOEL Nicosia | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | B Karwan 90 | 3,000 |
| 2 L2 | 07-Nov-02 | H | APOEL Nicosia | W | 4-0 | (2-0) | M Preetz 7; Marcelinho 13; S Beinlich 61; Luizao 67 | 10,483 |
| 3 L1 | 26-Nov-02 | H | Fulham | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | S Beinlich 26; Sava(og) 68 | 14,477 |
| 3 L2 | 12-Dec-02 | A | Fulham | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 15,161 |
| 4 L1 | 20-Feb-03 | H | Boavista | W | 3-2 | (2-1) | Alex Alves 15, 43; D Van Burik 90 | 15,559 |
| 4 L2 | 27-Feb-03 | A | Boavista | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 7,000 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings