| German Bundesliga |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | H | Wolfsburg | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | S Vermant 89 | 58,645 |
| 2 | 17-Aug-02 | A | Kaiserslautern | W | 3-1 | (0-1) | J Bohme 48p; V Agali 56; E Sand 90 | 39,300 |
| 3 | 25-Aug-02 | H | Hertha Berlin | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 60,601 |
| 4 | 11-Sep-02 | A | Stuttgart | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | T Hajto 87p | 26,500 |
| 5 | 14-Sep-02 | A | Borussia Dortmund | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | V Agali 70 | 68,600 |
| 6 | 22-Sep-02 | H | Borussia Munchengladbach | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | C Poulsen 15; V Agali 45 | 60,601 |
| 7 | 28-Sep-02 | A | Arminia Bielefeld | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | G Varela 19p | 26,601 |
| 8 | 05-Oct-02 | H | Hamburg | W | 3-0 | (3-0) | V Agali 9; E Sand 15; G Asamoah 45 | 60,601 |
| 9 | 19-Oct-02 | A | 1860 Munich | L | 0-3 | (0-0) | | 30,000 |
| 10 | 26-Oct-02 | H | Nuremberg | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | S Vermant 90 | 60,601 |
| 11 | 02-Nov-02 | A | Energie Cottbus | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | A Moller 79 | 13,340 |
| 12 | 09-Nov-02 | H | Bayer Leverkusen | L | 0-1 | (0-0) | | 60,601 |
| 13 | 17-Nov-02 | A | Bochum | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | A Moller 48; G Asamoah 85 | 32,645 |
| 14 | 23-Nov-02 | H | Hansa Rostock | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | E Sand 5; E Mpenza 39 | 60,600 |
| 15 | 01-Dec-02 | A | Hannover 96 | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | J Bohme 15p; E Mpenza 19 | 48,696 |
| 16 | 07-Dec-02 | H | Werder Bremen | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | E Sand 8 | 60,600 |
| 17 | 14-Dec-02 | A | Bayern Munich | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 51,000 |
| 18 | 25-Jan-03 | A | Wolfsburg | W | 2-1 | (0-0) | S Kmetsch 47; G Varela 50 | 26,174 |
| 19 | 01-Feb-03 | H | Kaiserslautern | D | 2-2 | (1-1) | V Agali 5, 69 | 60,672 |
| 20 | 08-Feb-03 | A | Hertha Berlin | L | 2-4 | (1-2) | E Mpenza 1; N Oude Kamphuis 68 | 39,962 |
| 21 | 15-Feb-03 | H | Stuttgart | W | 2-0 | (2-0) | E Mpenza 3; T Hajto 45 | 60,678 |
| 22 | 22-Feb-03 | H | Borussia Dortmund | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | S Vermant 13; N Van Kerckhoven 16 | 60,878 |
| 23 | 01-Mar-03 | A | Borussia Munchengladbach | D | 2-2 | (1-0) | T Waldoch 26; T Hajto 64 | 32,900 |
| 24 | 08-Mar-03 | H | Arminia Bielefeld | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | S Vermant 89 | 60,886 |
| 25 | 15-Mar-03 | A | Hamburg | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | M Van Hoogdalem 57 | 55,432 |
| 26 | 22-Mar-03 | H | 1860 Munich | D | 1-1 | (1-1) | E Mpenza 38 | 60,886 |
| 27 | 05-Apr-03 | A | Nuremberg | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 41,100 |
| 28 | 13-Apr-03 | H | Energie Cottbus | W | 3-0 | (1-0) | J Bohme 45p, 61; E Sand 53 | 60,413 |
| 29 | 20-Apr-03 | A | Bayer Leverkusen | W | 3-1 | (1-1) | J Bohme 12; E Sand 61; G Asamoah 90 | 22,500 |
| 30 | 26-Apr-03 | H | Bochum | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | G Varela 28 | 60,886 |
| 31 | 04-May-03 | A | Hansa Rostock | L | 1-3 | (1-0) | G Varela 16 | 24,700 |
| 32 | 11-May-03 | H | Hannover 96 | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 60,886 |
| 33 | 17-May-03 | A | Werder Bremen | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | V Agali 36 | 39,000 |
| 34 | 24-May-03 | H | Bayern Munich | W | 1-0 | (1-0) | N Oude Kamphuis 38 | 60,886 |
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| German Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 31-Aug-02 | A | Bayern Munich (A) | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | E Sand 14; E Mpenza 62 | 5,100 |
| 2 | 06-Nov-02 | H | Borussia Munchengladbach | W | 5-0 | (3-0) | G Asamoah 22; E Sand 30, 33, 55; E Mpenza 50 | 60,600 |
| 3 | 04-Dec-02 | A | Bayern Munich | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | [aet, pen 5-4] | 20,000 |
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| UEFA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 L1 | 19-Sep-02 | A | FC Gomel | W | 4-1 | (0-0) | E Sand 58, 72; C Poulsen 66; D Rodriguez 73 | 6,000 |
| 1 L2 | 03-Oct-02 | H | FC Gomel | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | M Wilmots 10; M Hanke 62, 72; S Kmetsch 67 | 52,441 |
| 2 L1 | 29-Oct-02 | A | Legia Warsaw | W | 3-2 | (0-0) | G Varela 50, 54; E Sand 90 | 11,000 |
| 2 L2 | 14-Nov-02 | H | Legia Warsaw | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 52,800 |
| 3 L1 | 28-Nov-02 | A | Wisla Kraków | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | E Mpenza 81 | 10,300 |
| 3 L2 | 10-Dec-02 | H | Wisla Kraków | L | 1-4 | (1-1) | T Hajto 42 | 50,830 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings