All-time best penalty takers
| # | Name | Matches | 11m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Eckhard Vorholt | 319 | 16 |
| 2 |  | Max Kremer | 174 | 10 |
| 3 |  | Thilo Leugers | 124 | 9 |
| 4 |  | Willi Evseev | 128 | 7 |
| 5 |  | Michael Holt | 92 | 6 |
| 6 |  | Luka Tankulić | 136 | 4 |
 | Julian Ulbricht | 34 | 4 | |
| 8 |  | Muhamed Alawie | 31 | 3 |
 | Hassan Amin | 95 | 3 | |
 | Diego Díaz | 27 | 3 | |
 | Martin van der Pütten | 187 | 3 | |
| 12 |  | Benjamin Girth | 64 | 2 |
 | Marek Janssen | 78 | 2 | |
 | Marvin Pourié | 37 | 2 | |
 | Nick Proschwitz | 27 | 2 | |
 | Valdet Rama | 52 | 2 | |
 | Ersin Zehir | 46 | 2 | |
| 18 |  | Tom Boere | 19 | 1 |
 | Dame Diouf | 18 | 1 | |
 | Hüseyin Dogan | 20 | 1 | |
 | Frederick Famiyeh | 21 | 1 | |
 | Sven Hartwig | 53 | 1 | |
 | Andreas Helmer | 258 | 1 | |
 | Hubert Hüring | 2 | 1 | |
 | Frank Klobke | 106 | 1 | |
 | Serhat Koruk | 16 | 1 | |
 | Viktor Maier | 64 | 1 | |
 | Werner Rusche | 129 | 1 | |
 | Christopher Schepp | 67 | 1 | |
 | Lars Spit | 24 | 1 | |
 | Jovan Vidovič | 106 | 1 | |
 | Markus von Ahlen | 73 | 1 | |
 | Paul Weerman | 23 | 1 |