All-time best penalty takers
| # | Name | Matches | 11m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Erich Leist | 254 | 16 |
| 2 |  | Werner Emser | 268 | 10 |
| 3 |  | Karl Ringel | 272 | 7 |
| 4 |  | Yannick Bach | 62 | 5 |
| 5 |  | Wolfgang Gayer | 46 | 4 |
 | Heinz Henkes | 107 | 4 | |
 | Elmar May | 117 | 4 | |
 | Roland Rein | 63 | 4 | |
 | Bernhard Roth | 50 | 4 | |
| 10 |  | Nasser Ammami | 31 | 3 |
 | Andreas Backmann | 60 | 3 | |
 | Günther Kuntz | 177 | 3 | |
| 13 |  | Alan | 25 | 2 |
 | Ralph Flausse | 77 | 2 | |
 | Heinz Histing | 67 | 2 | |
 | Mefail Kadrija | 65 | 2 | |
 | Ruddy M'Passi | 56 | 2 | |
 | Jürgen Papies | 16 | 2 | |
| 19 |  | Klaus Bischoff | 44 | 1 |
 | Peter Cordes | 29 | 1 | |
 | Moussa Dansoko | 40 | 1 | |
 | Werner Emmerich | 1 | 1 | |
 | Andreas Golombek | 35 | 1 | |
 | Jens Kirchen | 25 | 1 | |
 | Ludwig Lang | 95 | 1 | |
 | Erich Leibenguth | 21 | 1 | |
 | Werner Martin | 67 | 1 | |
 | Horst Schauß | 44 | 1 | |
 | Ronny Scholze | 22 | 1 | |
 | Gerhard Siedl | 54 | 1 | |
 | Frank Süs | 42 | 1 | |
 | Suat Türker | 24 | 1 | |
 | Jürgen Wingert | 32 | 1 | |
 | Hans-Jürgen Wissig | 3 | 1 |