Jürgen Rische
Forward · Eintracht Braunschweig
- born
- 1970
- apps
- 685
- goals
- 160
- caps
- –

Steffen Heidrich
Midfielder · Dynamo Dresden
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 615
- goals
- 185
- caps
- 1

Dirk Anders
Midfielder · TSG Weinheim
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 575
- goals
- 133
- caps
- –

Dieter Hecking
Midfielder · 1. FC Nürnberg
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 525
- goals
- 138
- caps
- 12

Ulf Mehlhorn
Defender · Chemnitzer FC
- born
- 1968
- apps
- 519
- goals
- 38
- caps
- –

Péter Disztl
Goalkeeper · Pécsi MFC
- born
- 1960
- apps
- 496
- goals
- 0
- caps
- 37

Matthias Liebers
Midfielder · 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
- born
- 1958
- apps
- 481
- goals
- 42
- caps
- 59
Roland Wohlfarth
Forward · 1. FC Bocholt
- born
- 1963
- apps
- 477
- goals
- 207
- caps
- 25

Henning Frenzel
Forward · 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
- born
- 1942
- apps
- 475
- goals
- 171
- caps
- 54
Kujtim Shala
Midfielder · VfR Mannheim
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 474
- goals
- 82
- caps
- 1

Bernd Hobsch
Forward · FC Carl Zeiss Jena
- born
- 1968
- apps
- 472
- goals
- 166
- caps
- 12
Gennadi Grishin
Midfielder · FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 471
- goals
- 73
- caps
- –

Hans Richter
Forward · Rot-Weiß Walldorf
- born
- 1959
- apps
- 465
- goals
- 154
- caps
- 15

Frank Baum
Defender · SG LVB Leipzig
- born
- 1956
- apps
- 452
- goals
- 21
- caps
- 17
Nico Däbritz
Midfielder · Dynamo Dresden
- born
- 1971
- apps
- 448
- goals
- 28
- caps
- 1
Goran Ćurko
Goalkeeper · FK Proleter Novi Sad
- born
- 1968
- apps
- 443
- goals
- 3
- caps
- –

Olaf Marschall
Forward · East Germany
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 441
- goals
- 156
- caps
- 17

Frank Edmond
Defender · Eintracht Braunschweig
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 427
- goals
- 31
- caps
- 20

Uwe Rösler
Forward · East Germany
- born
- 1968
- apps
- 424
- goals
- 112
- caps
- 5

Uwe Weidemann
Midfielder · Fortuna Düsseldorf
- born
- 1963
- apps
- 423
- goals
- 59
- caps
- 10

René Müller
Goalkeeper · 1. FC Nürnberg II
- born
- 1959
- apps
- 422
- goals
- 0
- caps
- 46

Torsten Kracht
Defender · 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 419
- goals
- 21
- caps
- 2

Almedin Civa
Defender · VfB Leipzig
- born
- 1972
- apps
- 407
- goals
- 12
- caps
- –

Detlef Schößler
Defender · 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
- born
- 1962
- apps
- 404
- goals
- 12
- caps
- 18

Didier Six
Central midfielder · France
- born
- 1954
- apps
- 392
- goals
- 100
- caps
- 52

Henri Fuchs
Forward · TSG Neustrelitz
- born
- 1970
- apps
- 383
- goals
- 83
- caps
- 4
Maik Kischko
Goalkeeper · FC Eilenburg
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 382
- goals
- 0
- caps
- –
Olaf Renn
Midfielder · VfB Fortuna Chemnitz
- born
- 1969
- apps
- 381
- goals
- 40
- caps
- –

Uwe Bredow
Midfielder · East Germany
- born
- 1961
- apps
- 381
- goals
- 14
- caps
- 9

Heiko Scholz
Full-back · Dresdner SC
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 374
- goals
- 32
- caps
- 8

Wolfram Löwe
Midfielder · East Germany
- born
- 1945
- apps
- 364
- goals
- 99
- caps
- 43

Burkhard Reich
Defender · VfB Leipzig
- born
- 1964
- apps
- 362
- goals
- 40
- caps
- 6

Jens Härtel
Defender · 1. FC Magdeburg
- born
- 1969
- apps
- 359
- goals
- 37
- caps
- –
Nico Kanitz
Full-back · Hallescher FC
- born
- 1980
- apps
- 348
- goals
- 42
- caps
- –
Jan Seifert
Defender · Dynamo Dresden
- born
- 1968
- apps
- 345
- goals
- 32
- caps
- –
Daniel Bärwolf
Forward · FSV Wacker 03 Gotha
- born
- 1973
- apps
- 341
- goals
- 124
- caps
- –

Ronald Kreer
Defender · East Germany
- born
- 1959
- apps
- 336
- goals
- 15
- caps
- 65
Axel Wittke
Midfielder · East Germany
- born
- 1960
- apps
- 335
- goals
- 28
- caps
- –
Marco Kurth
Midfielder · 1. FC Magdeburg
- born
- 1978
- apps
- 335
- goals
- 13
- caps
- –

Darko Pančev
Forward · FC Sion
- born
- 1965
- apps
- 333
- goals
- 195
- caps
- 33
activeNicky Adler
Forward · FC Erzgebirge Aue
- age
- 41
- apps
- 331
- goals
- 87
- caps
- 16

Wolfgang Altmann
Midfielder · Vorwärts Kamenz
- born
- 1952
- apps
- 331
- goals
- 36
- caps
- –

Uwe Zötzsche
Defender · KSV Hessen Kassel
- born
- 1960
- apps
- 326
- goals
- 54
- caps
- 38
Markus Wuckel
Forward · East Germany
- born
- 1967
- apps
- 325
- goals
- 120
- caps
- 32

Heiko Brestrich
Sweeper · 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
- born
- 1965
- apps
- 323
- goals
- 70
- caps
- –

Niclas Nyhlén
Midfielder · BK Olympic
- born
- 1966
- apps
- 323
- goals
- 26
- caps
- 8
Guido Hoffmann
Midfielder · FC Energie Cottbus
- born
- 1965
- apps
- 322
- goals
- 38
- caps
- –
Holger Gaißmayer
Forward · Wuppertaler SV
- born
- 1970
- apps
- 320
- goals
- 117
- caps
- –