| Player | Matches | Goals | Penalties | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radjabali-Fardi, Shervin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2011-03-25 | 2011-03-25 |
| Rafael, Nando | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2005-09-02 | 2006-09-01 |
| Rahn, Christian | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2000-05-31 | 2001-10-05 |
| Rahn, Uwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1982-04-14 | 1984-02-28 |
| Ramelow, Carsten | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1993-11-16 | 1996-03-26 |
| Rapp, Marcel | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1999-09-21 | 2000-08-15 |
| Rasiejewski, Jens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1993-11-16 | 1997-10-10 |
| Rath, Marcel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1996-03-26 | 1996-03-26 |
| Rath, Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1991-06-04 | 1991-06-04 |
| Rathgeb, Tobias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2003-08-19 | 2003-08-19 |
| Rau, Tobias | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2002-02-12 | 2002-11-19 |
| Raum, David | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2020-11-12 | 2021-06-06 |
| Rausch, Konstantin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2010-09-03 | 2011-08-09 |
| Reck, Oliver | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1984-04-17 | 1989-05-30 |
| Reich, Marco | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1997-08-19 | 1999-09-03 |
| Reichert, Peter | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1982-03-23 | 1984-02-28 |
| Reinartz, Stefan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2009-09-04 | 2010-08-11 |
| Reinders, Uwe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1982-04-06 | 1982-04-30 |
| Reinert, Sebastian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2007-04-25 | 2007-04-25 |
| Reinhardt, Alois | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1982-03-23 | 1989-05-30 |
| Reinhardt, Dominik | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2006-08-15 | 2006-10-10 |
| Reinhardt, Knut | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1988-04-26 | 1990-03-28 |
| Reis, Thomas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1993-11-16 | 1995-11-14 |
| Reiter, Markus | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1996-03-26 | 1998-05-23 |
| Reitz, Rocco | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2023-11-17 | 2025-06-28 |
| Rekers, Christof | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1988-04-26 | 1988-04-26 |
| Remark, Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1980-04-02 | 1980-06-21 |
| Rensing, Michael | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2004-08-17 | 2006-10-10 |
| Reus, Marco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2009-08-11 | 2009-08-12 |
| Reuter, Stefan | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1985-09-24 | 1987-10-28 |
| Richter, Marco | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2018-09-07 | 2019-06-30 |
| Ricken, Lars | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1995-04-25 | 1998-05-30 |
| Riedel, Clemens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023-09-08 | 2023-09-08 |
| Riedl, Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1996-04-23 | 1996-04-23 |
| Riedle, Karl-Heinz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1986-09-23 | 1987-11-17 |
| Riether, Sascha | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2003-09-09 | 2006-05-25 |
| Riethmann, Frank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1996-09-04 | 1996-09-04 |
| Rietpietsch, Mike | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1994-11-15 | 1994-11-15 |
| Rode, Sebastian | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2011-10-10 | 2013-06-12 |
| Röhl, Merlin | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2023-09-08 | 2025-06-28 |
| Rolfes, Simon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2002-11-19 | 2002-11-19 |
| Rolff, Wolfgang | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1980-05-20 | 1985-10-15 |
| Rosen, Alexander | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1999-09-21 | 2000-11-14 |
| Rosenfelder, Max | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2024-09-04 | 2025-06-25 |
| Rosenthal, Jan | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2007-02-06 | 2009-03-31 |
| Rösler, Sascha | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1997-11-25 | 1999-10-08 |
| Rost, Timo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1998-09-04 | 1999-06-03 |
| Roth, Dietmar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1984-09-11 | 1985-09-24 |
| Rothe, Tom Alexander | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2023-09-08 | 2025-10-14 |
| Rotholz, Michael | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1999-09-21 | 1999-09-29 |