 It also qualified for the UEFA Cup since Schalke was already qualified for the Champions League.The reserve side of VfB Stuttgart, VfB Stuttgart Amateure, added to the number of surprise results in the 2000–01 German Cup season when it set a new record score for third division sides against Bundesliga teams, defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 6–1.The team was then knocked out by its own first team in the second round, with two of the best players in the 6–1 victory then fielding for the first team against the seconds, Alexander Hleb and Ioannis Amanatidis.