Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...

had a shocking season, in which it went from being in the final of the UEFA Champions League the previous season, to finish 15th in Bundesliga, only just escaping relegation to the second tier. It also went out of the Champions League in the second group stage, not even clinching a single point.

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Out on loan

Reserve team

Bundesliga

Matches

* Energie Cottbus- Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 * 0–1

Jan Šimák Jan Šimák (born 13 October 1978) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career in Germany while making one appearance for the Czech Republic national team. As a player, he was w ...

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Vilmos Sebők Vilmos Sebők (born 13 June 1973) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made his debut for the Hungary national team in 1996, and has got 52 caps and 9 goals. He was a participant at the 1996 Summer Olym ...

(80) * Bayer Leverkusen- Borussia Dortmund 1–1 * 1–0

Diego Placente Diego Rodolfo Placente (born 24 April 1977) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a left-back. Club career Born in Buenos Aires, Placente started playing professionally in 1996 with Argentinos Juniors, before moving to Argentine gian ...

(23) * 1–1 Jan Koller (61) * Bayer Leverkusen-

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(8) * 1–1 Thordur Gudjonsson (13) * 1–2

Dariusz Wosz Dariusz Wosz (, ; born 8 June 1969) is a German professional football coach and former player who is a technical trainer for German club VfL Bochum. As a player, he played mostly as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield. Early life Wosz's family ...

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Frank Fahrenhorst Frank Fahrenhorst (born 24 September 1977) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a defender and is currently manager of VfB Stuttgart II. Club career Born in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Fahrenhorst turned professional w ...

(44) * 1–4 Thomas Christiansen (60) * 2–4

França Françoaldo Sena de Souza (born 2 March 1976), commonly known as França, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career França was born in Codó, Maranhão. After his senior beginnings with lowly Nacional ...

(76) * Hansa Rostock- Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 * 0–1 Oliver Neuville (5) * 0–2 Thomas Brdarić (22) * 1–2 Jochen Kientz (75) * 1–3 Bernd Schneider (88) * Bayer Leverkusen- Hannover 1–3 * 1–0 Yıldıray Baştürk (11) * 1–1 Fredi Bobić (41) * 1–2 Fredi Bobić (80) * 1–3

Mohamadou Idrissou Mohamadou Idrissou (born 8 March 1980) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career On the last day of the summer transfer window 2011, Idrissou moved to 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Having ...

(83) * Werder Bremen- Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 * 0–1 Thomas Brdarić (11) * 1–1 Ailton (25 pen) * 2–1 Angelos Charisteas (27) * 3–1 Angelos Charisteas (32) * 3–2 '' Paul Stalteri'' (42 og) * Bayer Leverkusen-

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2–1 * 1–0 Lúcio (9) * 2–0

Daniel Bierofka Daniel Bierofka (; born 7 February 1979) is a German football coach and a former player. A former left winger, his playing career had been plagued by injuries which limited his chances of playing more matches for Germany national squad and force ...

(63) * 2–1 Hasan Salihamidžić (89) * Wolfsburg- Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 * 1–0 Tomislav Marić (6) * 2–0

Stefan Effenberg Stefan Effenberg (; born 2 August 1968) is a German former footballer who most recently acted as sporting director for KFC Uerdingen 05. A midfielder, he was known for his leadership skills, passing range, shooting ability, and physical strength ...

(64) * Bayer Leverkusen-

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

1–0 * 1–0 Thomas Brdarić (19) * Hertha Berlin- Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 * 1–0 Arne Friedrich (20) * 1–1 Juan (54) * Bayer Leverkusen-

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

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Silvio Meißner Silvio Meißner (born 19 January 1973) is a German former professional football midfielder who played as a midfielder, notably for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. He was born in Halle, East Germany, and during his early career, he was often play ...

(19) * Schalke 04- Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 * 0–1 Bernd Schneider (90 pen) * Bayer Leverkusen- Mönchengladbach 2–2 * 0–1 Igor Demo (25) * 1–1

(29) * 1–2

Bernd Korzynietz Bernd Korzynietz (born 8 September 1979) is a German former footballer. References External links * 1979 births Living people German men's footballers 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Borussia Möncheng ...

(70) * 2–2

(87) *

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- Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 * 0–1 Thomas Brdarić (17) * 1–1

Artur Wichniarek Artur Mikołaj Wichniarek (, born 28 February 1977) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having established himself in the Ekstraklasa with Widzew Łódź, Wichniarek moved to Germany in 1999 to join Bundesliga cl ...

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Boris Živković Boris Živković (; born 15 November 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a full-back and centre-back. At one point of his career he even played as defensive midfielder. Živković began his professional career wit ...

(69) * 2–2

(83) * Bayer Leverkusen- Hamburg 2–3 * 0–1

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(3) * 1–1 Hanno Balitsch (11) * 2–1 Yıldıray Baştürk (21) * 2–2

(52) * 2–3 Sergej Barbarez (76) *

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- Bayer Leverkusen 0–3 * 0–1

(10) * 0–2 Dimitar Berbatov (51) * 0–3 Oliver Neuville (89) * Bayer Leverkusen-

Nürnberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ci ...

0–2 * 0–1 Saša Ćirić (59) * 0–2 Júnior (88) * Bayer Leverkusen- Energie Cottbus 0–3 * 0–1 Marcel Gebhardt (15) * 0–2 Marko Topić (32) * 0–3 Andrzej Juskowiak (85) * Borussia Dortmund- Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 * 1–0 Ewerthon (3) * 2–0 Jan Koller (29) *

- Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 * 1–0 Vahid Hashemian (69) * 1–1 Marko Babić (78) * 2–1 Vahid Hashemian (84) * Bayer Leverkusen- Hansa Rostock 1–2 * 0–1 Bachirou Salou (35) * 1–1 Marko Babić (38) * 1–2 Bachirou Salou (41) * Hannover- Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 * 1–0 Gheorghe Popescu (14) * 1–1 Sebastian Schoof (80) * 1–2

(90) * Bayer Leverkusen- Werder Bremen 3–0 * 1–0

(11) * 2–0 Sebastian Schoof (50) * 3–0 Juan (61) *

- Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 * 1–0 Claudio Pizarro (2) * 2–0 Giovane Élber (22) * 3–0 Giovane Élber (75) * Bayer Leverkusen- Wolfsburg 1–1 * 1–0

Carsten Ramelow Carsten Ramelow (; born 20 March 1974) is a German former professional footballer who played as either a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Known for his tough tackling and defensive positioning, he played professionally for Hertha BSC ...

(68) * 1–1 Tomislav Marić (81) *

- Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 * 1–0 Miroslav Klose (40) * Bayer Leverkusen- Hertha Berlin 4–1 * 1–0 Hans-Jörg Butt (14) * 2–0 Bernd Schneider (32) * 3–0 Oliver Neuville (41) * 4–0 Oliver Neuville (70) * 4–1 Michael Preetz (76) *

- Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 * 1–0 Ioannis Amanatidis (9) * 2–0 Alexander Hleb (17) * 3–0

Ioan Ganea Ioan Viorel Ganea (born 10 August 1973) is a Romanian football manager and striker for Liga IV Sibiu club A.S. Fotbal Club Dumbrăveni. Playing career Ganea debuted in Liga I (Divizia A at that time) with FC Brașov in 1994. He went on to pla ...

(50) * Bayer Leverkusen- Schalke 04 1–3 * 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov (9) * 1–1 Jörg Böhme (12) * 1–2 Ebbe Sand (61) * 1–3 Gerald Asamoah (90) * Mönchengladbach- Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 * 1–0 Igor Demo (6) * 1–1

(17) * 1–2 Dimitar Berbatov (47) * 2–2

Morten Skoubo Morten Skoubo (; born 30 June 1980) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made six appearances for the Denmark national team scoring once. Career FC Midtjylland Born in Holstebro, Skoubo played for a number o ...

(89) * Bayer Leverkusen-

3–1 * 0–1 Ansgar Brinkmann (34 pen) * 1–1 Lúcio (38) * 2–1 Lúcio (69) * 3–1 Hanno Balitsch (71) * Hamburg- Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 * 1–0 Sergej Barbarez (18) * 2–0

(55) * 2–1 Hanno Balitsch (88) * 3–1 Lars Jacobsen (90) * 4–1

Erik Meijer Erik Meijer may refer to: *Erik Meijer (politician) (born 1944), Dutch politician *Erik Meijer (computer scientist) (born 1963), Dutch computer scientist *Erik Meijer (footballer) Erik Meijer (born 2 August 1969) is a retired Dutch footballer. ...

(90) * Bayer Leverkusen-

3–0 * 1–0

(8) * 2–0 Dimitar Berbatov (44) * 3–0 Marko Babić (48) *

- Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 * 0–1 Yıldıray Baştürk (35)

Topscorers

7 * Dimitar Berbatov 4 * Oliver Neuville 4

Champions League

1st Group Stage

* Olympiacos- Bayer Leverkusen 6–2 * 0–1 Bernd Schneider (22) * 1–1 Giovanni (27) * 2–1 Stelios Giannakopoulos (38) * 3–1 Predrag Đorđević (44) * 4–1 Predrag Đorđević (64 pen) * 5–1 Predrag Đorđević (73) * 5–2 Bernd Schneider (78 pen) * 6–2 Pär Zetterberg (87) * Bayer Leverkusen-

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1–2 * 0–1 Ruud van Nistelrooy (31) * 0–2 Ruud van Nistelrooy (44) * 1–2 Dimitar Berbatov (52) * Maccabi Haifa- Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 * 0–1 Marko Babić (31) * 0–2 Marko Babić (62) * Bayer Leverkusen- Maccabi Haifa 2–1 * 1–0 Marko Babić (45) * 1–1 Nenad Pralija (53) * 2–1 Juan (67) * Bayer Leverkusen- Olympiacos 2–0 * 1–0 Juan (15) * 2–0 Bernd Schneider (89 pen) *

- Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 * 1–0 Juan Sebastián Verón (42) * 2–0 Ruud van Nistelrooy (69)

2nd Group Stage

* Bayer Leverkusen- Barcelona 1–2 * 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov (39) * 1–1 Javier Saviola (48) * 1–2 Marc Overmars (88) * Inter- Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 * 1–0 Luigi Di Biagio (14) * 2–0 Luigi Di Biagio (27) * 2–1

(62) * 3–1 '' Hans-Jörg Butt'' (80 og) * 3–2

(90) * Bayer Leverkusen- Newcastle 1–3 * 0–1 Shola Ameobi (5) * 0–2 Shola Ameobi (15) * 1–2

(25) * 1–3 Lomana Lua Lua (32) * Newcastle- Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 * 1–0

Alan Shearer Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premie ...

(5) * 2–0

(11) * 3–0

(36 pen) * 3–1 Marko Babić (73) * Barcelona- Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 * 1–0 Javier Saviola (16) * 2–0 '' Thomas Kleine'' (49 og) * Bayer Leverkusen- Inter 0–2 * 0–1 Obafemi Martins (36) * 0–2 Emre Belözoğlu (90)

Kits

References

Notes

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