The 2013–14

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, ...

season is the 110th season in the club's football history.

Background

Background information

In the 2012–13 season,

Bayer 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 ...

finished in third place in the

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. As the third place team, they qualified for the

group stage A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...

of Champions League. During the off-season

Kostas Stafylidis Konstantinos "Kostas" Stafylidis ( el, Κώστας Σταφυλίδης; born 2 December 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. He represents the Greece national team. Early career S ...

Robbie Kruse Robbie Thomas Kruse ( ; ; born 5 October 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Melbourne Victory and the Australia national team. He played his junior football with Albany Creek in the Pine Rivers di ...

Andrés Palop Andrés Palop Cervera (; born 22 October 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently a manager. After having languished on the bench of hometown club Valencia for most of his stay, he became a premier ...

Son Heung-min Son Heung-min ( ko, 손흥민; ; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team. Considered one of the best forward ...

and Emre Can were signed. Daniel Schwaab, Hajime Hosogai,

Michael Rensing Michael Rensing (born 14 May 1984) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He has played for Bayern Munich, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Club career Early career Born to a German father and a Serbia ...

, Dani Carvajal, André Schürrle, and

Michal Kadlec Michal Kadlec (born 13 December 1984) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Czech club 1. FC Slovácko. He previously played for Sparta Prague, Bayer Leverkusen and Fenerbahçe. Kadlec made his senior debut in 2007. H ...

were sold. Junior Fernándes was loaned out to

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinam ...

. Nicolai Jørgensen made his loan move permanent and

Manuel Friedrich Manuel Friedrich (born 13 September 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a central defender. A Mainz 05 youth product, he amassed Bundesliga totals of 258 games and 16 goals over the course of 12 seasons, representin ...

was released. Sami Hyypiä became the sole head coach after

Sascha Lewandowski Sascha Lewandowski (5 October 1971 – 8 June 2016) was a German football manager. Managerial career Lewandowski was head coach of VfL Bochum II between 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2006. Lewandowski was appointed as head coach of Bayer Leverkus ...

left his position as co–head coach. Lewandowski remained with the club in the youth set-up. Bayer Leverkusen announced a three–year partnership agreement with the tourism agency with

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. The agreement includes an annual summer training camp in

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, at least one friendly against an "attractive opponent" during the training camp, vents in and around Leverkusen, public relations and promotional activities at the club and in North Rhine Westphalia, targeted hospitality measures at the stadium, International press conferences at the training camps, advertising at the BayArena perimeter advertising at Bayer Leverkusen home games, online presence on all relevant channels at Bayer Leverkusen, Salzburg articles in all Bayer 04 Leverkusen print media. Bayer Leverkusen started pre–season training on 24 June with eight players. Reserve and youth teams players came to training to improve the number situation for training. Bayer Leverkusen announced on 12 December that they signed

Julian Brandt Julian Brandt (; born 2 May 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger, central midfielder or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. Brandt made over 55 combined appe ...

for the winter transfer period. The following day, Bayer Leverkusen announced that they brought in

Ryu Seung-Woo Ryu Seung-woo () (born 17 December 1993) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Club career Bayer Leverkusen Although Ryu signed his first professional contract with Jeju United from the K League on ...

on loan for a year with the option to purchase. Players reported back on 4 January and traveled to

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for mid–season training camp and had their first training session on 5 January. Bayer Leverkusen are interested in

Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Pundits have often des ...

and met with him and his representative on 16 December. But De Bruyne ended up signing with

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

Transfers

In

Out

Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen started their Bundesliga campaign against

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

on 10 August. Bayer Leverkusen 3–1.

Stefan Kießling Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984) is a German former footballer who played as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, West Germany, Kießling began playing football at a young age in the youth setup at 1 ...

, and

Sidney Sam Sidney Sam (; born 31 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He was known for his explosive speed and dribbling style. Club career Early career Sam started playing football at TuS Mettenhof. ...

scored for Bayer Leverkusen.

Mike Hanke Mike Hanke (; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area." He ear ...

scored for Freiburg. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday tied for third place in the table with

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

. Bayer Leverkusen went on to face

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...

on matchday two on 17 August. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with an

own goal An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...

from Daniel Schwaab. Bayer Leverkusen were tied with

for second place in the table. Then Bayer Leverkusen faced

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional football club based in Mönchengladbach, Nort ...

on matchday three on 24 August. Bayer Leverkusen won 4–2. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were Kießling,

(2 goals), and

Gonzalo Castro Gonzalo Castro Randón (born 11 June 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is also a former Germany international. Club career Bayer Leverkusen Born in Wuppertal to Spanish parents, he began his ca ...

. Martin Stranzl and

Juan Arango Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz (born 16 May 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent the better part of his professional career in La Liga with Mallorca, appearing in 196 official games ...

scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday 3 in second place. Bayer Leverkusen finished August with matchday four against

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

on 31 August. Schalke 04 won 2–0 with goals from

Marco Höger Marco Höger (born 16 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right back for 1. FC Köln II. Career Alemannia Aachen Born in Cologne, Höger began his career in 2005 in Alemannia Aachen's youth academ ...

and

Jefferson Farfán Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe (; born 26 October 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. Commonly known as Farfán or the nickname ''Foquita'' (Spanish for ''Little Seal''), he is known for his s ...

. Bayer Leverkusen finished August tied for third place with

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betw ...

. Bayer Leverkusen started September with matchday five against

on 14 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 3–1.

and Kießling (2 goals) scored for Bayer Leverkusen and

Ivica Olić Ivica Olić (; born 14 September 1979) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team. During his career, he played for German Bundesliga clubs such as Hamburger SV, VfL Wolf ...

scored for Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen remained in third place. Bayer Leverkusen

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the t ...

on matchday six on 21 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 4–1. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were

(2 goals),

Lars Bender Lars Bender (; born 27 April 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right back and defensive midfielder. He is the twin brother of Sven Bender. Club career Early career Lars Bender played from 1993 to 1999 in the yo ...

, and Kießling. Yunus Mallı scored for Mainz. Bayer Leverkusen remained in third place in the Bundesliga table. Bayer Leverkusen faced

on matchday seven on 28 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–0 with goals from

Simon Rolfes Simon Rolfes (born 21 January 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Early career Rolfes started his career at Werder Bremen after progressing through their academy. During the 2000� ...

and

. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in fifth place.

on matchday eight on 5 October. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.

scored for Bayer Leverkusen and

Toni Kroos Toni Kroos (born 4 January 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid. Kroos plays mainly as a central midfielder, but has also been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in his career. He is kn ...

scored for Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen then faced

1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 189 ...

on matchday nine on 18 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1.

and Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Kießling's goal went through the side netting on the left side.

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magazine called the goal " Phantomtor". Stefan Kießling later apologized for the goal and understood why it was an illegitimate goal.

Sven Schipplock Sven Schipplock (born 8 November 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for fourth tier side VfB Stuttgart II. Career After making a name for himself in the Regionalliga Süd with SSV Reutlingen he moved to VfB ...

scored for 1899 Hoffenheim. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. On 28 October, the

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decided not to replay the match against

. Hoffenheim decided not to appeal the decision. Bayer Leverkusen finished October against

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg () or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded ...

on matchday 10 on 26 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1.

and Emre Can scored for Bayer Leverkusen. André Hahn scored for Augsburg. Bayer Leverkusen finished October in third place. Bayer Leverkusen started November with matchday 11 of the Bundesliga against

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bunde ...

on 2 November. Eintracht Braunschweig won 1–0 with a goal from Dominick Kumbela. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen were against

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its football section. Though the current HSV was founded in June 1919 from a merger of three ...

on matchday 12 on 9 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 5–3. Son (3 goals), Kießling and

scored for Bayer Leverkusen.

Maximilian Beister Maximilian Beister (born 6 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently a free agent. Club career Hamburger SV Beister began his career 2001 with VfL Lüneburg. In 2004, he joined the Hamburger ...

(2 goals) and

Pierre-Michel Lasogga Pierre-Michel Lasogga (born 15 December 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays for Al-Khor as a centre-forward. He represented Germany U21s at international level, and was also called up to the German senior national team for a ...

scored for Hamburg. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen's next opponents were

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charlo ...

on matchday 13 on 23 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Kießling. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen finished November with matchday 14 against

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bunde ...

on 30 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 3–0 with goals from Son and Kießling. Bayer Leverkusen finished November in third place. Bayer Leverkusen started December against

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional fo ...

on matchday 15 on 7 December. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Son. Bayer Leverkusen moved up to second place in the table. Bayer Leverkusen faced Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 16 on 15 December. Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 with a goal from Marco Russ. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in second place. Bayer Leverkusen finished December against

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

on matchday 17 on 21 December. Werder Bremen won 1–0 with a goal from Santiago García. Bayer Leverkusen finished December in second place.

Bundesliga results

League table

League table by matchday

DFB–Pokal

The first round of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...

on 15 June.

was drawn against Lippstadt 08. The match took place on 3 August. Bayer Leverkusen won 6–1.

, Stefan Kießling (2 goals), and Son Heung-min (2 goals) scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Benjamin Kolodzig scored for Lippstadt 08. On 10 August, Bayer Leverkusen was drawn against

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

for the second round. The match took place on 24 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–0 with goals from Son and Sam. On 29 September, Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against

in the draw for the round of 16. The match took place on 4 December. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1.

and Emre Can scored for Bayer Leverkusen and

Matthias Ginter Matthias Lukas Ginter (born 19 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team. Club career Early career Ginter began his career with SV March before he ...

scored for Freiburg. The draw for the Quarter–finals happened on 8 December. The result was that Bayer Leverkusen would face

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...

. The match was played on 12 February. Kaiserslautern won 1–0 with an

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goal from

Srđan Lakić Srđan Lakić (born 2 October 1983) is a Croatian former professional football who played as a forward. Club career Early career and move to Hertha BSC Lakić started his professional career with Croatian teams GOŠK Dubrovnik, Hrvatski Dra ...

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made his first appearance for Bayer Leverkusen in the match.

DFB-Pokal results

Champions League

In the 2012–13 season,

finished in third place in the

. As the third place team, they qualified for the

of Champions League. The draw for the Champions League Group Stage happened on 29 August. Bayer Leverkusen were drawn into Group A against

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...

, and

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septemb ...

. Bayer Leverkusen kicked off their Champions League campaign on 17 September against

. Manchester United won 4–2. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were

and

Ömer Toprak Ömer Toprak (born 21 July 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. Born in Germany, he formerly played for the Turkey national team. Club career Toprak began his career with TSB Ravensbu ...

. Manchester United goalscorers were

Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the manager of Major League Soccer club D.C. United in the United States. He spent much of his playing career as a forward while ...

Robin van Persie Robin van Persie (; born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Van Persie was known for his excellent technique and ball c ...

, and

Antonio Valencia Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developin ...

. Wayne Rooney scored two goals and got his 200th goal for Manchester United in the match. Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday one in third place in the Group A table. Bayer Leverkusen faced

on matchday two on 2 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1.

and Jens Hegeler scored for Bayer Leverkusen.

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scored for Real Sociedad. Bayer Leverkusen finished match day two in third place.

on 23 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 with goals from

(2 goals),

, and

on matchday four on 5 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in second place. Bayer Leverkusen faced

on matchday five on 27 November. Manchester United won 5–0.

, Emir Spahić (

Jonny Evans Jonathan Grant Evans (born 3 January 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Leicester City and the Northern Ireland national team. Evans started his career at Manchester United and progressed thr ...

Chris Smalling Christopher Lloyd Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma. Smalling represented the England national team from 2011 to 2017. During his youth, Smalling played f ...

, and Nani scored for Manchester United. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. The next game was vs

on 10 December. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from

. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in second place and qualified for the

round of 16 A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

. The draw for the round of 16 took place on 16 December. Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

. The first leg was played on 18 February. Paris Saint-Germain won 4–0 with goals from

Blaise Matuidi Blaise Matuidi (born 9 April 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He most notably played for Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, and the France national team. Matuidi began his football career playing for ...

, Zlatan Ibrahimović (2 goals), and

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Group stage

Group results

Group table

Table by matchday

Knockout phase

Player information

Squad & statistics

Disciplinary record

Bookings

Kits

Notes

*1.Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time. *2.Bayer Leverkusen goals first.

References

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