The 2012–13

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, th ...

season is the 109th season in the club's football history. In

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, the club played in the

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, the top tier of

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. It was the club's 34th season in this league, having been promoted from the

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in 1979. The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the

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. In Europe the club had qualified for the 2012–13 edition of the

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where it played

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and Rosenborg in Group K of the

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Review and events

In the 2011–12 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished fifth in the

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. Therefore the club qualified for the

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and

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. Bayer Leverkusen rejected a bid for

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worth €25 million from

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. Bayer Leverkusen has decided not to sell Schürrle because they were "unable to sign a replacement" because suitable replacements are "too expensive" and would be forced to sign "a weaker player" who is "overpriced". Leverkusen CEO Wolfgang Holzhäuser accused Bayern Munich coach of

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"tapping up"

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. The club had rejected an "official" offer from Bayern Munich the previous week.

Matches

Legend

Bundesliga

League results and fixtures

League table

League summary table

DFB-Pokal

Europa League

Group stage

=Group results

=Group table

=Group summary table

Knockout phase

=Round of 32

Overall record

Squad information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

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Minutes played, goal scorers and scoring rate

Bookings

Transfers

In

Out

15 GK René Adler 27 EU Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Summer 2017 Free

Kits

Sources

Match reports

Other

External links

2012–13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season at Weltfussball.de

2012–13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season at Fussballdaten.de
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen seasons