The 2020–21 season was the 117th season in the existence of

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of

German football Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Germany with 57% of the population declaring interest in watching it. The German Football Association ( or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (ro ...

. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer 04 Leverkusen also participated in this season's edition of the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

as well as the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

. The season covered the period from 11 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

Players out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Bundesliga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.

DFB-Pokal

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.

Knockout phase

=Round of 32

= The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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