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2024–25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2024–25 season
AdministrationFernando Carro (CEO)
Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coachXabi Alonso
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
DFL-SupercupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Victor Boniface (6)

All:
Victor Boniface (8)
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and the club's 46th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal, the DFL-Supercup, and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 28 August 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Lukas Hradecky (captain)
3 DF Ecuador ECU Piero Hincapié
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah (vice-captain)
7 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann
8 MF Germany GER Robert Andrich
10 FW Germany GER Florian Wirtz
11 MF France FRA Martin Terrier
12 DF Burkina Faso BFA Edmond Tapsoba
13 DF Brazil BRA Arthur
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Patrik Schick
17 GK Czech Republic CZE Matěj Kovář
19 MF Nigeria NGA Nathan Tella
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo
21 MF Morocco MAR Amine Adli
22 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Boniface
23 DF France FRA Nordi Mukiele (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
24 MF Spain ESP Aleix García
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb
39 DF Togo TOG Sadik Fofana
44 DF France FRA Jeanuël Belocian

Players out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Ivory Coast CIV Odilon Kossounou (at Atalanta until 30 June 2025)
MF Belgium BEL Noah Mbamba (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Colombia COL Gustavo Puerta (at Hull City until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Togo Sadik Fofana Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Loan return 30 June 2024
FW Iran Sardar Azmoun Italy Roma Loan return 30 June 2024 [2]
DF France Jeanuël Belocian France Rennes €15,000,000 1 July 2024 [3]
DF Italy Andrea Natali Spain Barcelona Free 1 July 2024 [4]
MF Spain Aleix García Spain Girona €18,000,000 1 July 2024 [5]
FW France Martin Terrier France Rennes €20,000,000 18 July 2024 [6]
DF France Nordi Mukiele France Paris Saint-Germain Loan 28 August 2024 [7]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Spain Borja Iglesias Spain Real Betis Loan return 30 June 2024 [8]
DF Croatia Josip Stanišić Germany Bayern Munich Loan return 30 June 2024 [9]
GK Austria Patrick Pentz Denmark Brøndby €2,550,000 1 July 2024 [10]
DF Germany Anton Bäuerle Germany SC Paderborn Free 1 July 2024 [11]
DF Netherlands Timothy Fosu-Mensah End of contract 1 July 2024
FW Iran Sardar Azmoun United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli €5,000,000 28 July 2024 [12]
FW Czech Republic Adam Hložek Germany TSG Hoffenheim €18,000,000 17 August 2024 [13]
MF Colombia Gustavo Puerta England Hull City Loan 27 August 2024 [14]
DF Ivory Coast Odilon Kossounou Italy Atalanta Loan 28 August 2024 [15]

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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26 July 2024 Friendly Rot-Weiss Essen Germany 1–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Essen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Vonić 89'
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Thibaut Scheer
3 August 2024 Friendly Lens France 2–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Lens, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Marc Bollengier (France)
7 August 2024 Friendly Arsenal England 4–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)
10 August 2024 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–1
(3–1 p)
Spain Real Betis Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,395
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Penalties

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 23 August 2024 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 10 4 5 1 21 16 +5 040.00
DFB-Pokal 28 August 2024 First round 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
DFL-Supercup 17 August 2024 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 19 September 2024 League phase 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 050.00
Total 17 8 7 2 33 23 +10 047.06

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 RB Leipzig 10 6 3 1 15 5 +10 21 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 5 2 2 23 14 +9 17
4 Bayer Leverkusen 10 4 5 1 21 16 +5 17
5 SC Freiburg 10 5 2 3 13 11 +2 17 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Union Berlin 10 4 4 2 9 8 +1 16 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[16]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 4 5 1 21 16  +5 17 2 2 1 10 9  +1 2 3 0 11 7  +4

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWDDWDDD
Position4852454344
Points3369101114151617
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[17]

23 August 2024 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,042
Referee: Robert Schröder
31 August 2024 2 Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,615
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
14 September 2024 3 TSG Hoffenheim 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Daniel Schlager
22 September 2024 4 Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,250
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
28 September 2024 5 Bayern Munich 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
5 October 2024 6 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 Holstein Kiel Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Robert Hartmann
19 October 2024 7 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Brych
26 October 2024 8 Werder Bremen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Florian Badstübner
1 November 2024 9 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert
9 November 2024 10 VfL Bochum 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 November 2024 11 Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Heidenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: BayArena
30 November 2024 12 Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

DFB-Pokal

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28 August 2024 First round Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Jena
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
29 October 2024 Second round Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 SV Elversberg Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,787
Referee: Benjamin Brand
3–4 December 2024 Round of 16 Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen Munich
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Allianz Arena

DFL-Supercup

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Bayer Leverkusen secured their spot by winning both the Bundesliga and the domestic cup.

17 August 2024 Final Bayer Leverkusen 2–2
(4–3 p)
VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Stieler
Penalties

UEFA Champions League

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League phase

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The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
11 Italy Juventus 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
12 England Arsenal 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7
13 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
14 France Lille 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
15 Scotland Celtic 4 2 1 1 9 9 0 7
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundAHAAHHAH
ResultWWDL
Position34613
Points3677
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
19 September 2024 1 Feyenoord Netherlands 0–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 42,297
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
1 October 2024 2 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–0 Italy Milan Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
23 October 2024 3 Brest France 1–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Guingamp, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Note: The match was played at Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp, instead of Brest's regular stadium, Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[18]
5 November 2024 4 Liverpool England 4–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,790
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
26 November 2024 5 Bayer Leverkusen Germany v Austria Red Bull Salzburg Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: BayArena
10 December 2024 6 Bayer Leverkusen Germany v Italy Inter Milan Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: BayArena
21 January 2025 7 Atlético Madrid Spain v Germany Bayer Leverkusen Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium
29 January 2025 8 Bayer Leverkusen Germany v Czech Republic Sparta Prague Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: BayArena

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Finland FIN Lukas Hradecky 9 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
17 GK Czech Republic CZE Matěj Kovář 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Ecuador ECU Piero Hincapié 9 1 4+2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah 10 1 6 1 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
12 DF Burkina Faso BFA Edmond Tapsoba 10 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
13 DF Brazil BRA Arthur 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo 10 2 6 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 1
23 DF France FRA Nordi Mukiele 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong 10 1 4+2 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
33 DF Togo TOG Sadik Fofana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF France FRA Jeanuël Belocian 6 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0 0+2 0
Midfielders
7 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF Germany GER Robert Andrich 8 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
11 MF Germany GER Martin Terrier 9 1 3+3 1 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
19 MF Nigeria NGA Nathan Tella 6 0 1+2 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0
21 MF Morocco MAR Amine Adli 10 0 1+5 0 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
24 MF Spain ESP Aleix García 9 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka 10 1 6 1 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
47 MF Morocco MAR Ayman Aourir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Germany GER Florian Wirtz 10 6 6 4 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 2
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Patrik Schick 7 1 1+3 0 1 0 0+1 1 0+1 0
22 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Boniface 9 6 5+1 4 0 0 1 1 2 1
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 1=5 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Position Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFL-Supercup Champions League Total
1 Nigeria Victor Boniface 4 0 1 1 6
Germany Florian Wirtz 4 0 0 2 6
3 Spain Álex Grimaldo 1 0 0 1 2
Germany Jonas Hofmann 1 1 0 0 2
5 Germany Robert Andrich 1 0 0 0 1
Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong 1 0 0 0 1
Ecuador Piero Hincapié 1 0 0 0 1
Czech Republic Patrik Schick 0 0 1 0 1
Germany Jonathan Tah 1 0 0 0 1
Germany Martin Terrier 1 0 0 0 1
Switzerland Granit Xhaka 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 1 0
Total 16 1 2 5 24

References

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