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Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer
Full name Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH
Nickname(s) Die Werkself (The Company's Eleven)
Die Schwartzroten (The Black and Reds)
Founded 1 July 1904
Ground BayArena
(Capacity: 30,210)
Owner Flag of Germany Bayer AG
Chairman Flag of Spain Fernando Carro (CEO)
Flag of Germany Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head Coach Flag of Spain Xabi Alonso
Current League Bundesliga 
2022–23 Bundesliga, 6th
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Bayer, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, and plays its home matches at the BayArena.

The club was founded in 1904 by employees of the German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG, whose headquarters are in Leverkusen and from which the club draws its name. The club's main colours are red and black, both having been used as the main shirt colour and with red and black stripes also having been used as home colours.

Bayer Leverkusen have won one DFB-Pokal and one UEFA Cup. Their local rivals are 1. FC Köln. As of 2020, Bayer Leverkusen is regarded as one of the biggest football clubs in Germany.

Culture[]

In contrast to many other German football clubs, which hold close ties to their working-class roots, Bayer Leverkusen strives for a clean, family-friendly image. The BayArena has the reputation of being one of the most family-friendly football stadiums in Germany.

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main article: Bayer 04 Leverkusen players

Managers[]

Main article: Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers

Honours[]

League[]

Bundesliga:

  • Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2010–11

2. Bundesliga North:

  • Winners: 1978–79

Cup[]

DFB-Pokal

  • Winners: 1992–93
  • Runners-up: 2001–02, 2008–09

DFB-Supercup:

  • Runners-up: 1993

European[]

UEFA Cup:

  • Winners: 1987–88

UEFA Champions League:

  • Runners-up: 2001–02

External links[]

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History: Seasons

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen squad - 2023–24

Hrádecký •  Arias •  Tah •  S. Bender •  Dragović •  Paulinho •  L. Bender •  Bailey •  10 Demirbay •  11 Amiri •  12 Tapsoba •  13 Alario •  14 Schick •  15 Baumgartlinger •  16 Jedvaj •  19 Diaby •  20 Aránguiz (c) •  21 Grill •  22 Sinkgraven •  23 Weiser •  24 Fosu-Mensah •  25 Palacios •  27 Wirtz •  36 Lomb •  37 Gedikli •  38 Bellarabi •  39 Türkmen • 

Manager:  Flag of Germany Hannes Wolf (caretaker)
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen seasons

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Bundesliga Bundesliga 2023–24
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