2024–25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2024–25 season
Administration	Fernando Carro (CEO); Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach	Xabi Alonso
Stadium	BayArena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Second round
DFL-Supercup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Florian Wirtz (4); All: ; Florian Wirtz (6)
	← 2023–24
	All statistics correct as of 22 September 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

First-team squad

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	FIN	Lukas Hradecky (captain)
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah (vice-captain)
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich
10	FW	GER	Florian Wirtz
11	MF	FRA	Martin Terrier
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba
13	DF	BRA	Arthur
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface
23	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
24	MF	ESP	Aleix García
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb
39	DF	TOG	Sadik Fofana
44	DF	FRA	Jeanuël Belocian
47	MF	MAR	Ayman Aourir

Players out on loan

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	CIV	Odilon Kossounou (at Atalanta until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	BEL	Noah Mbamba (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta (at Hull City until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Friendlies

Pre-season

26 July 2024 Friendly	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Essen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonić 89'	Report	Tella 44' Schick 71'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thibaut Scheer

3 August 2024 Friendly	Lens	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Lens, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina 37' Saïd 45' Sotoca 60' Gradit 84'	Report	Terrier 6' Boniface 33' Wirtz 51' Hincapié 72'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Marc Bollengier (France)

7 August 2024 Friendly	Arsenal	4–1	Bayer Leverkusen	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Zinchenko 8' Trossard 9' Gabriel Jesus 38' Havertz 65'	Report	Hložek 76' Puerta 89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)

10 August 2024 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1 (3–1 p)	Real Betis	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Belocian 78'	Report	Carvalho 43' Juanmi 52'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,395 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
	Penalties
	Schick Adli García Andrich		Juanmi Rodriguez Losada Rodri

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	23 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		5	3	1	1	14	10	+4	060.00
DFB-Pokal	28 August 2024		First round		1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	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		1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Total					8	5	2	1	21	12	+9	062.50

Last updated: 28 September 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich	5	4	1	0	17	4	+13	13	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	RB Leipzig	5	3	2	0	8	2	+6	11
3	Bayer Leverkusen	5	3	1	1	14	10	+4	10
4	Borussia Dortmund	5	3	1	1	11	9	+2	10
5	1. FC Heidenheim	5	3	0	2	10	7	+3	9	Qualification for the Europa League league phase

Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	1	1	14	10	+4	10	1	0	1	6	6	0	2	1	0	8	4	+4

Last updated: 28 September 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D
Position	4	8	5	2
Points	3	3	6	9	10

Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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)	Elvedi 59' Kleindienst 85' Lainer 90+13'	Report	Xhaka 12' Wirtz 38', 90+11', 90+11'	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)	Boniface 12' Frimpong 18', 39' Grimaldo 45' Tapsoba 82'	Report	Kampl 45+7' Openda 57', 80' Klostermann 61'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,615 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

14 September 2024 3	TSG Hoffenheim	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prass 35' Berisha 37' Geiger 68' Akpoguma 90+1'	Report	Terrier 17', 39' Boniface 30', 75' Andrich 51' Wirtz 72' (pen.)	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)	Wirtz 14' Tah 32' Belocian 36' Grimaldo 45+5' Hincapié 49' Adli 51' Frimpong 88' Boniface 90+3'	Report	Mukiele 5' (o.g.) Bornauw 37' Svanberg 45+1' Tomás 50' Zesiger 80' Gerhardt 88' Grabara 90+1' Arnold 90+1' Kamiński 90+7'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,250 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

28 September 2024 5	Bayern Munich	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Upamecano 23' Pavlović 39'	Report	Andrich 31', 32' Wirtz 57' Grimaldo 71'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

DFB-Pokal

28 August 2024 First round	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Jena
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reddemann 18' Schau 37'	Report	Andrich 18' Hofmann 52'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

29 October 2024 Second round	Bayer Leverkusen	v	SV Elversberg	Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: BayArena

DFL-Supercup

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)	Boniface 11', 80' Terrier 37' Xhaka 61' Tapsoba 71' Wirtz 85' Frimpong 86' Schick 88'	Report	Millot 15', 78' Stiller 44' Undav 63' Demirović 71' Stenzel 82' Chabot 86'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler
	Penalties
	Schick Grimaldo García Tapsoba		Millot Demirović Krätzig Undav Silas

UEFA Champions League

League phase

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bayern Munich	1	1	9	2	+7	3	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2	Celtic	1	1	5	1	+4	3
3	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	4	0	+4	3
4	Aston Villa	1	1	3	0	+3	3^[a]
4	Borussia Dortmund	1	1	3	0	+3	3^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2024. Source: UEFA^[18]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Away goals scored: Aston Villa 3; Borussia Dortmund 3; Sparta Prague 0.

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W
Position	3
Points	3

Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

19 September 2024 1	Feyenoord	0–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Trauner 44'	Report	Wirtz 5', 36' Grimaldo 30' Wellenreuther 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

1 October 2024 2	Bayer Leverkusen	v	Milan	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: BayArena

23 October 2024 3	Brest	v	Bayer Leverkusen	Guingamp, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Roudourou
Note: The match will be 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.^[19]

5 November 2024 4	Liverpool	v	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report		Stadium: Anfield

26 November 2024 5	Bayer Leverkusen	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: BayArena

10 December 2024 6	Bayer Leverkusen	v	Inter Milan	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: BayArena

21 January 2025 7	Atlético Madrid	v	Bayer Leverkusen	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium

29 January 2025 8	Bayer Leverkusen	v	Sparta Prague	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: BayArena

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Last updated: 22 September 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Position	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	DFL-Supercup	Champions League	Total
1	Florian Wirtz	4	0	0	2	6
2	Victor Boniface	3	0	1	0	4
3	Álex Grimaldo	1	0	0	1	2
4	Jeremie Frimpong	1	0	0	0	1
	Piero Hincapié	1	0	0	0	1
	Jonas Hofmann	0	1	0	0	1
	Patrik Schick	0	0	1	0	1
	Jonathan Tah	1	0	0	0	1
	Martin Terrier	1	0	0	0	1
	Granit Xhaka	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals		0	0	0	1	0
Total		13	1	2	4	20

References

^ "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Sardar Azmoun to return to Bayer Leverkusen after Roma's friendly with Milan". RomaPress. 28 May 2024.
^ "Bayer 04 sign France U21 international Belocian from Stade Rennes". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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^ "Girona captain Aleix Garcia headed to Bayer Leverkusen but first two signings over the line". Yahoo Sports. 13 June 2024.
^ "New attacker: Double winners sign Frenchman Martin Terrier". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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[table_hth_AVL0.76228094648676-18] Away goals scored: Aston Villa 3; Borussia Dortmund 3; Sparta Prague 0.

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[2] "Sardar Azmoun to return to Bayer Leverkusen after Roma's friendly with Milan". RomaPress. 28 May 2024.

[3] "Bayer 04 sign France U21 international Belocian from Stade Rennes". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[4] "Bayer 04 sign rising star Natali from Barcelona". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[5] "Girona captain Aleix Garcia headed to Bayer Leverkusen but first two signings over the line". Yahoo Sports. 13 June 2024.

[6] "New attacker: Double winners sign Frenchman Martin Terrier". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[7] "Bayer 04 sign PSG defender Nordi Mukiele on loan". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[8] Brennan, Feargal (25 May 2024). "Bayer Leverkusen opt against Borja Iglesias transfer". Football España.

[9] "Vincent Kompany wants Josip Stanisic to stay at Bayern Munich". Bayern Strikes. 6 June 2024.

[10] "Bayer Leverkusen relinquishes goalkeeper Pentz permanently". aussiedlerbote.de. 11 June 2024.

[11] "Paderborn verpflichtet Bäuerle von Leverkusen". kicker (in German). 25 May 2024.

[12] "Sardar Azmoun completes move to Dubai". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

[13] "Hlozek leaves Bayer 04 in move to TSG Hoffenheim". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[14] "Puerta joins Hull City on loan". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[15] "Loan with option to buy: Kossounou joins Atalanta". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[16] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[17] "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.

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