2024–25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024–25 football season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen2024–25 season

Administration| Fernando Carro (CEO)
Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach| Xabi Alonso
Stadium| BayArena
Bundesliga| 1st
DFB-Pokal| First round
DFL-Supercup| Winners
UEFA Champions League| League phase

Home colours

Away colours

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All statistics correct as of 17 August 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 17 August 2024[1]

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

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1  | GK |  FIN | Lukas Hradecky (captain)
3  | DF |  ECU | Piero Hincapié
4  | DF |  GER | Jonathan Tah (vice-captain)
5  | DF |  ITA | Andrea Natali
6  | DF |  CIV | Odilon Kossounou
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
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19  | MF |  NGA | Nathan Tella
20  | DF |  ESP | Álex Grimaldo
21  | MF |  MAR | Amine Adli
22  | FW |  NGA | Victor Boniface
24  | MF |  ESP | Aleix García
25  | MF |  ARG | Exequiel Palacios
30  | DF |  NED | Jeremie Frimpong
32  | MF |  COL | Gustavo Puerta
34  | MF |  SUI | Granit Xhaka
36  | GK |  GER | Niklas Lomb
44  | DF |  FRA | Jeanuël Belocian
47  | MF |  MAR | Ayman Aourir
-- | DF |  TOG | Sadik Fofana

### 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.

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-- | MF |  BEL | Noah Mbamba (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)

## Transfers

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### In

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FW |  Sardar Azmoun |  Roma | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 | [2]
DF |  Jeanuël Belocian |  Rennes | €15,000,000  | 1 July 2024 | [3]
MF |  Aleix García |  Girona | €18,000,000  | 1 July 2024 | [4]
FW |  Martin Terrier |  Rennes | €20,000,000  | 18 July 2024 | [5]

### Out

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FW |  Borja Iglesias |  Real Betis | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 | [6]
DF |  Josip Stanišić |  Bayern Munich | Loan return  | 30 June 2024 | [7]
GK |  Patrick Pentz |  Brøndby | €2,550,000  | 1 July 2024 | [8]
DF |  Anton Bäuerle |  SC Paderborn | Free  | 1 July 2024 | [9]
DF |  Timothy Fosu-Mensah |  | End of contract  | 1 July 2024 |
FW |  Sardar Azmoun |  Shabab Al-Ahli | €5,000,000  | 28 July 2024 | [10]
FW |  Adam Hložek |  TSG Hoffenheim | €18,000,000  | 17 August 2024 | [11]

## Friendlies

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### Pre-season

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Rot-Weiss Essen v  Bayer Leverkusen 26 July 2024 Friendly|  Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–2|  Bayer Leverkusen | Essen

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19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Vonić 89'

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* Tella 44'
* Schick 71'

| Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Thibaut Scheer

Lens v  Bayer Leverkusen 3 August 2024 Friendly|  Lens | 2–2|  Bayer Leverkusen | Lens, France

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Medina 37'
* Saïd 45'
* Sotoca 60'
* Gradit 84'

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* Terrier 6'
* Boniface 33'
* Wirtz 51'
* Hincapié 72'

| Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Attendance: 38,223
Referee: Marc Bollengier (France)

Arsenal v  Bayer Leverkusen 7 August 2024 Friendly|  Arsenal | 4–1|  Bayer Leverkusen | London, England

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* Zinchenko 8'
* Trossard 9'
* Gabriel Jesus 38'
* Havertz 65'

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* Hložek 76'
* Puerta 89'

| Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)

Bayer Leverkusen  v  Real Betis 10 August 2024 Friendly|  Bayer Leverkusen  | 1–1
(3–1 p)|  Real Betis | Leverkusen

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15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Belocian 78'

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* Carvalho 43'
* Juanmi 52'

| Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,395
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
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* Schick
* Adli
* García
* Andrich

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* Juanmi
* Rodriguez
* Losada
* Rodri

## Competitions

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### Overall record

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Bundesliga | 23 August 2024  | 17 May 2025  | Matchday 1  |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1  | 100.00
DFB-Pokal | 28 August 2024  |  | First round  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | !—
DFL-Supercup | 17 August 2024  | Final  | Winners  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 000.00
UEFA Champions League | 17–19 September 2024  |  | League phase  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | !—
Total  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1  | 050.00

Last updated: 17 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

### Bundesliga

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Main article: 2024–25 Bundesliga

#### League table

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1  | Bayer Leverkusen | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 3  | Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2  | FC Augsburg | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | Union Berlin | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
4  | VfL Bochum | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
5  | Werder Bremen | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Qualification for the Europa League league phase

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2024. Source: DFB
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.[12]

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  |  +1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  |  +1

Last updated: 23 August 2024.
Source: DFB

#### Results by round

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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

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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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Points| 3| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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.[13]

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen 23 August 2024 1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–3|  Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Elvedi 59'
* Kleindienst 85'
* Lainer 90+13'

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* Xhaka 12'
* Wirtz 38', 90+11' 90+11'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Referee: Robert Schröder

Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig 31 August 2024 2|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  RB Leipzig | Leverkusen

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: BayArena

1899 Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen 14 September 2024 3|  1899 Hoffenheim | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim

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15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg 22 September 2024 4|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen

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15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: BayArena

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen 28 September 2024 5|  Bayern Munich | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Munich

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Allianz Arena

Bayer Leverkusen v Holstein Kiel 5 October 2024 6|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  Holstein Kiel | Leverkusen

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Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt 19 October 2024 7|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen

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Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen 26 October 2024 8|  Werder Bremen | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen

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Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart 2 November 2024 9|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen

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VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen 9 November 2024 10|  VfL Bochum | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Bochum

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Bayer Leverkusen v 1\. FC Heidenheim 23 November 2024 11|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  1\. FC Heidenheim | Leverkusen

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Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen 30 November 2024 12|  Union Berlin | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin

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Bayer Leverkusen v FC St. Pauli 7 December 2024 13|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  FC St. Pauli | Leverkusen

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FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen 14 December 2024 14|  FC Augsburg | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg

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Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg 21 December 2024 15|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  SC Freiburg | Leverkusen

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Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen 11 January 2025 16|  Borussia Dortmund | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund

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Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05 15 January 2025 17|  Bayer Leverkusen | v|  Mainz 05 | Leverkusen

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### DFB-Pokal

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Main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal

Carl Zeiss Jena v Bayer Leverkusen 28 August 2024 First round|  Carl Zeiss Jena | v|  Bayer Leverkusen | Jena

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

### DFL-Supercup

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Main article: 2024 DFL-Supercup

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

Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart 17 August 2024 Final|  Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2
(4–3 p)|  VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen

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20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Boniface 11',  80'
* Terrier 37'
* Xhaka 61'
* Tapsoba 71'
* Wirtz 85'
* Frimpong 86'
* Schick 88'

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* 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

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* Millot
* Demirović
* Krätzig
* Undav
* Silas

### UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

## References

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1. ^ "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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. ^ "Girona captain Aleix Garcia headed to Bayer Leverkusen but first two signings over the line". Yahoo Sports. 13 June 2024.
5. ^ "New attacker: Double winners sign Frenchman Martin Terrier". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
6. ^ Brennan, Feargal (25 May 2024). "Bayer Leverkusen opt against Borja Iglesias transfer". Football España.
7. ^ "Vincent Kompany wants Josip Stanisic to stay at Bayern Munich". Bayern Strikes. 6 June 2024.
8. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen relinquishes goalkeeper Pentz permanently". aussiedlerbote.de. 11 June 2024.
9. ^ "Paderborn verpflichtet Bäuerle von Leverkusen". kicker (in German). 25 May 2024.
10. ^ "Sardar Azmoun completes move to Dubai". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
11. ^ "Hlozek leaves Bayer 04 in move to TSG Hoffenheim". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
12. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
13. ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.

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League competitions|

| Men|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* 3\. Liga
* Regionalliga
* Oberliga

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Women|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* Regionalliga

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* DFB-Pokal (Final)
* DFL-Supercup
* Verbandspokal

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Women|

* DFB-Pokal
* DFB-Supercup
* Verbandspokal

European competitions|

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* Champions League
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* Conference League

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Women|

* Champions League

Related to national teams|

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* 2024–25 UEFA Nations League (League A)
* 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualification)
* Julian Nagelsmann

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Women|

* UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying (League A)
* 2024 Summer Olympics
* Horst Hrubesch (caretaker)
* Christian Wück

Transfers|

| Men|

* Summer 2024
* Winter 2024–25

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Women|

* Summer 2024
* Winter 2024–25

Men's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* FC Augsburg
* Union Berlin
* VfL Bochum
* Werder Bremen
* Borussia Dortmund
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* TSG Hoffenheim
* Holstein Kiel
* RB Leipzig
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Mainz 05
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Bayern Munich
* FC St. Pauli
* VfB Stuttgart
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Hertha BSC
* Darmstadt 98
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* SV Elversberg
* Greuther Fürth
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* Jahn Regensburg
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* 1\. FC Köln
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Preußen Münster
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Paderborn
* Schalke 04
* SSV Ulm

3\. Liga|

* Alemannia Aachen
* Erzgebirge Aue
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Energie Cottbus
* Borussia Dortmund II
* Dynamo Dresden
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* Hannover 96 II
* FC Ingolstadt
* Viktoria Köln
* Waldhof Mannheim
* 1860 Munich
* VfL Osnabrück
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* SV Sandhausen
* VfB Stuttgart II
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* SC Verl
* Wehen Wiesbaden

Women's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* Werder Bremen
* SGS Essen
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* TSG Hoffenheim
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* 1\. FC Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Bayern Munich
* Turbine Potsdam
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* SG Andernach
* Union Berlin
* VfL Bochum
* Eintracht Frankfurt II
* SC Freiburg II
* FSV Gütersloh
* Hamburger SV
* FC Ingolstadt
* SV Meppen
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Bayern Munich
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Sand
* SV 67 Weinberg

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