Bayer 04 Leverkusen

General

Kit history

Bayer Leverkusen
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	Bayer AG
Chairman	Fernando Carro (CEO) Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head Coach	Xabi Alonso
Current League	Bundesliga
2023–24	Bundesliga, 1st (champions)
Website	Club home page
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.

Players

First-teams squad

As of 19 March 2024

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK Lukáš Hrádecký 2 DF Josip Stanišić (on loan from Bayern Munich) 3 DF Piero Hincapié 4 DF Jonathan Tah 6 DF Odilon Kossounou 7 MF Jonas Hofmann 8 MF Robert Andrich 9 FW Borja Iglesias (on loan from Real Betis) 10 MF Florian Wirtz 12 DF Edmond Tapsoba 13 DF Arthur 14 FW Patrik Schick 17 GK Matej Kovar 18 MF Noah Mbamba 19 FW Nathan Tella

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF Alejandro Grimaldo 21 FW Amine Adli 22 FW Victor Okoh Boniface 23 FW Adam Hlozek 24 MF Timothy Fosu-Mensah 25 MF Exequiel Palacios 30 DF Jeremie Frimpong 32 MF Gustavo Puerta 34 MF Granit Xhaka 36 GK Niklas Lomb 38 FW Ken Izekor 40 FW Francis Onyeka 47 MF Ayman Aourir 48 DF Reno Münz

Club alumni

Former players

Main article: Bayer 04 Leverkusen players

Managers

Main article: Bayer 04 Leverkusen managers

Honours

Domestic

League

• Bundesliga
  • Winners: 2023–24
• 2. Bundesliga North
  • Winners: 1978–79

Cup

• DFB-Pokal
  • Winners: 1992–93
• DFL-Supercup
  • Runners-up: 1993

European

• UEFA Champions League
  • Runners-up: 2001–02
• UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
  • Winners: 1987–88

Youth

• German Under 19 Championship
  • Winners: 1986, 2000, 2007
  • Runners-up: 1995, 2001, 2003, 2010
• German Under 17 Championship
  • Winners: 1992, 2016
• Under 19 Bundesliga West
  • Winners : 2007, 2010

In Europe

As of 11 April 2024

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
UEFA Champions League	&0000000000000117.000000117	&0000000000000043.00000043	&0000000000000026.00000026	&0000000000000048.00000048	&0000000000000171.000000171	&0000000000000180.000000180	−9	&0000000000000036.75000036.75
UEFA Europa League	&0000000000000137.000000137	&0000000000000072.00000072	&0000000000000029.00000029	&0000000000000036.00000036	&0000000000000248.000000248	&0000000000000138.000000138	+110	&0000000000000052.55000052.55
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	&0000000000000006.0000006	&0000000000000003.0000003	&0000000000000002.0000002	&0000000000000001.0000001	&0000000000000015.00000015	&0000000000000008.0000008	+7	&0000000000000050.00000050.00
Total	&0000000000000260.000000260	&0000000000000118.000000118	&0000000000000057.00000057	&0000000000000085.00000085	&0000000000000434.000000434	&0000000000000326.000000326	+108	&0000000000000045.38000045.38

External links

• Official website