Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2023–24 season
AdministrationFernando Carro (CEO)
Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coachXabi Alonso
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga1st
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Victor Boniface (10)

All:
Victor Boniface (16)
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 120th season in existence and 45th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They are also competing in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2023[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)
2 DF Croatia CRO Josip Stanišić (on loan from Bayern Munich)
3 DF Ecuador ECU Piero Hincapié
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah (vice-captain)
6 DF Ivory Coast CIV Odilon Kossounou
7 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann
8 MF Germany GER Robert Andrich
10 MF Germany GER Florian Wirtz
11 MF Germany GER Nadiem Amiri
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Belgium BEL Noah Mbamba
19 MF Nigeria NGA Nathan Tella
20 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo
21 FW Morocco MAR Amine Adli
22 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Boniface
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Adam Hložek
24 DF Netherlands NED Timothy Fosu-Mensah
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong
32 MF Colombia COL Gustavo Puerta
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb

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
FW Iran IRN Sardar Azmoun (at Roma until 30 June 2024)
FW Spain ESP Iker Bravo (at Real Madrid Castilla until 30 June 2024)
DF Togo TOG Sadik Fofana (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2024)
GK Austria AUT Patrick Pentz (at Brøndby until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Spain Álex Grimaldo Portugal Benfica Free 1 July 2023 [2]
DF Brazil Arthur Brazil América Mineiro €7,000,000 [3]
MF Germany Jonas Hofmann Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach €10,000,000 5 July 2023 [4]
MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka England Arsenal €25,000,000 6 July 2023 [5]
FW Nigeria Victor Boniface Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise €20,000,000 22 July 2023 [6]
GK Czech Republic Matěj Kovář England Manchester United €5,000,000 15 August 2023 [7]
DF Croatia Josip Stanišić Germany Bayern Munich Loan 20 August 2023 [8]
FW Nigeria Nathan Tella England Southampton €23,300,000 27 August 2023 [9]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Morocco Ayman Azhil Germany Borussia Dortmund II Free 1 July 2023
FW Germany Karim Bellarabi Free
GK Germany Lennart Grill Germany Union Berlin Undisclosed [10]
GK Russia Andrey Lunyov Azerbaijan Qarabağ Free
FW Brazil Paulinho Brazil Atlético Mineiro Free [11]
DF Netherlands Daley Sinkgraven Spain Las Palmas Free
DF Netherlands Mitchel Bakker Italy Atalanta €10,000,000 7 July 2023 [12]
FW France Moussa Diaby England Aston Villa €55,000,000 22 July 2023 [13]
MF Togo Sadik Fofana Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Loan 25 July 2023 [14]
MF Germany Kerem Demirbay Turkey Galatasaray €3,700,000 3 August 2023 [15]
MF Germany Joshua Eze Germany Fortuna Köln Free 4 August 2023 [16]
GK Austria Patrick Pentz Denmark Brøndby Loan 18 August 2023 [17]
FW Iran Sardar Azmoun Italy Roma Loan 26 August 2023 [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 July 2023 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–2 Germany SC Paderborn Velbert
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Azmoun 40'
Report
Stadium: IMS Arena
Attendance: 1,890
Referee: Nico Fuchs
29 July 2023 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 1–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen San Sebastián, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 17,143
Referee: Igor Galech Apezteguía (Spain)
2 August 2023 Friendly Marseille France 1–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Marseille, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Gaël Angoula (France)
5 August 2023 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–0 England West Ham United Leverkusen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,325
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
7 September 2023 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–2 Germany Alemannia Aachen Leverkusen
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Heinz 77'
  • Baum 81'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 500
7 January 2024 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany v Italy Venezia Leverkusen
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: BayArena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 17 14 3 0 47 12 +35 082.35
DFB-Pokal 12 August 2023 First round 3 3 0 0 16 3 +13 100.00
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 Group stage 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 100.00
Total 26 23 3 0 82 18 +64 088.46

Last updated: 13 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayer Leverkusen 17 14 3 0 47 12 +35 45 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Bayern Munich 16 13 2 1 52 15 +37 41
3 VfB Stuttgart 16 11 1 4 37 19 +18 34
4 RB Leipzig 17 10 3 4 38 18 +20 33
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 7 6 4 27 20 +7 27 Qualification for the Europa League league stage
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 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.[19]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 14 3 0 47 12  +35 45 8 1 0 29 6  +23 6 2 0 18 6  +12

Last updated: 13 January 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWDWWWWWWWWDDWWW
Position53112111111111111
Points3691013161922252831343536394245
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[20]

19 August 2023 1 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,464
Referee: Felix Brych
26 August 2023 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,042
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 September 2023 3 Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 Darmstadt 98 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,653
Referee: Sven Jablonski
15 September 2023 4 Bayern Munich 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
24 September 2023 5 Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 1. FC Heidenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,557
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 September 2023 6 Mainz 05 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 33,305
Referee: Benjamin Brand
8 October 2023 7 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 October 2023 8 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 28,917
Referee: Marco Fritz
29 October 2023 9 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert
4 November 2023 10 1899 Hoffenheim 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Hoffenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Frank Willenborg
12 November 2023 11 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Union Berlin Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,387
Referee: Timo Gerach
25 November 2023 12 Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Martin Petersen
3 December 2023 13 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert
10 December 2023 14 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 54,500
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
17 December 2023 15 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Christian Dingert
20 December 2023 16 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Schlager
13 January 2024 17 FC Augsburg 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,055
Referee: Sven Jablonski
20 January 2024 18 RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
27 January 2024 19 Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: BayArena
3 February 2024 20 Darmstadt 98 v Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
10 February 2024 21 Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich Leverkusen
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: BayArena
17 February 2024 22 1. FC Heidenheim v Bayer Leverkusen Heidenheim
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Voith-Arena
23 February 2024 23 Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05 Leverkusen
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: BayArena
3 March 2024 24 1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen Köln
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
10 March 2024 25 Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: BayArena
17 March 2024 26 SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
30 March 2024 27 Bayer Leverkusen v 1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: BayArena
6 April 2024 28 Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
13 April 2024 29 Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen Leverkusen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: BayArena
20 April 2024 30 Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
27 April 2024 31 Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: BayArena
4 May 2024 32 Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen Frankfurt
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
11 May 2024 33 VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen Bochum
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ruhrstadion
18 May 2024 34 Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg Leverkusen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: BayArena

DFB-Pokal

12 August 2023 First round Teutonia Ottensen 0–8 Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Maiolo Yellow card 28'
Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 11,035
Referee: Tom Bauer
Note: The match took place at the Millerntor-Stadion instead of Teutonia Ottensen's home stadium, the Stadion Hoheluft in Ottensen.
1 November 2023 Second round SV Sandhausen 2–5 Bayer Leverkusen Sandhausen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: GP Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Richard Hempel
6 December 2023 Round of 16 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 SC Paderborn Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,249
Referee: Tobias Stieler
6 February 2024 Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: BayArena

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV QAR MOL HAC
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18 Advance to round of 16 5–1 5–1 4–0
2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 3 1 2 7 9 2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 1–0 2–1
3 Norway Molde 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 2–2 5–1
4 Sweden BK Häcken 6 0 0 6 3 17 14 0 0–2 0–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–0 Sweden BK Häcken Leverkusen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,402
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
5 October 2023 2 Molde Norway 1–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Molde, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 8,190
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
26 October 2023 3 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 5–1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)
9 November 2023 4 Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Baku, Azerbaijan
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Attendance: 30,005
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
30 November 2023 5 BK Häcken Sweden 0–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Gothenburg, Sweden
21:0 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
Note: The match was played at the Ullevi in Gothenburg, instead of BK Häcken's regular stadium, the Bravida Arena, which did not meet UEFA requirements.
14 December 2023 6 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 5–1 Norway Molde Leverkusen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,504
Referee: Robert Jones (England)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 23 February 2024.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-PokalEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Finland FIN Lukas Hradecky 1701601000
17 GK Czech Republic CZE Matěj Kovář 70002050
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb 10000010
Defenders
2 DF Croatia CRO Josip Stanišić 1402+40205+10
3 DF Ecuador ECU Piero Hincapié 1703+60205+10
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah 2341531+2150
6 DF Ivory Coast CIV Odilon Kossounou 20114+111+101+20
12 DF Burkina Faso BFA Edmond Tapsoba 22313+102+1152
13 DF Brazil BRA Arthur 300+200+1000
18 DF Belgium BEL Noah Mbamba 500+200+100+20
20 DF Spain ESP Álex Grimaldo 2491672+103+22
24 DF Netherlands NED Timothy Fosu-Mensah 00000000
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong 2271652+111+21
31 DF Belgium BEL Madi Monamay 00000000
Midfielders
7 MF Germany GER Jonas Hofmann 23715+151+111+41
8 MF Germany GER Robert Andrich 1903+702+105+10
10 MF Germany GER Florian Wirtz 23815+152+113+12
11 MF Germany GER Nadiem Amiri 800+701000
19 MF Nigeria NGA Nathan Tella 1620+811+1061
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios 20414+12321+10
32 MF Colombia COL Gustavo Puerta 700+40002+10
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka 2301602+1040
47 MF Morocco MAR Ayman Aourir 1000000+10
Forwards
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Patrik Schick 961+430+111+22
21 FW Morocco MAR Amine Adli 2052+91335+11
22 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Boniface 231615+110224+14
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Adam Hložek 2160+1311+133+32
38 FW Germany GER Ken Izekor 1000000+10
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Iran IRN Sardar Azmoun 00000000
28 GK Austria AUT Patrick Pentz 00000000

Last updated: 20 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 20 December 2023
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Total
1 FW 22 Nigeria Victor Boniface 10 2 4 16
2 DF 20 Spain Álex Grimaldo 7 0 2 9
3 MF 10 Germany Florian Wirtz 5 1 2 8
4 MF 7 Germany Jonas Hofmann 5 1 1 7
DF 30 Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong 5 1 1 7
6 FW 14 Czech Republic Patrik Schick 3 1 2 6
FW 23 Czech Republic Adam Hložek 1 3 2 6
8 FW 21 Morocco Amine Adli 1 3 1 5
9 DF 4 Germany Jonathan Tah 3 1 0 4
MF 25 Argentina Exequiel Palacios 2 2 0 4
11 DF 12 Burkina Faso Edmond Tapsoba 0 1 2 3
12 MF 19 Nigeria Nathan Tella 1 0 1 2
13 DF 6 Ivory Coast Odilon Kossounou 1 0 0 1
DF 18 Belgium Noah Mbamba 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 1 3
Totals 46 16 19 81

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