Bayer Leverkusen history

Every Bayer Leverkusen season 442ball holds a table for, newest first. Our record starts in 2010 and is thinner before 2014, so this is what we hold rather than the club's complete history.

League finishes

League seasons only, newest last. Cup group stages are left out: a place in a group of four is not a finish in a league. Each point links to that season's table.

Season	Competition	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2026(in progress)	Bundesliga	6	8	4	1	3	18	16	+2	13
2026(in progress)	UEFA Europa League	7	4	3	0	1	8	1	+7	9
2025	Bundesliga	6	34	17	8	9	68	47	+21	59
2025	UEFA Champions League	16	8	3	3	2	13	14	-1	12
2024	Bundesliga	2	34	19	12	3	72	43	+29	69
2024	UEFA Champions League	6	8	5	1	2	15	7	+8	16
2023	Bundesliga	1	34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	90
2023	UEFA Europa Leaguein Group H	1	6	6	0	0	19	3	+16	18
2022	Bundesliga	6	34	14	8	12	57	49	+8	50
2022	UEFA Champions Leaguein Group B	4	6	1	2	3	4	8	-4	5
2021	Bundesliga	3	34	19	7	8	80	47	+33	64
2021	UEFA Europa Leaguein Group G	1	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13
2020	Bundesliga	6	34	14	10	10	53	39	+14	52
2020	UEFA Europa Leaguein UEFA Europa League: Group C	1	6	5	0	1	21	8	+13	15
2019	Bundesliga	5	34	19	6	9	61	44	+17	63
2019	UEFA Champions Leaguein UEFA Champions League: Group D	3	6	2	0	4	5	9	-4	6
2018	Bundesliga	4	34	18	4	12	69	52	+17	58
2018	UEFA Europa Leaguein UEFA Europa League: Group A	1	6	4	1	1	16	9	+7	13
2017	Bundesliga	5	34	15	10	9	58	44	+14	55
2016	Bundesliga	12	34	11	8	15	53	55	-2	41
2016	UEFA Champions Leaguein Uefa Champions League: Group E	2	6	2	4	0	8	4	+4	10
2015	Bundesliga	3	34	18	6	10	56	40	+16	60
2015	UEFA Champions Leaguein Uefa Champions League: Group E	2	6	1	3	2	13	12	+1	6
2014	Bundesliga	4	34	17	10	7	62	37	+25	61
2014	UEFA Champions Leaguein Uefa Champions League: Group C	2	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	10
2013	Bundesliga	4	34	19	4	11	60	41	+19	61
2013	UEFA Champions Leaguein Uefa Champions League: Group A	2	6	3	1	2	9	10	-1	10
2012	Bundesliga	3	34	19	8	7	65	39	+26	65
2011	Bundesliga	5	34	15	9	10	52	44	+8	54
2011	UEFA Champions Leaguein Uefa Champions League: Group E	2	6	3	1	2	8	8	0	10
2010	Bundesliga	2	34	20	8	6	64	44	+20	68

A position in a group stage is a position within that group, not a finish in the competition. Seasons still being played are marked.

Season leaders

Season	Competition	Goals	Assists	G+A	Clean sheets	442team
2026	Bundesliga	Patrik Schick7	Miguel Gutiérrez4	Patrik Schick9	Not held in full
2026	UEFA Europa League	Not held in full	Not held in full	Not held in full	Not held in full
2025	Bundesliga	Patrik Schick16	Aleix García8	Patrik Schick19	Mark Flekken5	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 J. Blaswich7.2 L. Badé7.4 E. Tapsoba7.2 Lucas Vázquez7.0 J. Quansah6.9 Aleix García7.5 Álex Grimaldo7.3 E. Palacios7.3 M. Tillman7.0 I. Maza7.2 N. Tella7.2 The bench M. Flekken2,130 min6.9 R. Andrich2,547 min6.86 J. Hofmann1,015 min6.91 E. Fernández1,001 min6.86 M. Culbreath740 min6.83 P. Schick1,995 min7.04 Christian Kofane1,269 min6.93 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2025	UEFA Champions League	Álex Grimaldo4	Álex Grimaldo3	Álex Grimaldo7	Janis Blaswich3
2024	Bundesliga	Patrik Schick21	Florian Wirtz12	Florian Wirtz22	Lukáš Hrádecký6	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 M. Kovář7.0 P. Hincapié7.2 J. Tah7.1 N. Mukiele7.0 E. Tapsoba6.9 E. Palacios7.5 Aleix García7.4 G. Xhaka7.4 Álex Grimaldo7.3 F. Wirtz7.8 P. Schick7.5 The bench L. Hrádecký2,610 min6.96 Arthur765 min6.58 R. Andrich1,611 min7.02 J. Frimpong2,326 min6.91 N. Tella1,367 min6.82 M. Terrier583 min7.06 A. Adli764 min6.98 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2024	UEFA Champions League	Florian Wirtz6	Jeremie Frimpong3	Florian Wirtz7	Matěj Kovář3
2023	Bundesliga	Victor Okoh Boniface14	Álex Grimaldo13	Álex Grimaldo23	Lukáš Hrádecký15	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 L. Hrádecký7.0 J. Stanišić7.4 P. Hincapié7.3 J. Tah7.2 E. Tapsoba7.2 Álex Grimaldo7.8 E. Palacios7.6 G. Xhaka7.5 R. Andrich7.4 F. Wirtz7.8 J. Hofmann7.6 The bench Odilon Kossounou1,812 min7.12 J. Frimpong2,265 min7.26 N. Tella843 min7.1 V. Boniface1,563 min7.53 A. Adli901 min7.23 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2023	UEFA Europa League	Patrik Schick5	Florian Wirtz4	Florian Wirtz8	Matěj Kovář5
2022	Bundesliga	Moussa Diaby9	Moussa Diaby8	Moussa Diaby17	Lukáš Hrádecký9	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 L. Hrádecký6.8 E. Tapsoba6.9 J. Tah6.9 P. Hincapié6.8 M. Bakker6.8 E. Palacios7.2 K. Demirbay7.0 R. Andrich7.0 J. Frimpong6.9 F. Wirtz7.4 M. Diaby7.1 The bench Odilon Kossounou1,527 min6.72 C. Aránguiz490 min6.88 N. Amiri979 min6.81 C. Hudson-Odoi605 min6.76 A. Adli1,441 min6.96 A. Hložek1,314 min6.93 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2022	UEFA Champions League	Moussa Diaby2	Jeremie Frimpong2	Jeremie Frimpong2	Lukáš Hrádecký2
2021	Bundesliga	Patrik Schick24	Moussa Diaby12	Patrik Schick27	Lukáš Hrádecký8	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 L. Hrádecký7.0 E. Tapsoba7.0 J. Tah7.0 P. Hincapié6.9 J. Frimpong6.8 F. Wirtz7.4 K. Demirbay7.3 M. Diaby7.1 R. Andrich7.0 P. Schick7.3 A. Adli7.0 The bench Odilon Kossounou1,794 min6.75 M. Bakker1,824 min6.72 C. Aránguiz1,574 min7.03 E. Palacios1,095 min6.99 K. Bellarabi685 min6.9 L. Alario641 min6.96 Paulinho1,218 min6.85 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2021	UEFA Europa League	Moussa Diaby4	Florian Wirtz4	Florian Wirtz7	Lukáš Hrádecký2
2020	Bundesliga	Lucas Alario11	Moussa Diaby10	Leon Bailey17	Lukáš Hrádecký9	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 L. Hrádecký6.8 E. Tapsoba7.2 D L. Bender7.1 A. Dragovic7.0 D. Sinkgraven6.9 E. Palacios7.2 K. Demirbay7.2 M J. Baumgartlinger7.1 N. Amiri7.0 L. Bailey7.4 L. Alario7.2 The bench J. Tah2,219 min6.9 S. Bender1,173 min6.83 Wendell1,462 min6.82 F. Wirtz2,228 min6.91 C. Aránguiz1,674 min6.88 M. Diaby2,393 min7.04 P. Schick1,865 min6.94 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2020	UEFA Europa League	Leon Bailey5	Moussa Diaby3	Leon Bailey7	Niklas Lomb1
2019	Bundesliga	Kai Havertz12	Kevin Volland7	Kai Havertz18	Lukáš Hrádecký10	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 L. Hrádecký7.0 D M. Weiser7.1 D L. Bender7.1 Wendell7.0 D S. Bender7.0 K. Demirbay7.4 N. Amiri7.2 K. Havertz7.0 M K. Bellarabi7.0 K. Volland7.2 L. Alario7.1 The bench J. Tah2,090 min7.01 D. Sinkgraven914 min6.83 E. Tapsoba1,071 min6.8 J. Baumgartlinger1,811 min6.89 C. Aránguiz2,128 min6.87 M. Diaby1,769 min7.05 L. Bailey1,105 min7.02 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2019	UEFA Champions League	Not held in full	Not held in full	Not held in full	Lukáš Hrádecký1
2018	Bundesliga	Kai Havertz17	Julian Brandt11	Kevin Volland23	Lukáš Hrádecký9	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 L. Hrádecký6.8 J. Tah7.0 Wendell7.0 D S. Bender7.0 A. Dragovic7.0 J. Brandt7.3 M K. Bellarabi7.3 K. Havertz7.2 L. Bailey7.2 K. Volland7.3 L. Alario7.1 The bench M. Weiser2,118 min6.8 T. Jedvaj1,119 min6.7 C. Aránguiz1,895 min7.1 L. Bender1,366 min7.08 J. Baumgartlinger1,557 min6.99 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2018	UEFA Europa League	Lucas Alario4	Kai Havertz3	Kai Havertz6	Lukáš Hrádecký2
2017	Bundesliga	Kevin Volland14	Kai Havertz8	Kevin Volland16	Bernd Leno10	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 B. Leno6.7 D S. Bender7.2 Wendell7.0 J. Tah7.0 P. Retsos6.9 L. Bailey7.4 M A. Mehmedi7.2 M L. Bender7.2 K. Havertz7.1 L. Alario7.3 K. Volland7.0 The bench B. Henrichs1,260 min6.84 T. Jedvaj598 min6.73 J. Baumgartlinger1,397 min7.05 C. Aránguiz2,306 min7.04 J. Brandt2,337 min7.04 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2016	Bundesliga	Javier Hernández11	Julian Brandt8	Javier Hernández14	Bernd Leno6	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 B. Leno6.7 Wendell7.0 J. Tah7.0 D Ö. Toprak7.0 D R. Hilbert7.0 M J. Baumgartlinger7.0 K. Kampl7.0 M L. Bender7.0 C. Aránguiz6.9 H. Çalhanoglu7.5 F J. Hernández7.0 The bench B. Henrichs2,426 min6.93 A. Dragovic1,257 min6.89 T. Jedvaj1,423 min6.68 K. Havertz1,449 min6.89 K. Bellarabi1,118 min6.82 J. Brandt2,304 min6.81 S. Kießling748 min6.96 K. Volland1,469 min6.86 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2016	UEFA Champions League	Admir Mehmedi1	Hakan Çalhanoğlu2	Hakan Çalhanoğlu3	Bernd Leno3
2015	Bundesliga	Javier Hernández17	Karim Bellarabi11	Javier Hernández19	Bernd Leno13	ShowHide
Best rated Formation 4-4-2 B. Leno6.9 B. Henrichs7.4 D Ö. Toprak7.2 D S. Boenisch7.1 J. Tah7.0 M L. Bender7.5 C. Aránguiz7.1 K. Kampl7.0 J. Brandt6.9 H. Çalhanoglu7.3 F J. Hernández7.2 The bench K. Papadopoulos935 min6.9 G. Donati932 min6.88 Wendell2,406 min6.83 C. Kramer2,398 min6.89 K. Bellarabi2,604 min6.87 A. Mehmedi1,327 min6.84 S. Kießling1,882 min7.08 We hold no coach record for this club-season, so no manager is named. Picked from every finished match we hold: 450 minutes or more, ranked on match rating weighted by minutes, with each player in the position he played most that season. Every season is shown in a 4-4-2, whatever shape the players actually played in. We do not derive formation from the team sheets. Per-player figures begin in 2015, so seasons before that have no team of the season.
2015	UEFA Champions League	Javier Hernández5	Hakan Çalhanoğlu4	Hakan Çalhanoğlu6	None
2014	Bundesliga	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2014	UEFA Champions League	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2013	Bundesliga	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2013	UEFA Champions League	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2012	Bundesliga	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2011	Bundesliga	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2011	UEFA Champions League	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held
2010	Bundesliga	Not held	Not held	Not held	Not held

Each club's own leaders for that season, not the competition's. A player who moved mid-season counts only what they did here. Clean sheets are counted for goalkeepers who played.

Season table

Bayer Leverkusen
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1Bayern München	8	5	3	0	27	8	+19	18
2Borussia Dortmund	8	5	3	0	14	6	+8	18
3SC Freiburg	8	5	1	2	18	10	+8	16
4RB Leipzig	8	5	0	3	22	11	+11	15
5Werder Bremen	8	4	3	1	17	14	+3	15
6Bayer Leverkusen	8	4	1	3	18	16	+2	13
7SV Elversberg	8	4	1	3	16	16	0	13
8Eintracht Frankfurt	8	3	2	3	13	18	-5	11
9FSV Mainz 05	8	3	1	4	17	17	0	10
10FC Augsburg	8	2	3	3	18	15	+3	9
11VfB Stuttgart	8	3	0	5	14	15	-1	9
121899 Hoffenheim	8	3	0	5	14	16	-2	9
131. FC Köln	8	2	3	3	9	12	-3	9
14SC Paderborn 07	8	2	3	3	6	9	-3	9
15Hamburger SV	8	3	0	5	7	19	-12	9
16Union Berlin	8	1	4	3	7	19	-12	7
17FC Schalke 04	8	1	3	4	4	9	-5	6
18Borussia Mönchengladbach	8	1	1	6	11	22	-11	4

Overview

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