Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in 1904 and long associated with the pharmaceutical company Bayer AG. After decades as a strong side that repeatedly finished as runners-up, earning the nickname "Neverkusen," the club won its first Bundesliga title in the 2023–24 season, going the entire league campaign unbeaten. The club also won the UEFA Cup in 1987–88 and has claimed the DFB-Pokal, playing its home matches at the BayArena.

Honours

all-time

League

Bundesliga1×

Domestic cups

DFB-Pokal2×

DFL-Supercup1×

Europe

UEFA Europa League1×

All-time top scorers

club record

1Ulf Kirsten240goals

2Stefan Kießling162goals

3Patrik Schick103goals

4Dimitar Berbatov91goals

5Herbert Waas87goals

Club legends

RüdigerVollborn

Goalkeeper1982–1999Long-serving goalkeeper who holds the club's all-time appearance record.

JensNowotny

Defender1996–2006Commanding central defender and captain during the club's near-miss era of the early 2000s.

JonathanTah

Defender2015–2025Central defender who anchored the unbeaten 2023–24 Bundesliga-winning side.

BerndSchneider

Midfielder1999–2009Elegant winger nicknamed "Der weiße Brasilianer" who was a fixture of the "Neverkusen" team.

SimonRolfes

Midfielder2005–2015Combative central midfielder and captain who later became the club's sporting director.

LarsBender

Midfielder2009–2021Versatile, tenacious midfielder and long-time captain over twelve seasons.

MichaelBallack

Midfielder1999–2002Dynamic box-to-box midfielder central to the 2001–02 treble-runner-up campaign.

RudiVöller

Forward1982–1987Prolific striker in his early career who later returned as a long-serving sporting director.

Recent record

2019/20–2025/26

238

P

130

W

57

D

51

L

55%

Win %

480

Goals

+187

GD

Recent top scorers

2019/20–2025/26

PatrikSchick77GFlorianWirtz33GMoussaDiaby31GJeremieFrimpong23GLucasAlario21GAlejandroGrimaldo20GVictorBoniface18GRobertAndrich14G

Recent top assisters

2019/20–2025/26

FlorianWirtz47AMoussaDiaby35AAlejandroGrimaldo28AJeremieFrimpong25AKeremDemirbay16AExequielPalacios15AAmineAdli13AAleixGarcía12A

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