2023–24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2023–24 season
Administration	Fernando Carro (CEO); Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach	Xabi Alonso
Stadium	BayArena
Bundesliga	1st
DFB-Pokal	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Victor Boniface (14); All: ; Victor Boniface (21)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

Following a 5–0 victory over Werder Bremen on 14 April 2024, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time in the club's history.^[1]^[2] It also marked the club's first major trophy since 1993.^[3]^[4] In addition, they became the first team in history to win the Bundesliga without losing a single match, finishing the competition with 28 wins and 6 draws.^[5]^[6]

On 9 May 2024, following a 2–2 draw against Roma in the Europa League semi-final second leg, the club set a new European record for consecutive competitive matches without a loss (49), breaking Benfica's record of 48 games unbeaten set between 1963 and 1965.^[7]^[2]^[8]^[9] In the pursuit of achieving this record, the club succeeded in netting 17 goals during stoppage time and 34 goals from the 80th minute onwards,^[10]^[11] encompassing crucial last-minute match winners or equalizers.^[12]^[13]^[14] However, Leverkusen's unbeaten run would end at 51 matches, following a 3–0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League final on 22 May.^[15]

On 25 May, Leverkusen won the DFB-Pokal final against Kaiserslautern and completed an undefeated domestic double, finishing their campaign with just one defeat in 53 competitive matches.^[16]^[17]

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2024^[18]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky (captain)
2	DF	CRO	Josip Stanišić (on loan from Bayern Munich)
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah (vice-captain)
6	DF	CIV	Odilon Kossounou
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich
9	FW	ESP	Borja Iglesias (on loan from Real Betis)
10	MF	GER	Florian Wirtz
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba
13	DF	BRA	Arthur
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář
18	MF	BEL	Noah Mbamba


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface
23	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek
24	DF	NED	Timothy Fosu-Mensah
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong
31	DF	BEL	Madi Monamay
32	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb
38	FW	GER	Ken Izekor
47	MF	MAR	Ayman Aourir

Players out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	AUT	Patrick Pentz (at Brøndby until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TOG	Sadik Fofana (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	SWE	Jardell Kanga (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Iker Bravo (at Real Madrid Castilla until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	IRN	Sardar Azmoun (at Roma until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Álex Grimaldo	Benfica	Free	1 July 2023	^[19]
DF	Arthur	América Mineiro	€7,000,000	1 July 2023	^[20]
MF	Jonas Hofmann	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€10,000,000	5 July 2023	^[21]
MF	Granit Xhaka	Arsenal	€25,000,000	6 July 2023	^[22]
FW	Victor Boniface	Union Saint-Gilloise	€20,000,000	22 July 2023	^[23]
GK	Matěj Kovář	Manchester United	€5,000,000	15 August 2023	^[24]
DF	Josip Stanišić	Bayern Munich	Loan	20 August 2023	^[25]
MF	Nathan Tella	Southampton	€23,300,000	27 August 2023	^[26]
FW	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis	Loan	27 January 2024	^[27]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ayman Azhil	Borussia Dortmund II	Free	1 July 2023
FW	Karim Bellarabi	Free agent	Free
GK	Lennart Grill	Union Berlin	Undisclosed		^[28]
GK	Andrey Lunyov	Qarabağ	Free
FW	Paulinho	Atlético Mineiro	Free		^[29]
DF	Daley Sinkgraven	Las Palmas	Free
DF	Mitchel Bakker	Atalanta	€10,000,000	7 July 2023	^[30]
FW	Moussa Diaby	Aston Villa	€55,000,000	22 July 2023	^[31]
MF	Sadik Fofana	Fortuna Sittard	Loan	25 July 2023	^[32]
MF	Kerem Demirbay	Galatasaray	€3,700,000	3 August 2023	^[33]
MF	Joshua Eze	Fortuna Köln	Free	4 August 2023	^[34]
GK	Patrick Pentz	Brøndby	Loan	18 August 2023	^[35]
FW	Sardar Azmoun	Roma	Loan	26 August 2023	^[36]
MF	Nadiem Amiri	Mainz 05	€1,000,000	31 January 2024	^[37]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

21 July 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	SC Paderborn	Velbert
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Azmoun 40'	Report	Musliu 32' Muslija 45' Bilbija 58'	Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 1,890 Referee: Nico Fuchs

29 July 2023 Friendly	Real Sociedad	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	San Sebastián, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 42'	Report	Puerta 37' Marsenic 90+1'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Igor Galech Apezteguía (Spain)

2 August 2023 Friendly	Marseille	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Marseille, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Touré 71' Mughe 79'	Report	Tah 15' Amiri 40' Münz 64'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Gaël Angoula (France)

5 August 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	West Ham United	Leverkusen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hofmann 4' Kehrer 24' (o.g.) Boniface 38' Andrich 70' (pen.)	Report	Zouma 8' Paquetá 21' Coventry 83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,325 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

7 September 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–2	Alemannia Aachen	Leverkusen
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Amiri 11' Hanraths 15' (o.g.) Mensah 19' Puerta 25'	Report	Heinz 77' Baum 81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 500

7 January 2024 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	Venezia	Leverkusen
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hložek 16', 20' Schick 33' Hofmann 54'	Report	Ellertsson 28' Olivieri 78'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 12,796 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	19 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1	Winners	34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	082.35
DFB-Pokal	12 August 2023	25 May 2024	First round	Winners	6	6	0	0	24	5	+19	100.00
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	22 May 2024	Group stage	Runners-up	13	9	3	1	31	13	+18	069.23
Total					53	43	9	1	144	42	+102	081.13

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayer Leverkusen (C)	34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	90	Qualification for the Champions League league phase^[a]
2	VfB Stuttgart	34	23	4	7	78	39	+39	73
3	Bayern Munich	34	23	3	8	94	45	+49	72
4	RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	77	39	+38	65
5	Borussia Dortmund	34	18	9	7	68	43	+25	63

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.^[38]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ The Bundesliga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Germany finishing as one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2023–24.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	90	14	3	0	47	11	+36	14	3	0	42	13	+29

Source: DFB

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	5	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	34	35	36	39	42	45	48	49	52	55	58	61	64	67	70	73	76	79	80	81	84	87	90

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[39]^[40]

19 August 2023 1	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frimpong 24' Tah 35' Wirtz 64' Boniface 69'	Report	Olmo 39' Seiwald 62' Openda 71' Lukeba 81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,464 Referee: Felix Brych

26 August 2023 2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Čvančara 45+3' Itakura 45+5'	Report	Boniface 16', 18', 53' Frimpong 45+3' Tah 45+4', 45+6'	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)	Boniface 21', 61' Tah 24' Palacios 27', 49' Xhaka 31' Hofmann 67' Hložek 83'	Report	Vilhelmsson 25', 53' Klarer 80'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,653 Referee: Sven Jablonski

15 September 2023 4	Bayern Munich	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kane 7' Goretzka 86'	Report	Grimaldo 24' Hofmann 34' Wirtz 47' Tapsoba 69' Palacios 90+4' (pen.)	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)	Boniface 9', 74' (pen.) Palacios 31' Hofmann 63' Adli 82'	Report	Theuerkauf 37' Dinkçi 58'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,557 Referee: Christian Dingert

30 September 2023 6	Mainz 05	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Fernandes 58' Gruda 75' Richter 90+2' Barreiro 90+4'	Report	Xhaka 4' Van den Berg 18' (o.g.) Grimaldo 59' Hofmann 65'	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)	Hofmann 22' Frimpong 23', 32' Tapsoba 45+4' Tah 61' Boniface 67'	Report	Baumgart 24'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

21 October 2023 8	VfL Wolfsburg	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnold 36' Lacroix 41' Baku 45' Mæhle 65'	Report	Frimpong 13' Palacios 37' Xhaka 55' Adli 56' Grimaldo 62' Hofmann 74' Tapsoba 86'	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)	Wirtz 36' Hofmann 60'	Report	Kübler 14' Gulde 70' Höler 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

4 November 2023 10	1899 Hoffenheim	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Hoffenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weghorst 45+3', 58' Kabak 48' Stach 56' Prömel 60'	Report	Wirtz 9' Grimaldo 45+1', 70' Hradecky 72' Tah 81'	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)	Grimaldo 23' Kossounou 57' Tah 73' Tella 83'	Report	Rönnow 74'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,387 Referee: Timo Gerach

25 November 2023 12	Werder Bremen	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bittencourt 14' Friedl 36' Deman 54'	Report	Deman 9' (o.g.) Frimpong 43' Grimaldo 76', 76'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen

3 December 2023 13	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Frimpong 12' Palacios 74' Boniface 74' Kossounou 90+1'	Report	Ryerson 5' Hummels 77' Wolf 90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

10 December 2023 14	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Führich 40' Karazor 65'	Report	Kossounou 6' Wirtz 47'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,500 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

17 December 2023 15	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios 12' Boniface 14' Frimpong 51' Wirtz 57'	Report	Götze 33' Pacho 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Christian Dingert

20 December 2023 16	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 30' (pen.), 32', 45+1' Boniface 69'	Report	Mašović 39' Schlotterbeck 51'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager

13 January 2024 17	FC Augsburg	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vargas 18' Iago 19' Dorsch 44'	Report	Hofmann 45+1' Palacios 90+4'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,055 Referee: Sven Jablonski

20 January 2024 18	RB Leipzig	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Simons 7', 71' Openda 56' Schlager 87'	Report	Tah 12', 63' Stanišić 38' Tella 47' Wirtz 66' Hincapié 90+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,529 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

27 January 2024 19	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Xhaka 47' Schick 66' Stanišić 74'	Report	Weigl 81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

3 February 2024 20	Darmstadt 98	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zimmermann 49' Franjić 68'	Report	Andrich 7' Tella 33', 52' Hložek 74'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Tobias Reichel

10 February 2024 21	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stanišić 18' Grimaldo 50' Tapsoba 64' Adli 77' Hradecky 83' Frimpong 90+5'	Report	Boey 36' Goretzka 62'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

17 February 2024 22	1. FC Heidenheim	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Föhrenbach 27' Gimber 32' Kleindienst 87'	Report	Frimpong 45+2' Adli 81' Andrich 90+2'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

23 February 2024 23	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Mainz 05	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Xhaka 3' Frimpong 45+1' Tah 49' Andrich 68' Wirtz 74'	Report	Kohr 7', 52' Onisiwo 42' Zentner 54' Caci 66' Ngankam 80' Mwene 85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Timo Gerach

3 March 2024 24	1. FC Köln	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Thielmann 14' Ljubičić 16' Martel 30'	Report	Frimpong 23', 38' Stanišić 59' Grimaldo 73'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

10 March 2024 25	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tella 37' Adli 80' Wirtz 86'	Report	Gerhardt 7' Jenz 12' 28'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,314 Referee: Daniel Siebert

17 March 2024 26	SC Freiburg	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dōan 10' Höfler 72' Keitel 79'	Report	Wirtz 2' Hložek 40' Schick 53'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Harm Osmers

30 March 2024 27	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Andrich 88' Schick 90+1'	Report	Drexler 19' Beier 33'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

6 April 2024 28	Union Berlin	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gosens 9' 45+3' Tousart 37'	Report	Wirtz 45+8' (pen.) Adli 64' Andrich 82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Benjamin Brand

14 April 2024 29	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 25' (pen.) Adli 31' Hincapié 47' Xhaka 60' Wirtz 68', 83', 90'	Report	Bittencourt 47'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Harm Osmers

21 April 2024 30	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Maatsen 37' Can 45+2' Füllkrug 45+3', 81' Schlotterbeck 88'	Report	Tella 28' Frimpong 88' Xhaka 90+1' Stanišić 90+7'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Daniel Siebert

27 April 2024 31	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Palacios 31' Kossounou 41' Andrich 58', 90+6' Adli 61' Hincapié 84'	Report	Undav 42', 57' Führich 47' Millot 69' Mittelstädt 77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

5 May 2024 32	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–5	Bayer Leverkusen	Frankfurt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 32'	Report	Xhaka 12' Schick 44' Palacios 58' (pen.) Frimpong 77' Boniface 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

12 May 2024 33	VfL Bochum	0–5	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Passlack 15' Schlotterbeck 45+1' Ordets 63'	Report	Tella 27' Schick 41' Boniface 45+2' (pen.) Adli 76' Stanišić 86' Grimaldo 90+3'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

18 May 2024 34	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 12' Andrich 27'	Report	Kömür 62' Uduokhai 82'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

DFB-Pokal

Source:^[40]

12 August 2023 First round	Teutonia Ottensen	0–8	Bayer Leverkusen	Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Maiolo 28'	Report	Tapsoba 16' Boniface 42' Wirtz 45+1' Adli 59' (pen.) Frimpong 67' Hložek 74', 89', 86' Hofmann 81'	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)	Fuchs 20' Evina 49' Ehlich 50' Ben Balla 57'	Report	Palacios 21' (pen.), 28' Tah 54' Grimaldo 71' Hložek 76', 85' Adli 88', 90+2'	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)	Boniface 12' Palacios 28' Schick 87'	Report	Bilbija 44' Klaas 83' Kinsombi 85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,249 Referee: Tobias Stieler

6 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Andrich 18', 50' Frimpong 34' Adli 66' Tah 90'	Report	Anton 11' Mittelstädt 25' Führich 58'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager

3 April 2024 Semi-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Leverkusen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Frimpong 7' Adli 20' Wirtz 36', 60' (pen.)	Report	Tzolis 37'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Christian Dingert

25 May 2024 Final	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elvedi 86' Klement 90+6'	Report	Kossounou 3' 44' Xhaka 17' Hradecky 90+7'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,322 Referee: Bastian Dankert

UEFA Europa League

Source:^[40]

Group stage

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEV	QAR	MOL	HAC
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	6	0	0	19	3	+16	18	Advance to round of 16	—	5–1	5–1	4–0
2	Qarabağ	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs	0–1	—	1–0	2–1
3	Molde	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League	1–2	2–2	—	5–1
4	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	4–0	BK Häcken	Leverkusen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 10' Adli 16' Tapsoba 30' Boniface 66' Hofmann 70'	Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,402 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

5 October 2023 2	Molde	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Molde, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen 42' Løvik 67' Breivik 87'	Report	Frimpong 14' Tella 18'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,190 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

26 October 2023 3	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	Qarabağ	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 6', 15' Grimaldo 29', 55' Boniface 36' Andrich 43' Tapsoba 57'	Report	Bayramov 16' (pen.) Andrade 19' Romão 45+1' Cafarguliyev 77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,039 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

9 November 2023 4	Qarabağ	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Medina 25' Vešović 35' Romão 69' Gugeshashvili 90+3'	Report	Wirtz 68' Xhaka 69' Boniface 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,005 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

30 November 2023 5	BK Häcken	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Gothenburg, Sweden
21:0 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Boniface 14', 25' Schick 74'	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	5–1	Molde	Leverkusen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 6' Tapsoba 22' Ellingsen 25' (o.g.) Tah 42' Hložek 60', 70' Grimaldo 78'	Report	Kitolano 75'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,504 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

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

7 March 2024 First leg	Qarabağ	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Juninho 8', 45+2' Benzia 26'	Report	Wirtz 70' Schick 90+2'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,423 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

14 March 2024 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2 (5–4 agg.)	Qarabağ	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 70', 90+3', 90+8' Frimpong 72'	Report	Zoubir 58' Cafarguliyev 63' Juninho 67', 78' Lunyov 90'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.

11 April 2024 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	West Ham United	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hofmann 83' Boniface 90+1'	Report	Paquetá 21' Emerson 56'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

18 April 2024 Second leg	West Ham United	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Antonio 13', 31' Bowen 72' Coufal 79' Zouma 79' Souček 85' Álvarez 90'	Report	Kossounou 5' Tah 31' Palacios 85' Kovář 87' Frimpong 89' Adli 90'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,473 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

2 May 2024 First leg	Roma	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pellegrini 30' Spinazzola 75' Cristante 78'	Report	Tah 16' Wirtz 28' Andrich 73', 76' Xhaka 75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,073 Referee: François Letexier (France)

9 May 2024 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2 (4–2 agg.)	Roma	Leverkusen
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tapsoba 20' Tah 42' Mancini 82' (o.g.) Wirtz 89' Stanišić 90+7'	Report	Mancini 20' Pellegrini 21' Paredes 27', 43' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Zalewski 29'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Final

22 May 2024 Final	Atalanta	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Dublin, Ireland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lookman 12', 26', 75' Djimsiti 22' Scamacca 35' Zappacosta 60' Koopmeiners 70'	Report	Wirtz 35' Tapsoba 67' Andrich 73'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 47,135 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky	35	0	33	0	2	0	0	0
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář	17	0	1	0	4	0	12	0
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	CRO	Josip Stanišić	38	4	13+7	3	3+2	0	9+4	1
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié	43	1	16+10	1	3+2	0	10+2	0
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah	48	6	30+1	4	4+2	2	11	0
6	DF	CIV	Odilon Kossounou	34	1	21+1	1	2+2	0	4+4	0
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba	46	3	23+5	0	5+1	1	11+1	2
13	DF	BRA	Arthur	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo	51	12	31+2	10	5+1	0	9+3	2
24	DF	NED	Timothy Fosu-Mensah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong	47	14	27+4	9	5+1	2	6+4	3
31	DF	BEL	Madi Monamay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann	46	8	26+6	5	3+2	1	3+6	2
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich	45	6	18+10	4	5+1	1	8+3	1
10	MF	GER	Florian Wirtz	49	18	26+6	11	5+1	3	8+3	4
18	MF	BEL	Noah Mbamba	6	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella	39	6	8+16	5	1+3	0	8+3	1
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli	42	9	8+15	3	4+2	5	11+2	1
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios	36	6	21+3	4	3	2	6+3	0
32	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta	9	0	0+6	0	0	0	2+1	0
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka	50	4	32+1	3	5+1	1	10+1	0
47	MF	MAR	Ayman Aourir	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Borja Iglesias	10	0	2+5	0	0+1	0	2	0
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick	33	13	12+8	7	3+1	1	3+6	5
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface	34	21	18+5	14	2+1	2	4+4	5
23	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek	36	7	5+18	2	1+3	3	5+4	2
38	FW	GER	Ken Izekor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	IRN	Sardar Azmoun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	GER	Nadiem Amiri	9	0	1+7	0	1	0	0	0
28	GK	AUT	Patrick Pentz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Europa League	Total
1	FW	22	Victor Boniface	14	2	5	21
2	MF	10	Florian Wirtz	11	3	4	18
3	DF	30	Jeremie Frimpong	9	2	3	14
4	FW	14	Patrik Schick	7	1	5	13
5	DF	20	Álex Grimaldo	10	0	2	12
6	MF	21	Amine Adli	4	5	1	10
7	MF	7	Jonas Hofmann	5	1	2	8
8	FW	23	Adam Hložek	2	3	2	7
9	DF	4	Jonathan Tah	4	2	0	6
	MF	19	Nathan Tella	5	0	1	6
	MF	25	Exequiel Palacios	4	2	0	6
	MF	8	Robert Andrich	4	1	1	6
13	DF	2	Josip Stanišić	3	0	1	4
13	MF	34	Granit Xhaka	3	1	0	4
15	DF	12	Edmond Tapsoba	0	1	2	3
16	DF	3	Piero Hincapié	1	0	0	1
16	DF	6	Odilon Kossounou	1	0	0	1
Own goals				2	0	2	4
Totals				89	24	31	144

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External links

Official website

[table_note_res_CLLS0.17614276482544-38] The Bundesliga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Germany finishing as one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2023–24.

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[3] Whelan, Padraig (14 April 2024). "Bayer Leverkusen crowned German champions for first time". OneFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[4] Rouse, Daniel (2024-04-14). "Leverkusen win 1st Bundesliga title to end Bayern's reign". theScore.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[5] "Legendary Leverkusen complete invincible Bundesliga season". Bundesliga. 18 May 2024.

[6] "Historisch! Leverkusen als erstes Team eine Bundesliga-Saison ungeschlagen" (in German). Bundesliga. 18 May 2024.

[7] Smith, Emma (9 May 2024). "Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Roma". BBC Sport.

[8] "Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen set new unbeaten record". Bundesliga. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[9] "By the numbers: 14 stats that define Leverkusen's historic season". theScore. Agence France-Presse. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[10] "Leverkusens Erfolgsrezept - Last-Minute-Tore" (in German). Sportschau. 27 April 2024.

[11] Nordmann, Tobias (10 May 2024). "Als wäre Bayer Leverkusen der Teufel höchstpersönlich" (in German). Ntv.

[12] De la Fuente, Homero; Ramsay, George (10 May 2024). "Bayer Leverkusen produces astonishing comeback to go 49 games unbeaten and reach Europa League final". CNN.

[13] Gallego, Pablo; Lafleur, Eliott (May 22, 2024). "How do you explain Bayer Leverkusen's late goals in incredible unbeaten season? | Flashscore.com". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[14] Presse, AFP-Agence France. "The Numbers Behind Bayer Leverkusen's Historic Unbeaten Title Win". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.

[15] "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

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[17] Fahey, Ciarán (25 May 2024). "Bayer Leverkusen wins the German Cup and completes undefeated domestic double". AP News. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[18] "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[19] "Bayer 04 sign Grimaldo from Benfica". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[20] "Bayer 04 sign Brazil international Arthur". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[21] "Werkself sign Germany International Jonas Hofmann". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[22] "Bayer 04 sign Granit Xhaka from Arsenal". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[23] "Bayer 04 sign Victor Boniface". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[24] "Bayer 04 sign Czech keeper Kovar from Manchester United". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[25] "Bayern defender Stanisic joins Bayer 04". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[26] "New winger for the Werkself: Bayer 04 sign Nathan Tella". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[27] "Bayer 04 sign centre forward Borja Iglesias on loan to the summer". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

[28] "Grill Signs on Loan". 1. FC Union Berlin.

[29] "Paulinho assinará com o Atlético-MG até dezembro de 2027 após empréstimo". Goal.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[30] "Mitchel Bakker leaves Bayer 04 for Atalanta". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

[31] "Diaby leaves Bayer 04 to join Aston Villa". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[32] "Fofana goes on loan to Fortuna Sittard". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[33] "Demirbay joins Galatasaray". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[34] "Bayer 04 youngster Eze joins Fortuna Köln". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[35] "Patrick Pentz joins Brøndby IF on loan". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[36] "Azmoun joins AS Roma on loan". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

[37] "NADIEM AMIRI LEAVES BAYER 04 FOR MAINZ". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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