2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
Managing director | Michael Schade | |||
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Manager | Heiko Herrlich | |||
Stadium | BayArena | |||
Bundesliga | 5th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Volland (14 goals) All: Kevin Volland (14 goals) | |||
Biggest win | Leverkusen 4–0 Freiburg Gladbach 1–5 Leverkusen | |||
Biggest defeat | Leverkusen 2–6 Bayern Dortmund 4–0 Leverkusen | |||
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All statistics correct as of 21 May 2018. |
The 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1979. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer Leverkusen also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 60th season for Leverkusen in the BayArena, located in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Kits
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Away
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Third
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Fourth
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Players
Squad information
- As of 31 January 2018[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 18 August 2017 | 12 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 44.12 | |
DFB-Pokal | 11 August 2017 | 17 April 2018 | First round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 80.00 |
Total | 39 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 48.72 |
Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
4 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 55 | |
5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
6 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
7 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 51 |
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.[2]
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.[2]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 |
Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
18 August 2017 1 | Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Mehmedi 65' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
26 August 2017 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,106 Referee: Harm Osmers |
17 September 2017 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,232 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
20 September 2017 5 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Brandt 84' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 32,825 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
24 September 2017 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Hamburger SV | Leverkusen |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,601 Referee: Robert Kampka |
29 September 2017 7 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Goretzka 34' | Report | Bailey 61' | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,515 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
15 October 2017 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
21 October 2017 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Johnson 7' | Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,053 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
28 October 2017 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Guirassy 23' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
4 November 2017 11 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Danso 49' | Report | Volland 47' | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,133 Referee: Christian Dingert |
18 November 2017 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,218 Referee: Harm Osmers |
25 November 2017 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Frankfurt |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Volland 76' | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
2 December 2017 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Volland 30' | Report | Yarmolenko 73' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
8 December 2017 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,650 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
13 December 2017 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Alario 11' | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,620 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
17 December 2017 17 | Hannover 96 | 4–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hanover |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 32,800 Referee: Sören Storks |
12 January 2018 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Volland 70' | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
20 January 2018 19 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Szalai 86' | Report |
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Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,017 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
28 January 2018 20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
3 February 2018 21 | SC Freiburg | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: |
10 February 2018 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,601 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
17 February 2018 23 | Hamburger SV | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Hahn 70' | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 45,691 Referee: Felix Brych |
25 February 2018 24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
3 March 2018 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Mehmedi 79' | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,354 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
10 March 2018 26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leverkusen |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,809 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
18 March 2018 27 | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: |
31 March 2018 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,831 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
9 April 2018 29 | RB Leipzig | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leipzig |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Sabitzer 17' | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
14 April 2018 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Fabián 23' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych |
21 April 2018 31 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,360 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
28 April 2018 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Gentner 67' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz |
5 May 2018 33 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: |
12 May 2018 34 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 | Hannover 96 | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
DFB-Pokal
11 August 2017 First round | Karlsruher SC | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Karlsruhe |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
24 October 2017 Second round | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Daube 46' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,326 Referee: Frank Willenborg | |
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 18:30 CEST, was delayed to 18:35 CEST due to a traffic jam around the stadium. |
20 December 2017 Round of 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
18:40 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Bailey 70' | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 49,016 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
6 February 2018 Quarter-finals | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,653 Referee: Marco Fritz |
17 April 2018 Semi-finals | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–6 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | GER | Bernd Leno | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
28 | GK | AUT | Ramazan Özcan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
36 | GK | GER | Niklas Lomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | BRA | André Ramalho | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | GRE | Panagiotis Retsos | 28 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | GER | Jonathan Tah | 33 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | GER | Sven Bender | 34 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
16 | DF | CRO | Tin Jedvaj | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
18 | DF | BRA | Wendell | 30 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
39 | DF | GER | Benjamin Henrichs | 28 | 0 | 11+12 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | GER | Lars Bender | 24 | 3 | 20+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
15 | MF | AUT | Julian Baumgartlinger | 24 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
20 | MF | CHI | Charles Aránguiz | 31 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
21 | MF | GER | Dominik Kohr | 32 | 2 | 18+10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
22 | MF | UKR | Vladlen Yurchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
29 | MF | GER | Kai Havertz | 35 | 4 | 22+8 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | ||||
30 | MF | GER | Sam Schreck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
37 | MF | GER | Marlon Frey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
38 | MF | GER | Karim Bellarabi | 29 | 2 | 13+11 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | JAM | Leon Bailey | 34 | 12 | 25+5 | 9 | 2+2 | 3 | ||||
10 | FW | GER | Julian Brandt | 39 | 12 | 26+8 | 9 | 4+1 | 3 | ||||
11 | FW | GER | Stefan Kießling | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
13 | FW | ARG | Lucas Alario | 26 | 10 | 17+6 | 9 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
17 | FW | FIN | Joel Pohjanpalo | 8 | 2 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||
31 | FW | GER | Kevin Volland | 35 | 14 | 30+1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
6 | DF | AUT | Aleksandar Dragović | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | SUI | Admir Mehmedi | 15 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
44 | MF | SVN | Kevin Kampl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 May 2018
Source: Competitions
References
- ^ "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.