2016–17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 2016–17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season was the 113th season in the club's football history.

Bayer Leverkusen
2016–17 season
Sporting DirectorRudi Völler
ManagerRoger Schmidt
(until 5 March)
Tayfun Korkut
(from 6 March)
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga12th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Javier Hernández
(11 goals)

All:
Javier Hernández
(13 goals)
Biggest winHertha 2–6 Leverkusen
Biggest defeatDortmund 6–2 Leverkusen
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2017.

Players

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Squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  GERBernd Leno
4DF  GERJonathan Tah
6DF  AUTAleksandar Dragović
7FW  MEXJavier Hernández
8MF  GERLars Bender (Captain)
9FW  JAMLeon Bailey
10MF  TURHakan Çalhanoğlu
11FW  GERStefan Kießling
13DF  GERRoberto Hilbert
14FW  SUIAdmir Mehmedi
15MF  AUTJulian Baumgartlinger
16DF  CROTin Jedvaj
17FW  FINJoel Pohjanpalo
18DF  BRAWendell
19FW  GERJulian Brandt
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  CHICharles Aránguiz
21DF  TURÖmer Toprak (Vice-captain)
22DF  GERJoel Abu Hanna
23DF  GERDanny da Costa
28GK  AUTRamazan Özcan
29MF  GERKai Havertz
30MF  GERSam Schreck
31FW  GERKevin Volland
33DF  GERLukas Boeder
35MF  UKRVladlen Yurchenko
36GK  GERNiklas Lomb
38MF  GERKarim Bellarabi
39MF  GERBenjamin Henrichs
44MF  SVNKevin Kampl

Transfers

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No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer feeSources
6DefenderAleksandar Dragović25YesDynamo KyivTransferSummer30 June 2021€18 million[1]
15MidfielderJulian Baumgartlinger28YesMainz 05TransferSummer30 June 2020€4 million[2]
17ForwardJoel Pohjanpalo21YesFortuna DüsseldorfReturn from loanSummer30 June 2018Free[3]
22DefenderJoël Abu Hanna18YesBayer Leverkusen U19AcademySummer30 June 2019[4]
23DefenderDanny da Costa22YesFC IngolstadtTransferSummer30 June 2019€500,000[5]
28GoalkeeperRamazan Özcan33YesFC IngolstadtTransferSummer30 June 2019€500,000[6]
30MidfielderSam Schreck17YesFC St. Pauli U17TransferSummer30 June 2018Free[7]
31ForwardKevin Volland23Yes1899 HoffenheimTransferSummer30 June 2021€20 million[8]
36GoalkeeperNiklas Lomb22YesPreußen MünsterReturn from loanSummer30 June 2017[9]
MidfielderLevin Öztunalı22YesWerder BremenReturn from loanSummer[10]
ForwardRyu Seung-woo22NoArminia BielefeldReturn from loanSummer30 June 2018[11]
ForwardPatrik Džalto19YesBayer Leverkusen U19AcademySummer30 June 2018[12]
ForwardAndrejs Cigaņiks19YesBayer Leverkusen U19AcademySummer30 June 2018[12]
MidfielderJonas Meffert21YesKarlsruher SCTransferSummer€600,000[13]
DefenderMalcolm Cacutalua22YesVfL BochumReturn from loanSummer[14]
ForwardMarc Brašnić19YesSC PaderbornReturn from loanSummer30 June 2018[15]
MidfielderMaximilian Wagener21YesMainz 05 IIReturn from loanSummer
9ForwardLeon Bailey19NoGenkTransferWinter30 June 2022€13.5 million[16]
DefenderKyriakos Papadopoulos24YesRB LeipzigReturn from loanWinter30 June 2020[17]
No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer feeSources
2DefenderAndré Ramalho24NoMainz 05LoanSummer€500,000[18]
5DefenderKyriakos Papadopoulos24YesRB LeipzigLoanSummer€1.5 million[19]
6MidfielderLevin Öztunalı20YesMainz 05TransferSummer€5 million[10]
17DefenderSebastian Boenisch29YesReleaseSummer[20]
22GoalkeeperDavid Yelldell34YesSonnenhof GroßaspachTransferSummerFree[21]
23MidfielderChristoph Kramer25YesBorussia MönchengladbachTransferSummer€15 million[22]
24ForwardRyu Seung-woo22NoFerencvárosTransferSummerFree[23]
25GoalkeeperDario Krešić32YesOmoniaTransferSummerFree[24]
32DefenderMalcolm Cacutalua21YesArminia BielefeldTransferSummerUndisclosed[14]
34DefenderRobin Becker19Yes1. FC HeidenheimLoanSummer[25]
37MidfielderMarlon Frey20Yes1. FC KaiserslauternLoanSummer[4]
MidfielderJonas Meffert21YesSC FreiburgTransferSummer€1.2 million[13]
ForwardMarc Brašnić19YesFortuna KölnLoanSummer[15]
MidfielderMaximilian Wagener21YesSG Wattenscheid 09TransferSummerFree[26]
ForwardPatrik Džalto19YesSSV Jahn RegensburgLoanSummer[12]
ForwardAndrejs Cigaņiks20YesViktoria KölnLoanSummer[12]
DefenderKyriakos Papadopoulos24YesHamburger SVLoanWinter[17]
27ForwardRobbie Kruse28NoLiaoningTransferWinter€500,000[27]
32DefenderLukas Boeder19YesSC Paderborn 07LoanWinter[28]

Friendly matches

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  Win  Draw  Loss

v Bayer Leverkusen
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Friendly SC Verl 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Verl, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)Veselinović 86' (pen.)ReportBrüseke 89' (o.g.)Stadium: SPORTCLUB ARENA
v Bayer Leverkusen
17 July 2016 (2016-07-17) Friendly Delbrücker SC 0–4 Bayer Leverkusen Delbrück, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Stadion Laumeskamp
v Porto
27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Friendly Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Porto Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Hernández 58'ReportSilva 8'Stadium: BELKAW-Arena
v Bayer Leverkusen
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg 0–0
Abandoned
Bayer Leverkusen Zell am See, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Alois Latini Stadion
Referee: Florian Jäger (Austria)
Note: The match ended in the 12th minute due to a thunderstorm.
v Fiorentina
4 August 2016 (2016-08-04) Friendly Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Fiorentina Zell am See, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportKalinić 73'Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion
v Real Sociedad
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) Friendly Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Real Sociedad Leverkusen, Germany
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,216

Competitions

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  Win  Draw  Loss

Overview

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CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bundesliga27 August 201620 May 2017Matchday 112th34118155355−2032.35
DFB-Pokal21 August 201625 October 2016First roundSecond round211043+1050.00
Champions League14 September 201615 March 2017Group stageRound of 168251108+2025.00
Total441414166766+1031.82

Last updated: 27 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
10Schalke 04341110134540+543
11Eintracht Frankfurt34119143643−742
12Bayer Leverkusen34118155355−241
13FC Augsburg34911143551−1638
14Hamburger SV34108163361−2838
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[29]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34118155355 −2415662728 −16292627 −1

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLWLDWWLLWWLLDWLDWLLWWLLDLDWLDLLDDW
Position126111210610111089109899899988101011111012121212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BORUSSIA-PARK
Attendance: 52,183
Referee: Felix Brych
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 2 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Hamburger SV Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Welz
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportHernández 60'Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) 4 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,097
Referee: Jochen Drees
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 5 Mainz 05 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: OPEL ARENA
Attendance: 25,274
Referee: Günter Perl
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 6 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportGinter  74'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 7 Werder Bremen 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 8 Bayer Leverkusen 0–3 1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Volland  6'Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,716
Referee: Bastian Dankert
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 9 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: VOLKSWAGEN ARENA
Attendance: 26,398
Referee: Tobias Stieler
5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) 10 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 Darmstadt 98 Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,941
Referee: Harm Osmers
18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) 11 Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,752
Referee: Felix Brych
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 12 Bayern Munich 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportÇalhanoğlu 35'Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 13 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Çalhanoğlu 60'Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,111
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
11 December 2016 (2016-12-11) 14 Schalke 04 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: VELTINS-Arena
Attendance: 60,821
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
18 December 2016 (2016-12-18) 15 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 FC Ingolstadt Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,075
Referee: Frank Willenborg
21 December 2016 (2016-12-21) 16 1. FC Köln 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
20:00 CET (UTC+1)Modeste 21'ReportWendell 44'Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) 17 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Hertha BSC Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,904
Referee: Tobias Stieler
28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) 18 Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,869
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
3 February 2017 (2017-02-03) 19 Hamburger SV 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)Papadopoulos 76'Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 45,653
Referee: Jochen Drees
11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) 20 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportGaćinović  36'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,882
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
17 February 2017 (2017-02-17) 21 FC Augsburg 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Harm Osmers
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 22 Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 Mainz 05 Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Bender  10'Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,086
Referee: Benjamin Brand
4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 23 Borussia Dortmund 6–2 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Attendance: 79,100
Referee: Christian Dingert
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) 24 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Stieler
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 25 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportVolland  23'Stadium: WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 28,117
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
2 April 2017 (2017-04-02) 26 Bayer Leverkusen 3–3 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,675
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 16,200
Referee: Benjamin Brand
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 28 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportWendell  58'Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 42,558
Referee: Robert Kampka
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) 29 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 Bayern Munich Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert
23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 30 SC Freiburg 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Felix Brych
28 April 2017 (2017-04-28) 31 Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Marco Fritz
6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) 32 FC Ingolstadt 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Ingolstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 14,351
Referee: Harm Osmers
13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) 33 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Günter Perl
20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) 34 Hertha BSC 2–6 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 55,617
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

DFB-Pokal

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21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) First round SC Hauenstein 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Pirmasens
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Monaco632197+211Advance to knockout phase
2 Bayer Leverkusen624084+410
3 Tottenham Hotspur62136607Transfer to Europa League
4 CSKA Moscow6033511−63
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v CSKA Moscow
14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 CSKA Moscow Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,459[30]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
v Bayer Leverkusen
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 2 Monaco 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Fontvieille, Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,100[31]
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
v Tottenham Hotspur
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) 3 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportLamela  25'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,887[32]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
v Bayer Leverkusen
2 November 2016 (2016-11-02) 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen London, England
19:45 GMT (UTC)
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
ReportKampl 65'Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,512[33]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
v Bayer Leverkusen
22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 5 CSKA Moscow 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Moscow, Russia
20:00 MSK (UTC+3)
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Arena CSKA
Attendance: 19,164[34]
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
v Monaco
7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) 6 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Monaco Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 21,928[35]
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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v Atlético Madrid
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) First leg Bayer Leverkusen 2–4 Atlético Madrid Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,300[36]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
v Bayer Leverkusen
15 March 2017 (2017-03-15) Second leg Atlético Madrid 0–0
(4–2 agg.)
Bayer Leverkusen Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 49,133[37]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  GERBernd Leno4103401060
28GK  AUTRamazan Özcan20001010
36GK  GERNiklas Lomb00000000
Defenders
4DF  GERJonathan Tah26116+312050
6DF  AUTAleksandar Dragović22015+401020
13DF  GERRoberto Hilbert80701000
16DF  CROTin Jedvaj22116+21102+10
18DF  BRAWendell37227+521040
21DF  TURÖmer Toprak3212511060
22DF  GERJoel Abu Hanna00000000
23DF  GERDanny da Costa401+200010
Midfielders
8MF  GERLars Bender120900030
10MF  TURHakan Çalhanoğlu22714+160+105+11
15MF  AUTJulian Baumgartlinger29019+301+102+30
19MF  GERJulian Brandt40426+73006+11
20MF  CHICharles Aránguiz35222+421+105+20
29MF  GERKai Havertz28415+940+101+20
30MF  GERSam Schreck00000000
35MF  UKRVladlen Yurchenko411+200011
38MF  GERKarim Bellarabi18414+221111
39MF  GERBenjamin Henrichs37027+20106+10
44MF  SVNKevin Kampl38228+212061
Forwards
7FW  MEXJavier Hernández351320+6112171
9FW  JAMLeon Bailey900+80000+10
11FW  GERStefan Kießling2446+144102+10
14FW  SUIAdmir Mehmedi30417+631+103+21
17FW  FINJoel Pohjanpalo1361+106000+20
31FW  GERKevin Volland30916+76222+31
Players transferred out during the season
27FW  AUSRobbie Kruse30001+100+10
32DF  GERLukas Boeder00000000

Last updated: 20 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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RankNo.PosNatNameBundesligaDFB-PokalUEFA CLTotal
17FW Javier Hernández111113
231FW Kevin Volland6219
310MF Hakan Çalhanoğlu6017
417FW Joel Pohjanpalo6006
511FW Stefan Kießling4004
14FW Admir Mehmedi3014
19MF Julian Brandt3014
29MF Kai Havertz4004
38MF Karim Bellarabi2114
1018DF Wendell2002
20MF Charles Aránguiz2002
44MF Kevin Kampl1012
134DF Jonathan Tah1001
16DF Tin Jedvaj1001
21DF Ömer Toprak1001
35MF Vladlen Yurchenko0011
Own goal0022
Totals5341067

Last updated: 20 May 2017

Clean sheets

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RankNo.PosNatNameBundesligaDFB-PokalUEFA CLTotal
11GK Bernd Leno6028
228GK Ramazan Özcan0011
Totals6039

Last updated: 15 April 2017

Disciplinary record

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No.Pos Nat PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalUEFA CLTotal
       
4DF Jonathan Tah100000100200
6DF Aleksandar Dragović100100100300
7FW Javier Hernández100200200500
8MF Lars Bender400000100500
9FW Leon Bailey100000000100
10MF Hakan Çalhanoğlu100000100200
13DF Roberto Hilbert200000000200
14FW Admir Mehmedi100000000100
15MF Julian Baumgartlinger100000000100
16DF Tin Jedvaj210100000310
18DF Wendell8101002001110
20MF Charles Aránguiz8001001001000
21DF Ömer Toprak500000100600
29MF Kai Havertz200000000200
31FW Kevin Volland301100000401
38MF Karim Bellarabi400000000400
39MF Benjamin Henrichs100000300400
44MF Kevin Kampl400000100500
Totals502170014007121

Last updated: 20 May 2017

References

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