2018–19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 2018–19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season was the 115th season in the football club's history and 40th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1979. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer Leverkusen also participated in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the second-tier continental cup, the UEFA Europa League. This was the 61st season for Leverkusen in the BayArena, located in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Bayer Leverkusen
2018–19 season
OwnerBayer AG
Managing directorMichael Schade
ManagerHeiko Herrlich
(until 23 December)
Peter Bosz
(from 4 January)
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kai Havertz
(17 goals)

All:
Kai Havertz
(19 goals)
Biggest winGladbach 0–5 Leverkusen
Leverkusen 6–1 Frankfurt
Biggest defeatLeverkusen 1–4 Hoffenheim
Leipzig 3–0 Leverkusen
Hoffenheim 4–1 Leverkusen

The season was the first since 2005-06 without Stefan Kießling, who retired after the 2017-18 season.

Players

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Squad information

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As of 11 February 2019[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  FINLukáš Hrádecký
3DF  GREPanagiotis Retsos
4DF  GERJonathan Tah
5MF  GERSven Bender
6DF  AUTAleksandar Dragović
7FW  BRAPaulinho
8MF  GERLars Bender (captain)
9FW  JAMLeon Bailey
10FW  GERJulian Brandt
11FW  SWEIsaac Kiese Thelin (on loan from Anderlecht)
13FW  ARGLucas Alario
15MF  AUTJulian Baumgartlinger (3rd captain)
16DF  CROTin Jedvaj
No.Pos. NationPlayer
17FW  FINJoel Pohjanpalo
18DF  BRAWendell
20MF  CHICharles Aránguiz
21MF  GERDominik Kohr
23DF  GERMitchell Weiser
24GK  GERThorsten Kirschbaum
28GK  AUTRamazan Özcan
29MF  GERKai Havertz
30MF  GERSam Schreck
31FW  GERKevin Volland (vice-captain)
33DF  GERJan Boller
35MF  POLAdrian Stanilewicz
38MF  GERKarim Bellarabi

Players out on loan

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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
GK  GERNiklas Lomb (at SV Sandhausen until 30 June 2019)
GK  POLTomasz Kucz (at Dunajská Streda until 30 June 2019)

Transfers

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No.PosPlayerFromTypeWindowEndsFeeSource
1GK Lukáš HrádeckýEintracht FrankfurtTransferSummer2023Free[2]
6DF Aleksandar Dragović Leicester CityLoan returnSummer2021Free[3]
7FW Paulinho Vasco da GamaTransferSummer2020€18,500,000[4]
23DF Mitchell WeiserHertha BSCTransferSummer2023€12,000,000[5]
24GK Thorsten Kirschbaum1. FC NürnbergTransferSummer2019Free
30FW Sam SchreckBayer Leverkusen U19Promoted to first teamSummer2021Free
32FW Jakub BednarczykBayer Leverkusen U19Promoted to first teamSummer2019Free
35FW Chinedu EkeneBayer Leverkusen U19Promoted to first teamSummer2019Free
40GK Tomasz KuczBayer Leverkusen U19Promoted to first teamSummer2019Free
FW Dennis MbayBayer Leverkusen U19Promoted to first teamSummer2019Free
No.PosPlayerToTypeWindowFeeSource
1GK Bernd Leno ArsenalTransferSummer€25,000,000[6]
11FW Stefan KießlingRetiredReleasedSummerFree[7]
22MF Vladlen YurchenkoReleasedSummerFree[8]
36GK Niklas LombSV SandhausenLoanSummerFree
37MF Marlon FreyReleasedSummerFree[8]

Friendly matches

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  Win  Draw  Loss

v Twente
8 January 2019 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Twente Leverkusen, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: BayArena

Competitions

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Overview

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CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bundesliga25 August 201818 May 2019Matchday 134184126952+17052.94
DFB-Pokal18 August 20185 February 2019First roundRound of 16320172+5066.67
Europa League20 September 201821 February 2019Group stageRound of 3284311710+7050.00
Total45247149364+29053.33

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
2Borussia Dortmund3423748144+3776Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3RB Leipzig3419966329+3466
4Bayer Leverkusen34184126952+1758
5Borussia Mönchengladbach34167115542+1355Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6VfL Wolfsburg34167116250+1255
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[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34184126952 +17589263225 +79263727 +10

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLLLWWLDDWLLWDWLWWLWWWWLWLLLLWWWWDW
Position161618151114141312131312111111109109765766679876554
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Bailey 24'ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,247
Referee: Sven Jablonski
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3 Bayern Munich 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportWendell 5' (pen.)Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
23 September 2018 (2018-09-23) 4 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Mainz 05 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Havertz 62'ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,473
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Düsseldorf
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)Hennings 90+4' (pen.)ReportVolland 50', 60'Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 40,046
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6 Bayer Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Brych
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 7 SC Freiburg 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,800
Referee: Bastian Dankert
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 Hannover 96 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,435
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) 9 Werder Bremen 2–6 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 40,400
Referee: Marco Fritz
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 10 Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Bellarabi 30'Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,589
Referee: Tobias Stieler
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) 11 RB Leipzig 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 36,155
Referee: Martin Petersen
23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) 12 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)Volland 76', 83'ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,632
Referee: Robert Schröder
3 December 2018 (2018-12-03) 13 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Nuremberg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)Margreitter 57'ReportHavertz 29'Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 32,238
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 14 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Alario 75'ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,558
Referee: Bastian Dankert
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) 15 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Frankfurt
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportBellarabi 65'Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Felix Brych
19 December 2018 (2018-12-19) 16 Schalke 04 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)Wright 45+2'ReportStadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,548
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Hertha BSC Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportTorunarigha 26'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,647
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportPléa 37'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,628
Referee: Daniel Siebert
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 21,736
Referee: Felix Zwayer
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Bayern Munich Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportGoretzka 41'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Stieler
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08) 21 Mainz 05 1–5 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)Quaison 9'Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 21,905
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) 22 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,717
Referee: Markus Schmidt
24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 23 Borussia Dortmund 3–2 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,029
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 24 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,607
Referee: Guido Winkmann
10 March 2019 (2019-03-10) 25 Hannover 96 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Hanover
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 33,800
Referee: Sören Storks
17 March 2019 (2019-03-17) 26 Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)Bailey 75'Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29) 27 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportVolland 17'Stadium: PreZero Arena
Attendance: 28,350
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28 Bayer Leverkusen 2–4 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Havertz 11' (pen.), 23'ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,845
Referee: Tobias Welz
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 29 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportHavertz 64' (pen.)Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 53,657
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,405
Referee: Guido Winkmann
26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) 31 FC Augsburg 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)Danso 12'Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,404
Referee: Frank Willenborg
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 32 Bayer Leverkusen 6–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportKostić 14'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Robert Hartmann
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Havertz 31'ReportBurgstaller 47'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 Hertha BSC 1–5 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)Lazaro 34'Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 59,287
Referee: Marco Fritz

DFB-Pokal

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18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) First round 1. CfR Pforzheim 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Pforzheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportAlario 27' (pen.)Stadium: Stadion Holzhof
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Frank Willenborg
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Round of 16 1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Heidenheim
18:30 CET (UTC+1)ReportBrandt 44'Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Robert Hartmann

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Bayer Leverkusen6411169+713Advance to knockout phase
2 Zürich631276+110
3 AEK Larnaca6123612−65
4 Ludogorets Razgrad604257−24
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v Bayer Leverkusen
20 September 2018 (2018-09-20) 1 Ludogorets Razgrad 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Razgrad, Bulgaria
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ludogorets Arena
Attendance: 8,240[11]
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)
v AEK Larnaca
4 October 2018 (2018-10-04) 2 Bayer Leverkusen 4–2 AEK Larnaca Leverkusen, Germany
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,354[12]
Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi (Ukraine)
v Bayer Leverkusen
25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) 3 Zürich 3–2 Bayer Leverkusen Zürich, Switzerland
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)ReportBellarabi 50', 54'Stadium: Letzigrund
Attendance: 12,427[13]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
v Zürich
8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) 4 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Zürich Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Jedvaj 60'ReportStadium: BayArena
Attendance: 16,179[14]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
v Ludogorets Razgrad
29 November 2018 (2018-11-29) 5 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Ludogorets Razgrad Leverkusen, Germany
18:55 CET (UTC+1)Weiser 85'ReportMarcelinho 69'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 16,066[15]
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
v Bayer Leverkusen
13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) 6 AEK Larnaca 1–5 Bayer Leverkusen Nicosia, Cyprus
22:00 EET (UTC+2)
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Català 26'Report
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 1,584[16]
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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v Bayer Leverkusen
14 February 2019 (2019-02-14) First leg Krasnodar 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Krasnodar, Russia
20:55 MSK (UTC+3)
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Krasnodar Stadium
Attendance: 34,827[17]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
v Krasnodar
21 February 2019 (2019-02-21) Second leg Bayer Leverkusen 1–1
(1–1a agg.)
Krasnodar Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Aránguiz 87'ReportSuleymanov 84'Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 16,084[18]
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalBundesligaDFB-PokalEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  FINLukáš Hrádecký4003202060
24GK  GERThorsten Kirschbaum10000010
28GK  AUTRamazan Özcan40201010
Defenders
3DF  GREPanagiotis Retsos10000010
4DF  GERJonathan Tah3833332030
6DF  AUTAleksandar Dragović29214+52207+10
16DF  CROTin Jedvaj21213+301+112+11
18DF  BRAWendell39225+323080
23DF  GERMitchell Weiser41222+81307+11
Midfielders
5MF  GERSven Bender32025+202030
8MF  GERLars Bender27118+21203+20
15MF  AUTJulian Baumgartlinger27016+50202+20
20MF  CHICharles Aránguiz29322+221041
21MF  GERDominik Kohr25210+800+2052
29MF  GERKai Havertz422033+117205+13
30MF  GERSam Schreck20000020
36MF  GERAdrian Stanilewicz1000000+10
38MF  GERKarim Bellarabi24914+551+1232
Forwards
7FW  BRAPaulinho2110+1501+103+11
9FW  JAMLeon Bailey39521+851+106+20
10FW  GERJulian Brandt431030+37325+21
11FW  SWEIsaac Kiese Thelin1411+500+204+21
13FW  ARGLucas Alario361411+169214+34
17FW  FINJoel Pohjanpalo00000000
31FW  GERKevin Volland421532+2142+113+20
Players transferred out during the season
22MF  UKRVladlen Yurchenko00000000
32MF  POLJakub Bednarczyk1000000+10

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

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