2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season is the 114th season in the football club's history and 39th 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 are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is 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.

Bayer Leverkusen
2017–18 season
OwnerBayer AG
Managing directorMichael Schade
ManagerHeiko Herrlich
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Volland
(14 goals)
All:
Kevin Volland
(14 goals)
Highest home attendance30,210
Lowest home attendance24,326
Average home league attendance28,415
Biggest winLeverkusen 4–0 Freiburg
Gladbach 1–5 Leverkusen
Biggest defeatLeverkusen 2–6 Bayern
Dortmund 4–0 Leverkusen
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2018.

Kits
Home
Away
Third
Fourth


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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Bernd Leno (vice captain)
3 DF  GRE Panagiotis Retsos
4 DF  GER Jonathan Tah
5 DF  GER Sven Bender
8 MF  GER Lars Bender (captain)
9 FW  JAM Leon Bailey
10 FW  GER Julian Brandt
11 FW  GER Stefan Kießling
13 FW  ARG Lucas Alario
15 MF  AUT Julian Baumgartlinger
16 DF  CRO Tin Jedvaj
17 FW  FIN Joel Pohjanpalo
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  BRA Wendell
20 MF  CHI Charles Aránguiz
21 MF  GER Dominik Kohr
22 MF  UKR Vladlen Yurchenko
28 GK  AUT Ramazan Özcan
29 MF  GER Kai Havertz
30 MF  GER Sam Schreck
31 FW  GER Kevin Volland
36 GK  GER Niklas Lomb
37 MF  GER Marlon Frey
38 MF  GER Karim Bellarabi
39 DF  GER Benjamin Henrichs


Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 18 August 2017 12 May 2018 Matchday 1 34 15 10 9 58 44 +14 044.12
DFB-Pokal 11 August 2017 17 April 2018 First round Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 14 9 +5 080.00
Total 39 19 10 10 72 53 +19 048.72

Last updated: 21 May 2018

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga
Main article: 2017–18 Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 1899 Hoffenheim 34 15 10 9 66 48 +18 55 Qualification to 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 to Europa League group stage
6 RB Leipzig 34 15 8 11 57 53 +4 53 Qualification to 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 points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDLWLWDDWWDDWDWWDLWWDLWLWWLDWWLLDW
Position151417121410111298996954452225455455434555
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 (2017-08-18) 1Bayern Munich3–1Bayer LeverkusenMunich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Mehmedi  65' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 2Bayer Leverkusen2–21899 HoffenheimLeverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,106
Referee: Harm Osmers
9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3Mainz 053–1Bayer LeverkusenMainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Kohr  22' Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 24,876
Referee: Markus Schmidt
17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 4Bayer Leverkusen4–0SC FreiburgLeverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,232
Referee: Sven Jablonski
20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 5Hertha BSC2–1Bayer LeverkusenBerlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Brandt  84' Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 32,825
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 6Bayer Leverkusen3–0Hamburger SVLeverkusen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,601
Referee: Robert Kampka
29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) 7Schalke 041–1Bayer LeverkusenGelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Goretzka  34' Report Bailey  61' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,515
Referee: Guido Winkmann
15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 8Bayer Leverkusen2–2VfL WolfsburgLeverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,104
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 9Borussia Mönchengladbach1–5Bayer LeverkusenMönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Johnson  7' Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,053
Referee: Bastian Dankert
28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10Bayer Leverkusen2–11. FC KölnLeverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Guirassy  23' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11FC Augsburg1–1Bayer LeverkusenAugsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Danso  49' Report Volland  47' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 26,133
Referee: Christian Dingert
18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 12Bayer Leverkusen2–2RB LeipzigLeverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,218
Referee: Harm Osmers
25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13Eintracht Frankfurt0–1Bayer LeverkusenFrankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Volland  76' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14Bayer Leverkusen1–1Borussia DortmundLeverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Volland  30' Report Yarmolenko  73' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Robert Hartmann
8 December 2017 (2017-12-08) 15VfB Stuttgart0–2Bayer LeverkusenStuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,650
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) 16Bayer Leverkusen1–0Werder BremenLeverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Alario  11' Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,620
Referee: Tobias Stieler
17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) 17Hannover 964–4Bayer LeverkusenHanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 32,800
Referee: Sören Storks
12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) 18Bayer Leverkusen1–3Bayern MunichLeverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Volland  70' Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 191899 Hoffenheim1–4Bayer LeverkusenSinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Szalai  86' Report
Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 28,017
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 20Bayer Leverkusen2–0Mainz 05Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,471
Referee: Frank Willenborg
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21SC Freiburg0–0Bayer LeverkusenFreiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22Bayer Leverkusen0–2Hertha BSCLeverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,601
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23Hamburger SV1–2Bayer LeverkusenHamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Hahn  70' Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 45,691
Referee: Felix Brych
25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 24Bayer Leverkusen0–2Schalke 04Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert
3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25VfL Wolfsburg1–2Bayer LeverkusenWolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Mehmedi  79' Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,354
Referee: Felix Zwayer
10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26Bayer Leverkusen2–0Borussia MönchengladbachLeverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,809
Referee: Robert Hartmann
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 271. FC Köln2–0Bayer LeverkusenCologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28Bayer Leverkusen0–0FC AugsburgLeverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,831
Referee: Frank Willenborg
9 April 2018 (2018-04-09) 29RB Leipzig1–4Bayer LeverkusenLeipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sabitzer  17' Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 35,617
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 30Bayer Leverkusen4–1Eintracht FrankfurtLeverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Fabián  23' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Brych
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 31Borussia Dortmund4–0Bayer LeverkusenDortmund
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,360
Referee: Markus Schmidt
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32Bayer Leverkusen0–1VfB StuttgartLeverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Gentner  67' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Welz
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33Werder Bremen0–0Bayer LeverkusenBremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34Bayer Leverkusen3–2Hannover 96Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Guido Winkmann

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2017–18 DFB-Pokal
11 August 2017 (2017-08-11) First roundKarlsruher SC0–3 (a.e.t.)Bayer LeverkusenKarlsruhe
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 17,073
Referee: Robert Hartmann
24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Second roundBayer Leverkusen4–1Union BerlinLeverkusen
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 (2017-12-20) Round of 16Borussia Mönchengladbach0–1Bayer LeverkusenMönchengladbach
18:40 CET (UTC+1) Report Bailey  70' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 49,016
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
6 February 2018 (2018-02-06) Quarter-finalsBayer Leverkusen4–2 (a.e.t.)Werder BremenLeverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,653
Referee: Marco Fritz
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) Semi-finalsBayer Leverkusen2–6Bayern MunichLeverkusen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Siebert

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Bernd Leno 38033050
28 GK Ramazan Özcan 101000
36 GK Niklas Lomb 000000
Defenders
2 DF André Ramalho 300+3000
3 DF Panagiotis Retsos 28118+612+20
4 DF Jonathan Tah 33027+1050
5 DF Sven Bender 34229250
16 DF Tin Jedvaj 1006+4000
18 DF Wendell 30326241
39 DF Benjamin Henrichs 28011+1202+30
Midfielders
8 MF Lars Bender 24320+122+11
15 MF Julian Baumgartlinger 24117+5120
20 MF Charles Aránguiz 3122713+11
21 MF Dominik Kohr 32218+10141
22 MF Vladlen Yurchenko 000000
29 MF Kai Havertz 35422+834+11
30 MF Sam Schreck 000000
37 MF Marlon Frey 000000
38 MF Karim Bellarabi 29213+1113+21
Forwards
9 FW Leon Bailey 341225+592+23
10 FW Julian Brandt 391226+894+13
11 FW Stefan Kießling 800+8000
13 FW Lucas Alario 261017+691+21
17 FW Joel Pohjanpalo 820+710+11
31 FW Kevin Volland 351430+11440
Players transferred out during the season
6 DF Aleksandar Dragović 100+1000
14 MF Admir Mehmedi 1528+422+10
41 MF Kevin Kampl 100010

Last updated: 12 May 2018
Source: Competitions


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References
  1. "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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