2022–23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
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2022–23 season | ||||
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Owner | Bayer AG | |||
Administration | Fernando Carro (CEO) Rudi Völler (Managing Director Sports) | |||
Head coach | Gerardo Seoane (until 5 October) Xabi Alonso (from 5 October) | |||
Stadium | BayArena | |||
Bundesliga | 6th | |||
DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
UEFA Europa League | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Moussa Diaby (9) All: Moussa Diaby (14) | |||
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The 2022–23 season was the 119th season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and their 44th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 2 April 2023[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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Players out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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23 | FW | Adam Hložek | Sparta Prague | €13,000,000 | 1 July 2022 | [2] |
17 | FW | Callum Hudson-Odoi | Chelsea | Loan | 30 August 2022 | [3] |
18 | DF | Noah Mbamba | Club Brugge | €100,000 | 14 January 2023 | [4] |
28 | GK | Patrick Pentz | Reims | Undisclosed | 27 January 2023 | [5] |
MF | Gustavo Puerta | Bogotá | €2,000,000 | 31 January 2023 | [6] |
Out[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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13 | FW | Lucas Alario | Eintracht Frankfurt | €6,000,000 | 1 July 2022 | [7] |
15 | MF | Julian Baumgartlinger | FC Augsburg | Free | ||
21 | GK | Lennart Grill | Union Berlin | Loan | [8] | |
DF | Sadik Fofana | 1. FC Nürnberg | Loan | 2 July 2022 | [9] | |
23 | DF | Mitchell Weiser | Werder Bremen | Free | 15 July 2022 | [10] |
17 | FW | Joel Pohjanpalo | Venezia | €2,500,000 | 19 August 2022 | [11] |
28 | FW | Iker Bravo | Real Madrid | Loan | 29 August 2022 | [12] |
7 | FW | Paulinho | Atlético Mineiro | Loan | 1 January 2023 | [13] |
MF | Gustavo Puerta | 1. FC Nürnberg | Loan | 31 January 2023 | [6] | |
29 | MF | Zidan Sertdemir | Nordsjaelland | Undisclosed | [14] | |
20 | MF | Charles Aránguiz | Internacional | Free | 2 April 2023 | [15] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
9 July 2022 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 6–1 | MSV Duisburg | Velbert |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Nico Fuchs |
17 July 2022 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | Panathinaikos | Zell am See, Austria |
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Stefan Eder (Austria) |
21 July 2022 Friendly | Udinese | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Zell am See, Austria |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Samuel Sampl (Austria) |
16 November 2022 Friendly | St. Louis City SC 2 | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | St. Louis, United States |
21:00 CST (UTC−6) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Jervis Atagana (United States) |
10 December 2022 Friendly | Rangers | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Glasgow, Scotland |
12:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 26,192 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland) |
17 December 2022 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Zürich | Leverkusen, Germany |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany) |
7 January 2023 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Venezia | Leverkusen, Germany |
15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Mitja Stegemann (Germany) |
15 January 2023 Friendly | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Copenhagen | Leverkusen, Germany |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 8,096 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Germany) |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 6 August 2022 | 27 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 41.18 |
DFB-Pokal | 30 July 2022 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 | |
UEFA Champions League | 7 September 2022 | 1 November 2022 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 16.67 |
UEFA Europa League | 16 February 2023 | 18 May 2023 | Knockout round play-offs | Semi-finals | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 50.00 |
Total | 49 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 38.78 |
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
5 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 50 | |
7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a] |
8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 49 |
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.[16]
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, 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 Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary[edit]
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 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | −4 |
Source: DFB
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[17]
6 August 2022 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Felix Brych |
13 August 2022 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,903 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
20 August 2022 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
27 August 2022 4 | Mainz 05 | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Christian Dingert |
3 September 2022 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,853 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
10 September 2022 6 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 40,643 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
17 September 2022 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz |
30 September 2022 8 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
8 October 2022 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
15 October 2022 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Frankfurt |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 49,700 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
22 October 2022 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,294 Referee: Felix Brych |
29 October 2022 12 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leipzig |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,598 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
6 November 2022 13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5–0 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Schröder |
9 November 2022 14 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
12 November 2022 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
22 January 2023 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,336 Referee: Harm Osmers |
25 January 2023 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Leverkusen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,820 Referee: Timo Gerach |
29 January 2023 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz |
3 February 2023 19 | FC Augsburg | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,318 Referee: Marco Fritz |
11 February 2023 20 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 20,619 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
19 February 2023 21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
19:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,002 Referee: Robert Schröder |
26 February 2023 22 | SC Freiburg | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
5 March 2023 23 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Hertha BSC | Leverkusen |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
12 March 2023 24 | Werder Bremen | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
19 March 2023 25 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
1 April 2023 26 | Schalke 04 | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
8 April 2023 27 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
16 April 2023 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,137 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
23 April 2023 29 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,085 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
29 April 2023 30 | Union Berlin | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz |
5 May 2023 31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
14 May 2023 32 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,300 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
21 May 2023 33 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leverkusen |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
27 May 2023 34 | VfL Bochum | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bochum |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
DFB-Pokal[edit]
30 July 2022 First round | SV Elversberg | 4–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Spiesen-Elversberg |
15:31 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Martin Petersen |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | BRU | LEV | ATM | |
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1 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5[a] | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5[a] | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
7 September 2022 1 | Club Brugge | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bruges, Belgium |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,235 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
13 September 2022 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Leverkusen, Germany |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,825 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
4 October 2022 3 | Porto | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Porto, Portugal |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,399 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
12 October 2022 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–3 | Porto | Leverkusen, Germany |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
26 October 2022 5 | Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Attendance: 63,803 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
1 November 2022 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | Club Brugge | Leverkusen, Germany |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Knockout phase[edit]
Knockout round play-offs[edit]
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.
16 February 2023 First leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | Monaco | Leverkusen, Germany |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,864 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
23 February 2023 Second leg | Monaco | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (3–5 p) | Bayer Leverkusen | Monaco |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain) | |
Penalties | ||||
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