2022–23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2022–23 season
OwnerBayer AG
AdministrationFernando Carro (CEO)
Rudi Völler (Managing Director Sports)
Head coachGerardo Seoane
(until 5 October)
Xabi Alonso
(from 5 October)
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalFirst round
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Moussa Diaby (9)

All:
Moussa Diaby (14)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Lukas Hradecky (captain)
3 DF Ecuador ECU Piero Hincapié
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah (3rd captain)
5 DF Netherlands NED Mitchel Bakker
6 DF Ivory Coast CIV Odilon Kossounou
8 MF Germany GER Robert Andrich
9 FW Iran IRN Sardar Azmoun
10 MF Germany GER Kerem Demirbay
11 MF Germany GER Nadiem Amiri
12 DF Burkina Faso BFA Edmond Tapsoba
14 FW Czech Republic CZE Patrik Schick
18 DF Belgium BEL Noah Mbamba
19 FW France FRA Moussa Diaby
17 FW England ENG Callum Hudson-Odoi (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW France FRA Amine Adli
22 DF Netherlands NED Daley Sinkgraven
23 FW Czech Republic CZE Adam Hložek
24 DF Netherlands NED Timothy Fosu-Mensah
25 MF Argentina ARG Exequiel Palacios
27 MF Germany GER Florian Wirtz
28 GK Austria AUT Patrick Pentz
30 DF Netherlands NED Jeremie Frimpong
32 MF Morocco MAR Ayman Azhil
35 MF Germany GER Joshua Eze
36 GK Germany GER Niklas Lomb
38 FW Germany GER Karim Bellarabi
40 GK Russia RUS Andrey Lunyov

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Iker Bravo (at Real Madrid until 30 June 2023)
DF Togo TOG Sadik Fofana (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)
GK Germany GER Lennart Grill (at Union Berlin until 30 June 2023)
FW Brazil BRA Paulinho (at Atlético Mineiro until 30 June 2023)
MF Colombia COL Gustavo Puerta (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
23 FW Czech Republic Adam Hložek Czech Republic Sparta Prague €13,000,000 1 July 2022 [2]
17 FW England Callum Hudson-Odoi England Chelsea Loan 30 August 2022 [3]
18 DF Belgium Noah Mbamba Belgium Club Brugge €100,000 14 January 2023 [4]
28 GK Austria Patrick Pentz France Reims Undisclosed 27 January 2023 [5]
MF Colombia Gustavo Puerta Colombia Bogotá €2,000,000 31 January 2023 [6]

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
13 FW Argentina Lucas Alario Germany Eintracht Frankfurt €6,000,000 1 July 2022 [7]
15 MF Austria Julian Baumgartlinger Germany FC Augsburg Free
21 GK Germany Lennart Grill Germany Union Berlin Loan [8]
DF Togo Sadik Fofana Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Loan 2 July 2022 [9]
23 DF Germany Mitchell Weiser Germany Werder Bremen Free 15 July 2022 [10]
17 FW Finland Joel Pohjanpalo Italy Venezia €2,500,000 19 August 2022 [11]
28 FW Spain Iker Bravo Spain Real Madrid Loan 29 August 2022 [12]
7 FW Brazil Paulinho Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 1 January 2023 [13]
MF Colombia Gustavo Puerta Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Loan 31 January 2023 [6]
29 MF Denmark Zidan Sertdemir Denmark Nordsjaelland Undisclosed [14]
20 MF Chile Charles Aránguiz Brazil Internacional Free 2 April 2023 [15]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6–1 Germany MSV Duisburg Velbert
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: IMS Arena
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Nico Fuchs
17 July 2022 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 0–0 Greece 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 Italy 1–2 Germany 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 United States 0–3 Germany 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 Scotland 3–0 Germany 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 Germany 4–1 Switzerland Zürich Leverkusen, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany)
7 January 2023 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–1 Italy Venezia Leverkusen, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Mitja Stegemann (Germany)
15 January 2023 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–0 Denmark 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
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 6 August 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 6th 34 14 8 12 57 49 +8 041.18
DFB-Pokal 30 July 2022 First round First round 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 7 September 2022 1 November 2022 Group stage Group stage 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 016.67
UEFA Europa League 16 February 2023 18 May 2023 Knockout round play-offs Semi-finals 8 4 2 2 14 8 +6 050.00
Total 49 19 12 18 78 69 +9 038.78

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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.[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
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]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLWLDDLWLDLWWWWWLLWLDWWWWWDWDLDDL
Position1318171314171517151615161413129891081011998766666766
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
1 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Advance to knockout phase 0–4 2–0 2–1
2 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 0–4 1–0 2–0
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5[a] Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–0 2–0
4 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5[a] 2–1 0–0 2–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Bayer Leverkusen 4, Atlético Madrid 1.
7 September 2022 1 Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Germany 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 Germany 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,825
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
4 October 2022 3 Porto Portugal 2–0 Germany 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 Germany 0–3 Portugal Porto Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
26 October 2022 5 Atlético Madrid Spain 2–2 Germany 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 Germany 0–0 Belgium 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 Germany 2–3 France Monaco Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,864
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
23 February 2023 Second leg Monaco France 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–5 agg.)
(3–5 p)
Germany Bayer Leverkusen Monaco
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,504
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
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