2023–24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 2023–24 season was Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 120th season in existence and 45th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2023–24 season
Administration	Fernando Carro (CEO) Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach	Xabi Alonso
Stadium	BayArena
Bundesliga	1st
DFB-Pokal	Winners
UEFA Europa League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Victor Boniface (14) All: Victor Boniface (21)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Following a 5–0 victory over Werder Bremen on 14 April 2024, Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga title for the first time in the club's history.^[1][2] It also marked the club's first major trophy since 1993.^[3][4] In addition, they became the first team in history to win the Bundesliga without losing a single match, finishing the competition with 28 wins and 6 draws.^[5][6]

On 9 May 2024, following a 2–2 draw against Roma in the Europa League semi-final second leg, the club set a new European record for consecutive competitive matches without a loss (49), breaking Benfica's record of 48 games unbeaten set between 1963 and 1965.^[7][2][8][9] In the pursuit of achieving this record, the club succeeded in netting 17 goals during stoppage time and 34 goals from the 80th minute onwards,^[10][11] encompassing crucial last-minute match winners or equalizers.^[12][13][14] However, Leverkusen's unbeaten run would end at 51 matches, following a 3–0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League final on 22 May.^[15]

On 25 May, Leverkusen won the DFB-Pokal final against Kaiserslautern and completed an undefeated domestic double, finishing their campaign with just one defeat in 53 competitive matches.^[16][17]

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2024^[18]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FIN Lukas Hradecky (captain) 2 DF  CRO Josip Stanišić (on loan from Bayern Munich) 3 DF  ECU Piero Hincapié 4 DF  GER Jonathan Tah (vice-captain) 6 DF  CIV Odilon Kossounou 7 MF  GER Jonas Hofmann 8 MF  GER Robert Andrich 9 FW  ESP Borja Iglesias (on loan from Real Betis) 10 MF  GER Florian Wirtz 12 DF  BFA Edmond Tapsoba 13 DF  BRA Arthur 14 FW  CZE Patrik Schick 17 GK  CZE Matěj Kovář 18 MF  BEL Noah Mbamba

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  NGA Nathan Tella 20 DF  ESP Álex Grimaldo 21 MF  MAR Amine Adli 22 FW  NGA Victor Boniface 23 FW  CZE Adam Hložek 24 DF  NED Timothy Fosu-Mensah 25 MF  ARG Exequiel Palacios 30 DF  NED Jeremie Frimpong 31 DF  BEL Madi Monamay 32 MF  COL Gustavo Puerta 34 MF  SUI Granit Xhaka 36 GK  GER Niklas Lomb 38 FW  GER Ken Izekor 47 MF  MAR Ayman Aourir

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  AUT Patrick Pentz (at Brøndby until 30 June 2024) — DF  TOG Sadik Fofana (at Fortuna Sittard until 30 June 2024) — MF  SWE Jardell Kanga (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Iker Bravo (at Real Madrid Castilla until 30 June 2024) — FW  IRN Sardar Azmoun (at Roma until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Álex Grimaldo	Benfica	Free	1 July 2023	[19]
DF	Arthur	América Mineiro	€7,000,000		[20]
MF	Jonas Hofmann	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€10,000,000	5 July 2023	[21]
MF	Granit Xhaka	Arsenal	€25,000,000	6 July 2023	[22]
FW	Victor Boniface	Union Saint-Gilloise	€20,000,000	22 July 2023	[23]
GK	Matěj Kovář	Manchester United	€5,000,000	15 August 2023	[24]
DF	Josip Stanišić	Bayern Munich	Loan	20 August 2023	[25]
MF	Nathan Tella	Southampton	€23,300,000	27 August 2023	[26]
FW	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis	Loan	27 January 2024	[27]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Ayman Azhil	Borussia Dortmund II	Free	1 July 2023
FW	Karim Bellarabi	Free agent	Free
GK	Lennart Grill	Union Berlin	Undisclosed		[28]
GK	Andrey Lunyov	Qarabağ	Free
FW	Paulinho	Atlético Mineiro	Free		[29]
DF	Daley Sinkgraven	Las Palmas	Free
DF	Mitchel Bakker	Atalanta	€10,000,000	7 July 2023	[30]
FW	Moussa Diaby	Aston Villa	€55,000,000	22 July 2023	[31]
MF	Sadik Fofana	Fortuna Sittard	Loan	25 July 2023	[32]
MF	Kerem Demirbay	Galatasaray	€3,700,000	3 August 2023	[33]
MF	Joshua Eze	Fortuna Köln	Free	4 August 2023	[34]
GK	Patrick Pentz	Brøndby	Loan	18 August 2023	[35]
FW	Sardar Azmoun	Roma	Loan	26 August 2023	[36]
MF	Nadiem Amiri	Mainz 05	€1,000,000	31 January 2024	[37]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bayer Leverkusen v SC Paderborn

21 July 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	SC Paderborn	Velbert
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Azmoun 40'	Report	Musliu  32' Muslija 45' Bilbija 58'	Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 1,890 Referee: Nico Fuchs

Real Sociedad v Bayer Leverkusen

29 July 2023 Friendly	Real Sociedad	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	San Sebastián, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 42'	Report	Puerta  37' Marsenic  90+1'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Igor Galech Apezteguía (Spain)

Marseille v Bayer Leverkusen

2 August 2023 Friendly	Marseille	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Marseille, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Touré  71' Mughe 79'	Report	Tah 15' Amiri 40' Münz  64'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Gaël Angoula (France)

Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham United

5 August 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	West Ham United	Leverkusen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hofmann 4' Kehrer 24' (o.g.) Boniface 38' Andrich 70' (pen.)	Report	Zouma  8' Paquetá  21' Coventry  83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,325 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

Bayer Leverkusen v Alemannia Aachen

7 September 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–2	Alemannia Aachen	Leverkusen
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Amiri 11' Hanraths 15' (o.g.) Mensah 19' Puerta 25'	Report	Heinz 77' Baum 81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 500

Bayer Leverkusen v Venezia

7 January 2024 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	Venezia	Leverkusen
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hložek 16', 20' Schick 33' Hofmann 54'	Report	Ellertsson  28' Olivieri 78'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 12,796 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	19 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1	Winners	34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	082.35
DFB-Pokal	12 August 2023	25 May 2024	First round	Winners	6	6	0	0	24	5	+19	100.00
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	22 May 2024	Group stage	Runners-up	13	9	3	1	31	13	+18	069.23
Total					53	43	9	1	144	42	+102	081.13

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2023–24 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayer Leverkusen (C)	34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	90	Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a]
2	VfB Stuttgart	34	23	4	7	78	39	+39	73
3	Bayern Munich	34	23	3	8	94	45	+49	72
4	RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	77	39	+38	65
5	Borussia Dortmund	34	18	9	7	68	43	+25	63

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.^[38]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The Bundesliga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Germany finishing as one of the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2023–24.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	28	6	0	89	24	+65	90	14	3	0	47	11	+36	14	3	0	42	13	+29

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	5	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	10	13	16	19	22	25	28	31	34	35	36	39	42	45	48	49	52	55	58	61	64	67	70	73	76	79	80	81	84	87	90

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[39][40]

Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig

19 August 2023 1	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frimpong 24' Tah 35' Wirtz 64' Boniface  69'	Report	Olmo 39' Seiwald  62' Openda 71' Lukeba  81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,464 Referee: Felix Brych

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen

26 August 2023 2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Čvančara  45+3' Itakura  45+5'	Report	Boniface  16', 18', 53' Frimpong  45+3' Tah  45+4', 45+6'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Christian Dingert

Bayer Leverkusen v Darmstadt 98

2 September 2023 3	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	Darmstadt 98	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 21', 61' Tah  24' Palacios  27', 49' Xhaka  31' Hofmann 67' Hložek 83'	Report	Vilhelmsson 25',  53' Klarer  80'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,653 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

15 September 2023 4	Bayern Munich	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kane 7' Goretzka 86'	Report	Grimaldo 24' Hofmann  34' Wirtz  47' Tapsoba  69' Palacios 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Heidenheim

24 September 2023 5	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 9', 74' (pen.) Palacios  31' Hofmann 63' Adli 82'	Report	Theuerkauf  37' Dinkçi 58'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,557 Referee: Christian Dingert

Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen

30 September 2023 6	Mainz 05	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Fernandes  58' Gruda  75' Richter  90+2' Barreiro  90+4'	Report	Xhaka  4' Van den Berg 18' (o.g.) Grimaldo 59' Hofmann 65'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln

8 October 2023 7	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	1. FC Köln	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hofmann 22' Frimpong  23', 32' Tapsoba  45+4' Tah  61' Boniface 67'	Report	Baumgart  24'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

21 October 2023 8	VfL Wolfsburg	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnold  36' Lacroix 41' Baku  45' Mæhle  65'	Report	Frimpong 13' Palacios  37' Xhaka  55' Adli  56' Grimaldo 62' Hofmann  74' Tapsoba  86'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee: Marco Fritz

Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg

29 October 2023 9	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	SC Freiburg	Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 36' Hofmann 60'	Report	Kübler  14' Gulde 70' Höler  90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1899 Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

4 November 2023 10	1899 Hoffenheim	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Hoffenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weghorst  45+3', 58' Kabak  48' Stach 56' Prömel  60'	Report	Wirtz 9' Grimaldo 45+1', 70' Hradecky  72' Tah  81'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

12 November 2023 11	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grimaldo 23' Kossounou 57' Tah 73' Tella 83'	Report	Rönnow  74'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,387 Referee: Timo Gerach

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen

25 November 2023 12	Werder Bremen	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bittencourt  14' Friedl  36' Deman  54'	Report	Deman 9' (o.g.) Frimpong 43' Grimaldo 76',  76'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen

Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund

3 December 2023 13	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Frimpong  12' Palacios  74' Boniface 74' Kossounou  90+1'	Report	Ryerson 5' Hummels  77' Wolf  90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen

10 December 2023 14	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Führich 40' Karazor  65'	Report	Kossounou  6' Wirtz 47'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,500 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt

17 December 2023 15	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios  12' Boniface 14' Frimpong 51' Wirtz 57'	Report	Götze  33' Pacho  90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Christian Dingert

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Bochum

20 December 2023 16	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 30' (pen.), 32', 45+1' Boniface 69'	Report	Mašović  39' Schlotterbeck  51'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager

FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

13 January 2024 17	FC Augsburg	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vargas  18' Iago  19' Dorsch  44'	Report	Hofmann  45+1' Palacios 90+4'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,055 Referee: Sven Jablonski

RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen

20 January 2024 18	RB Leipzig	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Simons 7',  71' Openda 56' Schlager  87'	Report	Tah  12', 63' Stanišić  38' Tella 47' Wirtz  66' Hincapié 90+1'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,529 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

27 January 2024 19	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Xhaka  47' Schick  66' Stanišić  74'	Report	Weigl  81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Darmstadt 98 v Bayer Leverkusen

3 February 2024 20	Darmstadt 98	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zimmermann  49' Franjić  68'	Report	Andrich  7' Tella 33', 52' Hložek  74'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich

10 February 2024 21	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stanišić 18' Grimaldo 50' Tapsoba  64' Adli  77' Hradecky  83' Frimpong 90+5'	Report	Boey  36' Goretzka  62'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

1. FC Heidenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

17 February 2024 22	1. FC Heidenheim	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Föhrenbach  27' Gimber  32' Kleindienst 87'	Report	Frimpong 45+2' Adli 81' Andrich  90+2'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05

23 February 2024 23	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Mainz 05	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Xhaka 3' Frimpong  45+1' Tah  49' Andrich 68' Wirtz  74'	Report	Kohr 7',  52' Onisiwo  42' Zentner  54' Caci  66' Ngankam  80' Mwene  85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Timo Gerach

1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen

3 March 2024 24	1. FC Köln	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Thielmann  14' Ljubičić  16' Martel  30'	Report	Frimpong  23', 38' Stanišić  59' Grimaldo 73'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg

10 March 2024 25	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tella 37' Adli  80' Wirtz 86'	Report	Gerhardt  7' Jenz  12'  28'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,314 Referee: Daniel Siebert

SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen

17 March 2024 26	SC Freiburg	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dōan 10' Höfler  72' Keitel 79'	Report	Wirtz 2' Hložek 40' Schick 53'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bayer Leverkusen v 1899 Hoffenheim

30 March 2024 27	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Andrich 88' Schick 90+1'	Report	Drexler  19' Beier 33'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen

6 April 2024 28	Union Berlin	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gosens  9'  45+3' Tousart  37'	Report	Wirtz 45+8' (pen.) Adli  64' Andrich  82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen

14 April 2024 29	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 25' (pen.) Adli  31' Hincapié  47' Xhaka 60' Wirtz 68', 83', 90'	Report	Bittencourt  47'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Harm Osmers

Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen

21 April 2024 30	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Maatsen  37' Can  45+2' Füllkrug  45+3', 81' Schlotterbeck  88'	Report	Tella  28' Frimpong  88' Xhaka  90+1' Stanišić 90+7'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart

27 April 2024 31	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Palacios  31' Kossounou  41' Andrich  58', 90+6' Adli 61' Hincapié  84'	Report	Undav  42', 57' Führich 47' Millot  69' Mittelstädt  77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen

5 May 2024 32	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–5	Bayer Leverkusen	Frankfurt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekitike 32'	Report	Xhaka 12' Schick 44' Palacios 58' (pen.) Frimpong 77' Boniface 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen

12 May 2024 33	VfL Bochum	0–5	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Passlack  15' Schlotterbeck  45+1' Ordets  63'	Report	Tella  27' Schick 41' Boniface 45+2' (pen.) Adli 76' Stanišić 86' Grimaldo 90+3'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg

18 May 2024 34	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 12' Andrich 27'	Report	Kömür 62' Uduokhai  82'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

DFB-Pokal

Source:^[40]

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal

Teutonia Ottensen v Bayer Leverkusen

12 August 2023 First round	Teutonia Ottensen	0–8	Bayer Leverkusen	Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Maiolo  28'	Report	Tapsoba 16' Boniface 42' Wirtz 45+1' Adli 59' (pen.) Frimpong 67' Hložek 74', 89',  86' Hofmann 81'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Tom Bauer
Note: The match took place at the Millerntor-Stadion instead of Teutonia Ottensen's home stadium, the Stadion Hoheluft in Ottensen.

SV Sandhausen v Bayer Leverkusen

1 November 2023 Second round	SV Sandhausen	2–5	Bayer Leverkusen	Sandhausen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fuchs  20' Evina  49' Ehlich 50' Ben Balla 57'	Report	Palacios 21' (pen.),  28' Tah 54' Grimaldo  71' Hložek  76', 85' Adli 88', 90+2'	Stadium: GP Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Richard Hempel

Bayer Leverkusen v SC Paderborn

6 December 2023 Round of 16	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	SC Paderborn	Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Boniface 12' Palacios 28' Schick 87'	Report	Bilbija  44' Klaas 83' Kinsombi  85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,249 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart

6 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Andrich  18', 50' Frimpong  34' Adli 66' Tah 90'	Report	Anton 11' Mittelstädt  25' Führich 58'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Bayer Leverkusen v Fortuna Düsseldorf

3 April 2024 Semi-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Leverkusen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Frimpong 7' Adli 20' Wirtz 36', 60' (pen.)	Report	Tzolis  37'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Christian Dingert

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen

25 May 2024 Final	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elvedi  86' Klement  90+6'	Report	Kossounou  3'  44' Xhaka 17' Hradecky  90+7'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,322 Referee: Bastian Dankert

UEFA Europa League

Source:^[40]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group H

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEV	QAR	MOL	HAC
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	6	0	0	19	3	+16	18	Advance to round of 16		—	5–1	5–1	4–0
2	Qarabağ	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs		0–1	—	1–0	2–1
3	Molde	6	2	1	3	12	12	0	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League		1–2	2–2	—	5–1
4	BK Häcken	6	0	0	6	3	17	−14	0			0–2	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Bayer Leverkusen v BK Häcken

21 September 2023 1	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	BK Häcken	Leverkusen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 10' Adli 16' Tapsoba  30' Boniface 66' Hofmann 70'	Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,402 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Molde v Bayer Leverkusen

5 October 2023 2	Molde	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Molde, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Eriksen  42' Løvik  67' Breivik 87'	Report	Frimpong 14' Tella 18'	Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 8,190 Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Bayer Leverkusen v Qarabağ

26 October 2023 3	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	Qarabağ	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 6',  15' Grimaldo 29', 55' Boniface 36' Andrich  43' Tapsoba 57'	Report	Bayramov 16' (pen.) Andrade  19' Romão  45+1' Cafarguliyev  77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,039 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Qarabağ v Bayer Leverkusen

9 November 2023 4	Qarabağ	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Medina  25' Vešović  35' Romão  69' Gugeshashvili  90+3'	Report	Wirtz  68' Xhaka  69' Boniface 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,005 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

BK Häcken v Bayer Leverkusen

30 November 2023 5	BK Häcken	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Gothenburg, Sweden
21:0 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Boniface 14',  25' Schick 74'	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 11,234 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
Note: The match was played at the Ullevi in Gothenburg, instead of BK Häcken's regular stadium, the Bravida Arena, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Bayer Leverkusen v Molde

14 December 2023 6	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	Molde	Leverkusen
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 6' Tapsoba 22' Ellingsen 25' (o.g.) Tah  42' Hložek 60', 70' Grimaldo  78'	Report	Kitolano 75'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,504 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.

Qarabağ v Bayer Leverkusen

7 March 2024 First leg	Qarabağ	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Baku, Azerbaijan
21:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Juninho  8', 45+2' Benzia 26'	Report	Wirtz 70' Schick 90+2'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 30,423 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Bayer Leverkusen v Qarabağ

14 March 2024 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2 (5–4 agg.)	Qarabağ	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schick  70', 90+3', 90+8' Frimpong 72'	Report	Zoubir 58' Cafarguliyev  63' Juninho 67',  78' Lunyov  90'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.

Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham United

11 April 2024 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	West Ham United	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hofmann 83' Boniface 90+1'	Report	Paquetá  21' Emerson  56'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

West Ham United v Bayer Leverkusen

18 April 2024 Second leg	West Ham United	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Antonio 13',  31' Bowen  72' Coufal  79' Zouma  79' Souček  85' Álvarez  90'	Report	Kossounou  5' Tah  31' Palacios  85' Kovář  87' Frimpong 89' Adli  90'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 62,473 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

Roma v Bayer Leverkusen

2 May 2024 First leg	Roma	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pellegrini  30' Spinazzola  75' Cristante  78'	Report	Tah  16' Wirtz 28' Andrich 73',  76' Xhaka  75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 64,073 Referee: François Letexier (France)

Bayer Leverkusen v Roma

9 May 2024 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2 (4–2 agg.)	Roma	Leverkusen
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Tapsoba  20' Tah  42' Mancini 82' (o.g.) Wirtz  89' Stanišić 90+7'	Report	Mancini  20' Pellegrini  21' Paredes  27', 43' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Zalewski  29'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Final

Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen

22 May 2024 Final	Atalanta	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Dublin, Ireland
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Lookman 12', 26', 75' Djimsiti  22' Scamacca  35' Zappacosta  60' Koopmeiners  70'	Report	Wirtz  35' Tapsoba  67' Andrich  73'	Stadium: Aviva Stadium Attendance: 47,135 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky	35	0	33	0	2	0	0	0
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář	17	0	1	0	4	0	12	0
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	CRO	Josip Stanišić	38	4	13+7	3	3+2	0	9+4	1
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié	43	1	16+10	1	3+2	0	10+2	0
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah	48	6	30+1	4	4+2	2	11	0
6	DF	CIV	Odilon Kossounou	34	1	21+1	1	2+2	0	4+4	0
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba	46	3	23+5	0	5+1	1	11+1	2
13	DF	BRA	Arthur	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo	51	12	31+2	10	5+1	0	9+3	2
24	DF	NED	Timothy Fosu-Mensah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong	47	14	27+4	9	5+1	2	6+4	3
31	DF	BEL	Madi Monamay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann	46	8	26+6	5	3+2	1	3+6	2
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich	45	6	18+10	4	5+1	1	8+3	1
10	MF	GER	Florian Wirtz	49	18	26+6	11	5+1	3	8+3	4
18	MF	BEL	Noah Mbamba	6	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella	39	6	8+16	5	1+3	0	8+3	1
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli	42	9	8+15	3	4+2	5	11+2	1
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios	36	6	21+3	4	3	2	6+3	0
32	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta	9	0	0+6	0	0	0	2+1	0
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka	50	4	32+1	3	5+1	1	10+1	0
47	MF	MAR	Ayman Aourir	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Borja Iglesias	10	0	2+5	0	0+1	0	2	0
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick	33	13	12+8	7	3+1	1	3+6	5
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface	34	21	18+5	14	2+1	2	4+4	5
23	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek	36	7	5+18	2	1+3	3	5+4	2
38	FW	GER	Ken Izekor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	IRN	Sardar Azmoun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	GER	Nadiem Amiri	9	0	1+7	0	1	0	0	0
28	GK	AUT	Patrick Pentz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Europa League	Total
1	FW	22		Victor Boniface	14	2	5	21
2	MF	10		Florian Wirtz	11	3	4	18
3	DF	30		Jeremie Frimpong	9	2	3	14
4	FW	14		Patrik Schick	7	1	5	13
5	DF	20		Álex Grimaldo	10	0	2	12
6	MF	21		Amine Adli	4	5	1	10
7	MF	7		Jonas Hofmann	5	1	2	8
8	FW	23		Adam Hložek	2	3	2	7
9	DF	4		Jonathan Tah	4	2	0	6
	MF	19		Nathan Tella	5	0	1	6
	MF	25		Exequiel Palacios	4	2	0	6
	MF	8		Robert Andrich	4	1	1	6
13	DF	2		Josip Stanišić	3	0	1	4
	MF	34		Granit Xhaka	3	1	0	4
15	DF	12		Edmond Tapsoba	0	1	2	3
16	DF	3		Piero Hincapié	1	0	0	1
	DF	6		Odilon Kossounou	1	0	0	1
Own goals					2	0	2	4
Totals					89	24	31	144