August

Bayer Leverkusen started the 2009–10 season on 31 July 2009 in the DFB-Pokal.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen defeated SV Babelsberg 1–0 in the first round on 31 July 2009.^[2] Eren Derdiyok scored the only goal of the match.^[2] Bayer Leverkusen's opening match of the Bundesliga happened on 8 August 2009 against 1. FSV Mainz 05.^[1] The match finished in a 2–2 draw.^[3] Eren Derdiyok and Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[3] Tim Hoogland and Daniel Gunkel scored for Mainz.^[3] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday one tied for eighth place.^[4] Matchday two happened on 15 August 2009 against 1899 Hoffenheim.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Stefan Kießling.^[5] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday two in sixth place.^[6] Matchday three happened on 22 August 2009 against SC Freiburg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won the match 5–0.^[7] Eren Derdiyok scored two goals, Tranquillo Barnetta scored two goals, and Stefan Kießling scored a goal.^[7] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday three in first place.^[8] Matchday four happened on 29 August 2009 against VfL Bochum.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1.^[9] Manuel Friedrich and Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[9] Bochum's goal came from an own goal from Manuel Friedrich.^[9] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday four in second place.^[10]

September

Matchday five happened on 12 September 2009 against VfL Wolfsburg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 3–2.^[11] Simon Rolfes and Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[11] Rolfes scored two goals, including one from the penalty spot.^[11] Wolfsburg got goals from Zvjezdan Misimović and Grafite, who scored from the penalty spot.^[11] Bayer Leverkusen striker Eren Derdiyok and Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio were sent-off.^[11] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday five in second place.^[12] Matchday six happened on 20 September 2009 against Werder Bremen.^[1] The match finished in a 0–0 draw.^[13] After matchday six, Bayer Leverkusen were in second place.^[14] On 23 September 2009, Bayer Leverkusen were defeated 2–1 by 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.^[15] Kaiserslautern took a 2–0 lead with goals from Sidney Sam and Erik Jendrišek.^[15] Theofanis Gekas scored late in the match to pull a goal back for Bayer Leverkusen.^[15] Matchday seven happened on 26 September 2009 against 1. FC Köln.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Simon Rolfes.^[16] Köln midfielder Maniche was sent-off during the match.^[16] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday seven in second place.^[17]

October

Matchday eight happened on 3 October 2009 against 1. FC Nürnberg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 with goals from Toni Kroos, Simon Rolfes, Eren Derdiyok, and Stefan Kießling.^[18] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday eight in first place.^[19] Matchday nine happened on 17 October 2009 against Hamburger SV.^[1] The match finished in a 0–0 draw.^[20] After matchday nine, Bayer Leverkusen were in first place.^[21] Matchday 10 happened on 23 October 2009 against Borussia Dortmund.^[1] The match finished 1–1.^[22] Manuel Friedrich scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Lucas Barrios scored for Borussia Dortmund.^[22] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 10 in first place.^[23] Matchday 11 happened on 31 October 2009 against FC Schalke.^[1] The match finished in a 2–2 draw.^[24] Toni Kroos and Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Kevin Kuranyi and Vicente Sánchez scored for Schalke.^[24] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 11 in first place.^[25]

November

Matchday 12 happened on 6 November 2009 against Eintracht Frankfurt.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 with goals from Stefan Kießling, Stefan Reinartz, Toni Kroos, and Lars Bender.^[26] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 12 in first place.^[27] Matchday 13 happened on 22 November 2009 against Bayern Munich.^[1] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.^[28] Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Mario Gómez scored for Bayern Munich.^[28] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 13 in first place.^[29] Matchday 14 happened on 29 November 2009 against VfB Stuttgart.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 with three goals from Stefan Kießling and a goal from Eren Derdiyok.^[30] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 14 in first place.^[31]

December and January

Matchday 15 happened on 5 December 2009 against Hannover 96.^[1] The match finished in a 0–0 draw.^[32] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 15 in first place.^[33] Matchday 16 happened on 11 December 2009 against Hertha BSC.^[1] The match finished in a 2–2 draw.^[34] Toni Kroos and Burak Kaplan scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[34] Adrián Ramos scored two goals for Hertha BSC.^[34] Gojko Kacar was sent-off during the match.^[34] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 16 in first place.^[35] Matchday 17 happened on 19 December 2009 against Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3–2.^[36] Bayer Leverkusen got two goals from Toni Kroos and a goal from Eren Derdiyok.^[36] Roel Brouwers and Dante scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[36] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 17 in first place.^[37] Matchday 18 happened on 16 January 2010 against Mainz.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 4–2.^[38] Michal Kadlec, Tranquillo Barnetta, Toni Kroos, and Eren Derdiyok scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[38] Tim Hoogland and Niko Bungert scored for Mainz.^[38] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 18 in first place.^[39] Matchday 19 happened on 24 January 2010 against 1899 Hoffenheim.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 3–0 with goals from Sami Hyypiä, Toni Kroos, and Tranquillo Barnetta.^[40] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 19 in first place.^[41] Matchday 20 happened on 31 January 2010 against Freiburg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won 3–1.^[42] Stefan Kießling, Eren Derdiyok, and Sami Hyypiä scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[42] Felix Bastians scored for Freiburg.^[42] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 20 in first place.^[43]

February

Matchday 21 happened on 6 February 2010 against Bochum.^[1] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.^[44] Eren Derdiyok scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[44] Zlatko Dedić scored for Bochum.^[44] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 21 in first place.^[45] Matchday 22 happened on 13 February 2010 against Wolfsburg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen 2–1.^[46] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 22 in first place.^[47] Matchday 23 happened on 21 February 2010 against Werder Bremen.^[1] The match finished in a 2–2 draw.^[48] Eren Derdiyok and Toni Kroos scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[48] Claudio Pizarro and Per Mertesacker scored for Werder Bremen.^[48] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 23 in first place.^[49] Matchday 24 happened on 27 February 2010 against Köln.^[1] The match finished in a 0–0 draw.^[50] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 24 in second place.^[51]

March

Matchday 25 happened on 7 March 2010 against Nürnberg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen lost the match 3–2.^[52] This was Bayer Leverkusen's first loss of the season.^[52] Stefan Kießling and Patrick Helmes scored for Bayer Leverkusen.^[52] Nürnberg got two goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and a goal from Mickaël Tavares.^[52] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 25 in third place.^[53] Matchday 26 happened on 14 March 2010 against Hamburg.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won the match 4–2.^[54] Bayer Leverkusen got two goals from Stefan Kießling, a goal from Eren Derdiyok, and a goal from Gonzalo Castro.^[54] Zé Roberto and David Rozehnal scored for Hamburg.^[54] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 26 in third place.^[55] Matchday 27 happened on 20 March 2010 against Borussia Dortmund.^[1] Borussia Dortmund won the match 3–0 with two goals from Lucas Barrios and a goal from Dimitar Rangelov.^[56] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 27 in third place.^[57] Matchday 28 happened on 27 March 2010 against Schalke.^[1] Schalke won 2–0 with two goals by Kevin Kuranyi.^[58] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 28 in third place.^[59]

April and May

Matchday 29 happened on 3 April 2010 against Eintracht Frankfurt.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen lost 3–2.^[60] Stefan Kießling scored twice for Bayer Leverkusen.^[60] Eintracht Frankfurt got goals from Selim Teber, who scored from the penalty spot; Caio; and Maik Franz.^[60] Daniel Schwaab was sent-off during the match.^[60] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 29 in third place.^[61] Matchday 30 happened on 10 April 2010 against Bayern Munich.^[1] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.^[62] Arturo Vidal scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Arjen Robben scored for Bayern Munich.^[62] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 30 in third place.^[63] Matchday 31 happened on 17 April 2010 against Stuttgart.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen lost the match 2–1.^[64] Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Cacau scored two goals for Stuttgart.^[64] Tranquillo Barnetta was sent-off during the match.^[64] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 31 in fourth place.^[65] Matchday 32 happened on 24 April 2010 against Hannover.^[1] Bayer Leverkusen won the match 3–0 with two goals from Stefan Kießling and a goal from Burak Kaplan.^[66] Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday 32 in fourth place.^[67] Matchday 33 happened on 1 May 2010 against Hertha BSC.^[1] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.^[68] Manuel Friedrich scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Raffael scored for Hertha BSC.^[68] Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday 33 in fourth place.^[69] Matchday 34, the final matchday, happened on 8 May 2010 against Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[1] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.^[70] Patrick Helmes scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Roel Brouwers scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[70] Bayer Leverkusen finished the league season in fourth place.^[71]

Bundesliga

Bundesliga results

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MD	Date	H/A	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Goalscorers		Table		Ref.
						Bayer Leverkusen	Opponent	Pos.	Pts.
1	8 Aug	A	Mainz	2–2	20,000	Derdiyok 42' Kießling 43'	Hoogland 5' Gunkel 82'	T8	1	[3][4]
2	15 Aug	H	1899 Hoffenheim	1–0	28,000	Kießling 67'	—	6	4	[5][6]
3	22 Aug	A	Freiburg	5–0	22,000	Kießling 35' Barnetta 47', 76' Derdiyok 70', 84'	—	1	7	[7][8]
4	29 Aug	H	Bochum	2–1	27,122	Friedrich 41' Kießling 68'	Friedrich 32' (o.g.)	2	10	[9][10]
5	12 Sep	A	Wolfsburg	3–2	30,000	Rolfes 38', 52' (pen.) Kießling 58'	Misimović 76' Grafite 80' (pen.)	2	13	[11][12]
6	20 Sep	H	Werder Bremen	0–0	30,210	—	—	2	14	[13][14]
7	26 Sep	A	Köln	1–0	49,300	Rolfes 82'	—	2	17	[16][17]
8	3 Oct	H	Nürnberg	4–0	26,785	Kroos 2' Rolfes 28' Derdiyok 34' Kießling 68'	—	1	20	[18][19]
9	17 Oct	A	Hamburg	0–0	57,000	—	—	1	21	[20][21]
10	23 Oct	H	Borussia Dortmund	1–1	30,210	Friedrich 64'	Barrios 8'	1	22	[22][23]
11	31 Oct	A	Schalke	2–2	61,673	Kroos 29' Kießling 44'	Kuranyi 83' Sánchez 88'	1	23	[24][25]
12	6 Nov	H	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–0	30,000	Kießling 2' Reinartz 6' Kroos 11' Bender 86'	—	1	26	[26][27]
13	22 Nov	A	Bayern Munich	1–1	69,000	Kießling 14'	Gómez 8'	1	27	[28][29]
14	29 Nov	H	Stuttgart	4–0	30,210	Kießling 22', 59', 87' (pen.) Derdiyok 39'	—	1	30	[30][31]
15	5 Dec	A	Hannover	0–0	34,341	—	—	1	31	[32][33]
16	11 Dec	A	Hertha BSC	2–2	40,474	Kroos 76' Kaplan 90'	Ramos 8', 92'	1	32	[34][35]
17	19 Dec	H	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	30,210	Kroos 18', 69' Derdiyok 60'	Brouwers 37' Dante 54'	1	35	[36][37]
18	16 Jan	H	Mainz	4–2	28,000	Kadlec 15' Barnetta 19' Kroos 30' Derdiyok 88'	Hoodland 8' Bungert 67'	1	38	[38][39]
19	24 Jan	A	1899 Hoffenheim	3–0	29,500	Hyypiä 11' Kroos 51' Barnetta 71'	—	1	41	[40][41]
20	31 Jan	H	Freiburg	3–1	26,000	Kießling 36' Derdiyok 37' Hyypiä 40'	Bastians 66'	1	44	[42][43]
21	6 Feb	A	Bochum	1–1	22,176	Derdiyok 45'	Dedić 68'	1	45	[44][45]
22	13 Feb	H	Wolfsburg	2–1	30,000	Reinartz 48' Derdiyok 68'	Džeko 79'	1	48	[46][47]
23	21 Feb	A	Werder Bremen	2–2	37,500	Derdiyok 29' Kroos 57'	Pizarro 34' Mertesacker 92'	1	49	[48][49]
24	27 Feb	H	Köln	0–0	30,210	—	—	2	50	[50][51]
25	7 Mar	A	Nürnberg	2–3	40,329	Kießling 66' Helmes 73'	Choupo-Moting 42', 45' Tavares 55'	3	50	[52][53]
26	14 Mar	H	Hamburg	4–2	30,210	Kießling 22', 62' Derdiyok 55' Castro 84'	Roberto 33' Rozehnal 83'	3	53	[54][55]
27	20 Mar	A	Borussia Dortmund	0–3	80,100	—	Barrios 50', 60' Rangelov 87'	3	53	[56][57]
28	27 Mar	H	Schalke	0–2	30,210	—	Kuranyi 11', 27'	3	53	[58][59]
29	3 Apr	A	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–3	50,900	Kießling 33', 46'	Teber 28' (pen.) Caio 62' Franz 89'	3	53	[60][61]
30	10 Apr	H	Bayern Munich	1–1	30,210	Vidal 59'	Robben 51' (pen.)	3	54	[62][63]
31	17 Apr	A	Stuttgart	1–2	41,500	Kießling 13'	Cacau 29', 85'	4	54	[64][65]
32	24 Apr	H	Hannover	3–0	30,210	Kießling 26', 88' (pen.) Kaplan 64'	—	4	57	[66][67]
33	1 May	H	Hertha BSC	1–1	30,210	Friedrich 59'	Raffael 12'	4	58	[68][69]
34	8 May	A	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	54,057	Helmes 34'	Brouwers 55'	4	59	[70][71]

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DFB-Pokal

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Rd	Date	H/A	Opponent	Res. F–A	Att.	Goalscorers		Ref.
						Bayer Leverkusen	Opponent
1	31 Jul	A	Babelsberg	1–0	6,157	Derdiyok 67'	—	[2]
2	23 Sep	A	Kaiserslautern	1–2	33,712	Gekas 86'	Sam 12' Jendrišek 62'	[15]

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Appearances and goals

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	René Adler[72]	33	0	31	0	2	0
21	GK	POL	Tomasz Bobel	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	GER	Benedikt Fernandez	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	GER	Fabian Giefer[73]	3	0	3	0	0	0
5	DF	GER	Manuel Friedrich[74]	33	3	31	3	2	0
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä[75]	33	2	32	2	1	0
24	DF	CZE	Michal Kadlec[76]	24	1	23	1	1	0
15	DF	GHA	Hans Sarpei[77]	13	0	12	0	1	0
2	DF	GER	Daniel Schwaab[78]	29	0	27	0	2	0
20	DF	GER	Lukas Sinkiewicz[notes 1][79]	7	0	7	0	0	0
26	DF	TOG	Assimiou Touré[notes 2][80]	1	0	1	0	0	0
7	MF	SUI	Tranquillo Barnetta[81]	34	4	32	4	2	0
8	MF	GER	Lars Bender[82]	21	1	20	1	1	0
27	MF	GER	Gonzalo Castro[notes 3][83]	30	1	29	1	1	0
33	MF	GER	Pierre De Wit	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	GER	Dominick Drexler	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	GER	Sascha Dum	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	TUR	Burak Kaplan[notes 4][84]	4	2	4	2	0	0
37	MF	SVN	Kevin Kampl[notes 5]	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	GER	Toni Kroos[85]	35	9	33	9	2	0
26	MF	GRE	Thanos Petsos[notes 6][86]	1	0	1	0	0	0
3	MF	GER	Stefan Reinartz[87]	29	2	27	2	2	0
10	MF	BRA	Renato Augusto[88]	18	0	17	0	1	0
6	MF	GER	Simon Rolfes[89]	13	4	11	4	2	0
23	MF	CHI	Arturo Vidal[90]	32	1	31	1	1	0
18	MF	POL	Tomasz Zdebel	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	SUI	Eren Derdiyok[91]	35	13	33	12	2	1
29	FW	GRE	Theofanis Gekas[92]	8	1	6	0	2	1
9	FW	GER	Patrick Helmes[93]	12	2	12	2	0	0
11	FW	GER	Stefan Kießling[94]	35	21	33	21	2	0
54	FW	GER	Pierre-Michel Lasogga	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	GER	Richard Sukuta-Pasu	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Bookings

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Player	Total			Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			Ref.
René Adler	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	[72]
Fabian Giefer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[73]
Manuel Friedrich	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	[74]
Sami Hyypiä	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	[75]
Michal Kadlec	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	[76]
Hans Sarpei	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	[77]
Daniel Schwaab	5	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	[78]
Lukas Sinkiewicz	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	[79]
Assimiou Touré	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[80]
Tranquillo Barnetta	3	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	[81]
Lars Bender	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[82]
Gonzalo Castro	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	[83]
Burak Kaplan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[84]
Toni Kroos	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	[85]
Thanos Petsos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[86]
Stefan Reinartz	7	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	[87]
Renato Augusto	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	[88]
Simon Rolfes	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	[89]
Arturo Vidal	15	0	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	[90]
Eren Derdiyok	3	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	[91]
Theofanis Gekas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[92]
Patrick Helmes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	[93]
Stefan Kießling	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	[94]
Totals	68	1	1	67	1	1	1	0	0	—

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