2017–18_Bayer_04_Leverkusen_season
2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
Bayer Leverkusen 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season was 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 participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was 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.
Quick Facts season, Owner ...
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Owner | Bayer AG | |||
| Managing director | Michael Schade | |||
| Manager | Heiko Herrlich | |||
| Stadium | BayArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 5th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Volland (14 goals) All: Kevin Volland (14 goals) | |||
| Biggest win | Leverkusen 4–0 Freiburg Gladbach 1–5 Leverkusen | |||
| Biggest defeat | Leverkusen 2–6 Bayern Dortmund 4–0 Leverkusen | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 21 May 2018. | ||||
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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.
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Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
Main article: 2017–18 Bundesliga
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the 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 for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 51 |
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Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 |
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Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
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| 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 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | W |
| Position | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen
| 18 August 2017 (2017-08-18) 1 | Bayern Munich | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Mehmedi  65' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Bayer Leverkusen v 1899 Hoffenheim
| 26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,106 Referee: Harm Osmers |
Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3 | Mainz 05 | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Kohr 22' |
Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 24,876 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg
| 17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,232 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Hertha BSC v Bayer Leverkusen
| 20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 5 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Brandt 84' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 32,825 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hamburger SV
| 24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Hamburger SV | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,601 Referee: Robert Kampka |
Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) 7 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Goretzka 34' |
Report | Bailey 61' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,515 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg
| 15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
| 21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Johnson 7' |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,053 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln
| 28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Guirassy 23' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Danso 49' |
Report | Volland 47' |
Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,133 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig
| 18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,218 Referee: Harm Osmers |
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen
| 25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Volland 76' |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
| 2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Volland 30' |
Report | Yarmolenko 73' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen
| 8 December 2017 (2017-12-08) 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,650 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen
| 13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Alario 11' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,620 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Hannover 96 v Bayer Leverkusen
| 17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) 17 | Hannover 96 | 4–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hanover |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 32,800 Referee: Sören Storks |
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich
| 12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Volland 70' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
1899 Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen
| 20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Szalai 86' |
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Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,017 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05
| 28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21 | SC Freiburg | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha BSC
| 10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,601 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Hamburger SV v Bayer Leverkusen
| 17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23 | Hamburger SV | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Hahn 70' |
Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 45,691 Referee: Felix Brych |
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04
| 25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Mehmedi 79' |
Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,354 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,809 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
1. FC Köln v Bayer Leverkusen
| 18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 27 | 1. FC Köln | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg
| 31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,831 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen
| 9 April 2018 (2018-04-09) 29 | RB Leipzig | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leipzig |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Sabitzer 17' |
Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 35,617 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt
| 14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Fabián 23' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych |
Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen
| 21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 31 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,360 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart
| 28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Gentner 67' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz |
Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen
| 5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33 | Werder Bremen | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Bayer Leverkusen v Hannover 96
| 12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 | Hannover 96 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2017–18 DFB-Pokal
Karlsruher SC v Bayer Leverkusen
| 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11) First round | Karlsruher SC | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Karlsruhe |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin
| 24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Second round | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 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. | ||||
Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen
| 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) Round of 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 18:40 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Bailey 70' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 49,016 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen
| 6 February 2018 (2018-02-06) Quarter-finals | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,653 Referee: Marco Fritz |
Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich
| 17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) Semi-finals | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–6 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Appearances and goals
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| 1 | GK |  GER |
Bernd Leno | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | GK |  AUT |
Ramazan Özcan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | GK | GER |
Niklas Lomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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| 2 | DF |  BRA |
André Ramalho | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF |  GRE |
Panagiotis Retsos | 28 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | GER |
Jonathan Tah | 33 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | GER |
Sven Bender | 34 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | DF |  CRO |
Tin Jedvaj | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF | BRA |
Wendell | 30 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 39 | DF | GER |
Benjamin Henrichs | 28 | 0 | 11+12 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||||
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| 8 | MF | GER |
Lars Bender | 24 | 3 | 20+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | ||||
| 15 | MF | AUT |
Julian Baumgartlinger | 24 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF |  CHI |
Charles Aránguiz | 31 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | MF | GER |
Dominik Kohr | 32 | 2 | 18+10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | MF |  UKR |
Vladlen Yurchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | MF | GER |
Kai Havertz | 35 | 4 | 22+8 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | ||||
| 30 | MF | GER |
Sam Schreck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | MF | GER |
Marlon Frey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | MF | GER |
Karim Bellarabi | 29 | 2 | 13+11 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  JAM |
Leon Bailey | 34 | 12 | 25+5 | 9 | 2+2 | 3 | ||||
| 10 | FW | GER |
Julian Brandt | 39 | 12 | 26+8 | 9 | 4+1 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | FW | GER |
Stefan Kießling | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | FW |  ARG |
Lucas Alario | 26 | 10 | 17+6 | 9 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | FW |  FIN |
Joel Pohjanpalo | 8 | 2 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||
| 31 | FW | GER |
Kevin Volland | 35 | 14 | 30+1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | AUT |
Aleksandar Dragović | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF |  SUI |
Admir Mehmedi | 15 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | MF |  SVN |
Kevin Kampl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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Last updated: 12 May 2018
Source: Competitions
- "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.