2024–25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 2024–25 season was the 121st season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and the club's 46th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal, the DFL-Supercup, and the UEFA Champions League.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2024–25 season
Administration	Fernando Carro (CEO) Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach	Xabi Alonso
Stadium	BayArena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
DFL-Supercup	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Patrik Schick (21) All: Patrik Schick (27)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2025^[1]

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) 3 DF  ECU Piero Hincapié 4 DF  GER Jonathan Tah (vice-captain) 5 DF  ESP Mario Hermoso (on loan from Roma) 7 MF  GER Jonas Hofmann 8 MF  GER Robert Andrich (3rd captain) 10 FW  GER Florian Wirtz 11 MF  FRA Martin Terrier 12 DF  BFA Edmond Tapsoba 13 DF  BRA Arthur 14 FW  CZE Patrik Schick 16 MF  ARG Emiliano Buendía (on loan from Aston Villa) 17 GK  CZE Matěj Kovář

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  ARG Alejo Sarco 19 MF  NGA Nathan Tella 20 DF  ESP Álex Grimaldo 21 MF  MAR Amine Adli 22 FW  NGA Victor Boniface 23 DF  FRA Nordi Mukiele (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) 24 MF  ESP Aleix García 25 MF  ARG Exequiel Palacios 30 DF  NED Jeremie Frimpong 34 MF  SUI Granit Xhaka (4th captain) 36 GK  GER Niklas Lomb 44 DF  FRA Jeanuël Belocian

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 — DF  CIV Odilon Kossounou (at Atalanta until 30 June 2025) — MF  BEL Noah Mbamba (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  COL Gustavo Puerta (at Hull City until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Sadik Fofana	Fortuna Sittard	Loan return	30 June 2024
FW	Sardar Azmoun	Roma	Loan return	30 June 2024	[2]
DF	Jeanuël Belocian	Rennes	€15 million	1 July 2024	[3]
DF	Andrea Natali	Barcelona	Free	1 July 2024	[4]
MF	Aleix García	Girona	€18 million	1 July 2024	[5]
FW	Martin Terrier	Rennes	€20 million	18 July 2024	[6]
DF	Nordi Mukiele	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	28 August 2024	[7]
FW	Alejo Sarco	Vélez Sarsfield	Free	1 January 2025	[8]
MF	Emiliano Buendía	Aston Villa	Loan	29 January 2025	[9]
DF	Mario Hermoso	Roma	Loan	31 January 2025	[10]

Total expenditure: €53 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Borja Iglesias	Real Betis	Loan return	30 June 2024	[11]
DF	Josip Stanišić	Bayern Munich	Loan return	30 June 2024	[12]
GK	Patrick Pentz	Brøndby	€2.55 million	1 July 2024	[13]
DF	Anton Bäuerle	SC Paderborn	Free	1 July 2024	[14]
DF	Timothy Fosu-Mensah	Free agent	End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Sardar Azmoun	Shabab Al-Ahli	€5 million	28 July 2024	[15]
FW	Adam Hložek	TSG Hoffenheim	€18 million	17 August 2024	[16]
MF	Gustavo Puerta	Hull City	Loan	27 August 2024	[17]
DF	Odilon Kossounou	Atalanta	Loan	28 August 2024	[18]

Total income: €25.55 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Friendlies

Pre-season

Rot-Weiss Essen v Bayer Leverkusen

26 July 2024 Friendly	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Essen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vonić 89'	Report	Tella 44' Schick 71'	Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thibaut Scheer

Lens v Bayer Leverkusen

3 August 2024 Friendly	Lens	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Lens, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Medina  37' Saïd 45' Sotoca  60' Gradit 84'	Report	Terrier 6' Boniface  33' Wirtz 51' Hincapié  72'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Marc Bollengier (France)

Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen

7 August 2024 Friendly	Arsenal	4–1	Bayer Leverkusen	London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Zinchenko 8' Trossard 9' Gabriel Jesus 38' Havertz 65'	Report	Hložek 76' Puerta  89'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)

Bayer Leverkusen v Real Betis

10 August 2024 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1 (3–1 p)	Real Betis	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Belocian 78'	Report	Carvalho  43' Juanmi 52'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,395 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
	Penalties
	Schick Adli García Andrich		Juanmi Rodriguez Losada Rodri

Mid-season

Bayer Leverkusen v Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

5 January 2025 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	Leverkusen
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 47' (pen.) Schick 58'	Report		Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Nico Fuchs

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	23 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1	2nd	34	19	12	3	72	43	+29	055.88
DFB-Pokal	28 August 2024	1 April 2025	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	080.00
DFL-Supercup	17 August 2024		Final	Winners	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
UEFA Champions League	19 September 2024	11 March 2025	League phase	Round of 16	10	5	1	4	15	12	+3	050.00
Total					50	28	14	8	98	61	+37	056.00

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2024–25 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	25	7	2	99	32	+67	82	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Bayer Leverkusen	34	19	12	3	72	43	+29	69
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	17	9	8	68	46	+22	60
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	17	6	11	71	51	+20	57
5	SC Freiburg	34	16	7	11	49	53	−4	55	Qualification for the Europa League league phase

Source: Bundesliga
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.^[19]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions

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	19	12	3	72	43	+29	69	10	4	3	38	24	+14	9	8	0	34	19	+15

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	D
Position	4	8	5	2	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	3	3	6	9	10	11	14	15	16	17	20	23	26	29	32	35	38	41	42	45	46	47	50	53	53	56	59	62	63	64	67	68	68	69

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

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[20]

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen

23 August 2024 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Elvedi 59' Kleindienst 85' Lainer  90+13'	Report	Xhaka 12' Wirtz 38', 90+11', 90+11'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Robert Schröder

Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig

31 August 2024 2	Bayer Leverkusen	2–3	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface  12' Frimpong  18', 39' Grimaldo 45' Tapsoba  82'	Report	Kampl 45+7' Openda 57', 80' Klostermann  61'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,615 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

TSG Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

14 September 2024 3	TSG Hoffenheim	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prass  35' Berisha 37' Geiger  68' Akpoguma  90+1'	Report	Terrier 17',  39' Boniface 30', 75' Andrich  51' Wirtz 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg

22 September 2024 4	Bayer Leverkusen	4–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 14' Tah 32' Belocian  36' Grimaldo  45+5' Hincapié 49' Adli  51' Frimpong  88' Boniface 90+3'	Report	Mukiele 5' (o.g.) Bornauw 37' Svanberg 45+1' Tomás  50' Zesiger  80' Gerhardt  88' Grabara  90+1' Arnold  90+1' Kamiński  90+7'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,250 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

28 September 2024 5	Bayern Munich	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Upamecano  23' Pavlović 39'	Report	Andrich 31',  32' Wirtz  57' Grimaldo  71'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Bayer Leverkusen v Holstein Kiel

5 October 2024 6	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	Holstein Kiel	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 4' Hofmann 8' Frimpong  68' Tah  90+6'	Report	Geschwill 45+5' Knudsen  60' Arp 69' (pen.) Weiner  90+2'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 October 2024 7	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 9', 72' Andrich 25' Grimaldo  67' Hincapié  70'	Report	Marmoush 16' (pen.) Tuta  28'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen

26 October 2024 8	Werder Bremen	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Weiser  50' Ducksch 74' Schmid 90'	Report	Boniface 30' Agu 77' (o.g.) Hincapié  88'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart

1 November 2024 9	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Andrich  30' Mukiele  42' Xhaka  51'	Report	Karazor  52' Millot  56' Chase  68' Stiller  69'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen

9 November 2024 10	VfL Bochum	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Miyoshi 89'	Report	Schick 18',  77'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Heidenheim

23 November 2024 11	Bayer Leverkusen	5–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios 30' Schick 32', 52', 71' Xhaka 82'	Report	Dorsch 10' Honsak 21'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,103 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen

30 November 2024 12	Union Berlin	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rothe  28' Jeong 29' Querfeld  63' Trimmel  67' Skov  90+3'	Report	Frimpong 2' Andrich  21' Schick 71' Mukiele  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

Bayer Leverkusen v FC St. Pauli

7 December 2024 13	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 6' Tah 21' Hincapié  28'	Report	Guilavogui  37', 84' Saliakas  75' Dźwigała  90+3'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

FC Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

14 December 2024 14	FC Augsburg	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Onyeka  12' Gouweleeuw  44' Tietz  54'	Report	Terrier 14' Wirtz 40'	Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 29,310 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Bayer Leverkusen v SC Freiburg

21 December 2024 15	Bayer Leverkusen	5–1	SC Freiburg	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 33', 51' Schick 45+1', 67', 74', 77',  78'	Report	Kübler  24' Grifo 55' Röhl  90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen

10 January 2025 16	Borussia Dortmund	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gittens 12' Guirassy 79' (pen.) Nmecha  90+5'	Report	Tella 1' Schick 8', 19',  45+3' Tapsoba  78'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05

14 January 2025 17	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Mainz 05	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grimaldo 48' Mukiele  69' Xhaka  87'	Report	Sieb  17' Bell  51' Caci  68'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 January 2025 18	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 32', 62' (pen.) Schick 74'	Report	Čvančara  59' Kleindienst 90+1' Lainer  90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Harm Osmers

RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen

25 January 2025 19	RB Leipzig	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Raum 41' Simons  79' Tapsoba 85' (o.g.) Baumgartner  88'	Report	Schick 18' García 36' Andrich  40' Tapsoba  42'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,793 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Bayer Leverkusen v TSG Hoffenheim

2 February 2025 20	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boniface 15' Frimpong 19' Grimaldo  45+2'  61' Schick 51' Tah  79' García  90+5'	Report	Geiger  34' Orban 62' Yardımcı  79' Bischof  79'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,278 Referee: Robin Braun

VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen

8 February 2025 21	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mæhle  75' Koulierakis  90+7'	Report	Boniface  15' Andrich  37' Mukiele  77'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,198 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich

15 February 2025 22	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hincapié  11' Tapsoba  90+4'	Report	Itō  39' Pavlović  53' Upamecano  74'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Holstein Kiel v Bayer Leverkusen

22 February 2025 23	Holstein Kiel	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Holstein
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Knudsen  12' Zec  24' Javorček  75' Komenda  82'	Report	Schick 9' Adli 45' Hincapié  78'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen

1 March 2025 24	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ekitike 37' Skhiri  80'	Report	Tella 26' Mukiele 29' Schick 33' García 62' Xhaka  69'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen

8 March 2025 25	Bayer Leverkusen	0–2	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schick  21' Adli  88' Palacios  90+8'	Report	Schmid 7' Lynen  18' Weiser  53' Burke  69' Stage  72' Njinmah 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen

16 March 2025 26	VfB Stuttgart	3–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Demirović 15' Karazor  27' Woltemade 48',  64' Jeltsch  51' Xhaka 62' (o.g.)	Report	Frimpong 56' Hincapié 68',  77' Andrich  74' Stiller 88' (o.g.) Schick 90+4'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Bochum

28 March 2025 27	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	García 20' Boniface 60' Adli 87'	Report	Passlack 26' Boadu  87'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Sven Jablonski

1. FC Heidenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

5 April 2025 28	1. FC Heidenheim	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schöppner  42'	Report	Buendía 90+1'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

12 April 2025 29	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz  90+3' Hofmann  90+3'	Report	Preu  83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Bastian Dankert

FC St. Pauli v Bayer Leverkusen

20 April 2025 30	FC St. Pauli	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Hamburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boukhalfa 78' Smith  90+1'	Report	Schick 32' Hincapié  63' Hradecky  64' Frimpong  64' Tella  77'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Sören Storks

Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg

26 April 2025 31	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schick 13' Buendía 45+1'	Report	Zesiger  83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,563 Referee: Christian Dingert

SC Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen

4 May 2025 32	SC Freiburg	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Freiburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Manzambi  27' Eggestein 44' Hincapié 49' (o.g.)	Report	Adli  66' Wirtz 82' Grimaldo  88' Tah 90+3'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund

11 May 2025 33	Bayer Leverkusen	2–4	Borussia Dortmund	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Frimpong 30' Hofmann 90+2'	Report	Groß  23' Brandt 33' Ryerson 43' Nmecha  45+2' Adeyemi 73' Guirassy 77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Mainz 05 v Bayer Leverkusen

17 May 2025 34	Mainz 05	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Rhineland-Palatinate
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nebel 35' Bell  40' Burkardt 63' (pen.) Hanche-Olsen  81'	Report	Palacios  40' García  45+7' Schick 49' (pen.), 54' Hincapié  59' Arthur  68' Tah  83' Wirtz  87'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Tobias Reichel

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal

Carl Zeiss Jena v Bayer Leverkusen

28 August 2024 First round	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Jena
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Reddemann  18' Schau  37'	Report	Andrich  18' Hofmann 52'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

Bayer Leverkusen v SV Elversberg

29 October 2024 Second round	Bayer Leverkusen	3–0	SV Elversberg	Leverkusen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 2', 9' García 36' Tapsoba  81'	Report	Pinckert  84'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,787 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

3 December 2024 Round of 16	Bayern Munich	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Upamecano  13' Neuer  17' Goretzka  52'	Report	Tapsoba  13' Wirtz  22' Tella 69' Kovář  78'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln

5 February 2025 Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Leverkusen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 61', 90+6' Xhaka  70' Boniface 98' Wirtz  104' García  119'	Report	Heintz  19' Downs 45+10' Maina 54' Hübers  64' Thielmann  90+5'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer Leverkusen

1 April 2025 Semi-finals	Arminia Bielefeld	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Bielefeld
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Wörl 20' Großer 45+3' Grodowski  63' Schreck  64' Russo  72'	Report	Tah 17' Mukiele  41' Hincapié  51' Boniface  60' Tella  87' Grimaldo  90+1'	Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 26,601 Referee: Harm Osmers

DFL-Supercup

Main article: 2024 DFL-Supercup

Bayer Leverkusen secured their spot by winning both the Bundesliga and the domestic cup.

Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart

17 August 2024 Final	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2 (4–3 p)	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 11',  80' Terrier  37' Xhaka  61' Tapsoba  71' Wirtz  85' Frimpong  86' Schick 88'	Report	Millot 15',  78' Stiller  44' Undav 63' Demirović  71' Stenzel  82' Chabot  86'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler
	Penalties
	Schick Grimaldo García Tapsoba		Millot Demirović Krätzig Undav Silas

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Inter Milan	8	6	1	1	11	1	+10	19	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5	Atlético Madrid	8	6	0	2	20	12	+8	18
6	Bayer Leverkusen	8	5	1	2	15	7	+8	16
7	Lille	8	5	1	2	17	10	+7	16
8	Aston Villa	8	5	1	2	13	6	+7	16

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W
Position	3	4	6	13	6	4	8	6
Points	3	6	7	7	10	13	13	16

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

Feyenoord v Bayer Leverkusen

19 September 2024 1	Feyenoord	0–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Rotterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Trauner  44'	Report	Wirtz 5', 36' Grimaldo 30' Wellenreuther 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 42,297 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Bayer Leverkusen v Milan

1 October 2024 2	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Milan	Leverkusen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	García  8' Boniface 51' Frimpong  74'	Report	Morata  84' Chukwueze  90+4' Tomori  90+5'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Brest v Bayer Leverkusen

23 October 2024 3	Brest	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Guingamp, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Lees-Melou 39',  90+5' Salah  84'	Report	Wirtz 24',  74' Frimpong  72' Tah  90+2' Xhaka  90+8'	Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 15,510 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
Note: The match was played at Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp, instead of Brest's regular stadium, Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[21]

Liverpool v Bayer Leverkusen

5 November 2024 4	Liverpool	4–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Díaz 61', 83', 90+2' Gakpo 63'	Report	García  26' Hradecky  60'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 59,790 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Bayer Leverkusen v Red Bull Salzburg

26 November 2024 5	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Red Bull Salzburg	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 8' (pen.), 30' Grimaldo 11' Schick 61' Andrich  65' García 72'	Report	Yeo  58'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,211 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

Bayer Leverkusen v Inter Milan

10 December 2024 6	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Inter Milan	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mukiele 90'	Report	Çalhanoğlu  25' Carlos Augusto  27'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Atlético Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen

21 January 2025 7	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barrios  23' Giménez  45+2' Alvarez 52', 90' Simeone  66'	Report	Wirtz  44' Hincapié 45+1',  45+4'  76' Tella  45+2'	Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Attendance: 66,280 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

Bayer Leverkusen v Sparta Prague

29 January 2025 8	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Sparta Prague	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 32' Tella 64' Xhaka  66' Andrich  90+2'	Report	Birmančević  36' Olatunji  63'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025.

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

5 March 2025 First leg	Bayern Munich	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kane 9', 75' (pen.) Laimer  39' Goretzka  51' Musiala 54'	Report	Mukiele  39'  62' Tapsoba  73' Tah  74'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich

11 March 2025 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	0–2 (0–5 agg.)	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hermoso  31' Xhaka  51' Schick  70' Buendía  86'	Report	Laimer  8' Coman  10' Kane 52',  82' Davies 71'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		DFL-Supercup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky	15	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
17	GK	CZE	Matěj Kovář	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié	18	1	10+2	1	0	0	1	0	5	0
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah	20	1	12	1	2	0	0+1	0	5	0
5	DF	ESP	Mario Hermoso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba	20	0	12	0	2	0	1	0	4+1	0
13	DF	BRA	Arthur	4	0	0+1	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo	20	3	12	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	5	2
23	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele	6	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong	19	2	10+2	2	0+1	0	0+1	0	4+1	0
33	DF	TOG	Sadik Fofana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	FRA	Jeanuël Belocian	6	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0	0+2	0
Midfielders
7	MF	GER	Jonas Hofmann	8	2	3+1	1	2	1	0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich	16	2	9+1	2	1	0	1	0	2+2	0
11	MF	FRA	Martin Terrier	13	1	5+4	1	0	0	1	0	1+2	0
16	MF	ARG	Emiliano Buendía	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	NGA	Nathan Tella	15	0	1+7	0	2	0	1	0	1+3	0
21	MF	MAR	Amine Adli	12	0	2+5	0	1	0	1	0	1+2	0
24	MF	ESP	Aleix García	18	2	4+6	0	2	1	1	0	3+2	1
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios	12	1	2+4	1	1	0	0	0	3+2	0
34	MF	SUI	Granit Xhaka	20	2	12	2	1+1	0	1	0	4+1	0
Forwards
10	FW	GER	Florian Wirtz	20	9	10+2	4	0+2	0	0+1	0	5	5
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick	17	9	4+6	5	2	2	0+1	1	2+2	1
22	FW	NGA	Victor Boniface	15	8	8+2	6	0+1	0	1	1	3	1
29	FW	UKR	Artem Stepanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	GER	Francis Onyeka	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 30 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Position	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	DFL-Supercup	Champions League	Total
1	Patrik Schick	21	4	1	1	27
2	Florian Wirtz	10	0	0	6	16
3	Victor Boniface	8	1	1	1	11
4	Jeremie Frimpong	5	0	0	0	5
	Álex Grimaldo	2	0	0	2	4
6	Robert Andrich	2	0	0	0	2
	Piero Hincapié	1	0	0	1	2
	Jonas Hofmann	1	1	0	0	2
	Jonathan Tah	2	0	0	0	2
	Martin Terrier	2	0	0	0	2
	Granit Xhaka	2	0	0	0	2
Own goals		0	0	0	1	0
Total		44	6	2	12	64