For the Lovers
The greatest international success came with the UEFA
The greatest international success came with the UEFA Cup triumph in 1988.
Cup triumph in 1988. On May 18 that year Erich Ribbeck’s team beat Espanyol and brought the trophy to Leverkusen.
On the national stage, the biggest title remained
On the national stage, the biggest title remained the 1993 DFB-Pokal victory against Hertha BSC’s amateurs, 1–0....
the 1993 DFB-Pokal victory against Hertha BSC’s amateurs, 1–0.
Great sympathy: the works club, often mocked as
Great sympathy: the works club, often mocked as a plastic club, won broad affection with its run to the 2002 Champions League final.
a plastic club, won broad affection with its run to the 2002 Champions League final. Even though Leverkusen lost to Real Madrid, the journey created sympathy well beyond the club’s traditional fan base.
Like a tornado: in the long-distance title race
Like a tornado: in the long-distance title race with Bayern in 1999/00, Leverkusen recorded the biggest Bundesliga win in club history, destroying Ulm...
with Bayern in 1999/00, Leverkusen recorded the biggest Bundesliga win in club history, destroying Ulm 9–1 away.
The highest home wins came in the 2.
Bundesliga, including 8–1 scorelines. One carnival-like triumph came on Shrove Tuesday, February 28, 1995, when Bayer won 4–0.
Bayer storm Wembley: in 2016/17 Leverkusen won at
Bayer storm Wembley: in 2016/17 Leverkusen won at Wembley in front of 85,512 spectators, the largest crowd they had ever faced internationally....
Wembley in front of 85,512 spectators, the largest crowd they had ever faced internationally.
Cup records: their biggest wins in the DFB-Pokal
Cup records: their biggest wins in the DFB-Pokal each brought eleven goals in round one....
each brought eleven goals in round one.
The longest winning run stretched to 14 matches
The longest winning run stretched to 14 matches across the 1977/78 and 1978/79 seasons.
across the 1977/78 and 1978/79 seasons. The longest winning streak within a single season was nine straight victories from the opening nine matchdays of 1978/79. The most wins in a season were 24 in the 1978/79 2. Bundesliga Nord campaign. They also went 24 games unbeaten across the end of 1977/78 and the start of the following season.
The 50,000th Bundesliga goal and a rocket goal:
The 50,000th Bundesliga goal and a rocket goal: whatever one thinks of Vizekusen, Bayer are a team for special moments.
whatever one thinks of Vizekusen, Bayer are a team for special moments. On February 17, 2017 they provided the league’s 50,000th top-flight goal and another long-range thunderbolt of the kind the club has long specialised in.
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GERMAN CHAMPIONS 2024!
GERMAN CHAMPIONS 2024! Unbeaten! No team in the
GERMAN CHAMPIONS 2024!
Bundesliga had done that since Bayern in 1986/87 — and Bayern played a shorter season back then.
Fifty-one competitive matches without defeat — the longest
Fifty-one competitive matches without defeat — the longest such run in European top-level football.
such run in European top-level football. Champions. DFB Cup winners. The Double. Florian Wirtz as the magician, Granit Xhaka as the metronome, Xabi Alonso as the maestro.
And Xabi Alonso stayed. Despite offers from Real
And Xabi Alonso stayed.
Madrid and Bayern Munich, the Spaniard decided in the spring of 2024 to remain in Leverkusen. In modern football, that is almost unheard of.
B04 — Financial Stability Score
Double-Saison und Wirtz-Transfer haben die Bilanz auf den stärksten Stand der Clubgeschichte gebracht. Aber: Das Geschäftsmodell steht und fällt mit Bayer AG. Wenn der Konzern — in der tiefsten Krise seit Bestehen — das Fußball-Engagement hinterfragt, hat Leverkusen keine alternative Erlösbasis. Die Bilanz zeigt einen Top-4-Club; die Konzernabhängigkeit zeigt eine Werkself.