Club Information
Founded
1904
City
Leverkusen, Germany
Stadium
BayArena
Capacity
30,210
Manager
Xabi Alonso
League
Club History
Bayer 04 Leverkusen were founded in 1904 as a works team for the Bayer pharmaceutical company. The club earned the unfortunate nickname "Neverkusen" for repeatedly finishing as runners-up in major competitions. This narrative was spectacularly shattered in 2023-24 when Xabi Alonso led the club to their first ever Bundesliga title while going the entire season unbeaten — one of the greatest achievements in German football history.
Trophy Cabinet
- Bundesliga: 1 (2024)
- DFB-Pokal: 2
- UEFA Cup: 1 (1988)
Did You Know?
- Bayer Leverkusen went the entire 2023-24 Bundesliga season unbeaten — the first team ever to achieve this
- The club was founded by employees of the Bayer pharmaceutical company
- Xabi Alonso transformed Leverkusen from perennial runners-up to dominant champions
- The "Neverkusen" tag came from finishing runner-up in the Bundesliga Champions League and DFB-Pokal all in 2002
- Michael Ballack Kai Havertz and Florian Wirtz are among the stars who played for Leverkusen
- The BayArena underwent a major renovation and now holds over 30,000 fans
- Leverkusen won the DFB-Pokal and Bundesliga double in 2024