2022–23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2022–23 season
Owner	Bayer AG
Administration	Fernando Carro (CEO); Rudi Völler (Managing Director Sports)
Head coach	Gerardo Seoane; (until 5 October); Xabi Alonso; (from 5 October)
Stadium	BayArena
Bundesliga	6th
DFB-Pokal	First round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Moussa Diaby (9); All: ; Moussa Diaby (14)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 119th season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and their 44th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 April 2023^[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 (3rd captain)
5	DF	NED	Mitchel Bakker
6	DF	CIV	Odilon Kossounou
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich
9	FW	IRN	Sardar Azmoun
10	MF	GER	Kerem Demirbay
11	MF	GER	Nadiem Amiri
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick
18	DF	BEL	Noah Mbamba
19	FW	FRA	Moussa Diaby
17	FW	ENG	Callum Hudson-Odoi (on loan from Chelsea)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	FRA	Amine Adli
22	DF	NED	Daley Sinkgraven
23	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek
24	DF	NED	Timothy Fosu-Mensah
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios
27	MF	GER	Florian Wirtz
28	GK	AUT	Patrick Pentz
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong
32	MF	MAR	Ayman Azhil
35	MF	GER	Joshua Eze
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb
38	FW	GER	Karim Bellarabi
40	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov

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
—	FW	ESP	Iker Bravo (at Real Madrid until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	TOG	Sadik Fofana (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)
—	GK	GER	Lennart Grill (at Union Berlin until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	BRA	Paulinho (at Atlético Mineiro until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	COL	Gustavo Puerta (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
23	FW	Adam Hložek	Sparta Prague	€13,000,000	1 July 2022	^[2]
17	FW	Callum Hudson-Odoi	Chelsea	Loan	30 August 2022	^[3]
18	DF	Noah Mbamba	Club Brugge	€100,000	14 January 2023	^[4]
28	GK	Patrick Pentz	Reims	Undisclosed	27 January 2023	^[5]
	MF	Gustavo Puerta	Bogotá	€2,000,000	31 January 2023	^[6]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
13	FW	Lucas Alario	Eintracht Frankfurt	€6,000,000	1 July 2022	^[7]
15	MF	Julian Baumgartlinger	FC Augsburg	Free
21	GK	Lennart Grill	Union Berlin	Loan		^[8]
	DF	Sadik Fofana	1. FC Nürnberg	Loan	2 July 2022	^[9]
23	DF	Mitchell Weiser	Werder Bremen	Free	15 July 2022	^[10]
17	FW	Joel Pohjanpalo	Venezia	€2,500,000	19 August 2022	^[11]
28	FW	Iker Bravo	Real Madrid	Loan	29 August 2022	^[12]
7	FW	Paulinho	Atlético Mineiro	Loan	1 January 2023	^[13]
	MF	Gustavo Puerta	1. FC Nürnberg	Loan	31 January 2023	^[6]
29	MF	Zidan Sertdemir	Nordsjaelland	Undisclosed	31 January 2023	^[14]
20	MF	Charles Aránguiz	Internacional	Free	2 April 2023	^[15]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	6–1	MSV Duisburg	Velbert
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bravo 3', 49', 50' Aourir 9' Fosu-Mensah 22' Sinkgraven 44'	Report	Hettwer 41'	Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Nico Fuchs

17 July 2022 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Panathinaikos	Zell am See, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Šarlija 56' Alexandropoulos 58'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Stefan Eder (Austria)

21 July 2022 Friendly	Udinese	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Zell am See, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Silvestri 22' Nestorovski 47' Nuytinck 51' Pereyra 82' (pen.) Soppy 84'	Report	Andrich 47' Tah 52' Tapsoba 55' Paulinho 76'	Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion Attendance: 600 Referee: Samuel Sampl (Austria)

16 November 2022 Friendly	St. Louis City SC 2	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	St. Louis, United States
21:00 CST (UTC−6)	Pidro 17'	Report	Hudson-Odoi 36' Eze 38' Hložek 44', 51' Sertdemir 58'	Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Jervis Atagana (United States)

10 December 2022 Friendly	Rangers	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Glasgow, Scotland
12:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Tillman 15', 21' Tavernier 81' Arfield 84'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 26,192 Referee: Don Robertson (Scotland)

17 December 2022 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	Zürich	Leverkusen, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diaby 38' Wirtz 45' Azmoun 63' Adli 86'	Report	Condé 64'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany)

7 January 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Venezia	Leverkusen, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Wirtz 37' Adli 44'	Report	Novakovich 68'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Mitja Stegemann (Germany)

15 January 2023 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Copenhagen	Leverkusen, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios 26' Adli 69'	Report	Diks 55'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 8,096 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Germany)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	6 August 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	6th	34	14	8	12	57	49	+8	041.18
DFB-Pokal	30 July 2022		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
UEFA Champions League	7 September 2022	1 November 2022	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	016.67
UEFA Europa League	16 February 2023	18 May 2023	Knockout round play-offs	Semi-finals	8	4	2	2	14	8	+6	050.00
Total					49	19	12	18	78	69	+9	038.78

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Union Berlin	34	18	8	8	51	38	+13	62	Qualification to Champions League group stage
5	SC Freiburg	34	17	8	9	51	44	+7	59	Qualification to Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	14	8	12	57	49	+8	50	Qualification to Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	13	11	10	58	52	+6	50	Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	VfL Wolfsburg	34	13	10	11	57	48	+9	49

Source: DFB
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.^[16]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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	14	8	12	57	49	+8	50	8	3	6	35	23	+12	6	5	6	22	26	−4

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	D	L
Position	13	18	17	13	14	17	15	17	15	16	15	16	14	13	12	9	8	9	10	8	10	11	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[17]

6 August 2022 1	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Reus 10' Hazard 43' Schlotterbeck 72'	Report	Tah 27' Palacios 37' Hincapié 56' Hradecky 90+2' Bakker 90+5'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Felix Brych

13 August 2022 2	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	FC Augsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Aránguiz 43' Azmoun 79'	Report	Jensen 15' Valentin 35' Demirović 42' Gouweleeuw 70' Rexhbeçaj 75' Gikiewicz 82' Hahn 82' Bauer 89'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,903 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

20 August 2022 3	Bayer Leverkusen	0–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diaby 56'	Report	Baumgartner 9' Kramarić 34' Kabak 57' Rutter 74', 78' Akpoguma 86'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Tobias Reichel

27 August 2022 4	Mainz 05	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgzorg 70'	Report	Hincapié 3' 77' Palacios 29' Frimpong 39', 41', 60' Andrich 45' Bakker 77' 90+4'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Christian Dingert

3 September 2022 5	Bayer Leverkusen	2–3	SC Freiburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tah 5' Demirbay 16' Schick 65' Amiri 82'	Report	Höfler 34' Ginter 48' Gregoritsch 50', 53' Dōan 71'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,853 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

10 September 2022 6	Hertha BSC	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Serdar 26', 55' Šunjić 48' Richter 74' Selke 86'	Report	Demirbay 49' Aránguiz 52' Schick 79'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 40,643 Referee: Benjamin Brand

17 September 2022 7	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Demirbay 24', 57' Tah 90+6'	Report	Schmid 26' Veljković 82' Pieper 88' Weiser 90+6'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

30 September 2022 8	Bayern Munich	4–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 3' Musiala 17' Mané 39' Müller 84'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

8 October 2022 9	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Schalke 04	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diaby 38' Frimpong 41', 52' Hincapié 55' Paulinho 90'	Report	Yoshida 13'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Reichel

15 October 2022 10	Eintracht Frankfurt	5–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamada 45+5' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Kolo Muani 58' Lindstrøm 65' Alario 86'	Report	Andrich 11' Hincapié 42' 76', 56' Tapsoba 45'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 49,700 Referee: Frank Willenborg

22 October 2022 11	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diaby 10', 17' Tah 49' Frimpong 75' Andrich 80' Fosu-Mensah 90'	Report	Andrich 28' (o.g.) Arnold 54' (pen.) F. Nmecha 60'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,294 Referee: Felix Brych

29 October 2022 12	RB Leipzig	2–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkunku 32' Kampl 35' Diallo 76' Werner 83' Henrichs 86'	Report	Tapsoba 26' Hincapié 31'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,598 Referee: Sven Jablonski

6 November 2022 13	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Amiri 19' Andrich 46' Diaby 56', 58' Hložek 68' Bakker 76'	Report	Khedira 24' Pefok 26' Thorsby 41' Leite 85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Schröder

9 November 2022 14	1. FC Köln	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Cologne
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schmitz 30' Thielmann 84'	Report	Amiri 65' Diaby 71' Andrich 84' Demirbay 89'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

12 November 2022 15	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Diaby 30' Amiri 69' Tah 82' Hložek 90+2'	Report	Zagadou 39' Führich 61' Tomás 65'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Florian Badstübner

22 January 2023 16	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Koné 44' Stindl 82', 90+3', 90+6' Weigl 89'	Report	Bakker 21', 90+6' Adli 43' Amiri 67' Sinkgraven 90+5'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,336 Referee: Harm Osmers

25 January 2023 17	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tapsoba 8' (pen.) Diaby 39' Andrich 45' Hložek 53'	Report	Soares 51' Mašović 61' Osei-Tutu 71' Lampropoulos 81'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,820 Referee: Timo Gerach

29 January 2023 18	Bayer Leverkusen	0–2	Borussia Dortmund	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tapsoba 28' Wirtz 60'	Report	Adeyemi 33', 34' Tapsoba 53' (o.g.) Özcan 60' Modeste 84' Ryerson 90'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz

3 February 2023 19	FC Augsburg	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Augsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Beljo 37' Berisha 55' Maier 59' Engels 72'	Report	Hincapié 27' Adli 60'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,318 Referee: Marco Fritz

11 February 2023 20	1899 Hoffenheim	1–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Geiger 28' Brooks 36' Akpoguma 50' Nsoki 77'	Report	Andrich 6' Frimpong 28' Diaby 47' Hložek 56'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 20,619 Referee: Tobias Stieler

19 February 2023 21	Bayer Leverkusen	2–3	Mainz 05	Leverkusen
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Tapsoba 23' Amiri 32' Schick 58' Hincapié 62' Adli 81' Frimpong 83' Tah 87' Hložek 88' Andrich 88'	Report	Caci 26' Bell 45' Barreiro 45+4', 79' Hanche-Olsen 55' Ingvartsen 82' (pen.) Kohr 87'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,002 Referee: Robert Schröder

26 February 2023 22	SC Freiburg	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sallai 26' Grifo 29' Gregoritsch 33'	Report	Demirbay 27' Azmoun 67'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

5 March 2023 23	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	Hertha BSC	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Azmoun 12' Frimpong 21' Diaby 60' Adli 73' Tah 75'	Report	Lukebakio 67' (pen.) Ngankam 75' Kenny 87'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

12 March 2023 24	Werder Bremen	2–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Bremen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ducksch 30' Stark 76' Schmidt 79' Füllkrug 86' (pen.)	Report	Bakker 34' Frimpong 56' Hložek 83' Kossounou 89'	Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

19 March 2023 25	Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	Bayern Munich	Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Frimpong 39' Palacios 55' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Hincapié 83'	Report	Kimmich 22' Pavard 43' Stanišić 64' Upamecano 73'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler

1 April 2023 26	Schalke 04	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Matriciani 51' Balanta 56'	Report	Palacios 39' Frimpong 50' Wirtz 61' Azmoun 90+2'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

8 April 2023 27	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Adli 10' Diaby 34' Tapsoba 44' Azmoun 90+5'	Report	Götze 42' Borré 45+1' Knauff 48' Sow 74' Dina Ebimbe 89' Jakić 90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann

16 April 2023 28	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Amiri 61' Hincapié 72' Kossounou 77' Diaby 85' Wirtz 88'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,137 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

23 April 2023 29	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hložek 40' Hincapié 70' Amiri 86' (pen.), 87' Andrich 89'	Report	Szoboszlai 67' 85' Simakan 70' Haidara 71' Laimer 75'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,085 Referee: Daniel Schlager

29 April 2023 30	Union Berlin	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Leite 64'	Report	Kossounou 74'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

5 May 2023 31	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	1. FC Köln	Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Adli 28', 80'	Report	Selke 14', 36', 71' Thielmann 45' Olesen 69' Chabot 80' Maina 80' Schmitz 83'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Zwayer

14 May 2023 32	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guirassy 57' (pen.) Anton 64' Bredlow 68' Coulibaly 70'	Report	Bakker 50' Hincapié 60' Palacios 70' (pen.) Wirtz 75' Demirbay 90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,300 Referee: Frank Willenborg

21 May 2023 33	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leverkusen
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Adli 15' Demirbay 20', 45' Palacios 77' Amiri 81' Hincapié 90+4'	Report	Koné 35' Friedrich 47' Hofmann 58' Stindl 70', 90'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert

27 May 2023 34	VfL Bochum	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Förster 19', 28' Stöger 21', 86' Asano 34' Hofmann 73' Osterhage 84' Zoller 89'	Report	Adli 8' Tapsoba 63' Wirtz 66' Bakker 69' Diaby 71' Palacios 89'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

DFB-Pokal

30 July 2022 First round	SV Elversberg	4–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Spiesen-Elversberg
15:31 CEST (UTC+2)	Rochelt 2' Koffi 17' (pen.) Schnellbacher 37' Conrad 74' Mustafa 90+5'	Report	Hložek 5' Aránguiz 30' Diaby 64' Schick 89' Demirbay 90+5'	Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Martin Petersen

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	POR	BRU	LEV	ATM
1	Porto	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–4	2–0	2–1
2	Club Brugge	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase	0–4	—	1–0	2–0
3	Bayer Leverkusen	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	5^[a]	Transfer to Europa League	0–3	0–0	—	2–0
4	Atlético Madrid	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5^[a]		2–1	0–0	2–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Bayer Leverkusen 4, Atlético Madrid 1.

7 September 2022 1	Club Brugge	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 42' Sowah 78'	Report	Palacios 59' Andrich 62' Demirbay 68'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,235 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

13 September 2022 2	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Atlético Madrid	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kossounou 32' Tah 39' Andrich 77', 84' Diaby 87'	Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,825 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

4 October 2022 3	Porto	2–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Porto, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	João Mário 50' Uribe 61' Sanusi 69' Galeno 87' Carmo 90+1'	Report	Hincapié 40' Schick 45' Frimpong 53' 88' Andrich 56'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 42,399 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

12 October 2022 4	Bayer Leverkusen	0–3	Porto	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Demirbay 16' Hincapié 63' Bakker 65' Paulinho 84'	Report	Galeno 6' João Mário 32' Taremi 53' (pen.), 64' (pen.) Borges 90+3'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

26 October 2022 5	Atlético Madrid	2–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carrasco 22', 90+9' De Paul 50' Giménez 79' Kondogbia 87'	Report	Diaby 9' Hudson-Odoi 29' Hradecky 65' Bakker 66' Hincapié 78'	Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Attendance: 63,803 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

1 November 2022 6	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	Club Brugge	Leverkusen, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Palacios 43' Andrich 63'	Report	Sobol 36' Boyata 82' Nielsen 84'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.

16 February 2023 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–3	Monaco	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tapsoba 14' Diaby 48' Wirtz 50', 59' Adli 64'	Report	Hradecky 9' (o.g.) Camara 63' Diatta 74', 90+7' Maripán 84' Disasi 90+2'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,864 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

23 February 2023 Second leg	Monaco	2–3 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (3–5 p)	Bayer Leverkusen	Monaco
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ben Yedder 19' (pen.) Fofana 41' Embolo 84' Caio Henrique 119' Jakobs 120'	Report	Wirtz 13' Palacios 21', 99' Adli 58' Andrich 65'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,504 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
	Penalties
	Disasi Matazo Embolo Volland		Azmoun Amiri Tapsoba Schick Diaby

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

9 March 2023 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Ferencváros	Leverkusen, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Demirbay 10', 38' Wirtz 75' Kossounou 83' Tapsoba 86'	Report	Marquinhos 45' Zachariassen 49' Botka 75' Ćivić 90+3'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,001 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

16 March 2023 Second leg	Ferencváros	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Diaby 3' Adli 81'	Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 50,675 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

13 April 2023 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hincapié 76' Wirtz 82'	Report	Van der Heyden 25' Boniface 51' Lapoussin 84' Moris 90+3'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

20 April 2023 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–4 (2–5 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Terho 64' Teuma 75'	Report	Diaby 2' Bakker 38' Frimpong 60' Hložek 79'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 17,069 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

11 May 2023 First leg	Roma	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mancini 58' Bove 63' Abraham 76' Ibañez 89' Spinazzola 90+3'	Report	Andrich 50' Diaby 57' Tah 58'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63,123 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

18 May 2023 Second leg	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Roma	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hincapié 45+3' Palacios 56' Bakker 70' Diaby 90' Tapsoba 90+7'	Report	Ibañez 70' Cristante 89' Abraham 90+9'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FIN	Lukas Hradecky	48	0	33	0	1	0	6	0	8	0
28	GK	AUT	Patrick Pentz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	GER	Niklas Lomb	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	RUS	Andrey Lunyov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ECU	Piero Hincapié	43	1	27+3	1	0	0	5	0	8	0
4	DF	GER	Jonathan Tah	47	1	28+5	1	0	0	5+1	0	8	0
5	DF	NED	Mitchel Bakker	40	4	19+9	3	1	0	4+1	0	5+1	1
6	DF	CIV	Odilon Kossounou	35	0	17+7	0	1	0	5	0	2+3	0
12	DF	BFA	Edmond Tapsoba	47	2	32+1	1	1	0	4+1	0	8	1
18	DF	BEL	Noah Mbamba	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	NED	Daley Sinkgraven	12	0	4+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	NED	Timothy Fosu-Mensah	15	0	1+10	0	0	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong	48	9	32+2	8	1	0	4+1	0	8	1
Midfielders
8	MF	GER	Robert Andrich	41	3	28+1	2	1	0	5	1	6	0
10	MF	GER	Kerem Demirbay	36	5	17+8	4	0+1	0	2+3	0	2+3	1
11	MF	GER	Nadiem Amiri	36	4	9+16	4	0	0	1+4	0	3+3	0
25	MF	ARG	Exequiel Palacios	34	5	19+6	4	0+1	0	1+1	0	6	1
27	MF	GER	Florian Wirtz	25	4	11+6	1	0	0	0	0	8	3
32	MF	MAR	Ayman Azhil	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	GER	Joshua Eze	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	IRN	Sardar Azmoun	33	4	8+15	4	1	0	0+2	0	3+4	0
14	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick	23	4	10+4	3	1	1	5	0	0+3	0
17	FW	ENG	Callum Hudson-Odoi	21	1	7+7	0	0	0	6	1	0+1	0
19	FW	FRA	Moussa Diaby	48	14	33	9	1	0	6	2	7+1	3
21	FW	FRA	Amine Adli	38	7	16+10	5	0	0	1+3	0	2+6	2
23	FW	CZE	Adam Hložek	44	7	16+13	5	1	1	3+3	0	4+4	1
38	FW	GER	Karim Bellarabi	10	0	1+7	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
7	FW	BRA	Paulinho	7	1	1+3	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	0	0
17	FW	FIN	Joel Pohjanpalo	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	CHI	Charles Aránguiz	15	2	4+6	1	1	1	3+1	0	0	0
28	FW	ESP	Iker Bravo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	DEN	Zidan Sertdemir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	FW	19	Moussa Diaby	9	0	2	3	14
2	DF	30	Jeremie Frimpong	8	0	0	1	9
3	FW	21	Amine Adli	5	0	0	2	7
3	FW	23	Adam Hložek	5	1	0	1	7
5	MF	10	Kerem Demirbay	4	0	0	1	5
5	MF	25	Exequiel Palacios	4	0	0	1	5
7	DF	5	Mitchel Bakker	3	0	0	1	4
	FW	9	Sardar Azmoun	4	0	0	0	4
	MF	11	Nadiem Amiri	4	0	0	0	4
	FW	14	Patrik Schick	3	1	0	0	4
	MF	27	Florian Wirtz	1	0	0	3	4
12	MF	8	Robert Andrich	2	0	1	0	3
13	DF	12	Edmond Tapsoba	1	0	0	1	2
13	MF	20	Charles Aránguiz	1	1	0	0	2
15	DF	3	Piero Hincapié	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	4	Jonathan Tah	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	7	Paulinho	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	17	Callum Hudson-Odoi	0	0	1	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0	0	0
Totals				57	3	4	14	78

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[table_note_res_ELGS0.21920440821871-16] Since the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_hth_LEV0.93021031419291-19] Head-to-head points: Bayer Leverkusen 4, Atlético Madrid 1.

[1] "Werkself". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[2] "BAYER 04 SIGN CZECH STRIKER ADAM HLOZEK". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[3] "BAYER 04 SIGN HUDSON-ODOI FROM CHELSEA". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[4] "Leverkusen signs Belgian teen Noah Mbamba from Club Brugge". The Associated Press. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[5] "LUNEV INJURED – BAYER 04 SIGN AUSTRIA KEEPER PENTZ". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[Puerta-6] "BAYER 04 SIGN TOP COLOMBIAN TALENT PUERTA – LOAN DEAL WITH NÜRNBERG". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[7] "Lucas Alario verstärkt den Eintracht-Sturm". eintracht.de (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 24 June 2022.

[8] "Grill Signs on Loan".

[9] "FOFANA JOINS FC NÜRNBERG ON LOAN". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[10] "WEISER LEAVES BAYER 04 TO JOIN WERDER BREMEN". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[11] "POHJANPALO LEAVES THE WERKSELF TO JOIN VENEZIA FC". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[12] "BAYER 04 LOAN IKER BRAVO TO REAL MADRID". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[13] "Paulinho é do Galo" (in Portuguese). Clube Atlético Mineiro. 1 December 2022.

[14] "SERTDEMIR RETURNS TO DENMARK". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[15] "Farewell to Bayer 04 – Aránguiz returns to Porto Alegre". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[17] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[18] "DFL veröffentlicht Bundesliga-Spielplan 2022/23 im Juni". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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