Despite recording an identical league record to the previous season, Leverkusen dropped to 7th, the first time they had failed to qualify for Europe in five seasons.Michael Skibbe was sacked as a result, and was replaced byGreuther Fürth managerBruno Labbadia.
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^Freier was born inBytom,Poland, but was raised inGermany from the age of 11 and represented Germany atU-21 level before making his international debut forGermany in May 2002.
^Sinkiewicz was born inTychy,Poland, but also qualified to representGermany internationally and represented Germany atU-19 andU-21 level before making his international debut forGermany in September 2005.
^Castro was born inWuppertal,West Germany)(nowGermany), and represented Germany atU-21 level, but also qualified to representSpain internationally through his parents and represented Spain atU-19 level before making his international debut forGermany in March 2007.
^Faty was born inVilleneuve-Saint-Georges,France, and represented them atU-21 level, but also qualified to representCape Verde andSenegal internationally through his mother and father respectively and made his international debut forSenegal in 2012.
^Touré was born inSokodé,Togo, but also qualified to representGermany internationally and represented Germany atU-18 level before making his international debut forTogo in 2006.
