| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Rudi Völler | |||
| Head coach | Sami Hyypiä | |||
| Stadium | BayArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 3rd | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Stefan Kießling (25) All: Stefan Kießling (27) | |||
The2012–13Bayer Leverkusen season was the 109th season in the club's football history. In2012–13, the club played in theBundesliga, the top tier ofGerman football. It was the club's34th season in this league, having been promoted from the2. Bundesliga in 1979.
The club also took part in the2012–13 edition of theDFB-Pokal.
In Europe the club had qualified for the2012–13 edition of theUEFA Europa League where it playedMetalist Kharkiv,Rapid Wien andRosenborg in Group K of thegroup stage.
In the2011–12 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished fifth in the2011–12 Bundesliga.[1] Therefore the club qualified for the2012–13 Bundesliga,2012–13 DFB-Pokal and2012–13 Europa League.[2]
Bayer Leverkusen rejected a bid forAndré Schürrle worth €25 million fromChelsea.[3] Bayer Leverkusen has decided not to sell Schürrle because they were "unable to sign a replacement" because suitable replacements are "too expensive" and would be forced to sign "a weaker player" who is "overpriced".[4] Leverkusen CEO Wolfgang Holzhäuser accusedBayern Munich coach ofJupp Heynckes "tapping up"Lars Bender.[5] The club had rejected an "official" offer from Bayern Munich the previous week.[5]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Match | Date | Time | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result1 | Attendance | Goalscorers | Table | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Opponent | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 August 2012 (2012-08-25) | 15:30 | Commerzbank-Arena | Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | 27,900 | Kießling 30' | Aigner 57' Lanig 82' | T12 | 0 | [MR 1] [MR 2] |
| 2 | 1 September 2012 (2012-09-01) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | 23,635 | Castro 8' Wollscheid 54' | — | T9 | 3 | [MR 3] [MR 4] |
| 3 | 15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) | 15:30 | Signal Iduna Park | Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 0–3 | 80,645 | — | Hummels 29' Błaszczykowski 39'Lewandowski 78' | 12 | 3 | [MR 5] [MR 6] |
| 4 | 23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | 27,640 | Kadlec 12' | Herrmann 3' | 13 | 4 | [MR 7] [MR 8] |
| 5 | 26 September 2012 (2012-09-26) | 20:00 | SGL arena | Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 3–1 | 25,211 | Kießling 7' Wollscheid 39'Schürrle 44' | Werner 51' | 8 | 7 | [MR 9] [MR 10] |
| 6 | 29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Greuther Fürth | 2–0 | 25,700 | Sam 50',62' | — | 7 | 10 | [MR 11] [MR 12] |
| 7 | 7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) | 17:30 | Mercedes-Benz Arena | Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | 47,400 | Kießling 13',59' | Ibišević 19' (pen.),45' | 6 | 11 | [MR 13] [MR 14] |
| 8 | 20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) | 15:30 | BayArena | Lueverkusen | Mainz 05 | 2–2 | 28,077 | Kießling 43' Castro 87' | Szalai 58' Risse 76' | 5 | 12 | [MR 15] [MR 16] |
| 9 | 28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) | 17:30 | Allianz Arena | Munich | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | 71,000 | Kießling 42' Sam 87' | Mandžukić 77' | 5 | 15 | [MR 17] [MR 18] |
| 10 | 4 November 2012 (2012-11-04) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2 | 27,153 | Sam 16' Schürrle 41'Castro 66' | Rafael 40' Bodzek 86' | 4 | 18 | [MR 19] [MR 20] |
| 11 | 11 November 2012 (2012-11-11) | 15:30 | Volkswagen-Arena | Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | 24,825 | Kießling 90+1' | Diego 4',16' Dost 33' | 5 | 18 | [MR 21] [MR 22] |
| 12 | 17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) | 18:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Schalke 04 | 2–0 | 30,000 | Schürrle 45' Kießling 67' | — | 5 | 21 | [MR 23] [MR 24] |
| 13 | 25 November 2012 (2012-11-25) | 17:30 | Rhein-Neckar Arena | Sinsheim | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | 22,100 | Bender 15' Carvajal 38' | Johnson 59' | 5 | 24 | [MR 25] [MR 26] |
| 14 | 28 November 2012 (2012-11-28) | 20:00 | Weserstadion | Bremen | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | 37,231 | Castro 31',52' Rolfes 74'Hegeler 79' | Petersen 54' | 2 | 27 | [MR 27] [MR 28] |
| 15 | 1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | 22,000 | Kießling 37' | — | 2 | 30 | [MR 29] [MR 30] |
| 16 | 9 December 2012 (2012-12-09) | 17:30 | AWD-Arena | Hanover | Hannover 96 | 2–3 | 45,800 | Castro 3' Kießling 58' | Huszti 20' (pen.),69' (pen.) Diouf 56' | 2 | 30 | [MR 31] [MR 32] |
| 17 | 15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Hamburger SV | 3–0 | 29,489 | Kießling 26',66' Schürrle 36' | — | 2 | 33 | [MR 33] [MR 34] |
| 18 | 19 January 2013 (2013-01-19) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | 28,767 | Boenisch 31' Kießling 33'Schürrle 58' | Meier 78' | 2 | 36 | [MR 35] [MR 36] |
| 19 | 26 January 2013 (2013-01-26) | 18:30 | Mage Solar Stadion | Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 0–0 | 22,500 | — | — | 2 | 37 | [MR 37] [MR 38] |
| 20 | 3 February 2013 (2013-02-03) | 17:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Borussia Dortmund | 2–3 | 30,210 | Reinartz 58',62' | Reus 3' Błaszczykowski 9' (pen.)Lewandowski 63' | 3 | 37 | [MR 39] [MR 40] |
| 21 | 9 February 2013 (2013-02-09) | 15:30 | Borussia-Park | Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–3 | 45,000 | Sam 52' Kießling 60'Schürrle 64' | Stranzl 44' De Jong 58'Herrmann 86' | 3 | 38 | [MR 41] [MR 42] |
| 22 | 16 February 2013 (2013-02-16) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | 22,784 | Kießling 26' Bender 75' | Mölders 89' | 3 | 41 | [MR 43] [MR 44] |
| 23 | 24 February 2013 (2013-02-24) | 17:30 | Trolli Arena | Fürth | Greuther Fürth | 0–0 | 14,635 | — | — | 3 | 42 | [MR 45] [MR 46] |
| 24 | 2 March 2013 (2013-03-02) | 18:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 27,058 | Kießling 82' (pen.) Bender 86' | Ibišević 12' (pen.) | 3 | 45 | [MR 47] [MR 48] |
| 25 | 9 March 2013 (2013-03-09) | 15:30 | Coface Arena | Mainz | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | 30,124 | — | Ivanschitz 61' (pen.) | 3 | 45 | [MR 49] [MR 50] |
| 26 | 16 March 2013 (2013-03-16) | 18:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | 30,210 | Rolfes 75' | Gómez 37' Wollscheid 87' (o.g.) | 3 | 45 | [MR 51] [MR 52] |
| 27 | 30 March 2013 (2013-03-30) | 15:30 | Esprit Arena | Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–1 | 53,265 | Kießling 22' (pen.),88' Schürrle | Schwaab 41' (o.g.) | 3 | 48 | [MR 53] [MR 54] |
| 28 | 6 April 2013 (2013-04-06) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 29,288 | Schürrle 12' | Kjær 70' | 3 | 49 | [MR 55] [MR 56] |
| 29 | 13 April 2013 (2013-04-13) | 18:30 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | 61,619 | Rolfes 39' Kießling | Pukki 71' | 3 | 50 | [MR 57] [MR 58] |
| 30 | 20 April 2013 (2013-04-20) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | 1899 Hoffenheim | 5–0 | 28,683 | Kießling 16',65' Schürrle Reinartz | — | 3 | 53 | [MR 59] [MR 60] |
| 31 | 27 April 2013 (2013-04-27) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | 30,210 | Kießling 35' (pen.) | — | 3 | 56 | [MR 61] [MR 62] |
| 32 | 4 May 2013 (2013-05-04) | 15:30 | Stadion Nürnberg | Nuremberg | 1. FC Nuremberg | 2–0 | 40,581 | Toprak 26' Kießling | — | 3 | 59 | [MR 63] [MR 64] |
| 33 | 11 May 2013 (2013-05-11) | 15:30 | BayArena | Leverkusen | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 29,904 | Hegeler 6',60' Kießling | Sobiech 71' | 3 | 62 | [MR 65] [MR 66] |
| 34 | 18 May 2013 (2013-05-18) | 15:30 | Imtech Arena | Hamburg | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | 57,000 | Kießling 90' | — | 3 | 65 | [MR 67] [MR 68] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 18 | +80 | 91 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 81 | 42 | +39 | 66 | |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 65 | |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Qualification for theChampions League play-off round |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 51 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage |
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 |
Last updated: 8 June 2013.
Source:kicker
| Round | Date | Time | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result1 | Attendance | Goalscorers | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Opponent | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 August 2012 (2012-08-18) | 15:30 | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld | Jena | Carl Zeiss Jena | 4–0 | 8,043 | Rolfes 3' Bellarabi 15'Kießling 81'Fernandes 90' | — | [MR 69] |
| 2 | 31 October 2012 (2012-10-31) | 19:00 | Bielefelder Alm | Bielefeld | Arminia Bielefeld | 3–2 | 24,771 | Hegeler 23' Friedrich 56'Schürrle 94' | Hille 11' Schütz 82' | [MR 70] |
| R16 | 19 December 2012 (2012-12-19) | 19:00 | Volkswagen Arena | Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 10,781 | Fagner 31' (o.g.) | Träsch 78' Dost 90' | |
| Match | Date | Time | Stadium | City | Opponent | Result1 | Attendance | Goalscorers | Table | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Opponent | Pos. | Pts | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 September 2012 (2012-09-20) | 21:05 | BayArena | Leverkusen,Germany | Metalist Kharkiv | 0–0 | 15,300 | — | — | T2 | 1 | [MR 71] [MR 72] |
| 2 | 4 October 2012 (2012-10-04) | 19:00 | Lerkendal Stadion | Trondheim,Norway | Rosenborg | 1–0 | 12,587 | Kießling 76' | — | 2 | 4 | [MR 73] [MR 74] |
| 3 | 25 October 2012 (2012-10-25) | 19:00 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | Vienna,Austria | Rapid Wien | 4–0 | 42,600 | Wollscheid 37' Castro 56',90+2'Bellarabi 58' | — | 1 | 7 | [MR 75] [MR 76] |
| 4 | 8 November 2012 (2012-11-08) | 21:05 | BayArena | Leverkusen, Germany | Rapid Wien | 3–0 | 19,842 | Hegeler 4' Schürrle 53'Friedrich 66' | — | 1 | 10 | [MR 77] [MR 78] |
| 5 | 22 November 2012 (2012-11-22) | 19:00 | Metalist Stadium | Kharkiv,Ukraine | Metalist Kharkiv | 0–2 | 39,218 | — | Cristaldo 46' Xavier 85' | 2 | 10 | [MR 79] [MR 80] |
| 6 | 6 December 2012 (2012-12-06) | 21:05 | BayArena | Leverkusen, Germany | Rosenborg | 1–0 | 10,513 | Riedel 65' | — | 2 | 13 | [MR 81] [MR 82] |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Metalist Kharkiv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 |
 Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 |
 Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 |
 Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
Last updated: 19 February 2013.
Source:Group results
v
Benfica| 14 February 2013First leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Benfica | Leverkusen, Germany |
| Report | Cardozo 61' | Stadium:BayArena Attendance: 25,375 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
v Bayer Leverkusen| 21 February 2013Second leg | Benfica | 2–1 (3–1agg.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Stadium:Estádio da Luz |
As of 3 May 2013[update]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Bundesliga | 25 August 2012[2] | 18 May 2013[2] | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 051.61 |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2012[2] | 19 December 2012[2] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Europa League | 20 September 2012[2] | 21 February 2013[2] | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 052.38 | ||
As of 16 April 2013[update]
Sources:[6][7][MR 69][MR 70][MR 72][MR 74][MR 76][MR 78][MR 80][MR 82][8][9]
| No. | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Europa League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP | G | SR | MP | G | SR | MP | G | SR | MP | G | SR | ||
| 40 | Julian Riedel | 90 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sidney Sam | 694 | 5 | 0.65 | 494 | 5 | 0.94 | 40 | 0 | 0.00 | 160 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Stefan Kießling | 2,802 | 18 | 0.58 | 2,223 | 16 | 0.65 | 136 | 1 | 0.66 | 353 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 9 | André Schürrle | 2,775 | 9 | 0.29 | 2,147 | 6 | 0.25 | 278 | 1 | 0.32 | 350 | 2 | 0.51 |
| 38 | Karim Bellarabi | 659 | 2 | 0.27 | 411 | 0 | 0.00 | 68 | 1 | 1.32 | 180 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Jens Hegeler | 1,040 | 3 | 0.26 | 477 | 1 | 0.19 | 141 | 1 | 0.64 | 422 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 27 | Gonzalo Castro | 2,808 | 7 | 0.22 | 2,188 | 5 | 0.21 | 209 | 0 | 0.00 | 411 | 2 | 0.44 |
| 5 | Manuel Friedrich | 942 | 2 | 0.19 | 356 | 0 | 0.00 | 180 | 1 | 0.50 | 406 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 17 | Sebastian Boenisch | 963 | 1 | 0.09 | 775 | 1 | 0.12 | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 98 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Lars Bender | 2,860 | 3 | 0.09 | 2,180 | 3 | 0.12 | 300 | 0 | 0.00 | 380 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Philipp Wollscheid | 2,970 | 3 | 0.09 | 2,160 | 2 | 0.08 | 180 | 0 | 0.00 | 630 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 24 | Michal Kadlec | 1,123 | 1 | 0.08 | 843 | 1 | 0.11 | 90 | 0 | 0.00 | 190 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Stefan Reinartz | 2,404 | 2 | 0.07 | 1,861 | 2 | 0.10 | 178 | 0 | 0.00 | 365 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Simon Rolfes | 2,457 | 3 | 0.11 | 1,737 | 2 | 0.10 | 136 | 1 | 0.66 | 584 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Daniel Carvajal | 2,443 | 1 | 0.04 | 2,069 | 1 | 0.04 | 210 | 0 | 0.00 | 164 | 0 | 0.00 |
15GK René Adler27EUBayer LeverkusenTransferSummer2017Free[8]
          Home |   Home Alternate |  Home Alt. 2 |     Away |      Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Red | Black | Red | |
| Home Alt. | Red | Red | Red | UEFA EL, Group stage, October 4 againstTrondheim |
| Home Alt. 2 | Red | Black | Black | Bundesliga, Match 34, May 18 againstHamburg |
| Away | White | White | White | |
| Third | Navy | Navy | Navy |
