2004–05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen played the UEFA Champions League after finishing in 3rd place in the Bundesliga in 2003-04 and advanced to the Round of 16 in a tough group with Real Madrid, AS Roma and Dynamo Kyiv. The best results were a 5-1 win against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and a 3-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Dimitar Berbatov was the season top scorer with 26 goals.

Bayer Leverkusen
2004–05 season
ManagerKlaus Augenthaler
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalSecond stage
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Dimitar Berbatov (20)
All: Dimitar Berbatov (26)

Transfers

In

Pos. Name From
MF   Paul Freier   VfL Bochum
MF   Tranquillo Barnetta   FC St. Gallen
DF   Roque Júnior   AC Milan
MF   Jacek Krzynowek   1. FC Nuremberg
FW   Andriy Voronin   1. FC Köln

Out

Pos. Name From
DF   Lúcio   Bayern Munich
FW   Landon Donovan   Los Angeles Galaxy
FW   Thomas Brdaric   VfL Wolfsburg
MF   Christoph Preuß   VfL Bochum
GK   Frank Juric   Hannover 96
DF   Teddy Lucic   Häcken
FW   Oliver Neuville[notes 1]   Borussia M'gladbach

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1][2]

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   GER Hans-Jörg Butt
3 DF   BRA Roque Júnior
4 DF   BRA Juan
5 DF   GER Jens Nowotny
7 MF   BRA Robson Ponte
9 FW   BUL Dimitar Berbatov
10 MF   GER Paul Freier[notes 2]
11 FW   BRA França
12 FW   UKR Andriy Voronin
13 MF   GER Daniel Bierofka
15 MF   TUR Sezer Öztürk[notes 3]
16 MF   POL Jacek Krzynówek
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   GER Clemens Fritz
19 MF   CRO Marko Babić
20 GK   GER Tom Starke
22 GK   GER René Adler
25 MF   GER Bernd Schneider
26 MF   GER Sascha Dum
27 MF   GER Gonzalo Castro[notes 4]
28 DF   GER Carsten Ramelow
29 DF   GER Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker
35 DF   ARG Diego Placente
40 MF   GER Timo Röttger

Left club during season

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
6 DF   SWE Teddy Lučić (to BK Häcken)
8 MF   GER Jermaine Jones[notes 5] (on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt)
14 MF   GER Hanno Balitsch (to Mainz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   TUR Kenan Şahin[notes 6] (to Energie Cottbus)
21 MF   POL Radosław Kałużny (to Rot-Weiss Essen)
23 FW   USA Landon Donovan (to LA Galaxy)

Results

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Bundesliga

7 August 2004 Matchday 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Hannover 96 Leverkusen
19:30 Bernd Schneider   49'
França   90'
Michael Tarnat   14' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
15 August 2004 Matchday 2 VfL Bochum 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Bochum
12:30 Vratislav Lokvenc   28'
Christoph Preuss   69'
Dimitar Berbatov   62'
Andriy Voronin   87'
Attendance: 26,289
28 August 2004 Matchday 3 Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 Bayern Munich Leverkusen
10:30 Dimitar Berbatov   21', 59'
França   52', 57'
Michael Ballack   84' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
11 September 2004 Matchday 4 Mainz 05 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
10:30 Niclas Weiland   65'
Benjamin Auer   68'
Stadium: Bruchwegstadion
Attendance: 19,500
18 September 2004 Matchday 5 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 FC Nürnberg Leverkusen
10:30 Hans-Jorg Butt   76', pen.'
Dimitar Berbatov   80'
Sven Muller   23'
Diego Placente   69', o.g.'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
25 September 2004 Matchday 6 Stuttgart 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
10:30 Philipp Lahm   12'
Martin Stranzl   42'
Silvio Meissner   90', pen.'
Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
2 October 2004 Matchday 7 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Hamburger SV Leverkusen
10:30 Jacek Krzynowek   10'
Juan   73'
Dimitar Berbatov   87'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
16 October 2004 Matchday 8 Stuttgart 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
10:30 Gilberto   38'
Thorben Marx   52'
Marcelinho   79'
Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 47,152
23 October 2004 Matchday 9 Kaiserslautern 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Kaiserslautern
10:30 Stadium: Fritz Walter
Attendance: 34,843
27 October 2004 Matchday 10 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 Arminia Bielefeld Leverkusen
10:30 Andriy Voronin   50', 54', 77' Delron Buckley   19'
Fatmir Vata   69'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
30 October 2004 Matchday 11 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
10:30 Ewerthon   41' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 78,000
6 November 2004 Matchday 12 Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 SC Freiburg Leverkusen
12:30 Paul Freier   49', 88'
Jacek Krzynowek   53' Andriy Voronin   90'
Soumaila Coulibaly   29' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
13 November 2004 Matchday 13 Werder Bremen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
12:30 Miroslav Klose   19'
Nelson Valdez   72'
Andriy Voronin   51'
Dimitar Berbatov   54'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,128
20 November 2004 Matchday 14 Bayer Leverkusen 0–3 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
12:30 Ebbe Sand   27'
Aílton   37'
Lincoln   71'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
27 November 2004 Matchday 15 Hansa Rostock 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Rostock
12:30 Andriy Voronin   36'
Dimitar Berbatov   63'
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 15,800
4 December 2004 Matchday 16 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Wolfsburg Leverkusen
12:30 Andriy Voronin   46'
França   89'
Diego Klimowicz   4' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
12 December 2004 Matchday 17 Borussia M'gladbach 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
14:30 Václav Svěrkoš   68' Dimitar Berbatov   63' Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,221
23 January 2005 Matchday 18 Hannover 96 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Hannover
14:30 Andriy Voronin   18'
Dimitar Berbatov   36'
Paul Freier   58'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 38,067
29 January 2005 Matchday 19 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum Leverkusen
12:30 Jacek Krzynówek   28'
Andriy Voronin   31'
Robson Ponte   70'
Paul Freier   78'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
5 February 2005 Matchday 20 Bayern Munich 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
14:30 Roy Makaay   45'
Paolo Guerrero   68'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 45,000
13 February 2005 Matchday 21 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Mainz 05 Leverkusen
14:30 Paul Freier   64'
Jacek Krzynówek   69'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
19 February 2005 Matchday 22 FC Nürnberg 3–4 Bayer Leverkusen Nürnberg
12:30 Marek Mintál   29', 53'
Paolo Guerrero   68'
Dimitar Berbatov   2', 59'
Carsten Ramelow   32'
Jacek Krzynowek   79'
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 18,000
27 February 2005 Matchday 23 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
13:30 Dimitar Berbatov   80' Cacau   89', pen.' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
5 March 2005 Matchday 24 Hamburger SV 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg
11:30 Daniel Van Buyten   22' Stadium: AOL Arena
Attendance: 43,959
27 February 2005 Matchday 23 Bayer Leverkusen 3–3 Hertha Berlin Leverkusen
13:30 Robson Ponte   5'
Hans-Jorg Butt   12', pen.'
Andriy Voronin   84'
Marcelinho   24', 29'
Andreas Neuendorf   62'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
19 March 2005 Matchday 26 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Kaiserslautern Leverkusen
11:30 Callsen-Bracker   12'
Andriy Voronin   46'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
2 April 2005 Matchday 27 Arminia Bielefeld 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Bielefeld
10:30 Radomir Dalovic   65' Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 24,092
9 April 2005 Matchday 28 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
10:30 Sebastian Kehl   88' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
16 April 2005 Matchday 29 SC Freiburg 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Freiburg
10:30 Alexander Iashvili   37' Bernd Schneider   26'
Dimitar Berbatov  66', 83'
Stadium: badenova-Stadion
Attendance: 22,000
24 April 2005 Matchday 30 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
12:30 Jacek Krzynowek   3'
Marko Babic   37'
Miroslav Klose   38' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
30 April 2005 Matchday 31 Schalke 04 3–3 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
10:30 Lincoln   30', 37'
Ebbe Sand   41'
Paul Freier   23'
Dimitar Berbatov  56'
Andriy Voronin   64'
Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 61,524
7 May 2005 Matchday 32 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Hansa Rostock Leverkusen
10:30 Dimitar Berbatov   27', 90'
Andriy Voronin   58'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
14 May 2005 Matchday 33 Wolfsburg 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
10:30 Miroslav Karhan   24'
Thomas Brdaric   30'
França   61'
Daniel Bierofka   86'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,771
21 May 2005 Matchday 34 Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 Borussia M'gladbach Leverkusen
10:30 Dimitar Berbatov   41', 58', 61'
Andriy Voronin   59'
França   69'
Oliver Neuville   2' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500

Champions League

15 September 2004 Matchday 1 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Real Madrid Leverkusen
15:45 Jacek Krzynówek   39'
França   50'
Dimitar Berbatov   55'
Stadium: BayArena
28 September 2004 Matchday 2 Dynamo Kyiv 4–2 Bayer Leverkusen Kyiv
15:45 Diogo Rincon   30', 69'
Florin Cernat   74', 90'
Andriy Voronin   59'
Jens Nowotny   68'
Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskiy
19 October 2004 Matchday 3 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Roma Leverkusen
15:45 Roque Junior   48'
Jacek Krzynówek   59'
França   90+4'
Dimitar Berbatov   26', o.g.' Stadium: BayArena
3 November 2004 Matchday 4 Roma 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Roma
17:45 Vincenzo Montella   90' Dimitar Berbatov   82' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
23 November 2004 Matchday 5 Real Madrid 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Madrid
17:45 Raúl   70' Dimitar Berbatov   37' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
8 December 2004 Matchday 6 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Dynamo Kyiv Leverkusen
17:45 Juan   51'
Andriy Voronin   77'
Marko Babic   86'
Stadium: BayArena
22 February 2005 Round of 16 Liverpool 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool
16:45 Luis García   15'
John Arne Riise   36'
Dietmar Hamann   90'
França   90+1' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,942
Referee: Kyros Vassaras
9 March 2005 Round of 16 Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Liverpool Leverkusen
16:45 Jacek Krzynówek   88' Luis García   28', 32'
Milan Baros   67'
Stadium: BayArena

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Name Goals
  Dimitar Berbatov 26
  Andriy Voronin 17
  França 14
  Jacek Krzynowek 9
  Paul Freier 6

References

  1. ^ "Bayer First Team". ogol.com. ogol. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Bayer Leverkusen - 2004/05".
  3. ^ "Bayer 2004-05 matches". ogol.com. ogol. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

Notes

  1. ^ Neuville was born in Locarno, Switzerland, but also qualified to represent Italy and Germany internationally through his mother and father respectively and made his debut for Germany in September 1998.
  2. ^ Freier was born in Bytom, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 11 and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in May 2002.
  3. ^ Öztürk was born in Velbert, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and B level.
  4. ^ Castro was born in Wuppertal, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Spain internationally through his parents and represented Spain at U-19 level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2007.
  5. ^ Jones was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in February 2008, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and made his international debut for the United States in October 2010.
  6. ^ Şahin was born in Cologne, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 level.