2011–12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2011–12 Bayer Leverkusen season is the club's 108th year of existence.
| 2011–12 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Rudi Völler | |||
| Head coach | Robin Dutt (until March 2012) Sami Hyypiä (actual coach since April, but missing coaching license) Sascha Lewandowski (since April, possesses coaching license) | |||
| Stadium | BayArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 5th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round 1 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Stefan Kießling (16) All: Stefan Kießling (17) | |||
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Review and events
For the winter break, Bayer Leverkusen return to practice on 3 January 2012 at 10:00 CET (UTC+01) and will have a training camp in Lagos, Portugal, from 4 January to 13 January.[1]
Competitions
Bundesliga
| 7 August 2011 1 | Mainz 05 | 2 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Svensson  27'Allagui  32'Polanski 66'Bungert 74' |
Summary | Augusto 43' Bender 84'Toprak 86' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 32,443 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 14 August 2011 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 – 0 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kießling 44' Kadlec 85' |
Summary | Papastathopoulos 47' Schmitz 83' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 20 August 2011 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 0 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Boulahrouz 48'  90'Rodríguez 74' |
Summary | Kießling 28' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
| 27 August 2011 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 0 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kadlec 42'  64'Augusto 45+1' |
Summary | Hummels 58' Götze 72' 77' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 9 September 2011 5 | FC Augsburg | 1 – 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01) | Hosogai 5' Sinkala 51' |
Summary | Sam 6', 72' Kießling 23'Schwaab 25'Ballack 28'Derdiyok 79' |
Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 17 September 2011 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 – 4 | 1. FC Köln | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Rolfes 70' Schürrle 90+1' |
Summary | Peszko 27' Novaković 44'Podolski 47', 54'Clemens 79'Rensing 82'Riether 84' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 24 September 2011 7 | Bayern Munich | 3 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Müller 5' Van Buyten 19', 27'Robben 90' |
Summary | Kießling 12' Toprak 18'Reinartz 70'Sam 89' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 1 October 2011 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Castro 14' Derdiyok 65', 66'Kießling 85' |
Summary | Josué 42' Mandžukić 59'Russ 60' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,195 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 15 October 2011 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 – 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Arango 28' Stranzl 54'Reus 65'Herrmann 72' |
Summary | Reinartz 20', 28' Ballack 45+2'Castro 68'Kießling 86'Schürrle 87' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 52,858 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 23 October 2011 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 1 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Ballack 84' |
Summary | Jones 8' Draxler 63'Farfán 83'Huntelaar 87' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,120 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 28 October 2011 11 | SC Freiburg | 0 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01) | Summary | Ballack 2' |
Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion Attendance: 22,300 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 5 November 2011 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 2 | Hamburger SV | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Schürrle 5' Bender 20'Derdiyok 75'Reinartz 81' |
Summary | Westermann 34' Jansen 58'Rincón 64' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Knut Kircher |
| 18 November 2011 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 – 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01) | Dick 33' |
Summary | Castro 43' Ballack 54'Sam 70' |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 42,245 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 26 November 2011 14 | Hertha BSC | 3 – 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Lasogga 7', 82' Toprak 18' (o.g.)Lell 84' |
Summary | Derdiyok 24', 64', 79' Ballack 45'Castro 87' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 44,541 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 2 December 2011 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01) | Derdiyok 11', 67' Castro 52'Sam 79' |
Summary | Babel 23' Salihović 86' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,948 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 10 December 2011 16 | Hannover 96 | 0 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hannover |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Summary | Schürrle 45+1' Leno 55' |
Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 44,800 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
| 17 December 2011 17 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Summary | Didavi 8' Hegeler 22'Feulner 52'Pekhart 73' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,239 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 22 January 2012 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 – 2 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01) | Pospěch 10' (o.g.) Friedrich 32', 35'Bender 70' |
Summary | Polanski 50' Caligiuri 53' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,365 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 28 January 2012 19 | Werder Bremen | 1 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Pizarro 29' Rosenberg 52'Ignjovski 89'Bargfrede 90+1' |
Summary | Castro 15' Kadlec 44'Reinartz 57' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,060 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 4 February 2012 20 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 2 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kießling 11', 89' Rolfes 47' (pen.)Kadlec 58' 63' |
Summary | Schieber 24', 81' Boulahrouz 47'Kvist 73'Ibišević 85'Cacau 88'Harnik 89', 90+3' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,929 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 11 February 2012 21 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kagawa 45' |
Summary | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,400 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 18 February 2012 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 – 1 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kießling 25', 64' Castro 60'Schürrle 70' |
Summary | Ostrzolek 21' Koo 50'Mölders 56'Callsen-Bracker 58'Langkamp 68' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 23,368 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 25 February 2012 23 | 1. FC Köln | 0 – 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Riether 22' |
Summary | Bender 16', 50' |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 3 March 2012 24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 0 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Toprak 66' Kießling 79'Reinartz 81'Bellarabi 90' |
Summary | Boateng 65' Luiz Gustavo 84'Rafinha 90+4' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 10 March 2012 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Helmes 33', 50' Dejagah 45', 87'Schäfer 45+2'Hadlec 61' (o.g.)Russ 74'Lopes 90' |
Summary | Kießling 3' Bender 75'Derdiyok 90+1' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,112 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 17 March 2012 26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 – 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Toprak 59' Schwaab 69'Kießling 75' |
Summary | Reus 7' Stranzl 57'Nordtveit 85'De Camargo 88' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Florian Meyer |
| 24 March 2012 27 | Schalke 04 | 2 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+01) | Huntelaar 18', 86' Jones 75' |
Summary | Kadlec 12' Toprak 59' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 31 March 2012 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 2 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Kadlec 64' |
Summary | Schuster 8' Guédé 28'Caligiuri 60'Freis 77'Reisinger 86' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,342 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 8 April 2012 29 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburg |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01) | Petrić 40' (pen.) Aogo 61'Jarolím 62' |
Summary | Friedrich 40' Schürrle 55'Rolfes 80' |
Stadium: Imtech Arena Attendance: 54,141 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
| 11 April 2012 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Leverkusen |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01) | Kießling 1' Rolfes 57'Reinartz 69' |
Summary | Derstroff 42' Dick 56' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 14 April 2012 31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 – 3 | Hertha BSC | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Schürrle 44' Kießling 51', 84'Reinartz 74' |
Summary | Perdedaj 35' Lasogga 63'Torun 71', 77' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,704 Referee: Michael Weiner |
| 21 April 2012 32 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Beck 63' |
Summary | Schürrle 79' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena Attendance: 28,150 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 28 April 2012 33 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 – 0 | Hannover 96 | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Reinartz 33' Kießling 75' |
Summary | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 5 May 2012 34 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 – 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01) | Mak 58' Balitsch 66'Pinola 86' |
Summary | Kießling 6', 32', 89' Friedrich 21'Toprak 24'Schürrle 77' |
Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion Attendance: 48,548 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
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Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: http://www.kicker.de/
1Bayer Leverkusen goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayer Leverkusen.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
DFB-Pokal
| 30 July 2011 Round 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 4 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Dresden |
| 15:30 CEST | Schuppan 68' Koch 70', 86'Schnetzler 117' |
Match Report | 6' Derdiyok 12' Sam 49' Schürrle |
Stadium: Glücksgas Stadium Attendance: 25.959 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chelsea |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
 Valencia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 |
| 13 September 2011 1 | Chelsea | 2 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | London, England |
| 20:45 CEST | David Luiz 67' Mata 67' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,820 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 28 September 2011 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 0 | Genk | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | Bender 30' Ballack 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,138 Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland |
| 19 October 2011 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 1 | Valencia | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 20:45 CEST | Schürrle 52' Sam 56' |
Report | Jonas 24' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,384 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
| 1 November 2011 4 | Valencia | 3 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Valencia, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Jonas 1' Soldado 65'Rami 75' |
Report | Kießling 31' |
Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 37,047 Referee: Eriksson |
| 23 November 2011 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 1 | Chelsea | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 20:45 CET | Derdiyok 73' Friedrich 90+1' |
Report | Drogba 48' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,285 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 6 December 2011 6 | Genk | 1 – 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Genk, Belgium |
| 20:45 CET | Vossen 30' |
Report | Derdiyok 79' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 21,187 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| 14 February 2012 First leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 – 3 | Barcelona | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 20:45 CET | Kadlec 51' |
Sánchez 41', 55' Messi 88' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
| 7 March 2012 Second leg | Barcelona | 7 – 1 (10 – 2 agg.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:45 CET | Messi 25', 43', 49', 58', 85' Tello 55', 62' |
Bellarabi 90+1' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,632 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
Player information
Roster and statistics
As of 16 December 2011
| Squad Season 2011-12 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | Totals | ||||||||
| Player | Nat. | Birthday | at Bayer since | Previous club | Matches | Goals | Matches | Goal | Matches | Goals | Matches | Goals |
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
| René Adler | | 15 January 1985 | 2000 | VfB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Giefer | | 17 May 1990 | 2003 | TuRa Lommersdorf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernd Leno | | 4 March 1992 | 2011 | VfB Stuttgart | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| David Yelldell |  | 1 October 1981 | 2011 | MSV Duisburg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||||
| Gonzalo Castro | | 11 June 1987 | 1999 | Bayer Wuppertal | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Danny da Costa | | 13 July 1993 | 2001 | Winfriedia Mülheim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manuel Friedrich | | 13 September 1979 | 2007 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Michal Kadlec |  | 13 December 1984 | 2008 | Sparta Prague | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| Bastian Oczipka | | 12 January 1989 | 2011 | FC St. Pauli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stefan Reinartz | | 1 January 1989 | 2009 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Daniel Schwaab | | 1 January 1989 | 2009 | SC Freiburg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ömer Toprak |  | 21 July 1989 | 2011 | SC Freiburg | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||
| Hanno Balitsch | | 2 January 1981 | 2010 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Ballack | | 26 September 1976 | 2010 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Tranquillo Barnetta |  | 22 May 1985 | 2005 | Hannover 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Bellarabi | | 8 April 1990 | 2011 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lars Bender | | 27 April 1989 | 2009 | 1860 Munich | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Michael Ortega |  | 6 April 1991 | 2011 | Atlas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renato Augusto |  | 8 February 1988 | 2008 | Flamengo | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Simon Rolfes | | 21 January 1982 | 2005 | Alemannia Aachen | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Sidney Sam | | 27 April 1989 | 2010 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||||
| Eren Derdiyok | | 12 June 1988 | 2009 | Basel | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 |
| Nicolai Jørgensen |  | 15 January 1991 | 2010 | AB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stefan Kießling | | 25 January 1984 | 2006 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| André Schürrle | | 6 November 1990 | 2011 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
In
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | |
Bastian Oczipka | 33 | EU | FC St. Pauli |
loan return | Summer | |||
| 9 | FW | |
André Schürrle | 20 | EU | Mainz 05 |
Transfer | Summer | |||
| 17 | MF | |
Michael Javier Ortega | 31 | Non-EU | Atlas  |
loan | Summer | 2012 | ||
| 21 | DF | |
Ömer Toprak | 21 | EU | SC Freiburg |
Transfer | Summer | 2016 | ||
| 22 | GK | |
David Yelldell | 40 | EU | MSV Duisburg |
Transfer | Summer | |||
| 22 | GK | |
Bernd Leno | 30 | EU | Bayer Leverkusen |
loan | Summer | 2012 | ||
| 38 | FW | |
Karim Bellarabi | 32 | EU | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Transfer | Summer |
Out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF |  |
Sami Hyypiä | 48 | EU | Retirement | Summer | |||
| 17 | DF |  |
Domagoj Vida | 32 | Non-EU | Dinamo Zagreb |
Transfer | Summer | ||
| 22 | GK | |
Benedikt Fernandez | 37 | EU | Release | Summer | |||
| 23 | MF |  |
Arturo Vidal | 34 | Non-EU | Juventus  |
Transfer | Summer | ||
| 26 | DF |  |
Kevin Kampl | 31 | EU | VfL Osnabrück |
Transfer | Summer |
Kits
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    Away
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     Third
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Black | Black | Black | |
| Home Alt. | Black | Black | Red | Bundesliga, Match 29, April 8 against Hamburg |
| Away | White | White | White | |
| Third | Blue | Blue | Blue |
Sources
- "Ab in den Süden". kicker (in German). 23 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
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