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The 2011–12 Bayer Leverkusen season is the club's 108th year of existence.

Sporting DirectorRudi Völler
Head coachRobin Dutt (until March 2012)
Sami Hyypiä (actual coach since April, but missing coaching license)
Sascha Lewandowski (since April, possesses coaching license)
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga5th
Quick facts Sporting Director, Head coach ...
Bayer Leverkusen
2011–12 season
Sporting DirectorRudi Völler
Head coachRobin Dutt (until March 2012)
Sami Hyypiä (actual coach since April, but missing coaching license)
Sascha Lewandowski (since April, possesses coaching license)
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalFirst round
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
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

Main article: 2011–12 Bundesliga
7 August 2011 1 Mainz 05 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+01) Svensson Yellow card 27'
Allagui 32'
Polanski Yellow card 66'
Bungert Yellow card 74'		 Summary Augusto Yellow card 43'
Bender Yellow card 84'
Toprak red-colored football 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 Yellow card 44'
Kadlec 85'		 Summary Papastathopoulos Yellow card 47'
Schmitz Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 90'
Rodríguez Yellow card 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 Yellow card 42' Red card 64'
Augusto Yellow card 45+1'		 Summary Hummels Yellow card 58'
Götze Yellow card 72' Red card 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 Yellow card 51'		 Summary Sam 6', 72'
Kießling 23'
Schwaab Yellow card 25'
Ballack Yellow card 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 Red card 90+1'		 Summary Peszko Yellow card 27'
Novaković 44'
Podolski 47', 54'
Clemens Yellow card 79'
Rensing Yellow card 82'
Riether Yellow card 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', Yellow card 27'
Robben 90'		 Summary Kießling Yellow card 12'
Toprak Yellow card 18'
Reinartz Yellow card 70'
Sam Yellow card 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', Yellow card 66'
Kießling 85'		 Summary Josué Yellow card 42'
Mandžukić 59'
Russ Yellow card 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 Yellow card 28'
Stranzl Yellow card 54'
Reus 65'
Herrmann 72'		 Summary Reinartz 20', Yellow card 28'
Ballack Yellow card 45+2'
Castro Red card 68'
Kießling Yellow card 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 Yellow card 84' Summary Jones Yellow card 8'
Draxler Yellow card 63'
Farfán 83'
Huntelaar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
Reinartz Yellow card 81'		 Summary Westermann 34'
Jansen 58'
Rincón Yellow card 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 Yellow card 33' Summary Castro Yellow card 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 red-colored football 18' (o.g.)
Lell Yellow card 84'		 Summary Derdiyok 24', 64', 79'
Ballack Yellow card 45'
Castro Yellow card 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', Yellow card 67'
Castro Yellow card 52'
Sam 79'		 Summary Babel Yellow card 23'
Salihović Yellow card 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 Yellow card 45+1'
Leno Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 red-colored football 10' (o.g.)
Friedrich Yellow card 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 Yellow card 52'
Ignjovski Yellow card 89'
Bargfrede Yellow card 90+1'		 Summary Castro Yellow card 15'
Kadlec Yellow card 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', Yellow card 89'
Rolfes 47' (pen.)
Kadlec Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 63'		 Summary Schieber 24', Yellow card 81'
Boulahrouz Yellow card 47'
Kvist Yellow card 73'
Ibišević Yellow card 85'
Cacau Yellow card 88'
Harnik 89', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 21'
Koo 50'
Mölders Yellow card 56'
Callsen-Bracker Yellow card 58'
Langkamp Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Kießling 79'
Reinartz Yellow card 81'
Bellarabi 90'		 Summary Boateng Yellow card 65'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 84'
Rafinha Yellow card 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', Yellow card 50'
Dejagah 45', Yellow card 87'
Schäfer Yellow card 45+2'
Hadlec red-colored football 61' (o.g.)Russ Yellow card 74'
Lopes Yellow card 90'		 Summary Kießling 3'

Bender Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Schwaab Yellow card 69'
Kießling 75'		 Summary Reus 7'
Stranzl Yellow card 57'
Nordtveit Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'		 Summary Kadlec Yellow card 12'
Toprak Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64' Summary Schuster 8'
Guédé Yellow card 28'
Caligiuri 60'
Freis Yellow card 77'
Reisinger Yellow card 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 Yellow card 61'
Jarolím Yellow card 62'		 Summary Friedrich Yellow card 40'
Schürrle 55'
Rolfes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74'		 Summary Perdedaj Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 66'
Pinola Yellow card 86'		 Summary Kießling 6', 32', 89'
Friedrich Yellow card 21'
Toprak Yellow card 24'
Schürrle 77'		 Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion
Attendance: 48,548
Referee: Guido Winkmann

|} Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: https://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

Main article: 2011–12 DFB-Pokal
30 July 2011 First round 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

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
More information Team, Pld ...
Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Chelsea 6321134+911
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 631288010
Spain Valencia 6222127+58
Belgium Genk 6033216−143
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13 September 2011 1 Chelsea England 2–0 Germany 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 Germany 2–0 Belgium 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 Germany 2–1 Spain 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 Spain 3–1 Germany 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 Germany 2–1 England 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 Belgium 1–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Genk, Belgium
20:45 CET Vossen 30' Report Derdiyok 79' Stadium: Cristal Arena
Attendance: 21,187
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
14 February 2012 First leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–3 Spain 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 Spain 7–1
(10–2 agg.)		 Germany 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

More information Squad Season 2011–12, Player ...
Squad Season 2011–12
PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions LeagueTotals
PlayerNat.Birthdayat Bayer sincePrevious clubMatchesGoalsMatchesGoalMatchesGoalsMatchesGoals
Goalkeepers
René AdlerGerman15 January 19852000VfB Leipzig00000000
Fabian GieferGerman17 May 19902003TuRa Lommersdorf10000010
Bernd LenoGerman4 March 19922011VfB Stuttgart1400060200
David YelldellAmerican1 October 19812011MSV Duisburg00100010
Defenders
Gonzalo CastroGerman11 June 19871999Bayer Wuppertal1211060191
Danny da CostaGerman13 July 19932001Winfriedia Mülheim10000010
Manuel FriedrichGerman13 September 19792007Mainz 05800031111
Michal KadlecCzech13 December 19842008Sparta Prague1211061192
Bastian OczipkaGerman12 January 19892011FC St. Pauli20002040
Stefan ReinartzGerman1 January 198920091. FC Nürnberg1411050201
Daniel SchwaabGerman1 January 19892009SC Freiburg1100030140
Ömer ToprakTurkish21 July 19892011SC Freiburg1301050190
Midfielders
Hanno BalitschGerman2 January 19812010Hannover 96801020110
Michael BallackGerman26 September 19762010Chelsea1121061183
Tranquillo BarnettaSwiss22 May 19852005Hannover 9600000000
Karim BellarabiGerman8 April 19902011Eintracht Braunschweig20100030
Lars BenderGerman27 April 198920091860 Munich1511061222
Michael OrtegaColombian6 April 19912011Atlas00000000
Renato AugustoBrazilian8 February 19882008Flamengo701020100
Simon RolfesGerman21 January 19822005Alemannia Aachen1511060221
Sidney SamGerman27 April 198920101. FC Kaiserslautern1541161226
Forwards
Eren DerdiyokSwiss12 June 19882009Basel1261162199
Nicolai JørgensenDanish15 January 19912010AB10002030
Stefan KießlingGerman25 January 198420061. FC Nürnberg1531061224
André SchürrleGerman6 November 19902011Mainz 051221161194
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Transfers

In

More information No., Pos. ...
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 DF Germany Bastian Oczipka 37EU FC St. Pauli Germany loan return Summer
9 FW Germany André Schürrle 20EU Mainz 05 Germany Transfer Summer
17 MF Colombia Michael Javier Ortega 35Non-EU Atlas Mexico loan Summer 2012
21 DF Turkey Ömer Toprak 21EU SC Freiburg Germany Transfer Summer 2016
22 GK United States David Yelldell 44EU MSV Duisburg Germany Transfer Summer
22 GK Germany Bernd Leno 34EU Bayer Leverkusen Germany loan Summer 2012
38 FW Germany Karim Bellarabi 36EU Eintracht Braunschweig Germany Transfer Summer
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Out

More information No., Pos. ...
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 DF Finland Sami Hyypiä 52EU Retirement Summer
17 DF Croatia Domagoj Vida 37Non-EU Dinamo Zagreb Croatia Transfer Summer
22 GK Germany Benedikt Fernandez 41EU Release Summer
23 MF Chile Arturo Vidal 39Non-EU Juventus Italy Transfer Summer
26 DF Slovenia Kevin Kampl 35EU VfL Osnabrück Germany Transfer Summer
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Kits

Home
Home Alternate
Away
Third
More information Type, Shirt ...
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeBlackBlackBlack
Home Alt.BlackBlackRedBundesliga, Match 29, April 8 against Hamburg
AwayWhiteWhiteWhite
ThirdBlueBlueBlue
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