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Bayer Leverkusen
Germany
Overview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German club rooted in the Bayer works-sport tradition and a major Bundesliga and European competitor.
Key facts
- Country
- Germany
- City
- Leverkusen
- Founded
- 1904
History
The wider Bayer sports club was founded in 1904 and the football section followed in 1907. Bayer 04 reached the Bundesliga in 1979, won the UEFA Cup in 1988 and the DFB-Pokal in 1993, and in 2023/24 won the German championship for the first time while also lifting the DFB-Pokal. Footballopedia connects Leverkusen to the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, European competition, BayArena and the players and managers behind its major eras.
Sources
120 years of Bayer 04 Leverkusen: TimelinePublisher: Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Accessed: 2026-10-08
HistoryPublisher: Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Accessed: 2026-10-08
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