2007–08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season explained

Club:Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Season:2007–08
Manager: Michael Skibbe
Stadium:BayArena
League:Bundesliga
League Result:7th
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:First round
Cup2:UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:Theofanis Gekas (11)
Season Topscorer:Stefan Kießling (16)
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

During the 2007–08 German football season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Despite recording an identical league record to the previous season, Leverkusen dropped to 7th, the first time they had failed to qualify for Europe in five seasons. Michael Skibbe was sacked as a result, and was replaced by Greuther Fürth manager Bruno Labbadia.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Left club during season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads - Bayer Leverkusen - 2007/08.