List of Bayer 04 Leverkusen seasons explained

This is a summary of the season results of the Bayer 04 Leverkusen football club across all competitions spanning from 1946 to the present.

Key

Key to league record:

• Pld – Matches played
• W – Matches won
• D – Matches drawn
• L – Matches lost
• GF – Goals for
• GA – Goals against
• Pts – Points
• Pos – Final position

Key to colours and symbols:

scope=col	Symbol	scope=col	Meaning
style=background:gold	1st or W	Championship winners
style=background:silver	RU	Championship runners-up
style=background:#cfc		Promoted
style=background:MistyRose		Relegated
style=background:PapayaWhip	EC	European Cup / Champions League
style=background:lightblue	EC	UEFA Cup / Europa League
style=background:yellow	♦	Top league scorer in Bayer Leverkusen's division

Key to rounds:

• Prel. – Preliminary round
• QR1 – First qualifying round
• QR2 – Second qualifying round, etc.
• Inter – Intermediate round (between qualifying rounds and rounds proper)
• GS – Group stage
• 1R – First round
• 2R – Second round, etc.
• R64 – 1/32 Final (round of 64)
• R32 – 1/16 Final (round of 32)
• R16 – 1/8 Final (round of 16)
• QF – Quarter-finals
• SF – Semi-finals
• F – Final
• W – Winners
• DNE – Did not enter

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	DFB-Pokal	DFL-Supercup	Cup	Result	Player(s)	Goals
	League											UEFA – FIFA		Top goalscorer(s)^[1]
1946–47														N/A
1947–48														N/A
1948–49														N/A
1949–50														N/A
1950–51									style=background:#cfc						N/A
1951–52														N/A
1952–53														N/A
1953–54														N/A
1954–55														N/A
1955–56									style=background:MistyRose						N/A
1956–57														N/A
1957–58														N/A
1958–59														N/A
1959–60														N/A
1961–62									style=background:#cfc						N/A
1962–63
1963–64														N/A
1964–65														N/A
1965–66														N/A
1966–67														N/A
1967–68														N/A
1968–69														N/A
1969–70														N/A
1970–71														N/A
1971–72														N/A
1972–73									style=background:MistyRose						N/A
1973–74														N/A
1974–75									style=background:#cfc						N/A
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79									style=background:#CFC
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86									style=background:lightblue
1986–87									style=background:lightblue
1987–88									style=background:lightblue					style=background:gold
1988–89
1989–90									style=background:lightblue
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93										style=background:Gold					Ulf Kirsten ♦
1993–94									style=background:lightblue			style=background:silver
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97									style=background:PapayaWhip						Ulf Kirsten ♦
1997–98									style=background:LightBlue						Ulf Kirsten ♦
1998–99									style=background:PapayaWhip
1999–2000									style=background:PapayaWhip
2000–01									style=background:PapayaWhip
2001–02									style=background:PapayaWhip		style=background:silver				style=background:silver
2002–03
2003–04									style=background:PapayaWhip
2004–05									style=background:LightBlue
2005–06									style=background:LightBlue
2006–07									style=background:LightBlue
2007–08
2008–09										style=background:Silver
2009–10									style=background:LightBlue
2010–11									style=background:PapayaWhip
2011–12									style=background:LightBlue
2012–13									style=background:PapayaWhip						Stefan Kießling ♦
2013–14									style=background:PapayaWhip
2014–15									style=background:PapayaWhip
2015–16									style=background:PapayaWhip
2016–17
2017–18									style=background:LightBlue
2018–19									style=background:PapayaWhip
2019–20									style=background:LightBlue		style=background:silver
2020–21									style=background:LightBlue
2021–22									style=background:PapayaWhip						Patrik Schick
2022–23									style=background:LightBlue						Moussa Diaby
2023–24									style=background:Gold		style=background:Gold				style=background:silver		Victor Boniface

Notes and References

1. Goals in all competitions (Bundesliga or lower divisions, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and European tournaments.