# 2013–14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

The 2013–14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season is the 110th season in the club's football history.

## Background
### Background information

In the 2012–13 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished in third place in the Bundesliga. As the third place team, they qualified for the group stage of Champions League. During the off-season Kostas Stafylidis, Robbie Kruse, Andrés Palop, Son Heung-min and Emre Can were signed. Daniel Schwaab, Hajime Hosogai, Michael Rensing, Dani Carvajal, André Schürrle, and Michal Kadlec were sold. Junior Fernándes was loaned out to Dinamo Zagreb. Nicolai Jørgensen made his loan move permanent and Manuel Friedrich was released. Sami Hyypiä became the sole head coach after Sascha Lewandowski left his position as co–head coach. Lewandowski remained with the club in the youth set-up. Bayer Leverkusen announced a three–year partnership agreement with the tourism agency with Austrian state of Salzburg. The agreement includes an annual summer training camp in Kaprun, at least one friendly against an "attractive opponent" during the training camp, vents in and around Leverkusen, public relations and promotional activities at the club and in North Rhine Westphalia, targeted hospitality measures at the stadium, International press conferences at the training camps, advertising at the BayArena perimeter advertising at Bayer Leverkusen home games, online presence on all relevant channels at Bayer Leverkusen, Salzburg articles in all Bayer 04 Leverkusen print media. Bayer Leverkusen started pre–season training on 24 June with eight players. Reserve and youth teams players came to training to improve the number situation for training. Bayer Leverkusen announced on 12 December that they signed Julian Brandt for the winter transfer period. The following day, Bayer Leverkusen announced that they brought in Ryu Seung-Woo on loan for a year with the option to purchase. Players reported back on 4 January and traveled to Lagos, Portugal for mid–season training camp and had their first training session on 5 January. Bayer Leverkusen are interested in Kevin De Bruyne and met with him and his representative on 16 December. But De Bruyne ended up signing with VfL Wolfsburg.

### Transfers
#### In

| Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| DF | Kostas Stafylidis | 19 | P.A.O.K. | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | €1.5 Million |
| FW | Robbie Kruse | 24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €1.5 Million |
| GK | Andrés Palop | 39 | Sevilla | End of contract | Summer | 2014 | Free |
| FW | Son Heung-min | 20 | Hamburger SV | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed |
| MF | Emre Can | 19 | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| FW | Julian Brandt | 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | Winter | 2019 | Undisclosed |
| FW | Ryu Seung-Woo | 20 | Jeju United | Loan | Winter | — | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| DF | Daniel Schwaab | 24 | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Hajime Hosogai | 27 | Hertha BSC | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Dani Carvajal | 21 | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | €6.5 Million |
| GK | Michael Rensing | 29 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | End of contract | Summer | Free |
| FW | Junior Fernándes | 24 | Dinamo Zagreb | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed |
| MF | Nicolai Jørgensen | 22 | F.C. Copenhagen | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| DF | Manuel Friedrich | 33 | Borussia Dortmund | Released | Summer | Free |
| FW | André Schürrle | 22 | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | €23 Million |
| DF | Michal Kadlec | 28 | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |

## Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen started their Bundesliga campaign against SC Freiburg on 10 August. Bayer Leverkusen 3–1. Stefan Kießling, Son Heung-min, and Sidney Sam scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Mike Hanke scored for Freiburg. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday tied for third place in the table with Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen went on to face VfB Stuttgart on matchday two on 17 August. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with an own goal from Daniel Schwaab. Bayer Leverkusen were tied with Bayern Munich for second place in the table. Then Bayer Leverkusen faced Borussia Mönchengladbach on matchday three on 24 August. Bayer Leverkusen won 4–2. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were Kießling, Sidney Sam (2 goals), and Gonzalo Castro. Martin Stranzl and Juan Arango scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday 3 in second place. Bayer Leverkusen finished August with matchday four against Schalke 04 on 31 August. Schalke 04 won 2–0 with goals from Marco Höger and Jefferson Farfán. Bayer Leverkusen finished August tied for third place with Hannover 96. Bayer Leverkusen started September with matchday five against VfL Wolfsburg on 14 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 3–1. Sidney Sam and Kießling (2 goals) scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Ivica Olić scored for Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen remained in third place. Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 on matchday six on 21 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 4–1. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were Robbie Kruse (2 goals), Lars Bender, and Kießling. Yunus Mallı scored for Mainz. Bayer Leverkusen remained in third place in the Bundesliga table. Bayer Leverkusen faced Hannover 96 on matchday seven on 28 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–0 with goals from Simon Rolfes and Sidney Sam. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in fifth place. Bayern Munich on matchday eight on 5 October. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Sidney Sam scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Toni Kroos scored for Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen then faced 1899 Hoffenheim on matchday nine on 18 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1. Sidney Sam and Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Kießling's goal went through the side netting on the left side. kicker magazine called the goal "Phantomtor". Stefan Kießling later apologized for the goal and understood why it was an illegitimate goal. Sven Schipplock scored for 1899 Hoffenheim. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. On 28 October, the German Football Association decided not to replay the match against 1899 Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim decided not to appeal the decision. Bayer Leverkusen finished October against FC Augsburg on matchday 10 on 26 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1. Simon Rolfes and Emre Can scored for Bayer Leverkusen. André Hahn scored for Augsburg. Bayer Leverkusen finished October in third place. Bayer Leverkusen started November with matchday 11 of the Bundesliga against Eintracht Braunschweig on 2 November. Eintracht Braunschweig won 1–0 with a goal from Dominick Kumbela. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen were against Hamburger SV on matchday 12 on 9 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 5–3. Son (3 goals), Kießling and Gonzalo Castro scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Maximilian Beister (2 goals) and Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored for Hamburg. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen's next opponents were Hertha BSC on matchday 13 on 23 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Kießling. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. Bayer Leverkusen finished November with matchday 14 against 1. FC Nürnberg on 30 November. Bayer Leverkusen won 3–0 with goals from Son and Kießling. Bayer Leverkusen finished November in third place. Bayer Leverkusen started December against Borussia Dortmund on matchday 15 on 7 December. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Son. Bayer Leverkusen moved up to second place in the table. Bayer Leverkusen faced Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 16 on 15 December. Eintracht Frankfurt won 1–0 with a goal from Marco Russ. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in second place. Bayer Leverkusen finished December against Werder Bremen on matchday 17 on 21 December. Werder Bremen won 1–0 with a goal from Santiago García. Bayer Leverkusen finished December in second place.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
* 1 2 The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal finalists (Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich) qualified for the UEFA Champions League, thus the three Europa League places were distributed through league positions.

### Match results

Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 10 August 2013 | 15:30 | SC Freiburg | H | 3–1 | Kießling 22', Son 47', Sam 53' | 27,136 | 3rd |
| 2 | 17 August 2013 | 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart | A | 1–0 | Schwaab 42' (o.g.) | 40,800 | 2nd |
| 3 | 24 August 2013 | 14:30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | H | 4–2 | Kießling 23' (pen.), Sam 28', 60', Castro 72' | 29,243 | 3rd |
| 4 | 31 August 2013 | 17:30 | Schalke 04 | A | 0–2 | | 61,973 | 3rd |
| 5 | 14 September 2013 | 15:30 | VfL Wolfsburg | H | 3–1 | Sam 24', Kießling 65', 90+2' | 27,149 | 3rd |
| 6 | 21 September 2013 | 15:30 | Mainz 05 | A | 4–1 | Kruse 19', 45+1', L. Bender 38', Kießling 59' | 30,000 | 3rd |
| 7 | 28 September 2013 | 15:30 | Hannover 96 | H | 2–0 | Rolfes 23', Sam 37' | 25,198 | 3rd |
| 8 | 5 October 2013 | 18:30 | Bayern Munich | H | 1–1 | Sam 31' | 30,210 | 3rd |
| 9 | 18 October 2013 | 20:30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | A | 2–1 | Sam 26', Kießling 70' | 25,213 | 3rd |
| 10 | 26 October 2013 | 15:30 | FC Augsburg | H | 2–1 | Rolfes 34', Can 83' | 27,811 | 3rd |
| 11 | 2 November 2013 | 15:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | A | 0–1 | | 22,720 | 3rd |
| 12 | 9 November 2013 | 15:30 | Hamburger SV | H | 5–3 | Son 9', 16', 55', Kießling 72', Castro 89' | 30,077 | 3rd |
| 13 | 23 November 2013 | 15:30 | Hertha BSC | A | 1–0 | Kießling 29' | 47,419 | 2nd |
| 14 | 30 November 2013 | 15:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | H | 3–0 | Son 36', 76', Kießling 47' | 27,395 | 2nd |
| 15 | 7 December 2013 | 18:30 | Borussia Dortmund | A | 1–0 | Son 18' | 80,645 | 2nd |
| 16 | 15 December 2013 | 22:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 0–1 | | 26,242 | 2nd |
| 17 | 21 December 2013 | 15:30 | Werder Bremen | A | 0–1 | | 39,145 | 2nd |
| 18 | 25 January 2014 | 15:30 | SC Freiburg | A | 2–3 | Bender 4', Rolfes 35' | 22,100 | 2nd |
| 19 | 1 February 2014 | 15:30 | VfB Stuttgart | H | 2–1 | Kießling 26', 84' | 28,714 | 2nd |
| 20 | 7 February 2014 | 20:30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 1–0 | Son 62' | 53,379 | 2nd |
| 21 | 15 February 2014 | 18:30 | Schalke 04 | H | 1–2 | Santana 66' (o.g.) | 30,210 | 2nd |
| 22 | 22 February 2014 | 15:30 | VfL Wolfsburg | A | 1–3 | Sam 45' | 27,721 | 2nd |
| 23 | 1 March 2014 | 15:30 | Mainz 05 | H | 0–1 | | 25,503 | |
| 24 | 8 March 2014 | 15:30 | Hannover 96 | A | 1–1 | Castro 28' | 46,600 | |
| 25 | 15 March 2014 | 18:30 | Bayern Munich | A | 1–2 | Kießling 90+1' | 71,000 | |
| 26 | 23 March 2014 | 17:30 | 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 2–3 | Kießling 39', Rolfes 54' | 28,794 | |
| 27 | 26 March 2014 | 20:00 | FC Augsburg | A | 3–1 | Kießling 11', Can 80', Son 83' | 27,114 | |
| 28 | 29 March 2014 | 15:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | H | 1–1 | Kießling 53' (pen.) | 30,210 | |
| 29 | 4 April 2014 | 20:30 | Hamburger SV | A | 1–2 | Brandt 58' | 49,575 | |
| 30 | 13 April 2014 | 15:30 | Hertha BSC | H | 2–1 | Kießling 1', Brandt 24' | 29,377 | |
| 31 | 20 April 2014 | 15:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | A | 4–1 | Spahić 16', 80', Boenisch 48', Hilbert 87' | 40,514 | |
| 32 | 26 April 2014 | 18:30 | Borussia Dortmund | H | 2–2 | Bender 7', Castro 35' | 30,210 | |
| 33 | 3 May 2014 | 15:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 2–0 | Castro 27', Can 36' | 51,000 | |
| 34 | 10 May 2014 | 15:30 | Werder Bremen | H | 2–1 | Toprak 34', Son 53' | 30,210 | |

## DFB–Pokal

The first round of the DFB-Pokal on 15 June. Bayer Leverkusen was drawn against Lippstadt 08. The match took place on 3 August. Bayer Leverkusen won 6–1. Lars Bender, Sidney Sam, Stefan Kießling (2 goals), and Son Heung-min (2 goals) scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Benjamin Kolodzig scored for Lippstadt 08. On 10 August, Bayer Leverkusen was drawn against Arminia Bielefeld for the second round. The match took place on 24 September. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–0 with goals from Son and Sam. On 29 September, Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against SC Freiburg in the draw for the round of 16. The match took place on 4 December. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1. Robbie Kruse and Emre Can scored for Bayer Leverkusen and Matthias Ginter scored for Freiburg. The draw for the Quarter–finals happened on 8 December. The result was that Bayer Leverkusen would face 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The match was played on 12 February. Kaiserslautern won 1–0 with an extra time goal from Srđan Lakić. Andrés Guardado made his first appearance for Bayer Leverkusen in the match.

### DFB-Pokal results

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| R1 | 3 August 2013 | 15:30 | A | Lippstadt 08 | 6–1 | 3,500 | Bender 5', Sam 24', 81', Kießling 41', 86', Son 63' |
| R2 | 24 September 2013 | 20:30 | A | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | 23,709 | Son 62', Sam 89' |
| R16 | 4 December 2013 | 19:00 | A | SC Freiburg | 2–1 | 16,400 | Kruse 1', Can 77' |
| QF | 12 February 2014 | 19:00 | H | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 25,244 | |

## Champions League

In the 2012–13 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished in third place in the Bundesliga. As the third place team, they qualified for the group stage of Champions League. The draw for the Champions League Group Stage happened on 29 August. Bayer Leverkusen were drawn into Group A against Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Real Sociedad. Bayer Leverkusen kicked off their Champions League campaign on 17 September against Manchester United. Manchester United won 4–2. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were Simon Rolfes and Ömer Toprak. Manchester United goalscorers were Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, and Antonio Valencia. Wayne Rooney scored two goals and got his 200th goal for Manchester United in the match. Bayer Leverkusen finished matchday one in third place in the Group A table. Bayer Leverkusen faced Real Sociedad on matchday two on 2 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 2–1. Simon Rolfes and Jens Hegeler scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Carlos Vela scored for Real Sociedad. Bayer Leverkusen finished match day two in third place. Shakhtar Donetsk on 23 October. Bayer Leverkusen won 4–0 with goals from Stefan Kießling (2 goals), Simon Rolfes, and Sidney Sam. Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday four on 5 November. The match ended in a 0–0 draw. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in second place. Bayer Leverkusen faced Manchester United on matchday five on 27 November. Manchester United won 5–0. Antonio Valencia, Emir Spahić (own goal), Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling, and Nani scored for Manchester United. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in third place. The next game was vs Real Sociedad on 10 December. Bayer Leverkusen won 1–0 with a goal from Ömer Toprak. Bayer Leverkusen finished the matchday in second place and qualified for the round of 16. The draw for the round of 16 took place on 16 December. Bayer Leverkusen were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain. The first leg was played on 18 February. Paris Saint-Germain won 4–0 with goals from Blaise Matuidi, Zlatan Ibrahimović (2 goals), and Yohan Cabaye.

### Group stage
#### Group results

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Champions League group stage match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 17 September 2013 | 20:45 | Manchester United | A | 2–4 | Rolfes 54', Toprak 88' | 75,811 | 3rd |
| 2 | 2 October 2013 | 20:45 | Real Sociedad | H | 2–1 | Rolfes 45+1', Hegeler 90+2' | 27,462 | 3rd |
| 3 | 23 October 2013 | 20:45 | Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 4–0 | Kießling 22', 72', Rolfes 50' (pen.), Sam 57' | 30,000 | 2nd |
| 4 | 5 November 2013 | 20:45 | Shakhtar Donetsk | A | 0–0 | | 50,115 | 2nd |
| 5 | 27 November 2013 | 20:45 | Manchester United | H | 0–5 | | 29,412 | 3rd |
| 6 | 10 December 2013 | 20:45 | Real Sociedad | A | 1–0 | Toprak 49' | 23,408 | 2nd |

#### Group table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | LEV | SHK | RSO |
| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–5 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Knockout phase

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Champions League knockout phase match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| Round of 16 first leg | 18 February 2014 | 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | H | 0–4 | | 29,412 | |
| Round of 16 second leg | 12 March 2014 | 20:45 | Paris Saint-Germain | A | 1–2 | Sam 6' | 40,000 | |

## Player information
### Squad & statistics

    As of 27 February 2014.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Ref. |
| No. | Nat. | Player | App. | Min. | Gls | App. | Min. | Gls | App. | Min. | Gls | App. | Min. | Gls | Ref. |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Bernd Leno | 33 | 3,000 | 0 | 22 | 1,980 | 0 | 4 | 390 | 0 | 7 | 630 | 0 | |
| 22 | | David Yelldell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | Andrés Palop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | | Niklas Lomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Kostas Stafylidis | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | Philipp Wollscheid | 21 | 1,296 | 0 | 15 | 874 | 0 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 0 | |
| 5 | | Emir Spahić | 24 | 2,009 | 0 | 16 | 1,354 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 6 | 475 | 0 | |
| 14 | | Roberto Hilbert | 13 | 1,030 | 0 | 10 | 835 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 180 | 0 | |
| 17 | | Sebastian Boenisch | 21 | 1,778 | 0 | 15 | 1,350 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 338 | 0 | |
| 20 | | Andrés Guardado | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | |
| 21 | | Ömer Toprak | 29 | 2,569 | 2 | 19 | 1,639 | 0 | 3 | 300 | 0 | 7 | 630 | 2 | |
| 26 | | Giulio Donati | 25 | 1,975 | 0 | 16 | 1,135 | 0 | 4 | 390 | 0 | 5 | 450 | 0 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | Stefan Reinartz | 20 | 1,606 | 0 | 13 | 1,042 | 0 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 4 | 294 | 0 | |
| 6 | | Simon Rolfes | 30 | 2,548 | 6 | 19 | 1,595 | 3 | 4 | 367 | 0 | 7 | 586 | 3 | |
| 8 | | Lars Bender | 28 | 2,218 | 3 | 18 | 1,415 | 2 | 4 | 336 | 1 | 6 | 467 | 0 | |
| 10 | | Emre Can | 26 | 1,898 | 2 | 17 | 1,195 | 1 | 3 | 300 | 1 | 6 | 403 | 0 | |
| 13 | | Jens Hegeler | 25 | 858 | 1 | 17 | 641 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 1 | |
| 15 | | Levin Öztunalı | 5 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | | Sidney Sam | 24 | 1,723 | 12 | 16 | 1,146 | 8 | 3 | 172 | 3 | 5 | 405 | 1 | |
| 23 | | Robbie Kruse | 21 | 632 | 3 | 15 | 389 | 2 | 2 | 164 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 0 | |
| 27 | | Gonzalo Castro | 27 | 2,225 | 2 | 19 | 1,675 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 5 | 429 | 0 | |
| 32 | | Jonas Meffert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | Son Heung-min | 30 | 2,217 | 10 | 19 | 1,401 | 8 | 4 | 330 | 2 | 7 | 486 | 0 | |
| 9 | | Eren Derdiyok | 15 | 352 | 1 | 8 | 175 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | |
| 11 | | Stefan Kießling | 33 | 2,717 | 14 | 22 | 1,854 | 10 | 4 | 263 | 2 | 7 | 600 | 2 | |
| 19 | | Julian Brandt | 3 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | |
| 24 | | Ryu Seung-Woo | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club after the start the season. ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | | Dominik Kohr | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | |

## Kits

| Home | Away | Third |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks |
| Home | Black | Black | Black |
| Away | Red | Red | Red |
| Third | White | White | White |