# List of Bayer 04 Leverkusen seasons

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

## 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 |
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | UEFA – FIFA | UEFA – FIFA | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| 1946–47 | Rheinbezirksliga (2) | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 61 | 30 | 11th | Not played | | | | N/A | - |
| 1947–48 | Rheinbezirksliga (2) | 24 | - | - | - | 48 | 44 | 25 | 5th | Not played | | | | N/A | - |
| 1948–49 | Rheinbezirksliga (2) | 26 | - | - | - | 79 | 29 | 41 | 1st | Not played | | | | N/A | - |
| 1949–50 | Rheinbezirksliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 56 | 39 | 35 | 5th | Not played | | | | N/A | - |
| 1950–51 | Rheinbezirksliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 69 | 36 | 47 | 1st ↑ | Not played | | | | N/A | - |
| 1951–52 | Oberliga (1) | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 6th | Not played | | | | N/A | - |
| 1952–53 | Oberliga (1) | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 68 | 29 | 10th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1953–54 | Oberliga (1) | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 67 | 31 | 7th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1954–55 | Oberliga (1) | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 42 | 36 | 3rd | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1955–56 | Oberliga (1) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 37 | 65 | 17 | 15th ↓ | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1956–57 | 2. Oberliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 48 | 29 | 25 | 4th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1957–58 | 2. Oberliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 68 | 39 | 38 | 4th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1958–59 | 2. Oberliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 63 | 46 | 37 | 4th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1959–60 | 2. Oberliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 58 | 52 | 31 | 5th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1961–62 | 2. Oberliga (2) | 30 | - | - | - | 93 | 40 | 45 | 1st ↑ | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1962–63 | Oberliga (1) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 54 | 30 | 9th | DNE | | | | Hans-Otto Peters | 13 |
| 1963–64 | Regionalliga (2) | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 12th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1964–65 | Regionalliga (2) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 55 | 25 | 16th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1965–66 | Regionalliga (2) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 75 | 26 | 14th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1966–67 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 57 | 62 | 32 | 10th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1967–68 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 32 | 52 | 1st | R32 | | | | N/A | - |
| 1968–69 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 35 | 36 | 8th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1969–70 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 65 | 31 | 11th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1970–71 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 62 | 33 | 7th | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1971–72 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 35 | 8th | R32 | | | | N/A | - |
| 1972–73 | Regionalliga (2) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 76 | 19 | 17th ↓ | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1973–74 | Verbandsliga (3) | 28 | - | - | - | 65 | 30 | 39 | 1st | DNE | | | | N/A | - |
| 1974–75 | Verbandsliga (3) | 32 | - | - | - | 67 | 33 | 44 | 1st ↑ | R32 | | | | N/A | - |
| 1975–76 | 2. Bundesliga (2) | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 32 | 15th | R64 | | | | Wilfried Klinge | 10 |
| 1976–77 | 2. Bundesliga (2) | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 10th | R32 | | | | Frank-Michael Schonert | 18 |
| 1977–78 | 2. Bundesliga (2) | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 8th | R32 | | | | Dieter Herzog | 14 |
| 1978–79 | 2. Bundesliga (2) | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 34 | 59 | 1st ↑ | QF | | | | Matthias Brücken | 24 |
| 1979–80 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 61 | 32 | 12th | R64 | | | | Dietmar Demuth | 10 |
| 1980–81 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 52 | 53 | 30 | 11th | R64 | | | | Arne Larsen Økland | 16 |
| 1981–82 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 72 | 25 | 16th | R32 | | | | Arne Larsen Økland | 19 |
| 1982–83 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 66 | 29 | 11th | R32 | | | | Arne Larsen ØklandHerbert Waas | 14 |
| 1983–84 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 7th | R32 | | | | Herbert Waas | 15 |
| 1984–85 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 54 | 31 | 13th | QF | | | | Cha Bum-kunHerbert Waas | 14 |
| 1985–86 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 6th | QF | | | | Cha Bum-kun | 17 |
| 1986–87 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 38 | 39 | 6th | R32 | | UC | R32 | Herbert Waas | 18 |
| 1987–88 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 60 | 32 | 8th | R64 | | UC | W | Christian Schreier | 14 |
| 1988–89 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 8th | SF | | UC | R64 | Christian Schreier | 15 |
| 1989–90 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 5th | R64 | | | | Marek Leśniak | 9 |
| 1990–91 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 8th | R32 | | UC | R16 | Ulf Kirsten | 15 |
| 1991–92 | Bundesliga (1) | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 43 | 6th | SF | | | | Andreas Thom | 13 |
| 1992–93 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 45 | 40 | 5th | W | | | | Ulf Kirsten ♦ | 23 |
| 1993–94 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 47 | 39 | 3rd | QF | RU | CWC | QF | Paulo Sérgio | 21 |
| 1994–95 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 7th | R32 | | UC | SF | Ulf Kirsten | 25 |
| 1995–96 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 14th | SF | | | | Rudi Völler | 13 |
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 69 | 41 | 69 | 2nd | R64 | | | | Ulf Kirsten ♦ | 22 |
| 1997–98 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 55 | 3rd | QF | | UCL | QF | Ulf Kirsten ♦ | 27 |
| 1998–99 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 61 | 30 | 63 | 2nd | R32 | | UC | R32 | Ulf Kirsten | 24 |
| 1999–2000 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 36 | 73 | 2nd | R32 | | UCLUC | GS1R32 | Ulf Kirsten | 23 |
| 2000–01 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 40 | 57 | 4th | R16 | | UCLUC | GS1R32 | Ulf Kirsten | 17 |
| 2001–02 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 77 | 38 | 69 | 2nd | RU | | UCL | RU | Michael Ballack | 23 |
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 56 | 40 | 15th | SF | | UCL | GS2 | Daniel Bierofka | 9 |
| 2003–04 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 39 | 65 | 3rd | R16 | | | | Dimitar Berbatov | 19 |
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 44 | 57 | 6th | R32 | | UCL | R16 | Dimitar Berbatov | 26 |
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 49 | 52 | 5th | R16 | | UC | 1R | Dimitar Berbatov | 24 |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 5th | R32 | | UC | QF | Andriy Voronin | 12 |
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 40 | 51 | 7th | R64 | | UC | QF | Stefan Kießling | 16 |
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 46 | 49 | 9th | RU | | | | Patrick Helmes | 24 |
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 38 | 59 | 4th | R32 | | | | Stefan Kießling | 21 |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 44 | 68 | 2nd | R32 | | UEL | R16 | Arturo Vidal | 14 |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 54 | 5th | R64 | | UCL | R16 | Stefan Kießling | 17 |
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 39 | 65 | 3rd | R16 | | UEL | R32 | Stefan Kießling ♦ | 27 |
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 41 | 61 | 4th | QF | | UCL | R16 | Stefan Kießling | 14 |
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 37 | 61 | 4th | QF | | UCL | R16 | Stefan Kießling | 18 |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 40 | 60 | 3rd | QF | | UCLUEL | GSR16 | Javier Hernández | 26 |
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 12th | R32 | | UCL | R16 | Javier Hernández | 13 |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 55 | 5th | SF | | | | Kevin Volland | 14 |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 52 | 58 | 4th | R16 | | UEL | R32 | Kai Havertz | 19 |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 44 | 63 | 5th | RU | | UCLUEL | GSQF | Kai Havertz | 18 |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 52 | 6th | R16 | | UEL | R32 | Lucas AlarioLeon Bailey | 15 |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 64 | 3rd | R32 | | UEL | R16 | Patrik Schick | 24 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | 50 | 6th | R1 | | UCLUEL | GSSF | Moussa Diaby | 9 |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga (1) | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 24 | 90 | 1st | W | | UEL | RU | Victor Boniface | 14 |