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| Manager | Klaus Augenthaler | ||
| Bundesliga | 6th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Second stage | ||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dimitar Berbatov (20) All: Dimitar Berbatov (26) | ||
Bayer 04 Leverkusen played the UEFA Champions League after finishing in 3rd place in the Bundesliga in 2003-04 and advanced to the Round of 16 in a tough group with Real Madrid, AS Roma and Dynamo Kyiv. The best results were a 4-1 win against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and a 3-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Dimitar Berbatov was the season top scorer with 26 goals.
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| 7 August 2004Matchday 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Leverkusen |
| 19:30 | Bernd Schneider França | Michael Tarnat | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 15 August 2004Matchday 2 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bochum |
| 12:30 | Vratislav Lokvenc Christoph Preuss | Dimitar Berbatov Andriy Voronin | Attendance: 26,289 |
| 28 August 2004Matchday 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Bayern Munich | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Dimitar Berbatov França | Michael Ballack | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 11 September 2004Matchday 4 | Mainz 05 | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz |
| 10:30 | Niclas Weiland Benjamin Auer | Stadium: Bruchwegstadion Attendance: 19,500 |
| 18 September 2004Matchday 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | FC Nürnberg | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Hans-Jorg Butt Dimitar Berbatov | Sven Muller Diego Placente | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 25 September 2004Matchday 6 | Stuttgart | 3–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 10:30 | Philipp Lahm Martin Stranzl Silvio Meissner | Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 35,000 |
| 2 October 2004Matchday 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Hamburger SV | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Jacek Krzynowek Juan Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 16 October 2004Matchday 8 | Stuttgart | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 10:30 | Gilberto Thorben Marx Marcelinho | Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 47,152 |
| 23 October 2004Matchday 9 | Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Kaiserslautern |
| 10:30 | Stadium: Fritz Walter Attendance: 34,843 |
| 27 October 2004Matchday 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Andriy Voronin | Delron Buckley Fatmir Vata | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 30 October 2004Matchday 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Dortmund |
| 10:30 | Ewerthon | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 78,000 |
| 6 November 2004Matchday 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | SC Freiburg | Leverkusen |
| 12:30 | Paul Freier Jacek Krzynowek | Soumaila Coulibaly | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 13 November 2004Matchday 13 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 12:30 | Miroslav Klose Nelson Valdez | Andriy Voronin Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 38,128 |
| 20 November 2004Matchday 14 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–3 | Schalke 04 | Leverkusen |
| 12:30 | Ebbe Sand Aílton Lincoln | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 27 November 2004Matchday 15 | Hansa Rostock | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Rostock |
| 12:30 | Andriy Voronin Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 15,800 |
| 4 December 2004Matchday 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 12:30 | Andriy Voronin França | Diego Klimowicz | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 12 December 2004Matchday 17 | Borussia M'gladbach | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 14:30 | Václav Svěrkoš | Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 52,221 |
| 23 January 2005Matchday 18 | Hannover 96 | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hannover |
| 14:30 | Andriy Voronin Dimitar Berbatov Paul Freier | Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 38,067 |
| 29 January 2005Matchday 19 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | VfL Bochum | Leverkusen |
| 12:30 | Jacek Krzynówek Andriy Voronin Robson Ponte Paul Freier | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 5 February 2005Matchday 20 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| 14:30 | Roy Makaay Paolo Guerrero | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 |
| 13 February 2005Matchday 21 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Mainz 05 | Leverkusen |
| 14:30 | Paul Freier Jacek Krzynówek | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 19 February 2005Matchday 22 | FC Nürnberg | 3–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Nürnberg |
| 12:30 | Marek Mintál Paolo Guerrero | Dimitar Berbatov Carsten Ramelow Jacek Krzynowek | Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 18,000 |
| 27 February 2005Matchday 23 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 13:30 | Dimitar Berbatov | Cacau | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 5 March 2005Matchday 24 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburg |
| 11:30 | Daniel Van Buyten | Stadium: AOL Arena Attendance: 43,959 |
| 27 February 2005Matchday 23 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–3 | Hertha Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 13:30 | Robson Ponte Hans-Jorg Butt Andriy Voronin | Marcelinho Andreas Neuendorf | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 19 March 2005Matchday 26 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | Kaiserslautern | Leverkusen |
| 11:30 | Callsen-Bracker Andriy Voronin | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 2 April 2005Matchday 27 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bielefeld |
| 10:30 | Radomir Dalovic | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 24,092 |
| 9 April 2005Matchday 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Sebastian Kehl | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 16 April 2005Matchday 29 | SC Freiburg | 1–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg |
| 10:30 | Alexander Iashvili | Bernd Schneider Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: badenova-Stadion Attendance: 22,000 |
| 24 April 2005Matchday 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 12:30 | Jacek Krzynowek Marko Babic | Miroslav Klose | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 30 April 2005Matchday 31 | Schalke 04 | 3–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Gelsenkirchen |
| 10:30 | Lincoln Ebbe Sand | Paul Freier Dimitar Berbatov Andriy Voronin | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 61,524 |
| 7 May 2005Matchday 32 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Hansa Rostock | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Dimitar Berbatov Andriy Voronin | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 14 May 2005Matchday 33 | Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 10:30 | Miroslav Karhan Thomas Brdaric | França Daniel Bierofka | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,771 |
| 21 May 2005Matchday 34 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5–1 | Borussia M'gladbach | Leverkusen |
| 10:30 | Dimitar Berbatov Andriy Voronin França | Oliver Neuville | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,500 |
| 15 September 2004Matchday 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Real Madrid | Leverkusen |
| 15:45 | Jacek Krzynówek França Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: BayArena |
| 28 September 2004Matchday 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Kyiv |
| 15:45 | Diogo Rincon Florin Cernat | Andriy Voronin Jens Nowotny | Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskiy |
| 19 October 2004Matchday 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Roma | Leverkusen |
| 15:45 | Roque Junior Jacek Krzynówek França | Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: BayArena |
| 3 November 2004Matchday 4 | Roma | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Roma |
| 17:45 | Vincenzo Montella | Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| 23 November 2004Matchday 5 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Madrid |
| 17:45 | Raúl | Dimitar Berbatov | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
| 8 December 2004Matchday 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Leverkusen |
| 17:45 | Juan Andriy Voronin Marko Babic | Stadium: BayArena |
| 22 February 2005Round of 16 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Liverpool |
| 16:45 | Luis García John Arne Riise Dietmar Hamann | França | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,942 Referee: Kyros Vassaras |
| 9 March 2005Round of 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Liverpool | Leverkusen |
| 16:45 | Jacek Krzynówek | Luis García Milan Baros | Stadium: BayArena |
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| | 26 |
| | 17 |
| | 14 |
| | 9 |
| | 6 |