Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women)

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Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen logo.svg
Full nameBayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH
Nickname(s)Werkself
Founded1 July 2008;16 years ago (2008-07-01)
GroundUlrich-Haberland-Stadion
Capacity3,200
OwnerTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e. V. [1]
Sporting directorAchim Feifel [2]
Head coachRoberto Pätzold
League Frauen-Bundesliga
2023–24 6th of 12
Website https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/team/2-bundesliga-frauen/bayer-04-leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen, also known as Bayer Leverkusen, Leverkusen, or simply known as Bayer, is a German women's football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. [2] The club plays in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top tier of German football.

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History

The origin of Bayer Leverkusen women's football section lies at the SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach, which in the 1970s and 1980s was the dominating club in German women's football. In that period Bergisch Gladbach won the national women's football championship nine times which today is still the record. They also won the DFB-Pokal three times. After the inception of the Bundesliga in 1990 their performance declined through the 1990s, eventually leading to relegation.

In 1996 the women's team moved from SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach to TuS Köln rrh. At Köln the team played mostly second-tier football with a few seasons in the third tier in between. Their greatest success was a semi-final appearance in the 2007–08 cup. However the team was not able to find sponsors, that would help to realize the team's ambitions of playing Bundesliga football again. Contemporaneously Bayer Leverkusen pronounced their interest to establish a women's football section of their own. On 25 June 2008 the women's football department of TuS Köln rrh. disbanded to join Bayer Leverkusen.

In their first season at Bayer Leverkusen the team finished 7th in the south group of the 2. Bundesliga. The following season Leverkusen became champions of the 2. Bundesliga and would thus play in the Bundesliga in the 2010–11 season. In its debut season the team finished 8th.

The following season the team finished 11th in the table, yet wasn't relegated as Hamburger SV announced its disestablishment of the women's section. Since the 2012–13 season, Leverkusen had been coached by Thomas Obliers, until his resignation in 2017. Leverkusen were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga soon after.

Chart of league positions at end of season Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Women) Performance Graph 1986-2024.png
Chart of league positions at end of season

Players

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2025. [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Charlotte Voll
2 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Selina Ostermeier
3 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Melissa Friedrich
4 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Emilie Bragstad
5 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Janou Levels
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Katharina Piljić
7 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Cornelia Kramer
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paulina Bartz
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Caroline Kehrer
10 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Synne Skinnes Hansen
11 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kristin Kögel
12 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Mickenhagen
13 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Vanessa Haim
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sofie Zdebel
18 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Loreen Bender
20 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Estrella Merino Gonzalez
21 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sofia Cava Marin
22 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ruby Grant
23 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Delice Boboy
24 DF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Lilla Turányi
27 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Friederike Repohl
28 DF Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Shen Menglu
30 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Ida Daedalow
34 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anne Moll
56 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Juliette Vidal

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Julie Jorde (at Brøndby)

Former players

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlaceWDLGFGAPtsDFB-Pokal
2008–09 2nd Bundesliga (south) (II)7679474025 2nd round
2009–10 2nd Bundesliga (south)11732621954 Round of 16
2010–11 Bundesliga (I)86313326721 2nd round
2011–12 Bundesliga (I)114315225515 2nd round
2012–13 Bundesliga (I)8688314026 2nd round
2013–14 Bundesliga (I)77510443826 3rd round
2014–15 Bundesliga (I)95512234220 Round of 16
2015–16 Bundesliga (I)106313215621 Round of 16
2016–17 Bundesliga (I)11231716539 Semi-finals
2017–18 2nd Bundesliga (south)31327473741 2nd round
2018–19 Bundesliga (I)105314227518 Quarter-finals
2019–20 Bundesliga (I)105215225117 Semi-finals
2020–21 Bundesliga (I)51039323933 2nd round
2021–22 Bundesliga (I)76412315022 Semi-finals
2022–23 Bundesliga (I)59310312830 Round of 16
2023–24 Bundesliga (I)6877342531 Quarterfinals
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

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