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;15 years ago (2008-07-01)
GroundNachwuchsleistungszentrum Kurtekotten, Cologne
Capacity1,140
OwnerTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e. V. [1]
Sporting directorAchim Feifel [2]
Head coachRobert de Pauw [2]
League Frauen-Bundesliga
2022–23 5th of 12
Website Club website

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 women's 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 26 September 2023. [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Sylwia Matysik
5 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Janou Levels
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Elisa Senß
7 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Cecilie Johansen
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Paulina Bartz
9 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Nikola Karczewska (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
10 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Synne Skinnes Hansen
11 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kristin Kögel
13 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Caroline Siems
14 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Emilie Bragstad (on loan from FC Bayern Munich)
15 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Eva van Deursen
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sofie Zdebel
17 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Amira Arfaoui
18 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (on loan from FC Bayern Munich)
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Loreen Bender
20 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Estrella Merino Gonzalez
21 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sofia Cava Marin
23 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Delice Boboy
24 DF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Lilla Turányi
25 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mia Eickmann
26 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Clara Fröhlich
27 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Friederike Repohl
30 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Lara Marti
31 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Verena Wieder
34 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Anne Moll

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
Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation.

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References

  1. ↑ Ford, Matt (14 May 2020). "Bundesliga: 'Geisterspiele, 'Gegenpressing' and other useful German football words". DW. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "INFOS". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "UNSER TEAM". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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