
Full name TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e. V.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball
GmbH (Football)
Nickname(s) Werkself ("Factory Squad"), "Neverkusen"
Founded 1 July 1904
Ground LTU Arena, Düsseldorf (temporary)
BayArena, Leverkusen,
formerly "Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion" (permanent)
(Capacity: 22,500)
Recent seasons
Year Division Position
1999-2000 Bundesliga (I) 2nd
2000-01 Bundesliga 4th
2001-02 Bundesliga 2nd
2002-03 Bundesliga 15th
2003-04 Bundesliga 3rd
2004-05 Bundesliga 6th
2005-06 Bundesliga 5th
2006-07 Bundesliga 5th
2007-08 Bundesliga 7th
2008-09 Bundesliga 9th
Honours
National
Bundesliga:
* Runners-up (4): 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02
German Cup:
* Winners (1): 1992-93
* Runners-up (2): 2001-02, 2008-09
European
UEFA Cup:
* Winners (1): 1988
UEFA Champions League:
* Runners-up (1): 2002
Manager History
* 1957–1959 Edmund Conen
* 1959–1960 Theo Kirchberg
* 1960–1962 Erich Garske
* 1962–1965 Fritz Pliska
* 1965–1971 Theo Kirchberg
* 1971–1973 Gero Bisanz
* 1973–1974 Friedhelm Renno
* 1974–1975 Manfred Rummel
* 1976–1976 Radoslav Momirski
* 1 July 1976–22 November 1981 Willibert Kremer
* 23 November 1981–30 June 1982 Gerhard Kentschke
* 1 July 1982–30 June 1985 Dettmar Cramer
* 1 July 1985–30 June 1988 Erich Ribbeck
* 1 July 1988–13 April 1989 Rinus Michels
* 13 April 1989–30 May 1991 Jürgen Gelsdorf
* 31 May 1991–30 June 1991 Peter Hermann
* 1 July 1991–4 April1993 Reinhard Saftig
* 4 April 1993–7 April 1995 Dragoslav Stepanović
* 10 April 1995–27 April 1996 Erich Ribbeck
* 04.28.1996–30 June 1996 Peter Hermann
* 1 July 1996–21 October 2000 Christoph Daum
* 21 October 2000–11 November 2000 Rudi Völler
* 12 November 2000–20 May 2001 Berti Vogts
* 1 July 2001–15 February 2003 Klaus Toppmöller
* 16 February 2003–10 May 2003 Thomas Hörster
* 13 May 2003–09.16.2005 Klaus Augenthaler
* 16 September 2005–9 October 2005 Rudi Völler
* 9 October 2005–21 May 2008 Michael Skibbe
* 1 July 2008–5 June 2009 Bruno Labbadia
* 5 June 2009– Jupp Heynckes