2003–04 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

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Bayer Leverkusen
2003–04 season
ManagerKlaus Augenthaler
Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalLast 16
Top goalscorerDimitar Berbatov (16)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen bounced back from the nearly disastrous season it came from, finishing in the top three and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in the process. The season marked the breakthrough for Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov, who scored 16 goals, whereas Brazilian signing França contributed with 14 strikes. As it was, it was the attack that impressed the most, especially in the 6–2 crushing of champions Werder Bremen on the penultimate day of the season.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Hans-Jörg Butt
3 DF Brazil BRA Lúcio
4 DF Brazil BRA Juan
5 DF Germany GER Jens Nowotny
6 DF Sweden SWE Teddy Lučić
7 MF Brazil BRA Robson Ponte
8 MF Germany GER Jermaine Jones[notes 1]
9 FW Bulgaria BUL Dimitar Berbatov
10 MF Turkey TUR Yıldıray Baştürk[notes 2]
11 FW Brazil BRA França
13 MF Germany GER Daniel Bierofka
14 MF Germany GER Hanno Balitsch
16 MF Germany GER Ioannis Masmanidis
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Germany GER Clemens Fritz
18 FW Germany GER Kenan Şahin[notes 3]
19 MF Croatia CRO Marko Babić
20 GK Australia AUS Frank Jurić
21 MF Poland POL Radosław Kałużny
22 GK Germany GER René Adler
23 DF Germany GER Alexander Meyer
25 MF Germany GER Bernd Schneider
26 MF Germany GER Zoltán Sebescen
27 FW Germany GER Oliver Neuville[notes 4]
28 MF Germany GER Carsten Ramelow
29 DF Germany GER Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker
35 DF Argentina ARG Diego Placente

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Germany GER Christoph Preuß (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
15 DF Germany GER Ingo Hertzsch (to Eintracht Frankfurt)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Germany GER Sebastian Schoof (to LR Ahlen)
31 GK Germany GER Tom Starke (on loan to Hamburg)

Results[]

Bundesliga[]

Statistics[]

Topscorers[]

Kits[]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen - 2003/04". FootballSquads. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jones was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level and before making his international debut for Germany in February 2008, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and made his international debut for the United States in October 2010.
  2. ^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.
  3. ^ Şahin was born in Cologne, West Germany , but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Neuville was born in Locarno, Switzerland, but also qualified to represent Italy and Germany internationally through his mother and father respectively and made his debut for Germany in September 1998.
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