2015–16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2015–16 season
Sporting directorRudi Völler
ManagerRoger Schmidt
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Javier Hernández (17)
All: Javier Hernández (26)
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season is the 112th season in the club's football history.

Out on loan[]

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF Brazil André Ramalho 23 Non-EU Red Bull Salzburg Austria Transfer Summer 2019 Free [1]
14 FW Switzerland Admir Mehmedi 24 EU SC Freiburg Transfer Summer 2019 €8,000,000 [2]
5 DF Greece Kyriakos Papadopoulos 23 EU Schalke 04 Transfer Summer 2020 €6,500,000 [3]
4 DF Germany Jonathan Tah 19 EU Hamburger SV Transfer Summer 2020 €7,500,000 [4]
20 MF Chile Charles Aránguiz 26 Non-EU Internacional Brazil Transfer Summer 2020 €13,000,000 [5]
44 MF Slovenia Kevin Kampl 24 EU Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer €11,000,000 [6]
7 FW Mexico Javier Hernández 27 Non-EU Manchester United England Transfer Summer 2018 €12,000,000 [7][8]

Out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
MF Germany Gonzalo Castro 28 EU Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer €11,000,000 [9]
FW Switzerland Josip Drmić 22 EU Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Summer €10,000,000 [10]
FW Poland Arkadiusz Milik 21 EU Ajax Transfer Summer €2,800,000 [11]
MF Germany Dominik Kohr 21 EU FC Augsburg Transfer Summer €1,400,000 [12]
DF Germany Philipp Wollscheid 26 EU Stoke City Transfer Summer €3,800,000 [13]
MF Germany Stefan Reinartz 26 EU Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer [14]
FW South Korea Son Heung-min 23 Non-EU Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Summer €30,000,000 [15]

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bundesliga[]

Main article: 2015–16 Bundesliga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 28 4 2 80 17 +63 88 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 24 6 4 82 34 +48 78
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 6 10 56 40 +16 60
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 17 4 13 67 50 +17 55 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Schalke 04 34 15 7 12 51 49 +2 52 Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-offs.[16]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Mainz 05; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Hertha BSC.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 18 6 10 56 40  +16 60 10 3 4 31 17  +14 8 3 6 25 23  +2

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round[]

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GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLLLWWDDWLLWDLWWDWDWLLLDWWWWWWWLW
Position5361313115776786686554534678765433333
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 1 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 TSG Hoffenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wendell Yellow card 11'
Kießling 45'
Brandt 71'		 Report Zuber 5' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 27,125
Referee: Robert Hartmann
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 2 Hannover 96 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Çalhanoğlu 18' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 3 Bayern Munich 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bernat Yellow card 8'
Thiago Yellow card 19'
Müller 26', 60' (pen.)
Robben 71' (pen.)		 Report Wendell Yellow card 6'
Kramer Yellow card 18'
Kruse Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 4 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Darmstadt 98 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Papadopoulos Yellow card 35'
Wendell Yellow card 41'
Bellarabi Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Sulu 8'
Mathenia Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,396
Referee: Peter Sippel
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 5 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hofmann 19'
Kagawa 58'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 61'
Aubameyang 74' (pen.)		 Report Kampl Yellow card 41'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 71'
Wendell Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,359
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 6 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Mainz 05 Leverkusen
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bender Yellow card 51'
Hernández 69'
Donati Yellow card 75'
Ramalho Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,805
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Werder Bremen 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) S. García Yellow card 39' Report Mehmedi 31'
Bellarabi Yellow card 43'
Brandt 58'
Kampl 65'
Donati Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,005
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 8 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 FC Augsburg Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bellarabi 39'
Wendell Yellow card 69'
Donati Yellow card 72'		 Report Leno 12' (o.g.)
Callsen-Bracker Yellow card 53'
Baier Yellow card 68'
Hitz Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,475
Referee: Tobias Stieler
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 Hamburger SV 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hunt Yellow card 26'
Lasogga Yellow card 31'
Ekdal Yellow card 38'
Iličević Yellow card 59'
Díaz Yellow card 88'
Spahić Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Hernández Yellow card 74'
Jedvaj Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 54,957
Referee: Tobias Welz
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bellarabi 57'
Boenisch 70', Yellow card 86'
Hernández 71'
Mehmedi 89', Yellow card 90'		 Report Šunjić Yellow card 45'
Harnik 50'
Didavi 54'
Rupp 60'
Schwaab Yellow card 81'
Ristl Yellow card 90+1'
Insúa Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Brych
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 11 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bendtner 34'
Draxler 77'		 Report Papadopoulos Yellow card 17'
Hernández 40'
Wendell Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 28,766
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 1. FC Köln Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández 33'
Papadopoulos Red card 53'
Ramalho Yellow card 86'		 Report Maroh 17', 72'
Bittencourt Yellow card 40'
Heintz Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Medojević 45'
Oczipka Yellow card 66'
Gerezgiher Yellow card 69'		 Report Hernández 23', 39'
Çalhanoğlu 72'
Mehmedi Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 14 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Schalke 04 Leverkusen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tah Yellow card 8'
Riether 85' (o.g.)		 Report Choupo-Moting Yellow card 38', 50'
Goretzka Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Marco Fritz
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 Hertha BSC 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Darida 7', Yellow card 35'
Brooks 60'		 Report Boenisch Red card 17'
Hernández 29', Yellow card 90+3'
Kampl Yellow card 61'
Hilbert Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 41,819
Referee: Robert Hartmann
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Bayer Leverkusen 5–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kießling 30', 66'
Hernández 63', 75', 76'		 Report Jantschke Yellow card 40'
Korb Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 FC Ingolstadt 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Ingolstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Matip Yellow card 73'
da Costa Yellow card 76'		 Report Kramer Yellow card 45'
Hernández 73', Yellow card 74'
Kampl Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 18 TSG Hoffenheim 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kim Yellow card 17'
Hamad 40', Yellow card 73'		 Report Jedvaj Yellow card 58'
Toprak 75'
Donati Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 24,140
Referee: Marco Fritz
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 19 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Hannover 96 Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kießling 44'
Hernández 63' (pen.), 87'		 Report Gülselam Yellow card 25'
Sakai Yellow card 62'
Hoffmann Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,790
Referee: Tobias Welz
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 20 Bayer Leverkusen 0–0 Bayern Munich Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Alonso Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 84' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Knut Kircher
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 21 Darmstadt 98 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Wagner 28'
Gondorf Yellow card 37'
Rosenthal Yellow card 69'
Sulu Yellow card 84'
Heller Yellow card 85'
Niemeyer Yellow card 88'
Rausch Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Wendell Yellow card 23'
Sulu 62' (o.g.)
Brandt 77'
Ramalho Yellow card 90'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Jochen Drees
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) 22 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kampl Yellow card 25'
Hernández Yellow card 53'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 56'
Bellarabi Yellow card 58'
Wendell Yellow card 89'		 Report Aubameyang 64'
Durm Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Zwayer
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 23 Mainz 05 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Mallı 14', 58' (pen.)
Bussmann Yellow card 25'
Córdoba 32'		 Report Jedvaj Yellow card 57'
Hernández 65'		 Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 26,557
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 24 Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández Yellow card 43'
Djilobodji 69' (o.g.)		 Report Bartels 5'
Pizarro 55', 65' (pen.), 83'
Djilobodji Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 25,506
Referee: Marco Fritz
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 25 FC Augsburg 3–3 Bayer Leverkusen Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Koo 5', 44', 57'
Hong Yellow card 25'
Kohr Yellow card 79'
Gouweleeuw Red card 90+2'		 Report Bellarabi 60'
Verhaegh 80' (o.g.)
Kramer Yellow card 88'
Çalhanoğlu 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 27,610
Referee: Markus Schmidt
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 26 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Hamburger SV Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ekdal 18' (o.g.)
Frey Yellow card 27'
Toprak Yellow card 34'
Wendell Yellow card 49'
Jedvaj Yellow card 90+5' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Kruse Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Iličević Yellow card 23'
N. Müller Yellow card 31'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Christian Dingert
20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 27 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Niedermeier Yellow card 32'
Dié Yellow card 61'
Kostić Yellow card 88'		 Report Brandt 11'
Ramalho Yellow card 31'
Kießling Yellow card 44'
Bellarabi 49'
Yurchenko Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,522
Referee: Daniel Siebert
1 April 2016 (2016-04-01) 28 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Brandt 27'
Hernández 73'
Yurchenko 87'		 Report Dante Yellow card 58'
Draxler Yellow card 76'
Arnold Yellow card 82'
Schürrle Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,239
Referee: Felix Brych
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 29 1. FC Köln 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Heintz Yellow card 90+3'
Bittencourt Red card 90+6'		 Report Wendell Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Brandt 39'
Hernández 44'
Ramalho Yellow card 70'
Aránguiz Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 30 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Yurchenko Yellow card 34'
Bellarabi Yellow card 61', 90'
Kampl 70'
Tah Yellow card 73'
Brandt 76'
Jedvaj Yellow card 78'		 Report Seferovic Yellow card 60'
Aigner Yellow card 73'
Chandler Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 31 Schalke 04 2–3 Bayer Leverkusen Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Choupo-Moting 14'
Júnior Caiçara Yellow card 27'
Sané 29', Yellow card 38'
Højbjerg Yellow card 52'		 Report Toprak Yellow card 5'
Bender Yellow card 33'
Brandt 54'
Bellarabi 56'
Hernández 60', Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 32 Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Hertha BSC Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Brandt 2'
Bender 16'
Bellarabi Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Ibišević 21', Yellow card 53'
Langkamp Yellow card 45+1'
Stark Yellow card 70'
Plattenhardt Yellow card 78'
Lustenberger Yellow card 88'
Weiser Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Stieler
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hahn 43', 79'
Wendt Yellow card 60'
Traoré Yellow card 76'		 Report Aránguiz 20'
Bender Yellow card 30'
Jedvaj Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,010
Referee: Bastian Dankert
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 FC Ingolstadt Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aránguiz 31'
Kampl 37'
Kießling 61'
Henrichs Yellow card 72'		 Report Leckie 16'
Hartmann 69' (pen.)
Christiansen Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,220
Referee: Guido Winkmann

DFB-Pokal[]

Main article: 2015–16 DFB-Pokal
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 1 Sportfreunde Lotte 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Lotte
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hettich Yellow card 21'
Freiberger Yellow card 27'
Langlitz Yellow card 35'
Latkowski Yellow card 38'
Gorschlüter Red card 76'		 Report Kießling 15'
Hilbert Yellow card 23'
Çalhanoğlu 55' (pen.)
Kramer Yellow card 68'
Bender 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz
Attendance: 5,466
Referee:
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Round 2 Viktoria Köln 0–6 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Brzenska Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 75' Report Brandt 15'
Bellarabi 35'
Hernández 38', 54'
Kießling 80'
Yurchenko 83'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 6,166
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Round of 16 SpVgg Unterhaching 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Unterhaching
19:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Bauer 27'
Taffertshofer Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 79'		 Report Tah Yellow card 23'
Hernández 31'
Kießling 55'
Bellarabi 83'		 Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jochen Drees
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández 22' (pen.)
Wendell Red card 41'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 52'		 Report Gálvez Yellow card 21'
S. García 31', Yellow card 34'
Pizarro 42' (pen.)
Grillitsch 82'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,104
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) First leg Lazio Italy 1–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Rome, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maurício Yellow card 49'
Keita 77'
Milinković-Savić Yellow card 82'		 Report Kießling Yellow card 20'
Leno Yellow card 31'
Wendell Yellow card 36'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,917
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
26 August 2015 (2015-08-26) Second leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Italy Lazio Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bellarabi Yellow card 37', 88'
Çalhanoğlu 40'
Mehmedi 48'
Wendell Yellow card 67'
Hilbert Yellow card 86'		 Report Maurício Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 68'
Parolo Yellow card 71'
Lulić Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 28,222
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Roma 6 1 3 2 11 16 −5 6
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 3 2 13 12 +1 6 Transfer to Europa League
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) 1 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–1 Belarus BATE Borisov Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mehmedi 4'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 41'
Çalhanoğlu 47', 76' (pen.)
Hernández 59'		 Report Milunović 13'
Baha Yellow card 45'
Mladenović Yellow card 75'
Signevich Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,280
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 2 Barcelona Spain 2–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST UTC+02:00) Mascherano Yellow card 29'
Neymar Yellow card 37'
Alba Yellow card 75'
Roberto 80'
Suárez 82'		 Report Papadopoulos 22', Yellow card 68'
Bender Yellow card 40'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 63'
Kampl Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 68,694
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 3 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 4–4 Italy Roma Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hernández 4' (pen.), 19'
Kramer Yellow card 36'
Kampl 84'
Mehmedi 86'
Wendell Yellow card 90'		 Report Nainggolan Yellow card 24'
De Rossi 29', 38', Yellow card 34'
Pjanić 54'
Falque 73'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,412
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) 4 Roma Italy 3–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Rome, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Salah 2'
Džeko 29'
Pjanić 80' (pen.)
Torosidis Yellow card 90+1'
Szczęsny Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Mehmedi 46'
Hernández 51'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 61'
Toprak Red card 79'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,361
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 5 BATE Borisov Belarus 1–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Barysaw, Belarus
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gordeichuk 2', Yellow card 9'
Hleb Yellow card 32'
Palyakow Yellow card 63'
M. Valadzko Yellow card 84'		 Report Kampl Yellow card 34'
Mehmedi 68'
Wendell Yellow card 79'
Donati Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 12,601
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
9 December 2015 (2015-12-09) 6 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–1 Spain Barcelona Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Hernández 23'
Kampl Yellow card 29'		 Report Messi 20'
Bartra Yellow card 51'
Gumbau Yellow card 85'
Rakitić Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,412
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase[]

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[]
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg Sporting CP Portugal 0–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Lisbon, Portugal
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Semedo Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 74' Report Jedvaj Yellow card 21'
Bellarabi 26'
Mehmedi Yellow card 30'
Çalhanoğlu Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 26,201
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Second leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Portugal Sporting CP Leverkusen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bellarabi 29', 65'
Mehmedi Yellow card 80'
Çalhanoğlu 87'
Ramalho Yellow card 90+4'		 Report William Carvalho Yellow card 33'
João Mário 38'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,585
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Round of 16[]
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) First leg Villarreal Spain 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Bakambu 4', 56'
Trigueros Yellow card 71'		 Report Tah Yellow card 14'
Hernández Yellow card 48'
Jedvaj Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,211
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Second leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Leverkusen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mehmedi Yellow card 42'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 73'
Bellarabi Yellow card 78'		 Report Rukavina Yellow card 60'
Bakambu Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,409
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany GER Bernd Leno 49 0 33 0 4 0 8 0 4 0
22 GK United States USA David Yelldell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Croatia CRO Dario Krešić 2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Brazil BRA André Ramalho 25 0 11+8 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
4 DF Germany GER Jonathan Tah 45 0 29 0 4 0 8 0 4 0
5 DF Greece GRE Kyriakos Papadopoulos 20 0 10+6 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Germany GER Roberto Hilbert 20 0 9+3 0 2 0 4+1 0 0+1 0
16 DF Croatia CRO Tin Jedvaj 18 0 11+4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 DF Poland POL Sebastian Boenisch 8 1 7+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Brazil BRA Wendell 44 0 26+2 0 4 0 8 0 4 0
21 DF Turkey TUR Ömer Toprak 25 1 17+2 1 2 0 3 0 1 0
33 DF Germany GER Lukas Boeder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Germany GER Benjamin Henrichs 10 0 5+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
8 MF Germany GER Lars Bender 17 2 11 1 1+1 1 4 0 0 0
10 MF Turkey TUR Hakan Çalhanoğlu 46 8 27+4 3 3 1 8 3 4 1
14 MF Switzerland  SUI Admir Mehmedi 41 7 14+14 2 2 0 5+2 5 2+2 0
20 MF Chile CHI Charles Aránguiz 7 2 5+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Germany GER Christoph Kramer 44 0 28 0 4 0 6+2 0 4 0
35 MF Ukraine UKR Vladlen Yurchenko 11 2 3+4 1 0+1 1 0+2 0 0+1 0
37 MF Germany GER Marlon Frey 12 0 2+7 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
38 MF Germany GER Karim Bellarabi 49 12 31+2 6 4 2 7+1 1 4 3
44 MF Slovakia SVK Kevin Kampl 31 4 19+3 3 3 0 6 1 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Mexico MEX Javier Hernández 40 26 25+3 17 3 4 6 5 3 0
11 FW Germany GER Stefan Kießling 43 8 19+11 5 3+1 3 3+3 0 3 0
19 FW Germany GER Julian Brandt 44 10 18+11 9 1+2 1 0+8 0 4 0
Players transferred out during the season
26 DF Italy ITA Giulio Donati 18 0 10+2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
24 MF South Korea KOR Ryu Seung-woo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW South Korea KOR Son Heung-min 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 FW Australia AUS Robbie Kruse 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0

Last updated: 14 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[]

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 7 Mexico Javier Hernández 17 4 5 0 26
2 MF 38 Germany Karim Bellarabi 6 2 1 3 12
3 MF 19 Germany Julian Brandt 9 1 0 0 10
4 FW 11 Germany Stefan Kießling 5 3 0 0 8
MF 10 Turkey Hakan Çalhanoğlu 3 1 3 1 8
6 FW 14 Switzerland Admir Mehmedi 2 0 5 0 7
7 MF 44 Slovenia Kevin Kampl 3 0 1 0 4
8 MF 20 Chile Charles Aránguiz 2 0 0 0 2
MF 35 Ukraine Vladlen Yurchenko 1 1 0 0 2
MF 8 Germany Lars Bender 1 1 0 0 2
11 DF 17 Poland Sebastian Boenisch 1 0 0 0 1
DF 21 Turkey Ömer Toprak 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Greece Kyriakos Papadopoulos 0 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 51 13 16 4 84

Last updated on 14 May 2016

Assists[]

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Europa League Total
1 MF 38 Germany Karim Bellarabi 11 1 3 0 15
2 MF 10 Turkey Hakan Çalhanoğlu 5 0 2 0 7
MF 19 Germany Julian Brandt 3 3 1 0 7
4 FW 14 Switzerland Admir Mehmedi 5 0 1 0 6
5 FW 7 Mexico Javier Hernández 2 1 0 1 4
FW 11 Germany Stefan Kießling 2 2 0 0 4
7 MF 44 Slovenia Kevin Kampl 0 0 2 0 2
DF 18 Brazil Wendell 0 1 1 0 2
9 MF 23 Germany Christoph Kramer 1 0 0 0 1
DF 13 Germany Roberto Hilbert 1 0 0 0 1
MF 39 Germany Benjamin Henrichs 1 0 0 0 1
MF 20 Chile Charles Aránguiz 1 0 0 0 1
DF 16 Croatia Tin Jedvaj 0 0 0 1 1
DF 4 Germany Jonathan Tah 0 0 0 1 1
DF 2 Brazil André Ramalho 0 0 0 1 1
MF 35 Ukraine Vladlen Yurchenko 0 1 0 0 1
MF 37 Germany Marlon Frey 0 1 0 0 1
Total 32 10 10 4 56

Last updated on 14 May 2016

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