2012–13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2012–13 Bayer Leverkusen season is the 109th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13, the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 34th season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1979.
The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal.
In Europe, the club had qualified for the 2012–13 edition of the UEFA Europa League where it played Metalist Kharkiv, Rapid Wien and Rosenborg in Group K of the group stage.
Review and events
In the 2011–12 season, Bayer Leverkusen finished fifth in the 2011–12 Bundesliga. Therefore, the club qualified for the 2012–13 Bundesliga, 2012–13 DFB-Pokal and 2012–13 Europa League.Bayer Leverkusen rejected a bid for André Schürrle worth €25 million from Chelsea. Bayer Leverkusen has decided not to sell Schürrle because they were "unable to sign a replacement" because suitable replacements are "too expensive" and would be forced to sign "a weaker player" who is "overpriced". Leverkusen CEO Wolfgang Holzhäuser accused Bayern Munich coach of Jupp Heynckes "tapping up" Lars Bender. The club had rejected an "official" offer from Bayern Munich the previous week.
Matches
Legend
Bundesliga
League results and fixtures
League table
League summary table
DFB-Pokal
Europa League
Group Stage
Group results
Group table
| Team | ||||||||
 Metalist Kharkiv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 |
 Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 |
 Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 |
 Rapid Wien | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
Group summary table
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Overall record
Squad information
Squad and statistics
Squad, appearances and goals
Sources:! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan="12" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| No longer at the club
Minutes played, goal scorers and scoring rate
Bookings
Transfers
In
Out
15 GK René Adler 27 EU Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Summer 2017 FreeKits
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Red | Black | Red | |
| Home Alt. | Red | Red | Red | UEFA EL, Group stage, October 4 against Trondheim |
| Home Alt. 2 | Red | Black | Black | Bundesliga, Match 34, May 18 against Hamburg |
| Away | White | White | White | |
| Third | Navy | Navy | Navy |