Factfile on Bayer Leverkusen after they were crowned 2023-24 Bundesliga champions for the first time Sunday.
Full name: Die Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH
Nicknames: Die Werkself ('The Factory Eleven'), Die Schwartzroten ('The Black and Reds')
Founded: July 1, 1904
Ground: BayArena
Capacity: 30,210
Membership: 54,000 (April 2024)
CEO: Fernando Carro
Managing Director of Sports: Simon Rolfes
Coach: Xabi Alonso
Owner: Bayer Pharmaceuticals AG
Current squad
Goalkeepers: Lukas Hradecky (capt/FIN), Matej Kovar (CZE), Niklas Lomb
Defenders: Edmond Tapsoba (BUR), Piero Hincapie (ECU), Odilon Kossounou (CIV), Jonathan Tah, Josip Stanisic (CRO), Madi Monamay (BEL), Alejandro Grimaldo (ESP), Arthur (BRA), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (NED)
Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (SUI), Robert Andrich, Noah Mbamba (BEL), Exequiel Palacios (ARG), Gustavo Puerta (COL), Jeremie Frimpong (NED), Florian Wirtz, Jonas Hofmann, Ayman Aourir (MAR)
Forwards: Amine Adli (MAR), Nathan Tella (NGR), Victor Boniface (NGR), Patrik Schick (CZE), Adam Hlozek (CZE), Borja Iglesias (ESP)
Honors
Bundesliga champions: 2023/24
UEFA Cup/Europa League winners: 1988
German Cup winners: 1993