2001–02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Byer Leverkusen
2001–02 season
Manager	Klaus Toppmöller
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Runners-up
Premiere Ligapokal	Preliminary round
Champions League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	Michael Ballack (17)
	← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Bayer Leverkusen became the first club ever to finish runner-up in both the Champions League and domestic league and cup competitions in the same season, with a potential treble unravelling in the final couple of weeks of the season, resulting in no trophies won at all, plus the defections of stars Michael Ballack and Zé Roberto to Bayern Munich. It dominated the second half of the Champions League final against Real Madrid, but lost 2–1 due to a volley from Zinedine Zidane in the latter stages of the first interval.

Review and events

Match results

Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen-Wolfsburg 2–1
1–0 Lúcio (40)
2–0 Lúcio (47)
2–1 Markus Feldhoff (86)

Bayer Leverkusen-Bayern Munich 1–1
1–0 Ulf Kirsten (69)
1–1 Giovane Élber (79)

Schalke 04-Bayer Leverkusen 3–3
1–0 Tomasz Hajto (10)
2–0 Jörg Böhme (40 pen)
2–1 Michael Ballack (58)
2–2 Ulf Kirsten (73)
3–2 Emile Mpenza (80)
3–3 Bernd Schneider (90 + 1)

Mönchengladbach-Bayer Leverkusen 0–1
0–1 Hans-Jörg Butt (3 pen)

Bayer Leverkusen-St. Pauli 3–1
1–0 Michael Ballack (44)
2–0 Ulf Kirsten (60)
2–1 Marcel Rath (79)
3–1 Bernd Schneider (80)

Borussia Dortmund-Bayer Leverkusen 1–1
1–0 Márcio Amoroso (7)
1–1 Dimitar Berbatov (79)

Bayer Leverkusen-Freiburg 4–1
1–0 Yıldıray Baştürk (10)
2–0 Michael Ballack (23)
2–1 Adel Sellimi (25)
3–1 Michael Ballack (42)
4–1 Oliver Neuville (60)

Energie Cottbus-Bayer Leverkusen 2–3
0–1 Ulf Kirsten (4)
1–1 Sebastian Helbig (12)
1–2 Michael Ballack (43)
2–2 Vilmos Sebok (52)
2–3 Ulf Kirsten (57 pen)

Bayer Leverkusen-Stuttgart 4–1
0–1 Ioan Ganea (9)
1–1 Zé Roberto (24)
2–1 Boris Živković (59)
3–1 Lúcio (63)
4–1 Dimitar Berbatov (85)

1860 Munich-Bayer Leverkusen 1–4
1–0 Thomas Häßler (31)
1–1 Torben Hoffmann (33 og)
1–2 Diego Placente (78)
1–3 Bernd Schneider (84)
1–4 Oliver Neuville (90 pen)

Bayer Leverkusen-Kaiserslautern 2–1
0–1 Jeff Strasser (18)
1–1 Michael Ballack (34)
2–1 Michael Ballack (50 pen)

Köln-Bayer Leverkusen 1–2
1–0 Markus Kurth (57)
1–1 Ulf Kirsten (63)
1–2 Oliver Neuville (72)

Bayer Leverkusen-Hamburg 4–1
0–1 Jörg Albertz (7)
1–1 Michael Ballack (14)
2–1 Oliver Neuville (27)
3–1 Oliver Neuville (58)
4–1 Oliver Neuville (63)

Werder Bremen-Bayer Leverkusen 2–1
0–1 Bernd Schneider (38)
1–1 Marco Bode (39)
2–1 Frank Verlaat (58)

Bayer Leverkusen-Nuremberg 4–2
0–1 Cacau (26)
1–1 Zé Roberto (27)
1–2 Cacau (58)
2–2 Zoltán Sebescen (62)
3–2 Michael Ballack (63)
4–2 Oliver Neuville (85)

Hertha Berlin-Bayer Leverkusen 2–1
1–0 Andreas Neuendorf (19)
1–1 Oliver Neuville (37)
2–1 Pál Dárdai (62)

Wolfsburg-Bayer Leverkusen 3–1
1–0 Robson Ponte (40)
2–0 Tomislav Marić (56)
3–0 Tomislav Marić (77)
3–1 Oliver Neuville (87)

Bayer Leverkusen-Schalke 04 0–1
0–1 Jörg Böhme (52)

Bayer Leverkusen-Mönchengladbach 5–0
1–0 Michael Ballack (9)
2–0 Oliver Neuville (17)
3–0 Bernd Schneider (31)
4–0 Carsten Ramelow (84)
5–0 Dimitar Berbatov (87)

St. Pauli-Bayer Leverkusen 2–2
0–1 Ulf Kirsten (6)
1–1 Marcel Rath (27)
1–2 Michael Ballack (70)
2–2 Thomas Meggle (90 pen)

Bayer Leverkusen-Borussia Dortmund 4–0
1–0 Michael Ballack (32)
2–0 Carsten Ramelow (50)
3–0 Oliver Neuville (64)
4–0 Dimitar Berbatov (74)

Freiburg-Bayer Leverkusen 2–2
1–0 Adel Sellimi (41)
2–0 Vladimir But (53)
2–1 Dimitar Berbatov (64)
2–2 Michael Ballack (76)

Bayer Leverkusen-Energie Cottbus 2–0
1–0 Zé Roberto (12)
2–0 Dimitar Berbatov (90 + 2)

Stuttgart-Bayer Leverkusen 0–2
0–1 Thomas Brdarić (41)
0–2 Dimitar Berbatov (90 + 2)

Bayer Leverkusen-1860 Munich 4–0
1–0 Zoltán Sebescen (45 + 1)
2–0 Ulf Kirsten (49)
3–0 Yıldıray Baştürk (61)
4–0 Ulf Kirsten (81)

Kaiserslautern-Bayer Leverkusen 2–4
0–1 Ulf Kirsten (1)
0–2 Oliver Neuville (16)
1–2 Hany Ramzy (45 + 1)
2–2 Vratislav Lokvenc (55)
2–3 Michael Ballack (77 pen)
2–4 Ulf Kirsten (86)

Bayer Leverkusen-Köln 2–0
1–0 Hans-Jörg Butt (13 pen)
2–0 Lúcio (25)

Hamburg-Bayer Leverkusen 1–1
1–0 Sergej Barbarez (5)
1–1 Oliver Neuville (13)

Bayer Leverkusen-Werder Bremen 1–2
0–1 Krisztián Lisztes (5)
1–1 Zé Roberto (31)
1–2 Ailton (61)

Nürnberg-Bayer Leverkusen 1–0
1–0 Marek Nikl (23)

Bayer Leverkusen-Hertha Berlin 2–1
1–0 Michael Ballack (10)
2–0 Michael Ballack (51)
2–1 Stefan Beinlich (83)

DFB-Pokal

26 August 2001 (2001-08-26) 1 Round	Jahn Regensburg	0 – 3	Bayer Leverkusen	Regensburg
15:30		Report	13' Kirsten 54' Lúcio 61' Schneider	Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 10.500 Referee: Jörg Keßler

11 December 2001 (2001-12-11) 2 Round	VfL Bochum	2 – 3	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
19:00	Freier 28' Colding 75'	Report	27', 77', 90' + 1' Berbatov	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 11.882 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

22 January 2002 (2002-01-22) Round of 16	Hannover 96	1 – 2	Bayer Leverkusen	Hanover
19:00	Keita 47'	Report	20' Neuville 24' Kirsten	Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 46.143 Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich

Quarter-final	Bayer Leverkusen	3 – 0	1860 München	Leverkusen
				Attendance: BayArena

Semi-final	Bayer Leverkusen	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Leverkusen
				Stadium: BayArena

Final	Schalke 04	4 – 2	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
				Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 70.000

Premiere Ligapokal

12 July 2001 (2001-07-12) 1st Round	Bayer Leverkusen	1 – 2	Hertha BSC	Dessau
20:30	Neuville 73'	Report	49' Marcelinho 63' Deisler	Stadium: Paul Greifzu Stadium Attendance: 14.400 Referee: Michael Weiner

Champions League

Third qualifying round

8 August 2001 (2001-08-08) 1st Leg	Red Star Belgrade	0 – 0	Bayer Leverkusen	Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
20:30		Report		Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Jan Wegereef

21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) 2nd Leg	Bayer Leverkusen	3 – 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Red Star Belgrade	Leverkusen, Germany
20:30	Neuville 13', 60' Kirsten 30'	Report		Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22.500 Referee: Domenico Messina

1st Group Stage

18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 1	Olympique Lyonnais	0 – 1	Bayer Leverkusen	Lyon, France
20:45		Report	75' Kirsten	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 37.006 Referee: Graziano Cesari

25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 2	Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 1	FC Barcelona	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45	Baştürk 52' Neuville 69'	Report	22' Luis Enrique	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22.500 Referee: Hugh Dallas

10 October 2001 (2001-10-10) 3	Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 1	Fenerbahçe SK	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45	Lúcio 35' Ballack 59'	Report	6' Revivo	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22.500 Referee: Alain Hamer

17 October 2001 (2001-10-17) 4	FC Barcelona	2 – 1	Bayer Leverkusen	Barcelona, Spain
20:45	Kluivert 12' Enrique 38'	Report	32' Carsten Ramelow	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75.000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 5	Fenerbahçe SK	1 – 2	Bayer Leverkusen	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45	Bernd Schneider 23' Kirsten 34'	Report	40' Oktay	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referee: Terje Hauge

31 October 2001 (2001-10-31) 6	Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 4	Olympique Lyonnais	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45	Sebescen 45' + 2' Berbatov 52'	Report	32', 38' Carrière 64' Née 81' Govou	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22.500 Referee: Valentin Ivanov

2nd Group Stage

Juventus-Bayer Leverkusen 4–0
1–0 David Trezeguet (8)
2–0 Alessandro Del Piero (37)
3–0 Igor Tudor (44)
4–0 David Trezeguet (60)

Bayer Leverkusen-Deportivo 3–0
1–0 Zé Roberto (64)
2–0 Oliver Neuville (67)
3–0 Michael Ballack (79)

Bayer Leverkusen-Arsenal 1–1
0–1 Robert Pirès (56)
1–1 Ulf Kirsten (90)

Arsenal-Bayer Leverkusen 4–1
1–0 Robert Pirès (5)
2–0 Thierry Henry (7)
3–0 Patrick Vieira (48)
4–0 Dennis Bergkamp (83)
4–1 Zoltán Sebescen (86)

Bayer Leverkusen-Juventus 3–1
1–0 Hans-Jörg Butt (24 pen)
1–1 Igor Tudor (61)
2–1 Thomas Brdarić (71)
3–1 Marko Babić (90)

Deportivo-Bayer Leverkusen 1–3
0–1 Michael Ballack (33)
0–2 Bernd Schneider (53)
1–2 Diego Tristán (74)
1–3 Oliver Neuville (85)

Knockout round

Quarter Final

3 April 2002 (2002-04-03) 1st Leg	Liverpool F.C.	1 – 0	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool, England
20:45	Hyypiä 44'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42.454 Referee: Anders Frisk

9 April 2002 (2002-04-09) 2nd Leg	Bayer Leverkusen	4 – 2 (4 – 3 agg.)	Liverpool F.C.	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45	Ballack 16', 64' Berbatov 68' Lúcio 84'	Report	42' Xavier 79' Litmanen	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22.500 Referee: Vitor Manuel Melo Pereira

Semi Final

24 April 2002 (2002-04-24) 1st Leg	Manchester United	2 – 2	Bayer Leverkusen	Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
20:45	Solskjær 29' van Nistelrooy 67' (pen.)	Report	62' Ballack 75' Neuville	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 68.000 Referee: Lubos Michel

30 April 2002 (2002-04-30) 2nd Leg	Bayer Leverkusen	1 – 1 (3 – 3 agg.)	Manchester United	Leverkusen, Germany
20:45	Neuville	Report	28' Keane	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22.500 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen

Final

15 May 2002 (2002-05-15) Final	Bayer Leverkusen	1 – 2	Real Madrid	Glasgow, Scotland
20:45	Lúcio 14'	Report	9' Raúl 45' Zidane	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 51.567 Referee: Urs Meier

First-team squad

^[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	GER	Hans-Jörg Butt
3	MF	CRO	Marko Babić
4	DF	GER	Michael Zepek
5	DF	GER	Jens Nowotny
6	DF	CRO	Boris Živković^[2]
8	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto
9	FW	GER	Ulf Kirsten
10	MF	TUR	Yıldıray Baştürk^[3]
12	FW	BUL	Dimitar Berbatov
13	MF	GER	Michael Ballack
15	MF	CRO	Jurica Vranješ
17	MF	NGA	Pascal Ojigwe
18	DF	USA	Frankie Hejduk
19	DF	BRA	Lúcio
20	GK	AUS	Frank Jurić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	GER	Thomas Brdarić
24	DF	AUT	Emanuel Pogatetz
25	MF	GER	Bernd Schneider
26	MF	GER	Zoltán Sebescen
27	FW	GER	Oliver Neuville
28	MF	GER	Carsten Ramelow
29	MF	GER	Thorsten Wittek
31	GK	GER	Tom Starke
33	FW	BIH	Anel Džaka^[4]
34	FW	TUR	Hüzeyfe Doğan
35	DF	ARG	Diego Placente
40	FW	GER	Thorsten Burkhardt
46	DF	CRO	Mile Božić
47	DF	GER	Thomas Kleine

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
11	FW	GER	Paulo Rink (to 1. FC Nuremberg)
21	MF	BRA	Marquinhos (to Flamengo)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	FW	GER	Markus Daun (to Alemannia Aachen)

Transfers

In

Hans-Jörg Butt - unattached (last at Hamburg
Emanuel Pogatetz - FC Kärnten
Zoltán Sebescen - Wolfsburg
Michael Zepek - Karlsruher
Yıldıray Baştürk - VfL Bochum

Out

Loan out

Robson Ponte - Wolfsburg

Kits

Home

Home Alternate

Home Alt. 2

Away

Third

Cup Final

References

^ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 2001/02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
^ Živković was born in Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).
^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany).
^ Džaka was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).

[1] "Bayer 04 Leverkusen - 2001/02". FootballSquads. Retrieved 2011-11-13.

[2] Živković was born in Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).

[3] Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany).

[4] Džaka was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina).

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