title: 2010–11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
text: # 2010–11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
  
  The 2010–11 season of Bayer 04 Leverkusen began on 14 August 2010 with a DFB-Pokal match against FK Pirmasens, and ended on 14 May 2011, the last matchday of the Bundesliga, with a match against SC Freiburg. Leverkusen were eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal and the round of 16 in the UEFA Europa League. They finished the season in second place in the Bundesliga.
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Summer transfers
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | MF | GER | Michael Ballack (from Chelsea F.C.) |
  | 14 | MF | GER | Hanno Balitsch (from Hannover 96) |
  | 18 | MF | GER | Sidney Sam (from Hamburger SV, previously on loan at 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
  | 17 | MF | CRO | Domagoj Vida (from NK Osijek) |
  | 31 | MF | DEN | Nicolai Jørgensen (from Akademisk Boldklub) |
  | -- | MF | CRO | Zvonko Pamić (from NK Karlovac) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 14 | MF | GER | Sascha Dum (to Fortuna Düsseldorf, previously on loan at FC Energie Cottbus) |
  | 15 | MF | GHA | Hans Sarpei (to FC Schalke 04) |
  | 18 | MF | POL | Tomasz Zdebel (to Alemannia Aachen) |
  | 20 | DF | GER | Lukas Sinkiewicz (to FC Augsburg) |
  | 21 | MF | GER | Marcel Risse (on loan to 1. FSV Mainz 05, previously on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg) |
  | 29 | FW | GRE | Theofanis Gekas (to Eintracht Frankfurt, previously on loan at Hertha BSC) |
  | 39 | MF | GER | Toni Kroos (loan return to FC Bayern Munich) |
  | 45 | DF | GER | Jens Hegeler (on loan to 1. FC Nürnberg, previously on loan at FC Augsburg) |
  | -- | DF | GRE | Athanasios Petsos (on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
  | -- | MF | CRO | Zvonko Pamić (on loan to SC Freiburg) |
  
  ### Winter transfers
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | FW | UKR | Andriy Voronin (to Liverpool) |
  | 37 | MF | SVN | Kevin Kampl (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
  | -- | MF | JPN | Hajime Hosogai (from Urawa Red Diamonds) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 9 | FW | GER | Patrick Helmes (to VfL Wolfsburg) |
  | 28 | MF | TUR | Burak Kaplan (on loan to SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
  | -- | MF | JPN | Hajime Hosogai (on loan to FC Augsburg) |
  | -- | DF | BRA | Lucas (on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, previously on loan at Portuguesa) |
  
  ## Goals and appearances
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | GER | René Adler | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 22 | GK | GER | Benedikt Fernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | GK | POL | Tomasz Bobel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 36 | GK | GER | Fabian Giefer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | GER | Daniel Schwaab | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | GER | Stefan Reinartz | 42 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | FIN | Sami Hyypiä | 26 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | GER | Manuel Friedrich | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | CRO | Domagoj Vida | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | DF | GER | Danny da Costa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | CZE | Michal Kadlec | 42 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | GER | Gonzalo Castro | 31 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | GER | Simon Rolfes | 37 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | SUI | Tranquillo Barnetta | 31 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | GER | Lars Bender | 40 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | BRA | Renato Augusto | 34 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 13 | MF | GER | Michael Ballack | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | GER | Hanno Balitsch | 33 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 18 | MF | GER | Sidney Sam | 38 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
  | 23 | MF | CHI | Arturo Vidal | 44 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | 26 | MF | SVN | Kevin Kampl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | TUR | Burak Kaplan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | GER | Patrick Helmes | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
  | 11 | FW | GER | Stefan Kießling | 28 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 19 | FW | SUI | Eren Derdiyok | 43 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
  | 31 | FW | DEN | Nicolai Jørgensen | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 14 May 2011
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Bundesliga
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  Note: Scores are given with Bayer Leverkusen score listed first.
  
  | Game | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result F–A | Attendance | Bayer Leverkusen scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 22 August 2010 | A | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | 73,300 | Barnetta 19', Renato Augusto 22' |
  | 2 | 29 August 2010 | H | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–6 | 30,210 | Derdiyok 24', Vidal 58' (pen.), Kießling 70' |
  | 3 | 11 September 2010 | A | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | 40,852 | Derdiyok 62', Helmes 90' |
  | 4 | 19 September 2010 | H | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–0 | 23,963 | |
  | 5 | 22 September 2010 | H | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–1 | 24,404 | Bender 9', Vidal 90' (pen.) |
  | 6 | 25 September 2010 | A | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | 38,300 | Hyypiä 19', Vidal 21', Balitsch 69', Sam 88' |
  | 7 | 3 October 2010 | H | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | 30,210 | Helmes 16', Derdiyok 78' |
  | 8 | 16 October 2010 | A | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | 25,000 | Rolfes 72', 82', Vidal 74' (pen.) |
  | 9 | 24 October 2010 | H | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 0–1 | 27,000 | |
  | 10 | 30 October 2010 | A | FC Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 61,673 | Sam 65' |
  | 11 | 7 November 2010 | H | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 29,794 | Sam 38', 84', Helmes 68' |
  | 12 | 13 November 2010 | A | FC St. Pauli | 1–0 | 24,000 | Renato Augusto 81' |
  | 13 | 20 November 2010 | H | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 30,200 | Vidal 45+2' (pen.) |
  | 14 | 27 November 2010 | A | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–2 | 30,000 | Sam 8', Vidal 10' (pen.) |
  | 15 | 5 December 2010 | H | 1. FC Köln | 3–2 | 30,210 | Helmes 21', Barnetta 55', Reinartz 61' |
  | 16 | 11 December 2010 | A | Hamburger SV | 4–2 | 51,225 | Sam 30', Vidal 61', Renato Augusto 66', 78' |
  | 17 | 19 December 2010 | H | SC Freiburg | 2–2 | 23,000 | Vidal 16' (pen.), Helmes 75' |
  | 18 | 14 January 2011 | H | Borussia Dortmund | 1–3 | 30,210 | Kießling 80' |
  | 19 | 23 January 2011 | A | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | 36,696 | Kadlec 27', Castro 45', 73' |
  | 20 | 28 January 2011 | H | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 28,013 | Vidal 21', Rolfes 42' |
  | 21 | 5 February 2011 | A | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | 34,113 | |
  | 22 | 12 February 2011 | H | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | 50,138 | Rolfes 9', Renato Augusto 32', Balitsch 84' |
  | 23 | 20 February 2011 | H | VfB Stuttgart | 4–2 | 28,800 | Kießling 6', 90+1', Castro 41', Reinartz 81' |
  | 24 | 27 February 2011 | A | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | 37,500 | Derdiyok 42', Rolfes 67' |
  | 25 | 5 March 2011 | H | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | 30,200 | Bender 21', Renato Augusto 29', Kießling 45+1' |
  | 26 | 13 March 2011 | A | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1–0 | 20,300 | Renato Augusto 82' |
  | 27 | 20 March 2011 | H | FC Schalke 04 | 2–0 | 30,210 | Derdiyok 19', Metzelder 27' (o.g.) |
  | 28 | 2 April 2011 | A | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–0 | 46,050 | Sam 74' |
  | 29 | 10 April 2011 | H | FC St. Pauli | 2–1 | 30,210 | Kießling 66' Bender 77' |
  | 30 | 17 April 2011 | A | Bayern Munich | 1–5 | 69,000 | Derdiyok 62' |
  | 31 | 23 April 2011 | H | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | 29,313 | Kadlec 40', Vidal 51' |
  | 32 | 30 April 2011 | A | 1. FC Köln | 0–2 | 50,000 | |
  | 33 | 7 May 2011 | H | Hamburger SV | 1–1 | 30,210 | Kießling 54' |
  | 34 | 14 May 2011 | A | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | 24,000 | Balitsch 45' |
  
  ### UEFA Europa League
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  Note: Scores are given with Bayer Leverkusen score listed first.
  
  | Game | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result F–A | Attendance | Bayer Leverkusen scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | PO1 | 19 August 2010 | H | Tavriya Simferopol | 3–0 | 13,000 | Kadlec 1', 84', Ballack 90+1' (pen.) |
  | PO2 | 26 August 2010 | A | Tavriya Simferopol | 3–1 | 10,700 | Vidal 50' (pen.), Holaydo 75' (o.g.), Castro 90+3' |
  | GS1 | 16 September 2010 | H | Rosenborg BK | 4–0 | 13,500 | Helmes 4', 58', 61', Reinartz 38' |
  | GS2 | 30 September 2010 | A | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 40,000 | Derdiyok 39' |
  | GS3 | 21 October 2010 | A | Aris Thessaloniki | 0–0 | 16,372 | |
  | GS4 | 4 November 2010 | H | Aris Thessaloniki | 1–0 | 18,265 | Vidal 90' |
  | GS5 | 1 December 2010 | A | Rosenborg BK | 1–0 | 11,096 | Sam 35' |
  | GS6 | 16 December 2010 | H | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | 18,093 | Helmes 69' |
  | R32, 1 | 17 February 2011 | A | Metalist Kharkiv | 4–0 | 36,633 | Derdiyok 23', Castro 72', Sam 90', 90+2' |
  | R32, 2 | 24 February 2011 | H | Metalist Kharkiv | 2–0 | 28,749 | Rolfes 47', Ballack 70' |
  | R16, 1 | 10 March 2011 | H | Villarreal | 2–3 | 20,126 | Kadlec 33', Castro 72' |
  | R16, 2 | 17 March 2011 | A | Villarreal | 1–2 | 23,000 | Derdiyok 82' |
  
  ### DFB-Pokal
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  Note: Scores are given with Bayer Leverkusen score listed first.
  
  | Game | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result F–A | Attendance | Bayer Leverkusen scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 14 August 2010 | A | FK Pirmasens | 11–1 | 8,245 | Kießling 36', 60', Helmes 46', 58', 64', Renato Augusto 62', Sam 67', 88', Derdiyok 84', 90', Vidal 87' (pen.) |
  | 2 | 27 October 2010 | A | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 a.e.t. 4–5 pen. | 34,517 | Derdiyok 108' |
  