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Bayer Leverkusen



Bayer Leverkusen, founded in 1904, is as historic and famous as any other German football club. The full name of the club is TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The renowned stadium or ground with which Bayer Leverkusen is associated is BayArena, located in Leverkusen, Germany. This stadium is constructed in such a way that it can easily accommodate some 22,500 people. The club also has the following nicknames just like other German football clubs. It is thus known as Lions or Löwen and Factory Squad or Werkself. A great deal of effort goes into the making of a flawless team. The coach of Bayer Leverkusen is Michael Skibbe and the president is Wolfgang Holzhäuser.

Members of Bayer Leverkusen

The members of Bayer Leverkusen have to abide by the rules set by the club. The notable members of the current squad are René Adler, Benedikt Fernandez, Sascha Dum, Eric Domaschke, Vratislav Gresko, Hans Sarpei, Karim Haggui, Manuel Friedrich, Gonzalo Castro, Lukas Sinkiewicz, Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker, Bernd Schneider, Carsten Ramelow, Arturo Vidal and Dmitry Bulykin. The other members of the squad are Stefan Kießling, Theofanis Gekas, Ricardo Faty, Michal Papadopulos, Simon Rolfes, Atanas Kurdov, Sergej Barbarez, Tranquillo Barnetta and Paul Freier. All the players of Bayer Leverkusen have the spirit of sportsmanship in them, are excellent players and are trained to overcome any big challenge on the field.

Bayer Leverkusen has been successful in many matches and each time it has come out with flying colors. The club has won many important titles as in 1988 it won the UEFA Cup and in 1993 it was victorious with the German Cup.