Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sports & Entertainment · Germany
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is the Bundesliga club of the Bayer group, run since 1999 as a company-owned GmbH that plays at the 30,210-seat BayArena, won its first German title unbeaten in 2024 and earns money from TV and UEFA income, sponsors, fans and player sales.
What makes it different
The club belongs to the pharma group Bayer.
Bayer AG is the parent company, so the club is a corporate subsidiary rather than a member or investor club.
How big it is
How big is Bayer 04 Leverkusen?
€565.0MGross revenueFY2025
30,210Stadium seats2026
70,000Members2026
How it makes money FY2025
Revenue split not published.
- Gross result€565.0M
How the business works
Corporate-backed. Sell stars high.
- 1Young talents
- 2Titles and Europe
- 3Stars at high fees
Each star sold funds the next squad, so the team is rebuilt rather than kept.
Who owns it
CEO: Fernando Carro
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1904Bayer works sports club founded
- 1979Promotion to the Bundesliga
- 1999First club to spin football off into a company
- 2009Modernised BayArena reopens
- 2024First German title, unbeaten, and the double
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's own reports.
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What Bayer 04 Leverkusen tracks15 metrics
Club members
Bundesliga home games sold out
Social media followers
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from4 regions
Leverkusen region
Leverkusen city (within the region)
Rest of Germany
The full timeline18 moments
2022
2024
2025
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Bayern Münchenside by side
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People
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