Bayer 04 have appeared in the final of the DFB Pokal four times. They won the domestic cup for the first and only time in 1993 when Ulf Kirsten earned the Werkself a 1-0 win over the Hertha Berlin reserves at the Olympiastadion. The other finals habe all ended in defeat: 4-2 vs. Schalke in 2002, 1-0 vs. Werder Bremen in 2009, 4-2 vs. Bayern Munich in 2020. Here's an overview of all the club's DFB Pokal fixtures.
Round of 16, 05.02.2020
Bayer 04 2-1 VfB Stuttgart
Bayer 04: Hradecky - Weiser, S. Bender (Tah 46'), Dragovic, Sinkgraven (Wendell 86'), Palacios, Demirbay, Bellarabi, Havertz, Diaby (Amiri 67'), Alario
Goals: 1-0 Bredlow (72', og.), 2-0 Alario (83'), 2-1 Silas (85')
Quarter-final, 04.03.2020
Bayer 04 3-1 Union Berlin
Bayer 04: Hradecky - Tah (Diaby 46'), S. Bender, Tapsoba, Amiri (Weiser 46'), Aránguiz, Demirbay, Sinkgraven, Havertz, Alario, Bailey (Bellarabi 69')
Goals: 0-1 Ingvartsen (39'), 1-1 Bellarabi (72'), 2-1 Aránguiz (86'), 3-1 Diaby (90'+1)
Semi-final, 09.06.2020
1. FC Saarbrücken 0-3 Bayer 04
Bayer 04: Hradecky - Weiser, Tapsoba (Tah 46'), S. Bender (Dragovic 62'), Wendell, Aránguiz (Palacios 70'), Demirbay, Wirtz (Bellarabi 46'), Paulinho, Diaby (Volland 62'), Alario
Goals: 0-1 Diaby (11'), 0-2 Alario (19'), 0-3 Bellarabi (58')
Final, 04.07.2020
Bayer 04 2-4 Bayern Munich
Bayer 04: Hradecky - L. Bender (Weiser 82'), Tapsoba, S. Bender, Wendell, Aránguiz, Baumgartlinger (Demirbay 46'), Diaby, Amiri (Volland 46'), Bailey (Bellarabi 76'), Havertz
Goals: 0-1 Alaba (16'), 0-2 Gnabry (24'), 0-3 Lewandowski (59'), 1-3 S. Bender (64'), 1-4 Lewandowski (89'), 2-4 Havertz (90'+5, pen)
First round, 13.09.2020
Eintracht Norderstedt 0-7 Bayer 04*
Bayer 04: Hradecky - L. Bender (Dragovic 73'), S. Bender, Tapsoba, Sinkgraven, Aránguiz (Baumgartlinger 72'), Demirbay, Bellarabi (Palacios 73'), Wirtz, Amiri (Diaby 46'), Alario (Schick 46')
Goals: 0-1 L. Bender (4'), 0-2 Amiri (10'), 0-3 Alario (12'), 0-4 Wirtz (21'), 0-5 Aránguiz (30'), 0-6 Amiri (31'), 0-7 Schick (77')
*Game played at the BayArena due to Covid-19 measures.
Second round, 12.01.2021
Bayer 04 4-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayer 04: Hradecky – L. Bender (Jedvaj 89'), Tah, Tapsoba, Wendell – Demirbay, Baumgartlinger, Amiri (Aránguiz 81') – Bailey, Alario (Dragovic 75'), Diaby
Goals: 0-1 Younes (6'), 1-1 Alario (27'), 2-1 Tapsoba (49'), 3-1 Diaby (66'), 4-1 Diaby (87')
Round of 16, 02.02.2021
Rot-Weiss Essen 2-1 (a.e.t.) Bayer 04
Bayer 04: Hradecky – Fosu-Mensah, Dragovic, Tapsoba – Aránguiz - Bellarabi (Diaby 44'), Palacios (Wirtz 46'), Demirbay, Bailey (Frimpong 114') – Alario, Schick (Wendell 46')
Goals: 0-1 Bailey (105'), 1-1 Kefkir (108'), 2-1 Engelmann (117')
First round, 07.08.2021
Lokomotive Leipzig 0-3 Bayer 04
Bayer 04: Hradecky – Frimpong (Weiser 88'), Kossounou, Retsos, Sinkgraven (Baumgartlinger 88') - Demirbay, Aránguiz - Bellarabi (Wendell 36'), Amiri (Palacios 73'), Diaby - Schick (Pohjanpalo 73')
Goals: 0-1 Demirbay (6', pen), 0-2 Bellarabi (14'), 0-3 Demirbay (87')
Second round, 27.10.2021
Bayer 04 1-2 Karlsruher SC
Bayer 04: Hradecky – Frimpong, Tah, Tapsoba, Bakker (Sinkgraven 77') - Andrich, Palacios (Wirtz 64') - Diaby, Amiri (Demirbay 64'), Adli - Paulinho (Bravo 77')
Goals: 0-1 Cueto (4'), 1-1 Frimpong (54'), 1-2 Choi (63')
First round, 30.07.2022
Elversberg 4-3 Bayer 04
Bayer 04: Hradecky - Frimpong (Pohjanpalo 76'), Tapsoba, Kossounou, Bakker - Andrich (Palacios 69'), Aránguiz (Demirbay 46') - Diaby, Azmoun (Paulinho 46'), Hlozek (Bellarabi 69') - Schick
Goals: 1-0 Rochelt (2'), 1-1 Hlozek (5'), 2-1 Koffi (17'), 2-2 Aránguiz (30'), 3-2 Schnellbacher (37'), 4-2 Conrad (74'), 4-3 Schick (89')
First round, 12.08.2023
FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen 0-8 Bayer 04
Bayer 04: Hradecky – Frimpong (Arthur 70'), Kossounou, Tapsoba (Tah 62'), Grimaldo – Palacios, Xhaka (Andrich 62') – Hofmann, Wirtz (Hlozek 69'), Adli – Boniface (Mbamba 76')
Goals: 0-1 Tapsoba (16'), 0-2 Boniface (42'), 0-3 Wirtz (45'+1), 0-4 Adli (59', pen), 0-5 Frimpong (67'), 0-6 Hlozek (75'), 0-7 Hofmann (81'), 0-8 Hlozek (90')
Second round, 01.11.2023
SV Sandhausen 2-5 Bayer 04
Bayer 04: Kovar – Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba (Kossounou 46'), Hincapie (Grimaldo 64'), Andrich, Palacios (Xhaka 64'), Adli, Amiri (Wirtz 64'), Tella (Frimpong 64'), Hlozek
Goals: 0:1 Palacios (21', pen), 1:1 Ehlich (50'), 1:2 Tah (54'), 2:2 Ben Balla (57'), 2:3 Hlozek (85'), 2:4 Adli (88'), 2:5 Adli (90'+2)
Round of 16, 06.12.2023
Bayer 04 3-1 SC Paderborn 07
Bayer 04: Kovar – Stanisic, Andrich, Hincapie (Tapsoba 46'), Frimpong (Tella 90'+1), Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo, Wirtz (Hofmann 45'+3), Adli (Tah 75'), Boniface (Schick 75')
Goals: 1:0 Boniface (12'), 2:0 Palacios (28'), 2:1 Klaas (83'), 3:1 Schick (87')
Quarter-final, 06.02.2024
Bayer 04 3-2 VfB Stuttgart
Bayer 04: Kovar – Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Frimpong (Stanisic 90'+3), Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo, Hofmann (Adli 63'), Wirtz (Hlozek 90'+3), Schick (Borja Iglesias 63')
Goals: 0:1 Anton (11'), 1:1 Andrich (50'), 1:2 Führich (58'), 2:2 Adli (66'), 3:2 Tah (90')
Semi-final, 03.04.2024
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Bayer 04: Kovar – Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba, Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka (Kossounou 78'), Grimaldo (Hincapie 71'), Wirtz (Hofmann 65'), Adli (Tella 65'), Schick (Boniface 65')
Goals: 1:0 Frimpong (7'), 2:0 Adli (20'), 3:0 Wirtz (35'), 4:0 Wirtz (60', pen)
Final, 25.05.2024
1. FC Kaiserslautern 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04: Hradecky – Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba, Frimpong (Tella 90'+3), Andrich, Xhaka, Grimaldo (Hincapie 85'), Hofmann (Adli 46'), Wirtz (Hlozek 90'+3), Schick (Stanisic 46')
Goal: 0:1 Xhaka (16')