2009–10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
season of football team

The 2009–10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season happened between 31 July 2009 and 8 May 2010. Bayer Leverkusen participated in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
Season overview
August
Bayer Leverkusen started the 2009–10 season on 31 July 2009 in the DFB-Pokal. Bayer Leverkusen defeated SV Babelsberg 1–0 in the first round on 31 July 2009. Eren Derdiyok scored the only goal of the match. Bayer Leverkusen's opening match of the Bundesliga happened on 8 August 2009 against 1. FSV Mainz 05. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Eren Derdiyok and Stefan Kießling scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Tim Hoogland and Daniel Gunkel scored for Mainz.
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