1986–87 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

In the 1986–87 season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen ended in sixth place with 39 points, earning a spot in the 1987-88 UEFA Cup, which they'd win.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

1986-87 season
Manager	Erich Ribbeck
Stadium	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
Bundesliga	6th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Herbert Waas (15 goals) All: Herbert Waas (18 goals)

It was the club's 8th consecutive season in the Bundesliga, having been promoted to the top flight after winning the 1979-80 2. Bundesliga.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GER	Bernd Dreher
—	GK	GER	Rüdiger Vollborn
—	DF	BEL	Jean-Pierre de Keyser
—	DF	GER	Thomas Hörster
—	DF	GER	Alois Reinhardt
—	DF	GER	Peter Zanter
—	MF	GER	Günter Drews
—	MF	GRE	Minas Hantzidis
—	MF	GER	Christian Hausmann
—	MF	GER	Florian Hinterberger
—	MF	GER	Jürgen Luginger
—	MF	GER	Wolfgang Patzke
—	MF	GER	Dirk Rehbein
—	MF	GER	Knut Reinhardt
—	MF	GER	Wolfgang Rolff
—	MF	GER	Thomas Zechel

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	KOR	Cha Bum-Kun
—	FW	GER	Falko Götz
—	FW	GER	Stefan Kohn
—	FW	GER	Christian Schreier
—	FW	GER	Herbert Waas

Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 1986–87 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Borussia Dortmund	34	15	10	9	70	50	+20	40	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Werder Bremen	34	17	6	11	65	54	+11	40
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	16	7	11	56	38	+18	39
7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	15	7	12	64	51	+13	37
8	Bayer 05 Uerdingen	34	12	11	11	51	49	+2	35

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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DFB-Pokal

Main article: 1986-87 DFB-Pokal

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1986-87 UEFA Cup