Leverkusen will open the inaugural season under new manager Mister Ninja in England at the European International Cup Tournament. They will be grouped with Lazio (Italy), SL Benfica (Portugal), and Atalanta (Italy). The others participating are: Inter Milan (Italy), Wolverhampton Wanderers (England), Everton (England) and Leicester City (England)
Highlights of their Bundesliga schedule are their rivalry games with 1. FC Koln, away on October 4, and home on March 3. They face off with Bundesliga favorites Bayern Munchen away on September 20 and home on April 17, while facing Dortmand at home on December 5 and away on February 13.
The club will also be participating in the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League after finishing fifth in the Bundesliga in 2019-20. They have been drawn into Group J with Sivasspor (Turkey), Hamilton (Scotland), and Warta Poznan (Poland). The group stage begins on September 17 and they open at home against Hamilton.
The club will begin in the second round of the DFB-Pokal which is tentatively scheduled for December 22-23, 2020.