18.12.2022Bayer 04

Fan club awards and Christmas carols: The ‘Festival of Friends’ in 2022

It was a successful conclusion to the year of football at Bayer 04 in 2022: The Christmas programme of events accompanying the 4-1 friendly win against FC Zürich at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium on Saturday 17 December proved to be very popular with the 3,000 plus Werkself fans present. The highlights at this year’s ‘Festival of Friends’ included fan club awards at half-time, exclusive activities for members of the Löwen, Teens and Bayer 04 clubs after the game plus Christmas carols to round off the day.

Bayer 04 U8 and U9 matches:

Family fun at the Bayer 04 Christmas market:

4-1 win in friendly against FC Zürich:

Fan club awards at half-time:

Family area in the Premium Lounge at the BayArena:

Exclusive press conference for members of the Bayer 04 Club with head coach Xabi Alonso and Karim Bellarabi:

Exclusive press conference for members of the Löwenclub plus the Teens with Chiara Bücher, Sofie Zdebel, Nadiem Amiri and Robert Andrich:

Christmas carols with the fans:

Related News

Bundesliga - 20.12.2025

Werkself win 3-1 in Leipzig to go into break in third place

Bayer 04 ended the year with a 3-1 win away at RB Leipzig and will go into 2026 in third place in the Bundesliga table, leapfrogging their opponents, who had previously not dropped a point at the Red Bull Arena this season. Martin Terrier and Patrik Schick scored to turn around a first-half deficit before Montrell Culbreath rounded things off with a goal on his senior debut deep into added time. Ezequiel Fernández, Axel Tape and Lucas Vázquez also all returned from injury.

Bundesliga - 20.12.2025

Matchday news #RBLB04: Final game of the year

Bayer 04 are away at RB Leipzig for their final fixture of 2025 in the Bundesliga on Saturday (kick-off: 18:30 CET). Here’s all you need to know ahead of the Matchday 15 encounter at the Red Bull Arena.

Bundesliga - 19.12.2025

Our next opponents: Young, hungry and capable of development

Despite a major personnel shake-up in the summer, RB Leipzig have performed impressively this term. Ahead of matchday 15, coach Ole Werner's team are second in the Bundesliga with a three-point lead over their upcoming opponents Bayer 04. This Saturday, 20 December (kick-off: 18:30 CET), the Werkself are away to RBL who are strong at home. The lowdown on our next opponents.

Bayer 04 - 19.12.2025

Ahead of top match in Leipzig: Interview with captains Andrich and Raum

Bayer 04's final game of the year at RB Leipzig on Saturday night, 20 December (kick-off: 18:30 CET), will also see Robert Andrich and David Raum go head-to-head. In an interview with bayer04.de and rbleipzig.com, the two team captains spoke about the importance of this match, their friendship and a WhatsApp group with Joshua Kimmich.