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:

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