Tickets for the friendly against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen are exclusively available from the Bayer 04 Service Centre. Tickets go on sale today (Thursday) from 15.00 CEST by calling 0214 5000 1904.
Away fans are not permitted; spectators must be double vaccinated, have recovered from the virus or have a current negative test result. Children of six and above require a certificated, negative test result. The relevant documentation is to be produced at the entrance to the stadium. Face masks are to be worn throughout the stadium and can only be taken off at your seat. Bayer 04 will not provide any catering but spectators may bring their own food and drink (0.5 litre PET).
As in the friendly against Utrecht, 350 tickets are available at five euros each. The proceeds go to the 'Leverkusen hilft' campaign organised by the Leverkusen community foundation.
Fans not able to attend the match can watch the game on the Bayer 04 YouTube channel. Once again, Niko Hartmann will be the commentator for the Werkself friendly from 13.50 CEST.
The Werkself start the new season on 7 August with the DFB Cup tie against Lokomotive Leipzig.
Bayer 04 have comfortably reached the DFB Pokal second round thanks to a 4–0 victory away to Liga 3 side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Patrik Schick put the Werkself ahead in the first 45 in the first competitive match under head coach Carles Martínez with debuts for new signings Miguel Gutiérrez, Afonso Moreira and Facundo Medina. After the break, Lucas Vázquez (47'), Nathan Tella (69') and Christian Kofane (79') also found the back of the net.
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Today brings the first match of the season for the Werkself. Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign today, Saturday 22 August, at 13:00 CEST with a first-round DFB Pokal tie away to third-tier side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. The 3,700 travelling fans can not only look forward to what will hopefully be a successful start to the season, but also now organise their journeys to Black and Reds games even more easily via the WERKSELFgo car-share platform. Meanwhile, following two defeats at the start of the league season, SV Wehen are hoping to spring a surprise in the DFB Pokal tie. Today’s matchday news.
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Carolin Simon is the new captain of the Bayer 04 women’s team. The full-back, who joined from Bayern Munich in the summer, will take over the captain’s armband for the 2026/27 season. Simon returned to Leverkusen in the summer after ten years away. The 33-year-old succeeds goalkeeper Friederike Repohl, who retired at the end of last season.
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With the 2026/27 season set to kick off with a DFB Pokal tie away to SV Wehen Wiesbaden (Saturday, 22 August, 13:00 CEST), the squad numbers for two Werkself players have now been confirmed. New signing Afonso Moreira will wear the number 9, which he has already worn in pre-season friendlies. Lucas Vázquez is switching from number 21 to number 17 – the number he wore successfully at Real Madrid for many years.
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Bayer 04 start the 2026/27 season away to third-division side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Ahead of the DFB Pokal tie on Saturday 22 August (kick-off: 13:00 CEST), head coach Carles Martínez spoke at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon. The topics: anticipation, passion, the fans’ support – and the captaincy for the new season.
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