The first game of the season away to Borussia Dortmund is on Saturday 6 August. The kick-off at the Signal Iduna Park is at 18.30 CEST. The opening home fixture is on Saturday 13 August. FC Augsburg are the first visitors to the BayArena this term.
There is another home fixture a week later: The Werkself entertain TSG Hoffenheim on Saturday 20 August (kick-off: 15.30 CEST. The fourth and final match in August is away to Mainz 05. That game is also on a Saturday afternoon (27 August) at 15.30 CEST.
That is followed in September with the home game against SC Freiburg, an away trip to Hertha Berlin and a home match against Werder Bremen (see list below).
Bundesliga fixtures matchdays 1 to 7:
Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 6 August, 18.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs FC Augsburg (Saturday 13 August, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim (Saturday 20 August, 15.30 CEST)
Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 27 August, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg (Saturday 3 September, 15.30 CEST)
Hertha Berlin vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 10 September, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs Werder Bremen (Saturday 17 September, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Shortly after signing his contract with Bayer 04, new signing Facundo Medina spoke to Werkself.tv about his first impressions of the club, his expectations and his conversations with his Argentine compatriot Exequiel Palacios. The defender also reveals what the fans can look forward to. Welcome to Leverkusen, Facu!
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Bayer 04 have unveiled the new third kit for the 2026/27 season. The design, developed by kit supplier New Balance, combines the city’s colours with symbols that have defined Leverkusen and Bayer 04 for generations.
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Tickets for the first two Bayer 04 women’s team home games are now on general sale. A week after their league opener away at RB Leipzig, Roberto Pätzold’s side will face last season’s runners-up, VfL Wolfsburg, in the first home fixture on Sunday 30 August (kick-off: 16:00 CEST). Fifteen days later, on Monday night, 14 September (kick-off: 18:00 CEST), the Leverkusen Women host German champions Bayern Munich at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for a top-of-the-table league clash. You can now also select specific seats via the online shop. The latest information on match ticket sales.
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