"Securitas is one of our biggest and most important service providers on the financial side," said Fernando Carro as chairman of the Bayer 04 board in underlining the significance the new agreement. "The sector of security in particular is of the utmost significance for a football club like ours being active both at home and abroad. The knowledge of the multifaceted ability of the proven partner makes our connection to Securitas particularly valuable."
For the CEO of Securitas Sport & Event, Dirk Dernbach, the ongoing close relationship with Leverkusen is "a classic example for a mutual relationship built up over many years and one that can also be relied on in difficult times."
In addition to managing the match and training activities of the Werkself players, Securitas is also responsible for the relevant functions with the Bayer 04 Women’s team and the U17 and U19 youth teams. In addition, Securitas supports Bayer 04 on a daily basis with security and gate keeping services.
Having progressed to the DFB Pokal Round of 16, the Bayer 04 Women do not have much time before their next Bundesliga fixture. On Friday night (18:30 CEST), coach Roberto Pätzold’s side kick off matchday six at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium against Werder Bremen – and they have a clear mission.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career working as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personal Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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Bayer 04 host top French club Marseille at the BayArena on matchday four in the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League group stage. The match kicks off on Thursday 5 November at 21:00 CET. The latest information on ticket sales.
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During the international break, Bayer 04 will face third-division newcomers SC Fortuna Köln on Friday 2 October (kick-off: 11:00 CEST). The match will be played on training pitch 1 at the BayArena, as preparations are already underway at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium for the Bayer 04 women’s Bundesliga home match against Werder Bremen, which is due to kick off in the early evening. To ensure the friendly against Fortuna Köln runs smoothly and without disruption, it will be played behind closed doors.
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