"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.
Newly promoted SV 07 Elversberg will begin the 2026/27 season as Bundesliga club number 59. The Saarland club start their first Bundesliga campaign at home to the Werkself on Saturday, 29 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST) at the URSAPHARM Arena on Kaiserlinde, which is currently being rebuilt. For one Leverkusen player in the ‘Elv’ line-up, the clash will be a special reunion. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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The fixture details for the Bayer 04 Women’s first match in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal has been confirmed: As announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Thursday morning, the Leverkusen Women will face second-tier side FC Viktoria Berlin in the first round on Sunday 27 September at 14:00 CEST.
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Once again, well over 100 Werkself fans were delighted to receive an invitation from the club’s record appearance-maker, Rüdiger Vollborn, to the sold-out Schwadbud at the BayArena. This time, the supporters listened as the club historian provided fascinating, exclusive insights into the period from Bayer 04 being founded in 1904 to the club’s promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979. A journey through time is also planned for the upcoming ‘Rudi lädt ein’ event in early November – this time focusing on the years of the Nazi regime.
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Getting in the mood for the new season together, exchanging ideas and looking ahead to the coming months: Bayer 04 welcomed partners to the BayArena for the annual sponsors season-launch event. In a relaxed atmosphere, the management, head coach and players came together with representatives from partner companies to celebrate the start of the 2026/27 season.
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