Displaysolutions from Wuppertal specialises with its LED products in solutions for big sports venues. The new digital solution of the LED sponsors wall immediately enables Bayer 04 to play dynamic and updatable graphic image content and live images as well as pre-produced videos. With an aspect ratio of 4 to 1 it is also possible to show two videos next to each other at any time. As usual, the sponsors can be allocated as required across the whole width. The wall has an overall width of 6 metres with a height of 1.5 metres. That provides a state-of-the-art background.
Markus Breglec, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer: "With the acquisition of the digital press wall here at Bayer 04 we are taking another important and essential step in the area of future development and digitalisation of our BayArena together with our partners Innlights. The new LED wall makes it possible to play both partner as well as club content with the maximum flexibility and sustainability. We are proud of this transformation and we look forward to optimum use in our future press conferences and other media events."
Standing on the pitch where the Werkself players perform - for many Bayer 04 club members, this wish became reality at this year's Members' kickabout. Around 400 active participants of all ages took the opportunity to experience the BayArena from a new and special perspective. And there was also plenty going on in the stands: The event attracted more than 1,000 visitors in total and provided an atmospheric end to the season.
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Lying third in the Bundesliga, the Werkself made a faltering start in 2026 after the winter break, but gradually rediscovered winning ways and, as in the previous campaign, were among the top 16 in Europe and the top four in the DFB Pokal. In the Bundesliga, the Werkself also remained in the race for Champions League qualification right to the end. However, because setbacks repeatedly crept into the Werkself's performances between good displays and crucial games, it was not quite enough to secure a UCL spot in the end. A season with many ups and downs brought sixth place and qualification for the UEFA Europa League. Part II of the review of the 2025/26 season.
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Rogier Meijer is leaving Bayer 04 Leverkusen and returning to his native Netherlands: The 44-year-old will take over at Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on 1 July. Meijer has been part of the Werkself coaching set-up since the start of the 2025/26 season - first as assistant coach to Erik ten Hag, then on Kasper Hjulmand's staff.
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Following the final match of the 2025/26 season, the prevailing feeling was naturally one of disappointment after missing out on qualification for the Champions League. The Werkself finished the Bundesliga in sixth place, meaning they'll start the 2026/27 campaign in the Europa League. "But to talk negatively about everything now because of that would be wrong," stressed captain Robert Andrich following the final game, knowing that the past year at Bayer 04 was marked, more than almost any other, by the start of a new era and the courage to change – and in particular, the belief in a positive direction. Everyone was aware this process would need time. The first part of the 2025/26 season review.
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