
The new campaign starts on Friday 4 September with the opening match between current double winners VfL Wolfsburg and SGS Essen. The kick-off times for the other matches on the first two matchdays will be announced at the start of August. The final match details for the remaining matchdays will be presented in stages.
The Werkself Women end the first half of the season with a home game against SC Sand on 13 December. After matchday 13 on the following weekend (20 December), the FLYERALARM Women’s Bundesliga takes a winter break until the middle of February. The Bayer 04 Women will end the season at SC Sand on 13 June.
“All arrangements contained in the DFB framework fixture list for 2020/2021 are subject to local authority approval of matches being played. Adjustments for individual competitions based on increased pandemic restrictions or changes in control orders remain a possibility,” read the statement on DFB.de.
Matchday 1, 6.9. (Return match: 20.12.)
SC Freiburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 2, 13.9. (Return match: 14.2.2021)
Bayer 04 v MSV Duisburg
Matchday 3, 27.9. (Return match: 7.3.2021)
Turbine Potsdam v Bayer 04
Matchday 4, 4.10. (Return match: 14.3.2021)
Bayer 04 v VfL Wolfsburg
Matchday 5, 7.10. (Return match: 28.3.2021)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer 04
Matchday 6, 11.10. (Return match: 18.4.2021)
Bayer 04 v SV Werder Bremen
Matchday 7, 18.10. (Return match: 25.4.2021)
SGS Essen v Bayer 04
Matchday 8, 8.11. (Return match: 9.5.2021)
Bayer 04 v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Matchday 9, 14/15.11. (Return match: 23.5.2021)
SV Meppen v Bayer 04
Matchday 10, 21/22.11. (Return match: 6.6.2021)
Bayern Munich v Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 13.12. (Return match: 13.6.2021)
Bayer 04 v SC Sand

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