For the team led by head coach Achim Feifel, the cup clash with the league rivals is the next but one competitive match: The meeting at the end of October comes after the Bundesliga away game at SC Freiburg and the forthcoming international break. The two teams will meet again two weeks later on matchday eight in the FLYERALARM Women's Bundesliga in Sinsheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Matchday 6, 16.10, 13.00 CEST
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04
DFB Cup Round of 16, 31.10, 15.00 CEST
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim
Matchday 7, 07.11, 16.00 CET
Bayer 04 vs FC Köln
Matchday 8, 14.11, 13.00 CET
TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04
Matchday 9, 21.11, 18.00 CET
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Matchday 10, 3-5.12
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 10-12.12
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg
Matchday 12, 17-19.12
Bayer 04 vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Kicking off the new season with a fresh look: Bayer 04, in collaboration with sportswear manufacturer New Balance, has unveiled the official kit for Leverkusen’s e-Sports players for the coming season. The jersey is now available from the Bayer 04 online shop and the Fanwelt.
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Paulo Sergio and Bayer 04 have enjoyed close ties since the Werkself training camp in his native Brazil last summer. The club legend is in charge of the Bayer 04 Soccer Academy, which opened in the summer of 2025, and he has also been at this year’s training camp in the Weimarer Land. As well as interacting with the many fans who travelled to the camp, the 1994 World Cup winner used the time to plan the next steps for the Academy together with club officials. In an interview with bayer04.de, Sergio spoke about the project’s future development, the upcoming visit by young Academy players to Leverkusen, and plans for the coming months in Germany and Brazil.
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A round-up of the Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land, all in one place: in our daily blog you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. Day five (Thursday 6 August) is as follows: The squad have the final open session of the training camp in the morning. After lunch, there will be a team event.
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A round-up of the Werkself training camp in the Weimarer Land, all in one place: in our daily blog you’ll find all the insights and updates from the day. Day four (Wednesday 5 August) is all about training. The day begins with a gruelling open training session – new signing Miguel Gutiérrez also takes part. A second session follows in the afternoon, this time behind closed doors.
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At the training camp in the Weimarer Land region, Bayer 04 head coach Carles Martínez and his long-standing assistant Pol García talk about their first few weeks with the Werkself, their expectations of their own work, the coaching staff and the squad, as well as the style of football they want the team to play. They emphasise the importance of a winning mentality within the team, comment on cultural and personal differences in the world of football, and outline their goals for the coming season...
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