
The club is entitled to use up to 11,000 euros for safety, infrastructure and anti-violence measures, which would have to be demonstrated to the DFB by 31 December 2018. During the Bundesliga match at FC Köln on 18 March, away fans set off pyrotechnics in their section of the ground. Leverkusen spectators also threw empty beer beakers in the direction of the pitch in the first half of the Bundesliga home game against Bayern Munich on 17 April 2018 when the visitors were taking corners.
Bayer 04 have accepted the decision and it therefore takes immediate effect.


As well as previously confirmed departures, Bayer 04 Women will also say goodbye to Vanessa Haim and Shen Menglu before Sunday’s final game of the season at home to Werder Bremen as the pair leave Leverkusen upon the expiration of their contracts.
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Goalkeeper Anne Moll will leave Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the end of the season. The 21-year-old will join second-tier club VfL Bochum 1848 when her contract expires on 30 June.
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This Sunday will see the end of a special era at Bayer 04 Women: Kristin Kögel will play for the Werkself for the last time in the final match of the season at home to SV Werder Bremen. After six years in Leverkusen, the 26-year-old midfielder will take on a new challenge abroad from the summer.
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Ahead of the conclusion to the 2025/26 season with the Werkself and the World Cup with Argentina, Bayer 04 midfielder Exequiel Palacios answered questions from journalists from the Latin America region. In a digital media round, the 27-year-old, who's been in Leverkusen since 2020, spoke about the "great development potential" in the current Werkself squad as well as his World Cup ambitions with the Albiceleste, among other things.
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