Every season tells its own story. Last season – and there is no doubt about it – was disappointing for us. Nevertheless: The story certainly has an exciting plot. And a positive end with the thrilling fan activity for the derby against FC Köln, staying up and the final 6-2 victory away to Hertha Berlin at the Olympic Stadium. And there were one or two highlights over the course of the campaign. One example came in the Champions League group stage with the 1-0 win against Tottenham at Wembley Stadium.
Anybody wanting to look back at the 2016/17 season can see that in detail on our new website. That is why there is the Season heading on the left navigation bar at the top. At the end of the day, it's the Werkself games that interest us above all else. And that includes matches in all competitions. That is usually three. This term we will have to settle for just the Bundesliga and the DFB Cup.
Our season review gives you a complete insight into the Werkself games. Results, tables, statistics, match reports, action shots, our Bayer 04 TV reports, all relevant news on a particular matchday as well as the collective posts on the club's social media channels. That is all organised in a clear and compact way for every matchday in every competition.
At the very top of the Season page we have the current season statistics: wins, draws, defeats, goal difference, home and away record. Clicking on a particular matchday will bring up all the information.
The season review is available for the previous and the current campaigns. We are also confident that the story in 2017/18 will not only be exciting but it will also have a happy ending for us. Three competitions are cooler than just two...
Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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The Werkself began 2026 with defeat, losing 4-1 at home to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 16 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga. Jamie Leweling opened the scoring early, with Maximilian Mittelstädt making it 2-0 from a penalty before Leweling again and Deniz Undav increased the lead to 4-0 just before half-time. Alejandro Grimaldo's penalty reduced the deficit midway through the second period.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen has gained a new partner in digital gaming platform Crown Coins, which joins the Bundesliga runners-up's Sponsors Club with immediate effect. The one-and-a-half-year contract runs until 30 June 2027.
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The Werkself host VfB Stuttgart this evening (10 January, 18:30 CET), a side whose recent Bundesliga form has been indifferent but who have regularly produced top performances in the DFB Pokal and UEFA Europa League, and who have a key player back in the squad in striker Ermedin Demirovic. Off the pitch, the BayArena faithful will be able to see the remaining stoppage time live on the video screens. The Matchday News.
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