Bayer 04 season launch event
Here we go again on Sunday 31 July. Bayer 04 invites fans to the big season launch.
Fans, families and children can enjoy a packed programme at the BayArena (P3) for the whole day. There will be no shortage of games and fun for the younger fans: You can join in with a large number of football and action activities from a bouncy castle through the popular Robokeeper to the Bayer 04 Soccer School soccer cage. The Soccer School, fan liaison plus the different Bayer 04 clubs - Löwenclub, Teens, Club, and Silberlöwen – will be on site all day to present their programmes for the forthcoming season. There is also a diverse and multicultural offer of food and drink throughout the day.
Car park P3 at the BayArena will be a playground for young and old from 10.30 CEST through to 16.30 CEST.
The highlights: The presentation of the Werkself squad on stage the day after the first competitive match of the campaign – away to third division SV 07 Elversberg in the DFB Cup. And the Women’s team with their new coach Robert de Pauw will also be presented on stage.
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