There is great anticipation ahead of the first competitive match of the new season following on from four friendlies plus numerous sessions at the training camp as well as in Leverkusen.
The match will be broadcast live on SAT.1 and Sky. Fans can keep up-to-date with the action via the text commentary on bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app. In addition, Werkself Radio will be broadcasting live with Niko Hartmann and Cedric Pick providing commentary and comments as usual.
If the scores are level at full-time the game at the BayArena will go straight to a penalty shootout.
Yellow cards will not be counted after the game. Two yellow cards will lead to a suspension for the Supercup in the following season. The DFB Sports tribunal will become involved if any red cards are shown.
The German Football League (DFL) has presented a trophy to the winners of the annual Supercup since the competition was relaunched in 2010. The trophy shows arms holding a chrome ball with a diameter of 19 centimetres. The sterling silver finish symbolises competition for the Bundesliga title and the fine gold finish for the DFB Pokal.
The Supercup has been won 15 times by the champions of Germany and nine times by the Pokal winners. If the Werkself win the match then Bayer 04 will be the ninth club to win the Supercup.
The Supercup was first held in 1987 under the jurisdiction of the German Football Association (DFB). After a gap of over ten years, the DFL has organised Supercup since 2010.
The 25th Supercup is being played in Leverkusen for the second time. Back in 1993, the Werkself as DFB Pokal winners of the previous season faced the champions Werder Bremen. The Werkself lost to Werder on penalties at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium.
This evening was deeply moving: At a really special setting, Bayer 04 exclusively presented the specially produced documentary ‘Fierté Burkinabè’ ("Burkinabe Pride") about Edmond Tapsoba on Tuesday. For the preview at the BayArena, the parents of the Werkself player and other close companions travelled all the way from his African homeland Burkina Faso. The 45-minute film shows Tapsoba's extraordinary career from his beginnings in Ouagadougou to Leverkusen as well as the work of his foundation "Fondation Edmond Tapsoba", with representatives from Burkina Faso also present. Fans can watch the documentary free of charge on Werkself TV and YouTube from Wednesday night at 20:00 CEST.
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Bayer 04 have signed left-back Carolin Simon from champions Bayern Munich for the coming season. The 33-year-old former Germany international, who played for Leverkusen from 2013 to 2016, has signed a contract to 30 June 2028.
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Bayer 04 Women have strengthened for the coming season with the signing of Lobke Loone. The 23-year-old Dutch striker joins from Utrecht on a contract until 30 June 2028.
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The Werkself returned from the near one-month break in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga with a convincing victory at home. Roberto Pätzold's side beat SC Freiburg 4-1 on Sunday afternoon, with goals from Katharina Piljic, Estrella Merino Gonzalez, Cornelia Kramer and Carlotta Wamser ensuring a 13th win of the season at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. The Black and Reds, who are now on 40 points, move up to fourth place at least overnight.
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