The award, conferred by the German Football League (DFL), will be presented at a meeting of all ground staff at the beginning of September. This is Bayer 04's fourth ‘Pitch of the Year’ award in the Bundesliga.
The prize for outstanding pitch quality in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 has been awarded since the 2013/14 season. The choice is traditionally based on the team captains' and referees' assessment of the condition of the pitch throughout the season, as well as on various measurements taken by a panel of experts and the stadium ground staff's own inspection.
The pitch at Leverkusen's Ulrich Haberland Stadium is also regularly the benchmark in the women's Bundesliga: last year, the German Football Association (DFB) presented Bayer 04 with the ‘Pitch of the Year’ award for the fifth time in a row. The winner of the recently concluded season has not yet been announced.
A special afternoon at the Bayer 04 Football Academy autumn camp: At the Liga 20 indoor football centre, in the shadow of the BayArena, two Werkself women’s team players led a training session. Loreen Bender and Selina Ostermeier not only offered the young players advice and support, but also got stuck in themselves.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 5-2 win against 1. FC Nürnberg in the second round of the DFB-Pokal 2026/27...
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Bayer 04 came from 2-0 down to beat Nürnberg 5-2 in the second round of the 2026/27 DFB Pokal on Wednesday night. Edmond Tapsoba’s double either side of half-time sparked the turnaround, before Patrik Schick, Jonas Hofmann and Lucas Vázquez ensured progress to the last 16 for the 2024 cup winners.
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The Werkself have reached at least the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal in each of the last three years. The Black-and-Reds would like to make it to the final four of the competition again this season, but to do that they'll need to overcome 1. FC Nürnberg in round two, who travel to the BayArena with momentum following a successful league campaign so far. However, Bayer have a 100 percent record at home in all competitions this season - and have also won six of their last seven home matches in the Pokal. The Matchday News.
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