The team coached by Gertjan Verbeek are eleventh in the second division at the end of the first half of the season.
This will be the final friendly for the Werkself before the first competitive match of 2017 on Sunday 22 January when Hertha Berlin visit the BayArena at 15.30 CET in the final fixture of the first half of the Bundesliga season. As part of the training camp in Orlando, Bayer 04 have two matches in the Florida Cup against Estudiantes de la Plata from Argentina on Sunday 8 January and Atlético Mineiró from Brazil on Wednesday 11 January.
Bosnia U19 international Kerim Alajbegovic is moving from Bayer 04 Leverkusen's youth set-up to Red Bull Salzburg. The talented attacking midfielder has signed a long-term contract with the Austrian club. At the same time, the works club secured a buy-back option for the 17-year-old, who was one of the mainstays of the Leverkusen U19s.
Show moreThe Werkself are away to Premier League club Chelsea in the final pre-season friendly. The game against the current holders of the UEFA Conference League is on Friday, 8 August at Stamford Bridge with the kick-off at 20:00 CEST. Read on for information on ticket sales.
Show moreThe Werkself are away to Dutch top-flight club Fortuna Sittard in the third pre-season friendly. The match is on Friday, 1 August at the Fortuna Sittard stadium with the kick-off at 19:00 CEST. Read on for information on ticket sales.
Show moreThe Werkself are away to VfL Bochum in the second pre-season friendly. The match is on Sunday, 27 July at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion with the kick-off at 18:00 CEST. Read on for the latest information on ticket sales.
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