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There is a very similar situation three years later: Ahead of matchday 12, FC Bayern are top of the table level on points with FC Köln. The Werkself are in third place on 15 points one behind the two top teams . With the confidence gained from the last three away games, against Hamburg SV, Bochum and Bayer 05 Uerdingen, all ending in wins without conceding, and a run of nine games unbeaten in succession we head off to Munich.
29,000 spectators are at the Olympic Stadium for the kick-off including hundreds of Bayer 04 fans. The Werkself show their away face from the start: solid in defence and again and again able to pressure the Bayern defence above all through the lightning fast Marek Lesniak.
That tactic proves successful on 14 minutes. A long free kick from Andrzej Buncol finds the midfielder Christian Schreier and he lays it straight off Andreas Fischer whose two efforts are blocked. But Marek Lesniak scores the opener with the third attempt. What follows is a real defensive battle. The Werkself are very good in defence for the remaining 76 minutes. And if anything gets through then they can rely on their goalkeeper. Again and again, particularly in the second half, there are counter-attacks as the game goes on but no more goals.
In the end there is not just a deserved 1-0 win. Bayer 04 go top of the table as FC Köln lose at home to Düsseldorf.
In that season, the Werkself establish their first longer run of unbeaten games. The team led by coach Erich Ribbeck are unbeaten for 17 games on the bounce. Unfortunately that is only enough for sixth place – but at the same time ensures qualification again for the UEFA Cup.
Christoph Daum was born on 24 October 1953 in Zwickau. As a child, he moved to West Germany with his mother and grew up in Duisburg. He developed a great enthusiasm for football at an early age, even though it soon became clear that his future lay less on the pitch than on the sidelines. Even at a young age, his passion for analysing, explaining and improving things became apparent.
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When the Bayer 04 players celebrated Christmas in 1960, they spent the winter in second place in the Oberliga West 2 on 20 points - but already five points behind leaders Schwarz-Weiß Essen. However, coach Erich Garske's team are struggling to get back on track in the new year. A goalless draw against Bonner FV at home at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium was followed by a 2-1 away defeat in Erkenschwick. The following home game also yielded just one point. As a result, the team's promotion ambitions dwindled to a minimum, as the gap to the coveted spot has now grown to a challenging ten points.
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In this video you can see impressive and important goals in Bayer 04 history from the month of February. It's not always about the beauty of the goals, but also a reminder of special games and players.
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It is 11 February 2006 and Schalke 04 and the Werkself kick off at 3.30 p.m. in a match that ends up being historic - at least from a Bayer 04 perspective.
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As league leaders, the Werkself welcomed the relegation-threatened team from Rhenania Würselen. On 4 February 1951, 5,000 spectators line the touchlines despite the Sunday carnival parades. And they see a home team that is superior on the pitch. Without Theo Kirchberg, who was ill, and Emil Becks, who was suspended, the hosts attacked the opposing goal from the start. Battling against a strong wind in the first half, Bayer 04 created chance after chance, but were repeatedly thwarted by the Würselen goalkeeper. With the score at 0-0 at half-time, Karl Heinz Spikofski tried his luck on 55 minutes and hammered the ball into the opposition net from 20 metres out. Rhenania can no longer counterattack. The siege of the Würselen penalty area continued right to the end, but the game ended in a narrow 1-0 win.
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