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Miscellaneous: 50 years ago – Carnival at Bayer

Bayer 04 Leverkusen are league leaders in the Middle Rhine Verbandsliga (third division) in February 1974 and aiming for the Middle Rhine championship. Our Werkself are still in the third tier after relegation from the Regional League West in 1973 and have no chance of promotion to the new Second Bundesliga North founded for the 1974/75 season.
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Bayer 04, as champions of the Verbandsliga, could participate in the German amateur championships. The return to professional football had to be put back a year. However, the Bayer 04 float at the 1974 carnival drew attention to the promotion target: On Carnival Sunday, 24 February 1974, the Werkself with all the players took part in the Wiesdorf carnival parade. And there was a big sign at the back of the float:

"Today we sing daft songs, and we'll meet again in Bundesliga 2!"

And on the side: "Bayer 04 ahoy, another goal. We're coming back!"

 

 

Karneval beim Bayer

Optimism is the key under the Bayer Cross – and it's confirmed in the following years. One wish has yet to be fulfilled. If you look closely you can see clearly the dream achievement of the Bayer 04 players in the 1973/74 season: To be champions of Germany!

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