In the first round of the DFB Cup , the team under head coach Peter Bosz secured a runaway 7-0 win against North Regional League Eintracht Norderstedt. The cup run should continue – and hopefully there will be a repeat of last season when the Werkself reached the final in Berlin. That involves winning in the next round.
The hurdle for the Black and Reds will be decided on Sunday 8 November. At the same time as the Bundesliga home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach (kick-off: 18.00 CET) former Germany international Inka Grings will be drawing the teams on the ARD Sportschau. ‘Das Erste’ channel will be broadcasting from 18.30 CET live. In addition to the 16 first and eleven second division plus two third division and three Regional League teams are still in the competition.
The second round will be played on 22 and 23 December. That match marks the end of an historic year for the Werkself in 2020 against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic – just before Christmas, Lukas Hradecky and Co. will find out their opponents in the next round of the DFB Cup.
2-1 for the Werkself, with just six minutes on the clock: A corner from the left, Arturo Vidal puts the ball in the box. A Kaiserslautern player heads the ball away. But the attempt to clear ends with ball at the feet of Sidney Sam, who fires a volley into the top corner from 20 metres out. The subsequent celebrations were a real explosion of joy.
Sam’s strike to make it 3-1 on 7 November 2010 against the team from the Betzenberg was the ‘Goal of the Month’ on the ARD Sportschau. The player moved to Leverkusen for six months – from Kaiserslautern, where he scored ten goals and provided seven assists in the Bundesliga. A video of the goal is HERE.
At the start of the weekend, the new Werks11 Magazine will land in the letter boxes of Bayer 04 members. As usual, the fans of the Black and Reds will have a comprehensive and exclusive insight of the whole club. That includes Edmond Tapsoba talking about his first months at Bayer 04 and his home country of Burkina Faso. Summer signing Patrik Schick takes a bird’s eye view of his new hometown from the Leverkusener Water Tower.
The new edition of the Werks11 Magazine will be available online at bayer04.de. HERE are all the previous editions including the 2020/21 yearbook free of charge.
The Bayer 04 Women’s team have gone three weeks without a game; the international break and the DFB Cup are now in the past. The focus is now on the coming challenge: The team under head coach Achim Feifel are at home to TSG Hoffenheim on Sunday 8 November (kick-off: 14.00 CET). TSG are in sixth place behind the Werkself Women with a point less than Bayer 04 in fifth spot on eleven points. Everything on the top match at the Performance Centre is available in the ‘Rasenreport’. The online edition is available HERE!
This duo have a combined total of 144 Bundesliga appearances for Bayer 04: André Schürrle, who hung up his boots in the summer, played 65 times for Bayer 04 in the top flight between 2011 and 2013. The 2014 World Cup winner scored 18 goals and provided 13 assists in those games. Robson Ponte, who joined Leverkusen in 1999, made 79 Bundesliga appearances for the Black and Reds (6 goals, 19 assists). In 2005, the Brazilian moved on to Japan, and he later played for Wolfsburg on loan for two years.
The two former players celebrated their birthdays on Friday. Schürrle was 30 and Ponte 44 – Bayer 04 wishes both a very happy belated birthday!
Bayer 04 will be preparing young talents for a potential sporting career in an even more systematic way in future. The club is breaking new ground to help develop their academic, social and personal skills as well. With the ‘Haus der Talente' or 'Talent House’, Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH is creating a new centre for the development of young athletes in a central location in Leverkusen. Once completed – expected to be in the summer of 2027 – the project will be run in partnership with TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-3 loss against Werder Bremen on the 26th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Bayer 04 Women have finished in fifth place after the best Bundesliga season in the club's history in terms of points. Roberto Pätzold's side went down 3-1 at home to SV Werder Bremen on the final matchday. With 46 points and 15 wins, they've bettered the previous record campaign of 2024/25. Despite periods of pressure, Cornelia Kramer's 73rd-minute strike was not enough at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, and the Werkself miss out on European qualification despite a strong end to the season.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed a conract extension with home-grown talent Sofie Zdebel by a further year ahead of schedule. The 21-year-old Germany U23 international will stay at the club until 30 June 2028.
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