
The kick-off will be at 17.00 CEST. The match will be played at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium or at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre. It will be the first of five matches in the pre-season. Two games will be played during the training camp and another two friendlies are set to follow the return to Leverkusen. Next season starts at the beginning of August with the first round of the DFB Cup.
SV Wehen Wiesbaden were relegated from the second division in the summer of 2020 and finished sixth in the third division last term. The team under head coach Rüdiger Rehm, who has been at SV Wehen since February 2017, won the Hessen Cup last weekend and they are thereby qualified for the DFB Cup.
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25 June |
Publication of Bundesliga fixture list for the 2021/22 season |
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4 July |
Draw for the first round of the DFB Cup |
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5 July |
Start of training with performance diagnostics at the BayArena |
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6 July |
First full training session on the pitches at the BayArena |
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14 July |
Friendly against SV Wehen Wiesbaden – Kurtekotten or UHS |
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16-23 July |
Training camp in Zell am See/Kaprun including two friendlies |
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28 July |
Friendly – Opposition and venue to be confirmed |
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31 July |
Friendly – Opposition and venue to be confirmed |
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6-9 August |
First round of the 2021/22 DFB Cup |
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13-15 August |
Bundesliga matchday 1 in the 2021/22 season |
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27 August |
Draw for the group stage of the UEFA Europa |
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16 September |
Matchday 1 in the UEFA Europa League |

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