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17.04.2019Bayer 04

'Promotion Day'– celebrate with the heroes of 79

For Bayer 04, the second weekend in May is all part and parcel of '40 years Bundesliga under the Bayer cross'. The extravaganza kicks off on Friday 10 May at 19.04 CET with 'Promotion Day' – Tickets are available now.
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The last Bundesliga home game of the season for the Werkself is against Schalke 04 on Saturday 11 May (15.30 CET). On matchday 33, Bayer 04 celebrate a weekend of events in honour of the 40th anniversary of promotion to the top flight and invite fans to take a trip back through time. The day after the Schalke game on Sunday (12 May, from 9.30 CET) Bayer 04 fans will have the opportunity to meet numerous black and red heroes of yesterday, today and tomorrow at the Day of Tradition in and around the BayArena. But there is more!

The weekend begins on Friday (10 May from 19.04 CET) with the chance to celebrate 'Promotion Day'. Almost 40 years to the day – 13 May 1979 to be exact – Bayer 04 drew 3-3 with Bayer 05 Uerdingen at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium to secure promotion to the Bundesliga and finally see the dream of top-flight football come true. This historic moment in the club's history sees the club dedicate their own event, including Q & A sessions, anecdotes and historic video material. Celebrate the whole evening with the Werkself and get to meet promotion heroes of 1979 and other surprise guests at the '19nullvier' lounge at the BayArena. 

Tickets for 'Promotion Day' are available now for five euros from the Bayer 04 Fan Liaison (Fanhaus Bayer 04, Breidenbachstraße 46, 51373 Leverkusen) as well as from the Fan Kiste container from 13.30 CET on the day of the Werkself home game against FC Nürnberg (20 April, 15.30 CET). With every ticket sold, support goes to the  Kreativ Schwarz-Rot (Creative Black and Red) club whose activities include financing and implementing creative ideas of the Leverkusen fans in the form of choreography. In addition, the price also includes a free drink.

 

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