Hincapie played the full 90 minutes in all three Bundesliga matches in January and he also headed the Werkself to a last-minute victory in the 3-2 win at RB Leipzig. Grimaldo also went the full distance in the January games and he provided three assists in the three games.
Bayer 04 fans can cast their vote up to Sunday 11 February at 23.59 CET. Also nominated in addition to the Leverkusen duo are Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart), Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) and Niels Nkounkou (Eintracht Frankfurt). The final result is determined as follows: 40% from votes by the fans, 30% each from the 18 team captains plus a panel of pundits.
Newly promoted SV 07 Elversberg will begin the 2026/27 season as Bundesliga club number 59. The Saarland club start their first Bundesliga campaign at home to the Werkself on Saturday, 29 August (kick-off 15:30 CEST) at the URSAPHARM Arena on Kaiserlinde, which is currently being rebuilt. For one Leverkusen player in the ‘Elv’ line-up, the clash will be a special reunion. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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The fixture details for the Bayer 04 Women’s first match in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal has been confirmed: As announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Thursday morning, the Leverkusen Women will face second-tier side FC Viktoria Berlin in the first round on Sunday 27 September at 14:00 CEST.
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Once again, well over 100 Werkself fans were delighted to receive an invitation from the club’s record appearance-maker, Rüdiger Vollborn, to the sold-out Schwadbud at the BayArena. This time, the supporters listened as the club historian provided fascinating, exclusive insights into the period from Bayer 04 being founded in 1904 to the club’s promotion to the Bundesliga in 1979. A journey through time is also planned for the upcoming ‘Rudi lädt ein’ event in early November – this time focusing on the years of the Nazi regime.
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Getting in the mood for the new season together, exchanging ideas and looking ahead to the coming months: Bayer 04 welcomed partners to the BayArena for the annual sponsors season-launch event. In a relaxed atmosphere, the management, head coach and players came together with representatives from partner companies to celebrate the start of the 2026/27 season.
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