That will be followed by a range of performance diagnostics tests. They will be held at the BayArena. The first training session will be held on Monday, 31 August, which also marks the start of the FIFA release period. There are no external friendlies planned at the moment and there will be no training camp.
The first competitive match is set for the second weekend in September with the first round of the DFB Cup being held from the 11th to the 14th. Lars Bender and Co. will face the cup winners of the Hamburg Football Association, which is to be determined on the amateurs finals day on 22 August.
The Bundesliga season – number 42 for the Werkself – kicks off on Friday, 18th September. The team under head coach Peter Bosz will be away to VfL Wolfsburg on that weekend.
The long-standing successful collaboration between Bayer 04 and the transport service provider wupsi GmbH has been expanded: From January 2026, 100 wupsi bikes with Bayer 04 branding will be available for hire throughout the city of Leverkusen. They will complement the many existing offers and services that provide key support, especially for fans travelling to and from home matches at the BayArena.
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The Werkself are back! Following the two-week winter break, head coach Kasper Hjulmand's team began the new year with an open session on Sunday. After Robert Andrich and his teammates arrived in Leverkusen yesterday for the official check-in, they got back down to business a day later in front of around 1,200 fans at the Ulrich Haberland Stadion. The report from the Werkself's first session of 2026.
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In her debut season of 2024/25, Cornelia Kramer immediately became the top scorer for Bayer 04 Women. However, the Danish national team striker was stopped by an injury at the start of the new season. Now, just in time before the end of last year, she is fit again – and has extended her contract early until 2027. In this interview, the 23-year-old talks about the reasons for her decision and looks ahead.
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After a two-week winter break, the Werkself resume training on Sunday, 4 January. The first session in 2026 at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium starts at 11:00 and is open to fans. Bayer 04 look forward to welcoming supporters at the start of 2026. The Werkself schedule for the new year.
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