Werkself training:
The first team squad under head coach Peter Bosz trained on Saturday. In order for the players to recover after the recent double fixture weeks, there will be no full training sessions up to and including Tuesday. As it stands, training will start again on Wednesday. All sessions are behind closed doors until further notice.
Postponed games involving Bayer 04 to date:
Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04 (Bundesliga, original date: 16 March)
Bayer 04 vs Glasgow Rangers (Europa League, original date: 16 March)
All youth team games up to 26 March (U19 and U17) and up to 19 April (U8 to U15)
All games for the U23 women and girls teams up to 19 April
Health protection for the first team squad:
The medical care for players, support staff and, of course, their families is at a very high level at Bayer 04. Due to the special situation, players and members of staff in the senior squad have been intensively and comprehensively informed about coronavirus and the associated hygiene measures required. Tests will be carried out immediately if there is any sign of infection.
Crisis management at Bayer 04:
Since the middle of February, the chairman of the board at Bayer 04, Fernando Carro, has led a working party. This committee has the function of collecting information, producing measures and communicating those to the around 300 employees at Bayer 04 through the in-house intranet and emails. The ability of members to work from home is currently being investigated and it seems very likely this will be increasingly used. Business operations will be continue to be run professionally in the coming days but, at the same time, the number of staff on site in Leverkusen will be kept to a minimum.
Fan shop opening times:
The fan shop at the BayArena closed on Friday, 13 March until further notice. Shops in Wiesdorf and Bergisch-Gladbach are currently open at the published times. The staff and also all visitors are encouraged to take the recommended hygiene measures and reduce personal contact to a minimum. In this context, Bayer 04 recommends using the online shop and the hotline.
Offices and customer services:
The offices remain open but the club asks people to address queries via the phone and not visit in person. Customer service is currently available on 0049 (0)214 5000 1904. All questions relating to Bayer for will be answered here as usual. Bayer 04 apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused by extended waiting times.
Events at the BayArena:
All external events and conferences at the BayArena are cancelled until further notice. The Schwadbud is also currently closed.
Ticketing information:
Tickets are currently not on sale as nobody can currently say which games will be played at which point. Bayer 04 will shortly provide information on the possibility of returning tickets.
Football Association meetings:
Monday, 16 March: Extraordinary general meeting of DFL in Frankfurt
Tuesday, 17 March: UEFA video conference
Bayer 04 Leverkusen has a new coffee partner. The club has agreed a long-term partnership with the Bocholt-based roastery Imping, running to 30 June 2031. The exclusive partnership with the family-run business includes the installation of fully automatic coffee machines at the BayArena, as well as the right to supply and serve coffee products in the business areas during Werkself home games.
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Plenty going on both on and off the pitch: The Bayer 04 fan support team has organised a number of highlights for fans visiting the Werkself 2026/27 summer training camp in Blankenhain, in the Weimarer Land region. Registration for the events is now open. All the details at a glance.
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The Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team and s2-Software are continuing their long-term partnership: The Werkself and the provider of pre-owned Microsoft licences have extended their contract by two years to 2028. This means s2-Software will remain the Bayer 04 sleeve sponsor for all matches in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga.
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BIOGENA is the new performance partner for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen Women’s team. Under a partnership initially set to run for three years, the club and the leading Austrian micronutrient company are pooling their expertise in the areas of health, fitness and top-level performance.
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100 children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy had the chance to gain exclusive insights: As part of the summer camp, the young footballers headed inside the BayArena at midday on Tuesday, 21 July, where they were due to meet Werkself keepers Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch in the press conference room. The two players took plenty of time to answer every question from the inquisitive audience – whether it was about their own careers or their first impressions of the new head coach. Finally, there was even time left to sign autographs for the young fans.
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