The first away game of the season at Borussia Mönchengladbach is a week later on Saturday 26 August. The kick-off at Borussia Park is at 18.30 CEST.
The game on matchday four away to the champions of Germany Bayern Munich is on Friday 15 September at 20.30 CEST. The home derby against FC Köln is on Sunday 8 October at 15.30 CEST.
Matchdays 1 to 8:
Bayer 04 vs RB Leipzig (Saturday 19 August, 15.30 CEST)
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 26 August, 18.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs SV Darmstadt 98 (Saturday 2 September, 15.30 CEST)
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04 (Friday 15. September, 20.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs FC Heidenheim 1846 (Sunday 24 September, 15.30 CEST)
Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 30 September, 15.30 CEST)
Bayer 04 vs FC Köln (Sunday 8 October, 15.30 CEST)
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04 (Saturday 21 October, 15.30 CEST)
The Norway U23 international Julie Jorde has completed the move from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Brøndby IF. The twelve-time champions of Denmark have signed the midfielder on permanent terms after her loan move from the Bundesliga to Denmark in the winter.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed the Senegalese central defender Abdoulaye Faye. The 20-year-old joins the Bundesliga side from Swedish top-flight club BK Häcken. Faye has penned a contract at Leverkusen to 30 June 2030.
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The German Football League (DFL) has published the fixture list for the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign. Bayer 04 start the new season with a home game against TSG Hoffenheim. The first away game for the Werkself is at Werder Bremen. The final Bundesliga fixture is on 16 May 2026 against newly promoted Hamburg SV with a 15:30 CEST kick-off at the BayArena.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have given offensive player Paulina Bartz a long-term contract. The 20-year-old has penned a new deal to 30 June 2027.
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Germany international Florian Wirtz has been voted Bayer 04 ‘Player of the Season’ for the second time in a row. The 21-year-old, who will play for Premier League champions Liverpool next season, received more than half of all votes cast in the annual poll organised by Bayer 04.
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