The family matchday has proved to be popular with young and old alike for the past six years. So there will be loads of fun for a seventh year, particularly for young fans. In addition to the action on the pitch, there will be loads of games and fun events in and around the BayArena as well as lots of great entertainment offers. And if your youngster is hungry or thirsty: The kiosks around the BayArena will have family friendly menus.
Tickets are available at very attractive prices from Tuesday 30th July: Adults pay €15, concession tickets are available for €10. Children under 14 get in for just one euro! The special prices apply to all seated areas – must be at least one children's ticket per each order.
Tickets can be ordered by phone via the Service centre on 0049 (0)214 5000 1904 or from one of the Bayer 04 shops at the BayArena, in Leverkusen City, in Bergisch Gladbach and Solingen. Special price tickets are not available online via the ticket web shop. Special tickets can only be booked as individual tickets and not as part of the MY PACKAGE option.
Normal match tickets for the game against TSG Hoffenheim are, of course, available by the usual order methods or as part of a package under the usual conditions.
Werkself TV shows the highlights of the 4-0 victory in the friendly match against KRC Genk...
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In their third friendly of this pre-season, Bayer 04 played on home soil for the first time – and won there too! The Werkself claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion. Jeanuel Belocian (9’) and Nathan Tella (42’) gave a dominant Leverkusen a 2-0 lead at the break, which Afonso Moreira (51’) and Christian Kofane (53’) doubled after the break. Among the many second-half substitutions was Patrik Schick, who made his first friendly appearance of the summer.
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The Werkself continue their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with their third friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion on Wednesday 29 July (kick-off 15:00 CEST). Werkself-TV is broadcasting the match live and in full in a stream from 14:50 CEST...
After the children from the Bayer 04 Football Academy grilled Janis Blaswich and Simeon Rapsch last week, another group of 20 young Werkself fans gathered at the BayArena press conference room on Tuesday afternoon, 28 July . This time, the kids directed their questions at Tim Oermann and Jonah Berghoff. Defender Oermann raved about his school days, whilst talented midfielder Berghoff revealed to the young footballers, amongst other things, who his favourite player is – and he is also at Bayer 04. To round things off, the pair naturally obliged with all requests for autographs and selfies.
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Bayer 04 are back on the pitch. Following the first training sessions, the Werkself play the first pre-season friendly on Saturday, July 18. The match against Oberliga club Sportfreunde Baumberg kicks off at 15:30 CEST in Monheim am Rhein. Fans unable to attend the match can watch head coach Carles Martínez’s first game in charge for free via a livestream at bayer04.de and on the Bayer 04 app, as well as on Werkself.tv (exclusively for members). Just log on and watch the games live. All the other Werkself preseason friendlies leading up to the 2026/27 season will also be streamed live for free.
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