The derby against FC Köln is on matchday 12 (15/16 December) on the other side of the Rhine and the following week brings the big home game against Bayern Munich (18-21 December) before the short winter break. League action returns in the New Year on the first weekend in January – the Werkself are away to Eintracht Frankfurt (2-4 January). The first half of the season ends for Leverkusen at home to Borussia Dortmund on 19/20 January.
Matchday 1, 18-21.9. (Second half of the season: 22-25.1.2021)
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 2, 25-28.09. (Second half of the season: 29.1.-1.2.2021)
Bayer 04 v RB Leipzig
Matchday 3, 2-4.10. (Second half of the season: 5.-8.2.2021)
VfB Stuttgart v Bayer 04
Matchday 4, 16-19.10. (Second half of the season: 12.-15.2.2021)
FSV Mainz 05 v Bayer 04
Matchday 5, 23-26.10. (Second half of the season: 19.-22.2.2021)
Bayer 04 v FC Augsburg
Matchday 6, 30.10.-2.11. (Second half of the season: 26.2.-1.3.2021)
SC Freiburg v Bayer 04
Matchday 7, 6-8.11. (Second half of the season: 5.-8.3.2021)
Bayer 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
Matchday 8, 20-23.11. (Second half of the season: 12.-15.3.2021)
Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer 04
Matchday 9, 27-30.11. (Second half of the season: 19.-21.3.2021)
Bayer 04 v Hertha BSC
Matchday 10, 4-7.12. (Second half of the season: 3.-5.4.2021)
FC Schalke 04 v Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 11-13.12. (Second half of the season: 9.-12.4.2021)
Bayer 04 v TSG Hoffenheim
Matchday 12, 15/16.12. (Second half of the season: 16.-18.4.2021)
FC Köln v Bayer 04
Matchday 13, 18-21.12. (Second half of the season: 20./21.4.2021)
Bayer 04 v FC Bayern Munich
Matchday 14, 2-4.1. (Second half of the season: 23.-26.4.2021)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer 04
Matchday 15, 8-11.1. (Second half of the season: 7.-10.5.2021)
Bayer 04 v Werder Bremen
Matchday 16, 15-17.1. (Second half of the season: 15.5.2021)
FC Union Berlin v Bayer 04
Matchday 17, 19/20.1. (Second half of the season: 22.5.2021)
Bayer 04 v Borussia Dortmund
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have appointed Carles Martínez Novell as the new head coach. The 42-year-old Spaniard worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. Martínez finished last term in ninth place with the club from the south of France. He will take over the Werkself on 1 July 2026 and has signed a contract to 30 June 2028. Martínez, whose contract with Toulouse expires at the end of the month, succeeds Kasper Hjulmand at Leverkusen, who is leaving the club after one season.
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Welcome to Leverkusen, Carles Martínez Novell. Bayer 04 have appointed the 42-year-old Spaniard as the new head coach on a contract to 2028. Martínez most recently worked for FC Toulouse in the French Ligue 1 until the end of the season. He previously spent four years at Barcelona's legendary academy La Masia in his home city. Bayer04.de introduces Martínez in more detail.
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Bayer 04 plans for the 2026/27 pre-season continue to take shape. The Werkself will kick off the new season in mid-July with the return to the training ground. The highlight will be the official season opener on 8 August at the BayArena, including a friendly against La Liga club Sevilla. Friendlies in Germany will take the team to neighbouring Monheim, Offenbach and Jena.
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Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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