The agreement applies to both matches in the Bundesliga and the UEFA Europa League. As a premium partner until the end of the season, Floki will also receive an extensive presence on the LED video walls in the BayArena as well as further sponsoring rights in the digital environment of the Werkself.
“We are pleased to have found an innovative partner in Floki, with whom Bayer 04 can further develop our international marketing activities with digital products based on blockchain technologies,” said Dr. Bernd Schröder, Director Marketing/ Sales at Bayer 04.
About Floki
Floki is a cryptocurrency for everyone and a project that aims to revolutionize the crypto industry by offering a solid value, while utilizing the potential of memes to ensure the attraction and acceptance of the product.
In order to establish the cryptocurrency and make it available to everyone, Floki is developing a PlayToEarn NFT gaming metaverse, an NFT and merchandise marketplace and a crypto education platform.
Floki is also working to make the world a better place by building schools in developing nations and supporting nonprofit initiatives that promote healthy and sustainable eating.
With a quickly growing base of over 350,000 users, Floki is well on its way to becoming one of the biggest cryptocurrencies in the world.
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.
Show more
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.
Show more
Opening opponents, derby weekends, the opponents in the season finale: This information and more will be available to Bayer 04 fans on Thursday, 2 July, when the 2026/27 Bundesliga fixture list is published.
Show more
Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personal Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
Show more
