Bayer 04 reached another milestone in the first half of the year. The 70,000 member mark was broken for the first time in the club's history. This means the number of members has doubled since the beginning of 2023. Bayer 04 fans can now be reached at regional, national and international level and the club remains deeply rooted in the city and region.
An important component of membership for national and international fans are the member networks, which give members the opportunity to find and meet like-minded people from their respective regions and to exchange ideas with them on a wide variety of topics relating to Bayer 04. In the past year, there were once again numerous network meetings in this context, as well as joint tours to the Werkself matches, such as in Hamburg, where members from the North, North-West and Rhine-Main regions, among others, took a boat trip through the harbour of Hamburg as part of the away match at FC St. Pauli. Meanwhile, the Luxembourg member network has been launched, which is now the fourth international member network alongside those in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. You can find the member networks HERE.
At the end of the 2024/25 season, around 350 Bayer 04 members had the chance to fulfil their dream of standing on the hallowed turf of the BayArena. Members of the Lions Club (Löwenclub) and the Silver Lions (Silberlöwen) first competed against each other in two tournaments. Club members then followed in the afternoon. The season finale attracted more than 1,000 visitors throughout the day, who contributed to a great atmosphere and raised over €1,500 for a good cause as part of a raffle.
As part of the season opener, almost 50 Bayer 04 Club members had the opportunity to put questions to the CEO, Fernando Carro, in the press conference room at the BayArena. The open and lively Q&A session covered personal, business and sporting topics. One member took the opportunity to personally thank Fernando Carro for the double season and then asked how he remembered the moments after the final whistle of the decisive home game against Werder Bremen. In response, the CEO lost his voice for a moment. He then said: "I will never forget those moments". There was loud and supportive applause from the members. It was a very personal and poignant moment that summed up the event well.
2025 once again offered Bayer 04 Club members unforgettable experiences through the joint club tours to various away matches. Numerous Club members once again travelled to support their Werkself away from the BayArena - be it on Carnival Saturday in Frankfurt, at the end of the season at Mainz or at Champions League and DFB Pokal matches in Munich, Dortmund, Manchester and Lisbon. In total, there were more club tours than ever before and more organised tours await club members in 2026.
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On St Nicholas Saturday, some Bayer 04 Club members attended the recording of the football programme 'das aktuelle sportstudio' in Mainz. The Black and Red fans took a keen interest in the programme and enjoyed the evening in a relaxed atmosphere at the ZDF television studio.
Be there and don't miss out on our many highlights. Numerous unique experiences and lots of fun await you again in 2026. You can find out more and register HERE.
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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 personalised 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.
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Kasper Hjulmand has led the Werkself back to winning ways and is back in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League with Bayer 04 after the 3-0 win against Villarreal on Wednesday evening. In an interview with the Werkself magazine at the BayArena in the team meeting room, directly opposite the dressing room, he provided some special insights for the current issue, which was published in January. A conversation with the 53-year-old coach about values, attitudes and personal experiences as well as interests outside of football.
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The thrilling 3-1 win for Bayer 04 against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Hinrunde is a fond memory for Alejandro Grimaldo, with his brace from free kicks, and coach Kasper Hjulmand, who was in the dugout under the Cross for the first time. Now comes the return fixture in the metropolis on the River Main and after going out of the DFB Pokal and the Champions League, the full focus at Eintracht, currently managed by two interim coaches, is now on the Bundesliga. For their part, the Werkself will do everything in their power to continue the longest winning run against a Bundesliga club. The matchday news.
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Bayer 04 have ended Artem Stepanov’s loan deal at Nürnberg and agreed a new loan to Utrecht in the Netherlands. The Ukrainian striker did not play as much as hoped for at the Bundesliga 2 club and will now continue his development in the Eredivisie for the rest of 2025/26.
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The draw for the knockout play-offs of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League was made on Friday, 30 January and saw Bayer 04 paired with Olympiacos. It’s a reunion with the Greek side following the Werkself’s 2-0 loss in Athens on Matchday 7 of the league phase.
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