The team from Swabia are currently third in the second division on 23 points, two points behind the leaders Hamburg SV and Armenia Bielefeld. This will be the third meeting with VfB in the DFB Cup – with the Werkself having a good record to date: Bayer 04 run out winners both in the 1-0 win after extra time in the 1991 quarter-finals as well as in the 3-0 victory in the second round in 2002. Bayer 04 went out at the semi-final stage in both seasons.
The start of advance ticket sales will be announced shortly. As usual, tickets can be purchased via the usual methods (online via the ticket web shop, by phone on 0049 (0)214 5000 1904 and in person at the Bayer 04 fan shops at the BayArena and in Leverkusen City).
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 18.30 CET:
FC Kaiserslautern v Fortuna Düsseldorf
Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 20.45 CET:
Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC
Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 18.30 CET:
Bayer 04 Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart
SC Verl v FC Union Berlin
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 20.45 CET:
FC Saarbrücken vs Karlsruher SC
FC Bayern Munich v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Ahead of Bayer 04's Europa League match away to OFI Crete in Greece, defender Jarell Quansah spoke to Werkself-TV...
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It couldn't have been any tighter! Despite winning four of six games in the online preliminary round in Showdown 1 of the VBL Club Championship 2026/27, Leverkusen eSports duo Marc and Sean Landwehr didn't make it through to the offline knockout round. Level on points (12) with seven other teams, Leverkusen were the only team with this points tally not to progress as they had the worst single-game record compared to their rivals.
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He's one of the leading figures of Leverkusen and the German economy: Werner Wenning rose from an apprentice at Bayer 04 to CEO of the global company. A childhood Werkself fan, he has held a position of responsibility at the club for many years as chairman of the shareholder committee of Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH. Today the Leverkusen native celebrates his 80th birthday. The entire Bayer 04 family offers its warmest wishes!
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OFI Crete have begun the UEFA Europa League league phase with one win and one defeat. The Greek Cup winners are still unbeaten at home this season, so a tricky assignment awaits the Werkself at the Pankritio on Thursday 22 October (kick-off 18:45 CEST). The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have drafted in Jonas Hofmann to their UEFA Europa League squad. The 34-year-old attacking midfielder will travel with the Werkself to Greece tomorrow, Wednesday 21 October, ahead of the match at OFI Crete the following day. Hofmann replaces injured teammate Martin Terrier in the squad.
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