Ticket sales (early booker phase) will start on Monday, 22 September at 12 noon CEST. Ticket sales for Bayer 04 Club members and season ticket holders will begin on Wednesday, 24 September - also at 12 noon CEST. All further information on ticket sales will follow as usual shortly before the start of sales on bayer04.de and the other Bayer 04 media channels.
The second round tie at Paderborn's Home Deluxe Arena will take place between the Werkself Bundesliga games against SC Freiburg and Bayern Munich. In the first round of the DFB Pokal, Leverkusen won 4-0 at SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, while Paderborn defeated third-division team FC Viktoria Köln 3-1 away from home.
The Round of 16 of the DFB Pokal is scheduled for 2 and 3 December, with the quarter-finals taking place on 3-4 and 10-11 February 2026, the semi-finals on 21-22 April 2026 and the final on 23 May 2026 as usual at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Bayer 04 turned in a dominant performance in a 7-0 win against fifth-tier side Sportfreunde Baumberg in their first friendly ahead of the 2026/27 season. A brace from debutant Afonso Moreira (19', 27') either side of a Christian Kofane strike (23') put the Werkself 3-0 up in the first of the two 35-minute halves in Monheim am Rhein. After the break, Victor Boniface (49', 53'), Robert Andrich (56') and Nathan Tella (67') scored for the completely changed Leverkusen team. It was therefore a successful friendly debut for new head coach Carles Martínez and his team, although the hosts also had something to celebrate despite the defeat: the match marked the inauguration of Baumberg's new ground, the MEGA Stadion.
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Attention, Werkself fans: the new Away Matchday Collection is now available from the Bayer 04 online shop and the Fanwelt. It includes t-shirts, zip tops and jackets.
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Season tickets for the Werkself home matches in the new Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga season are now on general sale. The season ticket is valid for all 13 matches at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. The first home match will be played between 28 and 31 August against the runners-up, VfL Wolfsburg, followed by the clash with the German champions, Bayern Munich, between 11 and 14 September.
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A new team, a new environment, a new challenge—and yet one thing remains the same for Afonso Moreira: his attitude. Total dedication, discipline, and the drive to improve every day have defined the Portuguese player since his early days at Sporting CP. “Even back then, I realized I had to work hard to achieve my goals,” said the 21-year-old. His parents also instilled those values in him from a young age. Values that have driven him ever since, accompanied him to France when he signed for Lyon, and now also form the foundation for his new chapter at Bayer 04. At a media session, the lightning-fast winger spoke about his values, as well as his new teammates, the new coach, and his targets at the club.
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