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.
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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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.
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The next footballing highlight is just around the corner: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 23rd edition of the tournament, will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico and feature 48 teams for the first time. Bayer04.de has all the latest on the Werkself players called up to represent their countries.
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While the majority of the Bayer 04 Women are enjoying their summer break, nine Werkself players will be on duty for their national teams in the coming days. Three of them are competing for a place at the World Cup, while six are involved in two friendlies with the Germany U23 team.
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