The match against SG Sonnenhof Großaspach will be the first game for Bayer 04 in the 2025/26 campaign. Managing director sport Simon Rolfes shared his views on the draw: "We will definitely face a highly motivated opponent in SG Sonnenhof Großaspach and we will have to take them very seriously. We want to start the season with a win. Our target is to go a long way in this competition again."
The second round in the DFB Pokal is on 29/30 October, the Round of 16 ties will be played on 3/4 December. The quarter-finals follow on 4/5 and 25/26 February 2026. The semi-finals are due to be played on 1/2 April. The final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin will be played on 24 May.
Derby time in the Rhineland! After a successful September, the Bayer 04 Women are away to FC Köln on Sunday, 4 October. In the Bundesliga match kicking off at 18:30 CEST at the Franz Kremer Stadium (live on MagentaSport and DAZN), coach Roberto Pätzold is counting on the return of a number of players who have been absent through injury.
Show more
Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Axel Tape for the time being.
Show more
A special tribute to a German football legend: The pay-TV channel Sky has dedicated a documentary worth watching to the current Germany sporting director and former Bayer 04 player and sporting director Rudi Völler. In addition to Völler's impressive career, assessments from contemporaries and very private insights, the 90-minute film also covers his many years of commitment to Bayer 04. "Rudi Völler - The one and only" is now available exclusively on Sky and the associated streaming service WOW.
Show more
The second international break of the 2025/26 season will begin after the Bundesliga match against Union Berlin (Saturday, 4 October, 15:30 CEST). The latest information on call-ups.
Show more
Alejo Sarco and Argentina won their second group match at the U20 World Cup in Chile on Wednesday night. They beat Australia 4-1 with Sarco setting the tone early with a goal in the third minute. As in the first group game against Cuba, where Sarco scored twice, the 19-year-old was also named "Player of the Match" against Australia.
Show more
