
The Werkself beat third division SV Sandhausen 5-2 in the second round of the DFB-Pokal in 2023/24 and the first round saw Bayer 04 clock up an 8-0 victory away to Regional League FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen.
The quarter-finals of the competition are set to be played on 30/31 January 2024 and 6/7 February 2024. The semi-finals are on 2/3 April 2024 and the final in Berlin will be on 25 May 2024.
Last 16 draw:
VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia Dortmund
FC Saarbrücken vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs VfL Wolfsburg
Hertha Berlin vs Hamburg SV
FC Homburg 08 vs FC St. Pauli
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SC Paderborn 07
FC Kaiserslautern vs FC Nürnberg
FC Magdeburg vs Fortuna Düsseldorf

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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The Werkself's training camp in Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog you'll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme on day one (Sunday 2 August) includes a media round with managing director sport Simon Rolfes, free time for the team after the friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen and before an intensive week of training begins, as well as a coffee get-together where CEO Fernando Carro and Rolfes met around 100 fans in the afternoon.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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With 22 days to go until the start of the Bundesliga campaign, the Bayer 04 Women’s team have gained a fresh boost of confidence. In a friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk on Saturday afternoon, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team secured a 1–0 win. Lobke Loonen (20’) scored the winner for the Black and Reds at the Kurtekotten training centre.
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