The match at the BayArena is being played in between the Bundesliga matches for the Werkself away to Werder Bremen and at home to VfB Stuttgart. The Werkself beat FC Carl Zeiss Jena, top the table in the Regional League North East, 1-0 in the first round of the DFB Pokal.
Tickets are exclusively available to Bayer 04 Club members and season card holders from 17 September (12.00 CEST).
The Round of 16 in the DFB Pokal will be played on 3/4 December. The quarter-finals follow on 4/5 and on 25/26 February 25 with the semi-finals set for 1/2 April 2025. The final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin is on 24 May 2025.
The Sports Tribunal of the German Football Association (DFB) has fined Bayer 04 Leverkusen €185,000 for spectators setting off pyrotechnic devices during a total of five competitive matches. This relates to four Bundesliga matches and the DFB Pokal semi-final against Bayern Munich. The highest individual fine relates to the away match at FC Köln at the end of April.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with U19 goalkeeper Simeon Rapsch. The Germany youth international goalkeeper has signed a long-term contract with the Werkself running to 30 June 2029. The 18-year-old joined Leverkusen from FC Viktoria Köln in the summer of 2024.
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Ken Izekor is leaving Bayer 04 Leverkusen to join third-tier side Alemannia Aachen with immediate effect. The 19-year-old centre-forward joined the club from Alemannia in 2018, and Izekor is now returning to his hometown.
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The Golden Boy Top 100 traditionally lists Europe’s most promising young players. In the latest update, published to mark the start of the new season, four current Werkself players – alongside loanee Francis Onyeka – feature on the list. This means Bayer 04 have the most players in contention of any Bundesliga club.
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