To the appreciative applause of the Bayer 04 fans, the long-established fan clubs received well-deserved recognition when Fernando Carro presented them with official certificates and pennants as thanks for their continued loyalty.
The originator of the Leverkusen fan scene, the ‘1st Fan Club 1976’", was honoured for its 50th anniversary. The fan club ‘Lev-Szene '86’ for its 40th anniversary, while ‘Vikings Leverkusen 1996’ and ‘Die Opladener Bande’ received recognition for 30 years of loyalty. For their part, the ‘Alpenpillen’ and the ‘Bayer 04 Fanclub Berlin Schöneweide’ were delighted to be honoured on their tenth anniversary.
Bayer 04 would like to thank the fan clubs for their impressive, long-standing commitment and hopes for many more successful years together under the Cross.
Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personal Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended the contract with U19 midfielder Jonah Berghoff ahead of schedule. The Germany U18 international has signed professional terms with the club to 30 June 2030.
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Two months of preparation, five friendlies and the return of a familiar training camp location: After finishing fifth in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga last season, the Werkself will return to training on Tuesday, 23 June. Bayer04.de outlines the key dates in the 2026 summer timetable.
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With sixth place at the end of the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign, Bayer 04 ended a season in the top third of the table for the ninth time in a row. While the Werkself were narrowly eliminated in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 by eventual finalists Arsenal, the Black and Reds reached the semi-finals of the DFB Pokal for the third season in succession. As in previous years, you once again have the opportunity to vote for your Player of the Season. Voting is exclusively for Bayer 04 Club members and only via the Bayer 04 app up to and including 11 June.
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