
The league campaign kicks off on the weekend of 27-29 August; the Werkself Women are at home to VfL Wolfsburg (10-12 December) at the end of the first half of the season. The final match ahead of New Year and the opening fixture of the first half of the season will be played on 17-19 December. After an eight-week winter break, the FLYERALARM Women’s Bundesliga restarts on the first weekend in February (4-6). The last matchday of the season is on 15 May.
The second round of the DFB Cup, when Bayer 04 and the other Bundesliga clubs join the competition, is planned for 25/26 September.
Matchday 1, 27-29.8. (Return game : 17-19.12.)
FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs Bayer 04
Matchday 2, 3-5.9. (Return game: 4-6.2.2022)
Bayer 04 vs SGS Essen
Matchday 3, 10-12.9. (Return game: 11-13.2.2022)
Bayer 04 vs Turbine Potsdam
Matchday 4, 1-3.10. (Return game: 4-6.3.2022)
Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 5, 8.-10.10. (Return game: 11.-13.03.2022)
Bayer 04 vs SC Sand
Matchday 6, 15-17.10. (Return game: 18.-20.03.2022)
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04
Matchday 7, 5-7.11. (Return game: 25-27.3.2022)
Bayer 04 vs FC Köln
Matchday 8, 12.-14.11 (Return game: 1-3.4.2022)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04
Matchday 9, 19-21.11. (Return game: 22-24.4.2022)
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Matchday 10, 03.-05.12. (Return game: 6-8.5.2022)
FC Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04
Matchday 11, 10.-12.12. (Return game: 15.5.2022)
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg

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Due to the last-minute postponement of the Bundesliga match between Hamburg and the Werkself on Tuesday, 13 January, Bayer 04 will reimburse the ticket price to all 3,500 fans who had already travelled to Hamburg as a sign of appreciation. The tickets remain valid for the rescheduled match (date not yet set).
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