
The western clash away to SGS Essen on matchday 13 is on Saturday, 5 February (13.00 CET, live on MagentaSport). The two Bundesliga teams meet again in Essen three and a half weeks later in the DFB Cup quarter-finals.
The Werkself Women start matchday 14 on Friday, 11 February at 18.00 CET (live on Eurosport and MagentaSport) with the game against FFC Turbine Potsdam.
Matchday 13: Saturday, 5 February 2022, 13.00 CET
SGS Essen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 14: Friday, 11 February 2022, 18.10 CET
FFC Turbine Potsdam vs Bayer 04
DFB Cup quarter-final: Tuesday, 01 March 2022
SGS Essen vs Bayer 04
Matchday 15: 4-6 March 2022
Bayer 04 vs SV Werder Bremen
Matchday 16: 11-13 March 2022
SC Sand vs Bayer 04
Matchday 17: 18-20 March 2022
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg
Matchday 18: 25-27 March 2022
FC Köln vs Bayer 04
Matchday 19: 1-3 April 2022
Bayer 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Matchday 20: 22-24 April 2022
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayer 04
Matchday 21: 6-8 May 2022
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich
Matchday 22: Sunday, 15 May 2022, 14.00 CEST
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04

Bayer 04 have comfortably reached the DFB Pokal second round thanks to a 4–0 victory away to Liga 3 side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Patrik Schick put the Werkself ahead in the first 45 in the first competitive match under head coach Carles Martínez with debuts for new signings Miguel Gutiérrez, Afonso Moreira and Facundo Medina. After the break, Lucas Vázquez (47'), Nathan Tella (69') and Christian Kofane (79') also found the back of the net.
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Today brings the first match of the season for the Werkself. Bayer 04 kick off the 2026/27 campaign today, Saturday 22 August, at 13:00 CEST with a first-round DFB Pokal tie away to third-tier side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. The 3,700 travelling fans can not only look forward to what will hopefully be a successful start to the season, but also now organise their journeys to Black and Reds games even more easily via the WERKSELFgo car-share platform. Meanwhile, following two defeats at the start of the league season, SV Wehen are hoping to spring a surprise in the DFB Pokal tie. Today’s matchday news.
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Carolin Simon is the new captain of the Bayer 04 women’s team. The full-back, who joined from Bayern Munich in the summer, will take over the captain’s armband for the 2026/27 season. Simon returned to Leverkusen in the summer after ten years away. The 33-year-old succeeds goalkeeper Friederike Repohl, who retired at the end of last season.
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With the 2026/27 season set to kick off with a DFB Pokal tie away to SV Wehen Wiesbaden (Saturday, 22 August, 13:00 CEST), the squad numbers for two Werkself players have now been confirmed. New signing Afonso Moreira will wear the number 9, which he has already worn in pre-season friendlies. Lucas Vázquez is switching from number 21 to number 17 – the number he wore successfully at Real Madrid for many years.
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Bayer 04 start the 2026/27 season away to third-division side SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Ahead of the DFB Pokal tie on Saturday 22 August (kick-off: 13:00 CEST), head coach Carles Martínez spoke at the pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon. The topics: anticipation, passion, the fans’ support – and the captaincy for the new season.
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