After the winter break, the Bayer 04 Women's team return to action on Sunday 7 February at 14.00 CET with a match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. The Werkself Women have another away game at MSV Duisburg on Sunday 14 February (14.00 CET).
Other match schedules will be announced in blocks.
The background to the adjustment to the overall fixture list: The Women's fixture list has been updated by the DFB because matchday 22 in the FLYERALARM Women's Bundesliga would have fallen in the FIFA release period from 7 to 15 June. Matchday 19 has been brought forward to 5-7 February. In addition, matchday is 20 to 22 will be played two weeks earlier (7 to 9 May; 23 May and 6 June).
Bayer 04 plans for the 2026/27 pre-season continue to take shape. The Werkself will kick off the new season in mid-July with the return to the training ground. The highlight will be the official season opener on 8 August at the BayArena, including a friendly against La Liga club Sevilla. Friendlies in Germany will take the team to neighbouring Monheim, Offenbach and Jena.
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Strengthening the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth teams: Konstantinos Kotsifakis will join the Werkself from Bundesliga 2 club Hertha Berlin for the 2026/27 season, where he will be a permanent member of the Leverkusen U19 coaching set-up. The German-Greek will also take on an operational role in coaching the Bayer 04 Future Team. The 29-year-old was most recently head coach of the U17s at Hertha Berlin.
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Another award for the Bayer 04 head groundsman and staff: After coming top in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024/25 seasons, the BayArena pitch came second in the Bundesliga Pitch of the Year ranking for the 2025/26 season. VfL Wolfsburg secured the top spot this year, with TSG Hoffenheim in third place.
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Opening opponents, derby weekends, the opponents in the season finale: This information and more will be available to Bayer 04 fans on Thursday, 2 July, when the 2026/27 Bundesliga fixture list is published.
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The next footballing highlight is just around the corner: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 23rd edition of the tournament, will be held in the USA, Canada and Mexico and feature 48 teams for the first time. Bayer04.de has all the latest on the Werkself players called up to represent their countries.
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