After the top match on Sunday, Werkself captain Lukas Hradecky presented 140 blankets to the local homeless charity. The Finland international keeper talked to the volunteers on site about this important community activity.
Equally welcome was the extent of the comprehensive financial and other donations from employees at Bayer 04. That means this St. Nicholas Day (6 December) will see 100 jam-packed bags presented to Leverkusen citizens who come to the Kältegang Leverkusen meeting point on the Wiesdorfer Markplatz on Wednesday. This is the fourth time this collection has been held.
In addition, funds raised by fans donating the deposit from their cups at Werkself home games will also go to Kältegang Leverkusen. Collection bins on the bottom tier are sited in the immediate vicinity of the exits in the North Stand and also centrally opposite blocks SD3/D3.
The Germany U19 team were beaten 2-0 by record champions Spain in the final of the U19 European Championship in Wales. Bayer 04 players Montrell Culbreath and Francis Onyeka (on loan at SV 07 Elversberg) were in the starting line-up and played the full 90 minutes.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed France U17 international Kenan Doganay. The 1.90-metre-tall defensive midfielder, who has Turkish roots, joins Leverkusen from the U19s at French top-flight club Olympique Lyon. He will initially train with and play for the U19 team.
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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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