
11:00 | Talk: ‘Cancer and Stigmas: Why Openness Can Change Lives’
Peter Feierabend, Dr Andrea Petermann-Meyer, MD
11:30 | A short chat with Bayer 04’s record appearance maker, Rüdiger Vollborn
12:00 | Panel discussion with former professional footballer Hans Sarpei on the subject of prostate cancer
Peter Feierabend, Priv.-Doz. Dr Daniel Porres, Prof. Dr Felix Chun, Hans Sarpei
13:00 pm | Sports Talk: ‘Rehabilitation in Elite Sport – The Workshop’
Carsten Rademacher (Workshop manager at Bayer 04)
As well as the exciting stage programme, there are plenty of opportunities for fans to put their own bodies to the test. Among other things, there will be:
Bayer 04 are organising the Health Day as the highlight and the kick-off to the traditional Health Weeks, which take place from 3 to 18 October. Among other things, the matchdays for the Bayer 04 men’s and women’s teams are also part of the campaign.

The Bayer 04 Round of 16 tie in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal has been scheduled. The Werkself will host Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig on Wednesday, 2 December, at 18:00 CET. That was announced by the German Football Association (DFB).
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Video game developer Electronic Arts (EA), in collaboration with the Bundesliga, has announced the six nominees for the Bundesliga Player of the Month award for October 2026 – and Bayer 04’s Ibrahim Maza is among them. Fans of the Black and Reds can vote from now until Sunday 8 November (23:59 CET).
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On Tuesday night, the Leverkusen e-sports team played the first three of their six group stage matches in the second round of the 2026/27 VBL Club Championship. They were unable to secure more than a draw in either of their matches against FC Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The match against Bayern Munich ended in defeat.
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Once again, several Werkself players are set to represent their respective national teams during the final international break of the calendar year. Here is an overview of the Leverkusen players called up for international duty and the match dates. This will be updated regularly.
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