The founding is accompanied by the decision to actively shape the future of women's football in Germany together in a sustainable manner, to develop potential and to maximise professionalisation through significant investment. In accordance with the adopted statutes, the FBL e.V. also elected a three-member executive committee, headed by president Katharina Kiel (Eintracht Frankfurt). The committee, which will represent the interests of the club association, is completed by first vice president Veronica Saß (Bayern Munich) and second vice president Florian Zeutschler (SGS Essen). Following the founding ceremony, the first constitutional meeting of the FBL e.V. took place with the representatives of all the founding clubs.
"Today is historic, because the founding of the FBL e.V. is the biggest step in the development of women's football in Germany to date," said Linda Schöttler, manager Women's football at Bayer 04: "Since I took over the department 16 years ago, we have long since been overtaken by some international leagues. Today's founding act has created the basis for us to move forward. The real work is only just beginning."
In recent months, the clubs have driven forward a joint process to strengthen women's football in Germany. Following the successful collaboration in the "Geschäftsplan Frauen-Bundesliga Projekt GbR", the FBL e.V. has now been created. Bayer 04 and the other clubs have joined forces in this organisation to ensure the modern, professional and sustainable development of the league and to further increase the economic performance of professional women's football.
This special event showed once again how strong Bayer 04 are as a team: As part of ‘BarmeniaGothaer gives joy’, the Werkself players Edmond Tapsoba, Ibrahim Maza and Christian Kofane supported the sale of individually designed T-shirts for a good cause at the Fanwelt on Thursday. Several hundred fans came to take part in the charity campaign. Leverkusen's main sponsor BarmeniaGothaer donated the proceeds to the Fondation Edmond Tapsoba, which helps people in Tapsoba's home country of Burkina Faso in their challenging everyday lives.
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With three games to play before the end of the season, the Bayer 04 Women can break one record and equal another at SGS Essen. After three wins on the bounce, coach Roberto Pätzold's team are aiming to maintain the chance of third place in Sunday’s away game (14:00 CEST, Stadion an der Hafenstraße).
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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From Ouagadougou to Leverkusen – and back: in March, Bayer 04 travelled with Edmond Tapsoba for a special project in his homeland Burkina Faso. The country where his roots and heart lie. The country where he’s more than a world-class defender: a symbol of hope and a role model for an entire generation. The result is a 45-minute documentary about Tapsoba’s long journey from Africa via Portugal to Leverkusen, which offers extraordinary, one-off and emotional insights.
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Edmond Tapsoba has signed an early extension to his contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. With two years left on his current deal, the 27-year-old Burkina Faso international has extended his contract until 30 June 2031. The centre-back joined as a young talent from Portuguese top-flight club Vitoria Guimaraes at the start of 2020.
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