Bayer 04 Women: Winter schedule confirmed
After a break of almost two weeks, the Bayer 04 Women begin preparing for games in 2026 on Sunday. Bayer04.de provides an overview of the dates at the start of the second half of the season.
The first training session of the new year is on Sunday, 4 January at 15:30 CET at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre. Six days later, the team will then set off for a week-long training camp in Faro, Portugal. They will play Swiss league leaders Servette FCCF in a friendly on Friday 16 January at 14:30 CET. Back in Germany, the first competitive match of the year follows a week later. The Bayer 04 Women start matchday 15 in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga on Friday, 23 January at 18:30 CET away to newly promoted Union Berlin.
forthcoming dates:
- Sunday 5 January, 15:30 CET.: Training starts at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre
- Saturday 10 January - Saturday 17 January: Training camp in Faro, Portugal
- Friday 16 January, 14:30 CET: Friendly against Servette FCCF in Faro.
- Friday 23 January, 18:30 CET: Bundesliga matchday 15 away to Union Berlin
- Saturday 31 January, 12:00 CET: Bundesliga matchday 16 at home to FC Nürnberg
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