The game will be played at the Arthur-Beier-Stadion in Karlsruhe’s Wildpark. As a Bundesliga club, the Werkself were given a bye through the first round. Should Roberto Pätzold’s side prevail against the third-tier side, they will reach the round of 16 on 22-24 November. The quarter-finals follow on 11-13 February 2025, the semi-finals on 22/23 March and then the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne on 1 May.
Prior to commencing their cup campaign, Bayer 04 kick off the new Google Pixel Bundesliga season away at Freiburg on Saturday, 31 August (2pm). The first home game of 2024/25 against Eintracht Frankfurt is on Sunday, 15 September (2pm). Tickets for the match are available HERE.
The Bundesliga has announced the nominees for the ‘Top Goal of the Month’ award for October. Fans of the Werkself can now vote for, amongst others, Robert Andrich’s stunning volley from the match against Mainz 05 or Moussa Diaby’s curling shot into the top corner from the same fixture. Voting, exclusively on the Bundesliga app, remains open until Sunday, 8 November (23:59 CET).
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Bayer 04 host Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BayArena on matchday 12 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Bayer 04 host Eintracht Frankfurt at the BayArena on matchday 14 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the women's DFB-Pokal 2026/27
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“As far as mentality and determination are concerned, we have nothing to reproach ourselves for,” Robert Andrich said up after the first home defeat for the Werkself this term. In terms of their play, too, the Black and Reds put in a respectable performance for long stretches of this intense and physical match, outperforming VfB Stuttgart in most areas. It was only in terms of efficiency in front of goal that the Swabians had the edge over the Werkself. Head coach Carles Martínez wants to learn from this so that, in future, they can “win this sort of match too”. The Werkself review.
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