“The league association’s newly confirmed independence is a significant milestone for women’s football in Germany. It offers the opportunity to drive the league’s development forward over the long term and to continue closing the gap on the international stage,” said Linda Schöttler, Women’s Football Manager at Bayer 04: “For us at Bayer 04, this means additional opportunities to further advance our professionalisation in women’s football, to grow and to consistently pursue our goals.”
The framework and lease agreement, negotiated prior to the Bundestag meeting, runs from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2034. It governs the legal, organisational and financial relations between the DFB and the new league association, FBL e.V. The broad outlines of the new model are based on the structure in men’s football governing the relationship between the DFB and the Bundesliga.
From the 2027/28 season, the Women’s Bundesliga will be organised by an independent league association. Following the unanimous decision taken at the DFB Bundestag (national conference) on Friday afternoon, the league’s separation from the DFB is now official.
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Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Bayer 04 U19s have extended their winning run with a fifth consecutive victory on Matchday 5 of the DFB Youth League’s preliminary round. Coach Patrick Greveraars’ side secured a 3–2 (2–1) win in their match against second-placed FC Viktoria Köln, with Burak Kir and Nebe Domnic scoring for the hosts in the first half before captain Ben Hawighorst found the net after the break.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Guéla Doué for the time being. The Ivory Coast international sustained a muscle injury to his right calf during the final Werkself training session yesterday ahead of the Europa League clash with Slovenian champions NK Celje.
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