"We're very pleased to have been handed a home tie," said Achim Feifel, Bayer 04 Women's sporting director. "Bremen are a good Bundesliga outfit, who will also be giving their all to reach the semi-finals. If we want to get through it, we'll need to produce our best performance."
German handball international and Olympic silver medalist Julian Köster picked out the four pairings, along with the men's quarter-finals, at the German Football Museum. The Leverkusen ladies beat Bundesliga newcomers 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 1-0 in the round of 16 on 22 November.
The semi-finals will be played on 22 and 23 March, with the final again taking place at Köln's RheinEnergieSTADION, scheduled for 1 May 2025.
THE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW IN FULL:
TSG Hoffenheim vs. VfL Wolfsburg
Hamburger SV vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayer 04 vs. SV Werder Bremen
FC Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
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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The next home fixture is here: Following the winning start to the UEFA Europa League against NK Celje, the Werkself host RB Leipzig at the BayArena on matchday 4 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign. The match on Sunday, 20 September, kicks off at 15:30 CEST. At the pre-match press conference, head coach Carles Martínez spoke about the qualities of the opposition and the work being done to improve his team’s performance. The Spaniard also provided updates on Ibrahim Maza and Montrell Culbreath.
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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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