In front of approximately 75 invited guests from the worlds of sports, politics and business, the city honored several athletes at its annual awards ceremony, including Wamser, para-long jumper Markus Rehm, who secured his tenth consecutive world title in 2025, and para-sprinter Jule Roß, who won bronze in the 400 meters at the World Championships. The duo from TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, along with Wamser, participated in a fireside chat with host Anke Feller.
The 22-year-old, who transferred from Eintracht Frankfurt to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, reflected on her very special summer at the European Championship in Switzerland. Last July, as one of the tournament newcomers, she unexpectedly became a regular starter for the German national team and subsequently reached the semi-finals with them – a milestone in her still young career. She also spoke about her expectations for the second half of the season with Bayer 04 Women. Afterwards, Wamser had the honour of signing the city's Golden Book alongside Mayor Stefan Hebbel.
"I was very pleased to be able to sign the city’s Golden Book," said the full-back. "It’s something special that certainly doesn’t happen very often in life. It was also nice to get an insight into the lives of other athletes in this grand setting and to see what they have all achieved.”
In January 2024, then Werkself captain Elisa Senß was entered into the Golden Book along with Bayer 04's German U17 champions led by coach Aleksandar Vukicevic.
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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For the first time since reaching the final against AS Roma (2–2, first leg 2–0) in May 2024, Bayer 04 are playing another home match in the UEFA Europa League – and they will be wearing their new European kit. On Wednesday 16 September (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), the BayArena will welcome Slovenian champions NK Celje, who appointed a new coach this week following a mixed start to the season. Under the slogan “40 Years Across Europe. Still Creating History.”, the Black and Reds now aim to add the next chapter to their European history, which has seen so much success in recent years. Bayer 04 fans can follow the match on free-to-air TV on RTL, as well as on Sky and Werkself Radio. The matchday news.
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