18.06.2025Women

Training starts on Monday: The 2025 summer timetable for the Bayer 04 Women

The Bayer 04 Women are enjoying their richly deserved summer break up to 23 June following the best Bundesliga season in the club’s history. Six weeks after last season’s final matchday at VfL Wolfsburg (1-3), head coach Roberto Pätzold will welcome his squad for the first training session at the Kurtekotten Performance Centre on Monday morning. There will be a break in the preseason from 20 July to 3 August before training resumes on Monday, 4 August.

The Werkself summer training camp in Rieden in Bavaria will run from Sunday 17 August to Sunday 24 August. The new season for the Black and Reds in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga starts on Saturday, 6 September, with opening match at the Allianz Arena away to Bayern Munich. Bayer04.de brings you the summer timetable as it stands.

Overview of key dates (As at 18 June 2025):

Monday, 23 June: Training restart at Kurtekotten Performance Centre
Friday, 4 July, 13:30 CEST: Friendly against TSG Hoffenheim (Westerburg)
Saturday, 12 July, 16:00 CEST: Friendly at PEC Zwolle (TBC)
Friday, 18 July, 15:00 CEST: Friendly vs. Ajax, 3 x 30 minutes (Kurtekotten)
Sunday, 20 July – Sunday, 3 August: No training
Monday, 4 August, TBC: Preseason restarts
Tuesday, 5 August: Bayer 04 season opener
Saturday, 9 August, 13:00 CEST: Friendly vs. KVC Westerlo (Kurtekotten)
Friday, 15 August, 12:00 CEST: Friendly vs. PSV Eindhoven, 3 x 45 minutes (Kurtekotten)
Sunday, 17 August – Sunday, 24 August: Training camp in Rieden (Bavaria)
Saturday, 30 August, 16:00 CEST: Friendly against Standard Liege, 3 x 45 minutes (Kurtekotten)
Saturday, 6. September, 17:45 CEST: Bundesliga opening match at Bayern Munich (Allianz Arena)
27 – 29 September: Round 1 in the DFB Pokal

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