The trophy will be presented at the seventeenth meeting for ground staff from professional clubs in September. "The run of six wins underlines the great work by the ground staff at Bayer Leverkusen. The high average points of 9.03 also makes a clear statement," said Manuel Hartmann, CEO of Match Organisation at DFB GmbH & Co. KG.
After every league fixture, the team managers of the home and away clubs plus the match officials are asked to assess the quality of the pitch using a ten element points system via a 'groundskeeper tool'. The individual awards are compiled for a full Bundesliga table. Bayer 04 were recently given the Pitch of the Year award again for the men's pitch at the BayArena, the third award in four years for the team led by the head groundsman Georg Schmitz.
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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