Over the past few months, the 14 Bundesliga clubs have driven forward a joint process to strengthen German women's football. Following the successful collaboration in the Women’s Bundesliga business plan ‘Geschäftsplan Frauen-Bundesliga Projekt GbR’, the "Frauen-Bundesliga FBL e.V." has now been created. Bayer 04 and the other clubs are joining forces in this organisation to ensure the modern, professional and sustainable development of the league and to further increase the economic performance of professional women's football.
The clubs are pursuing the goal of investing significantly in women's football, promoting it in sporting terms and further increasing its social visibility and relevance. It remains to be seen whether the German Football Association (DFB), which was originally also involved, will continue to support the process in the future. The association will initially be founded without the involvement of the DFB.
Fernando Carro, Bayer 04 Leverkusen CEO, said: "The founding of the FBL is an important milestone for our club and for women's football in Germany. The fact the act of foundation will now initially take place without the DFB is very regrettable and, given the circumstances, also disappointing. I would like to emphasise that the clubs' negotiators enjoy our full confidence and can be sure of our support. We remain hopeful that the challenges that have arisen can be overcome in the near future."
The official founding ceremony of the Frauen-Bundesliga FBL e.V. will take place on 10 December at 14:00 CET at the Adler Business Club at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt am Main.
The fourth European away trip of the season in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 takes the Werkself to the Greek capital. Head coach Kasper Hjulmand's team are away to Greek double winners Olympiacos on matchday seven in the UCL league phase. The match at the Karaiskakis Stadium is on Tuesday, 20 January (kick-off: 21:00 CET). We'll be taking you on a trip to Athens and reporting on the Werkself close-up...
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A great honour for Bayer 04 Women's German international: as part of the 2025 Sports Awards, Carlotta Wamser entered her name into the City of Leverkusen's Golden Book. On Tuesday, she looked back on a special year in a talk in the Morsbroich Castle hall of mirrors.
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It was a disappointing night in Athens: The Werkself lost 2-0 away to Olympiacos on Matchday 7 in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign. In a match that was intense and fiery from the outset, the high-pressing home side made the better start and took the lead through Costinha on two minutes. Although the Werkself had a number of chances to equalise, the clinical Greek side increased the lead to 2-0 shortly before half-time (45+1’). In the second half, Leverkusen once again gave their all and showed total commitment but, despite their best efforts, the Black and Reds were unable to break down the Olympiacos defence on the night.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed a loan deal with Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach for Argentinian striker Alejo Sarco. The 20-year-old joins Mönchengladbach with immediate effect for the rest of the season.
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The Werkself are away to Greek double winners Olympiacos on matchday 7 in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign. Tonight, 20 January (kick-off: 22:00 local time/21:00 CET), Bayer 04 will not only face a familiar face in Panagiotis Retsos, but also an experienced and successful team in their Greek top-flight opponents. The Olympiacos midfield and forward line in particular are peppered with seasoned veterans from top European clubs - but even they will first have to find solutions against the Werkself defence that has recently performed with aplomb in the UCL. The matchday news.
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