One week after the start of the season, the Bayer 04 Women's team host last season’s runners-up, VfL Wolfsburg, in their first home match at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium (28–31 August). The DFB intends to announce the exact kick-off times for the first five matchdays by the end of July.
The Hinrunde derby against FC Köln is on matchday 12 between 11 and 14 December at the UHS; the return fixture in the Rückrunde takes the Werkself to the neighbouring city on matchday 25 between 7 and 10 May 2027. The winter break – lasting around one month – will begin at the end of the Hinrunde between 18 and 21 December 2026. The Rückrunde starts between 15 and 18 January 2027. On the final matchday (23 May 2027), all seven matches will kick off at the same time as usual. The Werkself will face Bundesliga newcomers Mainz at home.
As usual, Bayer 04 will publish all the information regarding the start of ticket sales for home matches in good time via the club media channels.
Following on from last season, the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga will once again feature 14 teams this term. The two promoted sides, VfB Stuttgart and Mainz 05, are competing in the top flight for the first time. FC Carl Zeiss Jena and SGS Essen have been relegated.
All 182 Bundesliga matches will continue to be shown live in Germany on the paid streaming services MagentaSport and DAZN, as before.
Bundesliga fixture list for the Bayer 04 Women:
Matchday 1
RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04
21–24 August (Rückrunde: 15–18 January)
Matchday 2
Bayer 04 vs VfL Wolfsburg
28–31 August (Rückrunde: 22–25 January)
Matchday 3
TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04
4–7 September (Rückrunde: 29 January–1 February)
Matchday 4
Bayer 04 vs Bayern Munich
11–14 September (Rückrunde: 5–8 February)
Matchday 5
SC Freiburg vs Bayer 04
18–21 September (Rückrunde: 12–15 February)
Matchday 6
Bayer 04 vs Werder Bremen
2–4 October (Rückrunde: 19–22 February)
Matchday 7
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
16–19 October (Rückrunde: 12–15 March)
Matchday 8
FC Nürnberg vs Bayer 04
23–26 October (Rückrunde: 19–22 March)
Matchday 9
Bayer 04 vs Hamburger SV
6–9 November (Rückrunde: 27–29 March)
Matchday 10
VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer 04
13–16 November (Rückrunde: 9–12 April)
Matchday 11
Union Berlin vs Bayer 04
20–23 November (Rückrunde: 30 April–3 May)
Matchday 12
Bayer 04 vs FC Köln
11–14 December (Rückrunde: 7–10 May)
Matchday 13
Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04
18–21 December (Rückrunde: 23 May)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Bayer 04 kick off the final phase of their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with a friendly against Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Head coach Carles Martínez’s team will take to the pitch at the City Ground today, Wednesday 12 August (kick-off: 8.45 pm/7.45 pm local time). Werkself-TV will broadcast the match live and in full exclusively for Bayer 04 members via livestream from 8.35 pm...
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed Argentina international Facundo Medina. The defender, who can play both at left-back and in a more central position in the back line, has signed a contract with Bayer 04 to 30 June 2031. The 1.84-metre-tall World Cup runner-up, who will wear the number 2 shirt, joins the club from French top-flight side Olympique de Marseille.
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Villa Fiorito, River Plate, Ligue 1, the World Cup final and now Bayer 04: Facundo Medina’s life story so far has been shaped by special places, clubs, matches and names. One of them is Diego Maradona, who, like Medina, hailed from the south of Buenos Aires. Another is Exequiel Palacios, his former team-mate at River Plate, who was raving about Bayer 04 to him as recently as the World Cup in North America. Medina has now taken the plunge into the Bundesliga and, as an Argentine World Cup runner-up, has joined Bayer 04 from Olympique de Marseille this week. It is set to be the next successful chapter in his career. Leverkusen’s new number 2 brings with him a South American mentality and passion, a wealth of experience from many years in Ligue 1, and a fascinating story to the Rhineland – and to a club where the 1.84-metre-tall left-footed player will be reunited with Palacios and several other familiar faces.
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