Germany · Germany Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Kit impression

Founded

1904

Years standing

122

Home ground

BayArena

Capacity

30,210 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Nickname: Die Werkself (The Factory XI) Die Schwarzroten (The Black and Reds)

Adopting Bayer Leverkusen means Germany Bundesliga results start mattering to you, a club going since 1904. Not a novelty, a habit.

Proper ground
BayArena takes roughly 30,210, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.
You get a nickname
Known as Die Werkself (The Factory XI) Die Schwarzroten (The Black and Reds). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is about 22km from the ground, and Leverkusen Mitte station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Germany Bundesliga is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. Germany does not do easy neutrals.

Ground: BayArena. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)

22 km / 14 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Leverkusen Mitte station

Walkable from the platform

Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.