Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women)

The origin of Bayer Leverkusen women's football section lies at the SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach, which in the 1970s and 1980s was the dominating club in German women's football. In that period Bergisch Gladbach won the national women's football championship nine times which today is still the record. They also won the DFB-Pokal three times. After the inception of the Bundesliga in 1990 their performance declined through the 1990s, eventually leading to relegation.

In 1996 the women's team moved from SSG 09 Bergisch Gladbach to TuS Köln rrh. At Köln the team played mostly second-tier football with a few seasons in the third tier in between. Their greatest success was a semi-final appearance in the 2007–08 cup. However the team was not able to find sponsors, that would help to realize the team's ambitions of playing Bundesliga football again. Contemporaneously Bayer Leverkusen pronounced their interest to establish a women's football section of their own. On 25 June 2008 the women's football department of TuS Köln rrh. disbanded to join Bayer Leverkusen.

In their first season at Bayer Leverkusen the team finished 7th in the south group of the 2. Bundesliga. The following season Leverkusen became champions of the 2. Bundesliga and would thus play in the Bundesliga in the 2010–11 season.^[3] In its debut season the team finished 8th.

The following season the team finished 11th in the table, yet wasn't relegated as Hamburger SV announced its disestablishment of the women's section. Since the 2012–13 season, Leverkusen had been coached by Thomas Obliers, until his resignation in 2017. Leverkusen were relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga soon after.

First-team squad

As of 10 July 2026^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Charlotte Voll 2 DF  GER Selina Ostermeier 3 DF  GER Melissa Friedrich 5 DF  AUT Claudia Wenger 6 MF  GER Paulina Platner 7 FW  DEN Cornelia Kramer 8 DF  NED Justine Brandau 9 FW  CAN Caroline Kehrer 10 FW  GER Estrella Merino Gonzalez 11 MF  GER Natasha Kowalski 12 GK  GER Rafaela Borggräfe (on loan from Liverpool) 14 DF  GER Emily Wallrabenstein 16 MF  GER Sofie Zdebel 17 FW  AUT Valentina Mädl 18 FW  NED Lobke Loonen 19 MF  GER Loreen Bender

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  GER Vanessa Fudalla 22 MF  ENG Ruby Grant 23 FW  SVN Maja Sternad 24 DF  HUN Lilla Turányi 27 MF  GER Marlene Müller 28 FW  POL Paulina Tomasiak 30 DF  GER Carolin Simon 34 MF  KOS Lumbardha Misini 35 GK  GER Louisa Remien 37 DF  GER Carlotta Wamser 41 FW  GER Amy Wrigge 42 DF  TUR Sana Coşkun

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Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  GER Paulina Bartz (on loan at Hamburger SV until 30 June 2026)

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• Kurt-Rieß-Anlage (2008–2011)
• Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion (Amateurstadion) (2011–2016)
• Nachwuchsleistungszentrum Kurtekotten (2016–)