Bayer Leverkusen visit FC Cologne on Saturday 25 April 2026 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia for a Bundesliga match. Kick-off time and broadcast details are confirmed closer to matchday.
The Bundesliga is the top tier of German professional football. Eighteen clubs play a 34-matchday season from August to May, with each team facing every other team home and away. The top four finishers qualify for the UEFA Champions League, the fifth and sixth enter the Europa League and Conference League, and the bottom two are relegated to 2. Bundesliga, while the sixteenth-placed club enters a two-legged relegation playoff.
FC Cologne play their home games at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, and compete in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen play their home games at the BayArena in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
FC Cologne and Bayer Leverkusen both compete in the Bundesliga, where meetings between clubs contribute to the final league table, and in turn European qualification, mid-table positioning, and the relegation battle at the foot of the table.
How to watch: Bundesliga matches are broadcast in Germany across Sky Deutschland and DAZN. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, matches air on Sky Sports. In the United States, coverage is provided by ESPN+. Local listings vary by country; check regional broadcasters for coverage in your region.