Overview

• Bayer Leverkusen's Bundesliga license is at risk due to the A1 highway expansion, which will eliminate existing training grounds and parking by 2029.
• The club has chosen a 22-hectare Bayer AG-owned site in Monheim for its new integrated training campus after evaluating 70 locations over a decade.
• Plans for the campus include eleven full-size pitches, two half-pitches, multiple buildings, and preserved woodland, aiming to centralize all teams at one facility.
• Local opposition has emerged, with over 1,800 petition signatures citing concerns about environmental impact and loss of green space.
• The project requires final approvals from Stadt Monheim and Regionalrat Düsseldorf by the end of 2026 to begin construction in early 2027 and meet the mid-2029 operational deadline.