Elversberg secures 3-2 win over Leverkusen in Bundesliga debut

Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg hold on to secure a famous 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen at home. Elversverg has a population of just 13,000 people and is the smallest town to host a Bundesliga club.

Team from town of 13,000 stun 2023-24 champions Nkunku returns as RB Leipzig ease past Gladbach Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg began their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning Bayer Leverkusen with an impressive 3-2 home victory on Saturday. The Bulgarian winger Lukas Petkov and American winger Cole Campbell scored within 60 seconds of each other to put Elversberg 2-0 up before the 10-minute mark. David Mokwa added another early in the second half in front of 9,307 delirious fans. This story will be updated Continue reading...

Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg kick-started their first top-flight campaign in style, stunning 2023-24 champions Bayer Leverkusen in a dominant 3-2 home victory on Saturday. Later on Saturday, Borussia Dortmund kick off their 2026-27 campaign at home to Hamburg. dwi/pb/nf

Elversberg enjoyed a dream Bundesliga debut as one of the smallest clubs ever to grace the German top flight humbled 2024 champions Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 at home on Saturday. Saarland-based Elversberg, from a district of just 13,000 people and a village of only 7,000, made an early mockery of pundits who said they would struggle badly in their first season after promotion.

SV Elversberg are in dreamland after their deserved win over Bayer Leverkusen in their first-ever Bundesliga game. Die Elv started the game with aplomb before scoring a minute into the second-half.Dav...

Elversberg MADE HISTORY in German football this Saturday (29).Playing in the Bundesliga for the first time in its history, the club founded in 1907 beat Bayern Leverkusen 3-2.Elversberg also got off t...