Despite the fact that Bayer Leverkusen has to build a complete new central defence the german cupwinner starts with high ambitions into the new season. The championship-playoffs, the cup-final-four and the group stage of the EHF Champions-League are the main objectives for this season. Reaching champions League group stage is quite ambitious playing the qualification tournament against EHF-Cup-Winner Randers HK, Ukrainian champion HC Smart and turkisch champion Milli Piyango.

It’s some crucial changes Leverkusen has to face before the season. Line player Anne Müller moved to Leipzig and will be replaced by Italian Stefanie Egger. Routined playmaker Heike Ahlgrimm finished her career and will be substituted by Anne Jochin. Both new players played last  season at Trier. Furthermore Leverkusen made some crucial changes at the wings. Katrin Engel and Sara Walzik, who both didn’t fulfil the expectations, left the club after only one season and moved to Thüringer HC. Anne Krüger (Blomberg) and Kathrin Hambitzer (second team) will join the team. Both players grown up at Leverkusen, Krüger played the last three years at the cup-runner-up. To compete the squad Leverkusen decided to sign three talented backcourt players that will gain match experience at lower league teams.
 
preview made by: Christian Stein - Bayer Leverkusen Press Spokesman‏


Team roster Bayer Leverkusen 2010-2011

Goalkeepers:
Laura Glaser
Clara Woltering

Left backs:
Felicia Idelberger*
Penda Bönighausen
Laura Steinbach

Middle backs:
Anna Loerper
Leonie Huckenbeck
Stefanie Schriever*
Anne Jochin

Right back:
Denisa Glankovicova

Right Wings:
Marlene Zapf (Right Back too)
Kathrin Hambitzer

Left wings:
Anne Krüger
Elli Garcia

Line Players:
Lyn Byl
Stefanie Egger

*additional playing rights for lower league teams

Head coach: Renate Wolf
Assistant Coach: Tessa Wienstroer
Goalkeeper coach: Andreas Thiel 

Transfer Overview:

Joining:
Anne Jochin (DJK/MJC Trier)
Stefanie Egger (DJK/MJC Trier)
Anne Krüger (HSG Blomberg-Lippe)
Kathrin Hambitzer (Bayer Leverkusen II)
Leonie Huckenbeck (Bayer Leverkusen II, additional playing right HSV Solingen-Gräfrath/3rd league)
Felicia Idelberger (PSV Recklinghausen, additional playing right TuS Lintfort/2nd league)
Stefanie Schriever (FHC Frankfurt/Oder, additional playing right TuS Weibern/2nd league)

Leaving:
Anne Müller (HC Leipzig)
Heike Ahlgrimm (retired)
Sara Walzik (Thüringer HC)
Katrin Engel (Thüringer HC)
Hanna Vietz (Borussia Dortmund)
Lena Knipprath (TuS Weibern)
Claudia Schückler (FSG Sulzbach/Leidersbach)