2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures lists revealed
The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has released the fixtures lists for the 2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 seasons. The Bundesliga will kick off with the opening match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen. Bundesliga 2 will start with Cologne against Hamburg.
The Bundesliga starts its 62nd season with a duel between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen. The new season begins on Friday, 23 August 2024 at 8:30pm CEST at BORUSSIA-PARK.
The new Bundesliga 2 season kicks off three weeks earlier, on Friday, 2 August 2024. In the opening match, Cologne host Hamburg at the RheinEnergieSTADION at 8:30pm CEST.
Watch: Gladbach vs. Leverkusen to kick off 2024/25
The exact dates and times of fixtures for Bundesliga Matchdays 1-5 will be announced between 15–19 July. For Bundesliga 2, the precise fixture list for Matchdays 1-2 will be announced next week (8–12 July), and then for Matchdays 3–7 together with the first Bundesliga fixtures (15–19 July). Further announcements regarding the matchday schedules will be made as the season progresses, depending on the performance of the clubs in European club competitions, as well as in the DFB Cup.
The Supercup – this year between double winners Bayer Leverkusen and league runners-up VfB Stuttgart - will take place on Saturday, 17 August 2024 (8.30pm CEST) at the BayArena in Leverkusen.
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The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 match schedules, published today by DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, can be downloaded as PDFs here (in German):
An overview of some selected matches:
Bundesliga
Matchday 4 (20–22 September 2024): VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 5 (27–29 September 2024): Bayern Munich – Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 9 (01–03 November 2024): Bayer Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart
Matchday 12 (29 November–1 December 2024): Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich
Matchday 12 (29 November–1 December 2024): St. Pauli – Holstein Kiel
Matchday 21 (07–09 February 2025): Borussia Dortmund – VfB Stuttgart
Matchday 22 (14–16 February 2025): Bayer Leverkusen – Bayern Munich
Matchday 26 (14–16 March 2025): VfB Stuttgart – Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 29 (11–13 April 2025): Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 29 (11–13 April 2025): Holstein Kiel – St. Pauli
Bundesliga 2
Matchday 6 (20–22 September 2024): Fortuna Düsseldorf – Cologne
Matchday 8 (04–06 October 2024): Schalke – Hertha Berlin
Matchday 8 (04–06 October 2024): Eintracht Braunschweig – Hannover
Matchday 9 (18–20 October 2024): Greuther Fürth – Nuremberg
Matchday 13 (22–24 November 2024): Hamburg – Schalke
Matchday 23 (21–23 February 2025): Cologne – Fortuna Düsseldorf
Matchday 25 (07–09 March 2025): Hertha Berlin – Schalke
Matchday 25 (07–09 March 2025): Hannover – Eintracht Braunschweig
Matchday 26 (14–16 March 2025): Nuremberg – Greuther Fürth
Matchday 30 (19/20 April 2025): Schalke – Hamburg
Key dates for the 2024-25 season at a glance:
Bundesliga, Matchday 1: 23–25 August 2024
Bundesliga, Matchday 34: 17 May 2025
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 1: 2–4 August 2024
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 34: 18 May 2025
Relegation play-offs, first legs: 22/23 May 2025
Relegation play-offs, second legs: 26/27 May 2025
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