2025/26 Bundesliga key fixtures dates: When is Der Klassiker and the big derbies?
What’s the first game you look for once the fixture list is released? Is it Der Klassiker? A local derby? There are two big ones back on the Bundesliga calendar for 2025/26 with Hamburg’s return. Or maybe a potential title decider involving Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig.
Find out when some of the Bundesliga’s biggest games are due to be played over the next season…
Der Klassiker: Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 7: 17-19 November at the Allianz Arena Matchday 24: 27 February-1 March at the Signal Iduna Park
Watch:Der Klassiker thrills global viewers
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Watch: Klassiker thrills global viewers
Hamburg derby: Hamburg vs. St. Pauli
Matchday 2: 29-31 August at the Volksparkstadion Matchday 19: 23-25 January at the Millerntor
Watch:The best of the Hamburg derby
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Nordderby: Hamburg vs. Werder Bremen
Matchday 13: 5-7 December at the Volksparkstadion Matchday 30: 17-19 April at the Weserstadion
Watch:The top 5 Nordderby goals
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The top 5 goals between Hamburg and Bremen
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Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Matchday 4: 19-21 September at the BayArena Matchday 21: 6-8 February at Borussia-Park
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Cologne
Matchday 10: 7-9 November at Borussia-Park Matchday 27: 20-22 March at the RheinEnergieStadion
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Cologne
Matchday 14: 12-14 December at the BayArena Matchday 31: 24-26 April at the RheinEnergieStadion
Watch:Cologne return to the Bundesliga
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Watch: Cologne lift the Bundesliga 2 trophy
Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig
Matchday 1: 22 August at the Allianz Arena Matchday 18: 16-18 January at the Red Bull Arena
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 9: 31 October-2 November at the Allianz Arena Matchday 26: 13-15 March at the BayArena
Watch:All the domestic goals between Bayern and Leverkusen last season
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Watch: Every goal Bayern and Leverkusen have scored against each other this season
Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 12: 28-30 November at the BayArena Matchday 29: 10-12 April at the Signal Iduna Park
Watch:A six-goal thriller the last time Dortmund faced Leverkusen
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