Bundesliga clubs' 2026/27 pre-season schedules: tours, friendlies and training

Things are quiet around Bundesliga training grounds right now, but teams will be back in July as they begin preparing for the 2026/27 campaign. Find out what every club has planned for their pre-season preparations this summer...

The 2026/27 Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday 28 August, when champions Bayern Munich begin the defence of their title. For most teams, their first competitive fixture will be the DFB Cup first round on 21-24 August. It's all a week later than the previous year due to this summer's FIFA World Cup, where the final is on 19 July.

As Bundesliga champions and DFB Cup winners, Bayern will look to retain the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup away at Borussia Dortmund on 22 August. Their DFB Cup fixtures will be moved to 1/2 September.

*All times in CEST unless specified. Location and kick-off times are subject to change. 

Bayern Munich

• Return to training: 20 July
• Training camps/tour: Tegernsee (27-30 July), Audi Summer Tour to Jeju, South Korea, and Hong Kong (1-8 August)
• Friendly matches: 25 July vs. Wehen Wiesbaden (3.30pm), 30 July vs. Rottach-Egern (TBC), 4 August vs. Jeju SK (TBC), 7 August vs. Aston Villa (1pm), 15 August vs. RB Leipzig (3.30pm)
• First fixture: Franz Beckenbauer Supercup vs. Borussia Dortmund (22 August, 8.30pm)

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Borussia Dortmund

• Return to training: 14 July
• Training camps/tour: Japan (26 July-2 August)
• Friendly matches: 29 July vs. Cerezo Osaka (12pm), 1 August vs. FC Tokyo (12pm), 15 August vs. Roma (5.30pm)
• First fixture: Franz Beckenbauer Supercup vs. Bayern Munich (22 August, 8.30pm)

RB Leipzig

• Return to training: 13 July
• Training camps/tour: Saalfelden, Austria (1-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 25 July vs. Ingolstadt (TBC), 1 August vs. Verl (12pm), 15 August vs. Bayern Munich (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

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VfB Stuttgart

• Return to training: TBC
• Training camps/tour: TBC
• Friendly matches: 19 July vs. Balingen (2.30pm), 29 July vs. Kickers Offenbach (TBC)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Hoffenheim

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Seefeld, Austria (2-9 August)
• Friendly matches: 22 July vs. Massenbachhausen (6pm), 1 August vs. Karlsruhe (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

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Bayer Leverkusen

• Return to training: Mid-July (TBC)
• Training camps/tour: Blankenhain (1-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Sportfreunde Baumberg (3.30pm), 28 July vs. Kickers Offenbach (3pm), 1 August vs. Carl Zeiss Jena (6pm), 8 August vs. Sevilla (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Freiburg

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Schruns, Austria (22-31 July)
• Friendly matches: 24 July vs. Derby County (4pm)
• First fixture: UEFA Conference League qualifier play-off first leg (20 August)

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Eintracht Frankfurt

• Return to training: 11 July 
• Training camps/tour: Grassau (23 July-1 August)
• Friendly matches: 15 August vs. Brentford (4pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Augsburg

• Return to training: TBC
• Training camps/tour: TBC
• Friendly matches: TBC
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Mainz

• Return to training: TBC
• Training camps/tour: TBC
• Friendly matches: TBC
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

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Union Berlin

• Return to training: 1 July
• Training camps/tour: Aigen im Ennstal/Steiermark, Austria (2-10 August)
• Friendly matches: 4 July vs. Optik Rathenow (3.30pm), 5 July vs. Grün-Weiß Lübben (3.30pm), 9 July vs. Chemnitz (6.30pm), 12 July vs. Carl Zeiss Jena (3.30pm), 17 July vs. Winterthur (7pm), 18 July vs. Aarau (4pm), 1 August vs. Dynamo Dresden (2pm), 2 August vs. Cagliari (2pm), 15 August vs. TBC
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Tegernsee (2-9 August)
• Friendly matches: 16 August vs. Aston Villa (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Hamburg

• Return to training: TBC
• Training camps/tour: TBC
• Friendly matches: TBC
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

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Cologne

• Return to training: TBC
• Training camps/tour: TBC
• Friendly matches: TBC
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Werder Bremen

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Zillertal, Austria (20-26 July), Harsewinkel (10-14 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Verden (3pm), 1 August vs. Energie Cottbus (3pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

Schalke

• Return to training: 5 July
• Training camps/tour: Stubaital, Austria (19-26 July)
• Friendly matches: 11 July vs. Gütersloh (2pm), 19 July vs. Erzgebirge Aue (2pm), 1 August vs. Hessen Kassel (2pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

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Elversberg

• Return to training: TBC
• Training camps/tour: TBC
• Friendly matches: TBC
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)

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Paderborn

• Return to training: 4 July
• Training camps/tour: Bad Häring, Austria (12-18 July)
• Friendly matches: 5 July vs. Blau-Weiß Ostenland (TBC)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round (21-24 August)