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

Life is returning to Bundesliga training grounds as teams start to get back to business 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 at home to VfB Stuttgart. 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 the FIFA World Cup 2026, which concludes on 19 July.

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

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

Get the latest updates as teams return for training below:

Bayern report for duty

The champions are the last team to return for training, with Sven Ulreich, Tom Bischof, João Palhinha, Bryan Zaragoza, Sacha Boey and Arijon Ibrahimović reporting for duty on Monday. Vincent Kompany will have to wait for the squad to fill out, with the likes of Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich and Luis Díaz expected back next week. Harry Kane, Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise will only return after the team's tour to Asia in August.

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Sebastian Hoeneß's post-match assessment

“The conditions were brilliant, we experienced a great crowd in Balingen. Of course, we know we have to put the 7-0 win in context. The boys showed good enthusiasm, didn’t concede at all and were consistent in a lot of their play. I’m pleased with the opening performance.”

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Prömel debuts in 7-0 rout

Summer signing Grischa Prömel (r.) gave Stuttgart fans a preview of what they can expect since moving from Hoffenheim, as he made his first start for the Swabians in a demolition of fifth-tier side TSG Balingen in their first pre-season friendly. Jovan Milošević and Lazar Jovanović each netted braces, with Chris Führich, Tiago Tomás and Jarzinho Malanga completing the rout.

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New bosses hit the ground running

In addition to the winning starts on Saturday for Bayer Leverkusen's Carles Martinez and Eintracht Frankfurt's Adi Hütter, RB Leipzig's Martin Demichelis (pictured) had a first success in the new dugout as his side beat VSG Altglienicke 2-1.

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Happy new faces aplenty

Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt were among the Bundesliga sides in friendly action on Saturday. The three all picked up wins and had debutants find the net. Afonso Moreira hit a brace in Leverkusen's 7-0 win over Sportfreunde Baumberg, both Justin Lerma and Takato Yamamoto were on target in Dortmund's 3-1 win over Rot-Weiss Oberhausen, while Malik Pimpong scored twice in Frankfurt's 7-1 win against Gießen.

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Woltemade visits Werder

Former Bremen man Nick Woltemade stopped by his old club to train with them during the off-season. The Germany international made 51 appearances for the Green-Whites before departing for Stuttgart in 2024, and is looking to stay sharp before returning to current club Newcastle.

Gladbach expect huge crowd for Aston Villa test

The Foals have already sold more than 30, 000 tickets in anticipation of their pre-season friendly against Europa League winners Aston Villa on Saturday 15 August.

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Bayern to visit South Korea and Hong Kong

Bayern Munich will embark on their tenth annual Audi Summer Tour from August 1st to 8th. This summer, the record champions will visit the South Korean island of Jeju and Hong Kong. Two Audi Football Summits are scheduled as part of the trip: In South Korea, head coach Vincent Kompany's team will play against Jeju SK FC on August 4th, and on August 7th at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong against Aston Villa.

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BVB to get the ball rolling against Oberhausen

Dortmund will play their first pre-season friendly against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen this afternoon. The fourth tier side narrowly missed out on promotion last season, finishing second to Fortuna Köln in the Regionalliga West, and will offer the first test for Niko Kovač's men this summer.

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All go at Hamburg

Having already held a training camp in Denmark and set for a second in Austria from this Sunday, Hamburg have announced a third training camp of their pre-season at the adidas Home Ground facility from 3 to 7 August. Merlin Polzin's men will also travel to Toulouse for a friendly match on 15 August.

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Stuttgart start up again

VfB Stuttgart held their first pre-season training session on Thursday, with around 1,000 fans watching a public session in which the players wore the club's new 2026/27 home jersey. Their World Cup participants were not present as they have been granted some time off.

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Kovač raring to go

After Borussia Dortmund began pre-season training, coach Niko Kovač told the club website: "If you break it down by the three competitions we had, you can be satisfied with the Bundesliga season. In the two cup competitions—the Champions League and the DFB Cup—we have room for improvement. We certainly want to perform better there than we did last year. Every single player can improve—technically, tactically, and physically."

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Davies back in Munich

The Bayern defender is already back in Bavaria following Canada's elimination in the round of 16 and did some laps around the training ground at Säbener Straße alongside Lennart Karl and Serge Gnabry as he prepares to begin a full pre-season, having missed 2025's preparations while recovering from injury.

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Saibari visits Säbener Straße

Bayern's new Moroccan attacker Ismael Saibari got his first look at his new club's training facilities since joining, although he's still yet to see the Allianz Arena. "I'm really excited about the Allianz Arena. I've never played there before. The first time will definitely be special," he explained.

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Gnabry & Karl train

Bayern's squad - minus those on post-World Cup holidays - aren't due back in Munich until next week, but Serge Gnabry and Lennart Karl were both out training at Säbener Straße on Tuesday as they continue their rehab from injuries that ruled them out of the summer's tournament.

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Martínez leads Leverkusen return

Bayer Leverkusen began pre-season training on Tuesday with Carles Martínez putting his new side through their paces for the first time. The new coach said: "It was great to finally be on the pitch with the players and to interact with the fans after training."

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Big crowd in Frankfurt

Around 2,000 fans gathered at the training ground around Deutsche Bank Park as Eintracht held their first training session of pre-season on Monday. "The atmosphere was amazing. If we'd allowed in 5,000 people, then 5,000 people would've come," said head coach Adi Hütter on his return to the Frankfurt helm.

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Demichelis gets down to work

One of four new coaches across the Bundesliga going into the new season, Martín Demichelis led his first training session with RB Leipzig on Monday as they gear up for a return to the UEFA Champions League in 2026/27.

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Back to business

The World Cup may still be going on with the semi-finals coming up, but all Bundesliga teams except champions Bayern Munich (20 July) have returned from their holidays to begin pre-season training. We'll bring you the latest updates from around Germany as squads start preparing for the campaign ahead.

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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 (6pm), 4 August vs. Jeju SK (1pm), 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: 18 July vs. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (3-1 win), 25 July vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 29 July vs. Cerezo Osaka (12pm), 1 August vs. FC Tokyo (12pm), 9 August vs. Arsenal (3pm), 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: 18 July vs. Altglienicke (2-1 win), 25 July vs. Ingolstadt (2pm), 1 August vs. Verl (12pm), 8 August vs. Leeds (3pm), 15 August vs. Bayern Munich (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Eintracht Trier (22 August, 6pm)

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VfB Stuttgart

• Return to training: 16 July
• Training camps/tour: Grassau am Chiemsee (3-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 19 July vs. Balingen (7-0 win), 25 July vs. Hollenbach (3pm), 29 July vs. Kickers Offenbach (6.30pm), 1 August vs. Paris FC (3pm), 8 August vs. Everton (5pm), 15 August vs. Fulham (5pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Hansa Rostock (21 August, 8.45pm)

Hoffenheim

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Seefeld, Austria (2-9 August)
• Friendly matches: 9 July vs. Sand (8-0 win), 18 July vs. Heilbronn-Freiberg (3-0 win), 22 July vs. Massenbachhausen (6pm), 25 July vs. Greuther Fürth (3.30pm), 29 July vs. Holstein Kiel (6pm), 1 August vs. Karlsruhe (3.30pm), 15 August vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4pm), 16 August vs. Tottenham Hotspur (behind closed doors)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Erzgebirge Aue (22 August, 3.30pm)

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Bayer Leverkusen

• Return to training: 14 July
• Training camps/tour: Blankenhain (1-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Sportfreunde Baumberg (7-0 win), 25 July vs. Kickers Offenbach (3pm), 8 August vs. Sevilla (3.30pm), 12 August vs. Nottingham Forest (8.45pm), 15 August vs. Newcastle United (4pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Wehen Wiesbaden (22 August, 1pm)

Freiburg

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Schruns, Austria (22-31 July)
• Friendly matches: 24 July vs. Derby County (4pm), 31 July vs. Greuther Fürth (2pm), 8 August vs. Racing Strasbourg (12.30pm & 3.30pm), 15 August vs. Crystal Palace (2pm)
• First fixture: UEFA Conference League qualifier play-off first leg (20 August)

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Eintracht Frankfurt

• Return to training: 13 July 
• Training camps/tour: Grassau am Chiemsee (23 July-1 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Gießen (7-1 win), 1 August vs. Waldhof Mannheim (5pm), 15 August vs. Brentford (4pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. St. Tönis (21 August, 6pm)

Augsburg

• Return to training: 13 July
• Training camps/tour: Achensee, Austria (1-8 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Schwaben XI (5-0 win), 25 July vs. Saarbrücken (2pm), 30 July vs. Bournemouth (4pm), 5 August vs. Schwaz (7pm), 8 August vs. Sassuolo (3.30pm), 15 August vs. Leeds United (3pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Energie Cottbus (22 August, 1pm)

Mainz

• Return to training: 1 July
• Training camps/tour: Hopfgarten-Markt, Austria (27 July-5 August)
• Friendly matches: 4 July vs. TSG Pfeddersheim (11-0 win), 11 July vs. Sportfreunden Eisbachtal (10-0 win), 17 July vs. Kaiserslautern (4-1 win), 25 July vs. Holstein Kiel (3pm), 15 August vs. Bournemouth (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Krieschow (23 August, 3.30pm)

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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 (12-2 win), 5 July vs. Grün-Weiß Lübben (16-0 win), 9 July vs. Chemnitz (1-1 draw), 12 July vs. Carl Zeiss Jena (2-0 loss), 17 July vs. Winterthur (1-1 draw), 18 July vs. Aarau (2-1 defeat), 1 August vs. Dynamo Dresden (2pm), 2 August vs. Cagliari (2pm), 15 August vs. Ipswich Town (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Eintracht Braunschweig (23 August, 3.30pm)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Tegernsee (2-9 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Wuppertal (6-0 win), 25 July vs. Rot-Weiss Essen (2pm), 1 August vs. Hansa Rostock (2pm), 15 August vs. Aston Villa (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Schott Mainz (23 August, 3.30pm)

Hamburg

• Return to training: 8 July
• Training camps/tour: Helsingör, Denmark (8-11 July), Oberlängenfeld, Austria (19-25 July), Herzogenaurach (3-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Rapid Vienna (3-2 defeat), 25 July vs. Heidenheim (1.30pm), 1 August vs. Everton (5pm), 15 August vs. Toulouse (9pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Verl (24 August, 6pm)

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Cologne

• Return to training: 13 July
• Training camps/tour: Kitzbühel, Austria (24-31 July)
• Friendly matches: 23 July vs. Bergisch Gladbach (6pm), 8 August vs. Real Sociedad (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Würzburger Kickers (24 August, 6pm)

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 (6-2 win), 22 July vs. Fagiano Okayama (5.30pm), 25 July vs. Bochum (1pm), 1 August vs. Energie Cottbus (3pm), 15 August vs. Auxerre (2.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Lüneburger Hansa (22 August, 3.30pm)

Schalke

• Return to training: 5 July
• Training camps/tour: Stubaital, Austria (20-26 July)
• Friendly matches: 11 July vs. Gütersloh (2-1 loss), 19 July vs. Erzgebirge Aue (4-2 win), 22 July vs. Metalist Kharkiv (4pm), 25 July vs. Fagiano Okayama (4pm), 1 August vs. Hessen Kassel (2pm), 8 August vs. Atalanta (5pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Hallescher FC (24 August, 8.45pm)

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Elversberg

• Return to training: 29 June
• Training camps/tour: Barneveld, Netherlands (20-26 July)
• Friendly matches: 4 July vs. Gießen (5-0 win), 11 July vs. Thun (1-1 draw), 17 July vs. Viktoria Cologne (2-1 loss), 25 July vs. Nijmegen (2pm), 4 August vs. Racing Strasbourg (6pm), 15 August vs. Lorient (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Duisburg (22 August, 3.30pm)

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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 (18-0 win), 11 July vs. Hannover (3-2 win), 17 July vs. Fagiano Okayama (3-1 win), 25 July vs. Magdeburg (2pm), 1 August vs. Osnabrück (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Phönix Lübeck (23 August, 6pm)