Dates and kick-off times confirmed for opening Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches
The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has confirmed the dates and kick-off times for Matchdays 1-5 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season and Matchdays 3-7 in Bundesliga 2.
Among the matches now scheduled are:
Bundesliga
MD1: St. Pauli vs. Borussia Dortmund | Saturday, 23 August, 6:30 p.m. CEST
MD1: Mainz vs. Cologne | Sunday, 24 August, 3:30 p.m. CEST
MD2: Hamburg vs. St. Pauli | Friday, 29 August, 8:30 p.m. CEST
MD2: VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach | Saturday, 30 August, 3:30 p.m. CEST
MD3: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt | Friday, 12 September, 8:30 p.m. CEST
MD3: Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg | Saturday, 13 September, 6:30 p.m. CEST
MD4: Werder Bremen vs. Freiburg | Saturday, 20 September, 3:30 p.m. CEST
MD4: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach | Sunday, 21 September, 5:30 p.m. CEST
MD5: Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Eintracht Frankfurt | Saturday, 27 September, 6:30 p.m. CEST
MD5: Cologne vs. VfB Stuttgart | Sunday, 28 September, 5:30 p.m. CEST
Get the full fixture list here
Bundesliga 2
Matchdays 1 and 2 were previously scheduled in early July.
MD3: Schalke vs. Bochum | Saturday, 23 August, 8:30 p.m. CEST
MD3: Arminia Bielefeld vs. Dynamo Dresden | Sunday, 24 August, 1:30 p.m. CEST
MD4: Holstein Kiel vs. Hannover | Saturday, 30 August, 1:00 p.m. CEST
MD4: Kaiserslautern vs. Darmstadt | Sunday, 31 August, 1:30 p.m. CEST
MD5: Karlsruhe vs. Nuremberg | Saturday, 13 September, 1:00 p.m. CEST
MD5: Hannover vs. Hertha Berlin | Saturday, 13 September, 8:30 p.m. CEST
MD6: Nuremberg vs. Bochum | Saturday, 20 September, 8:30 p.m. CEST
MD6: Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Darmstadt | Sunday, 21 September, 1:30 p.m. CEST
MD7: Bochum vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf | Saturday, 27 September, 8:30 p.m. CEST
MD7: Nuremberg vs. Hertha Berlin | Sunday, 28 September, 1:30 p.m. CEST
Get the full fixture list here
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The next set of confirmed fixture dates and times for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 is expected in the week commencing 1 September following the draw for the group stage of the UEFA club competitions.
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