Bundesliga fixture list for 2019/20 to be announced on 28 June
The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga will publish the fixtures for the coming 2019/20 season of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 on Friday 28 June 2019. The new season of the Bundesliga is set to commence on 16 August, with Bundesliga 2 beginning three weeks earlier on 26 July.
The announcement of the fixtures marks the conclusion of a complex planning process, which begins in the spring when the DFL board look ahead to the following season.
In the initial phase, all relevant data for the fixtures is gathered. Sources include the FIFA and UEFA international master calendars, as well as data from local authorities, public safety bodies (police and ZIS, the central information office for sporting events), clubs and stadium operators.
The next step – the creation of the fixtures themselves – is undertaken based on the data gathered after the end of the previous season, using software that was specially developed for the DFL in 2006. It is designed to solve complex challenges depending on a multitude of factors, which means that hundreds of possible options are checked and discarded until a solution is found and the definitive fixture list is created.
In keeping with tradition, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich will host the 2019/20 curtain-raiser on home soil at the Allianz Arena on Friday 16 August, against an as-yet unconfirmed opponent.
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