What do the Bundesliga clubs have planned during the winter break?
After some welcome downtime, the Bundesliga's 18 clubs will resume training at the start of 2026 in preparation for the first round of top-flight fixtures of the year on 9-11 January. Some will stay at home, while others will head to warmer climes and be put through their paces in mid-season friendlies. Find out when each club gets back to it and what they have planned in preparation for the restart...
Return to training: 3 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: vs. Red Bull Salzburg (6 January, 3pm CET)
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: Marbella, Spain (2-8 January)
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 3 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: TBC
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: Lagos, Portugal (2-7 January)
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: Girona, Spain (2-7 January)
Friendly matches: vs. Heerenveen (2x 60-minute games, 6 January kick-off TBC)
Return to training: 3 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: vs. Erzgebirge Aue (5 January, 6:30 pm)
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
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Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: vs. St. Pauli (4 January, 3.30pm CET)
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: La Nucia, Spain (2-9 January)
Friendly matches: vs. FC Lugano (5 January, 3.30pm CET)
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: Belek, Türkiye (2-5 January)
Friendly matches: vs. Hannover (5 January, 11:30am CET)
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: Lisbon, Portugal (2-8 January)
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 30 December
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: vs. Werder Bremen (4 January, 3.30pm CET)
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
Return to training: 2 January
Training camp: None planned
Friendly matches: None planned
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