Bundesliga 2025/26 fixtures released: Key dates, opening match & full schedule

The Bundesliga 2025/26 fixture list has officially been released, outlining all the key dates, opening weekend matchups, and major clashes fans won’t want to miss. The new Bundesliga season is set to kick off on August 22, 2025.

Bundesliga 2025/26 start date

The Bundesliga 2025/26 season kicks off on August 22, 2025 at 20:30 CEST, as defending champions Bayern Munich host RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena in a blockbuster opener. All nine Matchday 1 fixtures will be played across the weekend.

Promoted sides FC Köln and Hamburger SV return to the top flight and will face challenging opening tests against Mainz and Borussia Mönchengladbach, respectively.

Bundesliga 2025/26 full fixture list

Here is the complete Bundesliga 2025/26 fixture schedule, covering all 34 matchdays from August to May.

Bundesliga Matchday 1 – opening weekend fixtures

Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig

Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Werder Bremen

Freiburg vs Augsburg

Mainz vs FC Köln

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hamburger SV

1. FC Union Berlin vs VfB Stuttgart

FC St. Pauli vs Borussia Dortmund

1. FC Heidenheim vs. VfL Wolfsburg

Key dates in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season

Opening Day: August 22, 2025 

Final Matchday (Matchday 34): May 16, 2026 

Winter break: December 22 – January 9

2. Bundesliga 2025/26 fixture release

2. Bundesliga 2025/26 start date

The 2. Bundesliga 2025/26 season begins on August 1, 2025 at 20:30 CEST with an exciting opener between Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC – two big clubs aiming for a return to the top flight.

2. Bundesliga 2025/26 full fixture list

Here is the complete 2. Bundesliga 2025/26 schedule, featuring all 34 matchdays.

2. Bundesliga Matchday 1 – opening weekend fixtures

Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC

Elversberg vs 1. FC Nürnberg

SC Paderborn vs Holstein Kiel

1. FC Magdeburg vs Eintracht Braunschweig

Karlsruher SC vs Preussen Münster

Hannover 96 vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Darmstadt vs VfL Bochum

Greuther Fürth vs Dynamo Dresden

Arminia Bielefeld vs Fortuna Düsseldorf