The first international break in the new season is immediately after the away game in Bremen on matchday two. That will be followed by two home games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The first clash with Bayern Munich is on matchday nine at the Allianz Arena at the end of October/start of November. The first game against Borussia Dortmund is at the BayArena on matchday 12 at the end of November.
Fans can look forward to the first derby against newly promoted FC Köln at the BayArena on matchday 14 in the middle of December. The last Bundesliga fixture in 2025 is a week later away at RB Leipzig on matchday 15.
The New Year starts on matchday 16 with a game at the BayArena against DFB Pokal winners VfB Stuttgart, the last Hinrunde match away to newly promoted Hamburg SV is in the week in the middle of January. The Rückrunde starts on the following weekend.
The exact timings for matchdays 1 to 5 will be published in calendar week 28 (7-13 July).
Overview of fixture list:
Matchday 1
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim
23-24.08. (Rückrunde: 16-18.01.26)
Matchday 2
Werder Bremen vs Bayer 04
29-31.08. (Rückrunde: 23-25.01.26)
Matchday 3
Bayer 04 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
12-14.09. (Rückrunde: 30.01.-01.02.26)
Matchday 4
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
19-21.09. (Rückrunde: 06-08.02.26)
Matchday 5
FC St. Pauli vs Bayer 04
26-28.09. (Rückrunde: 13-15.02.26)
Matchday 6
Bayer 04 vs Union Berlin
03.-05.10. (Rückrunde: 20.-22.02.26)
Matchday 7
Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04
17-19.10. (Rückrunde: 27.02.-01.03.26)
Matchday 8
Bayer 04 vs SC Freiburg
24-26.10. (Rückrunde: 06-08.03.26)
Matchday 9
Bayern Munich vs Bayer 04
31.10.-02.11. (Rückrunde: 13-15.03.26)
Matchday 10
Bayer 04 vs FC Heidenheim
07-09.11. (Rückrunde: 20-22.03.26)
Matchday 11
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayer 04
21-23.11. (Rückrunde: 04-05.04.26)
Matchday 12
Bayer 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
28-30.11. (Rückrunde: 10-12.04.26)
Matchday 13
FC Augsburg vs Bayer 04
05-07.12. (Rückrunde: 17-19.04.26)
Matchday 14
Bayer 04 vs FC Köln
12-14.12. (Rückrunde: 24-26.04.26)
Matchday 15
RB Leipzig vs Bayer 04
19-21.12. (Rückrunde: 02-03.05.26)
Matchday 16
Bayer 04 vs VfB Stuttgart
09-11.01.26 (Rückrunde: 08-10.05.26)
Matchday 17
Hamburg SV vs Bayer 04
13-15.01.26 (Rückrunde: 16.05.26, 15.30 CEST)
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