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27.06.2025Bundesliga

Bundesliga fixtures 2025/26: Werkself host Hoffenheim in opener

The German Football League (DFL) has published the fixture list for the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign. Bayer 04 start the new season with a home game against TSG Hoffenheim. The first away game for the Werkself is at Werder Bremen. The final Bundesliga fixture is on 16 May 2026 against newly promoted Hamburg SV with a 15:30 CEST kick-off at the BayArena.
Bundesliga-Spielplan

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.

Derby middle of december - last game of the year away

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.

fixture details confirmed in july

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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