Bundesliga 2026/27 Fixtures Unveiled: Bayern Face Stuttgart in Season Opener

The German Football League (DFL) officially unveiled the complete fixture list for the 2026/27 BundesligaCompetition·Bundesliga season on July 2, 2026, setting the stage for another compelling campaign. The season is slated to commence on the weekend of August 28-30, 2026, and will culminate on May 22, 2027.

Bayern MunichTeam·Bayern Munich, the dominant force of the 2025/26 season, will kick off their quest for a record-extending 35th German title against VfB StuttgartTeam·VfB Stuttgart. This highly anticipated opening match is scheduled for August 28, 2026, at 8:30 PM CEST. The Bavarians, who secured the domestic double by also winning the DFB-Pokal, will face their perennial rivals Borussia DortmundTeam·Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 8 (October 30 – November 1) away from home, with the return fixture at the Allianz Arena on Matchday 25 (March 5-7). Their season will conclude with a home encounter against Eintracht FrankfurtTeam·Eintracht Frankfurt.

Borussia DortmundTeam·Borussia Dortmund, who finished as runner-up in the previous season, will begin their campaign at home against newly promoted Hamburger SVTeam·Hamburger SV on August 29/30. The fiercely contested Revierderby against Schalke 04Team·Schalke 04 is scheduled for Matchday 12 (December 4-6) in Gelsenkirchen, with the return leg on Matchday 29 (April 9-11) in Dortmund. Borussia DortmundTeam·Borussia Dortmund's final league match will be an away trip to SC Freiburg.

RB LeipzigTeam·RB Leipzig will host Borussia Mönchengladbach to open their 64th BundesligaCompetition·Bundesliga season. Their first away fixture will see them travel to SV Werder Bremen on the weekend of September 4-6, 2026. Leipzig will conclude the calendar year by hosting Borussia DortmundTeam·Borussia Dortmund and will finish their league schedule at home against TSG HoffenheimTeam·Hoffenheim on Matchday 34.

Eintracht FrankfurtTeam·Eintracht Frankfurt faces an away start to their season against 1. FC Union BerlinTeam·Union Berlin. Their first home game of the new year, on Matchday 15 (January 8-10, 2027), will be against FC Schalke 04Team·Schalke 04, before concluding their season at the home of the champions, FC Bayern MunichTeam·Bayern Munich.

The 2025/26 season saw Bayern MunichTeam·Bayern Munich crowned champions for the 34th time in the BundesligaCompetition·Bundesliga era, accumulating an impressive 89 points, scoring 122 goals, and conceding just 36. They also defeated VfB StuttgartTeam·VfB Stuttgart 3-0 in the DFB-Pokal final and secured the 2025 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup against the same opponent. As DFB-Pokal winners and BundesligaCompetition·Bundesliga champions, Bayern MunichTeam·Bayern Munich will once again meet Borussia DortmundTeam·Borussia Dortmund in the 2026 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on August 22, 2026.

The European qualification spots for the 2026/27 season were determined by the 2025/26 standings: Bayern MunichTeam·Bayern Munich, Borussia DortmundTeam·Borussia Dortmund, RB LeipzigTeam·RB Leipzig, and VfB StuttgartTeam·VfB Stuttgart secured UEFA Champions LeagueCompetition·Champions League berths. TSG HoffenheimTeam·Hoffenheim and Bayer LeverkusenTeam·Bayer Leverkusen qualified for the UEFA Europa LeagueCompetition·Europa League, while SC Freiburg earned a spot in the UEFA Conference LeagueCompetition·Conference League qualification rounds.

The schedule also outlines key breaks, with the first international pause occurring between Matchdays 4 and 5. The final matchday of 2026 will be from December 18-20, with the league resuming after a winter break on January 8, 2027. The release of these fixtures ignites anticipation for what promises to be another thrilling season of German top-flight football.