Match schedules for 2024-25 season revealed: Bundesliga season kicks off with game between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Bundesliga 2 starts with 1. FC Köln against Hamburger SV.
4 July 2024 – Rhine derby to kick off the season: The Bundesliga starts its 62nd season with a duel between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The new season begins on Friday, 23 August 2024 at 8:30 p.m. CEST at BORUSSIA-PARK.
The new Bundesliga 2 season kicks off three weeks earlier, on Friday, 2 August 2024. In the opening match, 1. FC Köln host Hamburger SV at the RheinEnergieSTADION at 8:30 p.m. CEST.
The exact dates and times of fixtures for Bundesliga Matchdays 1–5 will be announced between 15–19 July. For Bundesliga 2, the precise fixture list for Matchdays 1–2 will be announced next week (8–12 July), and then for Matchdays 3–7 together with the first Bundesliga fixtures (15–19 July). Further announcements regarding the matchday schedules will be made as the season progresses, depending on the performance of the clubs in European club competitions, as well as in the DFB-Pokal.
The German Supercup – this year between double winners Bayer 04 Leverkusen and league runners-up VfB Stuttgart – will take place on Saturday, 17 August 2024 (8:30 p.m. CEST) at the BayArena in Leverkusen.
An overview of some selected matches:
Bundesliga
Matchday 4 (20–22 September 2024): VfB Stuttgart – Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 5 (27–29 September 2024): FC Bayern München – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Matchday 9 (01–03 November 2024): Bayer 04 Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart
Matchday 12 (29 November–1 December 2024): Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München
Matchday 12 (29 November–1 December 2024): FC St. Pauli – Holstein Kiel
Matchday 21 (07–09 February 2025): Borussia Dortmund – VfB Stuttgart
Matchday 22 (14–16 February 2025): Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FC Bayern München
Matchday 26 (14–16 March 2025): VfB Stuttgart – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Matchday 29 (11–13 April 2025): FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 29 (11–13 April 2025): Holstein Kiel – FC St. Pauli
Bundesliga 2
Matchday 6 (20–22 September 2024): Fortuna Düsseldorf – 1. FC Köln
Matchday 8 (04–06 October 2024): FC Schalke 04 – Hertha BSC
Matchday 8 (04–06 October 2024): Eintracht Braunschweig – Hannover 96
Matchday 9 (18–20 October 2024): SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Nürnberg
Matchday 13 (22–24 November 2024): Hamburger SV – FC Schalke 04
Matchday 23 (21–23 February 2025): 1. FC Köln – Fortuna Düsseldorf
Matchday 25 (07–09 March 2025): Hertha BSC – FC Schalke 04
Matchday 25 (07–09 March 2025): Hannover 96 – Eintracht Braunschweig
Matchday 26 (14–16 March 2025): 1. FC Nürnberg – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Matchday 30 (19/20 April 2025): FC Schalke 04 – Hamburger SV
Key dates for the 2024-25 season at a glance:
Bundesliga, Matchday 1: 23–25 August 2024
Bundesliga, Matchday 34: 17 May 2025
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 1: 2–4 August 2024
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 34: 18 May 2025
Relegation play-offs, first legs: 22/23 May 2025
Relegation play-offs, second legs: 26/27 May 2025