Framework calendar for the 2027-28 season: Bundesliga kicks off on August 20!

Press Release 2026-10-30 Bundesliga 11 Views The framework calendar for the 2027-28 season has been finalised. The opening match of the Bundesliga is scheduled for 20 August 2027, whilst the Bundesliga 2 kicks off three weeks earlier, on 30 July 2027.

These and other dates are set out in the schedule, which has been approved by the respective executive committees of the German Football Association (DFB) and the Bundesliga. Following Matchday 15 in the Bundesliga and Matchday 17 in the Bundesliga 2 (17-19 December 2027), both leagues will take a break.

Matches in the Bundesliga will resume on 7 January 2028, whilst the Bundesliga 2 will start a week later on 14 January 2028. Matchday 34, the final Matchday of the Bundesliga season, is scheduled for Saturday 13 May 2028.

The following Sunday, 14 May 2028, will see Matchday 34 of the Bundesliga 2 take place. The winner of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, contested between the German champions and the DFB-Pokal winners, will be decided on Saturday 14 August 2027.

The DFB-Pokal begins that same weekend with the first round (13-16 August 2027). The DFB-Pokal matches involving the two teams taking part in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup are scheduled for 24 and 25 August 2027.

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