DFL releases full Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga 2024/25 schedule
Shortly after the 2024/25 German Bundesliga opener was confirmed, the German league body responsible for administering the country's top two professional footballing flights (DFL) released the full schedule for the first and second divisions on Thursday at noon. Much like last season, the mid-point of the season will not coincide directly with the winter break. This time, two "Hin-runde" fixtures will take place after the turn of the calendar year in January.
As is traditionally the case, German football will get cranking with a "soft opener" on the weekend prior to the Bundesliga start. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play VfB Stuttgart in the DFL Super Cup on Saturday August 17th at 20:30. The rest of the team's in the top three professional footballing divisions will play their opening round DFB Pokal fixtures. The league will kick off on Friday, August 23rd and conclude on Saturday, May 17th.
The winter break shall run from December 23rd, 2024 through January 10th, 2025. Precise kickoff times for the first few match-days will be determined between July 15th and 19th. The full fixture list for the top two divisions is available online here. The 2. Bundesliga will kick off three weeks prior to the top flight with Köln hosting Hamburger SV on Friday, August 2nd at 20:30.
Bundesliga Round One Fixtures:
Friday, August 23, 8:30 p.m.
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25
Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Frankfurt
RB Leipzig - VfL Bochum
TSG Hoffenheim - Holstein Kiel
SC Freiburg - VfB Stuttgart
FC Augsburg - SV Werder Bremen
VfL Wolfsburg - FC Bayern Munich
1. FSV Mainz 05 - 1. FC Union Berlin
FC St. Pauli - 1. FC Heidenheim