Overview

• The Deutsche Fußball Liga has announced precise kickoff times for the first five Bundesliga matchdays, beginning with Bayern München vs RB Leipzig on Friday, 22 August at 20:30 and Borussia Dortmund’s opener at FC St. Pauli on Saturday, 23 August at 18:30.
• Hamburger SV’s return to the top flight is underscored by a Friday-night city derby hosting of FC St. Pauli on 29 August at 20:30.
• Kickoff slots for matchdays three through seven in the 2. Bundesliga have been set, framing the schedule from SV Elversberg’s 2 August home opener against 1. FC Nürnberg at 13:00 through late September.
• The Deutscher Fußball-Bund has locked in kickoff times for the first two 3. Liga rounds, with 1. FC Saarbrücken opening on 2 August at 14:00 away at Energie Cottbus and hosting Viktoria Köln in Ludwigspark a week later.
• Precise dates are also in place for the Regionalliga Südwest’s opening fixtures, including 1. FC Homburg’s home match against Hessen Kassel at the Waldstation on 2 August at 14:00.