Overview
- The 2025/26 season opens with the Supercup on October 4 and spans league play from October 10 through March 14, followed by playoffs until May 2.
- Three women’s teams—Skurios Volleys Borken, Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht and ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys—will make their Bundesliga debuts.
- The men’s competition will feature a record 15 clubs, including promoted sides SV Warnemünde and Barock Volleys Ludwigsburg.
- Early-season fixtures include Dresdner SC hosting SC Potsdam on October 10, Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt welcoming TSV Flacht on the 11th and Skurios Volleys Borken facing VfB Suhl on the 12th.
- Dresdner SC will compete in Champions League group-stage fixtures while defending its DVV-Pokal title in a final set for February 28, 2026.