Winter training camp: BVB announce key decision | OneFootball

Before the Bundesliga opener in Frankfurt, BVB heads to a training camp in Marbella at the beginning of January. There, the team prepares under ideal conditions, but without any test matches, for the start of the second half of the season.

Borussia Dortmund has set the course for the short winter preparation and will return to the Spanish Mediterranean coast at the beginning of 2026. From January 2 to 8, the team will set up their training camp in the well-established quarters in Marbella, after the club had refrained from traveling abroad for the first time in years at the beginning of 2025. The Costa del Sol has long been a preferred location for BVB, as the climatic conditions there provide ideal prerequisites for intensive training sessions.

For coach Niko Kovac, who took over in February 2025, this is the first winter training camp with the Black and Yellows. It is reported that he placed great importance internally on keeping the team together over the New Year to start the crucial phase of the season under optimal conditions. Accordingly, the preparation will be focused.

As confirmed by the club, BVB will completely forego test matches in Spain. The decision-makers see this as a conscious choice in favor of precise load management, especially since the schedule is particularly tight.

BVB Returns to Marbella: Winter Training Camp Set

Directly a day after the conclusion of the training camp, on January 9, Dortmund will open the 16th Bundesliga matchday with an away game at Eintracht Frankfurt (kick-off at 8:30 PM). To save time, the team will travel directly from Marbella to Frankfurt, without returning to Dortmund first – a measure that BVB is implementing in this form for the first time.

It remains unclear whether training sessions in Marbella will be accessible to fans. The club from the Ruhr area will only provide information on this once all organizational questions have been definitively clarified.

With the return to Andalusia, BVB is continuing a long-standing tradition: the club has regularly used the perfect conditions there to lay the foundation for a strong second half of the season. After a one-year break, Borussia Dortmund is once again relying on this proven environment – hoping to be well-prepared for the crucial phase of the season.

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