📅 Kick-off, winter break, relegation: DFL announces 2026/27 season dates | OneFootball

The schedule for the 2026/27 season has been finalized and has just been officially confirmed by the DFL. Due to the 2026 World Cup, the season start is delayed by one week compared to the previous year.

The 2nd Bundesliga begins on August 7, 2026, with the Bundesliga following three weeks later on August 28. The season traditionally kicks off with the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on August 22, 2026, between the champion and the DFB-Pokal winner.

Simultaneously, the DFB-Pokal begins with the first round (August 21–24). The cup matches for the Supercup participants are scheduled for September 1 and 2, with the final taking place on May 29, 2027, at the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

After the 14th matchday in the Bundesliga and the 16th matchday in the 2nd Bundesliga (December 18–20), the games will pause. The Bundesliga resumes on January 8, 2027, with the 2nd Bundesliga following a week later on January 15.

Special features of the season include holidays and midweek matches. May 1, 2027, falls on a Saturday, so no games will take place that weekend. Instead, a midweek match is scheduled for early March (March 2–4, 2027).

The regular matchdays end in the Bundesliga on May 22, 2027, and in the 2nd Bundesliga on May 23, 2027. Relegation matches are scheduled for the end of May (first legs on May 27/28, second legs on May 31/June 1).

With the schedule, the DFL, in collaboration with the DFB, sets the key dates for the upcoming season early on, providing planning certainty for clubs, players, and fans.

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