The Bundesliga begins a new season in the second third of August. An overview of all the important information.
Bayer Leverkusen are likely to open the new Bundesliga season as reigning German champions. IMAGO/Laci Perenyi
When does the 2024/25 Bundesliga start?
The wait for the Bundesliga will come to an end on August 23, 2024. The first game of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season will be played on this Friday. In recent years, the reigning German champions have always had the honor of playing the opening game. It is not yet known who Leverkusen will face.
The first DFL event will take place on the Saturday before (17 August, 8.30 p.m.). Bayer Leverkusen, as champions and DFB Cup winners, will host runners-up VfB Stuttgart in the BayArena for the DFL Supercup. All other Bundesliga teams will also be in action this weekend, as they will be playing in the first round of the DFB Cup.
Bundesliga: The schedule for the 2024/25 season
The official schedule for the new Bundesliga season has not yet been published. However, this will happen on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
So far, the DFL has only announced the framework dates. After the start of the season on August 23, the DFL will call for a winter break after the 15th matchday from December 23, which will end on January 10, 2025 with the 16th matchday. Accordingly, the last two matchdays of the first half of the season will not take place until the new year.
The season finale on matchday 34 will take place on May 17, 2025. On the final matchday, all nine games will traditionally be played simultaneously.
The key data of the new schedule:
1st matchday: 23. – 25. August 2024
Winter break: 23 December 2024 – 9 January 2025
Second half start: 17 January – 19 January 2025
Matchday 34: 17. May 2024
When are the relegation games?
While two clubs will have to say goodbye to the Bundesliga by 5:25 p.m. on May 17, 2025 at the latest, the 16th-placed team can hope to stay in the league through the relegation play-offs, which will take place on May 22 and 26.
Who will broadcast the Bundesliga 2024/25?
There are no changes to the broadcasting rights compared to the previous season. Streaming providers DAZN shows all Friday and Sunday games live and exclusively, while pay-TV channels Sky broadcasts all Saturday games and all matches during the week.
The only exception is the free-TV provider Sat.1which has secured rights to individual games from the Bundesliga and 2. Liga. This includes the opening game of the Bundesliga on August 17th.
2024-07-02 14:30:47
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