Better late than never, the Bundesliga begins its 2026-27 season in late August as 17 teams look to challenge Bayern Munich’s route to another title.
The usual suspects line up at the door to the throne room, where Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen hope to reclaim champions status.
Schalke, Elversberg, and Paderborn are into the top flight via promotion, taking the places of St. Pauli, Heidenheim, and Wolfsburg.
The sides all have DFB-Pokal first round or Supercup matches the weekend of August 21-22, with the league season underway a week later.
Below are all the next Bundesliga fixture dates and all results as they happen around Germany.
How to watch Bundesliga live in the USA: Stream link, TV channels
The 2026-27 Bundesliga season will air select games on the USA Network, and you can stream online via USA.com, Peacock, and Telemundo Deportes.
Who are the 18 teams in the Bundesliga for the 2026-27 season?
Contending with usual powers Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen are Borussia Monchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, Augsburg, Koln, Mainz, Hamburg, Freiburg, Paderborn, Schalke, Elversberg, Hoffenheim, Union Berlin, Stuttgart, and Werder Bremen.
How many Americans are in the Bundesliga?
There are plenty of USMNT and USMNT-eligible players in the Bundesliga, led by World Cup hero Malik Tillman who is on the books at Bayer Leverkusen.
Teenage phenom Mathis Albert is with Borussia Dortmund while the last U.S. player to come through BVB — Cole Campbell — has swapped shirts and will play for newly-promoted Elversberg.
Joe Scally remains a mainstay for Borussia Monchengladbach while young star centerback Noahkai Banks of Augsburg is a name USMNT fans hope will eventually wear their shirt.
Center midfielder Lennard Maloney is with Mainz and Timothy Chandler remains an active Eintracht Frankfurt player.
Bundesliga 2026-27 schedule, next fixtures
Kick off times listed in ET
Matchweek 1
Friday 28 August
Bayern Munich v Stuttgart — 2:30pm
Saturday 29 August
RB Leipzig v Borussia Monchengladbach — 9:30am
Mainz v Paderborn — 9:30am
Koln v Hoffenheim — 9:30am
Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt — 9:30am
Elversberg v Bayer Leverkusen — 9:30am
Borussia Dortmund v Hamburg — 12:30 pm
Sunday 30 August
Freiburg v Werder Bremen — 9:30am
Augsburg v Schalke — 11:30am
Matchweek 2
Friday 4 September
Stuttgart v Koln — 2:30pm
Saturday 5 September
Borussia Monchengladbach v Elversberg — 9:30am
Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig — 9:30am
Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund — 9:30am
Paderborn v Freiburg — 9:30am
Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin — 9:30am
Schalke v Bayern Munich — 12:30 pm
Sunday 6 September
Hamburg v Mainz — 9:30am
Eintracht Frankfurt v Augsburg — 11:30am
