After Matchday 15 in the Bundesliga and Matchday 17 in Bundesliga 2 (December 20–22, 2024), both leagues will pause for the winter break. Matches will resume in the Bundesliga on January 10, 2025 and in Bundesliga 2 one week later, on January 17, 2025.
Matchday 34 – the final day of the Bundesliga season – is scheduled for Saturday, May 17, 2025. Matchday 34 of Bundesliga 2 will take place one day later, on May 18, 2025.
The German Supercup, which pits the reigning Bundesliga champions against the DFB-Pokal winners from the previous season, is scheduled for Saturday, August 17, 2024. The first round of the 2024-25 DFB-Pokal will begin on the same weekend (August 16–19, 2024). The DFB-Pokal matches featuring the two Supercup participants have been scheduled for August 27/28, 2024. The DFB-Pokal final will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.
Key dates for the 2024-25 season at a glance:
Bundesliga, Matchday 1: August 23–25, 2024
Bundesliga, Matchday 34: May 17, 2025
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 1: August 2–4, 2024
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 34: May 18, 2025
Relegation play-offs, first legs: May 22/23, 2025
Relegation play-offs, second legs: May 26/27, 2025