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The calendar for the 2023-24 season has been set. As revealed in the schedule adopted today by the Executive Committee of the German Football Association (DFB), the opening match of the Bundesliga will take place on August 18, 2023, while Bundesliga 2 will kick off three weeks earlier, on July 28, 2023.
After Matchday 16 in the Bundesliga (December 19/20, 2023) and Matchday 17 in Bundesliga 2 (December 15-17, 2023), both leagues will pause for the winter break. The season’s only mid-week fixtures will come on Bundesliga Matchday 16. After the winter break, Bundesliga matches will resume on January 12, 2024, with Bundesliga 2 following a week later, on January 19, 2024.
Matchday 34 – the final day of the Bundesliga season – is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, 2024. Matchday 34 of Bundesliga 2 will take place one day later, on May 19, 2024.
The German Supercup, which pits the reigning Bundesliga champions against the DFB-Pokal winners from the previous season, is scheduled for Saturday, August 12, 2023. The first round of the 2023-24 DFB-Pokal will begin on the same weekend (August 11-14, 2023). The DFB-Pokal matches featuring the two Supercup participants have therefore been scheduled for September 26/27, 2023. The DFB-Pokal final will be held on May 25, 2024 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion.
Key dates for the 2023-24 season at a glance
Bundesliga, Matchday 1: August 18-20, 2023
Bundesliga, Matchday 34: May 18, 2024
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 1: July 28-30, 2023
Bundesliga 2, Matchday 34: May 19, 2024
Relegation play-offs, first legs: May 23/24, 2024
Relegation play-offs, second legs: May 27/28, 2024
