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