North takes on south in the curtain-raiser: the 61st season of the Bundesliga will begin on Friday, August 18, 2023 at 8:30pm CEST, with SV Werder Bremen against FC Bayern München at the wohninvest Weserstadion in Bremen. This will be the 113th Bundesliga fixture between the two teams – no …
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The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has again honoured six clubs for outstanding pitch quality this year. The “Pitch of the Year” awards for the 2022-23 season go to Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen for its playing surface at the ‘BayArena’ and to FC St. Pauli from Bundesliga 2 for the …
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From the start of the 2023-24 season, DAZN will be the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2’s official broadcasting partner in Canada after Bundesliga International agreed a three-year deal with the global sports streaming service. The deal, which includes the top two divisions of German football, as well as the German Supercup …
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The draw for the first round of the DFB German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2023/24 was held this afternoon with the draw carried out by pole vaulter Sarah Vogel and DFB president Bernd Neuendorf overlooking the draw. Newly-promoted third-tier side SC Preußen Münster can look forward to a meeting with record …
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All 36 applicants that qualify on the basis of sporting performance will receive a licence for the upcoming 2023-24 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 season. The DFL licensing committee reached this decision today. With a view to ensuring honest and fair competition, it is examining financial, sporting, legal, personnel and administrative …
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Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel will be appointed as joint-CEOs of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH from July 1, 2023. This was unanimously decided by the Supervisory Board of DFL GmbH chaired by Hans-Joachim Watzke at a meeting on Wednesday. Lenz and Merkel have both been with the …
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DERBYSTAR today unveiled the official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the 2023-24 season. The company, which is based in Goch in the Lower Rhine region, dedicated the new model of the “Bundesliga Brillant APS” ball to the Bundesliga’s 60th anniversary. The design of the new official …
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At a joint meeting held today, the Executive Committee of DFL e.V. and the Supervisory Board of DFL GmbH unanimously agreed that the process regarding a strategic partnership at league level be continued and that the key points of a partnership be submitted to the 36 professional clubs for a …
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Today, the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga made its first licensing decisions for the forthcoming 2023-24 season of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2. In this first phase, none of the 47 applicants were denied a licence. However, subject to sporting qualification, some clubs will have to meet certain conditions by the …
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Today, DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga released the exact schedule for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 from Matchday 31 to the end of the current 2022-23 season. This involved the schedule for Matchdays 31, 32 and 33. For the season finale on Matchday 34, all matches in the Bundesliga will take …
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