The draw for the pre-quarterfinals of the DFB German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2023/24 was held tonight with the draw carried out by Paralympic cyclist Denise Schindler, while DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth acted as the observer at the Deutschen Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. The highlight match of the draw sees VfB Stuttgart …
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The calendar for the 2024-25 season has been set. As revealed in the schedule adopted by the Executive Committees of the German Football Association (DFB) and DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, the opening match of the Bundesliga will take place on August 23, 2024, while Bundesliga 2 will kick off three …
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Following the draw for the second round of the DFB-Pokal, DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga has now released the set of exact fixtures until early December, covering Matchdays 9 to 13 of the Bundesliga and Matchdays 11 to 15 of Bundesliga 2. The matches confirmed include Der Klassiker between Borussia Dortmund …
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The draw for the second round of the DFB German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2023/24 was held tonight with the draw carried out by former Germany international Shkodran Mustafi, while DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth acted as the observer at the Deutschen Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. There were several exciting ties drawn in …
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The new DFL CEOs, Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel, are making initial organisational adjustments and personnel changes within DFL to strengthen key topics. Effective September 1, 2023, Marcus Beisiegel will start as the new Senior Vice President Audiovisual Rights and Media Product, in which role he will be …
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Unrivalled crowds and passionate fanbases: the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 remain immensely popular among spectators. During the 2022-23 season, the number of tickets sold by the 36 professional clubs totalled 19,755,465, the highest figure ever. It broke the previous record from the 2016-17 season (19,049,362) by nearly 4 per cent. …
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Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel have begun as joint-CEOs of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH, with effect from July 1, 2023. This was unanimously decided by the Supervisory Board of DFL GmbH chaired by Hans-Joachim Watzke at a meeting on 7 June 7. Lenz and Merkel have both …
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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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