Bundesliga clubs' 2026/27 pre-season schedules: tours, friendlies and training

Things are quiet around Bundesliga training grounds right now, but teams will be back in July as they begin preparing for the 2026/27 campaign. Find out what every club has planned for their pre-season preparations this summer...

The 2026/27 Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday 28 August, when champions Bayern Munich begin the defence of their title. For most teams, their first competitive fixture will be the DFB Cup first round on 21-24 August. It's all a week later than the previous year due to the FIFA World Cup 2026, which concludes on 19 July.

As Bundesliga champions and DFB Cup winners, Bayern will look to retain the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup away at Borussia Dortmund on 22 August. Their DFB Cup fixtures will be moved to 1/2 September.

*All times in CEST unless specified. Location and kick-off times are subject to change.

Bayern Munich

• Return to training: 20 July
• Training camps/tour: Tegernsee (27-30 July), Audi Summer Tour to Jeju, South Korea, and Hong Kong (1-8 August)
• Friendly matches: 25 July vs. Wehen Wiesbaden (3.30pm), 30 July vs. Rottach-Egern (TBC), 4 August vs. Jeju SK (1pm), 7 August vs. Aston Villa (1pm), 15 August vs. RB Leipzig (3.30pm)
• First fixture: Franz Beckenbauer Supercup vs. Borussia Dortmund (22 August, 8.30pm)

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Borussia Dortmund

• Return to training: 14 July
• Training camps/tour: Japan (26 July-2 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (5pm), 29 July vs. Cerezo Osaka (12pm), 1 August vs. FC Tokyo (12pm), 9 August vs. Arsenal (3pm), 15 August vs. Roma (5.30pm)
• First fixture: Franz Beckenbauer Supercup vs. Bayern Munich (22 August, 8.30pm)

RB Leipzig

• Return to training: 13 July
• Training camps/tour: Saalfelden, Austria (1-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Altglienicke (2pm), 25 July vs. Ingolstadt (2pm), 1 August vs. Verl (12pm), 8 August vs. Leeds (3pm), 15 August vs. Bayern Munich (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Eintracht Trier (22 August, 6pm)

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VfB Stuttgart

• Return to training: 16 July
• Training camps/tour: Grassau am Chiemsee (3-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 19 July vs. Balingen (2.30pm), 25 July vs. Hollenbach (3pm), 29 July vs. Kickers Offenbach (7pm), 1 August vs. Paris FC (3pm), 8 August vs. Everton (5pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Hansa Rostock (21 August, 8.45pm)

Hoffenheim

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Seefeld, Austria (2-9 August)
• Friendly matches: 9 July vs. Sand (8-0 win), 18 July vs. Heilbronn-Freiberg (3.30pm), 22 July vs. Massenbachhausen (6pm), 25 July vs. Greuther Fürth (3.30pm), 29 July vs. Holstein Kiel (6pm), 1 August vs. Karlsruhe (3.30pm), 15 August vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4pm), 16 August vs. Tottenham Hotspur (behind closed doors)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Erzgebirge Aue (22 August, 3.30pm)

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Bayer Leverkusen

• Return to training: 14 July
• Training camps/tour: Blankenhain (1-7 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Sportfreunde Baumberg (3.30pm), 25 July vs. Kickers Offenbach (3pm), 1 August vs. Carl Zeiss Jena (6pm), 8 August vs. Sevilla (3.30pm), 12 August vs. Nottingham Forest (8.45pm), 15 August vs. Newcastle United (4pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Wehen Wiesbaden (22 August, 1pm)

Freiburg

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Schruns, Austria (22-31 July)
• Friendly matches: 24 July vs. Derby County (4pm), 31 July vs. Greuther Fürth (2pm), 8 August vs. Racing Strasbourg (12.30pm & 3.30pm), 15 August vs. Crystal Palace (2pm)
• First fixture: UEFA Conference League qualifier play-off first leg (20 August)

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Eintracht Frankfurt

• Return to training: 13 July 
• Training camps/tour: Grassau am Chiemsee (23 July-1 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Gießen (5pm), 1 August vs. Waldhof Mannheim (5pm), 15 August vs. Brentford (4pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. St. Tönis (21 August, 6pm)

Augsburg

• Return to training: 13 July
• Training camps/tour: Achensee, Austria (1-8 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Schwaben-Auswahl (2pm), 25 July vs. Saarbrücken (2pm), 30 July vs. Bournemouth (4pm), 5 August vs. Schwaz (7pm), 8 August vs. Sassuolo (3.30pm), 15 August vs. Leeds United (3pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Energie Cottbus (22 August, 1pm)

Mainz

• Return to training: 1 July
• Training camps/tour: Hopfgarten-Markt, Austria (27 July-5 August)
• Friendly matches: 4 July vs. TSG Pfeddersheim (11-0 win), 11 July vs. Sportfreunden Eisbachtal (10-0 win), 17 July vs. Kaiserslautern (3.30pm), 25 July vs. Holstein Kiel (3pm), 15 August vs. Bournemouth (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Krieschow (23 August, 3.30pm)

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Union Berlin

• Return to training: 1 July
• Training camps/tour: Aigen im Ennstal/Steiermark, Austria (2-10 August)
• Friendly matches: 4 July vs. Optik Rathenow (12-2 win), 5 July vs. Grün-Weiß Lübben (16-0 win), 9 July vs. Chemnitz (1-1 draw), 12 July vs. Carl Zeiss Jena (3.30pm), 17 July vs. Winterthur (7pm), 18 July vs. Aarau (4pm), 1 August vs. Dynamo Dresden (2pm), 2 August vs. Cagliari (2pm), 15 August vs. Ipswich Town (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Eintracht Braunschweig (23 August, 3.30pm)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Tegernsee (2-9 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Wuppertal (2pm), 25 July vs. Rot-Weiss Essen (2pm), 1 August vs. Hansa Rostock (2pm), 15 August vs. Aston Villa (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Schott Mainz (23 August, 3.30pm)

Hamburg

• Return to training: 8 July
• Training camps/tour: Helsingör, Denmark (8-11 July), Oberlängenfeld, Austria (19-25 July)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Rapid Vienna (7pm), 1 August vs. Everton (5pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Verl (24 August, 6pm)

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Cologne

• Return to training: 13 July
• Training camps/tour: Kitzbühel, Austria (24-31 July)
• Friendly matches: 23 July vs. Bergisch Gladbach (6pm), 8 August vs. Real Sociedad (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Würzburger Kickers (24 August, 6pm)

Werder Bremen

• Return to training: 12 July
• Training camps/tour: Zillertal, Austria (20-26 July), Harsewinkel (10-14 August)
• Friendly matches: 18 July vs. Verden (3pm), 22 July vs. Fagiano Okayama (5.30pm), 25 July vs. Bochum (1pm), 1 August vs. Energie Cottbus (3pm), 15 August vs. Auxerre (TBC)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Lüneburger Hansa (22 August, 3.30pm)

Schalke

• Return to training: 5 July
• Training camps/tour: Stubaital, Austria (20-26 July)
• Friendly matches: 11 July vs. Gütersloh (2-1 loss), 19 July vs. Erzgebirge Aue (2pm), 1 August vs. Hessen Kassel (2pm), 8 August vs. Atalanta (5pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Hallescher FC (24 August, 8.45pm)

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Elversberg

• Return to training: 29 June
• Training camps/tour: Barneveld, Netherlands (20-26 July)
• Friendly matches: 4 July vs. Gießen (5-0 win), 11 July vs. Thun (1-1 draw), 17 July vs. Viktoria Cologne (6pm), 25 July vs. Nijmegen (2pm), 4 August vs. Racing Strasbourg (6pm), 15 August vs. Lorient (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Duisburg (22 August, 3.30pm)

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Paderborn

• Return to training: 4 July
• Training camps/tour: Bad Häring, Austria (12-18 July)
• Friendly matches: 5 July vs. Blau-Weiß Ostenland (18-0 win), 11 July vs. Hannover (3-2 win), 17 July vs. Fagiano Okayama (6pm), 25 July vs. Magdeburg (2pm), 1 August vs. Osnabrück (3.30pm)
• First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Phönix Lübeck (23 August, 6pm)