Bundesliga winter break schedule and January 2020 friendlies overview
The Bundesliga's annual winter break is up and running, but the players don't get too much of a breather. Find out when the 18 Bundesliga clubs return to training, and who they'll play in friendly action ahead of the season restart on 17 January 2020...
Using the current league table as a starting point, bundesliga.com tells you all you need to know about what German clubs are planning during the winter break.
6 January – resume training
11 January – 2-0 win vs. Osnabrück
4 January – resume training
5-11 January – winter training camp in Jerez, Spain
7 January – 3-1 loss to Heracles
10 January – 2-1 and 2-1 wins vs. Freiburg
17 January – league action resumes with trip to Schalke
4-10 January – winter training camp in Doha, Qatar
11 January – 5-2 loss vs. Bundesliga 2 side Nuremberg (Max-Morlock Stadion, Nuremberg)
19 January – league action resumes with away game at Hertha Berlin
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4-12 January – winter training camp, Marbella, Spain
7 January - 0-0 draw vs. Standard Liege
11 January - 4-2 win vs. Feyenoord
11 January - 2-0 loss vs. Mainz
18 January – league action resumes with visit to Augsburg
3 January – resume training
3-9 January – winter training camp in Fuente Alamo, Spain
7 January – 1-0 loss to Sint-Truidense
10 January – 4-0 win at Hamburg
17 January – league action resumes with home match against Borussia Mönchengladbach
3-11 January – winter training camp in La Manga, Spain
10 January – 4-3 loss to Utrecht
10 January – 3-2 win vs. St. Gallen
19 January – league action resumes with road game at Paderborn
3-10 January – winter training camp in Marbella, Spain
8 January - 3-2 defeat to Feyenoord
9 January - 2-1 defeat to Den Haag
18 January – league action resumes with home match against Eintracht Frankfurt
3 January – resume training
6-12 January – winter training camp in Sotogrande, Spain
10 January – 2-1 and 2-1 losses to Borussia Mönchengladbach
18 January – league action resumes with trip to take on Mainz
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4-11 January – winter training camp in Almancil, Portugal
10 January – 1-1 draw vs. FC Seoul
10 January – 2-1 loss vs. Servette
18 January – league action resumes with road game against Cologne
5-11 January – winter training camp in Malta
9 January – 4-0 win at Hibernians FC
10 January – 3-3 draw vs. Cercle Brugge
18 January – league action resumes with home game against Borussia Dortmund
4-12 January – winter training camp in Campoamor, Spain
6 January – 2-1 win vs. OH Leuven
6 January – 2-2 draw vs. Union Sint-Gilloise
11 January – 3-2 win vs. Ferencvaros
18 January – league action resumes with trip to take on RB Leipzig
29 December – resumed training
2-11 January – winter training camp in Florida
9 January – 2-1 win vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
19 January – league action resumes with home match against Bayern Munich
2-10 January – winter training camp in Florida
9 January – 2-1 loss vs. Hertha Berlin
18 January – league action resumes with away match at Hoffenheim
5-12 January – winter training camp in Estepona, Spain
7 January – 3-2 defeat to Emmen
11 January – 2-0 win vs. Borussia Dortmund
18 January – league action resumes with home game against Freiburg
4-11 January – winter training camp in Benidorm, Spain
7 January – 2-2 draw vs. Mechelen
10 January – 1-1 draw vs. Genk
18 January – league action resumes with home match against Wolfsburg
3 January – resume training
4-11 January – winter training camp in Marbella, Spain
7 January – 1-1 draw vs. Twente
10 January – 3-2 loss vs. Basel
18 January – league action resumes at home to Werder Bremen
3-11 January – winter training camp in Mallorca, Spain
6 January - 2-2 draw vs. AC Monza
12 January – 3-1 win vs. Hannover
18 January – league action resumes with away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf
2 January – resume training
4 January – 4-1 win vs. Sportfreunde Lotte
8 January – 4-3 win vs. Osnabrück
11 January – 1-0 win vs. Hannover
19 January – league action resumes with home match against Bayer Leverkusen
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