The 2022/23 European club season is just around the corner as the summer passes quickly and the transfer window is getting longer.
Germany's top league will start playing in early August, with a slight uptick ahead of Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Bayern Munich is ten-time defending champions, having won consecutive Bundesliga titles since the 2012/13 season. Dortmund won the title two years ago, but Bayern have dominated since then. Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski has been the league's top scorer for five consecutive years, although his time at Bayern may be up.
Football Today Live gives you all the information about the start of the Bundesliga.
The German Bundesliga 2022/23 season will begin on Friday, 5 August 2022. The season-opening match includes defending winner Bayern Munich and UEFA Europa League champion Eintracht Frankfurt.
The remainder of the league's first round will be played between Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, August 7, with the other 16 Bundesliga teams in action. The Berlin derby between Union Berlin and Hertha Berlin earlier this season was part of the series.
The long-awaited Der Klassiker clash between Dortmund and Bayern is scheduled for the weekends of October 8 (Dortmund) and April 1 (Munich). The 2022/23 season Bundesliga concludes on 28 May 2023, with all 18 teams playing simultaneously.
In 2022 the FIFA World Cup will be held in November and December in Qatar, due to the world’s biggest sporting event many leagues will be forced to pause.
The event was moved from summer to winter due to the summer heat in Qatar, which will host the first World Cup in the Middle East.
The Bundesliga made an announcement that the league would be paused in mid-November with the final matches scheduled for the weekend of November 11-13 and on 14 November 2022; the club will release the players for international competition. The Bundesliga recommences on 20 Jan 2023, one month after the FIFA WC final, which is scheduled to be held on 18 December.
Date | UK Time | Match |
FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST | 19:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich Live Stream |
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST | 14:30 | FC Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin Live Stream |
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach vs 1899 Hoffenheim Live Stream |
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST | 14:30 | FC Augsburg vs SC Freiburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST | 14:30 | VfL Bochum 1848 vs Mainz 05 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST | 14:30 | VfL Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen Live Stream |
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST | 17:30 | Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen Live Stream |
SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST | 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig Live Stream |
SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST | 16:30 | 1. FC Köln vs FC Schalke 04 Live Stream |
FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST | 19:30 | SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund Live Stream |
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Augsburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Hertha Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Live Stream |
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST | 14:30 | RB Leipzig vs 1. FC Köln Live Stream |
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Werder Bremen vs VfB Stuttgart Live Stream |
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST | 14:30 | 1899 Hoffenheim vs VfL Bochum 1848 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST | 17:30 | FC Schalke 04 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Live Stream |
SUNDAY 14TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Mainz 05 vs 1. FC Union Berlin Live Stream |
SUNDAY 14TH AUGUST | 16:30 | Bayern Munich vs VfL Wolfsburg Live Stream |
FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST | 19:30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Hertha Berlin Live Stream |
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1899 Hoffenheim Live Stream |
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen Live Stream |
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST | 14:30 | FC Augsburg vs Mainz 05 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST | 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart vs SC Freiburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST | 14:30 | VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Schalke 04 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST | 17:30 | 1. FC Union Berlin vs RB Leipzig Live Stream |
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST | 14:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs 1. FC Köln Live Stream |
SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST | 16:30 | VfL Bochum 1848 vs Bayern Munich Live Stream |
FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST | 19:30 | VfL Bochum 1848 vs SC Freiburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen Live Stream |
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST | 14:30 | FC Schalke 04 vs 1. FC Union Berlin Live Stream |
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST | 14:30 | Hertha Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund Live Stream |
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST | 14:30 | RB Leipzig vs VfL Wolfsburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST | 14:30 | 1899 Hoffenheim vs FC Augsburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST | 17:30 | Bayern Munich vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Live Stream |
SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST | 14:30 | 1. FC Köln vs VfB Stuttgart Live Stream |
SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST | 16:30 | Werder Bremen vs Eintracht Frankfurt Live Stream |
FRIDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER | 19:30 | Borussia Dortmund vs1899 Hoffenheim Live Stream |
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | 1. FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich Live Stream |
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs SC Freiburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart vs FC Schalke 04 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | VfL Bochum 1848 vs Werder Bremen Live Stream |
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | VfL Wolfsburg vs 1. FC Köln Live Stream |
SATURDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER | 17:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs RB Leipzig Live Stream |
SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | FC Augsburg vs Hertha Berlin Live Stream |
SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER | 16:30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Mainz 05 Live Stream |
FRIDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER | 19:30 | Werder Bremen vs FC Augsburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt vs VfL Wolfsburg Live Stream |
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart Live Stream |
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | Hertha Berlin vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen Live Stream |
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund Live Stream |
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | 1899 Hoffenheim vs Mainz 05 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER | 17:30 | FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum 1848 Live Stream |
SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | 1. FC Köln vs 1. FC Union Berlin Live Stream |
SUNDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER | 16:30 | SC Freiburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Live Stream |
FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER | 19:30 | Mainz 05 vs Hertha Berlin Live Stream |
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs Werder Bremen Live Stream |
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund vs FC Schalke 04 Live Stream |
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | FC Augsburg vs Bayern Munich Live Stream |
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart vs Eintracht Frankfurt Live Stream |
SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER | 17:30 | Borussia Mönchengladbach vs RB Leipzig Live Stream |
SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER | 14:30 | 1. FC Union Berlin vs VfL Wolfsburg Live Stream |
SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER | 16:30 | VfL Bochum 1848 vs 1. FC Köln Live Stream |
SUNDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER | 18:30 | 1899 Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg Live Stream |