The summer schedules of the Bundesliga clubs 2025/26

Many teams are drawn to Austria

The 63rd Bundesliga season begins on Friday, August 22, 2025. Before that, the summer preseason begins. Who starts when? Who trains where? And who plays against whom? An overview.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany is foregoing a training camp after the summer preseason. IMAGO/ActionPictures

Training starts: June 5. Club World Cup: Departure June 11, vacation after tournament exit, duration open. Training camp: none . Test matches: August 7 against Tottenham Hotspur (6:30 p.m. at the Allianz Arena).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Training start : in planning Training camp : 14 to 24 July, location to be planned Test matches : in planning

Eintracht Frankfurt

Training starts: July 7th and 8th performance tests, July 9th first team training. Training camp : July 22nd to August 3rd in Louisville and Philadelphia/USA. Test matches : July 19th at FSV Frankfurt (6 p.m.), July 29th at Louisville City (1:30 a.m.), August 2nd at Philadelphia Union (11:30 p.m.), August 9th international friendly match (planned)

Borussia Dortmund

Training starts: June 2nd, August 10th Club World Cup season opening: Departure June 13th Training camp: August 4th to 9th in Saalfelden/Austria

Test matches: in planning

SC Freiburg

Training starts : July 6 (11 a.m. at the Europa-Park Stadium). Training camp : July 16 to 25 in Schruns, Austria. Test matches : July 11 against SV Sandhausen (5:30 p.m. in Oberschopfheim), July 18 at SCR Altach (5 p.m.), August 9 against CA Osasuna (3:30 p.m.).

1. FSV Mainz 05

Training starts : June 30th and July 1st for medical and performance tests, first team training session on July 2nd (5 p.m., Bruchwegstadion) Training camp : July 23rd to 30th in Hopfgarten-Markt/Austria Test matches : July 5th at SpVgg Ingelheim (2 p.m.), July 11th at FC Bayern Alzenau (6 p.m.), July 16th at 1. FC Saarbrücken (7 p.m.); two test matches are planned for July 25th and July 29th as part of the training camp, and another is planned for the season opening on August 9th.

RB Leipzig

Start of training : in planning, probably on July 14th Training camp : in planning Test matches : in planning

Werder Bremen

Training starts : July 5th and 6th performance diagnostics, July 7th first public training session (3 p.m.) Training camp : July 22nd to 31st in Zell am Ziller/Austria Test matches : July 12th at FC Verden 04 (3:30 p.m.), July 19th at Kickers Emden (3:30 p.m.); two further test matches are planned as part of the training camp.

VfB Stuttgart

Training start : 9 July first training session Training camp : 28 July to 3 August in Rottach-Egern Test matches : in planning

Borussia Mönchengladbach Once again in Rottach-Egern: Borussia Mönchengladbach. IMAGO/fohlenfoto

Training starts : July 4th and 5th performance tests at Borussia Park, first training session on July 6th. Training camp : July 19th to 25th in Rottach-Egern. Test matches : July 18th at Erzgebirge Aue (5:30 p.m.), July 26th at 1. FC Nuremberg (2:00 p.m.), August 2nd against FC Valencia (8:30 p.m.); further test matches are planned.

VfL Wolfsburg

Training starts : July 7th and 8th performance test, July 9th first public training session. Training camp : July 20th to 26th in Weimarer Land. Test matches : July 12th against an amateur selection (12pm in Gifhorn), July 30th against Espanyol Barcelona (7pm at the AOK Stadium), August 2nd at Feyenoord Rotterdam (4.30pm), August 9th at Brighton & Hove Albion (12.30pm, behind closed doors), August 9th at Brighton & Hove Albion (6.30pm at the Amex Stadium)

FC Augsburg

Training start : July 7 Training camp : in planning Test matches : in planning

1. FC Union Berlin

Training begins : July 9th, first public training session. Training camp : July 23rd to August 1st in Herzogenaurach. Test matches : July 12th against Brandenburger SC Süd 05 (3:30 p.m. at the Werner Seelenbinder sports field in Brandenburg an der Havel), July 13th against Grün-Weiss Ahrensfelde (3:30 p.m. at the Jahnsportstätte in Ahrensfelde), July 19th at LASK Linz (time TBD, at the Raiffeisen Arena), July 20th at Rapid Vienna (4 p.m. at the Allianz Stadium); July 26th against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2 p.m. at the Sportpark Rohnhof), August 2nd against Espanyol Barcelona (Stadion An der Alten Försterei), another test match is planned between August 8th and 10th as part of the season opening (Stadion An der Alten Försterei).

FC St. Pauli

Training starts : July 3. Training camp : July 18 to 27 in Flachau/Austria. Test matches : July 6 against GW Firrel (4 p.m. in Aurich), July 12 at SV Drochtersen/Assel (3 p.m.); further test matches are planned.

TSG Hoffenheim

Training starts : July 6. Training camp : July 27 to August 3 in Seefeld, Austria. Test matches : July 12 against SGV Freiberg (time TBD, in Mühlhausen), July 16 at Sportfreunde Lauffen (time TBD), July 19 against SV Elversberg (time TBD); two more test matches are planned as part of the training camp.

1. FC Heidenheim

Training begins : July 2nd with performance diagnostic tests, first public training session on July 5th (4 p.m.) Training camp : July 11th to 19th in Natz-Schabs/South Tyrol/Italy, July 30th to August 3rd in Austria (exact location to be determined) Test matches : July 6th and 9th against amateur clubs from the region, July 26th at FC Ingolstadt 04, August 9th Max-Liebhaber-Pokal in Heidenheim (opponent to be determined); further test matches for both training camps are being planned.

1. FC Cologne

Training start : in planning Training camp : July 19 to 27 in Bad Waltersdorf/Austria Test matches : in planning

Hamburger SV

Training start : 30 June and 1 July performance tests, 2 July first session Training camp : in planning Test matches : in planning