Bundesliga releases 2026/27 schedule: Konoplya’s Gladbach open at Leipzig

The German Bundesliga has published its fixture list for the 2026/27 season, with the opening round set to kick off on August 28 and run through August 30. Ukrainian fans will have a particular interest in the opening matches. Yukhym Konoplya, who recently joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, will make his competitive debut away to RB Leipzig. Another Ukrainian, Dmytro Bohdanov, is set to feature for Union Berlin as they host Eintracht Frankfurt. Full first-round fixtures: Bayern Munich vs Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund vs Hamburg RB Leipzig vs Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg vs Werder Bremen Augsburg vs Schalke Mainz vs Paderborn Union Berlin vs Eintracht Frankfurt Cologne vs Hoffenheim Elversberg vs Bayer Leverkusen The blockbuster meetings between Bayern and Dortmund are scheduled for matchdays 8 and 25. The title-deciding clashes between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern will take place on matchdays 16 and 33. The league will take a winter break from December 21 to January 7, and the final round of the season is set for May 22.