Game plan and dates of the 62nd season

As soon as Bayer Leverkusen ended the Bundesliga season 2023/24 as a master, the football fans were already looking forward to the next season. The Bundesliga season 24/25 bears the order number 62. It will be interesting to see whether Leverkusen will succeed in defending the title or that FC Bayern will be – time enough would be until May 2025. We have all the relevant information for you in advance. When was the start of the season? What are the most important facts and appointments? From when to when is the 2024/25 Bundesliga season runs? Stay with us, we have the answers.

Football Bundesliga 24/25: When was the beginning?

The 62nd season of the Bundesliga Started on Friday, August 23, 2024. Shortly before the Bundesliga start there was still the Supercup 2024 live on TV and stream to see. Leverkusen met the runner-up from Stuttgart as a master and DFB Cup winner. The game went 4: 3 (after penalty shootout) for Leverkusen.

Football Bundesliga 2024/25: schedule and appointments

The DFL published the framework schedule of the 24/25 season in October 2023. The complete game plan is now also available. Here he is.

Before the Bundesliga, the football season started annually with the DFL supercup, in which the German champion and the DFB Cup winner meet-this year it was on August 17th. Incidentally, the start of the 2nd Bundesliga was three weeks before that of the premier class, i.e. on August 2, 2024.

Here are the most important key data of the 2024/25 season at a glance:

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• 1st – 15th matchday: August 23 to December 22, 2024
• Winter break: December 23, 2024 to January 9, 2025
• 16. – 34th matchday: January 10 to May 17, 2025
• Relegation: May 22/23 and 26./27. May 2025

The 18 teams of the 2024/25 football season

The following 18 teams have qualified for the Bundesliga 2024/25:

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• Bayer 04 Leverkusen (M)
• VfB Stuttgart
• FC Bayern Munich
• RB Leipzig
• Borussia Dortmund
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
• 1. FC Heidenheim
• Werder Bremen
• SC Freiburg
• FC Augsburg
• VfL Wolfsburg
• 1. FSV Mainz 05
• Borussia Mönchengladbach
• 1. FC Union Berlin
• VfL Bochum
• FC Sankt Pauli
• Holstein Kiel

Compared to the Bundesliga season 2023/24, there were the following changes:

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• The master and the vice champion of the 2nd Bundesliga 2023/24 have risen to the 1st Bundesliga: these are Holstein Kiel and FC Sankt Pauli
• In return, the two bottom of the table from the 2023/24 season relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga: these are 1. FC Köln and Darmstadt 98
• VfL Bochum was able to prove itself in the relegation against Fortuna Düsseldorf and thus remains first class

Table of the Bundesliga 2023/2024: Results and qualifications

In the course of a Bundesliga season, the main focus is on the race for the German championship shell. But the relegation battle and the qualification for European competitions are also exciting events for fans. The following overview shows you what consequences the respective placements have:

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• 1. Table place: German champion, master bowl and qualification for the Champions League 2025/2026
• 2. to 4. table place: Qualification for the Champions League 2025/2026
• 5. And 6th place in the table: Qualification for the Europa League 2025/2026
• 7. Participation in the play-offs for Conference League 2025/2026
• 16. Relegation
• 17th and 18th place in the table: Descent to the 2nd Bundesliga 2025/2026