Bundesliga
When is Der Klassiker and the big derbies?
What’s the first game you look for once the fixture list is released? Is it Der Klassiker? A local derby? There are two big ones back on the Bundesliga calendar for 2025/26 with Hamburg’s return. Or maybe a potential title decider involving Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig.
Find out when some of the Bundesliga’s biggest games are due to be played over the next season…
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Der Klassiker: Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 7: 17-19 November at the Allianz Arena
Matchday 24: 27 February-1 March at the Signal Iduna Park
Watch: Der Klassiker thrills global viewers
Hamburg derby: Hamburg vs. St. Pauli
Matchday 2: 29-31 August at the Volksparkstadion
Matchday 19: 23-25 January at the Millerntor
Watch: The best of the Hamburg derby
Nordderby: Hamburg vs. Werder Bremen
Matchday 13: 5-7 December at the Volksparkstadion
Matchday 30: 17-19 April at the Weserstadion
Watch: The top 5 Nordderby goals
Rhine derbies
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Matchday 4: 19-21 September at the BayArena
Matchday 21: 6-8 February at Borussia-Park
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Cologne
Matchday 10: 7-9 November at Borussia-Park
Matchday 27: 20-22 March at the RheinEnergieStadion
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Cologne
Matchday 14: 12-14 December at the BayArena
Matchday 31: 24-26 April at the RheinEnergieStadion
Watch: Cologne return to the Bundesliga
Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig
Matchday 1: 22 August at the Allianz Arena
Matchday 18: 16-18 January at the Red Bull Arena
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 9: 31 October-2 November at the Allianz Arena
Matchday 26: 13-15 March at the BayArena
Watch: All the domestic goals between Bayern and Leverkusen last season
Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Matchday 12: 28-30 November at the BayArena
Matchday 29: 10-12 April at the Signal Iduna Park
Watch: A six-goal thriller the last time Dortmund faced Leverkusen
RB Leipzig vs. Borussia Dortmund
Matchday 6: 3-5 October at the Signal Iduna Park
Matchday 23: 20-22 February at the Red Bull Arena