2025-26 German Football Season

As the 2025-26 season gets under way some things stay the same while others change.

Perhaps the biggest change is the 2. Bundesliga goes from having English commentary on 3 matches a week to providing it on all 9.

In the US ESPN remains the home as they enter what's currently the last year of their multi-year rights. Likewise DAZN retains Canadian rights.

Viewing however becomes much more complex for fans in the UK. Sky Sports reupped their broadcast deal, but only for the Saturday night game. Friday night was acquired by BBC to air on the BBC website and iPlayer. Sunday was acquired by Amazon to air on Prime. Meanwhile Saturday's blackout window as well as every 2. Bundesliga match will now be shown on the Bundesliga YouTube page.

German Supercup

Saturday, August 16
2:30 PM- VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Bayern München

WF (ABC, Sky Sports Football): Derek Rae, Patrick Owomoyela

TACTICAL FEED: James Thorogood, Thorsten Stuckmann

ESPN+ (SAP): Osvaldo Ruiz Madachi, Santiago Russo

Bundesliga

MATCHDAY 1

Friday, August 22

2:30 PM- FC Bayern München vs. RB Leipzig

WF (ESPN2, ESPN+, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website): Derek Rae, Steffen Freund

TACTICAL FEED: Kevin Hatchard, Patrick Owomoyela

ESPNDEP, ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Saturday, August 23

9:30 AM- Goal Arena

WF (ESPN+): Mark Meadows

9:30 AM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. SV Werder Bremen

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Sebastian Kneißl

9:30 AM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella

9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. FC Augsburg

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- 1. FC Union Berlin vs. VfB Stuttgart

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

9:30 AM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. VfL Wolfsburg

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

12:30 PM- 1. FC St. Pauli vs. Borussia Dortmund

WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): James Thorgood, Steffen Freund

Sunday, August 24

9:30 AM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. 1. FC Köln

WF (ESPN+, AMZN UK): Dan O'Hagan, Felix Bastians

ESPN+ (SAP):

11:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Hamburger SV

WF (ESPN+, AMZN UK): Rob Turner, Thorsten Stuckmann

MATCHDAY 2

Friday, August 29

2:30 PM- Hamburger SV vs. FC St. Pauli

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Thorsten Stuckmann

Saturday, August 30

9:30 AM- Goal Arena

WF (ESPN+): Rob Turner

9:30 AM- SV Werder Bremen vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Mark Schwarzer

ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella

9:30 AM- RB Leipzig vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

9:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

12:30 PM- FC Augsburg vs. FC Bayern München

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck, Gerhard Tremmel

ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Sunday, August 31

9:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05

WF (ESPN+): Max Merrill, Gerhard Tremmel

ESPN+ (SAP): Nicolàs Mentasti, Juan Manuel Herbella

11:30 AM- Borussia Dortmund vs. 1. FC Union Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan, Felix Bastians

1:30 PM- 1. FC Köln vs. SC Freiburg

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Moritz Volz

MATCHDAY 3

Friday, September 12

2:30 PM- FC Bayern München vs. RB Leipzig

WF: Kevin Hatchard, Gerhard Tremmel

ESPN2, ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson

ESPNDEP, ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Saturday, September 13

9:30 AM- Goal Arena

WF (ESPN+): Mark Meadows

9:30 AM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. Borussia Dortmund

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Gerhard Tremmel

ESPN+ (SAP): Mercedes Margalot, Juan Manuel Herbella

9:30 AM- 1. FC Union Berlin vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

9:30 AM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. RB Leipzig

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. VfB Stuttgart

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. 1. FC Köln

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

12:30 PM- FC Bayern München vs. Hamburger SV

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples, Steffen Freund

ESPN+ (SAP): Osvaldo Ruiz Madachi, Santiago Russo

Sunday, September 14

9:30 AM- FC St. Pauli vs. FC Augsburg

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan, Steffen Freund

ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Juan Manuel Herbella

11:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. SV Werder Bremen

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Thorsten Stuckmann

MATCHDAY 8

Friday, October 24

2:30 PM- SV Werder Bremen vs. 1. FC Union Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Sebastian Kneißl

ESPN+ (SAP): Franco Rabagalio, Juan Herbella

Saturday, October 25

9:30 AM- Goal Arena

WF (ESPN+): Max Merrill

9:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. FC Bayern München

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan, Thorsten Stuckmann

ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

9:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

9:30 AM- Hamburger SV vs. VfL Wolfsburg

WF (ESPN+): Rob Turner

9:30 AM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FC St. Pauli

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

9:30 AM- FC Augsburg vs. RB Leipzig

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

12:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. 1. FC Köln

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck, Felix Bastians

Sunday, October 26

10:30 AM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. SC Freiburg

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan, Dietmar Hamann

ESPN+ (SAP): Pablo Pons, Juan Herbella

12:30 PM- VfB Stuttgart vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Thorsten Stuckmann

2. Bundesliga

MATCHDAY 1B

Friday, August 1

2:30 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. Hertha BSC Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, August 2

7 AM- SV Elversberg vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

7 AM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. VfL Bochum 1848

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. SC Preußen Münster

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. 1. Holstein Kiel

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

2:30 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Sunday, August 3

7:30 AM- Hannover 96 vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern

WF (ESPN+): Max Merrill

7:30 AM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. SG Dynamo Dresden

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7:30 AM- 1. FC Magdeburg vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

MATCHDAY 2B

Friday, August 8

12:30 PM- SC Preußen Münster vs. SC Paderborn 07

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

12:30 PM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. SV Darmstadt 98

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

Saturday, August 9

7 AM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Hannover 96

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

7 AM- SG Dynamo Dresden vs. 1. FC Magdeburg

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

2:30 PM- 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. FC Schalke 04

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

Sunday, August 10
7:30 AM- 1. Holstein Kiel vs. Arminia Bielefeld

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7:30 AM- VfL Bochum 1848 vs. SV Elversberg

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7:30 AM- Hertha BSC Berlin vs. Karlsruher SC

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

MATCHDAY 3B

Friday, August 22

12:30 PM- SC Preußen Münster vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- SV Elversberg vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, August 23

7 AM- Hannover 96 vs. 1. FC Magdeburg

WF (ESPN+): Paul Read

7 AM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

2:30 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. VfL Bochum 1848

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

Sunday, August 24

7:30 AM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. Hertha BSC Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

7:30 AM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SG Dynamo Dresden

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

7:30 AM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. 1. Holstein Kiel

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

MATCHDAY 4B

Friday, August 29

12:30 PM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. SC Paderborn 07

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- Hertha BSC Berlin vs. SV Elversberg

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, August 30

7 AM- 1. Holstein Kiel vs. Hannover 96

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7 AM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Arminia Bielefeld

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- VfL Bochum 1848 vs. SC Preußen Münster

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

2:30 PM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Karlsruher SC

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

Sunday, August 31

7:30 AM- 1. FC Magdeburg vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7:30 AM- 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. SV Darmstadt 98

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

7:30 AM- SG Dynamo Dresden vs. FC Schalke 04

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

MATCHDAY 5B

Friday, September 12

12:30 PM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. VfL Bochum 1848

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. 1. FC Magdeburg

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, September 13

7 AM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

WF (ESPN+): Paul Read

7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- FC Schalke 04 vs. 1. Holstein Kiel

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

2:30 PM- Hannover 96 vs. Hertha BSC Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

Sunday, September 14

7:30 AM- SV Elversberg vs. SG Dynamo Dresden

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7:30 AM- SC Preußen Münster vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

7:30 AM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

MATCHDAY 6B

Friday, September 19

12:30 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. SC Preußen Münster

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, September 20

7 AM- 1. FC Magdeburg vs. FC Schalke 04

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. SV Elversberg

WF (ESPN+): Paul Read

7 AM- Hertha BSC Berlin vs. SC Paderborn

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

2:30 PM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. VCL Bochum

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

Sunday, September 21

7:30 AM- Dynamo Dresden vs. Hannover 96

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

7:30 AM- 1. Holstein Kiel vs. Karlsruher SC

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7:30 AM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. SV Darmstadt 98

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

MATCHDAY 7B

Friday, September 26

12:30 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. Dynamo Dresden

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, September 27

7 AM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. 1. FC Magdeburg

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7 AM- SV Elversberg vs. 1. Holstein Kiel

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

2:30 PM- VfL Bochum vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

Sunday, September 28

7:30 AM- Hannover 96 vs. Arminia Bielefeld

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7:30 AM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. Hertha BSC Berlin

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

7:30 AM- Preußen Münster vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

MATCHDAY 8B

Friday, October 3

12:30 PM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. SC Paderborn 07

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

Saturday, October 4

7 AM- Hertha BSC Berlin vs. Preußen Münster

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7 AM- Holstein Kiel vs. SV Darmstadt 98

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

7 AM- 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. VfL Bochum 1848

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

2:30 PM- SG Dynamo Dresden vs. Karlsruher SC

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

Sunday, October 5

7:30 AM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. FC Schalke 04

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

7:30 AM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. Hannover 96

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7:30 AM- 1. FC Magdeburg vs. SV Elversberg

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

MATCHDAY 9B

Friday, October 17

12:30 PM- Hannover 96 vs. FC Schalke 04

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

Saturday, October 18

7 AM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. Arminia Bielefeld

WF (ESPN+): Paul Read

7 AM- Preußen Münster vs. SG Dynamo Dresden

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7 AM- Karlsruher SC vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

2:30 PM- VfL Bochum vs. Hertha BSC Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

Sunday, October 19

7:30 AM- SV Elversberg vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

7:30 AM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. 1. Holstein Kiel

WF (ESPN+): Max Merrill

7:30 AM- SV Darmstadt 98 vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

MATCHDAY 10B

Friday, October 24

12:30 PM- SpVgg Greuther Fürth vs. Karlsruher SC

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. SV Darmstadt 98

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

Saturday, October 25

7 AM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SV Elversberg

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- SG Dynamo Dresden vs. SC Paderborn 07

WF (ESPN+): Angus Torode

7 AM- Holstein Kiel vs. VfL Bochum 1848

WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

2:30 PM- Hertha BSC Berlin vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

Sunday, October 26

8:30 AM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Hannover 96

WF (ESPN+): Max Merrill

8:30 AM- 1. FC Magdeburg vs. Preußen Münster

WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

8:30 AM- 1. FC Kaiserslautern vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

DfB Pokal

OPENING ROUND

Friday, August 15

Noon- DfB-Pokal Zone

WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh

Noon- SG Sonnenhof Großaspach vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Pedro Wolff

Noon- FC Gütersloh vs. 1. FC Union Berlin

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

2:30 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SV Werder Bremen

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Patrick Owomoyela

Saturday, August 16

7 AM- FK Pirmasens vs. Hamburger SV

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

9:30 AM- DfB-Pokal Zone

WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh

9:30 AM- SV Sandhausen vs. RB Leipzig

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

ESPN+ (SAP): Jesús Humberto López, Eugenio Diaz

9:30 AM- SV Hemelingen vs. VfL Wolfsburg

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

9:30 AM- Eintracht Norderstedt vs. FC St. Pauli

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

Noon- Sportfreunde Lotte vs. SC Freiburg

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

Noon- FC Energie Cottbus vs. Hannover 96

WF (ESPN+): Rob Turner

Sunday, August 17

7 AM- FV Engers 07 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- DfB-Pokal Zone

WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh

9:30 AM- Lokomotive Leipzig vs. FC Schalke 04

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

9:30 AM- SV Atlas Delmenhorst vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

9:30 AM- Jahn Regensberg vs. 1. FC Köln

WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

Noon- Hallescher FC vs. FC Augsburg

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

Noon- SSV Ulm vs. SV Elversberg

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

Monday, August 18

Noon- DfB-Pokal Zone

WF (ESPN+): Andy Bargh

Noon- Preußen Münster vs. Hertha BSC Berlin

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

Noon- Dynamo Dresden vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05

WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

2:30 PM- Rot-Weiss Essen vs. Borussia Dortmund

WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood, Steffen Freund

ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Tuesday, August 26

2:30 PM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. VfB Stuttgart

WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Steffen Freund

Wednesday, August 27

2:30 PM- SV Wehen Wiesbaden vs. FC Bayern München

WF: James Thorogood, Julia Simic

ESPN+: Jon Champion, Lutz Pfannenstiel

ESPNDEP: Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

SECOND ROUND

Tuesday, October 28

1:30 PM- DfB-Pokal Zone

WF (ESPN+):

1:30 PM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund

WF:

ESPNU, ESPN+:

ESPNDEP, ESPN+ (SAP):

1:30 PM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. Hamburger SV

WF (ESPN+):

3:45 PM- FC Energie Cottbus vs. RB Leipzig

WF (ESPN+):

3:45 PM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Karlsruher SC

WF (ESPN+):

Wednesday, October 29

1:30 PM- DfB-Pokal Zone

WF (ESPN+):

1:30 PM- SC Paderborn 07 vs. Bayern 04 Leverkusen

WF (ESPN+):

ESPN+ (SAP):

1:30 PM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. VfB Stuttgart

WF (ESPN+):

3:45 PM- 1. FC Köln vs. FC Bayern München

WF:

ESPNU, ESPN+:

ESPNDEP, ESPN+ (SAP):

3:45 PM- Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. SC Freiburg

WF (ESPN+):