Releases DFL

2023

DFL releases fixture times for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches

Bundesliga 2: Exact schedule for first two matchdays released

Match schedules for 2023-24 revealed: Opening match of the Bundesliga season between SV Werder Bremen and FC Bayern München – Bundesliga 2 starts with Hamburger SV against FC Schalke 04

From 1 July 2023: Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel appointed as CEOs of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga

DERBYSTAR presents official match ball for the 2023-24 season

DFL welcomes further strengthening of UEFA’s financial regulations and the establishment of a UEFA working group

Revenue development of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2: First upturn since the beginning of the pandemic – but still far from the pre-coronavirus level

Der Klassiker between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund: global media interest and state-of-the-art production

DFL sets fixture times for remaining Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches

SKY Mexico offers individual Bundesliga broadcasts to its customers

Further fixture times announced for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

DFL releases next set of fixture times for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches

2022

Calendar for the 2023-24 season: Bundesliga to start on 18 August 2023 – Bundesliga 2 to kick off on 28 July 2023

Axel Hellmann and Oliver Leki appointed as CEOs of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga

Bundesliga 2: Two fixtures on Matchday 25 rescheduled

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until mid-March 2023

Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures set until beginning of February 2023

“Pressure Handling” and “Win Probability” join the portfolio of Bundesliga Match Facts powered by AWS

DFL and Football Sports Development Limited partner to bring global best practices to Indian football

DFL and NFL sign collaboration agreement

All remaining Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures for 2022 set

DFL releases next set of fixture times for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches

“Bundesliga Common Ground” transforms local pitches around the world to serve and inspire communities

Peter Peters, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Christian Seifert appointed “DFL Ehrenangehörige” (Honorary Members)

DFL General Assembly 2022: Appointment of members of Executive Committee, Supervisory Board and Licensing Committee for the next term

“DFL Ehrenpreis” honorary awards for Prof. Dr. Tim Meyer and Rudi Völler

DFL releases fixture times for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches until mid-September

Bundesliga 2: Exact schedule for first two matchdays released

Match schedules for 2022-23 released: Opening match of the 60th Bundesliga season between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Bayern München – Bundesliga 2 starts with 1. FC Kaiserslautern against Hannover 96

Vincenzo Grifo honoured for exceptional fair play in Bundesliga season 2021-22

Peer Naubert to become Chief Marketing Officer of Bundesliga International

VBL Grand Final by bevestor: Dylan “DullenMIKE” Neuhausen is tenth German Champion

Schedule, Tournament Format, Prize Money: All information on the VBL Grand Final by bevestor

Virtual Bundesliga to be included as additional competition in DFL statutes

Resolutions of the DFL Members Assembly: Five substitutions still permitted – New rules for match postponements

Clubs in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 adopt sustainability criteria for licensing regulations for the first time

DERBYSTAR presents official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the 2022-23 season

Increase by about 280 percent: Record result for the awarding of licence rights for stickers and trading cards including NFTs

DFL and Liga MX sign Memorandum of Understanding to further strengthen partnership between professional football in Germany and Mexico

Lukas Podolski joins “Bundesliga Legends Network”

Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2: Downturn in revenue in excess of more than one billion euros since the start of the pandemic

DFL sets exact times of fixtures for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until the end of the season, plus relegation play-offs

DFL, Vietnamese Football Federation and Vietnam Professional Football sign Memorandum of Understanding in commitment to developing football in Vietnam – continues close cooperation with Next Media

DFL announces fixtures for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until Matchday 30

2021

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures up to end of March

Annual emergency training for medical staff in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 set to be mandatory

Resolution of the DFL Members Assembly: Sustainability becomes licensing criterion for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

SportsPro OTT Awards: Triple Success for DFL and TeraVolt with Bundesliga Interactive Feed

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until beginning of February

Calendar for the 2022-23 season: Bundesliga to start on 5 August 2022 – Bundesliga 2 to kick off on 15 July 2022

Innovative digital cooperation: Sorare to become official partner of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

DFL and AWS to debut two new Bundesliga Match Facts

More than 900,000 tickets sold for the first matchdays of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 – contact tracing in six cases

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures up to end of November

Bundesliga Legends Network Grows As Six Global Icons Join The Squad

Donata Hopfen to be DFL CEO from 1 January

Joint basketball, football, handball and ice hockey initiative: professional leagues offer to join forces with towns, cities and municipalities to provide vaccinations at more than 80 locations

DFL recommends minute’s silence to start Bundesliga 2 season

Flood disaster: DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and DFB set up solidarity fund

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until end of September

DFL releases exact schedule for the first two matchdays of Bundesliga 2

Classic match-up between Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Bayern München to start the 59th Bundesliga season – Bundesliga 2 kicks off with FC Schalke 04 against Hamburger SV

VBL Grand Final: Umut Gültekin is German eFootball Champion

Virtual Bundesliga: Individual players compete for the title of ‘German eFootball Champion’

Decision by Extraordinary DFL Members Assembly: Talks regarding investor involvement in DFL subsidiary will end for now

DERBYSTAR presents official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the 2021-22 season

SportsInnovation on 11 and 12 May 2022 in Düsseldorf

DFL sets fixtures for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until the end of the season

DERBYSTAR will continue to supply the official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

Matches without fans shape financial development as coronavirus pandemic causes revenue of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 to fall 5.7 percent

DFL confirms fixtures for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until mid-April

Yet more exciting insights into the game through machine learning: Extension of the Bundesliga Match Facts

Professional football increases support for talented athletes from more than 50 sports: DFL, DFL Foundation and German Sports Aid Foundation extend their partnership to 2025

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until end of February

2020

DFL sets fixtures for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until Matchday 18

Match data and sports technology: DFL and Deltatre continue to build on partnership – joint subsidiary Sportec Solutions takes on a global focus

DFL sets fixtures for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until matchday 15

DFL sets fixtures for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until mid-December

DFL and Electronic Arts extend partnership

Mondelēz International to become official partner of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

Virtual Bundesliga: VBL Club Championship enters its third season with record number of participants

DFL announces exact match schedule up to the end of November: traditional season opener with the Bundesliga Champion – FC Bayern München hosts FC Schalke 04

2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists

Task force for the future of German professional football with three working groups – DFL informs clubs of next steps

Extraordinary DFL Members Assembly: professional clubs agree on uniform approach regarding fans of away teams, standing areas, serving of alcohol and tracing chains of infection

New calendar for 2020-21 season released – Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 to begin on 18 September

DFL to generate an average of €1.1 billion per season from 2021-22

DERBYSTAR presents official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the 2020-21 season

DFL and Amazon Web Services to provide new real-time match analysis

DFL sets fixtures for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until the end of the season

A minute of remembrance for the victims of the coronavirus pandemic

Season continues on May 16 – Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 to start from matchday 26

Agreements with national media partners enable a gradual liquidity guarantee, depending on season developments until 30 June

DFL Ordinary Assembly resolves extensive adjustments to the licensing process to ease the strain on clubs

Executive Committee of the DFL recommends suspension of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until at least 30 April – Tender for media rights postponed

DFL Ordinary Assembly decides on further postponement of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

DFL publishes details of media rights tender

SportsInnovation 2020: Programme and partnerships

2020 DFL Economic Report released

DFL announces invitation to tender for national media rights

DFL Sport Report: Bundesliga remains the highest-scoring top league in Europe

Next step of “DFL for Equity” investment strategy: DFL acquires shares in MOVEZ, a mobile app Start-Up for ball games and football skills evaluation

Bundesliga and Amazon Web Services to develop next generation football viewing experience

2019

DFL releases exact schedules for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until start of April

DFL, DFB and VBG finance research project about the health status of former professionals

Global interest in “Der Klassiker”

DFL sets fixtures for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 up to Matchday 21

Virtual Bundesliga begins: key information about the VBL Club Championship

The DFL extends contract with Robert Klein as CEO of Bundesliga International

2019-20 VBL Club Championship starts in November

Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2: matches scheduled up to the winter break

Kick-off for 5G: latest mobile communications technology activated in the first Bundesliga stadium

Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2: Fixtures until start of December

25 cameras and broadcasts to more than 200 FIFA member countries: 57th Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday

“DFL for Equity”: DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and Athletia establish jont venture to monitor international piracy

Global interest in Supercup 2019

DFL and Sportradar Integrity Services announce extended partnership

DFL releases exact schedules until the end of September

New methodology for the analysis of youth academies

DFL and Vodafone to bring 5G to the Bundesliga

2019-20 fixtures: Bundesliga opener between FC Bayern München and Hertha Berlin – Bundesliga 2 starts with VfB Stuttgart against Hannover 96

Andreas Heyden to be installed as ‘Executive Vice President Digital Innovation DFL Group’

Bundesliga to be the first league to offer content on UEFA.tv

Honoured for branding and design: DFL receives national and international awards

Supercup 2019 in Dortmund

DFL to publish fixtures on 28 June

Bundesliga remains highest-scoring top league in Europe

DERBYSTAR presents official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for 2019-20 season

Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs reject current reform proposals for international club competitions

eFootball: VBL Grand Final will take place on 11 and 12 May in Berlin

Future Study Bundesliga Consumption: Generation Z wants first class media content

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, DFL and WHU to bring the first MIT Sports Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to Germany

2019 DFL Economic Report

German professional football sees record ticket demand

2018

eFootball: DFL begins partnership with ProSiebenSat.1 Group

DFL releases schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches up to matchday 28

SportsInnovation 2020 scheduled

VBL Club Championship will kick off with 22 clubs

Bundesliga arrives in the Americas – New York Office opening

“DFL for Equity”: DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga builds portfolio of equity investments

Fans and experts jointly choose “Player of the Month”: New award for Bundesliga players from October on

TAG Heuer extends partnership with the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until end of September

DFL intensifies eSport activities: New competition planned for clubs of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2

DFL announces 2018-19 schedules: FC Bayern München open Bundesliga campaign against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

2017-18 season: Second highest ticket demand in Bundesliga history

The Bundesliga at UN Headquarters in New York

Bundesliga “Rookie Award” for Amine Harit from FC Schalke 04

Release of the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations and DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga

SportsInnovation 2018 in Düsseldorf: experience the future of sports technology live

Bundesliga to officially introduce video assistant from this summer – offline test phase for Bundesliga 2

DFL members’ meeting votes for fundamental debate with retention of 50+1 rule

Virtual advertising available for international live broadcasts starting from the coming season

DFL releases exact schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 matches until end of season

DFL Digital Sports and Andreas Heyden agree renewal of his contract for a further five years

First half of 2017-18 season sees second-highest average attendance in Bundesliga history

German professional football generates revenue in excess of €4 billion for the first time – 14 Bundesliga clubs with revenue over €100 million

2017-2016

DFL schedules matches for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 through to mid-March

DFL organizes SportsInnovation event 2018 together with Messe Düsseldorf

DFL Steering Committee: restructuring of referee system absolutely essential

DFL schedules matches for the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 through to February: second half of season to kick off with Bayer 04 Leverkusen / FC Bayern München pairing

Worldwide interest in classic Bundesliga pairing of Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München bigger than ever before

DFL and Colombia‘s DIMAYOR sign cooperation agreement – Bundesliga Legend Lothar Matthäus to visit Bogotá in November

Bundesliga Rookie Award by TAG Heuer: Lothar Matthäus and the fans to select the top junior players

DFL announces precise schedule for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures until first weekend of December

DFL announces match dates until end of September

DFL and DFB update Merkel and Xi on German-Chinese football projects

DFL announces 2017/18 Bundesliga schedules: FC Bayern München open campaign against Bayer 04 Leverkusen

German football sets new attendance record

Bernd Schusky to become new Head of Brand Communications at DFL

Intensive exchange between clubs and associations at the first Chinese-German Football Summit

2017 Supercup on August 5 in Dortmund

GOALMANIA: Bundesliga launching the hot phase of the season with an international marketing campaign and a dedicated event brand

Bundesliga presents global growth strategy

DFL announces schedule for remaining Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixtures

The Bundesliga and Baidu – one of China’s leading Internet groups – become partners

Bundesliga – No.1 in Chinas Digital Media

Video assistant referee being used in trial matches for the first time

Bundesliga and TAG Heuer announcing the “Rookie Award” – best young players to be chosen by the fans

Bundesliga posts more than €3 billion in revenue for the first time – 13 clubs surpass the €100-million revenue threshold

A minute`s silence and black armbands: Bundesliga to commemorate the victims of the Berlin tragedy

Bundesliga: New brand look from 2017/18 season

Sino-German football exchange in Cologne

Germany and China sign comprehensive soccer agreement

DFL subsidiary Sportcast setting up company for official match data

Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert’s contract renewed until 2022

Bundesliga to trial-run video assistant referees

Dr. Reinhard Rauball unanimously re-elected DFL President for a further three years

Motions passed at the general assembly

DFL and Bundesliga Foundation renewing partnership with German Sports Aid Foundation until 2019

DFL introduces Ultra HD production standard

Bundesliga Kicks of 2016-17 Season with International Legends Tour this Fall

Bundesliga Expands Accessibility with the Launch of International Websites and New Mobile App Capabilities

34 athletes supported by the Bundesliga Foundation to participate in Rio

Bundesliga remains most attended football league in the world

DFL announcing Bundesliga schedules: FC Bayern München take on SV Werder Bremen in season opener

DFL exceeds for the first time one billion threshold for national media rights: On average 1.16 billion Euro per season starting 2017/18

DFL to publish Bundesliga schedule on 29 June

DFL outlines audio-visual media rights tender for Germany from 2017/18 onwards

DFL’s video-on-demand service available on Amazon Video soon

DFL announces national media rights tender and starts registration process

Bundesliga spectator figures up again at the end of the first half of the season

Bundesliga ready for possible testing of video replays

Bundesliga clubs post record revenues for the eleventh time in a row

2015-2013

DFL supporting Europa League starters: four Sunday matches on the 23rd match day

Two of Germany’s Most Storied Football Clubs to Compete in the 2016 Florida Cup

Bundesliga helping refugees – Hermes foregoes sleeve advertising patches

262 transfers this summer – the Bundesliga is getting younger all the time

Bundesliga channel successfully launched on YouTube in New Zealand

DFL to kick-off cooperation with ONET in Poland

TAG Heuer “Official Bundesliga partner”

Bundesliga Legends Tour to Span the Globe this August

FOX SPORTS kicks off its Bundesliga coverage with a global simulcast event on its sports and entertainment channels – DFL to span the globe with Bundesliga Legends Tour

Second highest spectator average in the Bundesliga’s history – TV partners with growing market share

DFL announcing season schedules: new season to kick off with a classic encounter between FC Bayern München and Hamburger SV

Bundesliga schedule will be released 12 :00 CEST on Friday 26 June on schedule.bundesliga.com

DFL to launch Bundesliga video on demand

League association imposing restrictions on multiple shareholdings

German Football League recommending a minute’s silence at the beginning of the second half of the Bundesliga season

Bundesliga clubs with record revenues for the tenth year in a row

DFL presents Bundesliga Report 2014: Ninth straight earnings increase to 2.17 billion euros

DFL gives boost to Bundesliga’s global marketing from 2015 forward

DFL presents Bundesliga Report 2013: Bundesliga confirms sustainable growth

2012-2010

Record revenues for the Bundesliga: 2.5 billion euros in media rights deal

DFL presents main aspects of the Request for Bids for audio-visual media rights starting in the season 2013/14

DFL presents Bundesliga Report 2012: Bundesliga once again in profits

President of the League Association Dr. Rauball to hand over the Championship plate

DFL presents the economic figures for the Bundesliga – Professional football has the sixth record turnover in a row

We are for Munich! Bundesliga supports Olympic bid

McKinsey presents Bundesliga study