How to watch Bundesliga: TV channel, live stream, key dates & fixtures

Stay up-to-date with all the information on how to watch the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, including TV channel, live stream details, key dates and more.

Sitting at the peak of the German football pyramid, the Bundesliga features some of Europe's greatest and most successful clubs, including Bavarian giants Bayern Munich.

How to watch and TV channel

Selected Bundesliga matches will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports.

Live stream

Every game from the Bundesliga this season is available to watch live on bet365's Live Streaming Service.

Where to watch Bundesliga highlights

Bundesliga highlights are available to watch on the Bundesliga website, the Bundesliga YouTube channel and on Sky Sports in the UK.

Key dates

The opening match of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season will be played on Friday 22nd August 2025.

The final matchday of the season meanwhile will take place on Saturday 16th May 2026.

Rivalries

Der Klassiker

Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich

Revierderby

Borussia Dortmund v Schalke

The Original Klassiker

Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach

The Rhine Derby

Cologne v Borussia Monchengladbach

Nordderby

Hamburg v Werder Bremen

Berlin derby

Hertha Berlin v Union Berlin

Winter break dates

The Bundesliga, like many European football leagues, operates with a break in the playing schedule during the winter months.

The final Bundesliga game of 2025 takes place on 19th December with the league returning to action on 9th January 2026.

Bundesliga teams

• FC Augsburg
• Union Berlin
• Werder Bremen
• Borussia Dortmund
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• SC Freiburg
• Hamburger SV
• 1. FC Heidenheim
• TSG Hoffenheim
• 1. FC Köln
• RB Leipzig
• Bayer Leverkusen
• Mainz 05
• Borussia Mönchengladbach
• Bayern Munich
• FC St. Pauli
• VfB Stuttgart
• VfL Wolfsburg

Records

• Most Bundesliga titles: 32 - Bayern Munich
• Most wins in a season: 29 - Bayern Munich (2012/13, 2013/14)
• Most points in a season: 91 - Bayern Munich (2012/13)
• Fewest losses in a season: 0 - Bayer Leverkusen (2023/24)
• Most league games without losing: 53 - Bayern Munich (2012/13-2013/14)
• Most league goals scored in a season: 101 - Bayern Munich (1971/72)
• Most career league goals: 474 - Lionel Messi
• Most goals scored in a season: 41 - Robert Lewandowski (2020/21)
• Most career Bundesliga appearances: 602 - Charly Korbel

Statistics were correct as of 23rd June 2025