Bundesliga 2026-27: Table, Top Scorers and Fixtures

Standings after Matchday 4 (September 18-20, 2026): 1. Borussia Dortmund 12 pts, 2. Bayern Munich 10, 3. SC Freiburg 10, 4. Augsburg 7, 5. Bayer Leverkusen 7, 6. Mainz 7, 7. Elversberg 7, 8. Werder Bremen 7, 9. RB Leipzig 6, 10. Eintracht Frankfurt 5, 11. Schalke 5, 12. Paderborn 4, 13. Köln 4, 14. Hoffenheim 3, 15. VfB Stuttgart 3, 16. Hamburger SV 3, 17. Union Berlin 1, 18. Borussia Mönchengladbach 0. Matchday 5 is not played until October 9-11. Sources: bundesliga.com, sportschau.de, ESPN.

Borussia Dortmund, the only side with four wins from four (12 points, 9-2 goals): 2-0 against Hamburg, a 3-2 comeback at Hoffenheim from two goals down, 3-0 against Paderborn and 1-0 at Stuttgart thanks to a Maximilian Beier goal. Bayern Munich and Freiburg are two points back on 10. Sources: bundesliga.com, sportschau.de, ESPN.

After four matchdays, five players share the lead on 4 goals: Michael Olise (Bayern), Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg), Phillip Tietz (Mainz), Younes Ebnoutalib (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Patrik Schick (Leverkusen). On 3 goals are Harry Kane, Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), Igor Matanović (Freiburg), Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg) and Jonathan Burkardt (Frankfurt). Sources: bundesliga.com, sportschau.de.

Saturday October 31, 2026 at 18:30 CET, Matchday 8, at the Allianz Arena. On current form it is second against first, with Dortmund arriving two points ahead. The return fixture in Dortmund comes in the second half of the season. Sources: bundesliga.com, Sky Sport.

The league is paused for a two-week international break after Matchday 4. Matchday 5 runs October 9-11, 2026, opening with leaders Borussia Dortmund vs Werder Bremen on Friday at 20:30 CEST. Saturday includes Augsburg vs Bayern Munich (15:30), and Sunday has Köln vs Mönchengladbach (15:30). Sources: bundesliga.com, anstosszeiten.de.

The first Revierderby since Schalke's return is on Matchday 12 (December 4-6, 2026) in Gelsenkirchen, with the return leg in Dortmund on Matchday 29 (April 9-11, 2027). The exact kick-off time is set later by the DFL. Sources: bundesliga.com, BVB.

Alexander Blessin took over at Gladbach in September 2026 on a contract to 2028. He replaced Eugen Polanski, who was dismissed after a 5-0 defeat at Freiburg on Matchday 3. Gladbach are bottom with four defeats from four games. Sources: ran.de, Blick, Wikipedia.

Friday September 18: Bayern Munich 7-0 Union Berlin (Olise hat-trick, Kane's 100th Bundesliga goal). Saturday September 19: Werder Bremen 3-2 Augsburg, Hamburger SV 2-1 Köln, Mönchengladbach 3-4 Mainz, Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Freiburg, VfB Stuttgart 0-1 Dortmund. Sunday September 20: Leverkusen 2-0 RB Leipzig, Schalke 0-0 Elversberg, Paderborn 3-1 Hoffenheim. Source: bundesliga.com.

All three have started well. SV Elversberg won their first-ever Bundesliga match 3-2 against Bayer Leverkusen and are 7th on 7 points. Schalke held Bayern 0-0 and won 3-1 at Union Berlin (5 points, 11th). Paderborn have 4 points after beating Hoffenheim 3-1 (12th). Sources: bundesliga.com, ESPN.

The Bundesliga 2026-27 season kicked off on Friday, August 28, 2026, with Bayern Munich beating VfB Stuttgart 5-1 in the traditional Friday-night opener. That was a week later than a normal German season, a knock-on effect of the expanded 2026 World Cup, which ran from June 11 to July 19 and pushed back every European pre-season. The second tier, 2. Bundesliga, started earlier, on August 7, 2026. Sources: bundesliga.com, DFL.

Defending champions Bayern Munich hosted VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena on Friday, August 28, 2026, and won 5-1. The champions always open the season at home. For Stuttgart it was the start of a rough opening month: after four matchdays they sit 15th with 3 points. Sources: bundesliga.com, ESPN.

Three clubs came up from 2. Bundesliga: Schalke 04, SV Elversberg and SC Paderborn. Schalke return to the top flight after a three-year absence, comfortably the biggest story of the promotion race given their support base. Elversberg, from a village of roughly 12,000 people in Saarland, make their Bundesliga debut and become the 59th club to play in the competition since 1963. Sources: bundesliga.com, Wikipedia.

VfL Wolfsburg, FC St. Pauli and 1. FC Heidenheim went down. Wolfsburg's demotion is the historic one: the club had never been relegated from the Bundesliga since arriving in 1997, so a nearly 30-year run in the top flight ended. St. Pauli and Heidenheim both drop back after short stays. Sources: bundesliga.com, Wikipedia.

Bayern Munich, who won their 34th German championship in 2025-26. After four matchdays of 2026-27 they are unbeaten (three wins and a 0-0 at Schalke) and second on 10 points with a 14-2 goal record, two points behind Borussia Dortmund. Sources: bundesliga.com, ESPN.

Because of the FIFA World Cup 2026, which ran from June 11 to July 19 across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Players who went deep in the tournament needed a proper rest period, so the DFL pushed the whole German calendar back by roughly a week compared to a normal year. Every major European league made a similar adjustment. Sources: DFL, bundesliga.com.

The league goes into its winter break after Matchday 14, played December 18-20, 2026, and returns with Matchday 15 on January 8-10, 2027. The German winter break is one of the shortest it has been in years, again a consequence of the compressed post-World Cup calendar. Sources: bundesliga.com.

The final round, Matchday 34, is played on Saturday, May 22, 2027, with all nine fixtures kicking off simultaneously so that the title, European places and relegation are settled at the same moment. The relegation play-offs between the 16th-placed Bundesliga club and the third-placed side in 2. Bundesliga follow on May 27 and May 31, 2027. Sources: bundesliga.com, DFL.

For most Bundesliga clubs the first competitive fixture of the season is the DFB-Pokal first round, played August 21-24, 2026, a week before the league begins. The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, between the Bundesliga champions and the DFB-Pokal winners, is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026. Sources: bundesliga.com, DFL.

Eighteen. Each club plays 34 matches, home and away against every other side. The bottom two are relegated automatically, and the 16th-placed team enters a two-legged play-off against the third-placed club in 2. Bundesliga. Sources: DFL.

Yes. Schalke 04 are back in the Bundesliga for 2026-27 after three seasons in the second tier. Their return restores one of German football's biggest crowds to the top flight and revives the Revierderby against Borussia Dortmund, historically the loudest fixture in the country. Sources: bundesliga.com, Wikipedia.

Broadcast rights are sold country by country. In Germany, Bundesliga matches are split between Sky and DAZN under the current domestic cycle. Outside Germany the rights holder changes by market, so check your local sports broadcaster or the official bundesliga.com listing for your country. Source: DFL.

Matchday 1 results (August 28-30, 2026): Bayern Munich 5-1 VfB Stuttgart, SV Elversberg 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FC Köln 3-2 Hoffenheim, Union Berlin 3-3 Eintracht Frankfurt, Mainz 0-0 Paderborn, RB Leipzig 3-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hamburger SV, SC Freiburg 4-1 Werder Bremen, FC Augsburg 3-0 Schalke 04. The headline was Elversberg winning the first Bundesliga match in the club's history. Source: bundesliga.com.

It was played on Friday August 28, 2026 at 20:30 CEST at the Allianz Arena and finished Bayern 5-1 Stuttgart. The champions traditionally host the Friday-night season opener. Sources: bundesliga.com, ESPN.

Schalke's first Bundesliga game after three seasons in the second tier was on Sunday August 30, 2026, away at FC Augsburg, and they lost 3-0. They recovered quickly: a 0-0 against Bayern Munich on Matchday 2, a first win, 3-1 at Union Berlin on September 11, then 0-0 with Elversberg. After four matchdays Schalke have 5 points (11th). Sources: bundesliga.com, ESPN.