Bundesliga clubs are returning to training in the 2024/25 pre-season, with tours to the USA, Asia and South Africa, plus some high-profile friendly matches on the agenda.
Bayer Leverkusen
Return to training: 14 July
Training camp: Donaueschingen (28 July to 2 August)
Friendly matches: 26 July vs. Rot-Weiss Essen (7pm), 3 August vs. Lens (4pm), 7 August vs. Arsenal (6pm in London)
First fixture: Supercup vs. VfB Stuttgart (17 August)
VfB Stuttgart
Return to training: 4 July
Training camp/tour: Japan (25 July to 2 August)
Friendly matches: 7 July vs. Hollenbach (8-1 win), 13 July vs. Luzern (0-0), 20 July vs. Fortuna Sittard (2pm), 28 July vs. Kyoto Sanga (7pm in Kyoto), 1 August vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6.30pm in Hiroshima), 10 August vs. Atheltic Bilbao (3.30pm)
First fixture: Supercup vs. Bayer Leverkusen (17 August)
Bayern Munich
Return to training: 15 July
Training camps/tour: Tegernsee (22 to 25 July), South Korea (31 July to 5 August)
Friendly matches: 24 July vs. Rottach-Egern (6.30pm), 28 July vs. Düren (3.30pm), 3 August vs. Tottenham Hotspur (6pm in Seoul), 10 August vs. Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm in London)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Ulm (16 August)
RB Leipzig
Return to training: 3 July
Training camp/tour: New York (28 July – 4 August)
Friendly matches: 19 July vs SV Babelsberg (1-0 win), 26 July vs. Erzgebirge Aue, 31 July vs. Aston Villa (8pm in New Jersey), 4 August vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (7.30pm in Miami), 10 August vs. Paris Saint-Germain (6pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Rot-Weiss Essen (17 August)
Borussia Dortmund
Return to training: 10 July
Training camp/tour: Japan (19 July to 25 July), Bad Ragaz, Switzerland (1 to 9 August)
Friendly matches: 12 July vs. Holzwickede (7-1 win), 17 July vs. Erzgebirge Aue (1-1 draw), 21 July vs. Pathum United (8pm in Bangkok), 24 July vs. Cerezo Osaka (7.15pm in Osaka), 6 August vs. Villarreal (6.30pm), 10 August vs. Aston Villa (5pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Lübeck (17 August)
Eintracht Frankfurt
Return to training: 8 July
Training camp/tour: Louisville, Kentucky (22 July to 3 August)
Friendly matches: 20 July vs. Heusenstamm (3.30pm), 25 July vs. FC Juarez (7.30pm in Juarez, Mexico), 30 July vs. Louisville City (8pm in Louisville, Kentucky), 7 August vs. FSV Frankfurt (6pm), 10 August vs. Valencia (9pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Eintracht Braunschweig (19 August)
Hoffenheim
Return to training: 7 July
Training camp: Kitzbühel, Austria (27 July to 3 August)
Friendly matches: 13 July vs. Astoria Walldorf (7-1 win), 24 July vs. Elversberg (5pm), 30 July vs. Norwich City (6pm), 3 August vs. Ipswich Town (1.30pm), 10 August vs. Fulham (5pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Würzburger Kickers (17 August)
Heidenheim
Return to training: 1 July
Training camps: Natz, Italy (3 July to 10 July), Mils, Austria (28 July to 4 August)
Friendly matches: 6 July vs. Natz XI (15-0 win), 13 July vs. Schwäbisch Hall (3-1 win), 14 July vs. Esslingen (10-0 win), 20 July vs. Glött (3.30pm), 21 July vs. Schnaitheim (3.30pm), 26 July vs. Normania Gmünd (6pm), 3 August vs. Aris Limassol (4pm), 10 August vs. Espanyol (3.30pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Villingen (17 August)
Werder Bremen
Return to training: 8 July
Training camp: Zillertal, Austria (17 to 27 July)
Friendly matches: 14 July vs. Verden (2-0 win), 26 July vs. Sheffield Wednesday (2pm), 3 August vs. Coventry City (two matches, 10.30am and 3pm), 10 August vs. Stade Rennes (two matches, 11am and 5pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Energie Cottbus (19 August)
Freiburg
Return to training: 7 July
Training camp: Schruns, Austria (17 to 26 July)
Friendly matches: 19 July vs. Altach (1-1 draw), 26 July vs. Greuther Fürth (2pm), 3 August vs. Racing Strasbourg (two matches, 3.30pm and 5.30pm), 10 August vs. Fiorentina (3.30pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Osnabrück (17 August)
Augsburg
Return to training: 8 July
Training camp/tour: South Africa (18 to 28 July)
Friendly matches: 13 July vs. Schwaben Augsburg (3-0 win), Mpumalanga Premier’s International Tournament 2024 vs. Young Africans (20 July, 3pm) and TS Galazy (27 July, 8pm), 3 August vs. Leicester City (3.30pm), 10 August vs. Marseille (5pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Viktoria Berlin (18 August)
Wolfsburg
Return to training: 9 July
Training camp: Schladming, Austria (1 to 9 August)
Friendly matches: 13 July vs. Beck’s XI (9-0 win), 20 July vs. Anderlecht (1pm), 24 July vs. Lille (4.30pm), 27 July vs. Hannover (3.30pm), 3 August vs. Como (3:30pm), 9 August vs. Brentford (7.45pm in London)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. TuS Koblenz (19 August)
Mainz
Return to training: 3 July
Training camp: Hopfgarten-Markt, Austria (31 July to 7 August)
Friendly matches: 6 July vs. Langenlonsheim/Laubenheim (13-0 win), 12 July vs. Basara Mainz (8-0 win), 18 July vs. Eintracht Trier (0-3 defeat), 27 July vs. Preußen Münster (2pm), 10 August vs. Montpellier (3.30pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Wehen Wiesbaden (16 August)
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Return to training: 10 July
Training camp: Rottach-Egern (26 July to 2 August)
Friendly matches: 20 July vs. FC Wegberg- Beeck (3.30pm), 25 July vs. Fortuna Sittard (1pm), 2 August vs. Ipswich Town (2:30pm), 10 August vs. Racing Strasbourg (Two matches at 11am and 3.30pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Erzgebirge Aue (17 August)
Union Berlin
Return to training: 1 July
Training camp: TBC
Friendly matches: 6 July vs. Chemie Leipzig (4-0 win), 18 July vs. Dynamo Kyiv (3-2 win), 27 July vs. Rangers (5pm), 9 August vs. Real Sociedad (7pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Greifswalder FC (17 August)
Bochum
Return to training: 1 July
Training camp: Gais, Italy (28 July to 4 August)
Friendly matches: 6 July vs. Rot Weiss Ahlen (3-1 win), 10 July vs. Velbert (5-1 win), 12 July vs. Alemannia Aachen (1-0 win), 20 July vs. Magdeburg (2pm), 30 July vs. Spezia (6pm), 3 August vs. FC Südtirol (5pm), 3 August vs. Bologna (6.15pm), 10 August vs. Le Havre (6pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Regensburg (18 August)
St. Pauli
Return to training: 8 July
Training camp: Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Austria (15 to 25 July)
Friendly matches: 13 July vs. Bremer SV (3-1 win), 19 July vs. Greuther Fürth (3-1 defeat), 24 July vs. Slaven Belupo (12pm), 24 July vs. Lyon (6pm), 3 August vs. Norwich City (3pm in Norwich), 9 August vs. Atalanta (6.30pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Hallescher FC (16 August)
Holstein Kiel
Return to training: 1 July
Training camp: Seefeld, Austria (27 July to 4 August)
Friendly matches: 6 July vs. Boldklubben B.93 (4-1 win), 12 July vs. Sønderjyske (0-0), 19 July vs. AB Gladsaxe (7:30pm)
First fixture: DFB Cup first round vs. Alemannia Aachen (17 August)
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