2026–27 in German football

The 2026–27 season will be the 117th season of competitive football in Germany.

National teams

Win Draw Loss

Germany national football team

Kits

Home

Away

2026–27 UEFA Nations League

Group 2

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Germany	Advance to quarter-finals	—	16 Nov	1 Oct	27 Sep
2	Netherlands	Advance to quarter-finals	24 Sep	—	4 Oct	13 Nov
3	Serbia	Qualification for relegation play-offs	13 Nov	27 Sep	—	24 Sep
4	Greece	Relegation to League B	4 Oct	1 Oct	16 Nov	—

First match(es) will be played: 24 September 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

24 September 2026 (2026-09-24) UEFA Nations League A	Netherlands	v	Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report

27 September 2026 (2026-09-27) UEFA Nations League A	Germany	v	Greece
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report

1 October 2026 (2026-10-01) UEFA Nations League A	Germany	v	Serbia
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report

4 October 2026 (2026-10-04) UEFA Nations League A	Greece	v	Germany
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)		Report

13 November 2026 (2026-11-13) UEFA Nations League A	Serbia	v	Germany
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)		Report

16 November 2026 (2026-11-16) UEFA Nations League A	Germany	v	Netherlands
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report

Germany women's national football team

Kits

Home

Away

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Borussia Dortmund	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	TSG Hoffenheim
3	Bayern Munich
4	VfB Stuttgart
5		Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
6		Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16		Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17		Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18		Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

First match(es) will be played: 9 August 2026. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[1]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:

^ The 2026–27 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

2. Bundesliga

3. Liga

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Werder Bremen	Qualification for Champions League league stage
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Qualification for Champions League third round
3	TSG Hoffenheim	Qualification for Champions League second round
4	Bayern Munich
5	VfL Wolfsburg
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9
10
11
12
13		Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
14		Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

First match(es) will be played: 21 August 2026. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[2]

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Cup competitions

Men

DFB-Pokal

DFL-Supercup

Women

DFB-Pokal Frauen

DFB-Supercup Frauen

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

League phase

UEFA Europa League

League phase

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Play-off round

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Third qualifying round

League phase

References

^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
^ "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.58338235159562-1] The 2026–27 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

[2] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[3] "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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Seasons in German football
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2026–27 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '26 '27 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '26 '27 Faroe Islands '26 '27 Finland '26 '27 France Georgia '26 '27 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '26 '27 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '26 '27 Kosovo Latvia '26 '27 Lithuania '26 '27 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '26 '27 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '26 '27 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '26 '27 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '26 (Final) '27 Finland '26 '27 France Georgia '26 '27 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '26 '27 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '26 (Final) '27 Kosovo Latvia '26 '27 Liechtenstein Lithuania '26 '27 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '26 '27 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia '26 '27 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '26 '27 Kosovo Latvia '26 '27 Lithuania '26 '27 Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '26 '27 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey ~~Ukraine~~
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying league phase knockout phase final Europa League qualifying league phase knockout phase final Conference League qualifying 1st and 2nd rounds 3rd and play-off rounds league phase knockout phase final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup 2027 Euro Under-21 qualification 2027 Euro Under-19 qualification 2027 Euro Under-17 qualification

Football in Germany
Season	2026–27