RB Leipzig’s eighth Bundesliga season will begin with a trip to Bayer 04 Leverkusen (19th-20th August). Our first home game at the Red Bull Arena will be against VfB Stuttgart (25th-27th August).
Two consecutive home games
A week later we will travel to the capital to play 1. FC Union Berlin. Following matches against FC Augsburg (H) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (A), we will enjoy back-to-back home games.
Our first match against champions FC Bayern is on matchday 6 (29th September-1st October). VfL Bochum will be in Leipzig a week after that. RB Leipzig’s final fixture of 2023 is away to SV Werder Bremen (19th/20th December).
Frankfurt to kick off 2024
2024 will begin with two home games for RB Leipzig.
Eintracht Frankfurt are the first visitors for the end of the first half of the season (12-14th January), followed by the reverse fixture against Leverkusen (19th-21st January).
The highlights at home in the new year are fixtures against Union Berlin (MD20), Gladbach (MD22), Borussia Dortmund (MD31) and Werder Bremen (MD33).
Our final game of 2023/24 is away to Eintracht Frankfurt on 18th May.
The 2023/24 fixture list
There will only be one round of midweek fixtures this season. Matchday 16 will take place on 19th and 20th December (Tuesday & Wednesday), before a three-week winter break.
The first half of the season ends on 12th-14th January with matchday 17. The second half of the campaign then starts between 19th and 21st January. There will be four international breaks this season (September, October, November, March).
The final matchday will be played on 18th May 2024.
Important Bundesliga dates
2023
- 18th – 20th August 2023:
Matchday 1
- 4th – 12th September 2023:
International break
- 9th – 17th October 2023:
International break
- 12th – 21st November 2023:
International break
- 19th/20th December 2023:
Matchday 16 (Midweek fixtures) – final games in 2023
2024
- 21st December 2023 – 11th January 2024:
Winter break
- 12th – 14th January 2024:
Matchday 17 – first games of 2024
- 19th – 21st January 2024:
Matchday 18 – first game in the second half of the season
- 18th – 26th March 2024:
International break
- 18th May 2024:
Matchday 34
Kick-off times
- Fridays:
20:30 CEST
- Saturdays:
15:30 CEST and 18:30 CEST
- Sundays:
15:30 CEST, 17:30 CEST and 19:30 CEST
- Matchday 16:
Tuesday and Wednesday, 18:30 CEST and 20:30 CEST
Supercup
RB Leipzig’s first competitive game of the season is on 12th August (20:45 CEST) in the Supercup. We will head to Munich as DFB-Pokal holders to face the reigning German champions FC Bayern.
Supercup 2023
- FC Bayern München – RB Leipzig
Saturday, 12th August | 20:45 CEST
Allianz Arena
DFB-Pokal
Due to our participation in the Supercup, our first-round game in the DFB-Pokal has been moved. We will begin our title defence against second-division side SV Wehen Wiesbaden on 27th September (20:45 CEST).
First round DFB-Pokal
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden – RB Leipzig
Wednesday, 27th September | 20:45 CEST
BRITA-Arena Wiesbaden
UEFA Champions League
The draw for the UEFA Champions League group stages will be made on 31st August in Monaco (18:00 CEST). RB Leipzig will be in pot two. The games will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at either 18:45 CEST or 21:00 CEST.
Schedule for the group stage:
- Matchday 1:
19th/20th September
- Matchday 2:
3rd/4th October
- Matchday 3:
24th/25th October
- Matchday 5:
7th/8th November
- Matchday 5:
28th/29th November
- Matchday 6
12th/13th December