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BVB's schedule for the summer
Following the FIFA Club World Cup, the BVB professionals have around three weeks off and are expected back in Dortmund-Brackel for the start of training on July 26. The training camp in Saalfelden, Austria, is scheduled for August 4 to 9. Back in Dortmund, BVB will celebrate the traditional season opener at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on August 10. Juventus Turin will be the opponents for the test match, which will take place in this context. The first competitive match of the new season will take place in mid-August when Borussia Dortmund faces Rot-Weiss Essen in the first main round of the DFB-Pokal.
All dates at a glance
| 26.07.25 | Resumption of training | Dortmund |
| 04.–09.08.25 | Training camp | Saalfelden |
| 10.08.25 | Season opener | Dortmund |
Competitive matches
| 18.08.25 | 20:45 (CEST) | DFB-Pokal | Essen – BVB | Essen |
Friendly matches
| 30.07.25 | 20:45 (CEST) | Siegen – BVB | Essen |
| 02.08.25 | 17:00 (CEST) | BVB – Lille | Iserlohn |
| 10.08.25 | 17:30 (CEST) | BVB – Juventus | Dortmund |