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BVB Schedule for the Summer – All Dates at a Glance

Dortmund, Japan, London – BVB has big plans in the run-up to the 2026/27 season. In the meantime, fans in the region can see the First team live in action during several preseason friendlies. The grand finale will be the big season opener just before the start of competitive play.

On 12 July, the BVB first team will be back in action: Preparations for the 2026/27 season will kick off at the training ground in Brackel with performance testing, and two days later, the ball will start rolling again on the training field. At the end of July, BVB will head to Japan for the BVB Evonik Japan Tour, which will take the team to Osaka and Tokyo for about a week. The preseason will conclude with the season opener in mid-August – exactly one week before the first competitive match of the new season.

Friendly Matches

July 18, 26	5:00 pm	Oberhausen – BVB	Get tickets	BVB-TV, Sky
July 25, 26	1:00 pm	Düsseldorf – BVB	Advance sales: July 8	BVB-TV, Sky
July 29, 2026	7:00 pm (JST)/ 12:00 pm (CEST)	Osaka – BVB	Get tickets	BVB-TV, Sky, DAZN
August 1, 2026	7:00 pm (JST)/ 12:00 pm (CEST)	Tokyo – BVB	Tickets	BVB-TV, Sky, DAZN
August 9, 2026	2:00 pm (GMT)/ 3:00 pm (CEST)	Arsenal – BVB	Tickets	BVB-TV, Sky
August 15, 2026	5:30 pm	BVB – Roma	Tickets	BVB-TV, Sky

Competitive matches

August 22, 2026	8:30 pm	Super Cup	BVB vs. Munich	Advance ticket sales: July 10	Sat.1, Sky, Magenta
September 1, 2026	8:45 pm	DFB Pokal	HEBC – BVB	Advance ticket sales: July 17	RTL, Sky

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It was a good game for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"95-Karetsas-1786874602427\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/16/as-nachbericht/95-Karetsas.jpg\"><\/p>\nKaretsas is a solid short-term solution, no question. But he won\u2019t be able to play 60 games for both the club and the national team. \u201cWe\u2019ll all still be happy with him, but we also have to be very clear about this: He still needs time. He certainly won\u2019t be able to play 90 minutes every third day \u2013 he doesn\u2019t have the stamina for that,\u201d said Kovac, adding: \u201cAnd we also have to be careful not to push him into an injury. 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We then fought our way back and actually dominated the game until the 75th minute. If we had won, it would have been well-deserved. With Arsenal and now Roma, we\u2019ve faced two top European opponents, so we\u2019re heading into the Super Cup against Bayern with a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\nNiko Kovac:<\/b> \u201cThat was a great game for the fans. But we didn\u2019t start the game well. In the first eight minutes, we weren\u2019t even in the game\u2014we lost focus twice\u2014but we showed a great response after that. Coming back from a 0\u20132 deficit against an Italian team isn\u2019t exactly easy. And especially in the second half, we squandered a few chances. We would have liked to win, but that doesn\u2019t count in preseason. Things really get going starting next week.\u201d<\/p>\nOle Book:<\/b> \u201cWe got off to a very poor start and had major problems finding our defensive shape. Of course, you have to take into account that we haven\u2019t been at full strength for very long and that we\u2019re still missing a few key defensive players. After that, we showed a lot of very good things, especially in our offensive play. Now we have another week of training, the Super Cup, and then the Bundesliga. I think we\u2019ll be at our best by then at the latest.\u201d<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"96-Book-1786819895149\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/15/as-stimmen/96-Book.jpg\"><\/p>\nFilippo Mane:<\/b> \u201cMaybe things went a little better last week in London, but even so, we could see that we\u2019re really training hard and are on the right track. We\u2019re already at a pretty good level, even though some players are new. But they still bring a lot of energy and quality\u2014both with and without the ball. We\u2019re ready for next week. 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After that, we showed a lot of very good things, especially in our offensive play. Now we have another week of training, the Super Cup, and then the Bundesliga. I think we\u2019ll be at our best by then at the latest.\u201d<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"96-Book-1786819895149\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/15/as-stimmen/96-Book.jpg\"><\/p>\nFilippo Mane:<\/b> \u201cMaybe things went a little better last week in London, but even so, we could see that we\u2019re really training hard and are on the right track. We\u2019re already at a pretty good level, even though some players are new. But they still bring a lot of energy and quality\u2014both with and without the ball. We\u2019re ready for next week. We just need to work a little on our defense, but other than that, I don\u2019t see that many differences between last week and this one. As for me, I feel like I\u2019m in much better physical shape. 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Due to the high level of interest, the players went into overtime to make sure they could fulfill every autograph request.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"Autogramm-Marquardt-1786797922476\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/15/rund-um-die-saisoner-ffnung/Autogramm-Marquardt.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Visit by Mats Hummels<\/b><\/h2>\nBVB legend Mats Hummels took advantage of the match between two of his former clubs to pay a visit to Strobelallee. \u201cI\u2019m happy to be back in Dortmund. It\u2019s like coming home,\u201d he said during halftime of the women\u2019s game. Hummels was already there for the BVB Women\u2019s debut in 2021 and has been following the team\u2019s progress ever since, as he revealed in the halftime interview. He ended up missing the start of the second half: as he made his way through the fans in the stands, he kept stopping to sign autographs and take selfies. 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In the 28th minute, he feigned taking a free kick; instead, Ryerson crossed the ball in from the left, where it fell to Guirassy\u2019s foot on the five-meter line and found the back of the net for the 2\u20132 tie.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"97-Rom2-1786814698818\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/15/as-spielbericht/97-Rom2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Karetsas\u2019s shot off the crossbar after halftime<\/h2>\nThe 81,365 spectators in the sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK were treated to more spectacular moments in the minutes that followed. First, Rensch missed what should have been a sure 3\u20132 lead for Roma after a cross from Malen (29'). 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