Borussia Dortmund will kick off the 54th season of the German Bundesliga at home to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on the weekend of 27/28 August. As the first matchday is directly followed by an international break, the first away game will take place on the second weekend in September. BVB will travel to Leipzig on the 9, 10 or 11 September.

Due to the Olympic Games in Rio and the resulting late start to the Bundesliga season, the last fixture in the first half of the season will not be played until after the winter break. Before Christmas, Matchdays 15 and 16 will be played in the space of a week between 16 and 21 December. The 2016/17 season ends on 20 May 2017 with a home game against Werder Bremen.

"Starting the season against Mainz, a very well-organised and experienced team, is a real challenge! Then we travel away to Leipzig for their home debut in the Bundesliga. That will definitely be an extraordinary atmosphere - we're looking forward to it," said head coach Thomas Tuchel. Sporting Director Michael Zorc added: "We don't get any say when it comes to organising the fixture list - with that in mind, we take what we are given and are satisfied with our opening fixtures of the 2016/17 season."

The first matches against Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich take place in Dortmund, on Matchdays 9 and 11 respectively.

The first few Bundesliga fixtures are set to be scheduled precisely in the 28th calendar week (11-15 July). (br)

All the matches at a glance

First half of the season          
14.08.16 Su 20:30 DFL BVB - Bayern Munich ZDF
19.-22.08. Fr-Mo   DFB Eintracht Trier - BVB Sky
27./28.08. Sa/Su   BL BVB - 1. FSV Mainz 05 Sky
09.-11.09. Fr-Su   BL RB Leipzig - BVB Sky
13./14.09. Tu/We 20:45 UCL Matchday 1 Sky
16.-18.09. Fr-Su   BL BVB - SV Darmstadt 98 Sky
20./21.09. Tu/We 20:00 BL VfL Wolfsburg - BVB Sky
23.-25.09. Fr-Su   BL BVB - Sportclub Freiburg Sky
27./28.09. Tu/We 20:45 UCL Matchday 2 Sky
30.9.-2.10. Fr-Su   BL Bayer Leverkusen - BVB Sky
14.-16.10. Fr-Su   BL BVB - Hertha BSC Sky
18./19.10. Tu/We 20:45 UCL Matchday 3 Sky
21.-23.10. Fr-Su   BL FC Ingolstadt - BVB Sky
25./26.10. Tu/We   DFB Second Round Sky
28.-30.10. Fr-Su   BL BVB - FC Schalke 04 Sky
01./02.11. Tu/We 20:45 UCL Matchday 4 Sky
04.-06.11. Fr-Su   BL Hamburger SV - BVB Sky
18.-20.11. Fr-Su   BL BVB - Bayern Munich Sky
22./23.11. Tu/We 20:45 UCL Matchday 5 Sky
25.-27.11. Fr-Su   BL Eintr. Frankfurt - BVB Sky
02.-04.12. Fr-Su   BL BVB - Bor. M'gladbach Sky
06./07.12. Tu/We 20:45 UCL Matchday 6 Sky
09.-11.12. Fr-Su   BL 1. FC Köln - BVB Sky
16.-18.12. Fr-Su   BL TSG Hoffenheim - BVB Sky
20./21.12. Tu/We 20:00 BL BVB - FC Augsburg Sky
20.-22.01. Fr-Su   BL Werder Bremen - BVB Sky
           
Second half of the season          
27.-29.01. Fr-Su   BL 1. FSV Mainz 05 - BVB Sky
03.-05.02. Fr-Su   BL BVB - RB Leipzig Sky
10.-12.02. Fr-Su   BL SV Darmstadt 98 - BVB Sky
17.-19.02. Fr-Su   BL BVB - VfL Wolfsburg Sky
24.-26.02. Fr-Su   BL Sportclub Freiburg - BVB Sky
03.-05.03. Fr-Su   BL BVB - Bayer Leverkusen Sky
10.-12.03. Fr-Su   BL Hertha BSC - BVB Sky
17.-19.03. Fr-Su   BL BVB - FC Ingolstadt Sky
31.3.-2.4. Fr-Su   BL FC Schalke 04 - BVB Sky
04./05.04. Tu/We 20:00 BL BVB - Hamburger SV Sky
07.-09.04. Fr-Su   BL Bayern Munich - BVB Sky
15./16.04. Sa/Su   BL BVB - Eintr. Frankfurt Sky
21.-23.04. Fr-Su   BL Bor. M'gladbach - BVB Sky
28.-30.04. Fr-Su   BL BVB - 1. FC Köln Sky
05.-07.05. Fr-Su   BL BVB - TSG Hoffenheim Sky
13.05.17 Sa 15:30 BL FC Augsburg - BVB Sky
20.05.17 Sa 15:30 BL BVB - Werder Bremen Sky