Borussia Dortmund will begin the 56th Bundesliga season with a home game against Rasenballsport Leipzig on 25 or 26 August. It will then be followed by the first away match one week later, on the first weekend of September, against Hannover 96.

The first half of the season finishes with a home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach shortly before Christmas (between 21 and 23 December). After the mid-season hiatus, BVB will resume domestic action with a trip to Leipzig between 18 and 21 January 2019.

The 153rd Ruhr derby will take place in Gelsenkirchen at the start of December, while the clashes with Bayern Munich are scheduled for Rounds 11 and 28. The Black & Yellows will finish the campaign in Mönchengladbach on 18 May 2019.

The precise times and dates for the first six matchdays will be announced in the second week of July. (br)

All the fixtures at a glance

First half of the season      
25-26/08/18 Sa/Su   BVB Vs Rasenballsport Leipzig
31/08-02/09/18 Fr-Su   Hannover 96 Vs BVB
14-16/09/18 Fr-Su   BVB Vs Eintracht Frankfurt
21-23/09/18 Fr-Su   TSG Hoffenheim Vs BVB
25-26/09/18 Tu/We   BVB Vs 1. FC Nürnberg
28-30/09/18 Fr-Su   Bayer Leverkusen Vs BVB
05-07/10/18 Fr-Su   BVB Vs FC Augsburg
19-21/10/18 Fr-Su   VfB Stuttgart Vs BVB
26-28/10/18 Fr-Su   BVB Vs Hertha BSC
02-04/11/18 Fr-Su   VfL Wolfsburg Vs BVB
09-11/11/18 Fr-Su   BVB Vs Bayern Munich
23-25/11/18 Fr-Su   1. FSV Mainz 05 Vs BVB
30/11-03/12/18 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs Sportclub Freiburg
07-09/12/18 Fr-Su   FC Schalke 04 Vs BVB
14-16/12/18 Fr-Su   BVB Vs Werder Bremen
18-19/12/18 Tu/We   Fortuna Düsseldorf Vs BVB
21-23/12/18 Fr-Su   BVB Vs Bor. M'gladbach
       
Second half of the season      
18-21/01/19 Fr-Mo   Rasenballsport Leipzig Vs BVB
25-28/01/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs Hannover 96
01-04/02/19 Fr-Mo   Eintracht Frankfurt Vs BVB
08-11/02/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs TSG Hoffenheim
15-18/02/19 Fr-Mo   1. FC Nürnberg Vs BVB
22-25/02/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs Bayer Leverkusen
01-04/03/19 Fr-Mo   FC Augsburg Vs BVB
08-11/03/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs VfB Stuttgart
15-17/03/19 Fr-Su   Hertha BSC Vs BVB
29/03-01/04/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs VfL Wolfsburg
05-08/04/19 Fr-Mo   Bayern Munich Vs BVB
12-15/04/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs 1. FSV Mainz 05
20-22/04/19 Sa-Mo   Sportclub Freiburg Vs BVB
26-29/04/19 Fr-Mo   BVB Vs FC Schalke 04
03-06/05/19 Fr-Mo   Werder Bremen Vs BVB
11/05/19 Sa 15:30 CET BVB Vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
18/05/19 Sa 15:30 CET Bor. M'gladbach Vs BVB