The official curtain-raising event known as the DFB Super Cup between Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen and DFB-Pokal winners VfB Stuttgart will take place on August 17, one week before the league kicks off.

Officially set to begin on August 23, 2024, with the maiden fixture Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen, this will be the 62nd season of Germany’s premier men’s football competition.

While the UEFA Champions League has taken on a new shape, the Bundesliga will remain in its familiar round-robin form, where a total of 34 games will be played.

FC St. Pauli returns to the Bundesliga after a 13-year absence, while Holstein Kiel are back in Germany’s top-flight history after 60 years of absence. Both clubs replace 1. FC Köln and Darmstadt 98, who finished in 17th and 18th place, respectively, last season.

Six managerial changes have taken place since the previous edition of the Bundesliga ended on May 18, with the likes of long-serving Christian Streich among the departing six.

The 59-year-old had announced his exit weeks before the end of the 2023–24 season, following a 12-year spell at Freiburg.

Meanwhile, the likes of Fabian Hürzeler threw in the towel before the season even began after leading St. Pauli to a Bundesliga return.

Will we see another unbeaten fairy tale run by Bayer Leverkusen as they look to hold on to the title?

Or will Vincent Kompany prove doubters wrong by reclaiming the league title after Bayern’s 11-year title hold came to an end? Who are the favourites to win the Bundesliga?

Together, we will answer many of these nagging questions as we go along.