Bundesliga: Rule changes, transfers & coaches! What’s new?

The start of the season is just around the corner!

Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen open the new Bundesliga season on August 23. Before the start of the season, fans are asking themselves: What are the most important tactics?

The “complaint rule” is coming!

No more packet formats – that’s the theory…

Starting next season, only team captains will be allowed to discuss matters with the referee on the pitch. If the captain is the goalkeeper, a representative will be appointed for him before the game, who can complain to the referee about decisions.

The new “protest rule” has already been implemented at the 2024 European Championships, and from now on it applies to all German leagues and European Cup competitions.

Promoters and relegators

Of course there are new teams in the first league as well. The Saint Paul FC and Holstein Kiel is from 2. Bundesliga promoted, the relegated teams from last year (1. FC Köln and SV Darmstadt 98) are now playing in the second division.

The teams of Bundesliga:

• Bayer Leverkusen
• VfB Stuttgart
• FC Bayern Munich
• RB Leipzig
• Borussia Dortmund
• Eintracht Frankfurt
• TSG Hoffenheim
• 1. FC Heidenheim
• SV Werder Bremen
• SC Freiburg
• FC Augsburg
• VfL Wolfsburg
• Main 05
• Borussia Monchengladbach
• 1. FC Union Berlin
• VfL Bochum
• Saint Paul FC
• Holstein Kiel

Bundesliga: 1st matchday

Friday, August 23:

• Borussia Mönchengladbach – Bayer Leverkusen (8.30pm)

Saturday, August 24:

• RB Leipzig – VfL Bochum (3.30pm)
• TSG Hoffenheim – Holstein Kiel (3:30pm)
• SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart (3:30pm)
• FC Augsburg – SV Werder Bremen (3:30pm)
• Mainz 05 – Union Berlin (3:30pm)
• Borussia Dortmund – Eintracht Frankfurt (6.30pm)

Sunday, August 25:

• VfL Wolfsburg – FC Bayern Munich (3:30pm)
• FC St. Pauli – 1. FC Heidenheim (5.30 pm)

The complete one Free Bundesliga schedule You will find here!

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The main new entrants

The biggest trends come in the summer FC Bayern. After the Munich team finished in third place last season, the team is seriously upgrading. These are the most expensive bets before the start of the season:

1. Michael Olise (€53 million / FC Bayern)
2. João Palhinha (51 Mio. €/ FC Bayern)
3. Hiroki Ito (23.5 Mio. €/ FC Bayern)
4. Waldemar Anton (€22.5 million/Borussia Dortmund)
5. Ermedin Demirovic (€21 million / VfB Stuttgart)
6. Martin Terrier (€20m/Bayer Leverkusen)
7. Serhou Guirassy (18 thousand. €/Borussia Dortmund)
8. Aleix García (18 Mio. €/ Bayer Leverkusen)
9. Hugo Ekitiké (€16.5 million/Eintracht Frankfurt)
10. Jeanuël Belocian (€15m/Bayer Leverkusen)

*Quelle: Transfermarkt.de

New faces in the training bench

A few teams were looking for a coach after last season. Start of the 2024/25 season Borussia DortmundFC Bayern, SC Freiburg, Bochum and Union Berlin with a new man in the side.

▶ Borussia Dortmund: Nuri Sahin (35)

▶ FC Bayern: Vincent Kompany (38)

▶ SC Freiburg: Julian Schuster (39)

▶ VfL Bochum: Peter Zeidler (61)

▶ Union Berlin: Bo Svensson (45)

VfL Wolfsburg (Ralph Hasenhüttl), Mainz 05 (Bo Henriksen) and FC Augsburg (Jess Thorup) have already found their new coach over the past season.

Where is the Bundesliga on TV?

The most important thing for fans: the TV plan!

Like last year, share Sky/WOW (ad) and DAZN (Ad) the TV rights for the Bundesliga. You can watch the Friday games every week from 8.30pm on DAZN, the Saturday (3.30pm and the top game at 6.30pm) is on Sky and the Sunday games are all broadcast by DAZN. On Sunday, Bundesliga duels start at 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm and ten games at 7:30 pm.

Bundesliga in free TV: SAT.1 shows the opening game of the Bundesliga (Friday, August 23), as well as two other Bundesliga duels on the 16th and 17th and the relegation game (May 22 to 27, 2025).