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The complete schedule has just been released by the league association, which will now simply be called “Bundesliga” from this season onwards (formerly: DFL). It was already known that the opening match will take place on Friday evening, August 7, 2026, between VfL Bochum and Hertha BSC. For FCK, the league kicks off with a highly anticipated away match against Bundesliga relegation candidate and 2. Bundesliga powerhouse Wolfsburg, followed by an exciting home fixture against Karlsruher SC in the Pfalz-Baden derby at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion. This means that within just a few days, the Red Devils will face two significant derbies, as a week later, on Friday, August 21, they will compete in the DFB-Pokal against Waldhof Mannheim. The schedule continues to entice with an away match against FC St. Pauli—for the first time in many years scheduled in the summer rather than winter—and a home game against Darmstadt 98.
The season finale in May 2027 starts with two home games against Arminia Bielefeld and Hannover 96, before heading off for a lengthy away match against promoted side Cottbus on the last matchday.
Kick-off Times and International Breaks: What to Expect
The kick-off times remain the same: Friday at 18:30 (two games), Saturday at 13:00 (three games), Saturday at 20:30 (one game – live on RTL or “Nitro”), and Sunday at 13:30 (three games). However, international breaks will be newly regulated, with only three planned instead of four as in previous seasons. The early September break has been eliminated; instead, the end of September break has been extended to last two weekends without any league matches. The breaks in November and March will remain unchanged.
An additional noteworthy detail for the 2026/27 season: On May 1—previously a Friday—there will no longer be Bundesliga matches due to a long-standing concession to support the heavily burdened police on this date. Since May 1, 2027, falls on a Saturday, which is a primary matchday, the league association has decided to declare the entire weekend as match-free. This means that for the first time in three years, there will be an English week in the lower league on March 2/3. Furthermore, the short winter break will commence after the 16th matchday instead of the usual 17th.
A Comprehensive Look at the FCK 2026/27 Match Schedule
1st Matchday, August 8-9, 2026:
VfL Wolfsburg – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2nd Matchday, August 14-16, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Karlsruher SC
3rd Matchday, August 28-30, 2026:
FC St. Pauli – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
4th Matchday, September 4-6, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Darmstadt 98
5th Matchday, September 11-13, 2026:
1. FC Magdeburg – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
6th Matchday, September 18-20, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Eintracht Braunschweig
7th Matchday, October 9-11, 2026:
1. FC Heidenheim – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
8th Matchday, October 16-18, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – VfL Bochum
9th Matchday, October 23-25, 2026:
1. FC Nürnberg – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
10th Matchday, October 30 – November 1, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Hertha BSC
11th Matchday, November 6-8, 2026:
VfL Osnabrück – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
12th Matchday, November 20-22, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Dynamo Dresden
13th Matchday, November 27-29, 2026:
Holstein Kiel – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
14th Matchday, December 4-6, 2026:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – SpVgg Fürth
15th Matchday, December 11-13, 2026:
Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
16th Matchday, December 18-20, 2026:
Hannover 96 – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
– Winter Break –
17th Matchday, January 15-17, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Energie Cottbus
18th Matchday, January 22-24, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – VfL Wolfsburg
19th Matchday, January 29-31, 2027:
Karlsruher SC – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
20th Matchday, February 5-7, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – FC St. Pauli
21st Matchday, February 12-14, 2027:
Darmstadt 98 – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
22nd Matchday, February 19-21, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – 1. FC Magdeburg
23rd Matchday, February 26-28, 2027:
Eintracht Braunschweig – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
24th Matchday, March 2-4, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – 1. FC Heidenheim
(English Week!)
25th Matchday, March 5-7, 2027:
VfL Bochum – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
26th Matchday, March 12-14, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – 1. FC Nürnberg
27th Matchday, March 19-21, 2027:
Hertha BSC – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
28th Matchday, April 2-4, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – VfL Osnabrück
29th Matchday, April 9-11, 2027:
Dynamo Dresden – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
30th Matchday, April 16-18, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Holstein Kiel
31st Matchday, April 23-25, 2027:
SpVgg Fürth – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
32nd Matchday, May 7-9, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Arminia Bielefeld
33rd Matchday, May 14-16, 2027:
1. FC Kaiserslautern – Hannover 96
34th Matchday, May 23, 2027, 15:30:
Energie Cottbus – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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