The 2022/23 season in the 2nd Bundesliga starts with the match between 1st FC Kaiserslautern and Hannover 96. This was announced by the German Football League (DFL) on Friday (June 17th, 2022).
For Hamburger SV the season begins with an away game at newly promoted Eintracht Braunschweig. Bundesliga relegated Arminia Bielefeld also has to go away at SV Sandhausen.
The 1st matchday of the 2nd league at a glance:
| date | encounter |
|---|---|
| 15th of July | 1 FC Kaiserslautern – Hanover 96 |
| July 16-17 | SpVgg Greuther Furth – Holstein Kiel |
| July 16-17 | FC St. Pauli – 1 FC Nuremberg |
| July 16-17 | SC Paderborn – Karlsruher SC |
| July 16-17 | Hansa Rostock – 1 FC Heidenheim |
| July 16-17 | SV Sandhausen – Arminia Bielefeld |
| July 16-17 | Jahn Regensburg – SV Darmstadt 98 |
| July 16-17 | 1. FC Magdeburg – Fortuna Dusseldorf |
| July 16-17 | Eintracht Braunschweig – Hamburger SV |
Winter break starting in November
In the 2nd Bundesliga, the season that will be interrupted by the World Cup in Qatar from November 21 to December 18 begins on July 15, 2022 and ends on May 28, 2023.
The last matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga in 2022 will be played from November 11th to 13th. The league will then start again on January 27, 2023.