Bayern Munich Season Guide 2025/26: Key Fixtures, Transfers and Predicted Starting XI

Bayern Munich reclaimed the Bundesliga title in the 2024/25 season after losing it the previous year, reasserting their dominance over German football. New manager Vincent Kompany secured the championship in his debut season, finishing a significant 13 points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

Despite the domestic success, Kompany remains under pressure due to Bayern's disappointing performances in the DFB-Pokal and the Champions League. His main task for the 2025/26 season is to return Bayern to the pinnacle of European football, alongside expectations for continued domestic dominance.

Bayern's title defense begins with a high-profile home match against RB Leipzig. Their first away fixture follows the next weekend against Augsburg. September starts with an enticing home game against Hamburger SV, newly promoted after seven years.

After hosting Werder Bremen and travelling to Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern faces arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund in the season's first Der Klassiker. This derby kicks off a challenging run of three games, also including an away trip to Borussia Monchengladbach and a crucial home encounter against Leverkusen.

The team concludes 2025 with an away match at Heidenheim and starts the new calendar year in 2026 with a home game against Wolfsburg.