Bayern Munich will get the new Bundesliga season under way with a home game against Hamburg, who avoided relegation last season via a play-off.

The first game of the 53rd season of the Bundesliga will take place on Friday, August 14 at the Allianz Arena with the defending champions hosting Hamburg in a repeat of their opening day meeting from 2008.

Bayern won that game 2-1 and they will be hoping for a similar outcome as they start their bid for a fourth straight Bundesliga title.

Elsewhere in the opening round of the season, Thomas Tuchel has been given a tough debut on the Borussia Dortmund bench with Borussia M’gladbach – who finished third last season – the visitors to the Westfalenstadion.

New Schalke coach Andre Breitenreiter leads his side to Werder Bremen while Bayer Leverkusen, fourth last term behind Bayern, Wolfsburg and Monchengladbach, host Hoffenheim.

Newly-promoted Ingolstadt and Darmstadt, take on Mainz and Hannover respectively, while Stuttgart start at home to Cologne and Armin Veh begins his second stint as Eintracht Frankfurt coach with a trip to Wolfsburg.

Finally, Augsburg kick off a season which will include European football for the first time with a home match against Hertha Berlin.

Opening programme
August 14: B. Munich vs Hamburg.
August 15: Augsburg vs H. Berlin; B. Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim; B. Dortmund vs B. M’gladbach; Darmstadt vs Hannover; Mainz vs Ingolstadt; Stuttgart vs Cologne; W. Bremen vs Schalke; Wolfsburg vs E. Frankfurt.

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