2024-25 German Football Season

This post documents the 2024-25 Bundesliga season commentators as well as the DfB-Pokal, 2. Bundesliga, and 3. Liga.

Broadcast partners listed here include:

*Bundesliga Pass- The Bundesliga Internationals OTT service which will air Bundesliga matches worldwide to all nations where another provider doesn't have the rights (minus Russia). They'll carry the World Feed.

*USA- ESPN networks (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPN3) & sub. service ESPN+ (usually World Feed, which I'll abbreviate as WF)

:Spanish language broadcasts will be done by ESPN (ESPNDEP & ESPN+ SAP).

*Canada- DAZN. Most matches will be the World Feed, but select matches could have DAZN commentary.

*UK- Sky Sports. All matches not in the UK's blackout window will stream on Sky Bet with select matches on Sky Sports Football or the Sky Sports App.

DFL-Supercup

Saturday, August 17
2:30 PM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Derek Rae, Didi Hamann
Tactical Feed: Kevin Hatchard, Steffen Freund ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Bundesliga

MATCHDAY 1

Friday, August 23
2:30 PM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
WF (Sky Sports Mix): Dan O'Hagan, Dietmar Hamann
Bundesliga Tactical: James Thorogood, Moritz Volz
ESPN2, ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson
ESPNDEP, ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Saturday, August 24
9:30 AM- Goal Arena
ESPN+: Rob Turner

9:30 AM- 1. FC Mainz 05 vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck
ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Juan Herbella

9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae, Moritz Volz

9:30 AM- RB Leipzig vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- FC Augsburg vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

9:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Holstein Kiel
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

12:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Kevin Hatchard, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Diego Cánepa, Pedro Wolff

Sunday, August 25
9:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Derek Rae, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Alejandro Calumite, Santiago Russo

11:30 AM- FC St. Pauli vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Phil Bonney, Patrick Owomoyela

MATCHDAY 2

Friday, August 30
2:30 PM- 1. FC Union Belin vs. FC St. Pauli
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Franco Rabaglio, Pedro Wolff

Saturday, August 31
9:30 AM- Goal Arena
ESPN+: James Thorogood

9:30 AM- SV Werder Bremen vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Gerhard Tremmel

9:30 AM- VfB Stuttgart vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

9:30 AM- Holstein Kiel vs. VfL Wolfsburg
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

9:30 AM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- VfL Bochum vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Derek Rae, Patrick Owomoyela
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella

Sunday, September 1
9:30 AM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Dan O'Hagan, Thorsten Stuckmann
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella

11:30 AM- FC Bayern München vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Rob Turner, Patrick Owomoyela
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

MATCHDAY 3

Friday, September 13
2:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
WF (Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Mark Schwarzer
ESPN+: Derek Rae, Lutz Pfannenstiel
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Saturday, September 14
9:30 AM- Goal Arena
ESPN+: Max Merrill

9:30 AM- RB Leipzig vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Mark Schwarzer

9:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

9:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. VfL Bochum
WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

12:30 PM-Holstein Kiel vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Phil Bonney, Sebastian Kneißl
ESPN+ (SAP): Germán Sosa, Santiago Russo

Sunday, September 15
9:30 AM- FC Ausburg vs. FC St. Pauli
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Max Merrill, Thorsten Stuckmann
ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Juan Pablo Francia

11:30 AM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Phil Bonney, Patrick Owomoyela

MATCHDAY 4

Friday, September 20
2:30 PM- FC Augsburg vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Moritz Volz

Saturday, September 21
9:30 AM- Goal Arena
ESPN+: Tom Gennoy

9:30 AM- SV Werder Bremen vs. FC Bayern München
WF: Dan O'Hagan, Moritz Volz
ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

9:30 AM- 1. FC Union Berlin vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

9:30 AM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

9:30 AM- VfL Bochum vs. Holstein Kiel
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

12:30 PM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Phil Bonney, Sebastian Kneißl

Sunday, September 22
9:30 AM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. VfL Wolfsburg
WF (Sky Sports Football): Dan O'Hagan, Sebastian Kneißl
ESPN+: Derek Rae, Janusz Michallik
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella

11:30 AM- VfB Stuttgart vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Rob Turner, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Lola de Carril, Santiago Russo

1:30 PM- 1. FC St. Pauli 1910 vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Phil Bonney, Thorsten Stuckmann
ESPN+ (SAP): Alejo Rivera, Pedro Wolff

MATCHDAY 5

Friday, September 27
2:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Dan O'Hagan, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Mercedes Margalot, Juan Manuel Herbella

Saturday, September 28
9:30 AM- Goal Arena
ESPN+: Tom Gennoy

9:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Rob Turner, Gerhard Tremmel

9:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

9:30 AM- RB Leipzig vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. FC St. Pauli
WF (ESPN+): Tim Long

12:30 PM- FC Bayern München vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Derek Rae, Patrick Owomoyela
Tactical Feed (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Sunday, September 29
9:30 AM- Holstein Kiel vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Franco Rabaglio, Juan Manuel Herbella

11:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Thorsten Stuckmann
ESPN+ (SAP): Lola del Carril, Santiago Russo

MATCHDAY 6

Friday, October 4
2:30 PM- FC Augsburg vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Dan O'Hagan, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Mercedes Margalot, Santiago Russo

Saturday, October 5
9:30 AM- Goal Zone
ESPN+: Rob Turner

9:30 AM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. 1. Holstein Kiel
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan, Moritz Volz
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

9:30 AM- 1. FC Union Berlin vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Sebastian Kneißl
ESPN+ (SAP): Mercedes Margalot, Juan Pablo Francia

9:30 AM- SV Werder Bremen vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

9:30 AM- VfL Bochum vs. VfL Wolfsburg
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

12:30 PM- FC St. Pauli vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Alejandro Calumite, Juan Pablo Francia

Sunday, October 6
9:30 AM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Dan O'Hagan, Moritz Volz

11:30 AM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FC Bayern München
WF (Sky Sports+): Rob Turner, Patrick Owomoyela
ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson
ESPN+ (SAP): Pablo Pons, Geraldine Carrasquero

1:30 PM- VfB Stuttgart vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Phil Bonney, Thorsten Stuckmann

MATCHDAY 7

Friday, October 18
2:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. FC St. Pauli 1910
WF (Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Steffen Freund
ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Pedro Wolff

Saturday, October 19
9:30 AM- Goal Zone
ESPN+: Mark Meadows

9:30 AM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF: Dan O'Hagan, Steffen Freund
ESPN+: Rob Palmer, Stewart Robson

9:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs.1. FC Heidenheim 1846
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

9:30 AM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

9:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+): Jonathan Beck

9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

12:30 PM- FC Bayern München vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples, Sebastian Kneißl

Sunday, October 20
9:30 AM- Holstein Kiel vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Dan O'Hagan, Moritz Volz

11:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Jonathan Beck, Gerhard Tremmel

MATCHDAY 8

Friday, October 25
2:30 PM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Moritz Volz
ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Juan Herbella

Saturday, October 26
9:30 AM- Goal Zone
ESPN+: Max Merrill

9:30 AM- FC Augsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard, Moritz Volz

9:30 AM- VfB Stuttgart vs. Holstein Kiel
WF: Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- 1. FC St. Pauli 1910 vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

9:30 AM- RB Leipzig vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

12:30 PM- SV Werder Bremen vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Chris Sharples, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Juan Herbella

Sunday, October 27
10:30 AM- VfL Bochum 1848 vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Dan O'Hagan, Steffen Freund

12:30 PM- 1. FC Union Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Phil Bonney, Patrick Owomoyela

2:30 PM- 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Rob Turner, Thorsten Stuckmann

MATCHDAY 9

Friday, November 1
3:30 PM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (Sky Sports Mix): Kevin Hatchard, Mark Schwarzer
ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

Saturday, November 2
10:30 AM- Goal Zone
ESPN+: Mark Meadows

10:30 AM- FC Bayern München vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Kevin Hatchard, Mark Schwarzer
ESPN+ (SAP): Mechi Margalot, Mariano Oliveros

10:30 AM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

10:30 AM- Holstein Kiel vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
WF: Dan O'Hagan

10:30 AM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. 1. FC St. Pauli 1910
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

10:30 AM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

1:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Football): Derek Rae, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Lola del Carril, Juan Herbella

Sunday, November 3
9:30 AM- SC Freiburg vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports Mix): Dan O'Hagan, Gerhard Tremmel
ESPN+ (SAP): Fabián Taboada, Juan Herbella

11:30 AM- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports+): Rob Turner, Patrick Owomoyela

MATCHDAY 10

Friday, November 8

Saturday, November 9

Sunday, November 10

MATCHDAY 11

Friday, November 22

Saturday, November 23

Sunday, November 24

MATCHDAY 12

Friday, November 29

Saturday, November 30

Sunday, December 1

MATCHDAY 13

Friday, December 6

Saturday, December 7

Sunday, December 8

MATCHDAY 14

Friday, December 13

Saturday, December 14

Sunday, December 15

MATCHDAY 15

Friday, December 20

Saturday, December 21

Sunday, December 22

MATCHDAY 16

Friday, January 10
2:30 PM- Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Saturday, January 11

Sunday, January 12

2. Bundesliga

MATCHDAY 1B

Friday, August 2
2:25 PM- 1. FC Köln vs. Hamburger SV
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports YouTube): James Thorogood

Saturday, August 3
2:25 PM- FC Schalke 04 vs. Eintracht Braunschweig
WF (ESPN+, Sky Sports YouTube): James Thorogood

MATCHDAY 2B

Saturday, August 3
6:55 AM- 1. FC Nürnberg vs. FC Schalke 04
WF (ESPN+): Mark Bevan

2:25 PM- Hamburger SV vs. Hertha BSC Berlin
WF (ESPN+):

3. Liga

MATCHDAY 1C

Friday, August 2
1 PM- TSV 1860 München vs. 1. FC Saarbrücken
WF (ESPN3): Ben Harris

Saturday, August 3
8 AM- Rot-Weiss Essen vs. Alemannia Aachen
WF (ESPN3): ????

Sunday, August 4
10:30 AM- FC Energie Cottbus vs. DSC Arminia Bielefeld
WF (ESPN3): Ben Harris

MATCHDAY 2C

Friday, August 9
1 PM- FC Energie Cottbus vs. Dynamo Dresden
WF (ESPN3):

Saturday, August 10
8 AM- FC Hansa Rostock vs. SV Wehen Wiesbaden
WF (ESPN3):

Sunday, August 11
1:30 PM- SV Sandhausen vs. 1. FC Saarbrücken
WF (ESPN3):

DFB-Pokal

OPENING ROUND

Friday, August 16
Noon- FC Würzburger Kickers vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
ESPN+ (SAP): Julia Headley, Eugenio Diaz

Noon- Hallescher FC vs. FC St. Pauli
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

2:30 PM- SSV Ulm vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ESPN+, Premier 2): James Thorogood, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Jesús Humberto López, Eugenio Diaz

Saturday, August 17
7 AM- FC Erzgebirge Aue vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard
ESPN+ (SAP): José Briseño, Eugenio Diaz

9:30 AM- Rot-Weiss Essen vs. RB Leipzig
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston
ESPN+ (SAP): Jesús Humberto López, José Luis Sanchez

9:30 AM- VfL Osnabrück vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

9:30 AM- Greifswalder FC vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

Noon- Phonix Lubeck vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Moritz Volz
ESPN+ (SAP): Lola del Carril, Pedro Wolff

Noon- Alemannia Aachen vs. Holstein Kiel
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

Sunday, August 18
7 AM- 1. FC Saarbrücken vs. 1. FC Nürnberg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

7 AM- FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

9:30 AM- Jahn Regensburg vs. VfL Bochum 1848
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood

9:30 AM- Hansa Rostock vs. Hertha BSC Berlin
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

Noon- Dynamo Dresden vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

Noon- SV Meppen vs. Hamburger SV
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

Monday, August 19
Noon- TuS Koblenz vs. VfL Wolfsburg
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood
ESPN+ (SAP): José Briseño, Eugenio Diaz

Noon- FC Energie Cottbus vs. SV Werder Bremen
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

2:30 PM- Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
ESPN+ (SAP): Alejo Rivera, Juan Herbella

SECOND ROUND

Tuesday, October 29
1 PM- RB Leipzig vs. FC St. Pauli
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

1 PM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. SV Elversberg
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae
ESPN+ (SAP): Lola de Carril, Jorge Baravalle

3:45 PM- VfL Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund
WF (ESPN+): James Thorogood, Patrick Owomoyela
ESPNDEP: Julia Headley, Toño Rodríguez

3:45 PM- VfB Stuttgart vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

Wednesday, October 30
1 PM- SC Freiburg vs. Hamburger SV
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

1 PM- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
WF (ESPN+): Dan O'Hagan

3:45 PM- 1. FSV Mainz 05 vs. FC Bayern München
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Julia Simic
ESPNDEP: Jesús Humberto López, Eugenio Diaz

3:45 PM- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. 1. FC Nuremberg
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard

ROUND OF 16

Tuesday, December 3
Noon- Armenia Bielefeld vs. SC Freiburg
WF (ESPN+): Garry Preston

Noon- Jahn Regensburg vs. VfB Stuttgart
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney

2:45 PM- FC Bayern München vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
WF (Premier 1): James Thorogood, Julia Simic
ESPN2, ESPN+: Derek Rae, Stewart Robson
ESPNDEP- JIP @ 3 PM, ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

2:45 PM- SV Werder Bremen vs. SV Darmstadt 98
WF (ESPN+): Chris Sharples

Wednesday, December 4
Noon- VfL Wolfsburg vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+): Kevin Hatchard
ESPN+ (SAP): Julia Headley, Toño Rodríguez

Noon- 1. FC Köln vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
WF (ESPN+): Derek Rae

2:45 PM- RB Leipzig vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
WF (ESPN+): Phil Bonney, Steffen Freund
ESPN+ (SAP): Kenneth Garay, Barak Fever

2:45 PM- Karlsruhe SC vs. FC Augsburg
WF (ESPN+) : James Thorogood

QUARTERFINALS

Tuesday, February 4
2:45 PM- VfB Stuttgart vs. FC Augsburg

Wednesday, February 5
2:45 PM- Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. 1. FC Köln

Tuesday, February 25
2:45 PM- Arminia Bielefeld vs. SV Werder Bremen

Wednesday, February 26
2:45 PM- RB Leipzig vs. VfL Wolfsburg