The DFB has announced that next season will begin on the weekend of 11-14 September, with the First Round of the Cup and the top three leagues will begin their season the following week.
The 3.Liga will have three "Englische Wochen" in the first half of the season - midweek matchdays: 20/21 October, 24/25 November and 15/16 December, the last of these also applying to the Bundeliga and 2.Bundesliga. The 3.Liga will also play on the International weekends of 9-12 October and 13-16 November. Unusually matches will continue until the 18-21 December, with the Second Round of the Cup as late as 22/23 December.
The Winter break will be vastly reduced, with fixtures resuming in the top two leagues in the first weekend of January, the 3.Liga restarting a week later. The top two leagues will have two midweek dates during the second half of the season, the 3.Liga three.