2016–17 Bundesliga

The 2016–17 Bundesliga will be the 54th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition.

Teams
A total of 18 teams will participate in this edition of the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart and Hannover 96 were relegated to 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. Former Bundesliga champion Stuttgart were relegated to the second level, whereas Hannover 96 finished a 14-year stint in the top level. They were replaced with SC Freiburg, 2. Bundesliga champion and RB Leipzig, 2. Bundesliga runner-up. Freiburg immediately returned to the Bundesliga, whereas RB Leipzig will make its debut. Finally Eintracht Frankfurt, 16th of Bundesliga faced Nürnberg, third of 2. Bundesliga in a Bundesliga play-off. Eintracht won 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the top level.

RB Leipzig will be the first team from the former East Germany to play in the Bundesliga since the relegation of Energie Cottbus after the 2008–09 season.

Fixtures
Fixtures for the 2016–17 season will be announced on 29 June 2016.