The German SuperCup will mark the opening of the Bundesliga/DFB Pokal 2016-17 season this Sunday. US TV and streaming rights for all Bundesliga matches, as well as the Super Cup, belong to FOX Sports while the German Cup competition – DFB Pokal – is exclusive to ESPN. Unlike many domestic cup competitions, all top division teams participate from the start of the DFB Pokal competition and are even made to play on the road to add a level of difficulty to their advancement.
Last season, FOX Sports have sub-licensed up to 5 Bundesliga matches per round to GolTV. The agreement is for Spanish-language commentary only and does NOT include Internet/streaming rights. This means that services such as fuboTV do not show the Bundesliga matches shown on GolTV. All Bundesliga matches are streamed exclusively on FOX Soccer 2GO. It is unclear at this time if the GolTV sub-licensing deal will be extended into the 2016-17 season.
For the month of August, FOX Soccer 2GO is offering a free 7-day trial.
SEE MORE: Where to watch the Bundesliga on US TV and Internet
Here’s a look at the US TV information for the opening of the German soccer season:
Sunday, August 14
Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund (German Super Cup), 2:30pm, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes, ESPN Deportes, WatchESPN, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
Friday, August 19
Carl-Zeiss Jena vs. Bayern Munich (DFB Pokal), 2:45pm, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, WatchESPN and Sling TV (free trial)
Saturday, August 20
Dynamo Dresden vs. RB Leipzig (DFB Pokal), 9:30am, ESPN3, WatchESPN and Sling TV (free trial)
Sunday, August 21
SC Hauenstein vs. Bayer Leverkusen (DFB Pokal), 9:30am, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3, WatchESPN and Sling TV (free trial)
Jahn Regensburg vs. Hertha Berlin (DFB Pokal), 12:30pm, ESPN3, WatchESPN and Sling TV (free trial)
Monday, August 22
Eintracht Trier vs. Borussia Dortmund (DFB Pokal), 2:45pm, ESPN3, WatchESPN and Sling TV (free trial)
Friday, August 26
Bayern Munich vs. Werder Bremen, 2:30pm, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
Saturday, August 27
Dortmund vs. Mainz, 9:30am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
Hamburg vs. Ingolstadt, 9:30am, FOX Soccer Plus FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
Augsburg vs. Wolfsburg, 9:30am, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)
Frankfurt vs. Schalke, 9:30am, FOX Deportes and FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)
Koln vs. Darmstadt, 9:30am, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial)
Monchengladbach vs. Bayer Leverkusen, 12:30pm, FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
SEE MORE: Schedule of Bundesliga games on US TV and streaming
Sunday, August 28
Hertha Berlin vs. Freiburg, 9:30am, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
Hoffenheim vs. Leipzig, 11:30am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes, FOX Soccer 2GO (free trial) and Sling Blue (free trial)
Ed Perovic is the publisher of soccertvblog.com – a source for schedules and US TV information for major European Leagues and International competitions.
