ESPN+ runs the Bundesliga in the US. The 2021 deal locked up the German top flight on Disney’s streamer through 2027-28, and the package has only grown since — adding 2. Bundesliga (the second tier) and the women’s Bundesliga as separate packages within the same ESPN+ subscription. Every Bayern Munich match, every Dortmund Yellow Wall fixture, and the Saturday afternoon slate that the English-language audience has been priced into for the better part of a decade.
The Saturday matchday is the heart of Bundesliga. Six matches kicking off at 9:30 a.m. Eastern, with the late game at 12:30 p.m. and the marquee Friday/Sunday fixtures bookending the slate. The whole thing is on ESPN+ for $11.99 a month or as part of the Disney bundle.
What ESPN+ carries
Every Bundesliga match — 306 league fixtures across the 18-team format. The DFB-Pokal (the German cup) gets selected matches, primarily from the round of 16 onwards. The Bundesliga relegation playoff between the 16th-place team and the third-place 2. Bundesliga side is on ESPN+ live.
The 2. Bundesliga (second tier) coverage is selected, not comprehensive. Roughly half the matches stream live, with the bulk of the rest available on demand the same day. The promotion drama between Hamburg, Schalke, and the second-tier mainstays gets enough coverage to follow the story.
The women’s Bundesliga is on ESPN+ as part of the package. So is the Frauen-DFB-Pokal. Those are pure streaming-only — no linear simulcasts.
Pricing
Same $11.99 a month standalone or $16.99 Disney bundle as La Liga. There’s no “Bundesliga add-on” — it’s bundled with the standard ESPN+ subscription. Switching between La Liga and Bundesliga matches on the same Saturday morning is one tap on the ESPN+ app.
The Bayern Munich coverage gets the heaviest production. Dortmund a close second. The mid-table teams (Leverkusen, Frankfurt, Wolfsburg, Stuttgart) get more economical broadcasts but every match is live on the streamer.
What’s missing
The Sky Deutschland feed is geo-blocked in the US. The DAZN Bundesliga feed (DAZN carries Bundesliga in some other markets) is geo-blocked too. The Bundesliga.com official app exists for non-US markets but not stateside. ESPN+ is the only legal US route.
Bundesliga doesn’t get the linear ESPN simulcast treatment that La Liga occasionally enjoys. The American audience for Bundesliga is real but smaller, and ESPN keeps the matches on the streamer to push subscriber growth rather than shifting them to linear.
Frequently asked questions
Does ESPN+ carry every Bundesliga match? Yes. All 306 league matches plus DFB-Pokal from the round of 16 and the relegation playoff. Selected 2. Bundesliga and women’s Bundesliga matches are on the same package.
Is the Sky Deutschland feed available in the US? No. Sky Deutschland geo-blocks American IPs. ESPN+ is the only legal stateside route.
Is Bundesliga ever on ESPN linear? Rarely. The Bayern–Dortmund Klassiker has occasionally simulcast on ESPN over the years but the default is streamer-exclusive. The Saturday lunchtime kickoffs (9:30 a.m. Eastern) are particularly hard for ESPN to slot into linear given college football and other Saturday morning programming.
What about the German Bundesliga relegation playoff? That’s on ESPN+ live, same as the rest of the slate.
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