Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich name lineups for Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at Signal Iduna Park on Aug 22, 2026
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich have confirmed their starting lineups for the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 2026 at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on Saturday, August 22, 2026. The two clubs will contest the pre-season trophy as they begin their domestic campaigns.
Bayern Munich qualified for the Supercup by winning last season’s Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, a campaign that included a record 35th league title for Die Roten and saw Harry Kane win the European Golden Shoe after scoring 61 goals across all competitions. Borussia Dortmund finished second in the league, enter the match as underdogs and have not beaten Bayern in a Der Klassiker since March 2024. Dortmund’s recent additions — Konstantinos Karetsas, Giannis Konstantelias and Joey Veerman — are highlighted as important for their hopes in the fixture.
Borussia Dortmund’s confirmed starting XI is: Gregor Kobel; Kouakou Joane Gadou; Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini; Julian Ryerson, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson; Konstantinos Karetsas, Samuele Inacio; Serhou Guirassy. The substitutes named by Dortmund are: Alexander Meyer (gk), Mathis Albert, Maximilian Beier, Giannis Konstantelias, Filippo Mane, Luca Reggiani, Marcel Sabitzer, Fabio Silva, Joey Veerman.
Bayern Munich’s confirmed starting XI is: Manuel Neuer; Josip Stanisic, Kim Min-Jae, Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown; Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic; Konrad Laimer, Michael Olise, Luis Diaz; Harry Kane. Bayern’s bench lists: Jonas Urbig (gk), Tom Bischof, Maycon Cardozo, Alphonso Davies, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Hiroki Ito, Ismael Saibari, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Dayot Upamecano.
The Supercup match takes place at Signal Iduna Park. For viewers in India the kick-off is scheduled for 12:00 AM IST on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Khel Now noted it will provide further updates on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, and via its Android and iOS apps as well as community channels on WhatsApp and Telegram.
Sushruta, the article’s reporter, has spent over two years covering football with a focus on Indian and international competitions and has reported across a variety of sports; outside work he spends time watching films and reading.
The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich will be played on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Signal Iduna Park, with the match kicking off at 12:00 AM IST for viewers in India on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
