German Bundesliga kicks off on August 27

 BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The German Soccer League (DFL) revealed the match fixtures² for the 50th Bundesliga season on Tuesday.

The fixture¹ schedule of the season 2012/2013 starts, as always, with the Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund to encounter Werder Bremen for the opener at the Signal Iduna Park on 27th August.

It starts with the same clash as the first Bundesliga season ever in 1963/1964 started. "The fixture between Dortmund and Bremen is very rich in tradition. On 24th August 1963 Timo Konietzka scored the first Bundesliga goal ever for Dortmund against Bremen," Dortmund chairman of the board Hans Joachim Watzke said.

Moreover, promoted team Greuther Fuerth encounter runners-up and German record champions Bayern Munich while Schalke see Hannover. Last season's stunner team Monchengladbach meet Hoffenheim and Stuttgart face Wolfsburg.

Hamburg clash against Nuremberg as Mainz face Freiburg. Augsburg come together with newly promoted Dusseldorf and promoted Frankfurt play at Leverkusen.

The second half of the campaign of German Bundesliga starts on 18th January 2012. The 34th round is scheduled for 18th of May in 2013.

1 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

2 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹