Bundesliga Fixtures
July 2, 2008
Both clubs will line out with new coaches, with Bayern under the helm of Juergen Klinsmann and Hamburg, fourth last season, being trained by former Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Jol.
Other ties will see runners-up Werder Bremen traveling to Arminia Bielefeld and third-placed Schalke 04 hosting Hanover, while VfL Wolfsburg, who recently recruited world champions Cristian Zaccardo and Andrea Barzagli, take on newly-promoted Cologne.
Promoted Hoffenheim will play their first ever Bundesliga match against the only former East German club among the elite, Energie Cottbus.
Also for the first time, a play-off will take place at the end of May between the 16th-placed first division team and the third-placed second division side with the winner playing in the top flight for the 2009-10 season.
The German Cup final, won by Bayern Munich last season, has been set for May 30 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.