Bayern start their preparations for the second half of the season on 3rd January. fcbayern.com has put together the key dates for Carlo Ancelotti's side up until the first competitive game of the year at SC Freiburg on 20th January:
| 3rd-11th January 2017 | Training camp in Doha |
| 14th January 2017 | Telekom Cup in Düsseldorf 15:00: FC Bayern v Fortuna Düsseldorf 16:15: Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FSV Mainz 05 17:30: Third-place play-off Followed by: Final |
| 20th January 2017 | Bundesliga, Matchday 17: SC Freiburg v FC Bayern (20:30) |