The five qualifiers for the 2024/25 Champions League are confirmed, with more European qualifiers to be determined after the DFB Cup and Champions League finals.
UEFA Champions League
The exploits of Bundesliga teams in Europe this season means German clubs have earned an extra berth in the new-format Champions League. As a result, the top five all qualified for the competition – and those five teams are:
1st: Bayer Leverkusen (90pts, GD +65)
2nd: VfB Stuttgart (73pts, GD +39)
3rd: Bayern Munich (72pts, GD +49)
4th: RB Leipzig (65pts, GD +38)
5th: Borussia Dortmund (63pts, GD +25)
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6th: Eintracht Frankfurt (47pts, GD +1)
Dortmund received the plaudits after they beat Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League semi-final first leg to get the Bundesliga over the line and secure an extra ‘European Performance Spot’ while also confirming their own 2024/25 qualification in the process.
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It could still be six teams who earn a place in the Champions League, too. If Dortmund win the competition, then they will qualify as holders, and the next best-placed Bundesliga team, namely Eintracht Frankfurt, will take the extra berth. The Eagles will thus be watching on with huge interest when the Black-and-Yellows face Real Madrid at Wembley on June 1.
UEFA Europa League
The extra position for collective performance in European competitions means that things shift down one spot in the table.
As such, sixth (unless Dortmund win the Champions League) goes directly into the Europa League along with the winner of the DFB Cup.
If Leverkusen make it a domestic double in the final against Kaiserslautern then seventh-placed Hoffenheim – who downed Bayern 4-2 on the last-day of the season – will also go into the Europa League. Heidenheim – who finished eighth in their maiden Bundesliga season – would snatch a Conference League play-off spot as their reward for a remarkable campaign.
Should Bundesliga 2 side Lautern stun Leverkusen in Berlin, then the second-division team will earn the right to go into the Europa League alongside Frankfurt (or as Germany’s sole representative, if Dortmund win the Champions League).
7th: Hoffenheim (46pts, GD 0)
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UEFA Europa Conference League
As mentioned, Heidenheim, the team from Baden-Württemberg whose town has a population of just 50,000, could be welcoming some of Europe’s most famous sides next season, and they earned that right on the final day by beating Cologne 4-1. The result capped off a fairytale season and the scoreline was of huge importance, with it keeping their goal difference ahead of Werder Bremen who also finished on 42 points.
8th: Heidenheim (42pts, GD -5)
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