European qualification explained...
UEFA Champions League
Germany has had four automatic group-stage berths in the Champions League since 2018/19, meaning that the teams that finish in the top four earn the right to compete.
Bayern Munich qualify as Bundesliga champions, with runners-up Borussia Dortmund, third-placed Bayer Leverkusen and fourth-in-the-table RB Leipzig joining them.
Although 11th in the final league standings, Frankfurt's Europa League triumph means the Bundesliga will have five teams in the Champions League groups for the first time.
UEFA Europa League/ UEFA Europa Conference League
Ordinarily, the team in fifth and the team that wins the DFB Cup qualify directly for the UEFA Europa League group stage, with sixth going into the Europa Conference League play-offs.
However, as Leipzig and Freiburg are this season's DFB Cup finalists, the team that finished sixth receives the second Europa League group berth. Seventh gets a shot at the Europa Conference League play-offs.
In practice, that means Union Berlin and Freiburg - fifth and sixth respectively - will play Europa League football in 2022/23. Seventh-placed Cologne go into the Europa Conference League play-offs.
About the clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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1. FC Köln
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FC Bayern München
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Borussia Dortmund
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Eintracht Frankfurt
Deutsche Bank Park
1. FC Union Berlin
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RB Leipzig
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