Overview
- Borussia Dortmund's 3:0 win over Holstein Kiel capped a late-season surge under Niko Kovac, securing fourth place and a Champions League berth.
- Eintracht Frankfurt earned their first league-based Champions League qualification with a decisive 3:1 victory over SC Freiburg, finishing third.
- FSV Mainz 05 claimed sixth place and Europa Conference League qualification after a 2:2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, edging out RB Leipzig.
- RB Leipzig's 2:3 loss to VfB Stuttgart marked their worst Bundesliga finish, leaving them without European football for the first time.
- 1. FC Heidenheim ended the season in 16th place after a 1:4 defeat to Werder Bremen, entering relegation playoffs to fight for Bundesliga survival.