Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have discovered their eight opponents in the new-format UEFA Champions League, while Eintracht Frankfurt and Hoffenheim also learned their UEFA Europa League fates and Heidenheim know their path for their UEFA Conference League debut.

Thanks to the performances of German clubs in UEFA competitions last year, including final appearances by Dortmund and Leverkusen in the Champions League and Europa League respectively, the Bundesliga has five clubs competing in the Champions League for 2024/25 in Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern, Leipzig and Dortmund.

This year's final will be played at Munich's Allianz Arena, which last hosted the showpiece in 2012.

The pick of the league stage ties will see a rematch of last season's Champions League final as Dortmund host Real Madrid. Leverkusen's double-winning coach Xabi Alonso is to return to one of his former clubs, Liverpool, while Leipzig will also host the Reds. Bayern face a trip to a Barcelona side led by their decorated former coach, Hansi Flick, while Stuttgart have ties against PSG, Real Madrid and Juventus to look forward to on their first Champions League campaign since 2009/10.

Watch: Leverkusen's unbeaten double success of 2023/24

Champions League league phase fixtures

Bayer Leverkusen

• Feyenoord vs. Leverkusen, Thursday 19 September (6.45pm CEST)
• Leverkusen vs. AC Milan, Tuesday 1 October (9pm CEST)
• Stade Brest vs. Leverkusen, Wednesday 23 October (6.45pm CEST)
• Liverpool vs. Leverkusen, Tuesday 5 November (9pm CET)
• Leverkusen vs. Red Bull Salzburg, Tuesday, 26 November (9pm CET)
• Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan, Tuesday 10 December (9pm CET)
• Atletico Madrid vs. Leverkusen, Tuesday 21 January (9pm CET)
• Leverkusen vs. Sparta Prague, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Bayern Munich

• Bayern vs. Dinamo Zagreb, Tuesday 17 September (9pm CEST)
• Aston Villa vs. Bayern, Wednesday 2 October (9pm CEST)
• Barcelona vs. Bayern, Wednesday 23 October (9pm CEST)
• Bayern vs. Benfica, Wednesday 6 November (9pm CET)
• Bayern vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Tuesday 26 November (9pm CET)
• Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern, Tuesday 10 December (9pm CET)
• Feyenoord vs. Bayern, Wednesday 22 January (9pm CET)
• Bayern vs. Slovan Bratislava, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

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Borussia Dortmund

• Club Brugge vs. Dortmund, Wednesday 18 September (9pm CEST)
• Dortmund vs. Celtic, Tuesday 1 October (9pm CEST)
• Real Madrid vs. Dortmund, Tuesday 22 October (9pm CEST)
• Dortmund vs. Sturm Graz, Tuesday 5 November (9pm CET)
• Dinamo Zagreb vs. Dortmund, Wednesday 27 November (9pm CET)
• Dortmund vs. Barcelona, Wednesday 11 December (9pm CET)
• Bologna vs. Dortmund, Tuesday 21 January (9pm CET)
• Dortmund vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

RB Leipzig

• Atletico Madrid vs. Leipzig, Thursday 19 September (9pm CEST)
• Leipzig vs. Juventus, Wednesday 2 October (9pm CEST)
• Leipzig vs. Liverpool, Wednesday 23 October (9pm CEST)
• Celtic vs. Leipzig, Tuesday 5 November (9pm CET)
• Inter Milan vs. Leipzig, Tuesday 26 November (9pm CET)
• Leipzig vs. Aston Villa, Tuesday 10 December (9pm CET)
• RB Leipzig vs. Sporting Lisbon, Wednesday 22 January (6.45pm CET)
• Sturm Graz vs. Leipzig, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

VfB Stuttgart

• Real Madrid vs. Stuttgart, Tuesday 17 September (9pm CEST)
• Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague, Tuesday 1 October (6.45pm CEST)
• Juventus vs. Stuttgart, Tuesday 22 October (9pm CEST)
• Stuttgart vs. Atalanta, Wednesday 6 November (9pm CET)
• Red Star Belgrade vs. Stuttgart, Wednesday 27 November (6.45pm CET)
• Stuttgart vs. Young Boys, Wednesday 11 December (9pm CET)
• Slovan Bratislava vs. Stuttgart, Tuesday 21 January (9pm CET)
• Stuttgart vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Watch: All about VfB Stuttgart

Find out more about how the new-format European competitions will work

2024/25 key dates

Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

Knockout phase play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025
Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025
Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025
Final: 31 May 2025 (Munich)

Europa League and Conference League

Eintracht Frankfurt and Hoffenheim are flying the Bundesliga flag in this year’s UEFA Europa League, while European newcomers Heidenheim made their continental bow in the play-offs of the Conference League.

All Bundesliga clubs except Heidenheim automatically went through to the league phase of their respective competition. Frank Schmidt’s side won their play-off against Häcken of Sweden, winning the first leg 2-1 before triumphing 3-2 on home soil.

Europa League league phase opponents

Eintracht Frankfurt

• Frankfurt vs. Viktoria Plzen, Thursday 26 September (9pm CEST)
• Besiktas vs. Frankfurt, Thursday 3 October (9pm CEST)
• Frankfurt vs. RFS, Thursday 24 October (6.45pm CEST)
• Frankfurt vs. Slavia Prague, Thursday 7 November (6.45pm CET)
• Midtjylland vs. Frankfurt, Thursday 28 November (9pm CET)
• Lyon vs. Frankfurt, Thursday 12 December (9pm CET)
• Frankfurt vs. Ferencvaros, Thursday 23 January (9pm CET)
• Roma vs. Frankfurt, Thursday 30 January (9pm CET)

Hoffenheim

• Midtjylland vs. Hoffenheim, Wednesday 25 September (9pm CEST)
• Hoffenheim vs. Dynamo Kyiv, Thursday 3 October (6.45pm CEST)
• Porto vs. Hoffenheim, Thursday 24 October (6.45pm CEST)
• Hoffenheim vs. Lyon, Thursday 7 November (9pm CET)
• Braga vs. Hoffenheim, Thursday 28 November (9pm CET)
• Hoffenheim vs. Steaua Bucharest, Thursday 12 December (6.45pm CET)
• Hoffenheim vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Thursday 23 January (6.45pm CET)
• Anderlecht vs. Hoffenheim, Thursday 30 January (9pm CET)

Watch: Learn more about Hoffenheim

2024/25 Europa League key dates

Matchday 1: 25/26 September 2024 (UEL exclusive week)
Matchday 2: 3 October 2024
Matchday 3: 24 October 2024
Matchday 4: 7 November 2024
Matchday 5: 28 November 2024
Matchday 6: 12 December 2024
Matchday 7: 23 January 2025
Matchday 8: 30 January 2025

Play-offs: 13 and 20 February 2025
Round of 16: 6 and 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 10 and 17 April 2025
Semi-finals: 1 and 8 May 2025
Final (San Mamés, Bilbao): 21 May 2025

Conference League league phase opponents

Heidenheim

• Heidenheim vs. Olimpija Ljubljana, Thursday 3 October (6.45pm CEST)
• Pafos vs. Heidenheim, Thursday 24 October (9pm CEST)
• Hearts vs. Heidenheim, Thursday 7 November (9pm CET)
• Heidenheim vs. Chelsea, Thursday 28 November (6.45pm CET)
• Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Heidenheim, Thursday 12 December (6.45pm CET)
• Heidenheim vs. St. Gallen, Thursday 19 December (9pm CET)

2024/25 Conference League key dates

Matchday 1: 3 October 2024
Matchday 2: 24 October 2024
Matchday 3: 7 November 2024
Matchday 4: 28 November 2024
Matchday 5: 12 December 2024
Matchday 6: 19 December 2024 (exclusive week)

Play-offs: 13 and 20 February 2025
Round of 16: 6 and 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 10 and 17 April 2025
Semi-finals: 1 and 8 May 2025
Final (Wroclaw Stadium, Wroclaw): 28 May 2025

Watch: The story of Heidenheim

Play-off results

Häcken 1-2 Heidenheim (first leg)
Goals: 0-1 Conteh 35', 1-1 Rygaard 36', 1-2 Scienza 65'

Heidenheim won their first-ever European fixture by beating Sweden's Häcken 2-1 in their UEFA Conference League play-off first leg in Gothenburg. Sirlord Conteh broke the deadlock, only for Mikkel Rygaard to level within five minutes. A superb Leonardo Scienza strike off the inside of the post restored the Bundesliga club's lead, though, leaving Heidenheim a positive result on home soil away from reaching the tournament proper.

Heidenheim 3-2 Häcken (second leg, 5-3 on aggregate)
Goals: 1-0 Pieringer (30'), 1-1 Inoussa (59'), 1-2 Agbonifo (79'), 2-2 Wanner (84'), 3-2 Honsak (90'+2)

Heidenheim appeared to be well on course to qualify for the competition proper when Marvin Pieringer opened the scoring on the night, and 3-1 on aggregate, with a fine finish from Conteh's cut-back. However, despite being in control for most of the first half, Frank Schmidt's men let Häcken back into the tie after the break, with Zeidane Inoussa and Jeremy Agbonifo turning the game on its head. However, substitute Paul Wanner, on loan from Bayern Munich, provided a goal and an assist in the closing stages to make sure it was Heidenheim who put their name into the hat for the league-phase draw.

Learn more about how European qualification works in the Bundesliga

About the clubs

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

BayArena

TSG Hoffenheim

PreZero Arena

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Voith-Arena

Borussia Dortmund

SIGNAL IDUNA PARK

FC Bayern München

Allianz Arena

Eintracht Frankfurt

Deutsche Bank Park

RB Leipzig

Red Bull Arena

VfB Stuttgart

MHPArena