Points by season (UEFA coefficient )[1] Season Points 1998–99 6.357 1999–2000 11.071 2000–01 11.062 2001–02 13.500 2002–03 9.142 2003–04 4.714 2004–05 10.571 2005–06 10.437 2006–07 9.500 2007–08 13.500 2008–09 12.687 2009–10 18.083 2010–11 15.666 2011–12 15.250 2012–13 17.928 2013–14 14.714 2014–15 15.857 2015–16 16.428 2016–17 14.571 2017–18 9.857 2018–19 15.214 2019–20 18.714 2020–21 15.214 2021–22 16.214 2022–23 17.125 2023–24 19.357
German football clubs hold the fourth place in UEFA ranking and are represented by four clubs in the UEFA Champions League , two clubs in the UEFA Europa League and one club in the UEFA Conference League .[2] Over the last few years German football has risen, and that can be confirmed from the appearance of two German clubs in the final of the 2012–13 Champions League . German football has won interest in all of Europe because the majority of associations are financially healthy and the number of spectators in stadiums has been rising.[3] [4]
During the first years of European competitions, Germany was divided into West and East Germany, so initially German football was represented by two countries and two different championships, the Bundesliga and the DDR-Oberliga . After the German reunification in October 1990, the Bundesliga became the league for all of Germany. West German football clubs have entered European association football competitions since the 1955–56 season, when Rot-Weiss Essen took part in European Cup competition. East German football clubs entered European association football competitions two years later, since the 1957–58 season, when FC Erzgebirge Aue took part in European Cup competition.
So far, German clubs have won the Champions League /European Cup eight times (Bayern, Dortmund and Hamburg), the Europa League /UEFA Cup seven times (Mönchengladbach, Bayern, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leverkusen, Schalke), the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup five times (Bayern, Bremen, Dortmund, Hamburg, Magdeburg), the UEFA Super Cup twice (Bayern) and the UEFA Intertoto Cup nine times (Karlsruhe, Schalke, Stuttgart, Bremen, Hamburg and Hertha).[5]
Finals and cups [ edit ] Champions League / European Cup [ edit ] Europa League / UEFA Cup [ edit ] UEFA Cup Winners' Cup [ edit ] European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup [ edit ] Worldwide competitions [ edit ] Intercontinental Cup [ edit ] FIFA Club World Cup [ edit ] Full European record [ edit ] UEFA Champions League/European Cup [ edit ] After German reunification Season Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s) 1992–93 VfB Stuttgart First round 4–4a Leeds United 3–0 home, 1–4 away 1993–94 Werder Bremen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Milan , Porto , Anderlecht 1994–95 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 2–5 Ajax 0–0 home, 2–5 away 1995–96 Borussia Dortmund Quarter-finals 0–3 0–2 home, 0–1 away 1996–97 Winners 3–1 Juventus 1997–98 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 0–1 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 home, 0–1 away Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 Real Madrid 1–1 home, 0–3 away Borussia Dortmund Semi-finals 0–2 0–0 home, 0–2 away 1998–99 Kaiserslautern Quarter-finals 0–6 Bayern Munich 0–2 home, 0–4 away Bayern Munich Final 1–2 Manchester United 1999–2000 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 2–3 Real Madrid 2–1 home, 0–2 away Bayer Leverkusen 3rd in first Group Stage N/A Lazio , Dynamo Kyiv , Maribor Hertha BSC 4th in second Group Stage Barcelona , Porto , Sparta Prague Borussia Dortmund 3rd in first Group Stage Rosenborg , Feyenoord , Boavista 2000–01 Bayern Munich Winners 1–1 (3–1 p ) Valencia Bayer Leverkusen 3rd in first Group Stage N/A Real Madrid , Spartak Moscow , Sporting CP Hamburger SV Deportivo La Coruña , Panathinaikos , Juventus 1860 Munich Third qualifying round 1–3 Leeds United 0–1 home, 1–2 away 2001–02 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 2–3 Real Madrid 2–1 home, 0–2 away Schalke 04 4th in first Group Stage N/A Panathinaikos , Liverpool , Mallorca Borussia Dortmund 3rd in first Group Stage Liverpool , Boavista , Dynamo Kyiv Bayer Leverkusen Final 1–2 Real Madrid 2002–03 Borussia Dortmund 3rd in second Group Stage N/A Milan , Real Madrid , Lokomotiv Moscow Bayer Leverkusen 4th in second Group Stage Barcelona , Internazionale , Newcastle United Bayern Munich 4th in first Group Stage Milan , Deportivo La Coruña , Lens 2003–04 Bayern Munich Round of 16 1–2 Real Madrid 1–1 home, 0–1 away VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Chelsea 0–1 home, 0–0 away Borussia Dortmund Third qualifying round 3–3 (2–4 p ) Club Brugge 2–1 home, 1–2 away 2004–05 Werder Bremen Round of 16 2–10 Lyon 0–3 home, 2–7 away Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 5–6 Chelsea 3–2 home, 2–4 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 2–6 Liverpool 1–3 home, 1–3 away 2005–06 Bayern Munich Round of 16 2–5 Milan 1–1 home, 1–4 away Schalke 04 3rd in Group Stage N/A Milan , PSV Eindhoven , Fenerbahçe Werder Bremen Round of 16 4–4 Juventus 3–2 home, 1–2 away 2006–07 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 2–4 Milan 0–2 home, 2–2 away Werder Bremen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Chelsea , Barcelona , Levski Sofia Hamburger SV 4th in Group Stage Arsenal , Porto , CSKA Moscow 2007–08 VfB Stuttgart 4th in Group Stage N/A Barcelona , Lyon , Rangers Schalke 04 Quarter-finals 0–2 Barcelona 0–1 home, 0–1 away Werder Bremen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Real Madrid , Olympiacos , Lazio 2008–09 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 1–5 Barcelona 1–1 home, 0–4 away Werder Bremen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Panathinaikos , Internazionale , Anorthosis Schalke 04 Third qualifying round 1–4 Atlético Madrid 1–0 home, 0–4 away 2009–10 Bayern Munich Final 0–2 Internazionale VfL Wolfsburg 3rd in Group Stage N/A Manchester United , CSKA Moscow , Beşiktaş VfB Stuttgart Round of 16 1–5 Barcelona 1–1 home, 0–4 away 2010–11 Bayern Munich Round of 16 3–3 Internazionale 2–3 home, 1–0 away Schalke 04 Semi-finals 1–6 Manchester United 0–2 home, 1–4 away Werder Bremen 4th in Group Stage N/A Tottenham Hotspur , Internazionale , Twente 2011–12 Bayern Munich Final 1–1 (3–4 p ) Chelsea Borussia Dortmund 4th in Group Stage N/A Arsenal , Marseille , Olympiacos Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 2–10 Barcelona 1–3 home, 1–7 away 2012–13 Bayern Munich Winners 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Final 1–2 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 Round of 16 3–4 Galatasaray 2–3 home, 1–1 away Borussia Mönchengladbach Play-off round 3–3 Dynamo Kyiv 1–3 home, 2–1 away 2013–14 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 0–5 Real Madrid 0–4 home, 0–1 away Borussia Dortmund Quarter-finals 2–3 2–0 home, 0–3 away Schalke 04 Round of 16 2–9 1–6 home, 1–3 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 1–6 Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 home, 1–2 away 2014–15 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 3–5 Barcelona 3–2 home, 0–3 away Borussia Dortmund Round of 16 1–5 Juventus 1–2 home, 0–3 away Schalke 04 4–5 Real Madrid 0–2 home, 4–3 away Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 (2–3 p ) Atlético Madrid 1–0 home, 0–1 away 2015–16 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 2–2 Atlético Madrid 2–1 home, 0–1 away VfL Wolfsburg Quarter-finals 2–3 Real Madrid 2–0 home, 0–3 away Bayer Leverkusen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Barcelona , Roma , BATE Borisov Borussia Mönchengladbach 4th in Group Stage N/A Manchester City , Juventus , Sevilla 2016–17 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 3–6 Real Madrid 1–2 home, 2–4 away Borussia Dortmund 3–6 Monaco 2–3 home, 1–3 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 2–4 Atlético Madrid 2–4 home, 0–0 away Borussia Mönchengladbach 3rd in Group Stage N/A Barcelona , Manchester City , Celtic 2017–18 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 3–4 Real Madrid 1–2 home, 2–2 away Borussia Dortmund 3rd in Group Stage N/A Tottenham Hotspur , Real Madrid , APOEL RB Leipzig 3rd in Group Stage N/A Beşiktaş , Porto , Monaco TSG Hoffenheim Play-off round 3–6 Liverpool 1–2 home, 2–4 away 2018–19 Bayern Munich Round of 16 1–3 Liverpool 1–3 home, 0–0 away Schalke 04 2–10 Manchester City 2–3 home, 0–7 away Borussia Dortmund 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 home, 0–3 away TSG Hoffenheim 4th in Group Stage N/A Manchester City , Lyon , Shakhtar Donetsk 2019–20 Bayern Munich Winners 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain RB Leipzig Semi-finals 0–3 Borussia Dortmund Round of 16 2–3 2–1 home, 0–2 away Bayer Leverkusen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Juventus , Atlético Madrid , Lokomotiv Moscow 2020–21 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 3–3 Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 home, 1–0 away Borussia Dortmund 2–4 Manchester City 1–2 home, 1–2 away RB Leipzig Round of 16 0–4 Liverpool 0–2 home, 0–2 away Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–4 Manchester City 0–2 home, 0–2 away 2021–22 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 1–2 Villarreal 1–1 home, 0–1 away Borussia Dortmund 3rd in Group Stage N/A Ajax , Sporting CP , Beşiktaş RB Leipzig N/A Manchester City , Paris Saint-Germain , Club Brugge VfL Wolfsburg 4th in Group Stage N/A Lille , Red Bull Salzburg , Sevilla 2022–23 Bayern Munich Quarter-finals 1–4 Manchester City 1–1 home, 0–3 away RB Leipzig Round of 16 1–8 1–1 home, 0–7 away Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Chelsea 1–0 home, 0–2 away Eintracht Frankfurt 0–5 Napoli 0–2 home, 0–3 away Bayer Leverkusen 3rd in Group Stage N/A Porto , Club Brugge , Atlético Madrid 2023–24 Borussia Dortmund Final 0–2 Real Madrid Bayern Munich Semi-finals 3–4 2–2 home, 1–2 away RB Leipzig Round of 16 1–2 0–1 home, 1–1 away Union Berlin 4th in Group Stage N/A Real Madrid , Napoli , Braga
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup [ edit ] After German reunification Season Team Progress Score Opponents Venue(s) 1992–93 Borussia Dortmund Final 1–6 Juventus 1–3 home, 0–3 away 1. FC Kaiserslautern Third round 0–3 Ajax 0–1 home, 0–2 away Eintracht Frankfurt Second round 0–1 Galatasaray 0–0 home, 0–1 away 1993–94 Karlsruher SC Semi-finals 1–1 Austria Salzburg 1–1 home, 0–0 away Borussia Dortmund Quarter-finals 3–4 Internazionale 1–3 home, 2–1 away Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 (4–5 p ) Austria Salzburg 1–0 home, 0–1 away Bayern Munich Second round 2–3 Norwich City 1–2 home, 1–1 away 1994–95 Bayer Leverkusen Semi-finals 1–5 Parma 1–2 home, 0–3 away Borussia Dortmund 3–4 Juventus 1–2 home, 2–2 away Eintracht Frankfurt Quarter-finals 1–4 1–1 home, 0–3 away 1. FC Kaiserslautern Second round 1–1 Odense BK 1–1 home, 0–0 away 1995–96 Bayern Munich Winners 5–1 Bordeaux 2–0 home, 3–1 away Werder Bremen Third round 1–2 PSV Eindhoven 0–0 home, 1–2 away 1. FC Kaiserslautern Second round 1–4 Real Betis 1–3 home, 0–1 away SC Freiburg First round 1–2 Slavia Prague 1–2 home, 0–0 away 1996–97 Schalke 04 Winners 1–1 (4–1 p ) Internazionale 1–0 home, 0–1 away Hamburger SV Third round 0–5 Monaco 0–2 home, 0–3 away Karlsruher SC 3–6 Brøndby 0–5 home, 3–1 away Borussia Mönchengladbach Second round 3–4 Monaco 2–4 home, 1–0 away Bayern Munich First round 1–3 Valencia 1–0 home, 0–3 away 1997–98 Schalke 04 Quarter-finals 1–2 Internazionale 1–1 home, 0–1 away VfL Bochum Third round 4–6 Ajax 2–2 home, 2–4 away Karlsruher SC 0–1 Spartak Moscow 0–0 home, 0–1 away 1860 Munich Second round 2–4 Rapid Wien 2–1 home, 0–3 away 1998–99 Bayer Leverkusen Second round 2–3 Rangers 1–2 home, 1–1 away VfB Stuttgart 3–4 Club Brugge 1–1 home, 2–3 away Werder Bremen 3–4 Marseille Schalke 04 First round 1–1 (4–5 p ) Slavia Prague 1–0 home, 0–1 away 1999–2000 Werder Bremen Quarter-finals 2–6 Arsenal 2–4 home, 0–2 away Borussia Dortmund Fourth round 0–2 Galatasaray 0–2 home, 0–0 away Bayer Leverkusen Third round 2–2 Udinese 1–2 home, 1–0 away 2000–01 1. FC Kaiserslautern Semi-finals 2–9 Alavés 1–4 home, 1–5 away VfB Stuttgart Fourth round 1–2 Celta Vigo 0–0 home, 1–2 away 1860 Munich Third round 2–4 Parma 0–2 home, 2–2 away Bayer Leverkusen 4–6 AEK Athens 4–4 home, 0–2 away Hamburger SV 0–4 Roma 0–3 home, 0–1 away Hertha BSC 1–2 Internazionale 0–0 home, 1–2 away Werder Bremen 1–4 Bordeaux 0–0 home, 1–4 away 2001–02 Borussia Dortmund Final 2–3 Feyenoord SC Freiburg Third round 2–3 2–2 home, 0–1 away Hertha BSC 0–3 Servette 0–3 home, 0–0 away Union Berlin Second round 0–2 Litex Lovech 0–2 home, 0–0 away 2002–03 Hertha BSC Fourth round 3–3 Boavista 3–2 home, 0–1 away VfB Stuttgart 4–5 Celtic 3–2 home, 1–3 away Schalke 04 Third round 2–5 Wisła Kraków 1–4 home, 1–1 away Werder Bremen Second round 4–5 Vitesse 3–3 home, 1–2 away 2003–04 Borussia Dortmund Second round 2–6 Sochaux 2–2 home, 0–4 away Schalke 04 3–3 (1–3 p ) Brøndby 2–1 home, 1–2 away Hamburger SV First round 2–4 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–1 home, 0–3 away Hertha BSC 0–1 Groclin 0–0 home, 0–1 away 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 Teplice 1–2 home, 0–1 away 2004–05 Alemannia Aachen Round of 32 1–2 AZ 0–0 home, 1–2 away Schalke 04 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 home, 1–1 away VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Parma 0–2 home, 0–0 away VfL Bochum First round 1–1 Standard Liège 1–1 home, 0–0 away 2005–06 Schalke 04 Semi-finals 0–1 Sevilla 0–0 home, 0–1 away Hamburger SV Round of 16 3–3 Rapid București 3–1 home, 0–2 away Hertha BSC Round of 32 0–3 0–1 home, 0–2 away VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Middlesbrough 1–2 home, 0–1 away Bayer Leverkusen First round 0–2 CSKA Sofia 0–1 home, 0–1 away Mainz 05 First round 0–2 Sevilla 0–2 home, 0–0 away 2006–07 Werder Bremen Semi-finals 1–5 Espanyol 1–2 home, 0–3 away Bayer Leverkusen Quarter-finals 0–4 Osasuna 0–3 home, 0–1 away Eintracht Frankfurt 5th in Group Stage N/A Newcastle United , Celta Vigo , Fenerbahçe , Palermo Hertha BSC First round 2–3 Odense 2–2 home, 0–1 away Schalke 04 2–3 Nancy 1–0 home, 1–3 away 2007–08 Bayern Munich Semi-finals 1–5 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 home, 0–4 away Bayer Leverkusen Quarter-finals 2–4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–4 home, 1–0 away Hamburger SV Round of 16 3–3 Bayer Leverkusen 3–2 home, 0–1 away Werder Bremen 1–2 Rangers 1–0 home, 0–2 away 1. FC Nürnberg 2–3 Benfica 2–2 home, 0–1 away 2008–09 Werder Bremen Final 1–2 Shakhtar Donetsk Hamburger SV Semi-finals 3–3 Werder Bremen 2–3 home, 0–1 away VfB Stuttgart Round of 32 2–4 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–2 home, 1–2 away VfL Wolfsburg 1–5 Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 home, 0–2 away Hertha BSC 4th in Group Stage N/A Metalist Kharkiv , Galatasaray , Olympiacos , Benfica Schalke 04 5th in Group Stage N/A Manchester City , Twente , Paris Saint-Germain , Racing Santander Borussia Dortmund First round 2–2 (3–4 p ) Udinese 0–2 home, 2–0 away 2009–10 Hamburger SV Semi-finals 1–2 Fulham 0–0 home, 1–2 away VfL Wolfsburg Quarter-finals 1–3 Fulham 0–1 home, 1–2 away Werder Bremen Round of 16 5–5 Valencia 4–4 home, 1–1 away Hertha BSC Round of 32 1–5 Benfica 1–1 home, 0–4 away 2010–11 Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 3–5 Villarreal 2–3 home, 1–2 away VfB Stuttgart Round of 32 1–4 Benfica 0–2 home, 1–2 away Borussia Dortmund 3rd in Group Stage N/A Paris Saint-Germain , Sevilla , Karpaty Lviv 2011–12 Hannover 96 Quarter-finals 2–4 Atlético Madrid 1–2 home, 1–2 away Schalke 04 4–6 Athletic Bilbao 2–4 home, 2–2 away Mainz 05 Third qualifying round 2–2 (3–4 p ) Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–1 home, 1–1 away 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart Round of 16 1–5 Lazio 0–2 home, 1–3 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 32 1–3 Benfica 0–1 home, 1–2 away Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–5 Lazio 3–3 home, 0–2 away Hannover 96 2–4 Anzhi Makhachkala 1–1 home, 1–3 away 2013–14 Eintracht Frankfurt Round of 32 5–5 Benfica 3–3 home, 2–2 away SC Freiburg 3rd in Group Stage N/A Sevilla , Slovan Liberec , Estoril VfB Stuttgart Play-off round 3–4 Rijeka 2–2 home, 1–2 away 2014–15 VfL Wolfsburg Quarter-finals 3–6 Napoli 1–4 home, 2–2 away Borussia Mönchengladbach Round of 32 2–4 Sevilla 2–3 home, 0–1 away Mainz 05 Third qualifying round 2–3 Asteras Tripoli 1–0 home, 1–3 away 2015–16 Borussia Dortmund Quarter-finals 4–5 Liverpool 1–1 home, 3–4 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 0–2 Villarreal 0–0 home, 0–2 away FC Augsburg Round of 32 0–1 Liverpool 0–0 home, 0–1 away Schalke 04 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–3 home, 0–0 away 2016–17 Schalke 04 Quarter-finals 3–4 Ajax 3–2 home, 0–2 away Borussia Mönchengladbach Round of 16 3–3 Schalke 04 2–2 home, 1–1 away Mainz 05 3rd in Group Stage N/A Saint-Étienne , Anderlecht , Gabala Hertha BSC Third qualifying round 2–3 Brøndby 1–0 home, 1–3 away 2017–18 RB Leipzig Quarter-finals 3–5 Marseille 1–0 home, 2–5 away Borussia Dortmund Round of 16 1–2 Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 home, 0–0 away 1. FC Köln 3rd in Group Stage N/A Arsenal , Red Star Belgrade , BATE Borisov TSG Hoffenheim 4th in Group Stage N/A Braga , Ludogorets Razgrad , İstanbul Başakşehir SC Freiburg Third qualifying round 1–2 Domžale 1–0 home, 0–2 away 2018–19 Eintracht Frankfurt Semi-finals 2–2 (3–4 p ) Chelsea 1–1 home, 1–1 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 32 1–1 Krasnodar 1–1 home, 0–0 away RB Leipzig 3rd in Group Stage N/A Red Bull Salzburg , Celtic , Rosenborg 2019–20 Bayer Leverkusen Quarter-finals 1–2 Internazionale Eintracht Frankfurt Round of 16 0–4 Basel 0–3 home, 0–1 away VfL Wolfsburg 1–5 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 home, 0–3 away Borussia Mönchengladbach 3rd in Group Stage N/A İstanbul Başakşehir , Roma , Wolfsberger AC 2020–21 Bayer Leverkusen Round of 32 3–6 Young Boys 0–2 home, 3–4 away TSG Hoffenheim 3–5 Molde 0–2 home, 3–3 away VfL Wolfsburg Play-off round 1–2 AEK Athens 1–2 away 2021–22 Eintracht Frankfurt Winners 1–1 (5–4 p ) Rangers RB Leipzig Semi-finals 2–3 Rangers 1–0 home, 1–3 away Bayer Leverkusen Round of 16 2–4 Atalanta 0–1 home, 2–3 away Borussia Dortmund Knockout round play-offs 4–6 Rangers 2–4 home, 2–2 away 2022–23 Bayer Leverkusen Semi-finals 0–1 Roma 0–0 home, 0–1 away SC Freiburg Round of 16 0–3 Juventus 0–2 home, 0–1 away Union Berlin 3–6 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–3 home, 0–3 away 2023–24 Bayer Leverkusen Final 0–3 Atalanta SC Freiburg Round of 16 1–5 West Ham United 1–0 home, 0–5 away
UEFA Europa Conference League [ edit ] ^a Stuttgart would have won on away goals; however, it was realised that in the second leg between Leeds United and Stuttgart, Stuttgart had substituted a fourth foreign player. At the time, a maximum of three foreign players was allowed. The game was awarded to Leeds United with a score of 3–0, making it 3–3 on aggregate with no difference in away goals. A play-off match in Barcelona was ordered, which Leeds United won 2–1. References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] rsssf German Clubs In European Cups