Borussia Dortmund has qualified for European competition for the sixth season in a row and has equalled the club record from 1992 to 1997. BVB has to go through two qualifying rounds as seventh in the table in the Bundesliga, so that they qualify for the group phase of the UEFA Europa League.

However the Black Yellows can avoid doing it the hard way: that is if they win the 72nd Final for the DFB Cup next Saturday against VFL Wolfsburg. The German Cup winner qualifies straight for the group phase.

The match dates for the qualification rounds are the 30th July and the 6th August, and also the 20th and 27th August. (br)