After Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, team captain Philipp Lahm announced his retirement from international football.

[1] Germany's record goalscorer Miroslav Klose also announced his retirement from international football.

[4] Germany were drawn into Group D for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying on 23 February 2014 (2014-02-23).

[6] A foul from Charlie Mulgrew caused an injury to the left foot of Marco Reus.

A stoppage time goal from Ireland's John O'Shea cancelled out an earlier goal from Toni Kroos to cause Germany and Ireland to finish the match on 14 October 2014 (2014-10-14) tied 1–1.

Germany defeated Georgia 2–0 due to one goal each from Reus and Müller before half-time.

Germany were placed in Group B along with Ivory Coast, Norway, and Thailand.

Win Draw Loss On 18 December 2014 (2014-12-18) it was announced that Germany were placed in Group A along with Brazil, China, and Sweden.

Bayer Leverkusen qualified for the play-off round of the Champions League by finishing in fourth place in the 2013–14 Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen won the match 4–0 which resulted in an aggregate score of 7–2.

[27] Leverkusen played Zenit Saint Petersburg on 22 October 2014 (2014-10-22) at BayArena.

Despite being reduced to ten men in the 79th minute, Leverkusen won the match 2–0.

[32] A goalless draw on 9 December 2014 (2014-12-09) at Estádio da Luz resulted in Bayer Leverkusen finishing in second place in the group stage.

[35] After Atletico won the second leg 1–0 on 17 March 2015 (2015-03-17), the aggregate score was tied 1–1.

After thirty minutes of extra time were played, the aggregate score remained tied.

[43] The final match of the group stage was played on 10 December 2014 (2014-12-10) at Allianz Arena.

[44] The draw for the round of 16 was on 15 December 2014 (2014-12-15) and resulted in Bayern Munich being paired with Shakhtar Donetsk.

The match was played in Lviv instead of Donetsk due to unrest in Ukraine.

[46] As runners-up of the 2013–14 Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund qualified for the group stage of the Champions League.

[48] The second group stage match was played on 1 October 2014 (2014-10-01) against Anderlecht at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

[56] FC Schalke 04 finished in third place in the 2013–14 Bundesliga which qualified them for the group stage of the Champions League.

[66] The round of 16 draw on 15 December 2014 (2014-12-15) paired Schalke with defending champions Real Madrid.

[68] Borussia Mönchengladbach qualified for the play-off round of the Europa League by finishing in sixth place in the 2013–14 Bundesliga.

[69] The first leg was played on 21 August 2014 (2014-08-21) at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[86] The second leg was played at Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium in Tripoli, Greece on 7 August 2014 (2014-08-07).

VfL Wolfsburg finished the 2013–14 Bundesliga in fifth place which earned them a berth in the group stage of the Europa League.

[89] The second group stage match was against Lille at the Volkswagen Arena on 2 October 2014 (2014-10-02).

[94] Wolfsburg defeated Lille 3–0 on 11 December 2014 (2014-12-11) to finish the group stage in second place.

[99] The draw for the quarter-finals resulted in Frankfurt facing Bristol Academy.

[95] The first leg was played on 8 October 2014 (2014-10-08) at Nadderud Stadion in Bekkestua, Norway.