Bayer Leverkusen missed out on Champions League qualification after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hamburg.
Kasper Hjulmand's side needed to win to stand any chance of usurping Stuttgart and Hoffenheim on the final day of the Bundesliga season, but had to settle for a point at BayArena.
The hosts were awarded a penalty midway through the first half when Patrik Schick was fouled by Jordan Torunarigha, but the forward was denied from the spot by Sander Tangvik.
However, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock just after the hour mark, as Fabio Vieira finished superbly from just outside the penalty area.
Leverkusen levelled 12 minutes from time, with Jarell Quansah's header from an Aleix Garcia free-kick finding the net via a huge deflection off Nicolai Remberg.
Alex Grimaldo tested Tangvik with a free-kick deep into stoppage time, but the hosts must settle for a place in next season's Europa League.
A win would not have proven to be enough anyway, with Stuttgart claiming fourth place after a 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, while Hoffenheim missed the chance to leapfrog them after a 4-0 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach.
The season ends in a draw.
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Data Debrief: Leverkusen see Hamburg streak stall
Despite an expected goals (xG) tally of 3.32 to their opponents' 1.79, Leverkusen saw their run of six straight Bundesliga home victories over Hamburg brought to an end.
The hosts earned a share of the spoils with their 23rd league goal from set-pieces this season.
As for Hamburg, their run of games without a clean sheet extended to 14 – the current joint-longest run with Koln.