2021–22 Bundesliga

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The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022.[1] The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]

Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022
ChampionsBayern Munich
31st Bundesliga title
32nd German title
RelegatedArminia Bielefeld
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
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Bundesliga
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022
ChampionsBayern Munich
31st Bundesliga title
32nd German title
RelegatedArminia Bielefeld
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt[A]
Europa LeagueUnion Berlin
SC Freiburg
Europa Conference League1. FC Köln
Matches306
Goals954 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(35 goals)
Biggest home winBayern Munich 7–0 Bochum
Biggest away winMönchengladbach 0–6 Freiburg
Highest scoringFürth 3–6 Hoffenheim
Longest winning run5 games
Munich
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Freiburg
Longest winless run14 games
Fürth
Longest losing run12 games
Fürth
Highest attendance81,365
Dortmund v Leipzig
Attendance6,431,246 (21,017 per match)[B]
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Bayern Munich were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 10th consecutive title and 32nd title overall (31st in the Bundesliga era) on 23 April with three matches to spare. Bayern also became the first ever club in Europe's top five leagues to achieve a tenth consecutive league title, the previous record being Juventus' nine consecutive titles from 2012 to 2020.

Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Furth were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.[3]

Teams

Locations of the 2021–22 Bundesliga teams

A total of eighteen teams participated in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes

More information Promoted from 2020–21 2. Bundesliga, Relegated from 2020–21 Bundesliga ...
Promoted from
2020–21 2. Bundesliga		 Relegated from
2020–21 Bundesliga
VfL Bochum
Greuther Fürth		 Werder Bremen
Schalke 04
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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [4]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [5]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [6]
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300 [7]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 27,599 [8]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [9]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500 [10]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Dreisamstadion
Europa-Park Stadion1		 24,000
34,700		 [11]
[12][13]
Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626 [14]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [15]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [16]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069 [17]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [18]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 34,000 [19]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057 [20]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [21]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [22]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [23]
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1 SC Freiburg played their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the Europa-Park Stadion.[24]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Germany Markus Weinzierl Netherlands Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC Germany Felix Magath Belgium Dedryck Boyata Nike Autohero[25] Hyundai
Union Berlin Switzerland Urs Fischer Austria Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox/Comedy Central (in cup and UEFA matches)
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Marco Kostmann Germany Fabian Klos/Manuel Prietl Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien
VfL Bochum Germany Thomas Reis France Anthony Losilla Nike Vonovia Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse
Borussia Dortmund Germany Marco Rose Germany Marco Reus Puma 1&1/Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches) Opel/GLS Group (in cup and UEFA matches)
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Oliver Glasner Germany Sebastian Rode Nike Indeed.com dpd
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich Germany Christian Günter Nike Schwarzwaldmilch ROSE Bikes
Greuther Fürth Germany Stefan Leitl Sweden Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal BVUK
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Sebastian Hoeneß Germany Benjamin Hübner Joma SAP SNP
1. FC Köln Germany Steffen Baumgart Germany Jonas Hector Uhlsport REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Italy Domenico Tedesco Hungary Péter Gulácsi Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien/Veganz (in cup and UEFA matches)
Bayer Leverkusen Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Finland Lukáš Hrádecký Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Iqoniq/Floki (since Dec 2021)[26]/Kumho Tyres (in cup matches)/The Football Club Social Alliance (in UEFA matches)
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Svensson France Moussa Niakhaté Kappa Kömmerling fb88.com
Borussia Mönchengladbach Austria Adi Hütter Germany Lars Stindl Puma flatex Sonepar
Bayern Munich Germany Julian Nagelsmann Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways/Audi (in cup and UEFA matches)
VfB Stuttgart United States Pellegrino Matarazzo Japan Wataru Endo Jako Mercedes-Benz Bank Mercedes-Benz EQ
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Florian Kohfeldt Belgium Koen Casteels Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing ...
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Borussia Dortmund Germany Edin Terzić (interim) End of caretaker spell 13 December 2020 30 June 2021 Pre-season Germany Marco Rose 15 February 2021 1 July 2021 [27][28]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Marco Rose Signed for Borussia Dortmund 15 February 2021 Austria Adi Hütter 13 April 2021 [28][29]
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Hannes Wolf (interim) End of caretaker spell 23 March 2021 Switzerland Gerardo Seoane 19 May 2021 [30][31]
1. FC Köln Germany Friedhelm Funkel 8 April 2021 Germany Steffen Baumgart 11 May 2021 [32]
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Adi Hütter Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 April 2021 Austria Oliver Glasner 26 May 2021 [33][34]
Bayern Munich Germany Hansi Flick Signed for Germany 27 April 2021 Germany Julian Nagelsmann 27 April 2021 [35]
RB Leipzig Germany Julian Nagelsmann Signed for Bayern Munich United States Jesse Marsch 29 April 2021 [35][36]
VfL Wolfsburg Austria Oliver Glasner Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt 26 May 2021 Netherlands Mark van Bommel 2 June 2021 [34][37]
Netherlands Mark van Bommel Sacked 24 October 2021 8th Germany Florian Kohfeldt 26 October 2021 [38][39]
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai 29 November 2021 14th Turkey Tayfun Korkut 29 November 2021 [40]
RB Leipzig United States Jesse Marsch 5 December 2021 11th Germany Achim Beierlorzer (interim) 5 December 2021 [41]
Germany Achim Beierlorzer (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 December 2021 Italy Domenico Tedesco 9 December 2021 [42]
Hertha BSC Turkey Tayfun Korkut Sacked 13 March 2022 17th Germany Felix Magath (interim) 13 March 2022 [43][44]
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Frank Kramer Sacked 20 April 2022 Germany Marco Kostmann (interim) 20 April 2022 [45]
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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 24 5 5 97 37 +60 77 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 +33 69
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 +33 64
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 +35 58
5 Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 +6 57 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 SC Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 +12 55
7 1. FC Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 +3 52 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 +5 46
9 1899 Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 −2 46
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 −7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 −4 42 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b]
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 −11 42
13 VfL Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 −14 42
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 −17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 −18 33
16 Hertha BSC (O) 34 9 6 19 37 71 −34 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 Arminia Bielefeld (R) 34 5 13 16 27 53 −26 28 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Greuther Fürth (R) 34 3 9 22 28 82 −54 18
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Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  2. [b]
    Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.

Results

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Home \ Away AUG BSC UNB BIE BOC DOR FRA FRE FÜR HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–4 1–4 1–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–0
Hertha BSC 1–1 — 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–3 1–6 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–4 2–0 1–2
Union Berlin 0–0 2–0 — 1–0 3–2 0–3 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–5 1–1 2–0
Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 1–1 1–0 — 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–2
VfL Bochum 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2[a] 4–2 0–0 1–0
Borussia Dortmund 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–0 3–4 — 5–2 5–1 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–4 2–5 3–1 6–0 2–3 2–1 6–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 — 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2
SC Freiburg 3–0 3–0 1–4 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 — 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–4 2–0 3–2
Greuther Fürth 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 — 3–6 1–1 1–6 1–4 2–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 0–2
1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–3 3–2 3–4 0–0 — 5–0 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–1
1. FC Köln 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 — 1–1 2–2 3–2 4–1 0–4 1–0 0–1
RB Leipzig 4–0 6–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 — 1–3 4–1 4–1 1–4 4–0 2–0
Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 3–4 2–0 2–1 7–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 4–0 1–5 4–2 0–2
Mainz 05 4–1 4–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 — 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–6 4–0 5–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Bayern Munich 1–0 5–0 4–0 1–0 7–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 2–2 4–0
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–3 5–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 3–2 0–5 — 1–1
VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 0–2 5–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 —
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Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach match from 18 March 2022 was suspended after 69 minutes and a score of 0–2 due to an assistant referee being hit by a beverage cup thrown from the stands.[47] The match was abandoned and later awarded on 24 March 2022 to Borussia Mönchengladbach with a score of 0–2.[48]

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1][49] The away goals rule is no longer used as of the 2021/22 season.[50]

Overview

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hertha BSC (B) 2–1 Hamburger SV (2B) 0–1 2–0
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Matches

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More information Hertha BSC, 0–1 ...
Hertha BSC0–1Hamburger SV
Report Reis 57'
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Attendance: 75,500
Referee: Harm Osmers
More information Hamburger SV, 0–2 ...
Hamburger SV0–2Hertha BSC
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Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[51]
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 35
2 Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen 24
3 Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 22
4 France Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln 20
France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
6 Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin 15
7 Germany Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich 14
8 France Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen 13
9 Germany Jonas Hofmann Borussia Mönchengladbach 12
Germany Max Kruse Union Berlin
VfL Wolfsburg
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Hat-tricks

See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
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Player Club Against Result Date
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Hertha BSC 5–0 (H) 28 August 2021
Togo Ihlas Bebou 1899 Hoffenheim Greuther Fürth 6–3 (A) 27 November 2021
Czech Republic Patrik Schick4 Bayer Leverkusen Greuther Fürth 7–1 (H) 4 December 2021
Germany Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 5–0 (A) 14 December 2021
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln 4–0 (A) 15 January 2022
France Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen FC Augsburg 5–1 (H) 22 January 2022
Germany Max Kruse VfL Wolfsburg Mainz 05 5–0 (H) 22 April 2022
Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund VfL Bochum 3–4 (H) 30 April 2022
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  • 4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[52]
1 Belgium Koen Casteels VfL Wolfsburg 10
Netherlands Mark Flekken SC Freiburg
Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Germany Robin Zentner Mainz 05
5 Poland Rafał Gikiewicz FC Augsburg 9
Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig
7 Finland Lukáš Hrádecký Bayer Leverkusen 8
Germany Oliver Baumann 1899 Hoffenheim
9 Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund 7
Germany Manuel Riemann VfL Bochum
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Awards

Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig Philippines Gerrit Holtmann VfL Bochum [53][54][55]
September Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Egypt Omar Marmoush VfB Stuttgart Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
October France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig England Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
November Canada Alphonso Davies Bayern Munich Japan Hiroki Itō VfB Stuttgart Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
December Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Niklas Dorsch FC Augsburg
January Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich Austria Patrick Wimmer Arminia Bielefeld France Corentin Tolisso Bayern Munich
February France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Denmark Jonas Wind VfL Wolfsburg Denmark Jonas Wind VfL Wolfsburg
March France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Egypt Omar Marmoush VfB Stuttgart France Kingsley Coman Bayern Munich
April France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig N/a
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Annual awards

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Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig [56]
Rookie of the Season Denmark Jesper Lindstrøm Eintracht Frankfurt [54]
Goal of the Season Philippines Gerrit Holtmann VfL Bochum [57]
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Team of the season

kicker

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Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Germany Marvin Schwäbe 1. FC Köln [58]
DF Germany Christian Günter SC Freiburg
Germany Nico Schlotterbeck
Germany Niklas Süle Bayern Munich
Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen
MF France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
Turkey Salih Özcan 1. FC Köln
Germany Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich
FW Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen
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EA Sports

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Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich [59]
DF Canada Alphonso Davies
France Evan Ndicka Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Nico Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg
Germany David Raum 1899 Hoffenheim
MF England Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund
Germany Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
Germany Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen
FW Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
France Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
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Notes

  1. [A]
    Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.
  2. [B]
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.

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