2021–22 Bundesliga
The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and ended on 14 May 2022.[1]
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
Champions | Bayern Munich 31st Bundesliga title 32nd German title |
Relegated | Arminia Bielefeld Greuther Fürth |
Champions League | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig |
Europa League | Union Berlin SC Freiburg |
Europa Conference League | 1. FC Köln |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 954 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (35 goals) |
Biggest home win | Munich 7–0 Bochum |
Biggest away win | Mönchengladbach 0–6 Freiburg |
Highest scoring | Fürth 3–6 Hoffenheim |
Longest winning run | 5 games Munich |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 games Freiburg |
Longest winless run | 14 games Fürth |
Longest losing run | 12 games Fürth |
Highest attendance | 81,365 Dortmund v Leipzig |
Attendance | 6,416,988 (20,971 per match)[A] |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]
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.[3]
Teams
changeA total of eighteen teams will participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga.
Team changes
changePromoted from 2020–21 2. Bundesliga |
Relegated from 2020–21 Bundesliga |
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VfL Bochum Greuther Fürth |
Werder Bremen Schalke 04 |
Stadiums and locations
change1 SC Freiburg played their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the Europa-Park Stadion.[24]
Personnel and kits
changeManagerial changes
changeTeam | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
Borussia Dortmund | Edin Terzić (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 13 December 2020 | 30 June 2021 | Pre-season | Marco Rose | 15 February 2021 | 1 July 2021 | [27][28] |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Marco Rose | Signed for Borussia Dortmund | 15 February 2021 | Adi Hütter | 13 April 2021 | [28][29] | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | Hannes Wolf (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 23 March 2021 | Gerardo Seoane | 19 May 2021 | [30][31] | |||
1. FC Köln | Friedhelm Funkel | 8 April 2021 | Steffen Baumgart | 11 May 2021 | [32] | ||||
Eintracht Frankfurt | Adi Hütter | Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 April 2021 | Oliver Glasner | 26 May 2021 | [33][34] | |||
Bayern Munich | Hansi Flick | Resigned | 27 April 2021 | Julian Nagelsmann | 27 April 2021 | [35] | |||
RB Leipzig | Julian Nagelsmann | Signed for Bayern Munich | Jesse Marsch | 29 April 2021 | [35][36] | ||||
VfL Wolfsburg | Oliver Glasner | Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 May 2021 | Mark van Bommel | 2 June 2021 | [34][37] | |||
Mark van Bommel | Sacked | 24 October 2021 | 8th | Florian Kohfeldt | 26 October 2021 | [38][39] | |||
Hertha BSC | Pál Dárdai | 29 November 2021 | 14th | Tayfun Korkut | 29 November 2021 | [40] | |||
RB Leipzig | Jesse Marsch | 5 December 2021 | 11th | Achim Beierlorzer (interim) | 5 December 2021 | [41] | |||
Achim Beierlorzer (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2021 | Domenico Tedesco | 9 December 2021 | [42] | ||||
Hertha BSC | Tayfun Korkut | Sacked | 13 March 2022 | 17th | Felix Magath | 13 March 2022 | [43][44] | ||
Arminia Bielefeld | Frank Kramer | Sacked | 20 April 2022 | Marco Kostmann (interim) | 20 April 2022 | [45] |
League table
changePos | 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 to 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 to 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 to 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 | |
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 (Q) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 | Qualification to 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[46]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Since the finalists of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal, SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig, qualified for the Europa League and Champions League, respectively, based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results
changeRelegation play-offs
changeThe relegation play-offs will take place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1][49]
Overview
changeTeam 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Hertha BSC | Hamburger SV | 19 May | 23 May |
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Matches
changeAll times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Statistics
changeTop goalscorers
changeRank | Player | Club | Goals[50] |
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1 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 35 |
2 | Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 |
3 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 22 |
4 | Anthony Modeste | 1. FC Köln | 20 |
Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | ||
6 | Taiwo Awoniyi | Union Berlin | 15 |
7 | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 14 |
8 | Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 |
9 | Jonas Hofmann | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 |
Max Kruse | Union Berlin VfL Wolfsburg |
Top assists
changeRank | Player | Club | Assists[51] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | 18 |
2 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 13 |
3 | Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | 12 |
Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | ||
5 | Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | 11 |
David Raum | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
7 | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 |
8 | Christian Günter | SC Freiburg | 9 |
Filip Kostić | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Andrej Kramarić | 1899 Hoffenheim |
Hat-tricks
changePlayer | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Hertha BSC | 5–0 (H) | 28 August 2021 |
Ihlas Bebou | 1899 Hoffenheim | Greuther Fürth | 6–3 (A) | 27 November 2021 |
Patrik Schick4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Greuther Fürth | 7–1 (H) | 4 December 2021 |
Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | 5–0 (A) | 14 December 2021 |
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln | 4–0 (A) | 15 January 2022 |
Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | FC Augsburg | 5–1 (H) | 22 January 2022 |
Max Kruse | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz 05 | 5–0 (H) | 22 April 2022 |
Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | VfL Bochum | 3–4 (H) | 30 April 2022 |
- 4 Player scored four goals.
Clean sheets
changeRank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[52] |
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1 | Koen Casteels | VfL Wolfsburg | 10 |
Mark Flekken | SC Freiburg | ||
Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | ||
Robin Zentner | Mainz 05 | ||
5 | Rafał Gikiewicz | FC Augsburg | 9 |
Péter Gulácsi | RB Leipzig | ||
7 | Lukáš Hrádecký | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 |
Oliver Baumann | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
9 | Gregor Kobel | Borussia Dortmund | 7 |
Manuel Riemann | VfL Bochum |
Number of teams by state
changePosition | State | Number | Teams |
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1 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 6 | Arminia Bielefeld, VfL Bochum, Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2 | Baden-Württemberg | 3 | SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart |
Bavaria | 3 | FC Augsburg, Greuther Fürth and Bayern Munich | |
4 | Berlin | 2 | Hertha BSC and Union Berlin |
5 | Hesse | 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Lower Saxony | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 1 | Mainz 05 | |
Saxony | 1 | RB Leipzig |
Awards
changeMonthly awards
changeMonth | Player of the Month | Rookie of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref. | |||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
August | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Gerrit Holtmann | VfL Bochum | [53][54][55] |
September | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | Omar Marmoush | VfB Stuttgart | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | |
October | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund | |
November | Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | Hiroki Ito | VfB Stuttgart | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | |
December | Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | Jesper Lindstrøm | Eintracht Frankfurt | Niklas Dorsch | FC Augsburg | |
January | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | Patrick Wimmer | Arminia Bielefeld | Corentin Tolisso | Bayern Munich | |
February | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Jonas Wind | VfL Wolfsburg | Jonas Wind | VfL Wolfsburg | |
March | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Omar Marmoush | VfB Stuttgart | Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich | |
April | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig |
Annual awards
changeAward | Winner | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Player of the Season | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | [56] |
Rookie of the Season | Jesper Lindstrøm | Eintracht Frankfurt | [54] |
Notes
change- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.
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