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]

Bundesliga
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022
ChampionsBayern Munich
31st Bundesliga title
32nd German title
RelegatedArminia Bielefeld
Greuther Fürth
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen
RB Leipzig
Europa LeagueUnion Berlin
SC Freiburg
Europa Conference League1. FC Köln
Matches played306
Goals scored954 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(35 goals)
Biggest home winMunich 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
Attendance6,416,988 (20,971 per match)[upper-alpha 1]

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

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

Team changes

Promoted from
2020–21 2. Bundesliga
Relegated from
2020–21 Bundesliga
VfL Bochum
Greuther Fürth
Werder Bremen
Schalke 04

Stadiums and locations

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]

1 SC Freiburg played their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the Europa-Park Stadion.[24]

Personnel and kits

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

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
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

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Results

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Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1][46]

Overview

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Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
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Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

19 May 2022
20:30
Hertha BSC v Hamburger SV Olympiastadion, Berlin
https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2337875
23 May 2022
20:30
Hamburger SV v Hertha BSC Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/relegation/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2337876

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[47]
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

Rank Player Club Assists[48]
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

Player Club Against Result Date
  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

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[49]
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

Position State Number Teams
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

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August   Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund   Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig   Gerrit Holtmann VfL Bochum [50][51][52]
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

Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season   Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig [53]
Rookie of the Season   Jesper Lindstrøm Eintracht Frankfurt [51]

Notes

  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.

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