# 2021–22 FC Bayern Munich season

The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of FC Bayern Munich and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Bayern Munich participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League, as well as the DFL-Supercup as winners of the 2020–21 Bundesliga.
The season was the first since 2009–10 without David Alaba, who departed to Real Madrid and the first since 2010–11 without Javi Martínez and Jérôme Boateng, who departed to Qatar SC and Lyon respectively in the same summer transfer window.

## Players
### Squad

    As of 31 January 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Manuel Neuer (captain) |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Dayot Upamecano |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Omar Richards |
| 4 | DF | GER | Niklas Süle |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Benjamin Pavard |
| 6 | MF | GER | Joshua Kimmich |
| 7 | FW | GER | Serge Gnabry |
| 8 | MF | GER | Leon Goretzka |
| 9 | FW | POL | Robert Lewandowski (3rd captain) |
| 10 | FW | GER | Leroy Sané |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Kingsley Coman |
| 13 | FW | CMR | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting |
| 14 | MF | GER | Paul Wanner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | AUT | Marcel Sabitzer |
| 19 | DF | CAN | Alphonso Davies |
| 20 | DF | SEN | Bouna Sarr |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Lucas Hernandez |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Tanguy Nianzou |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Corentin Tolisso |
| 25 | FW | GER | Thomas Müller (vice-captain) |
| 26 | GK | GER | Sven Ulreich |
| 36 | GK | GER | Christian Früchtl |
| 40 | FW | USA | Malik Tillman |
| 42 | MF | GER | Jamal Musiala |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Josip Stanišić |

### Other players with first-team appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | MF | GER | Christopher Scott |
| 34 | FW | GER | Lucas Copado |
| 37 | MF | USA | Taylor Booth |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 38 | FW | CRO | Gabriel Vidović |
| 47 | FW | GER | Armindo Sieb |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GER | Alexander Nübel (at Monaco until 30 June 2023) |
| — | GK | GER | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (at Sunderland until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | GER | Lars Lukas Mai (at Werder Bremen until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | USA | Chris Richards (at Hoffenheim until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | GER | Adrian Fein (at Dynamo Dresden until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | NZL | Sarpreet Singh (at Jahn Regensburg until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | CRO | Lovro Zvonarek (at Slaven Belupo until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | NED | Joshua Zirkzee (at Anderlecht until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | GER | Fiete Arp (at Holstein Kiel until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | GER | Bright Arrey-Mbi (at 1. FC Köln until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 3 | DF | Omar Richards | Reading | Free transfer | 1 July 2021 |
| 2 | DF | Dayot Upamecano | RB Leipzig | €42,500,000 | 1 July 2021 |
| 26 | GK | Sven Ulreich | Hamburger SV | Free transfer | 1 July 2021 |
| – | MF | Emilian Metu | SKN St. Pölten | Undisclosed, will join Bayern Munich II | 1 August 2021 |
| 18 | MF | Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig | €16,000,000 | 30 August 2021 |
| – | MF | Lovro Zvonarek | Slaven Belupo | €1,800,000; will join Bayern Munich II in July 2022 | 10 September 2021 |
| – | MF | Lee Hyun-ju | Pohang Steelers | Loan, will join Bayern Munich II | 14 January 2022 |
| 30 | MF | Adrian Fein | Greuther Fürth | Loan return | 30 January 2022 |
| – | GK | Liu Shaoziyang | Wuhan Three Towns | €1,000,000; will join Bayern Munich U19 | 2 February 2022 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| – | FW | Fiete Arp | Holstein Kiel | Loan, €50,000 | 25 June 2021 |
| 8 | MF | Javi Martínez | Qatar SC | Free transfer | 1 July 2021 |
| 17 | DF | Jérôme Boateng | Lyon | Free transfer | 1 July 2021 |
| 27 | DF | David Alaba | Real Madrid | Free transfer | 1 July 2021 |
| 33 | DF | Lars Lukas Mai | Werder Bremen | Loan | 1 July 2021 |
| 35 | GK | Alexander Nübel | Monaco | Loan | 1 July 2021 |
| – | FW | Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn | Erzgebirge Aue | Loan | 1 July 2021 |
| 28 | MF | Sarpreet Singh | Jahn Regensburg | Loan | 6 July 2021 |
| 30 | DF | Adrian Fein | Greuther Fürth | Loan | 14 July 2021 |
| 14 | FW | Joshua Zirkzee | Anderlecht | Loan | 3 August 2021 |
| 15 | DF | Chris Richards | 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | 3 August 2021 |
| 39 | GK | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | Sunderland | Loan | 3 August 2021 |
| – | DF | Rémy Vita | Barnsley | Loan | 31 August 2021 |
| – | FW | Marvin Çuni | SC Paderborn | Loan | 1 September 2021 |
| – | MF | Lovro Zvonarek | Slaven Belupo | Loan | 10 September 2021 |
| 17 | MF | Michaël Cuisance | Venezia | €4,500,000 | 3 January 2022 |
| 30 | MF | Adrian Fein | Dynamo Dresden | Loan | 31 January 2022 |
| 34 | FW | Oliver Batista Meier | Dynamo Dresden | €300,000 | 31 January 2022 |
| 43 | DF | Bright Arrey-Mbi | 1. FC Köln | Loan | 31 January 2022 |
| – | GK | Liu Shaoziyang | Austria Klagenfurt | Loan | 2 February 2022 |
| – | FW | Nemanja Motika | Red Star Belgrade | €2,500,000 | 2 February 2022 |
| – | MF | Marcel Wenig | Eintracht Frankfurt | Free transfer | 17 February 2022 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Bundesliga | 13 August 2021 | 14 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 37 | +60 | 070.59 |
| DFB-Pokal | 25 August 2021 | 27 October 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 050.00 |
| DFL-Supercup | 17 August 2021 | 17 August 2021 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 14 September 2021 | 12 April 2022 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 070.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 143 | 50 | +93 | 070.21 |
Source: Soccerway

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: DFB

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | BEN | BAR | DKV |
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Benfica | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.

##### Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | DFL-Supercup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Manuel Neuer | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | GER | Sven Ulreich | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | GER | Christian Früchtl | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | FRA | Dayot Upamecano | 38 | 1 | 25+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Omar Richards | 17 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Niklas Süle | 38 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Benjamin Pavard | 36 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | CAN | Alphonso Davies | 31 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SEN | Bouna Sarr | 12 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Lucas Hernandez | 34 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Tanguy Nianzou | 22 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | CRO | Josip Stanišić | 17 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Joshua Kimmich | 39 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Leon Goretzka | 27 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GER | Paul Wanner | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AUT | Marcel Sabitzer | 30 | 1 | 8+17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Marc Roca | 13 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Corentin Tolisso | 22 | 3 | 8+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | USA | Taylor Booth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | GER | Serge Gnabry | 45 | 17 | 25+9 | 14 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5+3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | POL | Robert Lewandowski | 46 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | FW | GER | Leroy Sané | 45 | 14 | 22+10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 9+1 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Kingsley Coman | 32 | 8 | 16+5 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | CMR | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | 26 | 9 | 1+19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | GER | Thomas Müller | 45 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9+1 | 4 |
| 34 | FW | GER | Lucas Copado | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | CRO | Gabriel Vidović | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | USA | Malik Tillman | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | GER | Jamal Musiala | 40 | 8 | 12+18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | USA | Chris Richards | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Michaël Cuisance | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Robert Lewandowski | 35 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 50 |
| 2 | 7 | FW | | Serge Gnabry | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Leroy Sané | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 25 | FW | | Thomas Müller | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 13 | FW | | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | | Kingsley Coman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 42 | FW | | Jamal Musiala | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | MF | | Joshua Kimmich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | | Leon Goretzka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 24 | MF | | Corentin Tolisso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 2 | DF | | Dayot Upamecano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | | Niklas Süle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 17 | MF | | Michaël Cuisance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | MF | | Marcel Sabitzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | DF | | Bouna Sarr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | DF | | Tanguy Nianzou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 40 | FW | | Malik Tillman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 44 | DF | | Josip Stanišić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 97 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 143 |