# 2021–22 1. FC Heidenheim season

The 2021–22 season was 1. FC Heidenheim's 15th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.

## Background and pre-season

1. FC Heidenheim finished the 2020–21 season in 8th place, 11 points below the automatic promotion places and 13 points below the promotion play-off place.

## Friendly matches

Friendly match details :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |

## Competitions
### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 60 |
| 5 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 57 |
| 6 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 52 |
| 7 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 |

#### Matches

2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 24 July 2021 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 0–0 | — | 3,954 | 9th |
| 2 | 31 July 2021 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Away | 2–1 | Schmidt 73', Kleindienst 75' | 3,360 | 7th |
| 3 | 15 August 2021 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 1–1 | Kleindienst 68' | 5,400 | 7th |
| 4 | 20 August 2021 | 18:30 | Hannover 96 | Away | 0–1 | — | 8,600 | 8th |
| 5 | 28 August 2021 | 13:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 0–0 | — | 7,500 | 11th |
| 6 | 12 September 2021 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 2–1 | Mohr 5', Leipertz 90' | 6,342 | 10th |
| 7 | 18 September 2021 | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | Away | 3–1 | Hüsing 15', Kleindienst 36', Mainka 86' | 3,081 | 5th |
| 8 | 24 September 2021 | 18:30 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Home | 2–1 | Mohr 40' pen., Schimmer 84' | 5,095 | 3rd |
| 9 | 1 October 2021 | 18:30 | Werder Bremen | Away | 0–3 | — | 30,000 | 6th |
| 10 | 16 October 2021 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 2–4 | Mohr 4', Kleindienst 85' | 8,013 | 9th |
| 11 | 23 October 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 0–4 | — | 23,056 | 11th |
| 12 | 29 October 2021 | 18:30 | Schalke 04 | Home | 1–0 | Hüsing 89' | 10,000 | 8th |
| 13 | 7 November 2021 | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Away | 0–2 | — | 6,899 | 9th |
| 14 | 21 November 2021 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | Home | 2–1 | Kühlwetter 1', Leipertz 85' | 5,021 | 8th |
| 15 | 26 November 2021 | 18:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Away | 1–0 | Leipertz 90+2' | 13,873 | 8th |
| 16 | 5 December 2021 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 3–0 | Kühlwetter 23', Leipertz 77', Schöppner 90+2' | 750 | 6th |
| 17 | 12 December 2021 | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 2–3 | Kleindienst 6', 73' | 750 | 8th |
| 18 | 18 December 2021 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Away | 2–1 | Mainka 64', Kleindienst 81' | 2,500 | 6th |
| 19 | 16 January 2022 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Home | 2–1 | Leipertz 30', Mohr 51' | 500 | 3rd |
| 20 | 22 January 2022 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 0–0 | | 0 | 6th |
| 21 | 4 February 2022 | 18:30 | Hannover 96 | Home | 3–1 | Hult 4' o.g., Mohr 33', 48' | 4,350 | 6th |
| 22 | 12 February 2022 | 13:30 | Hamburger SV | Away | 0–2 | | 10,000 | 6th |
| 23 | 18 February 2022 | 18:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 1–1 | Schimmer 55' | 6,792 | 6th |
| 24 | 27 February 2022 | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | Home | 1–1 | Mohr 27' pen. | 5,961 | 7th |
| 25 | 4 March 2022 | 18:30 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Away | 2–3 | Kühlwetter 17', Leipertz 61' | 11,692 | 7th |
| 26 | 12 March 2022 | 20:30 | Werder Bremen | Home | 2–1 | Kühlwetter 38', Schimmer 63' | 11,250 | 6th |
| 27 | 18 March 2022 | 18:30 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 0–1 | | 27,433 | 7th |
| 28 | 3 April 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 3–1 | Kleindienst 3', 84', Malone 36' | 10,673 | 7th |
| 29 | 9 April 2022 | 13:30 | Schalke 04 | Away | 0–3 | | 57,126 | 7th |
| 30 | 17 April 2022 | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Home | 0–2 | Zolinski 54', 79' | 7,768 | 7th |
| 31 | 23 April 2022 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | Away | 1–1 | Kleindienst 71' | 10,445 | 8th |
| 32 | 29 April 2022 | 18:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Home | 1–3 | Malone 47' | 7,778 | 8th |
| 33 | 7 May 2022 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 2–0 | Mainka 51', Mohr 81' | 10,175 | 8th |
| 34 | 15 May 2022 | 15:30 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 2–0 | Sessa 38', 42' | 10,599 | 6th |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 8 August 2021 | 18:30 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Mainka 25', Schimmer 108' | 15,000 | |

## Transfers
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