# 2021–22 SV Sandhausen season

The 2021–22 season was SV Sandhausen's 106th season in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club finished 14th in the 2. Bundesliga The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal, in which they were eliminated in the first round.

## Background and pre-season

Sanshausen finished the 2020–21 season in 15th place, one point above the relegation play-off place and three points above automatic relegation. Joint managers Stefan Kulovits and Gerhard Kleppinger, who were appointed on 15 February after the dismissal of Michael Schiele, signed a contract with the club for the new season in May 2021.

## Season summary

The club were managed jointly by Stefan Kulovits and Gerhard Kleppinger, but they were dismissed on 21 September, and replaced by Alois Schwartz the following day.

## 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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 41 | |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 41 | |
| 14 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 41 | |
| 15 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 40 | |
| 16 | Dynamo Dresden (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 32 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |

#### Matches

2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 25 July 2021 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Home | 0–2 | — | 3,452 | 15th |
| 2 | 31 July 2021 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 0–3 | — | 5,018 | 16th |
| 3 | 14 August 2021 | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 0–0 | — | 4,908 | 16th |
| 4 | 22 August 2021 | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Away | 3–1 | Esswein 52', Bachmann 82', Soukou 88' | 6,600 | 14th |
| 5 | 27 August 2021 | 18:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Home | 0–2 | — | 3,153 | 14th |
| 6 | 11 September 2021 | 20:30 | Hamburger SV | Away | 1–2 | Bachmann 88' | 19,950 | 16th |
| 7 | 18 September 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Home | 1–3 | Testroet 53' | 3,081 | 16th |
| 8 | 26 September 2021 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | Away | 2–1 | Höhn 73', Keita-Ruel 78' | 10,900 | 16th |
| 9 | 3 October 2021 | 13:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Home | 1–6 | Esswein 19' | 4,457 | 16th |
| 10 | 17 October 2021 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 1–1 | Sicker 30' | 21,200 | 16th |
| 11 | 24 October 2021 | 13:30 | Werder Bremen | Home | 2–2 | Testroet 29' pen., 84' | 7,252 | 16th |
| 12 | 30 October 2021 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 1–0 | Testroet 50' | 11,144 | 15th |
| 14 | 19 November 2021 | 18:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 1–2 | Höhn 66' | 4,617 | 17th |
| 13 | 24 November 2021 | 18:30 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 1–3 | Höhn 67' | 23,401 | 17th |
| 15 | 27 November 2021 | 13:30 | Schalke 04 | Away | 2–5 | Ritzmaier 47', Testroet 74' | 46,319 | 17th |
| 16 | 4 December 2021 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 1–1 | Ajdini 90+3' | 680 | 17th |
| 17 | 11 December 2021 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | Away | 2–2 | Soukou 26', Zhirov 72' | 7,879 | 17th |
| 18 | 17 December 2021 | 18:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Away | 1–0 | Testroet 7' | 10,543 | 16th |
| 19 | 16 January 2022 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 0–3 | — | 500 | 16th |
| 21 | 5 February 2022 | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Home | 2–0 | Soukou 45' pen., Kinsombi 69' | 3,246 | 15th |
| 20 | 8 February 2022 | 18:30 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 2–0 | Testroet 45+2', Gondorf 85' o.g. | 6,532 | 15th |
| 22 | 13 February 2022 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Away | 0–0 | — | 4,247 | 15th |
| 23 | 19 February 2022 | 13:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 1–1 | Testroet 15' | 6,932 | 16th |
| 24 | 27 February 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Away | 1–1 | Soukou 32' | 5,961 | 15th |
| 25 | 5 March 2022 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | Home | 3–1 | Okoroji 7', Franke 19' o.g., Bachmann 81' | 3,852 | 14th |
| 26 | 11 March 2022 | 18:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Away | 1–1 | Kutucu 84' | 11,300 | 15th |
| 27 | 19 March 2022 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 0–1 | | 5,246 | 15th |
| 28 | 3 April 2022 | 13:30 | Werder Bremen | Away | 1–1 | Testroet 64' | 36,000 | 15th |
| 29 | 10 April 2022 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 2–1 | Dumic 7', Zenga 48' | 6,012 | 15th |
| 30 | 16 April 2022 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 1–1 | Bachmann 90+1' | 7,094 | 15th |
| 31 | 24 April 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 4–2 | Bachmann 5', Trybull 60', 84', Testroet 88' | 40,103 | 14th |
| 32 | 29 April 2022 | 18:30 | Schalke 04 | Home | 1–2 | Diekmeyer 83' | 12,355 | 15th |
| 33 | 6 May 2022 | 18:30 | SC Paderborn | Away | 0–2 | | 7,719 | 15th |
| 34 | 15 May 2022 | 15:30 | Holstein Kiel | Home | 3–1 | Dumic 8', Bachmann 40', Kinsombi 35' | 4,878 | 14th |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 7 August 2021 | 15:30 | RB Leipzig | Home | 0–4 | — | 4,067 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | Previous club | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Patrick Drewes | (VfL Bochum) | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Christian Kinsombi | (KFC Uerdingen) | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Cebio Soukou | (Arminia Bielefeld) | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | Club | Return | Ref. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Diego Contento | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Sören Dieckmann | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Besar Halimi | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Philipp Heerwagen | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Philipp Klingmann | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Gerrit Nauber | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Ivan Paurević | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Alexander Rossipal | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Robin Scheu | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Emanuel Taffertshofer | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Nikos Zografakis | Released |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | Club | Return | Ref. |