# 2021–22 Holstein Kiel season

The 2021–22 season was Holstein Kiel's 122nd season in existence and the club's fifth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.

## Background

Kiel finished the 2020–21 season in 3rd place, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost 5–2 to 1. FC Köln over two legs.

## Friendly matches

Kiel announced pre-season friendly matches against Randers FC on 2 July, Brøndby IF on 10 July, VfL Wolfsburg on 14 July and Hallescher FC on 17 July.
Friendly match details :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 July 2021 | 15:30 | Randers FC | Home | 1–2 | Mees 13' | 0 |
| 10 July 2021 | 13:00 | Brøndby IF | Home | 1–1 | Komenda 66' | |
| 14 July 2021 | 16:00 | VfL Wolfsburg | Away | 1–0 | Mühling 60' | 399 |
| 17 July 2021 | 14:00 | Hallescher FC | Away | 2–2 | Sterner 69', Mees 88' | 2,000 |
| 2 September 2021 | 13:00 | Vejle BK | Home | 1–2 | Benger 74' | |
| 7 October 2021 | 14:00 | Silkeborg IF | Home | 0–0 | — | 0 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 45 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 42 |

#### Matches

2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 25 July 2021 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 0–3 | — | 8,900 | 17th |
| 2 | 1 August 2021 | 13:30 | Schalke 04 | Home | 0–3 | — | 4,100 | 18th |
| 3 | 14 August 2021 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 0–3 | — | 3,700 | 18th |
| 4 | 20 August 2021 | 18:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Away | 2–2 | Mühling 5', Skrzybski 65' | 16,349 | 17th |
| 5 | 28 August 2021 | 13:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Home | 3–0 | Porath 29', Arp 37', Mees 81' | 3,848 | 15th |
| 6 | 11 September 2021 | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 2–2 | Mees 78', Bartels 80' | 10,000 | 15th |
| 7 | 18 September 2021 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | Home | 0–3 | — | 8,125 | 15th |
| 8 | 25 September 2021 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Away | 2–1 | Porath 51', Mees 78' | 6,656 | 14th |
| 9 | 2 October 2021 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 0–2 | — | 9,240 | 15th |
| 10 | 16 October 2021 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Away | 1–1 | Pichler 14' | 9,402 | 15th |
| 11 | 23 October 2021 | 13:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Home | 1–1 | Mühling 37' (pen.) | 7,009 | 15th |
| 12 | 30 October 2021 | 20:30 | Hamburger SV | Away | 1–1 | Pichler 46' | 39,543 | 16th |
| 13 | 5 November 2021 | 18:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 2–1 | Pichler 65' (pen.), Reese 66' | 8,919 | 13th |
| 14 | 21 November 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Away | 1–2 | Bartels 30' | 5,021 | 16th |
| 15 | 27 November 2021 | 20:30 | Werder Bremen | Home | 2–1 | Mees 45', Pichler 65' | 11,525 | 12th |
| 16 | 4 December 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 1–2 | Korb 88' | | 14th |
| 17 | 11 December 2021 | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | Home | 2–2 | | | |
| 18 | 17 December 2021 | 18:30 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 3–0 | | | |
| 19 | 16 January 2022 | 13:30 | Schalke 04 | Away | 1–1 | | | |
| 20 | 23 January 2022 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 2–1 | | | |
| 21 | 6 February 2022 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Home | 1–0 | | | |
| 22 | 11 February 2022 | 18:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Away | 3–2 | | | |
| 23 | 19 February 2022 | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 0–2 | | | |
| 24 | 25 February 2022 | 18:30 | Hannover 96 | Away | 0–2 | | | |
| 25 | 4 March 2022 | 18:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 3–4 | | | |
| 26 | 11 March 2022 | 18:30 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 2–3 | | | |
| 27 | 20 March 2022 | 13:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Home | 1–0 | | | |
| 28 | 2 April 2022 | 13:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Away | 1–3 | | | |
| 29 | 10 April 2022 | 13:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 1–0 | | | |
| 30 | 16 April 2022 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 0–0 | | | |
| 31 | 23 April 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Home | 1–1 | | | |
| 32 | 29 April 2022 | 18:30 | Werder Bremen | Away | 3–2 | | | |
| 33 | 8 May 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 3–0 | | | |
| 34 | 15 May 2022 | 15:30 | SV Sandhausen | Away | 1–3 | | | |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 7 August 2021 | 15:30 | SC Weiche Flensburg 08 | Away | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Arp 94' (pen.), Sander 105', Reese 120', Bartels 120+4' | 1,700 | |
| Second round | 26 October 2021 | 18:30 | TSG Hoffenheim | Away | 1–5 | Neumann 47' | 5,033 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Marcel Benger | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Julian Korb | — | Free |
| 17 August 2021 | MF | Lewis Holtby | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 30 August 2021 | FW | Benedikt Pichler | Austria Wien | |

### Loans in

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

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Jannik Dehm | Hannover 96 | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Benjamin Girth | Eintracht Braunschweig | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Lee Jae-sung | Mainz 05 | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Jonas Meffert | Hamburger SV | €500,000 |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Dominik Reimann | 1. FC Magdeburg | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Janni Serra | Arminia Bielefeld | Free |
| 13 July 2021 | FW | Makana Baku | Göztepe | |
| 6 August 2021 | FW | David Atanga | KV Oostende | |
| 22 August 2021 | FW | Lion Lauberbach | Eintracht Braunschweig | Released |

### Loans out

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