# 2021–22 FC Ingolstadt 04 season

The 2021–22 FC Ingolstadt 04 season was the 18th edition of FC Ingolstadt 04's existence, the club's first season return in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, following their promotion from the 3. Liga in the 2020–21 season. The club contested in the DFB-Pokal.

## Background

Ingolstadt finished 3rd in the 2020–21 3. Liga, level on points with second-placed Hansa Rostock and losing out on automatic promotion as a result of their inferior goal difference, although they did qualify for the play-offs. They won the promotion play-offs 4–3 on aggregate against VfL Osnabrück and were promoted as a result.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 26 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | FC Ingolstadt (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 21 | Relegation to 3. Liga |

#### Matches

2. Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 1 | 24 July 2021 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 0–3 | — | 7,102 | 17th |
| 2 | 31 July 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Home | 1–2 | Bilbija 59' | 3,360 | 15th |
| 3 | 15 August 2021 | 13:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Away | 1–6 | Kutschke 50' | 4,506 | 17th |
| 4 | 22 August 2021 | 13:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 0–0 | — | 3,533 | 17th |
| 5 | 27 August 2021 | 18:30 | SV Sandhausen | Away | 2–0 | Bilbija 39', Kaya 87' | 3,153 | 16th |
| 6 | 11 September 2021 | 13:30 | Werder Bremen | Home | 0–3 | — | 5,825 | 17th |
| 7 | 19 September 2021 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 1–4 | Röhl 72' | 13,917 | 17th |
| 8 | 25 September 2021 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Home | 1–2 | Kaya 90+3' pen. | 4,572 | 17th |
| 9 | 3 October 2021 | 13:30 | Schalke 04 | Away | 0–3 | — | 26,546 | 18th |
| 10 | 16 October 2021 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | Home | 1–1 | Kutschke 46' | 9,402 | 17th |
| 11 | 22 October 2021 | 18:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Away | 0–1 | — | 7,349 | 18th |
| 12 | 31 October 2021 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 0–3 | — | 7,024 | 18th |
| 13 | 6 November 2021 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Away | 1–2 | Kaya 70' | 6,625 | 18th |
| 14 | 21 November 2021 | 13:30 | Karlsruher SC | Home | 1–1 | Kobald 27' o.g. | 4,348 | 18th |
| 15 | 28 November 2021 | 13:30 | Hamburger SV | Away | 0–3 | — | 19,937 | 18th |
| 16 | 4 December 2021 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 1–1 | Keller 41' | 1,000 | 18th |
| 17 | 11 December 2021 | 13:30 | Hannover 96 | Home | 1–2 | Gaus 29' | 0 | 18th |
| 18 | 18 December 2021 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 3–0 | Antonitsch 1', Ehlers 17' o.g., Bilbija 85' | 0 | 18th |
| 19 | 16 January 2022 | 13:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Away | 1–2 | Gebauer 47' | 500 | 18th |
| 20 | 22 January 2022 | 13:30 | Darmstadt 98 | Home | 0–2 | — | 0 | 18th |
| 21 | 4 February 2022 | 18:30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 5–0 | Pick 13', Eckert 17', Bilbija 41', Schmidt 49', Sulejmani 80' | 10,000 | 18th |
| 22 | 13 February 2022 | 13:30 | SV Sandhausen | Home | 0–0 | — | 4,247 | 18th |
| 23 | 19 February 2022 | 13:30 | Werder Bremen | Away | 1–1 | Bilbija 85' | 15,000 | 17th |
| 24 | 26 February 2022 | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 1–3 | Eckert 34' | 5,511 | 18th |
| 25 | 6 March 2022 | 13:30 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Away | 0–3 | — | 15,200 | 18th |
| 26 | 13 March 2022 | 13:30 | Schalke 04 | Home | 0–3 | — | 7,593 | 18th |
| 27 | 20 March 2022 | 13:30 | Holstein Kiel | Away | 0–1 | — | 9,163 | 18th |
| 28 | 1 April 2022 | 18:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Home | 3–2 | Schmidt 24', Musliu 28', Poulsen 90+1' | 4,189 | 18th |
| 29 | 8 April 2022 | 18:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 1–1 | Guwara 36' o.g. | 12,089 | 17th |
| 30 | 17 April 2022 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 0–1 | — | 4,219 | 18th |
| 31 | 22 April 2022 | 18:30 | Karlsruher SC | Away | 2–2 | Schmidt 24' pen., Bilbija 46' | 16,655 | 18th |
| 32 | 30 April 2022 | 13:30 | Hamburger SV | Home | 0–4 | — | 8,081 | 18th |
| 33 | 7 May 2022 | 13:30 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 0–0 | — | 6,371 | 18th |
| 34 | 15 May 2022 | 15:30 | Hannover 96 | Away | 2–3 | Sulejmani 11', Bilbija 75' | 22,300 | 18th |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 9 August 2021 | 18:30 | FC Ingolstadt | Home | 2–1 | Bilbija 6', Kaya 79' | 3,322 | |
| Second round | 26 October 2021 | 20:00 | Borussia Dortmund | Away | 0–2 | — | 25,130 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | Previous club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Jan-Hendrik Marx | (Waldhof Mannheim) | Free transfer | |

### Loans in

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

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | Subsequent club | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | Caiuby | | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Robin Krauße | | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | Bjørn Paulsen | (Hammarby IF) | Released |

### Loans out

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