2021–22 Bundesliga

The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and ended on 14 May 2022.

The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.

Bayern Munich were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning their record-extending 10th consecutive title and 32nd title overall (31st in the Bundesliga era) on 23 April with three matches to spare.

Teams

A total of eighteen teams will participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes
 Promoted from2020–21 2. Bundesliga Relegated from2020–21 Bundesliga VfL BochumGreuther Fürth Werder BremenSchalke 04

Stadiums and locations
 Team Location Stadium Capacity  FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660  Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649  Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012  Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300  VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 27,599  Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365  Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500  SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau DreisamstadionEuropa-Park Stadion1 24,00034,700  Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626  1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150  1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698  RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069  Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210  Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 34,000  Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057  Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000  VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449  VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 
1 SC Freiburg played their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the Europa-Park Stadion.

Personnel and kits
 Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Front Sleeve FC Augsburg  Markus Weinzierl  Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Nike WWK Siegmund Hertha BSC  Felix Magath  Dedryck Boyata Nike Autohero Hyundai Union Berlin  Urs Fischer  Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox Arminia Bielefeld  Marco Kostmann  Fabian Klos/Manuel Prietl Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien VfL Bochum  Thomas Reis  Anthony Losilla Nike Vonovia Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse Borussia Dortmund  Marco Rose  Marco Reus Puma 1&1 Ionos Opel Eintracht Frankfurt  Oliver Glasner  Sebastian Rode Nike Indeed.com dpd SC Freiburg  Christian Streich  Christian Günter Nike Schwarzwaldmilch ROSE Bikes Greuther Fürth  Stefan Leitl  Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal BVUK 1899 Hoffenheim  Sebastian Hoeneß  Benjamin Hübner Joma SAP SNP 1. FC Köln  Steffen Baumgart  Jonas Hector Uhlsport REWE DEVK RB Leipzig  Domenico Tedesco  Péter Gulácsi Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien Bayer Leverkusen  Gerardo Seoane  Lukáš Hrádecký Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Kieser TrainingFloki (since Dec 2021) Mainz 05  Bo Svensson  Moussa Niakhaté Kappa Kömmerling fb88.com Borussia Mönchengladbach  Adi Hütter  Lars Stindl Puma flatex Sonepar Bayern Munich  Julian Nagelsmann  Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways VfB Stuttgart  Pellegrino Matarazzo  Wataru Endo Jako Mercedes-Benz Bank Mercedes-Benz EQ VfL Wolfsburg  Florian Kohfeldt  Koen Casteels Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire

Managerial changes
 Team Outgoing  Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date  Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on Borussia Dortmund  Edin Terzić (interim) End of caretaker spell 13 December 202030 June 2021Pre-season  Marco Rose 15 February 20211 July 2021  Borussia Mönchengladbach  Marco Rose Signed for Borussia Dortmund 15 February 2021  Adi Hütter 13 April 2021  Bayer Leverkusen  Hannes Wolf (interim)End of caretaker spell 23 March 2021  Gerardo Seoane 19 May 2021  1. FC Köln  Friedhelm Funkel 8 April 2021  Steffen Baumgart 11 May 2021  Eintracht Frankfurt  Adi Hütter Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 April 2021  Oliver Glasner 26 May 2021  Bayern Munich  Hansi Flick Resigned27 April 2021  Julian Nagelsmann 27 April 2021  RB Leipzig  Julian Nagelsmann Signed for Bayern Munich  Jesse Marsch 29 April 2021  VfL Wolfsburg  Oliver Glasner Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt 26 May 2021  Mark van Bommel 2 June 2021   Mark van BommelSacked24 October 2021 8th  Florian Kohfeldt26 October 2021  Hertha BSC  Pál Dárdai29 November 2021 14th  Tayfun Korkut29 November 2021  RB Leipzig  Jesse Marsch5 December 202111th  Achim Beierlorzer (interim)5 December 2021   Achim Beierlorzer (interim) End of caretaker spell9 December 2021  Domenico Tedesco9 December 2021  Hertha BSC  Tayfun Korkut Sacked13 March 202217th  Felix Magath13 March 2022  Arminia Bielefeld  Frank Kramer Sacked20 April 2022  Marco Kostmann (interim)20 April 2022 

League table

Results

Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs will take place on 19 and 23 May 2022.

Overview

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Matches
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Statistics
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich 35 2 Patrik SchickBayer Leverkusen 24 3 Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund 224 Anthony Modeste1. FC Köln20 Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig 6 Taiwo AwoniyiUnion Berlin 15 7 Serge GnabryBayern Munich 14 8 Moussa DiabyBayer Leverkusen 139 Jonas HofmannBorussia Mönchengladbach12 Max KruseUnion BerlinVfL Wolfsburg

Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists 1 Thomas MüllerBayern Munich 18 2 Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig 133 Moussa DiabyBayer Leverkusen12 Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund5 Joshua KimmichBayern Munich11 David Raum1899 Hoffenheim 7 Florian WirtzBayer Leverkusen 108 Christian GünterSC Freiburg9 Filip KostićEintracht Frankfurt Andrej Kramarić1899 Hoffenheim

Hat-tricks
 Player Club Against Result Date  Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Hertha BSC5–0 (H)   Ihlas Bebou 1899 Hoffenheim Greuther Fürth6–3 (A)   Patrik Schick4 Bayer Leverkusen Greuther Fürth7–1 (H)   Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart5–0 (A)   Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln4–0 (A)   Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen FC Augsburg5–1 (H)   Max Kruse VfL Wolfsburg Mainz 055–0 (H)   Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund VfL Bochum3–4 (H) 
4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets
 Rank Player Club Cleansheets1 Koen CasteelsVfL Wolfsburg10 Mark FlekkenSC Freiburg Manuel NeuerBayern Munich Robin ZentnerMainz 055 Rafał GikiewiczFC Augsburg9 Péter GulácsiRB Leipzig7 Lukáš HrádeckýBayer Leverkusen8 Oliver Baumann1899 Hoffenheim9 Gregor KobelBorussia Dortmund7 Manuel RiemannVfL Bochum

Number of teams by state
PositionStateNumberTeams16Arminia Bielefeld, VfL Bochum, Borussia Dortmund, 1. FC Köln, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach23SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart3FC Augsburg, Greuther Fürth and Bayern Munich42Hertha BSC and Union Berlin51Eintracht Frankfurt1VfL Wolfsburg1Mainz 051RB Leipzig

Awards
Monthly awards
 Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month  Player Club Player Club Player ClubAugust Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund Dominik SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig Gerrit HoltmannVfL Bochum September  Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen  Omar Marmoush VfB Stuttgart  Erling Haaland Borussia DortmundOctober Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig Dominik SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig Jude BellinghamBorussia DortmundNovember Alphonso DaviesBayern Munich Hiroki ItoVfB Stuttgart Erling HaalandBorussia DortmundDecember Patrik SchickBayer Leverkusen Jesper LindstrømEintracht Frankfurt Niklas DorschFC AugsburgJanuary Thomas MüllerBayern Munich Patrick WimmerArminia Bielefeld Corentin TolissoBayern MunichFebruary Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig Jonas WindVfL Wolfsburg Jonas WindVfL WolfsburgMarch Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig Omar MarmoushVfB Stuttgart Kingsley ComanBayern MunichApril Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig Dominik SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig

Annual awards
 Award Winner Club  Player of the Season  Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig  Rookie of the Season  Jesper Lindstrøm Eintracht Frankfurt 

Notes

References

Other websites

Category:Bundesliga seasons
Category:2021–22 in European football
Category:2022 in German sport