The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021, with Borussia Mönchengladbach hosting Bayern Munich and concluded 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. Bayern also became the first ever club in Europe's top five leagues to achieve a tenth consecutive league title, the previous record being Juventus' nine consecutive titles from 2012 to 2020.
Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Furth were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
Teams
A total of eighteen teams participated 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 AutoheroAutohero Hyundai Union Berlin Urs Fischer Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox/Comedy Central (in cup and UEFA matches) 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/Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches) Opel/GLS Group (in cup and UEFA matches) 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/Veganz (in cup and UEFA matches) Bayer Leverkusen Gerardo Seoane Lukáš Hrádecký Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Iqoniq/Floki (since Dec 2021)/Kumho Tyres (in cup matches)/The Football Club Social Alliance (in UEFA matches) 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/Audi (in cup and UEFA matches) 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 Signed for Germany27 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 Magath (interim)13 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 took place on 19 and 23 May 2022. The away goals rule is no longer used as of the 2021/22 season.
Overview
Matches All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
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
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
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 ItōVfB 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 colspan="2"
Annual awards
AwardWinner Club Player of the Season Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Rookie of the Season Jesper Lindstrøm Eintracht Frankfurt Goal of the Season Gerrit Holtmann VfL Bochum
Team of the season kicker PlayerClub Marvin Schwäbe1. FC Köln Christian GünterSC Freiburg Nico Schlotterbeck Niklas SüleBayern Munich Jeremie FrimpongBayer Leverkusen Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig Salih Özcan1. FC Köln Jamal MusialaBayern Munich Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich Patrik SchickBayer Leverkusen
EA Sports PlayerClub Manuel NeuerBayern Munich Alphonso Davies Evan NdickaEintracht Frankfurt Nico SchlotterbeckSC Freiburg David Raum1899 Hoffenheim Jude BellinghamBorussia Dortmund Joshua KimmichBayern Munich Florian WirtzBayer Leverkusen Erling HaalandBorussia Dortmund Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig
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