2021–22 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022
Matches played144
Goals scored455 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Lewandowski
(18 goals)
Biggest home winMunich 7–0 Bochum
Biggest away winMönchengladbach 0–6 Freiburg
Highest scoringFürth 3–6 Hoffenheim
Longest winning run5 games
Munich
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Freiburg
Longest winless run14 games
Fürth
Longest losing run12 games
Fürth
Highest attendance75,000
Munich v Freiburg
Lowest attendance3,385
Fürth v Hoffenheim
Attendance2,758,720 (19,158 per match)[upper-alpha 1]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2021.

The 2021–22 Bundesliga is the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and will conclude on 14 May 2022.[1] The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]

Bayern Munich are the nine-time defending champions.

Teams
Locations of the 2021–22 Bundesliga teams

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

Team changes
Promoted from
2020–21 2. Bundesliga		 Relegated from
2020–21 Bundesliga
VfL Bochum
Greuther Fürth		 Werder Bremen
Schalke 04

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [3]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [4]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [5]
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300 [6]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 27,599 [7]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [8]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500 [9]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Dreisamstadion
Europa-Park Stadion1		 24,000
34,700		 [10]
[11][12]
Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626 [13]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [14]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [15]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,069 [16]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [17]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 34,000 [18]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057 [19]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [20]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [21]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [22]

1 SC Freiburg will play their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the Europa-Park Stadion.[23]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Markus Weinzierl Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC Tayfun Korkut Dedryck Boyata Nike Autohero[24] Hyundai
Union Berlin Urs Fischer Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox
Arminia Bielefeld Frank Kramer 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 Training
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 Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Borussia Dortmund Edin Terzić (interim) End of caretaker spell 13 December 2020 30 June 2021 Pre-season Marco Rose 15 February 2021 1 July 2021 [25][26]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Marco Rose Signed for Borussia Dortmund 15 February 2021 Adi Hütter 13 April 2021 [26][27]
Bayer Leverkusen Hannes Wolf (interim) End of caretaker spell 23 March 2021 Gerardo Seoane 19 May 2021 [28][29]
1. FC Köln Friedhelm Funkel 8 April 2021 Steffen Baumgart 11 May 2021 [30]
Eintracht Frankfurt Adi Hütter Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 April 2021 Oliver Glasner 26 May 2021 [31][32]
Bayern Munich Hansi Flick Resigned 27 April 2021 Julian Nagelsmann 27 April 2021 [33]
RB Leipzig Julian Nagelsmann Signed for Bayern Munich Jesse Marsch 29 April 2021 [33][34]
VfL Wolfsburg Oliver Glasner Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt 26 May 2021 Mark van Bommel 2 June 2021 [32][35]
Mark van Bommel Sacked 24 October 2021 8th Florian Kohfeldt 26 October 2021 [36][37]
Hertha BSC Pál Dárdai 29 November 2021 14th Tayfun Korkut 29 November 2021 [38]
RB Leipzig Jesse Marsch Mutual consent 5 December 2021 11th Achim Beierlorzer (interim) 5 December 2021 [39]
Achim Beierlorzer (interim) End of caretaker spell 9 December 2021 Domenico Tedesco 9 December 2021 [40]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 16 13 1 2 52 16 +36 40 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 16 11 1 4 39 23 +16 34
3 Bayer Leverkusen 16 8 4 4 39 26 +13 28
4 1899 Hoffenheim 16 8 3 5 34 25 +9 27
5 SC Freiburg 16 7 5 4 26 15 +11 26 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 Mainz 05 16 7 3 6 25 16 +9 24 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 16 6 6 4 26 24 +2 24
8 Union Berlin 16 6 6 4 22 21 +1 24
9 RB Leipzig 16 6 4 6 30 20 +10 22
10 1. FC Köln 16 5 7 4 26 27 −1 22
11 VfL Wolfsburg 16 6 2 8 17 25 −8 20
12 VfL Bochum 16 6 2 8 16 25 −9 20
13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 16 5 3 8 21 31 −10 18
14 Hertha BSC 16 5 3 8 17 33 −16 18
15 VfB Stuttgart 16 4 5 7 22 30 −8 17
16 FC Augsburg 16 4 5 7 17 26 −9 17 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Arminia Bielefeld 16 2 7 7 12 22 −10 13 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Greuther Fürth 16 1 1 14 13 49 −36 4
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[41]

Results
Home \ Away AUG BSC UNB BIE BOC DOR FRA FRE FÜR HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 1–1 2–3 0–4 1–1 1–4 1–0 2–1 4–1
Hertha BSC 1–1 — a 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2
Union Berlin 0–0 2–0 — 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–5 2–0
Arminia Bielefeld — 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 1–2 2–2
VfL Bochum 1–3 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0
Borussia Dortmund 2–1 4–2 — 5–2 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–3 2–1
Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 1–2 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 5–2 1–1
SC Freiburg 3–0 2–1 0–2 — 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Greuther Fürth 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 — 3–6 1–3 0–2
1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 2–2 3–2 — 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
1. FC Köln 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 2–2 4–1
RB Leipzig 6–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 — 1–3 4–1 1–4 4–0
Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 3–4 7–1 2–2 — 1–0 4–0 1–5 0–2
Mainz 05 4–1 4–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–1 3–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–6 4–0 — 1–1 1–1
Bayern Munich 5–0 1–0 7–0 a 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–2 2–1 —
VfB Stuttgart 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 5–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 0–5 —
VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–3 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1]

Statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 15 December 2021
Rank Player Club Goals[42]
1 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 18
2 Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen 16
3 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 13
4 Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln 10
5 Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin 9
Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich
7 Jonathan Burkardt Mainz 05 7
Jonas Hofmann Borussia Mönchengladbach
Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
10 Lukas Nmecha VfL Wolfsburg 6
Sebastian Polter VfL Bochum
Wout Weghorst VfL Wolfsburg

Top assists
As of 15 December 2021
Rank Player Club Assists[43]
1 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 12
2 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen 8
3 Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim 7
4 Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen 6
Vincenzo Grifo SC Freiburg
Filip Kostić Eintracht Frankfurt
7 Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund 5
Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig
Karim Onisiwo Mainz 05
Leroy Sané Bayern Munich

Hat-tricks
See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Hertha BSC 5–0 (H) 28 August 2021
Ihlas Bebou 1899 Hoffenheim Greuther Fürth 6–3 (A) 27 November 2021
Patrik Schick4 Bayer Leverkusen Greuther Fürth 7–1 (H) 4 December 2021
Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 5–0 (A) 14 December 2021
  • 4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets
As of 15 December 2021
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[44]
1 Mark Flekken SC Freiburg 6
Robin Zentner Mainz 05
2 Oliver Baumann 1899 Hoffenheim 5
Koen Casteels VfL Wolfsburg
Andreas Luthe Union Berlin
Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
Manuel Riemann VfL Bochum
8 Rafał Gikiewicz FC Augsburg 4
Lukáš Hrádecký Bayer Leverkusen
Stefan Ortega Arminia Bielefeld

Awards

Monthly awards
Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig N/A [45][46][47]
September Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen Omar Marmoush VfB Stuttgart Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
October Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig Jude Bellingham Borussia Dortmund

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.

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