| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 31st Bundesliga title 32ndGerman title |
| Relegated | Arminia Bielefeld SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| Champions League | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig Eintracht Frankfurt[A] |
| Europa League | Union Berlin SC Freiburg |
| Europa Conference League | 1. FC Köln |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 954 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Robert Lewandowski (35 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bayern Munich 7–0Bochum |
| Biggest away win | Mönchengladbach 0–6 Freiburg |
| Highest scoring | Fürth 3–6Hoffenheim |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Munich |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 games Freiburg |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Fürth |
| Longest losing run | 12 games Fürth |
| Highest attendance | 81,365 Dortmund v Leipzig |
| Attendance | 6,431,246 (21,017 per match)[B] |
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The2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of theBundesliga, Germany's premierfootball competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022.[1] The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]
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 beingJuventus' nine consecutive titles from 2012 to 2020.
Arminia Bielefeld andGreuther Furth were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.[3]
A total of eighteen teams participated in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga.
| Promoted from 2020–21 2. Bundesliga | Relegated from 2020–21 Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| VfL Bochum Greuther Fürth | Werder Bremen Schalke 04 |
1 SC Freiburg played their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the Europa-Park Stadion.[24]
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | End of caretaker spell | 13 December 2020 | 30 June 2021 | Pre-season | 15 February 2021 | 1 July 2021 | [27][28] | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Signed for Borussia Dortmund | 15 February 2021 | 13 April 2021 | [28][29] | |||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | End of caretaker spell | 23 March 2021 | 19 May 2021 | [30][31] | |||||
| 1. FC Köln | 8 April 2021 | 11 May 2021 | [32] | ||||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 April 2021 | 26 May 2021 | [33][34] | |||||
| Bayern Munich | Signed forGermany | 27 April 2021 | 27 April 2021 | [35] | |||||
| RB Leipzig | Signed for Bayern Munich | 29 April 2021 | [35][36] | ||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 May 2021 | 2 June 2021 | [34][37] | |||||
| Sacked | 24 October 2021 | 8th | 26 October 2021 | [38][39] | |||||
| Hertha BSC | 29 November 2021 | 14th | 29 November 2021 | [40] | |||||
| RB Leipzig | 5 December 2021 | 11th | 5 December 2021 | [41] | |||||
| End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2021 | 9 December 2021 | [42] | ||||||
| Hertha BSC | Sacked | 13 March 2022 | 17th | 13 March 2022 | [43][44] | ||||
| Arminia Bielefeld | Sacked | 20 April 2022 | 20 April 2022 | [45] | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 37 | +60 | 77 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 69 | |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 64 | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 58 | |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 52 | Qualification for theEuropa Conference League play-off round[a] |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 46 | |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 45 | |
| 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 42 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage[b] |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 42 | |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 42 | |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 38 | |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | Hertha BSC(O) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld(R) | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Greuther Fürth(R) | 34 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 82 | −54 | 18 |
| Home \ Away | AUG | BSC | UNB | BIE | BOC | DOR | FRA | FRE | FÜR | HOF | KÖL | LEI | LEV | MAI | MÖN | MUN | STU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Augsburg | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Hertha BSC | 1–1 | — | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Union Berlin | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| VfL Bochum | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2[a] | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| SC Freiburg | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Greuther Fürth | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–6 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 1. FC Köln | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| RB Leipzig | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Mainz 05 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | — | 1–1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — |
The relegation play-offs took place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1][49] The away goals rule is no longer used as of the 2021/22 season.[50]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC(B) | 2–1 | Hamburger SV(2B) | 0–1 | 2–0 |
All timesCentral European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[51] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 35 | |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 22 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Köln | 20 | |
| RB Leipzig | |||
| 6 | Union Berlin | 15 | |
| 7 | Bayern Munich | 14 | |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | |
| 9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 | |
| Union Berlin VfL Wolfsburg |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | Hertha BSC | 5–0 (H) | 28 August 2021 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | Greuther Fürth | 6–3 (A) | 27 November 2021 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Greuther Fürth | 7–1 (H) | 4 December 2021 | |
| Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | 5–0 (A) | 14 December 2021 | |
| Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln | 4–0 (A) | 15 January 2022 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | FC Augsburg | 5–1 (H) | 22 January 2022 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz 05 | 5–0 (H) | 22 April 2022 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | VfL Bochum | 3–4 (H) | 30 April 2022 |
| Month | Player of the Month | Rookie of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Borussia Dortmund | RB Leipzig | VfL Bochum | [53][54][55] | |||
| September | Bayer Leverkusen | VfB Stuttgart | Borussia Dortmund | ||||
| October | RB Leipzig | RB Leipzig | Borussia Dortmund | ||||
| November | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | Borussia Dortmund | ||||
| December | Bayer Leverkusen | Eintracht Frankfurt | FC Augsburg | ||||
| January | Bayern Munich | Arminia Bielefeld | Bayern Munich | ||||
| February | RB Leipzig | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | ||||
| March | RB Leipzig | VfB Stuttgart | Bayern Munich | ||||
| April | RB Leipzig | RB Leipzig | — | ||||
| Award | Winner | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | RB Leipzig | [56] | |
| Rookie of the Season | Eintracht Frankfurt | [54] | |
| Goal of the Season | VfL Bochum | [57] |
| Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1. FC Köln | [58] | |
| DF | SC Freiburg | ||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | |||
| MF | RB Leipzig | ||
| 1. FC Köln | |||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| FW | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen |