| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 September 2021 – 12 June 2022 |
| Champions | SC Magdeburg 2nd title |
| Relegated | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke |
| Champions League | SC Magdeburg THW Kiel |
| European League | Füchse Berlin SG Flensburg-Handewitt Frisch Auf Göppingen |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 16,725 (54.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hans Lindberg (242 goals) |
| Attendance | 953,728 (3,117 per match)[a] |
2022–23 → | |
The2021–22 Handball-Bundesliga (known as theLiqui Moly Handball-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th season of theHandball-Bundesliga,Germany's premierhandball league and the 45th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 8 September 2021 to 12 June 2022.[1]
SC Magdeburg won their second title.[2]
| Promoted from 2020–21 2. Handball-Bundesliga | Relegated from 2020–21 Handball-Bundesliga |
|---|---|
| TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke HSV Hamburg | Die Eulen Ludwigshafen HSG Nordhorn-Lingen TUSEM Essen HSC 2000 Coburg |
The following 18 clubs competed in the Handball-Bundesliga during the 2021–22 season:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Magdeburg(C) | 34 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1067 | 884 | +183 | 64 | Qualification forChampions League group phase |
| 2 | THW Kiel | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1045 | 870 | +175 | 58 | |
| 3 | Füchse Berlin | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1006 | 885 | +121 | 53 | Qualification forEuropean League group phase |
| 4 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 978 | 852 | +126 | 50 | Qualification forEuropean League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 975 | 987 | −12 | 38 | |
| 6 | TBV Lemgo | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 945 | 962 | −17 | 37 | Qualification forEuropean League first qualifying round[b] |
| 7 | HSG Wetzlar | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 932 | 910 | +22 | 35 | |
| 8 | MT Melsungen | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 890 | 892 | −2 | 33 | |
| 9 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 891 | 893 | −2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 960 | 965 | −5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Bergischer HC | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 851 | 885 | −34 | 29 | |
| 12 | HC Erlangen | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 911 | 936 | −25 | 27 | |
| 13 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 900 | 942 | −42 | 27 | |
| 14 | HSV Hamburg | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 919 | 960 | −41 | 26 | |
| 15 | TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 962 | 1032 | −70 | 24 | |
| 16 | GWD Minden | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 857 | 950 | −93 | 18 | |
| 17 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten(R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 847 | 987 | −140 | 16 | Relegated to2. Handball-Bundesliga |
| 18 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke(R) | 34 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 789 | 933 | −144 | 14 |
| Home \ Away | BAL | BRG | BER | BIT | ERL | FLE | GÖP | HAM | HAN | KIE | LEI | LEM | LÜB | MAG | MEL | MIN | RNL | WET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | — | 30–28 | 23–23 | 25–28 | 23–25 | 23–23 | 26–30 | 23–28 | 28–26 | 25–31 | 25–29 | 29–32 | 26–21 | 17–28 | 25–34 | 27–21 | 22–31 | 24–28 |
| Bergischer HC | 29–21 | — | 23–28 | 26–25 | 25–25 | 24–29 | 33–27 | 31–26 | 25–23 | 24–26 | 30–20 | 32–27 | 26–22 | 24–27 | 24–31 | 25–26 | 25–25 | 17–27 |
| Füchse Berlin | 26–26 | 32–17 | — | 29–22 | 35–30 | 22–28 | 37–31 | 34–30 | 32–32 | 28–28 | 34–25 | 29–24 | 30–22 | 29–33 | 28–29 | 35–25 | 23–20 | 29–24 |
| TVB 1898 Stuttgart | 27–26 | 27–26 | 32–32 | — | 34–29 | 26–28 | 27–34 | 26–34 | 22–34 | 29–42 | 29–25 | 37–40 | 29–31 | 27–30 | 28–25 | 35–31 | 35–30 | 26–26 |
| HC Erlangen | 33–26 | 30–23 | 25–31 | 27–32 | — | 26–30 | 23–25 | 23–22 | 31–35 | 20–30 | 19–15 | 24–28 | 29–22 | 36–38 | 32–31 | 30–22 | 36–26 | 24–27 |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 35–21 | 21–24 | 28–23 | 30–29 | 27–27 | — | 26–21 | 33–23 | 30–20 | 27–28 | 31–21 | 27–19 | 30–19 | 30–27 | 27–24 | 31–31 | 31–26 | 27–25 |
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 27–28 | 27–24 | 24–31 | 34–32 | 34–25 | 30–30 | — | 24–28 | 31–25 | 26–38 | 29–28 | 33–33 | 27–24 | 24–25 | 26–26 | 33–22 | 30–28 | 33–26 |
| HSV Hamburg | 29–34 | 26–27 | 27–30 | 27–32 | 30–29 | 27–33 | 27–28 | — | 25–23 | 23–32 | 24–33 | 28–28 | 32–24 | 22–32 | 26–25 | 31–27 | 32–27 | 31–23 |
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31–27 | 28–20 | 22–25 | 33–23 | 28–27 | 26–31 | 32–34 | 29–27 | — | 26–29 | 26–26 | 27–31 | 22–21 | 27–31 | 23–25 | 30–29 | 24–28 | 22–28 |
| THW Kiel | 33–24 | 24–23 | 27–31 | 35–31 | 34–24 | 33–23 | 42–35 | 29–22 | 31–24 | — | 32–28 | 32–19 | 32–23 | 27–29 | 27–25 | 34–25 | 32–29 | 27–24 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 31–24 | 22–26 | 25–30 | 33–24 | 24–16 | 25–24 | 29–20 | 27–27 | 32–25 | 20–31 | — | 29–25 | 25–21 | 31–36 | 22–26 | 25–26 | 28–31 | 30–26 |
| TBV Lemgo | 38–28 | 27–27 | 27–28 | 33–30 | 27–33 | 30–25 | 34–26 | 28–23 | 31–33 | 21–21 | 26–27 | — | 27–22 | 25–44 | 26–26 | 20–32 | 24–23 | 29–27 |
| TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 33–27 | 20–24 | 26–32 | 27–23 | 20–21 | 17–34 | 22–27 | 29–27 | 21–10 | 29–25 | 23–28 | 26–28 | — | 20–30 | 23–31 | 19–21 | 22–29 | 25–28 |
| SC Magdeburg | 31–26 | 38–25 | 28–27 | 33–29 | 28–27 | 33–28 | 37–26 | 34–26 | 30–22 | 25–30 | 30–28 | 29–25 | 38–20 | — | 33–26 | 28–19 | 37–34 | 30–26 |
| MT Melsungen | 28–21 | 26–24 | 25–33 | 29–23 | 30–28 | 26–32 | 24–26 | 26–22 | 22–29 | 26–33 | 22–22 | 18–23 | 23–22 | 24–27 | — | 25–29 | 25–24 | 27–22 |
| GWD Minden | 23–23 | 25–21 | 25–31 | 25–26 | 22–21 | 18–31 | 30–33 | 23–27 | 26–26 | 27–30 | 23–23 | 29–32 | 18–23 | 26–31 | 22–26 | — | 31–33 | 23–24 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 34–23 | 24–22 | 24–29 | 28–23 | 26–26 | 29–29 | 37–32 | 28–34 | 25–31 | 26–33 | 28–28 | 30–33 | 35–25 | 25–28 | 29–27 | 31–27 | — | 27–30 |
| HSG Wetzlar | 33–21 | 23–27 | 28–30 | 35–34 | 26–30 | 29–29 | 28–28 | 26–25 | 38–16 | 29–27 | 24–27 | 27–25 | 29–25 | 26–29 | 31–28 | 30–28 | 29–30 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Füchse Berlin | 242 | 288 | 84 | |
| 2 | SC Magdeburg | 237 | 339 | 70 | |
| 3 | TBV Lemgo | 234 | 319 | 73 | |
| 4 | HSV Hamburg | 206 | 288 | 72 | |
| 5 | THW Kiel | 189 | 245 | 77 | |
| 6 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 186 | 259 | 72 | |
| 7 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 177 | 345 | 51 | |
| 8 | HC Erlangen | 176 | 302 | 58 | |
| 9 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 172 | 251 | 69 | |
| 10 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 162 | 250 | 65 |