| Club: | K.V. Mechelen |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Manager: | Wouter Vrancken |
| Stadium: | Achter de Kazerne |
| League: | Belgian First Division A |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Belgian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Nikola Storm (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Nikola Storm (16) |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 season was the 118th season in the existence of K.V. Mechelen and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Mechelen participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.
| scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Rheindorf Altach | Undisclosed | [1] | |||||||
| – | Olympiacos | Undisclosed | [2] | |||||||
| – | Lommel | Loan | [3] | |||||||
| – | Seraing | Undisclosed | [4] | |||||||
| – | Free agent | Free | [5] | |||||||
| – | Schalke 04 | Loan | [6] | |||||||
| – | Union Berlin | Loan | [7] | |||||||
| – | St. Gallen | Loan | [8] |
See main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.
The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[9]
See main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup.
| Player | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 11 | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2 | FW | 14 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 3 | FW | 19 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 4 | MF | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | MF | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | DF | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| FW | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 8 | DF | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| FW | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 67 | 5 | 72 | ||||