| Club: | SBV Vitesse |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Ownertitle: | Owner |
| Owner: | Valeriy Oyf |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| Chairman: | Yevgeny Merkel |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Thomas Letsch |
| Stadium: | GelreDome |
| League: | Eredivisie |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | KNVB Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2: | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Loïs Openda (21) |
| Season Topscorer: | Loïs Openda (27) |
| Largest Win: | 2–1 (vs. Dundalk (a), 12 August 2021) (vs. Anderlecht (h), 26 August 2021) |
| Largest Loss: | 0–3 (vs. Willem II (h), 22 August 2021) |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 season was the 129th season in the existence of SBV Vitesse and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, Vitesse participated in this season's editions of the KNVB Cup and the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League.
| Pos. | Name | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Thomas Buitink | End of loan | ||
| MF |  Yann Gboho | Loan | ||
| FW | Nikolai Frederiksen | |||
| GK | Markus Schubert | Free transfer | ||
| DEF | Romaric Yapi | Free transfer | ||
| MF | Toni Domgjoni | Free transfer | ||
| GK | Daan Reiziger | Free transfer | ||
| FW | Julian Von Moos | Loan | ||
| FW |  Adrian Grbić | Lorient | Loan | |
| FW | Simon van Duivenbooden | PSV | Loan | |
| Pos. | Name | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Noah Ohio | Loan return | ||
| MF | Idrissa Touré | Loan return | ||
| FW |  Armando Broja | Loan return | ||
| GK | Remko Pasveer | Free transfer | ||
| GK | Bilal Bayazit | Free transfer | ||
| MF | Thomas Bruns | Free transfer | ||
| FW |  Enrico Hernández | Loan | [2] | |
See main article: 2021–22 Eredivisie.
The league fixtures were announced on 11 June 2021.[3]
See main article: 2021–22 KNVB Cup.
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[4]
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[5]
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[6]
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase.
The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.[7]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[8]