2021–22 in German football explained

Country:	Germany
Season:	2021–22
Division1:	Bundesliga
Champions1:	Bayern Munich
Division2:	2. Bundesliga
Champions2:	Schalke 04
Division3:	3. Liga
Champions3:	1. FC Magdeburg
Domestic:	DFB-Pokal
Dchampions:	RB Leipzig
Supercup:	DFL-Supercup
Schampions:	Bayern Munich
Wdivision1:	Frauen-Bundesliga
Wchampions1:	VfL Wolfsburg
Wdivision2:	2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Wchampions2:	SV Meppen
Wdomestic:	DFB-Pokal
Wdchampions:	VfL Wolfsburg
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

The 2021–22 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Bundesliga	VfL Bochum Greuther Fürth	Werder Bremen Schalke 04
2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden Hansa Rostock FC Ingolstadt	VfL Osnabrück Eintracht Braunschweig Würzburger Kickers
3. Liga	Viktoria Berlin Borussia Dortmund II SC Freiburg II TSV Havelse	KFC Uerdingen Bayern Munich II VfB Lübeck SpVgg Unterhaching
Frauen-Bundesliga	Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Köln	SV Meppen MSV Duisburg
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SV Elversberg SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 1. FC Nürnberg	Borussia Mönchengladbach Turbine Potsdam II Arminia Bielefeld SpVg Berghofen BV Cloppenburg 1. FC Saarbrücken Würzburger Kickers 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen

Post-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Bundesliga	Schalke 04 Werder Bremen	Arminia Bielefeld Greuther Fürth
2. Bundesliga	1. FC Magdeburg Eintracht Braunschweig 1. FC Kaiserslautern	Dynamo Dresden Erzgebirge Aue FC Ingolstadt
3. Liga	SpVgg Bayreuth SV Elversberg Rot-Weiss Essen VfB Oldenburg	Viktoria Berlin Würzburger Kickers TSV Havelse Türkgücü München
Frauen-Bundesliga	SV Meppen MSV Duisburg	SC Sand Carl Zeiss Jena
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SC Freiburg II 1. FC Köln II Turbine Potsdam II	SV Elversberg SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Bocholt

National teams

Germany national football team

See main article: Germany national football team.

Kits

-->

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA).

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group J

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group J.

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures and results

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.

2022–23 UEFA Nations League A Group 3

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A.

2022–23 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results

Friendly matches

Germany Olympic football team

See main article: Germany Olympic football team.

2020 Summer Olympics

See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1]

2020 Summer Olympics Group D

See main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group D.

=2020 Summer Olympics fixtures and results

=

Germany women's national football team

See main article: Germany women's national football team.

Kits

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

See main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA).

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Group H

See main article: 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification fixtures and results

2022 Arnold Clark Cup

See main article: 2022 Arnold Clark Cup.

Friendly matches

League season

Men

Bundesliga

See main article: 2021–22 Bundesliga.

Bundesliga standings

2. Bundesliga

See main article: 2021–22 2. Bundesliga.

2. Bundesliga standings

3. Liga

See main article: 2021–22 3. Liga.

3. Liga standings

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

See main article: 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga.

Frauen-Bundesliga standings

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

See main article: 2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.

2. Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Cup competitions

Men

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal.

Final

See main article: 2022 DFB-Pokal Final.

DFL-Supercup

See main article: 2021 DFL-Supercup.

Women

DFB-Pokal Frauen

See main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal Frauen.

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

Group G

Knockout phase

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

|}

Quarter-finals

|}

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

Group G

Knockout phase

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Knockout round play-offs

|}

Round of 16

|}Notes

Quarter-finals

|}

Semi-finals

|}

Final

See main article: 2022 UEFA Europa League Final.

UEFA Europa Conference League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Qualifying phase and play-off round

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path).

Play-off round

|}

Group stage

Group E

UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.

=Semi-finals

=|}

=Final

=|}

Round 2

|}

Group stage

Group D

Knockout phase

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase.

Quarter-finals

|}

Semi-finals

|}

Notes and References

1. News: McCurry, Justin . Ingle, Sean. Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. 2020-03-24. The Guardian. 2020-03-24. en-GB. 0261-3077.