| Competition: | Bundesliga |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Dates: | 13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
| Winners: | Bayern Munich 31st Bundesliga title 32nd German title |
| Relegated: | Arminia Bielefeld SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Union Berlin SC Freiburg |
| Continentalcup3: | Europa Conference League |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | 1. FC Köln |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 954 |
| League Topscorer: | Robert Lewandowski (35 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Mönchengladbach 0–6 Freiburg |
| Highest Scoring: | Fürth 3–6 Hoffenheim |
| Highest Attendance: | 81,365 Dortmund v Leipzig |
| Attendancecalc: | 6431246 |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football 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 being Juventus' nine consecutive titles from 2012 to 2020.
Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Furth were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.[3]
A total of eighteen teams participated in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Sleeve | ||||||||
| data-sort-value="Augsburg" | FC Augsburg | data-sort-value="Weinzierl, Markus" | Markus Weinzierl | data-sort-value="Gouweleeuw, Jeffrey" | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | Nike | WWK | Siegmund | |
| data-sort-value="Berlin, Hertha" | Hertha BSC | data-sort-value="Magath, Felix" | Felix Magath | data-sort-value="Boyata, Dedryck" |  Dedryck Boyata | Nike | Autohero[25] | Hyundai | |
| data-sort-value="Berlin, Union" | Union Berlin | data-sort-value="Fischer, Urs" | Urs Fischer | data-sort-value="Trimmel, Christopher" |  Christopher Trimmel | Adidas | Aroundtown | wefox/Comedy Central (in cup and UEFA matches) | |
| data-sort-value="Bielefeld" | Arminia Bielefeld | data-sort-value="Kostmann, Marco" | Marco Kostmann | data-sort-value="Klos, Fabian" | Fabian Klos/Manuel Prietl | Macron | Schüco | JAB Anstoetz Textilien | |
| data-sort-value="Bochum" | VfL Bochum | data-sort-value="Reis, Thomas" | Thomas Reis | data-sort-value="Losilla, Anthony" | Anthony Losilla | Nike | Vonovia | Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse | |
| data-sort-value="Dortmund" | Borussia Dortmund | data-sort-value="Rose, Marco" | Marco Rose | data-sort-value="Reus, Marco" | Marco Reus | Puma | 1&1/Evonik (in cup and UEFA matches) | Opel/GLS Group (in cup and UEFA matches) | |
| data-sort-value="Frankfurt" | Eintracht Frankfurt | data-sort-value="Glasner, Oliver" | Oliver Glasner | data-sort-value="Rode, Sebastian" | Sebastian Rode | Nike | Indeed.com | dpd | |
| data-sort-value="Freiburg" | SC Freiburg | data-sort-value="Streich, Christian" | Christian Streich | data-sort-value="Gunter, Christian" | Christian Günter | Nike | Schwarzwaldmilch | ROSE Bikes | |
| data-sort-value="Furth" | Greuther Fürth | data-sort-value="Leitl, Stefan" | Stefan Leitl | data-sort-value="Hrgota, Branimir" | Branimir Hrgota | Puma | Hofmann Personal | BVUK | |
| data-sort-value="Hoffenheim" | 1899 Hoffenheim | data-sort-value="Hoeneß, Sebastian" | Sebastian Hoeneß | data-sort-value="Huebner, Benjamin" | Benjamin Hübner | Joma | SAP | SNP | |
| data-sort-value="Koln" | 1. FC Köln | data-sort-value="Baumgart, Steffen" | Steffen Baumgart | data-sort-value="Hector, Jonas" | Jonas Hector | Uhlsport | REWE | DEVK | |
| data-sort-value="Leipzig" | RB Leipzig | data-sort-value="Tedesco, Domenico" |  Domenico Tedesco | data-sort-value="Gulácsi, Péter" |  Péter Gulácsi | Nike | Red Bull | CG Immobilien/Veganz (in cup and UEFA matches) | |
| data-sort-value="Leverkusen" | Bayer Leverkusen | data-sort-value="Seoane, Gerardo" | Gerardo Seoane | data-sort-value="Hradecky, Lukas" |  Lukáš Hrádecký | Jako | Barmenia Versicherungen | Iqoniq/Floki (since Dec 2021)[26] /Kumho Tyres (in cup matches)/The Football Club Social Alliance (in UEFA matches) | |
| data-sort-value="Mainz" | Mainz 05 | data-sort-value="Siewert, Jan" | Bo Svensson | data-sort-value="Niakhate, Moussa" |  Moussa Niakhaté | Kappa | Kömmerling | fb88.com | |
| data-sort-value="Monchengladbach" | Borussia Mönchengladbach | data-sort-value="Hütter, Adi" | Adi Hütter | data-sort-value="Stindl, Lars" | Lars Stindl | Puma | flatex | Sonepar | |
| data-sort-value="Munich" | Bayern Munich | data-sort-value="Nagelsmann, Julian" | Julian Nagelsmann | data-sort-value="Neuer, Manuel" | Manuel Neuer | Adidas | Deutsche Telekom | Qatar Airways/Audi (in cup and UEFA matches) | |
| data-sort-value="Stuttgart" | VfB Stuttgart | data-sort-value="Matarazzo, Pellegrino" |  Pellegrino Matarazzo | data-sort-value="Endo, Wataru" |  Wataru Endo | Jako | Mercedes-Benz Bank | Mercedes-Benz EQ | |
| data-sort-value="Wolfsburg" | VfL Wolfsburg | data-sort-value="Kohfeldt, Florian" | Florian Kohfeldt | data-sort-value="Casteels, Koen" | Koen Casteels | Nike | Volkswagen | Linglong Tire | |
| Team | Outgoing | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | Edin Terzić (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 13 December 2020 | 30 June 2021 | Pre-season | Marco Rose | 15 February 2021 | 1 July 2021 | [27] [28] |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Marco Rose | Signed for Borussia Dortmund | 15 February 2021 | Adi Hütter | 13 April 2021 | [29] | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | Hannes Wolf (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 23 March 2021 | Gerardo Seoane | 19 May 2021 | [30] [31] | |||
| 1. FC Köln | Friedhelm Funkel | 8 April 2021 | Steffen Baumgart | 11 May 2021 | [32] | ||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Adi Hütter | Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach | 13 April 2021 | Oliver Glasner | 26 May 2021 | [33] [34] | |||
| Bayern Munich | Hansi Flick | Signed for Germany | 27 April 2021 | Julian Nagelsmann | 27 April 2021 | [35] | |||
| RB Leipzig | Julian Nagelsmann | Signed for Bayern Munich | Jesse Marsch | 29 April 2021 | [36] | ||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | Oliver Glasner | Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 May 2021 | Mark van Bommel | 2 June 2021 | [37] | |||
| Mark van Bommel | Sacked | 24 October 2021 | 8th | Florian Kohfeldt | 26 October 2021 | [38] [39] | |||
| Hertha BSC | Pál Dárdai | 29 November 2021 | 14th |  Tayfun Korkut | 29 November 2021 | [40] | |||
| RB Leipzig | Jesse Marsch | 5 December 2021 | 11th | Achim Beierlorzer (interim) | 5 December 2021 | [41] | |||
| Achim Beierlorzer (interim) | End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2021 | Domenico Tedesco | 9 December 2021 | [42] | ||||
| Hertha BSC | Tayfun Korkut | Sacked | 13 March 2022 | 17th | Felix Magath (interim) | 13 March 2022 | [43] [44] | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | Frank Kramer | Sacked | 20 April 2022 | Marco Kostmann (interim) | 20 April 2022 | [45] | |||
The relegation play-offs took place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1] [46] The away goals rule is no longer used as of the 2021/22 season.[47]
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Hertha BSC won 2–1 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[48] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 35 |
| 2 |  Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 |
| 3 |  Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 22 |
| 4 | Anthony Modeste | 1. FC Köln | 20 |
| Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | ||
| 6 |  Taiwo Awoniyi | Union Berlin | 15 |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 14 |
| 8 | Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 |
| 9 | Jonas Hofmann | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 |
| Max Kruse | Union Berlin VfL Wolfsburg |
See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks.
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Hertha BSC | 5–0 (H) | ||
| Ihlas Bebou | 1899 Hoffenheim | Greuther Fürth | 6–3 (A) | ||
| Patrik Schick4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Greuther Fürth | 7–1 (H) | ||
| Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | 5–0 (A) | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln | 4–0 (A) | ||
| Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen | FC Augsburg | 5–1 (H) | ||
| Max Kruse | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz 05 | 5–0 (H) | ||
| Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | VfL Bochum | 3–4 (H) |
| Month | Player of the Month | Rookie of the Month | Goal of the Month | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Gerrit Holtmann | VfL Bochum | [50] [51] [52] |
| September | Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen |  Omar Marmoush | VfB Stuttgart | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | |
| October | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund | |
| November |  Alphonso Davies | Bayern Munich | Hiroki Ito | VfB Stuttgart | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | |
| December | Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen | Jesper Lindstrøm | Eintracht Frankfurt | Niklas Dorsch | FC Augsburg | |
| January | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | Patrick Wimmer | Arminia Bielefeld | Corentin Tolisso | Bayern Munich | |
| February | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Jonas Wind | VfL Wolfsburg | Jonas Wind | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| March | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Omar Marmoush | VfB Stuttgart | Kingsley Coman | Bayern Munich | |
| April | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig | |||
| Award | Winner | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | [53] | |
| Rookie of the Season | Jesper Lindstrøm | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Goal of the Season | Gerrit Holtmann | VfL Bochum | [54] |
| Player | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Schwäbe | 1. FC Köln | [55] | |
| Christian Günter | align=left rowspan=2 | SC Freiburg | |
| Nico Schlotterbeck | |||
| Niklas Süle | Bayern Munich | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | ||
| Salih Özcan | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Jamal Musiala | Bayern Munich | ||
| Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | ||
| Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Player | Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Neuer | align=left rowspan=2 | Bayern Munich | [56] | |
| Alphonso Davies | ||||
| Evan Ndicka | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||
| Nico Schlotterbeck | SC Freiburg | |||
| David Raum | 1899 Hoffenheim | |||
| Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | |||
| Florian Wirtz | Bayer Leverkusen | |||
| Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | |||
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | |||
| Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig |