2021–22 Bundesliga

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Bundesliga
Season2021–22
Dates13 August 2021 – 14 May 2022
Matches played18
Goals scored54 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerten players
(2 goals)
Biggest home winStuttgart 5–1 Fürth
Leipzig 4–0 Stuttgart
Leverkusen 4–0 Mönchengladbach
Biggest away winAugsburg 0–4 Hoffenheim
Highest scoringDortmund 5–2 Frankfurt
Highest attendance25,000
Dortmund v Frankfurt
Lowest attendance8,536
Wolfsburg v Bochum
Attendance270,428 (15,024 per match)[A]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 22 August 2021.

The 2021–22 Bundesliga is the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and will conclude on 14 May 2022.[1]

The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]

Bayern Munich are the nine-time defending champions.

Teams[]

2021–22 Bundesliga is located in Germany
FC Augsburg
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC
Union Berlin
Union Berlin
Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Greuther Fürth
1899 Hoffenheim
1899 Hoffenheim
1. FC Köln
RB Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
Mainz 05
Mainz 05
Gladbach
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
Locations of the 2021–22 Bundesliga teams

A total of eighteen teams will participate in the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga.

Team changes[]

Promoted from
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 		Relegated from
2020–21 Bundesliga
VfL Bochum
Greuther Fürth 		Werder Bremen
Schalke 04

Stadiums and locations[]

Team Location Stadium Capacity Ref.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [3]
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 [4]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [5]
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300 [6]
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 27,599 [7]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [8]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 51,500 [9]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Dreisamstadion
SC-Stadion1 		24,000
34,700 		[10]
[11][12]
Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626 [13]
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [14]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [15]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 42,558 [16]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [17]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 34,000 [18]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057 [19]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [20]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,449 [21]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [22]

1 SC Freiburg will play their first three home matches at the Dreisamstadion before permanently moving to the SC-Stadion.[23]

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Germany Markus Weinzierl Netherlands Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Nike WWK Siegmund
Hertha BSC Hungary Pál Dárdai Belgium Dedryck Boyata Nike Autohero[24] Hyundai
Union Berlin Switzerland Urs Fischer Austria Christopher Trimmel Adidas Aroundtown wefox
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Frank Kramer Germany Fabian Klos/Manuel Prietl Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien
VfL Bochum Germany Thomas Reis France Anthony Losilla Nike Vonovia Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse
Borussia Dortmund Germany Marco Rose Germany Marco Reus Puma 1&1 Ionos Opel
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Oliver Glasner Germany Sebastian Rode Nike Indeed.com dpd
SC Freiburg Germany Christian Streich Germany Christian Günter Nike Schwarzwaldmilch ROSE Bikes
Greuther Fürth Germany Stefan Leitl Sweden Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal BVUK
1899 Hoffenheim Germany Sebastian Hoeneß Germany Benjamin Hübner Joma SAP SNP
1. FC Köln Germany Steffen Baumgart Germany Jonas Hector Uhlsport REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig United States Jesse Marsch Austria Marcel Sabitzer Nike Red Bull CG Immobilien
Bayer Leverkusen Switzerland Gerardo Seoane Finland Lukáš Hrádecký Jako Barmenia Versicherungen Kieser Training
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Svensson France Moussa Niakhaté Kappa Kömmerling fb88.com
Borussia Mönchengladbach Austria Adi Hütter Germany Lars Stindl Puma flatex Sonepar
Bayern Munich Germany Julian Nagelsmann Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Qatar Airways
VfB Stuttgart United States Pellegrino Matarazzo Japan Wataru Endo Jako Mercedes-Benz Bank Mercedes-Benz EQ
VfL Wolfsburg Netherlands Mark van Bommel Belgium Koen Casteels Nike Volkswagen Linglong Tire

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Borussia Dortmund Germany Edin Terzić (interim) End of caretaker spell 13 December 2020 30 June 2021 Pre-season Germany Marco Rose 15 February 2021 1 July 2021 [25][26]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany Marco Rose Signed for Borussia Dortmund 15 February 2021 Austria Adi Hütter 13 April 2021 [26][27]
Bayer Leverkusen Germany Hannes Wolf (interim) End of caretaker spell 23 March 2021 Switzerland Gerardo Seoane 19 May 2021 [28][29]
1. FC Köln Germany Friedhelm Funkel 8 April 2021 Germany Steffen Baumgart 11 May 2021 [30]
Eintracht Frankfurt Austria Adi Hütter Signed for Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 April 2021 Austria Oliver Glasner 26 May 2021 [31][32]
Bayern Munich Germany Hansi Flick Resigned 27 April 2021 Germany Julian Nagelsmann 27 April 2021 [33]
RB Leipzig Germany Julian Nagelsmann Signed for Bayern Munich United States Jesse Marsch 29 April 2021 [33][34]
VfL Wolfsburg Austria Oliver Glasner Signed for Eintracht Frankfurt 26 May 2021 Netherlands Mark van Bommel 2 June 2021 [32][35]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Wolfsburg 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 1899 Hoffenheim 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
3 Bayer Leverkusen 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
4 Bayern Munich 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
5 SC Freiburg 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Qualification to Europa League group stage
6 RB Leipzig 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7 Borussia Dortmund 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 3
8 1. FC Köln 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
9 VfL Bochum 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
10 VfB Stuttgart 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
11 Mainz 05 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
12 Union Berlin 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
13 Arminia Bielefeld 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
15 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
16 Greuther Fürth 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 FC Augsburg 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1 Relegation to
18 Hertha BSC 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[36]

Results[]

Home \ Away AUG BSC UNB BIE BOC DOR FRA FRE FÜR HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 0–4
Hertha BSC — a 1–2
Union Berlin a — 1–1
Arminia Bielefeld — 0–0
VfL Bochum — 2–0
Borussia Dortmund — 5–2 a
Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0 —
SC Freiburg 2–1 —
Greuther Fürth 1–1 —
1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 —
1. FC Köln 3–1 —
RB Leipzig — 4–0
Bayer Leverkusen — 4–0
Mainz 05 1–0 —
Borussia Mönchengladbach — 1–1
Bayern Munich a 3–2 —
VfB Stuttgart 5–1 —
VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2021. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs[]

The relegation play-offs will take place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1]

Statistics[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of 22 August 2021
Rank Player Club Goals[37]
1 Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin 2
Denmark Jacob Bruun Larsen 1899 Hoffenheim
France Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich
Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
Austria Florian Kainz 1. FC Köln
Germany Marc-Oliver Kempf VfB Stuttgart
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
France Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln
Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig

Top assists[]

As of 22 August 2021
Rank Player Club Assists[38]
1 Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim 4
2 Croatia Borna Sosa VfB Stuttgart 3
3 Norway Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 2
Germany Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich
Germany Simon Zoller VfL Bochum
6 25 players 1

Notes[]

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.

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