Bundesliga 2021–22 was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany’s premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022. The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.
Bayern Munich, the reigning champions, successfully defended their title, securing their 10th consecutive championship and 32nd overall (31st in the Bundesliga era) on April 23rd, with three matches remaining. This achievement made Bayern the first club in Europe’s top five leagues to win ten consecutive league titles, surpassing the previous record of nine consecutive titles held by Juventus from 2012 to 2020.
Arminia Bielefeld and Greuther Furth were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
Champions:
Bayern Munich (31st title)
Top Goal Scorer:
Robert Lewandowski (
Bayern Munich), 35 goal
Player of the Season:
Christopher Nkunku (
RB Leipzig)
Rookie of the Season:
Jesper Lindstrøm (
Eintracht Frankfurt)
Goal of the Season:
Gerrit Holtmann (
VfL Bochum)
Bundesliga Season 2021–22 Point Table
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification | Relegation
1
Bayern Munich34 24 5 5 97 37 +60 77 Qualify to UCL
2
Borussia Dortmund34 22 3 9 85 52 +33 69 Qualify to UCL
3
Bayer Leverkusen34 19 7 8 80 47 +33 64 Qualify to UCL
4
RB Leipzig34 17 7 10 72 37 +35 58 Qualify to UCL
5
Union Berlin34 16 9 9 50 44 +6 57 Qualify to Europa League
6
SC Freiburg34 15 10 9 58 46 +12 55 Qualify to Europa League
7
1. FC Köln34 14 10 10 52 49 +3 52 Qualify to Conference League
8
Mainz 0534 13 7 14 50 45 +5 46
9
TSG Hoffenheim34 13 7 14 58 60 −2 46
10
Borussia Mönchengladbach34 12 9 13 54 61 −7 45
11
Eintracht Frankfurt34 10 12 12 45 49 −4 42 Qualify to UCL
12
VfL Wolfsburg34 12 6 16 43 54 −11 42
13
VfL Bochum34 12 6 16 38 52 −14 42
14
FC Augsburg34 10 8 16 39 56 −17 38
15
VfB Stuttgart34 7 12 15 41 59 −18 33
16
Hertha BSC34 9 6 19 37 71 −34 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17
Arminia Bielefeld (R)34 5 13 16 27 53 −26 28 Relegated to 2. Bundesliga
18
Greuther Fürth (R)34 3 9 22 28 82 −54 18 Relegated to 2. Bundesliga
Note A: Since the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Note B: Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.
Team Promoted from 2020–21 2.Bundesliga
VfL Bochum
Greuther Fürth
Team Relegated from 2020–21 Bundesliga
Werder Bremen
Schalke 04
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs took place on 19 and 23 May 2022. The away goals rule is no longer used as of the 2021/22 season.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| 2 – 1 | 0 – 1 | 2 – 0 |
Top Goal Scorer List
Rank Player Club Goals
1
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich35
2
Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen24
3
Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund22
4
Anthony Modeste
1. FC Köln20
5
Christopher Nkunku
RB Leipzig20
6
Taiwo Awoniyi
Union Berlin15
7
Serge Gnabry
Bayern Munich14
8
Moussa Diaby
Bayer Leverkusen13
9
Jonas Hofmann
Borussia Mönchengladbach12
10
Max Kruse
Union Berlin
VfL Wolfsburg12
Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1
Thomas Müller
Bayern Munich18
2
Christopher Nkunku
RB Leipzig13
3
Marco Reus
Borussia Dortmund12
4
Moussa Diaby
Bayer Leverkusen12
5
David Raum
TSG Hoffenheim11
6
Joshua Kimmich
Bayern Munich11
Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1
Koen Casteels
VfL Wolfsburg10
2
Mark Flekken
SC Freiburg10
3
Manuel Neuer
Bayern Munich10
4
Robin Zentner
Mainz 0510
5
Rafał Gikiewicz
FC Augsburg9
6
Péter Gulácsi
RB Leipzig9
7
Lukáš Hrádecký
Bayer Leverkusen8
8
Oliver Baumann
TSG Hoffenheim8
9
Gregor Kobel
Borussia Dortmund7
10
Manuel Riemann
VfL Bochum7
Bundesliga 2021–22 Team of the Season (kicker)
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper
Marvin Schwäbe
1. FC Köln
Defender
Christian Günter
SC Freiburg
Defender
Nico Schlotterbeck
SC Freiburg
Defender
Niklas Süle
Bayern Munich
Defender
Jeremie Frimpong
Bayer Leverkusen
Midfielder
Christopher Nkunku
RB Leipzig
Midfielder
Salih Özcan
1. FC Köln
Midfielder
Jamal Musiala
Bayern Munich
Forward
Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund
Forward
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
Forward
Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga 2021–22 Team of the Season (EA Sports)
Position Player Club
Goalkeeper
Manuel Neuer
Bayern Munich
Defender
Alphonso Davies
Bayern Munich
Defender
Evan Ndicka
Eintracht Frankfurt
Defender
Nico Schlotterbeck
SC Freiburg
Defender
David Raum
TSG Hoffenheim
Midfielder
Jude Bellingham
Borussia Dortmund
Midfielder
Joshua Kimmich
Bayern Munich
Midfielder
Florian Wirtz
Bayer Leverkusen
Forward
Erling Haaland
Borussia Dortmund
Forward
Robert Lewandowski
Bayern Munich
Forward
Christopher Nkunku
RB Leipzig
Bundesliga Season 2021–22 Team information and Sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufacturer
FC Augsburg
Markus Weinzierl
Jeffrey GouweleeuwNike
Hertha BSC
Felix Magath
Dedryck BoyataNike
Union Berlin
Urs Fischer
Christopher TrimmelAdidas
Arminia Bielefeld
Marco Kostmann
Fabian Klos/Manuel PrietlMacron
VfL Bochum
Thomas Reis
Anthony LosillaNike
Borussia Dortmund
Marco Rose
Marco ReusPuma
Eintracht Frankfurt
Oliver Glasner
Sebastian RodeNike
SC Freiburg
Christian Streich
Christian GünterNike
Greuther Fürth
Stefan Leitl
Branimir HrgotaPuma
TSG Hoffenheim
Sebastian Hoeneß
Benjamin HübnerJoma
1. FC Köln
Steffen Baumgart
Jonas HectorUhlsport
RB Leipzig
Domenico Tedesco
Péter GulácsiNike
Bayer Leverkusen
Gerardo Seoane
Lukáš HrádeckýJako
Mainz 05
Bo Svensson
Moussa NiakhatéKappa
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Adi Hütter
Lars StindlPuma
Bayern Munich
Julian Nagelsmann
Manuel NeuerAdidas
VfB Stuttgart
Pellegrino Matarazzo
Wataru EndoJako
VfL Wolfsburg
Florian Kohfeldt
Koen CasteelsNike
Note:
Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allowed a different number of spectators.
