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 Munich 34 24 5 5 97 37 +60 77 Qualify to UCL
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 3 9 85 52 +33 69 Qualify to UCL
3 Bayer Leverkusen 34 19 7 8 80 47 +33 64 Qualify to UCL
4 RB Leipzig 34 17 7 10 72 37 +35 58 Qualify to UCL
5 Union Berlin 34 16 9 9 50 44 +6 57 Qualify to Europa League
6 SC Freiburg 34 15 10 9 58 46 +12 55 Qualify to Europa League
7 1. FC Köln 34 14 10 10 52 49 +3 52 Qualify to Conference League
8 Mainz 05 34 13 7 14 50 45 +5 46
9 TSG Hoffenheim 34 13 7 14 58 60 −2 46
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 9 13 54 61 −7 45
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 10 12 12 45 49 −4 42 Qualify to UCL
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 −11 42
13 VfL Bochum 34 12 6 16 38 52 −14 42
14 FC Augsburg 34 10 8 16 39 56 −17 38
15 VfB Stuttgart 34 7 12 15 41 59 −18 33
16 Hertha BSC 34 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 |
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Hamburger SV | 0 – 1 | 2 – 0 |
Top Goal Scorer List
Rank Player Club Goals
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
5 Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig 20
6 Taiwo Awoniyi Union Berlin 15
7 Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich 14
8 Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen 13
9 Jonas Hofmann Borussia Mönchengladbach 12
10 Max Kruse Union Berlin
VfL Wolfsburg12
Most Assist Provider List
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 18
2 Christopher Nkunku RB Leipzig 13
3 Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund 12
4 Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen 12
5 David Raum TSG Hoffenheim 11
6 Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich 11
Most Clean Sheets
Rank Player Club Clean Sheets
1 Koen Casteels VfL Wolfsburg 10
2 Mark Flekken SC Freiburg 10
3 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 10
4 Robin Zentner Mainz 05 10
5 Rafał Gikiewicz FC Augsburg 9
6 Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 9
7 Lukáš Hrádecký Bayer Leverkusen 8
8 Oliver Baumann TSG Hoffenheim 8
9 Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund 7
10 Manuel Riemann VfL Bochum 7
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 Gouweleeuw Nike
Hertha BSC Felix Magath Dedryck Boyata Nike
Union Berlin Urs Fischer Christopher Trimmel Adidas
Arminia Bielefeld Marco Kostmann Fabian Klos/Manuel Prietl Macron
VfL Bochum Thomas Reis Anthony Losilla Nike
Borussia Dortmund Marco Rose Marco Reus Puma
Eintracht Frankfurt Oliver Glasner Sebastian Rode Nike
SC Freiburg Christian Streich Christian Günter Nike
Greuther Fürth Stefan Leitl Branimir Hrgota Puma
TSG Hoffenheim Sebastian Hoeneß Benjamin Hübner Joma
1. FC Köln Steffen Baumgart Jonas Hector Uhlsport
RB Leipzig Domenico Tedesco Péter Gulácsi Nike
Bayer Leverkusen Gerardo Seoane Lukáš Hrádecký Jako
Mainz 05 Bo Svensson Moussa Niakhaté Kappa
Borussia Mönchengladbach Adi Hütter Lars Stindl Puma
Bayern Munich Julian Nagelsmann Manuel Neuer Adidas
VfB Stuttgart Pellegrino Matarazzo Wataru Endo Jako
VfL Wolfsburg Florian Kohfeldt Koen Casteels Nike
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.