2021–22 2. Bundesliga
Appearance
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 23 July 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
Champions | Schalke 04 |
Promoted | Schalke 04 Werder Bremen |
Relegated | Dynamo Dresden Erzgebirge Aue FC Ingolstadt |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 892 (2.92 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Simon Terodde (30 goals) |
Biggest home win | Darmstadt 6–0 Aue |
Biggest away win | Sandhausen 1–6 Darmstadt Aue 0–5 Schalke Nürnberg 0–5 Ingolstadt Darmstadt 0–5 Hamburg |
Highest scoring | Darmstadt 6–1 Ingolstadt Sandhausen 1–6 Darmstadt Schalke 5–2 Sandhausen Paderborn 3–4 Bremen Kiel 3–4 Paderborn Schalke 3–4 Rostock |
Longest winning run | 7 games Bremen |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Hamburg |
Longest winless run | 17 games Dresden |
Longest losing run | 5 games Dresden |
Attendance | 4,123,434 (13,475 per match)[a] |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 2. Bundesliga was the 48th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 23 July 2021 and concluded on 15 May 2022.[1]
The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]
Teams
Team changes
Promoted from 2020–21 3. Liga | Relegated from 2020–21 Bundesliga | Promoted to 2021–22 Bundesliga | Relegated to 2021–22 3. Liga |
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Dynamo Dresden Hansa Rostock FC Ingolstadt |
Werder Bremen Schalke 04 |
VfL Bochum Greuther Fürth |
VfL Osnabrück Eintracht Braunschweig Würzburger Kickers |
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Erzgebirge Aue | Aue-Bad Schlema | Erzgebirgsstadion | 15,711 |
Werder Bremen | Bremen | Wohninvest Weserstadion | 42,100 |
Darmstadt 98 | Darmstadt | Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor | 17,000 |
Dynamo Dresden | Dresden | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion | 32,066 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Merkur Spiel-Arena | 54,600 |
Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion | 57,000 |
Hannover 96 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 49,000 |
1. FC Heidenheim | Heidenheim | Voith-Arena | 15,000 |
FC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Audi Sportpark | 15,000 |
Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe | BBBank Wildpark | 29,699 |
Holstein Kiel | Kiel | Holstein-Stadion | 15,034 |
1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Max-Morlock-Stadion | 49,923 |
SC Paderborn | Paderborn | Benteler-Arena | 15,000 |
Jahn Regensburg | Regensburg | Jahnstadion Regensburg | 15,210 |
Hansa Rostock | Rostock | Ostseestadion | 29,000 |
SV Sandhausen | Sandhausen | BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald | 15,414 |
Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen | Veltins-Arena | 62,271 |
FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Millerntor-Stadion | 29,546 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
SC Paderborn | ![]() |
End of contract | 8 April 2021 | 30 June 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
17 May 2021 | 1 July 2021 | [8][9] |
Hannover 96 | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 28 April 2021 | ![]() |
10 May 2021 | [10][11] | |||
Hamburger SV | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 3 May 2021 | ![]() |
25 May 2021 | [12][13] | |||
Werder Bremen | ![]() |
16 May 2021 | ![]() |
1 June 2021 | [14][15] | ||||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | ![]() |
End of contract | 24 May 2021 | ![]() |
27 May 2021 | [16][17] | |||
Erzgebirge Aue | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 28 May 2021 | ![]() |
7 June 2021 | [18][19] | |||
Darmstadt 98 | ![]() |
Signed for Werder Bremen | 1 June 2021 | ![]() |
8 June 2021 | [15][20] | |||
FC Ingolstadt | ![]() |
End of contract | 2 June 2021 | ![]() |
6 June 2021 | [21][22] | |||
Erzgebirge Aue | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 September 2021 | 18th | ![]() ![]() |
21 September 2021 | [23][24] | ||
Holstein Kiel | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 September 2021 | 15th | ![]() |
20 September 2021 | [25] | ||
SV Sandhausen | ![]() ![]() |
Sacked | 21 September 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
22 September 2021 | [26] | ||
FC Ingolstadt | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 September 2021 | 17th | ![]() |
26 September 2021 | [27] | ||
Holstein Kiel | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 1 October 2021 | 14th | ![]() |
1 October 2021 | [28] | ||
Werder Bremen | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 November 2021 | 8th | ![]() |
20 November 2021 | [29] | ||
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End of caretaker spell | 28 November 2021 | 10th | ![]() |
28 November 2021 | [30] | |||
Hannover 96 | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 November 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
1 December 2021 | [31][32][33] | ||
FC Ingolstadt | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 December 2021 | 18th | ![]() |
8 December 2021 | [34][35] | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 February 2022 | 15th | ![]() |
8 February 2022 | [36] | ||
Erzgebirge Aue | ![]() ![]() |
Stepping back in coaching team | 23 February 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
23 February 2022 | [37] | ||
Dynamo Dresden | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 March 2022 | 14th | ![]() |
2 March 2022 | [38][39] | ||
Schalke 04 | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 March 2022 | 6th | ![]() |
7 March 2022 | [40][41] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Schalke 04 (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 65 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
2 | Werder Bremen (P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 63 | |
3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 60 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 60 | |
5 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 57 | |
6 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 52 | |
7 | SC Paderborn | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 51 | |
8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 | |
9 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 45 | |
10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 | |
11 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 42 | |
12 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 41 | |
13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 41 | |
14 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 41 | |
15 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 40 | |
16 | Dynamo Dresden (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 32 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
17 | Erzgebirge Aue (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 26 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
18 | FC Ingolstadt (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 21 |
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.[42]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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.[42]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs took place on 20 and 24 May 2022.[1][43]
Overview
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Matches
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | Dynamo Dresden |
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Niehues ![]() |
Report | Giorbelidze ![]() |
Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
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Becker ![]() Batista-Meier ![]() Königsdörffer ![]() Vlachodimos ![]() |
Report | Hanslik ![]() ![]() Çiftçi ![]() Tomiak ![]() Hercher ![]() |
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 2–0 on aggregate
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[44] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Schalke 04 | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
Hamburger SV | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
Hannover 96 Werder Bremen |
21 |
4 | ![]() |
Werder Bremen | 19 |
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Karlsruher SC | ||
6 | ![]() |
FC St. Pauli | 18 |
7 | ![]() |
Darmstadt 98 | 17 |
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Hansa Rostock | ||
9 | ![]() |
Darmstadt 98 | 15 |
10 | ![]() |
SC Paderborn | 14 |
Number of teams by state
Position | State | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1. FC Heidenheim, Karlsruher SC and SV Sandhausen |
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3 | FC Ingolstadt 04, 1. FC Nürnberg and Jahn Regensburg | |
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3 | Schalke 04, Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Paderborn | |
4 | ![]() |
2 | Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli |
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2 | Erzgebirge Aue and Dynamo Dresden | |
6 | ![]() |
1 | Werder Bremen |
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1 | Darmstadt 98 | |
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1 | Hannover 96 | |
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1 | Hansa Rostock | |
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1 | Holstein Kiel |
Notes
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
- ^ Gazprom was the main shirt sponsor until 24 February 2022, when their logo was replaced by the words "Schalke 04" on the team's shirts in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine; the sponsorship deal was terminated on 28 February 2022.[4][5] Vivawest was announced as the new main shirt sponsor on 5 March 2022.[6]
- ^ Dabrowski was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 21 December 2021.
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