The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and ended on 14 May 2022.[1]
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.[3]
↑ 1.01.1Since the finalists of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal, SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig, qualified for the Europa League and Champions League, respectively, based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Source: DFB Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
↑The VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach match from 18 March 2022 was suspended after 69 minutes and a score of 0–2 due to an assistant referee being hit by a beverage cup thrown from the stands.[47] The match was abandoned and later awarded on 24 March 2022 to Borussia Mönchengladbach with a score of 0–2.[48]
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs will take place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1][49]
↑"Daten & Fakten". mercedes-benz-arena-stuttgart.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart Arena Betriebs GmbH. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
↑"Daten und Fakten". vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2015.