The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022.[1] The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]
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. Bayern also became the first ever club in Europe's top five leagues to achieve a tenth consecutive league title, the previous record being Juventus' nine consecutive titles from 2012 to 2020.
^ abSince 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.
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 took place on 19 and 23 May 2022.[1][49] The away goals rule is no longer used as of the 2021/22 season.[50]