2021–22 in German football

The 2021–22 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Germany.

Football in Germany

Season	2021–22
Men's football
Bundesliga	Bayern Munich
2. Bundesliga	Schalke 04
3. Liga	1. FC Magdeburg
DFB-Pokal	RB Leipzig
DFL-Supercup	Bayern Munich
Women's football
Frauen-Bundesliga	VfL Wolfsburg
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SV Meppen
DFB-Pokal	VfL Wolfsburg
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Bundesliga	VfL Bochum Greuther Fürth	Werder Bremen Schalke 04
2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden Hansa Rostock FC Ingolstadt	VfL Osnabrück Eintracht Braunschweig Würzburger Kickers
3. Liga	Viktoria Berlin Borussia Dortmund II SC Freiburg II TSV Havelse	KFC Uerdingen1 Bayern Munich II VfB Lübeck SpVgg Unterhaching
Frauen-Bundesliga	Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Köln	SV Meppen MSV Duisburg
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SV Elversberg SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 1. FC Nürnberg	Borussia Mönchengladbach Turbine Potsdam II Arminia Bielefeld SpVg Berghofen BV Cloppenburg 1. FC Saarbrücken Würzburger Kickers 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen

^1 KFC Uerdingen did not receive a 3. Liga license, sparing SV Meppen from relegation.^[1]

Post-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Bundesliga	Schalke 04 Werder Bremen	Arminia Bielefeld Greuther Fürth
2. Bundesliga	1. FC Magdeburg Eintracht Braunschweig 1. FC Kaiserslautern	Dynamo Dresden Erzgebirge Aue FC Ingolstadt
3. Liga	SpVgg Bayreuth SV Elversberg Rot-Weiss Essen VfB Oldenburg	Viktoria Berlin Würzburger Kickers TSV Havelse Türkgücü München
Frauen-Bundesliga	SV Meppen MSV Duisburg	SC Sand Carl Zeiss Jena
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	SC Freiburg II 1. FC Köln II Turbine Potsdam II	SV Elversberg SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Bocholt

National teams

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2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group J

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	9	0	1	36	4	+32	27	Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup		—	1–2	2–1	6–0	3–0	9–0
2	North Macedonia	10	5	3	2	23	11	+12	18	Advance to play-offs		0–4	—	0–0	0–0	3–1	5–0
3	Romania	10	5	2	3	13	8	+5	17			0–1	3–2	—	1–0	0–0	2–0
4	Armenia	10	3	3	4	9	20	−11	12			1–4	0–5	3–2	—	2–0	1–1
5	Iceland	10	2	3	5	12	18	−6	9			0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	4–0
6	Liechtenstein	10	0	1	9	2	34	−32	1			0–2	0–4	0–2	0–1	1–4	—

Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures and results

Liechtenstein  v  Germany

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Liechtenstein	0–2	Germany	St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report	Werner 41' Sané 77'	Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 7,958 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Note: Liechtenstein played their home match against Germany at Kybunpark in St. Gallen, Switzerland, since their regular home stadium, the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz, is being renovated.[2]

Germany  v  Armenia

5 September 2021 (2021-09-05) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	6–0	Armenia	Stuttgart
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Gnabry 6', 15' Reus 35' Werner 45' Hofmann 52' Adeyemi 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 18,086 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Iceland  v  Germany

8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Iceland	0–4	Germany	Reykjavík
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0)		Report	Gnabry 4' Rüdiger 24' Sané 56' Werner 89'	Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Germany  v  Romania

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	2–1	Romania	Hamburg
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Gnabry 52' Müller 81'	Report	Hagi 9'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

North Macedonia  v  Germany

11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	North Macedonia	0–4	Germany	Skopje
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report	Havertz 50' Werner 70', 73' Musiala 83'	Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 16,182 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Germany  v  Liechtenstein

11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Germany	9–0	Liechtenstein	Wolfsburg
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Gündoğan 11' (pen.) Kaufmann 20' (o.g.) Sané 22', 49' Reus 23' Müller 76', 86' Baku 80' Göppel 89' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,984 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Armenia  v  Germany

14 November 2021 (2021-11-14) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Armenia	1–4	Germany	Yerevan
18:00 (21:00 UTC+4)	Mkhitaryan 59' (pen.)	Report	Havertz 15' Gündoğan 45+4' (pen.), 50' Hofmann 64'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Referee: François Letexier (France)

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League

2022–23 UEFA Nations League A Group 3

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Italy	6	3	2	1	8	7	+1	11	Qualification for Nations League Finals		—	2–1	1–1	1–0
2	Hungary	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10			0–2	—	1–1	1–0
3	Germany	6	1	4	1	11	9	+2	7			5–2	0–1	—	1–1
4	England (R)	6	0	3	3	4	10	−6	3	Relegation to League B		0–0	0–4	3–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

2022–23 UEFA Nations League fixtures and results

Italy  v  Germany

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	Italy	1–1	Germany	Bologna
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Pellegrini 70'	Report	Kimmich 73'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 23,754 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Germany  v  England

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	1–1	England	Munich
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Hofmann 50'	Report	Kane 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,289 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Hungary  v  Germany

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	Hungary	1–1	Germany	Budapest
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Nagy 6'	Report	Hofmann 9'	Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 55,948 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Germany  v  Italy

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	Germany	5–2	Italy	Mönchengladbach
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Kimmich 10' Gündoğan 45+4' (pen.) Müller 51' Werner 68', 69'	Report	Gnonto 78' Bastoni 90+4'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 44,144 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Friendly matches

Germany  v  Israel

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Friendly	Germany	2–0	Israel	Sinsheim
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)	Havertz 36' Werner 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Netherlands  v  Germany

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly	Netherlands	1–1	Germany	Amsterdam
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)	Bergwijn 68'	Report	Müller 45+1'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 50,387 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Germany Olympic football team

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2020 Summer Olympics

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to the summer of 2021. However, their official name remains 2020 Summer Olympics.^[3]

2020 Summer Olympics Group D

Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Germany	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	4	8	−4	0

Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

2020 Summer Olympics fixtures and results

Brazil  v  Germany

22 July 2021 (2021-07-22) Group D	Brazil	4–2	Germany	Yokohama, Japan
10:30 (17:30 UTC+9)	Richarlison 7', 22', 30' Paulinho 90+5'	Report	Amiri 57' Ache 84'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Saudi Arabia  v  Germany

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) Group D	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Germany	Yokohama, Japan
13:30 (20:30 UTC+9)	Al-Najei 30', 50'	Report	Amiri 11' Ache 43' Uduokhai 75'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Germany  v  Ivory Coast

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) Group D	Germany	1–1	Ivory Coast	Rifu, Japan
10:00 (17:00 UTC+9)	Löwen 73'	Report	Henrichs 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Group H

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	9	0	1	47	5	+42	27	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup		—	3–0	5–1	8–0	7–0	7–0
2	Portugal	10	7	1	2	26	9	+17	22	Play-offs		1–3	—	2–1	4–0	4–0	3–0
3	Serbia	10	7	0	3	26	14	+12	21			3–2	1–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–0
4	Turkey	10	3	1	6	9	26	−17	10			0–3	1–1	2–5	—	3–2	1–0
5	Israel	10	3	0	7	7	25	−18	9			0–1	0–4	0–2	1–0	—	2–0
6	Bulgaria	10	0	0	10	1	37	−36	0			0–8	0–5	1–4	0–2	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification fixtures and results

Germany  v  Bulgaria

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Germany	7–0	Bulgaria	Cottbus
16:10	Schüller 21', 72' Magull 24', 33' Dallmann 67', 82' Waßmuth 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

Germany  v  Serbia

21 September 2021 (2021-09-21) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Germany	5–1	Serbia	Chemnitz
16:00	Schüller 49', 54', 71', 77' Leupolz 79'	Report	Matejić 3'	Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 1,604 Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

Israel  v  Germany

21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Israel	0–1	Germany	Petah Tikva
18:00		Report	Huth 18'	Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium Referee: Tanja Subotič (Slovenia)

Germany  v  Israel

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Germany	7–0	Israel	Essen
16:05	Brand 20', 45' Däbritz 26' Freigang 43' Magull 56' Waßmuth 71' Rauch 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 1,814 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)

Germany  v  Turkey

26 November 2021 (2021-11-26) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Germany	8–0	Turkey	Braunschweig
16:00	Tağ 1' (o.g.) Schüller 10', 11', 67' Brand 62' Freigang 74' Nüsken 80' Bühl 87'	Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)

Portugal  v  Germany

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Portugal	1–3	Germany	Faro
19:00	Frohms 34' (o.g.)	Report	Schüller 15' Huth 23' Leupolz 28'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Germany  v  Portugal

9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Germany	3–0	Portugal	Bielefeld
16:10	Oberdorf 40' Bühl 55' Rauch 80'	Report		Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 7,364 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Serbia  v  Germany

12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2023 Women's World Cup qualification	Serbia	3–2	Germany	Stara Pazova
16:00	Poljak 36' Damnjanović 49', 69'	Report	Schüller 60' Waßmuth 90+2'	Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

2022 Arnold Clark Cup

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	England (H, C)	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
2	Spain	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Canada	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Germany	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result; 5) fair play ranking.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

Germany  v  Spain

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 2022 Arnold Clark Cup	Germany	1–1	Spain	Middlesbrough, England
14:30	Schüller 88'	Report	Putellas 46'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 249 Referee: Tess Oloffson (Sweden)

Canada  v  Germany

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20) 2022 Arnold Clark Cup	Canada	1–0	Germany	Norwich, England
20:15	Gilles 7'	Report		Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 119 Referee: Emikar Caldera (Venezuela)

England  v  Germany

23 February 2022 (2022-02-23) 2022 Arnold Clark Cup	England	3–1	Germany	Wolverhampton
19:30	White 15' Bright 84' Kirby 90+4'	Report	Magull 41'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium, England Attendance: 14,463 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Friendly matches

Germany  v  Switzerland

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) Friendly	Germany	7–0	Switzerland	Erfurt
17:00	Bühl 6', 61', 66' Magull 41' Dallmann 81' Brand 89' Lohmann 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	24	5	5	97	37	+60	77	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	22	3	9	85	52	+33	69
3	Bayer Leverkusen	34	19	7	8	80	47	+33	64
4	RB Leipzig	34	17	7	10	72	37	+35	58
5	Union Berlin	34	16	9	9	50	44	+6	57	Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
6	SC Freiburg	34	15	10	9	58	46	+12	55
7	1. FC Köln	34	14	10	10	52	49	+3	52	Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8	Mainz 05	34	13	7	14	50	45	+5	46
9	1899 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	Qualification to Champions League group stage[b]
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 (O)	34	9	6	19	37	71	−34	33	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Arminia Bielefeld (R)	34	5	13	16	27	53	−26	28	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	Greuther Fürth (R)	34	3	9	22	28	82	−54	18

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 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.
2. Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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.^[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. Liga

Main article: 2021–22 3. Liga

3. Liga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Magdeburg (C, P)	36	24	6	6	83	39	+44	78	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2	Eintracht Braunschweig (P)	36	18	10	8	61	36	+25	64
3	1. FC Kaiserslautern (O, P)	36	18	9	9	56	27	+29	63	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4	1860 Munich	36	17	10	9	67	50	+17	61	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5	Waldhof Mannheim	36	16	12	8	58	40	+18	60
6	VfL Osnabrück	36	16	10	10	56	48	+8	58
7	1. FC Saarbrücken	36	14	11	11	50	44	+6	53
8	Wehen Wiesbaden	36	14	9	13	49	44	+5	51
9	Borussia Dortmund II[a]	36	14	7	15	51	48	+3	49
10	FSV Zwickau	36	11	14	11	46	44	+2	47
11	SC Freiburg II[a]	36	12	11	13	34	42	−8	47
12	SV Meppen	36	13	8	15	47	60	−13	47
13	Viktoria Köln	36	12	9	15	39	52	−13	45
14	Hallescher FC	36	10	13	13	46	48	−2	43
15	MSV Duisburg	36	13	3	20	46	71	−25	42
16	SC Verl	36	10	10	16	56	66	−10	40
17	Viktoria Berlin (R)	36	10	7	19	44	62	−18	37	Relegation to Regionalliga
18	Würzburger Kickers (R)	36	7	9	20	34	59	−25	30
19	TSV Havelse (R)	36	5	8	23	28	71	−43	23
20	Türkgücü München[b] (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Results expunged

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
2. Türkgücü München were deducted eleven points, nine after they filed for insolvency and two more for condition mistakes.^[6] On 24 March 2022, after the 31st matchday, Türkgücü München ceased to play for financial reasons. All their results were expunged. At the time, they were ranked 20th with 8 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses, 30–47 goals, and 21 points (after the deduction).^[7]

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga

Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	VfL Wolfsburg (C)	22	19	2	1	82	16	+66	59	Qualification for Champions League group stage
2	Bayern Munich	22	18	1	3	78	18	+60	55	Qualification for Champions League second round
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	15	1	6	49	26	+23	46	Qualification for Champions League first round
4	Turbine Potsdam	22	13	4	5	52	29	+23	43
5	1899 Hoffenheim	22	12	5	5	56	32	+24	41
6	SC Freiburg	22	9	5	8	40	31	+9	32
7	Bayer Leverkusen	22	6	4	12	31	50	−19	22
8	1. FC Köln	22	5	7	10	22	45	−23	22
9	Werder Bremen	22	4	6	12	9	46	−37	18
10	SGS Essen	22	4	5	13	23	41	−18	17
11	SC Sand (R)	22	3	4	15	16	45	−29	13	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
12	Carl Zeiss Jena (R)	22	1	2	19	9	88	−79	5

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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

2. Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	SV Meppen[a] (C, P)	26	19	4	3	64	20	+44	61	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	MSV Duisburg (P)	26	19	3	4	59	26	+33	60
3	RB Leipzig	26	17	2	7	70	46	+24	53
4	SG Andernach	26	14	5	7	54	33	+21	47
5	Eintracht Frankfurt II[b]	26	12	7	7	56	38	+18	43
6	1. FC Nürnberg	26	13	2	11	47	43	+4	41
7	Bayern Munich II[b]	26	12	3	11	43	47	−4	39
8	FSV Gütersloh	26	9	5	12	45	46	−1	32
9	1899 Hoffenheim II[b]	26	7	7	12	28	38	−10	28
10	VfL Wolfsburg II[b]	26	7	7	12	26	41	−15	28
11	FC Ingolstadt	26	8	3	15	52	56	−4	27
12	SV Elversberg (R)	26	6	4	16	25	57	−32	22	Relegation to Regionalliga
13	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg (R)	26	5	4	17	36	74	−38	19
14	Borussia Bocholt (R)	26	5	2	19	31	71	−40	17

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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.^[11]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. The Bayern Munich v SV Meppen match from 1 May 2022, originally ended in a 2–0 win for Munich, was counted as a 2–0 win for Meppen afterwards after Munich fielded an ineligible player.^[10]
2. Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

Cup competitions

Men

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal

Final

Main article: 2022 DFB-Pokal Final

SC Freiburg	1–1 (a.e.t.)	RB Leipzig
Eggestein 19'	Report	Nkunku 76'
Penalties
Petersen Günter K. Schlotterbeck Demirović	2–4	Nkunku Orbán Olmo Henrichs

21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)

20:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,322

Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

DFL-Supercup

Main article: 2021 DFL-Supercup

Borussia Dortmund	1–3	Bayern Munich
Reus 64'	Report	Lewandowski 41', 74' Müller 49'

17 August 2021 (2021-08-17)

20:30 CEST

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Attendance: 24,742^[12]

Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

Women

DFB-Pokal Frauen

Main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal Frauen

VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	Turbine Potsdam
Pajor 11', 32' Roord 42' Janssen 69'	Report

28 May 2022

16:45

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 17,531

Referee: Karoline Wacker

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MCI	PAR	RBL	BRU
1	Manchester City	6	4	0	2	18	10	+8	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–1	6–3	4–1
2	Paris Saint-Germain	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11			2–0	—	3–2	4–1
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	15	14	+1	7	Transfer to Europa League		2–1	2–2	—	1–2
4	Club Brugge	6	1	1	4	6	20	−14	4			1–5	1–1	0–5	—

Source: UEFA

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AJX	SPO	DOR	BES
1	Ajax	6	6	0	0	20	5	+15	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–2	4–0	2–0
2	Sporting CP	6	3	0	3	14	12	+2	9[a]			1–5	—	3–1	4–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	3	0	3	10	11	−1	9[a]	Transfer to Europa League		1–3	1–0	—	5–0
4	Beşiktaş	6	0	0	6	3	19	−16	0			1–2	1–4	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Sporting CP +1, Borussia Dortmund −1.

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAY	BEN	BAR	DKV
1	Bayern Munich	6	6	0	0	22	3	+19	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	5–2	3–0	5–0
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2	8			0–4	—	3–0	2–0
3	Barcelona	6	2	1	3	2	9	−7	7	Transfer to Europa League		0–3	0–0	—	1–0
4	Dynamo Kyiv	6	0	1	5	1	11	−10	1			1–2	0–0	0–1	—

Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIL	SAL	SEV	WOL
1	Lille	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	0–0	0–0
2	Red Bull Salzburg	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10			2–1	—	1–0	3–1
3	Sevilla	6	1	3	2	5	5	0	6	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	1–1	—	2–0
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5			1–3	2–1	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Red Bull Salzburg	2–8	Bayern Munich	1–1	1–7

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Villarreal	2–1	Bayern Munich	1–0	1–1

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FRA	OLY	FEN	ANT
1	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12	Advance to round of 16		—	3–1	1–1	2–2
2	Olympiacos	6	3	0	3	8	7	+1	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs		1–2	—	1–0	2–1
3	Fenerbahçe	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6	Transfer to Europa Conference League		1–1	0–3	—	2–2
4	Antwerp	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5			0–1	1–0	0–3	—

Source: UEFA

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LEV	BET	CEL	FER
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	4	1	1	14	5	+9	13	Advance to round of 16		—	4–0	3–2	2–1
2	Real Betis	6	3	1	2	12	12	0	10	Advance to knockout round play-offs		1–1	—	4–3	2–0
3	Celtic	6	3	0	3	13	15	−2	9	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–4	3–2	—	2–0
4	Ferencváros	6	1	0	5	5	12	−7	3			1–0	1–3	2–3	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Knockout round play-offs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	5–3	Real Sociedad	2–2	3–1
Borussia Dortmund	4–6	Rangers	2–4	2–2

Round of 16

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atalanta	4–2	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	1–0
Real Betis	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	1–1 (a.e.t.)
RB Leipzig	w/o[A]	Spartak Moscow	Canc.	Canc.

Notes

1. RB Leipzig won on walkover as UEFA suspended Spartak Moscow due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[13]

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	3–1	Atalanta	1–1	2–0
Eintracht Frankfurt	4–3	Barcelona	1–1	3–2

Semi-finals

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
RB Leipzig	2–3	Rangers	1–0	1–3
West Ham United	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	0–1

Final

Main article: 2022 UEFA Europa League Final

Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
Borré 69'	Report	Aribo 57'
Penalties
Lenz Hrustic Kamada Kostić Borré	5–4	Tavernier Davis Arfield Ramsey Roofe

18 May 2022 (2022-05-18)

21:00 CEST

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville

Attendance: 38,842^[14]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round (Main Path)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
KuPS	0–4	Union Berlin	0–4	0–0

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FEY	SLA	UNI	MHA
1	Feyenoord	6	4	2	0	11	6	+5	14	Advance to round of 16		—	2–1	3–1	2–1
2	Slavia Prague	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8	Advance to knockout round play-offs		2–2	—	3–1	1–0
3	Union Berlin	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	7			1–2	1–1	—	3–0
4	Maccabi Haifa	6	1	1	4	2	7	−5	4			0–0	1–0	0–1	—

Source: UEFA

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds

Round 1

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League round 1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
1899 Hoffenheim	1–0	Valur

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
1899 Hoffenheim	2–0	Milan

Round 2

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League round 2

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
VfL Wolfsburg	5–5 (3–0 p)	Bordeaux	3–2	2–3 (a.e.t.)
Rosengård	3–6	1899 Hoffenheim	0–3	3–3

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WOL	JUV	CHE	SER
1	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	17	7	+10	11[a]	Advance to Quarter-finals		—	0–2	4–0	5–0
2	Juventus	6	3	2	1	12	4	+8	11[a]			2–2	—	1–2	4–0
3	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	13	8	+5	11[a]			3–3	0–0	—	1–0
4	Servette Chênois	6	0	0	6	0	23	−23	0			0–3	0–3	0–7	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Wolfsburg 5, Juventus 5, Chelsea 5. Head-to-head goal differences: Wolfsburg +2, Juventus +1, Chelsea −3.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BAR	ARS	HOF	KOG
1	Barcelona	6	6	0	0	24	1	+23	18	Advance to Quarter-finals		—	4–1	4–0	5–0
2	Arsenal	6	3	0	3	14	13	+1	9[a]			0–4	—	4–0	3–0
3	1899 Hoffenheim	6	3	0	3	11	15	−4	9[a]			0–5	4–1	—	5–0
4	Køge	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20	0			0–2	1–5	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Arsenal 3, 1899 Hoffenheim 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Arsenal +1, 1899 Hoffenheim −1.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LYO	BAY	BEN	HAK
1	Lyon	6	5	0	1	19	2	+17	15	Advance to Quarter-finals		—	2–1	5–0	4–0
2	Bayern Munich	6	4	1	1	15	3	+12	13			1–0	—	4–0	4–0
3	Benfica	6	1	1	4	2	16	−14	4			0–5	0–0	—	0–1
4	BK Häcken	6	1	0	5	3	18	−15	3			0–3	1–5	1–2	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

Quarter-finals

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	3–4	Paris Saint-Germain	1–2	2–2 (a.e.t.)
Arsenal	1–3	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	0–2

Semi-finals

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Barcelona	5–3	VfL Wolfsburg	5–1	0–2

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