2021–22 VfL Bochum season

VfL Bochum 2021–22 football season

VfL Bochum

2021–22 season

Chairman

Hans-Peter Villis

Head coach

Thomas Reis

Stadium

Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Bundesliga

13th

DFB-Pokal

Quarter-finals

Top goalscorer

League:
Sebastian Polter (10)
All:
Sebastian Polter (11)

Biggest defeat

Bayern Munich 7–0 VfL Bochum

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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The 2021–22 season was the 84th season in the existence of VfL Bochum and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Bochum participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Manuel Riemann
2	DF	CRC	Cristian Gamboa
3	DF	BRA	Danilo Soares
4	DF	SRB	Erhan Mašović
5	DF	SUI	Saulo Decarli
6	MF	GER	Patrick Osterhage
7	FW	GER	Danny Blum
8	MF	FRA	Anthony Losilla (captain)
9	FW	GER	Simon Zoller
10	FW	JPN	Takuma Asano
11	DF	UGA	Herbert Bockhorn
14	FW	GER	Tom Weilandt
16	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Stafylidis (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
17	FW	PHI	Gerrit Holtmann


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	NED	Jürgen Locadia
20	MF	GER	Elvis Rexhbeçaj (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
21	GK	GER	Michael Esser
22	FW	GHA	Christopher Antwi-Adjei
23	MF	GER	Robert Tesche
24	DF	GRE	Vasilis Lampropoulos
27	FW	SRB	Miloš Pantović
28	FW	GER	Luis Hartwig
29	DF	GER	Maxim Leitsch
32	FW	GER	Tarsis Bonga
34	GK	GER	Paul Grave
37	DF	GER	Armel Bella-Kotchap
38	MF	GER	Eduard Löwen (on loan from Hertha BSC)
40	FW	GER	Sebastian Polter

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	CGO	Silvère Ganvoula (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	GER	Moritz Römling (at Türkgücü München until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
6	MF	Patrick Osterhage	Borussia Dortmund II	Free	1 July 2021
10	FW	Takuma Asano	Partizan	Free
21	GK	Michael Esser	Hannover 96	Free
22	MF	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	SC Paderborn	Free		^[2]
38	MF	Eduard Löwen	Hertha BSC	Loan		^[3]
16	DF	Konstantinos Stafylidis	1899 Hoffenheim	Loan	1 August 2021	^[4]
20	MF	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan	2 August 2021	^[5]
40	FW	Sebastian Polter	Fortuna Sittard	Free	13 August 2021	^[6]
19	FW	Jürgen Locadia	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	6 January 2022	^[7]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
10	MF	Thomas Eisfeld		Free	1 July 2021
25	GK	Patrick Drewes	SV Sandhausen	Free	1 July 2021
32	MF	Robert Žulj	Ittihad Kalba	€350,000	2 July 2021
26	MF	Lars Holtkamp	Bonner SC	Free	30 July 2021	^[8]
30	FW	Baris Ekincier	Waldhof Mannheim	Undisclosed	31 August 2021	^[9]
15	FW	Soma Novothny	Anorthosis Famagusta	Undisclosed	3 January 2022	^[10]
35	FW	Silvère Ganvoula	Cercle Brugge	Loan	25 January 2022	^[11]
13	MF	Raman Chibsah	Apollon Smyrnis	Undisclosed	31 January 2022	^[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

SSVg Velbert

VfL Bochum

7 July 2021 Friendly	SSVg Velbert	0–9	VfL Bochum	Velbert, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Velbert

VfL Bochum

SC Verl

10 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	3–3	SC Verl	Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: four halves of 30 minutes.

VfL Bochum

Bonner SC

14 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	6–0	Bonner SC	Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Borussia Dortmund

VfL Bochum

17 July 2021 Cup der Traditionen	Borussia Dortmund	1–3	VfL Bochum	Duisburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pasalic 83'	Report	Novothny 66' Ganvoula 68' Bockhorn 78'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 10,395
Note: The match was extended from the initially planned 45 minutes to 90 minutes following MSV Duisburg's withdrawal from the tournament.

Parma

VfL Bochum

21 July 2021 Friendly	Parma	0–1	VfL Bochum	Parma, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Chibsah 76'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

Torino

VfL Bochum

24 July 2021 Friendly	Torino	Cancelled	VfL Bochum	Brixen, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher

VfL Bochum

Vitesse

29 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–2	Vitesse	Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

VfL Bochum

FC Utrecht

31 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–2	FC Utrecht	Bochum, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Soares		Boussaid Ramselaar 44', 69'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Niklas Dardenne

VfL Bochum

Fortuna Düsseldorf

27 January 2022 Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bochum, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Peterson 62', 75'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0

VfL Bochum

Heracles Almelo

25 March 2022 Friendly	VfL Bochum	2–0	Heracles Almelo	Bochum, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Löwen 47' Bonga 65'			Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	14 August 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	13th	34	12	6	16	38	52	−14	035.29
DFB-Pokal	7 August 2021	2 March 2022	First round	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Total					38	14	7	17	46	58	−12	036.84

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	10	12	12	45	49	−4	42	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^[a]
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

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.^[13]
Notes:

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

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	12	6	16	38	52	−14	42	8	4	5	21	17	+4	4	2	11	17	35	−18

Source: DFB

Results by round

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[14]

VfL Wolfsburg v VfL Bochum

14 August 2021 1	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	VfL Bochum	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Weghorst 5', 22'	Report	Tesche 4' Leitsch 29' Rexhbeçaj 88'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Frank Willenborg

VfL Bochum v Mainz 05

21 August 2021 2	VfL Bochum	2–0	Mainz 05	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Holtmann 21' Rexhbeçaj 54' Polter 56' Riemann 87' Asano 90+3' Zoller 90+4'	Report	Boëtius 56' Barreiro 67' Kohr 89'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 12,548 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

1. FC Köln v VfL Bochum

28 August 2021 3	1. FC Köln	2–1	VfL Bochum	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schaub 82' Lemperle 90+1'	Report	Zoller 55', 90+4'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

VfL Bochum v Hertha BSC

12 September 2021 4	VfL Bochum	1–3	Hertha BSC	Bochum
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zoller 59'	Report	Serdar 37', 43' Tousart 47' Mittelstädt 54' Zeefuik 75' Maolida 78'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Bayern Munich v VfL Bochum

18 September 2021 5	Bayern Munich	7–0	VfL Bochum	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 17' Kimmich 27', 65' Gnabry 32' Lampropoulos 43' (o.g.) Stanišić 52' Lewandowski 61' Choupo-Moting 79'	Report	Stafylidis 35'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

VfL Bochum v VfB Stuttgart

26 September 2021 6	VfL Bochum	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bella-Kotchap 38' Mašović 75'	Report	Sosa 14' Klimowicz 19' Al Ghaddioui 43' Endo 58' Coulibaly 63'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,300 Referee: Christian Dingert

RB Leipzig v VfL Bochum

2 October 2021 7	RB Leipzig	3–0	VfL Bochum	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Angeliño 58' Silva 69' Nkunku 73', 78'	Report	Tesche 80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,598 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Greuther Fürth v VfL Bochum

16 October 2021 8	Greuther Fürth	0–1	VfL Bochum	Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Seguin 30' Itten 67'	Report	Riemann 54' Losilla 60', 80' Mašović 65' Lampropoulos 75'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 10,586 Referee: Bastian Dankert

VfL Bochum v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 October 2021 9	VfL Bochum	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Blum 3' Polter 90+2'	Report	Paciência 11' Sow 45+1' Kostić 73'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,510 Referee: Marco Fritz

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Bochum

31 October 2021 10	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–1	VfL Bochum	Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pléa 12' Hofmann 40' Wolf 85'	Report	Mašović 51' Blum 86'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 42,361 Referee: Tobias Reichel

VfL Bochum v 1899 Hoffenheim

6 November 2021 11	VfL Bochum	2–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stafylidis 53' Novothny 66' Riemann 75' Pantović 90+7'	Report	Posch 29' Vogt 38' Grillitsch 73' Kramarić 75' Rudy 78'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,600 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Bochum

20 November 2021 12	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Adli 4', 87' Frimpong 30' Diaby 49'	Report	Mašović 63' Soares 90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,538 Referee: Daniel Schlager

VfL Bochum v SC Freiburg

27 November 2021 13	VfL Bochum	2–1	SC Freiburg	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Losilla 32' Polter 54' Pantović 82' Antwi-Adjei 90+1'	Report	Lienhart 51' Kübler 58'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,700 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

FC Augsburg v VfL Bochum

4 December 2021 14	FC Augsburg	2–3	VfL Bochum	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gregoritsch 58' Caligiuri 86' (pen.)	Report	Polter 23', 45+2' Soares 36' Holtmann 40' Rexhbeçaj 87'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

VfL Bochum v Borussia Dortmund

11 December 2021 15	VfL Bochum	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Polter 40' (pen.)	Report	Schulz 57' Hummels 58' Brandt 85' Zagadou 90'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Bochum

14 December 2021 16	Arminia Bielefeld	2–0	VfL Bochum	Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Okugawa 51' Wimmer 62', 69' Kunze 81'	Report	Polter 26' Pantović 26'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 13,750 Referee: Benjamin Brand

VfL Bochum v Union Berlin

18 December 2021 17	VfL Bochum	0–1	Union Berlin	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mašović 20' Soares 70'	Report	Kruse 16'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Tobias Reichel

VfL Bochum v VfL Wolfsburg

9 January 2022 18	VfL Bochum	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Bochum
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pantović 65' Soares 80'	Report	Waldschmidt 33' Steffen 87'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Mainz 05 v VfL Bochum

15 January 2022 19	Mainz 05	1–0	VfL Bochum	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	St. Juste 48' Stach 55' Stöger 85' Nebel 86'	Report	Polter 32' Bella-Kotchap 70' Gamboa 76' Rexhbeçaj 89'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Köln

22 January 2022 20	VfL Bochum	2–2	1. FC Köln	Bochum
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Holtmann 25' Asano 70'	Report	Hübers 36' Modeste 45' Hector 60' Horn 85' Uth 90+2'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Hertha BSC v VfL Bochum

4 February 2022 21	Hertha BSC	1–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Belfodil 23' Ekkelenkamp 56' Mittelstädt 84' Richter 86'	Report	Polter 48' Bella-Kotchap 85'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich

12 February 2022 22	VfL Bochum	4–2	Bayern Munich	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Antwi-Adjei 14' Locadia 38' (pen.) Gamboa 40', 58' Holtmann 44' Rexhbeçaj 74'	Report	Lewandowski 9', 75' Pavard 90'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Robert Schröder

VfB Stuttgart v VfL Bochum

19 February 2022 23	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	VfL Bochum	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bella-Kotchap 56' (o.g.)	Report	Osterhage 23' Antwi-Adjei 60' Gamboa 64' Polter 90' Löwen 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 20,059 Referee: Harm Osmers

VfL Bochum v RB Leipzig

27 February 2022 24	VfL Bochum	0–1	RB Leipzig	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gamboa 87'	Report	Simakan 71' Nkunku 82'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Felix Brych

VfL Bochum v Greuther Fürth

5 March 2022 25	VfL Bochum	2–1	Greuther Fürth	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Leitsch 35' Gamboa 44' Losilla 71' Pantović 82'	Report	Griesbeck 34' Itter 39' Hrgota 53' Bella-Kotchap 64' (o.g.) Willems 73'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,800 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Bochum

13 March 2022 26	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	VfL Bochum	Frankfurt
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sow 25' Mašović 46' (o.g.) Kamada 52' Borré 73' Paciência 90+3'	Report	Polter 19' Losilla 30' Osterhage 45+1' Bockhorn 65' Bella-Kotchap 90+3'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 March 2022 27	VfL Bochum	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bochum
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mašović 29' Bella-Kotchap 32'	Report	Koné 8' Pléa 55' Embolo 61'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Benjamin Cortus
Note: The match was abandoned after 69 minutes and a score of 0–2 after an assistant referee was hit by a beer cup.^[15] On 24 March, the DFB Sports Court awarded the match as a 2–0 win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.^[16]

1899 Hoffenheim v VfL Bochum

2 April 2022 28	1899 Hoffenheim	1–2	VfL Bochum	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Akpoguma 45+1' Raum 51', 54' Vogt 90+2'	Report	Asano 28', 59' Stafylidis 63' Leitsch 80'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen

10 April 2022 29	VfL Bochum	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Diaby 65'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

SC Freiburg v VfL Bochum

16 April 2022 30	SC Freiburg	3–0	VfL Bochum	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kübler 5' Sallai 16', 53'	Report	Stafylidis 68'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

VfL Bochum v FC Augsburg

24 April 2022 31	VfL Bochum	0–2	FC Augsburg	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gamboa 90+6'	Report	Hahn 15' Gregoritsch 43' (pen.) Dorsch 47' Valentin 84' Gouweleeuw 90+6'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Borussia Dortmund v VfL Bochum

30 April 2022 32	Borussia Dortmund	3–4	VfL Bochum	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haaland 18' (pen.), 30' (pen.), 62' Bellingham 24' Brandt 55' Rothe 89' Papadopoulos 90+3'	Report	Polter 3' Holtmann 8' Losilla 31' Mašović 35' Locadia 81' Pantović 85' (pen.) Zoller 90+2'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Robert Hartmann

VfL Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld

6 May 2022 33	VfL Bochum	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Bochum
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter 22' Bello 89' (o.g.)	Report	Nilsson 35'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

14 May 2022 34	Union Berlin	3–2	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prömel 5' Awoniyi 25' (pen.), 88', 89' Michel 44' Trimmel 75'	Report	Tesche 24' Losilla 28' Zoller 55' Löwen 79'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

DFB-Pokal

Wuppertaler SV v VfL Bochum

7 August 2021 First round	Wuppertaler SV	1–2 (a.e.t.)	VfL Bochum	Wuppertal
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Šarić 23' Rodrigues-Pires 73' 120' Salau 100'	Report	Tesche 44', 111' Zoller 53' Leitsch 71' Pantović 118'	Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 4,490 Referee: Patrick Alt

VfL Bochum v FC Augsburg

27 October 2021 Second round	VfL Bochum	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	FC Augsburg	Bochum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pantović 12', 53' Polter 105'	Report	Strobl 48' Oxford 56' Hahn 57' Vargas 58' Zeqiri 65' Gregoritsch 92'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,220 Referee: Martin Petersen
	Penalties
	Rexhbeçaj Mašović Blum Polter Riemann		Gouweleeuw Finnbogason Strobl Gregoritsch Maier

VfL Bochum v Mainz 05

18 January 2022 Round of 16	VfL Bochum	3–1	Mainz 05	Bochum
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pantović 56' (pen.), 59' Löwen 80'	Report	Lee 14' Onisiwo 36' Barreiro 55' Bell 65' Stach 75'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 750 Referee: Felix Brych

VfL Bochum v SC Freiburg

2 March 2022 Quarter-finals	VfL Bochum	1–2 (a.e.t.)	SC Freiburg	Bochum
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Polter 64', 117'	Report	Petersen 51' Kübler 117' Sallai 120'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Statistics

As of 14 May 2022^[update]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Manuel Riemann	35	0	31	0	3+1	0
2	DF	CRC	Cristian Gamboa	27	1	20+3	1	3+1	0
3	DF	BRA	Danilo Soares	34	0	30	0	3+1	0
4	DF	SRB	Erhan Mašović	22	0	17+3	0	1+1	0
5	DF	SUI	Saulo Decarli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
6	MF	GER	Patrick Osterhage	15	0	6+7	0	2	0
7	FW	GER	Danny Blum	14	2	2+11	2	0+1	0
8	MF	FRA	Anthony Losilla (captain)	37	2	33	2	4	0
9	FW	GER	Simon Zoller	11	4	6+4	3	1	1
10	FW	JPN	Takuma Asano	31	3	20+7	3	2+2	0
11	DF	UGA	Herbert Bockhorn	18	0	7+11	0	0	0
14	FW	GER	Tom Weilandt	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Stafylidis	26	0	15+9	0	2	0
17	FW	PHI	Gerrit Holtmann	34	5	24+6	5	4	0
19	FW	NED	Jürgen Locadia	13	2	4+7	2	2	0
20	MF	GER	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	36	0	30+2	0	4	0
21	GK	GER	Michael Esser	4	0	3	0	1	0
22	FW	GHA	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	28	1	11+14	1	1+2	0
23	MF	GER	Robert Tesche	12	1	5+6	0	1	1
24	DF	GRE	Vasilis Lampropoulos	15	0	13	0	0+2	0
27	FW	SRB	Miloš Pantović	32	8	18+10	4	2+2	4
28	FW	GER	Luis Hartwig	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
29	DF	GER	Maxim Leitsch	22	1	17+2	1	3	0
32	FW	GER	Tarsis Bonga	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
34	GK	GER	Paul Grave	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	CGO	Silvère Ganvoula	10	0	0+9	0	0+1	0
37	DF	GER	Armel Bella-Kotchap	26	0	20+2	0	4	0
38	MF	GER	Eduard Löwen	28	3	15+11	2	0+2	1
40	FW	GER	Sebastian Polter	36	11	27+6	10	1+2	1
	MF	GHA	Raman Chibsah	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AZE	Baris Ekincier	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	HUN	Soma Novothny	6	1	0+6	1	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 14 May 2022^[update]

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	40	FW	Sebastian Polter	10	1	11
2	27	FW	Miloš Pantović	4	4	8
3	17	FW	Gerrit Holtmann	5	0	5
4	9	FW	Simon Zoller	3	1	4
5	10	FW	Takuma Asano	3	0	3
5	38	MF	Eduard Löwen	2	1	3
7	7	FW	Danny Blum	2	0	2
	8	MF	Anthony Losilla	2	0	2
	19	FW	Jürgen Locadia	2	0	2
11	2	DF	Cristian Gamboa	1	0	1
	15	FW	Soma Novothny	1	0	1
	22	FW	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	1	0	1
	23	MF	Robert Tesche	0	1	1
	29	DF	Maxim Leitsch	1	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1
Totals				38	8	46

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Men	2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification: Group J) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (League A) Hansi Flick
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Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg Greuther Fürth 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
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3. Liga	Viktoria Berlin Eintracht Braunschweig Borussia Dortmund II MSV Duisburg SC Freiburg II Hallescher FC TSV Havelse 1. FC Kaiserslautern Viktoria Köln 1. FC Magdeburg Waldhof Mannheim SV Meppen 1860 Munich Türkgücü München VfL Osnabrück 1. FC Saarbrücken SC Verl Wehen Wiesbaden Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau

Women's team seasons
Bundesliga	Werder Bremen SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	SG Andernach Borussia Bocholt MSV Duisburg SV Elversberg Eintracht Frankfurt II FSV Gütersloh SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 1899 Hoffenheim II FC Ingolstadt RB Leipzig SV Meppen Bayern Munich II 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Wolfsburg II