The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Arminia Bielefeld and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of German football. Arminia started the season with three draws, but at the end of October, after only two draws out of seven matches in the league (and a defeat in the second round of the DFB-Pokal) they were in danger of even losing touch to the 16th rank. They started November with 1–0 win away over VfB Stuttgart, their first win in the whole Bundesliga season. That match sort of stabilized Arminias performance. They even won 2–0 away over RB Leipzig in December, and after a 2–2 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in January they climbed up to the 16th rank after having been 17th for about three months. In February they even climbed up to the 14th rank after a 1–0 win over 1. FC Union Berlin. But this match was the last win in the season. Especially two draws and a defeat against the other relegation battlers FC Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC Berlin at home and a 4–0 defeat away at VfL Wolfsburg, at least partially a relegation battler in that season, let them fall to the 17th rank. They remained on the 17th rank even after the coach Frank Kramer was dismissed on 20 April[1] and thus were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| President | Hans-Jürgen Laufer | |||
| Head coach | Frank Kramer (until 20 April) Marco Kostmann (caretaker, from 20 April) | |||
| Stadium | Bielefelder Alm | |||
| Bundesliga | 17th (relegated) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Masaya Okugawa (8) All: Masaya Okugawa (9) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
Out edit
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | SC Verl  | 3–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Verl, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportclub Arena |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | Hannover 96 | Bielefeld, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Trainingsgelände DSC |
| 18 July 2021 Friendly | Krasnodar  | Cancelled | Arminia Bielefeld | Schwaz, Austria |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Silberstadt Arena |
| 23 July 2021 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Arminia Bielefeld | Kufstein, Austria |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Kufstein Arena |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 |  FC Twente | Bielefeld, Germany |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 3,713 |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 14 August 2021 | 14 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 14.71 |
| DFB-Pokal | 7 August 2021 | 26 October 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 16.67 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 for the 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.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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.[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | −18 |
Source: DFB
Results by round edit
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[3]
| 14 August 2021 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 | SC Freiburg | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 13,750 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 21 August 2021 2 | Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Fürth |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 5,890 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 28 August 2021 3 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bielefeld |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 13,750 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 12 September 2021 4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Mönchengladbach |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 18 September 2021 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 13,750 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 25 September 2021 6 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 3 October 2021 7 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bielefeld |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 16,250 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 17 October 2021 8 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Augsburg |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 23 October 2021 9 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 30 October 2021 10 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–2 | Mainz 05 | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 19,477 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 6 November 2021 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 33,550 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 20 November 2021 12 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 19,801 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 27 November 2021 13 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Munich |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 4 December 2021 14 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 8,231 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 11 December 2021 15 | Hertha BSC | 2–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 14 December 2021 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Bielefeld |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 13,750 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 18 December 2021 17 | RB Leipzig | 0–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 8 January 2022 18 | SC Freiburg | 2–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 16 January 2022 19 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–2 | Greuther Fürth | Bielefeld |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 750 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 21 January 2022 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Frankfurt |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 5 February 2022 21 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 13 February 2022 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Sinsheim |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 19 February 2022 23 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 26 February 2022 24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 4 March 2022 25 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–1 | FC Augsburg | Bielefeld |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 19,460 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 13 March 2022 26 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Dortmund |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 19 March 2022 27 | Mainz 05 | 4–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 2 April 2022 28 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 26,011 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 9 April 2022 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,512 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 17 April 2022 30 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–3 | Bayern Munich | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 26,419 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 23 April 2022 31 | 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Cologne |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 30 April 2022 32 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 6 May 2022 33 | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bochum |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 14 May 2022 34 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | RB Leipzig | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 22,719 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
DFB-Pokal edit
| 7 August 2021 First round | SpVgg Bayreuth | 3–6 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bayreuth |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 26 October 2021 Second round | Mainz 05 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Arminia Bielefeld | Mainz |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
References edit
- ^ "DSC Arminia Bielefeld entbindet Kramer von seinen Aufgaben" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Bayern-Auftakt in Gladbach - Kracher im Dezember! Der Spielplan 21/22". Sky Sport (in German). 25 June 2021.