2021–22 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

The 2021–22 season was the 122nd season in the existence of Borussia Mönchengladbach and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Mönchengladbach participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Borussia Mönchengladbach
2021–22 season
PresidentRolf Königs
Head coachAdi Hütter
StadiumBorussia-Park
Bundesliga10th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jonas Hofmann (12)

All:
Jonas Hofmann (12)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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   SUI Yann Sommer (vice-captain)
4 DF   FRA Mamadou Doucouré
5 DF   GER Marvin Friedrich
6 MF   GER Christoph Kramer
7 FW   GER Patrick Herrmann
10 FW   FRA Marcus Thuram
13 MF   GER Lars Stindl (captain)
14 FW   FRA Alassane Pléa
15 DF   GER Jordan Beyer
17 DF   FRA Kouadio Koné
18 DF   AUT Stefan Lainer
20 DF   GER Luca Netz
21 GK   GER Tobias Sippel
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   SVK László Bénes
23 MF   GER Jonas Hofmann
24 DF   GER Tony Jantschke
25 DF   ALG Ramy Bensebaini
28 DF   GER Matthias Ginter
29 DF   USA Joe Scally
30 DF   SUI Nico Elvedi
32 MF   GER Florian Neuhaus
34 MF   IRL Conor Noß
36 FW   SUI Breel Embolo
37 FW   ENG Keanan Bennetts
41 GK   GER Jan Olschowsky
46 GK   GER Jonas Kersken

Players out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GER Torben Müsel (on loan to KAS Eupen until 30 June 2022)
GK   GER Moritz Nicolas (on loan to Viktoria Köln until 30 June 2022)
DF   DEN Andreas Poulsen (on loan to FC Ingolstadt until 30 June 2022)
MF   POR Famana Quizera (on loan to Académico Viseu until 30 June 2022)
MF   GER Rocco Reitz (on loan to Sint-Truiden until 30 June 2022)
MF   AUT Hannes Wolf (on loan to Swansea City until 30 June 2022)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
11 MF   Hannes Wolf   RB Leipzig €9,500,000 1 July 2021 [2]
20 DF   Luca Netz   Hertha BSC €4,000,000 6 August 2021 [3]
5 DF   Marvin Friedrich   Union Berlin €5,500,000 11 January 2022 [4]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
16 MF   Ibrahima Traoré Free 1 July 2021 [5]
17 DF   Oscar Wendt   IFK Göteborg Free [6]
20 FW   Julio Villalba Free [7]
31 GK   Max Grün   Viktoria Aschaffenburg Free [8]
GK   Moritz Nicolas   Viktoria Köln Loan 15 July 2021 [9]
3 DF   Michael Lang   Basel Undisclosed 19 July 2021 [10]
43 MF   Rocco Reitz   Sint-Truiden Loan 3 August 2021 [11]
40 DF   Andreas Poulsen   FC Ingolstadt Loan 19 August 2021 [12]
27 MF   Famana Quizera   Académico Viseu Loan 1 September 2021 [13]
26 MF   Torben Müsel   KAS Eupen Loan 18 January 2022 [14]
11 MF   Hannes Wolf   Swansea City Loan 20 January 2022 [15]
8 MF   Denis Zakaria   Juventus €8,600,000 31 January 2022 [16]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 July 2021 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach   2–2   Viktoria Köln Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RSV-Stadion
Attendance: 990
Referee: Niklas Dardenne
17 July 2021 Friendly SC Paderborn   3–1   Borussia Mönchengladbach Paderborn, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Thorben Siewer
24 July 2021 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach   1–0   Metz Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 630
Referee: Kevin Domnick
28 July 2021 Friendly Bayern Munich   0–2   Borussia Mönchengladbach Munich, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Wolf   60'
  • Wenzel   77'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Referee: Robert Hartmann
31 July 2021 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach   2–1   Groningen Mönchengladbach, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 5,000
8 January 2022 Friendly Borussia Mönchengladbach   2–3   Viktoria Köln Mönchengladbach, Germany
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fohlenplatz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robin Braun
11 May 2022 Global Tour for Peace Borussia Mönchengladbach   1–2   Ukraine Mönchengladbach, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia Park
Attendance: 20,223
Referee: Denys Shurman

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 13 August 2021 14 May 2022 Matchday 1 10th 34 12 9 13 54 61 −7 035.29
DFB-Pokal 9 August 2021 19 January 2022 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 37 14 9 14 60 64 −4 037.84

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 for the Champions League group stage[a]
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 12 6 16 43 54 −11 42
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.[17]
Notes:
  1. ^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.

Results summary edit

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 9 13 54 61  −7 45 8 4 5 33 27  +6 4 5 8 21 34  −13

Source: DFB

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLWLWWDLWDWLLLLDWLLDWLDLWWDWLDWDW
Position71415111611101012109911131314141212121313131314141112111111101010
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[18]

13 August 2021 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 22,925
Referee: Marco Fritz
21 August 2021 2 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 15,105
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
29 August 2021 3 Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 11,006
Referee: Felix Brych
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 FC Augsburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
25 September 2021 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 Borussia Dortmund Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
2 October 2021 7 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Frank Willenborg
16 October 2021 8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 41,608
Referee: Felix Brych
23 October 2021 9 Hertha BSC 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
31 October 2021 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 VfL Bochum Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,361
Referee: Tobias Reichel
5 November 2021 11 Mainz 05 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
20 November 2021 12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 Greuther Fürth Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 38,621
Referee: Benjamin Brand
27 November 2021 13 1. FC Köln 4–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
5 December 2021 14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–6 SC Freiburg Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,025
Referee: Robert Hartmann
11 December 2021 15 RB Leipzig 4–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
15 December 2021 16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,028
Referee: Martin Petersen
18 December 2021 17 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 750
Referee: Sven Jablonski
7 January 2022 18 Bayern Munich 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
15 January 2022 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
22 January 2022 20 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 Union Berlin Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Felix Brych
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
12 February 2022 22 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 FC Augsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
20 February 2022 23 Borussia Dortmund 6–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Dortmund
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 February 2022 24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tobias Reichel
5 March 2022 25 VfB Stuttgart 3–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
12 March 2022 26 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Hertha BSC Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 30,675
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 March 2022 27 VfL Bochum 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bochum
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
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.[19] On 24 March, the DFB Sports Court awarded the match as a 2–0 win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[20]
3 April 2022 28 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Mainz 05 Mönchengladbach
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 44,156
Referee: Daniel Schlager
9 April 2022 29 Greuther Fürth 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: Tobias Stieler
16 April 2022 30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 1. FC Köln Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,042
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
23 April 2022 31 SC Freiburg 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,700
Referee: Benjamin Brand
2 May 2022 32 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 35,324
Referee: Martin Petersen
8 May 2022 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Felix Zwayer
14 May 2022 34 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,395
Referee: Harm Osmers

DFB-Pokal edit

9 August 2021 First round 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Kaiserslautern
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
27 October 2021 Second round Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 Bayern Munich Mönchengladbach
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 January 2022 Round of 16 Hannover 96 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hanover
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Florian Badstübner

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   SUI Yann Sommer 36 0 33 0 3 0
21 GK   GER Tobias Sippel 1 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK   GER Jan Olschowsky 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 GK   GER Jonas Kersken 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF   FRA Mamadou Doucouré 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   GER Marvin Friedrich 9 0 7+1 0 1 0
15 DF   GER Jordan Beyer 18 0 15+2 0 1 0
17 DF   FRA Kouadio Koné 29 3 26+1 2 2 1
18 DF   AUT Stefan Lainer 23 1 19+2 1 2 0
20 DF   GER Luca Netz 26 0 17+7 0 0+2 0
24 DF   GER Tony Jantschke 3 0 3 0 0 0
25 DF   ALG Ramy Bensebaini 24 6 22+1 4 1 2
28 DF   GER Matthias Ginter 31 1 27+1 1 3 0
29 DF   USA Joe Scally 33 1 20+10 1 3 0
30 DF   SUI Nico Elvedi 31 1 28 1 3 0
Midfielders
6 MF   GER Christoph Kramer 19 0 7+11 0 1 0
13 MF   GER Lars Stindl 29 5 19+7 4 3 1
22 MF   SVK László Bénes 14 0 2+11 0 1 0
23 MF   GER Jonas Hofmann 28 12 24+2 12 1+1 0
32 MF   GER Florian Neuhaus 31 4 23+5 4 2+1 0
34 MF   IRL Conor Noß 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   GER Patrick Herrmann 26 0 5+18 0 1+2 0
10 FW   FRA Marcus Thuram 23 3 9+12 3 1+1 0
14 FW   FRA Alassane Pléa 36 10 24+9 10 1+2 0
36 FW   SUI Breel Embolo 31 11 24+5 9 1+1 2
37 MF   ENG Keanan Bennetts 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
8 MF   SUI Denis Zakaria 18 2 15+1 2 1+1 0
11 MF   AUT Hannes Wolf 8 0 2+5 0 1 0
26 MF   GER Torben Müsel 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
27 MF   POR Famana Quizera 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF   DEN Andreas Poulsen 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 14 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

Rank Pos. No. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 MF 23   Jonas Hofmann 12 0 12
2 FW 36   Breel Embolo 9 2 11
3 FW 14   Alassane Pléa 10 0 10
4 DF 25   Ramy Bensebaini 4 2 6
5 MF 13   Lars Stindl 4 1 5
6 MF 32   Florian Neuhaus 4 0 4
7 FW 10   Marcus Thuram 3 0 3
DF 17   Kouadio Koné 2 1 3
9 MF 8   Denis Zakaria 2 0 2
10 DF 18   Stefan Lainer 1 0 1
DF 28   Matthias Ginter 1 0 1
DF 29   Joe Scally 1 0 1
DF 30   Nico Elvedi 1 0 1
Totals 54 6 60

References edit

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