2021–22 VfL Wolfsburg season
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2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | Volkswagen AG (of GmbH) | |||
Executive Director | Frank Witter | |||
Head coach | Mark van Bommel (until 24 October) Florian Kohfeldt (from 26 October) | |||
Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | |||
Bundesliga | 12th | |||
DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Lukas Nmecha (8) All: Lukas Nmecha (10) | |||
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The 2021–22 season was the 77th season in the existence of VfL Wolfsburg and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League, after finishing fourth in the previous Bundesliga season.
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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8 | MF | Aster Vranckx | Mechelen | €8,000,000 | 1 July 2021 | [3] |
17 | FW | Maximilian Philipp | Dynamo Moscow | €7,500,000 | [4] | |
3 | DF | Sebastiaan Bornauw | 1. FC Köln | €13,500,000 | 16 July 2021 | [5] |
10 | FW | Lukas Nmecha | Manchester City | €8,000,000 | 16 July 2021 | [6] |
22 | MF | Felix Nmecha | Free transfer | 21 July 2021 | [7] | |
7 | FW | Luca Waldschmidt | Benfica | €12,000,000 | 22 August 2021 | [8] |
28 | FW | Dodi Lukebakio | Hertha BSC | Loan | 30 August 2021 | [9] |
5 | DF | Micky van de Ven | Volendam | €3,500,000 | 31 August 2021 | [10] |
40 | DF | Kevin Paredes | D.C. United | €6,300,000 | 28 January 2022 | [11] |
9 | FW | Max Kruse | Union Berlin | €5,000,000 | 30 January 2022 | [12] |
23 | FW | Jonas Wind | Copenhagen | €12,000,000 | 31 January 2022 | [13] |
Out[edit]
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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5 | DF | Jeffrey Bruma | Free transfer | 1 July 2021 | ||
11 | MF | Felix Klaus | Fortuna Düsseldorf | €1,100,000 | [14] | |
39 | DF | Tim Siersleben | 1. FC Heidenheim | Loan | [15] | |
FW | Yun-sang Hong | SKN St. Pölten | Loan | 9 July 2021 | [16] | |
26 | FW | Ulysses Llanez | SKN St. Pölten | Loan | ||
35 | GK | Lino Kasten | SKN St. Pölten | Loan | ||
MF | Bryang Kayo | Viktoria Berlin | Loan | 30 July 2021 | ||
37 | MF | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | VfL Bochum | Loan | 2 August 2021 | [17] |
40 | MF | João Victor | Al Jazira | Undisclosed | 17 August 2021 | [18] |
29 | FW | Omar Marmoush | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | 30 August 2021 | [19] |
42 | MF | Dominik Marx | Free transfer | |||
43 | DF | Marcel Beifus | FC St. Pauli | €100,000 | [20] | |
7 | MF | Josip Brekalo | Torino | Loan | 31 August 2021 | [21] |
34 | DF | Marin Pongračić | Borussia Dortmund | Loan | [22] | |
41 | MF | Kobe Hernandez-Foster | Mutual contract termination | 1 September 2021 | [23] | |
38 | DF | Jannis Lang | Erzgebirge Aue | Undisclosed | 13 January 2022 | [24] |
14 | MF | Admir Mehmedi | Antalyaspor | Undisclosed | 16 January 2022 | [25] |
44 | MF | Marvin Stefaniak | Würzburger Kickers | Mutual contract termination | 17 January 2022 | [26] |
33 | FW | Daniel Ginczek | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Undisclosed | 29 January 2022 | [27] |
23 | MF | Joshua Guilavogui | Bordeaux | Loan | 30 January 2022 | [28] |
9 | FW | Wout Weghorst | Burnley | €14,000,000 | 31 January 2022 | [29] |
MF | Bryang Kayo | Nürnberg II | Loan |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
6 July 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Wolfsburg, Germany |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 390 Referee: Robert Schröder |
10 July 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–3 | Hansa Rostock | Wolfsburg, Germany |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 500 Referee: Felix Bickel |
14 July 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | Holstein Kiel | Wolfsburg, Germany |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 399 Referee: Robert Schröder |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Lyon | 4–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Lyon, France |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Groupama Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Romain Lissorgue |
24 July 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Monaco | Premstätten, Austria |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark Premstätten |
31 July 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Wolfsburg, Germany |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Harm Osmers |
1 September 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–3 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg, Germany |
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Referee: Robert Schröder |
6 October 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg, Germany |
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Referee: Robert Schröder |
10 November 2021 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Hansa Rostock | Wolfsburg, Germany |
13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 80 Referee: Rene Dose |
4 January 2022 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–4 | SC Paderborn | Wolfsburg, Germany |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
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 | 12th | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 35.29 |
DFB-Pokal | 8 August 2021 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
UEFA Champions League | 14 September 2021 | 8 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 16.67 |
Total | 41 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 31.71 |
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | |
13 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 42 | |
14 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 38 |
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.[30]
Notes:
- ^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.
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 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 33 | −15 |
Source: DFB
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[31]
14 August 2021 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
21 August 2021 2 | Hertha BSC | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 18,241 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
29 August 2021 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 12,058 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
11 September 2021 4 | Greuther Fürth | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Fürth |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
19 September 2021 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 9,266 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
25 September 2021 6 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 8,523 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
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 | Union Berlin | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
23 October 2021 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 10,251 Referee: Tobias Welz |
30 October 2021 10 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 20,132 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
6 November 2021 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 16,095 Referee: Marco Fritz |
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 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 13,281 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
4 December 2021 14 | Mainz 05 | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
11 December 2021 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
14 December 2021 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
17 December 2021 17 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Welz |
9 January 2022 18 | VfL Bochum | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
15 January 2022 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
23 January 2022 20 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
6 February 2022 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Greuther Fürth | Wolfsburg |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Martin Petersen |
12 February 2022 22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
19 February 2022 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 7,145 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
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 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,703 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
12 March 2022 26 | SC Freiburg | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Martin Petersen |
20 March 2022 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 16,554 Referee: Felix Brych |
3 April 2022 28 | FC Augsburg | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 23,143 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
9 April 2022 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,512 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
16 April 2022 30 | Borussia Dortmund | 6–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 79,200 Referee: Robert Schröder |
22 April 2022 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–0 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 19,055 Referee: Harm Osmers |
30 April 2022 32 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
7 May 2022 33 | 1. FC Köln | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
14 May 2022 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
DFB-Pokal[edit]
8 August 2021 First round | Preußen Münster | 2–0 (awd.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Münster |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 6,703 Referee: Christian Dingert | ||
Note: The match originally ended 3–1 for Wolfsburg after extra time. Wolfsburg used a total of six substitutes, while only five were allowed, and were disqualified after a protest by Preußen Münster.[32] |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[33]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LOSC | SAL | SEV | WOL | |
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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 | — |
14 September 2021 1 | Lille | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 34,314 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
29 September 2021 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Sevilla | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 11,733 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
20 October 2021 3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Salzburg, Austria |
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 29,520 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
2 November 2021 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Red Bull Salzburg | Wolfsburg, Germany |
18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 16,112 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
23 November 2021 5 | Sevilla | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Seville, Spain |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 28,663 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
8 December 2021 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Lille | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 6,544 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Champions League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | BEL | Koen Casteels | 34 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
12 | GK | AUT | Pavao Pervan | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | GER | Niklas Klinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | GK | GER | Philipp Schulze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | BRA | William | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | BEL | Sebastiaan Bornauw | 31 | 1 | 23+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | FRA | Maxence Lacroix | 36 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | NED | Micky van de Ven | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | BRA | Paulo Otávio | 11 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
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