The 2021–22 season was Holstein Kiel's 122nd season in existence and the club's fifth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.
Background
Kiel finished the 2020–21 season in 3rd place, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, but lost 5–2 to 1. FC Köln over two legs.
Friendly matches Kiel announced pre-season friendly matches against Randers FC on 2 July, Brøndby IF on 10 July, VfL Wolfsburg on 14 July and Hallescher FC on 17 July. +Friendly match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance15:30Randers FCHome1–2Mees 13'013:00Brøndby IFHome1–1Komenda 66'16:00VfL WolfsburgAway1–0Mühling 60'39914:00Hallescher FCAway2–2Sterner 69', Mees 88'2,00013:00Vejle BKHome1–2Benger 74'14:00Silkeborg IFHome0–0—0
Competitions 2. Bundesliga
League table
Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition113:30FC St. PauliAway0–3—8,90017th213:30Schalke 04Home0–3—4,10018th313:30Jahn RegensburgHome0–3—3,70018th418:30Fortuna DüsseldorfAway2–2Mühling 5', Skrzybski 65'16,34917th513:30Erzgebirge AueHome3–0Porath 29', Arp 37', Mees 81'3,84815th613:30Karlsruher SCAway2–2Mees 78', Bartels 80'10,00015th713:30Hannover 96Home0–3—8,12515th813:30SC PaderbornAway2–1Porath 51', Mees 78'6,65614th913:30Hansa RostockHome0–2—9,24015th1013:30FC IngolstadtAway1–1Pichler 14'9,40215th1113:30Darmstadt 98Home1–1Mühling 37' (pen.)7,00915th1220:30Hamburger SVAway1–1Pichler 46'39,54316th1318:30Dynamo DresdenHome2–1Pichler 65' (pen.), Reese 66'8,91913th1413:301. FC HeidenheimAway1–2Bartels 30'5,02116th1520:30Werder BremenHome2–1Mees 45', Pichler 65'11,52512th1613:301. FC NürnbergAway1–2Korb 88' 014th1713:30SV SandhausenHome2–2Pichler 19', Skrzybski 83'7,87915th1818:30FC St. PauliHome3–0Bartels 8', Porath 29', Pichler 45+1'8,70012th1913:30Schalke 04Away1–1Mühling 67'75013th2013:30Jahn RegensburgAway2–1Korb 35', Mühling 59' (pen.)011th2113:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome1–0Sterner 90+3'010thhttps://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-duesseldorf-2022-bundesliga-4721983/analyse2218:30Erzgebirge AueAway3–2Bartels 19', Gonther 38' o.g., Wriedt 90+3'4,78810thhttps://www.kicker.de/aue-gegen-kiel-2022-bundesliga-4721994/analyse2313:30Karlsruher SCHome0–2— 7,953 11thhttps://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-karlsruhe-2022-bundesliga-4722001/analyse2418:30Hannover 96Away0–2— 9,200 11thhttps://www.kicker.de/hannover-gegen-kiel-2022-bundesliga-4722012/analyse2518:30SC PaderbornHome3–4Arp 23', Mühling 81' (pen.), Pichler 88'9,17411thhttps://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-paderborn-2022-bundesliga-4722019/analyse2618:30Hansa RostockAway2–3Mühling 50, Rizzuto 71' o.g.21,25013thhttps://www.kicker.de/rostock-gegen-kiel-2022-bundesliga-4722033/analyse2713:30FC IngolstadtHome1–0Mühling 38' (pen.)9,16312thhttps://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-ingolstadt-2022-bundesliga-4722037/analyse2813:30Darmstadt 98Away1–3Wriedt 49'13,40012thhttps://www.kicker.de/darmstadt-gegen-kiel-2022-bundesliga-4722047/analyse2913:30Hamburger SVHome1–03013:30Dynamo DresdenAway0–0— 3113:301. FC HeidenheimHome1–13218:30Werder BremenAway3–23313:301. FC NürnbergHome3–03415:30SV SandhausenAway1–3
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round15:30SC Weiche Flensburg 08Away4–2 Arp 94' (pen.), Sander 105', Reese 120', Bartels 120+4'1,700Second round18:30TSG HoffenheimAway1–5Neumann 47'5,033
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFee1 July 2021MFMarcel BengerBorussia MönchengladbachFree1 July 2021MFJulian KorbFree17 August 2021MFLewis HoltbyBlackburn RoversFree30 August 2021FWBenedikt PichlerAustria Wien
Loans in DatePositionNameClubReturn
Transfers out DatePositionNameToFee1 July 2021DFJannik DehmHannover 96Released1 July 2021FWBenjamin GirthEintracht BraunschweigFree1 July 2021MFLee Jae-sungMainz 05Released1 July 2021MFJonas MeffertHamburger SV€500,0001 July 2021GKDominik Reimann1. FC MagdeburgFree1 July 2021FWJanni SerraArminia BielefeldFree13 July 2021FWMakana BakuGöztepe6 August 2021FWDavid AtangaKV Oostende22 August 2021FWLion LauberbachEintracht BraunschweigReleased
Loans out DatePositionNameClubReturn
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