2021–22 FC Ingolstadt 04 season

The 2021–22 season was FC Ingolstadt 04's 18th season in existence and the club's first season back in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, following their promotion from the 3. Liga in the 2020–21 season. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.

FC Ingolstadt 04

2021–22 season
Chairman	Peter Jackwerth
Manager	Tomas Oral
Stadium	Audi Sportpark
2. Bundesliga	18th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Filip Bilbija (7) All: Filip Bilbija (8)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Background and pre-season

Main article: 2020–21 FC Ingolstadt 04 season

Ingolstadt finished 3rd in the 2020–21 3. Liga, level on points with second-placed Hansa Rostock and losing out on automatic promotion as a result of their inferior goal difference, but they did qualify for the play-offs.^[1] They won the promotion play-offs 4–3 on aggregate against VfL Osnabrück and were promoted as a result.^[2]

Pre-season

Pre-season match details

Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
14	SV Sandhausen	34	10	11	13	42	54	−12	41
15	Jahn Regensburg	34	10	10	14	50	51	−1	40
16	Dynamo Dresden (R)	34	7	11	16	33	46	−13	32	Qualification for relegation play-offs
17	Erzgebirge Aue (R)	34	6	8	20	32	72	−40	26	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	FC Ingolstadt (R)	34	4	9	21	30	65	−35	21

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[3]
(R) Relegated

Matches

2. Bundesliga match details

Match	Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position	Ref.
1	24 July 2021	13:30	Dynamo Dresden	Away	0–3	—	7,102	17th	^[4]
2	31 July 2021	13:30	1. FC Heidenheim	Home	1–2	Bilbija 59'	3,360	15th	^[5]
3	15 August 2021	13:30	SV Darmstadt 98	Away	1–6	Kutschke 50'	4,506	17th	^[6]
4	22 August 2021	13:30	1. FC Nürnberg	Home	0–0	—	3,533	17th	^[7]
5	27 August 2021	18:30	SV Sandhausen	Away	2–0	Bibija 39', Kaya 87'	3,153	16th	^[8]
6	11 September 2021	13:30	Werder Bremen	Home	0–3	—	5,825	17th	^[9]
7	19 September 2021	13:30	FC St. Pauli	Away	1–4	Röhl 72'	13,917	17th	^[10]
8	25 September 2021	13:30	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Home	1–2	Kaya 90+3' pen.	4,572	17th	^[11]
9	3 October 2021	13:30	FC Schalke 04	Away	0–3	—	26,546	18th	^[12]
10	16 October 2021	13:30	Holstein Kiel	Home	1–1	Kutschke 46'	9,402	17th	^[13]
11	22 October 2021	18:30	Erzgebirge Aue	Away	0–1	—	7,349	18th	^[14]
12	31 October 2021	13:30	Jahn Regensburg	Home	0–3	—	7,024	18th	^[15]
13	6 November 2021	13:30	SC Paderborn 07	Away	1–2	Kaya 70'	6,625	18th	^[16]
14	21 November 2021	13:30	Karlsruher SC	Home	1–1	Kobald 27' o.g.	4,348	18th	^[17]
15	28 November 2021	13:30	Hamburger SV	Away	0–3	—	19,937	18th	^[18]
16	4 December 2021	13:30	Hansa Rostock	Away	1–1	Keller 41'	1,000	18th	^[19]
17	11 December 2021	13:30	Hannover 96	Home	1–2	Gaus 29'	0^[a]	18th	^[20]

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details

Round	Date	Time	Opponent	Venue	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First round	9 August 2021	18:30	FC Ingolstadt	Home	2–1	Bilbija 6', Kaya 79'	3,322	^[21]
Second round	26 October 2021	20:00	Borussia Dortmund	Away	0–2	—	25,130	^[22]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	Previous club^[b]	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	DF	Jan-Hendrik Marx	(Waldhof Mannheim)	Free transfer	^[23]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	Club	Return	Ref.

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	Subsequent club^[c]	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	FW	Caiuby		Released	^[24]
1 July 2021	MF	Robin Krauße		Released	^[24]
1 July 2021	DF	Bjørn Paulsen	(Hammarby IF)	Released	^[25]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	Club	Return	Ref.

Notes

1. Match played behind closed doors.
2. Brackets around club names denote the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Ingolstadt
3. Brackets around club names denote the player joined that club after his contract with Ingolstadt expired

References

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