The 2021–22 season was the 13th season in the existence of RB Leipzig and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, RB Leipzig participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. This was Jesse Marsch's first season as coach, succeeding Julian Nagelsmann before being sacked mid-season.
Players First-team squad
Players out on loan
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource 2 Strasbourg€15,000,00039 Monaco€15,000,00021 AjaxFree32 Dinamo ZagrebEnd of loan New York Red Bulls€1,820,00033 Eintracht Frankfurt€23,000,000 26 Barcelona€16,000,000
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource5 Bayern Munich€42,500,0006 Liverpool€41,500,00019 Borussia Mönchengladbach€9,500,00035 SC PaderbornLoan New York Red BullsLoan20 Udinese€3,000,00019 Real SociedadLoan11 Wolverhampton WanderersLoan7 Bayern Munich€15,000,00041 Leicester CityLoan21 AjaxLoan36 Red Bull BragantinoUndisclosed43Released47 Hallescher FCLoan26 ValenciaLoan35 Eintracht BraunschweigLoan New York Red BullsLoan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.
DFB-Pokal
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022. After being drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow, Leipzig received a bye to the next round following Spartak's expulsion by UEFA and FIFA due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.
Statistics Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal120MFChristopher Nkunku2047435233FWAndré Silva1123117310MFEmil Forsberg612211417MFDominik Szoboszlai62201059FWYussuf Poulsen6100764DFWilli Orbán2102527MFKonrad Laimer4100588MFAmadou Haidara3100425MFDani Olmo31004103DFAngeliño2001339DFBenjamin Henrichs3000312 22DFNordi Mukiele1010232DFJoško Gvardiol20002142DFMohamed Simakan1000123DFMarcel Halstenberg1000138FWHugo Novoa10001Own goals00000Totals72141510111
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