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

Background

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, although they did qualify for the play-offs. They won the promotion play-offs 4–3 on aggregate against VfL Osnabrück and were promoted as a result.

Competitions 2. Bundesliga

League table

Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition124 July 202113:30Dynamo DresdenAway0–3—7,10217th231 July 202113:301. FC HeidenheimHome1–2Bilbija 59'3,36015th315 August 202113:30Darmstadt 98Away1–6Kutschke 50'4,50617th422 August 202113:301. FC NürnbergHome0–0—3,53317th527 August 202118:30SV SandhausenAway2–0Bilbija 39', Kaya 87'3,15316th611 September 202113:30Werder BremenHome0–3—5,82517th719 September 202113:30FC St. PauliAway1–4Röhl 72'13,91717th825 September 202113:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome1–2Kaya 90+3' pen.4,57217th93 October 202113:30Schalke 04Away0–3—26,54618th1016 October 202113:30Holstein KielHome1–1Kutschke 46'9,40217th1122 October 202118:30Erzgebirge AueAway0–1—7,34918th1231 October 202113:30Jahn RegensburgHome0–3—7,02418th136 November 202113:30SC PaderbornAway1–2Kaya 70'6,62518th1421 November 202113:30Karlsruher SCHome1–1Kobald 27' o.g.4,34818th1528 November 202113:30Hamburger SVAway0–3—19,93718th164 December 202113:30Hansa RostockAway1–1Keller 41'1,00018th1711 December 202113:30Hannover 96Home1–2Gaus 29'018th1818 December 202113:30Dynamo DresdenHome3–0Antonitsch 1', Ehlers 17' o.g., Bilbija 85'018th1916 January 202213:301. FC HeidenheimAway1–2Gebauer 47'50018th2022 January 202213:30Darmstadt 98Home0–2—018th214 February 202218:301. FC NürnbergAway5–0Pick 13', Eckert 17', Bilbija 41', Schmidt 49', Sulejmani 80'10,00018th2213 February 202213:30SV SandhausenHome0–0—4,24718th2319 February 202213:30Werder BremenAway1–1Bilbija 85'15,00017th2426 February 202213:30FC St. PauliHome1–3Eckert 34'5,51118th256 March 202213:30Fortuna DüsseldorfAway0–3—15,20018th2613 March 202213:30Schalke 04Home0–3—7,59318th2720 March 202213:30Holstein KielAway0–1—9,16318th281 April 202218:30Erzgebirge AueHome3–2Schmidt 24', Musliu 28', Poulsen 90+1'4,18918th298 April 202218:30Jahn RegensburgAway1–1Guwara 36' o.g.12,08917th3017 April 202213:30SC PaderbornHome0–1—4,21918th3122 April 202218:30Karlsruher SCAway2–2Schmidt 24' pen., Bilbija 46'16,65518th3230 April 202213:30Hamburger SVHome0–4—8,08118th337 May 202213:30Hansa RostockHome0–0—6,37118th3415 May 202215:30Hannover 96Away2–3Sulejmani 11', Bilbija 75'22,30018th

DFB-Pokal

+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round9 August 202118:30FC IngolstadtHome2–1Bilbija 6', Kaya 79'3,322Second round26 October 202120:00Borussia DortmundAway0–2—25,130

Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNamePrevious clubFee1 July 2021DFJan-Hendrik Marx(Waldhof Mannheim)Free transfer

Loans in DatePositionNameClubReturn

Transfers out DatePositionNameSubsequent clubFee1 July 2021FWCaiubyReleased1 July 2021MFRobin KraußeReleased1 July 2021DFBjørn Paulsen(Hammarby IF)Released

Loans out DatePositionNameClubReturn

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