The 2021–22 season was Karlsruher SC's 70th season in existence and the club's third consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal.
Background and pre-season
Karlsruher SC finished the 2020–21 season in 6th place, 10 points below the automatic promotion places and 12 points below the promotion play-off place.
Friendly matches +Pre-season match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance14:00SGV FreibergHome2–0Choi 81' o.g., Hofmann 85'50018:30Bahlinger SCAway0–0—50014:00Viktoria KölnNeutral5–1Wanitzek 56' pen., 72', 77', Kother 60', Hofmann 74'18:30FC KufsteinNeutral4–0Kobald 11', Schleusener 19', Batmaz 65', Cueto 70'20013:00Türkgücü MünchenNeutral0–0—016:30Zenit St. PetersburgNeutral1–3Gondorf 52' pen.30014:001. FC SaarbrückenHome1–0Hofmann 62'35015:30TSG HoffenheimAway0–5—13:00Mainz 05Away0–0—500
Competitions 2. Bundesliga
League table
Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition113:30Hansa RostockAway3–1Kobald 42', Hofmann 44', Jung 79'14,5003rd218:30Darmstadt 98Home3–0Hofmann 9', 79', Choi 76'9,7501st313:30SV SandhausenAway0–0—4,9082nd413:30Werder BremenHome0–0—10,0004th518:301. FC NürnbergAway1–2Batmaz 82'13,1206th613:30Holstein KielHome2–2Choi 39', Hofmann 88'10,0008th718:30Schalke 04Away2–1Choi 1', Wanikzek 88'24,0005th813:30FC St. PauliHome1–3Schleusener 79'12,5009th913:30Jahn RegensburgAway2–2Wanikzek 14', Thiede 51'8,79010th1013:30Erzgebirge AueHome2–1Schleusener 46', Hofmann 67'12,0007th1113:30Fortuna DüsseldorfAway1–3Wanitzek 22'22,4588th1213:30SC PaderbornHome2–4Schleusener 68', Hofmann 70'14,0399th1320:30Hamburger SVHome1–1Hofmann 18'20,00010th1413:30Ingolstadt 04Away1–1Kother 42'4,34810th1513:30Hannover 96Home4–0Choi 17', Gordon 27', Wanitzek 29', Hofmann 83'10,0009th1613:30Dynamo DresdenAway1–3Schleusener 52'010th1713:301. FC HeidenheimHome3–2Batmaz 8', 39', Wanitzek 56' pen.75010th1813:30Hansa RostockHome2–2Gordon 13', Hofmann 26'75010th1920:30Darmstadt 98Away2–2Gjasula 22' o.g., Schleusener 71'25010th2113:30Werder BremenAway1–2Hofmann 59'10,00011th2018:30SV SandhausenHome0–26,53211th2213:301. FC NürnbergHome4–1Hofmann 39', 59', Goller 55', Wanitzek 90' pen.9,26511th2313:30Holstein KielAway2–0O'Shaughnessy 16', Schleusener 67'7,9539th2413:30Schalke 04Home1–1Choi 34'15,0009th2513:30FC St. PauliAway1–3Hofmann 66'22,1589th2613:30Jahn RegensburgHome1–1Hofmann 70'13,2589th2718:30Erzgebirge AueAway3–0Hofmann 54', Wanitzek 67', Lorenz 85'6,619 9th2813:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome2–2Wanitzek 65' pen., Hofmann 83'17,907 9th2913:30SC PaderbornAway2–2Wanitzek 36', Hofmann 69'9,6529th3020:30Hamburger SVAway0–324,89210th3118:30Ingolstadt 04Home2–2Schleusener 69', Hofmann 75'16,6559th3218:30Hannover 96Away0–213,70012th3313:30Dynamo DresdenHome2–2Gondorf 65', Hofmann 74'18,64911th3415:301. FC HeidenheimAway0–210,59912th
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round18:30Bayer LeverkusenAway2–1Cueto 5', Choi 63'13,060Round of 1618:301860 MunichAway1–0Wanikzek 69' pen.Quarter-final18:30Hamburger SVAway2–3 Heise 40', Hofmann 50'25,000
Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFee8 June 2021MFLucas CuetoViktoria KölnUndisclosed8 June 2021MFFabio KaufmannEintracht BraunschweigUndisclosed11 June 2021DFPhilip HeiseNorwich CityFree25 June 2021FWFabian Schleusener1. FC NürnbergUndisclosed1 July 2021MFLeon Jensen(FSV Zwickau)Free20 July 2021GKNiklas Heeger(VfB Stuttgart II)Free
Loans in DatePositionNameClubReturn
Transfers out DatePositionNameToFee20 June 2021MFDavid TrivunicFC NöttingenUndisclosed30 June 2021DFDavid Pisot(SpVgg Unterhaching)Released30 June 2021DFAlexander Groiß(1. FC Saarbrücken)Released30 June 2021FWBabacar GueyeUnattachedReleased5 July 2021DFDirk CarlsonErzgebirge AueUndisclosed
Loans out DatePositionNameClubReturn7 July 2021DFLuca Bolay1. FC Nürnberg IIEnd of season
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