2021–22 SV Werder Bremen season

The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of SV Werder Bremen and the club's first season in the second division of German football since 1980–81. In addition to the domestic league, Werder Bremen participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Werder Bremen
2021–22 season
ChairmanMarco Bode
Chief ExecutiveFrank Baumann
Head CoachOle Werner
StadiumWeserstadion
2. Bundesliga2nd (promoted)
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marvin Ducksch (20)

All:
Marvin Ducksch (20)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 16 October 2021[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   CZE Jiří Pavlenka
3 DF   GER Anthony Jung
7 FW   GER Marvin Ducksch
8 DF   GER Mitchell Weiser (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
10 MF   GER Leonardo Bittencourt
11 FW   GER Niclas Füllkrug
13 DF   SRB Miloš Veljković
15 FW   CIV Roger Assalé (on loan from Dijon)
16 MF   GER Oscar Schönfelder
17 FW   GER Abdenego Nankishi
20 MF   AUT Romano Schmid
21 DF   TUR Ömer Toprak (captain)
22 MF   GER Niklas Schmidt
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   GER Nicolai Rapp
25 DF   KOR Kyu-hyun Park
26 DF   GER Lars Lukas Mai (on loan from Bayern Munich)
27 DF   GER Felix Agu
28 MF   BUL Ilia Gruev
29 FW   GER Nick Woltemade
30 GK   GER Michael Zetterer
32 DF   AUT Marco Friedl
34 MF   GER Jean-Manuel Mbom
36 DF   GER Christian Groß
39 DF   ITA Fabio Chiarodia
40 GK   GER Luca Plogmann
43 FW   GER Eren Dinkçi

Players out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GER Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler (to FC Nordsjaelland until 30 June 2022)
DF   GER Dominik Becker (to 1. FC Saarbrücken until 30 June 2023)
DF   GER Jan-Niklas Beste (to Jahn Regensburg until 30 June 2022)
MF   GER Yannik Engelhardt (to SC Freiburg II until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GER Benjamin Goller (to Karlsruher SC until 30 June 2022)
FW   GAM Kebba Badjie (to Hallescher FC until 30 June 2022)
FW   GER Luc Ihorst (to Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2022)
FW   GER Justin Njinmah (to Borussia Dortmund II until 30 June 2023)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
3 DF   Anthony Jung   Brøndby IF Free 1 July 2021 [3]
26 DF   Lars Lukas Mai Bayern Munich Loan 1 July 2021 [4]
23 MF   Nicolai Rapp Union Berlin €250,000 1 July 2021 [5]
7 FW   Marvin Ducksch Hannover 96 25 August 2021 [6]
15 FW   Roger Assalé Dijon Loan 27 August 2021 [7]
8 DF   Mitchell Weiser Bayer Leverkusen Loan 31 August 2021 [8]

Out edit

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
18 DF   Niklas Moisander   Malmö FF Free 1 July 2021 [9]
7 FW   Milot Rashica   Norwich City €11 million 1 July 2021 [10]
23 DF   Theodor Gebre Selassie   Slovan Liberec Free 1 July 2021 [9]
9 FW   Davie Selke Hertha BSC Loan return 1 July 2021 [11]
29 MF   Patrick Erras Holstein Kiel 2 July 2021 [12]
24 FW   Johannes Eggestein   Antwerp 5 August 2021 [13]
8 FW   Yuya Osako   Vissel Kobe 8 August 2021 [14]
19 FW   Josh Sargent   Norwich City €9.5 million 9 August 2021 [15]
18 GK   Stefanos Kapino Arminia Bielefeld 12 August 2021 [16]
5 DF   Ludwig Augustinsson   Sevilla 15 August 2021 [17]
35 MF   Maximilian Eggestein SC Freiburg 18 August 2021 [18]
6 MF   Kevin Möhwald Union Berlin 30 August 2021 [19]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 June 2021 Friendly Blau-Weiß Lohne   0–7   Werder Bremen Lohne, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Heinz-Dettmer-Stadion
30 June 2021 Friendly VfB Oldenburg   0–4   Werder Bremen Oldenburg, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion
4 July 2021 Friendly Werder Bremen   1–0   CSKA Sofia Zell am Ziller, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
7 July 2021 Friendly Werder Bremen   2–2   Zenit Saint Petersburg Zell am Ziller, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
13 July 2021 Friendly FC Oberneuland   0–12   Werder Bremen Bremen, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Marko Mock Arena
17 July 2021 Friendly Feyenoord   3–3   Werder Bremen Rotterdam, Netherlands
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
17 July 2021 Friendly Feyenoord   2–1   Werder Bremen Rotterdam, Netherlands
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
1 September 2021 Friendly Werder Bremen   2–0   Heracles Almelo Bremen, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
5 January 2022 Friendly Werder Bremen   3–0   Viktoria Berlin Bremen, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 0
8 January 2022 Friendly Hannover 96   2–2   Werder Bremen Hanover, Germany
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Franz Bokop

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 24 July 2021 15 May 2022 Matchday 1 2nd 34 18 9 7 65 43 +22 052.94
DFB-Pokal 7 August 2021 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 35 18 9 8 65 45 +20 051.43

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Schalke 04 (C, P) 34 20 5 9 72 44 +28 65 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Werder Bremen (P) 34 18 9 7 65 43 +22 63
3 Hamburger SV 34 16 12 6 67 35 +32 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Darmstadt 98 34 18 6 10 71 46 +25 60
5 FC St. Pauli 34 16 9 9 61 46 +15 57
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.[20]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 18 9 7 65 43  +22 63 8 6 3 29 17  +12 10 3 4 36 26  +10

Source: DFB

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWLDWWLLWLDDWDLWWWWWWWDWWLWDDDWLWW
Position7711973810810101089109974332111321222222
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[21]

24 July 2021 1 Werder Bremen 1–1 Hannover 96 Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
31 July 2021 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–3 Werder Bremen Düsseldorf
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 12850
Referee: Daniel Schlager
15 August 2021 3 Werder Bremen 1–4 SC Paderborn Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 21.000
Referee: Martin Petersen
21 August 2021 4 Karlsruher SC 0–0 Werder Bremen Karlsruhe
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
29 August 2021 5 Werder Bremen 3–0 Hansa Rostock Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 21.050
Referee: Daniel Siebert
11 September 2021 6 FC Ingolstadt 0–3 Werder Bremen Ingolstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 5,825
Referee: Tobias Welz
18 September 2021 7 Werder Bremen 0–2 Hamburger SV Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
26 September 2021 8 Dynamo Dresden 3–0 Werder Bremen Dresden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
1 October 2021 9 Werder Bremen 3–0 1. FC Heidenheim Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
17 October 2021 10 Darmstadt 98 3–0 Werder Bremen Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Florian Lechner
24 October 2021 11 SV Sandhausen 2–2 Werder Bremen Sandhausen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
30 October 2021 12 Werder Bremen 1–1 FC St. Pauli Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weserstadion
5 November 2021 13 1. FC Nürnberg 1–2 Werder Bremen Nuremberg
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
20 November 2021 14 Werder Bremen 1–1 Schalke 04 Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Weserstadion
27 November 2021 15 Holstein Kiel 2–1 Werder Bremen Kiel
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
3 December 2021 16 Werder Bremen 4–0 Erzgebirge Aue Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Weserstadion
10 December 2021 17 Jahn Regensburg 2–3 Werder Bremen Regensburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
19 December 2021 18 Hannover 96 1–4 Werder Bremen Hanover
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: HDI-Arena
15 January 2022 19 Werder Bremen 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Weserstadion
22 January 2022 20 SC Paderborn 3–4 Werder Bremen Paderborn
13:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Benteler-Arena
5 February 2022 21 Werder Bremen 2–1 Karlsruher SC Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
11 February 2022 22 Hansa Rostock 1–2 Werder Bremen Rostock
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ostseestadion
19 February 2022 23 Werder Bremen 1–1 FC Ingolstadt Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Referee: Robert Kampka
27 February 2022 24 Hamburger SV 2–3 Werder Bremen Hamburg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Referee: Daniel Siebert
6 March 2022 25 Werder Bremen 2–1 Dynamo Dresden Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Referee: Martin Thomsen
12 March 2022 26 1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 Werder Bremen Heidenheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Voith-Arena
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
19 March 2022 27 Werder Bremen 1–0 Darmstadt 98 Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Referee: Robert Schröder
3 April 2022 28 Werder Bremen 1–1 SV Sandhausen Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Referee: Robert Wessel
9 April 2022 29 FC St. Pauli 1–1 Werder Bremen Hamburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Referee: Florian Badstübner
17 April 2022 30 Werder Bremen 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Weiser   64' (Friedl)
Bittencourt   71'
Friedl   87'
Report Dovedan   24' (pen)
Tempelmann   72'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
23 April 2022 31 FC Schalke 04 1–4 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Windheim   31'
Drexler   37'
Terodde   88' (Churlinov)
Report Rapp   6'
Gruev   9'
Füllkrug   26' (Weiser)
Ducksch   51' (Füllkrug)   53' (Bittencourt)
Jung   67'
Bittencourt   84'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,271
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
29 April 2022 32 Werder Bremen 2–3 Holstein Kiel Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Füllkrug   2' (Weiser)
Ducksch   23' (pen)
Weiser   45'
Schmid   67'
Report Lorenz   23'
Füllkrug   45+2' (o.g.)
Mühling   56'
Jung   71' (o.g.)
Korb   82'   85'
Arslan   90+1'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Frank Willenborg
8 May 2022 33 FC Erzgebirge Aue 0–3 Werder Bremen Aue-Bad Schlema
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Carlson   15'
Jonjić   48'
Report Bittencourt   44'
Friedl   49' (Bittencourt)
Jung   89'
Füllkrug   90+2' (Schmidt)
Schmidt   90+6' (Füllkrug)
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 12,360
Referee: Benjamin Brand
15 May 2022 34 Werder Bremen 2–0 SSV Jahn Regensburg Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Referee: Felix Zwayer

DFB-Pokal edit

7 August 2021 First round VfL Osnabrück 2–0 Werder Bremen Osnabrück
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 5,341
Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Goalscorers edit

As of 15 May 2022
Rank Pos. No. Player 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW 7   Marvin Ducksch 20 0 20
2 FW 11   Niclas Füllkrug 19 0 19
3 DF 32   Marco Friedl 4 0 4
4 DF 3   Anthony Jung 3 0 3
Total 65 0 65

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