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 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
, the second tier of German football, following their promotion from the
3. Liga
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
in the
2020–21 season. The club also participated in the
DFB-Pokal.
Background and pre-season
Ingolstadt finished 3rd in the
2020–21 3. Liga
The 2020–21 3. Liga was the 13th season of the 3. Liga. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 24 July 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postpon ...
, 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. They won the promotion play-offs 4–3 on aggregate against
VfL Osnabrück and were promoted as a result.
Pre-season
Competitions
2. Bundesliga
League table
Matches
DFB-Pokal
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Notes
References
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