2021–22 SC Paderborn 07 season

SC Paderborn 07 2021–22 football season

SC Paderborn 072021–22 season

President| Elmar Volkmann
Head coach| Lukas Kwasniok
Stadium| Benteler-Arena
2\. Bundesliga| 7th
DFB-Pokal| First round

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The 2021–22 season was the 115th season in the existence of SC Paderborn 07 and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SC Paderborn participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

## Players

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### First-team squad

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

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1  | GK |  GER | Moritz Schulze
2  | DF |  GER | Uwe Hünemeier
3  | DF |  TOG | Frederic Ananou
4  | DF |  SUI | Jasper van der Werff (on loan from RB Salzburg)
5  | MF |  GER | Marcel Mehlem
6  | MF |  GER | Marco Schuster
7  | FW |  GER | Prince Osei Owusu
8  | MF |  GER | Ron Schallenberg (captain)
9  | MF |  GER | Kai Pröger
10  | MF |  GER | Julian Justvan
11  | FW |  GER | Sven Michel
12  | DF |  GER | Jesse Tugbenyo
13  | DF |  GER | Robin Yalçın
14  | MF |  GHA | Kelvin Ofori
15  | MF |  GER | Soufiane El-Faouzi
16  | MF |  GER | Johannes Dörfler
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17  | GK |  GER | Leopold Zingerle
18  | FW |  GER | Dennis Srbeny
21  | GK |  GER | Jannik Huth
22  | MF |  GER | Marco Stiepermann
23  | MF |  GER | Maximilian Thalhammer
24  | DF |  GER | Jannis Heuer
25  | DF |  POR | Marcel Correia
27  | FW |  ALB | Marvin Çuni (on loan from Bayern Munich II)
28  | DF |  GER | Jonas Carls
29  | DF |  NGA | Jamilu Collins
30  | MF |  KOS | Florent Muslija
35  | MF |  GER | Fabrice Hartmann (on loan from RB Leipzig)
36  | FW |  GER | Felix Platte
38  | MF |  GER | Adrian Oeynhausen
40  | DF |  GER | Justus Henke

### Players out on loan

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19  | FW |  AUS | John Iredale (at SV Wehen Wiesbaden)
-- | MF |  GER | Luca Marseiler (at Viktoria Köln)

## Transfers

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## Pre-season and friendlies

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Win Draw Loss Fixtures

SC Paderborn  v  SC Verl 26 June 2021 Friendly|  SC Paderborn  | 5–1|  SC Verl | Paderborn, Germany

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Hannover 96 v  SC Paderborn 3 July 2021 Friendly|  Hannover 96 | 1–1|  SC Paderborn | Hanover, Germany

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* Muslija 7' (pen.)

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* Justvan 74'

| Stadium: HDI-Arena
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SC Paderborn  v  Borussia Dortmund II 4 July 2021 Friendly|  SC Paderborn  | 2–4|  Borussia Dortmund II | Germany

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Ajax v  SC Paderborn 10 July 2021 Friendly|  Ajax | 4–1|  SC Paderborn | Oldenzaal, Netherlands

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12:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Haller 16'
* Kudus 38'
* Danilo 57'
* Labyad 78',  78'

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* Hünemeier 66'

| Stadium: Sportpark De Vondersweijde
Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof

SC Paderborn  v  Eintracht Braunschweig 14 July 2021 Friendly|  SC Paderborn  | 2–1|  Eintracht Braunschweig | Germany

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SC Paderborn  v  Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 July 2021 Friendly|  SC Paderborn  | 3–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Paderborn, Germany

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Hünemeier 13'
* Heuer 54'
* Srbeny 61'

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* Noß 58'

| Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: Thorben Siewer

FC Gütersloh v  SC Paderborn 3 September 2021 Friendly|  FC Gütersloh | 2–5|  SC Paderborn | Gütersloh, Germany

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* Klantzos 53'
* Kording 83'

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* Dag 2', 76'
* Owusu 4', 32', 68'

| Stadium: Heidewaldstadion

Borussia Dortmund v  SC Paderborn 7 October 2021 Friendly|  Borussia Dortmund | 0–3|  SC Paderborn | Dortmund, Germany

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16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |

* Platte 78', 89'
* Owusu 87'

| Stadium: Borussia Dortmund Trainingsgelände
Attendance: 400

1\. FC Köln v  SC Paderborn 10 November 2021 Friendly|  1\. FC Köln | 4–0|  SC Paderborn | Cologne, Germany

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13:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Schindler 23'
* Modeste 34'
* Wydra 65'
* Kainz 84'

|  |  | Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion

VfL Wolfsburg v  SC Paderborn 4 January 2022 Friendly|  VfL Wolfsburg | 5–4|  SC Paderborn | Wolfsburg, Germany

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14:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Weghorst 10', 25', 29'
* Philipp 22'
* Steffen 49'

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* Platte 34'
* Michel 37' (pen.)
* Yalçın 58'
* Pröger 81'

| Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder

SC Paderborn  v  SC Verl 8 January 2022 Friendly|  SC Paderborn  | 2–0|  SC Verl | Paderborn, Germany

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12:00 CET (UTC+1) |

* Srbeny 40'
* Platte 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Referee: Timo Gansloweit

## Competitions

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### Overall record

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
2\. Bundesliga | 24 July 2021  | 15 May 2022  | Matchday 1  | 7th  | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12  | 038.24
DFB-Pokal | 6 August 2021  | First round  | First round  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 000.00
Total  | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 46 | +11  | 037.14

Source: Soccerway

### 2\. Bundesliga

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Main article: 2021–22 2. Bundesliga

#### League table

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5  | FC St. Pauli | 34  | 16  | 9  | 9  | 61  | 46  | +15  | 57
6  | 1\. FC Heidenheim | 34  | 15  | 7  | 12  | 43  | 45  | −2  | 52
7  | SC Paderborn | 34  | 13  | 12  | 9  | 56  | 44  | +12  | 51
8  | 1\. FC Nürnberg | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 49  | 49  | 0  | 51
9  | Holstein Kiel | 34  | 12  | 9  | 13  | 46  | 54  | −8  | 45

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.[1]

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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34  | 13  | 12  | 9  | 56  | 44  |  +12  | 51  | 4  | 7  | 6  | 26  | 24  |  +2  | 9  | 5  | 3  | 30  | 20  |  +10

Source: DFB

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Ground| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| D| D| W| W| W| L| W| L| W| D| L| W| W| D| D| D| L| L| W| L| D| D| L| D| W| D| L| W| D| W| W| D| W| L
Position| 9| 11| 5| 3| 2| 2| 1| 4| 3| 4| 5| 4| 3| 3| 4| 4| 6| 9| 8| 9| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 7| 7| 6| 7

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[2]

1\. FC Heidenheim v SC Paderborn 24 July 2021 1|  1\. FC Heidenheim | 0–0|  SC Paderborn | Heidenheim

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Voith-Arena
Referee: Michael Bacher

SC Paderborn v 1\. FC Nürnberg 30 July 2021 2|  SC Paderborn | 2–2|  1\. FC Nürnberg | Paderborn

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Heuer 18'
* Michel 85'

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* Dæhli 54'
* Schäffler 58'

| Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Referee: Sven Jablonski

Werder Bremen v SC Paderborn 15 August 2021 3|  Werder Bremen | 1–4|  SC Paderborn | Bremen

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Schmidt 52'

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* Platte 9', 17'
* Michel 36'
* Schallenberg 55'

| Stadium: Weserstadion
Referee: Martin Petersen

SC Paderborn v FC St. Pauli 21 August 2021 4|  SC Paderborn | 3–1|  FC St. Pauli | Paderborn

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

Dynamo Dresden v SC Paderborn 29 August 2021 5|  Dynamo Dresden | 0–3|  SC Paderborn | Dresden

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |

* Michel 8'
* Pröger 24', 26'

| Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

SC Paderborn v Schalke 04 12 September 2021 6|  SC Paderborn | 0–1|  Schalke 04 | Paderborn

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |

* Terodde

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Erzgebirge Aue v SC Paderborn 19 September 2021 7|  Erzgebirge Aue | 1–4|  SC Paderborn | Aue

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Gueye 51'

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* Stiepermann 4', 48'
* Michel 26'
* Platte 38'

| Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion

SC Paderborn v Holstein Kiel 25 September 2021 8|  SC Paderborn | 1–2|  Holstein Kiel | Paderborn

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Porath
* Joshua Mees

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* Michel

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Fortuna Düsseldorf v SC Paderborn 3 October 2021 9|  Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–3|  SC Paderborn | Düsseldorf

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

SC Paderborn v Jahn Regensburg 15 October 2021 10|  SC Paderborn | 1–1|  Jahn Regensburg | Paderborn

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

SC Paderborn v Hamburger SV 22 October 2021 11|  SC Paderborn | 1–2|  Hamburger SV | Paderborn

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

Karlsruher SC v SC Paderborn 31 October 2021 12|  Karlsruher SC | 2–4|  SC Paderborn | Karlsruhe

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Wildparkstadion

SC Paderborn v FC Ingolstadt 6 November 2021 13|  SC Paderborn | 2–1|  FC Ingolstadt | Paderborn

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

Hannover 96 v SC Paderborn 19 November 2021 14|  Hannover 96 | 0–0|  SC Paderborn | Hanover

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: HDI-Arena

SC Paderborn v Hansa Rostock 28 November 2021 15|  SC Paderborn | 1–1|  Hansa Rostock | Paderborn

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

SV Sandhausen v SC Paderborn 4 December 2021 16|  SV Sandhausen | 1–1|  SC Paderborn | Sandhausen

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald

SC Paderborn v Darmstadt 98 11 December 2021 17|  SC Paderborn | 0–1|  Darmstadt 98 | Paderborn

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20:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

SC Paderborn v 1\. FC Heidenheim 18 December 2021 18|  SC Paderborn | 1–2|  1\. FC Heidenheim | Paderborn

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

1\. FC Nürnberg v SC Paderborn 15 January 2022 19|  1\. FC Nürnberg | 1–2|  SC Paderborn | Nuremberg

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion

SC Paderborn v Werder Bremen 22 January 2022 20|  SC Paderborn | 3–4|  Werder Bremen | Paderborn

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

FC St. Pauli v SC Paderborn 5 February 2022 21|  FC St. Pauli | 2–2|  SC Paderborn | St. Pauli

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

SC Paderborn v Dynamo Dresden 12 February 2022 22|  SC Paderborn | 0–0|  Dynamo Dresden | Paderborn

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Referee: Sven Jablonski

Schalke 04 v SC Paderborn 18 February 2022 23|  Schalke 04 | 2–0|  SC Paderborn | Gelsenkirchen

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18:30 CET (UTC+1) |

* Bülter 22'
* Churlinov 74'

|  |  | Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Referee: Florian Badstübner

SC Paderborn v Erzgebirge Aue 25 February 2022 24|  SC Paderborn | 3–3|  Erzgebirge Aue | Paderborn

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18:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Referee: Thorben Siewer

Holstein Kiel v SC Paderborn 4 March 2022 25|  Holstein Kiel | 3–4|  SC Paderborn | Kiel

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18:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Referee: Patrick Hanselbauer

SC Paderborn v Fortuna Düsseldorf 12 March 2022 26|  SC Paderborn | 1–1|  Fortuna Düsseldorf | Paderborn

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Referee: Michael Bacher

Jahn Regensburg v SC Paderborn 20 March 2022 27|  Jahn Regensburg | 1–0|  SC Paderborn | Regensburg

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13:30 CET (UTC+1) |  |  |  | Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
Attendance: 7,680
Referee: Martin Petersen

Hamburger SV v SC Paderborn 2 April 2022 28|  Hamburger SV | 1–2|  SC Paderborn | Hamburg

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 27,136
Referee: Martin Thomsen

SC Paderborn v Karlsruher SC 10 April 2022 29|  SC Paderborn | 2–2|  Karlsruher SC | Paderborn

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 9,652
Referee: Christof Günsch

FC Ingolstadt v SC Paderborn 17 April 2022 30|  FC Ingolstadt | 0–1|  SC Paderborn | Ingolstadt

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SC Paderborn v Hannover 96 24 April 2022 31|  SC Paderborn | 3–0|  Hannover 96 | Paderborn

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

Hansa Rostock v Werder Bremen 30 April 2022 32|  Hansa Rostock | 0–0|  Werder Bremen | Rostock

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13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Ostseestadion

SC Paderborn v SV Sandhausen 6 May 2022 33|  SC Paderborn | 2–0|  SV Sandhausen | Paderborn

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18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Benteler-Arena

Darmstadt 98 v SC Paderborn 15 May 2022 34|  Darmstadt 98 | 3–0|  SC Paderborn | Darmstadt

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15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |  |  |  | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

### DFB-Pokal

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Main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal

Dynamo Dresden v SC Paderborn 6 August 2021 First round|  Dynamo Dresden | 2–1|  SC Paderborn | Dresden

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Knipping 54'
* Kade 88'

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* Michel 60'

| Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 12,702
Referee: Christof Günsch

## References

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1. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
2. ^ "2. Fußball-Bundesliga - neuer Spielplan: Eröffnungsspiel Schalke gegen Hamburg". www.sportschau.de. 25 June 2021.

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SC Paderborn 07

General|

* Club
* Managers
* Players

Stadia|

* Benteler-Arena
* Hermann-Löns-Stadion

Seasons|

* 2012–13
* 2014–15
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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2021–22 in German football

« 2020–21

2022–23 »

League competitions|

| Men|

| Levels 1–3|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* 3\. Liga

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Level 4|

* Bayern
* Nord
* Nordost
* Südwest
* West

Level 5|

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bayern
* Bremen
* Hamburg
* Hessen
* Mittelrhein
* Niederrhein
* Niedersachsen
* Nordost
* Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Westfalen

Women|

* Bundesliga
* 2\. Bundesliga
* Regionalliga

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* DFB-Pokal (Final)
* DFL-Supercup
* Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)

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Women|

* DFB-Pokal
* Verbandspokal

European competitions|

| Men|

* Champions League
* Europa League
* Europa Conference League

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Women|

* Champions League

Related to national teams|

| Men|

* 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qualification: Group J)
* 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (League A)
* Hansi Flick

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Women|

* 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (Qualification: Group H)
* UEFA Women's Euro 2022
* 2022 Arnold Clark Cup
* Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Transfers|

| Men|

* Summer 2021
* Winter 2021–22

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Women|

* Summer 2021
* Winter 2021–22

Men's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* FC Augsburg
* Hertha BSC
* Union Berlin
* Arminia Bielefeld
* VfL Bochum
* Borussia Dortmund
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* Greuther Fürth
* 1899 Hoffenheim
* 1\. FC Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Mainz 05
* Borussia Mönchengladbach
* Bayern Munich
* VfB Stuttgart
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* Erzgebirge Aue
* Werder Bremen
* Darmstadt 98
* Dynamo Dresden
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* Hamburger SV
* Hannover 96
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* FC Ingolstadt
* Karlsruher SC
* Holstein Kiel
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* SC Paderborn
* Jahn Regensburg
* Hansa Rostock
* SV Sandhausen
* Schalke 04
* FC St. Pauli

3\. Liga|

* Viktoria Berlin
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Borussia Dortmund II
* MSV Duisburg
* SC Freiburg II
* Hallescher FC
* TSV Havelse
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Viktoria Köln
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Waldhof Mannheim
* SV Meppen
* 1860 Munich
* Türkgücü München
* VfL Osnabrück
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* SC Verl
* Wehen Wiesbaden
* Würzburger Kickers
* FSV Zwickau

Women's team seasons

Bundesliga|

* Werder Bremen
* SGS Essen
* Eintracht Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg
* 1899 Hoffenheim
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* 1\. FC Köln
* Bayer Leverkusen
* Bayern Munich
* Turbine Potsdam
* SC Sand
* VfL Wolfsburg

2\. Bundesliga|

* SG Andernach
* Borussia Bocholt
* MSV Duisburg
* SV Elversberg
* Eintracht Frankfurt II
* FSV Gütersloh
* SV Henstedt-Ulzburg
* 1899 Hoffenheim II
* FC Ingolstadt
* RB Leipzig
* SV Meppen
* Bayern Munich II
* 1\. FC Nürnberg
* VfL Wolfsburg II

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*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Wins
*[D]: Draws
*[L]: Losses
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Win %]: Winning percentage
*[Pos]: Position
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