The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Arminia Bielefeld and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of German football. Arminia started the season with three draws, but at the end of October, after only two draws out of seven matches in the league (and a defeat in the second round of the DFB-Pokal) they were in danger of even losing touch to the 16th rank. They started November with 1–0 win away over VfB Stuttgart, their first win in the whole Bundesliga season. That match sort of stabilized Arminias performance. They even won 2–0 away over RB Leipzig in December, and after a 2–2 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in January they climbed up to the 16th rank after having been 17th for about three months. In February they even climbed up to the 14th rank after a 1–0 win over 1. FC Union Berlin. But this match was the last win in the season. Especially two draws and a defeat against the other relegation battlers FC Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC Berlin at home and a 4–0 defeat away at VfL Wolfsburg, at least partially a relegation battler in that season, let them fall to the 17th rank. They remained on the 17th rank even after the coach Frank Kramer was dismissed on 20 April^[1] and thus were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

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Arminia Bielefeld

2021–22 season
President	Hans-Jürgen Laufer
Head coach	Frank Kramer (until 20 April) Marco Kostmann (caretaker, from 20 April)
Stadium	Bielefelder Alm
Bundesliga	17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Masaya Okugawa (8) All: Masaya Okugawa (9)
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SC Verl v Arminia Bielefeld

3 July 2021 Friendly	SC Verl	3–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Verl, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rabihic 10' Sağlık 64', 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sportclub Arena

Arminia Bielefeld v Hannover 96

10 July 2021 Friendly	Arminia Bielefeld	1–0	Hannover 96	Bielefeld, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Serra 48'	Report		Stadium: Trainingsgelände DSC

Krasnodar v Arminia Bielefeld

18 July 2021 Friendly	Krasnodar	Cancelled	Arminia Bielefeld	Schwaz, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Silberstadt Arena

VfB Stuttgart v Arminia Bielefeld

23 July 2021 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Arminia Bielefeld	Kufstein, Austria
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Massimo 34', 39' Thommy 96' Sankoh 105', 114'	Report	Krüger 40' Nilsson 74'	Stadium: Kufstein Arena

Arminia Bielefeld v FC Twente

31 July 2021 Friendly	Arminia Bielefeld	1–1	FC Twente	Bielefeld, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klos  61', 67' Kunze  69' Brunner  80'	Report	Van Wolfswinkel 25' (pen.) Unnerstall  47' Troupée  56' Oosterwolde  66'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 3,713