The 2021–22 season was SV Sandhausen's 106th season in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. The club finished 14th in the 2. Bundesliga The club also participated in the DFB-Pokal, in which they were eliminated in the first round.
Sanshausen finished the 2020–21 season in 15th place, one point above the relegation play-off place and three points above automatic relegation.[1] Joint managers Stefan Kulovits and Gerhard Kleppinger, who were appointed on 15 February after the dismissal of Michael Schiele, signed a contract with the club for the new season in May 2021.[2]
The club were managed jointly by Stefan Kulovits and Gerhard Kleppinger, but they were dismissed on 21 September, and replaced by Alois Schwartz the following day.[3]