| Club: | Gent |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Ownertitle: | Chairman |
| Owner: | Ivan De Witte |
| Chrtitle: | Managing director |
| Chairman: | Michel Louwagie |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Manager: | Hein Vanhaezebrouck |
| Stadium: | Ghelamco Arena |
| League: | First Division A |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Belgian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners |
| Cup2: | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Tarik Tissoudali (20) |
| Season Topscorer: | Tarik Tissoudali (26) |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 season was the 119th season in the existence of K.A.A. Gent and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Gent participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
| Date | Name | Moving from | Moving to | Fee | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | Louis Fortin | Free[2] | |||
| 1 July 2021 | Free[3] | ||||
| 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed[4] | ||||
| 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed[5] | ||||
| 1 July 2021 | Free[6] | ||||
| 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed[7] | ||||
| 5 July 2021 | Undisclosed[8] | ||||
| 6 July 2021 | Undisclosed[9] | ||||
| 8 July 2021 | Undisclosed[10] | ||||
| 9 July 2021 | Undisclosed[11] | ||||
| 15 July 2021 | Undisclosed[12] | ||||
| 31 July 2021 | Undisclosed[13] | ||||
| 3 August 2021 | Undisclosed[14] | ||||
| 9 August 2021 | Loan[15] | ||||
| 12 August 2021 | Loan[16] | ||||
| 24 August 2021 | Undisclosed[17] | ||||
| 31 August 2021 | Undisclosed[18] | ||||
See main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A.
The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[19]
See main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup.
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021.[20]
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021.[21]
The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021.[22]
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[23]
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022.[24]
Last updated on 10 April 2022|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club|}
| Player | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Conference League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 34 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 25 | ||
| 2 | FW | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 3 | MF | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | MF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| FW | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 5 | DF | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 6 | MF | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MF | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 9 | DF | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| MF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 10 | DF | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 9 | 17 | 85 | ||||