2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup
The 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for teams from the top six nations in European rugby. It was the 27th season of pan-European professional club rugby competition.
| 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England France Ireland Scotland Wales |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Date | 10 December 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 24 |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Attendance | 843,371 (14,056 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 42,067 - Leinster v Toulouse 14 May 2022 |
| Lowest attendance | 4,000 - Sale Sharks v Ospreys 23 January 2022 |
| Tries scored | 396 (6.6 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Johnny Sexton (Leinster) 65 points |
| Top try scorer(s) | James Lowe (Leinster) 10 tries |
| Final | |
| Venue | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
| Champions | La Rochelle (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Leinster |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 24-team, two pool tournament format adopted for the previous season remained.
This is the final year, under the current sponsorship deal, with Dutch beer brand Heineken, after a four-year deal was agreed starting from the 2018/19 season.
The tournament commenced in December 2021. On 28 May 2022, Stade Rochelais won the final at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, France, defeating Leinster 24 points to 21.