2011–12 VfB Stuttgart season
2011–12 season | |
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Manager | Bruno Labbadia |
Bundesliga | 6th |
DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Martin Harnik (17) All: Martin Harnik (17) |
The 2011–12 VfB Stuttgart season was the 119th season in the club's football history. They competed in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, in which they finished 6th as well as competing in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. It was Stuttgart's 35th consecutive season in the league, since having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1977.
Season summary[]
Stuttgart finished 6th in Bundesliga, and as a result, qualified for the Europa League. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal by Bayern Munich.
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season[]
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Competitions[]
Overview[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 6 August 2011 | 5 May 2012 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 44.12 |
DFB-Pokal | 29 July 2011 | 8 February 2012 | First round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 75.00 |
Total | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 47.37 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a] |
7 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ a b c The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal champions (Borussia Dortmund) and runners-up (Bayern Munich) qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, thus the three Europa League places were distributed through league positions.
DFB-Pokal[]
29 July 2011 First round | Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Wiesbaden |
20:30 CEST | Janjić ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
26 October 2011 Second round | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | FSV Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
20:30 CEST | Hemlein ![]() Cacau ![]() Traoré ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 18,270 Referee: Christian Leicher |
21 December 2011 Round of 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgart |
20:30 CET | Cacau ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,600 Referee: Peter Gagelmann |
8 February 2012 Quarter-finals | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
20:30 CET | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Florian Meyer |
Sources[]
- ^ "FootballSquads - VfB Stuttgart - 2011/12". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
Notes[]
- ^ Sakai was born in New York City, New York, United States, but was raised in Japan from the age of 2 and represented them at U-20 and U-23 level before making his international debut for Japan in September 2012.
- ^ Harnik was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Austria internationally through his father and represented them at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Austria in August 2007.
- ^ Kuzmanović was born in Thun, Switzerland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Serbia in March 2007.
- ^ Traoré was born in Villepinte, France, but also qualified to represent Guinea internationally and made his international debut for Guinea in August 2010.
- ^ Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but acquired German citizenship through residency in 2009 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.
- VfB Stuttgart seasons
- German football clubs 2011–12 season