2011–12 in German football

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Football in Germany
Season2011–12
Men's football
BundesligaBorussia Dortmund
2. BundesligaSpVgg Greuther Fürth
3. LigaSV Sandhausen
DFB-PokalBorussia Dortmund
DFL-SupercupSchalke 04
Women's football
Frauen-BundesligaTurbine Potsdam
DFB-PokalBayern Munich
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The 2011–12 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Germany.

Diary of the season[]

  • 15 July 2011 – The professional season begins with the first matchday of the .[1]
  • 29 July–1 August 2011 – The first matches in the DFB-Pokal are played,[1] resulting in the elimination of two Bundesliga clubs. VfL Wolfsburg lose 3–2 against Regionalliga club RB Leipzig,[2] and SC Freiburg lose to 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching by the same score.[3]
  • 5 August 2011 – The Bundesliga season starts[1] with a match between Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV. The defending champions win the match 3–1.[4]
  • 13 September 2011 – In last place in the 2. Bundesliga, Alemannia Aachen sacks manager Peter Hyballa.[5] Hyballa had taken the reins in Aachen at the beginning of the previous season.
  • 14 September 2011 – Just one spot ahead of Aachen, VfL Bochum relieves Friedhelm Funkel from his duties as manager.[6] Like Hyballa in Aachen, Funkel had started as manager in Bochum at the beginning of the previous season following the club's relegation from the top flight. Former FC St. Pauli and Hannover 96 manager Andreas Bergmann is hired the following day to fill the vacancy.[7]
  • 19 September 2011 – Four days after being sacked in Bochu, Friedhelm Funkel takes over the vacant manager's position at Alemannia Aachen.[8]
  • 19 September 2011 – At risk of being relegated from the top flight for the first time in the club's history, Hamburger SV sacks manager Michael Oenning. Originally signed as assistant manager, Oenning had taken the manager's position following the sacking of Armin Veh six months prior. Rodolfo Cardoso, manager of the HSV reserves, takes over as caretaker.[9]
  • 22 September 2011 – Suffering from burnout, Ralf Rangnick resigns as manager of FC Schalke 04.[10] Rangnick's six months in charge of Schalke, following the sacking of Felix Magath, included a victory in the 2011 DFB-Pokal Final.[11]
  • 27 September 2011 – In his second stint at Schalke, Dutchmen Huub Stevens fills the managerial post vacated by Ralf Rangnick.[12] In addition to having managed Schalke over the turn of the millennium, Stevens previous engagements in Germany include Hertha BSC, 1. FC Köln, and Hamburger SV.
  • 13 October 2011 – After sport director Frank Arnesen took over from Rodolf Cardoso for a week, Thorsten Fink transfers from FC Basel to take over as manager of Hamburger SV.[13] Fink had won the Swiss Super League with Basel the previous season.
  • 28 October 2011 – Having won only one of the previous six matches in the 2. Bundesliga, then losing the second round of the DFB-Pokal to Regionalliga club Holstein Kiel,[14] MSV Duisburg sacks Milan Šašić as manager. Šašić had led the club to a cup final the previous season. Goalkeeping coach Oliver Reck replaces him on the bench.[15]
  • 31 October 2011 – Rainer Scharinger loses his job as Karlsruher SC manager, following a ten-game winless streak.[16] Scharinger had assumed the post in March 2011, and managed the club clear of relegation in the previous season.
  • 6 November 2011 – Norwegian manager Jørn Andersen returns to Germany to take the reins at Karlsruher SC.[17] Andersen had previously managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Kickers Offenbach, and had led 1. FSV Mainz 05 to promotion to the Bundesliga. Most recently, he managed Greek Super League club AEL Larissa.
  • 9 November 2011 – In dead last in the 2. Bundesliga, FC Ingolstadt 04 sacks manager Benno Möhlmann.[18] Möhlmann was hired as manager almost exactly one year prior. The following day, former FSV Frankfurt manager Tomas Oral was hired to replace him.[19]
  • 6 December 2011 – Having lost four of the six previous games, drawing the other two, F.C. Hansa Rostock sacks Peter Vollmann as manager.[20] Hansa had won promotion to the 2nd division under Vollmann the previous season. The following day, Hansa hired Wolfgang Wolf to fill the post.[21] Wolf has Bundesliga experience, having managed VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC Nürnberg, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the top flight.
  • 8 December 2011 – By mutual consent, Energie Cottbus and Claus-Dieter Wollitz dissolve their contract.[22] Wollitz had managed Cottbus in the two previous seasons.
  • 17 December 2011 – Following a nine-match winless streak, FSV Frankfurt sacks Hans-Jürgen Boysen.[23] Boysen had been manager of FSV Frankfurt for two years, avoiding relegation with the club twice.
  • 18 December 2011 – With two matches left to play before the break, Hertha BSC sacks manager Markus Babbel.[24] The club made it clear that this was due to internal disputes and not the club's poor showing in the league. Babbel had taken charge at Hertha at the beginning of the previous season, and led the club to promotion back to the top flight.
  • 21 December 2011FSV Frankfurt hires Benno Möhlmann as manager.[25] Möhlmann had previously held several manegerial posts in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, and had been sacked as manager of FC Ingolstadt 04 just six weeks prior.
  • 22 December 2011 – Having played the remaining games before the break under interim manager Rainer Widmayer, Hertha BSC announces Michael Skibbe has been hired to fill the vacant managerial post.[26] His playing career having been cut-short by injury, Skibbe had been the youngest ever manager of a Bundesliga club.
  • 29 December 2011 – Going into the winter break in last place in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg replaces manager Marcus Sorg with assistant manager Christian Streich.[27] Sorg had been assistant manager under Robin Dutt, and replaced him as manager when he left the club at the beginning of the season. For Streich, it would be his first managerial post.
  • 9 February 2012 – Having won only two of the previous ten matches, 1899 Hoffenheim sacks Holger Stanislawski as manager.[28] Stanislawski had taken over the club at the beginning of the season following five years at FC St. Pauli which included a promotion to the Bundesliga.
  • 10 February 20121899 Hoffenheim hire Markus Babbel to fill the vacant manager's post.[29] Babbel had been sacked by Hertha BSC just six weeks prior. His previous accomplishments include winning promotion to the Bundesliga in Berlin, and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League with VfB Stuttgart.
  • 12 February 2012 – After five losses in as many matches, Hertha BSC sacks Michael Skibbe, who had taken over the club over the winter break.[30]
  • 18 February 2012Hertha BSC hire Otto Rehhagel as manager.[31] Rehhagel had played for Hertha in the first ever Bundesliga season. More recently, he had led the Greek national team to a title at UEFA Euro 2004.
  • 21 February 2012 – At risk of being relegated to the 3. Liga, FC Erzgebirge Aue sacks Rico Schmitt.[32] It had been Schmitt's first professional managerial post, which had held since 2009. The following day, the club hires Karsten Baumann, who had previously managed VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga, to replace Schmitt.[33]
  • 20 March 2012 – Having not won a single league match since November, 1. FC Kaiserslautern sacks manager Marco Kurz.[34] Kurz had assumed the post at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, and led the club to promotion to the Bundesliga that year.
  • 22 March 20121. FC Kaiserslautern announce the signing of Krasimir Balakov as manager, to replace Marco Kurz.[35] Balakov had previously managed professional clubs in Switzerland, Croatia, and his native Bulgaria.
  • 26 March 2012 – Second to last in the 2. Bundesliga and at risk of relegation, Karlsruher SC sacks Jørn Andersen[36] as manager. The Norwegian got the job five months earlier. Reserve manager Markus Kauczinski takes over the post.
  • 1 April 2012 – In sixth place and likely to miss the goal of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen sack Robin Dutt as manager.[37] Dutt had taken the reins in Leverkusen at the beginning of the season after Jupp Heynckes transferred to Bayern Munich. Sami Hyypiä, manager of the Finish national team, is hired to manage the club until the end of the season. Hyypiä had ended his playing career, playing for Leverkusen, at the end of the previous season.
  • 1 April 2012 – Having fallen to 17th place in the 2. Bundesliga after losing five consecutive matches, Alemannia Aachen sacks Friedhelm Funkel.[38] For Aachen, this was the second time they had sacked a manager this season, and for Funkel, the second time he had been sacked as manager.
  • 12 April 20121. FC Köln sack manager Ståle Solbakken.[39] For Solbakken, who had taken over in Cologne at the beginning of the season, this was his first managerial stint in Germany. Former manager Frank Schaefer is rehired to fill the vacancy.

Men's national team[]

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches[]

10 August 2011 Germany  3 – 2  Brazil Stuttgart, Germany
20:45 CEST Schweinsteiger Goal 61' (pen.)
Götze Goal 67'
Schürrle Goal 80'
report Goal 71' (pen.) Robinho
Goal 90' Neymar
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,767
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
6 September 2011 Poland  2 – 2  Germany Gdańsk, Poland
20:45 CEST Lewandowski Goal 55'
Błaszczykowski Goal 90' (pen.)
report Goal 68' (pen.) Kroos
Goal 90' Cacau
Stadium: PGE Arena
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
11 November 2011 Ukraine  3 – 3  Germany Kiev, Ukraine
20:45 CET Yarmolenko Goal 28'
Konoplyanka Goal 36'
Nazarenko Goal 45'
Report Goal 38' Kroos
Goal 65' Rolfes
Goal 77' Müller
Stadium: Olimpiysky National Sports Complex
Attendance: 69,720
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
15 November 2011 Germany  3 – 0  Netherlands Hamburg, Germany
20:45 CET Müller Goal 15'
Klose Goal 26'
Özil Goal 66'
Stadium: Imtech Arena
29 February 2012 Germany  1 – 2  France Bremen, Germany
20:45 CET Cacau Goal 90+1' Report Goal 21' Giroud
Goal 69' Malouda
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 37,800
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
26 May 2012 Switzerland   5 – 3  Germany Basel, Switzerland
18:00 CEST Derdiyok Goal 21'23'50'
Lichtsteiner Goal 67'
Mehmedi Goal 76'
Report Hummels Goal 45'
Schürrle Goal 64'
Reus Goal 72'
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Antony Gautier (France)
31 May 2012 Germany  2 – 0  Israel Leipzig, Germany
Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Euro 2012 qualifying[]

The German men's national team were drawn into UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A.

All fixtures for this group were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on 21 and 22 February 2010.[40]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 10 10 0 0 34 7 +27 30 Qualify for final tournament
2  Turkey 10 5 2 3 13 11 +2 17 Advance to play-offs
3  Belgium 10 4 3 3 21 15 +6 15
4  Austria 10 3 3 4 16 17 −1 12
5  Azerbaijan 10 2 1 7 10 26 −16 7
6  Kazakhstan 10 1 1 8 6 24 −18 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
2 September 2011 Germany  6 – 2  Austria Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 CEST Klose Goal 8'
Özil Goal 24'47'
Podolski Goal 28'
Schürrle Goal 84'
Götze Goal 88'
report Goal 42' Arnautović
Goal 51' Harnik Goal 51'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 53,313
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
7 October 2011 Turkey  1 – 3  Germany Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 CET Balta Goal 79' report Goal 35' Gómez
Goal 66' Müller
Goal 86' (pen.) Schweinsteiger
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
11 October 2011 Germany  3 – 1  Belgium Düsseldorf, Germany
19:00 CET Özil Goal 30'
Schürrle Goal 33'
Gómez Goal 38'
report Goal 86' Fellaini Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 48,483
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

UEFA Euro 2012[]

Group stage[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
9 June 2012 (2012-06-09) Group B round 1 Germany  1–0  Portugal Lviv, Ukraine
21:45 EEST Badstuber Yellow card 43'
Boateng Yellow card 69'
Gómez Goal 72'
Report Postiga Yellow card 13'
Coentrão Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
13 June 2012 (2012-06-13) Group B round 2 Netherlands  1–2  Germany Kharkiv, Ukraine
21:45 EEST van Persie Goal 73'
de Jong Yellow card 80'
Willems Yellow card 90'
Report Gómez Goal 24'38'
Boateng Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Metalist Stadium
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
17 June 2012 (2012-06-17) Group B round 3 Denmark  1–2  Germany Lviv, Ukraine
21:45 EEST Krohn-Dehli Goal 24' Report Podolski Goal 19'
Bender Goal 80'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Knockout stage[]

22 June 2012 (2012-06-22) Quarter-finals Germany  4–2  Greece Gdańsk, Poland
20:45 CEST Lahm Goal 39'
Khedira Goal 61'
Klose Goal 68'
Reus Goal 74'
Report Samaras Yellow card 14'Goal 55'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 75'
Salpingidis Goal 89' (pen.)
Stadium: PGE Arena Gdańsk
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
28 June 2012 (2012-06-28) Semi-finals Germany  1–2  Italy Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST Özil Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Hummels Yellow card 90+4'
Report Balotelli Goal 20'36'Yellow card 37'
Bonucci Yellow card 61'
De Rossi Yellow card 84'
Motta Yellow card 89'
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Women's national team[]

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Euro 2013 qualifying[]

17 September 2011 Germany  4 – 1   Switzerland Augsburg, Germany
15:45 Bajramaj Goal 32'66'
Bresonik Goal 73'
Müller Goal 79'
report Bachmann Goal 68' Stadium: Impuls Arena
Referee: (Italy)
22 October 2011 Romania  0 – 3  Germany Bucharest, Romania
16:00 report Goeßling Goal 21'
Bajramaj Goal 56'
Behringer Goal 59' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadionul Mogoşoaia
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
19 November 2011 Germany  17 – 0  Kazakhstan Wiesbaden, Germany
15:45 Okoyino da Mbabi Goal 3'10'14'16'
Popp Goal 5'11'31'59'
Laudehr Goal 23'41'
Behringer Goal 36' (pen.)
Bajramaj Goal 51'
Peter Goal 62'65'89'
Müller Goal 74'85'
report Stadium:
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
24 November 2011 Spain  2 – 2  Germany Motril, Spain
20:30 Boquete Goal 57'
Romero Goal 90+1'
report Goeßling Goal 27'
García Goal 30' (o.g.)
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
15 February 2012 Turkey  0 – 5  Germany Izmir, Turkey
16:00 [www.uefa.com/womenseuro/matches/season=2013/round=2000256/match=2007799/index.html report] Marozsán Goal 10'
Okoyino da Mbabi Goal 11'
Bresonik Goal 71'
Behringer Goal 76'90'
Stadium: Buca Arena
Referee: (Serbia)
31 March 2012 Germany  5 – 0  Spain Mannheim, Germany
16:00 Okoyino da Mbabi Goal 24'58'68'86'
Popp Goal 61'
report Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Referee: (Greece)
5 April 2012 Switzerland   0 – 6  Germany Aarau, Switzerland
18:15 report Okoyino da Mbabi Goal 16'38'71'85'
Mittag Goal 24'
Egli Goal 64' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld
Referee: (Austria)
31 May 2012 Germany  5 – 0  Romania Bielefeld, Germany
18:00 Bresonik Goal 1'
Popp Goal 35'50'90'
Marozsán Goal 40'
report Stadium: Schüco Arena
Attendance: 8,183
Referee: Alexandra Ihringova (England)

2012 Algarve Cup[]

29 February 2012 Group stage Germany  1 – 0  Iceland Lagos, Portugal
14:00 WET Mittag Goal 25' report Stadium:
2 March 2012 Group stage Germany  1 – 0  China PR Santo António, Portugal
15:00 WET Behringer Goal 33' (pen.) Report Stadium:
5 March 2012 Group stage Sweden  0 – 4  Germany Parchal, Portugal
15:00 WET Report Okoyino da Mbabi Goal 24'31'65'
Popp Goal 90+2'
Stadium:
7 March 2012 Final Germany  4 – 3  Japan Faro, Portugal
13:10 WET Marozsán Goal 20'
Okoyino da Mbabi Goal 22'88'90+2'
Report Kawasumi Goal 35'
Tanaka Goal 55'
Nagasoto Goal 90'
Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Friendly match[]

26 October 2011 Germany  1 – 0  Sweden Hamburg, Germany
18:00 CEST Popp Goal 60' report Stadium: Millerntorstadion
Attendance: 12,183
Referee: (Greece)

League season[]

Bundesliga[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borussia Dortmund (C) 34 25 6 3 80 25 +55 81 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bayern Munich 34 23 4 7 77 22 +55 73
3 Schalke 04 34 20 4 10 74 44 +30 64
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
9 Werder Bremen 34 11 9 14 49 58 −9 42
10 1. FC Nürnberg 34 12 6 16 38 49 −11 42
11 1899 Hoffenheim 34 10 11 13 41 47 −6 41
12 SC Freiburg 34 10 10 14 45 61 −16 40
13 FSV Mainz 05 34 9 12 13 47 51 −4 39
14 FC Augsburg 34 8 14 12 36 49 −13 38
15 Hamburger SV 34 8 12 14 35 57 −22 36
16 Hertha BSC (R) 34 7 10 17 38 64 −26 31 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Köln (R) 34 8 6 20 39 75 −36 30 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) 34 4 11 19 24 54 −30 23
Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.

2. Bundesliga[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth (C, P) 34 20 10 4 73 27 +46 70 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Eintracht Frankfurt (P) 34 20 8 6 76 33 +43 68
3 Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) 34 16 14 4 64 35 +29 62 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 FC St. Pauli 34 18 8 8 59 34 +25 62
5 SC Paderborn 34 17 10 7 51 42 +9 61
6 1860 Munich 34 17 6 11 62 46 +16 57
7 1. FC Union Berlin 34 14 6 14 55 58 −3 48
8 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 10 15 9 37 34 +3 45
9 Dynamo Dresden 34 12 9 13 50 52 −2 45
10 MSV Duisburg 34 10 9 15 42 47 −5 39
11 VfL Bochum 34 10 7 17 41 55 −14 37
12 FC Ingolstadt 04 34 8 13 13 43 58 −15 37
13 FSV Frankfurt 34 7 14 13 43 59 −16 35
14 Energie Cottbus 34 8 11 15 30 49 −19 35
15 Erzgebirge Aue 34 8 11 15 31 55 −24 35
16 Karlsruher SC (R) 34 9 6 19 34 60 −26 33 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Alemannia Aachen (R) 34 6 13 15 30 47 −17 31 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 Hansa Rostock (R) 34 5 12 17 34 63 −29 27
Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. Liga[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SV Sandhausen (C, P) 38 19 9 10 57 42 +15 66 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
2 VfR Aalen (P) 38 18 10 10 50 42 +8 64
3 Jahn Regensburg (O, P) 38 16 13 9 55 41 +14 61 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 1. FC Heidenheim 38 16 12 10 48 36 +12 60
5 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 38 15 14 9 54 41 +13 59
6 Wacker Burghausen 38 13 18 7 55 47 +8 57
7 VfL Osnabrück 38 14 13 11 46 35 +11 55
8 Kickers Offenbach 38 15 10 13 49 41 +8 55
9 Chemnitzer FC 38 15 10 13 47 43 +4 55
10 1. FC Saarbrücken 38 13 15 10 61 51 +10 54
11 VfB Stuttgart II[a] 38 12 14 12 44 47 −3 50
12 Preußen Münster 38 12 14 12 40 44 −4 50
13 Arminia Bielefeld 38 12 14 12 51 57 −6 50
14 SV Darmstadt 98 38 12 13 13 51 47 +4 49
15 SpVgg Unterhaching 38 12 8 18 63 59 +4 44
16 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 38 10 14 14 40 48 −8 44
17 SV Babelsberg 03 38 11 11 16 44 59 −15 44
18 Carl Zeiss Jena (R) 38 9 12 17 39 59 −20 39 Relegation to Regionalliga
19 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (R) 38 8 14 16 33 47 −14 38
20 Werder Bremen II[a] (R) 38 4 10 24 29 70 −41 22
Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.

Bundesliga (women)[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (C) 22 18 2 2 63 10 +53 56 2012–13 UEFA Champions League round of 32
2 VfL Wolfsburg (P) 22 17 2 3 62 18 +44 53
3 1. FFC Frankfurt 22 15 1 6 58 17 +41 46
4 FCR 2001 Duisburg 22 14 3 5 53 24 +29 45
5 SG Essen-Schönebeck 22 9 4 9 30 28 +2 31
6 FC Bayern Munich 22 8 4 10 29 38 −9 28
7 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 22 7 5 10 26 22 +4 26
8 SC Freiburg 22 6 5 11 22 43 −21 23
9 Hamburger SV (R) 22 5 7 10 23 40 −17 22 Relegation to 2012–13 Regionalliga[a]
10 FF USV Jena 22 5 3 14 16 46 −30 18
11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 22 4 3 15 22 55 −33 15
12 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (R) 22 4 1 17 16 79 −63 13 Relegation to 2012–13 2. Bundesliga
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hamburg decided to withdraw their team from the first two Bundesligas for monetary reasons.[41]

2. Bundesliga (women)[]

North
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Turbine Potsdam II (C) 22 17 3 2 77 16 +61 54
2 FSV Gütersloh 2009 (P) 22 16 4 2 79 15 +64 52 Promotion to 2012–13 Bundesliga[a]
3 BV Cloppenburg 22 14 3 5 58 28 +30 45
4 Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal 22 13 4 5 62 27 +35 43
5 Werder Bremen 22 9 4 9 38 37 +1 31
6 Magdeburger FFC 22 8 4 10 29 34 −5 28
7 SV Meppen 22 7 5 10 32 38 −6 26
8 1. FC Lübars 22 7 4 11 23 42 −19 25
9 FF USV Jena II 22 6 6 10 31 35 −4 24
10 22 6 3 13 24 58 −34 21
11 FCR 2001 Duisburg II (R) 22 5 5 12 26 47 −21 20 Relegation to 2012–13 Regionalliga
12 (R) 22 1 1 20 19 122 −103 4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The reserve team of Potsdamm won the title but is ineligible for promotion due to the first team playing in the Bundesliga. Gütersloh as the next placed team were given the spot.
South
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Sindelfingen (C, P) 22 18 2 2 63 14 +49 56 Promotion to 2012–13 Bundesliga
2 1899 Hoffenheim 22 15 3 4 56 26 +30 48
3 TSV Crailsheim 22 9 6 7 42 32 +10 33
4 1. FC Köln 22 10 3 9 36 28 +8 33
5 FFC Frankfurt II 22 9 6 7 38 37 +1 33
6 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 22 10 3 9 43 44 −1 33
7 Bad Neuenahr II 22 9 3 10 27 32 −5 30
8 1. FC Saarbrücken 22 8 5 9 37 34 +3 29
9 Bayern Munich II 22 8 4 10 41 36 +5 28
10 22 7 2 13 43 53 −10 23
11 Borussia Mönchengladbach (R) 22 6 5 11 28 39 −11 23 Relegation to 2012–13 Regionalliga
12 (R) 22 1 2 19 22 101 −79 5
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

German clubs in Europe[]

UEFA Champions League[]

Play-off round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 3–0 Switzerland Zürich 2–0 1–0

Group stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Third-placed teams enter the UEFA Europa League at the round of 32
Group A[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
3 England Manchester City 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Transfer to Europa League
4 Spain Villarreal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0
Source: Soccerway
Group E[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
3 Spain Valencia 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 8 Transfer to Europa League
4 Belgium Genk 6 0 3 3 2 16 −14 3
Source: Soccerway
Group F[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Arsenal 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 France Marseille 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 9 Transfer to Europa League
4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Basel Switzerland 1–7 Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 0–7
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–10 Spain Barcelona 1–3 1–7
Quarter-finals[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Marseille France 0–4 Germany Bayern Munich 0–2 0–2
Semi-finals[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 3–3 (3–1 p) Spain Real Madrid 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Final[]
Bayern Munich Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)England Chelsea
Müller Goal 83' Report Drogba Goal 88'
Penalties
Lahm Penalty scored
Gómez Penalty scored
Neuer Penalty scored
Olić Penalty missed
Schweinsteiger Penalty missed
3–4 Penalty missed Mata
Penalty scored Luiz
Penalty scored Lampard
Penalty scored Cole
Penalty scored Drogba
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 62,500
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

UEFA Europa League[]

Qualifying phase[]

Third qualifying round[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mainz 05 Germany 2–2 (3–4 p) Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Play-off round[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hannover 96 Germany 3–2 Spain Sevilla 2–1 1–1
HJK Helsinki Finland 3–6 Germany Schalke 04 2–0 1–6

Group stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32
Group B[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgium Standard Liège 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Hannover 96 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
3 Denmark Copenhagen 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5
4 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
Source: Soccerway
Group J[]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Schalke 04 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Romania Steaua București 6 2 2 2 9 11 −2 8
3 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 2 0 4 10 12 −2 6
4 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase[]

Round of 32[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 2–4 Germany Schalke 04 1–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Hannover 96 Germany 3–1 Belgium Club Brugge 2–1 1–0
Round of 16[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Twente Netherlands 2–4 Germany Schalke 04 1–0 1–4
Standard Liège Belgium 2–6 Germany Hannover 96 2–2 0–4
Quarter-finals[]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Schalke 04 Germany 4–6 Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–4 2–2
Atlético Madrid Spain 4–2 Germany Hannover 96 2–1 2–1

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Round of 32[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Þór/KA Iceland 2–14 Germany Turbine Potsdam 0–6 2–8
Stabæk Norway 2–4 Germany Frankfurt 1–0 1–4

Round of 16[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Frankfurt Germany 4–2 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 1–2
Turbine Potsdam Germany 17–0 Scotland Glasgow City 10–0 7–0

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
LdB Malmö Sweden 1–3 Germany Frankfurt 1–0 0–3
Turbine Potsdam Germany 5–0 Russia Rossiyanka 2–0 3–0

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyon France 5–1 Germany Turbine Potsdam 5–1 0–0
Arsenal England 1–4 Germany Frankfurt 1–2 0–2

Final[]

Lyon France2–0Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
Le Sommer Goal 15' (pen.)
Abily Goal 28'
Report
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 50,212[42]
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Transfer deals[]

Retirements[]

  • Tomasz Bobel – 36, Polish goalkeeper for Fortuna Köln, MSV Duisburg, Erzgebirge Aue, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bobel began his career in Poland before joining Fortuna Köln. In 2009, he had a brief stint in Azerbaijan, playing for Neftchi Baku, before returning to Germany as a backup to René Adler.[43]
  • Pál Dárdai – 35, Hungarian midfielder for Hertha BSC. Beginning his career for in Hungary, Dardai played over a decade for Hertha BSC.
  • Ivica Grlić – 35, Bosnian midfielder, for TSV 1860 München, Fortuna Köln, 1. FC Köln, Alemannia Aachen, and MSV Duisburg. Born in Munich, Grlić earned 26 international caps for Bosnia over the course of his career. He captained MSV Duisburg until 2008, when he missed several consecutive games due to injury.[44]
  • Mathias Hain – 38, German goalkeeper for SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Arminia Bielefeld, and FC St. Pauli. Long serving captain of Arminia Bielefeld, Hain was forced to retire after breaking his arm.[45]
  • Sami Hyypiä – 37, Finnish defender for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Beginning his career in Finland for MYPA, Hyypiä played in the Netherlands for Willem II and in England for Liverpool before coming to Germany.[46]
  • Jean-Sébastien Jaurès – 33, French defender for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Before his three seasons in the Bundesliga, Jaurès had played his entire career for AJ Auxerre.[47]
  • Tomasz Kos – 37, Polish midfielder for FC Gütersloh, 1. FC Nürnberg, and FC Erzgebirge Aue. Kos captained Erzgebirge Aue, and earned three international caps over the course of his career.[48]
  • Martin Pieckenhagen – 39, German goalkeeper for 1. FC Union Berlin, Tennis Borussia Berlin, MSV Duisburg, Hansa Rostock, Hamburger SV, and 1. FSV Mainz 05. In addition to the German clubs, he played five season in the Netherlands for Heracles Almelo.[49]

Deaths[]

  • 13 December 2011 – Klaus-Dieter Sieloff, 69, defender for VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach, among others. Member of 1966 and 1970 West Germany world cup squads.[50]
  • 3 January 2012 – Willi Entenmann, 68, player for VfB Stuttgart and others. He also was manager for Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg among others.[51]
  • 1 March 2012 – Henryk Bałuszyński, 39, striker for VfL Bochum and Arminia Bielefeld, among others. From 1994 to 1997, he earned 15 international caps for the Polish national team.[52]
  • 12 March 2012 – Friedhelm Konietzka, 73, striker for Borussia Dortmund and TSV 1860 München. Following his career as a player, Konietzka managed Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Uerdingen, Hessen Kassel, and several Swiss clubs, winning the Swiss championship three times.[53]
  • 12 April 2012 – Manfred Orzessek, 78, goalkeeper for FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Orzessek won the German championship with Schalke in 1958, and was the starting goalkeeper of the Mönchengladbach side that won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965.[54]

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