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2011–12 Bundesliga

The 2011–12 Bundesliga was the 49th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league.

The season started on 5 August 2011 with the opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and ended with the last games on 5 May 2012. The traditional winter break was held between the weekends around 17 December 2011 and 20 January 2012.

Bundesliga
2011–12 Bundesliga
Season2011–12
Dates5 August 2011 – 5 May 2012
ChampionsBorussia Dortmund
5th Bundesliga title
8th German title
RelegatedHertha BSC (via play-off)
1. FC Köln
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Champions LeagueBorussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich
Schalke 04
Bor. Mönchengladbach
Europa LeagueBayer Leverkusen
VfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96
Matches played306
Goals scored875 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerKlaas-Jan Huntelaar
(29 goals)
Biggest home winBayern Munich 7–0 Freiburg
Biggest away winHertha BSC 0–6 Bayern Munich
Highest scoringWerder Bremen 5–3 Freiburg
Bayern Munich 7–1 Hoffenheim
B. Dortmund 4–4 VfB Stuttgart
Longest winning run8 matches
Borussia Dortmund
Longest unbeaten run28 matches by
Borussia Dortmund
Longest winless run21 matches by
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Longest losing run6 matches by
Hertha BSC
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Average attendance45,116

The league comprised eighteen teams: The best fifteen teams of the 2010–11 season, the best two teams from the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga, and the winners of the relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Bundesliga team and the third-placed 2. Bundesliga team.

Since Germany climbed from fourth to third place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season, the league gained an additional group stage berth for the UEFA Champions League.

This was the last time until the 2023-24 season, when Bayer Leverkusen won, that Bayern Munich failed to win the Bundesliga.

Teams

The league comprised eighteen teams: Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St. Pauli were directly relegated after finishing the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places. Frankfurt ended a six-year tenure in the Bundesliga, while St. Pauli only made a cameo one-year appearance in the top flight and directly returned to the second level.

The relegated teams were replaced by Hertha BSC, champions of the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga, and runners-up FC Augsburg. The Bavarian side made their debut at the highest level of football in Germany, while Hertha directly returned to the Bundesliga after just one year at the second tier.

A further place in the league was decided through a two-legged play-off between Borussia Mönchengladbach, the 16th-placed team of the 2010–11 Bundesliga, and VfL Bochum, the third-placed 2. Bundesliga team. Mönchengladbach won the series 2–1 on aggregate and therefore retained its Bundesliga spot.

Stadiums and locations

The most prominent change regarding stadiums occurred at Mainz, where FSV Mainz 05 moved from Stadion am Bruchweg into their newly built Coface Arena. Other changes included the completion of works at Mercedes-Benz Arena, which was converted to a football-only stadium during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and the renaming of Impuls Arena, the ground of promoted team FC Augsburg, to SGL Arena effective from the beginning of the season after SGL Carbon acquired the naming rights for the structure in May 2011.

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Locations of the 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
FC Augsburg Augsburg SGL arena 30,660
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 69,000
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 80,720
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Stadion im Borussia-Park 54,057
SC Freiburg Freiburg Mage Solar Stadion 25,000
Hamburger SV Hamburg Imtech Arena 57,000
Hannover 96 Hanover AWD-Arena 49,000
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,244
1899 Hoffenheim Sinsheim Rhein-Neckar Arena 30,150
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 50,000
1. FSV Mainz 05 Mainz Coface Arena 34,034
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg EasyCredit-Stadion 48,548
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 61,673
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena 60,300
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,000
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000

Personnel and kits

In addition to the individual sponsorships of each club listed below, all teams used a league-wide ball named "Torfabrik" (goal factory), provided by Adidas; the ball was updated to a new design for the 2011–12 season.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
FC Augsburg 2011–12 Bundesliga  Jos Luhukay 2011–12 Bundesliga  Paul Verhaegh1 Jako AL-KO
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga  Sami Hyypiä (caretaker) 2011–12 Bundesliga  Simon Rolfes adidas SunPower
Bayern Munich 2011–12 Bundesliga  Jupp Heynckes 2011–12 Bundesliga  Philipp Lahm adidas T-Home (Home and Third), LIGAtotal (Away)
Borussia Dortmund 2011–12 Bundesliga  Jürgen Klopp 2011–12 Bundesliga  Sebastian Kehl Kappa Evonik
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2011–12 Bundesliga  Lucien Favre 2011–12 Bundesliga  Filip Daems Lotto Postbank
SC Freiburg 2011–12 Bundesliga  Christian Streich 2011–12 Bundesliga  Julian Schuster Nike Ehrmann
Hamburger SV 2011–12 Bundesliga  Thorsten Fink 2011–12 Bundesliga  Heiko Westermann adidas Emirates
Hannover 96 2011–12 Bundesliga  Mirko Slomka 2011–12 Bundesliga  Steve Cherundolo Jako TUI
Hertha BSC 2011–12 Bundesliga  Otto Rehhagel 2011–12 Bundesliga  Andre Mijatović Nike Deutsche Bahn
1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12 Bundesliga  Markus Babbel 2011–12 Bundesliga  Andreas Beck Puma Suntech
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2011–12 Bundesliga  Krasimir Balakov 2011–12 Bundesliga  Christian Tiffert uhlsport Allgäuer Latschenkiefer
1. FC Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga  Frank Schaefer 2011–12 Bundesliga  Pedro Geromel Reebok REWE
1. FSV Mainz 05 2011–12 Bundesliga  Thomas Tuchel 2011–12 Bundesliga  Nikolče Noveski Nike Entega
1. FC Nürnberg 2011–12 Bundesliga  Dieter Hecking 2011–12 Bundesliga  Raphael Schäfer adidas Areva
Schalke 04 2011–12 Bundesliga  Huub Stevens 2011–12 Bundesliga  Benedikt Höwedes adidas Gazprom
VfB Stuttgart 2011–12 Bundesliga  Bruno Labbadia 2011–12 Bundesliga  Serdar Tasci3 Puma Gazi
Werder Bremen 2011–12 Bundesliga  Thomas Schaaf 2011–12 Bundesliga  Clemens Fritz2 Nike Targobank
VfL Wolfsburg 2011–12 Bundesliga  Felix Magath 2011–12 Bundesliga  Christian Träsch adidas Volkswagen
    Notes
  1. FC Augsburg have determined Paul Verhaegh as new captain,[citation needed] after incumbent Uwe Möhrle was transferred to Energie Cottbus during the 2011–12 winter transfer window.
  2. Werder Bremen have determined Clemens Fritz as new captain after Per Mertesacker, who was assigned by coach Thomas Schaaf at the beginning of the season, was transferred to Premier League side Arsenal on 31 August 2011.
  3. VfB Stuttgart have determined Serdar Tasci as new captain after Matthieu Delpierre, who was captain since 1 December 2009, asked, not to be appointed as captain again.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga  Jupp Heynckes End of contract 30 June 2011 Off-season 2011–12 Bundesliga  Robin Dutt 1 July 2011
Bayern Munich 2011–12 Bundesliga  Andries Jonker End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2011 2011–12 Bundesliga  Jupp Heynckes 1 July 2011
SC Freiburg 2011–12 Bundesliga  Robin Dutt Bayer Leverkusen purchased rights 30 June 2011 2011–12 Bundesliga  Marcus Sorg 1 July 2011
1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12 Bundesliga  Marco Pezzaiuoli Mutual consent 30 June 2011 2011–12 Bundesliga  Holger Stanislawski 1 July 2011
1. FC Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga  Volker Finke End of tenure as caretaker 30 June 2011 2011–12 Bundesliga  Ståle Solbakken 1 July 2011
Hamburger SV 2011–12 Bundesliga  Michael Oenning Sacked 19 September 2011 18th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Rodolfo Cardoso (caretaker) 19 September 2011
FC Schalke 04 2011–12 Bundesliga  Ralf Rangnick Resigned 22 September 2011 9th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Huub Stevens 27 September 2011
Hamburger SV 2011–12 Bundesliga  Rodolfo Cardoso (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 10 October 2011 18th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Thorsten Fink 13 October 2011
Hertha BSC 2011–12 Bundesliga  Markus Babbel Sacked 18 December 2011 11th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Michael Skibbe 22 December 2011
SC Freiburg 2011–12 Bundesliga  Marcus Sorg Sacked 29 December 2011 18th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Christian Streich 29 December 2011
1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12 Bundesliga  Holger Stanislawski Sacked 9 February 2012 8th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Markus Babbel 10 February 2012
Hertha BSC 2011–12 Bundesliga  Michael Skibbe Sacked 12 February 2012 15th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Otto Rehhagel 18 February 2012
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2011–12 Bundesliga  Marco Kurz Sacked 20 March 2012 18th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Krasimir Balakov 22 March 2012
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga  Robin Dutt Sacked 1 April 2012 6th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Sami Hyypiä (caretaker) 1 April 2012
1. FC Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga  Ståle Solbakken Sacked 12 April 2012 16th 2011–12 Bundesliga  Frank Schaefer 12 April 2012

League table

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
6 VfB Stuttgart 34 15 8 11 63 46 +17 53 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
7 Hannover 96 34 12 12 10 41 45 −4 48 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away FCA BSC SVW BVB SCF HSV H96 TSG FCK KOE B04 M05 BMG FCB FCN S04 VFB WOB
FC Augsburg — 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–0
Hertha BSC 2–2 — 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 3–3 0–0 1–2 0–6 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–4
Werder Bremen 1–1 2–1 — 0–2 5–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–0 4–1
Borussia Dortmund 4–0 1–2 1–0 — 4–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–4 5–1
SC Freiburg 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–4 — 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–0
Hamburger SV 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–5 1–3 — 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–4 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–4 1–1
Hannover 96 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 — 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 4–2 2–0
1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 0–0 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–5 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–0
1. FC Köln 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–6 4–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–4 1–2 1–4 1–1 0–3
Bayer Leverkusen 4–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–4 — 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 3–1
Mainz 05 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 4–0 4–0 2–0 — 0–3 3–2 2–1 2–4 3–1 0–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 — 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 4–1
Bayern Munich 2–1 4–0 4–1 0–1 7–0 5–0 2–1 7–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 — 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–4 3–3 1–0 0–1 — 4–1 2–2 1–3
Schalke 04 3–1 4–0 5–0 1–2 4–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 4–0 — 3–1 4–0
VfB Stuttgart 2–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 3–0 — 3–2
VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 2–3 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Hertha BSC as 16th-placed team faced third-placed 2011–12 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf in a two-legged play-off. Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4–3 on aggregate and thus were promoted for the 2012–13 Bundesliga season. Hertha BSC were relegated to the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga.

Following the second leg, which was marred by several incidents of crowd disturbances, Hertha appealed against the result. On 21 May the DFB Sports Court rejected this appeal, having considered that these crowd disturbances did not psychologically impinge the Hertha players and that the referee's handling of the situation was sound. However, Hertha appealed again, this time to the Federal Court of the German FA. On 25 May, the Federal Court of the German FA also rejected the appeal. On 19 June, Hertha BSC decided not to appeal the decision, marking their immediate return to the 2. Bundesliga.

Hertha BSC1–2Fortuna Düsseldorf
Hubník 2011–12 Bundesliga  19' Report Bröker 2011–12 Bundesliga  64'
Ramos 2011–12 Bundesliga  71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 68,041
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
Fortuna Düsseldorf2–2Hertha BSC
Beister 2011–12 Bundesliga  1'
Jovanović 2011–12 Bundesliga  59'		 Report Ben-Hatira 2011–12 Bundesliga  22'
Raffael 2011–12 Bundesliga  85'
Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 51,000

Season statistics

References

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