| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Borussia Dortmund |
| Runners-up | Bayern Munich |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 224 (3.56 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Robert Lewandowski (7 goals) |
The 2011–12DFB-Pokal was the 69th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. It commenced on 29 July 2011 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 12 May 2012 withthe final at theOlympiastadion inBerlin.
Since both finalists have qualified for theUEFA Champions League, the2012–13 UEFA Europa League (group stage) spot was given to the fifth-placedBundesliga team.[1]Schalke 04 were the reigning holders, but they were beaten byBorussia Mönchengladbach in the round of 16.
The following 64 teams competed in the first round:
| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the2010–11 season | 2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the2010–11 season | 3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the2010–11 season |
|---|---|---|
| Winners of 21 regional cup competitions | ||
The rounds of the 2011–12 competition are scheduled as follows:[4]
| Round | Draw date | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 11 June 2011 | 29 July–1 August 2011 |
| Second round | 6 August 2011 | 25–26 October 2011 |
| Round of 16 | 20–21 December 2011 | |
| Quarter-finals | 7–8 February 2012 | |
| Semi-finals | 20–21 March 2012 | |
| Final | 12 May 2012 atOlympiastadion,Berlin |
The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:[5] For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3rd Liga and the bottom four teams of the Second Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.
The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3rd Liga/amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3rd Liga/amateur team will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.
The draw was made on 11 June 2011.[6]
As in the2010–11 competition,Hallescher FC will have to move their first-round match againstEintracht Frankfurt to another ground because re-building of their ownKurt-Wabbel-Stadion has not yet been completed. After several attempts of moving the tie to other locations, includingPaul Greifzu Stadium at nearbyDessau-Roßlau andFrankenstadion atNuremberg, were unsuccessful because of security concerns,[7][8] the match will eventually be played at cross-townStadion am Bildungszentrum, the current home ground of the club.[9]Anker Wismar will also have to move their tie againstHannover 96 from their own Paul-Bürger-Stadion because of security requirements. The match will be played atLohmühle,Lübeck.[10] Other matches have been moved for capacity reasons, includingFC Teningen–FC Schalke 04 (to be played atBadenova-Stadion in nearbyFreiburg),[11]SC Wiedenbrück 2000–1. FC Köln (to be played atHeidewaldstadion,Gütersloh),[12]SVN Zweibrücken–1. FSV Mainz 05 (to be played atWaldstadion,Homburg)[13] andGermania Windeck–1899 Hoffenheim (Sportpark Höhenberg,Cologne).[7] Headlines made Hamburg Cup winnerEimsbütteler TV, who lost almost its complete first and second teams because of disagreements over how to split the money earned from reaching the first round.ETV was forced to field a side predominantly made up of players from its under-19 side.[14]
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| 29 July 2011 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | 1. FC Union Berlin | Essen |
| 20:30 | Brauer 22'Koep 71' | Report(in German) | 82'Zoundi 90+1'Terodde | Stadium:Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Robert Kempter (Sauldorf) |
| Penalties | ||||
Jasmund Rodenberg  Brauer Heppke Wagner | TeroddeMenzEde SilvioKarl | |||
| 29 July 2011 | RB Leipzig | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
| 20:30 | Frahn 6',17',45' | Report(in German) | 25'Lakić 28'Salihamidžić | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 31,212 Referee:Markus Wingenbach (Diez) |
| 29 July 2011 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Erzgebirge Aue | Saarbrücken |
| 20:30 | Lerandy 79' | Report(in German) | 35' (pen.)Paulus 100'Hochscheidt 119'Könnecke | Stadium:Ludwigspark Attendance: 7,136 Referee:Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) |
| 29 July 2011 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Regensburg |
| 20:30 | Schweinsteiger 31' (pen.) | Report(in German) | 14'Stranzl 22'Reus 70'De Camargo | Stadium:Jahnstadion Attendance: 10,388 Referee:Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden) |
| 29 July 2011 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Wiesbaden |
| 20:30 | Janjić 28' (pen.) | Report(in German) | 6'Bičakčić 50'Kuzmanović | Stadium:BRITA-Arena Attendance: 11,600 Referee:Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu) |
| 29 July 2011 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 1860 Munich | Osnabrück |
| 20:30 | Wegkamp 1' Mauersberger 34' | Report(in German) | 11' (pen.),107'Lauth 47'Volland | Stadium:Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 11,000 Referee:Florian Steuer (Menden) |
| 30 July 2011 | BFC Dynamo | 0–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 15:30 | Report(in German) | 18'Iličević 22'Tiffert 50'Petsos | Stadium:Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 10,104 Referee:Babak Rafati |
| 30 July 2011 | Hallescher FC | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Halle |
| 15:30 | Report(in German) | 85' (pen.),90'Gekas | Stadium:Stadion am Bildungszentrum Attendance: 2,800 Referee:Daniel Siebert |
| 30 July 2011 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| 15:30 | Sauter 57' Schnatterer 59' | Report(in German) | 33'Rosenberg | Stadium:Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Jochen Drees |
| 30 July 2011 | Dynamo Dresden | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Dresden |
| 15:30 | Schuppan 68' Koch 70',86'Schnetzler 117' | Report(in German) | 6'Derdiyok 12'Sam 49'Schürrle | Stadium:Glücksgas Arena Attendance: 24,500 Referee:Günter Perl |
| 30 July 2011 | Eintracht Trier | 2–1 | FC St. Pauli | Trier |
| 15:30 | Kulabas 16' Hauswald 89' | Report(in German) | 88'Sağlık | Stadium:Moselstadion Attendance: 8,457 Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 30 July 2011 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 | Jerat 15' | Report(in German) | 26',35',40'Feulner 65'Mak 71'Pekhart | Stadium:Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Norbert Grudzinski |
| 30 July 2011 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 0–10 | SC Paderborn | Ahlen |
| 15:30 | Report(in German) | 12',29'Alushi 23' (pen.)Krösche 30',71',83'Taylor 79' Kara 84' Meha 86'Proschwitz | Stadium:Wersestadion Attendance: 3,002 Referee:Christian Bandurski |
| 30 July 2011 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 0–2 | MSV Duisburg | Potsdam |
| 15:30 | Report(in German) | 6' (o.g.)Stroh-Engel 30'Domovchiyski | Stadium:Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 3,256 Referee:Martin Petersen |
| 30 July 2011 | VfB Oldenburg | 1–2 | Hamburger SV | Oldenburg |
| 15:30 | Ferrulli 34' | Report(in German) | 26'Westermann 72'Petrić | Stadium:Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 15,552 Referee:Peter Gagelmann |
| 30 July 2011 | Holstein Kiel | 3–0 | Energie Cottbus | Kiel |
| 19:30 | Sykora 15' Kazior 32'Herrmann 59' | Report(in German) | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 7,219 Referee:Robert Kampka |
| 30 July 2011 | SV Sandhausen | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Sandhausen |
| 19:30 | Report(in German) | 10',90'Lewandowski 56'Kagawa | Stadium:Hardtwald Attendance: 10,231 Referee:Tobias Christ |
| 30 July 2011 | Kickers Emden | 1–5 (a.e.t.) | FSV Frankfurt | Emden |
| 19:30 | Janßen 45' (pen.) | Report(in German) | 35'Yelen 93',112'Gueye 111',118'Benyamina | Stadium:Embdena-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee:Marcel Unger |
| 30 July 2011 | Hansa Rostock | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5p) | VfL Bochum | Rostock |
| 19:30 | Jänicke 36' Košťál 55' | Report(in German) | 52'Aydın 72'Ginczek | Stadium:DKB-Arena Attendance: 12,700 Referee:Markus Schmidt |
| Penalties | ||||
| Wiemann Langen Lartey Ziegenbein | KefkirAydınFreierFedericoMaltritz | |||
| 30 July 2011 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Augsburg | Oberhausen |
| 19:30 | Kullmann 24' | Report(in German) | 33'Verhaegh 120'De Roeck | Stadium:Niederrheinstadion Attendance: 3,786 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 31 July 2011 | FC Oberneuland | 1–4 | FC Ingolstadt | Bremen |
| 14:30 | G. Aktas 35' | Report(in German) | 10',71'Hartmann 19' (pen.)Leitl 87'Ikeng | Stadium:Stadion Vinnenweg Attendance: 750 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 31 July 2011 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 3–2 | SC Freiburg | Unterhaching |
| 14:30 | Sternisko 17' Tunjić 47' (pen.),87' (pen.) | Report(in German) | 9'Makiadi 74'Reisinger | Stadium:Generali Sportpark Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Guido Winkmann |
| 31 July 2011 | Karlsruher SC | 3–1 | Alemannia Aachen | Karlsruhe |
| 14:30 | Milchraum 26' Kempe 83'Krebs 90+4' | Report(in German) | 7' (pen.)Kratz | Stadium:Wildparkstadion Attendance: 15,118 Referee:Deniz Aytekin |
| 31 July 2011 | Eimsbütteler TV | 0–10 | Greuther Fürth | Hamburg |
| 14:30 | Report(in German) | 17'Mavraj 19',25',76',85'Sararer 54',71'Tyrała 66' (pen.)Nehrig 80'Nöthe 88'C. Rahn | Stadium:Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Thomas Metzen |
| 31 July 2011 | Anker Wismar | 0–6 | Hannover 96 | Lübeck |
| 14:30 | Report(in German) | 12',25'Abdellaoue 34',36'Stindl 71',76'Stoppelkamp | Stadium:Lohmühle Attendance: 7,000 Referee:Peter Sippel |
| 31 July 2011 | ZFC Meuselwitz | 0–4 | Hertha BSC | Meuselwitz |
| 16:00 | Report(in German) | 22',26'Ramos 49'Ottl 56'Ebert | Stadium:bluechip-Arena Attendance: 7,707 Referee:Thorsten Schriever |
| 31 July 2011 | Germania Windeck | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 1899 Hoffenheim | Cologne |
| 16:00 | Buchholz 36' | Report(in German) | 51' (pen.)Salihović Johnson 98'Babel 116' | Stadium:Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 3,500 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 31 July 2011 | FC Teningen | 1–11 | Schalke 04 | Freiburg |
| 17:30 | Kirstein 20' | Report(in German) | 3',22',39',64'Huntelaar 7'Papadopoulos 13',32'Raúl 57',75'Holtby 70',79'Gavranović | Stadium:Badenova-Stadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee:Tobias Stieler |
| 31 July 2011 | Hessen Kassel | 0–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Kassel |
| 17:30 | Report(in German) | 25'Bröker 80'Rösler 86'O. Fink | Stadium:Auestadion Attendance: 14,850 Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| 31 July 2011 | SVN Zweibrücken | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mainz 05 | Homburg |
| 17:30 | Maul 116' | Report(in German) | 95'Slišković 115'Allagui | Stadium:Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 31 July 2011 | SC Wiedenbrück 2000 | 0–3 | 1. FC Köln | Gütersloh |
| 17:30 | Report(in German) | 23',45'Novaković 78'Jajalo | Stadium:Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 12,200 Referee:Christian Leicher |
| 1 August 2011 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–3 | Bayern Munich | Braunschweig |
| 20:30 | Report(in German) | 9' (pen.)Gómez 39' (pen.)Schweinsteiger 83'Müller | Stadium:Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 23,645 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
The draw for this round took place on 6 August 2011.[15] The matches were played on 25–26 October 2011.
| 25 October 2011 | RB Leipzig | 0–1 | FC Augsburg | Leipzig |
| 19:00 | Report | 62'Brinkmann | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 34,341 Referee:Florian Meyer |
| 25 October 2011 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–4 | VfL Bochum | Unterhaching |
| 19:00 | Bigalke 69' (pen.) | Report | 7'Dabrowski 22'Ginczek 75'Federico 78'Jong Tae-se | Stadium:Generali Sportpark Attendance: 3,150 Referee:Martin Petersen |
| 25 October 2011 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Markus Wingenbach | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Sauter Krebs Spann Schittenhelm Tausendpfund | DaemsDanteNordtveitStranzl | |||
| 25 October 2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–0 | 1860 Munich | Düsseldorf |
| 19:00 | Benjamin 15' Rösler 39',90+1' | Report | Stadium:Esprit Arena Attendance: 34,413 Referee:Jochen Drees |
| 25 October 2011 | Eintracht Trier | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hamburger SV | Trier |
| 20:30 | Kulabas 9' | Report | 63'Berg 110'Aogo | Stadium:Moselstadion Attendance: 10,300 Referee:Robert Hartmann |
| 25 October 2011 | Greuther Fürth | 4–0 | SC Paderborn | Fürth |
| 20:30 | Peković 5' Nöthe 29'Occéan 35'Pektürk 79' | Report | Stadium:Trolli Arena Attendance: 6,150 Referee:Markus Schmidt |
| 25 October 2011 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 | Obasi 40' Musona 50' | Report | 6'Jajalo | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 16,000 Referee:Knut Kircher |
| 25 October 2011 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | Dynamo Dresden | Dortmund |
| 20:45 | Lewandowski 30' Götze 65' | Report | Stadium:Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 73,100 Referee:Peter Gagelmann |
| 26 October 2011 | Holstein Kiel | 2–0 | MSV Duisburg | Kiel |
| 19:00 | Kazior 54' Sykora 58' | Report | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 8,981 Referee:Christian Fischer |
| 26 October 2011 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0–3 | Hertha BSC | Essen |
| 19:00 | Report | 64'Ramos 72'Lasogga 86'Rukavytsya | Stadium:Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee:Deniz Aytekin |
| 26 October 2011 | Hannover 96 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Mainz 05 | Hanover |
| 19:00 | Report | 93'Ivanschitz | Stadium:AWD-Arena Attendance: 30,100 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 26 October 2011 | Karlsruher SC | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Karlsruhe |
| 19:00 | Report | 81'Huntelaar 83'Matip | Stadium:Wildparkstadion Attendance: 28,916 Referee:Günter Perl |
| 26 October 2011 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Aue |
| 20:30 | König 78' | Report | 64'Esswein 68'Wießmeier | Stadium:Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 26 October 2011 | Bayern Munich | 6–0 | FC Ingolstadt | Munich |
| 20:30 | Müller 33' Alaba 49'Petersen 52',71'Matip 82' (o.g.)Usami 90' | Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 26 October 2011 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | FSV Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 | Hemlein 4' Cacau 38'Traoré 89' | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 18,270 Referee:Christian Leicher |
| 26 October 2011 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Frankfurt |
| 20:30 | Report | 119'Sukuta-Pasu | Stadium:Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 46,000 Referee:Wolfgang Stark |
The draw for this round took place on 30 October 2011.[16] The matches were played on 20–21 December 2011.
| 20 December 2011 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Bochum |
| 19:00 | Federico 26' | Report | 52'Kroos 90+1'Robben | Stadium:Rewirpower-Stadion Attendance: 29,299 Referee:Michael Weiner |
| 20 December 2011 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | Greuther Fürth | Nuremberg |
| 19:00 | Report | 15'Prib | Stadium:Easycredit-Stadion Attendance: 48,548 Referee:Knut Kircher |
| 20 December 2011 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | FC Augsburg | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 | Salihović 23' Ibišević 49' | Report | 36'Oehrl | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 20 December 2011 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5p) | Borussia Dortmund | Düsseldorf |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium:Esprit Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee:Manuel Gräfe | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Jovanović Langeneke Lambertz Bröker Rösler | HummelsBłaszczykowskiKehlGündoğanPerišić | |||
| 21 December 2011 | Hertha BSC | 3–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 19:00 | Ramos 43' Lasogga 59'Ebert 90+1' | Report | 51'Shechter | Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 40,944 Referee:Florian Meyer |
| 21 December 2011 | Holstein Kiel | 2–0 | Mainz 05 | Kiel |
| 19:00 | Ujah 6' (o.g.) Müller 64' | Report | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 10,649 Referee:Günter Perl |
| 21 December 2011 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 | Cacau 23',62' | Report | 54' (o.g.)Kvist | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,600 Referee:Peter Gagelmann |
| 21 December 2011 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | Schalke 04 | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:30 | Arango 18' Reus 56',88' | Report | 70'Draxler | Stadium:Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,057 Referee:Wolfgang Stark |
The draw for this round took place on 21 December 2011.[17] The matches were played on 7–8 February 2012.
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| 7 February 2012 | Holstein Kiel | 0–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Kiel |
| 20:30 | Report | 11'Lewandowski 18'Kagawa 80'Barrios 87'Perišić | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 11,386 Referee:Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
| 8 February 2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–1 | Greuther Fürth | Sinsheim |
| 19:00 | Report | 44'Occéan | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 14,000 Referee:Marco Fritz (Korb) |
| 8 February 2012 | Hertha BSC | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Berlin |
| 19:00 | Report | 101' (pen.)Daems 120'Wendt | Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 47,465 Referee:Felix Brych (Munich) |
| 8 February 2012 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 | Report | 30'Ribéry 46'Gómez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 57,500 Referee:Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
The draw for this round took place on 11 February 2012.[18] The matches were played on 20–21 March 2012.
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| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Daems Herrmann Dante Nordtveit | 2 – 4 | AlabaRibéryLahmKroos |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–2 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final statistics.[19]
Cacau(VfB Stuttgart)Markus Feulner(1. FC Nürnberg)Daniel Frahn(RB Leipzig)Marco Reus(Borussia Mönchengladbach)Sascha Rösler(Fortuna Düsseldorf)
Matthew Taylor(SC Paderborn)
