| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam |
| Relegated | Hamburger SV 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 420 (3.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Genoveva Añonma (22) |
| Biggest home win | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 8–01. FC Lokomotive Leipzig[1] |
| Biggest away win | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2–9VfL Wolfsburg[2] |
| Highest scoring | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2–9VfL Wolfsburg[2] |
| Highest attendance | VfL Wolfsburg –1. FFC Frankfurt 8,689[3] |
| Lowest attendance | Hamburg –Jena 165[4] |
| Average attendance | 1,121[5] |
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The2011–12 season of theFrauen-Bundesliga is the 22nd season of Germany's premier women'sfootball league. The season commenced on 21 August 2011 and will conclude on 28 May 2012.[6]Turbine Potsdam were the defending champions and successfully defended their title on the last matchday. Potsdam became the first team to win Bundesliga title a fourth year in a row.[7]
The start of the season saw Germany's record capped playerBirgit Prinz ending her career and all-time Bundesliga topscorerInka Grings leaving Duisburg after 16 years for Swiss sideZürich.[8][9] A new all-time Bundesliga record was set on 20 May 2012 when 8,689 spectators saw the matchVfL Wolfsburg versus1. FFC Frankfurt.[3]
The teams promoted from the previous season's 2nd Bundesliga wereFreiburg as winners of the Southern division andLokomotive Leipzig as runners-up of the Northern division; Northern division championsHamburger SV II as a reserve side were ineligible for promotion.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Neuenahr | Thomas Obliers | mutual consent | 22 March 2011[10] | Colin Bell | 6 April 2010[11] | pre-season |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | Jürgen Brauße | mutual consent | 14 April 2011 | Claudia von Lanken | 15 April 2011[12] | pre-season |
| Jena | Konrad Weise | end of contract | 30 June 2011 | Martina Voss-Tecklenburg | 1 July 2011[13] | pre-season |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | Claudia von Lanken | sacked | 4 October 2011[14] | Jürgen Brauße | 4 October 2011 | 11th |
| Lokomotive Leipzig | Jürgen Brauße | resigned | 18 April 2012[15] | Christof Reimann | 25 May 2012[16] | 11th |
| 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 to2012–13 2. Bundesliga |
| Home \ Away | BAD | LEV | BAY | DUI | ESS | FRA | FRE | HAM | JEN | LEI | POT | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Neuenahr | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Bayern Munich | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | |
| FCR 2001 Duisburg | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Essen-Schönebeck | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| FFC Frankfurt | 2–0 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Freiburg | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Hamburg | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Jena | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–7 | 0–3 | |
| Lok Leipzig | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 2–9 | |
| Turbine Potsdam | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 1–0 | |
| Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 |
Genoveva Añonma won the topscorer award with 22 goals and became the first non-German player to win the award in Bundesliga history.[18]
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Genoveva Añonma | Turbine Potsdam | 22 |
| Conny Pohlers | Wolfsburg | 19 |
| Yuki Nagasato | Turbine Potsdam | 12 |
| Kerstin Garefrekes | FFC Frankfurt | 11 |
| Nadine Keßler | Wolfsburg | 11 |
| Celia Okoyino da Mbabi | Bad Neuenahr | 11 |
| Mandy Islacker | FCR Duisburg | 10 |
