The 2011–12 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Germany.
Men's national team The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Friendly matches
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.
UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
Knockout stage
Women's national team The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Euro 2013 qualifying
2012 Algarve Cup
Friendly match
League season Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
3. Liga
Bundesliga (women)
2. Bundesliga (women)
German clubs in Europe
UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
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
Group E
Group F
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying phase
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
Key to colours in group tables Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 32
Group B
Group J
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
UEFA Women's Champions League
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 3 January 2012 – Willi Entenmann, 68, player for VfB Stuttgart and others. He also was manager for Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg among others. 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. 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. 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.
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