2011–12 2. Bundesliga Explained

Competition:2. Bundesliga
Season:2011–12
Promoted:SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Eintracht Frankfurt
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Relegated:Karlsruher SC (via play-off)
Alemannia Aachen
Hansa Rostock
League Topscorer:Alexander Meier
Olivier Occean
Nick Proschwitz
(17 goals each)
Biggest Home Win:Bochum 6–0 E. Aue
Biggest Away Win:E. Cottbus 0–5 1860 Munich
Karlsruhe 0–5 F. Düsseldorf
Highest Scoring:Union Berlin 5–4 Hansa Rostock
Longest Wins:6 matches
Greuther Fürth[1]
Longest Unbeaten:18 matches by
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Longest Losses:5 matches by
Alemannia Aachen
VfL Bochum
MSV Duisburg
SC Paderborn 07
Longest Winless:11 matches by
Alemannia Aachen
Matches:306
Total Goals:855
Average Attendance:17,230[2]
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 2. Bundesliga was the 38th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season commenced on 15 July 2011, three weeks earlier than the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, and ended with the last games on 6 May 2012. The traditional winter break was to be held between the weekends around 18 December 2011 and 4 February 2012.[3] The league comprises eighteen teams.

Teams

At the end of the 2010–11 season, champions Hertha BSC and runners-up FC Augsburg were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Bundesliga. The Berlin side has directly returned to the highest German football league, while Augsburg ended a five-year tenure in the second level of German football. The two teams were replaced by Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St. Pauli, who were directly relegated from the 2010–11 Bundesliga season. Frankfurt returned to the 2. Bundesliga after six years, while St. Pauli made a direct comeback to the league.

On the other end of the table, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Arminia Bielefeld were directly relegated to the 2011–12 3. Liga, after finishing the 2010–11 season in the bottom two spots of the table. Oberhausen was dropped to the third level after three years, while Bielefeld will leave the 2. Bundesliga after two seasons. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2010–11 3. Liga champions Eintracht Braunschweig and runners-up Hansa Rostock. Braunschweig returned to the 2. Bundesliga after a total of four seasons at the third tier of the German football pyramid, while Rostock immediately bounced back from their relegation twelve months earlier.

A further two places were given to VfL Bochum as losers of the Bundesliga relegation playoff and Dynamo Dresden as winners of the 2. Bundesliga relegation playoff. Dresden returned to the 2. Bundesliga after a five-year absence after beating VfL Osnabrück 4–2 on aggregate; Osnabrück were thus immediately relegated back to the 3. Liga. In the Bundesliga playoff, Bochum retained its spot in the league after losing 2–1 on aggregate against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity[4]
Alemannia AachenAachenNew Tivoli32,960
BochumrewirPower-Stadion29,448
DuisburgSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena31,500
Dynamo DresdenDresdenGlücksgas-Stadion32,066
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion24,000
Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt am MainCommerzbank-Arena51,500
Energie CottbusCottbusStadion der Freundschaft22,528
AueSparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion15,700
Fortuna DüsseldorfEsprit Arena54,400
Frankfurt am MainFrankfurter Volksbank Stadion10,826
Trolli Arena15,000
Hansa RostockRostockDKB-Arena29,000
IngolstadtAudi Sportpark15,445
KarlsruheWildparkstadion29,699
MunichAllianz Arena69,000
PaderbornEnergieteam Arena15,000
FC St. PauliHamburgMillerntor-Stadion24,487
Union BerlinBerlinAlte Försterei18,432

Personnel and sponsorships

TeamHead coachTeam captainKitmaker[5] Shirt sponsor
Alemannia Aachen Ralf Außem Benjamin AuerNikeAachenMünchener
VfL Bochum Andreas Bergmann Christoph DabrowskiNikeNetto
MSV Duisburg Oliver Reck Srđan BaljakNikeRheinpower
Dynamo Dresden Ralf Loose Robert KochNikeVeolia
Eintracht Braunschweig Torsten Lieberknecht Dennis KruppkePumaVolkswagen Bank
Eintracht Frankfurt Armin Veh Pirmin SchweglerJakoFraport
Energie Cottbus Rudi Bommer Marc-André KruskaUmbroTropical Islands
Erzgebirge Aue Karsten Baumann René KlingbeilPumaSpar mit! Reisen
Fortuna Düsseldorf Norbert Meier Andreas LambertzPumaBauhaus
FSV Frankfurt Benno Möhlmann Björn SchlickeSallerHyundai
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Michael Büskens Thomas KleineJakoErgo Direkt Versicherungen
Hansa Rostock Wolfgang Wolf Sebastian PelzerNikeVeolia
FC Ingolstadt 04 Tomas Oral Moritz HartmannAdidasAudi
Karlsruher SC Markus Kauczinski Alexander IashviliNikeKlaiber Markisen
1860 Munich Reiner Maurer Benjamin LauthUhlsportAston Martin
SC Paderborn 07 Roger Schmidt Markus KröschePumaFinke
FC St. Pauli André Schubert Fabio MorenaDo You FootballEin Platz an der Sonne
1. FC Union Berlin Uwe Neuhaus Torsten MattuschkaUhlsportKFZTeile24

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Eintracht Frankfurt Christoph DaumResigned16 May 2011[6] Off-season Armin Veh1 July 2011[7]
SC Paderborn 07 André SchubertSigned by St. Pauli30 June 2011 Roger Schmidt1 July 2011[8]
FC St. Pauli Holger StanislawskiEnd of contract30 June 2011[9] André Schubert1 July 2011[10]
Alemannia Aachen Peter HyballaSacked13 September 2011[11] 18th Friedhelm Funkel19 September 2011[12]
VfL Bochum Friedhelm Funkel14 September 2011[13] 17th Andreas Bergmann15 September 2011[14]
MSV Duisburg Milan Šašić28 October 2011[15] 14th Oliver Reck28 October 2011
Karlsruher SC Rainer Scharinger31 October 2011[16] 17th Jørn Andersen6 November 2011[17]
FC Ingolstadt 04 Benno Möhlmann9 November 2011[18] 18th Tomas Oral10 November 2011[19]
Hansa Rostock Peter Vollmann6 December 2011[20] 17th Wolfgang Wolf7 December 2011[21]
Energie Cottbus Claus-Dieter WollitzMutual Consent8 December 2011[22] 9th Rudi Bommer1 January 2012[23]
FSV Frankfurt Hans-Jürgen BoysenSacked17 December 2011[24] 16th Benno Möhlmann21 December 2011[25]
Erzgebirge Aue Rico Schmitt21 February 2012[26] 14th Karsten Baumann22 February 2012[27]
Karlsruher SC Jørn Andersen26 March 2012[28] 17th Markus Kauczinski26 March 2012
Alemannia Aachen Friedhelm Funkel1 April 2012[29] 17th Ralf Außem1 April 2012

League table

Relegation play-offs

The 16th-placed team faced the third-placed 2011–12 3. Liga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches will earn a spot in the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga.

Dates and times of these matches were determined by the Deutsche Fußball-Liga as following:[30]

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Tie ended 3–3 on aggregate; Jahn Regensburg promoted to 2012–13 2. Bundesliga, Karlsruher SC relegated to 2012–13 3. Liga according to away goal rule.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Source: Bundesliga.de

17 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals

Top assists

Source: Bundesliga.de

12 assists
10 assists
9 assists
8 assists
7 assists

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011–12 Bundesliga II . WhoScored.com . 18 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Saison-Statistik – Bundesliga – Die offizielle Webseite . 2012-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120807074136/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/statistik/saison/index.php . 7 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: Der Rahmenterminkalender 2011/12. The Preliminary Calendar 2011/12. de. 26 November 2010. 29 March 2011. kicker.
  4. Smentek. Klaus. 18 July 2011. kicker Bundesliga Sonderheft 2011/12. kicker Sportmagazin. Olympia Verlag. Nuremberg. 0948-7964. de. etal.
  5. Web site: Laufsteg Zweite Liga. kicker.de. kicker Sportmagazin. 9 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Christoph Daum resigns as Eintracht Frankfurt coach. Christoph Daum resigns as Eintracht Frankfurt coach. 16 May 2011. 19 May 2011. Goal.
  7. Web site: Veh übernimmt bei der Eintracht das Zepter. Veh takes over the sceptre at Eintracht Frankfurt. de. 30 May 2011. 31 May 2011. kicker.
  8. Web site: Schmidt übernimmt und bekommt drei Neue. Schmidt takes over and gets three new players. de. 9 May 2011. 9 May 2011. kicker.
  9. Web site: Stanislawski verlässt St. Pauli. Stanislawski leaves St. Pauli. de. 13 April 2011. 7 May 2011. DFL.
  10. Web site: Schubert geht zum FC St. Pauli. Schubert goes to FC St. Pauli. de. 4 May 2011. 7 May 2011. DFL.
  11. Web site: Aachen beurlaubt Hyballa. Aachen sack Hyballa. de. 13 September 2011. 13 September 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005191317/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2010/index.php?f=0000193058.php. 5 October 2012. dead.
  12. Web site: Funkel neuer Alemannia-Coach. Funkel new Alemannia-Coach. de. 19 September 2011. 19 September 2011. DFL.
  13. Web site: Funkel nicht mehr VfL-Cheftrainer. Funkel no longer the VfL-manager. de. 14 September 2011. 14 September 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005191334/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2010/index.php?f=0000193137.php. 5 October 2012. dead.
  14. Web site: Bergmann neuer Cheftrainer des VfL . 15 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120707093652/http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/10211_bergmannneuercheftrainerdesvflp.htm . 7 July 2012 . dead .
  15. Web site: Sasic muss gehen – Reck übernimmt. Sasic must go – Reck takes over. de. 28 October 2011. 28 October 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031190706/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000196740.php. 31 October 2011. dead.
  16. Web site: KSC trennt sich von Scharinger. KSC sacks Scharinger. de. 31 October 2011. 31 October 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20111102175611/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000196937.php. 2 November 2011. dead.
  17. Web site: Andersen übernimmt den KSC. Andersen takes over KSC. de. 6 November 2011. 6 November 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108220859/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000197546.php. 8 November 2011. dead.
  18. Web site: FCI beurlaubt Möhlmann. FCI sacks Möhlmann. de. 9 November 2011. 9 November 2011. DFL. https://archive.today/20120723211006/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000197783.php. dead. 23 July 2012.
  19. Web site: Tomas Oral wird Trainer, Thomas Linke Sportdirektor . Tomas Oral becomes coach, Thomas Linke sports director . de . 10 November 2011 . 10 November 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111121095455/http://www.fcingolstadt.de/index.php?id=7&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4140&cHash=d736f7c46475d475aa3c9b67152e50e5 . 21 November 2011 .
  20. Web site: Rostock beurlaubt Vollmann. Rostock sacks Vollmann. de. 6 December 2011. 6 December 2011. DFL. https://archive.today/20120722094118/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000199845.php. dead. 22 July 2012.
  21. Web site: Wolf übernimmt die Hansa-"Kogge". Wolf takes over the Hansa-"Cogs". de. 7 December 2011. 7 December 2011. DFL. https://archive.today/20120720192704/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000199920.php. dead. 20 July 2012.
  22. Web site: Cottbus und Wollitz trennen sich. Cottbus and Wollitz go their separate ways. de. 8 December 2011. 8 December 2011. DFL. https://archive.today/20120720145625/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000200044.php. dead. 20 July 2012.
  23. Web site: FC Energie verpflichtet Rudi Bommer. FC Energie signs Rudi Bommer. de. 9 December 2011. 9 December 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20111209152037/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000200079.php. 9 December 2011. dead.
  24. Web site: FSV Frankfurt trennt sich von Boysen. FSV Frankfurt sacks Boysen. de. 17 December 2011. 17 December 2011. DFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20111217174615/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000200657.php. 17 December 2011. dead.
  25. Web site: Möhlmann neuer FSV-Coach. Möhlmann new FSV-Coach. de. 21 December 2011. 21 December 2011. DFL. https://archive.today/20120724074716/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/index.php?f=0000200995.php. dead. 24 July 2012.
  26. Web site: FC Erzgebirge Aue beurlaubt Cheftrainer Rico Schmitt . FC Erzgebirge Aue puts head coach Rico Schmitt on leave . de . 21 February 2012 . 21 February 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226115726/http://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/index.php?shlink=1659&artins=by_number&artval=7337 . 26 February 2012 . live .
  27. Web site: Karsten Baumann ist neuer Cheftrainer beim FC Erzgebirge. Karsten Baumann new head coach of FC Erzgebirge. de. 22 February 2012. 25 February 2012. Erzgebirge Aue.
  28. Web site: KSC stellt Andersen frei – Kauczinski übernimmt . KSC sacks Andersen – Kauczinski takes over . de . 26 March 2012 . 26 March 2012 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329050142/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2011/0000208215.php . 29 March 2012 .
  29. Web site: Funkel beurlaubt, Außem übernimmt. Funkel sacked – Außem takes over. de. 1 April 2012. 2 April 2012. Alemannia Aachen.
  30. Web site: DFL revises first-leg schedule for promotion/relegation play-offs . . 3 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507024206/http://www.bundesliga.de/en/liga/news/2011/211393.php . 7 May 2012 .

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