DFB-Pokal 2011-12 was the 69th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on July 29, 2011, with the first of six rounds and concluded with the final on May 12, 2012, at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Since both finalists secured spots in the UEFA Champions League, the Bundesliga’s fifth-placed team earned a place in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage. Defending champions Schalke 04 were eliminated in the round of 16 by Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Champions:
Borussia Dortmund (3rd title)
Runner-up:
Bayern Munich
Top Goal Scorer:
Robert Lewandowski (7 goal)
DFB-Pokal 2011-12 round of 16 matches
The draw for this round took place on 30 October 2011.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
20 December 2011
VfL Bochum1–2
Bayern Munich
20 December 2011
1. FC Nürnberg0–1
Greuther Fürth
20 December 2011
1899 Hoffenheim2–1
FC Augsburg
20 December 2011
Fortuna Düsseldorf0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (penalties)
Borussia Dortmund
21 December 2011
Hertha BSC3–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
21 December 2011
Holstein Kiel2–0
Mainz 05
21 December 2011
VfB Stuttgart2–1
Hamburger SV
21 December 2011
Borussia Mönchengladbach3–1
Schalke 04
Quarter final matches
The draw for this round took place on 21 December 2011.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
7 February 2012
Holstein Kiel0–4
Borussia Dortmund
8 February 2012
1899 Hoffenheim0–1
Greuther Fürth
8 February 2012
Hertha BSC0–2 (a.e.t.)
Borussia Mönchengladbach
8 February 2012
VfB Stuttgart0–2
Bayern Munich
Semi final matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
20 March 2012
Greuther Fürth0–1 (a.e.t.)
Borussia DortmundTrolli Arena, Fürth
21 March 2012
Borussia Mönchengladbach0–0 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (penalties)
Bayern MunichBorussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
DFB-Pokal 2011-12 final match
12 May 2012 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin
| 5–2 | ||
| Kagawa Hummels Lewandowski |
Robben Ribéry |
Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1
Robert Lewandowski
Borussia Dortmund7
2
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Schalke 045
3
Adrián Ramos
Hertha BSC4
4
Sercan Sararer
Greuther Fürth4
5
Cacau
VfB Stuttgart3
6
Markus Feulner
1. FC Nürnberg3
7
Daniel Frahn
RB Leipzig3
8
Marco Reus
Borussia Mönchengladbach3
9
Sascha Rösler
Fortuna Düsseldorf3
10
Matthew Taylor
SC Paderborn3
