
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 Bochum
1–2 Bayern Munich
20 December 2011 1. FC Nürnberg
0–1 Greuther Fürth
20 December 2011 1899 Hoffenheim
2–1 FC Augsburg
20 December 2011 Fortuna Düsseldorf
0–0 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (penalties) Borussia Dortmund
21 December 2011 Hertha BSC
3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern
21 December 2011 Holstein Kiel
2–0 Mainz 05
21 December 2011 VfB Stuttgart
2–1 Hamburger SV
21 December 2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach
3–1 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 Kiel
0–4 Borussia Dortmund
8 February 2012 1899 Hoffenheim
0–1 Greuther Fürth
8 February 2012 Hertha BSC
0–2 (a.e.t.) Borussia Mönchengladbach
8 February 2012 VfB Stuttgart
0–2 Bayern Munich
Semi final matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
20 March 2012 Greuther Fürth
0–1 (a.e.t.) Borussia Dortmund
Trolli Arena, Fürth
21 March 2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach
0–0 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (penalties) Bayern Munich
Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach
DFB-Pokal 2011-12 final match
12 May 2012 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin
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5–2 | ![]() |
Kagawa ![]() Hummels ![]() Lewandowski ![]() |
Robben ![]() Ribéry ![]() |
Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Robert Lewandowski
Borussia Dortmund
7
2 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Schalke 04
5
3 Adrián Ramos
Hertha BSC
4
4 Sercan Sararer
Greuther Fürth
4
5 Cacau
VfB Stuttgart
3
6 Markus Feulner
1. FC Nürnberg
3
7 Daniel Frahn
RB Leipzig
3
8 Marco Reus
Borussia Mönchengladbach
3
9 Sascha Rösler
Fortuna Düsseldorf
3
10 Matthew Taylor
SC Paderborn
3