DFB-Pokal 2011-12 Champions, matches, fact and achievement

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

Borussia Dortmund	5–2	Bayern Munich
Kagawa 3′ Hummels 41′ (pen.) Lewandowski 45+1′, 58′, 81′		Robben 25′ (pen.) Ribéry 75′

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