2011–12 DFB-Pokal

The following 64 teams competed in the first round:

The rounds of the 2011–12 competition are scheduled as follows:^[4]

The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:^[5] For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3rd Liga and the bottom four teams of the Second Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3rd Liga/amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3rd Liga/amateur team will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.

The draw was made on 11 June 2011.^[6]

As in the 2010–11 competition, Hallescher FC will have to move their first-round match against Eintracht Frankfurt to another ground because re-building of their own Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion has not yet been completed. After several attempts of moving the tie to other locations, including Paul Greifzu Stadium at nearby Dessau-Roßlau and Frankenstadion at Nuremberg, were unsuccessful because of security concerns,^[7][8] the match will eventually be played at cross-town Stadion am Bildungszentrum, the current home ground of the club.^[9] Anker Wismar will also have to move their tie against Hannover 96 from their own Paul-Bürger-Stadion because of security requirements. The match will be played at Lohmühle, Lübeck.^[10] Other matches have been moved for capacity reasons, including FC Teningen–FC Schalke 04 (to be played at Badenova-Stadion in nearby Freiburg),^[11] SC Wiedenbrück 2000–1. FC Köln (to be played at Heidewaldstadion, Gütersloh),^[12] SVN Zweibrücken–1. FSV Mainz 05 (to be played at Waldstadion, Homburg)^[13] and Germania Windeck–1899 Hoffenheim (Sportpark Höhenberg, Cologne).^[7] Headlines made Hamburg Cup winner Eimsbütteler TV, who lost almost its complete first and second teams because of disagreements over how to split the money earned from reaching the first round. ETV was forced to field a side predominantly made up of players from its under-19 side.^[14]

All times CEST

Rot-Weiss Essen v 1. FC Union Berlin

29 July 2011	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	1. FC Union Berlin	Essen
20:30	Brauer   22' Koep   71'	Report (in German)	82' Zoundi   90+1' Terodde	Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)
	Penalties
	Jasmund   Rodenberg   Brauer   Heppke   Wagner		Terodde   Menz   Ede   Silvio   Karl

RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg

29 July 2011	RB Leipzig	3–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig
20:30	Frahn   6', 17', 45'	Report (in German)	25' Lakić   28' Salihamidžić	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 31,212 Referee: Markus Wingenbach (Diez)

1. FC Saarbrücken v Erzgebirge Aue

29 July 2011	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Erzgebirge Aue	Saarbrücken
20:30	Lerandy   79'	Report (in German)	35' (pen.) Paulus   100' Hochscheidt   119' Könnecke	Stadium: Ludwigspark Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück)

Jahn Regensburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

29 July 2011	Jahn Regensburg	1–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Regensburg
20:30	Schweinsteiger   31' (pen.)	Report (in German)	14' Stranzl   22' Reus   70' De Camargo	Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 10,388 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)

Wehen Wiesbaden v VfB Stuttgart

29 July 2011	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–2	VfB Stuttgart	Wiesbaden
20:30	Janjić   28' (pen.)	Report (in German)	6' Bičakčić   50' Kuzmanović	Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)

VfL Osnabrück v 1860 Munich

29 July 2011	VfL Osnabrück	2–3 (a.e.t.)	1860 Munich	Osnabrück
20:30	Wegkamp   1' Mauersberger   34'	Report (in German)	11' (pen.), 107' Lauth   47' Volland	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Florian Steuer (Menden)

BFC Dynamo v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

30 July 2011	BFC Dynamo	0–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
15:30		Report (in German)	18' Iličević   22' Tiffert   50' Petsos	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 10,104 Referee: Babak Rafati

Hallescher FC v Eintracht Frankfurt

30 July 2011	Hallescher FC	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Halle
15:30		Report (in German)	85' (pen.), 90' Gekas	Stadium: Stadion am Bildungszentrum Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 v Werder Bremen

30 July 2011	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	2–1	Werder Bremen	Heidenheim an der Brenz
15:30	Sauter   57' Schnatterer   59'	Report (in German)	33' Rosenberg	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jochen Drees

Dynamo Dresden v Bayer Leverkusen

30 July 2011	Dynamo Dresden	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Dresden
15:30	Schuppan   68' Koch   70', 86' Schnetzler   117'	Report (in German)	6' Derdiyok   12' Sam   49' Schürrle	Stadium: Glücksgas Arena Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Günter Perl

Eintracht Trier v FC St. Pauli

30 July 2011	Eintracht Trier	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Trier
15:30	Kulabas   16' Hauswald   89'	Report (in German)	88' Sağlık	Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 8,457 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

Arminia Bielefeld v 1. FC Nürnberg

30 July 2011	Arminia Bielefeld	1–5	1. FC Nürnberg	Bielefeld
15:30	Jerat   15'	Report (in German)	26', 35', 40' Feulner   65' Mak   71' Pekhart	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski

Rot Weiss Ahlen v SC Paderborn

30 July 2011	Rot Weiss Ahlen	0–10	SC Paderborn	Ahlen
15:30		Report (in German)	12', 29' Alushi   23' (pen.) Krösche   30', 71', 83' Taylor   79' Kara   84' Meha   86' Proschwitz	Stadium: Wersestadion Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Christian Bandurski

SV Babelsberg 03 v MSV Duisburg

30 July 2011	SV Babelsberg 03	0–2	MSV Duisburg	Potsdam
15:30		Report (in German)	6' (o.g.) Stroh-Engel   30' Domovchiyski	Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Martin Petersen

VfB Oldenburg v Hamburger SV

30 July 2011	VfB Oldenburg	1–2	Hamburger SV	Oldenburg
15:30	Ferrulli   34'	Report (in German)	26' Westermann   72' Petrić	Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 15,552 Referee: Peter Gagelmann

Holstein Kiel v Energie Cottbus

30 July 2011	Holstein Kiel	3–0	Energie Cottbus	Kiel
19:30	Sykora   15' Kazior   32' Herrmann   59'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 7,219 Referee: Robert Kampka

SV Sandhausen v Borussia Dortmund

30 July 2011	SV Sandhausen	0–3	Borussia Dortmund	Sandhausen
19:30		Report (in German)	10', 90' Lewandowski   56' Kagawa	Stadium: Hardtwald Attendance: 10,231 Referee: Tobias Christ

Kickers Emden v FSV Frankfurt

30 July 2011	Kickers Emden	1–5 (a.e.t.)	FSV Frankfurt	Emden
19:30	Janßen   45' (pen.)	Report (in German)	35' Yelen   93', 112' Gueye   111', 118' Benyamina	Stadium: Embdena-Stadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marcel Unger

Hansa Rostock v VfL Bochum

30 July 2011	Hansa Rostock	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	VfL Bochum	Rostock
19:30	Jänicke   36' Košťál   55'	Report (in German)	52' Aydın   72' Ginczek	Stadium: DKB-Arena Attendance: 12,700 Referee: Markus Schmidt
	Penalties
	Wiemann   Langen   Lartey   Ziegenbein		Kefkir   Aydın   Freier   Federico   Maltritz

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen v FC Augsburg

30 July 2011	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	1–2 (a.e.t.)	FC Augsburg	Oberhausen
19:30	Kullmann   24'	Report (in German)	33' Verhaegh   120' De Roeck	Stadium: Niederrheinstadion Attendance: 3,786 Referee: Marco Fritz

FC Oberneuland v FC Ingolstadt

31 July 2011	FC Oberneuland	1–4	FC Ingolstadt	Bremen
14:30	G. Aktas   35'	Report (in German)	10', 71' Hartmann   19' (pen.) Leitl   87' Ikeng	Stadium: Stadion Vinnenweg Attendance: 750 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

SpVgg Unterhaching v SC Freiburg

31 July 2011	SpVgg Unterhaching	3–2	SC Freiburg	Unterhaching
14:30	Sternisko   17' Tunjić   47' (pen.), 87' (pen.)	Report (in German)	9' Makiadi   74' Reisinger	Stadium: Generali Sportpark Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann

Karlsruher SC v Alemannia Aachen

31 July 2011	Karlsruher SC	3–1	Alemannia Aachen	Karlsruhe
14:30	Milchraum   26' Kempe   83' Krebs   90+4'	Report (in German)	7' (pen.) Kratz	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 15,118 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Eimsbütteler TV v Greuther Fürth

31 July 2011	Eimsbütteler TV	0–10	Greuther Fürth	Hamburg
14:30		Report (in German)	17' Mavraj   19', 25', 76', 85' Sararer   54', 71' Tyrała   66' (pen.) Nehrig   80' Nöthe   88' C. Rahn	Stadium: Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Metzen

Anker Wismar v Hannover 96

31 July 2011	Anker Wismar	0–6	Hannover 96	Lübeck
14:30		Report (in German)	12', 25' Abdellaoue   34', 36' Stindl   71', 76' Stoppelkamp	Stadium: Lohmühle Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Peter Sippel

ZFC Meuselwitz v Hertha BSC

31 July 2011	ZFC Meuselwitz	0–4	Hertha BSC	Meuselwitz
16:00		Report (in German)	22', 26' Ramos   49' Ottl   56' Ebert	Stadium: bluechip-Arena Attendance: 7,707 Referee: Thorsten Schriever

Germania Windeck v 1899 Hoffenheim

31 July 2011	Germania Windeck	1–3 (a.e.t.)	1899 Hoffenheim	Cologne
16:00	Buchholz   36'	Report (in German)	51' (pen.) Salihović Johnson   98' Babel   116'	Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

FC Teningen v Schalke 04

31 July 2011	FC Teningen	1–11	Schalke 04	Freiburg
17:30	Kirstein   20'	Report (in German)	3', 22', 39', 64' Huntelaar   7' Papadopoulos   13', 32' Raúl   57', 75' Holtby   70', 79' Gavranović	Stadium: Badenova-Stadion Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Hessen Kassel v Fortuna Düsseldorf

31 July 2011	Hessen Kassel	0–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Kassel
17:30		Report (in German)	25' Bröker   80' Rösler   86' O. Fink	Stadium: Auestadion Attendance: 14,850 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

SVN Zweibrücken v Mainz 05

31 July 2011	SVN Zweibrücken	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Mainz 05	Homburg
17:30	Maul   116'	Report (in German)	95' Slišković   115' Allagui	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

SC Wiedenbrück 2000 v 1. FC Köln

31 July 2011	SC Wiedenbrück 2000	0–3	1. FC Köln	Gütersloh
17:30		Report (in German)	23', 45' Novaković   78' Jajalo	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Christian Leicher

Eintracht Braunschweig v Bayern Munich

1 August 2011	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–3	Bayern Munich	Braunschweig
20:30		Report (in German)	9' (pen.) Gómez   39' (pen.) Schweinsteiger   83' Müller	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 23,645 Referee: Felix Zwayer

The draw for this round took place on 6 August 2011.^[15] The matches were played on 25–26 October 2011.

RB Leipzig v FC Augsburg

25 October 2011	RB Leipzig	0–1	FC Augsburg	Leipzig
19:00		Report	62' Brinkmann	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 34,341 Referee: Florian Meyer

SpVgg Unterhaching v VfL Bochum

25 October 2011	SpVgg Unterhaching	1–4	VfL Bochum	Unterhaching
19:00	Bigalke   69' (pen.)	Report	7' Dabrowski   22' Ginczek   75' Federico   78' Jong Tae-se	Stadium: Generali Sportpark Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Martin Petersen

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

25 October 2011	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Heidenheim an der Brenz
19:00		Report		Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Markus Wingenbach
	Penalties
	Sauter   Krebs   Spann   Schittenhelm   Tausendpfund		Daems   Dante   Nordtveit   Stranzl

Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1860 Munich

25 October 2011	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–0	1860 Munich	Düsseldorf
19:00	Benjamin   15' Rösler   39', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 34,413 Referee: Jochen Drees

Eintracht Trier v Hamburger SV

25 October 2011	Eintracht Trier	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Hamburger SV	Trier
20:30	Kulabas   9'	Report	63' Berg   110' Aogo	Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Greuther Fürth v SC Paderborn

25 October 2011	Greuther Fürth	4–0	SC Paderborn	Fürth
20:30	Peković   5' Nöthe   29' Occéan   35' Pektürk   79'	Report		Stadium: Trolli Arena Attendance: 6,150 Referee: Markus Schmidt

1899 Hoffenheim v 1. FC Köln

25 October 2011	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	1. FC Köln	Sinsheim
20:30	Obasi   40' Musona   50'	Report	6' Jajalo	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Knut Kircher

Borussia Dortmund v Dynamo Dresden

25 October 2011	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	Dynamo Dresden	Dortmund
20:45	Lewandowski   30' Götze   65'	Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 73,100 Referee: Peter Gagelmann

Holstein Kiel v MSV Duisburg

26 October 2011	Holstein Kiel	2–0	MSV Duisburg	Kiel
19:00	Kazior   54' Sykora   58'	Report		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 8,981 Referee: Christian Fischer

Rot-Weiss Essen v Hertha BSC

26 October 2011	Rot-Weiss Essen	0–3	Hertha BSC	Essen
19:00		Report	64' Ramos   72' Lasogga   86' Rukavytsya	Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Hannover 96 v Mainz 05

26 October 2011	Hannover 96	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Mainz 05	Hanover
19:00		Report	93' Ivanschitz	Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Felix Brych

Karlsruher SC v Schalke 04

26 October 2011	Karlsruher SC	0–2	Schalke 04	Karlsruhe
19:00		Report	81' Huntelaar   83' Matip	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 28,916 Referee: Günter Perl

Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Nürnberg

26 October 2011	Erzgebirge Aue	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Aue
20:30	König   78'	Report	64' Esswein   68' Wießmeier	Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Bayern Munich v FC Ingolstadt

26 October 2011	Bayern Munich	6–0	FC Ingolstadt	Munich
20:30	Müller   33' Alaba   49' Petersen   52', 71' Matip   82' (o.g.) Usami   90'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann

VfB Stuttgart v FSV Frankfurt

26 October 2011	VfB Stuttgart	3–0	FSV Frankfurt	Stuttgart
20:30	Hemlein   4' Cacau   38' Traoré   89'	Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 18,270 Referee: Christian Leicher

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

26 October 2011	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Frankfurt
20:30		Report	119' Sukuta-Pasu	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

The draw for this round took place on 30 October 2011.^[16] The matches were played on 20–21 December 2011.

VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich

20 December 2011	VfL Bochum	1–2	Bayern Munich	Bochum
19:00	Federico   26'	Report	52' Kroos   90+1' Robben	Stadium: Rewirpower-Stadion Attendance: 29,299 Referee: Michael Weiner

1. FC Nürnberg v Greuther Fürth

20 December 2011	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	Greuther Fürth	Nuremberg
19:00		Report	15' Prib	Stadium: Easycredit-Stadion Attendance: 48,548 Referee: Knut Kircher

1899 Hoffenheim v FC Augsburg

20 December 2011	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	FC Augsburg	Sinsheim
20:30	Salihović   23' Ibišević   49'	Report	36' Oehrl	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Borussia Dortmund

20 December 2011	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Borussia Dortmund	Düsseldorf
20:30		Report		Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe
	Penalties
	Jovanović   Langeneke   Lambertz   Bröker   Rösler		Hummels   Błaszczykowski   Kehl   Gündoğan   Perišić

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

21 December 2011	Hertha BSC	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
19:00	Ramos   43' Lasogga   59' Ebert   90+1'	Report	51' Shechter	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 40,944 Referee: Florian Meyer

Holstein Kiel v Mainz 05

21 December 2011	Holstein Kiel	2–0	Mainz 05	Kiel
19:00	Ujah   6' (o.g.) Müller   64'	Report		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 10,649 Referee: Günter Perl

VfB Stuttgart v Hamburger SV

21 December 2011	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Hamburger SV	Stuttgart
20:30	Cacau   23', 62'	Report	54' (o.g.) Kvist	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,600 Referee: Peter Gagelmann

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04

21 December 2011	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
20:30	Arango   18' Reus   56', 88'	Report	70' Draxler	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,057 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

The draw for this round took place on 21 December 2011.^[17] The matches were played on 7–8 February 2012.

All times CET

Holstein Kiel v Borussia Dortmund

7 February 2012	Holstein Kiel	0–4	Borussia Dortmund	Kiel
20:30		Report	11' Lewandowski   18' Kagawa   80' Barrios   87' Perišić	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 11,386 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

1899 Hoffenheim v Greuther Fürth

8 February 2012	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	Greuther Fürth	Sinsheim
19:00		Report	44' Occéan	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

8 February 2012	Hertha BSC	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
19:00		Report	101' (pen.) Daems   120' Wendt	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 47,465 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)

VfB Stuttgart v Bayern Munich

8 February 2012	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	Bayern Munich	Stuttgart
20:30		Report	30' Ribéry   46' Gómez	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

The draw for this round took place on 11 February 2012.^[18] The matches were played on 20–21 March 2012.

All times CET

20 March 2012

20:30

Greuther Fürth	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Dortmund
	Report	120' Gündoğan

Trolli Arena, Fürth

Attendance: 15,500

Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

21 March 2012

20:30

Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Bayern Munich
	Report
Penalties
Daems   Herrmann   Dante   Nordtveit	2 – 4	Alaba   Ribéry   Lahm   Kroos

Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

Attendance: 54,049

Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Final statistics.^[19]

7 goals

•   Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund)

5 goals

•   Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04)

4 goals

•   Adrián Ramos (Hertha BSC)
•   Sercan Sararer (Greuther Fürth)

3 goals

•   Cacau (VfB Stuttgart)
•   Markus Feulner (1. FC Nürnberg)
•   Daniel Frahn (RB Leipzig)
•   Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
•   Sascha Rösler (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
•   Matthew Taylor (SC Paderborn)

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