# 2011–12 Dynamo Dresden season

The 2011–12 season saw Dynamo Dresden return to the 2. Bundesliga after a five-year absence. Despite the success of the previous season, they had to largely rebuild their squad – the strike partnership of Alexander Esswein and Dani Schahin left the club in the summer, as did captain Thomas Hübener, among others. A total of 19 new players joined, notably a new strike pairing of Zlatko Dedic and Mickaël Poté who scored 25 goals between them.
After a slow start, Dynamo settled into mid-table, finishing 9th, never in contention for promotion or relegation. In the DFB-Pokal, they achieved a shock first round win over Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before being eliminated in the next round by German champions (and eventual cup winners) Borussia Dortmund. Dynamo's fans rioted at this match, and were forced to play a league game at FC Ingolstadt 04 behind closed doors as punishment.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Dennis Eilhoff |
| 2 | DF | SRB | Vujadin Savić (from January) |
| 3 | DF | GER | Alexander Schnetzler |
| 4 | DF | SEN | Cheikh Gueye |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Romain Brégerie |
| 6 | DF | GER | Florian Jungwirth |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcel Heller |
| 8 | MF | CZE | Filip Trojan |
| 9 | FW | CZE | Pavel Fořt |
| 10 | FW | BEN | Mickaël Poté (from August) |
| 11 | MF | GER | Gerrit Müller |
| 13 | GK | GER | Benjamin Kirsten |
| 14 | MF | GER | Maik Kegel |
| 15 | GK | GER | Axel Mittag |
| 16 | DF | GER | Martin Stoll |
| 17 | MF | GER | Lars Jungnickel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Cidimar (to January) |
| 18 | MF | AUT | Clemens Walch (from January) |
| 19 | MF | GRE | Yiannis Papadopoulos |
| 20 | MF | GER | Marvin Knoll |
| 21 | DF | BIH | Muhamed Subašić |
| 22 | FW | SVN | Zlatko Dedič |
| 24 | MF | GER | David Solga |
| 25 | FW | GER | Robert Koch |
| 27 | MF | GER | Sebastian Schuppan |
| 28 | DF | GER | Marcel Franke |
| 30 | GK | GER | Wolfgang Hesl (from August) |
| 33 | DF | GER | Jens Möckel |
| 35 | MF | GER | Sepp Kunze |
| 37 | DF | GER | Toni Leistner |
| 38 | MF | GER | Sascha Pfeffer |
| 40 | MF | ESP | Cristian Fiél |

## Transfers

| In Player From Date Romain Brégerie Metz Summer Cidimar FSV Frankfurt Summer Zlatko Dedić VfL Bochum (loan) Summer Dennis Eilhoff Arminia Bielefeld Summer Pavel Fořt Arminia Bielefeld Summer Cheikh Gueye Metz Summer Marcel Heller Eintracht Frankfurt Summer Marvin Knoll Hertha BSC (loan) Summer Axel Mittag SC Borea Dresden Summer Jens Möckel Rot-Weiss Erfurt Summer Yiannis Papadopoulos Olympiacos Summer Alexander Schnetzler VfL Osnabrück Summer Martin Stoll Hansa Rostock Summer Muhamed Subašić Olimpik Sarajevo (loan) Summer Filip Trojan FSV Mainz 05 Summer Wolfgang Hesl Hamburger SV August Mickaël Poté Nice August Vujadin Savić Bordeaux (loan) January Clemens Walch 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) January | Out Player To Date Dennis Bührer Bahlinger SC Summer Alexander Esswein 1. FC Nürnberg Summer Thomas Franke TSG Neustrelitz Summer Florian Grossert SV Babelsberg 03 Summer Denny Herzig Eintracht Trier Summer Thomas Hübener Arminia Bielefeld Summer Axel Keller Heidenauer SV Summer Tim Kister VfR Aalen Summer Oliver Merkel Dynamo Dresden II Summer Timo Röttger RB Leipzig Summer Dani Schahin SpVgg Greuther Fürth (loan return) Summer Jonas Strifler Alemannia Aachen Summer Marcel Wächter Dynamo Dresden II Summer Maik Wagefeld Hallescher FC Summer Paul-Max Walther VFC Plauen Summer Cidimar VfR Aalen January |