2011–12 Bundesliga

The 2011–12 Bundesliga was the 49th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's top football league. The season started on August 5, 2011 and ended on May 5, 2012. The defending champions were Borussia Dortmund.
 Teams 

 FC Augsburg
 Bayer Leverkusen
 Bayern Munich
 Borussia Dortmund
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
 SC Freiburg
 Hamburger SV
 Hannover 96
 Hertha BSC
 1899 Hoffenheim
 1. FC Kaiserslautern
 1. FC Köln
 1. FSV Mainz 05
 1. FC Nuremberg
 Schalke 04
 VfB Stuttgart
 Werder Bremen
 VfL Wolfsburg

 League table 

Below are the top 5, and the lowest 5 teams in the 2011/12 season. As you can see, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen all did well in the league and were allowed to play in either the UEFA Champions League, or the UEFA Europa League.

Also, Hertha BSC went to the relegation play-off, and FC Köln and 1. FC Kaiserslautern were relegated.

Team1Borussia Dortmund3425638025+55812Bayern Munich3423477722+55733Schalke 0434204107444+30644Borussia Mönchengladbach3417984924+25605Bayer Leverkusen34159105244+854

Team14FC Augsburg34814123649-133815Hamburger SV34812143557-223616Hertha BSC34710173864-2631171. FC Köln 3486203975-3630181. FC Kaiserslautern 34411192454-3023

 Relegation play-off 

Fortuna Düsseldorf won the relegation play-off match against Hertha BSC and moved to the Fußball-Bundesliga for the 2012/13 season. Hertha BSC was sent to the 2. Bundesliga.

 Statistics 

 Top goalscorers 
Source: bundesliga.de 

29 goals
  Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04)

26 goals
  Mario Gómez (Bayern Munich)

22 goals
  Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund)

18 goals
  Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen)
  Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln)
  Marco Reus (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

17 goals
  Martin Harnik (VfB Stuttgart)

Related pages
 Fußball Bundesliga

Category:Bundesliga seasons
Category:2011 in association football
Category:2012 in association football
Category:2011 in Germany
Category:2012 in Europe