2011–12 Bundesliga

2011–12 Bundesliga
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Final positions
Champions	Borussia Dortmund (5th title)
Runners-up	Bayern Munich
Third place	FC Schalke 04
Fourth place	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Tournament statistics
Matches played	306
Goals scored	875 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Huntelaar (29)
	← 2010-11 2012-13 →

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

Locations of the 2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga teams.

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund (C)	34	25	6	3	80	25	+55	81
2	Bayern Munich	34	23	4	7	77	22	+55	73
3	Schalke 04	34	20	4	10	74	44	+30	64
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	17	9	8	49	24	+25	60
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	9	10	52	44	+8	54

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	FC Augsburg	34	8	14	12	36	49	-13	38
15	Hamburger SV	34	8	12	14	35	57	-22	36
16	Hertha BSC	34	7	10	17	38	64	-26	31
17	1. FC Köln (R)	34	8	6	20	39	75	-36	30
18	1. FC Kaiserslautern (R)	34	4	11	19	24	54	-30	23

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.

10 May 2012

20:30 CEST