13 September 2011 – In last place in the 2. Bundesliga, Alemannia Aachen sacks manager Peter Hyballa.[5] Hyballa had taken the reins in Aachen at the beginning of the previous season.
14 September 2011 – Just one spot ahead of Aachen, VfL Bochum relieves Friedhelm Funkel from his duties as manager.[6] Like Hyballa in Aachen, Funkel had started as manager in Bochum at the beginning of the previous season following the club's relegation from the top flight. Former FC St. Pauli and Hannover 96 manager Andreas Bergmann is hired the following day to fill the vacancy.[7]
19 September 2011 – Four days after being sacked in Bochu, Friedhelm Funkel takes over the vacant manager's position at Alemannia Aachen.[8]
19 September 2011 – At risk of being relegated from the top flight for the first time in the club's history, Hamburger SV sacks manager Michael Oenning. Originally signed as assistant manager, Oenning had taken the manager's position following the sacking of Armin Veh six months prior. Rodolfo Cardoso, manager of the HSV reserves, takes over as caretaker.[9]
27 September 2011 – In his second stint at Schalke, Dutchmen Huub Stevens fills the managerial post vacated by Ralf Rangnick.[12] In addition to having managed Schalke over the turn of the millennium, Stevens previous engagements in Germany include Hertha BSC, 1. FC Köln, and Hamburger SV.
28 October 2011 – Having won only one of the previous six matches in the 2. Bundesliga, then losing the second round of the DFB-Pokal to Regionalliga club Holstein Kiel,[14]MSV Duisburg sacks Milan Šašić as manager. Šašić had led the club to a cup final the previous season. Goalkeeping coach Oliver Reck replaces him on the bench.[15]
31 October 2011 – Rainer Scharinger loses his job as Karlsruher SC manager, following a ten-game winless streak.[16] Scharinger had assumed the post in March 2011, and managed the club clear of relegation in the previous season.
9 November 2011 – In dead last in the 2. Bundesliga, FC Ingolstadt 04 sacks manager Benno Möhlmann.[18] Möhlmann was hired as manager almost exactly one year prior. The following day, former FSV Frankfurt manager Tomas Oral was hired to replace him.[19]
6 December 2011 – Having lost four of the six previous games, drawing the other two, F.C. Hansa Rostock sacks Peter Vollmann as manager.[20] Hansa had won promotion to the 2nd division under Vollmann the previous season. The following day, Hansa hired Wolfgang Wolf to fill the post.[21] Wolf has Bundesliga experience, having managed VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FC Nürnberg, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the top flight.
8 December 2011 – By mutual consent, Energie Cottbus and Claus-Dieter Wollitz dissolve their contract.[22] Wollitz had managed Cottbus in the two previous seasons.
17 December 2011 – Following a nine-match winless streak, FSV Frankfurt sacks Hans-Jürgen Boysen.[23] Boysen had been manager of FSV Frankfurt for two years, avoiding relegation with the club twice.
18 December 2011 – With two matches left to play before the break, Hertha BSC sacks manager Markus Babbel.[24] The club made it clear that this was due to internal disputes and not the club's poor showing in the league. Babbel had taken charge at Hertha at the beginning of the previous season, and led the club to promotion back to the top flight.
21 December 2011 – FSV Frankfurt hires Benno Möhlmann as manager.[25] Möhlmann had previously held several managerial posts in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, and had been sacked as manager of FC Ingolstadt 04 just six weeks prior.
22 December 2011 – Having played the remaining games before the break under interim manager Rainer Widmayer, Hertha BSC announces Michael Skibbe has been hired to fill the vacant managerial post.[26] His playing career having been cut-short by injury, Skibbe had been the youngest ever manager of a Bundesliga club.
29 December 2011 – Going into the winter break in last place in the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg replaces manager Marcus Sorg with assistant manager Christian Streich.[27] Sorg had been assistant manager under Robin Dutt, and replaced him as manager when he left the club at the beginning of the season. For Streich, it would be his first managerial post.
9 February 2012 – Having won only two of the previous ten matches, 1899 Hoffenheim sacks Holger Stanislawski as manager.[28] Stanislawski had taken over the club at the beginning of the season following five years at FC St. Pauli which included a promotion to the Bundesliga.
21 February 2012 – At risk of being relegated to the 3. Liga, FC Erzgebirge Aue sacks Rico Schmitt.[32] It had been Schmitt's first professional managerial post, which had held since 2009. The following day, the club hires Karsten Baumann, who had previously managed VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga, to replace Schmitt.[33]
20 March 2012 – Having not won a single league match since November, 1. FC Kaiserslautern sacks manager Marco Kurz.[34] Kurz had assumed the post at the beginning of the 2009–10 season, and led the club to promotion to the Bundesliga that year.
22 March 2012 – 1. FC Kaiserslautern announce the signing of Krasimir Balakov as manager, to replace Marco Kurz.[35] Balakov had previously managed professional clubs in Switzerland, Croatia, and his native Bulgaria.
26 March 2012 – Second to last in the 2. Bundesliga and at risk of relegation, Karlsruher SC sacks Jørn Andersen[36] as manager. The Norwegian got the job five months earlier. Reserve manager Markus Kauczinski takes over the post.
1 April 2012 – In sixth place and likely to miss the goal of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen sack Robin Dutt as manager.[37] Dutt had taken the reins in Leverkusen at the beginning of the season after Jupp Heynckes transferred to Bayern Munich. Sami Hyypiä, manager of the Finish national team, is hired to manage the club until the end of the season. Hyypiä had ended his playing career, playing for Leverkusen, at the end of the previous season.
1 April 2012 – Having fallen to 17th place in the 2. Bundesliga after losing five consecutive matches, Alemannia Aachen sacks Friedhelm Funkel.[38] For Aachen, this was the second time they had sacked a manager this season, and for Funkel, the second time he had been sacked as manager.
12 April 2012 – 1. FC Köln sack manager Ståle Solbakken.[39] For Solbakken, who had taken over in Cologne at the beginning of the season, this was his first managerial stint in Germany. Former manager Frank Schaefer is rehired to fill the vacancy.
Men's national team
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: soccerway.com Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
^Hamburg decided to withdraw their team from the first two Bundesligas for monetary reasons.[41]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: kicker.de(in German) Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
^The reserve team of Potsdam won the title but is ineligible for promotion due to the first team playing in the Bundesliga. Gütersloh as the next placed team were given the spot.
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2012. Source: kicker.de(in German) Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
12 April 2012 – Manfred Orzessek, 78, goalkeeper for FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach. Orzessek won the German championship with Schalke in 1958, and was the starting goalkeeper of the Mönchengladbach side that won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965.[54]
