2011–12 DFB-Pokal#Quarter-finals

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| year = 2011–12

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| country = Germany

| num_teams = 64

| champions = Borussia Dortmund

| runner-up = Bayern Munich

| matches = 63

| goals = 224

| top goal scorer = {{Nowrap|Robert Lewandowski}}
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The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal was the 69th season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on 29 July 2011 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 12 May 2012 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Since both finalists have qualified for the UEFA Champions League, the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League (group stage) spot was given to the fifth-placed Bundesliga team.{{cite web|title=Europa League - Cup winners to get auto Europa spot|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04102010/58/europa-league-cup-winners-auto-europa-spot.html|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=25 April 2011}} Schalke 04 were the reigning holders, but they were beaten by Borussia Mönchengladbach in the round of 16.

Participating clubs

The following 64 teams competed in the first round:

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! style="width: 33%;" | Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2010–11 season

! style="width: 33%;" | 2. Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2010–11 season

! style="width: 34%;" | 3. Liga
{{nowrap|the top 4 clubs of the 2010–11 season}}

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colspan="3" | Winners of 21 regional cup competitions
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  • Lower Rhine
  • : Rot-Weiss Essen
  • Lower Saxony{{efn|name="two teams"}}
  • : Kickers Emden
  • : VfB Oldenburg{{efn|name="Lower Saxony"|Since Eintracht Braunschweig will enter the competition via their league placement, VfB Oldenburg and TSV Ottersberg as losing semi-finalists played a single match to determine the second Lower Saxony participant. This match was won by Oldenburg.{{cite web|title=Zusätzlicher Vertreter 1.DFB-Pokal-Hauptrunde 11-12|url=http://ergebnisdienst.fussball.de/begegnungen/zusaetzlicher-vertreter-1-dfb-pokal-hauptrunde-11-12/niedersachsen/niedersachsen-pokal/herren/spieljahr1011/niedersachsen/M01S1011Wb11774|publisher=ergebnisdienst.fussball.de|access-date=1 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603053343/http://ergebnisdienst.fussball.de/begegnungen/zusaetzlicher-vertreter-1-dfb-pokal-hauptrunde-11-12/niedersachsen/niedersachsen-pokal/herren/spieljahr1011/niedersachsen/M01S1011Wb11774|archive-date=3 June 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}}}
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • : FC Anker Wismar{{efn|name="Mecklenburg"}}
  • Middle Rhine
  • : Germania Windeck
  • Rhineland
  • : Eintracht Trier
  • Saarland
  • : 1. FC Saarbrücken
  • Saxony
  • : RB Leipzig

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{{efn|name="two teams"|The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition.}}

{{efn|name="Hesse"|Since SV Wehen Wiesbaden will enter the competition via their league placement, runners-up Hessen Kassel will inherit the spot reserved for the cup winners.}}

{{efn|name="Mecklenburg"|Since F.C. Hansa Rostock will enter the competition via their league placement, runners-up Anker Wismar will inherit the spot reserved for the cup winners.}}

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Schedule

The rounds of the 2011–12 competition are scheduled as follows:{{Cite web |url=http://static.bundesliga.de/media/native/autosync/rahmenterminkalender2011-2012.pdf |title=Rahmenterminkalender 2011/12 der DFL |access-date=25 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827230901/http://static.bundesliga.de/media/native/autosync/rahmenterminkalender2011-2012.pdf |archive-date=27 August 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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Round

! Draw date

! Matches

First round

| 11 June 2011

| 29 July–1 August 2011

Second round

| 6 August 2011

| 25–26 October 2011

Round of 16

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| 20–21 December 2011

Quarter-finals

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| 7–8 February 2012

Semi-finals

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| 20–21 March 2012

Final

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| 12 May 2012 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Draw

The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=460546 |title=DFB Cup Men: Mode |publisher=DFB |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609211623/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=460546 |archive-date=9 June 2009 }} 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.

Matches

=First round=

The draw was made on 11 June 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/schalke-spielt-beim-fc-teningen---bayern-nach-braunschweig-553798/artikel|title=Die Bayern müssen nach Braunschweig|date=11 June 2011|work=Kicker|access-date=11 June 2011}}

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,{{cite web|title=Halle kann nicht in Dessau spielen|url=https://www.kicker.de/halle-kann-nicht-in-dessau-spielen-554622/artikel|publisher=kicker Sportmagazin|access-date=6 July 2011}}{{cite web|title=Auch Nürnberg sagt Halle ab|url=https://www.kicker.de/auch-nuernberg-sagt-halle-ab-555121/artikel|work=Kicker|publisher=kicker Sportmagazin|access-date=15 July 2011}} the match will eventually be played at cross-town Stadion am Bildungszentrum, the current home ground of the club.{{cite web|title=Hallescher FC gegen Frankfurt nun doch in Halle|url=https://www.kicker.de/hallescher-fc-gegen-frankfurt-nun-doch-in-halle-555230/artikel|work=Kicker|publisher=kicker Sportmagazin|access-date=15 July 2011}} 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.{{cite web|title=Halle und Wismar ziehen um|url=https://www.kicker.de/halle-kann-nicht-in-dessau-spielen-554622/artikel|work=Kicker|publisher=kicker Sportmagazin|access-date=30 June 2011}} Other matches have been moved for capacity reasons, including FC TeningenFC Schalke 04 (to be played at Badenova-Stadion in nearby Freiburg),{{cite web|title=Medienakkreditierung für das DFB-Pokal-Spiel FC Teningen gegen FC Schalke 04|url=http://www.teningen.de/cms/audfox.php?action=1&id=171|publisher=Municipality of Teningen|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716025634/http://www.teningen.de/cms/audfox.php?action=1&id=171|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} SC Wiedenbrück 20001. FC Köln (to be played at Heidewaldstadion, Gütersloh),{{cite web|title=SC Wiedenbrück empfängt 1. FC Köln am 31. Juli |url=http://www.scw2000.de/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104014732/http://www.scw2000.de/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2005 |work=official website |publisher=SC Wiedenbrück 2000 |access-date=30 June 2011 }} SVN Zweibrücken1. FSV Mainz 05 (to be played at Waldstadion, Homburg){{cite web|title=Anstoßzeit steht fest|url=http://www.svn-zw.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=763:anstosszeit-steht-fest-svn-mainz-05-am-sonntag-31072011-um-1730-uhr&catid=58:dfb-pokal-20112012&Itemid=151|work=official website|publisher=SVN Zweibrücken|access-date=30 June 2011}} and Germania Windeck1899 Hoffenheim (Sportpark Höhenberg, Cologne). 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.[http://www.weltfussball.de/news/dfb-pokal/_m66312_favorit-fuerth-locker-weiter-neuer-etv-chancenlos/ Favorit Fürth locker weiter - Neuer ETV chancenlos] {{in lang|de}} Weltfussball.de, published: 31 July 2011, accessed: 31 July 2011

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{{goal|22}} Reus
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{{goal|47}} Volland

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{{goal|22}} Tiffert
{{goal|50}} Petsos

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{{goal|65}} Mak
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{{goal|93||112}} Gueye
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{{goal|72}} Ginczek

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{{goal|120}} De Roeck

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{{goal|19|pen.}} Leitl
{{goal|87}} Ikeng

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|team2 = Alemannia Aachen

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Kempe {{goal|83}}
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|team2 = Greuther Fürth

|goals2 = {{goal|17}} Mavraj
{{goal|19||25||76||85}} Sararer
{{goal|54||71}} Tyrała
{{goal|66|pen.}} Nehrig
{{goal|80}} Nöthe
{{goal|88}} C. Rahn

|stadium = Stadion Hoheluft

|location = Hamburg

|attendance =2,000

|referee =Thomas Metzen

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 14:30

|team1 = Anker Wismar

|score =0–6

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/anker-wismar-gegen-hannover-2011-dfb-pokal-1140231/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Hannover 96

|goals2 ={{goal|12||25}} Abdellaoue
{{goal|34||36}} Stindl
{{goal|71||76}} Stoppelkamp

|stadium = Lohmühle

|location = Lübeck

|attendance =7,000

|referee =Peter Sippel

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 16:00

|team1 = ZFC Meuselwitz

|score = 0–4

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/meuselwitz-gegen-hertha-2011-dfb-pokal-1140216/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals2 ={{goal|22||26}} Ramos
{{goal|49}} Ottl
{{goal|56}} Ebert

|stadium = bluechip-Arena

|location = Meuselwitz

|attendance =7,707

|referee =Thorsten Schriever

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Germania Windeck

|score =1–3

|aet = yes

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/germ-windeck-gegen-hoffenheim-2011-dfb-pokal-1140219/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = 1899 Hoffenheim

|goals1 =Buchholz {{goal|36}}

|goals2 ={{goal|51|pen.}} Salihović
Johnson {{goal|98}}
Babel {{goal|116}}

|stadium = Sportpark Höhenberg

|location = Cologne

|attendance =3,500

|referee =Bastian Dankert

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 17:30

|team1 =FC Teningen

|score =1–11

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/fc-teningen-gegen-schalke-2011-dfb-pokal-1140208/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 =Kirstein {{goal|20}}

|goals2 ={{goal|3||22||39||64}} Huntelaar
{{goal|7}} Papadopoulos
{{goal|13||32}} Raúl
{{goal|57||75}} Holtby
{{goal|70||79}} Gavranović

|stadium = Badenova-Stadion

|location = Freiburg

|attendance =21,000

|referee =Tobias Stieler

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 17:30

|team1 = Hessen Kassel

|score =0–3

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/kassel-gegen-duesseldorf-2011-dfb-pokal-1140210/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals2 = {{goal|25}} Bröker
{{goal|80}} Rösler
{{goal|86}} O. Fink

|stadium = Auestadion

|location = Kassel

|attendance =14,850

|referee =Benjamin Cortus

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 17:30

|team1 = SVN Zweibrücken

|score =1–2

|aet = yes

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/zweibruecken-gegen-mainz-2011-dfb-pokal-1140226/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Mainz 05

|goals1 =Maul {{goal|116}}

|goals2 ={{goal|95}} Slišković
{{goal|115}} Allagui

|stadium = Waldstadion

|location = Homburg

|attendance =12,000

|referee =Harm Osmers

}}

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|date = 31 July 2011

|time = 17:30

|team1 = SC Wiedenbrück 2000

|score =0–3

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/wiedenbrueck-gegen-koeln-2011-dfb-pokal-1140229/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals2 ={{goal|23||45}} Novaković
{{goal|78}} Jajalo

|stadium = Heidewaldstadion

|location = Gütersloh

|attendance =12,200

|referee =Christian Leicher

}}

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|date = 1 August 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|score =0–3

|report =[https://www.kicker.de/braunschweig-gegen-bayern-2011-dfb-pokal-1140230/spielbericht Report] {{in lang|de}}

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals2 ={{goal|9|pen.}} Gómez
{{goal|39|pen.}} Schweinsteiger
{{goal|83}} Müller

|stadium = Eintracht-Stadion

|location = Braunschweig

|attendance =23,645

|referee = Felix Zwayer

}}

=Second round=

The draw for this round took place on 6 August 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/ksc-fordert-pokalsieger-schalke-556111/artikel|title=Leichtes Los für die Bayern|date=6 August 2011|work=Kicker|access-date=6 August 2011}} The matches were played on 25–26 October 2011.

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|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = RB Leipzig

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/leipzig-gegen-augsburg-2011-dfb-pokal-1260345/schema Report]

|team2 = FC Augsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|62}} Brinkmann

|stadium = Red Bull Arena

|location = Leipzig

|attendance = 34,341

|referee = Florian Meyer

}}

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|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|score = 1–4

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/unterhaching-gegen-bochum-2011-dfb-pokal-1260346/analyse Report]

|team2 = VfL Bochum

|goals1 = Bigalke {{goal|69|pen.}}

|goals2 = {{goal|7}} Dabrowski
{{goal|22}} Ginczek
{{goal|75}} Federico
{{goal|78}} Jong Tae-se

|stadium = Generali Sportpark

|location = Unterhaching

|attendance = 3,150

|referee = Martin Petersen

}}

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|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/heidenheim-gegen-mgladbach-2011-dfb-pokal-1260348/analyse Report]

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Voith-Arena

|location = Heidenheim an der Brenz

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Markus Wingenbach

|penalties1 = Sauter {{pengoal}}
Krebs {{pengoal}}
Spann {{penmiss}}
Schittenhelm {{pengoal}}
Tausendpfund {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Daems
{{pengoal}} Dante
{{pengoal}} Nordtveit
{{pengoal}} Stranzl

}}

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|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-muenchen-2011-dfb-pokal-1260355/analyse Report]

|team2 = 1860 Munich

|goals1 = Benjamin {{goal|15}}
Rösler {{goal|39||90+1}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Esprit Arena

|location = Düsseldorf

|attendance = 34,413

|referee = Jochen Drees

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Eintracht Trier

|score = 1–2

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/trier-gegen-hsv-2011-dfb-pokal-1260347/analyse Report]

|team2 = Hamburger SV

|goals1 = Kulabas {{goal|9}}

|goals2 = {{goal|63}} Berg
{{goal|110}} Aogo

|stadium = Moselstadion

|location = Trier

|attendance = 10,300

|referee = Robert Hartmann

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Greuther Fürth

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/fuerth-gegen-paderborn-2011-dfb-pokal-1260351/analyse Report]

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 = Peković {{goal|5}}
Nöthe {{goal|29}}
Occéan {{goal|35}}
Pektürk {{goal|79}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Trolli Arena

|location = Fürth

|attendance = 6,150

|referee = Markus Schmidt

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = 1899 Hoffenheim

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hoffenheim-gegen-koeln-2011-dfb-pokal-1260353/analyse Report]

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals1 = Obasi {{goal|40}}
Musona {{goal|50}}

|goals2 = {{goal|6}} Jajalo

|stadium = Rhein-Neckar-Arena

|location = Sinsheim

|attendance = 16,000

|referee = Knut Kircher

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 25 October 2011

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Borussia Dortmund

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/dortmund-gegen-dresden-2011-dfb-pokal-1260350/analyse Report]

|team2 = Dynamo Dresden

|goals1 = Lewandowski {{goal|30}}
Götze {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Signal Iduna Park

|location = Dortmund

|attendance = 73,100

|referee = Peter Gagelmann

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Holstein Kiel

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-duisburg-2011-dfb-pokal-1260344/analyse Report]

|team2 = MSV Duisburg

|goals1 = Kazior {{goal|54}}
Sykora {{goal|58}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion

|location = Kiel

|attendance = 8,981

|referee = Christian Fischer

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/essen-gegen-hertha-2011-dfb-pokal-1260349/analyse Report]

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|64}} Ramos
{{goal|72}} Lasogga
{{goal|86}} Rukavytsya

|stadium = Georg-Melches-Stadion

|location = Essen

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Deniz Aytekin

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Hannover 96

|score = 0–1

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hannover-gegen-mainz-2011-dfb-pokal-1260354/analyse Report]

|team2 = Mainz 05

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|93}} Ivanschitz

|stadium = AWD-Arena

|location = Hanover

|attendance = 30,100

|referee = Felix Brych

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Karlsruher SC

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/karlsruhe-gegen-schalke-2011-dfb-pokal-1260359/analyse Report]

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|81}} Huntelaar
{{goal|83}} Matip

|stadium = Wildparkstadion

|location = Karlsruhe

|attendance = 28,916

|referee = Günter Perl

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Erzgebirge Aue

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/aue-gegen-nuernberg-2011-dfb-pokal-1260352/analyse Report]

|team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|goals1 = König {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = {{goal|64}} Esswein
{{goal|68}} Wießmeier

|stadium = Erzgebirgsstadion

|location = Aue

|attendance = 13,000

|referee = Thorsten Kinhöfer

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Bayern Munich

|score = 6–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-ingolstadt-2011-dfb-pokal-1260356/analyse Report]

|team2 = FC Ingolstadt

|goals1 = Müller {{goal|33}}
Alaba {{goal|49}}
Petersen {{goal|52||71}}
Matip {{goal|82|o.g.}}
Usami {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Arena

|location = Munich

|attendance = 63,000

|referee = Guido Winkmann

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-fsv-frankfurt-2011-dfb-pokal-1260357/analyse Report]

|team2 = FSV Frankfurt

|goals1 = Hemlein {{goal|4}}
Cacau {{goal|38}}
Traoré {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 18,270

|referee = Christian Leicher

}}

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|bg=

|date = 26 October 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|score = 0–1

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-klautern-2011-dfb-pokal-1260358/analyse Report]

|team2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|119}} Sukuta-Pasu

|stadium = Commerzbank-Arena

|location = Frankfurt

|attendance = 46,000

|referee = Wolfgang Stark

}}

=Round of 16=

The draw for this round took place on 30 October 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/gladbach-empfaengt-schalke-bochum-den-fcb-559954/artikel|title=Gladbach empfängt Schalke, Bochum den FCB|date=30 October 2011|work=Kicker|access-date=30 October 2011}} The matches were played on 20–21 December 2011.

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|date = 20 December 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = VfL Bochum

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/bochum-gegen-bayern-2011-dfb-pokal-1418092/analyse Report]

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 = Federico {{goal|26}}

|goals2 = {{goal|52}} Kroos
{{goal|90+1}} Robben

|stadium = Rewirpower-Stadion

|location = Bochum

|attendance = 29,299

|referee = Michael Weiner

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 20 December 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/nuernberg-gegen-fuerth-2011-dfb-pokal-1418093/analyse Report]

|team2 = Greuther Fürth

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|15}} Prib

|stadium = Easycredit-Stadion

|location = Nuremberg

|attendance = 48,548

|referee = Knut Kircher

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 20 December 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = 1899 Hoffenheim

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hoffenheim-gegen-augsburg-2011-dfb-pokal-1418087/analyse Report]

|team2 = FC Augsburg

|goals1 = Salihović {{goal|23}}
Ibišević {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = {{goal|36}} Oehrl

|stadium = Rhein-Neckar-Arena

|location = Sinsheim

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Thorsten Kinhöfer

}}

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|bg=eeeeee

|date = 20 December 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/duesseldorf-gegen-dortmund-2011-dfb-pokal-1418089/analyse Report]

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Esprit Arena

|location = Düsseldorf

|attendance = 54,000

|referee = Manuel Gräfe

|penalties1 = Jovanović {{pengoal}}
Langeneke {{pengoal}}
Lambertz {{pengoal}}
Bröker {{penmiss}}
Rösler {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Hummels
{{pengoal}} Błaszczykowski
{{pengoal}} Kehl
{{pengoal}} Gündoğan
{{pengoal}} Perišić

}}

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|bg=

|date = 21 December 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Hertha BSC

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hertha-gegen-klautern-2011-dfb-pokal-1418088/analyse Report]

|team2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|43}}
Lasogga {{goal|59}}
Ebert {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2 = {{goal|51}} Shechter

|stadium = Olympiastadion

|location = Berlin

|attendance = 40,944

|referee = Florian Meyer

}}

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|bg=

|date = 21 December 2011

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Holstein Kiel

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-mainz-2011-dfb-pokal-1418090/analyse Report]

|team2 = Mainz 05

|goals1 = Ujah {{goal|6|o.g.}}
Müller {{goal|64}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion

|location = Kiel

|attendance = 10,649

|referee = Günter Perl

}}

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|bg=

|date = 21 December 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-hsv-2011-dfb-pokal-1418086/analyse Report]

|team2 = Hamburger SV

|goals1 = Cacau {{goal|23||62}}

|goals2 = {{goal|54|o.g.}} Kvist

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 38,600

|referee = Peter Gagelmann

}}

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|date = 21 December 2011

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-schalke-2011-dfb-pokal-1418091/analyse Report]

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 = Arango {{goal|18}}
Reus {{goal|56||88}}

|goals2 = {{goal|70}} Draxler

|stadium = Borussia-Park

|location = Mönchengladbach

|attendance = 54,057

|referee = Wolfgang Stark

}}

=Quarter-finals=

The draw for this round took place on 21 December 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/gladbach-muss-nach-berlin---suedschlager-in-stuttgart-562295/artikel|title=Gladbach muss nach Berlin - Südschlager in Stuttgart|date=21 December 2011|work=Kicker|access-date=21 December 2011}} The matches were played on 7–8 February 2012.

All times CET

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|date = 7 February 2012

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Holstein Kiel

|score = 0–4

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-dortmund-2012-dfb-pokal-1421366/analyse Report]

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|11}} Lewandowski
{{goal|18}} Kagawa
{{goal|80}} Barrios
{{goal|87}} Perišić

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion

|location = Kiel

|attendance = 11,386

|referee = Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

}}

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|date = 8 February 2012

|time = 19:00

|team1 = 1899 Hoffenheim

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hoffenheim-gegen-fuerth-2012-dfb-pokal-1421363/analyse Report]

|team2 = Greuther Fürth

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|44}} Occéan

|stadium = Rhein-Neckar-Arena

|location = Sinsheim

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Marco Fritz (Korb)

}}

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|date = 8 February 2012

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Hertha BSC

|score = 0–2

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/hertha-gegen-mgladbach-2012-dfb-pokal-1421364/analyse Report]

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals2 = {{goal|101|pen.}} Daems
{{goal|120}} Wendt

|stadium = Olympiastadion

|location = Berlin

|attendance = 47,465

|referee = Felix Brych (Munich)

}}

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|date = 8 February 2012

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-bayern-2012-dfb-pokal-1421365/analyse Report]

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals2 = {{goal|30}} Ribéry
{{goal|46}} Gómez

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 57,500

|referee = Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

}}

=Semi-finals=

The draw for this round took place on 11 February 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/die-bayern-muessen-am-mittwoch-nach-gladbach-564568/artikel|title=Die Bayern müssen nach Gladbach|date=11 February 2012|work=Kicker|access-date=11 February 2012}} The matches were played on 20–21 March 2012.

All times CET

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|date = 20 March 2012

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Greuther Fürth

|score = 0–1

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/fuerth-gegen-dortmund-2012-dfb-pokal-1426687/analyse Report]

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 = {{goal|120}} Gündoğan

|stadium = Trolli Arena, Fürth

|attendance = 15,500

|referee = Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

}}

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|date = 21 March 2012

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.kicker.de/mgladbach-gegen-bayern-2012-dfb-pokal-1426688/analyse Report]

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach

|attendance = 54,049

|referee = Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

|penalties1 = Daems {{pengoal}}
Herrmann {{pengoal}}
Dante {{penmiss}}
Nordtveit {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore=2 – 4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Alaba
{{pengoal}} Ribéry
{{pengoal}} Lahm
{{pengoal}} Kroos

}}

=Final=

{{main|2012 DFB-Pokal Final}}

{{:2012 DFB-Pokal Final}}

Top goalscorers

Final statistics.{{cite web|title=1. Bundesliga - Torjäger|url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal/torjaeger/2011-12/6|publisher=kicker Sportmagazin|access-date=21 December 2011}}

;7 goals

;5 goals

;4 goals

;3 goals

References

{{reflist}}