2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season


The 2011–12 season of Bayern Munich began on 27 June with their first training session. In the yearly Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs, Bayern Munich were ranked the fifth-most valuable team in the world.

Review and events

of Energie Cottbus became the first official signing of Bayern's 2011–12 season. The next two signings were Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer followed shortly thereafter by former Schalke right-back Rafinha. On 27 June 2011, it was announced that Gamba Osaka's Japanese teenage prodigy Takashi Usami would be joining Bayern on a one-season loan. Usami became the first Japanese player ever to play for Bayern. On 14 July, Bayern confirmed the signing of the defender Jérôme Boateng from Manchester City, following drawn-out negotiations.
In light of the signing of Neuer, goalkeeper Thomas Kraft departed for newly promoted Hertha BSC. Andreas Ottl also joined Hertha. Hamit Altıntop joined Real Madrid, while Miroslav Klose opted to join Lazio after negotiations with Bayern over a new contract failed. All these players left on free transfers. Mehmet Ekici joined Werder Bremen for €5 million.
On 1 August, Bayern played their first competitive match of the season against Eintracht Braunschweig. The match was the competitive debut for Manuel Neuer, Jérôme Boateng and Rafinha. The match saw the beginning of Jupp Heynckes' third stint in charge of the club. Bayern won the match with goals from Mario Gómez, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Müller.

Friendlies

Pre-season

LIGA total! Cup 2011

Bayern played in the 2011 LIGA total! Cup. The tournament was held in the Coface Arena and organized by Bayern's prime sponsor Deutsche Telekom. In this tournament matches consisted of two 30 minutes halves each. The Reds faced Hamburger SV in the first game and Mainz 05 in the second game. Borussia Dortmund was the winner of the tournament.

Audi Cup 2011

Bayern played the 2011 Audi Cup at home in the Allianz Arena, with Milan, Barcelona and Internacional from Brazil in a four-team, knockout tournament.

Other friendlies

Bayern travelled to Trentino, Italy, in early July to play a Trentino regional XI and the Qatar national team in friendlies. After that, Bayern played Carl Zeiss Jena in a benefit match. Between the LIGA total! Cup and the Audi Cup, Bayern played the annual Dream Game against two official fan clubs in Passau. The season officially started on 1 August with the Round 1 of the DFB-Pokal against Eintracht Braunschweig. The first Bundesliga match was against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 7 August 2011. After the Bundesliga started, Bayern played a benefit match against the club from Thomas Müller's home town.

Mid-season

Bayern's winter training camp took place in Doha, Qatar, from 2 January until 9 January 2012. There, Bayern played against Al-Sailiya S.C., the "African Club of the Century" Al-Ahly S.C. from Cairo and a local U-19. After that, they played the Audi Football Summit in India against the India National Team and Rot-Weiß Erfurt in a benefit match.

Post-season

Bayern played against the Netherlands national team in a compensation match for Arjen Robben's injury during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Competitions

Bundesliga

The 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign began on 7 August when Bayern played in the opening game of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

League table

DFB-Pokal

Bayern kicked off the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal against Eintracht Braunschweig in Braunschweig, where they advanced to the second round with a 3–0 victory.

UEFA Champions League

Bayern Munich qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League by finishing third in the Bundesliga in 2010–11.

Play-off round

Group stage

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Overall record

Squad information

Goal scorers

;All competitions
ScorerGoals
Mario Gómez41
Arjen Robben19
Franck Ribéry17
Thomas Müller11
Toni Kroos7
Bastian Schweinsteiger5
Daniel Van Buyten4
Ivica Olić4
Nils Petersen4
David Alaba3
Luiz Gustavo1
Rafinha1
Takashi Usami1

;Bundesliga
ScorerGoals
Mario Gómez26
Franck Ribéry12
Arjen Robben12
Thomas Müller7
Daniel Van Buyten4
Toni Kroos4
Bastian Schweinsteiger3
David Alaba2
Ivica Olić2
Nils Petersen2
Luiz Gustavo1

;UEFA Champions League
ScorerGoals
Mario Gómez12*
Arjen Robben4*
Franck Ribéry3
Toni Kroos2
Thomas Müller2
Ivica Olić2
Rafinha1
Bastian Schweinsteiger*

;DFB-Pokal
ScorerGoals
Mario Gómez2
Thomas Müller2
Nils Petersen2
Franck Ribéry2
Arjen Robben2
David Alaba1
Toni Kroos1
Bastian Schweinsteiger1
Takashi Usami1

Penalties

;All competitions
PlayerPenalties
Arjen Robben8*
Mario Gómez5*
Bastian Schweinsteiger1

;Bundesliga
PlayerPenalties
Arjen Robben5*
Mario Gómez4*

;UEFA Champions League
PlayerPenalties
Arjen Robben2*
Mario Gómez*

;DFB-Pokal
PlayerPenalties
Mario Gómez1
Arjen Robben1
Bastian Schweinsteiger1

Bookings

;All competitions
PlayerYYYR
Holger Badstuber91
Luiz Gustavo8
Rafinha8
Jérôme Boateng71
Toni Kroos7-
Bastian Schweinsteiger7-
Franck Ribéry61-
Philipp Lahm5-
David Alaba4-
Arjen Robben4-
Mario Gómez3-
Thomas Müller3-
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk31
Daniel Van Buyten2
Ivica Olić1
Danijel Pranjić1

;Bundesliga
PlayerYYYR
Rafinha7
Holger Badstuber5
Luiz Gustavo5
Toni Kroos4
Franck Ribéry41
Jérôme Boateng31
Philipp Lahm3-
Mario Gómez2-
Bastian Schweinsteiger2-
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk21
David Alaba1
Daniel Van Buyten1
Thomas Müller1
Danijel Pranjić1
Arjen Robben1

;UEFA Champions League
PlayerYYYR
Bastian Schweinsteiger4
David Alaba3
Holger Badstuber31
Luiz Gustavo3
Jérôme Boateng2
Toni Kroos2
Philipp Lahm2
Thomas Müller2
Mario Gómez1
Ivica Olić1
Rafinha1
Franck Ribéry1
Arjen Robben1
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk1

;DFB-Pokal
PlayerYYYR
Jérôme Boateng2
Arjen Robben2
Holger Badstuber1
Daniel Van Buyten1
Toni Kroos1
Franck Ribéry1
Bastian Schweinsteiger1

Minutes played

;Bundesliga
PlayerMinutes
Manuel Neuer2970
Holger Badstuber2896
Philipp Lahm2751
Thomas Müller2700
Mario Gómez2479
Franck Ribéry2387
Toni Kroos2350

PlayerMinutes
Jérôme Boateng2178
Rafinha1778
Bastian Schweinsteiger1725
Arjen Robben1706
Luiz Gustavo1693
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk1559
David Alaba1532

PlayerMinutes
Daniel Van Buyten1052
Ivica Olić554
Diego Contento493
Danijel Pranjić274
Nils Petersen213
Takashi Usami167
Hans-Jörg Butt90

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Total spending: €43.8 million

Transfers out

Total income: €5 million

Players

Management and coaching staff

PositionStaff
Manager Jupp Heynckes
Assistant manager Peter Hermann
Assistant manager Hermann Gerland
Goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalović
Sports psychologist Philipp Laux
Sports rehab coach Thomas Wilhelmi
Fitness coach Marcelo Martins
Fitness coach Andreas Kornmayer

Team kit

TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeRedRedRed
AwayWhiteNavyWhite
Away alt.WhiteWhiteWhiteBundesliga, 1 October against Hoffenheim
Away alt. 2WhiteWhiteNavyBundesliga, 23 October against Hannover → 2010–11 third socks
Away alt. 3WhiteNavyNavyBundesliga, 27 November against Mainz
ThirdBlackBlackBlack→ European kit

Reserve team

Bayern's reserve team were coached by Andries Jonker and finished 14th in the Regionalliga Süd.

Squad