2011–12 SV Werder Bremen season

August 2025 Werder Bremen 2011–12 Thomas Schaaf Bundesliga 9th DFB-Pokal Round 1 Claudio Pizarro (18) Claudio Pizarro (18) 2010–11 2012–13 _werder1112h _bursaspor1213a _nikewhite 008000 008000 008000 FFFFFF 008000 _werder1112a _nikewhite _nikewhite FF7F00 FF7F00 FF7F00 004000 004000 _werder1011a _werder1011a _werder1011a _por10a _blanco FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF The 2011–12 Werder Bremen season began on 30 July against 1. FC Heidenheim. Review and events Friendlies Werder Bremen started the 2011–12 season by beating lower division German side Meppen by 13–1. They then however lost against Danish side Midtjylland 5–4. They then beat Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2–1. They then drew 0–0 against Chemnitzer then beat SC Freiburg 4–3. They were held to a draw against Greek side Olympiacos and then lost to 3. Liga side Heidenheim 2-1. They then went on to beat Everton 1–0 and went past FC St. Pauli 5–4. They lost though against Fenerbahçe 1–0 and drew 2–2 to Union Berlin. In October, they beat VfL Osnabrück 3–0. They lost to Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 and lost to Ajax and Hansa Rostock, but beat AZ 2–1.December 2013 Transfers Summer Bremen lost Torsten Frings and Petri Pasanen on free transfers to Toronto FC and Red Bull Salzburg respectively. The club also lost Peter Niemeyer, who joined Hertha BSC permanently after having been on loan during the 2010–11 season. German international Per Mertesacker also departed, joining Arsenal for a £11 million transfer fee. Bremen signed Mehmet Ekici from Bayern Munich and Tom Trybull from Hansa Rostock. The club also signed Lukas Schmitz from Schalke 04, Andreas Wolf from 1. FC Nürnberg, while Sokratis Papastathopoulos signed on loan from Genoa. Bremen also signed Florian Hartherz from VfL Wolfsburg and Aleksandar Ignjovski from 1860 Munich.December 2013 Transfers Winter During the winter transfer window, Bremen sold Andreas Wolf and sent Sandro Wagner out on loan, while signing 2010 Austrian Player of the Year Zlatko Junuzović from Austria Wien. Bremen also signed François Affolter from Young Boys on loan.December 2013 Competitions Bundesliga 6 August 2011 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) 1 Werder Bremen 2–0 Report 1. FC Kaiserslautern Rosenberg 60 81Wesley 71 Sukuta-Pasu 17Dick 73 Weserstadion Bremen 41,100 Günter Perl Clemens Fritz W 14 August 2011 17:30 CEST (UTC+02) 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Report Werder Bremen Kießling 44Kadlec 85 Papastathopoulos 47Schmitz 83 BayArena Leverkusen 30,210 Felix Brych Tim Wiese L 20 August 2011 CEST (UTC+02) 3 Werder Bremen 5–3 Report SC Freiburg Fritz 30Pizarro 34Arnautović 65Schmitz 71Hunt 87 pen.Wesley 90+3 Cissé 7 48Schuster 60Flum 64Reisinger 75, 84Krmaš 86 Weserstadion Bremen 39,201 Peter Sippel Marko Marin W 27 August 2011 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) 4 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 Report Werder Bremen Roberto Firmino 37 Arnautović 38Rosenberg 83Ekici 85 Rhein-Neckar Arena Sinsheim 28,750 Babak Rafati Tim Wiese W 10 September 2011 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) 5 Werder Bremen 2–0 Report Hamburger SV Pizarro 25, 52 78Marin 45Bargfrede 68 Rajković 22Guerrero 23Mancienne 28Jansen 70Jarolím 72 Weserstadion Bremen 41,600 Manuel Gräfe Claudio Pizarro W 17 September 2011 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) 6 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 Report Werder Bremen Eigler 45Wollscheid 62 Wiese 0 17Ekici 24Ignjovski 90+3 Easy-Credit-Stadion Nuremberg 43,121 Jochen Drees Timmy Simons D 25 September 2011 17:30 CEST (UTC+02) 7 Werder Bremen 2–1 Report Hertha BSC Pizarro 23 90+3, 76Fritz 67 Ramos 3, 2 10 63Lell 2 12 57Janker 74Mijatović 89 Weserstadion Bremen 40,760 Felix Brych Claudio Pizarro W 2 October 2011 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) 8 Hannover 96 3–2 Report Werder Bremen Abdellaoue 2 pen. 38 60Stindl 44Schulz 55Pinto 56Cherundolo 74Schmiedebach 84 Wolf 30Marin 42Bargfrede 45Arnautović 45+3, 0 78Pizarro 84 AWD-Arena Hanover 49,000 Guido Winkmann Mohammed Abdellaoue L 14 October 2011 20:30 CEST (UTC+02) 9 Werder Bremen 0–2 Report Borussia Dortmund Wolf 15 Perišić 2 38 47, 42Subotić 45+1Owomoyela 71 Weserstadion Bremen 42,068 Florian Meyer Mats Hummels L 21 October 2011 20:30 CEST (UTC+02) 10 FC Augsburg 1–1 Report Werder Bremen Baier 6Bellinghausen 49Callsen-Bracker 90Jentzsch 90+2 Papastathopoulos 14Pizarro 56, 68 SGL arena Augsburg 30,660 Knut Kircher Simon Jentzsch D 29 October 2011 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) 11 Mainz 05 1–3 Report Werder Bremen Kirchhoff 6Bungert 23Soto 89 Pizarro 29, 76Hunt 47Ignjovski 50Wagner 76Prödl 78Schmitz 89 Coface Arena Mainz 34,000 Deniz Aytekin W 5 November 2011 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 12 Werder Bremen 3–2 Report 1. FC Köln Papastathopoulos 20Fritz 45Bargfrede 47Pizarro 49 54 pen. 86 Clemens 3Riether 42Podolski 45Sereno 0 53Rensing 78Lanig 89 Weserstadion Bremen 41,500 Michael Weiner Claudio Pizarro W 19 November 2011 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–0 Report Werder Bremen Herrmann 16Reus 23 38 51Arango 53 Papastathopoulos 2 37 76 Borussia-Park Mönchengladbach 53,465 Felix Brych Marco Reus L 27 November 2011 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 14 Werder Bremen 2–0 Report VfB Stuttgart Hunt 57Naldo 67Wolf 90 Tasci 44Gentner 57Boulahrouz 66Kvist 90+1 Weserstadion Bremen 40,800 Thorsten Kinhöfer Naldo W 3 December 2011 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 15 Bayern Munich 4–1 Match Report Werder Bremen Ribéry 22 77Robben 69 pen. 83 pen.Kroos 84 Rosenberg 52Wolf 62Hunt 0 81Papastathopoulos 83 Allianz Arena Munich 69,000 Florian Meyer Franck Ribéry L 10 December 2011 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 16 Werder Bremen 4–1 Report VfL Wolfsburg Papastathopoulos 18, 46Pizarro 45Rosenberg 55Arnautović 71 Josué 21Chris 27Träsch 74Schäfer 86 Weserstadion Bremen 39,124 Knut Kircher Claudio Pizarro w 17 December 2011 18:30 CET (UTC+01) 17 Schalke 04 5–0 Match Report Werder Bremen Raúl 16 20 63, 43Papadopoulos 67Huntelaar 70Höwedes 76 Schmitz 26Fritz 65 Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 61,673 Manuel Gräfe Raúl L 21 January 2012 18:30 CET (UTC+01) 18 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Werder Bremen Świerczok 58 Tiffert 59 Papastathopoulos 39 Bargfrede 71 Schmitz 75 Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern 40,381 Robert Hartmann D 28 January 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 19 Werder Bremen 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Pizarro 29 Rosenberg 52 Ignjovski 89 Bargfrede 90+1 Castro 15 Kadlec 44 Reinartz 57 Weserstadion Bremen 40,060 Deniz Aytekin D 5 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 20 SC Freiburg 2–2 Werder Bremen Makiadi 32Schmid 70Jendrišek 75Caligiuri 79 Pizarro 28, 30 48Ekici 53 Badenova-Stadion Freiburg 22,000 D 11 February 2012 15:30 CET (UTC+01) 21 Werder Bremen 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Ekici 45Wiese 63Papastathopoulos 82Arnautović 89 Vestergaard 4, 36Weis 54Roberto Firmino 88Compper 90+3 Weserstadion Bremen 39,176 Michael Weiner D 18 February 2012 15:30 (UTC+01) 22 Hamburger SV 1–3 Werder Bremen Petrić 75Jarolím 71 Marin 9Bargfrede 33Trybull 45, 84Fritz 54Arnautović 86 Imtech Arena Hamburg 56,553 Thorsten Kinhöfer W 25 February 2012 18:30 (UTC+01) 23 Werder Bremen 0–1 Report 1. FC Nürnberg Junuzović 19Fritz 75Papastathopoulos 90+4 Balitsch 5Esswein 65Feulner 70Schäfer 90+4 Weserstadion Bremen 40,204 Felix Zwayer L 3 March 2012 24 Hertha BSC 1–0 Report Werder Bremen Raffael 29Rukavytsya 63Mijatović 86 Affolter 45 Olympiastadion Berlin 52,744 Günter Perl L 11 March 2012 25 Werder Bremen 3–0 Report Hannover 96 Pizarro 31 Prödl 49 Rosenberg 56 Sobiech 67Stindl 71Royer 72Lala 90+1 Weserstadion Bremen 41,500 Christian Dingert W 17 March 2012 26 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Report Werder Bremen Kagawa 8Piszczek 29 Ignjovski 32Affolter 61Fritz 89 Westfalenstadion Dortmund 80,720 Deniz Aytekin L 24 March 2012 27 Werder Bremen 1–1 Report FC Augsburg Fritz 18Füllkrug 61Affolter 86Rosenberg 90+2 Davids 53Verhaegh 66, 90+2Baier 81 Weserstadion Bremen 40,208 Markus Wingenbach D 31 March 2012 28 Werder Bremen 0–3 Report Mainz 05 Fritz 54 Szalai 18 Choupo-Moting 48 74Zabavník 62Soto 63 Weserstadion Bremen 40,132 Knut Kircher L 7 April 2012 29 1. FC Köln 1–1 Report Werder Bremen Peszko 27Jemal 39Riether 58Jajalo 75 Fritz 22Rosenberg 24Papastathopoulos 35 RheinEnergieStadion Cologne 50,000 Günter Perl D 10 April 2012 30 Werder Bremen 2–2 Report Borussia Mönchengladbach Rosenberg 18 Boenisch 0 27Naldo 74 Neustädter 36Reus 39Brouwers 49Hanke 52 67Arango 60 Weserstadion Bremen 42,100 Marco Fritz D 13 April 2012 31 VfB Stuttgart 4–1 Report Werder Bremen Gentner 37 Harnik 45+1 53 Niedermeier 87Cacau 89 Rosenberg 25Schmitz 76Papastathopoulos 81Fritz 88 Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart 59,000 Tobias Welz L 21 April 2012 32 Werder Bremen 1–2 Report Bayern Munich Naldo 51 Naldo 75 o.g. Ribéry 90 Weserstadion Bremen 42,100 Manuel Gräfe L 21 April 2012 33 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Report Werder Bremen Salihamidžić 40, 79 Helmes 66 89Josué 84 Stevanović 42Rosenberg 45+1, 86Papastathopoulos 62 Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg 30,000 Felix Brych L 5 May 2012 34 Werder Bremen 2–3 Report Schalke 04 Papastathopoulos 27Pizarro 41 pen. 82Fritz 89 Draxler 30Moritz 32Huntelaar 65 74 Weserstadion Bremen Deniz Aytekin 42,100 L DFB-Pokal 30 July 15:30 CEST (UTC+02) 1st Round 1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 Match Report Werder Bremen Sauter 56Schnatterer 58 Rosenberg 3 Voith-Arena Heidenheim 10,000 (sell-out) Jochen Drees L Player information Roster and statistics 2011 12 23 Squad Season 2011–12PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalTotalsPlayerNat.Birthdayat Werder sincePrevious clubMatchesGoalsMatchesGoalMatchesGoals GoalkeepersTim WieseGermanydmy 1981 12 1720051. FC Kaiserslautern13010140Sebastian MielitzGermanydmy 1989 7 182005Energie Cottbus500050Christian VanderGermanydmy 1980 10 242005VfL Bochum000000 DefendersLeon BalogunGermanydmy 1988 6 282010Hannover 96000000Sebastian BoenischPolanddmy 1989 7 182007Schalke 04000000Clemens FritzGermanydmy 1980 12 72006Bayer Leverkusen17110181Florian HartherzGermanydmy 1993 5 292011VfL Wolfsburg10000100NaldoBrazildmy 1982 9 102005Juventude12100121Sebastian PrödlAustriadmy 1987 6 212008Sturm Graz11100111Lukas SchmitzGermanydmy 1988 10 132011Schalke 0414010150Mikaël SilvestreFrancedmy 1977 8 92010Arsenal000000Sokratis PapastathopoulosGreecedmy 1988 6 92011Milan14110151Andreas WolfGermanydmy 1982 6 1220111. FC Nürnberg15010160Per MertesackerGermanydmy 1984 9 292006Hannover 96400040 MidfieldersPhilipp BargfredeGermanydmy 1989 3 32004TuS Heeslingen15010161Tim BorowskiGermanydmy 1980 5 22009Bayern Munich001010Mehmet EkiciTurkeydmy 1990 3 252011Bayern Munich14110151Aaron HuntGermanydmy 1986 9 42001Goslarer SC 0815310163Aleksandar IgnjovskiSerbiadmy 1991 1 272011OFK Beograd12000120Felix KroosGermanydmy 1991 3 122010Hansa Rostock000000Marko MarinGermanydmy 1989 3 132010Borussia Mönchengladbach11010120Aleksandar StevanovićSerbiadmy 1992 2 162011Schalke 04100010Predrag StevanovićSerbiadmy 1991 3 32011Schalke 04000000Florian TrinksGermanydmy 1984 9 292006Carl Zeiss Jena300030Tom TrybullGermanydmy 1993 3 92011Hansa Rostock000000WesleyBrazildmy 1987 6 242010Santos510051Özkan YıldırımGermanydmy 1993 4 102003TuS Sulingen000000 ForwardsMarko ArnautovićAustriadmy 1989 4 192010Internazionale13410144Denni AvdićSwedendmy 1988 9 52011Elfsborg000000Onur AyıkTurkeydmy 1990 1 282004Viktoria Rethem000000Claudio PizzaroPerudmy 1978 3 102009Chelsea1512001512Markus RosenbergSwedendmy 1982 9 272011Racing Santander16511176Lennart ThyGermanydmy 1992 2 252007JFV Norden201030Sandro WagnerGermanydmy 1987 11 292010MSV Duisburg701080 Transfers In Markus Rosenberg End of loan y SWE 11 FW 29 Racing Santander ESP 2012 S Lukas Schmitz Transfer y GER 13 DF 23 Schalke 04 GER 2015 S Aleksandar Ignjovski Transfer n SER 17 MF 20 OFK Beograd SRB S Mehmet Ekici Transfer n TUR 20 MF 20 Bayern Munich GER €5,000,000 S Sokratis Papastathopoulos Loan y GRE 22 DF 23 Milan ITA 2012 €600,000 S Andreas Wolf Transfer y GER 23 DF 29 1. FC Nürnberg GER S December 2011 Out GER Per Mertesacker Transfer y GER 3 DF 27 S Arsenal ENG £8,000,000 GER Torsten Frings Free y GER 3 MF 35 S Toronto FC CAN N/A FIN Petri Pasanen Free y FIN 3 DF 31 S Red Bull Salzburg AUT N/A GER Peter Niemeyer Transfer y GER 3 MF 28 S Hertha BSC DEU £700,000 GER Andreas Wolf Transfer y GER 3 DF 29 W Monaco FRA £1,000,000 December 2011 Sources Werder Bremen Category:SV Werder Bremen seasons