The 2011–12 TSV 1860 Munich season started on 17 July 2011 and finished on 6 May 2012.
1860 Munich finished the
2011–12 2. Bundesliga in sixth place and were eliminated in the second round of the
2011–12 DFB-Pokal.
1860 Munich started August with a 5–0 win against
Energie Cottbus in
Cottbus.[1] 1860 Munich got goals from Stefan Aigner, Kevin Volland,
Daniel Halfar, an
own goal from
Uwe Hünemeier, and a goal from
Benjamin Lauth.[8]Sebastian Maier made his
2. Bundesliga debut.[9] 1860 Munich finished matchday three in fourth place.[10] on 14 August 2011, 1860 Munich defeated
Erzgebirge Aue 4–0[11] with two goals from Daniel Halfar and a goal each from Benjamin Lauth and
Manuel Schäffler.[12] 1860 Munich finished matchday four in second place.[13] On 19 August 2011 (matchday five),[14] 1860 Munich lost 3–1 to
Fortuna Düsseldorf.[15] Benjamin Lauth scored from a penalty shot for 1860 Munich and Fortuna Düsseldorf got goals from
Sascha Rösler, who scored from a penalty shot,
Andreas Lambertz, and
Maximilian Beister.[16] 1860 Munich finished matchday five in seventh place.[17] 1860 Munich finished August[1] with a 3–1 win against
Union Berlin[18] on 28 August 2011 (matchday six).[19] 1860 Munich got two goals from Kevin Volland and a goal from Stefan Aigner and Union Berlin got their goal from
John Mosquera.[20] 1860 Munich finished matchday six in fifth place.[21]
September
1860 Munich started September[1] with a 4–2 loss to
FC St. Pauli,[22] which took place on 11 September 2011 (matchday seven).[23] 1860 Munich took a 2–0 lead with a penalty shot from Benjamin Lauth and an own goal from
Kevin Schindler.[24] However, FC St. Pauli got a goal from
Marius Ebbers, a goal from
Sebastian Schachten, and two goals from
Max Kruse to win 4–2.[24] 1860 Munich dropped down to seventh place.[25] On 18 September 2011 (matchday eight),[26] 1860 Munich defeated
FSV Frankfurt 4–0[27] with a goal from Stefan Aigner, two goals from Kevin Volland and an own goal from
Alexander Huber.[28] 1860 Munich moved up to sixth place.[29] The 125th
Bavarian Derby took place on 25 September 2011 (matchday nine).[30] 1860 Munich lost 2–0 to
Greuther Fürth.[31]Christopher Nöthe and
Bernd Nehrig scored for Greuther Fürth.[32]Kai Bülow (1860 Munich) was sent–off during the match.[32] 1860 Munich finished matchday nine in sixth place.[33]
October
1860 Munich started October with a 4–2 loss to
Dynamo Dresden.[1] The match took place on 2 October 2011.[34]Daniel Bierofka scored both of 1860 Munich's season.[35] Dynamo Dresden got three goals from
Mickael Poté and a goal from
Romain Bregerie.[35] With the win, Dynamo Dresden picked up their first 3 points away from home.[36]Stefan Buck was sent–off.[34] 1860 Munich finished matchday 10 in seventh place.[37] 1860 Munich faced
Hansa Rostock on 14 October 2011.[38] Hansa Rostock defeated 1860 Munich 2–0.[39]Dominic Peitz and
Matthias Holst scored for Hansa Rostock.[40] 1860 Munich dropped down to ninth place.[41] On 21 October 2011,[42] the match between 1860 Munich and
SC Paderborn 07 finished in a 1–1 draw.[43] Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich and
Florian Mohr for SC Paderborn 07.[44] 1860 Munich finished matchday 12 by remaining in ninth place.[45] 1860 Munich finished October with a 3–0 win against
MSV Duisburg.[1] The match took place on 30 October 2011.[46] Daniel Bierofka,
Sandro Kaiser, and Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich.[47] The win for 1860 Munich finished their four–match winless streak.[48] 1860 Munich finished matchday 13 by moving up to seventh place.[49]
November
On 5 November 2011,[50] 1860 Munich started November with a 3–1 loss to
VfL Bochum.[1] Benjamin Lauth scored for 1860 Munich.[51] Lauth also missed scoring from a penalty kick.[52] VfL Bochum got a goal from
Takashi Inui, an own goal from
Collin Benjamin, and a goal from
Mirkan Aydin.[51] 1860 Munich finished matchday 14 in eighth place.[53] On 18 November 2011,[54] 1860 Munich started a Nine–match undefeated streak with a 1–0 win against
FC Ingolstadt 04.[1]Đorđe Rakić scored the goal for 1860 Munich.[55] 1860 Munich finished matchday 15 in sixth place.[56] On 26 November 2011, 1860 Munich defeated
Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1.[57]Anderson Soares de Oliveira scored an own goal in the first minute that put 1860 Munich ahead.[58] Kevin Volland scored the second goal for 1860 Munich.[58]Theofanis Gekas scored for Eintracht Frankfurt.[58] The win against Eintracht Frankfurt finished their undefeated streak to start the season.[59] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[60]
December
On 4 December 2011, 1860 Munich faced
Alemannia Aachen at
New Tivoli in
Aachen.[61]Stefan Buck and Stefan Aigner scored for 1860 Munich.[62]Sergiu Radu and
Bas Sibum scored for Alemannia Aachen.[62] 1860 Munich dropped down to eighth place.[63] On 9 December 2011, 1860 Munich faced
Eintracht Braunschweig at the
Allianz Arena in
Munich.[64] 1860 Munich won 3–0 with goals from Stefan Aigner, Đorđe Rakić, and Benjamin Lauth.[65] This was 1860 Munich's fourth match without defeat.[66] 1860 Munich finished matchday 18 in seventh place.[67] 1860 Munich faced Karlsruher SC on 17 December 2011 at
Wildparkstadion in
Karlsruhe.[68] 1860 Munich won the match 3–1.[69] Stefan Aigner got two goals from Daniel Bierofka, including one from a penalty kick, and a goal from Stefan Aigner.[70] This was their fourth win in five matches[69] and their final match of 2011.[1]Timo Ochs played in goal against Karlsruher SC,[70] which was his only match in either the 2. Bundesliga[71] or DFB-Pokal.[72] 1860 Munich finished in sixth place on matchday 19.[73]
February
On 6 February 2011, 1860 Munich faced Energie Cottbus at the Allianz Arena in Munich.[74] 1860 Munich won 2–0 with two goals from Benjamin Lauth.[75] This was 1860 Munich's first competitive match of 2012.[76] 1860 Munich also extended their undefeated streak to six matches.[76] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[77] The away match against Erzgebirge Aue on matchday 21 was supposed to be the next match for 1860 Munich. However, it was postponed[78] until 14 March 2011.[79] Matchday 22 against Fortuna Düsseldorf happened on 19 February 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich.[80] 1860 Munich defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1.[81] Stefan Aigner and
Necat Aygün scored for 1860 Munich and
Maximilian Beister scored for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[82] 1860 Munich handed Fortuna Düsseldorf their first loss away from their
home stadium in
Düsseldorf.[81] 1860 Munich finished matchday 22 in sixth place.[83] On 24 February 2012, 1860 Munich faced Union Berlin at
Stadion An der Alten Försterei in
Berlin.[84] 1860 Munich won the match 1–0 with a goal from Stefan Aigner.[85] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[86]
March
1860 Munich started March with a 1–1 draw against FC St. Pauli.[1] The match took place on 5 March 2012 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.[87] The match finished in a 1–1 draw.[88] Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich and
Florian Bruns, who scored from a penalty kick, scored for FC St. Pauli.[88] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[89] 1860 Munich faced FSV Frankfurt on 10 March 2012 at
PSD Bank Arena in
Frankfurt.[90]Kai Bülow scored for 1860 Munich.[91]Michael Görlitz,
Marcel Gaus, and
Macauley Chrisantus scored for FSV Frankfurt.[91] The loss finished their nine–match undefeated streak.[92] 1860 Munich finished matchday 10 in sixth place.[93] 1860 Munich faced Erzgebirge Aue on 14 March 2012 at
Erzgebirgsstadion in
Aue.[79] the match finished in a 0–0 draw.[78] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[94] 1860 Munich faced Greuther Fürth on 17 March 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich.[95] 1860 Munich lost the match 4–1.[96] Daniel Bierofka scored from a penalty kick for 1860 Munich.[97] Greuther Fürth got two goals from
Olivier Occean and goals from
Stephan Fürstner and
Felix Klaus.[97] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[98] 1860 Munich faced Dynamo Dresden on 23 March 2012 at
Glücksgas-Stadion in
Dresden.[99] 1860 Munich won 1–0 with a goal from Benjamin Lauth.[100] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[101] 1860 Munich faced Hansa Rostock on 31 March 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich.[102] Hansa Rostock won 1–0 with a goal from
Freddy Borg.[103] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[104]
April and May
1860 Munich started April with a 2–2 draw against SC Paderborn 07.[1] The match took place on 8 April 2012 at
Energieteam-Arena in
Paderborn.[105] Đorđe Rakić and Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich.[106]Nick Proschwitz and
Enis Alushi scored for SC Paderborn 07.[106] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[107] 1860 Munich faced MSV Duisburg on 11 April 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich.[108] 1860 Munich won the match 2–1.
Guillermo Vallori and Benjamin Lauth scored for 1860 Munich and
Emil Jula.[109] The win for 1860 Munich finished MSV Duisburg's five–match undefeated streak.[110] 1860 Munich finished matchday 30 in sixth place.[111] 1860 Munich faced VfL Bochum on 15 April 2012 at
Rewirpower-Stadion in
Bochum.[112] The match finished in a 2–2 draw.[113] Đorđe Rakić and Benjamin Lauth scored for 1860 Munich and
Daniel Ginczek and
Kevin Vogt scored for VfL Bochum.[114] 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.[115] 1860 Munich faced FC Ingolstadt 04 on 21 April 2012 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.[116] 1860 Munich won the match 4–1.[117] 1860 Munich got two goals from Kevin Volland and a goal each from Stefan Aigner and
Dominik Stahl.[118]Stefan Leitl scored for FC Ingolstadt 04.[118] 1860 Munich finished matchday 32 in sixth place.[119] 1860 Munich faced Eintracht Frankfurt on 29 April 2012 at
Commerzbank-Arena in
Frankfurt.[120] 1860 Munich won 2–0 with an own goal from
Sebastian Jung and a goal from Guillermo Vallori.[121] 1860 Munich finished matchday 33 in sixth place.[122] 1860 Munich finished the 2. Bundesliga season with a 2–1 loss to Alemannia Aachen.[1] The match took place 6 May 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich.[123] Stefan Aigner scored for 1860 Munich and
Albert Streit and
Alper Uludag scored for Alemannia Aachen.[124] 1860 Munich finished the 2011–12 season in sixth place.[125]
1860 Munich were eliminated in the second round of the
DFB-Pokal.[1] In the first round, 1860 Munich defeated
VfL Osnabrück 3–2 in extra time.[126] 1860 Munich got two goals from Benjamin Lauth, including one from the penalty spot, and a goal from Kevin Volland.[127] In the second round, 1860 Munich lost 3–0 to
Fortuna Düsseldorf.[128]Collin Benjamin was sent–off during the match.[129]