2011–12 Hertha BSC season
| 2011–12 season | |||
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| President | Werner Gegenbauer | ||
| Manager |
Markus Babbel (sacked 18 December 2011) Michael Skibbe (sacked 12 February 2012) Otto Rehhagel |
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| Bundesliga | 16th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | QF | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Pierre-Michel Lasogga (8 goals) All: Pierre-Michel Lasogga (10 goals) |
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| Highest home attendance |
74,244 vs. Borussia Dortmund 74,244 vs. Bayern Munich |
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| Lowest home attendance | 36,997 vs. Hannover 96 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 53,449 | ||
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The 2010–11 season of Hertha BSC began on 31 July 2011 with a DFB-Pokal match against ZFC Meuselwitz. It will end on 15 May 2012 with the second leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-offs. For the first time sinece 2006–07, Hertha made it past the 2nd round of the DFB-Pokal, making it as far as the quarterfinals before losing to Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the Bundesliga, Hertha finished 16th, qualifying for the relegation play-off.
On 18 December, Hertha BSC fired head coach Markus Babbel after a disagreement with Michael Preetz. Preetz fired Babbel because there is no trust and so the club can "avert damage". Babbel he told Preetz that he would not sign a contract extension during the November international break while Preetz claim Babbel told him on 13 December. Babbel responded to Pretz's claim by stating tha "when someone has another opinion, then maybe he wasn't listening properly". On 22 December, Michael Skibbe was named Babbel's replacement. On 12 February, Hertha BSC fired Skibbe after losing all 5 matches in charge.
Fortuna Düsseldorf won a spot in the promotion/relegation playoff against first division side Hertha BSC.
Going into the playoff, Fortuna Düsseldorf hadn't been in the top flight for 15 seasons. They won the first leg against Hertha BSC 1:2 in Berlin's Olympic Stadium from goals from Thomas Bröker and an own goal from Hertha BSC's Adrián Ramos.
In the return leg in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, both teams drew 2-2.Fortuna Düsseldorf won on aggregate 4-3. However, the second half was marred by trouble. Hertha BSC supporter threw flares onto the field. Hertha BSC supporters did this after Fortuna Düsseldorf scored their second goal of the night going up 2:1. The other problem of the night was when several Fortuna Düsseldorf supporters ran onto the field with about a minute left. It took 21 minutes to restore order and stoppage time ended up being 28 minutes by the time the final whistle blew. With Fortuna Düsseldorf winning the 2 legged affair, they return to the Bundesliga after 15 seasons.
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