2011–12 SV Werder Bremen season
| 2011–12 season | |||
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| Manager | Thomas Schaaf | ||
| Bundesliga | 9th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Round 1 | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Claudio Pizarro (18) All: Claudio Pizarro (18) |
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The 2011–12 Werder Bremen season began on 30 July against 1. FC Heidenheim.
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 , but beat AZ 2–1.
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 being on loan during the 2010–11 season. German international Per Mertesacker also departed, joining Arsenal for a £11 million transfer fee.
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