2010–11 in German football - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Diary of the season

7 August 2010 – Defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....

defeat Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

2–0 to win the DFL Supercup

2010 DFL-Supercup

The 2010 DFL-Supercup marked the return of the German Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The competition had not been played in an official capacity since 1996, and was replaced by the DFB Liga-Pokal from 1997...

. The first games in the women's DFB-Pokal

2010–11 Frauen DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal 2010–11 was the 31st season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. 1. FFC Frankfurt defeated 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2–1 in the final in Cologne on 26 March 2011.-Participating clubs:...

are played.

13 August 2010 – The DFB-Pokal

2010–11 DFB-Pokal

The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal was the sixty-eighth season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on the weekend around 14 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and concluded on 21 May 2011 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin...

kicks off. The tournament features the 36 teams of the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga, the top four teams from the 3rd Liga, the 19 state cup champions, and the cup runners-up from Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westfalia.

15 August 2010 – The women's Bundesliga

2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga (women)

The 2010–11 season of the Fußball-Bundesliga was the 21st season of Germany's premier women's football league. The season started on 15 August 2010 and ended early on 13 March 2011, so that the German national team has time to prepare for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the end of the season...

and 2nd Bundesliga

2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga (women)

The 2010–11 season of the Women's 2nd Fußball-Bundesliga was the seventh season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended regular season ended on 1 May 2011. For the first time the 2nd Bundesliga was won by a reserve team, when Hamburg II won the...

seasons begin.

20 August 2010 – The Bundesliga

2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga

The 2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 48th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions and ended with the last games on 14 May 2011. The winter...

season begins with a match between Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

and VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...

. Bayern win the match 2–1. The first matches of the 2nd Bundesliga

2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

The 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga was the 37th season of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 and ended with the last games on 15 May 2011...

are also played.

18 September 2010 – After three consecutive losses, VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...

put on a scoring gala against Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...

. The 7–0 victory is one of the biggest in Bundesliga history.

2 October 2010 – With a 4–2 victory over 1899 Hoffenheim, 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05

1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...

win their seventh consecutive Bundesliga match. Only on two other occasions has a club managed to win their first seven games of the season: Bayer Munich

FC Bayern Munich

in 1995 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern

1. FC Kaiserslautern

1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...

in 2001.

13 October 2010 – Last place in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

sack manager Christian Gross

Christian Gross

Christian Gross is a professional football coach and former player who currently manages Young Boys Bern. Before that he managed VfB Stuttgart until his dismissal in October 2010. He was manager of FC Basel from 1 July 1999 to 27 May 2009.-Playing career:Gross began his playing career at...

. The Swiss coach had taken over from Markus Babbel

Markus Babbel

Markus Babbel is a former international German football player, who is currently manager of German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.-Career:...

about a year and a half earlier. Assistant manager Jens Keller

Jens Keller

Jens Keller is a retired German football defender, who was most recently head coach of VfB Stuttgart.-Career:...

takes over the managers post in the interim.

24 October 2010 – 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....

relieve Zvonimir Soldo of his duties as manager, replacing him with reserve-team-manager Frank Schaefer. Soldo had replaced Christoph Daum

Christoph Daum

Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...

as manager at the beginning of the previous season.

31 October 2010 – Having lost five of their six previous matches, Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...

sack Markus Schupp

Markus Schupp

Markus Schupp is a German football manager and former player.-Career:Schupp started playing professionally in 1984 at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where won the German Cup in 1990 and the League Title in 1991. He went on to play over 150 matches for the club over seven years before joining SG...

. KSC II manager Markus Kauczinski is appointed caretaker.

6 November 2010 – In the last two places in the 2. Bundesliga

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

, both FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...

and Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...

sack their managers. Michael Wiesinger

Michael Wiesinger

Michael Wiesinger is a German former footballer and manger, who is currently in charge of 1. FC Nuremberg II.-Football career:...

had been appointed manager in Ingolstadt almost exactly one year prior, and had led the team to promotion from the 3rd Liga

3rd Liga

The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...

. Christian Ziege

Christian Ziege

Christian Ziege is a former German football defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. An attacking left wingback, Ziege was considered a dead-ball specialist.-Club career:...

had taken the reins in Bielefeld, his first senior managerial post, at the beginning of the season.

7 November 2010 – FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04

appoint Benno Möhlmann

Benno Möhlmann

Benno Hans Möhlmann is a former German footballer who most recently managed FC Ingolstadt 04.- Career :...

as their new manager. Möhlmann had lasted managed SpVgg Greuther Fürth

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...

, and had also previously managed Bundesliga club Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

. Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

also appoint a new manager, Ewald Lienen

Ewald Lienen

Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2.Bundesliga North in 1974. After three seasons, he moved up to the top flight with Borussia Mönchengladbach...

, to replace Christian Ziege. Lienen had previously managed several German clubs. His most recent managerial post was with Olympiakos F.C. in Greece.

22 November 2010 – Three weeks after sacking Markus Schupp

Markus Schupp

, Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...

hire Uwe Rapolder

Uwe Rapolder

-External links:...

to replace him as manager. Rapolder had most recently managed TuS Koblenz

TuS Koblenz

TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:...

, and had previously been in charge of other second division teams as well.

4 December 2010 – Two matchdays before the winter break, Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund

Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...

win the so-called fall championship. After losing 2–1 to Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...

, Dortmund's closest pursuer, 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05

, are unable to pass them until after the break.

11 December 2010 – Not having managed to keep his team clear of the relegation zone, Jens Keller

Jens Keller

Jens Keller is a retired German football defender, who was most recently head coach of VfB Stuttgart.-Career:...

is sacked as manager of VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

. He had only assumed the post two months earlier.

12 December 2010 – To replace Jens Keller

Jens Keller

Jens Keller is a retired German football defender, who was most recently head coach of VfB Stuttgart.-Career:...

, VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

sign Bruno Labbadia

Bruno Labbadia

Bruno Labbadia is a former German footballer of Italian heritage who is now head coach of German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.- Club career :...

as manager. Labbadia had previously managed Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

, and Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...

.

19 December 2010 – The last Bundesliga

2010–11 Fußball-Bundesliga

matches before the winter break are played.

2 January 2011 – By mutual consent, 1899 Hoffenheim and Ralf Rangnick dissolve the latter's contract as manager. Rangnick had led Hoffenheim's rise from the third division, culminating in the fall championship in 2008. Assistant manager Marco Pezzaiuoli

Marco Pezzaiuoli

Marco Pezzaiuoli is a German football manager.On 2 January 2011 Pezzaiuoli became new head coach of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim announced on 12 April 2011 that he will leave at the end of the season, recently having won only one out of eight games.-References:...

takes over the post of manager. Prior to joining Hoffenheim, Pezziauli had managed several of Germany's youth national teams.

7 January 2011 – For a record-breaking transfer fee between 31 and 35 million euros, Bosnian striker Edin Džeko

Edin Džeko

Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010...

leaves VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg

to join Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

.

7 February 2011 – Having won only one of the previous eleven matches, VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg

sack Englishman Steve McClaren

Steve McClaren

Stephen "Steve" McClaren is an English football manager and former player.McClaren was previously manager of VfL Wolfsburg in Germany between May 2010 and February 2011, having left his post at Dutch side FC Twente, with whom he won the club's first Eredivisie championship in the 2009–10 season...

as manager. McClaren had taken the reins at Wolfsburg at the beginning of the season. He is replaced by his assistant, Pierre Littbarski

Pierre Littbarski

Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...

.

13 February 2011 – In eighteenth place in the Bundesliga since late November, Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

sack manager Michael Frontzeck

Michael Frontzeck

Michael Frontzeck is a German football coach and former footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the squad for Euro 1992.- Player career :...

. Frontzeck had managed the club for a year and a half, helping the Gladbach avoid relegation the previous season.

14 February 2011 – To replace Michael Frontzeck

Michael Frontzeck

Michael Frontzeck is a German football coach and former footballer. For the Germany national football team, he earned 19 caps and was in the squad for Euro 1992.- Player career :...

, Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

, sign Swiss manager Lucien Favre

Lucien Favre

Lucien Favre is a football manager and former Swiss international player. He is the current head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach.- Playing career :...

. From 2007 to 2009, Favre had managed then-Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, who qualified for the Europa League twice under Favre.

22 February 2011 – Having dropped into the relegation zone in the 2. Bundesliga, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...

sack Hans-Günter Bruns

Hans-Günter Bruns

Hans-Günter Bruns is a retired German footballer.-International career:He earned four caps for the West Germany national football team in 1984, and was included in the West German team for the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, but did not play.-Coaching career:Bruns is the athletic...

as manager. A German international during his playing career, Bruns had held various posts in Oberhausen since 2006.

24 February 2011 – Borussia Dortmund reserve

Borussia Dortmund II

Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund. They currently play in the Regionalliga West.-Current squad:-Current technical staff:- References :...

team manager Theo Schneider

Theo Schneider

Theo Schneider is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2011, he manages Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.-External links:...

transfers to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

. Besides managing the youth and reserve teams in Dortmund, Schneider briefly managed Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

in 1994.

12 March 2011 – Scoring from a distance of 73 m, Georgios Tzavelas

Georgios Tzavelas

Giórgos Tzavélas , is a Greek international footballer who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt.-Kerkyra:Tzavelas began his professional career with Kerkyra in a home match against Larissa .-Panionios:...

breaks the Bundesliga record for a goal scored from the greatest distance, and ends Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...

's eight-game goalless spell. In spite of Greek defender's record-breaking goal, Frankfurt still lose the game to FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

by a score of 2–1.

13 March 2011 – The last matches in the Women's Bundesliga are played. One point ahead of runners-up 1. FFC Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt is a German women's association football club based in Frankfurt, Hesse and has a membership of about 430. The team currently plays in the German first division women's Bundesliga.- History :...

, Turbine Potsdam win the championship, with both teams qualifying for the UEFA Women's Champions League. At the other end of the table, 1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FC Saarbrücken

1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...

and Herforder SV are relegated.

13 March 2011 – Following a 6–0 loss Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

, Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

sack manager Armin Veh

Armin Veh

Armin Veh is a German former footballer and current manager who works for Eintracht Frankfurt. He won the German championship with Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart on 19 May 2007. Veh and his team also had the chance to win "the double" by winning the DFB-Cup on 26 May 2007 in Berlin, but lost 2–3 in...

, replacing him with his assistant Michael Oenning

Michael Oenning

Michael Oenning is a German football manager who formerly managed Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nuremberg.He had previously been assistant manager at the two clubs which he has managed, as well as assistant manager at Borussia Mönchengladbach and Wolfsburg...

. Veh had taken the managerial post at the beginning of the season.

16 March 2011 – In spite of successes in the DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...

and Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

, Felix Magath

Felix Magath

Wolfgang-Felix Magath is a former German football central midfielder and current manager of VfL Wolfsburg.-Playing career:...

is sacked as manager of FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

. Under Magath, Schalke had finished second in the Bundesliga the previous season, but struggled especially at the beginning of the 2010–11 season. Magath had also faced criticism for his transfer policies.

17 March 2011 – Former 1899 Hoffenheim manager Ralf Rangnick fills the vacant managerial post at FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

. In addition to successfully bringing Hoffenheim from the third division to the Bundesliga, Rangnick previously managed VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart

, and Hannover 96

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...

. This is Rangnick's second managerial stint for Schalke.

18 March 2011 – Just two days after being sacked by Schalke, Felix Magath

Felix Magath

Wolfgang-Felix Magath is a former German football central midfielder and current manager of VfL Wolfsburg.-Playing career:...

signs on at VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg

as manager, replacing Pierre Littbarski

Pierre Littbarski

. In 2008–09, Wolfsburg won the German Championship under Magath.

22 March 2011 – Having won only a single game since the winter break, Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...

sack manager Michael Skibbe

Michael Skibbe

Michael Skibbe is a German football manager who coaches Eskişehirspor.-Club career:In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wattenscheid 09. Then he switched to the professional team of Schalke 04...

. Skibbe had taken the post at the beginning of the previous season following the resignation of Friedhelm Funkel, and led the team to a 10th-place finish. Skibbe's replacement is Christoph Daum

Christoph Daum

, who previously managed several Bundesliga clubs and won the Turkish Super League three times. He was also set to manage the German national team

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....

, but his agreement was dropped following a cocaine-use scandal.

26 March 2011 – By a score of 2–1, 1. FFC Frankfurt

1. FFC Frankfurt

defeat league champions Turbine Potsdam in the final of the Women's DFB-Pokal. This is the eight time Frankfurt have won the cup, and marks their first title of any kind in three years.

1 April 2011 – After assistant referee Thorsten Schiffner was hit in the back of the neck with a filled beer cup thrown from the stands, referee Deniz Aytekin suspends the Bundesliga match between FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli

Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...

and FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

in the 89th minute. At the time of suspension, Schalke were leading 2–0 and two St. Pauli players had previously been ejected from the match.

9 April 2011 – Having already announced that manager Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal

Aloysius Paulus Maria "Louis" van Gaal OON is a Dutch football manager formerly in charge of Ajax, Netherlands, Barcelona, AZ and Bayern Munich...

would be leaving the club at the end of the season, Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

sack the Dutchman. Van Gaal had taken the reins at Bayern at the beginning of the previous season, and led the club to the championship, as well as winning the DFB-Pokal and a second-place finish in the Champions League. Van Gaal's assistant, Andries Jonker

Andries Jonker

Andries Jonker is a Dutch football manager currently coaching Bayern Munich II. He came to Bayern as assistant to Louis van Gaal, and took over as head coach on an interim basis from April 2011 until the end of the 2010–11 season...

, takes over as caretaker.

25 April 2011 – With three more matches to be played, Hertha BSC secure promotion to the Bundesliga, following a 1–0 victory over MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...

. Relegated from the Bundesliga the previous season, Hertha had been leading the 2nd Bundesliga since January.

27 April 2011 – After three consecutive losses and his club at risk of relegation, Frank Schaefer

Frank Schaefer

Frank Schaefer is a German football manager and head coach of the German Fußball-Bundesliga team 1. FC Köln until the end of the season 2010/11.He resigned April 27,2011.- References :...

resigns his post as manager of 1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln

1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....

three weeks before the end of the season. Schaefer had taken over from Zvonimir Soldo earlier in the season. Volker Finke

Volker Finke

Volker Finke is a German football manager and former player. He managed SC Freiburg from July 1991 to May 2007. This made him the longest-serving manager in the history of professional football in Germany...

takes over the post in the interim, even though he had stated he would become manager upon his arrival in Cologne as Director of Sport several months earlier.

30 April 2011 – Following a 2–0 victory over 1. FC Nuremberg, Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund

secure the German Championship with two matches to be played. Dortmund had been in first place in the Bundesliga since October. The win marked Borussia's fourth Bundesliga title.

7 May 2011 – On the second-to-last match day, Bayern Munich

FC Bayern Munich

put on a scoring gala, beating FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli

8–1. The loss results in St. Pauli being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, having only been promoted from the second division the previous season.

14 May 2011 – The final matches in the Bundesliga are played. Borussia Dortmund had already secured the championship. Behind them, Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen

and Bayern Munich also qualify for the Champions League, while Hannover 96

Hannover 96

and 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05

qualify for the Europa league. At the other end of the table, Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...

and FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli

are directly relegated while Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

finish 16th and are forced play a relegation play-off.

15 May 2011 – The 2. Bundesliga season concludes. Hertha BSC and FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....

had secured promotion prior to the final match day. VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum

Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...

qualify for the play-off against Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

. Arminia Bielefeld

Arminia Bielefeld

and Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

are relegated to the 3rd Liga

3rd Liga

, and VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...

play a relegation play-off against Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...

.

19 May 2011 – With a last minute goal by Igor de Camargo

Igor De Camargo

Igor de Camargo is a naturalized Belgian football player, currently playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the German Bundesliga.-Career:...

, Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

win the first leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-off by a score of 1–0 over VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum

.

20 May 2011 – Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

host VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück

in the first leg of the 2. Bundesliga relegation play-off. The match ends in a 1–1 draw.

21 May 2011 – By a score of 5–0, FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

win the final of the DFB-Pokal

2011 DFB-Pokal Final

The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal season came to a close on 21 May 2011 when Duisburg played against Schalke 04 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. For the first time since 2004 a team from the 2...

over MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg

. It marked Schalke's fifth cup, and the club's first trophy since 2002.

24 May 2011 – In the second leg of the 2. Bundesliga relegation play-off, VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück

and Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

play to another 1–1 draw over 90 minutes. Dresden score twice in extra time, winning the tie 4–2 on aggregate and earning promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.

25 May 2011 – Borussia Mönchengladbach

Borussia Mönchengladbach

manage a 1–1 draw against VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum

in the second leg of the Bundesliga relegation play-off. Having won the first leg, Gladbach win the tie 2–1 and retain their place in the Bundesliga.

26 June 2011 – 73,680 spectator's attend the opening ceremonies of the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, a record for women's football. Germany win the opening fixture over Canada by 2–1.

9 July 2011 – Germany's World Cup campaign ends with a quarterfinal loss to Japan by a score of 1–0 in extra time.

Men's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Friendly matches

Euro 2012 Qualifying

The German men's national team

Germany national football team

were drawn into UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A.

All fixtures for this group were negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

on 21 and 22 February 2010.

Women's national team

As hosts of the 2011 FIFA World Cup, Germany did not have to play qualifying.

Friendlies

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Transfer deals

Retirements

7 December 2010 – Oliver Neuville
Oliver Neuville
Oliver Patric Neuville is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.During an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach , amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.Neuville gained almost 70 caps for the German national...

, 37, striker for Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...

, Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...

, Hansa Rostock, and Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth...

. Born in Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Neuville began his career there playing for Servette FC
Servette FC
Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...

, and played for CD Tenerife
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife . Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.-History:Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in...

in Spain before coming to Germany. From 1998 to 2008, he earned 69 caps for the German national team.

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