2011–12 TSV 1860 Munich season

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.

July
1860 Munich started their season on 17 July 2011 with a 3–1 loss to Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga. Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich. Dennis Kruppke, Nico Zimmermann, and Domi Kumbela scored for Eintracht Braunschweig. Stefan Buck was sent–off during the match. 1860 Munich finished matchday one in 16th place. On 23 July 2011, 1860 Munich's first home match was against Karlsruher SC. 1860 Munich won the match 2–1 with goals from Christopher Schindler and Stefan Aigner. 1860 Munich finished matchday two in 10th place.

August
1860 Munich started August with a 5–0 win against Energie Cottbus in Cottbus. 1860 Munich got goals from Stefan Aigner, Kevin Volland, Daniel Halfar, an own goal from Uwe Hünemeier, and a goal from Benjamin Lauth. Sebastian Maier made his 2. Bundesliga debut. 1860 Munich finished matchday three in fourth place. on 14 August 2011, 1860 Munich defeated Erzgebirge Aue 4–0 with two goals from Daniel Halfar and a goal each from Benjamin Lauth and Manuel Schäffler. 1860 Munich finished matchday four in second place. On 19 August 2011 (matchday five), 1860 Munich lost 3–1 to Fortuna Düsseldorf. 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. 1860 Munich finished matchday five in seventh place. 1860 Munich finished August with a 3–1 win against Union Berlin on 28 August 2011 (matchday six). 1860 Munich got two goals from Kevin Volland and a goal from Stefan Aigner and Union Berlin got their goal from John Mosquera. 1860 Munich finished matchday six in fifth place.

September
1860 Munich started September with a 4–2 loss to FC St. Pauli, which took place on 11 September 2011 (matchday seven). 1860 Munich took a 2–0 lead with a penalty shot from Benjamin Lauth and an own goal from Kevin Schindler. 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. 1860 Munich dropped down to seventh place. On 18 September 2011 (matchday eight), 1860 Munich defeated FSV Frankfurt 4–0 with a goal from Stefan Aigner, two goals from Kevin Volland and an own goal from Alexander Huber. 1860 Munich moved up to sixth place. The 125th Bavarian Derby took place on 25 September 2011 (matchday nine). 1860 Munich lost 2–0 to Greuther Fürth. Christopher Nöthe and Bernd Nehrig scored for Greuther Fürth. Kai Bülow (1860 Munich) was sent–off during the match. 1860 Munich finished matchday nine in sixth place.

October
1860 Munich started October with a 4–2 loss to Dynamo Dresden. The match took place on 2 October 2011. Daniel Bierofka scored both of 1860 Munich's season. Dynamo Dresden got three goals from Mickael Poté and a goal from Romain Bregerie. With the win, Dynamo Dresden picked up their first 3 points away from home. Stefan Buck was sent–off. 1860 Munich finished matchday 10 in seventh place. 1860 Munich faced Hansa Rostock on 14 October 2011. Hansa Rostock defeated 1860 Munich 2–0. Dominic Peitz and Matthias Holst scored for Hansa Rostock. 1860 Munich dropped down to ninth place. On 21 October 2011, the match between 1860 Munich and SC Paderborn 07 finished in a 1–1 draw. Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich and Florian Mohr for SC Paderborn 07. 1860 Munich finished matchday 12 by remaining in ninth place. 1860 Munich finished October with a 3–0 win against MSV Duisburg. The match took place on 30 October 2011. Daniel Bierofka, Sandro Kaiser, and Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich. The win for 1860 Munich finished their four–match winless streak. 1860 Munich finished matchday 13 by moving up to seventh place.

November
On 5 November 2011, 1860 Munich started November with a 3–1 loss to VfL Bochum. Benjamin Lauth scored for 1860 Munich. Lauth also missed scoring from a penalty kick. VfL Bochum got a goal from Takashi Inui, an own goal from Collin Benjamin, and a goal from Mirkan Aydin. 1860 Munich finished matchday 14 in eighth place. On 18 November 2011, 1860 Munich started a Nine–match undefeated streak with a 1–0 win against FC Ingolstadt 04. Đorđe Rakić scored the goal for 1860 Munich. 1860 Munich finished matchday 15 in sixth place. On 26 November 2011, 1860 Munich defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1. Anderson Soares de Oliveira scored an own goal in the first minute that put 1860 Munich ahead. Kevin Volland scored the second goal for 1860 Munich. Theofanis Gekas scored for Eintracht Frankfurt. The win against Eintracht Frankfurt finished their undefeated streak to start the season. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.

December
On 4 December 2011, 1860 Munich faced Alemannia Aachen at New Tivoli in Aachen. Stefan Buck and Stefan Aigner scored for 1860 Munich. Sergiu Radu and Bas Sibum scored for Alemannia Aachen. 1860 Munich dropped down to eighth place. On 9 December 2011, 1860 Munich faced Eintracht Braunschweig at the Allianz Arena in Munich. 1860 Munich won 3–0 with goals from Stefan Aigner, Đorđe Rakić, and Benjamin Lauth. This was 1860 Munich's fourth match without defeat. 1860 Munich finished matchday 18 in seventh place. 1860 Munich faced Karlsruher SC on 17 December 2011 at Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe. 1860 Munich won the match 3–1. Stefan Aigner got two goals from Daniel Bierofka, including one from a penalty kick, and a goal from Stefan Aigner. This was their fourth win in five matches and their final match of 2011. Timo Ochs played in goal against Karlsruher SC, which was his only match in either the 2. Bundesliga or DFB-Pokal. 1860 Munich finished in sixth place on matchday 19.

February
On 6 February 2011, 1860 Munich faced Energie Cottbus at the Allianz Arena in Munich. 1860 Munich won 2–0 with two goals from Benjamin Lauth. This was 1860 Munich's first competitive match of 2012. 1860 Munich also extended their undefeated streak to six matches. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. The away match against Erzgebirge Aue on matchday 21 was supposed to be the next match for 1860 Munich. However, it was postponed until 14 March 2011. Matchday 22 against Fortuna Düsseldorf happened on 19 February 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich. 1860 Munich defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1. Stefan Aigner and Necat Aygün scored for 1860 Munich and Maximilian Beister scored for Fortuna Düsseldorf. 1860 Munich handed Fortuna Düsseldorf their first loss away from their home stadium in Düsseldorf. 1860 Munich finished matchday 22 in sixth place. On 24 February 2012, 1860 Munich faced Union Berlin at Stadion An der Alten Försterei in Berlin. 1860 Munich won the match 1–0 with a goal from Stefan Aigner. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.

March
1860 Munich started March with a 1–1 draw against FC St. Pauli. The match took place on 5 March 2012 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The match finished in a 1–1 draw. Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich and Florian Bruns, who scored from a penalty kick, scored for FC St. Pauli. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced FSV Frankfurt on 10 March 2012 at PSD Bank Arena in Frankfurt. Kai Bülow scored for 1860 Munich. Michael Görlitz, Marcel Gaus, and Macauley Chrisantus scored for FSV Frankfurt. The loss finished their nine–match undefeated streak. 1860 Munich finished matchday 10 in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced Erzgebirge Aue on 14 March 2012 at Erzgebirgsstadion in Aue. the match finished in a 0–0 draw. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced Greuther Fürth on 17 March 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich. 1860 Munich lost the match 4–1. Daniel Bierofka scored from a penalty kick for 1860 Munich. Greuther Fürth got two goals from Olivier Occean and goals from Stephan Fürstner and Felix Klaus. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced Dynamo Dresden on 23 March 2012 at Glücksgas-Stadion in Dresden. 1860 Munich won 1–0 with a goal from Benjamin Lauth. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced Hansa Rostock on 31 March 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich. Hansa Rostock won 1–0 with a goal from Freddy Borg. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place.

April and May
1860 Munich started April with a 2–2 draw against SC Paderborn 07. The match took place on 8 April 2012 at Energieteam-Arena in Paderborn. Đorđe Rakić and Kevin Volland scored for 1860 Munich. Nick Proschwitz and Enis Alushi scored for SC Paderborn 07. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced MSV Duisburg on 11 April 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich. 1860 Munich won the match 2–1. Guillermo Vallori and Benjamin Lauth scored for 1860 Munich and Emil Jula. The win for 1860 Munich finished MSV Duisburg's five–match undefeated streak. 1860 Munich finished matchday 30 in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced VfL Bochum on 15 April 2012 at Rewirpower-Stadion in Bochum. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Đorđe Rakić and Benjamin Lauth scored for 1860 Munich and Daniel Ginczek and Kevin Vogt scored for VfL Bochum. 1860 Munich remained in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced FC Ingolstadt 04 on 21 April 2012 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. 1860 Munich won the match 4–1. 1860 Munich got two goals from Kevin Volland and a goal each from Stefan Aigner and Dominik Stahl. Stefan Leitl scored for FC Ingolstadt 04. 1860 Munich finished matchday 32 in sixth place. 1860 Munich faced Eintracht Frankfurt on 29 April 2012 at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt. 1860 Munich won 2–0 with an own goal from Sebastian Jung and a goal from Guillermo Vallori. 1860 Munich finished matchday 33 in sixth place. 1860 Munich finished the 2. Bundesliga season with a 2–1 loss to Alemannia Aachen. The match took place 6 May 2012 at Allianz Arena in Munich. Stefan Aigner scored for 1860 Munich and Albert Streit and Alper Uludag scored for Alemannia Aachen. 1860 Munich finished the 2011–12 season in sixth place.

DFB-Pokal review
1860 Munich were eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. In the first round, 1860 Munich defeated VfL Osnabrück 3–2 in extra time. 1860 Munich got two goals from Benjamin Lauth, including one from the penalty spot, and a goal from Kevin Volland. In the second round, 1860 Munich lost 3–0 to Fortuna Düsseldorf. Collin Benjamin was sent–off during the match.