2011–12 1. FC Nürnberg season

The 2011–12 1. FC Nürnberg season is the 112nd season in the club's football history.

1. FC Nürnberg

2011–12 season
Manager	Dieter Hecking
Stadium	Frankenstadion
Bundesliga	10th
DFB-Pokal	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tomáš Pekhart/Daniel Didavi (9) All: Tomáš Pekhart (10)
Highest home attendance	48,548 vs Bayern Munich and Leverkusen
Lowest home attendance	35,389 vs 1899 Hoffenheim
Average home league attendance	41,968
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Match results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bundesliga

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Nürnberg

6 August 2011 1	Hertha BSC	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Match Report	80' Pekhart	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 61,118 Referee: Peter Gagelmann Man of the Match: Wollscheid

1. FC Nürnberg v Hannover 96

13 August 2011 2	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	Hannover 96	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Pekhart 56'	Match Report	16' Abdellaoue 26' (pen.) Rausch	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 37,212 Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Abdellaoue

Borussia Dortmund v 1. FC Nürnberg

20 August 2011 3	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Lewandowski 50' Großkreutz 80'	Match Report		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 78,400 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Simons

1. FC Nürnberg v FC Augsburg

27 August 2011 4	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	FC Augsburg	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Esswein 76'	Match Report		Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 43,071 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Esswein

1. FC Köln v 1. FC Nürnberg

11 September 2011 5	1. FC Köln	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Cologne
15:30 CEST	Chihi 39'	Match Report	31' (pen.), 35' (pen.) Simons	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 43,200 Referee: Michael Weiner Man of the Match: Simons

1. FC Nürnberg v Werder Bremen

17 September 2011 6	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Werder Bremen	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST	Wollscheid 62'	Match Report	24' Ekici	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 43,121 Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Simons

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Nürnberg

24 September 2011 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Daems 76' (pen.)	Match Report		Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 51,117 Referee: Knut Kircher Man of the Match: Reus

1. FC Nürnberg v Mainz 05

1 October 2011 8	1. FC Nürnberg	3–3	Mainz 05	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Feulner 5' Mak 19' Pekhart 82'	Match Report	Bungert 32' Choupo-Moting 45' Ivanschitz 52'	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 38,107 Referee: Peter Gagelmann Man of the Match: Mak

VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

15 October 2011 9	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Mandžukić 24', 83' (pen.)	Match Report	70' Eigler	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,112 Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Mandžukić

1. FC Nürnberg v VfB Stuttgart

22 October 2011 10	1. FC Nürnberg	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Simons 9' Wollscheid 70'	Match Report	61' (pen.) Kuzmanović 84' Rodríguez	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 46,486 Referee: Markus Wingenbach Man of the Match: Wollscheid

Bayern Munich v 1. FC Nürnberg

29 October 2011 11	Bayern Munich	4–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Gómez 2', 68' Schweinsteiger 19' Ribéry 39'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 (sell-out) Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Gómez

1. FC Nürnberg v SC Freiburg

5 November 2011 12	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	SC Freiburg	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Frantz 32'	Match Report	34' Rosenthal 90+3' (pen.) Cissé	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 38,026 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Rosenthal

Schalke 04 v 1. FC Nürnberg

19 November 2011 13	Schalke 04	4–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Huntelaar 13', 66' Raúl 39' Holtby 84'	Match Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 (sell-out) Referee: Knut Kircher Man of the Match: Huntelaar

1. FC Nürnberg v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

26 November 2011 14	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Chandler 13'	Match Report		Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 37,266 Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Hegeler

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Nürnberg

4 December 2011 15	Hamburger SV	2–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Guerrero 23' Jansen 62'	Match Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 45,473 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Guerrero

1. FC Nürnberg v 1899 Hoffenheim

10 December 2011 16	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)		Match Report	39', 56' Ibišević	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 35,389 Referee: Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Ibišević

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Nürnberg

17 December 2011 17	Bayer Leverkusen	0–3	1. FC Nürnberg	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01)		Match Report	8' Didavi 22' Hegeler 73' Pekhart	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,239 Referee: Markus Schmidt Man of the Match: Schäfer

1. FC Nürnberg v Hertha BSC

21 January 2012 18	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Hertha BSC	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Esswein 43' Maroh 85'	Match Report		Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 39,117 Referee: Peter Gagelmann Man of the Match: Maroh

Hannover 96 v 1. FC Nürnberg

27 January 2012 19	Hannover 96	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Hannover
20:30 CET (UTC+01)	Abdellaoue 18'	Match Report		Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 35,400 Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Abdellaoue

1. FC Nürnberg v Borussia Dortmund

3 February 2012 20	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	Borussia Dortmund	Nuremberg
20:30 CET (UTC+01)		Match Report	48' Kehl 82' Barrios	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 45,572 Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Kehl

FC Augsburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

12 February 2012 21	FC Augsburg	0–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)		Match Report		Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 30,660 (sell-out) Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees Man of the Match: Jentzsch

1. FC Nürnberg v 1. FC Köln

18 February 2012 22	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	1. FC Köln	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Esswein 28' Pekhart 85'	Match Report	66' Novaković	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 38,101 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Esswein

Werder Bremen v 1. FC Nürnberg

25 February 2012 23	Werder Bremen	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Bremen
18:30 CET (UTC+01)		Match Report	65' Esswein	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,204 Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Wollscheid

1. FC Nürnberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

4 March 2012 24	1. FC Nürnberg	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Bunjaku 87'	Match Report		Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 45,675 Referee: Tobias Welz Man of the Match: Maroh

Mainz 05 v 1. FC Nürnberg

10 March 2012 25	Mainz 05	2–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	N. Müller 1' Zidan 22'	Match Report	64' Didavi	Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 34,000 (sell-out) Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Bungert

1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Wolfsburg

17 March 2012 26	1. FC Nürnberg	1–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Nuremberg
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Didavi 9'	Match Report	15' Mandžukić 24', 53' Helmes	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 39,320 Referee: Guido Winkmann Man of the Match: Helmes

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Nürnberg

25 March 2012 27	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Cacau 78'	Match Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,800 Referee: Christian Dingert Man of the Match: Chandler

1. FC Nürnberg v Bayern Munich

31 March 2012 28	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	Bayern Munich	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Match Report	69' Robben	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 48,548 (sell-out) Referee: Felix Zwayer Man of the Match: Robben

SC Freiburg v 1. FC Nürnberg

7 April 2012 29	SC Freiburg	2–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	D. Caligiuri 53', pen.' Makiadi 79', pen.'	Match Report	8' Didavi 45' Pekhart	Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion Attendance: 24,000 (sell-out) Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Makiadi

1. FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04

11 April 2012 30	1. FC Nürnberg	4–1	Schalke 04	Nuremberg
20:00 CEST (UTC+02)	Balitsch 25' Simons 37', pen.' Didavi 45', 87'	Match Report	85' Holtby	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 44,031 Referee: Florian Meyer Man of the Match: Didavi

1. FC Kaiserslautern v 1. FC Nürnberg

14 April 2012 31	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Kaiserslautern
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)		Match Report	42' Didavi 73' Pekhart	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 42,552 Referee: Marco Fritz Man of the Match: Didavi

1. FC Nürnberg v Hamburger SV

21 April 2012 32	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Hamburger SV	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Didavi 64'	Match Report	59' Son	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 45,873 Referee: Peter Gagelmann Man of the Match: Didavi

1899 Hoffenheim v 1. FC Nürnberg

28 April 2012 33	1899 Hoffenheim	2–3	1. FC Nürnberg	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Beck 22' Braafheid 88'	Match Report	9', 71' Pekhart 45' Didavi	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena Attendance: 30,150 (sell-out) Referee: Knut Kircher Man of the Match: Pekhart

1. FC Nürnberg v Bayer Leverkusen

5 May 2012 34	1. FC Nürnberg	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Mak 58'	Match Report	6', 32', 89' Kießling 77' Schürrle	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 48,548 (sell-out) Referee: Guido Winkmann Man of the Match: Kießling

DFB-Pokal

Arminia Bielefeld v 1. FC Nürnberg

30 July 2011 1	Arminia Bielefeld	1–5	1. FC Nürnberg	Bielefeld
15:30 CEST (UTC+02)	Jerat 15'	Match Report	26', 35', 40' Feulner 65' Mak 71' Pekhart	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 12,705 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski Man of the Match: Feulner

Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Nürnberg

26 October 2011 2	Erzgebirge Aue	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Aue
20:30 CEST (UTC+02)	König 78'	Match Report	64' Esswein 68' Wießmeier	Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer Man of the Match: Esswein

1. FC Nürnberg v Greuther Fürth

20 December 2011 3	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	Greuther Fürth	Nuremberg
19:00 CET (UTC+01)		Match Report	15' Prib	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 48,548 (sell-out) Referee: Knut Kircher Man of the Match: Schmidtgal

Player information

Roster and statistics

Squad Season 2011–12 Sources:[1][2][3][4][5]
Player					Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Totals
Player	Nat.	Birthday	at FCN since	Previous club	Matches	Goals	Matches	Goal	Matches	Goals
Goalkeepers
Raphael Schäfer		30 January 1979	2008	VfB Stuttgart	25	0	2	0	27	0
Patrick Rakovsky		2 June 1993	2011	Schalke 04 youth	2	0	0	0	2	0
Alexander Stephan		15 September 1986	2006	1. FC Nürnberg II	8	0	1	0	9	0
Defenders
Per Nilsson		15 September 1982	2010	1899 Hoffenheim	5	0	0	0	5	0
Dominic Maroh		4 March 1987	2008	SSV Reutlingen	21	1	2	0	23	1
Timm Klose		9 May 1988	2011	Thun	13	0	1	0	14	0
Juri Judt		24 July 1986	2008	Greuther Fürth	2	0	0	0	2	0
Marvin Plattenhardt		26 January 1992	2010	1. FC Nürnberg II	9	0	2	0	11	0
Javier Pinola		24 February 1983	2005	Racing Club	17	0	1	0	18	0
Timothy Chandler		29 March 1990	2010	Eintracht Frankfurt	30	1	3	0	33	1
Philipp Wollscheid		6 March 1989	2009	1. FC Nürnberg II	33	2	3	0	36	2
Midfielders
Timmy Simons		11 December 1976	2010	PSV	34	4	3	0	37	4
Hanno Balitsch		2 January 1981	2012	Bayer Leverkusen	12	1	0	0	12	1
Markus Feulner		12 February 1982	2011	Borussia Dortmund	28	1	2	3	30	4
Jens Hegeler		22 January 1988	2010	Bayer Leverkusen	31	1	3	0	34	1
Róbert Mak		8 March 1991	2010	Manchester City	17	2	2	1	19	3
Mike Frantz		14 October 1986	2008	1. FC Saarbrücken	13	1	0	0	13	1
Almog Cohen		1 September 1988	2010	Maccabi Netanya	24	0	2	0	26	0
Daniel Didavi		21 February 1990	2011	VfB Stuttgart	23	9	2	0	25	9
Adam Hloušek		20 December 1988	2012	Baumit Jablonec	11	0	0	0	11	0
Wilson Kamavuaka		29 March 1990	2011	1899 Hoffenheim	5	0	0	0	5	0
Markus Mendler		7 January 1993	2010	1. FC Nürnberg youth	7	0	2	0	9	0
Julian Wießmeier		4 November 1992	2011	1. FC Nürnberg youth	8	0	1	1	9	1
Forwards
Christian Eigler		1 January 1984	2008	Arminia Bielefeld	23	1	2	0	25	1
Tomáš Pekhart		26 May 1989	2011	Baumit Jablonec	31	9	3	1	34	10
Albert Bunjaku		29 November 1983	2009	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	17	1	2	0	19	1
Alexander Esswein		25 March 1990	2011	Dynamo Dresden	26	4	3	1	29	5

Transfers

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Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Dark red	Black	Dark red
Away	White	White	White
Away Alt.	White	White	Red	DFB-Pokal, Round 1, July 30 against Bielefeld
Third	Orange	Black	Orange
Fourth	Black	Black	Black	Bundesliga, Match 25, March 10 against Mainz → 2012–13 Third Kit