2011–12 Eintracht Braunschweig season

The 2011–12 season of Eintracht Braunschweig began on 5 June with a first training session. It is the club's first season in the 2. Bundesliga after being promoted from the 3. Liga. Eintracht started the season successfully with wins over 1860 Munich and Alemannia Aachen, leading the league on the first and second matchday. In the end the club finished the season as 8th, never being in serious danger of relegation.

Eintracht Braunschweig
2011–12 season
ChairmanSebastian Ebel
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
2. Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalLost in 1st round
Top goalscorerDennis Kruppke/Dominick Kumbela (10 goals)
Highest home attendance23,510 (vs. St. Pauli)
Lowest home attendance18,000 (vs. Karlsruhe)
Average home league attendance21,278

2. Bundesliga edit

1st Half of Season Matches edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

17 July 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 TSV 1860 München Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
15:30 Petković
  Bohl
Henn
Correia
Reichel
Theuerkauf
  35'   87' Zimmermann
  6'   80' Kruppke
Vrančić
  75' Boland
  40' Kumbela

  75' Petersch
  80' Reinhardt
  87' Pfitzner
Király
Malura
Schindler
Buck   58'
Feick
Benjamin   79'
Bülow
Bierofka     64'
Halfar
Lauth
Volland   22'   64'

Stahl   64'
Aigner   64'
Schäffler   79'
Attendance: 22,167
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
24 July 2011 Alemannia Aachen 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig New Tivoli, Aachen
15:30 Waterman
Strifler
Olajengbesi
  15' (o.g.) Erb
Radjabali-Fardi
  76' Sibum
  46' Kratz
Junglas
    82' Uludag
Auer
Stiepermann

  46' Yabo
  76' Lubasa
  82' Bäcker
Petković
Bohl
Henn
Correia
Reichel
Theuerkauf
Zimmermann   64'
Vrančić  
Boland
Kruppke   72'
Kumbela   88'

Petersch   64'
Pfitzner   72'   79'
Fetsch   88'
Attendance: 17,541
Referee: Markus Wingenbach (Diez)
12 August 2011 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Eintracht Braunschweig Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
18:00 Orlishausen
  46' Müller
Hoheneder
  Kempe
  73' Milchraum
  9' Staffeldt
Haas
Terrazzino
Iashvili
  78' Buckley
Lavrić

  46' Konrad
  73' Zoller
  78' Krebs
Davari  
Kessel
Correia
Reichel
Boland
Pfitzner  
Vrančić   35'
Kruppke   90+2'
Zimmermann   76'
G. Korte   67'
Kumbela   27'   87'

Fetsch   67'
Unger   76'
Turan   87'
Attendance: 19,648
Referee: Thomas Metzen (Mechernich)
17 September 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 FC Energie Cottbus Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:00 Davari
  Kessel
Henn
Correia
Reichel
Theuerkauf
Pfitzner
  65' Vrančić
  18'     72' Kruppke
  38'   87' Boland
  77'   80'   Kumbela

  65' Zimmermann
  72' R. Korte
  87' Reinhardt
Kirschbaum
Schorch  
Hünemeier
Roger
Bittroff
Banovic  
Kruska
Müller  
Ludwig
Rangelov
Fenin

Bittencourt   46'   76'  
Steffen   58'
Ziebig   75'
Attendance: 21,825
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
23 September 2011 FSV Frankfurt 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion, Frankfurt am Main
18:00 Klandt
  42' Huber
Schlicke
Gledson
  32' Gaus
  46' Stark
Cinaz
  25'   70' N'Diaye
Yelen
  54' Gueye
Benyamina

  46'   87' Hofmeier
  54'   77' Chrisantus
  70'   90' Müller
Summary Davari
Kessel
Henn
Correia
Reichel
Theuerkauf
  63' Pfitzner
  84' Vrančić
Kruppke
  63' Boland
Fetsch

  63' Petersch
  63' Zimmermann
  87'   88' Merkel
Attendance: 4,603
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)
30 September 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
19:15 Pfitzner   7' (pen.)
Washausen   21'
Boland   41'
Reichel   65'
Theuerkauf   90'
Summary Rösler   6'
Lambertz   13'
Dum   34'
Levels   66'
Langeneke   85' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,050
Referee: Markus Wingenbach (Diez)
14 October 2011 SC Paderborn 07 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Energieteam Arena, Paderborn
18:00 Strohdiek   7'
Brandy   54'
Bertels   76'
Summary Pfitzner   37' Attendance: 12,298
Referee: Thomas Metzen (Mechernich)
21 October 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 Dynamo Dresden Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:00 Pfitzner   37'
Theuerkauf   78'
Boland   87'
Summary Koch   15' (53)
Gueye   24'
Poté   35'
Attendance: 22,625
Referee: Christian Leicher (Weihmichl)
28 October 2011 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–3 Eintracht Braunschweig Trolli Arena, Fürth
20:15 Peković   30'
Occean   84'
Schahin   86'
Schröck   87'
Summary Kumbela   25'
Kruppke   52'
Marcel Correia   75'
Theuerkauf   82'
Vrančić   85'
Reichel   87'
Attendance: 10,240
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
4 November 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
18:15 Kruppke   50' Summary Ede   5'
Parensen   22'
Silvio   37'
Stuff   72'
Zoundi   80'
Polenz   90+1'
Attendance: 22,355
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)
18 November 2011 MSV Duisburg 3–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg
18:00 Brosinski   11' (32)
Wolze   15'
Berberović   23'
Šukalo   31'
Jula   81'
Bajić   83'
Pamić   85'
Summary Kruppke   45'
Dogan   50'
Kessel   71'
Attendance: 11,237
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
27 November 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 4–0 VfL Bochum Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:30 Kumbela   4'
Kruppke   18' (89)
Boland   60'
Summary Inui   73' Attendance: 20,280
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Obertshausen)
2 December 2011 FC Ingolstadt 04 0–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt
18:00 Bambara   29'
Quaner   63'
Görlitz   78'
Akaïchi   83'
Summary Kumbela   44' Attendance: 4,650
Referee: Florian Steuer (Menden)

2nd Half of Season matches edit

9 December 2011 TSV 1860 München 3–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Allianz Arena, München
18:00 Aigner   32'
Rakić   58'
Lauth   65'
Aygün   81'
Summary Fuchs   53'
Theuerkauf   70'
Attendance: 16,400
Referee: Norbert Grudzinski (Hamburg)
18 December 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 Alemannia Aachen Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:30 Reichel   25'
Theuerkauf   55'
Kumbela   86'
Summary Sibum   26'
Auer   53'
Waterman   88'
Attendance: 19,950
Referee: Christian Leicher (Weihmichl)
5 February 2012 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main
13:30 Meier   11'   22'
Köhler   68'
Summary Kruppke   5'
Fetsch   61'
Theuerkauf   82'
Boland   90+3'
Attendance: 36,200
Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)
11 February 2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 Karlsruher SC Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:00 Washausen   24'
Petersch   87'
Summary Groß   44'
Cuntz   90'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Florian Steuer (Menden)
20 February 2012 FC Erzgebirge Aue 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion, Aue
20:15 Hochscheidt   7'
le Beau   62'
Schlitte   76'
Koçer   86'
Summary Theuerkauf   40' Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
26 February 2012 FC St. Pauli 0–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
13:30 Boll   77'
Schachten   88'
Summary Vrančić   38'
Petersch   65'
Attendance: 24,487
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Obertshausen)
4 March 2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–2 F.C. Hansa Rostock Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:30 Theuerkauf   7'
Kumbela   40'
Edwini-Bonsu   66'
Zimmermann   79'
Pfitzner   90'
Summary Perthel   13'
Jänicke   52'
Borg   72'
Wiemann   78'
Jordanov   85'
Attendance: 22,990
Referee: Christian Fischer (Hemer)
24 March 2012 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf
13:00 Bröker   47'
Beister   56'
Dum   86'
Summary Pfitzner   17'
Theuerkauf   44'
Kumbela   27'   88'
Boland   65'
Kruppke   79'
Attendance: 35,427
Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
30 March 2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 SC Paderborn 07 Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
18:00 Pfitzner   53'
Washausen   78'
Bičakčić   90'
Summary Bertels   36'
Wemmer   72'
Attendance: 20,350
Referee: Peter Sippel (München)
7 April 2012 Dynamo Dresden 2–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Glücksgas Stadion, Dresden
13:00 Poté   22', 74'
Trojan   35'
Gueye   37'
Savić   81'
Summary Zimmermann   20'
Vrančić   33'
Kumbela   66'
Attendance: 27,576
Referee: Tobias Christ (Münchweiler)
10 April 2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
17:30 Summary Peković   56'
Schröck   60'
Attendance: 20,450
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
13 April 2012 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin
18:00 Terodde   30'
Pfertzel   58'
Zoundi   83'
Kohlmann   88'
Madouni   89'
Summary Theuerkauf   40'
Doğan   90'
Reichel   90'
Attendance: 17,028
Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)
20 April 2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 MSV Duisburg Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
18:00 Pfitzner   48' Summary Gjasula   46'
Hoffmann   55'
Brosinski   76'
Pamić   79'
Attendance: 19,825
Referee: Norbert Grudzinski (Hamburg)
29 April 2012 VfL Bochum 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Ruhrstadion, Bochum
13:30 Freier   3'
Kramer   5'
Bönig
Ginczek   90'
Summary Pfitzner   25'
Boland   55'
Attendance: 18,107
Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)
6 May 2012 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 FC Ingolstadt 04 Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
13:30 Correia   4'
R. Korte   55'   24'
Merkel   89'
Summary Ikeng   2'
Schäfer   12'
Knasmüllner   45'
Attendance: 20,600
Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)

DFB-Pokal edit

1st round edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

1 August 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–3 FC Bayern Munich Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig
20:30 Gómez   9' (pen.)
Schweinsteiger   39' (pen.)
Müller   83'
Attendance: 23,645
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

Friendlies edit

  Win   Tie   Loss

11 June 2011 TSV Bienenbüttel 1–12 Eintracht Braunschweig Ilmenaustadion, Bienenbüttel
16:00 Hillmer   32' Boland   62', 78'
Fetsch   20', 22'
Hjelm   37'
Kruppke   45' (pen.)
Kumbela   58', 75'
Merkel   49'
Washausen   43'
Zimmermann   59', 81'
Attendance: 654
12 June 2011 Arminia Vechelde 0–13 Eintracht Braunschweig Auestadion, Vechelde
15:00 Boland   34'
Fetsch   70'
Henn   77'
Kruppke   14'
Kumbela   12' (pen.)   21'   41'
Merkel   52', 66', 67', 74'
Pfitzner   53'
Reichel   58'
Attendance: 2,500
19 June 2011 TSV Hillerse 1–8 Eintracht Braunschweig MBO-Arena, Hillerse
16:00 Ganski   63' G. Korte   31', 35', 69'
Dakouri   6'
Pribyl   15' (o.g.)
Bohl   46'
R. Korte   54'
Washausen   66'
Attendance: 1,800
26 June 2011 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0–4 Eintracht Braunschweig Stadion der Freundschaft, Bad Langensalza
15:00 Fetsch   20', 50'
Petersch   39'
Zimmermann   86'
Attendance: 1,100
26 July 2011 VfB Germania Halberstadt 1–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Friedensstadion, Halberstadt
18:00 Beck   73' Unger   51' Attendance: 640
30 August 2011 FT Braunschweig 0–7 Eintracht Braunschweig Prinzenparkstadion, Braunschweig
18:15 Zimmermann   11'
Fuchs   15'
Fetsch   20', 83'
Petersch   34'
R. Korte   54'
G. Korte   75'
Attendance: 700
2 September 2011 SV Waldhof Mannheim 1–5 Eintracht Braunschweig Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim
18:30 Reule   18' Pfitzner   17'
Kumbela   20'
Fetsch   72'
Fuchs   85'
Petersch   88'
Attendance: 1,145
7 October 2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–2 Holstein Kiel Konrad-Koch-Stadion, Braunschweig
16:00 Kumbela   25', 72', 82' Siedschlag   40'
Heider   42'
Attendance: 400
25 October 2011 MTV Gifhorn 1–5 Eintracht Braunschweig GWG-Arena, Gifhorn
19:00 Hernier   20' Edwini-Bonsu   6', 14'
Bohl   26'
Fetsch   32'
Petersch   69'
Attendance: 400
27 January 2012 KSV Hessen Kassel 2–2 Eintracht Braunschweig Auestadion, Kassel
18:30 Gaede   9'
Mayer   19'
Boland   75'
Kodes   87'
Attendance: 500
8 May 2012 TSV Schöppenstedt 0–14 Eintracht Braunschweig A-Platz, Schöppenstedt
18:00 Reinhardt   8'
Edwini-Bonsu   12'
Vrančić   15'
Unger   32', 38'
Nika   54', 66', 78'
Kumbela   58'
R. Korte   60'
G. Korte   69', 82', 90'
Fetsch   88'
Attendance: 2,000
11 May 2012 FSV Fuhsetal 1–17 Eintracht Braunschweig A-Platz, Groß Flöthe
18:00 Ozdoev   84' Pfitzner   11'
Merkel   15'
Zimmermann   33', 65', 71', 75'
Edwini-Bonsu   34', 52', 77'
Theuerkauf   36'
Reichel   49', 81'
Bičakčić   51'
R. Korte   59', 62'
Fetsch   82'
Reinhardt   90'
Attendance: 1,350
13 May 2012 SV Meinersen-Ahnsen-Päse 0–15 Eintracht Braunschweig Pappelstadion, Meinersen
18:00 Kumbela   11'
Fuchs   18'
Zimmermann   24', 37'
Reinhardt   25'
Merkel   42'
Vrančić   53'
Edwini-Bonsu   54', 69', 72', 78'
G. Korte   75'
Pfitzner   76'
Theuerkauf   87'
R. Korte   88'
Attendance: 1,140

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 7 May 2012

Squad Season 2011–12
No. Player Nat. Birthday at BTSV since previous club League matches League goals Cup matches Cup goals
Goalkeepers
1 Marjan Petković   22 May 1979 2009 FSV Frankfurt 5 0 1 0
26 Daniel Davari   6 Jan 1988 2009 FSV Mainz 05 II 29 0 0 0
30 Benjamin Later   30 Aug 1986 2011 Youth system 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 Ermin Bičakčić   24 Jan 1990 01/12 VfB Stuttgart 15 1 0 0
4 Matthias Henn   28 Apr 1985 2007 1. FC Kaiserslautern 13 0 1 0
5 Benjamin Kessel   1 Oct 1987 2010 FSV Mainz 05 II 14 0 1 0
7 Benjamin Fuchs   20 Oct 1983 2007 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 12 0 0 0
8 Deniz Doğan   20 Oct 1979 2007 VfB Lübeck 23 0 0 0
15 Norman Theuerkauf   24 Jan 1987 2009 Eintracht Frankfurt II 28 2 1 0
16 Emre Turan   16 Nov 1990 01/11 Ankaraspor 1 0 0 0
19 Ken Reichel   19 Dec 1986 2007 Hamburger SV II 33 0 0 0
24 Pascal Gos   15 Aug 1991 2010 Youth system 0 0 0 0
25 Marcel Correia   16 May 1989 2011 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 19 1 1 0
Midfielders
6 Damir Vrančić   4 Oct 1985 2009 Borussia Dortmund II 30 3 0 0
10 Mirko Boland   23 Apr 1987 01/09 MSV Duisburg II 32 2 1 0
11 Steffen Bohl   28 Dec 1983 01/11 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 4 0 1 0
13 Raffael Korte   29 Aug 1990 2011 TuS Mechtersheim 11 1 0 0
14 Jan Washausen   2 Oct 1988 2007 Youth system 17 0 0 0
17 Markus Unger   18 Nov 1981 2010 Hessen Kassel 4 0 0 0
18 Oliver Petersch   26 Apr 1989 2011 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 14 0 0 0
20 Nico Zimmermann   2 Sep 1985 2011 1. FC Saarbrücken 22 2 1 0
23 Julius Reinhardt   29 Mar 1988 2010 Chemnitzer FC 17 0 0 0
31 Marc Pfitzner   28 Aug 1984 2007 Youth system 28 2 1 0
Strikers
9 Mathias Fetsch   30 Sep 1988 2010 TSV 1860 München II 15 0 1 0
12 Dominick Kumbela   20 Apr 1984 01/10 Rot Weiss Ahlen 32 10 1 0
21 Pierre Merkel   25 May 1989 2011 SC Idar-Oberstein 10 2 0 0
22 Randy Edwini-Bonsu   20 Apr 1990 01/12 AC Oulu 8 0 0 0
27 Gianluca Korte   29 Aug 1990 2011 TuS Mechtersheim 4 0 0 0
32 Dennis Kruppke (captain)   1 Apr 1980 01/08 SC Freiburg 32 10 1 0
Last updated: 7 May 2012

Transfers edit

Management and coaching staff edit

Since 12 May 2008 Torsten Lieberknecht is the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig.

Position Staff [1]
Manager Torsten Lieberknecht
Assistant manager Darius Scholtysik
Assistant manager/athletic trainer Jürgen Rische
Goalkeeping coach Alexander Kunze
Sporting director Marc Arnold
Club doctor Dr. Frank Maier
Physiotherapist Sascha Weiß
Physiotherapist Caroline Schweibs
Team manager Holm Stelzer
Kit and equipment manager/Bus driver Christian Skolik

References edit

  1. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig" (in German). eintracht.com. 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

External links edit