The 2011–12

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

season was the 119th season in the club's football history. They competed in the

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, the top tier of

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, in which they finished 6th as well as competing in the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. It was Stuttgart's 35th consecutive season in the league, since having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1977.

Season summary

Stuttgart finished 6th in

, and as a result, qualified for the

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. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the

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Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Competitions

Overview

Bundesliga

League table

DFB-Pokal

Sources

Notes

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Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...