The 2011–12 season saw

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

return to the 2. Bundesliga after a five-year absence. Despite the success of the previous season, they had to largely rebuild their squad – the strike partnership of Alexander Esswein and Dani Schahin left the club in the summer, as did captain Thomas Hübener, among others. A total of 19 new players joined, notably a new strike pairing of Zlatko Dedic and Mickaël Poté who scored 25 goals between them. After a slow start, Dynamo settled into mid-table, finishing 9th, never in contention for promotion or relegation. In the

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, they achieved a shock first round win over

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side

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, before being eliminated in the next round by German champions (and eventual cup winners)

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

. Dynamo's fans rioted at this match, and were forced to play a league game at

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behind closed doors as punishment.

Squad

Results

2. Bundesliga

DFB-Pokal

Transfers

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Season details
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