Additions
| Name | last Club | at Werder |
|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Ekici | FC Bayern München | since 01/07/2011 |
| Markus Rosenberg | Racing Santander | since 01/07/2011 |
| Marko Futacs | FC Ingolstadt 04 | since 01/07/2011 |
| Tom Trybull | FC Hansa Rostock | since 01/07/2011 |
| Lukas Schmitz | FC Schalke 04 | since 01/07/2011 |
| Aleksandar Stevanovic | FC Schalke 04 | since 01/07/2011 |
| Andreas Wolf | 1. FC Nürnberg | since 03/07/2011 |
| Sokratis | FC Genua | since 20/07/2011 |
| Aleksandar Ignjovski | OFK Belgrad | since 04/08/2011 |
| Florian Hartherz | VfL Wolfsburg | since 31/08/2011 |
| Francois Affolter | BSC Young Boys | since 25/01/2012 |
| Zlatko Junuzovic | Austria Wien | since 30/01/2012 |
Departures
| Name | new Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Torsten Frings | destination unknown | since 01/07/2011 |
| Petri Pasanen | RB Salzburg | since 01/07/2011 |
| Daniel Jensen | destination unknown | since 01/07/2011 |
| Peter Niemeyer | Hertha BSC Berlin | since 01/07/2011 |
| Jurica Vranjes | destination unknown | since 01/07/2011 |
| Samuel Firmino de Jesus | RSC Anderlecht | since 01/07/2011 |
| John Jairo Mosquera | 1. FC Union Berlin | since 01/07/2011 |
| Timo Perthel | FC Hansa Rostock | since 01/07/2011 |
| NIklas Andersen | destination unknown | since 01/07/2011 |
| Pascal Testroet | Kickers Offenbach | since 01/07/2011 |
| Dominik Schmidt | Eintracht Frankfurt | since 01/07/2011 |
| Felix Wiedwald | MSV Duisburg | since 06/07/2011 |
| Per Mertesacker | Arsenal London | since 31/08/2011 |
| Sandro Wagner | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | since 19/01/2012 |
| Andreas Wolf | AS Monaco | since 23/01/2012 |
