2011–12 in Spanish football
The 2011–12 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Spain.
The season began on 3 August 2011 for the Copa Federación, 19 August for Tercera División, 20 August for Segunda División B, 26 August for Segunda División, 27 August for La Liga and 31 August 2011 for the Copa del Rey. Both La Liga and Segunda División had a delayed start after the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) called a strike.[1] The season ended on 13 May 2012 for La Liga, 17 June 2012 for Segunda División and 24 June for Segunda División B and Tercera División.
Transfer Windows[edit]
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)[edit]
Teams promoted to 2011–12 La Liga
Teams relegated from 2010–11 La Liga
Teams promoted to 2011–12 Segunda División
Teams relegated from 2010–11 Segunda División
Teams promoted to 2011–12 Segunda División B
- Marino de Luanco
- CF Villanovense
- Valencia CF Mestalla
- Burgos CF
- SD Amorebieta
- CD Toledo
- UE Llagostera
- Andorra CF
- RB Linense
- CF Reus Deportiu
- CD Olímpic de Xàtiva
- CD Manacor
- Sporting Villanueva Promesas
- Arandina CF
- UD San Sebastián de los Reyes
- Sestao River Club
- Gimnástica Segoviana CF
- La Roda CF
- Real Zaragoza B
- Huracán Valencia
Teams relegated from 2010–11 Segunda División B
- Universidad LPGC
- Deportivo de La Coruña B
- Pontevedra CF
- Extremadura UD
- AD Cerro Reyes
- Caudal Deportivo
- Cultural Leonesa
- CD La Muela
- Peña Sport FC
- Barakaldo CF
- Alicante CF
- CD Castellón
- Benidorm CF
- UD Alzira
- UDA Gramenet
- FC Santboià
- CD Alcalá
- Unión Estepona CF
- Yeclano Deportivo
- Jumilla CF
National team[edit]
The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.
UEFA Euro qualifiers[edit]
Spain was in Group I of the Euro 2012 qualification process.
| 6 September 2011 | Spain  | 6 – 0 |  Liechtenstein | Logroño |
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Negredo  33', 37'Xavi 44'Ramos 52'Villa 60', 79' |
Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Attendance: 17,130 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria) |
| 7 October 2011 | Czech Republic  | 0 – 2 | Spain | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Mata 6' Alonso 23' |
Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 17,873 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 11 October 2011 | Spain | 3 – 1 |  Scotland | Alicante |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Silva 5', 43' Villa 53' |
Goodwillie 64' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
Friendlies[edit]
| 10 August 2011 | Italy  | 2 – 1 | Spain | Bari, Italy |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Montolivo 11' Aquilani 84' |
Alonso 37' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 2 September 2011 | Spain | 3 – 2 |  Chile | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Iniesta 55' Fàbregas 70', 90' |
Isla 10' Vargas 20' |
Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: 14,605 Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland) |
| 12 November 2011 | England  | 1 – 0 | Spain | London, England |
| 17:15 UTC | Lampard 49' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 87,189 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| 15 November 2011 | Costa Rica  | 2 – 2 | Spain | San José, Costa Rica |
| 22:05 UTC–6 | Brenes 31' Campbell 41' |
Silva 82' Villa 90+1' |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada) |
| 29 February 2012 | Spain | 5 – 0 |  Venezuela | Málaga |
| 22:00 UTC+2 | Iniesta 37' Silva 42'Soldado 50', 52', 83' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 26 May 2012 | Spain | 2 – 0 |  Serbia | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 18:00 CEST | Adrián 64' Cazorla 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: 15,625 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Switzerland) |
| 30 May 2012 | South Korea  | 1 – 4 | Spain | Bern, Switzerland |
| 20:00 CEST | Kim Do-heon 43' |
Torres 11' Alonso 52' (pen.)Cazorla 56'Negredo 80' |
Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 10,220 Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland) |
| 3 June 2012 | Spain | 1 – 0 |  China | Sevilla |
| 21:00 | Silva 84' |
Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja |
Pre-season tournaments[edit]
| 22 July 2011 Memorial Quinocho | Celta Vigo | 2 – 1 |  Braga | Vigo, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST | Tomás 51' (pen.) Pillado 68' |
(Report) | Henrique 68' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Julio Amoedo Chas |
| 27 July 2011 Ciutat de Barcelona | Espanyol | 3 – 1 |  Boca Juniors | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST | Osvaldo 60' (pen.), 78' Verdú 87' (pen.) |
(Report) | Cvitanich 55' |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 2 August 2011 Trofeo Ágora | Levante | 0 – 2 |  Peñarol | Valencia, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST | Report | Palacios 44' Silva 80' |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Francisco Javier Barberá Fuentes |
| 4 August 2011 Antonio Puerta | Sevilla | 5 – 0 | Espanyol | Seville, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Rodri 25', 76' Manu 45+1'Kanouté 73', 90' |
(Report) | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 4 August 2011 Carranza Semifinal | Cádiz | 0 – 0 (3 – 1 p) | Udinese | Cádiz, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Domingo Palomino Núñez | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Baquero  Juanjo  Góngora Dioni |
Larangeira Floro Flores Vydra Neuton |
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| 6 August 2011 Ciudad de Vigo | Celta Vigo | 0 – 1 | Sporting Gijón | Vigo, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST | Report | De las Cuevas 90+2' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rubén Eiriz Mata |
| 5 August 2011 Carranza Semifinal | Málaga | 3 – 1 | Sporting CP | Cádiz, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Baptista 37', 75' Van Nistelrooy 41' |
Report | Carrillo 60' |
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero |
| 6 August 2011 Carranza 3rd/4th | Udinese | 2 – 2 (10 – 9 p) | Sporting CP | Cádiz, Spain |
| 18:30 CEST | Abdi 15' Floro Flores 79' |
Report | Rubio 47', 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alonso Vizuete Sánchez |
| Penalties | ||||
| Flores Pinzi Surraco Neuton Fabbrini Fabbrini Badu Doubai Ekstrand Pasquale Handanović Flores |
Martins Rubio Capel Rodríguez Santos Polga Pereirinha Evaldo Rinaudo Marcelo Martins |
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| 6 August 2011 Carranza Final | Cádiz | 2 – 0 | Málaga | Cádiz, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Juanjo 76' Dioni 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 6,691 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 12 August 2011 Trofeo Colombino | Recreativo | 1 – 2 | Atlético Madrid | Huelva, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Vega 62' |
Report | Adrián 32' Salvio 77' |
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Antonio Mariscal Sánchez |
| 12 August 2011 Trofeo Naranja | Valencia | 3 – 0 | Roma | Valencia, Spain |
| 22:00 CEST | Viviani 21' (o.g.) Soldado 36'Alcácer 83' |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
| 13 August 2011 Costa del Sol | Málaga | 4 – 0 | Peñarol | Málaga, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST | Baptista 22' Van Nistelrooy 43', 48' Fernández 71' |
Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 16,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 14 August 2011 Teresa Herrera | Deportivo | 1 – 1 (3 – 4 p) | Sevilla | A Coruña, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST | Riki 5' |
Report | Coke 85' |
Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Jorge Valdés Aller |
| Penalties | ||||
| Vázquez Lassad Álvarez Colotto Xisco |
Manu Perotti Salva Trochowski Negredo |
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| 15 August 2011 Ciudad de Zaragoza | Zaragoza | 1 – 1 (4 – 3 p) | Espanyol | Zaragoza, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST | Obradović 83' |
Report | Márquez 71' |
Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro |
| Penalties | ||||
| Ponzio Lafita Obradović Juárez |
Márquez S. García Albín Gómez Clerc |
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| 22 August 2011 Joan Gamper | Barcelona | 5 – 0 | Napoli | Barcelona, Spain |
| 20:30 CEST | Fàbregas 26' Keita 31'Pedro 62'Messi 66', 77' |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 78,002 Referee: Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 24 August 2011 Trofeo Bernabéu | Real Madrid | 2 – 1 |  Galatasaray | Madrid, Spain |
| 22:30 CEST | Ramos 33' Benzema 51' |
Report | İnan 10' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 81,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
Honours[edit]
Trophy & League Champions[edit]
| Competition | Winner | Details | At |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Real Madrid | 2011–12 La Liga | San Mamés |
| Copa del Rey | Barcelona | 2011–12 Copa del Rey | Vicente Calderón |
| Copa Federación de España | CD Binissalem | 2011–12 Copa Federación de España Beat SD Lemona on away goals after a 6–6 agg. (5–0 home and 1–6 away) |
Arnolagusia |
| Segunda División | Deportivo | 2011–12 Segunda División | |
| Segunda División B | Mirandés & Real Madrid Castilla | 2011–12 Segunda División B | |
| Supercopa de España | Barcelona | 2011 Supercopa de España Beat Real Madrid 5–4 on agg. (2–2 away and 3–2 home) |
Camp Nou |
League tables[edit]
La Liga[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 38 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 121 | 32 | +89 | 100 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Barcelona | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 114 | 29 | +85 | 91 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 61 | |
| 4 | Málaga | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Levante | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b] |
| 7 | Osasuna | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 54 | |
| 8 | Mallorca | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 52 | |
| 9 | Sevilla | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 11 | Getafe | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 47[c] | |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 47[c] | |
| 13 | Real Betis | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 47[c] | |
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 46 | |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 43[d] | |
| 16 | Zaragoza | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 43[d] | |
| 17 | Granada | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 42 | |
| 18 | Villarreal (R) | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 41 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Sporting Gijón (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 37 | |
| 20 | Racing Santander (R) | 38 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 27 |
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Atlético Madrid won the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and thus secured the title holder spot in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b Athletic Bilbao qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2011–12 Copa del Rey to Barcelona, who have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Consequently, Levante entered the play-off round.
- ^ a b c GET: 8 pts; RSO: 5 pts; BET: 2 pts
- ^ a b RVA 0–0 ZAR; ZAR 1–2 RVA
Segunda División[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña (C, P) | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 91 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Celta de Vigo (P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 85 | |
| 3 | Valladolid (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 82 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Alcorcón | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 73 | |
| 5 | Hércules | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 72 | |
| 6 | Córdoba | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 71 | |
| 7 | Almería | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 70 | |
| 8 | Barcelona B | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 59 | |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 58 | |
| 10 | Numancia | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 57[a] | |
| 11 | Elche | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 57[a] | |
| 12 | Villarreal B (R) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 52 | Relegation to Segunda División B[b] |
| 13 | Huesca | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 51 | |
| 14 | Xerez | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 50 | |
| 15 | Girona | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 49[c] | |
| 16 | Guadalajara | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 49[c] | |
| 17 | Recreativo | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 47[d] | |
| 18 | Murcia | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47[d] | |
| 19 | Sabadell | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 46 | |
| 20 | Cartagena (R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Alcoyano (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 78 | −32 | 37 | |
| 22 | Gimnàstic (R) | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 31 |
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b ELC 2–2 NUM; NUM 3–0 ELC
- ^ Since first team Villarreal was relegated to the Segunda División, reserve team Villarreal B was automatically relegated to Segunda División B, whilst Sabadell was re-instated.[2]
- ^ a b GIR 0–0 GUA; GUA 1–4 GIR
- ^ a b REC 0–2 MUR; MUR 0–3 REC
Segunda División B[edit]
Tercera División[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "AFE anuncia que no habrá fútbol en la primera jornada de liga". Marca. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ "Reglamento General de la RFEF 2011 (Artículo 196 1-a)" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.