2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 31 March 2012, during a match against Coventry City, captain Jack Hobbs suffered a rupture to his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury which at the time was set to keep him out of action for up to eight months. As a result of this Andy Dawson took over the role of captain for the remainder of the season.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
On 1 May 2012, in a statement by club owners Assem and Ehab Allam, it was confirmed that a consultancy agreement with Adam Pearson had been terminated. A week later, Barmby was sacked as manager after publicly criticising the club's owners in an interview given to a local newspaper. The termination of his contract was ratified after an appeal on 24 May 2012.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Events
At a press conference on 8 June 2012 it was announced that Steve Bruce had been appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract. Subsequently, first team coaches Steve Wigley and Stuart Watkiss left the club.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Current squad
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2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
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2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, League Cup
Hull City received a home match against League Two side Macclesfield Town in the first round of the League Cup drawn on 16 June 2011. The match took place on 9 August 2011 at the KC Stadium.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, FA Cup
Hull City enter the competition at the Third Round Proper stage with matches taking place in early January 2012. The draw for the round took place on 4 December 2011 and Hull were given a home tie against Ipswich Town. The match took place on 7 January 2012 at the KC Stadium and Hull won 3–1. The draw for the fourth round took place the following day and Hull were drawn at home against League Two newcomers Crawley Town. The match took place on 28 January 2012 at the KC Stadium and Hull lost out to a 57-minute goal by Matt Tubbs.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Statistics, Captains
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2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Transfers
This section only lists transfers and loans for the 2011–12 season, which began 1 July 2011. For transactions in May and June 2011, see transfers and loans for the 2010–11 season.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Kits
The new away kit was revealed on 16 July 2011 in Hull city centre.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Kits
For the 2011–12 season, the main kit sponsor is Cash Converters and it is manufactured by Adidas.


2011–12 Hull City A.F.C. season, Awards
The end of season awards were made on the pitch following the end of the final home game of the season against Nottingham Forest on 21 April 2012. Robert Koren was voted as the Player of the Season, closely followed by James Chester, with Jack Hobbs taking third place. James Chester took the prize for Players Player of the Year and the Goal of the Season was taken by Robert Koren for his goal against Leicester City on 3 December 2011.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season
The 2011–12 season is Hyderabad cricket team's 78th competitive season. The Hyderabad cricket team is senior men's domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, India, run by the Hyderabad Cricket Association. They represent the region of Telangana in the state of Andhra Pradesh in domestic competitions.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Joshi replaced M. V. Sridhar as the Hyderabad coach ahead of the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got selected to the Rest of India squad for the 2011 Irani Cup, a first-class cricket competition in India.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha got selected to the India Blue squad and Suman to the India Green squad for the 2011-12 NKP Salve Challenger Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ojha, Quadri and Akshath got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2011-12 Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament in India.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
Ashish, Ojha, Ravi Teja and Akshath got selected to the South Zone squad for the 2011-12 Deodhar Trophy, a List-A cricket competition in India.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Squads
The local franchise, Deccan Chargers retained Yadav, Ashish, Bhandari and Ravi Teja and signed Quadri and Akshath in the player's draft while the Mumbai Indians retained Suman and got Ojha during the trading window from the Deccan Chargers for the 2012 Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, England Tour Match
The England cricket team began their tour to India with two List A warm-up games against the Hyderabad Cricket Association XI (HCA XI), led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja, at Hyderabad. The HCA XI played their first match on 8 October 2011 as Ravi Bopara's fluent 73 off 82 balls and four-wicket haul by Steven Finn set up a 56-run win for the England.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, England Tour Match
It was much comprehensive win for England in the second warm-up match as Jonny Bairstow's unbeaten century set the target of 368 for the HCA XI while Scott Borthwick's fifer bowled out the Hyderabad XI to 114 that registered the HCA XI's second consecutive loss to the England in as many matches.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja, began their campaign in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a Twenty20 tournament in India, with a loss against the Kerala at Chennai on 16 October 2011. The Hyderabad batsmen were troubled by the Kerala bowlers at the start though the steady half century from Syed Quadri pushed them to 119 while the Kerala's chase was perfectly anchored by VA Jagadeesh's 49 that helped them to survive the scare of losing four quick wickets at the end to complete the chase with three wickets to spare.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Ravi Teja's 81 off 55 balls led the Hyderabad to 160 while Pragyan Ojha and Quadri hampered the Andhra's chase as the Hyderabad registered a 35-run win in their second match. Second consecutive half century from Ravi Teja and a combined effort from the Hyderabad bowlers helped the Hyderabad register a nine-wicket win over the Goa in their third match. In the fourth match, Robin Uthappa's knock of 92 in 36 balls destroyed the Hyderabad bowling attack as he led Karnataka to 202.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
In reply, the Hyderabad lost wickets in the middle to the Karnataka spinners as they were bowled out for 112 and register their second loss in the tournament. A solid partnership from the openers and a combined performance from the bowlers helped the Tamil Nadu register a 63-run win against the Hyderabad in their final zonal match as the Hyderabad finished fourth in the South Zone and failed to qualify for the knockout stage with two wins and three losses.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Ranji Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja, began their campaign in the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India, with a draw against the Jharkhand at Hyderabad on 3 November 2011. They finished inside top-2 of Group B in the Plate League to advance to the knockout stage with two wins, two draws and a loss. They got promoted to the Elite-League for the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy after defeating the Vidarbha through the first-innings lead and also advanced to the Elite knockout stage. They were eliminated in the quarter-final where the Rajasthan was advanced through the first innings lead in the drawn match.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
The Hyderabad team, led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja, began their campaign in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a List-A cricket tournament in India, with a win against the Kerala at Bengaluru on 20 February 2012. The Kerala put up a strong total with the century from Rohan Prem but the partnership between Akshath Reddy and Ibrahim Khaleel helped the Hyderabad chase down the target with two wickets to spare. The incisive fifer from Pragyan Ojha helped bowl out the Andhra for 107 as the Hyderabad eased to a six wicket win in their second match.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
Swapnil Asnodkar's knock of 127 helped the Goa set the target of 311 but the unbeaten ton from Ravi Teja and a quick fifty from Ashish Reddy helped the Hyderabad see off their target with five overs to spare and secure their third win in as many matches. The Hyderabad lost their first match in this tournament as Robin Uthappa's 120 and Ganesh Satish's 90 helped the Karnataka set a tall target of 343. In reply, Ravi Teja's century went in vain as the six-wicket haul from Ronit More troubled the Hyderabad who managed only 240.


2011–12 Hyderabad C.A. season, Vijay Hazare Trophy
They finished inside top-2 in the South Zone with four wins and a loss to advance to the knockout stage as they upset the Tamil Nadu by 36 runs in their final zonal match. The opening stand of 151 between Ravi Teja and Tirumalasetti Suman helped the Hyderabad set the target of 334. It was Ravi Teja again whose fifer did the damage as the Tamil Nadu were bowled out for 297. The Hyderabad were eliminated in the quarter-final as Bipul Sharma and Rahul Sharma restricted the Hyderabad to 175 and set up the Punjab's five-wicket win.


2011–12 I liga
The 2011–12 I liga was the 64th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 4th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).


2011–12 I liga
The league is contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the 2012–13 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the II liga.


2011–12 I-League
The 2011–12 I-League is the fifth season of the I-League, the topmost level of the Indian football pyramid. The season began in October 2011 and ended in May 2012. Salgaocar are the defending champions, having won their maiden title in the previous season.


2011–12 I-League
The current edition has a total of 14 teams contesting for the honors. These include the top twelve teams from the 2010–11 season along with the two promoted sides, Shillong Lajong and Sporting Clube de Goa, who had been the winner and the runner-up in the 2011 I-League 2nd Division respectively.


2011–12 I-League, Teams
According to the AIFF's rules, the two bottom-most teams from the 2010–11 season-ending points table were supposed to be relegated to the second tier, but in actuality, only ONGC FC were relegated after their second to last place finish, while the team finishing the last, JCT FC decided to disband their senior football team at the close of the session.


2011–12 I-League, Teams
Shillong Lajong FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, the Champions & Runner-up respectively, of the 2011 I-League 2nd Division, were promoted to the I-League after being relegated only the previous year.


2011–12 I-League, Season charity
IMG Reliance and the I-League have joined hands with the polio eradication campaign India Unite to End Polio Now. IUEPN is an initiative of Aidmatrix Foundation, supported by UNICEF, and a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), World Health Organization (WHO), National Polio Surveillance Project (NPSP), Rotary International and US Centre for Disease Control (CDC).


2011–12 IFA Championship
The 2011–12 IFA Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland. The season began on 6 August 2011, and ended on 1 May 2012.


2011–12 IFA Championship
In Championship 1, Ballinamallard United were the champions by 12 points. They achieved promotion to the top flight of Northern Irish football for the first time in their history. Newry City finished as runners-up, but were defeated 3–2 by Lisburn Distillery in the promotion/relegation play-off, losing out on promotion. Glebe Rangers and Banbridge Town finished in the bottom two and were relegated to Championship 2 for next season.


2011–12 IFA Championship
In Championship 2, Coagh United were the eventual winners, with Dundela finishing as runners-up. Both achieved promotion to next season's Championship 1. Chimney Corner avoided relegation to a lower tier regional league despite finishing bottom of Championship 2 for the third successive season. This was because none of the four regional league champions applied to enter the Championship.


2011–12 IFA Championship, Team changes from 2010–11
Carrick Rangers were last season's champions of Championship 1, achieving promotion to the 2011–12 IFA Premiership. Newry City replaced them for this season's Championship 1, after finishing in 12th place in the previous season's Premiership.


2011–12 IFA Championship, Championship 1, Results
Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.


2011–12 IFA Championship, Championship 2, Results
Each team plays every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 30 games.


2011–12 IFA Premiership
The 2011–12 IFA Premiership (known as the Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the 111th season of Irish league football overall. The season began on 6 August 2011, and ended on 28 April 2012.


2011–12 IFA Premiership
Linfield were the defending champions, after winning their 50th title last season. They successfully defended their title, to win the league for the sixth time in seven seasons after a 2–1 home win over Portadown on 7 April 2012.


2011–12 IFA Premiership
Carrick Rangers were relegated to Championship 1 after only one season in the top flight. Dungannon Swifts' 2–1 win over Donegal Celtic on 21 April 2012 left them bottom of the table by four points, with only one game remaining. Lisburn Distillery retained their Premiership status by defeating Newry City 3–2 over two legs in the promotion/relegation play-off.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Teams
2010–11 IFA Championship 1 winners Carrick Rangers were promoted to this season's Premiership, with last season's bottom-placed Premiership club Newry City replacing them in Championship 1.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Teams
Championship 1 runners-up Limavady United were not eligible to take part in a promotion/relegation play-off against last season's 11th-placed Premiership club Donegal Celtic, as they did not attain the required domestic licence.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Teams, Stadia and locations
1 Carrick Rangers played their home matches at Crusaders' Seaview ground.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played other team for the third time (either at home, or away).


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once. As this was the fourth time that teams had played each other this season, home sides in this round were chosen so that teams played each other twice at home and twice away.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
Lisburn Distillery, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Newry City, the runners-up of the 2011–12 IFA Championship in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's IFA Premiership.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
Lisburn Distillery won the tie 3–2 on aggregate and retained their Premiership status.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
Lisburn Distillery won 3–2 on aggregate and remained in the IFA Premiership


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA coefficient and ranking
For the 2011–12 UEFA competitions, the associations were allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2005–06 to 2009–10. In the 2010 rankings used for this season's European competitions, Northern Ireland's coefficient points total was 1.624. After earning a score of only 0.125 during the 2009–10 European campaign, the league was ranked by UEFA as the 49th best league in Europe out of 53 - falling two places from 47th the previous season. This season Northern Ireland earned 0.500 points, which was added to the points total for the 2012 rankings used in 2013–14 UEFA competitions.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Champions League
After winning the league last season, Linfield were the league's sole representatives in the UEFA Champions League. They entered at the second qualifying round. They were drawn against Belarusian side BATE Borisov, a club that reached the group stage of the 2008–09 competition.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Champions League
Linfield were massive underdogs for the tie. However they produced a commendable performance in the first leg to earn a 1–1 draw. In the second leg in Belarus, Linfield again put on a brave display but ultimately lost 0–2 to their full-time opponents and exited the competition 1–3 on aggregate.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Europa League
2010–11's League and Irish Cup runners-up Crusaders, 3rd-placed Glentoran, and 4th-placed Cliftonville all earned a place in the UEFA Europa League. Glentoran and Cliftonville entered the competition at the first qualifying round. Crusaders entered at the second qualifying round.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Europa League
In the first qualifying round there were mixed results. Glentoran were drawn against Macedonian club FK Renova. They lost the first leg 1–2 away from home, but were 2–1 victors in the return leg at home. With the teams tied 3–3 on aggregate, the tie went to extra time and eventually to a penalty shoot-out. Glentoran won the shoot-out 3–2 to progress to the second qualifying round.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Europa League
Cliftonville were drawn against Welsh side The New Saints. They earned a creditable 1–1 draw in the first leg away from home. However, they succumbed to a 0–1 defeat in the second leg at home which meant they lost the tie 1–2 on aggregate and exited the competition.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Europa League
In the second qualifying round Crusaders faced Premier League side Fulham, runners-up of the competition in 2009–10. In the first leg at home, Crusaders produced a battling display, but in the end went down 1–3 to their English opponents. Glentoran were drawn against Vorskla Poltava from Ukraine. They too were defeated in the first leg at home, losing 0–2. In the second legs, both Crusaders and Glentoran crashed out of Europe after being outclassed by their opponents. Crusaders went down 0–4 to Fulham, losing the tie 1–7 on aggregate. Glentoran went down 0–3 to Vorskla Poltava, losing the tie 0–5 on aggregate.


2011–12 IFA Premiership, IFA Premiership clubs in Europe 2011–12, UEFA Europa League
That concluded the IFA Premiership's involvement in Europe this season.


2011–12 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2011–12 was the 15th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 30, 2011, and finished on January 15, 2012.


2011–12 IIHF Continental Cup
The Super Final was played in Rouen, France on the 13–15 January 2012.


2011–12 IIHF Continental Cup
The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.


2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2011-12 IIHF European Women Champions Cup was the eighth playing of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup. Tornado Moscow Region of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the second time in three seasons.


2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, First round
The first round was contested in four host cities during 28 to 30 October 2011.


2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Second round
The second round was contested in two host cities, Hämeenlinna, Finland, and Dornbirn, Austria, during 2 to 4 December 2011.


2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, Final round
The final round was contested from 24 to 26 February 2012 and was played in Hämeenlinna, Finland.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, known for sponsorship reasons as the HSBC Sevens World Series, was the 13th annual series of the IRB Sevens World Series tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series
Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, was played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the normal 16. In addition, the USA Sevens were a three-day affair this season despite being a standard 16-team event.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Itinerary
The IRB announced the schedule for the 2011–12 series on 18 August 2011. The most important development was the addition of a leg in Japan, expanding the circuit to nine legs. Two other significant scheduling changes were made. The Australian leg, which had previously followed the Hong Kong Sevens, was now the first event in the series. Also, the last two legs of the series, originally slated for Edinburgh and London, switched places on the schedule, making the London leg the last in the series.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Itinerary
On 13 April 2011, the Australian and South African unions (respectively ARU and SARU) both announced that their countries' legs of the series would move to new sites effective with this season. The ARU announced that its leg would move from Adelaide to the Gold Coast. Initially, the event was called the "International Rugby Sevens Gold Coast", but was later rebranded as simply the "Gold Coast Sevens". The SARU announced that Port Elizabeth would become the new host of the South Africa leg, replacing George.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Itinerary
On 9 December 2011, the IRB and the Scottish Rugby Union announced that the Scotland Sevens, also previously known as the Edinburgh Sevens, would move to Glasgow effective with the 2012 edition.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Women's sevens
The 2011 Dubai Sevens saw the IRB organise its first officially sanctioned women's international sevens tournament apart from the Rugby World Cup Sevens. It involved eight teams—Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, South Africa, Spain, and the USA—and the semifinals and final were held on the main pitch at The Sevens. This was part of a plan to launch a full IRB International Women's Sevens Series for 2012–13.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Core teams
Before each season, the IRB announces the 12 "core teams" that received guaranteed berths in each event of that season's series. The core teams for 2011–12 were:


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Core teams
The core teams have been unchanged since the 2008–09 series.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Points schedule
The season championship was determined by points earned in each tournament. A new points system, in which each participating team now receives Series points, was introduced shortly before the 2011–12 season kicked off:


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participated. Due to its place as the sport's most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament had 24 teams. In each 16-team tournament, the teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. In case of a tie on competition points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
A tie between more than two teams is resolved in the same manner, but without considering head-to-head results.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
Four trophies were awarded in each tournament. In descending order of prestige, they were the Cup (overall tournament champion), Plate, Bowl and Shield. Each trophy was awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In a 16-team tournament, the top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
The Hong Kong Sevens used a similar structure, though adjusted for the larger number of teams involved. Its 24 teams were divided into six pools of four teams each, with the competition points system and tiebreakers identical to those for a 16-team event. The six pool winners and the two top second-place finishers advanced to the Cup competition.


2011–12 ISAF Sailing World Cup
The 2011–12 ISAF Sailing World Cup was a series of sailing regattas staged during 2011–12 season. The series featured boats which feature at the Olympics and Paralympics.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries
The debut season of the ISTAF SuperSeries commenced on 8 September 2011 to 1 July 2012 with 4 SuperSeries tournaments. The ISTAF SuperSeries is an international tournament by the International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) to bring the sport of Sepaktakraw to the international audience.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries
The first SuperSeries of the season was held in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by Palembang, Indonesia, and Singapore before finishing back in Bangkok.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries
The overall winner of the first ISTAF SuperSeries season for men and women is Thailand. Both teams from Thailand swept through all the gold medals in the individual ISTAF SuperSeries tournament. The battle for second-place is more interesting for both the men and women's competition. The ISTAF's Super Series men's editions saw Malaysia and Indonesia constantly fighting for the runner up spot, both coming in at second place twice. The same situation plays out in the women's edition as well, with South Korea and Vietnam achieving the runner-up spot twice in the season.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 1 Thailand
The first series of ISS 2011–12 was held in Fashion Island, Bangkok in Thailand] from 8 September 2011 to 11 September 2011. This edition marks a first by ISTAF to create an elite annual tournament to showcase the sport. The event witnessed the participation of 18 international teams, 58 male and 39 women players. The longest match in this ISS occurred in Indonesia's victory over Malaysia (3-2) in the men's quarter-finals match, spanning a length of 1 hour and 27 minutes.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 1 Thailand
Drawing from the support of their home crowd in Bangkok, the Thailand men's national men team joined from the playoff stage and showed their class by winning Singapore in quarter-finals, Japan in semi-finals as well as Indonesia in the final round, in straight sets to clinch the champion's spot. Losing finalist – Indonesia came in second while South Korea defeated Japan to secure the men's bronze medal. Meanwhile, the host country's female counterparts defeated semi-finalist Vietnam and the finalist South Korea in straight sets. Vietnam rallied from its semi-final defeat to eventual champion, Thailand, and secure third at the expense of Japan. Japan did come close to upsetting them, however, losing the second set and third set by close margins.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 1 Thailand
The winner of the men's event in this first-ever series is Thailand, the runner-up is Indonesia and the second runner-up is South Korea, while the winner of the women's event also is Thailand, the runner-up is South Korea and the second runner-up is Vietnam.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 1 Thailand, Team Allocation
The first round, or group stage, saw 11 men's teams divided into 4 groups of 3. Each group featured a round-robin of games, while in the group stage of women's event, saw only 7 teams which divided into 2 groups. In both categories, each team playing against every other team in their group once, the group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals or playoff stage. The host nation also automatically advances to the playoff stage.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 2 Indonesia
The second series of the 2011–12 ISS was held in Palembang Sport and Convention Center, Palembang in Indonesia from 23 February 2012 to 26 February 2012. This edition saw the first appearance of Chinese Taipei into the men's tournament as well as Indonesia's woman national team. However, the second edition had a reduction from 12 to 9 teams in the men's tournament and 7 to 6 teams for the women's. Thailand men's national team continued its winning streak to 8 matches, not dropping any of the 18 sets played during the process. They eventually won the ISS Series 2 Indonesia Champion by overcoming Malaysia, who had to settle for silver. The host country, Indonesia was placed third.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 2 Indonesia
The Indonesian's women team, however, did not have the same fortune as their male counterpart, falling to third-placed Vietnam in the women's tournament. The final of the women's championship also saw favorites Thailand suffer a scare in the first set, losing 11-15 to the South Koreans. After a nerve-wracking second set which was deuce at 15 to 15, Thailand eventually secures victory by winning it 17-15 and went on to win two more sets to be gold medallist at this series.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 2 Indonesia
The winner of 2011–12 ISS Series 2 Indonesia in both categories is Thailand, while Malaysia and Indonesia were placed the first and second runner-ups in men's events, respectively. South Korea and Vietnam women's national teams sequentially end the tournament with second and third place.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 2 Indonesia, Team Allocation
The first round, or group stage, saw respectively 9 and 6 of men's and women's teams, which was equally divided into 2 groups, Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals or playoff stage.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 3 Singapore
The third series of the 2011–12 ISS was held in the island of Singapore from 3 May 2012 to 6 May 2012, at ITE East Simei In this edition welcomed the return of both Philippines' and India's men national teams. The Indian national team's return to ISS nearly pay dividends for them as they made it to the playoffs-round. However, after defeating Singapore, they ultimately fall to dominant Thailand in the semi-finals and eventually had to settle for a non-medal spot as they lost their third-place playoffs to South Korea. In the finals, Thailand's reign as the number one team in the sport of sepaktakraw continued as they outplayed Indonesia in straight sets.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 3 Singapore
The number of women's team remains the same at 6 teams, with China taking over South Korea's place from the previous series in Indonesia. In the finals, second runner-up for the two previous editions, Vietnam, finally made it to the finals on their third try. However, they were up against strong favorites, Thailand, who dominated proceedings in the first two sets. The eventual runner-up Vietnam however, did not give up until the end and nearly came back into the game at the third set, eventually losing 15-13.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 3 Singapore
With the star presence of Payom Srihongsa, who scored 29 out of 30 successful spikes during the match, the Thailand women's national team clinched its third back-to-back gold medal in the first season of ISTAF SuperSeries. In the fight for third, South Korea, runner up for two previous series continued to hold a spot on the podium as they overcame their disappointing semi-final defeat to triumph India 3-0.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 3 Singapore
For the summary, the winner of 2011–12 ISS Series 3 Singapore is Thailand in both men's and women's events, while Indonesia acquired the first and second runner-up in men's and women's races, respectively. Vietnam continued to secure its spot in second place in women's events, and South Korea men's team finished their journey as the second runner-up.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Series 3 Singapore, Team Allocation
The first round, or group stage, saw 9 men's and 6 women's teams equally divided into 2 groups, Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group stage result is based on points accumulated. In the men's groups, the top 3 teams from group A as well as the top 4 teams from group B advanced to the quarter-finals or playoff stage. The host nation also advances automatically to the playoff stage. Meanwhile, in the women's group, the only top 2 teams from each group advanced to the playoff round, there was no women team for the host country.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Final Series Thailand
The final series of the inaugural ISTAF SuperSeries was held in Fashion Island, Bangkok in Thailand from 28 June 2012 to 1 July 2012. This tournament saw the debut appearance of the Vietnam men's national team, as well as the first European team, Germany. Germany's appearance is a sign of the increasing popularity of the sport and a growing testament that the International Sepaktakraw Federation is meeting its objective of spreading the sport beyond its roots of South-East Asia. Their performance in the final series was also encouraging. Even though Germany eventually lost both its games to Malaysia and the USA, it did manage to gain two points in the group stage by winning two sets. Vietnam's appearance too was promising, even though it lost both matches like Germany, it won three sets from the two games.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Final Series Thailand
Malaysia's men national team came back strong in this edition as well, after its disappointing exit in the quarter-final to Indonesia in the previous series. It defeated Philippines in straight sets during the quarter-final, and also overcame a resilient South Korea in the semi-finals. However, they failed to find an answer to the supremacy of Thailand and had to settle for the runner-up spot. South Korea continues to show its defiance that the sport of sepaktakraw is dominated by South-East Asian countries, coming in at second runner-up for the third time in the season, still chasing after the elusive silver or gold medals.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Final Series Thailand
The expectation of the returning South Korea's women national team was high after their runner-up spot in the first series. However, things did not pan out well for them as Vietnam, the emerging powerhouse of the women's sepaktakraw after Thailand, defeated them in the semi-finals. Even though Vietnam lost in the finals to Thailand in a repeat of the last series, it marked the successive appearance of Vietnam on the podium for every series in the first season of ISTAF SuperSeries as two silvers and two bronzes. South Korea subsequently failed Malaysia in a close match which ended 3-2 in Malaysia's favor.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Final Series Thailand, Team Allocation
The first round, or group stage, saw 11 men's teams divided into 4 groups of 3 (one group had only 2 teams). Each group featured a round-robin of games, with each team playing against every other team in their group once. The group result is based on points accumulated, the top 2 teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals or playoff stage. The host nation also advances to the playoff round automatically.


2011–12 ISTAF SuperSeries, ISS Final Series Thailand, Team Allocation
Meanwhile, in the group stage of the women events, saw 6 women's teams divided equally into 2 groups, each group compete in a round-robin of games, the winner of each group and one of the best runner-up advanced to the playoff round, to meet the host nation which was automatically advances to this round.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of senior international figure skating competitions in the 2011–12 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at six invitational competitions in the fall of 2011. Skaters earned points based on their placement at each event and the skaters who finished in the top six in each discipline qualified to compete at the Grand Prix Final, held in Quebec City, Canada.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2012 European, Four Continents, and World Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on 21 October 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Changes
The maximum number of entries at each event was reduced from twelve to ten in singles and from ten to eight in ice dancing. This reduced by twelve the number of available spots in each discipline. The number of spots for pairs had already been reduced to eight and remained at that level.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Changes
The number of possible events was increased to three for the top six in each discipline at the 2011 World Championships. This had been allowed in the early years of the Grand Prix series but reduced to two later. If all of the skaters accepted, it would reduce by six the number of available spots for other skaters, which combined with the reduction of entries, would result in 18 fewer spots available to other skaters in each discipline, compared to the previous season. The top six were offered a US$10,000 bonus to compete at three events but face a fine if they later withdraw, even for valid medical reasons. About 29% of the 24 skaters/teams opted for three events.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Changes
A minimum score requirement was introduced to the Grand Prix series for the first time.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, General requirements
Skaters who reach the age of 14 by 1 July 2011 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, General requirements
Minimum score requirements were added to the Grand Prix series and were set at three-fifths of the top scores at the 2011 World Championships. Prior to competing in a Grand Prix event, skaters were required to earn the following scores:


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, General requirements
The International Skating Union decided that the minimums do not apply to "host picks", i.e. Canadians Adriana DeSanctis and Elladj Balde were allowed to compete at their home country's event, 2011 Skate Canada International, despite failing to reach the minimums at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments
The top six skaters/teams from the 2011 World Championships were seeded and assigned to two events. They also had the option of competing at a third event, receiving a US$10,000 bonus if they chose to do so, with their best two results counting toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. There were no substitutions of the seeded positions.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments
Skaters who placed 7–12 at 2011 Worlds were guaranteed two assignments. The remaining spots could be given to skaters who placed in the top 24 on the season's best score or world ranking lists. However, these skaters were not guaranteed any events, even if they had a higher Season's Best score than skaters in the top 12 at Worlds but did not compete at the event due to the three-per-country restriction.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments
The host country was allowed to assign three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments
Skaters who missed one or more seasons but had placed in the top six at any previous World Championships had the option of getting assignments to the Grand Prix under the "Come-back skaters" clause. They were obliged to commit to two events and could take advantage of this clause only once.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments
The following skaters have received assignments for one or more Grand Prix events:


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments, Replacements
A list of alternates was used to call up replacements, in the following order:


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Assignments, Replacements
Skaters from split teams which placed in the top 12 at the 2010 or 2011 World Championships and earned the minimum score in that period were not required to earn a new minimum with the new partner.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Top Grand Prix scores
Skaters ranked according to total score. The short and free columns break down the total score of a skater's best overall event into the short program and free skating.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Top Grand Prix scores, Men
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup, and Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Top Grand Prix scores, Ladies
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup, and Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Top Grand Prix scores, Pairs
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup, and Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Top Grand Prix scores, Ice dancing
Top senior Grand Prix scores after six events: Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, NHK Trophy, Trophée Eric Bompard, Rostelecom Cup, and Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Prize money and Grand Prix Final qualification points
The top finishers earned prize money, as well as points toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final, according to the chart below.


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Prize money and Grand Prix Final qualification points
After the last event, the 2011 Cup of Russia, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. If a skater or team competed at three events, their two best results counted toward the standings. There were seven tie-breakers:


2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Prize money and Grand Prix Final qualification points
If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualified for the Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 15th season of the series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2011–12 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating contested by senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the final at each of the seven Junior Grand Prix events. The top six skaters/teams in the series from each discipline met at the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final, which was held concurrently with the senior final.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2011–12 season, the series was composed of the following events in autumn 2011:


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The JGP Final was held in conjunction with the senior-level version.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2011 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Unlike the senior Grand Prix, skaters for the JGP were not seeded by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation was determined by their skaters' placements at the previous season's Junior World Championships in each respective discipline.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
For the 2011–2012 season, in singles, the three best placed member nations at the 2011 Junior Worlds were allowed to enter two skaters in all seven events. Member nations which placed 4th through 6th were allowed to enter one skater in all seven events, those which placed 7th through 12th were allowed one skater in six of the seven events, and those with a skater who qualified for the free skate were allowed one skater in five of the events.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Member nations which did not qualify for the free skate but placed 25th through 30th in the short program were allowed to enter one skater in four of the events, those which placed 31st and lower in the short program were allowed one skater in three of the events, and those countries which did not participate in the 2011 Junior Worlds were allowed one skater in two events. There were provisions for additional entries per member country if another country did not use all of its allotted entries.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In pairs, member nations which placed in the top five at the 2011 World Junior Championships were allowed to enter three entries in all four events which included pairs. Member nations which qualified for the free skate were allowed two entries in all four events, and all others were allowed one entry in all four events. There was no limit on host nation pair entries.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In ice dance, the multiple spots allowance was the same as for singles, through one entry in five events.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance, with no limit for pair teams from the host nation.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The general spots allowance for the 2011–2012 Junior Grand Prix events was as follows:


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
All other member nations had one entry per discipline in two of the seven events in singles and ice dance and one entry in all four events in pairs.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualification and qualifiers, Qualification rules
At each event, skaters/teams earned points toward qualification for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Following the 7th event, the top six highest scoring skaters/teams advanced to the Final. The points earned per placement was as follows:


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualification and qualifiers, Qualification rules
There were seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualification and qualifiers, Qualification rules
If there was still a tie, the tie was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all advanced to the Junior Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualification and qualifiers, Qualifiers
The following skaters qualified for the 2011–2012 Junior Grand Prix Final.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Medalists, Men
In Milan, Italy, Lee June-hyoung became the first Korean male skater to medal at an ISU competition.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Medals table
The following is the table of total medals earned by each country on the 2011–2012 Junior Grand Prix. It can be sorted by country name, number of gold medals, number of silver medals, number of bronze medals, and total medals overall. The table is numbered by number of total medals.


2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Top JGP scores
Top scores attained in Junior Grand Prix competitions as of December 10, 2011 (JGP Final). Skaters ranked according to total score.


2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The 2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for Short track speed skating. The season began on 22 October 2011 and ended on 12 February 2012. The World Cup was organised by the ISU who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.


2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, World Cup standings
* Note – Standings are calculated on the best 6 out of 8 results for the individual distances


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2011–2012, was a series of international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 18 November 2011 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and ended on 11 March 2012 in Berlin, Germany. In total, seven competition weekends were held at six different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 72 races took place.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The mass start was introduced as a new event for the season. Additionally, the team sprint was contested as a demonstration event at both Heerenveen competitions. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Calendar
Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
The 1000 metres distance for men in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over seven races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
Shani Davis of the United States won the cup, while the defending champion, Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands, came second, and Kjeld Nuis, also of the Netherlands, came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres distance for men in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
Håvard Bøkko of Norway won the cup, while Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands came second, and the defending champion, Shani Davis of the United States, came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres distance for men in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
Mo Tae-bum of South Korea won the cup, while Pekka Koskela of Finland came second, and Tucker Fredricks of the United States came third. Defending champion Lee Kang-seok of South Korea finished in 11th place.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
The 5000 and 10000 metres distances for men in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
Dutch skaters dominated the 5000/10000 distance, taking 15 out of 18 available podium places over the season, including all gold and silver medals, and only letting three bronze medals slip to other countries' skaters. Bob de Jong successfully defended his title from the previous season, while his countrymen Sven Kramer and Jorrit Bergsma came second and third, respectively.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start
The men's mass start in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 25–27 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start
Alexis Contin of France won the cup, while Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands came second, and Jonathan Kuck of the United States came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start
The mass start was a new event for the season.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's mass start, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
The Netherlands won the cup, while South Korea came second and Germany came third. The defending champions, Norway, ended up in 8th place.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
The 1000 metres distance for women in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over seven races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
Christine Nesbitt of Canada won the cup, while the defending champion, Heather Richardson of the United States, came second, and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres distance for women in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
Christine Nesbitt of Canada successfully defended her title from the previous season, while Ireen Wüst of the Netherlands came second, and Marrit Leenstra, also of the Netherlands, came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
The 3000 and 5000 metres distances for women in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic successfully defended her title from the previous season by winning all races, while Stephanie Beckert of Germany came second, and Claudia Pechstein, also of Germany, came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
The 500 metres distance for women in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 12 races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
Yu Jing of China won the cup, while Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea came second, and the defending champion, Jenny Wolf of Germany, came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start
The women's mass start in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the event taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 25–27 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start
Mariska Huisman of the Netherlands won the cup, while Claudia Pechstein of Germany came second, and Anna Rokita of Austria came third.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start
The mass start was a new event for the season.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's mass start, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
The women's team pursuit in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
Canada won the cup, while Russia came second and South Korea came third. The defending champions, Netherlands, ended up in 6th place.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit, Standings
Standings as of 11 March 2012 (end of the season).


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1
The first competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Uralskaya Molniya in Chelyabinsk, Russia, from Friday, 18 November, until Sunday, 20 November 2011.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2
The second competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Alau Ice Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, from Friday, 25 November, until Sunday, 27 November 2011.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3
The third competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Friday, 2 December, until Sunday, 4 December 2011.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4
The fourth competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States, from Saturday, January 21, until Sunday, January 22, 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 5
The fifth competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Vikingskipet arena in Hamar, Norway, from Saturday, 11 February, until Sunday, 12 February 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 6
The sixth competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Friday, 2 March, until Sunday, 4 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 7
The seventh and final competition weekend of the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen arena in Berlin, Germany, from Friday, 9 March, until Sunday, 11 March 2012.


2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking
The 2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking, are the World Standings and Season's World Ranking published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking
The 2011–12 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.


2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking
The 2011–12 ISU Season's World Ranking is based on the results of the 2011–12 season only.


2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking
The 2011–12 ISU World standings for synchronized skating, are based on the results of the 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.


2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2011–12 ISU World Standings and Season's World Ranking, Season's World Ranking
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2011–12 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2011–12 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 21st season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Five teams participated in the league, and Ísknattleiksfélagið Björninn won the championship.


2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played the first part of their season at Memorial Gym while waiting for the football season to end, then played where the football team plays in the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Don Verlin. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Basketball Tournament to Hawaiʻi. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow WAC member Utah State.


2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's ninth and final season at Illinois. The Illini played their home games at Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference.


2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Pre-season, 2011–12 incoming team members
Prior to the 2011–12 season, Illinois welcomed seven new players into the program. The 2011 recruiting class was ranked No. 13 by Scout.com and No. 11 by both Rivals.com and ESPNU. The class was celebrated for its talent and depth, and is the second class in a row that has revived top-15 national rankings. Six true freshman; Tracy Abrams, Myke Henry, Devin Langford, Nnanna Egwu, Mike Shaw, and Ibby Djimde as well as one transfer senior, Sam Maniscalco joined the 2011–12 team. Maniscalso transferred from Bradley University after graduating in May 2011. Because Bradley did not offer the graduate program he enrolled in at Illinois, Maniscalco was eligible to play immediately.


2011–12 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Pre-season, Italy Trip
Prior to the start of fall semester classes, the team embarked on a 10-day international tour of Italy in August, 2011. With stops in Rome, Florence, Venice, and Como the trip was a combination of basketball, sightseeing, and team-building. The team played four full games, which included wins over Roma Select, Castellanza Select, and Fulgor Omegna as well as an overtime loss to the New Zealand National team  Also, the Illini traveled to Aviano Air Base, where Illinois played West Virginia in a 20-minute scrimmage and the Aviano varsity team in a 10-minute scrimmage.


2011–12 Illinois Piasa season
The 2011–12 Illinois Piasa season was the sixth season of the Illinois Piasa indoor soccer club and second as a franchise in the Professional Arena Soccer League. The Piasa, named for the Piasa Bird of Native American legend, were an Eastern Division team who played this season's home games at The Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois. The team was led by co-head coaches Joe Reiniger and Justin McMillian.


2011–12 Illinois Piasa season, Off-field moves
In September 2011, the Piasa signed a multi-year deal to make The Sports Academy the team's new home arena. That same month, the team hired both Joe Reiniger and Justin McMillian to serve as co-head coaches for the 2011–12 season. Reiniger played professionally for the St. Louis Ambush, Milwaukee Wave, and St. Louis Steamers, and was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 National Professional Soccer League Championship. McMillian's playing career included stops with the Indiana Blast, St. Louis Steamers, and St. Louis Illusion.


2011–12 Illinois Piasa season, Off-field moves
The team also announced that player Elvir Kafedžić would serve as assistant coach. Both he and co-head coach Justin McMillian remained on the active roster.


2011–12 Illinois Piasa season, Off-field moves
Before the team's final home game of the regular season on February 11, 2012, the Piasa honored St. Louis soccer legend Dragan "Don" Popović with a halftime ceremony. A native of Yugoslavia, Popović made his American professional debut with the St. Louis Stars in 1967. He was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004 and member of the inaugural class by the Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame in October 2011.


2011–12 Illinois Piasa season, Roster moves
Illinois Piasa conducted two open tryouts for new players in September 2011. The tryouts were held on their home turf at The Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois.


2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in conference play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They were the number four seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Northern Iowa and their semifinal game versus Wichita State University but lost their final game versus Creighton University.


2011–12 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number seven seed in the University of Arizona regional. They were victorious over the University of Mississippi in the first round but were defeated by Stanford University in the second round.


2011–12 Indian cricket season
The 2011–12 Indian cricket season was from late September 2011 to March 2012.


2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his fourth season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–9 overall and 11–7 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the second round of the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before falling to Wisconsin. They received an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to eventual champion Kentucky.


2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Season
On December 10, 2011, top-ranked Kentucky traveled to Bloomington to take on unranked Indiana. Indiana fans sensed a resurgence in the program and possible upset, with students lining up outside the arena 10 hours before tipoff to get good seats. The game remained close and hard-fought, with five lead changes in the final 121 seconds. At the last second, Christian Watford hit a 3-pointer, giving the Hoosiers a stunning 73–72 upset. Victor Oladipo had 13 points and five Hoosiers wound up in double figures. Watford's shot sent Indiana fans storming the court and crowding around players. Kentucky's loss was their only one of the regular season and prevented them from matching a record last set by Indiana's 1975–1976 team.


2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Season
Video of Indiana fans reacting to the shot around the country went viral. ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, who was covering the game for the network, said it was the "best game of the year" and that "[t]he atmosphere there was unreal, as I felt the building shaking after Watford hit the shot." According to Bob Kravitz, the win marked "a day when Hoosier Hysteria was restored to something akin to its former glory."


2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Season
On December 31, 2011, the Hoosiers knocked off 2nd ranked Ohio State and in doing so became the first IU team in history to knock off the top 2 team ranked teams in the same season. On February 28, 2012 they again beat a Top 5 team by beating No. 5 Michigan State, and became the first IU team since the undefeated 1975–76 team to beat 3 Top 5 teams in the same year. The Hoosiers earned a number four seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and defeated New Mexico State in the second round. After defeating VCU in the third round, the Hoosiers however would go on to lose to eventual champion Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen 102–90, as the Wildcats avenged their lone regular season loss.


2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, "The Movement"
The 2012 class consists of Yogi Ferrell, Hanner Perea, Jeremy Hollowell, Peter Jurkin, and Ron Patterson.


2011–12 Indiana Pacers season
The 2011–12 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 45th season as a franchise and 36th season in the NBA. The Pacers finished the regular season with a 42–24 record and secured a spot in the 2012 NBA playoffs as the 3rd best team in the Eastern Conference. After eliminating the Orlando Magic in the first round, Indiana lost in the East semi-finals series against the eventual champion Miami Heat in six games.


2011–12 Indiana Pacers season
In the offseason, the team drafted future multi-time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who was later traded to the San Antonio Spurs.


2011–12 Indiana Pacers season, Pre-season
Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.


2011–12 Indiana Pacers season, Transactions, Free agents
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.


2011–12 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by second year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. The lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament to Wichita State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Robert Morris.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League
The 2011–12 Indonesia Super League is the fourth season of the Indonesia Super League (ISL), a fully professional football competition as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia. The season scheduled begins on 1 December 2011. Persipura Jayapura are the defending champions, having won their 3rd league title the previous season.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League
This season is also the first season of ISL organized without authorization from PSSI due to internal conflict. PSSI under chairman Johar Arifin has officially decided to replace ISL as a top level with the Indonesian Premier League. It is then recognized by other faction of PSSI under chairman La Nyalla Matalatti.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League
After the signing of the MoU between Djohar Arifin Husein (PSSI) and La Nyalla Matalitti (KPSI-PSSI) that initiated by FIFA and the AFC through the AFC force task, Indonesia Super League will be under the control of the joint committee to remain manageable by PT Liga Indonesia until the establishment of a new professional competition by the committee.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Teams
Persibo Bojonegoro, Persema Malang, Bontang FC and PSM Makassar were joined to 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League. They were replaced by the best three teams from the 2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division, Persiba Bantul, Mitra Kukar FC and Persiraja Banda Aceh.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Teams
Fourth-placed Premier Division sides Persidafon Dafonsoro promoted to Indonesia Super League after winning the relegation/promotion play-off against 15th placed 2010-11 Indonesia Super League sides Bontang FC by score 3–2.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Teams
2010–11 Liga Indonesia Premier Division best-eight teams sides PSAP Sigli, Persiram Raja Ampat, Gresik United and PSMS Medan replaced Persijap Jepara, Semen Padang FC, Persiba Bantul and Persiraja Banda Aceh after that four teams joined to 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Teams, Stadium and locations
1 = Ground share with Persipura Jayapura during Persidafon Stadium Barnabas Youwe renovation. 2 = Persiram Raja Ampat based in Jakarta because no stadium representative in Raja Ampat Islands. 3 = PSAP Sigli based in Banda Aceh for a while since Kuta Asan stadium was being renovated. 4 = The stadium was almost complete renovation, Persiram could use it again on 10 March 2012 as host Persisam Putra Samarinda.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Teams, Personnel and kits
In addition, Nike will have a new design for their match ball (white from August to October and March to May; high-visibility yellow from November through February) called Seitiro, featuring a modified flame design.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Results
The fixtures for the Super League were released on 25 November 2011. The season kicked off on 1 December 2011 and is scheduled to conclude on 29 July 2012.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Promotion/Relegation play-off
NB:(O) = Play-off winner; (P) = Promoted to 2012–13 Indonesia Super League; (R) = Relegated to 2012–13 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League, Attendance
Updated to games played on 11 July 2012Source: Notes:† Team played previous season in Premier Division.


2011–12 Indonesia Super League goalscorers
Below is a list of top scorer Indonesia Super League in the 2011-12 season. Last season Boaz Solossa (Persipura Jayapura) won the top scorer in the Indonesia Super League by scoring 22 goals.


2011–12 Indonesian Premier Division
The 2011–12 Liga Indonesia Premier Division season is the seventeenth edition of Indonesian Premier Division since its establishment in 1994. The competition is managed by PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS).


2011–12 Indonesian Premier Division
The participant initially consists of 36 clubs but later reduced to only 28 clubs, divided into three groups.


2011–12 Indonesian Premier Division, Grand Finals
Three champion clubs from each group at 2011–12 Premier Division will be met in the final round which will begin and held in 1 to 5 July 2012 ahead. The third club is Pro Duta FC who won the Group 1, Group 2 champion Persepar Palangkaraya, and Perseman Manokwari winner of Group 3.


2011–12 Indonesian Premier Division, Grand Finals
Drawing Competition 2011–12 Premier Division Final Round was held at the Office of PT Liga Prima Indonesia Sportindo (LPIS) in Jakarta, Wednesday, 20 June afternoon. The drawing was also attended by Deputy Secretary-General of PSSI Saleh Ismail Mukadar, CEO LPIS Widjajanto, and Hendriyana, Head of Competition LPIS. While the three clubs who attend each represented by Handoyo Subosito (Pro Duta FC), Warda Rocky M. Dahan (Persepar Palangkaraya), and Hendrik Renjaan (Perseman Manokwari).


2011–12 Indonesian Premier League
The 2011–12 Indonesian Premier League season is the inaugural season of the Indonesian Premier League (IPL), a fully professional football competition that shared with the Indonesia Super League (ISL) as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia.


2011–12 Indonesian Premier League
After the signing of the MoU between Djohar Arifin Husein (PSSI) and La Nyalla Matalitti (KPSI-PSSI) that initiated by FIFA and the AFC through the Task Force AFC, now Indonesia Super League and Indonesia Premier League will be under the control of the joint committee until the establishment of a new professional competition by the committee.


2011–12 Indonesian Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Inter Milan season
The 2011–12 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 103th in existence and 96th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team competed for the 10th consecutive season in the Champions League, breaking a record for Italian clubs.


2011–12 Inter Milan season, Season overview
Massimo Moratti bets on Gian Piero Gasperini, the coach who in 2009 led Genoa to a comeback in UEFA competitions after 20 years. Other hopes have the faces and names of Ricky Álvarez - a winger - and Diego Forlán, a centre-forward bought in order to replace Samuel Eto'o, flown in Russia. Gasperini makes his official debut in Supercoppa Italiana, losing 2–1 to Milan and wasting the only seasonal chance to win a trophy. He is sacked in late September, due to a bad start in domestic league: Inter is defeated by Palermo and Novara, collecting just a draw with Roma.


2011–12 Inter Milan season, Season overview
Claudio Ranieri takes his place, but is not - at least in first weeks - luckier. Inter wins for the first time at home in October, beating Chievo 1–0. Between December 2011 and January 2012, anyway, the side manages to get a notable comeback: it includes 7 consecutive wins in league, and 8 overall. When this streak is stopped, however, Inter goes on the other extreme and, from 25 January to March 4, never wins a game. In the match against Catania Nerazzurri are losing 2–0 when, encouraged by their fans, manage to recover the gap for a 2–2 final.


2011–12 Inter Milan season, Season overview
In the next matchday, the side returns to win: once again, Chievo is the «victim». Ranieri bursts into tears after the match, tears that will be of pain when - 4 days after - Olympique Marseille knocks Inter out of Champions League. Ranieri leads the team for other only 2 matches, being sacked after the 2–0 suffered from Juventus: it was the first derby of Italy hosted in Juventus Stadium. The third, and last, seasonal coach is Andrea Stramaccioni (aged 36): collecting 17 points in 9 final games, he manages to reach a sixth place and the preliminaries of Europa League as result of a hard season.


2011–12 Inter Milan season, Players, Squad information, Youth Squad Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Inverness Caledonian Thistle's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in the league since their promotion in the 2009–10 season. Inverness also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, Summary
Inverness finished tenth in the Scottish Premier League. They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were beaten by semifinalists Celtic. They were beaten in the second round of the League Cup by lower league opposition Ayr United.


2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 13 May 2012Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2011–12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season, Transfers
Inverness' first significant move in the close season was to release 10 first team players. Two players also returned from loan back to their parent club. Chris Hogg was originally released by Caley Thistle at end of the season but later re-signed.


2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by second year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaals were MAAC regular season champions but failed to win the MAAC Basketball Tournament after losing to Fairfield in the semifinals. They received an at–large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost to BYU in the First Four round. The Gaels led BYU by 25 points in the 1st half. It was the largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.


2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team was led by 2nd year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with 18-17 record, 8-10 in Big Ten play finished in a tie with Northwestern in 7th place.


2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
They made to the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Illinois in the first round but then lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They made to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, where they beat Dayton in the first round, and lost to Oregon in the second round.


2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team, Roster
The 2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes squad contained 16 players which include 4 freshmen, 1 redshirt freshman, 6 sophomores, 2 juniors, 3 seniors, and 1 redshirt senior.


2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.


2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished 16-16, and 3-13 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 12th in the regular season conference standings. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.


2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Preseason
In August 2011 the team took a week-long trip to Italy. In addition to playing several scrimmages against local teams they were able to tour Milan, Florence, the Colosseum, the Vatican, and other landmarks.


2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly and played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. The 2011-12 Cyclones finished tied for 3rd in the Big 12 Conference and were invited to the 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament for the sixth consecutive season.


2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
Hilton Magic proved to be an overwhelming advantage for the Cyclones with home attendance ranked 3rd (10,125 average) in the nation.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Ipswich Town's tenth consecutive season in The Football League Championship, the second-highest division in the English football league system. In addition to competing in The Championship, Ipswich Town also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season
Ipswich were knocked out of the FA Cup in their first match, the third round, against Hull City and lost to Northampton Town in the first round of the League Cup. Winning their final league match, Ipswich avoided their worst league finish for 55 years, ending the season in 15th position, and becoming the longest continually serving member of The Championship courtesy of Coventry City's relegation to League One.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, Pre-season
The 2011–12 season was Paul Jewell's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town. Many regular first-team players from the previous season left the club in the summer of 2011 including Márton Fülöp, Gareth McAuley and club captain David Norris. Young striker Connor Wickham was also sold to Sunderland on 29 June for a fee of over £8 million. New signings were made including strikers Michael Chopra and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas from Cardiff City and Arsenal respectively for fees of around £1 million each. Young left-back Aaron Cresswell was signed from Tranmere Rovers for a fee of around £250,000.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, Pre-season
Jewell also added experienced players to his squad, including former England internationals Lee Bowyer and Richard Wright, centre-backs Ívar Ingimarsson and Ibrahima Sonko, as well as striker Nathan Ellington who had previously played under Jewell at former clubs Wigan Athletic and Derby County. The previous seasons Player of the Season Jimmy Bullard was also signed permanently on a free transfer from Hull City following his loan spell the previous season. The loan signings of goalkeeper David Stockdale and Republic of Ireland internationals Keith Andrews and Daryl Murphy were also made to bolster the squad.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, August to December
Ipswich made a winning start to the season, with new signing Michael Chopra scoring a brace in a 3–0 away win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate to take Ipswich to the top of the Championship table. Ipswich drew Football League Two side Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup. Ipswich exited the League Cup at the first round following a 1–2 home loss, having initially lead the match through a goal from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, August to December
The opening day league win was followed by a poor run of three straight losses in the league, including heavy defeats against Southampton and Peterborough United. Following this poor run, Ipswich managed to improve their form over the following eight games to get back into the play-off places. This improved run of form was followed by an appalling run of seven consecutive defeats to put Ipswich close to the relegation zone.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, August to December
This run looked set to continue as Ipswich found themselves 0–2 down at half-time away against Barnsley on 10 December, however an impressive second-half come-back saw Ipswich win the match 5–3 following second-half goals from Michael Chopra, Danny Collins, Jason Scotland and a brace from Keith Andrews. Ipswich followed this up with a 1–0 home win over Derby County at Portman Road,


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January transfer window
Ipswich had a relatively quiet January transfer window, with goalkeeper Alex McCarthy joining on loan from Reading to provide competition following David Stockdale's loan return to Fulham in December. Scottish midfielder Ryan Stevenson was also signed from Heart of Midlothian for a fee of £50,000. There were no major departures from the club, although it was agreed that summer signing Ívar Ingimarsson's contract would be terminated by mutual consent, following which he decided to retire from football shortly after.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
Another poor run followed leading up until late January, including a third round FA Cup exit to Hull City following a 3–1 away loss on 9 January. Ipswich managed to end this poor run with their biggest win of the season on 31 January, beating West Ham United 5–1 at Portman Road, with goals from Michael Chopra, Daryl Murphy, Lee Martin and a brace from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Ipswich went on to win the next three league matches to put a four game winning run together to take them away from the relegation zone. In February, Carlos Edwards took over as captain from current club captain Grant Leadbitter.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
On 31 March 2012, the South Stand at Portman Road was renamed The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand in honour of former Ipswich and England manager Sir Alf Ramsey. The unveiling of the renamed stand took place before a home match against Barsnely. Prior to kick-off, club captain Carlos Edwards lead the Ipswich squad to applaud the members of the 1961–62 First Division title winning side including Ray Crawford, Andy Nelson, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Doug Moran and Ted Phillips, who had been invited to the club's directors box as part of the unveiling of The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. Ipswich went on to win the match 1–0.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
Ipswich followed-up their improved form in February with another consistent run throughout March, beginning the month with a 3–0 home win over Bristol City at Portman Road. Draws against Southampton and Hull City were followed by a 3–2 home win against Peterborough United, avenging the defeat to Peterborough earlier in the season. A run of 7 wins in 12 matches across February and March solidified Ipswich's place in mid-table following a poor first-half of the season.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
Ipswich did not win any of their next five matches before ending the season with a 3–2 away win over Doncaster Rovers on the final day of the season, a match in which manager Paul Jewell gave academy graduate Byron Lawrence his first-team debut as a second-half substitute at the age of 16 years and 47 days old, making him the club's second youngest ever debutante after former striker Connor Wickham.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, Post-season
An inconsistent season saw Ipswich finish 15th in the Championship, having not spent any time in the relegation zone during the season whilst never putting together a substantial challenge to get into the play-off places.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, Post-season
The team suffered from a very poor defensive record, conceding 77 goals in the league, the joint second highest goals conceded of any team in the division, with only bottom placed side Doncaster Rovers conceding more goals than Ipswich, although only the division's top five placed sides scored more than Ipswich's 69 league goals, making them the highest scoring of any side to finish outside of the play-off positions. Striker Michael Chopra finished the season as Ipswich's top goal-scorer with 14 goals in his debut season at the club.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, Post-season
Left-back Aaron Cresswell won the club's Player of the Season award for his excellent form during the campaign, with new skipper Carlos Edwards rounding off an impressive campaign by earning the Players' Player of the Season award. Striker Jason Scotland won the goal of the season award for his 25-yard equalizer away against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 14 April.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season, First-team squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Iran 2nd Division
The article contains the information of the 2011–12 2nd Division football season. This is the 3rd rated football competition in Iran after the Azadegan League and Persian Gulf Cup.


2011–12 Iran 2nd Division
The league will be composed of 28 teams divided into two divisions of 14 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 26 matches each.


2011–12 Iran 2nd Division
In each group, the first two teams are promoted to Azadegan League, and two teams are relegated to 3rd Division plus the relegation playoff loser. In total, the league promotes 4 teams to Azadegan League and relegates 5 teams to 3rd Division.


2011–12 Iran 2nd Division, Relegation play-off
The loser will be relegated to 2012–13 Iran Football's 3rd Division


2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division
The article contains information about the 2011–12 Iran 3rd Division football season. This is the 4th rated football league in Iran after the Persian Gulf Cup, Azadegan League, and 2nd Division. The league will be started from 2 October 2011.


2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division
From the First Round, 12 teams go through the Second Round. From that round four team will be promoted directly to 2012–13 Iran Football's 2nd Division, and two teams go through the play-off where the winner also will be promoted.


2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Teams
In total and in the first round, 69 teams will compete in 6 different groups. These teams will be divided into the following groups.


2011–12 Iran Football's 3rd Division, Final, Championship Final
The single match to be played on 7 June 2012


2011–12 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The 2011–12 Iranian Futsal 1st Division will be divided into two phases, the regular season, played from 24 November 2011.


2011–12 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The league will also be composed of 16 teams divided into two divisions of 8 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 14 matches each.


2011–12 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the results of the Iran Super League 2011/12 basketball season, Persian Gulf Cup.


2011–12 Iranian Futsal Super League
The 2011–12 Iranian Futsal Super League was the 13th season of the Iran Pro League and the 8th under the name Futsal Super League. Shahid Mansouri Gharchak are the defending champions. The regular season, played from 30 August 2011.


2011–12 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The Iranian Volleyball Super League 2011–12 was the 25th season of the Iranian Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in Iran. The season started on 19 October 2011 and ended on 19 March 2012.


2011–12 Iraq Division One
The 2011–12 Iraq Division 1 is the Iraqi secondary football league. The season began on Sunday 22 January 2012.


2011–12 Iraq Division One, League's Format
This season the league contains 47 teams divided in 5 group. A North Group, 2 Central Groups and 2 South Groups. From each group, 3 will qualify to the Final Stage.


2011–12 Iraqi Elite League
The 2011–12 Iraqi Elite League (known officially as the Asiacell Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of the competition since its establishment in 1974. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Premier Division to Iraqi Elite League and it was sponsored for the first time. The season began on 29 October 2011 and ended on 20 August 2012. It was played in a home-and-away round-robin format for the first time since the 2002–03 season.


2011–12 Iraqi Elite League
Erbil won their fourth league title, earning 83 points from 38 games and losing just one match. Duhok finished as runners-up with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in third place.


2011–12 Irish Cup
The 2011–12 Irish Cup (known as the JJB Sports Irish Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the cup's 132nd edition since its introduction. The competition began on 17 September 2011 with the first round and ended on 5 May 2012 with the final.