2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
This Champions League success came at a price, however, with the team appearing off form in their next Premier League game against Fulham, who took the lead in the match thanks to a Thomas Vermaelen own goal. It was only when the Belgian defender was able to convert into the right net in the 82nd minute that the Gunners were able to draw level, and end the match with a 1–1 draw. The impact of the result was only alleviated by results elsewhere, with four of the six teams above Arsenal in the table – Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United all playing out draws in the same weekend.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
November ended on somewhat of a negative note, with the team exiting the League Cup with a fifth round loss to Manchester City, although the Gunners were by no means overwhelmed by the Premier League leaders. Instead, the young and relatively inexperienced side that included the likes of Emmanuel Frimpong, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Park Chu-young, as well as reserve team players Ignasi Miquel and Francis Coquelin, held their own for much of the match, with just a single goal by Sergio Agüero in the 83rd minute being able to separate the two sides.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
A 4–0 win in the Premier League away at Wigan Athletic allowed Arsenal to continue their progression up the league table thanks to goals from Mikel Arteta, Thomas Vermaelen, Gervinho and Robin van Persie, before the team travelled to Athens to face Olympiacos in their final group stage match in the Champions League. With a group topping position already secured, Arsène Wenger chose to field a much weakened side, making ten changes from the team that started at Wigan three days earlier, and this was evident as the team fell to a 3–1 defeat. Łukasz Fabiański was injured in the 25th minute and replaced by Vito Mannone.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
The return of Arsenal's stronger starting 11 in their next Premier League match saw the team return to winning ways, securing a 1–0 victory at home to Everton, before making the trip to the Etihad Stadium a week later to face league leaders Manchester City without both first choice full-backs, Bacary Sagna and André Santos. Despite these absences, the Gunners put up a strong fight, and it was only David Silva's effort early in the second half that was enough to separate the teams at the final whistle. Arsenal entered the Christmas fixtures with a 2–1 victory over Aston Villa, with Van Persie scoring his 34th Premier League goal of 2011, equaling Thierry Henry's club record, before Yossi Benayoun secured his first league goal for Arsenal, along with all three points.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal ended December with two games in four days, and Gervinho's eighth-minute goal looked to have set the Gunners off well against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Steven Fletcher's equaliser later in the first half ended up restricting them to just a single point. The year ended with a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers at the Emirates, with Van Persie's goal being enough to secure him the club record for goals scored in a calendar year, although he did fall a single strike short of equalling Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 36.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Arsenal's new year seemed set to get off to a good start, with Laurent Koscielny's goal grabbing a lead against Fulham in their opening match, but in what has become something of an Arsenal trait, the team could not strengthen their position, and Fulham seized on this. Late goals from Steve Sidwell and Bobby Zamora undid Arsenal and saw the team fall to a 2–1 defeat. The defeat was, however, somewhat overshadowed by the club's announcement a few days later that the Gunners' record goal-scorer and former Captain Thierry Henry was returning to the Emirates for a short-term loan during the close-season of the North America's Major League Soccer (MLS), in which Henry now plays full-time.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Henry's second debut for the club came as a substitute in the team's first foray in this season's FA Cup, against Leeds United in the Third Round. Given Henry's record of 226 goals in his 370 appearances during his first stint at Arsenal, it came as little surprise when he netted the game's only goal just ten minutes after coming onto the pitch, securing the team's progress to the Fourth Round.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
However, if things were going well in the Cup, the same could not be said for progress in the Premier League. Arsenal first surrendered an early lead against Swansea, before giving away another goal just seconds after grabbing an equaliser in the second half to go down 3–2 in South Wales. The following week, the Gunners hosted Manchester United for the first time since last year's 8–2 humiliation at Old Trafford.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Despite United leading at half-time, Van Persie scored his 19th league goal of the season to draw the teams level, before Danny Welbeck took advantage of further defensive lapses to inflict the Arsenal's third defeat in a row, and further hamper the team's quest for qualification to next season's Champions League.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
With the Premier League title now out of reach, Arsenal hosted Aston Villa in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup knowing that it was their last realistic chance of silverware. This chance did little to spur the team on, and goals from Richard Dunne and Darren Bent in the first half saw the Gunners' facing exit from the competition at half time. However, a spirited Arsenal performance in the opening spell of the second half, including three goals in seven minutes from Van Persie (2) and Theo Walcott, saw the team claim a 3–2 victory and secure a place in the Fifth Round.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
Arsenal opened February with an emphatic 7–1 victory over struggling Blackburn to halt their poor run of league form. Van Persie brought his goal tally in all competitions to 28 with a hat-trick, whilst Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain continued his impressive run of form by scoring his first and second Premier League goals. Mikel Arteta also found the net, before Henry scored his first Premier League goal in nearly six years to complete the victory in stoppage time. Henry's talents were required again in Arsenal's next league match, away to Sunderland, who were on a superb run of form under new manager Martin O’Neill. Henry secured all three points for the Gunners in injury time, following Aaron Ramsey's earlier goal that cancelled out James McClean's goal for Sunderland.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
Despite an apparent resurgence in the Premier League, Arsenal's cup ambitions took consecutive knocks in mid-February. They first lost the opening leg of their Champions League round of 16 match against Milan 4–0, before being knocked out of the FA Cup by Sunderland just three days later, leaving the team facing yet another season without any silverware.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
These cup exits left Arsenal to focus solely on achieving fourth position in the league, and thus ensuring further Champions League football at the Emirates. This aim would be tested heavily in their next game, the North London derby against age-old rivals Tottenham, who have spent the season so far above Arsenal in the table.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
It seemed that Arsenal's poor form against their rivals in recent years was likely to continue, falling 2–0 behind through goals from Louis Saha and former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor, before Bacary Sagna and the ever-reliable Van Persie scored in quick succession to bring the teams level at half-time. Arsenal continued to press in the second-half, and were rewarded with a goal from Tomáš Rosický and a brace from Theo Walcott to secure a memorable 5–2 victory that the Gunners would savour, and that saw the team strengthen their challenge for fourth place.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
The North London derby victory spurred Arsenal on to continue their good Premier League form at the start of March. A Robin van Persie brace was enough to come from behind to beat Liverpool at Anfield, before securing a 3–0 home victory against Milan thanks to goals from Laurent Koscielny, Tomáš Rosický and Van Persie. Although not enough to overturn the first leg deficit, the win did allow the Gunners to bow out of European football for the season in excellent style.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
Arsenal's reduced fixture-load soon became evident in results in the Premier League. They first secured an injury time victory against fellow competitors for the European places in the table, Newcastle. Vermaelen scored the winner in the fifth minute of added time at the end of the match, after Van Persie had drawn the teams level early in the first half. It was Vermaelen who again secured all three points in Arsenal's next match, away to Everton, a victory that was also enough to propel Arsenal above Tottenham into third place in the league table.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
A 3–0 victory against Aston Villa, with goals from Kieran Gibbs, Theo Walcott and Mikel Arteta, took Arsenal's run of form to seven consecutive Premier League victories, a feat the team had not managed since October 2007, as well as strengthening their position in third place. The team, however, fell one game short of going the whole of March unbeaten, falling to a 2–1 defeat away to QPR, where Walcott's strike proved insufficient to secure any points for the Gunners.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
April started well for Arsenal, with back to back victories helping them to maintain their position in the Premier League's Champions League qualifications places. A Mikel Arteta goal in the 87th minute was enough to first secure a 1–0 home victory over championship contenders Manchester City, before Van Persie, Walcott and Benayoun all scored to record a 3–0 victory at struggling Wolves.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Arsenal stuttered as April progressed however, falling first to a 2–1 home defeat by Wigan, where Thomas Vermaelen's goal was not enough to overcome two early Wigan goals, before the team played out a goalless draw with fellow European contenders Chelsea. Another draw completed Arsenal's April, sharing the points with Stoke after a 1–1 stalemate, with Van Persie adding another goal to his already impressive tally, pushing him closer to the Premier League's golden boot award, but also cancelling out Peter Crouch's earlier goal for the home side at the Britannia Stadium.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
Arsenal's attempts to secure Champions League qualification continued into their final two matches of the season in May. Yossi Benayoun's opening goal just two minutes into their final home match of the season, against Norwich, seemed to have got them off to a good start, before two goals in twenty minutes gave the visitors an unexpected lead. A Van Persie brace in eight minutes put the Gunners back ahead, and seemingly on the verge of all but securing third place in the table. A Norwich equaliser in the 85th minute, however, shattered that dream, meaning their ongoing battle with Tottenham for guaranteed Champions League football would have to be settled on the final day of the season.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
That final day saw Arsenal travel to face West Brom whilst Tottenham hosted Fulham, with an Arsenal win being enough to guarantee third. Tottenham took the lead in the second minute to take them above Arsenal in the table, but a second goal in as many games from Benayoun saw the Gunners retake the position just two minutes later. However, a brace from West Brom within four minutes saw Arsenal fall behind, and apparently gifting Spurs the last definite English berth in the Champions League, before André Santos was able to draw Arsenal back level before half-time.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
Arsenal were still outside the Premier League top three, and it fell to Laurent Koscielny to score in the 54th minute to secure victory and the final English group stage place in the next season's Champions League competition. As the season concluded, captain Robin van Persie was confirmed as the winner of the Premier League's Golden Boot award with 30 goals in the season.


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


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Club, Kit information
Arsenal's home, away, third and goalkeeper outfits featured an anniversary crest to mark the club's 125th anniversary. The crest featured 15 laurel leaves on the left side of the crest to reflect the detail on the reverse of the sixpence pieces paid by 15 men to establish the Club in Woolwich in 1886. The 15 oak leaves to the right of the crest paid tribute to the founders who would meet in the local Royal Oak pub. Underneath the crest was one of the club's first recorded mottos – "Forward" – with the anniversary dates of 1886 and 2011 either side.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
Last updated: 13 May 2012Source: Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
[ R] – Reserve team player[L] – Out on loan[S] – Sold


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
1Thierry Henry originally had 3 goals accredited to his name, but the seventh goal in Arsenal's 7–1 win over Blackburn Rovers was given as an own goal to Scott Dann. This takes his club figure down to 228 goals.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad 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 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Premier League Manager of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Premier League Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, PFA Players' Player of the Year award
Awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, PFA Fans' Player of the Year award
Awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association's (PFA) fans.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, PFA Team of the Year award
Awarded to the players who are adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, FWA Footballer of the Year award
Awarded to the player who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the Premier League season, by the Football Writers' Association (FWA).


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Premier League Golden Boot award
Awarded to the player who has scored the most goals throughout the Premier League season.


2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, 20th Anniversary Barclay Premier League Awards, Best Squad in the Premier League award
Awarded to the squad who is adjudged to have been the best throughout the history of the Premier League, by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor.


2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor
The 2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor (also known as the 2011–12 Campeonato AVB Aruba Bank for sponsorship purposes) was the 51st season of top flight association football in Aruba. The season began on 28 September 2011. Racing Club Aruba were the defending champions, having won their 12th title last season.


2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor, Teams
Sporting finished in 10th place at the end of the Regular Stage of last season's competition and were relegated to the Aruban Division Uno. Taking their place were the champions of the Division Uno, Dakota.


2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor, Teams
River Plate Aruba and Juventud Tanki Leendert finished in 8th and 9th place respectively after the Regular Stage the previous and had to play against the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno, Brazil Juniors and San Luis Deportivo. River Plate Aruba and Juventud Tanki Leendert finished in the top two spots at the end of this playoff and retained their places in the competition.


2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor, Regular stage
The 10 teams in the competition played against every other team in the league twice in this stage of the competition, once at home and once away, for a total of 18 matches each. The top four teams progressed to the Playoff Stage. The 8th and 9th place teams competed in a Promotion/Relegation Playoff against the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno. The 10th place team was relegated to the Division Uno automatically. This stage of the competition began on 28 September 2011.


2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor, Playoff stage
The top four teams at the end of the Regular Stage entered this competition. Each team played against the other three twice each, once at home and once away, for a total of six matches each. The top two teams qualified for the Final Stage.


2011–12 Aruban Division di Honor, Promotion/Relegation Playoff
The 8th and 9th place teams after the Regular Stage entered this competition, along with the 2nd and 3rd place teams from the Division Uno. After six rounds, the top two teams earned a place in the following season's competition.


2011–12 Asia League Ice Hockey season
The 2011–12 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the ninth season of Asia League Ice Hockey, which consists of teams from China, Japan, and South Korea. Seven teams participated in the league, and the Oji Eagles won the championship.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season was Aston Villa's 137th professional season; their 101st season in the top-flight; and their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, the Premier League. The club was managed by former Birmingham boss Alex McLeish, following Gérard Houllier's departure on 1 June 2011 after less than a year in charge. An extremely disappointing season for the club, saw them finish in 16th place and only two points off relegation.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
Numerous records were broken during the season including: the lowest points total in the Premier League (38 from 38 games), fewest wins in a season (7) and worst home record in Villa's 138-year history (19 points from 57 available). As well as poor performances in both domestic cups – being knocked out in the third round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the FA Cup. This awful season eventually culminated in the sacking of McLeish on 14 May 2012, a day after the season had concluded.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
As Villa finished 9th in the previous season, this term was the first since 2007–08 without the club participating in European competition. There was also no Second City derby in the Premier League as local arch-rivals Birmingham City were relegated to the Football League Championship at the end of the 2010–11 season. Derbies with Villa's other West Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers were played in the Premier League.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
During the season club captain Stiliyan Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. The news was a shock to the Villa faithful and the footballing world alike; clubs all around the world have united donning T-shirts with Petrov's name and words of support written across them. The game on 31 March 2012 against Chelsea was the first game played since the diagnosis and fans of both teams gave him a standing ovation in the 19th minute, the significance being Petrov's squad number is 19. He was at the game with his wife and two children, and you could see the emotion of the event was getting to him as he acknowledged the fans.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
An under-19 Aston Villa team also took part in the inaugural season of the NextGen Series, a tournament similar to the UEFA Champions League for young European footballers to compete in. The team reached the Quarter-finals, before being knocked out by Marseille.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Kit, Kit information
The home kit featured a subtle checkerboard print on the shirt and was very worn with black socks, last seen between mid 1920s until 1957. The away kit was unsurprisingly white with claret shorts and white socks – and has the same design as the home kit. Claret and sky blue shorts/socks were worn in several away games in order to prevent kit mix-ups. The three goalkeeper kits were blue, black and grey and was based on Nike's 2011 template which featured stunning details on the sleeves and the side of the shirt.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Squad
In the 2010–11 season the Premier League introduced new rules on squad lists. The rules included a cap on the number of players at 25; players under the age of 21 on 1 January of the year in which the season starts are exempt from the list of 25. A "home-grown rule" also requires clubs to name at least eight players in their squad of 25 players that have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons prior to their 21st birthday.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Squad
Players under 21 do not need to be named and can still be used. Correct as of 12 January 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Squad, Left club during season
These players were given squad numbers at the beginning of the 2011-12 season before transferring to another club for all or part of the season.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Players, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad numbers
Following the exit of Ashley Young to Manchester United, Stephen Ireland was given the #7 which was held by the former winger. With Ireland having worn the #9 shirt last season, him taking the #7 allowed Darren Bent to wear the #9 this season. Also, after Stewart Downing's departure to Liverpool, James Collins took over the #6 meaning his old #29 shirt could be given to January signing Enda Stevens.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad numbers
New signings goalkeeper Shay Given and winger Charles N'Zogbia were given the #1 (vacated by the departed Brad Friedel) and #10 (vacated by the departed John Carew) shirts, respectively.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad numbers
Deadline day capture Alan Hutton, took the #2 shirt left free after Luke Young's transfer to Queens Park Rangers and loan signing Jermaine Jenas had been given the #8 shirt for the season, last worn by Robert Pires. It was again vacated, however, when Jenas returned to Tottenham Hotspur in December.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad numbers
Young striker Graham Burke was added to the first-team squad ahead of the League Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers on 20 September, being handed the #36 shirt.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad numbers
January loan signing Robbie Keane was given the #20 shirt for his short spell at Villa, left vacated since Nigel Reo-Coker's summer departure


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad numbers
Youngsters Derrick Williams, Samir Carruthers and Jack Grealish were also given squad numbers (#37, #40, #41, respectively) at different points during the season, when called up for first team action.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Sponsorship
Aston Villa had a new club sponsor for this season, after the deal with previous partner FxPro was terminated in February 2011. On 22 June 2011, Aston Villa announced via their official website that the club's new sponsor until the end of the 2012–13 season would be Malaysian-based Genting Casinos.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Managerial changes
Manager Gérard Houllier missed the final five games of Villa's 2010–11 campaign due to health issues. He had previously faced similar problems during his time at Liverpool.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Managerial changes
On 1 June 2011, the club confirmed that Houllier had parted ways with the club by mutual consent due to the Frenchman's ill health.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Managerial changes
He was replaced by Scottish former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite protests from some Villa fans outside Villa Park.


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Statistics, Appearances
Includes Cup competitions as well (Carling Cup and FA Cup)


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Correct as of 13 May 2012Players are listed by their position on the club's official website   Players highlighted in light grey denote the player had scored for the club before leaving for another club  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has scored for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has scored for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season


2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Correct as of 13 May 2012Players are listed by their position on the club's official website   Players highlighted in light grey denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving for another club  Players highlighted in light cyan denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club after arriving at Aston Villa during the season  Players highlighted in Blonde denote the player has received a yellow/red card for the club before leaving the club on loan for part/the rest of the season


2011–12 Atalanta B.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's 104th season in existence, and its first season back in Serie A following promotion from Serie B.


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


2011–12 Atalanta B.C. season, Competitions, Serie A, Matches
The fixtures for the 2011–12 Serie A season were announced by the Lega Serie A on 27 July.


2011–12 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2011–12 season was the 111th season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 81st consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.


2011–12 Athletic Bilbao season
Athletic Bilbao competed for their ninth La Liga title and participated in the UEFA Europa League, entering in the play-off round due to their sixth-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They also entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32.


2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season
The 2011–12 Atlanta Hawks season was the 62nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in Atlanta. The Hawks finished the lockout-shortened season in 5th place in the Eastern Conference with a 40–26 record and reached the 2012 NBA Playoffs where they lost in the first round against the Boston Celtics in six games.


2011–12 Atlanta Hawks 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 Atlanta Hawks 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 Atlante F.C. season
The 2011–12 Atlante season was the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Atlante began their season on July 23, 2011 against Guadalajara, Atlante play their home games on Saturdays at 9:00pm local time.


2011–12 Atlante F.C. season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Atlante F.C. season, Torneo Clausura, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season marked the 36th season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was held for the sixth straight year at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.


2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
Atlantic 10 media day was held on October 13, 2011. Xavier, who had won at least a share of the last five regular season championships, was chosen as the preseason favorite by coaches and the media. They received 18 first-place votes, while Temple received four first-place votes and finished in second. Xavier's Tu Holloway was the reigning player of the year, having won the honor in the 2010–11 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season.


2011–12 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season, Conference awards & honors, Weekly honors
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic 10 offices name a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.


2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.


2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Preseason
The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At this event, the ACC media votes on how they believe each team will finish in the conference, the preseason All-ACC team, the preseason Player of the Year, and the preseason Rookie of the Year.


2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Conference schedules, Composite matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.


2011–12 Atlético Madrid season
The 2011–12 season was the 106th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 75th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.


2011–12 Atlético Madrid season
Atlético Madrid competed for their tenth La Liga title and participated in the UEFA Europa League, entering in the Third qualifying round due to their seventh-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They also entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32 where they were eliminated by Segunda B club Albecete 3–1 on aggregate. On 9 May 2012, They won the Europa League after beating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the final to give Diego Simeone his first trophy with the club when he was appointed in December after the sacking of Gregorio Manzano.


2011–12 Atlético Madrid season, Kits
Supplier: Nike / Main Sponsors: Rixos Hotels, Huawei (both temporary) / Back Sponsor: Kyocera


2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Tony Barbee, and played their home games at Auburn Arena on the university's Auburn, Alabama campus.


2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–20 overall, 4–12 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team
The 2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, known as the Belles, is a goalball team that played in two Paralympic qualifying competitions and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. The official announcement confirming the 2011–12 team was made in May 2012. The team included Jennifer Blow, Meica Christensen,  Michelle Rzepecki, Nicole Esdaile, Rachel Henderson and Tyan Taylor. Most of the players, with the exception of Christensen, were relatively new. Their first competition was the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Goalball Games, with the top two teams qualifying for the Summer Paralympics.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team
While Australia finished second in its pool, it ended the tournament in sixth place following a loss to Israel. Their second major competition was the ISBA Oceania-Africa Goalball Regional Championships, where they beat New Zealand in the semi-final, and again in the final, to qualify for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team
At the Paralympics, the Belles, in the same pool as China, Japan, Canada, the United States and Sweden, played Japan first, losing 1–3. In their second game of pool play, they lost to Canada 1–3. They lost their last two games in pool play by 0–3 to the United States and 5–8 to Sweden. This placed them last in the pool, and they did not qualify for the finals.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Background
The team is nicknamed the Belles. Going into the competitions for qualifying for the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the Australian Paralympic Committee was thinking ahead, hoping to build a new, young team that would qualify for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The series of competitions leading up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games were seen as providing valuable training and experience.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Background
The first selection process for 2011–12 took place in January 2011, at a camp that was by invitation only. The final 2012 Summer Paralympics team selection announcement was made in May 2012, and included Jennifer Blow, Meica Christensen, Michelle Rzepecki, Nicole Esdaile, Rachel Henderson and Tyan Taylor. This included three players from New South Wales, two from Queensland and one from South Australia. Christensen captained the side. The team was coached by Georgina Kenaghan. Support staff for the London team included Section Manager Peter Corr and team physiotherapist Eliza Kwan.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Background
Christensen came into the qualifying period as the most capped player on the team, having first played for it in 2004, but Taylor had only started playing in 2009, making her national debut at the 2010 IBSA World Championships, and Blow and Henderson had only taken up the sport in 2010. Team members received varying amounts of assistance through the Australian Sports Commission's Direct Athlete Support (DAS) program, with Blow and Henderson getting A$7,000.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions
The Belles came into the 2011–12 Paralympic qualifying season having finished eighth at the 2010 IBSA Goalball World Championship. They competed in three events during 2011–12: the 2011 IBSA Goalball World Games, the 2011 IBSA Africa-Oceania Goalball Regional Championships and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, 2011 IBSA Goalball World Games
Australia's first attempt to qualify for the London Paralympics came in April 2011 at the IBSA Goalball World Games, which were held in Antalya, Turkey. The Belles finished in sixth place, with Canada and Finland taking the two automatic qualifying spots. Playing in Pool X, Australia defeated Spain 7–1, and lost to Canada 3–6 in games on 4 April. The following day, they beat Germany 8–6. Then, on 6 April, they tied with Hungary 5–5. The following day, they beat Israel 6–5, and on 8 April, beat South Korea 8–3.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, 2011 IBSA Goalball World Games
They finished second in their pool with 13 points, which was 5 points behind Canada and one point ahead of Israel. In their 9 April placement game against Russia, they lost 3–6, and in their 5th to 8th placement game against Spain, they won 8–7. In the game against Israel for fifth place, they lost 6–8.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, 2011 IBSA Africa-Oceania Goalball Regional Championships
The  2011 IBSA Africa-Oceania Goalball Regional Championships in Sydney were the last opportunity for the team to qualify for the London Paralympic Games. Only Australia and New Zealand were competing in the women's event, so Australia only had to play two games: a semi-final and final against the New Zealand women's national goalball team. The team included Christensen,  who captained the team during the competition, Blow, Esdaile, Henderson, Taylor and Rzepecki. In the semi-final, the Belles took a 7–1 lead into the half time break, and went on to win 11–4. Christensen scored 7 of Australia's goals, while Esdaile scored 3 and Taylor scored one. When the Australian women played New Zealand again in the final, they beating them a second time, by 6–2, with Christensen scoring three goals, Esdaile scoring two and Taylor scoring one.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, 2011 IBSA Africa-Oceania Goalball Regional Championships
In May 2012, the team was ranked eighth in the world, a position they continued to hold going into the London Games. The Belles became the first Australian team to qualify for the Games since 1996, despite attempts to qualify for the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics; Australia had qualified automatically for the 2000 Summer Paralympics as the host nation.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, Paralympics
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games in London, their pool included China, the United States, Sweden, Japan and Canada, with the United States and Chinese team reigning gold silver medallists respectively from Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Australia lost their first game to Japan 1–3. Esdaile scored the team's only goal, which came off a penalty throw. Esdaile, Taylor and Christensen were the only players in the game for Australia, with 28 throws for Taylor, 30 throws for Esdaile and 38 throws for Christensen. They lost their second game to Canada 1–3.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, Paralympics
Christensen scored the team's only goal, which again came off a penalty throw. She and Esdaile once more played for the whole game, with Blow playing 14 minutes and Taylor playing 10 minutes. Christensen finished the game with 41 throws, Esdaile with  32, Taylor with 11 and Blow with 2. Esdaile led the team with blocks, having 45 to Christensen's 18, Blow's 10 and Taylor's 8. The Belles lost their third game to the United States 0–3. Christensen and Esdaile again played the whole game, with Blow playing 20 minutes, Taylor playing 3 minutes and Rzepecki playing just one minute.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, Paralympics
Esdaile led the team in throws and blocks with 45 and 33 respectively, while Christensen  had 40 and 21, and Blow had 3 throws and 27 blocks. Taylor had 5 throws and 3 blocks, and Rzepecki had 1 throw and  no blocks. The Australian women lost their last game to Sweden 5–8.


2011–12 Australia women's national goalball team, Competitions, Paralympics
In this last game in pool play, every player got minutesm with Christensen and Esdaile again playing the whole 24 minutes, Blow playing for 9 minutes, Taylor for 10, Henderson for 2 and Rzepecki for 3. Esdaile scored three goals, with Christensen  scoring the remaining two, one of which came off a penalty throw. Christensen  led the team in throws with 40, while Esdaile had 32, Taylor had 9, Blow had 3 and Henderson and Rzepecki had 2 each. Esdaile led the team in blocks with 29 to Christensen's 14, Blow's 12, Taylor's 9, Rzepecki's 1 and Henderon's 0. One of Sweden's goals was an Australian own goal scored by Rzepecki.


2011–12 Australian Athletics Championships
The 2011–12 Australian Athletics Championships was the 90th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 13–15 April 2012 at the Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 10 December 2011 at the same venue.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season
The 2011–12 Australian Baseball League season is the second Australian Baseball League (ABL) season, and is being held from 4 November 2011 to 12 February 2012. The season was scheduled to start on 3 November with a single game between the Perth Heat and the Adelaide Bite at Baseball Park in Perth, but the game was postponed due to wet weather.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season
The season consists of six teams competing in a 45-game schedule followed by a three-round postseason to determine the ABL champion. During the regular season, defending champions Perth Heat will participate in the 2011 Asia Series against the champions from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The 2011–12 champions will likewise qualify for the 2012 Asia Series.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season
At the conclusion of the regular season, the Perth Heat, Melbourne Aces, Adelaide Bite and Sydney Blue Sox progressed to the finals series, while the Brisbane Bandits and Canberra Cavalry were only eliminated from contention on the final day of the season. The Sydney Blue Sox eliminated the Adelaide Bite in the first round of the postseason, who were in turn eliminated by the Melbourne Aces in the second round. The Perth Heat defeated the Aces two games to one in the championship series, to win back–to–back ABL championships.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Changes from 2010–11 season, Entry to Asia Series
Announced after the inaugural ABL season had been completed, the league's champions each season will be invited to the restarted Asia Series. The event had previously been contested between the winners of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Japan Series, Korea Professional Baseball's (KPB) Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's (CPBL) Taiwan Series, and China Baseball League's (CBL) championship series. The 2011 tournament will not feature the CBL's champions, but officials have stated that a team would participate in future editions. Unlike all four previous editions of the tournament which were held in Japan, the 2011 edition will be held in Taiwan. The tournament follows a round-robin format, where each team plays each other once. The top two teams then face each other in a single game to decide the champion.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Changes from 2010–11 season, Entry to Asia Series
The Asia Series is held in November, which would otherwise create a conflict for the ABL champion team as the following season would have already commenced. To avoid this, the League announced that during the 2011–12 season, the Perth Heat–2010–11 champions—would be scheduled to have a bye while competing in Taiwan.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Changes from 2010–11 season, Regular season schedule
The previous season included 40 games for each team and facing each team eight times, four at home and four on the road. This was expanded for the 2011–12 season to 45 games, by increasing one of the series between each team from four to five games, so that there were nine games between each team. This also resulted in three teams playing one more game at home than on the road, and the reverse for the other three teams.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Changes from 2010–11 season, Regular season schedule
To allow for Perth Heat's participation in the 2011 Asia Series, all six teams received a bye during the early rounds of the regular season. The Heat and Brisbane Bandits' bye was timed to line up with the tournament in round four, with the Adelaide Bite and Canberra Cavalry's bye in round three, and the Melbourne Aces and Sydney Blue Sox' bye in round five.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Teams, Venues
Each of the six teams returned from the previous season, and continued to use the same grounds for their home games. The name of Sydney's home ground changed during the off season, changing from Blacktown Olympic Park to Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney, and the main baseball diamond in the complex being called Blue Sox Stadium.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Teams, Rosters
As in the previous season, each team had an active roster of 22 players available each round. These players were drawn from 35-man squads. Each team had several foreign players in their squad, and each team included at least one player from the United States. Not counting Australia, there were players from eleven countries on the rosters of the teams participating.


2011–12 Australian Baseball League season, Postseason
At the completion of the regular season, the top four teams progressed to the postseason. It was contested over three weeks, following the Page playoff system. The first two stages were decided by a best-of-five game series. If the fifth game of any of these series were required, as was the case for the preliminary final series in the second round, they would be played as the second game of a doubleheader with the fourth game. The Championship Series was contested in a best-of-three game series.


2011–12 Australian Figure Skating Championships
The 2011–12 Australian Figure Skating Championships was held in Brisbane from 2 through 10 December 2011. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, ice dancing, and synchronized skating across many levels, including senior, junior, novice, Intermediate, and primary divisions.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season
Bushfires were mostly active between September 2011 to March 2012 and caused most damage in the state of Western Australia, particularly in the South West. The state had been prepared and had expected an increased risk of bushfire following heavy spring rains as a result of a La Nina weather pattern.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, September
Large fires swept through the Barkly Tableland and Victoria River districts, destroying large tracts of grazing land. Fire fronts estimated at 50 kilometres (31 mi) were reported; the Barkly fire resulted in 7,000 square kilometres (2,700 sq mi) of country being burnt with another 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) being lost in the Victoria River district.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, September
During the Kimberley Ultramarathon on 2 September, a bushfire raced through the course, engulfing a group of five participants at El Questro Station. Two men escaped the flames, suffering severe burns but the two females were trapped, each suffering critical injuries. Thirty grass fires were burning in Kimberley at the same time. Several other fires were burning through the Kimberley, resulting in the loss of 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) of grassland. It has since been discovered that Kimberley locals were lighting fires before and on the day of the race


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, October
A bushfire at Katoomba and the Blue Mountains on 24 October caused some houses and a school to be evacuated, over 100 fire-fighters and three aircraft responding to contain the blaze. Some minor property damage occurred but no homes were lost in the blaze.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, November
A fire broke out near Margaret River in the South West region on 23 November. Temperatures in excess of 30 °C (86 °F) and strong winds fanned what began as a controlled burn in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. The fire soon swept over the town causing hundreds of people from Prevelly, Gnarabup and the town outskirts to be evacuated to the beach. By the following day dozens of homes had been lost to the fire, including historic Wallcliffe House.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, November
The premier, Colin Barnett, declared Margaret River a Natural Disaster Zone and promised a full inquiry as to how the fire started. The fire was controlled by 26 November after burning through 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of land and leaving a total of 39 homes destroyed and another 14 damaged, but no lives were lost.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, November
Other bushfires were recorded at the same time about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south west of Nannup, another near Three Springs, a third near Peron and a fourth north of Denmark.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, November
In the Pilbara region a large bushfire burnt through an area of 650 square kilometres (251 sq mi) of bushland in the Nimingarra area close to the Yarrie minesite.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, December
The Denmark fire was contained but warnings remained by 1 December, a total of 5,600 hectares (14,000 acres) were lost. The Nannup fire continued to burn and was not contained until 3 December, by 2 December it had claimed some 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres), it had started as a prescribed burn but had raged out of control. Once finally extinguished it had burnt out about 55,100 hectares (136,000 acres) of land.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, December
A large fire in the Pilbara region had burned out over 1,500 square kilometres (579 sq mi) of bushland and rangeland by 26 December. A large portion of Giralia Station was burnt out with the firecoming close to the homestead before being extinguished. Yanrey and Koordarrie Stations were also threatened by the blaze.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, January
Moreton Island suffered a grass fire that burnt out 160 hectares (400 acres) of the island vegetation and came within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of the small community of Cowan which was protected by backburning. The fire started on 4 January and was expected to burn for weeks.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, January
A fire that started 4 January and burnt for three days burnt 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of pastoral lands, damaging stock in an area approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south east of Port Augusta.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, January
A fire broke out in the Grampians on 4 January and was thought to have been started by lightning. 150 fire-fighters battled the blaze along with water bombing aircraft. Over 230 hectares (570 acres) of bushland was burnt in the blaze.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, January
A fire that started in late December in the Yalgoo Shire was mostly contained by 5 January after burning out an area of 18,500 hectares (46,000 acres) of bushland. More fires were also ignited in the Kearney State forest, near Nannup, resulting from lightning strikes.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, January
A large fire in the Gascoyne burnt out approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) of grazing and bushland. It spread over a distance of 45 kilometres (28 mi), leading to the temporary closure of the North West Coastal Highway and other roads around Kennedy Range National Park. The fire burnt for a week after a smaller fire escaped containment lines on 8 January, burning out over 3,300 square kilometres (1,300 sq mi) by 15 January and then continuing to burn until 30 January.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, January
Other fires that broke out late in January in Wooroloo and Chittering were both under control by 30 January.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, February
The town of Northcliffe was menaced by a bushfire that came within 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of the townsite on 22 February. Smoke haze from the fire effected the south west coast of the state. The fire had been ignited by lightning on 8 February and had burnt out over 16,000 hectares (40,000 acres) 14 February and was expected to burn over 30,600 hectares (76,000 acres) before being contained.


2011–12 Australian bushfire season, March
A fire broke out north of Nannup and was brought under control by 14 March. 113 personnel, 13 trucks and 4 earthmovers were used in containing the blaze. The suburb of Koondoola was struck by a fire that threatened homes on 28 March. The fire that started under suspicious circumstances burnt out 45ha of bushland and required 55 fire-fighters and waterbombers to bring it under control.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season
The 2011–12 Australian region cyclone season was a below average tropical cyclone season, with 7 cyclones forming rather than the usual 11. It began on 1 November 2011, and ended on 14 May 2012. The regional tropical cyclone operational plan defines a "tropical cyclone year" separately from a "tropical cyclone season"; the "tropical cyclone year" began on 1 July 2011 and ended on 30 June 2012.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season
The scope of the Australian region is limited to all areas south of the equator, east of 90°E and west of 160°E. This area includes Australia, Papua New Guinea, western parts of the Solomon Islands, East Timor and southern parts of Indonesia.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season
Tropical cyclones in this area are monitored by five Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres (TCWCs): the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in Perth, Darwin, and Brisbane; TCWC Jakarta in Indonesia; and TCWC Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center issues unofficial warnings for the region, designating tropical depressions with the "S" suffix when they form west of 135°E, and the "P" suffix when they form east of 135°E.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts
During each tropical cyclone year, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology National Climate Centre (BoM), the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre, New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and partners issue seasonal forecasts for the Australian region and its various subregions. Since a tropical cyclone can move through a region, the actual number of tropical cyclones in a region include any that form in or move into a region from another.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, Bureau of Meteorology
In October 2011, ahead of the tropical cyclone season starting on 1 November, the BoM issued seasonal forecasts for the whole Australian region, one for each of the subregions Western, North-Western, Northern and Eastern Australia with each one covering the whole tropical cyclone year. For each forecast they took into account, the current neutral ENSO conditions to weak La Niña conditions that had been observed during that summer. For the whole region they predicted that there was an 80% chance that the season would be above average.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, Bureau of Meteorology
For the Western region between 90°E and 125°E, the BoM forecast that the area would see activity near to or slightly above the average, with a 35% chance of a below average cyclone activity. For the North-Western subregion between 105°E and 130°E, it was predicted that there was a 60% chance of above average tropical cyclone activity, while TCWC Perth noted that there was a likelihood of two tropical cyclones and one severe tropical cyclone impacting Western Australia.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, Bureau of Meteorology
The Northern Territory which was defined as being between as being 125°E and 142.5°E had a 60% chance of being above average, while the Eastern region had a 65% chance of having an above average tropical cyclone season. During February, after Cyclones Heidi and Iggy had threatened Western Australia, it was reported that there was a likelihood of at least one more coastal impact and a significant risk that it could be a severe tropical cyclone.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Seasonal forecasts, Bureau of Meteorology
The BoM also issued a seasonal forecasts for the South Pacific region between 142.5°E and 165°E and one for the Eastern Southern Pacific region between 165°E and 120°W. The outlook called for a westward shift in tropical cyclone activity with a 65% chance that the Western Pacific Region will see more than the average number of tropical cyclones while there was a 40% chance that the Eastern Pacific Region will see above average number.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Alenga
On 3 December, TCWC Perth and TCWC Jakarta started monitoring a tropical low that had developed about 1220 km (760 mi) to the southwest of Jakarta, Indonesia. Over the next few days, the low moved towards the southeast, while the system's low-level circulation centre gradually developed further, in an area of moderate vertical wind shear. During the next day, the low moved out of the Australian region and moved into the South-West Indian Ocean, where it was named Alenga by the Mauritius Meteorological Service on 5 December.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Alenga
During that day, RSMC La Réunion reported that Alenga reached an initial 10-minute peak windspeed of 100 km/h (60 mph), as it started to recurve and move towards the Australian region. The system then weakened slightly, before re-intensifying and surpassing its initial peak intensity, as it moved back into the Australian region during 7 December. Later that day, the JTWC reported that Alenga had become equivalent to a category one hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale (SSHS).


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Alenga
During the next day, TCWC Perth reported that Alenga had become a Category 3 Severe Tropical Cyclone, and reached its 10-minute peak windspeeds of 150 km/h (95 mph) before the JTWC also reported that Alenga had intensified further and peaked with 1-minute windspeeds of 175 km/h (110 mph), and had become equivalent to a category 3 severe tropical cyclone, on the SSHWS. Alenga then started to rapidly weaken as it moved into an area of higher vertical wind shear, with convection diminishing and the low-level circulation centre becoming elongated.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Alenga
On 9 December, TCWC Perth reported that Alenga had degenerated into a tropical low, while the JTWC followed suit and issued their final advisory on Alenga. TCWC Perth then tracked the remnants for another three days, in their tropical weather outlooks, before dropping it on 12 December. Alenga brought severe storms to Perth on 12 and 13 December.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low Fina
On 18 December, TCWC Brisbane reported that a tropical low had developed within the South Pacific convergence zone, to the southeast of Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. Over the next few days, the low moved towards the south-southwest under the influence of a weak upper ridge of high pressure in an area of weak vertical wind shear. On 20 December, as convection had consolidated over the systems low level circulation centre, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on the system.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low Fina
During the next day TCWC Brisbane reported that the low had become a category one tropical cyclone and named it Fina during the next day as it had 10-minute windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). However, as soon as Fina was named, it started weakening as an upper-level trough of low pressure moving through eastern Australia, increased windshear over the system, which meant that Fina's low level circulation centre became exposed, with convection displaced over 135 kilometres (85 mi) from the centre.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low Fina
As a result of this, the JTWC decided to cancel their Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert late on 22 December, while TCWC Brisbane reported that Fina had degenerated into an extratropical cyclone. Over the next few days Cyclone Fina developed storm force winds and produced dangerous surfing conditions in southeast Queensland over the Christmas holiday. In post-analysis in early 2012, the BoM downgraded Fina to a tropical low.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 03U (Benilde)
On 21 December, TCWC Perth reported within their tropical weather outlooks that a tropical low was developing about 770 km (410 mi) to the northeast of the West Island of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Over the next few days they continued to monitor it, as the system slowly moved west-southwestward. On 28 December it moved into RSMC La Réunion's area of responsibility, where it commenced a strengthening trend.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Grant
An area of thunderstorms north-northeast of Darwin was designated Tropical Low 04U by TCWC Darwin on 21 December. Tropical Low 04U developed into a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the morning of 25 December, and reached Category 2 strength in the afternoon of 25 December. A cyclone watch was declared between Dundee Beach and Nhulunbuy, whilst a cyclone warning was issued for areas between Cape Fourcroy and Milingimbi including the Tiwi Islands. A gale warning had been issued for Darwin and the Tiwi Islands on 24 December.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Grant
Upon intensification to Category 1 on 25 December the cyclone was moving slowly towards the Cobourg Peninsula. The system intensified further on 25 December, reaching Category 2 status in the afternoon. The system crossed Van Diemen Gulf and made a second landfall east of Point Stuart in the early morning of 26 December. Shortly thereafter the cyclone was downgraded to Category 1 and by the afternoon of that day it was downgraded to an ex-tropical low.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Grant
On 28 December in the evening, the system moved back onto the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and was downgraded to a tropical low. The system continued to move eastward across the Cape York Peninsula and into the Coral Sea, even as the storm weakened, until Grant underwent an extratropical transition on 2 January 2012. Later on the same day, the extratropical remnant of Grant dissipated.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Heidi
Early on 9 January, both the JTWC and TCWC Perth started to monitor a tropical low that had developed within a monsoon trough, about 950 km (590 mi) to the north of Port Hedland in Western Australia. Over the next two days, the low gradually moved southwards and developed in favourable conditions into a tropical cyclone, before late on 10 January, it was assigned the designation 06S by the JTWC and named Heidi by TCWC Perth.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Heidi
In preparation for the cyclone Port Hedland Port Authority closed the port, oilfields and gas production off the North-West coast were halted, and flights from Perth to Port Hedland were cancelled.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Heidi
In the early morning of 12 January the system made landfall just east of Port Hedland and after a few hours the system was downgraded to Category 1 cyclone. Port Hedland received 128.0 mm (5.04 in) of rain by 9:00 am with gusts of 131 km/h (81 mph) and Wallal Downs recording 166.0 mm (6.54 in) of rain. More than 3,500 homes and businesses in Port Hedland were left without power. Late on 12 January the system was downgraded to a tropical low about 45 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Tom Price.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Heidi
Flood Warnings continued for the Ashburton and De Grey River areas. On 13 January, the remnants of Heidi continued to move south through the Gascoyne region with widespread rainfall totals of up to 30 mm (1.2 in). Significant rainfall was recorded in the Gascoyne region through early morning 14 January at the homestead of Mount Vernon with 117.0 mm (4.61 in) of rain and Tangadee with 74.0 mm (2.91 in) of rain. In the early morning of 15 January a severe weather warning was cancelled for northeast Gascoyne. However showers from the remnants of the tropical low still persisted.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Heidi
Ahead of Cyclone Heidi making landfall during 12 January, various tropical cyclone alerts and warnings were issued for parts of the Pilbara Coast between Wallal and Dampier.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Heidi
Track data subsequently released by the BoM indicated that Heidi's winds were equivalent to a Category 3 system.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iggy
On 21 January, JTWC reported that an area of convection with a weak low level circulation had developed about 480 kilometres (300 mi) from Port Hedland. By 24 January, TCWC Perth reported that a tropical low had formed, and that it was 720 kilometres (445 mi) north northwest of Exmouth moving west at 23 km/h (14 mph). The tropical low was then given the identification 11U. Late on 25 January, the JTWC upgraded it into a tropical depression and designated as 09S. Soon after the system strengthened and the TCWC Perth had named the system Tropical Cyclone Iggy. The system was located 960 kilometres (595 mi) northwest of Exmouth, moving west at 5 km/h (3.1 mph).


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iggy
During its formative stages, Iggy was responsible for triggering severe weather, including tornadoes and flooding in Java, Bali, and in Lombok, Indonesia, causing the deaths of at least 16 people, and the destruction of thousands of houses.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iggy
Early on 26 January, the system began to recurve and headed slowly towards the Pilbara coast. Early on 27 January, the system was upgraded to a Category 2 cyclone, while located 610 kilometres (380 mi) northwest of Exmouth moving east southeast. By late 27 January a cyclone warning had been issued from Mardie to Ningaloo. On 28 January, Iggy reached its peak intensity, with a minimum central pressure of 970 mbars. By 29 January, the system became stationary. Wind shear and lower sea surface temperatures, which the cyclone remained stationary over inhibited intensification.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iggy
Later in the day, the system weakened into a Category 1 cyclone. On 30 January, after regaining forward momentum, the system began moving southwest at 6 km/h (3.7 mph), and restrengthened into a Category 2 system. Early on 31 January, the system had once again weakened into a Category 1 cyclone, only to reintensify into a Category 2 cyclone on 1 February.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iggy
Iggy eventually lost cyclone strength on 2 February, as it made landfall near Jurien Bay. A Severe Weather Warning for damaging winds and heavy rain was issued for the area bound by Kalbarri, Morawa, Wongan Hills, Narrogin and Harvey including Geraldton, Perth (the first ex-tropical cyclone to affect the region since Bianca) and Mandurah. The town of Lancelin received 98.0 mm (3.86 in) of rain. On 3 February, Iggy dissipated inland.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Jasmine
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasmine was a long–lived annular tropical cyclone that affected several countries, particularly Vanuatu and Tonga, over a 19-day span. The sixth cyclone of the season, Cyclone Jasmine developed from an area of disturbed weather on 1 February in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Initially, the storm moved towards the east and across the Cape York Peninsula. Dry air and wind shear prevented the system from strengthening significantly, but a moisture field over the Australian continent helped the storm maintain its intensity. Wind shear would later be subdued, allowing Jasmine to strengthen quicker.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Jasmine
On 5 February, Jasmine reached its peak intensity in the Australian basin as a Category 2 on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, with 10-minute sustained winds of 95 m/h (60 mph). After moving to the southeast in response to a nearby subtropical ridge, Jasmine exited the BOM's area of responsibility on 6 February.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Jasmine
In Queensland, Jasmine produced heavy rains and gusty winds. Heavy rainfall from Jasmine's outer rainbands produced large precipitation totals across southern areas of Queensland. After moving into the Coral Sea, a surface trough attached to the system produced more rain showers over Australia. In Cairns, Queensland, several roads were closed and trees were uprooted by strong winds associated with Jasmine. In addition, power lines that were knocked down in the city's northern suburbs caused power outages for affected areas.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 13U (Hilwa)
On 5 February, TCWC Perth reported within their tropical weather outlooks that a tropical low was developing near 12°S 95°E, 200 km (120 mi) to the west of the West Island of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Over the next few days, TCWC Perth continued to monitor the storm, as it slowly moved westward. TCWC Perth predicted it would move west of 90°E without developing into a Tropical Cyclone. On 14 February, JTWC classified the storm as Tropical Cyclone 13S, as the storm moved out of the BoM's area of responsibility, and into the South-West Indian Ocean basin.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Koji–Joni
On 6 March, an area of thunderstorms that TCWC Perth had been watching since 3 March, became a tropical low. Later on the same day, the BoM designated the storm as Tropical Low 15U while the JTWC designated the storm as Tropical Cyclone 16S. On the morning of 8 March, the low strengthened into a Category 1 tropical cyclone, assigning the name Koji. However, a few hours later, Koji moved west of 90°E and was renamed Joni by the Mauritius Meteorological Service. Despite this, the combined name Koji–Joni was now used on advisories issued on the storm, instead of a "single" name. This would be the last system to be renamed, with Cyclone Bruce in 2013 being the first system to retain its name when it moved west of 90°E


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Lua
On 8 March, a low-pressure area developed well off the coast of Pilbara. On 9 March, TCWC Perth noted the low had become a tropical low, and then assigned the identification 16U. On 13 March, both the BoM and the JTWC upgraded the system to a category 1 tropical cyclone and named it Lua. On 14 March, Lua intensified into a category 2 tropical cyclone as it began moving westwards away from Western Australia.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Lua
Lua became a category 3 severe tropical cyclone on 16 March, and it made landfall near Pardoo the next day, with sustained winds of 155 km/h (95 mph). Early on 18 March, Lua weakened below tropical cyclone intensity. The remnants of the storm dissipated later on that day, after moving deeper into Western Australia.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Lua
Lua is so far the strongest cyclone to impact the Australian coast, since Yasi in 2011, and the Pilbara coast, since Laurence in 2009. Lua is also notable for maintaining cyclone strength as far south as Wiluna, making it the closest a cyclone has approached the Goldfields–Esperance region, since Steve in 2000. The city of Kalgoorlie received 59.4 mm of rainfall from the system, its heaviest rainfall in 12 years, while Norseman received 60 mm.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 17U
On 9 March, an area of low pressure developed to the north of Kimberley. Over the next 3 days, the low moved into the Timor Sea, as the storm slowly intensified. On 12 March, TCWC Darwin reported that the storm had intensified into a tropical low and gave it the identification 17U. As the storm approached the northern coast of Western Australia, it continued to intensify slowly. On 14 March, Tropical Low 17U slowly began to weaken as the storm made landfall on the northeastern border of Western Australia.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 17U
Several hours later, 17U made a second landfall over the northwestern border of the Northern Territory. Afterwards, TCWC Darwin issued their last bulletin on the storm as it degenerated into a weak low. During the next several hours, 17U continued moving eastwards deep into the Northern Territory while maintaining its intensity. However, TCWC Darwin continued to track 17U on their 3-Day Outlook, until the storm entered TCWC Brisbane's area of responsibility, on 16 March.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 17U
Late on 15 March, 17U crossed over into Northern Queensland with the northern part of the storm emerging into the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Soon afterwards, 17U began to reintensify. Late on 17 March, 17U began to stall in the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria. Late on 18 March, TWCW Brisbane issued their last advisory on the storm, as it was not expected to become a tropical cyclone, at this point. However, the agency continued to track the storm on their outlook, until the storm's dissipation.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 17U
Late on 19 March, Tropical Low 17U began moving southward, deeper into Queensland. Early on 20 March, wind shear began weakening the storm, as it turned eastward. Late on 21 March, 17U began emerging off the eastern coast of Queensland, as it was drawn towards a powerful extratropical cyclone, to the east. By 22 March, the extratropical storm had absorbed Tropical Low 17U, and thus the storm was dropped from TCWC Brisbane's outlook.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 19S
On 5 May, the JTWC reported that a tropical disturbance had developed within the Banda Sea, about 425 km (265 mi) to the northeast of Dili, on Timor island. On 7 May, TCWC Jakarta and the JTWC reported that the disturbance strengthened into a tropical depression, off the Indonesian east coast, and gave the storm the identifier 19S. Soon afterwards, the storm reached its peak intensity, with a central low pressure of 996 mbars.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 19S
Late on 7 May, vertical wind shear from the north caused the system's northern convection to dissipate, as the storm turned to the southeast, prompting the JTWC to issue their last advisory on the system. However, on 8 May, the wind shear weakened, and the system regained its convection, as it began to reorganize. Later on the same day, 19S turned to the south-southwest and narrowly passed in between a few Indonesia islands. On 10 May, 19S turned to the southwest, as it approached Timor. On 11 May, Tropical Depression 19S turned westward, as it slightly organized.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 19S
Early on 11 May, Tropical Depression 19S impacted southwestern Timor and stalled there for 2 days, while beginning to weaken. On 12 May, Tropical Depression 19S began to weaken more rapidly, as it turned to the northwest. Early on 14 May, Tropical Depression 19S passed to the east of Sumba and impacted Flores, as the storm continued to move northwestwards. Later on the same day, TCWC Jakarta and the BoM both issued their last advisories on Tropical Depression 19S, as the storm dissipated just north of Flores.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 20U
This system was one of the few storms to form out of season.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 26 December, TCWC Perth reported that a tropical low had developed near the Western boundary of the region, located over in moderate vertical wind shear. The tropical low slowly moved in a westward direction and the JTWC issued a TCFA; although TCWC Perth issued its final advisory on the tropical low on 28 December. On 5 January, TCWC Darwin had spotted a weak tropical low, formed from the monsoon trough over to the north of Timor, however this was the only known advisory for that system. Two tropical lows also developed during January, but those storms remained extremely weak.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 3 March, TCWC Brisbane had reported a slow-moving low over in the central Coral Sea. The low lingered for a few days and on 6 March, the JTWC upgraded it to a medium chance of becoming a tropical cyclone, and was reported that the low was having some subtropical characteristics. TCWC Brisbane made its final advisory on the low on 7 March, as it became a remnant low.


2011–12 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names
During the season a total of 7 tropical cyclones received a name from BoM, either by TCWC Perth, Darwin, or Brisbane, when the system was judged to have 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph). There has only been one list that the Bureau of Meteorology have assigned names to tropical cyclones since the 2008–09 season. Tropical cyclones named by the TCWC Jakarta and Port Moresby are rare, with the last named cyclones occurring during 2010 and 2007, respectively.


2011–12 Austrian Cup
The 2011–12 Austrian Cup (German: ÖFB-Cup) was the 78th season of Austria's nationwide football cup competition. It commenced with the matches of the Preliminary Round in July 2011 and concluded with the Final on 20 May 2012. The runner-up of the competition, defending champion SV Ried, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, as domestic champion FC Red Bull Salzburg gained their first double with a 3–0 victory in Ernst-Happel-Stadion.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Participating teams
The teams the Bundesliga, the First League, the two losers of the First League Relegation Playoff and the winner of the 9 winner of the province cups.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Participating teams
The teams of the preliminary round were nominated by the 9 province-FAs.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Schedule
5–7 August 2011: 1st Round20–21 September 2011: 2nd Round25–26 October 2011: Round of 1610–11 April 2012: Quarter-Finals 1-2 Mai 2012: Semifinals20 Mai 2012: Final


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Preliminary round
The Preliminary Round involved 66 amateur clubs from all regional federations, divided into smaller groups according to the Austrian federal states. The draw for this round was conducted in Vienna (Ernst Happel Stadion) on 6 July 2011.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, First round
The draw for this round was on 25 July 2011. The matches took place on 5 through 7 August 2011.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Second round
The winners from the previous round compete in this stage of the competition. These matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2011.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Third round
The winners from the previous round compete in this stage of the competition. These matches were played on 25 and 26 October 2011.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Quarterfinals
The winners from the previous round compete in this stage of the competition. These matches were played on 10 and 11 April 2012.


2011–12 Austrian Cup, Semifinals
The winners from the previous round compete in this stage of the competition. These matches were played on 1 and 2 May 2012.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga was the 100th season of top-tier football in Austria  and was contested by ten teams. The Austrian football champion was determined in four heats. The championship began on 16 July 2011 and ended on 17 May 2012 with the completion of the 36th and final round.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The champion was Red Bull Salzburg for the seventh time. Rapid Wien was the runner-up by six points. While Salzburg became eligible for the qualification to the UEFA Champions League (second round) by winning the championship, Rapid and third-place Admira Wacker Mödling – the most successful promoted team in Bundesliga history – became eligible to play in a qualification for the UEFA Europa League (second round). Sixth-place SV Ried was also eligible because of its participation in the cup final of the Europa League.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga
Kapfenberger SV ended the championship in last place and therefore had to move down to the second-level First League after four seasons in the Bundesliga.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
Supported by the sports betting provider tipp3 as the main sponsor, the Bundesliga is the highest league in Austrian soccer and held its 92nd season in 2011–12. The secondary sponsor is the mobile service provider T-Mobile Austria which is the reason why the official name of the league is tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile. After six years, the promoted club FC Admira Wacker was again represented in Austria’s highest league. The team replaced the relegated club LASK Linz.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
With the exception of Vorarlberg and Carinthia, all Austrian federal states were represented in the Bundesliga. Vienna, Lower Austria, and Styria each had two clubs.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Overview
The television provider sky Deutschland had the rights to show all Bundesliga matches in full length, which were broadcast in a pay television format on the channel sky sport austria. For the first time, the station showed all games not only in the well-known conference circuit but also individual matches. In addition, ORF had the broadcasting rights to each “Top Match of the Round” – mostly on Sundays, but also on Wednesdays for weekday rounds. This arrangement did not apply in the last two rounds, in which all games had to be held at the same time. Consequently, ORF was permitted to show a 45-minute summary of the remaining four matches in each round.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Method
In the 2011–12 season, ten clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 rounds as had been done in previous years. The draw was redone after the ninth and 27th rounds. Each team thus played against every other team twice at home and twice away.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Method
The champion Red Bull Salzburg was eligible for the second qualification round for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. The second and third place clubs (Rapid Wien and Trenkwalder Admira) as well as the Austrian Cup winner were eligible to start in the second or third qualification round for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Should the Austrian Cup winner also be Austrian champion, the loser of the cup final would start in the Europa League. The tenth-place club, Kapfenberger SV, had to move down to the second level league, the First League.


2011–12 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Results
The match table below displays the results of all games in the season. The home team is listed in the left column and the away team in the upper row. The home team’s score is listed first.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League
The 2011–12 Austrian Football First League was the 38th season of the Austrian second-level football league. It began on 10 June 2011 and ended on 18 May 2012 after the 36th and final round. The Carinthian cooperative associations Wolfsberger AC and SK St. Andrä won the championship. WAC, which ended its cooperative with SK St. Andrä after the 2011–12 season, moved up to the Bundesliga for the first time. The last place team of TSV Hartberg had to move down to the Austrian Regional League Central. The second-to-last place team had to play two relegation matches against Grazer AK, the champion of the Central Regional League.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Overview
The First League is the second-highest league in Austrian professional soccer and held its 36th season in 2011–12. LASK Linz was new in the league as well as the two winners of the relegation matches (ninth place in the First League 2010–11 against the champion of the Regional League East 2010–11 and the champion of the Regional League West 2010–11 against the champion of the Regional League Central 2010-11).


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Overview
In the 2011–12 season, Vorarlberg had three clubs, Upper Austria had two clubs, and Vienna, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Styria, and Carinthia each had one club. Burgenland and Tyrol were not represented in the First League.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Overview
sky Deutschland owned the television rights for the First League as in the Bundesliga which allowed them to show every game in full length. The games were broadcast on sky sport austria and as part of a conference circuit with four games beginning at 6:30PM. In the last two rounds, all games had to be played at the same time, and sky was allowed to pick an additional game which would be designated as the "Top Game of the Round" and would be shown at 8:30PM on Fridays. ORF also had the rights to broadcast the Top Game of the Round live and in full length. They broadcast the games on their channel ORF Sport +.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Method
In the 2011–12 season, which began on 10 July 2011, ten clubs competed against each other in 36 rounds, as had been done in previous seasons. The championship ended on 13 May 2012.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Method
The champion of the league moved up to the Bundesliga. The last place team had to move down to its corresponding region in the Regional League. This team was replaced by the winner of the two qualification matches between the champions of the Regional League West and Regional League East. The next-to-last team had to play two relegation matches against the champion of the Regional League Central. The winner of the relegation matches qualified for the First League for the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
In the new class reform of 2009, it was decided that the promotion candidates of the Regional Leagues together with the ninth place in the First League must compete in the relegation matches in order to remain in or be promoted to the First League. An alternating method of relegation matches was agreed upon for the Regional League teams. Accordingly, the Regional League Central had to compete against the ninth place in the First League and the Regional League East had to compete against the Regional League West in this season.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
On the basis of the license withdrawal of LASK Linz and the associated demotion to the Regional League Central, the ninth place in the First League, FC Lustenau 07, remained in the second level of play without a relegation match. The last place in the First League, TSV Hartberg, moved up to the relegation place and competed against the Regional League Central champion.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
In the first pairing, the last place in the First League, TSV Hartberg, played against the champion of the Regional League central, Grazer AK.


2011–12 Austrian Football First League, Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
In the second pairing, the champion of the Regional League East, SV Horn, played against the Regional League West champion WSG Swarovski Wattens.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season
The 2011–12 Austrian Hockey League was a season of the Austrian Hockey League (known as Erste Bank Eishockey Liga - or EBEL league - for sponsorship reasons). The Black Wings Linz won their second Austrian championship after 2003 by defeating the EC KAC in the Playoff-Final four games to one.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season, Regular season, Regular season
After 40 regular season games, the league was divided into two mid-season groups, who played games amongst each other. The first six teams qualified into the playoffs, but played a further 10 games each in the Placement Round to decide the best rankings. Earlier points were annulled, except for the 1st team receiving +4, the 2nd +3, the 3rd + 2, and the 4th +1 extra initial point(s) for this phase.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season, Regular season, Regular season
The last 5 teams played 8 games each in the Qualifying Round to reach the remaining two playoff spots. Earlier points were annulled except for the 7th receiving + 3, the 8th + 2, and the 9th + 1 extra initial point(s) for this phase. In the playoff games the better placed team at the end of these mid-season groups will have the right to play at home first. In the quarterfinals the 1st ranked team will play against the 8th ranked team, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th, 4th vs 5th - each in a best-of-seven series.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season, Regular season, Placement Round
EHC Black Wings Linz started with +4, KHL Medveščak Zagreb with +3, EC Red Bull Salzburg with +2 and EC KAC with +1 points.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season, Regular season, Qualifying Round
Villacher SV started with +3, Vienna Capitals with + 2 and the Graz 99ers with +1 points.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season, Playoffs
In the semifinals the four winners of the quarterfinals will play as follows: the best ranked club (in the regular season) of the four semifinalists will play against the worst ranked club, the second best ranked club against the second worst ranked club - each in a best-of-seven series. The two winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series in the final round.


2011–12 Austrian Hockey League season, Playoffs
If a playoff game is undecided at the end of the regular time after a 17 minutes break a 20-minute "Sudden Victory Overtime" will be played. Should the game still be undecided after the first overtime period after another 17 minutes break a second 20-minute "Sudden Victory Overtime" will be played and so on until the deciding goal is scored. Each team may only use four skaters; however, at least three skaters must be used.


2011–12 Austrian National League season
The 2011-12 Austrian National League season was contested by 12 teams, and saw HC Innsbruck win the championship. The top eight teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. One Hungarian team, DAB-Docler participated in the league.


2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga
The 2011–12 season of the Regionalliga was the 53rd season of the third-tier football league in Austria, since its establishment in 1959.


2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga
In the three Regional Leagues (East, Central, and West), teams played two heats for advancement into the First League. Two of the three teams would qualify. In 2011–12, the champion of the Regional League West (WSG Wattens) met the Regional League East champion SV Horn in the qualification, while the Regional League Central champion GAK met the First League last-place finisher. Insofar as the relegated teams did not have other arrangements, three teams had to move down to the fourth level league.


2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga, Method
The Regional Leagues East, West, and Central constitute the third level of play in Austrian soccer. The Regional League East is made up of the clubs in the Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland soccer associations. The Regional League Central is composed of clubs in the Upper Austria, Carinthia, and Styria soccer associations. The Regional League West is made up of the clubs in the Salzburg, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg soccer associations.


2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga, Method
Clubs in these leagues play for a relegation place in the First League. The prerequisite for a possible promotion is the granting of a license by the fifth senate of the Bundesliga.


2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga, Method
The three last place teams of the Regional Leagues have to move down to the fourth level of play. If more clubs move down from the First League, the number of clubs that must move down to the fourth level will go up as well. If two clubs move down from the First League that belong to the federal states that comprise the Regional League Central, four teams from the Regional League Central would need to move down.


2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Ayr United's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Ayr United F.C. season, Summary
Ayr United finished ninth in the First Division,  entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Airdrie United on aggregate in the Semi-final and were relegated to the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the Semi-final of the League Cup and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Ayr United 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 Azadegan League
The 2011–12 Azadegan League was the 21st season of the Azadegan League and 11th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 21 teams from the 2010–11 Azadegan League, three new teams relegated from the 2010–11 Persian Gulf Cup: PAS Hamedan, Paykan and Steel Azin and three new teams promoted from the 2010–11 2nd Division: Saipa Shomal as champions, Niroye Zamini and Parseh Tehran. Esteghlal Khuzestan replaced Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran. Damash Lorestan changed their name into Gahar Zagros while Hamyari Arak changed their name into Shahrdari Arak. The league started on 14 September 2011 and ended on 19 April 2012. Paykan won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Paykan, Aluminium Hormozgan and Gahar Zagros promoted to the Persian Gulf Cup.


2011–12 Azadegan League, Teams
The league will feature three clubs relegated from Iran Pro League: Steel Azin returned to the Azadegan League after two seasons in the top division, whereas Paykan were relegated after a two-year stint. The third team Pas Hamedan, were relegated for the first time in club history to a lower league.


2011–12 Azadegan League, Attendance, Average home attendance
Updated to games played on 19 April 2012Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesPAS Hamedan, Paykan and Steel Azin played last season in Persian Gulf CupNiroye Zamini, Parseh Tehran and Saipa Shomal played last season in Iran 2nd Division  Esteghlal Khuzestan replaced Esteghlal Jonoub Tehran  Damash Lorestan changed their name into Gahar Zagros  Hamyari Arak changed their name into Shahrdari Arak


2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup 2011–12 is the 20th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. It started on 26 October 2011 with five games of the Premiliary Round and ended in May 2012 with the Final. FC Inter Baku were the defending champions. Twenty-two teams were scheduled to compete in the competition.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup
The winner of the competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup, First round
The five winners from the Preliminary Round joined the remaining eleven teams of the 2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League in this round andplayed against each other over one game. The games were played on 30 November 2011.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the First Round were drawn into four two-legged ties.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup, Semifinals
The four quarterfinal winners were drawn into two two-legged semifinal ties.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup, Final
The two semifinals winners participated in this stage of the competition.


2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division  is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. There are fourteen teams participating in Azerbaijani First Division this season.


2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams
At the end of the 2010–11 season, champions FC Absheron and runners-up was initially must be promoted but due financial difficulties, FC Absheron became defunct, while FK Mughan was demoted to first division and replaced by Sumgayit City F.C.. A further three places were given to Taraggi FC, Lokomotiv-Bilajary FK and Həkəri FK, who will be debutantes from this season. In November 2011, Həkəri FK' owners announced that club will be dissolved and all of their results in Azerbaijan First Division will be annulled. On 10 April 2012, FK Qaradağ sealed promotion to league after winning first division. However, due decision of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan about licensing, no clubs from division will be promoted which means all clubs from last season will be remaining in the league.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League (known as the Unibank Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. Neftchi Baku was the defending champions, having won their second Azerbaijani championship the previous season.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League
A total of twelve teams participated in the league, the ten sides remaining of the 2010–11 season, one promoted club from the 2010–11 Azerbaijan First Division and a totally new club instead of defunct First Division champions FC Absheron. The format of the league was same as 2010–11 season.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League
There is only one change in season's regulation as only champion of 2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division was directly promoted, while runners up of first division played play-off game with the team that finished 11th in Azerbaijan Premier League.


2011–12 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
MOIK Baku were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division after finishing 12th and last, at the end of last season. They were replaced by First Division champions FC Absheron and runners-up Ravan Baku. However, due sponsorship problems Absheron became defunct and replaced by Sumgayit City F.C..