2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Senators vs. Rangers
Alfredsson did not return for game three, as he was still suffering from a concussion from the Hagelin hit. The first star of the game was the Rangers' goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped all 39 Senators shots on net for a shutout. The game was scoreless until the third period when the Rangers' Boyle scored on a backhand after the puck bounced off the back boards directly to him nearly in front of the Senators' goaltender Craig Anderson, who stopped 21 of 22 shots. It was the only goal of the match. Lundqvist preserved the win with a save in the final minute on Kyle Turris, who was alone in front of the Rangers' goal with the Senators pressing and their goaltender pulled for an extra attacker.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Senators vs. Rangers
In game four, it was the Ottawa goalie Anderson's turn to save a game. After giving up two power play goals by the Rangers in the first few minutes, he stopped the Rangers the rest of the way. In the second period, the Senators tied the game on goals by Milan Michalek and Sergei Gonchar. No goals were scored leading to the second overtime of the series. In the overtime, the Senators' Kyle Turris scored his first-ever overtime goal to tie the series after four games, ensuring a game six in Ottawa. Ottawa captain Alfredsson missed another game. It was the first victory at home by the Senators since the 2007 Stanley Cup Final.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Senators vs. Rangers
The fifth game, in New York, saw Anderson continue to hold off the Rangers, stopping all of their shots for a 2–0 shutout victory. Junior call up Mark Stone made an impression, setting up the winning goal of the game by Spezza in the first period. Spezza added an empty net goal to seal the victory. It was Stone's NHL debut.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Senators vs. Rangers
Game six was played in Ottawa with the Senators having a chance to eliminate the Rangers. The Senators scored the first goal of the game in the first period on a power play. With Anderson continuing to hold off the Rangers, it appeared the Senators might have scored enough. It all changed in the second period with three goals by the Rangers, including a pair on the power play, to put the Rangers ahead 3–1. Anderson's shutout streak of the Rangers ended at 145 minutes, 27 seconds.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Senators vs. Rangers
In the third, Senators' coach Paul MacLean benched stars Spezza and Alfredsson in a ploy to turn their games around, but it was ineffective. Alfredsson himself showed a rare temper outburst on the bench, due to his frustration. The Senators scored a goal on a disputed play in the last minute, but it was too little, too late. The game was the NHL debut for Senators prospect Jakob Silfverberg, who had just finished playing in the Swedish Elitserien playoffs.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Playoffs, Senators vs. Rangers
The series shifted to New York for the deciding game seven. Like game six, the deciding goals were scored in the second period. The Rangers scored a pair of goals to go ahead 2–0, while Alfredsson replied on the power play for the Senators. The third period was scoreless. Alfredsson was considered to be the best player for the Senators in the game, and there was considerable speculation after the game that it might be the last game of his NHL career.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Player statistics, Goaltending
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Senators. Stats reflect time with Senators only. ‡Traded mid-season.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Awards/Milestones, Records
The Senators set a new franchise record for the fastest two goals scored on October 8, 2011, in a 6–5 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre. The first goal was scored by Jason Spezza at 15:36 of the third period, while the second goal was scored eight seconds later by Daniel Alfredsson. The previous record was nine seconds, set the previous season.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Awards/Milestones, Records
On February 22, 2012, Erik Karlsson set a new franchise record for assists by a defenceman in a single season by tallying two assists, bringing his total to 47, in a 5–2 victory over the Washington Capitals. The previous record was held by Norm MacIver, who tallied 46 assists during the modern franchise's inaugural season in 1992–93.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Awards/Milestones, Records
On February 26, 2012, Erik Karlsson set a new franchise record for points by a defenceman in a single season by tallying two assists, bringing his points total to 65, in a 5–2 victory over the New York Islanders. The previous record was held by Norm MacIver, who tallied 63 points during the modern franchise's inaugural season in 1992–93.


2011–12 Ottawa Senators season, Draft picks
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Senators picked sixth overall with their own draft pick, and 21st overall with the first-round pick of the Nashville Predators, acquired in exchange for a 2011 trade of Mike Fisher. After picking 21st, the Senators traded their 35th and 48th overall picks (the later pick acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Chris Campoli) to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for the 24th overall pick. This marked the first time in franchise history that the Senators picked three times in the first round.


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
The 2011–12 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 10th competitive season since the 2002 fusion between Stade Leuven, Daring Club Leuven and Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee. It was their first season in the Belgian Pro League after being promoted from the Belgian Second Division and the first time in 61 years a team from the city of Leuven played in the highest division. OH Leuven finished in 14th place, one place clear of the relegation zone, thereby prolonging their stay at the top flight. Their cup run was unsuccessful, losing out to Rupel Boom form the third division in round 6, which was the round where the team entered the cup.


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Team kit
The team kits for the 2011–12 season were produced by Vermarc and the main shirt sponsor was Option.


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by league goals when total goals are equal.


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Statistics, Goals
Last updated: 6 May 2012Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League
OHL's first season in the Belgian Pro League began on 29 July 2011.


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Regular season
Points against 2010/11 Playoff 1 teams (6): 12 Points against 2010/11 Playoff 2 teams (8): 13 Points against newly promoted teams (1): 4


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Regular season
Biggest home win: 3–1 vs. Mons; 3–1 vs. Club Brugge; 3–1 vs. Sint-TruidenBiggest home defeat: 1–3 vs. Standard Liège; 0–2 vs. KortrijkBiggest away win: 1–3 vs. WesterloBiggest away defeat: 6–1 vs. Gent; 5–0 vs. Genk


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Regular season
Biggest home attendance: 8,519 vs. Club Brugge and vs. Standard LiègeSmallest home attendance: 5,672 vs. MonsBiggest away attendance: 24,806 vs. Club BruggeSmallest away attendance: 4,000 vs. Mons


2011–12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season, Competitions, Belgian Pro League, Playoffs
After finishing 14th during the regular season, OHL was placed in Group A of the Europa League Playoff together with Cercle Brugge, Lierse and Mechelen.


2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season
Oxford United F.C. season 2011–12 was the club's second season in League Two after returning from the Conference. It was the club's 118th year in existence, their 112th of competitive football and their 63rd since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.


2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season
After consolidation of the club's newly regained League status the season before (Oxford had finished 12th in League Two in 2010–11), and an unbeaten pre-season campaign that included victories over higher-division opposition in the shape of MK Dons and Birmingham City, hopes for the new season were high, but United started with an away defeat to Rotherham United on the opening day. Results improved, however, and the club briefly reached the automatic promotion places in October.


2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season
They spent most of the remainder of the season in the playoff places, but a seven-match winless streak at the end of the season meant they finished outside of the playoffs in 9th place, a pattern that was to be repeated for the following two seasons under manager Chris Wilder. Doing the double (victories home and away) over local rivals Swindon Town, the eventual League champions, for the first time since 1973 offered some consolation to the Oxford United faithful. A long-range goal from midfielder Peter Leven in a home victory over Port Vale in October was another highlight of the season.


2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season
United were eliminated in the first round of both major cup competitions by higher-division opposition: League One side Sheffield United in the FA Cup and Cardiff City of the Championship in the League Cup. James Constable was the club's leading scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 11 goals, but this was to be his least prolific season at the club.


2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season, Team kit
This season's team kit supplier is the American brand Nike, via JustSport, with this season being the third in a three-year deal. The club's main sponsor for the 2011–12 season is Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company.


2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season, Match fixtures and results, League Two
For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2011–12 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium


2011–12 PAOK FC season
The 2011–12 season is PAOK's 53rd consecutive season in Super League Greece.


2011–12 PAOK FC season
They will also compete in the Greek Cup and the UEFA Europa League.


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


2011–12 PAOK FC season, Greek Cup, Quarter-Finals
Last updated: 25 January 2012Source: ,  1The match against Ethnikos Asteras was suspended in the 15th minute after an assistant referee was hit by a seat thrown from the stands with the score at 0–0. On 29 December 2011, with a decision by the Hellenic Football Federation the match was awarded to PAOK.


2011–12 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Note: The Playoffs statistics are included in the Super League column. Note 1On 21 December 2011, the Cup game against Ethnikos Asteras was suspended in the 15th minute. Only these 15 minutes of the game have been added to the column of "Minutes Played" of the table.


2011–12 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Goals
Last updated: 21 May 2012Source: Match reports in Competitive matches  0 shown as blank


2011–12 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Assists
Last updated: 21 May 2012Source: , 0 shown as blank


2011–12 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 21 May 2012 Source: Match reports in competitive matches, , ,  Only competitive matches Ordered by ,   and   = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. 0 shown as blank


2011–12 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Overall
Note: In the games played and in the games won lines, is not included the cup game against Ethnikos Asteras that was suspended, but was awarded to PAOK.


2011–12 PAS Giannina F.C. season
The 2011–12 season is PAS Giannina F.C. 's 17th competitive season in the top flight of Greek football, 2nd season in the Superleague Greece, and 46th year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup.


2011–12 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Personnel, Coaching staff
Giannis Christopoulos CT (from 23 November 2011 until 4 December 2011)


2011–12 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Personnel, Coaching staff
Filippos Bolovinis (from 19 September 2011 until 4 December 2011)


2011–12 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Personnel, Academy
Giannis Tatsis CT (from 5 October 2011 until 10 October 2011)


2011–12 PAS Giannina F.C. season, Transfers, Summer, Out
For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2011


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2011–12 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the first conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament started on October 2, 2011 with Rain or Shine Elasto Painters against Barangay Ginebra Kings as the opening game. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which does not require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup, Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Powerade Tigers competed for the 104th championship contested by the league. The series was held from January 20 to 29, 2012.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
This was the first time that Talk 'N Text and Powerade faced each other in the finals, since the 2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup, in which Talk 'N Text won the series in six games.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Talk 'N Text won the championship series, four games to one, becoming the third team, and first since 1985, to successfully defend the All-Filipino crown.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background, Road to the finals
Talk 'N Text finished the elimination round tied with the B-Meg Llamados for first place. Since Talk 'N Text has an inferior quotient against B-Meg, the team got the #2 seed but still got the twice-to-beat advantage entering the quarterfinals. They defeated the 7th seeded Barako Bull Energy in one game in order to advance to the semifinals, where they faced the Petron Blaze Boosters, the team that they faced during the 2011 PBA Governors Cup Finals and denied them their opportunity for a Grand Slam. Talk 'N Text defeated Petron Blaze in seven games, becoming the third team to win a best-of-seven playoff series coming from a 1-3 deficit.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Background, Road to the finals
Powerade on the other hand was seeded eight (due to an inferior quotient against Barako Bull), with a twice-to-beat disadvantage going to the quarterfinals. They defeated the first seeded B-Meg Llamados in two games to advance to the semifinals. In the next round, they faced the fifth-seeded Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. Powerade won in seven games, making them the first team in PBA history to become the lowest seeded team to advance to the finals.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 1
In the first game, which is held at Digos, Davao del Sur, Talk 'N Text capitalized on the absence of Powerade's top pick rookie JV Casio, due to an injured knee, and limiting Gary David to only 19 points (his lowest scoring output in the playoffs) to get the first win of the series. The Tropang Texters led Powerade by as much  as 20 points mostly in the second half.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 2
Talk 'N Text was in control most of the game  and was leading Powerade by 12 points going into the fourth quarter. The Tigers, led by Doug Kramer sparked a 13-2 run, which pushed Powerade to within one point, 94-93 with 2:54 remaining in the game. After executing empty possessions, Larry Fonacier was able to score a layup from a broken play that gave the Tropang Texters with 2:08 remaining. Jimmy Alapag sealed any chance for a Powerade comeback with a 28-foot three point jumper.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 3
With 3.3 seconds left in the game, and leading the game 121-118, Talk 'N Text had the possession and a chance to close the game. Ranidel de Ocampo miscalculated the lead pass to teammate Larry Fonacier, who was heavily defended by Gary David. JV Casio was able to pick up the loose ball then sank a three-point shot to send the game into overtime. During the overtime period, De Ocampo was able to make up his mistake in regulation, scoring the crucial shots in overtime, sealing the game and a commanding 3-0 lead in the finals series.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 3
Earlier in the game, De Ocampo was slapped with a flagrant foul (penalty 1) after he swung an elbow to Sean Anthony after securing a rebound. Anthony's eyebrow needed 10 stitches to stop the bloody gash. De Ocampo was fined P20,000 by the commissioner's office after the incident.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 4
Before Game 4 started, Powerade's Gary David was named Best Player of the Conference after receiving 1268 value points against his closest contender Arwind Santos with 1159.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 4
Scoring with a game-high 35 points, Gary David led Powerade to its first win in the series, amid costly miscues at the last minutes of the game, preventing a potential Talk 'N Text sweep.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 5
Talk 'N Text led most of the game, leading with as much as 23 points (40-17) and prevented any scoring surge from Powerade. The Tropang Texters was able to secure the series clinching game, successfully defending the Philippine Cup, making them the first team in league history to win back-to-back All-Filipino championships after 27 years. The last team doing that feat was the Great Taste Coffee Makers in 1984 and 1985.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 5
Ryan Reyes also made history by making 10 steals and breaking the all-time PBA record for most steals made in a single game.


2011–12 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Series summary, Game 5
After the game, Larry Fonacier was awarded as the Finals Most Valuable Player by the PBA Press Corps.


2011–12 PBA season
The 2011–12 PBA season was the 37th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season was formally opened on October 2, 2011 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and finished on August 5, 2012. The season used three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The mid season Commissioner's Cup featured unlimited height limit for imports. The Governors' Cup became the third and final conference for this season.


2011–12 PBA season
The first activity of the season was the 2011 PBA Draft held on August 28, 2011 at the Robinsons Place Manila in Ermita, Manila.


2011–12 PBA season, Opening ceremonies
The season began on October 2 with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 94-93.


2011–12 PBA season, 2012 Commissioner's Cup
After the PBA Philippine Cup Finals, the PBA is slated to return in the PBA Commissioner's Cup. This conference features imports for each team, with an unlimited height ceiling.


2011–12 PBL season
The 2011–12 Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL) was the second season of the Russian Professional League, and the 21st overall season of the Russian Professional Championship. CSKA Moscow won the title, by beating Khimki Moscow Region 2–0 in the league's playoff Finals.


2011–12 PBL season, Format
Because of the involvement of the senior men's Russia national basketball team at the Olympic qualifying tournament in 2012, the 2011–12 Russian Professional League was reduced to two playoff series.


2011–12 PBL season, Format
All teams met each other at home and away venues. In the regular season, each team played 18 games.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season
The 2011–12 CSKA season was the 20th successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers, Summer 2011
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers, Summer 2011
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Moscow season, Competitions, Russian Super Cup
Assistant referees:Aleksei Lebedev (Saint Petersburg)Viktor Kulagin (Moscow)Fourth official:Vladislav Bezborodov (Saint Petersburg)


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season
The 2011–12 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 64th consecutive season in A Group. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club will play during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Summer transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Summer transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Players in/out, Winter transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Pre-season and friendlies
1 The match was interrupted at 82nd minute due a mass brawl between both teams and officials.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Bulgarian Super Cup
By winning in the 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia will play against the 2010–11 Bulgarian champions Litex Lovech for the Supercup.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Europa League
By winning in the 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup, CSKA Sofia qualified for the Europa League. They started in the play-off round.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Competitions, Europa League
Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate and thus CSKA is eliminated from the competition.


2011–12 PFC CSKA Sofia season, UEFA Club Rankings
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2010–11.


2011–12 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2011–12 season. These are A PFG and Bulgarian Cup.


2011–12 PFC Cherno More Varna season, Squad statistics
Key:  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club


2011–12 PFC Cherno More Varna season, Squad statistics
Correct as of 31 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2011–12 PFC Levski Sofia season
The 2011–12 season is Levski Sofia's 90th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 PFC Levski Sofia season, Squad
As of July 6, 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC Ludogorets Razgrad season
The 2011–12 season was Ludogorets Razgrad's first season in the A Football Group. Ludogorets Razgrad won their firstBulgarian Cup on 16 May, defeating Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1, before completing the domestic double a week later by defeating CSKA Sofia 1–0 on 23 May 2012 to claim their first top flight league title.


2011–12 PFC Turan Tovuz season
The Turan Tovuz 2011-12 season is Turan Tovuz's nineteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season. They finished the regular season in 12th place, meaning they took part in the Relegation group. They finished this group in 5th place, 11th over the whole league, and were put into the Relegation play-offs against FK Karvan. However this match didn't take place due to a decision by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan about licensing, deciding that no clubs from the First Division would be promoted. This meant that Turan Tovuz kept their place for the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League season.


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


2011–12 PFC Turan Tovuz season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC Turan Tovuz season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC Turan Tovuz season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PFC Turan Tovuz season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PGE Skra Bełchatów season
PGE Skra Bełchatów 2011–2012 season is the 2011/2012 volleyball season for Polish professional volleyball club PGE Skra Bełchatów. The club won silver medal of Polish Championship, Polish Cup 2012 and silver medal of CEV Champions League.


2011–12 PGE Skra Bełchatów season, Results, schedules and standings, CEV Champions League 2011-12, Final four
PGE Skra achieve silver medal of CEV Champions League. They won the match against Arkas Izmir in semifinal, but losing final against Russian club - VC Zenit-Kazan in the Final Four in Łódź, Poland. The final match ended controversially, because the referee didn't see the block of Russian player and ended the match despite the fact that audience and all players saw the error on screen. PGE Skra players received 3 of 8 individual awards. Best Receiver was Michał Winiarski, the award for Best Spiker received Bartosz Kurek and title of Most Valuable Player gained team captain - Mariusz Wlazły.


2011–12 PLK season
The 2011–12 Polish Basketball League (Tauron Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th edition of the Polish national championship.


2011–12 PLK season
The regular season started on 8 October 2011. The season ended on 6 June 2012, when Asseco Prokom Gdynia won their 9th consecutive title in a row this season, by beating Trefl Sopot 4–3 in the Finals.


2011–12 PSV Eindhoven season
The 2011–12 PSV Eindhoven season saw the club competing in the 2011–12 Eredivisie, 2011–12 KNVB Cup and 2011–12 Europa League.


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


2011–12 PSV Eindhoven season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PSV Eindhoven season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PSV Eindhoven season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 PSV Eindhoven season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from March 7–10, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The regular season began on the weekend of November 5, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.


2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
This was the first season under the Pac-12 Conference name. In July 2011, two schools joined the conference. Colorado arrived from the Big 12 and Utah entered from the Mountain West.


2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season, Conference games, Composite Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League
The 2011 season is the 57th season of Pakistan domestic football and the 8th season of the Pakistan Premier League, and started on 5 July 2011 under the auspices of Pakistan Football Federation (PFF). The season ending on 29 December with mid season break between 30 July and 14 September.


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League
KRL F.C. under head coach Tariq Lufti were crowned champions after losing only one game the whole season. They also took the winners prize of Rs 700,000. Afghan Club were the surprise of the season after finished second, the first time since the PPL started that a non-departmental club finished in the top three and took Rs 500,00. Pakistan Army F.C. finished third and were given Rs 400,00.


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League
PIA F.C. took the Fair-Play trophy and Rs 100,000. Cheques of Rs 100,000 each were handed over to the leading scorer Jadeed Khan Pathan (Afghan Club, 22 goals) and the best goalkeeper Jaffar Khan (Pakistan Army F.C. ).


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League
The best player award and a prize of Rs 150,000 went to KRL F.C.’s skipper Samar Ishaq. Rs100,000 each went to the best referee Waheed Murad and the best match commissioner Zaman Khan from Rawalpindi. The best assistant referee Adnan Anjum received Rs50,000. Pakistan Police F.C. and PEL F.C. were both relegated.


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, Format
Teams play each other on a home and away basis


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, Format
The winners will represent Pakistan at the 2012 AFC President's Cup. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Pakistan Football Federation League.


2011–12 Pakistan Premier League, Teams
SSGC F.C. and Young Blood F.C. were relegated at the end of the 2010 campaign and were replaced by Muslim F.C. and Pakistan Police F.C., both representing the city of Quetta.


2011–12 Pakistan federal budget
The Pakistan federal budget of 2011–2012 was presented in the National Assembly with a total outlay of 3.767 trillion rupees for fiscal year 2011–12. The budget was prepared in accordance with the budgeting and accounting classification system approved by the Government of Pakistan as an integral part of the new accounting model. The three year's medium-term indicative budget ceilings were issued to all principal accounting officers of the federal government. A new budget preparation method, called the 'output based budgeting' was introduced, which presented the federal budget by services and effects of services on target population and linked them with performance indicators and targets over the 3-year period. The budget was called 'pro-poor budget' by the parliamentarians.


2011–12 Pakistan federal budget, Allocation to provincial governments
Additional resources were allocated for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan for development and to meet the expenses on war on terror, respectively. Any shortfall in Balochistan's amount was be made up by the federal government from its resources.


2011–12 Paksi SE season
The 2011–12 season will be Paksi SE's 6th competitive season, 6th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 59th year in existence as a football club.


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


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2011–12 Paksi SE season, Europa League
The First and Second Qualifying Round draws took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 20 June 2011.


2011–12 Panathinaikos F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Panathinaikos's 53rd consecutive season in Super League Greece.


2011–12 Panathinaikos F.C. season
They also competed in the Greek Cup and were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.


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


2011–12 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Matches, Super League, Second round
*Match interrupted in the 82nd minute due to fan riot. Olympiacos were later awarded a 0–3 w.o win by the F.A.


2011–12 Panionios F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Panionios' 51st season in Super League Greece.


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


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The 2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League season, known as the Telikom NSL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth edition of Papua New Guinea National Soccer League.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League
The title was won by Hekari United, who defeated Eastern Stars in the Grand Final 3–0 to win their sixth consecutive title. The Golden Boot was won by Raymond Gunemba of Hekari, while Emmanuel Simon of Besta PNG United was the Player of the Season for the third straight year.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Teams
As in the previous season, there were seven teams in the competition, with six remaining from last season: Hekari United, Eastern Stars, Tukoko University, Besta PNG United, Petro Souths, and Gigira Laitepo Morobe (who relocated and were renamed Gigira Laitepo Central Coast). After taking part in four of the previous five seasons, Madang Fox withdrew, eventually taking a three-year hiatus. They were replaced by Bulolo United.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Teams
Five of the six returning teams were coming off their best ever season, with Hekari having matched their previous four victories with a fifth, and Eastern Stars, Tukoko University, Besta PNG and Petro Souths all having finished in their highest ever league position in the previous year.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Format
In a change to tradition, during the regular season, each team played each other three times, a change from the previous season where teams played each other twice. The team at the top of the league after all matches were played was crowned 'Minor Premiers' and secured qualification for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams advanced to a knockout competition, the winners of which were crowned Champions.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
With the seven clubs confirmed by the end of August, the season kicked off on 15 October 2011, with Hekari United securing a comfortable 3–0 victory over the reformed Central Coast in Port Moresby, but it was Eastern Stars who went top of the league with a 7–0 thrashing of Petro Souths. Debutants Bulolo secured a shock opening day victory over Tukoko University, winning 3–1.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
In week two, last season's runners-up Eastern Stars were dealt a surprise defeat by Central Coast, going down 2–0 in what would be the first of only two defeats during the season, while Hekari scored three again to defeat newcomers Bulolo, going top of the league early on once again.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
They maintained this lead after the third round of fixtures, defeating Tukoko University 1–0 to go onto nine points from nine fixtures and with zero goals conceded, with Central Coast in second on 6, and Eastern Stars and Bulolo, who had played out a goalless draw at the end of October, tied on four points.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
The first weekend of November saw all three scheduled fixtures cancelled, due to unrest in Lae and flight cancellations. Only one of these games was replayed the following midweek, with Central Coast defeating Petro Souths 2–1 to go level with Hekari at the top of the league. Fixtures continued to be postponed during these times as the unrest continued, some of which were never rescheduled.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
Going into December, Hekari and Central Coast were sitting first and second, separated by just one point, after Hekari suffered their first and only defeat of the season at the hands of Besta PNG United in mid-November, while Central Coast fell 3–2 to Tukoko University in the final week of November.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
In the first weekend of December, the top two went head-to-head, with Hekari soaring to a 4–0 victory over Central Coast, thanks in part to a brace from Wira Wama, putting them four clear at the top of the league. This result saw a dip in form for Central Coast, as through December, they fell behind Eastern Stars and Besta PNG United in fourth. Hekari continued to dominate after the Christmas period, and a 3–0 victory over then-second Besta PNG United on 4 February 2012 saw them increase their lead to eight points ahead of the U–20 side.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
The fight for second was much tighter, with Besta sitting on 20 points ahead of both Eastern Stars and Central Coast on 19. Coast's form fell off a cliff in February, losing every match, while Hekari surged forward, reaching 40 points – 13 ahead of Eastern Stars in second – by the end of February, an almost insurmountable lead.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
By the end of March, several matches were still yet to be played, and with the semi-finals due to commence on the first weekend of April, teams like Besta PNG United and Hekari United had initially been requested to complete all their outstanding fixtures – in some cases, up to four – in one week. However, eventually, the remaining fixtures were discarded, and Hekari, Eastern Stars, Besta PNG and Tukoko University – for unknown reasons, qualifying ahead of Central Coast – making the playoffs.


2011–12 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League, Summary
In the semi-finals, Hekari United and Eastern Stars set up a repeat of the previous season's final, after both sides came away with relatively comfortable victories: Hekari defeated Tukoko University 3–1, while Eastern Stars edged past Besta PNG United 1–0. In the third-place playoff, Besta defeated Tukoko on penalties, while Hekari claimed their sixth straight title with a 3–0 win over Eastern Stars.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Paris Saint-Germain Football Club's 42nd in existence and their 39th in the top-flight of French football. The team competed in Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and the UEFA Europa League.


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


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


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Transfers in
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Transfers out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Friendly matches
Paris Saint-Germain went down to defeat in their clash with Swiss side Sion. Antoine Kombouaré's men were three goals down early in the second-half, although they did recover some pride after Siaka Tiéné and Clément Chantôme both scored late on. PSG went down to Benfica in the opening match of the Guadiana International Tournament. Under the watchful eye of new sporting director Leonardo, Paris fell behind to an early Óscar Cardozo goal, but equalized soon after when Clément Chantôme's cushioned through ball was brilliantly lobbed home by Nenê.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Friendly matches
However, in this rematch of last season's Europa League tie, which Benfica won on aggregate, Franco Jara and Javier Saviola both netted after the restart to give the Lisbon club the win once again. A day after, their second match of the Guadiana International Tournament ended in a draw against Anderlecht. Kevin Gameiro netted his first goal for PSG, only for Lukáš Mareček to equalize for the Belgians. PSG recorded their first pre-season win, beating English second tier club Brighton & Hove Albion with Nenê making the difference, his goal laid on a plate by new signing Kevin Gameiro.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Friendly matches
Opposed to Wacker Innsbruck and Roma in two halves of 45 minutes, Paris clinched the Innsbruck Cup. PSG narrowly defeated the locals and recorded a comfortable triumph over the Italians. Paris lost to the New York Red Bulls in the Emirates Cup. Salvatore Sirigu lined up in the PSG goal for the first time and he was beaten by a low shot from Joel Lindpere. PSG bounced back with a resounding victory over Boca Juniors. Jean-Eudes Maurice, Guillaume Hoarau and Ceará sealed the victory for the nouveau riche at the Emirates Stadium. Alexandre Pato's fourth-minute goal meant Carlo Ancelotti's reign at PSG started with a loss as Milan beat the capital club in the Dubai Challenge Cup at the Al-Rashid Stadium.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain lost their first game of the season at home to Lorient, going down to a goal from Julien Quercia. Kevin Gameiro's strike had PSG on the brink of their first win of the season at Rennes, but Jonathan Pitroipa salvaged a deserved draw for the hosts. Nenê scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in Paris Saint-Germain's home win over Valenciennes. Javier Pastore supplied two assists as PSG battled back from a goal down to win at Toulouse.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A moment of magic from Ligue 1 record signing Javier Pastore ended Brest's unbeaten start to the season at the Parc des Princes. Javier Pastore's stunning goal helped Paris Saint-Germain battle back from two goals down at Evian to earn a point. Kevin Gameiro converted the decisive penalty of three as PSG beat Nice at the Parc des Princes. Paris Saint-Germain were ominously impressive against Montpellier, Javier Pastore scoring twice and Kevin Gameiro once to win at the Stade de la Mosson.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A sublime strike from Javier Pastore – and a late volley from Christophe Jallet – won PSG a thrilling victory over closest rivals Lyon, taking the capital club three points clear atop the table. A Kevin Gameiro hat-trick ensured Paris Saint-Germain picked up a win at Ajaccio. Two goals from Brazilian winger Nenê were enough for PSG to clinch a win over a valiant Dijon side. Nenê was the inspiration as league leaders Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Caen and record their sixth straight league win. Mohamed Sissoko gave PSG the lead at Bordeaux, but Yoan Gouffran's goal meant it finished tied. Nancy threw the French title race wide open after stunning leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the capital.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Marseille took the clasico honours to condemn Paris Saint-Germain to a second straight league defeat, leaving Montpellier three points clear at the top. Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways beating Auxerre after a thrilling second half at the Parc des Princes. Kevin Gameiro's first goal in seven league matches proved enough for Paris Saint-Germain to beat Sochaux. Paris Saint-Germain and Lille cancelled each other out at the Parc des Princes in a goalless draw. Mathieu Bodmer headed the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain won at Saint-Étienne to move clear at the top of the table once again.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Nenê scored twice and Javier Pastore netted his first league goal since October as leaders PSG beat Toulouse at the Parc des Princes to give Carlo Ancelotti the perfect start to his Ligue 1 coaching career. Milan Biševac scored the only goal of the game as Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest. Paris Saint-Germain maintained their winning run under Carlo Ancelotti after strikes from Nenê and Kevin Gameiro brought the Parisians back from a goal down to beat Evian at the Parc des Princes.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Carlo Ancelotti's perfect start as coach of Paris Saint-Germain ended after the capital club were held to a goalless draw by an impressive Nice. A late Guillaume Hoarau strike ensured it finished tied between leaders PSG and second-placed Montpellier. Guillaume Hoarau salvaged a draw for Paris Saint-Germain at Lyon in Ligue 1's match of the season with a 94th-minute equalizer as the capital club slipped from top spot. Argentine superstar Javier Pastore marked a return to form with a goal and an assist as Paris Saint-Germain beat Ajaccio to return to the top of the table.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Kevin Gameiro scored a dramatic injury-time winner as ten-man Paris Saint-Germain beat Dijon. Paris Saint-Germain scored through Christophe Jallet after the regulation 90 minutes for the fourth game running to salvage a draw at Caen. Paris Saint-Germain missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Ligue 1 table when they were held at home by Bordeaux. Paris Saint-Germain suffered a first Ligue 1 defeat in 15 outings as Nancy won over the title pretenders. Paris Saint-Germain centre-half Alex scored the winner as PSG beat Marseille at the Parc des Princes.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
Anthony Le Tallec scored a late equaliser to secure a draw for Auxerre against Paris Saint-Germain. Inspired by a dazzling performance from Nenê, PSG got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a win over relegation-threatened Sochaux. Eden Hazard was once again outstanding as Lille came from behind to beat ten-man Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint-Germain moved to within three points of leaders Montpellier as Nenê and Javier Pastore gave the capital club a win over Saint-Étienne. PSG came back from two goals down to beat Valenciennes in a thriller in the north of France.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Ligue 1
A brilliant hat-trick from Nenê and a magnificent performance from Jérémy Ménez handed Paris Saint-Germain a win against Rennes that keeps them in the title running with a game to spare. PSG came from behind to beat Lorient at the Stade du Moustoir but the win was not enough for them to win the Ligue 1 title.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de France
The draw for the Coupe de France's last 64 was held as France's élite joined the competition. Last season's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain fared well, being pitted against fifth-division Locminé. PSG needed a stoppage time strike from Diego Lugano to see off the amateurs from Locminé in what was new coach Carlo Ancelotti's first competitive game in charge. In the draw for the last 32, Paris Saint-Germain were paired against Sablé, another fifth-division team. Nenê and Kevin Gameiro both scored twice as PSG eased into the last 16 of the French Cup with a big win over fifth tier Sablé.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de France
But playmaker Javier Pastore went off injured in the first half. Paris Saint-Germain went to Dijon in what was a repeat of the sides' meeting in the Coupe de la Ligue last 16 in October. On that occasion, Dijon came from 2-0 down to win 3-2. PSG had a nervous time as they held off a spirited Dijon side to narrowly win – thanks to a Nenê goal – and reach the quarter-finals. The draw for the last eight of the French Cup produced the stand-out fixture between eight-times winners Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. Lyon inflicted a first defeat of the Ancelotti era on PSG and reached the last four of the French Cup, where they joined Gazélec Ajaccio, who stunned Montpellier, and Rennes, winners over Valenciennes.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, Coupe de la Ligue
The draw for the Coupe de la Ligue's round of 16 pitted Dijon playing host to Paris Saint-Germain days after their Week 11 league clash at the Parc des Princes as Ligue 1's six sides competing in Europe entered into the competition. Dijon, inspired by Brice Jovial, came from two goals down to dump league leaders PSG out of the League Cup thanks to a brilliant win.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Big-spending Paris Saint-Germain had to face Greek outfit Olympiakos Volou in the UEFA Europa League play-offs over two legs for a place in the group stages. Olympiakos Volou, however, were excluded from the Europa League for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal, with UEFA handing the Greek club a three-season ban from continental competition. Differdange from Luxembourg replaced Olympiakos Volou. The UEFA Appeals Body seconded the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Body to exclude Olympiakos Volou from the Europa League competition.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Javier Pastore provided two assists in his debut to help Paris Saint-Germain take a commanding lead into the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off tie against Differdange. Paris Saint-Germain never looked in danger of squandering their first-leg lead as they claimed a convincing win over Differdange to take the tie 6-0 on aggregate and advance to the group stages. However, it did take Antoine Kombouaré's star-studded side more than an hour to break down the Luxembourgish outfit, but Nenê's spectacular strike from distance was worth the wait. Paris Saint-Germain were top seeds for the draw in Monaco and were placed in a testing Group F alongside Athletic Bilbao, Slovan Bratislava and Red Bull Salzburg.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Paris Saint-Germain produced a classy attacking display to beat Red Bull Salzburg. Nenê, Mathieu Bodmer and Jérémy Ménez all scored to hand their side the perfect Europa League start. PSG fell to a defeat - their first in 11 matches - away to Athletic Bilbao as Mohamed Sissoko saw red in his first start for the club. After being reduced to nine men Paris Saint-Germain hung on to secure a potentially vital point thanks to a scoreless draw against Slovan Bratislava.


2011–12 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Javier Pastore's lone strike was enough to secure Paris Saint-Germain a narrow win over a tenacious Slovan Bratislava side at the Parc des Princes and reassert the capital club's claim on a qualifying spot for the knockout rounds of the Europa League. Paris Saint-Germain were outplayed by Red Bull Salzburg and had to win against Athletic Bilbao - and hope that Salzburg didn't beat Slovan Bratislava - if they were to book a place in the Europa League's last 16. Paris Saint-Germain produced a late surge to beat Athletic Bilbao, but their Europa League qualification hopes were dashed after rivals Red Bull Salzburg beat Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Parma Football Club's 21st season in Serie A and their third consecutive season in that division, having finished 12th the previous season. An up-and-down start to the 2011–12 season saw Parma in a comfortable 10th position after 11 games. However, a six-game winless streak culminating in a 5–0 defeat away to Internazionale was enough for Ghirardi to let Colomba go on 9 January 2012, despite Parma sitting in 15th position and seven points clear of relegation, having picked up 19 points from 17 games. Roberto Donadoni was chosen as his replacement immediately. Donadoni initially failed to bring about a change in fortunes, but the side won seven matches in a row to set a new club record to finish in eighth position, level on points with Roma.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season
As well as competing in Serie A, Parma took part in the Coppa Italia, a competition which they exited in the fourth round after losing to Serie B side Hellas Verona.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Retreat to Levico
Parma began their pre-season with the traditional summer retreat on 11 July 2011 in Levico Terme for the second season running. Parma remained in Levico until 29 July. The club's pre-season tour of England and Wales was announced on 13 June and will follow the time spent in Levico. They contested four matches in Levico. The first two were six-goal thrashings against local amateur teams on 16 and 17 July with new boys Graziano Pellè, Fabio Borini and Nicola Sansone all scoring, but the following two were more competitive.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Retreat to Levico
Parma first welcomed mid-table Czech side Slavia Prague to Italy on 20 July, but neither side were able to break the deadlock and the match ended goalless. Three days later, Parma had more success against Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets Razgrad, who had just been promoted to the top tier of Bulgarian football, the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, for the first time in their history. Parma ran out 3–0 winners Ludogorets with Cristian Zaccardo, Borini and Sebastian Giovinco all on the scoresheet. Parma's final game in Italy before their departure on a tour of the UK was the next day in Cogollo del Cengio against Cogollo, whose president Alberto Rossi had acquired a 5% share in Parma three days earlier. Parma won the match 10–1.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Tour of Britain
Parma then travelled to the UK to contest four friendly matches against sides who with an earlier start to the English season were likely to have further developed their pre-season fitness. The first match was against Welsh Championship side Cardiff City and it ended goalless with the hosts enjoying the better of the game. Next, Parma travelled east to Bedfordshire to face Conference side Luton Town. The Italians overcame their English counterparts 2–0 with one goal coming in each half to record their first win on British soil in 18 years.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Tour of Britain
Next up was the first of two clashes against Premier League outfits on 6 August, as Parma met Norwich City at Carrow Road. The Canaries took a first-half lead through a close-range Grant Holt effort and led by that single goal at half-time. Andrew Surman then scored a second-half brace and Norwich ran out comfortable 3–0 winners. I Ducali then made the trip west to face West Bromwich Albion to round up the tour the following day and had more success. Nicola Sansone gave Parma the lead just before half-time, but a Somen Tchoyi goal deep into injury time in the second half secured the hosts a draw.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Return to Italy
Parma then returned home to Italy and hosted La Liga side Levante at the Tardini following the annual presentation of the players to the fans on 12 August. Graziano Pellè's only goal of the game meant the home fans went home happy as Parma geared up for the new season. Six days later, a triangular tournament was contested in Salsomaggiore Terme (in the Province of Parma) between Parma and lower league sides Salsomaggiore and Fidenza Calcio with each match lasting only 45 minutes; Parma won both matches, beating Fidenza 1–0 and Salsomaggiore 3–0.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Return to Italy
Parma's final warm-up before the new season was supposed to be two matches on 25 August against the club's Allievi Nazionali (which was just a single-half affair) and local side Pro Desenzano (which the club both won comfortably by seven goals to nil and six goals to three, respectively), but the delayed start of Serie A due to a players' strike meant a friendly was played on Saturday 27 August against Carpenedolo; Parma won 7–0. Parma also played Mantova and Crociati Noceto in September to give fringe players more game time, winning both matches comfortably to nil.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Fixtures for the 2011–12 Serie A season were drawn in Milan on 27 July 2011 and made public the next day. Parma's league campaign was set to get underway on the weekend of 28 August 2011 against Catania in a repeat of the start of Parma's 2006–07 Serie A season, which ended two apiece, while the second match was to be away to Juventus.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
However, the opening weekend fixtures were delayed due to a players' strike over a new Serie A collective bargaining agreement between clubs and players, which was to include a super-tax on the league's highest earners and would compel unwanted players to train with the first team of their contracted club. An emergency one-year deal – as opposed to the normal three-year arrangements – was signed in the week leading up to the second week of matches, meaning Parma would start their campaign in Turin against Juventus.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma travelled to Juventus to become Old Lady's first competitive opponents in the brand new Juventus Stadium on 11 September and hoping to win a fourth consecutive match against the Turin side. However, Juventus scored early on through a tidy Stephan Lichtsteiner finish off a delightful Andrea Pirlo pass. This reflected the balance of play and Juventus were unlucky to have Alessandro Matri's effort ruled out just before half-time. Simone Pepe finally doubled the lead on 57 minutes with an accomplished finish, having been put through by Alessandro Del Piero.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The chances continued to flow and debutant Arturo Vidal scored a fine volley from the edge of the box to make it 3–0 with quarter of an hour to go. Pirlo found Claudio Marchisio with ten minutes to go and Marchisio chipped Parma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante to complete Juventus' scoring. A late Sebastian Giovinco run saw him fouled in the box and score the resulting penalty, leaving Parma ahead of only Atalanta who were deducted six points before the season's start. Juventus had emphatically ended Parma's 18-match unbeaten record in season openers with a 4–1 win, the Ducali losing for the first time since 1992, when they succumbed to Atalanta.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On 18 September, Parma hosted former manager Domenico Di Carlo's Chievo at the Tardini with an unchanged line-up and were the better side for much of the first half and saw their dominance rewarded with a Giovinco goal with 24 minutes on the clock from a headed Pellè flick-on. The second half was, however, Chievo's, the majority of the action coming in Antonio Mirante's goalmouth, although chances were still at a premium.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Chievo made their improved performance count through ex-Parma frontman Alberto Paloschi with 12 minutes to go and a draw looked the fair result, but a late Giovinco finish from substitute Jonathan Biabiany's inch-perfect whipped cross saw Parma snatch all three points and Giovinco become the first player since Adriano in 2003–04 to score 3 goals in the first two matches. Two-goal Giovinco was then sent off in injury time after he was shown a second yellow card for kicking the ball into the net following the referee's decision to penalise the diminutive Italian. The result represented a fifth consecutive victory at home for Parma – a feat last achieved in 2000–01 – after victories over Juventus, Palermo and Inter last season and Grosseto this.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Three days later, Parma played away at Fiorentina, who had also won one and lost one of their first two league games. With Valiani and Pellè both missing due to injury and Giovinco serving his one-match suspension, four changes were made from the weekend's winning team, as both Abderrazzak Jadid and Zé Eduardo were given their first starts in a Parma shirt. Fiorentina made the only chances of the first half, but were largely restricted to long-range efforts.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Before 30 seconds had passed in the second half, Fiorentina took a deserved lead from a close-range Stevan Jovetić tap-in after Alessandro Lucarelli failed to clear the ball. Alessio Cerci then doubled La Viola's lead with a diving header halfway through the second half, before Jovetić coolly added a third with ten minutes to go. The match finished 3–0.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On 26 September, Parma hosted Luis Enrique's Roma with Colomba's team needing a draw to stay out of the relegation zone. The game was one of few chances and a clash of styles between Roma's tiki-taka and the home side's counter-attacking football. Only Antonio Mirante's shakiness in the Parma goal from long shots appeared to be a route to goal in the first half, but the side from the capital struck early in the second half through a well-placed Dani Osvaldo header. Although Parma had more chances as the game went on, Osvaldo's effort was the only goal of the game, leaving Parma with 13 consecutive winless games against Roma.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The following week, Genoa came to Parma led by ex-Parma manager Alberto Malesani as Parma looked to put an end to their indifferent early season form and Genoa went in search of a second win at the Tardini on their twentieth visit. They were able to make their good start to the first half pay with a goal from a delightful Giovinco lob on the half-hour mark after a neat Sergio Floccari assist.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
As the first half drew to a close, Giovinco's mazy dribble was then illegally halted in the penalty area by Juraj Kucka and Parma were awarded a penalty; Giovinco himself converted the resultant spot kick. As Genoa threw more men forward, the chances continued to come for Parma and a fine counter-attack ended with a Stefano Morrone finish from inches out after he had somehow conspired to hit the bar from 6 yards out.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The gloss of a fine victory was taken off when Genoa themselves were awarded a penalty for a Gabriel Paletta tug on Rodrigo Palacio in the last minute and the Argentine got up to score the penalty and round off the scoring at 3–1. This lifted Parma out of the relegation zone and Giovinco to the top of the scoring charts, alongside fellow 5-goal frontman Rodrigo Palacio.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
After an international break which saw Sebastian Giovinco further cement his place in Italy coach Cesare Prandelli's plans for Euro 2012 the following summer, Parma travelled to Champions League side Napoli, who had beaten giants Internazionale in their previous game by three goals to nil. Napoli had much of the ball in the early stages, but failed to make the most of their control of the ball, while Parma looked dangerous on the counter. This pattern continued into the second half before a Massimo Gobbi goal give Parma an unexpected lead just before an hour had passed.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The left-back surged forward through Napoli's pedestrian midfield and laid the ball off to Sergio Floccari, who flicked the ball back into Gobbi's path, allowing Gobbi to slot home from point blank range. Napoli continued to press and eventually found an equaliser in a similar fashion to Parma's opener, Ezequiel Lavezzi supplying the backheel flick and playing the one-two with substitute Giuseppe Mascara. The sides were level for five minutes before Parma once again proved to have the more clinical instinct in front of goal. Francesco Valiani worked the ball out wide to Giovinco, who found Francesco Modesto sliding in at the back post to give Parma a 2–1 in the 82nd minute to momentarily put Parma seventh.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma followed their upset in Naples with a game at home to Serie A new boys Atalanta. Ex-Atalanta hitman Sergio Floccari, who was impressive against Napoli, left the field in the 8th minute, but Parma still had the better of the first-half chances. However, it was Atalanta that broke the deadlock, taking advantage of some dozy Parma defending that left Maximiliano Moralez free at the back post with what was almost an open goal in the 55th minute. Just three minutes later, Moralez scored a second, squeezing a loose ball into the goal at Antonio Mirante's near post. Jaime Valdés – making his 300th appearance in Italian league football – then reduced the arrears with ten minutes to go, neatly finishing from Massimo Gobbi square ball from the left. Valdés' goal turned out to be consolatory and Parma slid to 14th position in the league.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma's next task was a trip to face Milan, a game in which I Crociati had had little success in recent years. It was a trend that showed no signs of stopping as two first-half Antonio Nocerino strikes in as many minutes put Milan in control on the half-hour mark,  as Parma started with no recognised striker. Things got worse with around quarter of an hour to go in the second half as Milan took a three-goal lead – Zlatan Ibrahimović the scorer.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Sebastian Giovinco looked to have salvaged some pride for Parma, as he netted from a tight angle after a Jonathan Biabiany pass, scoring his sixth league goal of the season – more than anyone else in the league, except Udinese's Antonio Di Natale who had also netted six times in eight rounds. An injury time Nocerino goal saw the Italian midfielder seal his hat-trick and a comfortable 4–1 victory for the Milanese giants.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The club finished October hosting rock-bottom Cesena at home, but it was Parma themselves who now had the worst defensive record in the league. Parma had the better of the first half, particularly in the opening stages, and they won a penalty after Giovinco was felled by Alejandro Rodríguez, although it was unclear whether the Parma player was in or outside the box when the foul was made. The argument was ultimately academic because Giovinco's centrally-placed penalty was saved by Francesco Antonioli in the Cesena goal.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Six minutes later and just before half-time, Gabriel Paletta scored his first Serie A goal after some footballing pinball saw it fall to the Argentine, who slotted it home from close range. More chances for the hosts followed in the second period and Alessandro Lucarelli made the game safe after a Cristian Zaccardo flick-on found him free at the back post. This was Parma's first clean sheet of the season, finally managing the feat at the tenth attempt.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma's next task was a trip to the country's capital to face high-flying Lazio, who found themselves in third place after nine games. Despite their good start, Lazio had looked inconsistent at home, winning just once at the Stadio Olimpico. In the first half, there were chances at both ends, but Parma's chances of victory were dealt a blow when Sebastian Giovinco, the club's top scorer and talisman, was forced off the pitch by an injury just after half-time. The game remained goalless until late in the game. A Miroslav Klose run ended with a cut-back to teammate Libor Kozák, whose shot was cleared off the line by Cristian Zaccardo, but that only left Giuseppe Sculli an easy tap-in to give Lazio the victory after 84 minutes.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Following the international break, 20 November 2011 saw Parma welcome league leaders Udinese to the Tardini. Udinese travelled without a win in five years at Parma's ground and came the closer to opening the scoring in the first half, but neither side was able to break the deadlock. In the second half, pacey wingman Jonathan Biabiany headed in from a Giovinco corner to give Parma a lead with just over half an hour to go. Fifteen minutes later, Dušan Basta was adjudged to have fouled Biabiany in the penalty area and Giovinco stepped up to convert the penalty from 12 yards out to give Parma a remarkable two-goal victory and lift them out of the bottom half of the table.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Next, Parma travelled to relegation-threatened Novara, where they had never won in fifteen previous attempts. Parma had the better of the first half and perhaps should have twice opened the scoring earlier than they did through Graziano Pellè, but the goal did come on the half-hour mark when Biabiany slid the ball across the area to find Novara defender Matteo Centurioni, who put the ball his own net.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Novara then came into the game and were rewarded after 70 minutes, when Raffaele Rubino scored a typical header from close range to become the first player to score goals in the top 4 levels of Italian football at the same club. Novara then doubled Parma's pain 8 minutes later with a Marco Rigoni header. A late Giuseppe Gemiti sending-off and a 200th Parma appearance for Hernán Crespo were not enough to give Parma a way back into the game, as Novara won their first match in nine.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Following a disappointing mid-week exit from the Coppa Italia, islanders Palermo visited the Tardini, having failed to score in each of their previous six away league games. Parma had the better of much of the first half with Giovinco looking a threat and going close on a couple of occasions, but Palermo came back strongly at the beginning of second half. However, as the second half wore on, Parma again looked the better of the two teams, but neither side were able to get the decisive goal and the match ended goalless. This was Parma's first draw of the season, having been the only side in the league without one and the first draw at the Tardini since February after twelve consecutive games without a draw at the Ducali's home ground.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The following weekend, Parma travelled off the mainland to Sardinia to play Cagliari. For the second week in a row, Parma played out a goalless draw with few moments of note. Not even the return from injury of loanee Sergio Floccari could spark a Parma revival, but another man returning from injury, Francesco Modesto, did come off the bench to make his 300th career appearance, while club captain Stefano Morrone made his 150th league appearance for the club. Sebastian Giovinco and Cristian Zaccardo both went off with injuries during the match.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On 18 December, Parma hosted Lecce in a match that was set to be the last before Christmas break, but the re-organised Matchday 1 game was now to be played during the week that followed. Jonathan Biabiany's 18th minute run into the box was halted unfairly by the Lecce defence, leading to a chance from the spot for Sergio Floccari who duly converted to bag his first goal for the club.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Just before the hour mark, David Di Michele scored from short range to level the scores, before scoring a magnificent second with a spectacular bicycle kick from the edge of the penalty area three minutes later. Juan Cuadrado then scored Lecce's third with 13 minutes left in the game with a fine left-footed effort blasted past Antonio Mirante, who was making his 200th professional appearance, as Parma looked down the barrel at another game without a win. A goalkeeping error three minutes from full-time allowed Graziano Pellè to reduce the deficit, his first goal for the club. Deep into injury time, the ball fell to Daniele Galloppa following a poorly cleared corner and he rifled it him to salvage a third consecutive draw for the Ducali.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Three days later, Parma welcomed Catania to the Tardini. Parma started the game in the perfect fashion, opening the scoring after five minutes through a Francesco Modesto header off a deep cross, but Catania hit back after 21 minutes through a scrappy penalty area scramble that ended in a neat yet simple finish for Sergio Bernardo Almirón. Parity was soon gone when Sebastian Giovinco's pass found Jonathan Biabiany on the edge of the penalty area two minutes later; the Frenchman finished emphatically.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On the stroke of half-time, Sergio Floccari doubled Parma's leader after a fine run and an exchange of passes with Giovinco allowed him to finish impressively. However, a Catania penalty 17 minutes from the match's end brought the islanders right back into the game; Fabiano Santacroce was the offending defender and Francesco Lodi stepped up to convert to halve the deficit. The scoring was not finished and Andrea Catellani's close-range volley consigned Parma to a fourth consecutive draw in a familiar second-half slump performance.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
After the traditional Christmas break, Parma travelled to underachieving Internazionale who were led by ex-Parma boss Claudio Ranieri and who had not lost the first match back from the break in their 12 openers since 1999, when they were beaten by Parma. That trend never looked like being broken as Inter cruised past a hapless Parma side, as the pressure mounted on Franco Colomba, who led the Emaliani to a sixth game without a win.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Diego Milito opened the scoring after 13 minutes and grabbed a second 4 minutes before the break, after Thiago Motta had doubled the lead on 18 minutes. Their lead grew to 4 after the break as Giampaolo Pazzini got involved, before novice right-back Marco Faraoni scored a spectacular fifth late on. This result led to the sacking of Franco Colomba on 9 January 2012; he was replaced by Roberto Donadoni.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Donadoni's first game at the helm was at home against Siena. Donadoni adopted a 3–4–3 formation, which meant Francesco Modesto dropped to the bench to make room for Massimo Gobbi and Francesco Valiani on the flanks. The suspended Daniele Galloppa made way for Gianluca Musacci, who was yet to start a game for Parma, while veteran Nicola Pavarini stepped in for the injured Antonio Mirante. At the midpoint of the first half, Parma took the lead.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Giovinco crossed the ball in from the right, finding Gobbi, who headed the ball back into the centre to find Jonathan Biabiany and Stefano Morrone stretching to fire in from close range; Biabiany got the final touch. stunning Pavarini double save kept Parma in the lead after 35 minutes. Parma doubled their lead through a finely placed Valiani header from Giovinco's left-wing cross. With ten minutes to go, Siena grabbed a lifeline through Paolo Grossi's outstanding long-range strike, but Giovinco finished from close range in injury time after a Raffaele Palladino square ball to make it 3–1. It was the Italian international's first goal in 2 months, but his 8th league goal of the season.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Giovinco crossed the ball in from the right, finding Gobbi, who headed the ball back into the centre to find Jonathan Biabiany and Stefano Morrone stretching to fire in from close range; Biabiany got the final touch. A stunning Pavarini double save kept Parma in the lead after 35 minutes. Parma doubled their lead through a finely placed Valiani header from Giovinco's left-wing cross. With ten minutes to go, Siena grabbed a lifeline through Paolo Grossi's outstanding long-range strike, but Giovinco finished from close range in injury time after a Raffaele Palladino square ball to make it 3–1. It was the Italian international's first goal in 2 months, but his 8th league goal of the season.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Next up was the Derby d'Emilia away to Bologna. Daniele Galloppa returned from suspension, but goalkeeper Mirante was still sidelined through injury as Donadoni took charge of his second match. Despite the number one's absence, Parma's goal was again well guarded thanks to Nicola Pavarini, who made a couple of fine saves, including one against former Parma man Marco Di Vaio. The second half proved a feisty affair, typical of a derby, as the game petered out into a goalless draw.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The following Saturday on 28 January, Parma travelled to Catania, whom they had played the previous month due to an early season fixture cancellation. The suspended Cristian Zaccardo sat things out from the sidelines, while new signings Jonathan and Stefano Okaka both made their debuts off the bench. Both sides had good chances early on, but it was Catania's Gonzalo Bergessio who opened the scoring, dribbling around Nicola Pavarini in the Parma goal. Parma managed to equalise just before half-time through Francesco Modesto, who capitalised on a failed defensive clearance by finishing with a scuffed effort. The match ended one apiece, as Parma chalked up a sixth draw in eight games, having not drawn any of the first twelve.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma's next engagement was set to be the hosting of Juventus at the Tardini on 31 January, but it was called off after heavy snowfall. The match was rescheduled for 15 February. It was the first time a game at the Tardini had been called off in exactly two years, when Internazionale visited. The mid-week postponement gave Parma extra rest before their third consecutive away match on a Sunday against Chievo, who had played on Thursday night.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Both sides had two good chances in the first half, but it was Parma who took the lead, shortly after the break when the returning and freshly signed McDonald Mariga's chipped ball was expertly controlled by Giovinco, who proceeded to finish emphatically. However, the lead was short-lived: Modesto's poor defending allowed Cyril Théréau to finish easily from six yards. Parma had the better of the game after Chievo's equaliser and saw a couple of efforts saved, before a wide Giovinco free-kick was inadvertently sliced home by Chievo's Luciano to give Parma the victory.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On the second weekend of February, heavy snow interrupted a second consecutive Parma home game, as the Crociati's Sunday meeting with Fiorentina was called off on the Saturday after a Friday blizzard and re-arranged for Wednesday 7 March. On 15 February, Parma faced Juventus in the rearranged 31 January meeting with the Old Lady on an unbeaten run of 25 competitive matches. They had last lost in the Tardini against Parma on 15 May 2011.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma had Gabriel Paletta and Daniele Galloppa missing through injury and Juventus adopted the 3–5–2 formation that Parma had employed in recent games with January signing Stefano Ferrario making his debut. An early Giorgio Chiellini header hit the bar and it set the tone for the first half, as the Italian international's team dominated the chances, but failed to score. Parma came into it in the second half and Sebastian Giovinco had opportunities to give them the lead. Both sides had dubious penalty appeals turned down and usual second choice goalkeeper Nicola Pavarini continued his good form in goal. Recently departed Hernán Crespo had said an emotional goodbye to the fans before the match.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On 19 February, Parma travelled to Roma's Stadio Olimpico to take on Luis Enrique's charges in a stadium where they had beaten Roma just once in 22 attempts. Raffaele Palladino was surprisingly selected to partner Sebastian Giovinco in Parma's front two and the decision paid dividends through two early forays into Roma territory. Roma then began to gain the upper hand and had two penalty appeals turned down and finally made their dominance pay through Fabio Borini, co-owned by Parma, who finished well past Mirante.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Stefano Okaka, on loan from Roma to Parma, then replaced the injured Palladino just before half-time. Roma had by far the better of the first half, but had made just one chance. In the second half, Parma had more of the ball in Roma's half, but Roma had numerous attempts on goal and the 1–0 defeat, the first of Donadoni's reign, could have been heavier.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma opened the last Serie A weekend of February away to Genoa, who were led by Pasquale Marino, the coach who took charge of much of Parma's 2010–11 season. With neither side having scored since 5 February, it was a surprise when the scoring was opened so easily in the game; Massimo Gobbi swept home from the edge of the area after just five minutes. Giovinco then had what looked like a fair goal ruled out for offside just before half-time.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma did get their second goal after the break after a brilliant run from Jonathan Biabiany ended in a Giovinco chance with the follow-up falling to Sergio Floccari, who converted against his former employees. With just over ten minutes to go, Genoa were very fortunate to be given a penalty for Francesco Modesto's accidental handball inside the area; Rodrigo Palacio tapped in after Mirante's save. Genoa then should have had a penalty after a reckless Modesto challenged went unpunished. The referee inexplicably allowed 7 minutes of injury time; Palacio used the sixth to break the offside trap and slot home to level the score and earn a point for his team.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
A rare lunchtime kick-off was the scene of Napoli's visit to the Tardini, just the second home game the Crociati had had in a run of seven. Napoli had won four in a row before this game, but they were dominated by an impressive Parma performance. Gianluca Musacci, however, appear to have tripped Edinson Cavani in the penalty area late on in the second half, although replays suggested that Cavani tripped over his feet.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
He picked himself up to take the penalty, had it saved by Mirante, but was quickest to react to poke it home to give Napoli the lead. The parallels with last week's penalty against Genoa were strong: the referee's decision was questionable and Mirante saved, but could only push it into the taker's path. Parma continued to dominate in the second half and should have had a penalty for an Andrea Dossena handball, but eventually scored through Cristian Zaccardo's tap-in with not long left to go. As Parma pressed for the winner, Napoli broke and Ezequiel Lavezzi scored, although replays suggest he was offside.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
A pre-match protest in the Curva Nord at the refereeing performances in Parma matches was the prelude to Fiorentina's re-arranged visit on Wednesday 7 March. Parma started well and dominated the game with the surprising inclusion of Jaime Valdés in central midfield not hindering them. After 28 minutes, Giovinco played through ball ahead of Stefano Okaka, whose shot was saved, but the Italian striker finished well on the rebound. On the hour mark, Fiorentina equalised after an excellent wide free-kick found Matija Nastasić, who nodded home from close range.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma continued to have chances, but Fiorentina miraculously took the lead via a cute Alessio Cerci finish. Late on, Giovinco won a contentious penalty for a shirt tag and stepped up to score the penalty to level the scores at two each. Confusion reigned late on; it looked as though Valon Behrami had been sent off, but the red card was rescinded after discussions between the referee and the linesman. Andrea Lazzari should have won the game for Fiorentina in injury time, but fired just wide.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On 11 March, Parma were hosted by Atalanta, a side on a high during a fine return to Serie A. Before the match, there were the beginnings of relegation fears for, who had picked up only three points from five games and were just five points clear of the relegation zone. Atalanta were without a host of players and Parma were still missing Gobbi and Palladino, while Galloppa and Mirante had also picked up injuries. Atalanta took the lead early on with a Thomas Manfredini overhead kick after Gabriel Paletta failed to clear.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Giovinco had chances from dead ball situations before half-time, but it was the home team that were in front at the break. The lead was wiped out ten minutes into the second half after a Valdés cross from the left-hand side was nodded home precisely by Paletta. The game ended 1–1, despite a late siege from Atalanta.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma's next engagement was the weekend opener against league leaders Milan in front of a crowd approaching 20,000. The away side had a host of absentees, including Robinho, Mark van Bommel, Ignazio Abate, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Alessandro Nesta, while Parma were still without Galloppa, although Mirante returned in goal. Early on, Giovinco was lively, incorrectly offside in a good position, before blasting over following a Christian Abbiati error, but it was Milan that opened the scoring after winning a penalty when Cristian Zaccardo inexplicably raised his arm to block Urby Emanuelson’s half-volley shot.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Zlatan Ibrahimović scored the penalty after 17 minutes. Parma continued to press and look Milan's equal before and after half-time, but Emanuelson doubled Milan's advantage after his fantastic dribble ended with an easy finish beyond the rounded Mirante. Undeterred, Parma looked for a consolation goal, but it was not forthcoming, which left the Ducali without a win in seven.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The Ducali saw March's last full complement of fixtures out with a trip to virtually relegated Cesena, who were 14 points adrift of safety (Parma) prior to kick off with just ten games remaining. Parma had not won in seven, but the home side's run without a win was ten. Both runs went on longer in a match that was full of chances. Parma's Sergio Floccari opened the scoring just before half-time with a neat and powerful finish after Giovinco's square ball, but both sides could have had any number of goals before the halfway point.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The second half started in disastrous fashion for the away side; Cesena took the lead with goals from Mario Santana and Simone Del Nero in the first ten minutes. Paletta's header just after the hour brought the scores level. Chances continued to flow, but the game ended 2–2. This preserved Parma's 5-point buffer from relegation because nineteenth-placed Novara played out a goalless draw with eighteenth-placed Lecce.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On 31 March, Parma faced Champions League spot-chasing Lazio, who had a hit a run of bad form. Parma's Cristian Zaccardo made his 100th appearance for the club. Parma took the lead early on with the first chance when McDonald Mariga capitalised on Federico Marchetti's goalkeeping error to hit home from nine yards. Sergio Floccari, on loan from Lazio, doubled the lead with an easy header after a Gabriel Paletta miscue. Parma remained on top, but both sides had further chances before Lazio pegged one back before half-time through Lionel Scaloni.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Play was briefly suspended midway through the second half after a floodlight failure at the Tardini and Lazio might have equalised soon after the restart. Floccari completed a brace with 18 minutes to go with a fine volley off Giovinco's free-kick. This put Parma 8 points clear of the relegation zone, although eighteenth-placed Lecce did have a game in hand.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On Holy Saturday, Parma travelled to Udinese to face ex-employee Francesco Guidolin's charges. Udinese started the game well, but the first half was an even affair. Udinese might have had a man sent off when Giovinco was fouled when through on goal, but Roberto Pereyra was only booked. Udinese took the lead on the stroke of half-time with a calm finish from Kwadwo Asamoah. Antonio Di Natale doubled the lead just before the hour mark, but it was Parma who continued to press.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The away side's reward eventually came from a corner and captain Alessandro Lucarelli's calm finish from close range. As Parma looked for an equaliser, Udinese broke and Asamoah sealed victory with his second goal of the afternoon. Unlikely victories for Lecce against Roma and Fiorentina against Milan meant Parma were dragged back into the relegation fight.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
With defensive leader Paletta suspended, Parma's second task in 4 days was the visit of Novara, whose relegation was all but confirmed. Parma started the game brightly and the pressure eventually paid when Parma's counter ended with a simple Giovinco finish. Jonathan doubled the home side's lead before half-time with a close-range effort. Novara were then awarded a questionable penalty in the second half when Taka Morimoto under pressure from Fabiano Santacroce, but Antonio Mirante saved the spot kick.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
After the previous weekend's fixtures were cancelled following the on-pitch death of Piermario Morosini, Parma faced Cagliari in the early evening on 21 April 2012. Both sides had 38 points after 32 games prior to the game, four clear of Lecce in 18th. Both sides had chances before Sebastian Giovinco opened the scoring through a free-kick deflected off Francesco Pisano halfway through the first half. Little action followed before the break, but Parma were awarded a penalty after 73 minutes when Jonathan was tripped in the area; Sergio Floccari converted the penalty. Parma scored a third via a late Stefano Okaka penalty.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The fixtures postponed due to Piermario Morosini's death were played mid-week in the last full week of April and Parma were up against a tricky trip to Sicily to play Palermo. Abel Hernández got the first goal with a header at the back post after he was found by Andrea Mantovani in the sixth minute. Palermo had the better of the first half and deserved their lead, but it was Parma who started the second half better and Giovinco's fine run and shot was parried into Stefano Okaka's path and the striker made no mistake to level with his head. With 20 minutes to go, Giovinco again did some good work and then found Jonathan Biabiany free in the area. The Frenchman steered the ball into the Palermo net to give the away side the lead. This left Parma 9 points clear of relegation with 4 games to go.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Four days later, Parma travelled to Lecce, knowing a win at the weekend against Lecce would mathematically ensure safety. With Zaccardo not fit, Rolf Feltscher was afforded a rare start for the away side and Lecce had the better of the early stages before Parma came back into it and deserved the lead they took halfway through the second half. It was top scorer Giovinco who found the net with an excellent free-kick. Lecce could have equalised before Parma doubled their lead with a composed finish from Gabriel Paletta who had sprung the offside trap. Nenad Tomović pulled one back with an accurate header late on and Lecce pressed well late on, but failed to get a point. Parma consolidated their place in 9th position.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
Parma's next game was at home to Internazionale on 2 May 2012. The away side were unbeaten under new coach Andrea Stramaccioni and chasing the final Champions League spot and took an early lead through Wesley Sneijder on the counter-attack after a positive Parma start. There were few chances for the rest of the first half, but Fernando Marqués soon after the break with an easy finish at the back post after Giovinco robbed Lúcio of the ball. Within a couple of minutes, Giovinco exploited a large space behind the Inter defenders and finished emphatically to give Parma the lead. The Milan side enjoyed pressure and might have equalised before Biabiany broke the offside trap for Parma, rounded Júlio César and scored to give the home side a merited 3–1 win and a fifth consecutive victory for the first time since 1999–2000.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
The club's penultimate game of the season was against Siena, a game in which Parma needed three points to keep their faint hopes of European football alive and set a new club record for consecutive Serie A wins. The first half was tepid with neither side managing a shot on target, but opportunities were nonetheless to be had for both sides. The match continued in much the same manner in the second half until Sebastian Giovinco netted a spectacular volley from 25 metres out after 67 minutes. Parma got a second and sealed victory in injury time after Sergio Floccari took advantage of defensive sloppiness to roll the ball into an empty net.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Serie A
On the final day of the season, Parma hosted Bologna in the Derby d'Emilia in a virtual shoot-out for eighth position. In a game of few chances, it was Jonathan Biabiany who got the only goal of the game with an atypical header from a Giovinco corner kick. Parma had the better of the second half chances, but the match ended with a single goal scored. This gave the home team a record seventh consecutive win in Serie A.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Coppa Italia
Parma will play their first cup match on around 21 August 2011, entering at the third round. The draw for the 2011–12 edition of the Coppa Italia was made on 27 July in Milan and Parma were drawn to play the winners of Serie B outfit Grosseto's clash against the winners of the tie between Lega Pro Prima Divisione sides Como and Prato at home. A 2–1 win for Prato over Como saw them progress to the second round, but the Tuscan side came unstuck the following week, succumbing 3–2 to Grosseto.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Coppa Italia
Grosseto travelled to Parma for the tie on 21 August, but were soundly beaten 4–1. Parma could not break down a stubborn Grosseto outfit playing a defensive 4–5–1 until the stroke of half-time when Italian international and man of the match Sebastian Giovinco converted Francesco Valiani cross with scissor kick. Francesco Modesto on the other flank then delivered a cross for Graziano Pellè to see Parma double their lead with half an hour to go.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Coppa Italia
Hernán Crespo then scored two goals in the last ten minutes as a substitute, his goals bisected by a Gabriel Paletta own goal, as Franco Colomba's 100% record at the Tardini remained intact and Parma completed their fourth victory in a row on home soil for the first time since April and May 2007 under Claudio Ranieri, although the team did fail to keep a clean sheet in a home Coppa Italia match on the twelfth  consecutive occasion in a run which extended back to 10 May 2002 when they overcame Juventus 1–0.


2011–12 Parma F.C. season, Season review, Coppa Italia
Parma's next task would be to take on Grosseto's fellow Serie B side Verona, who had emerged victorious over Sassuolo on a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3. A much-changed Ducali side included club legend Hernán Crespo, who went in search of an 11th Coppa Italia goal for the club that would bring him level with all-time top scorer Alessandro Melli, while Verona sought a first appearance in the last 16 since 1996–97 after six consecutive Serie B victories. The second tier side were successful in realising that first appearance in fifteen years with a goal in either half against a poor Parma side.