2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, December
The next match was against Blackburn Rovers at home. Blackburn took an early courtesy of a Charlie Adam own goal during the end of the first half from a corner. Liverpool equalised with a Maxi Rodríguez header early in the second half. Liverpool put tremendous pressure on Blackburn's defence in the dying moments of the game, but were unlucky not to get three points thanks to some resolute defending by the away side. The game ended 1–1.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, December
Just a few days later Liverpool played their last league game of 2011; a home tie against Newcastle United. Needing a win to keep up with their pursuit of a Champions League spot, Liverpool started the game off by going a goal down against the run of play; an unfortunate Daniel Agger deflection putting Newcastle in the lead in the 25th minute. The Reds responded almost instantly when Craig Bellamy pounced on a loose ball in the box three minutes later to equalise. In the second half, the Reds dominated play. Bellamy scored his second from a fantastic free kick, and returning captain Steven Gerrard completed the scoring with a fine finish in the 78th minute.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
Liverpool's first game of 2012 involved a daunting trip to league leaders Manchester City. This was also the first of three games against the league leaders scheduled for January. The hosts had not lost a single game at their home ground in the Premier League all season. Liverpool started brightly but were unfortunate to go a goal down thanks to a Sergio Agüero strike early in the first half. The Reds eventually lost the game 3–0 after some fine Manchester City finishing. Their second game of the year was an FA Cup third Round tie against Oldham Athletic at Anfield.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
Liverpool eased past the opposition by winning 5–1. Stewart Downing and Jonjo Shelvey were amongst the goalscorers for the Reds, netting their first ever competitive goals for the club. On 11 January 2012 saw Liverpool face Manchester City for the second time in an away League Cup semi-final; the first of two legs to be played this month. After a convincing defeat the previous week at the same ground, Liverpool produced a fantastic defensive display after captain Gerrard had put them in front in the 13th minute from the penalty spot. They ran out 1–0 victors and condemning Manchester City to their second defeat in their last two games, as well as their first home game without scoring a goal.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
On 14 January 2012, Liverpool drew 0–0 at home to Stoke City, followed one week later by a 3–1 away loss to Bolton, which manager Kenny Dalglish branded Liverpool's worst performance since his return. With this in mind, it created added pressure for the return leg of the League Cup semi-final against Manchester City. Liverpool had a number of chances to score, but excellent goalkeeping by Joe Hart kept them out and they fell behind twice.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, January
Their efforts eventually came to fruition, however, with the game ending as a 2–2 draw, with Liverpool winning 3–2 on aggregate and reaching Wembley for the first time since 1996 and the new Wembley for the first time. On 28 January 2012, Liverpool faced Manchester United in the FA Cup Fourth Round at home. Liverpool started the scoring with Daniel Agger early on in the first half. Park Ji-sung netted one to create the equalizer. Substitute Dirk Kuyt netted a final one, defeating Manchester United. Next, the Reds faced Wolverhampton Wanderers away. Andy Caroll, Craig Bellamy and Dirk Kuyt were on target, ending the match 3–0.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, February
The beginning of February saw the return to action of Luis Suárez following his eight-match ban. Due to their involvement in both domestic cups, Liverpool played only two league games in the month of February, a 0–0 draw against Tottenham, and a 2–1 loss away at Manchester United, where Suárez scored late on to provide a consolation goal. Liverpool went on to face Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield in the fifth round of the FA Cup, a game they won 6–1 thanks to goals from Luis Suárez, Andy Carroll, Steven Gerrard, Martin Škrtel, and two Brighton own-goals.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, February
This saw them through to the sixth round, where they were drawn against Stoke City. Liverpool's last game of the month was the 2012 Football League Cup Final against Cardiff City at Wembley, held on 26 February 2012. The game finished 1–1 after 90 minutes, and 2–2 after extra time, with Liverpool prevailing 3–2 in the subsequent penalty shoot-out. This won Liverpool the Football League Cup for a record eighth time in their history, as well as ending a run of six years without a trophy.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, March
Following victory in the League Cup, many predicted that Liverpool would be able to produce momentum that would take them towards Champions League qualification. Their league campaign began to falter however, with a first home defeat of the season to Arsenal after a last minute Robin van Persie goal gave them a 2–1 victory, followed by a scrappy 1–0 loss away at Sunderland. Three days later, Liverpool faced Everton in the second Merseyside derby of the season, this time at Anfield.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, March
The game also marked the 400th league appearance of Steven Gerrard for Liverpool, and he scored a hat-trick to give Liverpool a 3–0 victory. Liverpool would go on to secure a place in the FA Cup semi-final by defeating Stoke City 2–1 at Anfield, with strikes from Luis Suárez and Stewart Downing. Despite these successes, Liverpool were unable to revive their faltering league campaign, seeing a 2–0 lead turn into a 3–2 defeat at Loftus Road to QPR and losing 2–1 at Anfield to Wigan, both of whom were teams fighting relegation. This gave Liverpool a league record of five defeats in six games.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
Liverpool began April with a 2–0 loss away at Newcastle, marked their sixth defeat in seven league games, officially their worst run of league results in 59 years. This saw pressure begin to mount on manager Kenny Dalglish, as Champions League qualification had become all but impossible for Liverpool for a third successive season. The defeat also saw Liverpool's first-choice keeper Pepe Reina – also the only player to start every game under Dalglish and played every minute of all competitive matches this season – receive a three-match ban after being sent off.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
This gave Doni his first competitive appearance for Liverpool, in a game the following week at Anfield against Aston Villa, which ended in a 1–1 draw. The following week Liverpool faced Blackburn away, in a remarkable game which saw Liverpool go 2–0 up through two goals from Maxi Rodríguez, only for Doni to be sent off for a foul in the penalty box, requiring Liverpool's third-choice keeper Brad Jones to replace him, and also become Liverpool's only goalkeeper for the FA Cup semi-final. Jones' first contribution for Liverpool was to save the penalty given by the foul. Blackburn then hit back twice through Yakubu, before Andy Carroll headed a winner in added time, securing Liverpool's first win in the league for almost a month.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
Four days later, Liverpool faced Everton at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final. Liverpool went into the semi-final trailing Everton in the league by one point, with many tipping Everton to beat Liverpool in a major semi-final for the first time in over a century. Nikica Jelavić gave Everton a 1–0 lead in the first half, with Luis Suárez equalising in the second half.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
The game looked to be heading towards extra time before Andy Carroll scored a second headed winner in as many games in the 87th minute, sending Liverpool through to their first FA Cup Final since 2006 – where they defeated West Ham United – and also their second cup final of the season. They will face Chelsea in the Final at Wembley on 5 May 2012. If they win this year's FA Cup Final, they will enter the group stage of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League directly without the need to enter the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Qualifying Rounds.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, April
However, the last-gasp win over their local rivals was not enough to see renewed momentum in the league campaign however, as despite firing 30 shots on goal, Liverpool lost 1–0 at home to West Brom on 22 April. They ended the month with a win however, after Luis Suárez scored his first Liverpool hat-trick to seal a 3–0 win away at Norwich on 29 April.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
Liverpool began May with a 1–0 defeat at home to Fulham, giving the Reds their fourth defeat in five games at Anfield. On 5 May 2012, they were defeated by Chelsea 2–1 in the 2012 FA Cup Final. Three days later the two teams faced each other for a Premier League meeting. Liverpool went out strong in the first half recording three goals in the first 30 minutes of the match. The first goal was a sensational run down the line from Luis Suárez and he crossed it in where then Michael Essien would score an own goal.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
Soon after, a ball played back from Ivanović to John Terry faulted as Terry fell and Jordan Henderson ran onto it and scored it with his dominate foot with a great finish. Four minutes later a far post corner from central midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was headed by Andy Carroll to Daniel Agger and resulted in a 3–0 lead over Chelsea after the first half. Within the second half Chelsea scored off of a Florent Malouda set piece outside the 18-yard box and chested in from Brazilian international Ramires.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Season review, May
Later in the second half, Ross Turnbull kicked it to clear it and bluffed it and Jonjo Shelvey trapped it and made a sensational finish to secure a final 4–1 win for Liverpool. In the final game of the season, Liverpool faced an away trip to Swansea and suffered a 1–0 defeat.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Squad statistics, Assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.


2011–12 Liverpool F.C. season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total bookings are equal.


2011–12 Livingston F.C. season
The 2011–12 season saw Livingston compete in their first season back in the First Division, having been promoted after winning the Scottish Second Division during season 2010–11. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Livingston F.C. season, Summary
Livingston finished fifth in the First Division. They reached the Semi Final of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Livingston F.C. season, Summary, Managers
On 5 February 2012 Gary Bollan was sacked by the club, with Brian Welsh being appointed as caretaker manager. Welsh led the club for one game before emigrating to America and on 14 February John Hughes was appointed as manager with John Collins being appointed Director of football.


2011–12 Livingston F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 5 May 2012Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2011–12 Logan Cup
The 2011–12 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 26 September 2011 to 16 February 2012. The tournament was won by the Matabeleland Tuskers, who claimed their second consecutive title, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships during the franchise era of the competition. The competition was altered from the previous two seasons; during the group stage, each team played eight matches, rather than the twelve played previously; and rather than the title being decided by a final, the winner of the league won the tournament.


2011–12 Logan Cup
The Tuskers won their first three matches, including a repeat of the previous season's final against the Mountaineers. They drew their next two matches, but further wins against Southern Rocks and Mashonaland Eagles meant that they won the competition with a match to spare. The Tuskers' head coach, Dave Houghton, praised his team's bowling during the season; citing the number of matches in which they won by an innings.


2011–12 Logan Cup
Gary Ballance, a Zimbabwe-born batsman who plays English county cricket for Yorkshire, finished the competition as the leading run-scorer, accumulating 1,093 runs. Ballance, who appeared in the tournament for the Mid West Rhinos, scored six centuries, including a tournament high-score of 210. The leading wicket-taker was Glen Querl, who made his first-class debut in the competition, on which he claimed nine wickets in the match. He finished the tournament with 45 wickets at a bowling average of 12.86.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season
The 2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season was the franchise's 52nd season of play in professional ice hockey in Russia. It was supposed to be its fourth season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The season was scheduled to start on September 8, 2011. However, on September 7, while traveling to their season opener, the team's plane crashed, killing 44 people, including 25 roster players, and 11 members of the team staff. Alexander Galimov survived the initial impact of the crash with severe injuries, but died on September 12. Another roster player, Maxim Zyuzyakin, did not travel with the team on the plane. As a consequence, the league cancelled the September 7 Opening Cup game between Salavat Yulaev and Atlant already in progress, postponing the opening of the KHL season until September 12.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season
The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the 2011–12 KHL season. Instead, the club participated in the 2011–12 season of the Russian Major League (VHL), the second top ice hockey league in Russia after the KHL, starting in December 2011, and was eligible for the VHL playoffs. Also, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's squad for the 2012–13 KHL season would automatically be qualified for the KHL playoffs that season, and the club could request allowance to use more than six non-Russian players in the KHL squad.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season, Off-season
Lokomotiv lost in the 2011 KHL Western Conference Finals 4–2 to Atlant. Following this playoff disappointment, eleven players (most notably former NHLers Daniel Tjärnqvist and Alexander Korolyuk) left the team, and nine players were added to the roster for the upcoming 2011–12 KHL season. The players set to make their debut with the team notably included former NHLers Ruslan Salei and Kārlis Skrastiņš. Also set to make their coaching debuts were former NHLers Brad McCrimmon and Igor Korolev.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season, Pre-season
The team played nine pre-season games, finishing with a 7–2 record, and won their second straight Latvian Railways Cup (August 23–27), a pre-season KHL tournament. On September 3, the players played their final game, at home against Torpedo, winning 5–2. Alexander Galimov, the final victim of the crash, scored the last goal of that game, sealing the win for Lokomotiv with an empty net goal.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season, Pre-season, Crash
All players and most of the team staff were killed on 7 September 2011 when the Yak-Service Yak-42 that was chartered by the team crashed on takeoff from Tunoshna Airport in Yaroslavl, into the Volga River. Alexander Galimov survived the crash, but died five days later of his injuries. Goalie coach Jorma Valtonen and forward Maxim Zyuzyakin were not on the flight.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season, Rebuilding the team
It was announced by KHL president Alexander Medvedev that a disaster draft would be conducted to assemble a new team for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Every other team in the league would select up to three players for the pool of 40–45 players for Lokomotiv to select in the disaster draft, which selected up to 14 players, as five players were promoted from Lokomotiv's youth team, and forward Maxim Zyuzyakin, who did not travel with the team, formed the core of the roster before the start of the disaster draft. The drafted players will continue to receive salaries from their respective teams. Lokomotiv's former coach Petr Vorobiev was hired as the new head coach. On September 10, at the team's public memorial service, team president Yuri Yakovlev announced that Lokomotiv would not participate in the 2011–12 KHL season.


2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season, Rebuilding the team
Instead, the club participated in the 2011–12 season of the Russian Major League (VHL), the second top ice hockey league in Russia after the KHL. In October 2011, the team announced that its first game in the VHL would take place on 12 December 2011 at home ice. Players between 17 and 22 years old under contract to KHL and VHL teams were made available for Lokomotiv to build a roster.


2011–12 Lombard-Pápa TFC season
The 2011–12 season will be Lombard-Pápa TFC's 5th competitive season, 3rd consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 16th year in existence as a football club.


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


2011–12 Lombard-Pápa TFC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by fifth year head coach Dan Monson, played their home games at Walter Pyramid and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 15–1 in Big West play to be crowned regular season champions. They were also champions of the Big West Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to New Mexico. The 49ers were the only Los Angeles-area college basketball team to make the tournament that year.


2011–12 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team
James Ennis played his freshman season at Oxnard College, a junior college in Oxnard, California, and his sophomore season at Ventura College, a junior college in Ventura, California. In 2011, he signed with Long Beach State, where he became a two-year starter. As a junior, Ennis averaged 10 points and 4.1 rebounds per game and helped lead the 49ers to Big West Conference regular season and conference titles. Ennis was named honorable mention all-conference at the close of the season.


2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by tenth year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 16–2 in NEC play to be crowned regular season champions. They also were champions of the Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.


2011–12 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Longwood Lancers men's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Mike Gillian, and played their home games at Willett Hall as a Division I independent school. This was their final season as an independent school; on January 24, 2012, the Big South Conference formally added Longwood as their twelfth member, to begin with the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 34th season in Southern California, and their 28th season in Los Angeles. Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team only played 66 games instead of the usual 82. The Clippers finished 40–26, their best winning percentage in franchise history at the time. They finished the season as the #5 seed in the Western Conference, returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2006.


2011–12 Los Angeles Clippers season
In the playoffs, the Clippers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the First Round in seven games, but were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the Semifinals in four games.


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


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season was the 45th season (44th season of play) for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. Although they finished the season with 95 points, and the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs, they went on to capture the first Stanley Cup championship in team history, becoming the second California-based team to win a cup after their crosstown rival Anaheim Ducks did so in 2007.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
On December 12, 2011, the Kings fired head coach Terry Murray and named John Stevens interim head coach. On December 20, 2011, the Kings hired Darryl Sutter to be their head coach, replacing Stevens.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
With only one month to play in the regular season, the Kings were tenth in the Western Conference, two seeds away from a playoff spot. Their defense and goal tending being the only highlights throughout most of the season, highlighted by Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty. The offense was loaded with talent, but unable to find any kind of significant consistency. Until the final month and a half, when they proceeded to go 12–4–3 in their final 19 games as their offense finally caught fire and started scoring the goals they lacked earlier in the year. Securing the eighth and final playoff seed in their 81st (and second-to-last game), a shoot-out loss to their arch rivals, the San Jose Sharks.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
Out of the Kings' 82 regular season games, 21 ended in a shutout; the Kings were shut-out ten times, the most of any NHL team in the regular season.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
The Kings made the playoffs for the third consecutive season, needing a win in the final game to secure the eighth seed. The Kings also became the second team to eliminate the first, second and third seeds from the playoffs in the same post-season (after the 2003–04 Calgary Flames), as well as the only team to win the Stanley Cup after defeating the first, second and third seeds in sequence. (Darryl Sutter was the head coach of both the 2003–04 Flames and 2011–12 Kings.)


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
They then defeated the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals, becoming the first eighth seed in North American professional sports history to win a championship. They are also one of the few teams to win a championship after never benefiting from home-venue advantage in the post-season after the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils. Los Angeles would start every series by winning the first three games, only sweeping the St. Louis Blues.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Kings. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. ‡Traded mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. Underline denotes currently with a minor league affiliate.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Draft picks
LA 's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Farm teams, Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
The 2011–12 season will be the 11th season of AHL hockey for the franchise. The Monarchs clinched a playoff berth as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs and faced the Norfolk Admirals, where they were defeated 3 games to 1.


2011–12 Los Angeles Kings season, Farm teams, Ontario Reign (ECHL)
The 2011–12 season will be the fourth season of ECHL hockey for the franchise since moving to Ontario from Texas. It saw the Reign capture their second Pacific Division Regular Season championship and their second playoff berth. However, the Reign lost to the Idaho Steelheads in the first round of the 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs. The Reign have never advanced past the first round in their franchise history.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 64th season of the franchise, its 63rd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 52nd season in Los Angeles. For the first time since 2005, Phil Jackson did not return as the Lakers coach and replaced by former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown. Following the 2011 NBA lockout each team only played 66 games instead of the usual 82. At midseason they traded longtime point guard Derek Fisher to the Houston Rockets for Jordan Hill and longtime forward Luke Walton to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers finished 41–25, roughly the equivalent of 51–31, winning the Pacific Division for the 33rd time. They finished the season as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. In the playoffs, they lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 1–4 in the Western Conference semi-finals. This season marked the final career playoff appearances of Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season
During this season, the Lakers were supposed to acquire Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets in a three-team deal that would send Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, Luis Scola, and Kevin Martin to the Hornets and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, but then-NBA Commissioner David Stern had later vetoed the trade. Following the season, Andrew Bynum was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team deal.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Emergence of All Star Andrew Bynum
At the start of the season, Andrew Bynum did not play the first four games due to a suspension he earned in the final game of last year's playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks. In his first game back against the Denver Nuggets, he scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Lakers to a 92-89 win. He had his first 20-20 game on January 3 against the Houston Rockets scoring 21 points and grabbing 22 rebounds.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Emergence of All Star Andrew Bynum
On April 11, 2012 Bynum further showed why he should be an all-star when against the San Antonio Spurs he recorded a career high 30 rebounds and helped the Lakers win the game 98-84. His domination on the glass was further shown when the Spurs only managed to grab 32 rebounds as a team. This was all done with Kobe Bryant, the Lakers best player sitting out. For the first time he was selected to play in the All Star game as the Western Conference's starting center.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Emergence of All Star Andrew Bynum
He was awarded Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of March 12 through 18. Bynum finish the season averaging a career high 18.7 points per game, 11.8 rebounds per game (NBA 3rd overall), and 35.2 minutes per game. His emergence as an all-star and career high numbers sparked a debate of whether Bynum was the best center in the league or Dwight Howard. Previously, Howard was seen widely as the undisputed best center in the league. Shaquille O'Neal was one of the main supporters of Bynum as the best center in the league.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Playoffs, Denver Nuggets
The Lakers were matched against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. They won the opening game 103–88 after Andrew Bynum had a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots. The blocked shots broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record of nine, and tied the NBA playoff record set by Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon. Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and Pau Gasol added 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. After the Lakers led the series 3–1, Bynum before Game 5 said, "Close-out games are actually kind of easy."


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Playoffs, Denver Nuggets
The Lakers won the series 4–3, and avoided becoming the ninth team in NBA history to blow a 3-1 lead in a series. Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and six assists, Bynum had 16 points and a career playoff-high 18 rebounds, and Steve Blake scored a playoff career-high 19 points in a 96–87 win in Game 7. The Lakers blew 16-point lead in the second half before Gasol put the Lakers ahead for good with a tip-in basket with 6:30 to play. Denver had 19 turnovers in the game and shot just 7-of-27 shooting in the fourth quarter. Returning from his seven-game suspension, Metta World Peace scored 15 points, while Bryant had 17 points added eight assists.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder
The Lakers were then matched up against the second seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. During this series the Lakers did not have home court advantage as they did against Denver. In the first game of the series the Thunder blew the Lakers out 90-119. In the second game, the Lakers led 75-68 with 2:08 to play but were unable to hold on. Kevin Durant hit the go ahead bucket with 18.6 seconds to go and Steve Blake missed a three-pointer in the corner resulting in a 75-76 Laker loss.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder
The Lakers won game 3 at home 99-96. Kobe Bryant scored 36 points going 18-18 from the free throw line including the last 2 free throws that put the Lakers up by 3. Game 4 ended with a 100-103 Thunder win. The Lakers held a 9-point lead with 6:01 to play in the 4th quarter but were unable to sustain. This time it was Kevin Durant with the go-ahead three-pointer over Metta World Peace. Kobe Bryant had 38 points to lead the Lakers but Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant were able to both match him combining for 68 points.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder
Ultimately, the eventual Western Conference Champions Thunder proved too much for the Lakers, winning the next game at Chesapeake Energy Arena 90-106, wrapping up the series 1-4. Kobe Bryant averaged 31.2 points per game in the series. Andrew Bynum, the Lakers other All-Star did not perform up to his usual standards and only averaged 16.6 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game. This was low considering during the regular season he averaged 18.7 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, both career highs. This marked the second year in a row the Lakers were defeated in the second round of the playoffs. The previous year they were swept 4-0 by the Dallas Mavericks.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Awards, records and milestones, Week/month
The following players were named the Western Conference Players of the Week.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Awards, records and milestones, Week/month
The following players were named Western Conference Players of the Month.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions, Additions
Power Forwards Troy Murphy, Josh McRoberts, and Guard/Forward Jason Kapono, who was later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions, Pre-season trades
In December 2011, NBA commissioner David Stern vetoed a proposed three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, Lamar Odom to the New Orleans Hornets, and Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets. Stern said the Hornets were better off keeping Paul than accepting the terms of the deal. The league had acquired the Hornets from former owner George Shinn, and the commissioner's office had final authority over all management decisions. Odom felt "disrespected" after he learned of the Hornets trade publicly, and he requested a trade from the Lakers to another contending team. The Lakers were also concerned that Odom's contract was pricey since he was not needed to initiate the triangle offense with Mike Brown replacing Phil Jackson as Lakers coach. Odom was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a first-round draft pick and an $8.9 million trade exception on December 11.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions, Mid-season trades
On March 15, 2012, the Lakers traded Luke Walton, Jason Kapono, and a 2012 first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions, Christian Eyenga, and the right to swap a 2013 first-round pick for Miami's, currently owned by Cleveland. They also traded longtime Laker and co-captain Derrick Fisher and a 2012 first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets for Jordan Hill. These trades gave them the younger, quicker starting point guard they had been looking for to compete in a league that featured quick, explosive point guards on almost every team.


2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions, Mid-season trades
Hill bolstered the Laker frontline which featured oft-injured Andrew Bynum. Both Sessions and Hill added youth to a Laker team filled with old veterans. Although Hill did not play immediately, he later planted himself as a key bench player after his breakout game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After Metta World Peace was ejected for elbowing James Harden, the shorthanded Lakers called upon Hill. In his first game with significant minutes for the Lakers, he scored 14 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and blocked 3 shots. Not only did he play an important role in both overtime periods, he was so productive that Coach Mike Brown played Hill instead of Bynum, the Lakers' all star center. Hill helped the Lakers defeat the Thunder, 114–106.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks
The 2011–2012 Los Angeles arson attacks were a series of fires started on December 29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. It was the worst case of arson reported in the area since the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Harry Burkhart, then 24, who was wanted in Germany on suspicion of burning down his home, was charged in Los Angeles in January 2012 with 28 counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure. Prosecutors said that Burkhart was "motivated by rage against Americans" and sought to terrorize as many people as possible when he torched dozens of cars, homes and garages late at night, when most residents were sleeping, to inflict maximum fear and damage.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks
Burkhart was found guilty on September 1, 2016 of all 49 counts.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Overview
The arsonist generally targeted cars, many of them parked in apartment building garages or carports. Police reports indicated that an accelerant was used and that the attacks were occurring at night. No injuries were reported, and the total amount of damage was estimated at up to $2 million. Among the buildings damaged was a home in which singer Jim Morrison once lived.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Overview, Timeline
On the morning of December 29, twenty-one fires were set in the metropolitan area of Los Angeles. All of the initial fires were set within five hours of each other, making authorities suspect arson. By the next day, there were thirty-five fires spanning Los Angeles County. There were the twenty-one in Hollywood and West Hollywood. In addition there were eight in North Hollywood, three in the San Fernando Valley foothills, three in Wilshire, plus one on the Westside and one in Lennox.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Overview, Timeline
By December 31, 2011, the total fires of the arson spree reached 39 and the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) held a press conference the next day where the force indicated its resolve to deal with the attacks. The number of fires eventually reached 55 on January 2, the day suspect Harry Burkhart was arrested. According to the LAFD "45 occurred in the Los Angeles area, another nine were in West Hollywood, and one was in Burbank."


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background
Harry Burkhart was born in Grozny in Chechnya but traveled on German documents, as a German citizen. The German embassy in Ottawa said Harry's mother, Dorothee Burkhart, has been wanted by authorities in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf since 2005. While detained in Germany, Dorothee claimed heart problems and an appointment was made for her to visit a cardiology clinic. She was allowed to wear civilian clothes and while at the clinic asked to use the washroom. Her handcuffs were removed and while in the washroom she escaped through a window. She called Harry to tell him to bring money and documents to her after which they fled Frankfurt, traveling through France to Amsterdam where they purchased airline tickets to Canada.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background
The Burkharts filed refugee claims in Canada, saying "we are persecuted [in Germany] because of our [Chechen] origin, nationality, disability of my son from the Nazis and their sympathizers," however the claims were denied. The minister of citizenship and immigration personally intervened in the Burkharts' case and requested that they be barred from refugee protection. The refugee claim was denied in 2009 and denied again by Canada's federal courts in 2010.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background
Immigration officials believed Harry Burkhart was in the United States on a visa that was due to expire within two weeks of his arrest, but they could not find a visa file for Dorothee Burkhart. The government later said that it believed that Dorothee had entered illegally. Court documents identified her as a German national and although she described herself as "Canadian German", she spoke broken German and at a previous hearing had been granted a Russian interpreter.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background
On January 4, 2012 German prosecutors told the Associated Press that Harry Burkhart was a suspect in an October 2011 fire in Germany that burned a home owned by his family, and that Burkhart had filed an insurance claim on the home.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background, Arrest
State Department Special Agent Jonathan Lamb and his partner Deputy U.S. Marshal Louis Flores were assigned the fugitive cold case of locating Dorothee Burkhart, who was wanted by Germany on 19 counts of fraud "committed on a commercial basis and as a member of a gang", including failing to pay for a 2004 breast-augmentation surgery and pilfering $45,000 worth of security deposits from renters. While working on Dorothee's case Lamb and Flores learned about her son Harry.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background, Arrest
After Dorothee was found and appeared at her extradition proceeding on December 29, 2011, Harry called further attention to himself by screaming "F*** the United States!" in the courtroom when he realized his mother was about to be deported to Germany. Prosecutors filed the paperwork to have Dorothee extradited in February and scheduled another extradition hearing for May 9, 2012.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Suspect's background, Arrest
Flores was sitting at home watching TV at about 10 p.m. on January 1 when a parking garage security camera video was played on the news. Flores recognized Harry in the video and called the LAPD hotline and his chain of command. On January 2 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Reserve Deputy Shervin Lalezary arrested Burkhart near a drugstore at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, having spotted him driving a blue minivan consistent with the description provided by Lamb and Flores.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Court proceedings
On January 4, 2012 Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Harry Burkhart with 28 felony counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure in connection with the Los Angeles-area fires. His bail was set at $2.85 million. If convicted on all 37 counts, Burkhart could be facing up to a 341-year sentence. The district attorney's office has noted that its likely to file further charges against Burkhart. That same day, an anonymous law enforcement official said that Burkhart had been put on a suicide watch.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Court proceedings
On January 23, 2012, prosecutors added 63 new charges and the judge reset his bail to $7.5 million. Harry Burkhart pleaded not guilty to 100 counts of arson.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Court proceedings
Burkhart has been in custody for more than two years without trial. On March 11, 2015, he was indicted by a grand jury on 49 counts of arson, arson of inhabited buildings and possession of flammable materials.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Court proceedings, Trial
Burkhart's trial began on August 15, 2016. He pled not guilty by reason of insanity and not guilty. He was found guilty on September 1, 2016 of all 49 counts.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Court proceedings, Trial
After his conviction, a mistrial was declared during the insanity phase (where jurors are supposed to decide if Burkhart was sane or insane during the crimes) on September 16, 2016. Eight members of the 12-member jury thought Burkhart was insane. The next court date is October 13, 2016.


2011–12 Los Angeles arson attacks, Court proceedings, Trial
On March 5, 2018, after deliberating for five hours, a Downtown Los Angeles jury found him sane at the time of the arson.


2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
The 2011–12 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Michael White, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference.


2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team  represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by second year head coach Bob Marlin, played their home games at the Cajundome and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament to North Texas. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Rice.


2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
The 2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Errol Rogers; they played their double-header home games at the Cajundome with other games at the Earl K. Long Gymnasium, which is located on campus. They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 7-23, 1–15 in Sun Belt play to finish sixth place in the West Division. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament.


2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
Following the season, head coach Rogers resigned after going 38-113 in his five season at the helm of the program.


2011–12 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team, Previous season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2010–11 season 11–19, 4–12 in Sun Belt play to finish fifth in the West Division. They made it to the 2011 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, losing in the first round game by a score of 53-58 to the South Alabama Jaguars. They were not invited to any other postseason tournament.


2011–12 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by second year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season,  in Sun Belt play to finish in last place in the West Division. The lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to WKU.


2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 98th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his 11th season. The team played home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 30–10, 10–8 to finish in sixth place in Big East play. Louisville won the Big East Tournament Championship for the second time, defeating Cincinnati 50–44. As a result of the win, the Cardinals received the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed. Louisville advanced to the Final Four for the 9th time in school history before falling to eventual National Champion Kentucky 69–61.


2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that Louisville will be forced to vacate wins and records from the 2011–12, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 seasons.


2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2010–11 season with a record 25–10, 12–6 to finish in a tie for third place in Big East play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset in the Second Round (Round of 64) by Morehead State.


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season
The 2011–12 Louisville Lightning season was the third season of the Louisville Lightning professional indoor soccer club. The Lightning, an Eastern Division team in the Professional Arena Soccer League, played their home games in the Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The team was led by general manager Nick Stover and head coach Scott Budnick with associate coach Ted Nichols.


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season
On October 28, 2011, the Lightning played a pre-season split-squad exhibition match dubbed the "Kick Cancer Game". The team won 11 games and lost 5 during the 2011–12 regular season. They played all 16 of these games against Eastern Division rivals Cincinnati Kings, Detroit Waza, Illinois Piasa, Kansas Magic, and Ohio Vortex. The team qualified for the postseason but lost to the Kansas Magic in the first round of the playoffs.


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season
The Louisville Lightning also participated in the 2011–12 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer. The team defeated Indy Elite FC in the wild card round but lost to the Cincinnati Kings in the Round of 16, ending their run in the tournament.


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season
After this season, the team announced it would skip the 2012–13 PASL season and go dormant. In a March 2013 interview, team owner Ted Nichols said that low attendance at games placed "somewhat of a financial drain" on the organization and that the team remains "in a bit of a hiatus".


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season, Off-field moves
In October 2011, the Lightning announced a partnership with the PUMA sportswear company. The team wore PUMA soccer jerseys, warm-up gear, and training gear for the 2011–12 season. In the team's first two years of existence, they had worn Adidas gear and jerseys.


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season, Off-field moves
Pre -game activities at the team's home opener included an awareness event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, distribution of can koozies (holders) to fans, and a "first kick" ceremony with country singer Darren Warren.


2011–12 Louisville Lightning season, Schedule, Regular season
† Game also counts for US Open Cup, as listed in chart below.


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


2011–12 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by eighth year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at Reitz Arena and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the MAAC Basketball Tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Ohio State.


2011–12 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represents Loyola Marymount University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This is head coach Max Good's fourth season at Loyola Marymount. The Lions play their home games at the Gersten Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference. The Lions have accepted an invitation to participate in the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.


2011–12 Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. season
The 2011/12 season was Loyola's 3rd season in the Philippines premier league, the UFL. The club competed in the Division 1 of the United Football League where they finished 3rd. The club also competed in the 2011 UFL Cup and finished second place behind Philippine Air Force.


2011–12 Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C. season
The club was also invited to play in 2012 Singapore Cup and finished fourth place after they suffered a defeat against Gombak United on the third-place playoff match.


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


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


2011–12 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represents Loyola University Chicago in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Porter Moser. The Ramblers play their home games at the Joseph J. Gentile Arena and are members of the Horizon League.


2011–12 Luge World Cup
The 2011–12 Luge World Cup was a multi race series over a season for luge. The season started on 26 November 2011 in Igls, Austria and ended on 26 February 2012 in Paramonovo, Russia. The World Cup was organised by the FIL and sponsored by Viessmann.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the 126th season in the history of Luton Town Football Club. Their third-place finish and subsequent penalty shoot-out loss to AFC Wimbledon in the Conference Premier play-off final in 2010–11 meant they competed in non-League football for the third consecutive year.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season
Luton finished the season in fifth place – the club's lowest ever finish in the English football league system – though this was enough to secure a play-off place on the last game of the league season. As in 2010–11, Luton defeated Wrexham in the play-off semi-final, only to be beaten in the final, this time in a 2–1 loss to York City at Wembley Stadium.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season
Manager Gary Brabin was sacked in late March 2012 after a poor run of results saw Luton fall to seventh in the table and lose in the FA Trophy semi-final. He was replaced by former Torquay United and Bristol Rovers manager Paul Buckle.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season
This article covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Background
After a 30-point deduction and subsequent relegation from The Football League in 2008–09, Luton found themselves in unfamiliar territory in a league outside the top four divisions for the first time in 89 years. Their first campaign in the Conference Premier ended with defeat in the play-offs to York City, despite finishing the season in second place with the highest goals scored tally. The next season saw the club again placed as favourites for promotion, though no team in the division could even come close to overtaking runaway leaders Crawley Town as champions.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Background
The failure to win automatic promotion saw manager Richard Money leave the club by mutual consent towards the end of the season, where he was replaced by assistant manager Gary Brabin. The season also saw a large turnaround in playing staff, not least in the departures of the 2009–10 season's top scorers Tom Craddock and Kevin Gallen, sold and loaned respectively to clubs in the league above, and the retirement of club captain Kevin Nicholls.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Background
The club's transfer policy, previously focused on signing experienced ex-league players like Mark Tyler, Adam Newton and Alan White, instead shifted to buying younger players who had spent the vast majority of their career in non-league football, such as Andy Drury, Charlie Henry, Alex Lawless, Amari Morgan-Smith, Jason Walker, and Robbie Willmott.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Background
Luton finished in third place in the league, 21 points behind Crawley, meaning they were entered into the play-offs for the second year in a row. The club played Wrexham in the semi-final, winning 5–1 on aggregate in two dominating displays. This set up a final against AFC Wimbledon at the City of Manchester Stadium, from which Luton lost 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless and evenly matched 120 minutes.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Background
In the close season, Luton began reshaping their squad for the next year. Adam Newton, Lloyd Owusu, Zdeněk Kroča and Jason Walker all left the club, while Aaron O'Connor and Dean Beckwith were bought in as free transfers on a two-year contract.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, July
On 1 July, winger Claude Gnakpa signed on a free transfer for League One side Walsall after reaching the end of his Luton contract. Gnakpa had scored 15 goals in the previous season. Defenders Ed Asafu-Adjaye and Fred Murray both signed new contracts with the club on 12 July.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, July
A friendly against near-neighbours Hitchin Town on 15 July saw Luton run out as 4–2 winners, with trialist Drewe Broughton scoring two goals. Following this, the club embarked on a pre-season tour of North Wales, beginning with a match against The New Saints on 17 July. Luton were comprehensively beaten 3–0. Luton followed up their loss to TNS with a 2–1 victory over Airbus UK Broughton on 19 July. They ended the tour on a high, with Matthew Barnes-Homer scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Colwyn Bay on 21 July. During the tour a number of players were taken on trial, including Broughton, defender Will Antwi, and midfielder Jon Routledge.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, July
On 18 July, the club signed Crawley Town winger James Dance for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, July
A local friendly at Bedford Town on 23 July ended in a 1–0 victory for the home side. Luton had retained Antwi and Broughton as trialists, in addition to former Rushden & Diamonds defender Curtis Osano and out-of-contract striker Leon McKenzie. Luton's first home friendly was on 27 July against Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FC, managed by former England captain Tony Adams. Fielding a team that involved new trialist striker Nathan Elder, Luton lost the game 3–2, with goals coming from Elder and new signing Aaron O'Connor. Young midfielder Adam Watkins drew praise from manager Gary Brabin after the game for his performance against strong opposition.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, July
On 29 July, Luton signed defensive duo Will Antwi and Curtis Osano on six-month contracts after a successful trial period. Osano scored a 25-yard goal in a 4–0 win over Cambridge City on 30 July. Other goals came from Adam Watkins and two from Aaron O'Connor.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
On 2 August Luton played against Italian Serie A side Parma, losing 2–0. The club's final pre-season fixture at home was a match on 5 August against Premier League team Queens Park Rangers. Luton conceded a goal within 30 seconds of kick-off, but recovered to record a 3–1 victory over their more illustrious opponents. The last first-team friendly, albeit with a weaker squad than the one that beat QPR, took place the next day, with Luton going down 2–1 to Conference North side Corby Town.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Former Southampton and Southend United striker Matt Paterson was on trial with Luton, playing for the majority of the game against Corby. The final game of pre-season involved a Luton XI side playing against Arlesey Town in the Bedfordshire Premier Cup final on 9 August. Luton lost the game 2–1, with Danny Crow scoring. After the game, it was confirmed that trialists Nathan Elder and Matt Paterson would not be offered contracts. Luton made a bid for League Two side Oxford United's striker James Constable on 10 August, though this was rejected by the club.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
On 11 August, it was confirmed that Luton's first game of the season against AFC Telford United would be postponed due to stretched police resources in the wake of the 2011 England riots and a planned English Defence League march in Telford that same day.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
On 12 August, Luton loaned out young defenders Alex Lacey and JJ O'Donnell to Cambridge City for one month.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton's first game of the season against Forest Green Rovers on 16 August ended in a 1–1 draw, with Dean Beckwith scoring a goal on his debut.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
The next day, it was announced that Forest Green had turned down a bid from Luton for their top-scorer Reece Styche. Later, it also emerged Gateshead had rejected a £40,000 bid for their own top-scorer Jon Shaw.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton recorded a 5–1 victory over Southport on 20 August, with goals coming from Adam Watkins, Will Antwi, Amari Morgan-Smith, Robbie Willmott and Danny Crow. Two days after his impressive performance against Southport, 19-year-old Watkins signed a two-year contract extension.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Before Luton's game away at Mansfield Town on 23 August, it was announced that first-team midfielders Alex Lawless, Keith Keane and Robbie Willmott had all picked up injuries and were ruled out, expanding the injury list to seven first-team players. Luton went a goal down for the third time in as many games, but secured a 1–1 draw when Will Antwi headed in late on.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
On 25 August, striker Matthew Barnes-Homer joined League One side Rochdale on loan until January 2012. The next day, Southport attacking midfielder John Paul Kissock joined Luton on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. As part of the deal, Luton midfielder Godfrey Poku and striker Dan Walker joined Southport on loan until December 2011. League One side Stevenage made two bids for Luton midfielder Keith Keane on 27 August, though both were rejected. Luton played Braintree Town later that day, winning 3–1 with two goals from Amari Morgan-Smith and one from Jake Howells.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Luton played their second away game of the season on 30 August, managing a 2–2 draw against Hayes & Yeading United despite having missed two penalties during the game. Amari Morgan-Smith and Danny Crow scored Luton's goals, which left the club eighth in the table at the end of August with a game in hand over all teams above them.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, August
Transfer deadline day, 31 August, saw Luton reject a bid from Forest Green for winger Robbie Willmott. Later that evening, Luton signed two strikers; Trinidad and Tobago international Collin Samuel as a free agent on a one year-contract, and Hereford United's Stuart Fleetwood on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
Luton played Stockport County on 2 September, conceding a goal in stoppage time to record a 1–1 draw. Alex Lawless had put Luton ahead in the fifth minute with a 25-yard strike, before Stockport hit back late on through a deflected Sean McConville goal. Stuart Fleetwood made his debut as a substitute, hitting the post with the last kick of the game. On 9 September Luton signed Hayes & Yeading United captain Jamie Hand on loan. Hand made his debut in midfield the next day as Luton ran out comfortable 2–0 victors over Darlington.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
Danny Crow opened the scoring in the first half, before Darlington had Graeme Lee sent off for persistent fouling. Stuart Fleetwood scored the second goal on his home debut. A 2–0 win over AFC Telford United on 13 September propelled Luton to third in the table. Amari Morgan-Smith scored both goals, taking his tally for the season to six. This game also saw Keith Keane make his 250th appearance for the club. Four days later, the club extended its winning run to three games with a 1–0 home victory over Lincoln City, Stuart Fleetwood scoring the winning goal late on.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
The victory was made more significant as Luton had played 70 minutes of the match with only 10 men after Dean Beckwith was sent off for violent conduct. With Beckwith suspended for the next three games, and defenders George Pilkington, Shane Blackett, Dan Gleeson, Fred Murray, Curtis Osano and Keith Keane all injured, manager Gary Brabin moved to bring in Hungarian centre-back János Kovács on an emergency one-month loan from Hereford United on 19 September. Kovács had previously played for Luton in the latter half of the 2009–10 season. Kovács played the next day away at Bath City. Morgan-Smith scored for Luton late in the first half, but Bath hit back to secure a 1–1 draw, despite ending the match with nine men. Other results meant the draw lifted Luton to the top of the table for the first time in the season.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
The next day, Luton sold 16-year-old youth midfielder Michael Cain to Championship side Leicester City. The transfer fee was an undisclosed five figure fee, with add-ons and a sell-on clause included.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, September
Luton underwent back-to-back defeats to York City and Cambridge United on 24 and 27 September respectively, knocking them from first to ninth in the table. During the half-time break of the 3–0 defeat away at York, midfielder Alex Lawless broke his hand after punching a wall out of frustration, resulting in him being ruled out for around a month and being handed a fine.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
October began with Luton getting back to winning ways, claiming a 5–1 home victory over Barrow. Despite going a goal down within two minutes, two goals from Robbie Willmott, one from Adam Watkins, a first Luton goal from winger James Dance, and one from top scorer Amari Morgan-Smith secured the win, pushing the club into sixth place in the table. A week later, Luton won their second away game of the season with a 2–1 victory at Kidderminster Harriers, winger Robbie Willmott scoring two goals for the second game in succession.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
Defenders Shane Blackett and George Pilkington made their first appearances of the season as they returned from long-term injuries. On 11 October, Luton drew 2–2 away to Ebbsfleet United, conceding two late goals after strikes from Morgan-Smith and Dance had initially put them in control. Four days later Luton beat fellow promotion-hopefuls Gateshead 5–1 at Kenilworth Road. Two goals apiece from Jake Howells and Jamie Hand, and one from Aaron O'Connor, pushed the club into third in the table.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
Tommy Wright signed as a free agent on a three-month deal on 18 October. The same day, Luton lost 1–0 at home to Wrexham. Luton won their third away game of the season on 21 October, beating Grimsby Town 1–0, with Wright scoring his first goal for the club.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
János Kovács re-signed on loan from Hereford United until January 2012, with a view to a permanent move. The initial loan move would go through on 4 November.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
Luton played Hendon in the FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying on 29 October. Despite conceding an early goal, Luton went on to comfortably win the game 5–1, O'Connor scoring two goals. The game saw Charlie Henry make his Luton debut; despite initially signing for the club 11 months previously, a serious foot injury had prevented Henry from playing until now. Luton were drawn against near-neighbours Northampton Town for the next round of the FA Cup.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, October
Curtis Osano signed a six-month contract extension on 31 October, keeping him at the club until May 2012.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Luton lost their third home game of the season on 5 November, going down 2–1 to league leaders Fleetwood Town, a result that pushed the club down to seventh place in the table.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Defender Alex Lacey joined Conference South side Thurrock on a one-month loan in early November, while Trinidadian striker Collin Samuel left the club on 8 November, after making just one substitute appearance. On 10 November Jamie Hand extended his loan with Luton until 14 December, and the club signed Darlington left-back Greg Taylor on loan, with a permanent transfer due to take place in January. Current left-back Fred Murray, who was expected to take up to 12 months to recover from a serious knee injury, was de-registered as a player (albeit still contracted to the club) in order to make room for Taylor.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Luton beat League Two strugglers Northampton Town 1–0 in the FA Cup first round on 12 November, substitute Adam Watkins scoring a late winner. Luton were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town for the second round.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
On 16 November 18-year-old Stoke City striker Ryan Brunt joined Luton on loan until 1 January 2012.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Luton drew 1–1 away at fellow play-off hopefuls Cambridge United on 19 November, with Stuart Fleetwood scoring his first league goal in two months.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
With the loan transfer window closing, Luton sent Charlie Henry and Will Antwi out on loan to Aldershot Town and Grimsby Town respectively on 24 November.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, November
Danny Crow scored a stoppage-time winner as Luton beat Newport County 1–0 on 26 November. A 1–1 home draw against AFC Telford United on 29 November left Luton in sixth place in the table.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
Luton were knocked out of the FA Cup by League Two side Cheltenham Town on 3 December, losing 4–2 with Aaron O'Connor scoring both goals. In the league, the club conceded another late goal as they drew 1–1 with struggling Lincoln City. Luton ended the game with 9 men as Jamie Hand and Alex Lawless were both sent off.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
Goalkeeper Mark Tyler signed a one-year contract extension on 8 December.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, December
Luton progressed to the second round of the FA Trophy two days later with a 2–0 victory over Swindon Supermarine. Two league victories towards the end of December, a 3–1 win over Tamworth and a 5–0 thrashing of Kettering Town, meant Luton ended the month in the play-off positions.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Luton mirrored their 5–0 home win against Kettering Town with another 5–0 victory in the away game on New Year's Day. The same day saw striker Matthew Barnes-Homer leave the club, while defender Will Antwi was released the next day. The club also made permanent the loan signings of defenders János Kovács and Greg Taylor, who both signed 18-month contracts. Fourth and fifth successive league victories in early January followed with a 2–0 home win against Newport County and a 1–0 win against Stockport County. These cemented Luton's third position in the table. After the initial game was postponed due to a frozen pitch, the club's FA Trophy second round tie with Hinckley United was played out on 18 January. The two clubs struggled to a 0–0 draw, meaning a replay would be played on 23 January.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
The club released Tommy Wright on 18 January, and moved to bring in striker Craig McAllister on loan from Newport County until the end of the season.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
Luton's winning run in the league came to an end as they drew 3–3 away at Southport on 21 January. The FA Trophy replay with Hinckley two days later resulted in a 3–0 win for Luton. The game saw young midfielder Jerry Nash make his first start for the club. Luton drew for the eleventh time in the league on 25 January in a 0–0 stalemate with Mansfield Town. A George Pilkington penalty saw Luton beat Alfreton Town 1–0 on 28 January.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, January
On 31 January, transfer deadline day, Luton signed York City midfielder Andre Boucaud on an 18-month contract for a fee of £25,000.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
Luton played Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Trophy third round on 7 February, winning 2–1 and putting the club into the quarter-final draw. The club's game away to Forest Green Rovers on 11 February was postponed due to a frozen pitch. The club won their next league game on 18 February, taking their unbeaten run to 13 games, with a 3–0 home victory over Tamworth.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
On 20 February, goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington was appointed goalkeeping coach of Notts County alongside their new manager Keith Curle. Luton released Pilkington from his playing contract to allow him to take up the role.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, February
Luton lost 1–0 to Barrow on 21 February, effectively eliminating any hope of automatic promotion due to league leaders Fleetwood Town extending their own unbeaten run to 18 games and pulling ahead by 14 points. Luton won the FA Trophy quarter-final against Gateshead 2–0 on 25 February, with goals from John Paul Kissock and Keith Keane. The club were drawn to play York City in the two-legged semi-final.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
Luton sold youth player Tarum Dawkins to Premier League side Arsenal on 2 March, for what was described as a "significant transfer fee". Dawkins was also being scouted by fourteen other clubs in addition to Arsenal.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
The club beat bottom-of-the-table Bath City 2–0 on 3 March, but this would prove the last win throughout eight games in March. League losses to Wrexham, Forest Green Rovers and York City, and draws against struggling Darlington and mid-table Grimsby Town pushed Luton out of the top five and left them with the very real prospect of failing to qualify for the play-offs. In addition, York City defeated Luton 2–1 on aggregate to knock them out of the FA Trophy at the semi-final stage for the second year in a row.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, March
This seven-game winless streak, in which the club scored only four goals – including two from new signing Andre Gray who joined on loan from Hickley United on 22 March – resulted in Gary Brabin losing his job on 31 March, with assistant Alan Neilson put in temporary charge while the club began the search for a new manager. This search was aided by new Technical Director and former Luton player and manager Lil Fuccillo.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
Paul Buckle, previously manager at Bristol Rovers and Torquay United, was announced as Luton's new manager on 6 April, although he would officially begin the job on 8 April. Buckle was present in the crowd as Luton turned seven games without a win into eight, this time in a 3–1 loss to Braintree Town, on 7 April. This left the club relying on teams above them to drop points, as well as going on an unbeaten run themselves, if they were to make the play-offs.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
The first game of Buckle's tenure on 9 April ended the team's poor run of form, as Luton notched up a comfortable 4–2 win over Hayes & Yeading United. Stuart Fleetwood scored twice, having been placed into his preferred role as a striker, rather than a winger as he often had under Gary Brabin's management. Andre Gray scored his fourth goal in his first four games, setting a Luton Town record in the process.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
A 0–0 draw with Alfreton Town on 14 April was followed by a 3–0 victory over Ebbsfleet United three days later, Fleetwood scoring twice again, and Craig McAllister scoring his first goal of the season. A vital game against fellow play-off candidates Kidderminster Harriers on 21 April went in Luton's favour, as a second-half Robbie Willmott goal secured a 1–0 win in front of Kenilworth Road's then-biggest crowd of the season. The result left Luton needing two points from their last two games to ensure a play-off place.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
This task went down to the final game of the league season after Luton could only manage a 0–0 draw with Gateshead in their game-in-hand on 24 April. A win or draw away to free-scoring champions Fleetwood Town would be enough to secure fifth place for the team, while a loss coupled with a Kidderminster win in their own game would see the Harriers take fifth instead. An early own goal and an Andre Gray strike were enough to see Luton win 2–0 at Fleetwood, their fifth clean sheet in a row, meaning they would face second-placed Wrexham in the play-off semi-final.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, April
On 30 April, it was announced that defender Ed Asafu-Adjaye and midfielders Charlie Henry and Christian Tavernier would not be offered new contracts, releasing them from the club.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, May
The first leg of the semi-final with Wrexham on 3 May resulted in a 2–0 win to Luton, strikers Andre Gray and Stuart Fleetwood scoring a goal each in the first half. Four days later, Luton lost the return leg 2–1; their first defeat under manager Paul Buckle's eight games in charge. Captain George Pilkington's penalty in the first half ensured Luton won the tie 3–2 on aggregate to set up a final with York City at Wembley Stadium on 20 May.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, May
Despite Andre Gray scoring after only 71 seconds in the final, the club lost 2–1 to York in a closely contested match with over 30,000 Luton fans in attendance. York's winning goal was scored from an offside position, not seen by the assistant referee, and Luton could not find a way past York's defence to get back into the game.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, May
Andre Gray's loan from Hinckley United became permanent on 21 May, as he joined the club on a two-year contract for a fee of £30,000. Young midfielder JJ O'Donnell also signed a three-year contract extension after impressing Paul Buckle in training. On 28 May, defender Curtis Osano joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer. Defenders Shane Blackett and Dan Gleeson, along with striker Danny Crow, were not offered new contracts and were released from the club on 30 May. All three players had suffered with injuries during the season, with Blackett and Gleeson restricted to only twelve appearances each.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, June
On 7 June, the club announced that Keith Keane, who had made his Luton debut in 2003 and played in 284 games across four different leagues, was to join League One side Preston North End on a free transfer once his contract ended on 1 July. Defender Alex Lacey, who had spent the vast majority of the season out on loan at three different clubs, signed a two-year contract extension on 14 June. The next day, the club released a statement confirming that midfielders Robbie Willmott and Godfrey Poku had rejected new contracts.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, June
As Poku was under 24 years of age, the club were entitled to money from a tribunal in the event he moved to another club. Luton made their first incoming transfers of the summer over the next two days, firstly securing former Stevenage captain and right-back Ronnie Henry on a free transfer on 16 June, followed a day later by Gillingham midfielder Danny Spiller, also for free. Captain George Pilkington signed for Mansfield Town on 19 June alongside Godfrey Poku.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, June
Both transfers, which were free as both players had reached the end of their contract, would become permanent on 1 July. Later the same day, the club confirmed that striker Amari Morgan-Smith, who despite scoring ten goals had been injured for a large part of the season, would not be offered a new contract. After these three departures, two further players were signed in the form of strikers Scott Rendell and Jon Shaw.


2011–12 Luton Town F.C. season, Review, June
Rendell, penning a two-year contract, joined on an undisclosed fee from Wycombe Wanderers, while Shaw also signed a two-year contract following his rejection of an offer from Gateshead, where he had scored 35 goals during the season. The club made their fifth signing on 25 June with the acquisition of Gillingham centre-back Garry Richards, the deal officially going through on 1 July. Jake Howells, now Luton's current longest-serving player following Keith Keane's departure, signed a three-year contract extension on 27 June. Goalkeeper Lewis Kidd signed a one-year contract on 29 June, while it was announced the same day that striker Dan Walker had rejected two contract offers from Luton and so would be placed on the transfer list.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup
The 2011–12 Luxembourg Cup was the 87th season of Luxembourg's annual cup competition. It began on 28 August 2011 with Round 1 and ended on 26 May 2012 with the Final held at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City. The winners of the competition qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. FC Differdange 03 are the defending champions, having won their second cup title last season.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 1
Fifty teams from Division 2 (IV) and Division 3 (V) entered in this round. Thirty-six of them competed in matches, while the other fourteen teams were awarded a bye to the next round. The games were played on 28 August 2011.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 1
Bye : Alisontia Steinsel, US Berdorf/Consdorf, Blo-Weiss Medernach, FC Brouch, AS Colmar-Berg, Jeunesse Gilsdorf, Jeunesse Sportive Koerich, Les Ardoisiers Perlé, Minière Lasauvage, Racing Troisvierges, Red Star Merl/Belair, US Reisdorf, Rupensia Lusitanos Larochette, Union Remich/Bous


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 2
The eighteen winners of Round 1 and the fourteen teams that received a bye competed in this round. The games were played on 4 September 2011.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 3
The sixteen winners of Round 2 competed in this round, as well as twenty-eight teams from Division 1 (III), which enter the competition in this round. The games were played on 7, 8 and 9 October 2011.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 4
The twenty-two winners of Round 3 competed in this round, as well as fourteen teams from the Division of Honour (II), which enter the competition in this round. The games were played on 28, 29 and 30 October and 9 November 2011.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 5
The eighteen winners of Round 4 competed in this round, as well as the fourteen teams from the National Division, which enter the competition in this round. The games were played on the 26th and 27 November 2011.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Round 6
The sixteen winners of Round 5 competed in this round. The games were played on 11 April 2012.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from Round 6 competed in the quarterfinals. They were held on 1 and 2 May 2012.


2011–12 Luxembourg Cup, Semifinals
The four quarterfinal winners competed in the semifinals. They were held on 18 and 20 May 2012.


2011–12 Luxembourg National Division
The 2011–12 Luxembourg National Division was the 98th season of top-tier football in Luxembourg. It began on 5 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012. F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their ninth league championship in the previous season.


2011–12 Luxembourg National Division, Team changes from 2010–11
Etzella Ettelbruck and Jeunesse Canach were relegated to the Division of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous season. Jeunesse Canach were relegated after one year in the top flight while Etzella leave after an eight-year stay in the league. They were replaced by 2010–11 Division of Honour champions Union 05 Kayl-Tétange and runners-up Rumelange. Kayl-Tétange are taking part in this competition for the first time in their history, while Rumelange return to the league after a one-year absence.


2011–12 Luxembourg National Division, Team changes from 2010–11
Wiltz 71 as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against 3rd-placed Division of Honour side Hostert. Hostert won the match after a penalty shootout, thus winning promotion to the league for the first time in their history. Meanwhile, Wiltz 71 were relegated after one year in the league.


2011–12 Luxembourg National Division, Relegation play-offs
The 12th-placed club in the National Division, Swift Hesperange, competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the Division of Honour, Wiltz, for one spot in the following season's competition. Wiltz won the match by 6 goals to 2, and they returned to the top division after a one-year absence. Swift Hesperange were relegated to the Division of Honour after an eleven-year stay in the top division.


2011–12 MC Alger season
In the 2011–12 season, MC Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 41st season, as well as the Champions League, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.


2011–12 MC Alger season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2010.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 MC El Eulma season
In the 2011–12 season, MC El Eulma is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 4th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2011–12 MC El Eulma season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2011.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 MC Oran season
During the 2011–12 season, MC Oran competed in the 46th season of the Algerian Ligue 1, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2011–12 MC Oran season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2011.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 MC Oran season, League table
This table shows finishing positions 11–15 of the 16 teams in the league.


2011–12 MC Saïda season
In the 2011–12 season, MC Saïda is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 5th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2011–12 MC Saïda season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2011.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 MHL season
The 2011–12 MHL season was the third season of the Russian Junior Hockey League. The league was divided into two conferences, with two eight-team divisions in each conference.


2011–12 MJHL season
The 2011–12 season was the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's (MJHL) 95th season of operation.


2011–12 MOL Liga season
The 2011–12 MOL Liga season is the fourth edition of the international ice hockey championship for teams from Hungary and Romania. Following the withdrawal of Vasas HC, the field is composed of eight clubs this season, including five Hungarian and three Romanian. The regular season ran from 6 September 2011 to 20 January 2012.


2011–12 MOL Liga season
After the conclusion of the regular season the six best ranked teams won the right to participate in the playoffs. Top two clubs had bye in the first round of the playoffs, while the remaining four teams were drawn together according to their final position in the regular season (3–6, 4–5). The winners of the match-ups advanced to the semifinals, where they met Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák and HSC Csíkszereda, respectively.


2011–12 MOL Liga season
Eventually, Miskolci JJSE beat HSC Csíkszereda and thus secured their spot in the finals, where they faced Dunaújváros, which won their duel in straight matches against Corona Fenestela Braşov.


2011–12 MOL Liga season
Dunaújváros enjoyed the home court advantage in the best-of-seven series final, where they swept away Miskolc with 4–0 and took the 2011–12 MOL Liga title, the first ever of its kind in the history of the club.


2011–12 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Individual statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the end of the regular season.


2011–12 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Individual statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2011–12 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Individual statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in save percentage at the conclusion of the regular season. Only goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes are listed.


2011–12 MOL Liga season, Regular season, Individual statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); SOG = Shots on Goal;  SVS =Saved Shots; GA = Goals Against;  SVS% = Saving Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2011–12 MSV Duisburg season
The 2011–12 season was MSV Duisburg's 112th season and their 4th season in the 2. Bundesliga after failing to be promoted. They reached the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal final last year.


2011–12 MSV Duisburg season
On October 27, the club sacked coach Milan Šašić. Oliver Reck took over.


2011–12 MSV Duisburg season, Current squad
As of 16 January 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Maccabi Haifa's 54th season in Israeli Premier League, and their 30th consecutive season in the top division of Israeli football.


2011–12 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season
This season is considered by Haifa as the "almost season". After winning the Israeli Premier League in the earlier season, the team started the season with qualification matches in the Champions League, but lost the last qualification match on penalties to the Belgian team Genk. At the UEFA Europa League the team failed to qualify for the playoff level after losing the last game to Schalke from Germany, while FC Steaua București from Romania won their respective match, therefore qualifying ahead of Haifa. Their Israeli Premier League campaign was one of their most disappointing seasons ever.


2011–12 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season
Haifa wasn't one of the contenders for the title, and the last match ended as a draw, meaning the team did not qualify for the UEFA Europa League the followingseason. At the State Cup the team lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv through a 93' minute goal. This disappointing season caused the owner Ya'akov Shahar to appoint former player Reuven Atar as the manager for the next season instead of Elisha Levi.


2011–12 Macclesfield Town F.C. season
This page shows the progress of Macclesfield Town F.C. in the 2011–12 English football season. This year they play their games in League Two in the English league system, the fourth tier.


2011–12 Macclesfield Town F.C. season, League data, Managerial change
Following Macclesfield's victory over Port Vale on 31 December 2011, the club then went 16 consecutive games without a victory and found themselves out of the relegation places in League Two only by way of goal difference. This prompted chairman Mike Rance to sack Gary Simpson on 18 March 2012. Brian Horton was installed as manager until the end of the season, in what is his second spell at the club, a day later.


2011–12 Macedonian First Football League
The 2011–12 Macedonian First League was the 20th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. It began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.


2011–12 Macedonian First Football League
The league title was won by FK Vardar, winning its 6th official Macedonian First League title, and first since the 2002–03 season. The team went through the season without a single defeat until Round 32, on 20 May 2012, out of 33 games played. The defeat ended their chance of being undefeated, however, concluded with only 1 loss on a very dominating season.


2011–12 Macedonian First Football League, Promotion and relegation
1 Vardar was initially relegated, but was stayed after was merged with Miravci, which won play-off match against Skopje. Later, the two sides were separated and Miravci were refused a First League licence.


2011–12 Macedonian First Football League, Results
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.


2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup
The 2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup was the 20th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. Metalurg Skopje are the defending champions, having won their first title.


2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup
The 2011–12 champions were FK Renova who won their first title and was qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup, First round
Matches were played on 17 August 2011 and 3 September 2011.


2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup, Second round
Entering this round are the 16 winners from the First Round. The first legs took place on 13, 14 and 15 September 2011 and the second legs took place on 28 and 29 September 2011.


2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarterfinals took place on 19 October 2011, while the second legs took place on 9 November 2011.


2011–12 Macedonian Football Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi finals took place on 4 April 2012, while the second legs took place on 25 April 2012.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League
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2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League
The 2011–12 season is the 20th season of the Macedonian Handball Super League.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League, Regular season, Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League, Play-off, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League, Play-off, Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League, Play-out, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Macedonian Handball Super League, Play-out, Results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2011–12 Macedonian Second Football League
The 2011–12 Macedonian Second Football League was the 20th season since its establishment. It began on 7 August 2011 and ended on 27 May 2012.


2011–12 Macedonian Second Football League, Participating teams
1 Makedonija Gj. P was in the first part of season participated as Treska.


2011–12 Macedonian Second Football League, Results
Every team will play each other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 matches each.


2011–12 Macedonian Third Football League
The 2011–12 Macedonian Third Football League was the 20th season of the third-tier football league in the Republic of Macedonia, since its establishment. It began in August 2011 and ended in June 2012.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa
The 2011–12 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 72nd season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition. It started with the first match of Round 1 on 7 August 2011 and ended with the Final held in May 2012 at Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest. Kecskemét were the defending champions, having won their first cup competition last season. The winner of the competition will qualify for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Qualifying phase, Round 1
Matches were played on 7 August 2011 and involved the teams qualified through the local cup competitions during the previous season and the Nemzeti Bajnokság III teams.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Qualifying phase, Round 2
These matches were played between 14 and 17 August 2011 and involved the winners of Round 1 and the 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság II teams.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Qualifying phase, Round 3
These matches were played on 21 and 28 September 2011. The winners of Round 2 were joined by the majority of the 2011–12 Nemzeti Bajnokság I teams; sides involved in a European cup competition were given a bye to the next round.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Qualifying phase, Round 4
Entering this stage of the competition were the 28 winners from the previous round and the four clubs which competed in Europe this season.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Final stage, Round of 16
The sixteen winners of the previous round were drawn into eight two-legged matches. The winners on aggregate advanced to the next round. The first leg will be played on 30 November, the second leg is on 3 December 2011.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Final stage, Quarter-finals
As in the previous round, ties were played over two legs. The winners advanced to the semi-finals.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa, Final stage, Semi-finals
Ties in the semi-finals were also played over two legs.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa (men's handball)
The 2011–12 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 55th edition of the tournament.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches
A total of  matches will take place, starting with Round 1 on 2 September 2011 and culminating with the final on 15 April 2012 at the Sportmax in Budapest.


2011–12 Magyar Kupa (men's handball), Matches, Final four
The final four will be held on 14 and 15 April 2012 at the Sportmax 2 Hegyvidék in Budapest.


2011–12 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season
In the 2011–12 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season they will attempt to win their first NCAA Women's Frozen Four title. Head coach Maria Lewis returns for her second season. Lewis led the Black Bears to the Hockey East Tournament in the previous season and helped the Black Bears double their win total from the previous season. The Black Bears return 14 letterwinners for the season (nine forwards, three defenders, two goaltenders). Dawn Sullivan will serve as the Black Bears captain. In the past season, she registered eight goals and nine assists for 17 points.


2011–12 Major Indoor Soccer League season
The 2011–12 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the third under the MISL banner and fourth season overall. It was also the 34th season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer. The Milwaukee Wave won their sixth title in franchise history and second MISL title in a row.