2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series, Finals, 2nd final
After choosing to bat, Australia were reduced to 2/56 in the 16th over, at a conservative run rate of 3.69. After that, Michael Clarke (117) and David Warner (100) batted together for more than thirty overs, adding 184 runs for the third wicket, and Warner scoring a century for the second consecutive match. From the strong platform of 2/232 after 43 overs, Australia failed to accelerate at the death, scoring only 39 runs from the last seven overs to set a total of 6/271; Lasith Malinga (3/40) took 3/13 from his last three overs of the innings. Sri Lanka dropped five catching opportunities in the field.


2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series, Finals, 2nd final
It took Sri Lanka only six overs to reach 0/50 in reply – helped by a poor display of opening bowling by Australia, which conceded twelve extras and a catch behind annulled through wides, no balls and byes. Mahela Jayawardene (80) and Tillekaratne Dilshan (106) put together an opening stand of 179 runs before Jayawardene was dismissed in the 28th over. Kumar Sangakkara (51*) also contributed a half century, and Sri Lanka cruised to a comfortable victory in the 45th over, to level the finals series 1–1.


2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series, Finals, 3rd final
After being sent in, Australian openers David Warner (48) and Matthew Wade (49) set a strong opening platform of 1/115 in the 21st over. The top order then collapsed, Sri Lanka taking 4/20 in seven overs to reduce Australia to 5/135. The middle order failed to recover, and Australia was reduced to 7/177 in the 38th over, before a 40 run partnership between bowlers Clint McKay (28) and Brett Lee (32) helped to take the Australian score to 231, all out in the 50th over. The bowling of Rangana Herath (3/36 from 10 overs) and Farveez Maharoof (3/40 from 10 overs) was key to Sri Lanka's recovery during the Australian innings.


2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series, Finals, 3rd final
In its reply, Sri Lanka fell to 4/53 inside ten overs as Lee and McKay took two early wickets each. Upul Tharanga (71) helped to resurrect the Sri Lankan innings, compiling a fifth wicket partnership of 60 runs with Lahiru Thirimanne (30) to bring the score to 4/113, but after Tharanga's dismissal, wickets fell regularly until Sri Lanka was reduced to 8/204 in the 46th over. Australia eventually dismissed Sri Lanka in the 49th over for 215, largely through the bowling of Clint McKay, who took 5/28 for the innings. Australia won the series 2–1.


2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball season marks the 17th season of Conference USA basketball.


2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball season, Preseason
On October 10, 2011, Cameron Moore of UAB was named Preseason Player of the Year.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
As punishment for prior recruiting violations, head coach Jim Calhoun served a three-game suspension, in UConn's first three Big East games (at South Florida, St. John's, at Seton Hall). The team also lost one scholarship, reduced from 13 to 12, and is restricted in other recruiting activities.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
On February 4, 2012, Calhoun announced he would take an indefinite medical break from coaching as a result of spinal stenosis. Associate head coach George Blaney said he would be managing the team during Calhoun's absence.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Geno Auriemma, and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Italy Trip
The UConn team traveled to Italy, for a ten-day trip, combining exhibition basketball, and sightseeing. The team, along with the coaching staff and fans left the US on 16 August 2011, and arrived in Rome the following morning. After landing, everyone boarded a bus, which took them to  Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, one of the four great ancient major basilicas of Rome. The bus then continued to some of the other classic sites of Rome, including Circus Maximus and the Colosseum.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Italy Trip
The next day started with sightseeing; a visit to Vatican City, including St. Peter's Basilica, and the Sistine Chapel. In the evening, it was time for basketball, as the UConn team took on the Netherlands national team. The game was close at the half, with the Huskies up only by two points, 34–32, but UConn held the Dutch team scoreless for the first seven minutes of the second half, and won easily, 73–53.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Italy Trip
On the third day of the trip, the team started as tourists, visiting the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps. In the evening, the team played the Italian Select team, and won easily 98–52. Incoming freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a stretch where she sank five consecutive three-point attempts, which extended a lead to 32 points by the end of the third quarter. The next day, the team took a bus trip to Villa d'Este, and spent the day touring the grounds of the 16th-century estate outside Rome, used as a retreat by Cardinals and Popes of the Roman Catholic Church.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Italy Trip
The fifth day of the trip was all cultural, starting with a bus ride to Florence and a stop to your Accademia Gallery, home of many famous paintings and sculptures, the most famous of which is Michelangelo's   David. The group then did a walking tour of central Florence, including a walk around the Duomo of Florence. The next stop was a visit to  Galleria degli Uffizi to view the art treasures.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Italy Trip
The sixth day featured basketball, a game between UConn and the TDT Slammers from Germany. The game was never close, and UConn ended up with a 112–36 win. Five players scored in double figures, including Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Tiffany Hayes, Bria Hartley, Briana Banks, and Heather Buck. The team appreciated playing indoors; the temperature reached 112 degrees during the day. The next day featured a bus trip to Pisa, to visit the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. While the tower is the most well-known, and the most pronounced lean, with the top almost 4 meters displaced from the vertical, other structures, such as the Baptistery and the Cathedral also lean to a lesser degree, due to the soft soil.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Italy Trip
On the eighth day, the team started with a bus trip to Lake Como. The original scheduled included a game against the Nigerian National team, but there were difficulties with visas, so the team did not arrive. UConn played the first quarter against the same team, the TDT Slammers, that they had played in Florence, then played the last three quarters against Castellanza Select, a local club team. Tiffany Hayes was one rebound and one assist short of a triple-double in the 116–33 against the over-matched teams. The last full day in Italy featured a boat trip on Lake Como and strolls through Bellagio. The following day, the team returned to the USA.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Roster changes
Two players graduated, Lorin Dixon and Maya Moore. Although Dixon was not a starter, she averaged almost 22 minutes per game, sixth most among all players, and played a major role in the NCAA semi-final win over Georgetown. The loss of Moore is far more significant, as she was selected as the WNBA number one pick, and went on to help the Minnesota Lynx win their first WNBA championship.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Roster changes
Connecticut's incoming class of freshman included three players: Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Brianna Banks, and Kiah Stokes. The incoming class was rated the number two recruiting class, by ESPN. Mosqueda-Lewis, from California, was the 2011 State Farm/WBCA High School Player of the Year. Banks is a left-handed guard from Georgia, with an overall rank of 24 in the 2011 class. Stokes is a 6'3 post player from Iowa, with an overall ranking of 42 within the 2011 class.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Offseason, Pre-season
Connecticut played two exhibition games in the warm up to the regular season. The first was played November 3 against Assumption College, from Worcester, Massachusetts. Five UConn players scored in double digits, including Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis who hit five of nine three-point attempts in her first game wearing a UConn uniform. UConn won the game 89–30. Six days later, UConn played Pace University from New York City. Tiffany Hayes lead all scorers with 24 points, helping the UConn team to an 85–35 win.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn opened their season at their campus home court, against Holy Cross. The game featured the return of Caroline Doty, who missed the entire previous season due to injury. Bria Hartley and Tiffany Hayes lead the scoring with 17 and 16 points respectively. The Huskies won the game 87–37. In their next game, UConn tied a record with 68 points in the first half against Pacific. The Huskies hit 71% of their basket attempts in the first half, and opened up a 43-point lead. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis went on to score 25 points on ten for twelve shooting. Four other Huskies scored in double digits, leading to a 112–53 victory over the Pacific team playing their 999th game.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The game against Stanford represented the first major test of the season; the Huskies were ranked #2 in the AP ratings  and Stanford #3. The Stanford team ended the Connecticut winning streak at 90 games in the prior-season matchup. UConn won the game 68–58, behind 25 points by freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, and a defensive effort that inspired coach Geno Auriemma to remark, "That's one of the better defensive efforts I’ve seen us have in a long time."


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn held Fairleigh Dickinson University to five first-half points, the lowest point total ever scored by an opponent in a  half, but the game did not earn praise from coach Auriemma, "It was the worst exhibition of basketball I've ever seen by two teams in my 27 years at UConn. They should give everyone a refund." The final score in the first game of the World Vision Classic was 74–28.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
Tiffany Hayes completed a double-double, with double digits scoring and double digit rebounds, the first such accomplishment of her career, well timed because Connecticut Sun head coach Mike Thibault and assistant coach Scott Hawk were watching from the sidelines. Hayes 30 points was a career high, helping the Huskies to a 90–34 victory over the Buffalo in the second game of the World Vision Classic.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn beat Dayton in the final game of the World Vision Classic by a score of 78–38. The win was also a milestone; the team has now won 89 consecutive home games, an NCAA all division record, snapping the 88 game streak set by Rust College in 1989.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
Bria Hartley scored 24 points on nine for twelve shooting to help the Huskies defeat Towson University 92–31 November 30 in a game at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Hartford. Hartley was not the only player shooting well. Heather Buck hit both shots she attempted, while Tiffany Hayes, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Stephanie Dolson each shot better than 70% from the field. The game was never competitive, and UConn would go on to win 92–31. However, the game was not without a potential downside; Caroline Doty suffered a head and neck injury in the first half sufficiently serious to keep her in the locker room for the second half, although she would return to the line-up for the next game.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The game against Texas A&M matched UConn against the second top ten team of the season. The pregame started with Stefanie Dolson leading the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Connecticut held the defending National Champions to just over 32% field goal shooting, leading A&M coach Gary Blair to comment, "We're not ready for this kind of competition". The Huskies won by thirty points, with a final score of 81–51.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The game between Baylor University and UConn matched up the top two ranked teams in the country. Connecticut went to halftime with a six-point lead, and built the lead to eleven in the second half, but Brittney Griner scored 25 points along with nine blocks to bring Baylor back into the lead, and Baylor went on to win the game, 66–61, handing UConn its first loss of the season.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
UConn played College of Charleston in Charleston December 21, the last game before Christmas break. Although the Huskies had a 19-point lead at halftime, the 27 points scored was the lowest first half total of the season. The second half featured more scoring by Connecticut, as they scored 45 points in the second half, en route to a 72–24 victory. The win, following the loss to Baylor, represented the 665th game without back-to-back losses. The current streak stretches back to March 1993. By comparison, the second longest streak is held by Duke University, who have won 142 games without consecutive losses.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
The Fairfield Stags entered the game against UConn on a four-game winning streak, but lost 93–40, representing the largest margin of defeat in a decade.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference games
After playing five conference games, UConn hosted North Carolina, one of the three remaining non-conference games. The game against North Carolina was held on Martin Luther King day, and has been an annual occurrence for many years. In the first seven match ups between the two teams, the Tarheels won five, but the Huskies have won the last five games. Although the North Carolina team was ranked in the top 25, the UConn team handed them their worst loss in history, defeating them 86–35 for a margin of over 50 points.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn opened conference play against Seton Hall. The UConn team scored the first 20 points of the game. After two free throws by Seton Hall, the huskies reeled off ten more points before giving up their first basket. Although the scoring would be roughly even from that point on, the game result was never in doubt. UConn won by a final score of 70–37.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
In the first game of the new year, UConn faced West Virginia in Hartford. The UConn team won 79–60, but the contest featured many fouls—there were a total of 36 fouls called on both teams. At the press conference following the game, coach Auriemma remarked,"I'll take questions, but I sure don't have no answers."


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The next game matched the number two and number three ranked teams in the country, with UConn playing at Notre Dame. The game was close throughout, with UConn holding a slim two-point lead in the final minute, but Notre Dame forced overtime, and out scored the Huskies by seven points in the extra period, to win 74–67. It was the first Huskies regular season Big East loss after 57 consecutive victories. The Huskies rebounded from their loss with a win over Providence, in which every one of the eleven players scored. The team was shooting over 70% from the floor in the first half, and went on to win 96–35.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
In their next game, against Villanova, the home team had an early lead at 15–11 when the Huskies scored 15 consecutive points as part of a 21–2 run to take a large lead. Villanova got with five points in the second half, but the Huskies responded with a 17–5 run, helping them to a comfortable margin, and a 72–49 victory.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn returned to conference play with their match up against Cincinnati, coached by Jamelle Elliott, former long-time assistant at Connecticut. Although the Bearcats had started the season with six straight victories, they were now playing tougher competition, and had lost eight of their last eleven games. Dayeesha Hollins scored the first 13 points for Cincinnati, and was single-handedly keeping  the game in reach, but UConn pulled away, and won easily 80–37.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The next game featured a ranked opponent in DePaul, although since losing senior Keisha Hampton, they aren’t the same team that earned the ranking. Oft-injured Caroline Doty came out of the game with a knee injury in the first half and did not return to the game. The Huskies had three scoring runs of double-digit consecutive points to help put away the Blue Demons, and come away with the win, 88–44. UConn then traveled to Syracuse, where the Orange kept the game close in the first half, ending the half only seven points behind the Huskies. However, behind a career-high 35 points from Tiffany Hayes, the UConn team pulled away in the second half to a 95–54 victory.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The UConn team played the University of South Florida in front of 13,627 fans on Saturday, January 28. The date is Jasper Howard's birthday, a cornerback for the UConn football team, before being fatally stabbed in 2009. He was a friend of Tiffany Hayes, who brought a hat of his to the media session and spoke of his inspiration. The USF team has never beaten the Huskies, but was behind only by three points at halftime, and scored early in the second half to cut the margin to a single point. However, Hayes and Stefanie Dolson combined to give the team a large lead. Hayes scored 33 points, and Dolson added 22 to help the  team to a 77–62 final score. Hayes has scored 68 points in the last two games, setting an all-time UConn record for scoring in consecutive games.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
UConn next faced Rutgers, who were playing without star player Khadijah Rushdan, who was sitting out recovering from a concussion. Rutgers Hall of Fame head coach C. Vivian Stringer is known for her defense, so her comments about the UConn defense "They play the passing lanes and pressure the ball. They play personnel as well as anyone I’ve seen. They do a great job." were respected. UConn held Rutgers to 34 points, the fewest ever scored in a game between the two teams. UConn won the game 66–34, extending the consecutive home winning streak to 98 games.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
The next game pitted UConn against a Louisville team with a twelve-game home winning streak, who bought 16,418 fans to the arena. UConn started slowly, and Bria Hartley picked up two early fouls. The team outscored the Cardinals 24–9 in the last twelve minutes of the first half, opening up a lead that stretched to more than 20 at one point. However, the Cardinals fought back in the second half, at one time cutting the lead to six, but held on and won with a final score of 56–46.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Conference games
In the next game, against Georgetown, the Hoyas had an early 12–11 lead, but then the defense of the Huskies went to work and held the Georgetown team to a game total of 38 points. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, who had been struggling with her shooting, scored a team high 23 points, helping to lead the team to an 80–38 final score.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Regular season, Schedule
The XL Center is the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at XL Center


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament
The 2012 Big East tournament was held at the XL Center. The opening rounds proceeded largely as expected, with the Marquette victory over Cincinnati the only upset in the first two rounds. Both Villanova and South Florida won by a single point each.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament
In the quarterfinals, second seeded St. Johns beat Louisville in Overtime 68–61. Both Notre Dame and Connecticut won by 15, with Notre Dame beating DePaul 69–54, and UConn beating Rutgers in a low scoring game, 49–34. The defensive battle of the day was between West Virginia and Georgetown. Both teams were 11–5 in conference, but Georgetown was the higher seed, and nationally ranked. West Virginia achieved a mild upset, in a very low scoring game 39–32.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament
Neither semifinal game was close. Both games featured a match up between a top-ranked team which had lost to an unranked (at the time) team. Notre Dame had only one loss in Big East play, but in the rematch, handled West Virginia easily, winning by a margin of 28 points, 73–45. Connecticut, which had lost to St. Johns a week earlier, ending a 99-game home win streak, beat the Red Storm by 31 points, 74–43.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament
The finals featured Notre Dame and Connecticut, the same teams as had played in the 2011 Championship game. Connecticut won that game, but Notre Dame had won three consecutive match ups since that game, defeating Connecticut in the semifinals of the Final Four, and the two regular season match ups in 2012. In the rematch, Connecticut opened up a ten-point lead in the first half, but Notre Dame responded, and cut the margin to a single point at halftime.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament
Connecticut only scored two points in the opening of the second half, and fans remembered that UConn had gone almost nine minutes without scoring in the previous match up. However, UConn went on a run, helped by two three-pointers from Kelly Faris and 19 points from Mosqueda -Lewis, and went on to win the 2012 Big East Tournament Championship 63–54. Stephanie Dolson and Bria Hartley were named to the All-Tournament team, and Mosqueda-Lewis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Big East Tournament
The victory was also a personal milestone for coach Auriemma, representing the 800th win of his career. No one in NCAA basketball history has reached 800 wins in fewer total games.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Prairie View
Connecticut started the first game like they have in so many other first-round games, looking like a potential blowout. UConn scored the first eight points, before Prairie View hit an awkward three-pointer off the glass. However, The Lady Panthers would stay relatively close in the first half, cutting the lead to eight well into the game. Senior Tiffany Hayes, nursing a stress injury, would pay 17 minutes in the first half, but would sit out the second half. Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis stepped up, scoring 21 points, tying a UConn record for points in their first NCAA appearance, held by former UConn player and current Cincinnati coach Jamelle Elliott. UConn stretched out the lead in the second half and won 83–47.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Kansas State
After Connecticut scored the first basket of the game, Kansas State responded with a three-pointer taking a 3–2 lead. It would be their last point for over eleven minutes, and their last lead of the game. UConn played a game described as "nearly...flawless defensive game". The Wildcats scored just before halftime to increase their point total to ten, narrowly missing a tie for fewest points in the first half of an NCAA tournament game. They would not be so fortunate in avoiding the complete game record, set by Southern when they scored only 27 points in a game. The Kansas State team reached 26 points with almost three minutes left to play, but would not score again. The Huskies won 72–26.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Penn State
Penn State's Alex Bentley was asked about UConn after their win over Kansas State, and she said "I don't think [the Huskies] played against a real, true scoring team". UConn held the two guards, Bentley and Lucas to seven made shots on 31 attempts. In one notable sequence, Kelly Faris leaped to block a three-point attempt by Lucas. Caroline Doty grabbed the ball, and, with her back to her own basket and closely covered, leapt and spun to heave the ball to a streaking Faris, who had to be fouled hard to prevent a score. Bria Hartley would lead all scorers with 20 points, while Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis had a double-double in points and rebounds off the bench. The game was the 100th NCAA Tournament game in UConn history. UConn has a record of 84–16 in NCAA Tournament games.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Kentucky
Connecticut opened with a 9–0 run, but Kentucky did not quit, and responded, first closing the gap, then taking a small lead. When the Wildcats hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds in the first half to make the score 39 all, it looked like the score would be tied at halftime, but Tiffany Hayes hit a streaking Kelly Faris who put in a shot at the halftime buzzer to take a two-point lead. In the second half, the Huskies expanded the margin to 20 points, then ended with a 15-point victory, 80–65, to propel the UConn team to their fifth consecutive Final Four, tying an NCAA record.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame
Connecticut met Notre Dame for the third time this season. Notre Dame won by seven points on their home court, then won by twenty points at the XL Center in Hartford.UConn responded with a nine-point victory in the Big East championship game.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame
The Huskies held a slim three-point lead at halftime, while both teams took turns leading in the second half. Notre dame had a four-point lead with two minutes to go when Kelly Faris hit a layup to cut the margin to two, then sank two free throws to tie it with 44 seconds to go, then stole the ball and sank two more free throws to give UConn a two-point lead at the 11 second mark. Skyler Diggins missed a jump shot, but Natalie Novasel grabbed the rebound and hit a layup to send the game to overtime.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame
In the overtime, Diggins hit a three-pointer, then Brittany Mallory hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Irish enough points for the win. Notre Dame won the game, 83–75.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season
The Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey team will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Huskies will attempt to qualify for the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time in school history.


2011–12 Connecticut Huskies women's ice hockey season, Regular season
The Huskies willplay in the Nutmeg Classic on November 25 and 26.


2011–12 Copa Argentina
The 2011–12 Copa Argentina was the third edition of the Copa Argentina, and the first since 1970. The competition began on August 31, 2011 and ended on August 8, 2012. The tournament featured 186 clubs from the top five levels of the Argentine football league system. The winner (Boca Juniors) qualified for the 2012 Copa Sudamericana.


2011–12 Copa Argentina
The tournament was originally scheduled to end on May 25, but due to the participation of Boca Juniors in the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores. The final was disputed on 8 August 2012, with the triumph for Boca Juniors 2–1 against Racing.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Teams
One hundred and eighty-six teams took part in this season's competition. All the teams from the Primera División (20), Primera B Nacional (20), Primera B Metropolitana (21), Torneo Argentino A (25), Primera C (20), Torneo Argentino B (60), and Primera D (18) competed in the tournament. Two teams from provinces that do not have representation and that compete in the Torneo del Interior rounded out the field of participants.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Venues
For the final phase, the organization selected 15 stadiums in several Argentine provinces to be used as neutral grounds.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Initial phase, First Round
In the First Round, the eighteen teams from the Primera D competed in nine matches. The winners of the nine matches advanced to the next round into the Metropolitan Zone. The matches were played on August 31.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Initial phase, Second Round
The Second Round is divided into two zones: the Metropolitan Zone and the Interior Zone.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Initial phase, Second Round, Metropolitan Zone
The Metropolitan Zone featured the twenty-one teams from the Primera B Metropolitana, the twenty teams from Primera C, and the nine winners of the First Round. The twenty-five winners advanced to the Fourth Round.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Initial phase, Second Round, Interior Zone
The Interior Zone featured the twenty-five teams from the Torneo Argentino A, the sixty teams from the Torneo Argentino B, and two invited teams. The forty-one winners advanced to the Third Round. The matches were played on September 6–8, 2011.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Initial phase, Third Round
The Third Round featured the forty-one winners of the Second Round's Interior Zone plus five additional team. The twenty-three match winners advanced to the Fourth Round. The matches were played on September 14 and 15.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Initial phase, Fourth Round
The Fourth Round will feature the forty-eight teams that advance from the Second and Third Stages. The teams will be drawn into twenty-four matches. The winners of matches will advance to the Round of 64. The matches will be played from September 21 to 29.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Final phase
The Final Phase will consist of the Round of 64, Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and the Final. Beginning in the Round of 64, the sixty-four qualified teams will be split into four groups. Each group will consist of five Primera División teams, five Primera B Nacional teams, and six winners from the Fourth Round. Each group will contest their matches in a specific location chosen by the organizing committee. The draw took place on October 27, 2011.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Final phase, Brackets, Semifinals and Final
Tied 1–1 after regular time, Boca Juniors advanced 5–4 on penalty shootout.


2011–12 Copa Argentina, Final phase, Brackets, Semifinals and Final
Tied 0–0 after regular time, Racing Club advanced 5–4 on penalty shootout.


2011–12 Copa Federación de España
The 2011–12 Copa Federación de España is the 19th staging of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.


2011–12 Copa Federación de España
The competition began on 3 August 2011 and ended with the finals on 12 April and 19 April 2012, where Binissalem became champion after defeating Lemona on away goals after a 6–6 aggregate.


2011–12 Copa del Rey
The 2011–12 Copa del Rey was the 110th staging of the Copa del Rey (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The competition began on 31 August 2011 and ended on 25 May 2012 with the final, which was held at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid. Entering the competition, the winners were assured of a place in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Real Madrid were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Barcelona in the quarter-finals, who went on to win the title.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
The following teams competed in the Copa del Rey 2011–12:


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
20 teams of 2010–11 Segunda División (Barcelona B and Villarreal B were excluded for being reserve teams):


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
26 teams of 2010–11 Segunda División B. Teams that qualified were the top five teams of each of the 4 groups (excluding reserve teams) and the six with the highest number of points out of the remaining non-reserve teams (*):


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Qualified teams
18 teams of 2010–11 Tercera División. Teams that qualified were the champions of each of the 18 groups (or at least the ones with the highest number of points within their group since reserve teams were excluded):


2011–12 Copa del Rey, First round
Alcalá, Cádiz, Sant Andreu, San Roque Lepe, Albacete, Roquetas, Orihuela and Alavés received a bye.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Second round
The matches were played on 6, 7 and 8 September 2011.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Third round
The draw for the third round was held on 15 September 2011 at 13:00 CEST at the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 14 October 2011 at 13:00 CEST in La Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas, Madrid.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Final phase
Like previous years, Segunda División B teams played against the La Liga teams which qualified for European competitions, this is: four teams from Pot 1 (Segunda B) were drawn against four teams from pot 2a (Champions) and the three remaining teams in pot 1 were drawn in the same way with the pot 2b teams (Europa League). The five teams in Pot 3 (Segunda División) were drawn against five teams of the thirteen remaining teams of La Liga (Pot 4). The remaining eight teams of La Liga faced each other. The lowest ranked teams from each match played at home on the first leg and if two teams from a match played in the same division then the first one to come out of the draw played at home first.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Final phase
The first leg was played on 13 December 2011 except for matches involving teams from Pot 2b, which were played on 8 December 2011 (due to Europa League – Round 6, except for Sevilla which were eliminated from the competition) and the match involving Barcelona which was played on 9 November 2011 (due to Barcelona's participation at the FIFA Club World Cup). The second leg was played on 22 December 2011.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Round of 32
The first leg matches were played on 9 November, 8 and 13 December while the second legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 December 2011.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Round of 16
The draw for Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals was held on 23 December 2011 at 10:00 CET in the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas in Madrid.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Round of 16
The first leg matches were played on 3, 4 and 5 January while the second legs were played on 10, 11 and 12 January 2012.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Quarter-finals
The first leg matches were played on 17, 18 and 19 January while the second legs were played on 24, 25 and 26 January 2012.


2011–12 Copa del Rey, Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 31 January and 1 February while the second legs were played on 7 and 8 February 2012.


2011–12 Copa del Rey de Futsal
The 2011–12 Copa del Rey was the 2nd staging of the Copa del Rey de Futsal. The competition began on October 8, 2011 and finished with the final on May 15, 2012. The final took place at Pabellón Fernando Argüelles in Antequera, Andalusia.


2011–12 Copa del Rey de Futsal
FC Barcelona Alusport won its second title in a row by defeating ElPozo Murcia 6–3 in the Final.


2011–12 Coppa Italia
The 2011–12 Coppa Italia, also known as TIM Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 65th edition of the competition. As in the previous year, 78 clubs took part in the tournament. Internazionale were the cup holders. Napoli were the winners, thus qualifying for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Coppa Titano
The 2011-12 Coppa Titano was the 54th season of San Marino's oldest football competition. It began on 10 September 2011 with the first games of the Group Stage and ended on 2 May 2012 with the final held at Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle. Juvenes/Dogana were the defending champions, having won their second cup final last season.


2011–12 Coppa Titano
The winner of the cup final entered the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Coppa Titano, Competition format
The competition consisted of two stages, the Group Stage and the Elimination Rounds. The Group Stage consisted of three groups with five teams each. Every team played two games (once "home" and once "away") against every other team of its group. The top two teams from each group, as well as the two best third-placed teams, qualified for the Elimination Rounds. The Elimination Rounds was a single-game elimination tournament. Games in the Elimination Rounds were decided by extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.


2011–12 Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey season
The Cornell Big Red women's hockey team represented Cornell University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Big Red are coached by Doug Derragh and aims to become the first team in ECAC to triumph in the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season
The 2011–12 season was the Cornish Pirates 9th season in the second tier of the English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship and their third in the British and Irish Cup. The Pirates finished 3rd in Stage One of the Championship, allowing them to qualify for the promotion stages, where they were losing finalist to London Welsh RFC. They also reached the semi–finals of the British and Irish Cup losing to Cross Keys in Wales.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, RFU Championship, Stage One matches
Stage one is a league programme of 22 matches starting on Saturday, 3 September 2011 and completed by Saturday, 25 February 2012. Each team play 11 matches at home and 11 away. Top eight teams play in the promotion play–offs, bottom four play in the relegation play–off.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, RFU Championship, Stage One matches
24 September H v Leed Carnegie televised on Sky Sports


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, RFU Championship, Stage Two matches
Stage Two: The promotion play–offs are played in two groups of four with the top two teams qualifying for the knock–out stages. The relegation play–offs consist of one group of four teams with the bottom team being relegated. Each team plays three matches at home and three away. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi–finals.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, RFU Championship, Group B table (Promotion)
* Adj – refers to number of points awarded before the start of the play-offs.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, British and Irish Cup
The Cornish Pirates were drawn in Pool one and played the teams in Pool two. The Pool winners and the two best runners–up qualified for the  Quarter–finals.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, Squad 2011–12
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2011–12 Cornish Pirates RFC season, Squad 2011–12, Internationally Capped Players
Andrew Suniula joined the Pirates after the 2011 World Cup.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup
The 2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup was the 2011-12 season of the Cornwall Hockey Association Knockout Cup, known as the Cornwall Cup or CHA Cup. The CHA Cup is the flagship competition organised by the Cornwall Hockey Association, contested by senior male and female hockey teams in the county of Cornwall.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup
A total of 34 teams representing 13 clubs will compete in the competition (a reduction of 1 compared to the 2010-11 competition), and will begin on Sunday 25 September 2011 with the Ladies Cup, Preliminary Round. The competition culminated with the Ladies Cup Final on Sunday 15 April 2012 at Penzance HC. Truro HC and Newquay HC were the respective winners of the Men's and Ladies Cups.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Format
Both the Men's Cup and Ladies Cup were contested as knockout competitions, with a single defeat eliminating the losing team. Teams which were defeated in, or prior to, Round 1 of the Cup competition qualified for the 2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Format
The 2011–12 season saw the draws for all rounds of the competitions made prior to the start of the tournament, thereby allowing teams to analyse their potential opponents in any subsequent rounds. This system was previously used in the 2009–10 season, but dropped for the  2010–11 competition in favour of a system of drawing each round following the completion of the previous one. As the trial proved unsuccessful, the system reverted for 2011–12.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Teams and calendar, Men's Cup
Of the 18 teams eligible for the Men's Cup, 15 entered the competition, representing eight clubs.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Teams and calendar, Men's Cup
Fourteen of the fifteen competing clubs were entered into Round 1 of the competition, with the defending champions, Truro, being awarded a bye to the quarter finals.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Teams and calendar, Ladies Cup
Of the 19 teams eligible for the Ladies Cup, all 19 entered the competition representing thirteen clubs.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Teams and calendar, Ladies Cup
Of the nineteen competing teams, six were entered into a Preliminary Round with the three winners joining the remaining thirteen  teams in Round 1. The six teams contesting the Preliminary Round were those teams ranked lowest based upon their finishing position in the 2010-11 league season.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Results and Fixtures
The draw for both the Men's Cup and Ladies' Cup was carried out on 6 June 2011.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Results and Fixtures, Men's Cup
Caradon were awarded a bye after their opposition club, St. Austell, folded in September 2011.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup, Results and Fixtures, Ladies Cup, Preliminary Round
The six lowest ranked teams in the competition (based upon their finishing position in the 2010-11 league season) will contest the Preliminary Round. The draw was carried out at random. Rankings are shown in parentheses.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate
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2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate
The 2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate will be the 2011–12 season of the Cornwall Hockey Association Plate known as the Cornwall Plate or CHA Plate. The Plate is the secondary knock-out competition organised by the Cornwall Hockey Association and will be contested by senior male and female hockey teams in the county of Cornwall who have been eliminated from the 2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Cup in (or prior to) Round 1.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate
Eighteen teams will compete in the competition (a reduction of one compared to the 2010–11 competition) and will begin on Sunday 18 December 2011 with the Ladies' Plate Round 1. The competition will culminate with the Ladies' Plate Final on Sunday 15 April 2012 at Penzance HC. St. Austell HC (1st XI) and Truro HC (1st XI) are the respective holders of the Men's and Ladies' Plates.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Format
The Men's Plate and Ladies' Plate are to be contested as knockout competitions, with a single defeat eliminating the losing team.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Format
For 2011–12, the draws for all rounds of the competitions will be made prior to the start of the tournament, thereby allowing teams to analyse their potential opponents in any subsequent rounds. This system was previously used in the 2009–10 season, but dropped for the 2010–11 competition in favour of a system for drawing each round following the completion of the previous one. As the trial proved unsuccessful, the system reverted for 2011–12.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Teams and Calendar, Men's Plate
Based upon the results of the six matches contested in Round 1 of the 2011-12 CHA Cup the following six teams qualified for the Plate competition:


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Teams and Calendar, Men's Plate
The draw for the competition will be based upon the draw for the 2011-12 CHA Cup.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Teams and Calendar, Ladies' Plate
Based upon the results of the three Preliminary Round matches, and eight matches contested in Round 1 of the 2011-12 CHA Cup the following eleven teams qualified for the Plate competition:


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Teams and Calendar, Ladies' Plate
Of the eleven competing teams, the highest ranked four teams, plus one further team drawn at random will be given a bye to the quarter finals, with the remaining six teams drawn randomly into Round 1.


2011–12 Cornwall Hockey Association Plate, Results and Fixtures
The draw for the Men's Plate and Ladies' Plate was carried out on 1 December 2011.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season
The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 93rd of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. The season began on 31 July 2011.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season, Promotion and relegation
Universidad de Costa Rica finished last season in last place in the overall table at the end of last season and were relegated to the Segunda División. Replacing them in the league for this season are the overall champions of last season's Segunda División competition, Belén Siglo XXI.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season, Promotion and relegation
Barrio México were expelled from last year's competition during the 2011 Verano tournament and were eventually relegated from the league due to various financial difficulties. They were not replaced for this season.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season, Promotion and relegation
For this season, Brujas changed their name to Orión FC Desamparados.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season, Format changes
Due to the reduction of the league to 11 teams for this season, the league's format was changed for this season. There would be no groups this season. Instead, for both tournaments, the clubs would play every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 20 matches each. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams in the league standings would participate in the playoffs. At the end of the season, the last place club would participate in a promotion-relegation playoff against the Segunda División overall runners-up, while the Segunda División overall champions would be promoted to next season's competition automatically.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season, Campeonato de Invierno
The 2011 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2011 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.


2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season, Campeonato de Verano
The 2012 Campeonato de Verano began on 15 January 2012 and ended in May 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France
The 2011–12 Coupe de France was the 95th season of France's most prestigious cup competition. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation (FFF) and open to all clubs in French football, including clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Réunion). The final was contested on 28 April 2012 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Lille, who defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the final of the 2010–11 season. The winner of the competition qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Coupe de France
On 28 April 2012, first division club Lyon defeated semi-professional third-tier Quevilly 1–0 in the 2012 Coupe de France Final courtesy of a first half goal from Lisandro López to win its fifth Coupe de France title. The title is the club's first domestically since winning the same competition in 2008. The runners-up, Quevilly, alongside fellow National club Gazélec Ajaccio, were awarded the Petit Poucet Plaque, an award given to the best performing non-professional club in the Coupe de France.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Calendar
On 17 June 2011, the FFF announced the calendar for the 95th Coupe de France season.


2011–12 Coupe de France, News, Coupe de France final date change
In February 2011, it was reported by the French media that the French Football Federation had scheduled the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de France final to be played on 5 May 2012. The date is significant because it would mark the 20th anniversary of the Furiani disaster, which occurred when a tribune at the Stade Armand Cesari in Furiani collapse during a Coupe de France semi-final match between SC Bastia and Marseille. The tragedy resulted in the death of 18 individuals and injuries to over 2,000.


2011–12 Coupe de France, News, Coupe de France final date change
The resulting outcry and criticism of the decision to schedule the final on that date led to the Federation issuing a statement declaring that the official calendar for the competition had not been released, so the reports were only rumors. On 31 March 2011, the schedule was released and the date for the final was set for 28 April 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France, News, Tourcoing and Viry-Châtillon ruling
In the 2010–11 Coupe de France, a seventh round match between Tourcoing and Viry-Châtillon was abandoned after 30 minutes following an altercation between two opposing players, which resulted in a brawl breaking out and dozens of spectators invading the field of play. The brawl led to a player losing consciousness and an assistant referee suffering a back injury after being hit with debris. The incident required police and firefighter intervention and, despite handing out four red cards as a result of the altercation, the referee called the match off after repeated failed attempts to restore calm. On 3 December 2010, the French Football Federation ruled that, due to the incidents that occurred in the match, both clubs would be disbarred from this year's competition, effective immediately. Both clubs will also be ineligible to appear in the 2011–12 competition, as well.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Regional qualifying rounds
All of the teams that enter the competition, but are not members of Ligue 1 or Ligue 2, have to compete in the regional qualifying rounds. The regional qualifying rounds determine the number of regional clubs that will earn spots in the 7th round and normally lasts six rounds.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Seventh Round
The draw for the seventh round of the Coupe de France was held on 3 November 2011 at the headquarters of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (CNOSF), the national sporting committee of France, and was conducted by former French internationals Grégory Coupet, Willy Sagnol, Olivier Dacourt, and Xavier Gravelaine as well as current French women's international Élise Bussaglia. The overseas regional draw was held the previous day on 2 November at the headquarters of the French Football Federation. The matches were played on 18–20 November.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Eighth Round
The draw for the eighth round of the Coupe de France was held on 23 November 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation (FFF), and was conducted by former French internationals Luis Fernández and Laurent Robert. The round featured the 88 winners of the seventh round. The matches was played through 9–12 December.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Round of 64
The draw for the Round of 64 of the Coupe de France was held on 12 December 2011 at the headquarters of Crédit Agricole, a main sponsor of the competition, in Amiens. The round featured the 44 winners of the eighth round, as well as the 20 clubs who play in Ligue 1. The matches was played through 6–9 January 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Round of 64
Following the announcement of the draw, several amateur clubs who were hosting high-profile matches against Ligue 1 clubs announced that they would be re-locating their matches to more suitable venues. After initially scheduling its match against Montpellier to be played at the Stade Louis Dugauguez in Sedan, on 15 December, Prix-lès-Mézières confirmed that the two clubs had agreed to play the match at the Stade du Petit-Bois in nearby Charleville-Mézières. On the same day, it was announced that the Red Star Saint-Ouen–Marseille match would be played at the Stade de France, while the Saint-Colomban Locminé–Paris Saint-Germain match would be played at Stade du Moustoir in Lorient. In the former match, the country's national stadium was reconfigured to accommodate 45,000 individuals.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France was held on 8 January 2012 at the headquarters of Eurosport. The round featured the 32 winners of the Round of 64. The draw was conducted by current French women's international Gaëtane Thiney and former tennis player Amélie Mauresmo. The matches were played through 21–23 January 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Round of 32
Similar to the previous round, following the draw, several amateur clubs announced that they would be hosting their matches at larger venues. On 11 January, Vendée Luçon officials announced that the club's match against Lyon would be contested at the Stade de la Beaujoire in nearby Nantes. Hours later, it was confirmed that the match between Sablé-sur-Sarthe and Paris Saint-Germain would be played at the MMArena in Le Mans.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France was held on 22 January 2012 at the headquarters of Eurosport. The round featured the 16 winners of the Round of 32. The draw was conducted by current French international Hatem Ben Arfa and former French rugby union international player Xavier Garbajosa. The matches will be played through 7–8 February 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Round of 16
On 6 February, the French Football Federation announced that three matches would be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The Dijon–Paris Saint-Germain and Bourg-Péronnas–Marseille match was rescheduled for 15 February, while the Quevilly–Orléans will be played on 21 February.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France was held on 19 February 2012 during a television broadcast of Stade 2. The draw was conducted by French rugby union international player Julien Malzieu. The matches were contested on 20–21 March 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France was held on 21 March 2012. The draw was conducted by figure skater Philippe Candeloro. The matches were contested on 10–11 April 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de France, Media coverage
For the fourth consecutive season in France, France Télévisions were the free to air broadcasters while Eurosport were the subscription broadcasters.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine
The 2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine was the 11th edition of the French cup competition for women. This was the inaugural edition of the competition under the name Coupe de France Féminine, as for the past decade, it was played under the name Challenge de France. The defending champions were Saint-Étienne who defeated Montpellier 3–2 on penalties in the 2010–11 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation and is open to all women's French football clubs in France. On 13 May 2012, Lyon earned its fourth Coupe de France Féminine title after defeating rivals Montpellier 2–1 in the final match, which was played at the Stade Jacques Rimbault in Bourges.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine, Calendar
On 25 August 2011, the French Football Federation announced the calendar for the Coupe de France Féminine.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine, First round
The draw for the first round of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 19 December 2011 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by current French women's national team manager Bruno Bini and women's international and Paris Saint-Germain player Laure Lepailleur. The matches were contested on 8–9 January 2012. The postponed matches were played on 15 January.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine, Second round
The draw for the second round of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 11 January 2012 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by the former Miss France and Miss Europe Alexandra Rosenfeld and French journalist David Astorga. The matches were played on 29 January.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine, Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 1 February 2012 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by television host Julie Raynaud and former French international Grégory Coupet. The matches were played through 19–22 February.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 27 February 2012 at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris. The draw was conducted by federation president Noël Le Graët. The matches were played on 11 March.


2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Coupe de France Féminine was held on 21 March 2012 at the Place Marcel Plaisant in Bourges. The draw was conducted by the president of the Ligue du Football Amateur (LFA) Bernard Barbet.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue was the 18th edition of the French league cup competition. The defending champions were Marseille, who defeated Montpellier 1–0 in the 2010–11 edition of the final. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and open to the 42 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization. The final was contested on 14 April 2012 at the Stade de France. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and be inserted into the third qualifying round.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, First round
The draw for the opening round of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 24 June 2011. The first round featured 24 clubs; the four professional clubs in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, and the 20 clubs in Ligue 2. The matches were played on 22–23 July 2011. Strasbourg's and Grenoble's participation in the competition was previously in limbo.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, First round
Strasbourg's participation was questionable because of the club's administrative relegation to the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football, which resulted in the loss of the club's professional status, while Grenoble underwent liquidation. On 12 July, the Ligue de Football Professionnel confirmed that, due to Grenoble's liquidation, the club would not participate in the Coupe de la Ligue. As a result of the announcement, Châteauroux, Grenoble first round combatants, were automatically inserted into the second round. A week later, a similar ruling was made in the case of Strasbourg, who, as a result of its demotion to the fourth division, lost its professional status. Boulougne-sur-Mer, Strasbourg's first round opponent, were shifted to the second round.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, Second round
The draw for the second round of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 24 June 2011. The second round featured the 12 winners of the first round matches. The matches were played on 9 August 2011.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, Third round
The draw for the third round of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 11 August 2011. The third round featured the six winners of the second round matches, as well as the Ligue 1 clubs who were not playing in European competition this season. The matches were played on 30–31 August and 1 September 2011.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 6 September 2011. The round featured the ten winners of the third round matches, as well as the Ligue 1 clubs who were playing in European competition this season. The matches were played on 25–26 October 2011.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 26 October 2011. The round featured the eight winners of the Round of 16 matches. The matches were played on 10–11 January 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was completed on 11 January 2012. The round will feature the four winners of the quarter-final matches. The matches were played on 31 January and 1 February 2012.


2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue, Statistics, Top goalscorers
Last updated: 26 October 2011Source:   2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season
The 2011–12 Coventry Blaze season is the 9th season for the Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Player roster and transfers 2011–12, Two-way players
Players on a two-way contract with Coventry Blaze for the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Player roster and transfers 2011–12, Player transfers
Players leaving and joining the club for the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Fixtures & results 2011–12, Elite Ice Hockey League
Coventry Blaze completed the regular season in 5th place overall to qualify for the playoffs.


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Fixtures & results 2011–12, Playoffs
Coventry Blaze failed to reach the Playoff Finals weekend in Nottingham after losing to Cardiff Devils in the quarter finals 4-7 on aggregate.


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Fixtures & results 2011–12, Challenge Cup
Coventry Blaze failed to reach the knockout stages of the Challenge Cup after finishing 4th in their qualifying group.


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Team statistics 2011–12, Player statistics
Player statistics for season 2011–12 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Team statistics 2011–12, Player statistics
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals;  A = Assists;  Pts = Points;  PPG = Powerplay goals;  SHG = Short-handed goals;  GWG = Game winning goals; PIM = Penalties in minutes


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Team statistics 2011–12, Player statistics
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes Played; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals Against; SAV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; W = Wins; L = Losses; D = Draws


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Team statistics 2011–12, Team statistics
Team statistics for season 2011–12 (includes Challenge Cup & playoff games).


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Team statistics 2011–12, Team statistics
Note: PP = Powerplay; PPG = Powerplay goal; PK = Penalty kill; SH = Shorthanded; SHG = Shorthanded goal


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Team statistics 2011–12, Team statistics
All stats are provided by 'R & J Stats', official statisticians to the Rapid Solicitors Elite Ice Hockey League.


2011–12 Coventry Blaze season, Honours & awards
Below is a list of the major titles and honours awarded to Coventry Blaze in 2011-12.


2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Coventry City's 92nd season in The Football League and their 11th consecutive season in the Football League Championship, giving them the longest consecutive run out of all the teams in the division. In addition to the Championship, The Sky Blues also entered the League Cup in the First Round and will enter the FA Cup in the Third Round.


2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season, Review and events, Monthly events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2011–12 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.


2011–12 Cowdenbeath F.C. season
The 2011–12 season saw Cowdenbeath play their first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Cowdenbeath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Cowdenbeath F.C. season, Summary
Cowdenbeath finished first in the Second Division, and were promoted as champions to the First Division. They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, the first round of the League Cup and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.


2011–12 Cowdenbeath F.C. season, Summary, Management
For season 2011–12 Cowdenbeath were managed by Colin Cameron, following the resignation of Jimmy Nicholl at the end of the previous season.


2011–12 Cowdenbeath 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 Crawley Town F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the 62nd season in which Crawley Town have played senior football, and the seventh as a fully professional team. It was the first time in the club's history that they competed in The Football League. Crawley Town competed in the Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, where they finished 3rd, gaining promotion to League One, the third tier of English football. The club also competed in the FA Cup, where they reached the fifth round, prior to being knocked out by then Premier League club Stoke City. They also competed in the League Cup and the Football League Trophy, where they were knocked out in the first round.


2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by second year head coach Greg McDermott, played their home games at the CenturyLink Center Omaha (renamed from Qwest Center Omaha in the 2011 offseason) and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. The conference season ended with 14–4 record, finishing in 2nd place, behind Wichita State. They finished the season 29–6, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Alabama in the first round before falling in the second round to North Carolina.


2011–12 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2011–12 season in League Two. This will be Crewe's 88th competitive season in the English Football League and third successive in League Two.


2011–12 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.


2011–12 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Players, Players in and out, Out
Last updated: 2 July 2011EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League
The 2011–12 Croatian First Football League (officially known as the MAXtv Prva Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 23 July 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
On 5 July 2010 the Croatian Football Federation Executive committee reached a decision to reduce the number of teams competing in Prva HNL to twelve for the 2011–12 season of the competition. This meant that the bottom five placed teams would be relegated and only the champion of the 2010–11 Druga HNL would earn a promotion to Prva HNL. This decision was confirmed by the Croatian Football Federation Assembly on 14 July 2010. The twelve-teams format would only be a temporary solution before the number of teams is further reduced to ten for either 2012–13 or 2013–14 Prva HNL season.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
The decision to reduce the number of teams competing in Prva HNL was supported by 30 out of 48 Croatian Football Federation representatives, with 13 representatives voting against the proposal and five of them undecided. On behalf of the Executive committee, Ante Vučemilović explained that the current format with sixteen teams does not contribute to development of football in Croatia and the standard of its domestic competitions.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
However, CFF Assembly on 17 December 2010 delayed the execution of this changes by one year. Instead, the league will stay at 16 teams with only the last three teams being relegated and the first three teams from 2010–11 Druga HNL earning promotion (if they are granted with top level license). In case of 16 teams not acquiring top level license, format with 12 teams will be applied.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
On 4 April 2011, CFF announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2011–12 season was completed. For the 2011–12 Prva HNL, only eight clubs were issued a top level license: Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Inter Zaprešić, Istra 1961, Lokomotiva, Slaven Belupo, Varaždin and NK Zagreb. Out of these eight, only Lokomotiva and NK Zagreb weren't issued a license for participating in UEFA competitions. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that didn't get a license appealed on the decision and provided new facts and arguments.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
On 4 May 2011, it was announced that all remaining Prva HNL clubs were granted top level license. Additionally, Cibalia, Rijeka and RNK Split obtained a license for UEFA competitions. Only three teams from Druga HNL acquired the top level license: Dugopolje, Gorica and Lučko, where the latter two are set to play outside of their home venues.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
However, Dugopolje didn't manage to finish the season within top five places which would secure them promotion. The remaining clubs were given a deadline until 6 June 2011 to confirm their participation in the 2011–12 season. All clubs of the previous Prva HNL season have done so, with Druga HNL teams Lučko and Gorica applying on the last day. This meant that the format with 16 teams was prolonged by one more season, meaning five clubs are going to be relegated at the end of this season.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Format changes
The status of 14th placed Lokomotiva was in question after the 3rd placed team from Druga HNL, Pomorac, contested the decision of CFF and tried to obtain the license through arbitration. On 9 June 2011, arbitrary committee rejected the appeal with two votes against one. Istra 1961 appealed on the decision to include Gorica in the Prva HNL on terms of their license conditions concerning stadium infrastructure. The appeal was successful and on 20 June 2011 arbitrary committee revoked Gorica's top level license allowing Istra 1961 to remain in the Prva HNL.


2011–12 Croatian First Football League, Stadia and locations
The following is a complete list of teams who will contest the 2011–12 Prva HNL. The league will be contested by 15 clubs from the previous season plus the newly promoted NK Lučko who replaced the bottom placed team from the previous season, NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Druga HNL champions HNK Gorica were initially promoted, but after the appeal from  NK Istra 1961, their license was revoked.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup
The 2011–12 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-first season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 11th title the previous year by defeating Varaždin in the final.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup
The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was played on 24 August 2011. Most of the top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, scheduled on 21 September 2011, with the exception of Istra 1961, Karlovac, RNK Split  and Zadar, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round. In addition, Lučko and Lokomotiva, two of the top level clubs, failed to qualify for the competition.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 2 August 2011 with matches scheduled on 24 August 2011. This round consists of 16 single-legged fixtures. A total of 32 clubs entered the preliminary round: 21 regional cup winners organised at the county level and 11 regional cup finalists (from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of registered football clubs) with the exception of Međimurje.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup, First round
First round proper consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients (including 10 out of the remaining 12 top level clubs, excluding Lučko and Lokomotiva, whose cup coefficients were too low to enter competition). The draw for the first round was held on 29 August, where the club with the lowest cup coefficient hosts the one with the highest and so on. Matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2011. By the mutual agreement of Jadran Gunja and Hajduk Split, their fixture was moved to 15 September.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup, Second round
The second round was contested by 16 winners from the first round in eight single-legged fixtures scheduled for 26 October 2011. It was the last stage of the competition employing the single leg format as from the quarter-finals onwards all fixtures were double-legged events.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The eight clubs remaining in the competition after the second round were paired for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the ties will be played in a two-legged format. The draw was held on 28 October, first legs were played on 23 November and second legs on 30 November 2011. The tie between Dinamo Zagreb and Istra 1961 was postponed for the following year due to Dinamo's participation in European competitions.


2011–12 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
As the severe weather postponed the first round of the spring season, both clubs agreed to play the first leg  at that free slot in Pula due to better weather conditions. Dinamo Zagreb were hosts in Pula and Istra 1961 in Zagreb, as the order of legs could not be reversed.


2011–12 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The 2011–12 Croatian Ice Hockey League season was the 21st season of the Croatian Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Croatia. Four teams participated in the league, and KHL Medveščak Zagreb won the championship.


2011–12 Croatian Premier League (handball)
The 2011–12 Premijer Liga season is the twenty-one since its establishment.


2011–12 Croatian Premier League (handball), Regular season, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Croatian Premier League (handball), Championship Round, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Croatian Premier League (handball), 5th Place Round, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Croatian Premier League (handball), Relegation Round, Standings
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2011–12 Croatian Second Football League
The 2011–12 Druga HNL (also known as 2. HNL) was the 21st season of Croatia's second level football competition since its establishment in 1992. HNK Gorica were league champions and earned a place in Croatia's first division, which was later denied after getting their top level license revoked. Second placed NK Lučko were the only promoted team at the end of the previous season. The competition started on 19 August 2011 and ended on 20 May 2012.


2011–12 Croatian Second Football League, Format
The league was contested by 15 teams (one less than in the previous season). Only Lučko were granted top level license, Gorica's license was revoked after appeal from Istra 1961. Third placed Pomorac unsuccessfully tried to obtain it through arbitration. Only two teams from Treća HNL were granted license for competing in the Druga HNL, but only Radnik Sesvete was promoted as Segesta didn't finish the season within top five places.


2011–12 Croatian Second Football League, Changes from last season
The following clubs have been promoted or relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season:


2011–12 Croatian Second Football League, Top goalscorers
The top scorers in the 2011–12 Druga HNL season were:


2011–12 Croatian Women's First Football League
The 2011–12 Croatian Women's First Football League (Prva hrvatska nogometna liga za žene) was the twenty first season of Croatian Women's First Football League, the national championship for women's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 28 August 2011 and ended on 20 May 2012.


2011–12 Croatian Women's First Football League
The league was contested by eight teams and played in a two-stage format. Firs stage was played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team two times over 14 rounds. In a second stage teams were divided in two groups according to the table standings.


2011–12 Cruz Azul season
The 2011–12 Cruz Azul season is the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Cruz Azul will begin their season on July 23, 2011. Cruz Azul will play their homes games on Saturdays at 17:00 hours local time.


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Current squad
As of January 2011: Listed on the official website of Cruz Azul.


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


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Current squad, From youth system
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Competitions
Cruz Azul play three different tournaments in the 2011-12 season are Apertura 2011, Clausura 2012 and Copa Libertadores.


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Starting XI
Last updated: 2 May 2012Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Apps, Goals and Discipline
Playoffs  = Final Phase of the Apertura 2011 & Clausura 2012


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Apps, Goals and Discipline
Key:  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, Squad statistics, Apps, Goals and Discipline
Correct as of 2 May 2012. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2011–12 Cruz Azul season, IFFHS Ranking
Cruz Azul position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011-12 season, according to IFFHS.


2011–12 Crystal Palace F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Crystal Palace's seventh consecutive season in the Championship. The previous campaign had seen club legend Dougie Freedman take over as a novice manager and lead the Eagles to safety and another season in the English second tier.


2011–12 Cuban National Series
The 2011–12 Cuban National Series was the 51st edition of the tournament. Due to the division of Habana Province there were 17 teams participating. The tournament began on Sunday, November 27 with a game between Ciego de Avila and Pinar del Río. The regular season finished on April 22; the final game of the playoffs was played on May 28 with Ciego de Avila beating Industriales.


2011–12 Cupa României
The 2011–12 Cupa României was the seventy-fourth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Cupa României, Round of 32
The 14 winners of the fifth round entered in this round and were joined by the 18 teams from the 2011–12 Liga I.


2011–12 Cupa României, Round of 16
The 16 winners of the fifth phase entered in this round.


2011–12 Cupa României, Quarterfinals
The 8 winners of the fifth phase entered in this round.


2011–12 Cyclo-cross Gazet van Antwerpen
The Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy Cyclo cross 2011-2012 started November 1 with de Koppenbergcross and ended February 19.


2011–12 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The 2011–2012 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition took place between 9 October 2011 and 11 February 2012. Sven Nys was the defending champion and prolonged his title to win his 11th Superprestige.


2011–12 Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Results, Standings
In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the result of the last race counts as decider. If this is not decisive because two or more riders scored no points, the penultimate race counts, and so on until there is a difference.


2011–12 Cymru Alliance
The 2011–12 Cymru Alliance season, also known as Huws Gray Alliance for sponsoring purposes, is the 22nd season of the Cymru Alliance, the second-level association football league in north Wales. It began on 12 August 2011 and ended on 21 April 2012. Sixteen teams take part in the league, with Gap Connah's Quay being the defending champions.


2011–12 Cymru Alliance
The champions are eligible for promotion to the 2012–13 Welsh Premier League, pending a licence application and approval, while the bottom three teams will be relegated to one of the three feeder leagues of the Cymru Alliance.


2011–12 Cymru Alliance, Teams
No team was either promoted to or relegated from the 2010–11 Welsh Premier League after 2010–11 Cymru Alliance champions Gap Connah's Quay were denied a 2011–12 Premier League licence, with Bala Town therefore being spared of relegation from the highest Welsh league.


2011–12 Cymru Alliance, Teams
Rhydymwyn, Rhayader Town and Welshpool Town were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. They were replaced by the 2010–11 champions of the three Cymru Alliance feeder leagues, Conwy United (Welsh Alliance League), Llanrhaeadr (Mid Wales League) and Penycae (Welsh National League).


2011–12 Cypriot Cup
The 2011–12 Cypriot Cup was the 70th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 30 November 2011 with the first round and concluded on 16 May 2012 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Omonia won their 14th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 1–0 in the final.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2011–12 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Second Division. Teams from the two lower divisions (Third and Fourth) competed in a separate cup competition.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Format
The next three rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, First round
The draw was made on 4 November 2011, with ties played on 30 November 2011, 7 December 2011 and 11 January 2012.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The first legs played on 25 January, 1 and 8 February 2012. The second legs played on 1, 8, 15, 23 February and 7 March 2012.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Second round
The following four teams advanced directly to second round, meeting the twelve winners of first round ties:


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs played on 14 and 21 March 2012. The second legs played on 21 and 28 March 2012.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
The first legs played on 11 April 2012. The second legs played on 2 May 2012.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
The 2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions was the 4th edition of the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. A total of 20 clubs entered the competition. It began on 26 October 2011 with the first round and concluded on 1 April 2012 with the final which was held at Parekklisia Municipal Stadium. Digenis Morphou won their 1st cup trophy after beating AEK Kouklia 2–1 in the final.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
Only teams from the Cypriot Third Division and Cypriot Fourth Division could participate. Participation was not compulsory. 24 of 28 participated that season.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
The next two rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2011–12 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, First round
12 out of the 20 teams were drawn to qualify directly to the second round, without needing to play any match.


2011–12 Cypriot First Division
The 2011–12 Cypriot First Division was the 73rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. APOEL were the defending champions. AEL Limassol won the championship one matchweek before the end of the season.


2011–12 Cypriot First Division
The league comprise eleven teams from the 2010–11 season and three promoted teams from the 2010–11 Second Division.


2011–12 Cypriot First Division, Teams
Doxa Katokopias and APOP Kinyras were relegated at the end of the first stage of the 2010–11 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were joined by AEP Paphos, who finished at the bottom of the second-phase Group C.


2011–12 Cypriot First Division, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by 2010–11 Second Division champions Aris Limassol, runners-up Nea Salamis Famagusta and third-placed team Anagennisi Dherynia.


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


2011–12 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2011–12 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 27th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. Digenis Oroklinis won their 2nd title.


2011–12 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fifteen teams participated in the 2011–12 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2012–13 Cypriot Third Division and the last three teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2011–12 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2011–12 Cypriot Second Division
The 2011–12 Cypriot Second Division was the 57th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Ayia Napa won their 1st title.


2011–12 Cypriot Third Division
The 2011–12 Cypriot Third Division was the 41st season of the Cypriot third-level football league. AEK Kouklia won their 1st title.


2011–12 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2011–12 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2012–13 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2011–12 Cypriot Third Division, Format
However, in the summer, because APOP Kinyras (which would participate in the 2012–13 Cypriot Third Division) was relegated to the 2012–13 Cypriot Fourth Division after FIFA's decision, the 12th placed team Achyronas Liopetriou played a single relegation playoff match against the 4th placed team of the 2011–12 Cypriot Fourth Division, P.O. Xylotymvou for a place in the 2012–13 Cypriot Third Division.


2011–12 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2011–12 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2011–12 Czech 1.liga season was the 19th season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and Piráti Chomutov won the championship.


2011–12 Czech 2. Liga
The 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga is the 19th season of the Czech Second Division, the second tier of the Czech football league. The season began on 5 August 2011 and concluded on 26 May 2012. The winter break commenced after 19 November 2011 and the league restarted on 10 March 2012.


2011–12 Czech 2. Liga
FK Ústí nad Labem secured promotion to the Czech First League on 12 May 2012. However, due to their stadium, which did not comply with league regulations, Ústí were not granted a license to play in the following season's Czech First League. The promotion place therefore went to fourth-placed Brno.


2011–12 Czech 2. Liga, Team changes, To 2. Liga
Opava returned to the Czech Second Division after a one-season absence, winning promotion from the MSFL at the first attempt.


2011–12 Czech Cup
The 2011–12 Czech Cup was the nineteenth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. The draw for the whole competition was made on 8 July 2011. It began on 24 July 2011 with the Preliminary Round and was due to conclude with the final on 16 May 2012, however due to the Czech Republic's qualification for UEFA Euro 2012, the final was brought forward to 2 May 2012. The winners of the competition qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Czech Cup, First round
The First round was played on the weekend of 30 and 31 July 2011.


2011–12 Czech Cup, Second round
Teams from the Czech First League entered at this stage. The second round was played on 10 August 2011.


2011–12 Czech Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round was played on 21 September and 19 October 2011.


2011–12 Czech Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 21 and 28 March 2012.


2011–12 Czech Cup, Semi-finals
The semi finals were played on 11 and 18 April 2012.


2011–12 Czech Cup, Final
The final was held on 2 May 2012 at Stadion města Plzně.


2011–12 Czech Extraliga season
The 2011–12 Czech Extraliga season was the 19th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2011–12 Czech Extraliga season, Playoffs, Bracket
The playoff bracket is not a fixed bracket. Like the intraconference bracket in the NHL, the matchups are adjusted in each successive round in order to place the top-ranked team against the bottom-ranked team.


2011–12 Czech First League
The 2011–12 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 29 July 2011 and was originally due to end on 26 May 2012, although due to the Czech Republic's qualification for UEFA Euro 2012, the end of the season was brought forward to 12 May 2012. Viktoria Plzeň were the defending champions, having won their first Czech Republic championship the previous season.


2011–12 Czech First League
Sparta Prague started the season with eight consecutive wins, the first such occurrence in league history. Sparta broke their own record when they won their ninth straight league match and opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the table.


2011–12 Czech First League
The title was decided on the last day of the season, with Liberec hosting Viktoria Plzeň in the knowledge that a win for either team would seal the title, with a draw being enough for Liberec to retain first place. In front of a sold-out stadium at Stadion u Nisy, Liberec held the visitors to a goalless draw, winning the league for the third time since 2002.


2011–12 Czech First League, Teams
Ústí nad Labem and Zbrojovka Brno were relegated to the 2011–12 Czech 2. Liga after finishing last and second to last, respectively, in the 2010–11 season. Ústi nad Labem therefore immediately returned to the second tier, while Brno completed a nineteen-year tenure in the top flight.


2011–12 Czech First League, Teams
The relegated terms were replaced by 2010–11 2. Liga champions Dukla Prague and Viktoria Žižkov. Viktoria Žižkov returned after a two-year absence, while Dukla Prague made their debut in the league; however, the Dukla Prague name returned to the league after seventeen seasons, with a club of the same name having played in the top Czech football division until then. The newly promoted clubs were granted licenses to play top-division football on 13 June 2011.


2011–12 Czech First League, Teams
Viktoria Žižkov became the first team to be relegated on 5 May 2012 after Ostrava beat Příbram.


2011–12 Czech First League, Teams, Personnel and kits
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