2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
Three days later, Ali Al-Habsi, who had spent the previous season on loan at Wigan Athletic, joined them on a permanent basis in a deal believed to be in the region of £4million. On 11 July 2011, young striker Danny Ward signed for Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, with the option of a further year. Later that month, Matt Taylor, who had been at the club for three years, joined former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce at his new club West Ham United, again for an undisclosed fee.


2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
A few days later, Bolton made their second signing of the window, bringing in free agent Nigel Reo-Coker, who had left Aston Villa following the end of the previous season. The club then supplemented this signing by bringing in Chris Eagles and Tyrone Mears from Burnley, manager Owen Coyle's previous club, for a combined fee in the region of £3million. Bolton also signed Tuncay and Dedryck Boyata on loan from Wolfsburg and Manchester City respectively. On the final day of the transfer window, Bolton signed David N'Gog from Liverpool on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee and Gaël Kakuta from Chelsea until January respectively.


2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
Bolton's first action of the January transfer window, on 11 January, was to send reserve team player Jack Sampson, who had signed a new deal the previous day, to Southend United on loan for a month, with Southend having the option to extend it, which they did on 13 February for a further month. This was further extended for another month on 12 March. On 16 January, England international Gary Cahill completed a move to Chelsea with the fee believed to be around £7million.


2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
Bolton had agreed a fee with Chelsea for the player shortly before the turn of the year but the transfer had been delayed due to the player failing to agree personal terms with the London club. Bolton replaced Cahill with another defender later in the month when they signed United States international Tim Ream from the New York Red Bulls. Ream had been on trial with both Bolton and West Bromwich Albion in late 2011 and signed on a three-and-a-half year deal, for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £2.5 million.


2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
On transfer deadline day, 31 January, Bolton secured the loan signing of Japanese under-19 international Ryo Miyaichi from Arsenal for the rest of the season and England under-21 international Marvin Sordell from Watford for a figure believed to be between £3–4 million. On the same day they loaned reserve team midfield player Graeme MacGregor to Hamilton Academical until the end of the season.


2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
On 24 February, Bolton loaned out two players, reserve team captain Mark Connolly to Macclesfield and midfielder Sean Davis, who had made only four first team appearances following two major injures since joining the club in 2009, to Bristol City, both on one month deals. At the beginning of March, Bolton loaned veteran defender Paul Robinson to Leeds United, also on a month loan. At the end of the initial month, the loan was extended until the end of the season.


2011–12 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Transfers
Later in the month Tope Obadeyi was loaned to Rochdale for a second time having been there for a period two seasons previously. On 17 March, Bolton signed free agent Gregg Wylde, subject to FIFA approval, who had left Scottish club Rangers after they went into administration and had to lay off players in order to stay in business. Five days later, young Scottish forward Michael O'Halloran joined Sheffield United on loan until the end of the season.


2011–12 Borussia Dortmund season
The 2011–12 Borussia Dortmund season began on 23 July 2011 with a Revierderby loss against Schalke 04 in the DFL-Supercup. It ended with Dortmund completing the league and cup double with Bayern Munich as runners-up.


2011–12 Borussia Mönchengladbach season
The 2011–12 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 111th season in the club's history. They played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's fourth consecutive season in this league having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008.


2011–12 Borussia Mönchengladbach season
They also took part in the DFB Pokal, Germany's top club knockout competition, where they reached the semifinals before being eliminated on penalties by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.


2011–12 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Review and events
Borussia opened the 2011–12 Bundesliga season with a 1–0 victory against Bayern Munich. This was their first victory against Bayern in Munich in 16 years. In April, masked supporters of 1. FC Köln attacked a bus with Mönchengladbach supporters on it. This was the second attack within a six-week period that Köln supporters attacked a bus with Mönchengladbach supporters on it.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
The 2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup is the seventieth season of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup, and a twelfth season of the unified competition. The competition started on 14 September 2011 and concluded on 16 May 2012. The winner would have qualified to the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, but as the cup was won by the league champion, the slot went to the second placed team in Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was Široki Brijeg who also ended up as the runner-up of the cup.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
The defending champions FK Željezničar, having won their 4th title the previous year by defeating NK Čelik in the final with an aggregate score of 4–0, managed to defend their title and claim their fifth one against Široki Brijeg in final which they won 1–0 on aggregate, completing the double for that season as they won the league title four days before the second leg of the final.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
All top clubs entered from the first round of 32.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Participating clubs
The following 32 teams competed in Round 1: (Team in bold is the winner)


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Participating clubs
1 Of the 32 participants, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has 20 clubs, while the Republika of Srpska has 11. Brčko District is represented with just one club.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Draw
The draws for the round of 32 was conducted in Sarajevo at 12:00 (CEST) on 6 September 2011 in hotel "Art". All 32 clubs were in the same pot, resulting that every club could get any other club as his opponent. The first-drawn team served as hosts. Also the date for the matches was decided for 14 September 2011.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Draw
The draws for the round of 16 took place on 20 September 2011, once more at 12:00 (CEST) in Sarajevo in hotel "Evropa". The remaining 16 clubs were once more put in just one pot. The date for the matches was also decided and the matches will take part on 28. September, with the rematch 3 weeks later, on 19. October 2011.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Draw
The draws for the quarterfinals took place on 25 October 2011. The remaining 8 clubs will found themselves again just in one pot. The date for the matches was also confirmed. The dates were set for 2 November 2011 with the rematch three weeks later on 23 November 2011.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Draw
The draws for semifinal was conducted on 6 March 2012 in the halls of the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the draw it was decided that the first match will be played on 14 March, with the rematch set for 4 April 2012.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Draw
The two winners will face each other in the final which is scheduled for 25 April and rematch on 16 May 2012. The host in the first leg was determined by a draw held on 10 April 2012 in the halls of Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was decided that the host of the first leg will be Željezničar, with Široki Brijeg hosting the second leg three weeks later.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Round of 32
This round consisted of 16 single-legged fixtures. All 32 clubs entered the competition from this round, while the matches were played on 14 September 2011. In a case of a draw in the regular time, the winner would have been determined with a penalty shootout.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Round of 32
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season. Source:


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Round of 16
The 16 winner continued their way to the final through this round. Unlike the last round, this round consisted of 8 two-legged fixtures. The date for the matches were determined with the draw which was held on 20 September. The first match took place on 28 September, while the rematch was scheduled three weeks after, on 19 October 2011.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Round of 16
1 Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season. 2 Indicates there is an article about it. 3 The match was abandoned after huligans of Zrinjski stormed the pitch and started to chase players of Velež with various items. The field storm took place in the last minutes of the game just after Velež scored for 0–1 against their city rivals. The disciplinary and contest commission decided to award a 0–3 win to Velež, suspended "Bijeli Brijeg", Zrinjski home stadium, for 5 matches and punished Zrinjski with a fine. Source:


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Quarter-finals
The 8 winner from the previous round met their opponents in this round on the way to the final. This round consisted of 4 two-legged fixtures. The date for the matches was determined with the draw which was held on 25 October. The first match took place on 2 November, while the rematch was scheduled three weeks after, on 23 November 2011.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Quarter-finals
1 Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season. 2 Indicates there is an article about it. Source:


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Semi-finals
The remaining 4 teams will play in this last round before the final. It will consist of 2 two-legged fixtures which will take part on 14 March and 4 April this year. The draw was done on 6 March.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Semi-finals
1 All teams are from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first league tier. 2 The game on Gradski stadion in Banja Luka was stopped in the 65-minute by result 0–1 for Željezničar when one of the assistant referees was hit by a solid object in the head.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Semi-finals
While medical care was given to the referee, the delegate first decided to empty the east stand, the stand where Lešinars (the ultras fans of Borac) are, where the object came from, but not long after, realizing the tension, because, as they say, "weird" actions by the main referee, while the east stand was emptying out, the delegate aborted the match. The disciplinary and contest commission decided to award Željezničar a 0–3 win and to punish Borac with a €5,000 fine and the next six home matches without spectators. Source:


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Final
The final was contested between Željezničar and Široki Brijeg and played over a two-legged fixture. The date for the finals was set for 25 April and 16 May 2012.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Competition, Final
1 Both teams are from Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the first league tier. 2 Široki Brijeg was fined with 1500 € and the next home match without spectators because of oversights made in organization of the second leg of the final, including hitting Amar Osim with a solid object from the stands, a try by a supporter to trip the assistant referee nearly at the end of the game and very insulting chanting. Source:


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Media coverage
Only from quarter-finals and onwards selected matches were broadcast in B&H by BHT1 and Moja TV. BHT1 broadcast 4 live games, including both final matches, while Moja TV broadcast 2 live games.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season
The 2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League is the 4th season of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League (BHHL). It started on January 9, 2012.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, League business
Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season it was announced that HK Bosna and left the league to play in the newly formed Open Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an international league with teams from Bulgaria, Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia. HK Ilidža 2010 was renamed HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 for the season and also changed their team logo. All games will again be played in Sarajevo at the Olympic Hall Zetra, now known as Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, League business
Each team will play ten games for the season before the playoff. Following on from the previous season HK Alfa and HK Stari Grad will continue to play under their nicknames of HK Medvjedi and HK Vukovi respectively.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, League business
In February 2012 heavy snowfall caused the collapse of the roof that covered the rink leading to the season being indefinitely postponed. In November 2012 the season resumed after the ice rink was re-installed. Three games were played to complete the regular season before the top two ranked teams advanced to the finals playoff.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, Regular season
The regular season consisted of each team playing 10 games.


2011–12 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hockey League season, Playoffs
HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 and HK Alfa qualified for the playoffs after finishing first and second in the regular season standings respectively. HK Ajkule Ilidža 2010 won the single game final 3–2 in a shootout.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season
The 2011–12 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 88th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins entered the 2011–12 season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Off-season
Veteran forward Mark Recchi retired. Forward Michael Ryder went to the Dallas Stars via free agency, and defenseman Tomas Kaberle went to the Carolina Hurricanes. Forward Benoit Pouliot was signed.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The Bruins' opened the regular season with a home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, whom they had swept in round two of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs just five months earlier. They recorded their first regular season success against the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 8, a 4–1 home victory against their 2011 Conference Final opponents. The Bruins closed out the month of October with a home-and-home series defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, en route to the worst start by a defending champion since the current playoff platform was adopted in 1994.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The back-to-back losses at the hands of their hated rivals proved the catalyst to a resurgence that saw the team secure at least a point in every game through November, the first time the franchise went undefeated in regulation for an entire calendar month since January 1969. During this run, defending Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas posted a 9–0–0 record and earned First Star honors for the month.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
With a win over the New York Islanders on March 31, the Bruins clinched an Eastern conference playoff berth. On April 1, the Bruins won the Northeast Division title by defeating the New York Rangers, 2–1.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Regular season
The Bruins allowed only one shorthanded goal all the season, the lowest total of all 30 teams.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Boston Bruins qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Bruins lost in the first round to the Washington Capitals in a seven-game series 4–3.


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


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GPI = Games played in; MIN = Minutes played; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season, or the off-season between the previous season and this season.


2011–12 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Boston's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.


2011–12 Boston Celtics season
The 2011–12 Boston Celtics season was the 66th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with a 39–27 won-loss record, which was the 4th best in the East, winning their 21st Atlantic Division title. Their longest winning and losing streaks were 5 games. The leading scorer was Paul Pierce, averaging 19.4 PPG. The leading rebounder was Kevin Garnett (8.2 RPG). Rajon Rondo led the team and the league in assists per-game with 11.7. The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 66 due to the lockout.


2011–12 Boston Celtics season
The Celtics made a relatively deep playoff run, where they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the First Round, and the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the Semifinals, eventually challenging the Miami Heat, the team who defeated them in last season's Semifinals, in the Eastern Conference Finals. They ultimately lost the series in seven games to the eventual NBA champion.


2011–12 Boston Celtics season
Following the season, Ray Allen departed via free agency for the eventual champion Miami Heat, effectively ending the Big 3 era in Boston. During his 2 years as a Heat, Allen would help them win a second-straight title the following year over the San Antonio Spurs, and appear again in the 2014 Finals.


2011–12 Boston Celtics season
It was also the NBA's first time without Shaquille O'Neal since 1991-92, as he retired in May 2011 and played his final season as a Celtic.


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


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Steve Donahue. The team played its home games at Conte Forum on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The ACC had games on multiple media broadcasts on the ESPN family of networks, including ESPN3 exclusives for non-conference games, on the ACC Regional Sports Network (also called RSN-, found on FSN affiliates for most of the country), and with Raycom Sports ACC Network. For Boston College games done by RSN, would air on NESN. Games that aired on the ACC Network would air on TV–38 WSBK-TV.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The 2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his eighteenth season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Boston College defeated Ferris State 4–1 in the 2012 Frozen Four championship game, earning the school's fifth national title and third title in five years. It was Jerry York's fourth title as head coach of the Eagles, having also won in 2001, 2008, and 2010. BC entered the NCAA Tournament as the number one overall seed, defeating Air Force and defending national champion Minnesota Duluth in the Northeast Regional in Worcester to advance to the Frozen Four at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa. The Eagles defeated Minnesota 6–1 in the semifinals before beating Ferris State in the national title game, with goaltender Parker Milner earning Most Outstanding Player honors.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Boston College also entered the 2011–2012 season as reigning Hockey East tournament champions, having defeated Merrimack 5–3 in the championship game, as well as defending Beanpot champions, beating Northeastern in the final 7–6 in overtime. The Eagles also won the 2010–11 Hockey East regular season championship, their first since 2004–05.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The Eagles defended their Beanpot title and won their third in a row by defeating Boston University 3–2 on a goal by sophomore forward Bill Arnold in the last seconds of the first overtime period. It was the Eagles seventeenth Beanpot title. The Eagles also defended their Hockey East regular season championship, clinching their record twelfth title in school history on March 3, 2012 by defeating Vermont 4–0 at Kelley Rink. BC won their third Hockey East Tournament championship in a row, the first three-peat in the history of the conference, and record eleventh title all-time, by defeating Maine 4–1 in the championship game in Boston.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Boston College also participated in two additional in-season tournaments, the Ice Breaker in Grand Forks, ND and the Great Lakes Invitational in Detroit, MI. BC won the 2011 Ice Breaker Tournament by defeating Michigan State 5–2 in the first round, and then beating North Dakota in the championship game, 6–2. In the first round of the 2011 Great Lakes Invitational, BC fell to Michigan 4–2 before defeating Michigan Tech 2–1 in the consolation game.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
On November 3, 2011, it was announced that the Eagles will play Northeastern at Fenway Park on January 14, 2012 in Hockey East play. The contest was part of a double-header, with a game between MIAA-rivals Boston College High School and Catholic Memorial slated for earlier in the day. BC defeated Northeastern 2–1.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
On February 17, 2012, head coach Jerry York won his 900th career game when the Eagles defeated Merrimack 4–2 at Kelley Rink. York is only the second college hockey coach to achieve 900 wins, with Ron Mason being the first. York ended the season with 913, which placed him second all-time in career victories after Ron Mason, who has 924.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Offseason
March 27, 2011: Junior forward Cam Atkinson signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets, forgoing his senior season.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Offseason
March 30, 2011: Junior forward Jimmy Hayes signed with the Chicago Blackhawks, also forgoing his senior season.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Offseason
April 11, 2011: Sophomores Brian Dumoulin and Chris Kreider announced that they would return to Boston College for the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Offseason
April 13, 2011: Sophomore defenseman Philip Samuelsson decided to forgo his final two seasons with Boston College to pursue a pro career in the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Also, sophomore forward Chris Kreider was selected to the United States national team that competed at the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Recruiting
Boston College adds nine freshmen for the 2011–2012 season: two goaltenders in Brian Billet and Brad Barone, both alumni of the EJHL; two recruits from Canada in Mark Begert, a defenseman, and Destry Straight, a forward, who were teammates with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL; forward Danny Linell, a Long Island native and 2011–12 recipient of the Hugh and Doris MacIsaac Family Scholarship Fund; forward Johnny Gaudreau, a fourth round pick of the Calgary Flames in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft who was previously committed to play at Northeastern; Hingham-native Cam Spiro, who was also an All-American lacrosse player at Tabor Academy; forward Michael Sit, a Minnesota native who joins the Eagles from powerhouse Edina; and forward Quinn Smith, who played for the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL.


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Schedule, 2011–2012 Regular season
All times EasternRankings from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll* = Hockey East Conference PlayIce Breaker = 15th Annual Ice Breaker Tournament in Grand Forks, NDGLI = 47th Annual Great Lakes Invitational Tournament in Detroit, MIBeanpot = 60th Annual Beanpot Tournament in Boston, MA


2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Awards and honors, Conference, National, and Tournament Awards
2011–12 Bob Monahan Award – Best Defenseman in New England


2011–12 Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey season
The Boston College Eagles women's hockey team will represent Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers are coached by Katie King and attempted to become the first team in Hockey East to win the NCAA Frozen Four championship game.


2011–12 Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey season
The Boston University Terriers women's hockey team represented Boston University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Terriers were coached by Brian Durocher. The seniors on the Terriers squad were Kasey Boucher, Jenn Wakefield, Carly Warren and Tara Watchorn. Boston University won its second Hockey East Championship in three seasons. In addition, the Terriers qualified for their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. At season’s end, BU recorded a 23-14-1 record, marking the program’s second straight 20-win season. The club triumphed in seven of its final eight games of the year, while earning a fifth-place ranking.


2011–12 Botola
The 2011–12 Botola is the 55th season of the Moroccan Top League, but the 1st under its new format of Moroccan Pro League. It began on Friday 19 August 2011 with Maghreb Fez beating Hassania Agadir 2–0. Raja Casablanca are the holders of the title. Moghreb Tétouan won the 2011–12 Botola, after defeating the runner-up FUS Rabat in the last game of the season at Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat. Both teams were pushing for the title until the last game. It was the first time in history of the Botola that a team from the north of the country wins it.


2011–12 Botswana FA Cup
The 2011-12 FA Challenge Cup was the 45th edition of the FA Challenge Cup, Botswana's premier football knockout tournament. It was sponsored by Coca-Cola and was known as the Coca-Cola Cup for sponsorship reasons. It started with the extra preliminary round on 24 March 2012 and concluded with the final on 5 August 2012. The winner qualified for the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup.


2011–12 Botswana FA Cup
Botswana Premier League side Extension Gunners were the defending champions but were eliminated by BDF XI in the round of 16. Gaborone United went on to win the title for a sixth time, matching Township Rollers's record for most FA Cup wins.


2011–12 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by fifth year head coach Louis Orr, played their home games at the Stroh Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–7 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Basketball Tournament to Central Michigan. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oakland.


2011–12 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 2011–12 season will be the 109th season in Bradford City A.F.C. 's history, their 97th in the Football League and 99th in the league system of English football. Their 18th-place finish in 2010–11 season means this season will be their fifth successive season in League Two.


2011–12 Bradford City A.F.C. season
In September 2011, the team began a link with American amateur side Palmetto FC Bantams.


2011–12 Brechin City F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Brechin City's sixth consecutive season in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2005–06 season. Brechin also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Brechin City F.C. season, Summary
Brechin finished eighth in the Second Division. They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season
During the 2011–12 English football season, Brentford competed in Football League One. In a season of transition under new manager Uwe Rösler, the Bees finished in 9th place.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After guiding Brentford away from the League One relegation zone and securing a mid-table finish at the end of the 2010–11 season, Nicky Forster was passed over for the full-time manager's job in favour of Uwe Rösler. Rösler's appointment was part of an overhaul behind the scenes at Griffin Park, with Forster's first team coach Mark Warburton retained by the club and installed in the newly created role of sporting director. Medical and analysis teams were added to the backroom staff and a Development Squad was introduced to replace the reserve team.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Rösler brought in six new players before the beginning of the season – defenders Marcel Eger and Shay Logan, midfielders Jonathan Douglas and Harry Forrester, loan winger Niall McGinn and forward Clayton Donaldson. Two more players would arrive before the end of the summer transfer window, defender Adam Thompson and forward Mike Grella. Grella was a late replacement for Charlie MacDonald, who transferred to Milton Keynes Dons.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite falling at the first hurdle to League Two club Hereford United in the first round of the League Cup, Brentford enjoyed a strong start to the league season, winning five of the opening seven matches to climb as high as 4th place. By the end of 2011, the Bees were on the edge of the playoff places and had exited all the cup competitions, having been knocked out of the FA Cup and Football League Trophy at the second round and Southern Area semi-final stages respectively.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Manager Uwe Rösler spent much of the first half of the season overhauling the squad, loaning out Pim Balkestein, Ryan Blake, Michael Spillane and Sam Wood, with six loan players arriving between 8 September and 24 November as cover during an injury crisis. Leading goalscorer Gary Alexander was loaned out for the final two months of the season.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Just 3 wins from a 16-match spell between 17 December 2011 and 20 March 2012 dropped Brentford back into mid-table and though the team finished the season strongly (winning six and drawing two of the final 9 matches), too many dropped points at home saw the Bees finish in 9th place, six points below the playoff zone.


2011–12 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The season had proved to be one of transition and manager Uwe Rösler's loan signings of left back Jake Bidwell, centre back Harlee Dean and midfielder Adam Forshaw proved to be shrewd, with the trio returning for the 2012–13 season (Bidwell on loan, Dean and Forshaw on permanent transfers) and the youngsters would play a major part in Brentford's future success. Teenage Development Squad midfielder Jake Reeves was blooded during the season and was described as "a big option" by Rösler.


2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's first  year in the Championship, returning after being promoted as champions of League One during the 2010–11 season. It was also Brighton's first season at their new home, the Falmer Stadium.


2011–12 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The season was a successful one for the club, finishing 10th in the league, and reaching the Third Round of the League Cup and Fifth Round of the FA Cup (coincidentally being knocked out by eventual League Cup Champions and FA Cup runners up Liverpool on both occasions). Ashley Barnes was top scorer in both the league and across all competitions.


2011–12 Brisbane Bandits season
The 2011–12 Brisbane Bandits season was the second season for the team. As was the case for the previous season, the Bandits will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with the other five foundation teams, and will again play its home games at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground.


2011–12 Brisbane Bandits season, Offseason
In October 2011, Bandits manager David Nilsson stood down from his role, with Kevin Jordan named manager for the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season
The 2011–12 season is Brisbane Roar's seventh season in the A-League. Brisbane successfully defended their Championship by defeating Perth Glory 2–1 in front of 50,344, but relinquished the Premiership to Central Coast Mariners, who ended the regular season 2 points ahead of the Roar, with the result going to down to the last day of the regular season. They will compete in the 2012 Asian Champions League, for finishing the regular season first. On 2 August 2011, the club confirmed they would be supplied with kits and training gear by German multinational apparel company Puma. It is the first time in the history of the club and A-League that they will not be wearing a kit that is made by Reebok.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season
On 4 October 2011, four days out from the start of the 2011–12 A-League season, The World Game reported that the Bakrie Group had struck a 10-year deal to take 70% ownership of the club, with the other 30% being occupied by the FFA. The deal was officially unveiled by the club on Friday, the day before the club faced Central Coast Mariners in a Grand Final rematch of the previous season. On 6 February 2012, it was announced that the Bakrie Group had acquired the full 100% stake in the club. Brisbane went on a 36-game undefeated streak, breaking the Australian football code record set by the Eastern Suburbs rugby league team in 1935–37 (35 games).


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Managers
On 24 April, Championship winning coach Ange Postecoglou, resigned from is post as manager just days after winning his second back to back championship for the Roar. The following day, long serving assistant manager and youth team coach Rado Vidošić was named successor to makes his return to head coach of the Roar having served as caretaker for one game after the sacking of former coach Frank Farina.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Squad lineup for 2011/12
Correct as of 2 February 2012 – players numbers as per the official Brisbane Roar websiteNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 10 February 2011, Brisbane Roar announced the signing of talented young defender Matthew Jurman from Sydney FC, to take the spot left open by Luke DeVere from the previous season. After making a solid return to the A League after spending a few years in Germany, defender Milan Susak jetted off to Indonesia to play for Minangkabau F.C. in Liga Primer Indonesia. After weeks of speculation about his impending move to Melbourne Victory, it was revealed on 28 March that Costa Rican forward Jean Carlos Solórzano had indeed made the move south. Football Federation Australia made their first bit of business after taking back the license, other than re-signing Ange Postecoglou, by having Roar CEO Peter McLennan step down at the end of April.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
It was revealed by both the Roar and the Courier Mail that Eugenie Buckley, a sports lawyer that helped out with the formation of the A League and its push into Asia, had become the new general manager for the team, taking over from the spot left by Peter McLennan. On 2 May, it was announced that Rocky Visconte had signed a deal with the club for a further two seasons after coming off contract with the club at the end of the season. On 21 June, former Socceroo Paul Trimboli was appointed the general manager of Football, a role that was expanded from the position of Football Manager, held previously by Thiago Cruz.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 27 June, the club announced it had signed current Young Socceroo Kofi Danning, who was released by Sydney FC at the end of the 2010–11 A-League Season. On 4 July 2011, the Roar announced they had signed young Australian defender Jack Hingert from Dandenong Thunder. On 16 July 2011, the Roar revealed that leading goalscorer from the 10/11 season, Kosta Barbarouses, had signed with Russian outfit FC Alania Vladikavkaz on a 3yr deal. On 2 August 2011, the Roar announced they had signed a 3yr deal with apparel company Puma.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
After much speculation in the media, former Bahraini International Sayed Mohamed Adnan signed a 1yr deal on 16 August 2011. Just a day later, the Roar announced a second signing in Albanian International striker Besart Berisha. The striker impressed Roar assistant coach Rado Vidosic during a match for German outfit Arminia Bielefeld, where the Roar Youth team coach was watching his son Dario Vidosic, who was then on loan from German Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg. After over a month of uncertainty, the Roar were left with a massive hole in the side when skipper and original Roar player/captain Matt McKay was granted a UK working visa for his move to Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers FC on 25 August.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 30 August 2011, the club announced they had signed Canadian International midfielder Issey Nakajima-Farran from Danish top-flight team AC Horsens on a one-year deal. On 5 September 2011, the club released their kits for the upcoming season.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The day after the kit unveiling, the club announced Matt Smith as the successor to Matt McKay's captaincy, with the midfielder having moved to Glasgow Rangers FC. On 20 September, CEO Eugenie Buckley announced her departure, stepping down after her contract runs out, believed to be at the end of September. For Brisbane Lions CEO Michael Bowers will take the reins of the club for the time being, until new owners are found for the Roar. On 23 September, the Roar announce they had signed 3 young Australians (Nicholas Fitzgerald, George Lambadaridis & Corey Brown), each to two-year contracts. Football Federation Australia regulations allow for 3 players young enough to play in the NYL to be paid full-time wages outside the A-League salary cap.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 4 October 2011, it was announced that the Bakrie family had acquired 70% of the club for a fee thought to be around $8M. The new Chairman of the club will be former AFC executive committee member Dali Tahir. On 28 October 2011, the Roar set a new record for the biggest victory by the club, beating Adelaide United 7–1 at Suncorp Stadium. The scoreline also created another record, being the most goals in a match with 8. New striker Besart Berisha also created history, scoring the most goals in a game for Brisbane with 4.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar went on to draw their following 2 games, 2–2 away vs Melbourne Victory and 1–1 at home to Wellington Phoenix. The style of play being played against the Roar was described as "parking the bus", a term meaning the opposition side would defend, with most, if not all, players behind the ball to protect the scoreline.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The following week, Brisbane recorded a 2–1 win away to Newcastle Jets, with the result being the Roar's 35th consecutive unbeaten match, equaling the 74-year-old record for all Australian sporting codes, held by Rugby league Eastern Suburbs, who are now known as the Sydney Roosters. A week later, Brisbane defeated Perth Glory 4–0 at home, the team's 36th consecutive match without loss, to set a new record for the longest unbeaten streak at the top level of any football code in Australia. The Roar's streak came to an end a week later against Sydney FC in wet and windy conditions at WIN Jubilee Oval. A goal in the first minute and another 20 minutes later saw the Roar lose for just the second time in 42 matches.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 6 December 2011, the draw for the group stages of the 2012 Asian Champions League was made. The Roar, drawn in Group F faced the winners of the Japanese 2011 Emperor's Cup winners and 2011 J. League Division 2 champions F.C. Tokyo, 2011 K-League runners-up Ulsan Hyundai & 2011 Chinese Super League runners-up Beijing Guoan.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Following the defeat to Sydney FC, the Roar then suffered a succession of defeats to Melbourne Heart (1–2 at home), Wellington Phoenix (0–2 away), Central Coast Mariners (1–2 at home) and Gold Coast United (0–1 away). The defeats coincided with the loss of key first team players Thomas Broich, Henrique, Mitch Nichols, James Meyer and club captain, Matt Smith.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
In addition to a poor spell of form and injuries, the Roar were on the end of some contentious refereeing decision, no more notable than the 88-minute penalty awarded to Gold Coast United for a foul that appeared to have occurred outside the penalty box. This defeat consigned the Roar to their longest losing streak to date of 5 matches.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
In Round 14, in front of a home crowd, the club snapped their losing streak in unlikely style. The Roar came from behind after conceding an early goal to win 3–1 against a star-studded Melbourne Victory. The Roar followed this up in Rounds 15 and 16 with draws away from home against Perth Glory (3–3) and Adelaide United (1–1). Like, the defeat to Gold Coast in Round 13, both matches were overshadowed by contentious penalty decisions which cost the Roar a potential win on both occasions.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
In their Round 15 clash with Perth Glory, it looked as though Brisbane's form slump continued as they conceded two early goals to the Perth side, only to come back to be leading 3–2 with 20 minutes to play. However, in the 79th minute, referee Chris Beath pointed to the spot after Mile Sterjovski went down softly under the challenge of Ivan Franjic, the penalty was converted by Sterjovski and the Roar came away with only one point. The Roar's bad luck with the match officials continued in their Round 16 draw with Adelaide United.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar dominated the match in terms of possession and chances and were awarded with a goal to winger, Issey Nakajima-Farran with a half-hour to play. However, for the second match running, in the 79th minute referee Ben Williams awarded Adelaide a dubious penalty. Matt Smith appeared to be accidentally tripped by Adelaide striker Bruce Djite, former Roar striker Sergio van Dijk then fell over the fallen Roar captain and the penalty was awarded. The penalty was converted and Brisbane again went home with just a single point.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
In the buildup to the Round 17 clash with Sydney FC, Ange Postecoglou announced that key playmakers Thomas Broich and Henrique who were returning from injury were likely to feature. Both Broich and Henrique made their return, both coming on as 56th-minute substitutes as the Roar completed a come-from-behind win in spectacular fashion. Mark Bridge gave Sydney a 39th-minute lead, before Sayed Mohamed Adnan curled a sumptuous 25-yard free-kick over the wall in the fourth minute of the allocated five minutes' injury time.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Besart Berisha completed the stunning comeback with just 15 seconds remaining, netting his 10th goal of the season after some good buildup play on the left from Shane Stefanutto. At the end of the game, Besart Berisha took off his shirt whilst running towards Sydney FC defender Pascal Bosschaart before grabbing his arm and gesturing towards the players tunnel. This caused an altercation between the two sides, with teammates wrestling with one another and against players from the opposition side. The actions from Berisha were thought to have stemmed from the last time the two teams played each other, where it was alleged that Bosschaart made derogatory comments towards Berisha's family.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Later that week, Berisha was sent a "Please explain" letter by Football Federation Australia following his actions the resulted in the post match altercation. The Roar had the option of accepting a 1 match ban or opting to choose whether or not to appeal. The club chose the latter, allowing the striker to play against Melbourne Heart the following week. The match against the Heart ended 1–1 in controversial fashion with Berisha scoring the leveling goal for the Roar, after an earlier Jonatan Germano goal had put the Heart in front. In the week following the draw, the club opted to not appeal the suspension, resulting in the Albanian striker missing the 1–0 home defeat to Newcastle Jets the following week. On 2 February 2012, the club announced the signing of 17-year-old Young Socceroo Anthony Proia on a 2 1⁄2-year contract.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The following round, Brisbane stunned the league leaders' Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium running out 2–0 winners thanks to first-half goals from Besart Berisha and Erik Paartalu, keeping intact the Roar's unbeaten record at the Gosford venue. The Roar then went on to record back-to-back wins the following round away against second placed Wellington Phoenix. A first time volleyed Besart Berisha goal on the stroke of half-time after an inch perfect lob over the top of the Phoenix defence gave the Roar the lead.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Despite looking to let the Phoenix back into the game, returning Olyroo Mitch Nichols settled the game with his seventh goal of the season – a curling long-range effort that gave Wellington 'keeper Mark Paston no chance. This game also saw Massimo Murdocca equal the club appearance record of 131, held by former captain Matt McKay.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Prior to the Phoenix match, on 6 February 2012, The Bakrie Group announced that it had acquired 100% ownership of the club. On 14 February 2012, it was announced that striker Besart Berisha had agreed a new two-year contract extension, taking him through to the end of the 2013/14 season. On 18 February 2012, the Roar saw 2 club records broken as they defeated Melbourne Victory 3–2. Massimo Murdocca became the most capped player for the Roar, playing in his 132nd match on the night that he also picked up the Man of the Match award. Albanian striker Besart Berisha also became a record holder, scoring both his 14th and 15th goals respectively to become the club's highest scoring player in a single season, surpassing the 13 held by Sergio van Dijk scored in the 2008–09 A-League season.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The following round, the Roar played away to Perth Glory, winning the game 3–0 with Besart Berisha scoring 2 goals after Henrique opened the scoring. The Brazilian was also sent off after slapping Jacob Burns in the throat following a nasty challenge by the former Socceroo. Henrique picked up the mandatory 1-game suspension, with the Match Review Panel adding 1 game to the ban.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
In Round 24, the following round to the Perth game, the Roar had the chance to claim equal first on the ladder, with the Central Coast Mariners to play the following day, if they beat Melbourne Heart at home that night. The Roar went up 1–0 via Mitch Nichols with Heart youngster Curtis Good leveling the scores in the 49th minute. With the scores locked at 1–1, Roar and league topscorer Besart Berisha won a penalty in the 3rd minute of extra time. Bahraini International Sayed Mohamed Adnan stepped up to take the spot kick, blasting it to the top left hand corner of the goal only for Heart Goalkeeper Clint Bolton to get a hand to it and turn it past the post for a corner which eventuated to nothing.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Mid week the Roar made their AFC Champions League debut at home to J-League outfit FC Tokyo. The match turned out to be a baptism of fire with the Roar unable to contain the Japanese team, losing 2–0 with goals from Tatsuya Yazawa and Aria Jasuru Hasegawa. At the end of the week, the Roar played at home again on 11 March 2012 against then 2nd last team Adelaide United, with the chance to go equal first again after the Mariners drew 1–1 the previous week.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
With that in mind, the Roar conceded first through a counterattack, with speedster Ian Ramsay opening the scoring via a low cross by Bruce Djite. The Roar were given some hope when in form striker Besart Berisha scored in the 70th minute. The hope in the match came to nothing however with the match ending 1–1. The hope, though, rolled over to the next match between the Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory when an uncharacteristic error by Matt Ryan led to the only goal by Travis Dodd. The result meant the Roar trailed top spot by 2 points with 2 games left in the regular season.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
On 17 March 2012, the Roar played away to Newcastle Jets with the Central Coast Mariners playing at the same time against Adelaide United. The Roar went up 1–0 through a toe-poked goal by Berisha before a sublime free kick by Ali Abbas leaving Michael Theoklitos stranded to level the scores at 1–1. The Roar got a Penalty after a foul on Jack Hingert. Henrique took the penalty but it was hit poorly, making an easy save for Ben Kennedy.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
During the match, the Mariners scored through Bernie Ibini-Isei, meaning the Roar have to win to keep their title hopes alive. They got another chance to take the lead when a foul on Erik Paartalu got another penalty for the away side. This time they benefited through Mitch Nichols, who scored the winning goal, leaving the race for the title to go down to the final round. Before that could happen, the Roar travelled to China to face Beijing Guoan on Matchday 2. The Roar went down 1–0 in the 8th minute through Piao Cheng.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar scored 13 minutes later though, with a cross from Ivan Franjic being headed home by Mitch Nichols to level the score. The Roar dominated the rest of the first half but were not able to add to the 1 goal they had scored. The tide turned though in the second with the Roar being outplayed for most of the second half. The Roar started to get the upper hand at the back end of the second half but neither sides being able to take their chances


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
With the Roar to face Gold Coast United in the M1 Derby in the last round, the Roar had to hope that Wellington Phoenix would draw or defeat the Mariners to have any hope of clinching the Minor Premiership for the second straight season. The opposite of what the Roar wanted happened, with the Mariners winning 2–1, meaning the Roar rested most of their first XI in preparation for the Major Semi-final 1st leg at home the following week.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
James Donachie made his debut for the club at Centre Back with other young players making up the starting XI and bench spots. Andrew Redmayne also made his first start for the club against the only side he'd played against in a Roar jersey. The Roar went down 1–0 to ex-Roar player Daniel Bowles and went into Half-Time down by the goal.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar came out hungry to gather some form prior to the Finals Series and got a goal through young prodigy Nicholas Fitzgerald, who scored his first A-League and Roar goal with an assist by the inside of the frame of the goal. In the last minute of the regulated time, another youngster in George Lambadaridis scored the winning goal with a curling left footed effort from outside the penalty area to win the game 2–1.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
With the 2 legged Semi-final teams already being known prior, the Roar hosted the first leg of the tie on 31, 4 March days before the club faced Ulsan Hyundai FC. The Roar gained the advantage for the second leg, keeping a clean sheet as they ran out 2–0 winners. Goals by Henrique and Erik Paartalu saw the club in good stead for the return fixture a week later. The only sour bit of the first leg was a missed penalty by Henrique, just a minute before he put the home side ahead.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The boys flew out the following day to South Korea, where they faced K-League outfit Ulsan Hyundai. The Roar grabbed the first goal and went into half time 1–0 courtesy of a well-crafted goal taken by youngster Nicholas Fitzgerald. Just 2 minutes into the second half, the Roar conceded a penalty through Matthew Jurman, who was sent off with a straight red card. The Roar was reprieved as goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos parried the effort to keeper the away side ahead. The save counted for little when the home side grabbed an equaliser 4 minutes later, started via a corner. The corner kick was cleared only for it to be crossed back in, with central defender Lee Jae-Seong swinging his left foot to drill the ball into the back of the net.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Roar returned to Australia to play the second leg of the major semi-final. With the Central Coast Mariners needing to score 3 goals at minimum to host the Grand Final, the home side's hopes took a dent with a Thomas Broich's free kick floating untouched past the crowd of players into the far side of the net after just 2 minutes of play. In the 26th minute, the Roar went up 2–0 after a lovely passing move saw the ball at the feet of Mitch Nichols, who scored his 10th A-League goal of the season.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The visitors conceded just 3 minutes where a long striker by Patrick Zwaanswijk went into the bottom corner of the net. Another 3 minutes passed before the game was level once more through striker Adam Kwasnik, found a small amount of space to guide the ball into the same corner of the net. With the sides locked at 2–2, it meant the Mariners needed to score another 3 goals and not concede to win the hosting right of the Grans Final.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
With their chances slim at best, they were all but washed away when Henrique nutmegged Matt Ryan to pass the ball into the net to put the away side up 3–2. The match ended with that scoreline and the aggregate score at 5–2, meaning the Roar became the first side in A-League history to host, and later win, 2 consecutive Grand Finals.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Before they hosted their second consecutive Grand Final, they faced Ulsan Hyundai FC on the Tuesday before the Grand Final in a must win fixture to have any hope of continuing through to the knock-out phase of the 2012 AFC Champions League. Their chances hit a temporary snag when a sublime strike by Julián Estiven Vélez left goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos no chance of keeping the ball out of the net. With the strike swerving all over the place, the best effort by the custodian was to get a palm of the ball, doing little to help.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
A short while later, the Roar grabbed their equaliser, where a cross field ball was attempted to be centered by Shane Stefanutto. The attempt went at defender Kwak Tae-Hwi, taking a minor deflection that guided it past the South Korean's goalkeeper. Although the ball's course was diverted, it was deemed not to be an own goal, gifting the Roar left-back his first goal for the club. Things, however, ended in vain where a contentious penalty was given when Sayed Mohamed Adnan was adjudged to have fouled one of the Ulsan Hyundai players.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Ironically, Kwak Tae-Hwi converted the penalty to give Ulsan Hyundai FC the win. The Roar turned their focus to the buildup of the Grand Final, dubbed "Orange Sunday II". With all the buildup, the lingering rumours of coach Ange Postecoglou leaving the club were the only dampener on a Grand Final that created history, regardless of the winner or result.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The big day came on 22 April 2012, a day that created a number historic moments. The crowd was decked out in orange and purple, the colours of both respective clubs. The first bit of history was made before the whistle sounded, with the size of the crowd reaching 50,334, becoming Brisbane Roar's largest ever attendance, with 166 more people attending than that of last year's attendance of 50,168. Kick off sounded at 4 pm (UTC+10:00), where Perth Glory had the bulk of possession in the first 5–10 minutes.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Brisbane started to work their way back into the game, having a number of chances to score early but failed to take advantage of them. The away side started to level out the game, pressuring every pass and movement the host team made. Both sides counted the other side out, leading the score going into half time at 0–0. The away side came out in the second half the same way they started the first, pressuring the Roar and creating a number of chances.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Glory got the opener of the match, where a cross by Travis Dodd took a major deflection off Ivan Franjic, rolling into the back of the net to give the Perth side the lead. The Roar started to dominate the match, as they had done most of the season, nearly scoring a number of times. Things didn't change much, until the 84th minute, where a teasing cross by Johnny Warren Medal winner Thomas Broich was met with a precise header Golden Boot winner Besart Berisha.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
The Albanian was the first player to score more than 20 goals in a full season, making another historic moment. The Roar continued to push for the win, and just 6 minutes after the goal, in the 90th minute, they got the upper hand, when Glory left-back Dean Heffernan collected his second yellow card, after a foul on Broich, to be sent off.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Things fell the way of the home side, when a contentious penalty was given after a lunging tackle from behind on Berisha by Glory midfielder Liam Miller was adjudged to have made contact on the Albanian striker as he was about to take a shot on goal after weaving through the Glory defence.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Despite Perth Glory players' best efforts to appeal the decision by referee of the year Jarred Gillett, the penalty stood and the Brisbane striker lined up, and converted successfully, to get the winning goal to send the biggest crowd to attend a football match at Suncorp Stadium into raptures in the last minute of extra time. Post game, Glory captain Jacob Burns condemned the decision, saying the "decision cost us (Perth) the game".


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Despite the Joe Marston medal being announced to have gone to Broich, the real winner, Jacob Burns, was announced to have won via Twitter and the official A-League website. Just two days later, the Roar was honored for their achievements with a ticker tape parade, with the side showing off their defended silverware in front of thousands of adhering Roar fans. This was soured just an hour later, where the rumours of Ange Postecoglou leaving the side were confirmed, as the master coach resigned from the post of head coach of the club, effective immediately.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Just the following day, Rado Vidošić was appointed the head coach, signing a 5-year contract to graduate to the head role having served under all three former head coaches in Miron Bleiberg, Frank Farina and the departed Ange Postecoglou. The Roar had a short turn around after their heroics against Perth Glory, taking on FC Tokyo in matchday 5 of the 2012 AFC Champions League. Despite getting the first goal through Besart Berisha early on, the Roar went on to lose the game 4–2 in a thrilling game showcase by the slick attacks and end to end football.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Needing to win to keep their hopes of progressing to the group stages, the loss spelled the end of their campaign in Asia. Just 3 days later, the Roar staged their annual awards night, with star Albanian striker Besart Berisha taking all the top awards for the night, including the famed Gary Wilkins Medal. Things took a sour note though, with recently departed coach Postecoglou being banned from attending the awards ceremony.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Throughout the week, rumours began to stem from the media that the Roar were locking horns with Ange Postecoglou's Melbourne Victory for the signature of in demand ex-Gold Coast United striker Ben Halloran. The Cairns product eventually signed a 3-year deal with the Roar, citing it was the best decision for his career to make the move to the Roar, with another factor being said for his desire to stay in Brisbane with his family.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Season recap
Things turned to the last game of the season, a home game in the final game of the Group stages of the 2012 AFC Champions League. The game also marked the first home game of Rado Vidošić's tenure as Roar coach. The Roar took the lead through in form striker Berisha, with the Albanian scoring his 23rd goal of the season in 35 matches. The Roar, however, were pegged back through a cracking goal by Li Hanbo which flew into the top corner of the net. In front of the lowest crowd of the game, a mere 5,615, the Roar recorded their 3rd draw of the Asian Champions League to finish 4th in their group, with the Chinese side pinching 3rd on goal difference.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, Pre-Season
It was announced by the Roar on 5 July that the club would not be playing an overseas team in a match for the Translink Cup


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, 2011–12 Hyundai A-League, Finals Series
Brisbane Roar advance to host the Grand Final by winning the tie 5–2 on aggregate


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, 2012 Asian Champions League
Brisbane qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League as a result of finishing the 2010–11 A-League season as Champions. They will enter the competition at the group stage along with K-League team Ulsan Hyundai, Beijing Guoan from the Chinese Super League and the winner of the Japanese 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo. Due to Asian Football Confederation strict kit regulations, it was necessary for the club to use an alternate kit for the Champions League competition; this was released on 24 February 2012.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Season, 2012 Asian Champions League
The Roar made their debut in the Asian Champions League at Suncorp Stadium against the FC Tokyo on 6 March 2012. A strong performance from the Japanese side, saw the Roar outclassed as they went down 2–0 courtesy of goals to Tatsuya Yazawa and Aria Jasuru Hasegawa. On Matchday 2, a much better performance from the Roar resulted in the club scoring their first ever goal in the competition – through a Mitch Nichols header – and picking up their first competitive point in a 1–1 draw away to Beijing Guoan.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Statistics accurate as of 16 May 201290 Minutes played is counted as a full game. Injury Time is not counted. A sub's appearance is counted up to the 90th minute as wellA-League Games played: 27A-League Finals Series Games played: 3ACL Games played: 6


2011–12 Brisbane Roar W-League season
The 2011–12 season will be Brisbane Roar W-League Team's 4th season in the W-League. They will be looking to successfully defend their silverware, having won the Grand Final the season before. On 2 August 2011, the club confirmed they would be supplied with kits and training gear by German multinational apparel company Puma, to which the women's team will wear also. It is the first time in the history of the club and W-League that they will not be wearing a kit that is made by Hummel. On 4 October 2011, 3 weeks out from the start of the 2011–12 A-League season, The World Game reported that the Bakrie Group had struck a 10-year deal to take 70% ownership of the club, with the other 30% being occupied by the FFA.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar W-League season, Squad Lineup for 2011–12
Correct as of 12 December 2011Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Brisbane Roar W-League season, Finals series
Brisbane Roar advance to Grand Final by winning 4–3 on Penalties


2011–12 Brisbane Roar W-League season, Statistics, Goalscorers by round
A goal was scored from a penalty kick  Two goals were scored from penalty kicks


2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the 114th season of professional association football played by Bristol City F.C., an association football club based in Bristol, England. They competed in the Championship, alongside the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.


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


2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, Starting XI
The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances. Starting Formation: 4–5–1


2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season, Results, FA Cup
Bristol City's FA Cup Third Round tie was drawn away to Crawley Town as Ball Number 5 (City) and Ball Number 51 (Crawley) respectively, the tie was played on 7 January 2012, with a kick-off time at 15:00. City lost by a single goal to Crawley from a Matt Tubbs goal.


2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season, Results, League Cup
Bristol City's League Cup Round 1 tie against Swindon, drawn to be played on 9 August 2011, was postponed on police advice. This was due to fears of safety issues following rioting in London. The game was set to a new date 24 August 2011. City lost by a single goal to Swindon from a De Vita goal.


2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season, Transfers, In
2Although officially undisclosed Soccerbase listed the deal as be worth £250,000.


2011–12 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
During 2011 and 2012, Bristol Rovers Football Club participated in League Two, the fourth level of English football. It was 129th season of football played by Bristol Rovers, and their 85th in the Football League. The previous saw Bristol Rovers end a four-year tenure in League One. Despite initial optimism of an instant return, the campaign proved disappointing as Rovers struggled for much of the season under new manager Paul Buckle before being replaced by Mark McGhee who brought about an upturn in fortunes to finish 13th.


2011–12 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
The 2011–12 campaign saw Bristol Rovers play Burton Albion, Crawley Town and Morecambe for the first time, and featured a number of local matches against the likes of Cheltenham Town, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town, and Torquay United.


2011–12 British Basketball League season
The 2011–12 season was the 25th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 11 teams from across England and Scotland, with Durham Wildcats appearing in their first campaign after election from EBL Division 1. The League did not feature two teams from the previous season; Worthing Thunder had stepped down to the EBL, whilst Essex Pirates withdrew just two weeks prior to the season starting due to the loss of a major sponsor. There was also uncertainty regarding the participation of reigning champions Mersey Tigers, who had to postpone their first game due to off-court problems and operational issues.


2011–12 British Basketball League season
Newcastle Eagles opened the season with an 85–63 victory over Northern rivals Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Cup, on September 30, 2011. The Championship regular season didn't commence until mid-October, whilst the initial stages of the Trophy and BBL Cup were played out prior to the Championship beginning. Newcastle were victorious in the BBL Cup and BBL Trophy after beating Plymouth Raiders in the finals of both competitions.


2011–12 British Basketball League season
The Eagles also went on to clinch their 5th BBL Championship after Plymouth lost to Leicester Riders on April 11, setting a new record for the most Championships won in the history of the BBL. Eagles' 5th title beat the previous record of four Championship's held by Kingston Kings from the 1980s and 1990s. The season was wrapped up with Eagles stamping their dominance on the play-offs, defeating Leicester in the Final on May 12, 2012, and going on to win all four titles for the 2011–12 campaign.


2011–12 British Basketball League season
Following the season's climax the British Basketball League, along with several other basketball governing bodies, united to form the British Basketball Union, a new organisation created to promote the commercial development of basketball within Great Britain.


2011–12 British and Irish Cup
The 2011–12 British and Irish Cup was the 3rd season of the annual rugby union competition for second tier, semi-professional clubs from Britain and Ireland. First round matches began on Wednesday 21 September 2011 and the final was held on Friday 27 April 2012.


2011–12 British and Irish Cup
Defending champions Bristol had a very poor campaign and were unable to make it out of the pool stages. Munster A lifted the cup, comfortably defeating Cross Keys 31–12 in the final. They became the first Irish side to claim the title, and the third different side to win in the competition's three-year history.


2011–12 British and Irish Cup, Competition format
The pool stage saw a change in format and consisted of six pools of four teams playing cross-pool matches, giving each team two home and two away matches. Matches between English teams were played mid-week. Pool matches took place from 21 September to 18 December. The top team from each pool qualified for the quarter-finals, together with the two runners–up with the best records.


2011–12 British and Irish Cup, Knock–out stages, Qualifiers
The six pool winners and the two best runners up proceeded to the knock out stages. The best four qualifiers (pool winners) had home advantage in the quarter finals.


2011–12 Brown Bears women's ice hockey season
The Brown Bears represent Brown University in ECAC women's ice hockey.


2011–12 Brown Bears women's ice hockey season, Regular season
The 17th Annual Mayor's Cup will take place on November 25 versus the Providence Friars.


2011–12 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth year head coach Dave Paulsen, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–10, 12–2 in Patriot League play to be crowned regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the Patriot League Basketball Tournament to Lehigh. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Arizona in the first round before falling in the second round to Nevada.


2011–12 Budapest Honvéd FC season
The 2011–12 season was Budapest Honvéd FC's 101st competitive season, 7th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 102nd year in existence as a football club.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


2011–12 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by 13th year head coach Reggie Witherspoon, played their home games at Alumni Arena and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 12–4 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They lost in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament to Ohio. The Bulls received an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated American in the first round before losing to Oakland in the second round.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season
The 2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season was the 42nd season of operation (41st season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. Their season began October 7, 2011 against the Anaheim Ducks in Helsinki, where the team named Jason Pominville the 13th full-time captain in team history. Pominville filled the vacancy left by Craig Rivet, who was claimed via waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets during the previous season. As of 2021, this is the Sabres most recent winning season.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Off-season
The Sabres signed several free agents. This was due to the new ownership giving permission to the managing staff to bid for free agents. The previous ownership allowed free agents to leave rather than pay for free agent contracts. The Sabres home also underwent a makeover. The interior of the arena was painted Sabres colors, blue and gold. The players locker rooms also received an extensive multimillion-dollar upgrade. The naming rights were transferred from HSBC to First Niagara Bank and the arena took on the name First Niagara Center.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
The Sabres participated in the 2011 NHL Premiere, playing their first two regular season games in Europe. After a 2–0 start in Europe, the Sabres returned home and continued to play well. They had a record of 10–5 going into a November 12 game against the Boston Bruins, where, in the first period, Ryan Miller left his crease to play a puck and was hit by the Bruins' Milan Lucic. Miller suffered a concussion and neck injury on the hit and would go on to miss nine games.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
Lucic was penalized for charging on the play but was not suspended or fined by the League. During the middle part of the season, injuries plagued the team. By the All-Star break the Sabres sat in 14th place in the Eastern Conference and had 225-man-games lost to injury. Jason Pominville was the only Sabre named to the All-Star Game roster. Luke Adam was one of 12 rookies selected to participate in the All-Star Skills Competition.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
During the 33 game stretch from the Bruins game (November 12) to January 24, the Sabres had a record of 9–19–5. The poor play included a team record 12-game road losing streak and a run of five consecutive regulation loses on a single road trip.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
Things then began to turn around with a shootout win at the New Jersey Devils on January 24, the final game before the All-Star break. The Sabres then went on an 18–5–5 run, going from 14th in the Eastern Conference back into the eighth and final playoff position on March 24 with a 3–1 win at home against the Minnesota Wild. On March 27, the Sabres faced the Washington Capitals for a pivotal game for the final playoff position. The teams entered the game tied at 84 points, with the Capitals holding the tie breaker advantage.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
The Sabres won the game by a convincing 5–1 score. In the second period of the game, the Sabres were ahead 3–1 and down injuries to two defensemen. Christian Ehrhoff and Andrej Sekera were both injured in the period and the Capitals were going on the power play when Robyn Regehr took a hooking penalty. The penalty left the Sabres with only three available defensemen. On the ensuing power play, Alexander Ovechkin bobbled a pass at the blue line, where Jason Pominville took the puck and scored a short-handed goal to put the Sabres up 4–1. Ryan Miller made 44 saves, improving to a personal record of 8–0–2 in his last ten games and 14–1–3 in 18 games. The win put Buffalo in sole possession of the eighth playoff spot and even in games with Washington.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
The Sabres' position in eighth place was short lived, however, due to two consecutive regulation losses, first at home to Pittsburgh and then at Toronto. At home on the back end of the home and home with Toronto, the Sabres fell behind 3–0 in the first period and 5–3 in the third. The Sabres then rallied to score two goals in the final five minutes of the third to tie the game at five.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
In overtime, Dion Phaneuf took a delay of game penalty, where Derek Roy ended the game on the ensuing power play with his second goal of the game. The win pulled Buffalo even in points with Washington at 88. Washington still held the tie breaker advantage, with each team having two games left to play.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
The Sabres would go on to pick up only one point in their final two games, ultimately failing to make the playoffs.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Regular season
On April 3, 2012, following their final regular season home game, the Sabres announced a new record for average paid attendance of 18,272 per home game.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Playoffs
The Sabres attempted to qualify for the playoffs. The attempt fell three points short and the Sabres finished in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.


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


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Awards and records, Records
On October 25, 2011, Brad Boyes played in his 500th consecutive NHL game, becoming the 20th player in NHL history to reach that mark. This streak ended at 513 when he was injured in the November 23 game.


2011–12 Buffalo Sabres season, Transactions
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season:


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
The 2011–12 Bulgarian Cup was the 30th official season of the Bulgarian annual football knockout tournament. The competition began in September 2011 with the matches of the Preliminary Round and ended with the final in May 2012. CSKA Sofia were the defending champions, but lost to Septemvri Simitli in the quarterfinals. Ludogorets Razgrad won the title, after defeating Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the final.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup
The winners of the competition, Ludogorets, won also the championship and thus the Bulgarian cup runner-up, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Participating clubs
Litex LovechLevski SofiaCSKA SofiaLokomotiv SofiaLokomotiv PlovdivCherno More VarnaBeroe Stara ZagoraChernomorets BurgasMinyor PernikMontanaSlavia SofiaKaliakra KavarnaVidima-Rakovski SevlievoBotev VratsaLudogorets RazgradSvetkavitsa Targovishte


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Participating clubs
Akademik SofiaSportist SvogeBanskoChavdar EtropoleSeptemvri SimitliPirin Gotse DelchevChavdar Byala SlatinaMalesh MikrevoBdin VidinSlivnishki Geroi


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Participating clubs
Sliven 2000Chernomorets PomorieNesebarLyubimetz 2007Dorostol SilistraDobrudzha DobrichBotev PlovdivSpartak VarnaNeftochimic BurgasEtar 1924


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Calendar for remaining rounds
The calendar for the remaining rounds of the 2010–11 Bulgarian Cup, as announced by the BFL.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, First round
The draw was conducted on 12 October 2011. The matches will be played on 20 October 2011 and one match on 19 October 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 20 teams from the two groups of B PFG (second division) and the 9 winners from the regional amateur competitions. The team from the lower league had home advantage.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, First round
Because the teams from North-East zone canceled their participation, three teams will receive a bye for the next round. According to the draw those teams are FC Bansko (Bansko) (II), FC Vereya (Stara Zagora) (IV) and FC Slivnishki Geroi (Slivnitsa) (II).


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, First round
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Second round
The draw was conducted on 3 November 2011. The matches will be played on 23 November 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the first round and the 16 teams from A PFG (first division). The team from the lower league has home advantage.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Second round
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Third round
The draw will be conducted on 25 November 2011. The matches will be played on 3 December 2011. On this stage the participants will be the 16 winners from the second round. The team from the lower league has home advantage.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Third round
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Quarterfinals
The matches will be played on 14 March 2012. On this stage the participants will be the 8 winners from the third round. The team from the lower league has home advantage.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Quarterfinals
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Semifinals
The matches will be played on 11 April 2012. at this stage the participants will be the 4 winners from the quarter finals. The team from the lower league has home advantage.


2011–12 Bulgarian Cup, Semifinals
Note: Roman numerals in brackets denote the league tier the clubs participate in during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 2011–12 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 60th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Three teams participated in the league, and HK Slavia Sofia won the championship.


2011–12 Bundesliga
The 2011–12 Bundesliga was the 49th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season started on 5 August 2011 with the opening match involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and ended with the last games on 5 May 2012. The traditional winter break was held between the weekends around 17 December 2011 and 20 January 2012.


2011–12 Bundesliga
The league comprised eighteen teams: The best fifteen teams of the 2010–11 season, the best two teams from the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga and the winners of the relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Bundesliga team and the third-placed 2. Bundesliga team.


2011–12 Bundesliga
Since Germany climbed from fourth to third place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season, the league gained an additional group stage berth for the UEFA Champions League.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Teams
The league comprised eighteen teams: Eintracht Frankfurt and FC St. Pauli were directly relegated after finishing the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places. Frankfurt ended a six-year tenure in the Bundesliga, while St. Pauli only made a cameo one-year appearance in the top flight and directly returned to the second level.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Teams
The relegated teams were replaced by Hertha BSC, champions of the 2010–11 2. Bundesliga, and runners-up FC Augsburg. The Bavarian side made their debut at the highest level of football in Germany, while Hertha directly returned to the Bundesliga after just one year at the second tier.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Teams
A further place in the league was decided through a two-legged play-off between Borussia Mönchengladbach, the 16th-placed team of the 2010–11 Bundesliga, and VfL Bochum, the third-placed 2. Bundesliga team. Mönchengladbach won the series 2–1 on aggregate and therefore retained its Bundesliga spot.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Teams, Stadiums and locations
The most prominent change regarding stadiums occurred at Mainz, where FSV Mainz 05 moved from Stadion am Bruchweg into their newly built Coface Arena. Other changes included the completion of works at Mercedes-Benz Arena, which was converted to a football-only stadium during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, and the renaming of Impuls Arena, the ground of promoted team FC Augsburg, to SGL Arena effective from the beginning of the season after SGL Carbon acquired the naming rights for the structure in May 2011.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Teams, Personnel and kits
In addition to the individual sponsorships of each club listed below, all teams used a league-wide ball named "Torfabrik" (goal factory), provided by Adidas; the ball was updated to a new design for the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
Hertha BSC as 16th-placed team faced third-placed 2011–12 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf in a two-legged play-off. Fortuna Düsseldorf won 4–3 on aggregate and thus were promoted for the 2012–13 Bundesliga season. Hertha BSC were relegated to the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga.


2011–12 Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
Following the second leg, which was marred by several incidents of crowd disturbances, Hertha appealed against the result. On 21 May the DFB Sports Court rejected this appeal, having considered that these crowd disturbances did not psychologically impinge the Hertha players and that the referee's handling of the situation was sound. However, Hertha appealed again, this time to the Federal Court of the German FA. On 25 May, the Federal Court of the German FA also rejected the appeal. On 19 June, Hertha BSC decided not to appeal the decision, marking their immediate return to the 2. Bundesliga.


2011–12 Burkinabé Premier League
The 2011–12 Burkinabé Premier League is the 50th edition of top flight football in Burkina Faso. A total of twenty teams competed in the season.


2011–12 Burnley F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Burnley's second consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2011–12 Burton Albion F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Burton Albion's third consecutive season in League Two.


2011–12 Burton Albion F.C. season, Club, Coaching and Medical Staff
Last updated 17 September 2012. Source: Includes staff registered with club on 5 May 2012.


2011–12 Burton Albion F.C. season, Club, Managerial change
Following Burton's victory over Northampton Town on 26 December 2011, the club then went 14 consecutive games without a victory. This prompted chairman Ben Robinson to sack Paul Peschisolido on 17 March 2012. Gary Rowett and Kevin Poole were put in temporary charge until a new manager could be found. Rowett was subsequently put in charge of the club on a permanent basis on 11 May 2012 in time for the new season.


2011–12 Burton Albion F.C. season, Club, Players
Source: , Ordered by position then squad number. Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in competitive matches in The Football League, The Football Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup. 1Player/Goalkeeping coach. Oldest registered player in The Football League. 2Club Captain. 3Undisclosed fee reported by the Burton Mail to be £20K. 4Appearances include previous spell with club in 2010–11


2011–12 Burton Albion F.C. season, Club, Kit
Burton's away kit was retained from the previous season, as was the Mr. Cropper sponsorship brand. TAG Leisure continue to manufacture the club's matchday and training attire. The new home kit was unveiled on 15 July before the pre-season friendly with Derby County. Following 16 years of plain yellow shirts, it marks a return to the traditional black and yellow stripes that had been worn by the club from its foundation through to the mid-1990s. The kit will be used for all club competitions and will remain in use until the end of the 2012–13 league season.


2011–12 Bury F.C. season
This page shows the progress of Bury F.C. 's season in 2011–12. They will play their games in the third tier of English football, Football League One.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 5th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000 and a playing floor that was renovated during the summer of 2011. This was Butler's last season competing in the Horizon League.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
In each of the previous two seasons, the Bulldogs reached the NCAA championship game after winning the Horizon League regular season, and Butler was the favorite to win the Horizon League for a sixth consecutive season in spite of losing senior and four-year starter Matt Howard to graduation and junior Shelvin Mack to the NBA draft. Analyst Jeff Borzello of CBS Sports explained "Butler loses a lot of talent from last season, but it's still tough to choose against the Bulldogs."


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The Bulldogs add Roosevelt Jones, a three-star recruit ranked in the 2011 Rivals 150 and the 33rd best freshman small forward in the nation, and also add Australian guard Jackson Aldridge, who "drew rave reviews playing in the U-19 world championships." Further, the Bulldogs add Kameron Woods, a two-star recruit and the 62nd best power forward in the nation according to ESPN.com. The final member of the recruit class is Andy Smeathers, a "local kid who knows how to make shots."


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason game capsules
Senior guard Alex Thomas nailed a three-point field goal at the buzzer to cap a 12–0 closing run and lift visiting Northern State to a 53–50 victory over Butler in an exhibition game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The game was Butler's first test against outside competition. The Wolves battled back from a 50–41 deficit in the final four minutes. A steal and layup by Seth Bachand and a conventional three-point play by Trent Zomer cut the margin to 50–46 with 2:56 left.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason game capsules
Forward Collin Pryor followed with back-to-back baskets to tie the game at 50–50 with 0:52 left. Butler's Andrew Smith, who led all scorers with 19 points missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw situation with 0:38 left, setting up the final play. Following a timeout, Northern State held the ball for a final shot and Thomas delivered from the top of the key as the final buzzer sounded.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason game capsules
Junior Andrew Smith led four players in double-figures with 19 points in 17 minutes and Butler pulled away to a 91–53 victory over visiting Franklin in an exhibition game at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 5. The game was Butler's final preseason test. Smith, who also led Butler with 19 points in a 53–50 loss to Northern State three days earlier, hit seven of nine shots in his brief stint, including one of two from beyond the three-point arc. The 6–11 center was perfect on four free throw attempts, and he added three assists.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason game capsules
There was plenty of support for the Butler scoring leader. Junior Chase Stigall (below left) hit four of six shots from three-point range and finished with 14 points, while freshman Andrew Smeathers came off the bench and hit three of five three-pointers and finished with 11 points. Freshman guard Jackson Aldridge had 10 points in a reserve stint.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Regular season
Junior Colt Ryan tied the game with a free throw in regulation and then scored his team's final six points in overtime to lift host Evansville to an 80–77 overtime victory over Butler in the season-opener for both teams at the new Ford Center on Saturday, Nov. 12. Between Ryan's clutch points, the game took a bizarre twist. Butler led 69–68 with Evansville in possession and 0:15 remaining. The Aces' Ned Cox missed a jump shot with 0:07 remaining and there was a loose ball scramble for the rebound.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Regular season
Butler's Jackson Aldridge was whistled for a foul with 0:00.9 left, sending Ryan to the line. The Evansville scoring leader missed the first free throw, but made the second to tie the game. Butler's Emerson Kampen then threw a full-court pass to center Andrew Smith, who caught the ball and laid it in at the buzzer for an apparent game-winning shot. The game officials huddled, and claimed a foul was called before the shot, sending Smith to the free throw line with 0:00.2 left. Smith missed both shots, forcing the overtime period.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Regular season
Junior Andrew Smith recorded his second career double-double and Butler used a staunch defensive effort to dispatch visiting Chattanooga, 57–46, in the Bulldogs' 2011–12 home-opener at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The game was Butler's first in the five-team Hoosier Invitational. Smith (below), a 6–11 center, led both teams with 16 points, hitting five of eight shots from the field and five of seven from the free throw line. He also led both teams with 10 rebounds, one off his career-high. His performance followed a 21-point effort in Butler's tough season-opening double-overtime loss at Evansville. But it was Butler's defensive effort that claimed the spotlight. The Bulldogs limited Chattanooga (0–2), a team favored in the Southern Conference, to just 19 points in the second half. The Mocs scored just six points in the final 13 minutes of the contest.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, Regular season
Seniors Kyle Kuric and Chris Smith combined for 32 points and sparked a late second half run that lifted No. 7 Louisville to a 69–53 victory over Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 19. The win boosted the Cardinals to 3–0 on the season, while Butler fell to 1–2. Butler held a 41–40 advantage with 12 minutes remaining, when Kuric and Smith ignited a decisive 16–4 run. Kuric scored 10 points in the six-minute run, while Smith added the other six to give the Cardinals a 56–45 advantage. Butler never got closer than nine points in the final six minutes.


2011–12 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team
The 2011–12 Butler Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Their head coach was Beth Couture, serving her 10th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000. This was Butler's last season competing in the Horizon League.


2011–12 C.D. Guadalajara season
The 2011–12 Guadalajara season was the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Guadalajara began their season on July 23, 2011 against Atlante, winning 2-0. Guadalajara play their homes games on Saturdays at 7:00pm local time.