2011–12 FA Cup, Qualifying rounds
All of the teams that entered the competition and were not members of the Premier League or the Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds.


2011–12 FA Cup, First round proper
Teams from Leagues One and Two entered at this stage, along with the winners from the fourth round qualifying. The draw was made on 30 October 2011 and ties were played on the weekend of 12–13 November 2011. Redbridge, from the 8th tier of English football, were the lowest ranked football team to make it through to the first round proper.


2011–12 FA Cup, Second round proper
The winners of the First Round matches advanced to this stage. The draw was made on 13 November 2011 with the ties played on the weekend of 3–4 December 2011.


2011–12 FA Cup, Second round proper
Redbridge, from the 8th tier of English football, were the lowest ranked football team to make it to the Second Round Proper.


2011–12 FA Cup, Third round proper
The winners of the second round matches played alongside all twenty teams from the Barclays Premier League and all twenty four teams from the Championship. The draw was made on 4 December 2011, with the ties scheduled to be played on 6, 7, 8, and 9 January 2012. Salisbury City, from the sixth tier, were the lowest ranked club in the Third Round Proper.


2011–12 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The winners of the third round played in this round. The draw was made on 8 January 2012, with the ties scheduled to be played on the weekend of 28–29 January 2012. The lowest ranked clubs that participated in this round were Crawley Town and Swindon Town, from the fourth tier.


2011–12 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The winners of the fourth round matches progressed to this round. The draw was made live on ITV1 and ESPN on 29 January 2012, with the ties scheduled to be played on the weekend of 18–19 February 2012. Crawley Town were the lowest-ranked team in the fifth round for the second season running and the only club remaining from the fourth tier of the English league system.


2011–12 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The draw for the sixth round took place on 19 February 2012 following the match between Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur. Ties were played on the weekend of 17–18 March. Leicester City were the lowest-ranked team in the sixth round, and were the only club remaining from the second tier of the English league system.


2011–12 FA Cup, Semi-finals
Ties were played on the weekend of 14–15 April. All four semi-final teams were from the Premier League, and both semi-finals were local derbies, with a London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton both played at Wembley Stadium.


2011–12 FA Cup, Media coverage
From the first round proper onwards, selected matches from the FA Cup are broadcast live both in the UK and Ireland by ESPN and ITV, while S4C broadcast in Wales. ESPN broadcast 25 live games including the final while ITV broadcast 17 live games also including the final and the draws for the next round. S4C, in Welsh.


2011–12 FA Cup, Media coverage
These matches were broadcast live on television in the UK.


2011–12 FA Cup, Media coverage
Welsh language channel S4C broadcast live coverage of selected matches involving a Welsh club, which were two Wrexham matches. Their first round proper match at Cambridge United and their third round proper replay at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. Those were the only FA Cup matches that S4C broadcast.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 131st season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A new record 763 clubs were accepted for the competition, up four from the previous season's 759.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from the Fourth qualifying round progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Calendar and prizes
The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the FA.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Extra preliminary round
Extra preliminary round ties were played on the weekend of 20 August 2011. 408 clubs from Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Preliminary round fixtures were played on the weekend of 3 September 2011. A total of 334 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 204 winners from the Extra preliminary round and 130 entering at this stage from the six leagues at Level 8 of English football, while Ilkeston and Farsley from Northern Premier League were ineligible to participate as they only spent their second seasons. The round featured 48 clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The First qualifying round fixtures were played on the weekend of 17 September 2011, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 167 winners from the Preliminary round and 65 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues at Level 7 of English football, while Chester from Northern Premier League were ineligible to participate as they only spent their second season. The round featured sixteen clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The Second qualifying round fixtures were played on the weekend of 1 October 2011. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from the First qualifying round and 44 Level 6 clubs, from Conference North and Conference South, entering at this stage. Six clubs from Level 10 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for this round of the competition.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The Third qualifying round took place on the weekend of 15 October 2011. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the Second qualifying round. Four clubs from Level 10 of English football were the lowest-ranked teams to qualify for this round of the competition.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Fourth qualifying round
The Fourth qualifying round took place on the weekend of 29 October 2011. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the Third qualifying round and 24 clubs from Conference Premier, forming Level 5 of English football, entering at this stage. The lowest-ranked side to qualify for this round was Level 10 club Hebburn Town.


2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, Competition proper
Winners from the Fourth qualifying round advance to First Round Proper, where clubs from Level 3 and Level 4 of English football, operating in The Football League, first enter the competition. See 2011–12 FA Cup for a report of First Round Proper onwards.


2011–12 FA Trophy
The 2011–12 FA Trophy is the 42nd season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 266 clubs entered the competition.


2011–12 FA Trophy
The competition was won for the first time by York City, who defeated Newport County 2–0 in the Final at Wembley on 12 May 2012. Newport County became the second Welsh club to reach an FA Trophy final, after Bangor City in 1984.


2011–12 FA Trophy, First round
This round is the first in which Conference Premier teams join those from lower reaches of the National League System.


2011–12 FA Vase
The 2011–12 FA Vase was the 38th season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams in the lower reaches of the English football league system.


2011–12 FA Vase
Dunston UTS won the competition, beating West Auckland Town in the final.


2011–12 FA Women's Cup
The 2011–12 FA Women's Cup is the 41st season of the association football knockout competition. 276 clubs competed for the years trophy. The winners will not qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League. The current holders are now Birmingham City LFC. They beat Chelsea 3–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw in the final at Ashton Gate.


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Sheffield United Community LFC0 – 1Middlesbrough LFC8 January 2012 at Thornaby FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
California Ladies0 – 8Durham Wildcats LFC8 January 2012 at Spennymoor Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Blackpool Wren Rovers LFC3 – 2Mossley Hill LFC8 January 2012 at Mossley Hill Athletics Club, Liverpool


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Liverpool Feds LFC1 – 3Sheffield Wednesday LFC18 December 2011 at Herron Eccles Playing Field, Liverpool


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Stockport County LFC2 – 3South Durham & Cestria LFC11 December 2011 at Woodley Sports FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Bradford City LFC3 – 2Newcastle United LFC11 December 2011 at Thackley FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Crusaders LFC0 – 3Coventry Sphinx LFC11 December 2011 at Cadbury Athletic FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Loughborough Foxes LFC3 – 0Radcliffe Olympic LFC11 December 2011 at Loughborough Dynamo FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
AFC Trinity LFC2 – 5Leicester City LFC11 December 2011 at Nether Heyford Playing Fields


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Loughborough Students LFC5 – 3Wolverhampton Wanderers LFC11 December 2011 at Loughborough University, Holywell 5


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Copsewood LFC3 – 6Stoke City LFC11 December 2011 at Coventry Copsewood FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
MSA LFC2 – 1Westfield LFC11 December 2011 at Douglas Eyre Sports Ground, Walthamstow


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Norwich City LFC0 – 3Denham United LFC11 December 2011 at Norwich United FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
C&K Basildon LFC0 – 3Lewes LFC11 December 2011 at Selex Sports & Leisure Club, Basildon


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Ebbsfleet United LFC1 – 5Havant & Waterlooville LFC11 December 2011 at Ebbsfleet United FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Crawley Wasps LFCW – WIpswich Town LFC11 December 2011 walkover for Crawley Wasps


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Cambridge Women's2 – 5Oxford United LFC11 December 2011 at The Cambridge Football Stadium


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Bracknell Town LFC0 – 5Enfield Town LFC11 December 2011 at Bracknell Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Chichester City LFC5 – 2Peterborough Sports LFC11 December 2011 at Chichester City FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Billericay Town LFC3 – 6Peterborough Northern Star LFC11 December 2011 at Billericay Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Shanklin LFC3 – 1Boscombe Albion LFC11 December 2011 at County Ground, Shanklin


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Newquay LFC2 – 2Larkhall Athletic LFC11 December 2011 Larkhall Athletic won 7–6 on PKs – at Newquay FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Forest Green Rovers LFC5 – 1Weymouth LFC_11 December 2011 at Slimbridge FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, First Round Proper results
Swindon Town LFC2 – 1Exeter City LFC11 December 2011 at Weirfield, Devizes Road, Swindon


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Lowest team remaining at start of round – Durham Wildcats LFC (3rd place Durham WFL level 7 of pyramid)


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
South Durham & Cestria LFC0 – 3Bradford City LFC8 January 2012at Darlington Railway Athletic FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Larkhall Athletic LFC2 – 1Shanklin LFC8 January 2012at Larkhall Athletic FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Preston North End LFC7 – 3Stoke City LFC8 January 2012at Bamber Bridge FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Rochdale LFC1 – 2Blackburn Rovers LFC8 January 2012at Chadderton FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Leicester City LFC2 – 1Loughborough Students LFC8 January 2012at Aylestone Park FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Derby County LFC3 – 1Loughborough Foxes LFC8 January 2012at Borrowash Victoria FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Leicester City WFC0 – 1Sporting Club Albion LFC8 January 2012at Leicestershire & Rutland County FA, Holmes Park


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Coventry Sphinx LFC0 – 1Peterborough Northern Star LFC8 January 2012at Coventry Sphinx FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Crawley Wasps LFC0 – 0MSA LFC8 January 2012MSA won 3–0 on PKs – at The Sports Ground, Bolney Road, Horsham


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Oxford United LFC2 – 0Lewes LFC8 January 2012at Oxford United Academy, Roman Way, Oxford


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Enfield Town LFC1 – 1Queens Park Rangers LFC8 January 2012Enfield Town won 4–3 on PKs – at Enfield Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Gillingham LFC3 – 0Colchester United LFC8 January 2012at Chatham Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Brighton & Hove Albion LFC2 – 1Millwall Lionesses LFC8 January 2012at Withdean Stadium


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Tottenham Hotspur LFC7 – 0Denham United LFC8 January 2012at Harlow Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Chichester City LFC0 – 3West Ham United LFC8 January 2012at Chichester City FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Havant & Waterlooville LFC3 – 2Plymouth Argyle LFC8 January 2012at Havant & Waterlooville FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Keynsham Town LFC7 – 1Swindon Town LFC8 January 2012at Keynsham Town FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Portsmouth LFC4 – 1Forest Green Rovers LFC8 January 2012at Moneyfields FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Manchester City LFC9 – 1Leeds City Vixens LFC8 January 2012at The Regional Athletics Arena, Rowsley Street, Manchester


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Blackpool Wren Rovers 3 – 4 Rotherham United 15 January 2012 at Blackpool Rovers FC


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Sheffield FC Ladies 10 – 0 Middlesbrough at Sheffield FC 22 January 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Second Round Proper results
Sheffield Wednesday LFC 1 – 3 Durham Wildcats at Retford United FC 22 January 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper Draw
The lowest team remaining in the competition at the start of the round are: Durham Wildcats LFCAll matches scheduled for Sunday, 5 February 2012 at 2pm. After a complete postponement due to snow on the 5th 12 of the 16 fixtures were again postponed due to snow on the 12th. The remaining fixtures are rescheduled for 19 February.


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Keynsham Town LFC 4 – 1 Gillingham LFC at Keynsham Town FC 12 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Leicester City LFC 1 – 2 Cardiff City LFC at Alystone Park FC 12 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Manchester City LFC 4 – 1 Oxford United at The Regional Athletics Arena, Rowsley Street 12 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Durham Wildcats LFC 0 – 2 Preston North End LFC at Spennymoor Town FC 12 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Portsmouth LFC 1 – 3 Sheffield FC Ladies at Portsmouth FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 4 – 2 Haven't & Waterloo LFC at Brighton & Hove Albion FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Charlton Athletic LFC 3 – 1 Bradford City LFC at Charlton Athletic FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Enfield Town LFC 2 – 0 MSA LFC at Enfield Town FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Larkhall Athletic LFC 1 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur LFC at Larkhall Athletic FC 19 February 2012 Larkhall wins 4–2 on PKs


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Watford LFC 1 – 6 Leeds United LFC at Watford FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Aston Villa LFC 0 – 2 Coventry City LFC at Aston Villa FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Derby County LFC 4 – 2 West Ham United LFC at Derby County FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Sunderland WFC 8 – 0 Rotherdam United LFC at Sunderland FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Barnet FC Ladies 8 – 0 Peterborough Northern Star LFC at Barnet FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Nottingham Forest LFC 0 – 3 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Nottingham Forest FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Third Round Proper results
Sporting Club Albion LFC 3 – 0 Reading FC Women at Albion FC 19 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper Draw
The lowest team remaining in the competition is: Larkhall Athletic LFC 2nd Place South West Premier Division (Level 5 of pyramid)All matches scheduled for Sunday, 26 February 2012 at 2pm GST.


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Cardiff City LFC 0 – 7 Sunderland WFC at Cardiff International Sports Stadium 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Barnet FC Ladies 3–0 Sporting Club Albion LFC at Barnet FC 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Brighton & Hove Albion LFC 3–0 Larkhall Athletic LFC at Withdean Stadium 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Enfield Town LFC 0–2 Manchester City LFC at Enfield Town FC 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Charlton Athletic LFC 2–0 Derby County LFC at Thamesmead Town FC 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Coventry City LFC 1–2 Leeds United LFC  at Bedworth United FC 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Keynsham Town LFC  5–2 Sheffield FC Ladies at Keynsham Town FC 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fourth Round Proper results
Preston North End LFC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Bamber Bridge FC 26 February 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper Draw
The lowest teams remaining in the competition are: Keynsham Town LFC 7th Place FA Women's Southern Division and Blackburn Rovers LFC 7th Place FA Women's Northern Division (Level 3 of pyramid)All matches scheduled for Sunday, 11 March 2012 at 2pm GST.


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Keynsham Town LFC 1 – 5 Sunderland WFC at Keynsham Town FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Bristol Academy WFC 3 – 0 Leeds United LFC at Bristol Academy WFC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Barnet FC Ladies FC 1 – 2 (AET) Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC at Barnet FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Charlton Athletic LFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers LFC at Thamesmead Town FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Lincoln Ladies FC 0–1 Arsenal LFC at Lincoln United FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Birmingham City LFC 3–0 Liverpool LFC at Stratford Town FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Manchester City LFC 1–5 Everton LFC at Cheadle Town FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Fifth Round Proper results
Chelsea LFC 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion LFC at Staines Town FC 11 March 2012


2011–12 FA Women's Cup, Sixth Round Proper
The lowest team remaining in the competition is: Blackburn Rovers LFC 7th Place FA Women's Northern Division (Level 3 of pyramid)


2011–12 FA Women's Premier League
The 2011–12 season of the FA Women's Premier League is the 20th season of the former top flight of English women's association football. The league grew to ten teams this season, with two teams being relegated and four being promoted from the Northern and Southern divisions.


2011–12 FA Women's Premier League, National Division, Results
Teams play each other twice, once at home, once away


2011–12 FA Women's Premier League Cup
The 2011–12 FA Women's Premier League Cup was the 22nd edition of the cup tournament for teams both levels of the Women's Premier League, the National Division and the Northern and Southern Divisions, the second and third levels of English women's football respectively. The cup was won by National Division side Sunderland after defeating Leeds United 2-1 at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton. In the same season, Sunderland also won the Women's Premier League National Division title, beating Leeds United to the title by just a single point, to complete a cup and league double.


2011–12 FA Youth Cup
The FA Youth Cup 2011–12 was the 60th edition of the FA Youth Cup.


2011–12 FA Youth Cup
The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with the preliminary round which was followed by four qualifying rounds for non-League teams. Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entering at the First round, and Premier League and Championship teams entering in the Third round. The competition was won by Chelsea.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup
The 2011–12 FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup was the 85th season of the tournament's existence. 94 clubs competed to win the title, and it was Avondale United who were the victors after they beat Cherry Orchard 2–1 for the second successive season in the final after extra time in Tallaght Stadium to gain their fifth Intermediate Cup title. The 16 teams that reached the fourth round qualified for the 2012 FAI Cup.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup, First round
Intermediate teams from the Leinster Senior League, Munster Senior League and Ulster Senior League enter at this stage. In this round teams from the Leinster Senior League play each other, teams from the Munster Senior League play each other, and teams from the Ulster Senior League play each other. The draw was made on 16 September 2011 with ties to be played on the weekend of 9 October 2011.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup, Second round
The draw was made on 12 October 2011 with ties to be played on the weekend of 30 October 2011. In this round teams from the Leinster Senior League play each other, teams from the Munster Senior League play each other, and teams from the Ulster Senior League play each other.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup, Third round
The draw was made on 2 November 2011 with ties to be played on the weekend of 4 December 2011. In this round teams from the Leinster Senior League, Munster Senior League, Ulster Senior League play each other. The 16 winners of the Third Round ties will progress to the Fourth Round and also qualify for the 2012 FAI Cup.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup, Fourth round
The draw was made on 6 December 2011 at FAI Headquarters, Abbotstown by the FAI Domestic Committee. Ties are to be played on the weekend of 29 January 2012.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup, Quarter Final
The draw was made on 7 February 2012 at FAI Headquarters, Abbotstown by the FAI Domestic Committee. Ties will be played on the weekend of 4 March 2012.


2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup, Semi Final
The draw was made on 6 February 2012 at the FAI Headquarters, Abbotstown, by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former Drogheda United, Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Shelbourne star Mick Neville. Ties will be played on the weekend of 8 April 2012.


2011–12 FC Amkar Perm season
The 2011–12 Amkar Perm season was their 8th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, following promotion during the 2003 season.


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


2011–12 FC Amkar Perm season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Winter 2010-11
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2011–12 FC Amkar Perm season, Transfers, Winter 2010-11
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


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


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


2011–12 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season
The 2011–12 season was Anzhi Makhachkala's 2nd successive season in the highest tier of football in Russia, which they finished in 5th place, qualifying for the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Anzhi also competed in the Russian Cup where they were knocked out by Dynamo Moscow in the Round of 16.


2011–12 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season events
On 27 December 2011, Yuri Krasnozhan was appointed as Anzhi's new manager, on a five-year contract. However, on 13 February 2012, Krasnozhan resigned as manager of Anzhi, with Andrei Gordeyev and Roberto Carlos being placed in temporary charge again.


2011–12 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season, Season events
On 17 February, Guus Hiddink was announced as Anzhi's third manager of the season.


2011–12 FC Augsburg season
The 2011–12 FC Augsburg season was the 105th season in the football club's history and the club's inaugural season in the Bundesliga. The season started on 30 July against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in the DFB-Pokal. Promotion to the 2011–12 Bundesliga was the culmination of a decade-long process started by clothing magnate Walther Seinisch.


2011–12 FC Augsburg season, Review and events
2011–12 season was the club's debut season in the Bundesliga.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season
The 2011–12 season was FC Barcelona's 112th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona debuted their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization for a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal. The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt. This season also introduced a new away kit in black while the third kit was retained from last season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season
Barcelona was unsuccessful in defending two major trophies. They ended the La Liga season as runners-up, nine points behind winners Real Madrid, who finished with a record 100 points having clinched the league title by defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 on 2 May 2012. Barcelona's UEFA Champions League campaign ended in the semi-finals after a 2–3 aggregate loss against eventual winners Chelsea. Pep Guardiola stepped down as manager at the conclusion of the season, which ended on a high as Barcelona won 3–0 in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderón.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season
Barcelona's under-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series. After finishing first in their group during the group stage, they were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals of the tournament.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May/June
On 31 May, Sevilla confirmed it had exercised its right to purchase defender Martín Cáceres, who spent the 2010–11 season on loan with the club from Barcelona. Barcelona received €4.10 million in compensation after making the loan permanent.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 2 July, Barcelona parted ways with midfielder Víctor Sánchez after both parties agreed to rescind the player's contract. Sánchez made 14 appearances with the first team in the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. He was loaned to Xerez for the 2009–10 season and at Getafe for the 2010–11 season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 4 July, defender Andreu Fontàs was promoted to the first team after spending the previous season filling in for an injured Eric Abidal, who had been diagnosed with a liver tumour.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 21 July, Barcelona completed the transfer of Chilean winger Alexis Sánchez from Italian club Udinese. The deal is for five years and the cost of the transfer is €26 million with variable cost of €11.5 million.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, July
On 22 July, Barcelona transferred La Masia graduate Bojan to Italian outfit Roma for €10 million and the agreement includes an obligatory re-purchase clause to be exercised by Barcelona at the end of the 2012–13 season, for a cost of €13 million. Roma may override this re-purchase at this time by paying the club an additional €28 million.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 3 August, Portuguese club Sporting CP made official the signing of another Barcelona's La Masia graduate, winger Jeffrén, on a five-year deal. The transfer deal was worth €3.7 million and includes a €30 million buyout clause.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 4 August, Barcelona and Argentine centre-back Gabriel Milito reached an agreement to terminate his contract after four years with the team. He then signed with Argentine club Independiente.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 14 August, both Barcelona and English club Arsenal announced on their respective official websites an agreement for the transfer of Spanish international midfielder Cesc Fàbregas. The deal will cost Barcelona €29 million with €11 million in variables and end one of the longest transfer sagas in football. On the same day, Barcelona and Real Madrid kicked off the 2011–12 season with a 2–2 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu in the first leg of the 2011 Supercopa de España in front of a full house.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 17 August, Barcelona won the Supercopa de España with a thrilling 3–2 win and a 5–4 aggregate over rivals Real Madrid. The match ended with several sending offs for a brawl started after Barcelona players deemed a tackle by Marcelo on Cesc Fàbregas to be dangerous play. David Villa, Mesut Özil and Marcelo all received their marching orders after calm was restored. Real Madrid manager José Mourinho and Barça's assistant Tito Vilanova were also involved in a small physical altercation. Goals from Andrés Iniesta and a brace, including the game winner, by Lionel Messi assured Barça started their season with a trophy by claiming their tenth Supercopa all time.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 19 August, the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) went on strike due to unpaid wages for players in the top two divisions of Spanish football by clubs who have gone into financial administration. The AFE and Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) have yet to agree on a guaranteed fund to protect players' wages in the event of their clubs being declared insolvent. The strike forced Spanish league games scheduled for the weekend of 20 and 21 August, including Barcelona's season opener against Málaga, to be postponed.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 25 August, Lionel Messi was voted the winner of the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for the 2010–11 season over teammate Xavi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, August
On 26 August, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup with a 2–0 victory over Portuguese outfit Porto in Monaco. The victory gave Barça their fourth UEFA Super Cup trophy all time and saw Fàbregas score his first goal with a Barcelona shirt in the 88th minute.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 10 September, back from the FIFA international break, Barcelona could only draw 2–2 with Real Sociedad at Anoeta. Barça also lost Alexis Sánchez for approximately 6–8 weeks after the player tore his hamstring in his right leg after a tackle by Sociedad's Dani Estrada.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 13 September, Barcelona opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a 2–2 draw against Milan at the Camp Nou. Midfielder Andrés Iniesta left in the 38th minute with a tore femoral biceps on his left leg and will miss approximately a month.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 17 September, after two consecutive draws Barcelona trashed Osasuna 8–0 at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and lead Barça to their biggest win of the season. Osasuna coach José Luis Mendilibar stated, "we've caught them very angry due to their so-called mini-crisis," while Barça's coach Pep Guardiola stated in regards to the mini-crisis, "the day I see them not running, that their bellies are full, I'll sit here to tell you all [media]. When we play bad, believe me I'll come here and tell you all. But I did not have that sensation."


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, September
On 28 September, Barcelona defeated BATE Borisov 0–5 at the Dynama Stadium in their first meeting in Group H of the Champions League. Lionel Messi scored a brace and tied László Kubala for 2nd place on the all-time goals scoring list for Barcelona with 194 goals.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 2 October, Barcelona defeated Sporting de Gijón 0–1 at El Molinón to take over first place in La Liga's standings for the first time this season. A lone goal by Adriano was enough to see the team go top by goal difference over Levante.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 19 October, Barcelona notched its second Champions League victory of the season by defeating Czech side Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 at the Camp Nou.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 22 October, Barça were held scoreless for the first time in the young season by a heroic performance from Sevilla goalkeeper Javi Varas. The match ended with a scoreless draw after Lionel Messi's penalty kick was saved by Varas in injury time. The match towards the end was marred by a small brawl between Frédéric Kanouté and Cesc Fàbregas as the latter took offense to Kanouté kicking the ball from the penalty spot after Messi had placed it to take the spot kick. After the match, Fàbregas was accused of racially abusing Kanouté, which the player vehemently denied and at the end both players apologized over the incident by telephone.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, October
On 25 October, Barcelona traveled to Los Cármenes to take on Granada where they escaped with a 0–1 victory after a 33rd-minute goal from a free-kick by Xavi. Barça also lost forward Pedro for approximately three weeks due to strained tendons in his left ankle.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 1 November, the 23-men shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or was released with eight Barcelona—Eric Abidal, Dani Alves, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Gerard Piqué, David Villa and Xavi. Later that night, Barcelona defeated Viktoria Plzeň 0–4 in Prague at the Synot Tip Arena with a hat-trick by Messi and assured their progress into the knock-out stage. With the three goals, he surpassed the 200-goal mark as a Barcelona player in Pep Guardiola's 200th game as first team manager. Goalkeeper Víctor Valdés broke the team record for most minutes without conceding a goal at 877 consecutive minutes. He surpasses Miguel Reina record of 824 minutes set in the 1972–73 season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 9 November, the first leg of the Round of 16 of the Copa del Rey was moved up due to Barcelona's involvement in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in December. Barça won the match 0–1 with a strike outside the area by Andrés Iniesta in the 42nd minute.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 22 November, assistant coach Tito Vilanova was successfully operated for problem in his parotid gland. The club did not release anymore information on the matter due to the coach's wish to have everything remain private. The next day, Barcelona defeated Milan at the San Siro 2–3 in a thrilling European encounter to win Group H.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, November
On 26 November, Barça lost its first official match of the season with a 1–0 defeat at Getafe with a goal by Juan Valera in the 67th minute. The defeat leaves Barcelona 6 points behind Real Madrid with 2 matches to go for the first el Clásico of the season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 10 December, the first Clásico of the season was contested at the Bernabéu with Barça securing a 1–3 victory over their great rivals. Real Madrid's forward Karim Benzema scored the fastest goal in Clásico history after getting one past goalkeeper Víctor Valdés off two deflections 24 seconds into the match. Within 30 minutes, Barça equalized with a strike from Alexis followed by a goal by Fàbregas, making it three years running that their big summer transfers score in the first Clásico of the season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 15 December, David Villa fractured his tibia while attempting to score in Barça's 0–4 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final victory over Qatari club Al-Sadd. The injury will sideline the player for four-to-six months, possibly causing him to miss UEFA Euro 2012.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 18 December, Barcelona claimed the Club World Cup with a 0–4 victory over Brazilian club Santos in Japan. A brace from Lionel Messi and strikes from Xavi and Fabregas gave Barça their fifth title in 2011 and their second title in this competition.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, December
On 22 December, Barcelona defeated L'Hospitalet in the second leg of the Copa del Rey 9–0 (10–0 aggregate). Strikes from Pedro, Iniesta, Xavi, Thiago, Cristian Tello and Isaac Cuenca sealed what was another superb display of talent and command on the pitch by the Catalans. The latter three scored a brace each and the win helped the team proceed to the next round of the competition where they face Osasuna at Camp Nou in a first leg Round of 16 tie.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 4 January, Barça started off the year with a 4–0 victory over Osasuna in their Round of 16 tie at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi came off the bench to score two goals in the last 20 minutes after he was left off the team sheet earlier in the day due to the flu.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 8 January, the derbi barceloní ended in a 1–1 draw with goals by Cesc Fàbregas (16th minute) for Barcelona and Álvaro Vázquez (86th minute) for Espanyol. Barcelona right back Dani Alves was racially abused by the Espanyol fans throughout the match and prompted the Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino to "condemn the actions of his fans."


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 9 January, Lionel Messi was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or and Pep Guardiola received the FIFA Coach of the Year award in Zürich. With the award, Messi wins his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, joining Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Johan Cruyff as the only three-time winners, and the first since Platini to win it three consecutive years.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 11 January, Barça and French club Paris Saint-Germain agreed to the transfer of Brazilian left back Maxwell for €4 million.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 12 January, Barcelona defeated Osasuna 1–2 at the Reyno de Navarra to move on to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals where they'll meet Real Madrid for another round of Clásicos. CB Andreus Fontàs will miss the rest of the year when he suffered a torn ACL in the 14th minute of play. Pedro will also be sidelined for ten days due to a minor hamstring injury.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 15 January, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 4–2 to remain five points back in second place in La Liga table. With the victory, Pep Guardiola notched his 100th win in the Primera División, only needing 132 matches to accomplish the feat.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 18 January, Barça defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in consecutive months, by a 1–2 scoreline. Goals by defenders Carles Puyol and Eric Abidal secured the comeback victory in the first leg. The match did not end without some controversy as Real Madrid's defender Pepe seemed to have stepped on Lionel Messi's hand while the latter was sitting on the ground. The player escaped without sanction from the referee even though the action was viewed by every camera angle at the stadium.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 22 January, the postponed Week 1 match against Málaga due to the player's strike was played at La Rosadela with Barça taking a 1–4 victory. A Lionel Messi hat-trick provided all three points for Barcelona to keep pace on Real Madrid for the title.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 25 January, Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey with a 2–2 draw at Camp Nou to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate and reached their 50th semi-final all time in the competition.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, January
On 29 January, Barça were held to a scoreless draw by Villarreal at the El Madrigal to put them seven points behind league leaders Real Madrid. Two days later, Isaac Cuenca extended his contract until 30 June 2015 and was officially promoted to the first-team.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 8 February, Barcelona defeated Valencia 2–0 at Camp Nou and 3–1 on aggregate to advance to their 34th Copa del Rey final. Goals from Cesc Fàbregas and Xavi to set up a rematch of the 2009 final against Athletic Bilbao.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 11 February, Barcelona suffered their second loss of the season, 3–2 to Osasuna in Pamplona. With the loss, the team continued to show their struggles in the league away from the Camp Nou, dropping ten points behind leaders Real Madrid.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 14 February, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena with a 3–1 win in their Champions League first leg encounter to move closer to qualifying for the quarter-finals. Alexis Sánchez scored his first two goals in the Champions League in first start.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 19 February, Barcelona notched their 15th win in La Liga against Valencia with a 5–1 scoreline at Camp Nou to keep pace with Real Madrid. Lionel Messi celebrated his 200th match in La Liga by scoring four goals.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, February
On 26 February, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid with a 1–2 scoreline at the Vicente Calderón. Lionel Messi was booked in the eighth minute for a handball and will miss his first match in his career due to cards accumulation.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 3 March, Barcelona defeated Sporting Gijón with a 3–1 score despite playing with ten men for more than half-an-hour after Gerard Piqué was sent off for throwing his boot at the Sporting de Gijón kit man at the start of the second half.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 7 March, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7–1 with Lionel Messi becoming the first player to score five goals in a match in the Champions League era. Cristian Tello made a great debut in the competition by scoring his first two goals to complete the Barça rout.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 11 March, Barcelona defeated Racing de Santander 0–2 in Cantabria to notch their 18th win in La Liga. The goals were scored by Lionel Messi to take his season total to 50 goals with more than two months left in the season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 15 March, Barcelona announced that defender Eric Abidal will have "a liver transplant as a result of the progress of his liver disease" and will miss the rest of the season. No further information was made available "at the express wish of the player, the club requested the utmost respect for the right to privacy and confidentiality".


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 17 March, Barcelona defeated Sevilla 0–2 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. The first goal was scored off a stunning freekick by Xavi in the 17th minute and the second by Messi in the 24th minute after a great display of team passing.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 20 March, Barcelona beat Granada 5–3 at Camp Nou behind a historic hat-trick by Lionel Messi. Messi took his career tally to 234 goals as a Barcelona player and surpassed César as the all-time top scorer for the club in competitive matches.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, March
On 28 March, Barcelona and Milan finished 0–0 at San Siro in their first leg quarter-finals encounter in the Champions League. The next day, Barça filed a complaint with UEFA over the state of the pitch after both clubs agreed it would be in suitable conditions to play. Guardiola said, "it is bad for the spectacle, but to be champions we must overcome all adversities. We have done this many times, although people say otherwise."


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 3 April, Barcelona advanced to its fifth consecutive Champions League semi-finals with a 3–1 victory (3–1 on aggregate) over Milan. Lionel Messi scored two penalties to take his season tally to 14 goals and set a new record in the Champions League era.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 4 April, Barcelona announced that Barcelona B defender Marc Muniesa signed an extension to his contract and will be promoted to the first team for the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 10 April, Barcelona defeated Getafe 4–0 at Camp Nou to sleep one point behind league leaders Real Madrid. The victory was dedicated to defender Eric Abidal who underwent a liver transplant, from players and coaches at the post-game press conference.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 14 April, Barcelona came back to defeat Levante 1–2 at the Ciutat de València. Lionel Messi lead with a brace and took his tally to 41 goals in the league, that left him tied with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo for the league lead. They also surpassed the record of 40 goals in a season set by Cristiano Ronaldo last season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 18 April, Barcelona lost its first match in this season's Champions League, 1–0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London. Even though they dominated every aspect of the match, they were defeated at the stroke of half-time by the lone goal scored by Didier Drogba.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 21 April, Barcelona lost their second game in row after being defeated at Camp Nou by fierce rival Real Madrid with a scoreline of 1–2 in El Clásico. Sami Khedira, Alexis Sánchez and Cristiano Ronaldo provided the goals.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 24 April, Barcelona drew 2–2 with Chelsea in the 2nd leg semi-final of the Champions League at the Camp Nou. Sergio Busquets and Andrés Iniesta put Barcelona up 2–0 by the 44th minute as the Spanish club again dominated possession from the start, owning 73% for the game. In between those goals, Chelsea captain John Terry was given a straight red card for putting his knee into the back of Alexis Sánchez, as Barcelona seemed well on its way to reach a third final in four years making a Chelsea fightback look even more unlikely.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
But Ramires lobbed a shot right before half-time giving the advantage back to his team on aggregate, and the Spanish giants never found a way to recover after the break. After Lionel Messi blasted a penalty off the crossbar in the 59th minute and came close once again with another, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech making a diving effort to slightly alter the ball's path to the post. Substitute Fernando Torres dribbled round Víctor Valdés to score in added time to make it 2–3 on aggregate and sealed Barcelona's elimination from Europe.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, April
On 27 April, manager Pep Guardiola announced he would step down as coach at the end of the season. His record of 13 trophies in four seasons has made him the most successful coach in Barcelona's history. At the press conference in which Barcelona confirmed Guardiola's exit, the team also announced that he would be succeeded by current assistant Tito Vilanova. Vilanova will begin leading the first team at the start of the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 2 May, Barcelona defeated Málaga 4–1 at the Camp Nou. Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick and took his season tally to 68 goals in all competitions, passing Gerd Müller's record of 67 goals in the 1972–73 season.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 5 May, Barcelona took the second leg of the derbi barceloní with a 4–0 victory over Espanyol. Lionel Messi scored four times and became the first player in La Liga to score 50 goals in a season. It was also an emotional farewell match for Guardiola in his last home game as Barça's manager.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 12 May, Barcelona drew their last league game of the season at the Benito Villamarín 2–2 against Real Betis. Barça finished 9 points off the league winner Real Madrid while Lionel Messi finished with 50 league goals to win the Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Boot as the league's top scorer and Víctor Valdés claimed the Zamora Trophy.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Season overview, May
On 25 May, Barcelona claimed its 26th Copa del Rey with a 0–3 victory over Athletic Bilbao at the Vicente Calderón in Madrid. Pedro scored twice while Messi added the third in the seventh final contested between the two teams.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Players, From the youth system
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2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.


2011–12 FC Barcelona season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 25 MaySource: Competitive matches and , Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2011–12 FC Basel season
The 2011–12 season is FC Basel's 119th in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football. FC Basel started their season with various warm-up matches against teams from Switzerland, Germany, Georgia, France and Romania and played against Hertha BSC and West Ham United at the 2011 Uhrencup in Grenchen. This season, Basel earned the so-called "Title Hattrick", that is, three consecutive Swiss Super League championships. They won the Swiss Cup after defeating FC Luzern in the final, and reached the knockout phase of the Champions League, losing to the eventual finalists Bayern Munich 1–7 on aggregate.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
Basel entered the 2011–12 Swiss Super League as defending champions, saving their one-point margin on FC Zürich by winning 3–0 against FC Luzern on the last day of the 2010–11 Swiss Super League. They began their season on 16 July in Bern against Young Boys. The start of the season was poor, with three draws and two defeats in the first six league matches. The team refound their strengths and things changed to the better. Basel then won ten and drew the other two of the next 12 games. The first half of the domestic season ended on 11 December with the home match against Neuchâtel Xamax. To this point, Basel remained as League leaders.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
Basel's positioning in the 2010–11 Swiss Super League entered them directly into the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. The seeding and draw for this stage took take place on 25 August in Monaco. Basel were drawn in Group C with Benfica, Manchester United and Oțelul Galați, the first match was a home game on 14 September. Basel played very impressive away games remaining undefeated, winning in Romania and drawing in Lisbon and Manchester.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
They finished the group in second place after a decisive home win against Manchester United 2–1, thus securing qualification for the knockout phase, the round of 16). Here Basel were drawn against Bayern Munich. They won the home tie in St. Jakob Park 1–0 through a goal from  Valentin Stocker in the 86th minute, but lost the second leg in Munich 0–7, thus being eliminated of the Champions League.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
On 16 January 2012, club vice-president Bernhard Heusler took over the chairman position from Gisela Oeri.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
Basel continued their undefeated run in the domestic season and equaled the Swiss record of longest undefeated run (26 games) in the Swiss league (previously held by Grasshoppers) ironically by beating Grasshoppers 6–3 on 12 May 2012. Although they could not surpass the record, they still managed to defend their Super League title despite losing to Young Boys 2–1 on the final day of the season. As they have done in previous seasons, the title win was celebrated at Barfüsserplatz later that night. After retaining first place, Basel will enter the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in the second round of qualification.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
Basel won the Swiss Cup after a 4–2 penalty shootout win following a 1–1 draw after extra time with FC Luzern. This was Basel's 11th Swiss Cup title.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
Thorsten Fink started the season as manager of the first team. His assistant was Heiko Vogel and fitness coach was Nikola Vidović. On 13 October 2011, Fink left the club to join Bundesliga side Hamburger SV. As replacement was former assistant Vogel, who served as caretaker manager until the winter break.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
Vogel's first three games in charge of the team were the Swiss Cup fixture on 15 October, a 5–1 away win against FC Schötz, the Champions League Group C fixture on 18 October 2011, a 0–2 home defeat against Benfica, and a 1–0 away win in the Super League against FC Zürich. On 7 December 2011, he guided Basel to the round of 16 in the  Champions League, defeating the 2011 runners-up Manchester United 2–1.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Season overview
After 11 games, four of which in the Champions League, with eight wins, two draws and only one defeat, it was announced on 12 December that Vogel had signed as head coach and manager. A few days later, it was also announced that Markus Hoffmann had been signed as an assistant.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Friendlies, Pre-season
The Uhrencup is a club football tournament, held annually in Grenchen.


2011–12 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Swiss Super League
As Neuchâtel Xamax had their license revoked during the winter break, the club's second-half matches were entirely cancelled. The second half of the season is being competed with only nine clubs. These will play another double round-robin schedule. Each of the nine clubs will have played 34 matches at the end of the season.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season
The 2011–12 season of Bayern Munich began on 27 June with their first training session. In the yearly Forbes' list of the most valuable football clubs, Bayern Munich were ranked the fifth-most valuable team in the world.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
Nils Petersen of Energie Cottbus became the first official signing of Bayern's 2011–12 season. The next two signings were Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer followed shortly thereafter by former Schalke right-back Rafinha (after having spent one season at Genoa). On 27 June 2011, it was announced that Gamba Osaka's Japanese teenage prodigy Takashi Usami would be joining Bayern on a one-season loan (with an option to make the switch permanent). Usami became the first Japanese player ever to play for Bayern. On 14 July, Bayern confirmed the signing of the defender Jérôme Boateng from Manchester City, following drawn-out negotiations.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
In light of the signing of Neuer, goalkeeper Thomas Kraft departed for newly promoted Hertha BSC. Andreas Ottl also joined Hertha. Hamit Altıntop joined Real Madrid, while Miroslav Klose opted to join Lazio after negotiations with Bayern over a new contract failed. All these players left on free transfers. Mehmet Ekici joined Werder Bremen for €5 million.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
On 1 August, Bayern played their first competitive match of the season against Eintracht Braunschweig. The match was the competitive debut for Manuel Neuer, Jérôme Boateng and Rafinha. The match saw the beginning of Jupp Heynckes' third stint in charge of the club. Bayern won the match with goals from Mario Gómez, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Müller.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Friendlies, Pre-season, LIGA total! Cup 2011
Bayern played in the 2011 LIGA total! Cup. The tournament was held in the Coface Arena and organized by Bayern's prime sponsor Deutsche Telekom. In this tournament matches consisted of two 30 minutes halves each. The Reds faced Hamburger SV in the first game and Mainz 05 in the second game. Borussia Dortmund was the winner of the tournament.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Friendlies, Pre-season, Audi Cup 2011
Bayern played the 2011 Audi Cup at home in the Allianz Arena, with Milan, Barcelona and Internacional from Brazil in a four-team, knockout tournament.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Friendlies, Pre-season, Other friendlies
Bayern travelled to Trentino, Italy, in early July to play a Trentino regional XI and the Qatar national team in friendlies. After that, Bayern played Carl Zeiss Jena in a benefit match. Between the LIGA total! Cup and the Audi Cup, Bayern played the annual Dream Game against two official fan clubs in Passau. The season officially started on 1 August with the Round 1 of the DFB-Pokal against Eintracht Braunschweig. The first Bundesliga match was against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 7 August 2011. After the Bundesliga started, Bayern played a benefit match against the club from Thomas Müller's home town.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Friendlies, Mid-season
Bayern's winter training camp took place in Doha, Qatar, from 2 January until 9 January 2012. There, Bayern played against Al-Sailiya S.C., the "African Club of the Century" Al-Ahly S.C. from Cairo and a local U-19. After that, they played the Audi Football Summit in India against the India National Team and Rot-Weiß Erfurt in a benefit match.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Friendlies, Post-season
Bayern played against the Netherlands national team in a compensation match for Arjen Robben's injury during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Competitions, Bundesliga
The 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign began on 7 August when Bayern played in the opening game of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Competitions, Bundesliga, League table
Last updated: 5 May 2012Source: 1Bayern Munich goals come first. Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayern Munich. Pos . = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Competitions, DFB-Pokal
Bayern kicked off the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal against Eintracht Braunschweig in Braunschweig, where they advanced to the second round with a 3–0 victory.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League by finishing third in the Bundesliga in 2010–11.


2011–12 FC Bayern Munich season, Players
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2011–12 FC Dacia season
2011–12 season is the 10th Moldovan National Division season in the history of FC Dacia Chisinau.


2011–12 FC Dacia season, Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only. Apps. numbers denote: "No. of games played (No. of games started / No. of games subbed on)"Goal numbers are for goals during match time only and do not include goals from penalty shootouts. Goal numbers denote: "No. of goals scored (No. of goals scored from penalty kick)"If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card. Red card numbers denote: "No. of red cards (No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards)"


2011–12 FC Dacia season, Playing statistics
Source: (for players and positions) 00(for actual stats.) All match Reports in Competitive games section above00(for players enumerated in UEFA squad)


2011–12 FC Dinamo București season
The 2011–12 season was FC Dinamo București's 63rd consecutive season in Liga I. In this season, Dinamo played in Liga I, Cupa României and UEFA Europa League, due to the 6th place occupied in the previous season of the Championship.


2011–12 FC Dinamo București season
Dinamo started the season with a new coach, Liviu Ciobotariu, who took the place left by Ioan Andone. The team left again quickly the European scene, being eliminated in the play-off round by the Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava. In the Liga I, Dinamo had an unexpected start of the season, with five consecutive wins. After the first half of the competition, Dinamo was leading, with one point advantage over the second place, CFR Cluj.


2011–12 FC Dinamo București season
The Spring started badly for Dinamo, with a couple of home defeats against teams that were fighting against relegation (Sportul Studențesc and Petrolul Ploiești). The club decided to sack Ciobotariu and replace him with Dario Bonetti, an Italian manager who led the team in 2008 for a couple of months. But the new management didn't change the fortune of the squad that continued to fall and ended the season only fifth, nine points behind the champions, CFR Cluj.


2011–12 FC Dinamo București season
Instead, Dinamo won the Romanian Cup, their first trophy after five years, and the first trophy in this competition after seven seasons. By virtue of winning the League Cup, Dinamo qualified for the playoffs in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 FC Dinamo București season, Competitions, Overall
FC Dinamo plays in three competitions: Liga I, UEFA Europa League and Cupa României.


2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season
The 2011–12 Dnipro season was the club's 21st campaign in the Ukrainian Premier League, and their second season under manager Juande Ramos. The club finished the season in 4th place, whilst also reaching the Last 16 of the Ukrainian Cup and the play-off Round of the UEFA Europa League where they were eliminated by Fulham.


2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Current squad
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2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Current squad, On loan
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2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Kyiv season
This article covers the results and statistics of Dynamo Kyiv during the 2011–12 season. During the season, Dynamo Kyiv competed in the Ukrainian Premier League, Ukrainian Cup, Ukrainian Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and in the UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 FC Dynamo Kyiv season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Shovkovskyi & Koval both played in Dynamo Kyiv's 0-0 draw against Tavriya Simferopol on 30 October 2011Shovkovskyi & Koval both played in Dynamo Kyiv's 1-0 victory over Volyn Lutsk on 20 April 2012


2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season
The 2011–12 Dynamo Moscow season was the 89th season in club history. During this long season (transitional from 'spring-autumn' formula to 'autumn-spring'), club participated in three competitions – the Russian Premier League, the 2010–11 Russian Cup and the 2011–12 Russian Cup.


2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Review and events
During season, two managers worked with first team:Miodrag Božović worked with team during pre-season and first few matches but was dismissed after Cup exit in home match vs Rostov;Sergei Silkin who worked earlier with the youth team was appointed as the first team manager after Božović was fired in the end of April 2011 before Matchday 6.


2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Review and events
Igor Semshov started season as a captain of Dynamo Moscow. Andriy Voronin was appointed club captain after arrival of Sergei Silkin as a manager. When Voronin was not in starting XI, captain's functions were delegated to Kevin Kurányi or Igor Semshov.


2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers summer 2011
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers summer 2011
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Transfers winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Youth team
The FC Dynamo Moscow youth team participated in Youth Championship (March–November 2011) and Youth Tournament of Championship group (November 2011 – May 2012).


2011–12 FC Dynamo Moscow season, Youth team, Youth squad
The following players were registered with the RFPL and listed by club's website as youth players. They were eligible to play for the first team.


2011–12 FC Inter Baku season
The Inter Baku 2011–12 season was Inter Baku's eleventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their third season under manager Kakhaber Tskhadadze. They finished the season in 3rd place, qualifying for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, entering at the First qualifying round. They also participated in the 2011–12 Azerbaijan Cup, losing to Neftchi Baku in the semi finals.


2011–12 FC Inter Baku season, Squad
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2011–12 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Inter Baku season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Karpaty Lviv season
The 2011–12 FC Karpaty Lviv season was the 49th season in club history.


2011–12 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Review and events
On 8 June 2011 FC Karpaty gathered at club's base for medical inspection after vacations. The club went to two-week training camp in Austrian Alps on 19 June 2011


2011–12 FC Krasnodar season
The 2011–12 FC Krasnodar season was the club's 1st season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished the season in 9th place. The 2011–12 in Russian football season stretched over 18 months and featured games from both the 2010–11 and 2011–12 Russian Cup, Krasnodar were eliminated at the Quarterfinal stage by Spartak Moscow in the 2010–11 competition and at the Round of 32 stage by Fakel Voronezh in the 2011–12.


2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer 2011
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2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer 2011
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2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Kuban Krasnodar season
The 2011–12 FC Kuban Krasnodar season was the first season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, following relegation to the Russian National Football League at the end of the 2009 season. Kuban finished the season in 8th position, their best ever finish, whilst also reaching the Round of 32 in the Russian Cup, where they were defeated by Dynamo Bryansk.


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


2011–12 FC Kuban Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Kəpəz season
The Kəpəz 2011–12 season was Kəpəz's second Azerbaijan Premier League season since their promotion back into the top flight. They finished the season in 10th place and were knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup in the Quarterfinals by Neftchi Baku.


2011–12 FC Kəpəz season
Kəpəz started the season under Mehman Allahverdiyev, who resigned 21 November 2011 and was replaced by Mirbaghir Isayev. Isayev himself resigned on 24 December 2011, being replaced by Fuad Ismayilov on 1 January 2012.


2011–12 FC Kəpəz season, Squad
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2011–12 FC Kəpəz season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Kəpəz season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Kəpəz 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 FC Kəpəz season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season
The 2011–12 Lokomotiv Moscow season involved the club competing in Russian Premier League, Russian Cup and Europa League.


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


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


2011–12 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Oțelul Galați season
The 2011–12 season will be Oțelul Galați's 20th consecutive season in the Liga I, and their 23rd overall season in the top-flight of Romanian football. This season will be the first in their history in which they take part of the UEFA Champions League.


2011–12 FC Oțelul Galați season, Overview
The previous season of Liga I ended on May 21 and the players went on vacation. The players are set to return to training on June 10.


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


2011–12 FC Oțelul Galați season, Player statistics, Disciplinary records
Last updated: 20 May 2012Source: MatchesOnly competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season
The 2011–12 season will be Politehnica Timișoara's 5th season in Liga II.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season
Poli finished 2nd in the table at the end of the 2010–11 Liga I season and was supposed to play in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, but were relegated to the Liga II because of accumulated debt.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season, Season 2011–2012, Pre-season, Transfers
On 4 June 2011, the capitan Dan Alexa signed with Bucharest rival Rapid București. Also with Rapid signed the defender Ovidiu Burcă.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season, Season 2011–2012, Pre-season, Transfers
On 16 June 2011, defenders Nikola Ignjatijević and Hélder returns to Red Star Belgrade and AS Nancy after their loan season expired. Also on 16 June, the last season Liga I top scorer Ianis Zicu signed with CSKA Sofia for €500,000 and goalkeeper Pedro Taborda terminate his contract.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season, Season 2011–2012, Pre-season, Transfers
On 18 June, it was confirmed that defender Jiří Krejčí was released by the club, also on 18 June Lukáš Magera and Marián Čišovský was released.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season, Season 2011–2012, Pre-season, Friendlies
For the pre-season, Politehnica Timișoara will visit Hungary and Austria. It will be Poli's tenth trip to the Austria, where they will face Tatran Prešov on 30 June, Austria Salzburg on 1 July, Neftchi Baku on 3 July and SV Bischofshofen on 7 July. Also confirmed are 2 pre-season friendlies with Bihor Oradea.


2011–12 FC Politehnica Timișoara season, Squad list
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2011–12 FC Porto season
The 2011–12 season is the Futebol Clube do Porto's 78th season in the Primeira Liga, officially known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons. Porto captured their 25th league title last season with their 3 April defeat of rivals Benfica. Manager André Villas-Boas became their manager on 2 July 2010 and won the league with no losses in their domestic campaign. On 20 June 2011, Villas-Boas quit Porto to join Chelsea. The next day, Porto named Vítor Pereira as their new head coach.


2011–12 FC Porto season, Squad, Current squad
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2011–12 FC Porto season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 FC Rostov season
The 2011–12 Rostov season was the 3rd straight season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished the season in 13th place, meaning they had to win a Relegation Playoff against Shinnik Yaroslavl, which they won 4–0 on aggregate. Rostov also competed in the 2010–11 & 2011–12 Russian Cup reaching the semi-finals in both.


2011–12 FC Rostov season
Rostov started the season with Oleh Protasov as manager, but he was sacked as manager on 13 May 2011, being replaced by Volodymyr Lyutyi in a caretaker capacity. Lyutyi himself was sacked as caretaker on 20 June 2011, being replaced by Andrei Talalayev, also as caretaker. On 1 July Sergei Balakhnin was appointed as Protasov's permanent successor, but was replaced as manager on 18 April 2012 by Anatoli Baidachny.


2011–12 FC Rostov season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Summer 2011
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Summer 2011
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Rostov season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Radić and Kochenkov both played in Rostov's 1-0 win over Terek Grozny on 22 April 2011


2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season
The 2011–12 Rotor Volgograd season was the 6th season that the club played in the Russian Second Division.


2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Squad
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Transfers, Winter 2010–11
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Transfers, Winter 2011–12
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2011–12 FC Rotor Volgograd season, Statistics, Squad Statistics, League
Player Started      Player Subbed In      Player Suspended      Player Injured / Sick      Player Left Club / Not Signed / Loan Expired    • Player in Application    * Player Dismissed from Field


2011–12 FC Rubin Kazan season
The 2011–12 Rubin Kazan season was the 8th straight season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia.


2011–12 FC Rubin Kazan season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 FC Schalke 04 season
The 2011–12 season was the 108th season in Schalke 04's history. The team competed in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League. The team's top scorer was Klaas-Jan Huntelaar with 29 goals in the Bundesliga and 48 in total.


2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season
The 2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season saw the club complete a domestic double, winning their seventh Ukrainian Premier League and eight Ukrainian Cup whilst losing the Ukrainian Super Cup to FC Dynamo Kyiv. Shakhtar also competed in the UEFA Champions League, where they finished fourth in their group, and were eliminated from the competition.


2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Squad
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2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season
The 2011–12 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 15th season, and their 14th in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.


2011–12 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 FC Sion season
The 2011–12 FC Sion season started on 16 July 2011.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Review and events, Transfer controversy, History
The controversy started when FC Sion signed Essam El-Hadary in 2008.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Review and events, Transfer controversy, 2011–12 Events
FC Sion originally drew 0-0 and won 3-1 against Celtic F.C. in the Europa League. However, UEFA overturned the results and awarded Celtic F.C. 3-0 forfeit victories for both legs of the tie. FC Sion lost their appeal to re-enter the competition.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Review and events, Transfer controversy, 2011–12 Events
The Swiss Football Association deducted 36 points from FC Sion. Three points were deducted for each of the 12 league and cup matches in which one or more of the six ineligible players appeared. The 36 points deduction left FC Sion in last place and minus 5 points. FIFA had threatened to suspend the Swiss Football Association if there was no action against FC Sion. This meant that all national teams and clubs under the jurisdiction of the Swiss Football Association would not be allowed to participate in any FIFA and UEFA competition.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Match results, Super League, Table
The 2011–12 Swiss Super League season was the 115th season of top-tier football in Switzerland. It began on 16 July 2011 and ended on 23 May 2012.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Match results, Super League, Table
Basel successfully defended their title. No team was directly relegated after Neuchâtel Xamax were expelled midway through the season over severe financial irregularities.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Match results, Super League, Table
The league comprised the best eight sides from the 2010–11 season, the 2010–11 Swiss Challenge League champions Lausanne-Sport, and Servette, the winners of the relegation/promotion play-off between the ninth-placed Super League team and the Challenge League runners-up.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Match results, Super League, Table
Since Switzerland dropped from thirteenth to sixteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season, the league lost its second spot for the UEFA Champions League. The league champions will now enter the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 tournament, while the runners-up and third-placed sides will enter the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Teams
FC St. Gallen were relegated after finishing in last place of the table after the 2010–11 season. The club thus completed a two-year tenure in the Super League. St. Gallen were replaced by 2010–11 Challenge League champions FC Lausanne-Sport, who returned to the highest football league of Switzerland after a nine-year absence.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Teams
A further spot in the league was contested in a relegation/promotion playoff between ninth-placed AC Bellinzona and Challenge League runners-up Servette FC from Geneva. Both teams played a two-legged series, which was won by Servette, 3–2 on aggregate. The Geneva side thus returned to the Super League after six years, while Bellinzona were relegated to the Challenge League after three years in the highest Swiss football league.


2011–12 FC Sion season, League table, Relegation play-offs
The ninth-placed Super League team played a two-legged play-off against the 2011–12 Challenge League runners-up for a spot in the 2012–13 season.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Results
All ten clubs played twice against each other during the first half of the season, once at home and once away, for a total of 18 matches. As Neuchâtel Xamax had their license revoked during the winter break, the club's second-half matches were entirely cancelled. The second half of the season thus was competed by only nine clubs, which played another double round-robin schedule; each of these nine clubs hence had played 34 matches at the end of the season.


2011–12 FC Sion season, Sources
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2011–12 FC Spartak Moscow season
The 2011–12 Spartak Moscow season was the 20th straight season that Spartak played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia.


2011–12 FC Spartak Moscow season, Season events
On 27 March 2011, Moscow Time was changed from UTC+03:00 with DST, to being permanently set at UTC+04:00.


2011–12 FC Spartak Moscow season, Squad, On loan
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2011–12 FC Spartak Moscow season, Squad, Left club during season
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2011–12 FC Steaua București season
The 2011–12 season was the 64th season in the existence of FC Steaua București and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Romanian football. In addition to the domestic league, Steaua București participated in this season's edition of the Cupa României, the Supercupa României and the UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, Statistics, Player stats
Petrolul–Steaua match awarded to Steaua 0–3 after it was suspended in the 45+10 minute at the score of 0–2 for incidents with Petrolul supporters, the two goals scored of Bicfalvi and Mihai Costea goals was annulated.


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, Statistics, Goalscorers
Petrolul–Steaua match awarded to Steaua 0–3 after it was suspended in the 45+10 minute at the score of 0–2 for incidents with Petrolul supporters, the two goals scored of Bicfalvi and Mihai Costea goals was annulated.


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, Statistics, Goal minutes
Petrolul–Steaua match awarded to Steaua 0–3 after it was suspended in the 45+10 minute at the score of 0–2 for incidents with Petrolul supporters, the two goals scored of Bicfalvi and Mihai Costea goals was annulated.


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, Statistics, Starting XI
Last updated: 20 May 2012 (UTC)Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, Statistics, Squad stats
Match awarded to Steaua 0–3 after it was suspended in the 45+10 minute at the score of 0–2 for incidents with Petrolul supporters, the two goals scored of Bicfalvi and Mihai Costea goals was annulated.


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, Competitions, Liga I, Points by opponent
Match awarded to Steaua 0–3 after it was suspended in the 45+10 minute at the score of 0–2 for incidents with Petrolul supporters, the two goals scored of Bicfalvi and Mihai Costea goals was annulated.


2011–12 FC Steaua București season, UEFA Club rankings
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2010–11.


2011–12 FC Terek Grozny season
The 2011–12 FC Terek Grozny season was the 4th successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. They finished the season in 11th place, and reached the Quarter-Finals of the Russian Cup where they were eliminated by Volga Nizhny Novgorod after extra time.


2011–12 FC Terek Grozny season
Following the completion of the 2010 season, Anatoli Baidachny's contract as manager expired and he was replaced by Víctor Muñoz. However, after less than a month Muñoz left via mutual consent and was replaced by Ruud Gullit. Following only three wins in eleven games, Gullit was sacked on 14 June 2011, and replaced by Isa Baytiyev in a caretaker roll. On 27 September 2011 Baytiyev's caretaker spell came to an end and Stanislav Cherchesov was appointed as the club's manager.


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


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


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


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


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


2011–12 FC Thun season
This article covers the results and statistics of FC Thun during the 2011–12 season. During the season Thun will compete in the Swiss Super League, Swiss Cup and in the UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 FC Tom Tomsk season
The 2011–12 Tom Tomsk season was the 7th straight season that the club was play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia.


2011–12 FC Tom Tomsk season, Current squad
As of 25 February 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 FC Tom Tomsk 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 FC Tom Tomsk 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 FC Tom Tomsk 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 FC Tom Tomsk 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 FC Universitatea Cluj season
The  2011–12 season was the 86th season of competitive football by Universitatea Cluj.


2011–12 FC Universitatea Cluj season, Players, Current squad
As of 10 June 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 FC Vaslui season
The 2011–12 season is the tenth season in FC Vaslui's existence, and its seventh in a row in Liga I. Though finished third last season, FC Vaslui qualified for the Third qualifying round in UEFA Champions League, following FC Timişoara's relegation.


2011–12 FC Vaslui season, Liga I
The fixtures for the 2011–12 season were announced on 7 July, with an early Liga I title contender clash against Rapid București in the opening match, for the second year in a row.