2011–12 C.D. Guadalajara season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
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2011–12 C.D. Guadalajara season, Torneo Clausura, Squad
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2011–12 C.D. Motagua season
The 2011–12 C.D. Motagua season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was F.C. Motagua's 61st season in its history; the domestic league was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The Apertura started on 7 August, but due to its participation in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, their first official game was played on 28 July 2011. Motagua, as title holders, were looking for its 13th domestic championship, and its first CONCACAF achievement. The pre-season started on 20 June 2011.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
The club announced its first signing on 29 April 2011, Honduran striker Luis López arrived for a one-year contract. Also, 37-year-old goalkeeper Kerpo de León joined after a prominent performance at C.D.S. Vida. On 3 June, Honduran midfielder Carlos Discua was transferred from Guatemalan side C.S.D. Comunicaciones. In the evening of 15 June 2011, midfielder Jorge Claros was shot twice in the head and clavicle by two unidentified persons who tried to steal his car in a neighbor in San Pedro Sula, Claros escaped injured but in a stable condition. On 22 August, the club signed 22-year-old Colombian striker John Palacios from ASA.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
Motagua's first game in the league was on 7 August at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos against C.D. Necaxa losing 0–1. On 16 September, due to poor performance both in the league and the Champions League, the club's president Pedro Atala took the decision to separate Ramón Maradiaga as manager; leaving Luis Reyes as a temporary replacement. Three days later, on 19 September, Mexican coach José Treviño arrived as new manager for the rest of the season; while Colombian striker John Palacios left the team just one month after his signing arguing differences with teammates.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
On 22 September, the club released a pink jersey to be worn on all the games from October, in a way to support the fight against breast cancer. On 3 October, striker Jerry Bengtson appeared 50th on The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011 list published by the IFFHS.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
On 11 October, the Disciplinary Commission forced Motagua to play its home game against C.D. Marathón in a neutral venue due to the incidents occurred on 9 October at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in the Honduran Superclásico against C.D. Olimpia where one unidentified Motagua fan throw an object to the field injuring rival's player Carlos Mejía at the end of the match; however, Motagua appeal to the decision and the penalization was revoked on 13 October.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
On 19 November, Motagua was eliminated from the postseason despite winning the last four games in a row; this disqualification was the 13th in Motagua's history.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
The Clausura tournament was scheduled to be played from January to May 2012. Manager José Treviño declared interest in signing Brazilian striker José Dias but later desisted; the club announced on 5 December 2011 to have signed Honduran strikers Georgie Welcome and Melvin Valladares who came from Mexican clubs Club Atlas and Dorados de Sinaloa respectively. One day later Arnold Peralta also joined from C.D.S. Vida but due to wages disagreements, the midfielder refused to sign. The Clausura fixtures were announced on 8 December, and Motagua faced C.D. Necaxa away on round 1.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
In December 2011, the IFFHS published a list of "The World's Top Goal Scorer 2011", and Motagua's striker Jerry Bengtson appeared in the list ranked 24th.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
Motagua initiated the Clausura tournament with a 2–2 away draw against Necaxa at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos. In round 12, Motagua defeated Real C.D. España 2–0 at Tegucigalpa, breaking their own 1974 record for the longest unbeaten start in a season, streak that lasted until 5 May totaling 19 games undefeated. The qualification to the second round was acquired on 14 April at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the 0–1 away victory over C.D. Marathón. Motagua won two more games after that and became the second team in the history of the league that finished the regular season without defeats; C.D. Olimpia had already done it twice in 1969–70 and 1997–98 Clausura.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
As second placed at the end of the regular season, Motagua obtained an automatic ticket to the semifinals; the opponent was decided from the previous round, where Marathón beat Vida. Once in the semifinals, Motagua were unable to surpass Marathón and lost 0–2 on aggregate score, this being the second consecutive time that they were prematurely eliminated.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
With only one defeat in the season, Motagua matched the records obtained in 1973–74 and 1999–2000 A. Also, due to great performance from both goalkeepers Donaldo Morales and Kerpo de León, Motagua broke its own record of fewest goals conceded in a season, with only 12; the previous record was 15 conceded goals in 1973–74.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Overview
In the Reserves tournament, the youth team captured the 2011–12 Clausura season.


2011–12 C.D. Motagua season, Results, CONCACAF Champions League
As 2010–11 Clausura league champions, F.C. Motagua qualified to the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League. On 24 June 2011, CONCACAF announced the first stage schedule which paired Motagua against C.S.D. Municipal. On 4 August 2011, Motagua advanced to the Group phase after a 4–2 score on aggregate over Municipal. Once in the Group phase, things went upside down for Motagua and on 22 September, they were mathematically eliminated from quarterfinal contention after losing 0–2 against Monarcas Morelia at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino. At the end of the group phase, Motagua not only were eliminated, but finished last with zero points with a sixth straight loss.


2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season
The 2011–12 Monterrey season was the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Monterrey began their season on July 23, 2011 against Chiapas, Monterrey play their homes games on Saturdays at 5:00pm local time.


2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season
In addition to the Primera División, Monterrey will play in the 2011–12 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, in which they are the defending champions. Monterrey earned a direct berth into Group Stage by winning the 2010 Apertura. They opened their Champions League campaign on August 17, 2011 against Herediano of Costa Rica.


2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season
Monterrey won the CONCACAF Champions League for the second year and qualified to the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup when they defeated Santos Laguna in the final.


2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
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2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season, Torneo Clausura, Squad
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2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season, FIFA Club World Cup
Monterrey participated in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the winner of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League from 8 to 18 December 2011. Monterrey began their participation on December 11, 2011 against Kashiwa Reysol, team that defeated Auckland City in the preliminary round.


2011–12 C.F. Monterrey season, FIFA Club World Cup, Squad
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2011–12 C.F. Pachuca season
The 2011–12 Pachuca season was the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. Pachuca began their season on July 23, 2011 against Santos Laguna, Pachuca play their homes games on Saturdays at 7:00pm local time.


2011–12 C.F. Pachuca season, Torneo Apertura, Squad
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2011–12 C.F. Pachuca season, Torneo Clausura, Squad
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2011–12 CA Batna season
In the 2011–12 season, CA Batna is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 21st season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


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


2011–12 CCHL season
The 2011–12 CCHL season is the 51st season of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL). The twelve teams of the CCHL played 62-game schedules.


2011–12 CCHL season
In March 2012, the top teams of the league played down for the Bogart Cup, the CCHL championship. The winner of the Bogart Cup competed in the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Fred Page Cup. If successful against the winners of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League and Maritime Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2012 Royal Bank Cup. The Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CCHL were the defending League, Fred Page Cup, and Royal Bank Cup champions.


2011–12 CCHL season, Current Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title


2011–12 CCHL season, All-Star and Prospects Games
The league all-star game took place on December 26, 2011. The teams were divided into "Yzerman's All-Stars" and "Robinson's All-Stars", along divisional lines. The game was played in Smiths Falls, Ontario.


2011–12 CCHL season, All-Star and Prospects Games
The league prospects games took place on December 29, 2011. The teams were divided into "Yzerman's 95's" and "Robinson's 95's", along divisional lines. The game, like the All-Star game, was played in Smiths Falls, Ontario.


2011–12 CCHL season, Fred Page Cup Championship
Hosted by the Kanata Stallions in Kanata, Ontario. The Kanata Stallions finished in 3rd place, losing the semi-final. The Nepean Raiders finished in 2nd place, losing the final.


2011–12 CCHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2011–12 CCHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2011–12 CCHL season, All-star event
The first annual Central Canada Junior A Challenge is an interleague all-star tournament hosted by Smiths Falls, Ontario. The event runs December 27–29, 2011.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season
The 2011–2012 will be the 64th in the club's history. It will also be their debut season in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football. The club will compete in the Liga Adelante and Copa del Rey.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, July
Guadalajara geared up for their debut in Segunda División over the summer by adding 10 new players to the squad in hopes of repeating back-to-back promotions.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, July
On 19 July, Jonan García, Ander Gago, Cristian Fernández and Joseba Arriaga were presented as new Guadalajara players.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, July
On 25 July, young goalkeeper Javier González Nieto joined the club from Valencia B.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, July
On 26 July, Víctor Fernández Maza became the sixth signing when he joined from Celta Vigo. Capped by the Spain U20 team and game experience in the Segunda División, Fernández stated "he is ready to fight for a spot on the team and the team shows lots of promise."


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, August
On 4 August, Guadalajara signed midfielder Jonathan Ñíguez from Las Palmas for the next 2 seasons.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, August
On 18 August, Guadalajara capture French defender Mickaël Gaffoor from Celta Vigo. He stated "when the opportunity was presented to play in Segunda División, I could not give it a second thought."


2011–12 CD Guadalajara 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 August 20 and 21, including Guadalajara's season opener against Numancia, to be postponed.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, August
On 27 August, Guadalajara started their league season with a 1–1 draw at Estadio Pedro Escartín against Las Palmas after their Match 1 was postponed to 26 October.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, August
On 30 August, midfielder Rodrigo Suárez Peña, better known as Rodri, completed his move to Guadalajara. He stated "it seems like a great group, together we'll try to reach our goals."


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, September
On 1 September, Guadalajara signed Scottish forward Ryan Harper from Real Betis B. The 24-year-old player stated "he was happy of how well he was received, and how friendly and comfortable his new club has made him."


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, September
On 3 September, Guadalajara notched their first ever win and first one on the road in Segunda División with a 0–2 victory against Xerez.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, September
On 7 September, Guadalajara were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Almería with a 2–0 defeat in extra time.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, September
On 24 September, Guadalajara defeated Cartagena 2–0 to take over 1st place in the Liga Adelante standings for the first time in their history.


2011–12 CD Guadalajara season, Season overview, October
The month started with Guadalajara losing back-to-back fixtures including a heavy 4–0 defeat at Riazor against Deportivo La Coruña. The following Match Day, the club lost 1–2 at home to Hércules and also lost Ryan Harper with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.


2011–12 CE Sabadell FC season
The 2011–12 Spanish football season was the first for CE Sabadell in the second level since 1993, when the team was relegated for not paying its players. After a stunning season in Segunda División B, the team promoted via play-off and was runner-up in the overall season, being surpassed only by Real Murcia (also promoted), who won on penalties in the play-off final matches (agg. 1–1 a.e.t, 8–9 p.s.o). During early June, Joan Soteras confirmed that the team manager, Lluís Carreras renewed for this season after the rumors emerged in April that linked him with FC Barcelona B.


2011–12 CE Sabadell FC season
Sabadell finished the season in 19th place, which would normally have resulted in an immediate return to Segunda B. However, they were reprieved from relegation when Villarreal were relegated from La Liga at the end of the season. Villarreal's relegation from La Liga meant that their reserve side, Villarreal B, would automatically drop to Segunda B.


2011–12 CE Sabadell FC season, Current squad, Squad
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2011–12 CE Sabadell FC season, Current squad, Youth system
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2011–12 CE Sabadell FC season, Match results, Liga Adelante
Liga Adelante Winners (also promoted)  Direct promotion to Liga BBVA (Liga Adelante Runners-up)  Liga BBVA promotion play-offs  Relegation to Segunda División B (From 13 May: The 19th qualified won't be relegated as Villarreal CF were relegated from Liga BBVA and Villarreal B were also relegated to Segunda División B, consequently)


2011–12 CERH European League
The 2011–12 CERH European League was the 47th season of the CERH European League, Europe's premier roller hockey tournament, and the 15th season since it was renamed from Champions League to European League. It took place from 19 December 2011 to 27 May 2011. Sixteen teams from seven national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their domestic league placing in the previous season. Following a group stage the eight best teams contested a final eight tournament, which took place at the PalaCastellotti arena in Lodi. The tournament was won by HC Coinasa Liceo, who beat Barcelona Sorli Discau, obtaining their second consecutive win.


2011–12 CERH European League, Teams distribution
Since the title holders, HC Coinasa Liceo, qualified to the group stage through their domestic league, the spot reserved to the defending champion spot was vacated. The CERH decided to discontinue club ranking as a criterion to select the participating teams. In 2011–2012, for the first year, the qualifying clubs were selected using association ranking, with a criterion similar to that of the UEFA Champions League.


2011–12 CERH European League, Group stage
The 16 teams were placed in 4 groups, with the two best placed teams from each group advancing to the Final Eight.


2011–12 CERH European League, Final Eight
The 2012 Final Eight was contested in Lodi, in the PalaCastellotti arena, from 24 to 27 May 2012. HC Coinasa Liceo won the tournament, beating Barcelona Sorli Discau in the final.


2011–12 CERS Cup
The 2011–12 CERS Cup was the 32nd season of the CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey competition organized by CERH. 28 teams from nine national associations qualified for the competition as a result of their respective national league placing in the previous season. Following a preliminary phase and two knockout rounds, Bassano Hockey 54 won the tournament at its final four, in Bassano del Grappa, Italy on 12 and 13 May 2012.


2011–12 CERS Cup, Preliminary phase
The preliminary phase legs took place on 19 November and 17 December 2011.


2011–12 CERS Cup, Knockout stage
The knockout stage consisted in double-legged series for the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, where the four winners would join the Final Four in Vendrell, Spain.


2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup
The 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup was the 32nd edition of the European Challenge Cup volleyball club tournament, the former CEV Cup.


2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup
The final of 2011–12 CEV Challenge Cup became Polish derby, because of Tytan AZS Częstochowa and AZS Politechnika Warszawska meetings. Tytan AZS Częstochowa won the first match and lost the next one after tie-break, but their victory was decided by the golden set. The Most Valuable Player of final matches was chosen captain of winner team, Polish player Dawid Murek.


2011–12 CEV Champions League
The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2011–12 season and the 53rd edition. It ran from October 2011 till March 2012.


2011–12 CEV Champions League
Zenit Kazan won the title for the second time, defeating host of the final four PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–2 in the final.


2011–12 CEV Champions League, Teams of the 2011–2012 competition
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:


2011–12 CEV Champions League, League round
24 teams were drawn to 6 pools of 4 teams each. The 1st – 2nd ranked qualified for the Playoffs 12. The organizer of the Final Four were determined after the end of the League Round and qualified directly for the Final Four. The team of the organizer of  the Final Four was replaced by the 3rd ranked team with the best score. The four next  3rd ranked teams moved to the CEV Cup. The remaining teams are eliminated.


2011–12 CEV Champions League, Playoffs, Playoff 12
1 Lube Banca Marche Macerata won the golden set 16–14.


2011–12 CEV Champions League, Playoffs, Playoff 6
1 Arkas Izmir won the golden set 15–12. 2 Trentino PlanetWin365 won the golden set 15–9.


2011–12 CEV Cup
The 2011–12 CEV Cup was the 40th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament.


2011–12 CEV Cup
Russian club Dynamo Moscow beat Polish club Asseco Resovia in both final matches and won the tournament for the first time.


2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League
The CEV Champions League was the highest level of European club volleyball in the 2011–12 season and the 53rd edition. It ran from 29 November 2011 until 26 March 2012.


2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League
Fenerbahçe won the title for the first time, defeating RC Cannes 3–0 in the final.


2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League, Teams of the 2011–2012 competition
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:


2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League, League round
20 teams were drawn to 5 pools of 4 teams each. The sixteen best teams qualified for the Round of 16. The four other teams moved to the CEV Cup.


2011–12 CEV Women's Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
In case of a tie - 1 match won and 1 match lost and not depending on the final score of both matches - the teams have to play a golden set to determine which one qualifies for the next round.


2011–12 CHA women's ice hockey season
The 2011–12 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among College Hockey America members.


2011–12 CHL season
The 2011–12 CHL season was the 20th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).


2011–12 CHL season, League business, Team changes
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Colorado Eagles (who moved to the ECHL), Mississippi RiverKings (who moved to the Southern Professional Hockey League), Bloomington PrairieThunder, and the Odessa Jackalopes all left the league.


2011–12 CHL season, League business, Team changes
A new team, the Bloomington Blaze joined the league and will play in the Turner Conference.


2011–12 CHL season, League business, Realignment
Announced on June 14, 2011, the league realigned their conferences with the loss of five teams and the addition of one team. The notable changes are the addition of Bloomington to the Turner Conference and Wichita Thunder to the Berry Conference.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League is the 4th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 47th edition of the premier football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament began on July 26, 2011 and finished with the second leg of the final April 25, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
Defending champions Monterrey won the title, and qualified as the CONCACAF representative at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification
Twenty-four teams participated in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League from the North American, Central American, and Caribbean zones. Nine of the teams came from North America, twelve from Central America, and three from the Caribbean.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification
Teams could be disqualified and replaced by a team from a different country if the club didn't have an available stadium that met CONCACAF regulations for safety. If a club's own stadium failed to meet the set standards then it could find a suitable replacement stadium within its own country. However, if it was still determined that the club could not provide the adequate facilities then it ran the risk of being replaced.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, North America
A total of nine clubs from the North American Football Union participated in the Champions League. Mexico and the United States were allocated four spots, the most of any CONCACAF nation, while Canada was granted one spot in the tournament.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, North America
In Mexico, the winners of the Mexican Primera División Apertura and Clausura tournaments earned direct berths into the Group Stage of the Champions League, while the tournament runners-up earned berths into the Preliminary Round.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, North America
For the United States, three of its four spots were allocated through the Major League Soccer regular season and playoffs, while the fourth spot was allocated to the winner of the domestic cup competition, the U.S. Open Cup. The U.S. Open Cup winner, along with the MLS Cup runner-up, earned berths into the Preliminary Round of the tournament. The winner of the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup were given byes into the Group Stage.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, North America
The winners of Canada's domestic cup competition, the Canadian Championship, earned the lone Canadian berth into the tournament, entering in the Preliminary Round.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Central America
Twelve clubs from the Central American Football Union qualified to the Champions League. If one or more clubs was precluded, it was supplanted by a club from another Central American federation. The reallocation would be based on results from previous Champions League tournaments.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Central America
For the Central American representatives that qualified via split seasons, in nations that played a playoff to determine a national champion, the winners gained the nation's top spot. In nations that didn't utilize such methods, total points over both seasons, followed by other tiebreakers, determined which team gained the nation's top spot. The top teams from the leagues of Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama entered the Group Stage, while their second teams entered the Preliminary Round. The two teams from the league of El Salvador and the sole representatives from the leagues of Nicaragua and Belize entered the Preliminary Round.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Caribbean
Three berths in the Champions League's Preliminary Round were allocated to the top three finishers of the CFU Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament for clubs from nations of the Caribbean Football Union. In order for a Caribbean club to qualify for the CFU Club Championship, they needed to finish as the champions (or in some cases, runners-up) in their respective nation's top league in the previous season.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Caribbean
If any Caribbean club was precluded, it was supplanted by the fourth-place finisher from the CFU Club Championship.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Qualification, Teams
1 Berth originally awarded to Belize (Belize Defence Force) but Belize failed CONCACAF stadium requirements, so the spot vacated was awarded to Honduras (Olimpia) based on performance from last season.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Format
Like the previous editions, the tournament is divided into three phases:


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Format
Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other in the Preliminary Round and Group Stage, but may be drawn with each other in the Championship Round, where the only restriction is that in the quarterfinals, a group winner has to be drawn with the runner-up of another group and also host the second leg.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Format
For the two-legged ties of the Preliminary Round and Championship Round, the away goals rule is used, but not after a tie enters extra time, and so a tie is decided by penalty shootout if the aggregate score is level after extra time.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Preliminary round
The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 18, 2011. The first legs of the Preliminary Round were played July 26–28, 2011, while the second legs were played August 2–4, 2011.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Group stage
The Group Stage were played in 6 matchdays during August–October 2011: August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 20–22, September 27–29, and October 18–20. The top two teams of each group advanced to the Championship Round.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship Round, Bracket
The draw for the Championship Round was held on November 8, 2011. In the quarterfinals, the group winners were assured of playing the second leg at home, and were drawn against the group runners-up, with the only restriction being that they could not face the same team that they played in the Group Stage (and thus they could face a team from the same association).


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship Round, Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarter-finals were played March 6–8, 2012, and the second legs were played March 13–15, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship Round, Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played March 28, 2012, and the second legs were played April 4, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Championship Round, Final
The first leg of the final was played April 18, 2012, and the second leg was played April 25, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, Awards
For the first time, CONCACAF awarded a Golden Boot trophy to the top scorer and a Golden Ball trophy to the player of the tournament. Humberto Suazo won the Golden Boot over Oribe Peralta by the tie-breaker of scoring more goals over the two-leg final. Oribe Peralta won the Golden Ball, determined by a combination of fan and media votes.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round was played from March to April 2012. A total of eight teams qualified for the Championship Round: the four group winners and the four group runners-up from the Group Stage.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round
The draw for the Championship Round was held on November 8, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City. In the quarter-finals, the group winners were assured of playing the second leg at home, and were drawn against the group runners-up, with the only restriction being that they could not face the same team that they played in the Group Stage (and thus they could face a team from the same association).


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round
The championship round was played in knockout format. Each tie was played over two legs, and the away goals rule was used, but not after a tie entered extra time; a penalty shoot-out was thus used if the aggregate score was level after extra time.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round, Quarter-finals
The first legs of the quarter-finals were played March 6–8, 2012, and the second legs were played March 13–15, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round, Quarter-finals
First leg: All Times U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00); Second leg: All Times U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round, Semi-finals
The first legs of the semi-finals were played March 28, 2012, and the second legs were played April 4, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Championship Round, Final
The first leg of the final was played April 18, 2012, and the second leg was played April 25, 2012.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage were played from August to October 2011. The matchdays were August 16–18, August 23–25, September 13–15, September 20–22, September 27–29, and October 18–20, 2011.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 18, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
A total of 16 teams competed, which include 8 automatic qualifiers and 8 winners of the Preliminary Round. The teams were divided into four groups of four, where each team played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the Championship Round.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, Tiebreakers
If two teams are tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria shall be applied, in order, to determine the ranking of teams:


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, Groups
The schedule of the first two rounds was released on July 28, 2011, by CONCACAF. The remainder of the schedule was announced on August 9, 2011, following the conclusion of the Preliminary Round.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
The 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round was played from July to August 2011. The first legs were played July 26–28, 2011, and the second legs were played August 2–4, 2011.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Group Stage was held on May 18, 2011, at the CONCACAF headquarters in New York City. Teams from the same association (excluding "wildcard" teams which replace a team from another association) may not be drawn with each other.


2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
A total of 16 teams competed, divided into eight ties. Each tie was played over two legs, and the away goals rule would be used, but not after a tie enters extra time, and so a tie would be decided by penalty shootout if the aggregate score is level after extra time. The winners of each tie advanced to the Group Stage to join the eight automatic qualifiers.


2011–12 CR Belouizdad season
In the 2011–12 season, CR Belouizdad competed in the Ligue 1 for the 46th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. CRB finished fourth in Ligue 1, and were Algerian Cup runners up after losing the final against ES Setif 2–1.


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


2011–12 CR Belouizdad season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2011–12 CS Constantine season
In the 2011–12 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 14th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


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


2011–12 CS Constantine season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2011–12 CWHL season
The 2011–12 CWHL season was the fifth in league history. Regular season play begun on October 22, 2011, as the defending champion Montreal Stars host the Brampton Thunder. The league expanded from five teams to six as Team Alberta (CWHL) joined the league for competitive play. The 2012 Clarkson Cup in Niagara Falls was also contested between the Stars and Thunder, with Montreal winning its second consecutive title.


2011–12 CWHL season, CWHL Draft
The following are the first ten overall picks in the CWHL Draft. For further detail, please see 2011 CWHL Draft


2011–12 CWHL season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.


2011–12 CWHL season, Regular season, Season standings
Team Alberta CWHL plays only half of the number of regular matches. This because of the geographical estrangement. Points are consequently  adjusted with another teams.


2011–12 CWHL season, Awards and honours
The 2012 CWHL Awards Banquet was held on Mar. 21, 2012 in Niagara Falls, ON (during the Clarkson Cup weekend). That night, the league formally recognized the Angela James Bowl winner, the Most Valuable Player, the Goaltender of the Year, the Rookie of the Year, and the Coach of the Year.


2011–12 CWHL season, Postseason
The postseason was held at the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario. All teams played in a round robin to determine the contestants in the Clarkson Cup finals.


2011–12 Cairns Taipans season
The 2011–12 NBL season is the 13th season for the Cairns Taipans in the NBL.


2011–12 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first year head coach Rod Barnes, played their home games at the Icardo Center, with two home games at Rabobank Arena, and played as an independent. The Roadrunners were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider Tournament for the programs first ever post season appearance since joining Division I. They lost in the first round to Utah State.


2011–12 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by ninth year head coach Bob Burton, played their home games at Titan Gym and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Basketball Tournament to UC Irvine. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Loyola Marymount.


2011–12 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Following the season, head coach Bob Burton was fired after posting a record of 155–122 in nine seasons.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season
The 2011–12 season is Catania's 104th in existence and sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football, Serie A. Catania starts the season with a new manager, Vincenzo Montella.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, Coach
Vincenzo Montella was officially appointed as the new manager of Catania on 1 July 2011, taking over the post previously left vacant following the departure of Diego Simeone. A former striker and former caretaker of Roma, Montella was given the task to coach Catania. The Naples-born tactician is currently the youngest head coach of Serie A. His most recent coaching experience was acting as caretaker for Roma towards the end of the 2010–11 season.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, First team
Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 March 2012. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, Transfers, In
Catania began this season's transfer activity by signing Federico Moretti from Ascoli on 20 June 2011. Other signings include Pietro Terracciano from Nocerina, Keko from Atlético Madrid, David Suazo from Internazionale, and Gonzalo Bergessio from Saint-Étienne. On 4 August, Mario Paglialunga transferred from Rosario Central as well as Davide Lanzafame from Palermo on 7 August. Nicola Legrottaglie transferred from Milan on a free transfer. Other transfers include Sergio Almirón from Juventus. During the winter transfer window, Catania loaned Marco Motta from Juventus, Juan Pablo Carrizo from Lazio, Osarimen Ebagua from Torino, and Felipe Seymour from Genoa.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, Transfers, Out
Catania loaned out Mirco Antenucci to Torino on 24 June 2011. Catania sold Simone Pesce to Novara while Gianvito Plasmati moved to Nocerina. Other departures include Cristian Suarino loaned to Nocerina, Ezequiel Carboni to Banfield, Takayuki Morimoto sold to Novara in a co-ownership bid. On 2 August 2011 Christian Terlizzi left on a free transfer to Varese as well as Raphael Martinho loaned to Cesena on 5 August. Matías Silvestre was sold to Palermo and Andrea D'Amico was loaned to Portogruaro. Other transfers include Nicola Lanzolla to Pisa, Błażej Augustyn loaned to Vicenza, and Federico Moretti loaned to Grosseto.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, Transfers, Out
During the winter transfer window, Catania loaned out Fabio Scaccia and Keko to Grosseto. Catania also loaned Pablo Ledesma to Boca Juniors, loaned Mariano Andújar to Estudiantes, loaned Maxi López to Milan, and loaned Pablo Sebastián Álvarez to Real Zaragoza. The winter transfer window also saw Gennaro Delvecchio sold to Lecce and Vincent Kouadio sold to Qormi.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, Competitions, Serie A, Matches
The fixtures for the 2011–12 Serie A season were announced by the Lega Serie A on 27 July.


2011–12 Calcio Catania season, Competitions, Coppa Italia
Catania started the Coppa Italia directly in the third round of section 4.


2011–12 Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey season
The 2011–12 Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey season represented a season of play in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey. The Dinos finished the season by winning the 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship. It was the first CIS championship in program history.


2011–12 Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey season, Postseason
On February 25, 2012, Iya Gavrilova scored the game-winning goal in the deciding game of the 2012 Canada West tournament, as the Calgary Dinos claimed their first ever tournament title.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season
The 2011–12 Calgary Flames season was the 32nd season in Calgary and 40th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flames finished with a 37–29–16 record, finishing second in the Northwest Division and ninth in the Western Conference. The team failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs, the third consecutive year the team did not make the post-season.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season
Three players reach major individual milestones during the season: Olli Jokinen appeared in his 1,000th game, goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff won his 300th game and captain Jarome Iginla became the 42nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals. Iginla was also named the Flames' lone representative at the 59th National Hockey League All-Star Game.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season
Questions surrounded the future direction of the organization at seasons' end, as head coach Brent Sutter's three-year contract was set to expire after three non-playoff seasons and as with previous seasons, Iginla's future with the organization was again questioned, particularly given his contract had one year remaining after the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
The Flames began their off-season by solidifying their management and coaching staff. Jay Feaster, who had served as interim general manager following the departure of Darryl Sutter in December 2010, was named to the position on a permanent basis on May 16, 2011, and Special Assistant Craig Conroy accepted a four-year contract extension. Feaster's first decision as general manager was to trade 2008 first round draft pick Tim Erixon to the New York Rangers in exchange for prospect Roman Horak and two-second-round picks. The deal was made hours before the Flames would have lost the rights to Erixon, as he refused to sign with Calgary despite being offered the maximum salary and bonuses available under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
Head coach Brent Sutter augmented his staff by adding two veteran coaches. Craig Hartsburg, who had 14-years experience in the NHL, was hired as an associate coach. Clint Malarchuk, a ten-year veteran as a player, was brought in to serve as the team's goaltending coach.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Off-season
Following two seasons where the Flames missed the playoffs, the team made a significant change to their team over the summer. Robyn Regehr, alternate captain and long-time leader of the team's defence, was dealt to the Buffalo Sabres. The move was made in part to free up salary cap room to re-sign forward Alex Tanguay to a long-term contract. Veteran centre Daymond Langkow, who missed all but four games in 2010–11 due to injury, was also dealt.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
Calgary entered the 2011–12 season with mixed expectations. In its annual preview, The Hockey News predicted the Flames would again miss the playoffs, anticipating that the team will finish 10th in the Western Conference. The magazine argued that the team had too many players who under-performed in all aspects of the game the previous season and that they could not afford similar performances and still hope to qualify. However, the National Hockey League's writers predicted the Flames would qualify for the playoffs with a sixth-place finish in the conference.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
They argued that the team's top-end talent, including Jarome Iginla, Miikka Kiprusoff and Alex Tanguay, were capable of bringing the team into playoff contention. They also predicted that if the team should fail to live up to this expectation, the franchise could find itself on the verge of a complete rebuild.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
The Flames were expected to open the season in Helsinki as part of the NHL's annual European premiere series. However, given organizational changes following the departure of Darryl Sutter, the team opted against the trip, preferring to avoid the distractions of traveling to Finland to open the season.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
Calgary dropped their first two decisions of the season before earning their first win in a record-setting game for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. The 4–1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on October 13 was Kiprusoff's 263rd as a Calgary Flame, moving him past Mike Vernon to become the franchise's all-time leader in wins. The team struggled to score early in the season, finding itself 28th out of 30 teams in NHL scoring 14 games into the season, leaving the team in 13th place in the conference. Feaster expressed frustration with the results, stating that the organization would not show a great deal of patience if the team did not improve.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
Continued struggles in November gave rise to speculation that the Flames might trade captain Jarome Iginla, who himself had failed to meet expectations during the first part of the season. Feaster finally put an end to the speculation in early December, clearly stating that the team was not looking to move the franchise's all-time leading scorer. The team failed to move in the standings in November, remaining in 13th place at the end of the month. However, the Flames showed improved play toward the end of the month which continued into early December. A 5–1–1 stretch to December 8 allowed the Flames to move ahead of the Colorado Avalanche and out of last place in the Northwest Division.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
After briefly moving above .500, a mid-December road trip in which the Flames failed to earn a win in four games again left them with more losses than victories. However, Calgary entered the Christmas break with three consecutive wins, each over a top team in the Western Conference:  2–1 over the Northwest Division leading Minnesota Wild, 3–2 over the Detroit Red Wings and 3–1 over the Vancouver Canucks. The first two victories came while Rene Bourque was absent from the lineup to serve a two-game suspension for a checking from behind infraction against the Chicago Blackhawks.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
The victory over the Canucks was the first of Leland Irving's NHL career. The rookie goaltender was recalled from the Abbotsford Heat early in December after Calgary's usual backup, Henrik Karlsson was injured. Irving was the American Hockey League (AHL) leader in wins, shutouts and games played at the time of his recall. The game against Vancouver was also the first of a season-long, seven-game road trip, during which the Flames' home arena played host to the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, October – December
In addition to Irving, several other players reached personal milestones around the midpoint of the season. Brendan Morrison scored his 400th assist on December 22 against the Detroit Red Wings and his 600th point on December 29 against the New York Islanders. Olli Jokinen appeared in his 1,000th NHL game on January 1 against the Nashville Predators.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
A shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first game after the Christmas break gave way to five consecutive losses on the road as the Flames finished their road trip at 2–4–1. The trip ended with a 9–0 defeat to the Boston Bruins that Iginla described as "embarrassing" and "one of the worst games in memory". Of note, defenceman Chris Butler had a plus/minus rating of −7 in the game, the worst the NHL has seen since Doug Wilson was also −7 on February 19, 1993, in a game against Calgary. Adding to the Flames woes, seven regulars ended the trip out of the lineup due to injury, including three defencemen and first-line winger Alex Tanguay. Also missing was second-line forward Rene Bourque, who was serving a five-game suspension for elbowing Washington's Nicklas Backstrom.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
Iginla reached a major NHL milestone in the Flames' first game back in Calgary, scoring his 500th career goal in the third period of a 3–1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on January 7, 2012. He became the 42nd player in NHL history to accomplish the feat, and only the 15th to score his first 500 goals with one franchise. He was subsequently named the Flames' only representative at the 59th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Ottawa. It was Iginla's sixth all-star appearance, and he scored one goal and two assists in the contest.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
A Flames victory over the New Jersey Devils on January 10, 6–3 despite being outshot 38–14, was Calgary's seventh consecutive win on home ice and moved them back above .500. The Flames' home winning streak was ended at eight following a loss to the Los Angeles Kings on January 14, the first time the Kings won in Calgary in regulation time in seven years. Struggling on offence throughout the month, the team ended January with a record of 5–6–1 and remained outside of a playoff position.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
Injuries continued to impact the lineup. Tanguay returned to action in late January, but Curtis Glencross and Lee Stempniak were sidelined with a knee injury and high ankle sprain, respectively. Stempniak's injury led the Flames to sign forward Krys Kolanos to a contract at the start of February. He had been playing for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate on a professional tryout deal after missing 22 months following hip surgery. Kolanos had been leading the Abbotsford Heat in scoring at the time of his recall.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
The team had already lost 238-man-games to injury by the time they faced the Vancouver Canucks in a February 11 game and suffered further losses when Blair Jones suffered a broken ankle against the Phoenix Coyotes before Mikael Backlund suffered a shoulder injury in the game against Vancouver. Both players were expected to miss up to six weeks. The loss of both players forced the Flames to move Michael Cammalleri back to centre, a position he hadn't played since 2005.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
Despite the losses, the Flames continued winning, posting a 3–2 shootout victory over the Canucks followed by a 5–1 defeat of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Following an overtime loss to the Dallas Stars the Flames defeated the Los Angeles Kings 1–0, in Los Angeles, on February 18 to move their record to 10–3–4 since the 9–0 defeat to Boston. The team moved into eighth place in the West, the first time all season Calgary occupied a playoff spot.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
The team did not remain in a playoff position for long, as the Flames returned to the Saddledome and lost all four games of a homestand in the lead up to the February 27 trading deadline. A frustrated Jay Feaster criticized his team's veterans in an interview during a shootout loss to the Coyotes and threatened changes, only to backtrack a day later. Feaster ultimately chose to make no trades at the deadline, hoping that the return of Glencross, Moss and Smith from the injured list would be enough for the team to qualify for the post-season.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
A 4–2 victory in Phoenix on March 1 broke the team's losing streak, but the Flames lost a critical game the following night in Anaheim. Ryan Getzlaf scored the deciding goal for the Ducks in the final minute of a 3–2 victory that extended Calgary's regular-season losing streak in Anaheim to 15 games.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
Injuries continued to be a dominant theme for the Flames, as Cammalleri, Blake Comeau and Lance Bouma all went down in games against Anaheim and Dallas, forcing the team to recall Abbotsford's entire top line of Greg Nemisz, Guillaume Desbiens and Krys Kolanos on an emergency basis for their March 6 game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Flames lost another forward against Montreal – a 5–4 victory that ended a five-game home losing streak – as Tim Jackman became the seventh regular forward knocked out of the lineup.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
He played only one shift in the game before suffering an "upper-body injury" for the Flames, who had already lost over 300-man-games to injury at that point. The Flames added top prospect Sven Baertschi from the Western Hockey League's Portland Winterhawks due to a provision that gave teams the option to recall junior players under contract as their third or later emergency recall. Baertschi made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets then scored his first goal in the following game, against the Minnesota Wild.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
Jarome Iginla scored his 30th goal of the season on March 13 against the San Jose Sharks to become the seventh player to reach that total for 11 consecutive seasons. These games were part of a four-game winning streak that brought the Flames into a four team tie for eighth place with 78 points, one back of Phoenix in seventh.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
The winning streak reached five games, before losses to non-contenting teams in the Oilers, Blue Jackets, Wild – the latter two in a shootout – and to the Avalanche, whom the Flames were battling for a playoff spot, left the players disappointed in their performance. Speaking about the team's chances of making the post-season with just over two weeks remaining in the regular season, Alex Tanguay stated that "we're just giving it away." An overtime loss to the Canucks officially eliminated the Flames from playoff contention with two games left in the season.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, January – April
The team won the final two games, 3–2 over Vancouver and 5–2 over Anaheim. Both victories were sparked by Akim Aliu, a rookie forward recalled from Abbotsford to evaluate his play at the NHL level. He served as an agitator, scored two goals and added an assist. The final game also marked the 350th consecutive sell-out for the Flames at the Saddledome.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Post-season
After missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season, all aspects of the Flames organization were questioned by the fans and media. Head coach Brent Sutter's three-year contract expires on June 30, 2012, and while he expressed a desire to return for the 2012–13 season, it was unknown if the team would sign him to a new deal.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Post-season
In a late-season interview with Fan 960 radio, former Flames coach Mike Keenan argued that his dismissal in 2009 was forced by team President Ken King and the lead owner Murray Edwards, prompting arguments that general manager Jay Feaster's job was also being interfered with by King and Edwards. Feaster denied the allegation, stating that he had "full and complete responsibility for the hockey operations of the club including personnel" and added that his reporting relationship in Calgary was no different from when he was the general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the early 2000s.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Post-season
The future of captain Jarome Iginla was also questioned. He has one season remaining on his contract with the team, and with the future direction of the team in doubt, even he questioned whether he would be with the team in 2012–13: "I really don't know what next year holds. I don't know the direction (of the team). Do I wanna rebuild? Do I wanna be on a team if we fully rebuild? I don't know that I do." Calgary Sun columnist Eric Francis argued that the team's ownership, who despite viewing Iginla as an iconic figure for the team and the face of the organization for over a decade, were willing to seriously entertain options that involved trading him for the first time.


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


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another organization before joining Flames. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Awards and honours
Two members of the Flames' 1989 Stanley Cup championship team were announced as members of the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2011 class. Joe Nieuwendyk was a Flames draft pick in 1985 and won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1988 as the league's rookie of the year. He remained with the Flames until a 1995 trade sent him to the Dallas Stars. He finished his career with 564 goals, 1,126 points and two additional Stanley Cup titles, with the Stars and New Jersey Devils. Doug Gilmour came to Calgary in 1988 as part of a trade with the St. Louis Blues and played parts of five seasons in Calgary until he was sent to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1992. He finished his career with 450 goals and 1,414 points.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Awards and honours
The team announced the introduction of the "Forever a Flame" program during the season. Former players honoured under the program will have a banner raised to the Saddledome rafters though their number will not be formally retired. The first honouree was Al MacInnis, whose number 2 was raised in a ceremony on February 27. MacInnis was an eight-time all-star with the Flames and was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner as most valuable player of the playoffs with the 1989 Stanley Cup championship team.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The Flames parted with two veteran leaders over the summer, first shipping alternate captain Robyn Regehr to the Buffalo Sabres along with Ales Kotalik for two young players, Chris Butler and Paul Byron, at the end of June. Two months later, Daymond Langkow, who had missed all but four games the previous season due to a neck injury, was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Lee Stempniak. Both deals had salary cap implications for the Flames, allowing them greater room to maneuver financially, while the Langkow deal was made with an eye towards getting younger, as the former Flame was 35 years old at the time of the deal, seven years older than Stempniak.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
Calgary was involved in a six-player trade in early January that was achieved through somewhat bizarre circumstances. general manager Jay Feaster had been working with his Montreal Canadiens counterpart Pierre Gauthier on a deal that would revolve around the Flames re-acquiring Michael Cammalleri in exchange for Rene Bourque.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
Feaster put the talks on hold when Bourque was given a five-game suspension, but was contacted by Gauthier to resume the talks after Cammalleri generated controversy in Montreal when he was quoted by the media as saying that the Canadiens, standing 12th in the Eastern Conference at the time, had prepared and played "like losers." The Montreal Gazette suggested later that the comments, originally spoken in English, were misrepresented after they were translated to French by Réseau des sports then translated back to English.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
Though both teams denied the comments played a role in the deal, Montreal and Calgary finalized the trade one day later, while the Canadiens were playing a game against the Boston Bruins. Montreal was forced to remove Cammalleri from the game after the second period, creating widespread speculation across the league about where he was being traded to, while the deal could not be finalized until after Calgary's later scheduled game began so that Bourque would get credit for a game served on his suspension.


2011–12 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
The Flames entered the 2011 NHL Entry Draft with the 13th overall pick. With it, they chose Swiss forward Sven Baertschi from the Western Hockey League's Portland Winterhawks. He returned to Portland for the 2011–12 WHL season and was an offensive leader, averaging two points per game before a number of injuries late in the season in Calgary allowed the Flames to recall him on an emergency basis. Baertschi scored three goals in five games in Calgary before he was returned to the Winterhawks for the start of their playoffs.


2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
The 2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fourth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 24–10 overall, 13–5 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Colorado. They earned a 12th seed at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost in the First Four to South Florida.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the twenty-seventh since its establishment. The season began with the first regular season games on 17 September 2011 and is scheduled to end with the play-off final in May 2012. Tre Fiori are the defending league champions, having won their seventh Sammarinese championship and third-in-a-row last season. The title was won by S.P. Tre Penne.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Participating teams
Because there is no promotion or relegation in the league, the same 15 teams who competed in the league last season competed in the league this season.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Venues
The teams do not have grounds of their own due to restricted space in San Marino. Each match was randomly assigned to one of the following grounds:


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season
The 15 clubs are split into two groups; one with eight clubs and another with seven clubs.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Regular season, Results
All teams will play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group. This means that the clubs in the eight-club group will play 21 matches each while the clubs in the seven-club group will play 20 matches each during the regular season.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-off
The playoff was held in a double-eliminination format. Both group winners earned byes in the first and second round.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-off, Second Round
La Fiorita were eliminated. They have qualified for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2011–12 Coppa Titano.


2011–12 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Play-off, Final
The winner of the final will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, while the runner-up will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team
The 2011–12 women's national hockey team represented Canada in various tournaments during the 2011-12 hockey season. The head coach of the National team was York Lions women's ice hockey coach Dan Church.


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team, National team, IIHF Worlds
In preparation for the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, the National Team held a training camp at Carleton University in Ottawa from March 27 to 30.


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team, National team, IIHF Worlds, Tournament
In the opening match of the tournament, the US team scored five goals in the first five minutes and 32 seconds. In 102 prior contests, the Canadian team had never allowed more than seven goals. That was in a 7-3 loss on January 6, 2002 in Detroit. Jocelyne Lamoureux scored three goals while assisting on three others. Her sister, Monique Lamoureux-Kolls and Hilary Knight each scored twice. Haley Irwin left the game during the first period as she fell into the boards behind the American net


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team, National team, IIHF Worlds, Tournament
In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Wickenheiser accumulated six points (two goals, four assists) in a 14-1 victory.


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team, Under 18 team, Exhibition
From August 18 to 21, the Under 18 team will compete versus the United States in a three game series at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario.


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team, Under 18 team, IIHF Worlds
Canada was in Pool B at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Alexis Crossley scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in the gold medal game at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, a 3-0 triumph over the United States. Emerance Maschmeyer earned the shutout for Team Canada.


2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team, Under 22 team, Training camp
The Under 22 team held their training camp in August 2011 at the Canadian International Hockey Academy in Rockland, Ontario. The invitees were separated into two teams: Team Blue and Team Yellow. The August 13 match resulted in 14 skaters participating in the shootout. Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey skater Sasha Nanji scored the game-winning goal in the shootout. In the third contest, Isabel Menard passed to Laura Fortino as she scored the game-winning goal for Team Blue at 30 seconds of the first overtime. With the win, Team Blue won the series by a 2-1 margin.


2011–12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey season
The 2011–12 Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey season represented a season of play in Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey. The Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey program claimed their first CIS national title.


2011–12 Canadian network television schedule
The 2011–12 Canadian network television schedule indicates the fall prime time schedules for Canada's major English and French broadcast networks. For schedule changes after the fall launch, please consult each network's individual article.


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


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the 85th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Cardiff City Football Club. After suffering defeat in the Championship play-off semi-finals to Reading the previous year, Cardiff competed in the second tier of English football for the eighth consecutive year. The season covers the period between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season
Malky Mackay was appointed manager at the start of the season and signed 9 players in the summer transfer window ahead of his first season in charge of the club. Cardiff occupied a place in the play-offs for the majority of the season and eventually finished the regular season in sixth position. During the season, Cardiff reached the Football League Cup final, however their first final in the competition ended in defeat against Liverpool.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
At the end of the 2010–11 season, following a second consecutive defeat in the play-offs, manager Dave Jones was sacked from his position after an end of season review into the club's performance. At the time of his departure, Jones was the longest serving manager in the Championship having held his post since May 2005. The club held talks with former England and Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer to replace Jones but he rejected the job despite stating that he was impressed with the "vision, ambition and determination of the owner Dato Chan Tien Ghee and the board".


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
The Bluebirds instead approached Championship rivals Watford for permission to speak to their manager Malky Mackay, which was initially rejected. However, after the two clubs agreed a compensation fee, Mackay was officially appointed as Dave Jones' replacement on 17 June on a three-year contract. Mackay set about reshaping his coaching staff, allowing assistant manager Terry Burton, first-team coach Paul Wilkinson and fitness coach Alex Armstrong to leave the club, before appointing David Kerslake, Joe McBride and Richard Collinge as their replacements. Goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson later also left the club to take up the same position at Premier League side West Ham United. Cardiff also appointed Mackay's former Watford colleague Iain Moody as their new head of recruitment.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Players released at the end of the season were Martin John and Gavin Rae, while Jay Bothroyd and Chris Burke also left the club after failing to agree new deals. Adam Matthews departed on a free transfer to Scottish side Celtic, having agreed a pre-contract agreement in February 2011, and striker Michael Chopra was sold to Ipswich Town. During the summer transfer window, Mackay agreed deals to sign free agents Craig Conway, Don Cowie, Robert Earnshaw, Rudy Gestede, Aron Gunnarsson and Andrew Taylor. The club also completed transfers for Joe Mason, for £250,000, Kenny Miller, for a reported £870,000, as well as signing Slovakian midfielder Filip Kiss on a season-long loan deal from Slovan Bratislava.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, August–September
The opening game of the 2011–12 Football League Championship season saw Cardiff travel to West Ham United, who had been relegated from the Premier League the previous year, with debutant striker Kenny Miller scoring the only goal of the game in the 91st minute to secure a victory for Cardiff. In the following match, the club progressed through to the second round of the Football League Cup after defeating League Two side Oxford United 3–1 in extra-time.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, August–September
The team continued their winning start to the campaign in their first home tie, defeating Bristol City in the first Severnside derby match of the season. Three days later, on 17 August, Cardiff suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 3–1 to Brighton & Hove Albion. Cardiff ended August with two successive away draws in matches against Burnley and Portsmouth and advanced to the third round of the League Cup after a 5–3 victory over Huddersfield Town. On the final day of the summer transfer window, Coventry City defender Ben Turner completed a transfer to the club. As part of the deal, Cardiff striker Jon Parkin had been expected to move to Coventry but, after he failed to agree terms, the move subsequently collapsed, Turner joining Cardiff in a cash-only deal for a fee of £750,000.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, August–September
At the start of September, prior to an international fixture break, a club record 10 players were called up for international duty by their respective countries. Due to a close affiliation with the country, Malaysian international Safee Sali attended a two-week trial at the club. Cardiff played their first match of the month on 10 September, defeating Doncaster Rovers 2–0 after goals from Anthony Gerrard and Robert Earnshaw. In the following match, a 1–1 draw with Blackpool, Cardiff recorded their third consecutive away draw after Don Cowie had initially given them the lead.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, August–September
Three home matches at the Cardiff City Stadium, a 0–0 draw and a League Cup penalty shoot-out victory over Leicester City and a 2–1 victory over Southampton, ensured Cardiff finished the month of September unbeaten. Striker Jon Parkin left the club on an initial one-month loan move to fellow Championship side Doncaster Rovers and goalkeeper Elliot Parish joined Cardiff from Aston Villa on a loan deal set to last until January 2012.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, October–November
Cardiff suffered their first defeat since mid-August on 1 October, losing 2–1 to Hull City. Youth team graduate Joe Ralls scored the Bluebirds only goal of the game with a volley that was described as "spectacular" in his league debut. Following a two-week international break, Cardiff recorded a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town, Peter Whittingham equalising from a penalty after Ipswich had taken the lead through former Cardiff player Michael Chopra who had been sold to the club three months earlier.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, October–November
Their following two matches saw a total of 15 goals as Cardiff suffered a 4–3 defeat away to Peterborough United on 18 October before recovering with a 5–3 victory over Barnsley four days later. On the same day as their victory over Barnsley, Chief Executive Gethin Jenkins stepped down from his position on the board. Cardiff defeated Burnley 1–0 in the fourth round of the League Cup following a goal from Joe Mason, reaching the quarter-finals of the League Cup for only the second time in the club's history. In their final match in October, Cardiff drew 1–1 with Leeds United, Mason netting for the third consecutive match.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, October–November
Cardiff began the month of November with two wins in the space of three days, defeating Derby County and Crystal Palace 3–0 and 2–0 respectively, elevating the team into the play-off places for the first time since the end of September. Following an extended break due to international fixtures, Cardiff recorded a 2–1 win over Reading after goals from Peter Whittingham and captain Mark Hudson. A second Malaysian international, national team captain Safiq Rahim, attended a three-week trial with the club.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, October–November
Rahim had originally been invited on a trial with his teammate Sali in August but was only able to attend in November. Cardiff drew 1–1 with Coventry City on 22 November, having gone ahead from a Peter Whittigham goal, before beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in their final league game of the month, ending November unbeaten having won four and drawn one league match, a run of form that saw manager Mackay awarded the November Championship manager of the month award.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, October–November
Defender Dekel Keinan left the club on loan to join Crystal Palace on an initial six-week loan deal and Jon Parkin completed his second loan deal of the season by joining Huddersfield Town until January. On 29 November, Cardiff defeated Blackburn Rovers 2–0 in the quarter-final of the League Cup, reaching the semi-final of the competition for the first time since the 1965–66 season.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, December–January
A goal from Kenny Miller secured a 1–0 victory over Birmingham City on 4 December as Cardiff continued their good form, reaching third place in the Championship table, and a 0–0 draw with Millwall saw the side record their ninth consecutive league match without a defeat. One week later, their unbeaten run came to an end as they suffered a 3–2 defeat at home to Middlesbrough, the team's first defeat since 18 October.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, December–January
A late own-goal by Watford defender Adrian Mariappa rescued a 1–1 draw for Cardiff to avoid a second defeat in a row on 26 December in manager Malky Mackay's first match against his former side. Cardiff eventually recorded their first league win since the start of December with a 1–0 victory over Nottingham Forest following a goal from Miller, ending 2011 in fourth position.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, December–January
The club's first match of 2012 ended in a 3–1 victory over Reading following goals from Miller, Mason and Aron Gunnarsson. With the winter transfer window opening at the start of January, Cardiff completed their first signing with Elliot Parish joining the club on a permanent basis having been on loan since September. In the third round of the FA Cup, Cardiff were knocked out of the competition by Premier League side West Bromwich Albion after suffering a 4–2 defeat. On the same day, Cardiff saw a £400,000 bid rejected by Brighton & Hove Albion for winger Craig Noone.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, December–January
Three days later, Cardiff played the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against fellow Championship side Crystal Palace, losing 1–0 at Selhurst Park. Cardiff returned to league action for the first time in two weeks with a 0–0 draw with Doncaster Rovers on 14 January. Cypriot investment banker Mehmet Dalman joined the board, replacing U-Jiun Tan as a director. Cardiff failed in a second attempt to sign a winger after Blackpool rejected a £800,000 bid for Matt Phillips.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, December–January
In the club's last two league matches in January, they recorded a 3–2 victory over Portsmouth and a 1–1 draw with Southampton. On 24 January, in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, Cardiff defeated Crystal Palace 1–0, following an own-goal from Palace defender Anthony Gardner, leaving the tie at 1–1 after extra-time, resulting in a penalty shoot-out. Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton saved two penalties and Palace's Jonathan Parr missed his penalty to give Cardiff a 3–1 shoot-out victory, Miller the only Cardiff player to fail to score his penalty, reaching the first League Cup final for in the club's history.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, December–January
In the closing days of the winter transfer window, Cardiff completed their second transfer, signing winger Kadeem Harris from League Two side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee and allowed Hungarian defender Gábor Gyepes to leave the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. Jon Parkin left the club for a third time during the season on loan, joining Scunthorpe United, and Solomon Taiwo completed a loan move to Leyton Orient.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, February–March
Having not lost a game since 17 December, Cardiff opened February with two defeats, losing 3–1 at home against Blackpool, after conceding three goals in the final 11 minutes of the match, and 2–1 to Leicester City, the first time during the season that Cardiff had suffered consecutive defeats. A 3–1 victory over Peterborough United in their following match saw Cardiff briefly return to third place, before a third league defeat of the month against Ipswich Town dropped them back into fourth.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, February–March
Despite suffering 3 defeats in their previous 4 matches, Malky Mackay was handed a three and a half-year contract extension, keeping him at the club till June 2016. On 26 February 2012, Cardiff played Premier League side Liverpool in the 2012 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, the first League Cup final in the club's history. The Bluebirds took a surprise lead in the opening 20 minutes through Joe Mason but a second-half goal from Liverpool defender Martin Škrtel took the tie into extra-time after 90 minutes.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, February–March
Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool a 2–1 lead in the 18th minute of extra-time but pressure from Cardiff saw Ben Turner score a late equaliser with two minutes left of the match to take the game to a penalty shoot-out. After 4 penalties for either side, the shoot-out stood at 2–2 before Glen Johnson gave Liverpool the advantage by converting his penalty. Cardiff defender Anthony Gerrard took the final penalty for Cardiff, needing to score to avoid defeat, but hit his penalty over the bar to hand victory to Liverpool. Despite suffering defeat, Mackay stated that the Cardiff players' performance had "done the club proud".


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, February–March
At the start of March, Cardiff returned to league competition, losing 2–0 to West Ham United, suffering consecutive league defeats for the second time in the space of one month and dropping out of the Championship play-off places for the first time since November 2011. A late goal from Sam Vokes saw Cardiff draw 2–2 with Brighton & Hove Albion in their next match, having led 2–1 going into the final stages of the game.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, February–March
Cardiff claimed a second Severnside derby victory of the season in the following match, beating Bristol City 2–1 with both goals coming from own goals scored by Bristol players. After a defeat to Hull City, Cardiff embarked on run of four consecutive draws, three of which came at home, that left them outside the play-off places in eighth position.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Review, April–May
Entering April with a four match unbeaten streak, Cardiff continued their form, avoiding defeat in the remaining six matches of the season. This included victories over Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Derby County and Crystal Palace to finish the season in sixth position, securing the final spot in the Championship play-offs. Cardiff were drawn against West Ham, who had finished the season in third position, in the play-off semi-finals. Two goals from Jack Collison gave West Ham a 2–0 advantage in the first-leg and Cardiff were unable to mount a comeback in the second-leg, suffering a 3–0 defeat to lose the semi-final 5–0 on aggregate.


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


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, Captains
Last updated: 18 February 2012Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Squad, Statistics, Suspensions served
Key:(H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, Transfers, In
1Despite being a free transfer, Cardiff paid £350,000 compensation fee for Gunnarsson because he is under 24. 2Although officially undisclosed, BBC Sport reported the fee to be around £250,000. 3Although officially undisclosed, South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £750,000. 4Although officially undisclosed, South Wales Echo reported the fee to be around £150,000.


2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season, 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 Caribbean Twenty20
The 2011–12 Caribbean Twenty20 was the third season of the Caribbean Twenty20, a domestic T20 tournament administered by the West Indies Cricket Board. The opening match was held on 9 January 2012, and the final was played at Kensington Oval, Barbados on 22 January 2012. The national teams of Canada and Netherlands in addition to Sussex participated as the overseas teams. There were ten teams as it was in the 2010–11 tournament.


2011–12 Caribbean Twenty20
Trinidad and Tobago won the tournament and, as the best performing domestic team, qualified for the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 (qualifying stage).


2011–12 Caribbean Twenty20, Venues
Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago was initially a venue for some of the preliminary matches, but eventually was cancelled due to nonavailability of the ground on 4 January. All matches were played at the following two grounds:


2011–12 Caribbean Twenty20, Format
The format was the same as it was in 2010–11. The tournament consisted of 24 matches, divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. The group stage had the teams divided into two equal groups, with each playing a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of each group advanced to the knockout stage. The knockout stage consisted of two semi-finals, a third-place playoff and the grand final. The semi-finals had the top team of one group facing the second from the other. The winners of the semi-finals played the grand final to determine the winner of the competition, while the losers of the semi-finals played the third-place playoff.


2011–12 Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey season
The Carleton Lady Ravens women's ice hockey program represents Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.


2011–12 Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey season, Regular season
The win helped the Ravens clinch a playoff berth as they posted a 6-6-3 record. The lead changed multiple times during the match. Mallory Lawton and Danielle Scarlett contributed to an early 2-0 Stingers lead. Kristen MacDonald and Melanie McKnight tied the game until Catherine Rancourt gave Concordia the lead.


2011–12 Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey season, Regular season
Claudia Bergeron tied the game, but Concordia would break the tie in the third period. Meghan George would notch her first tally of the season. Team captain Sara Seiler netted a goal on own rebound forcing overtime. Tamber Tisdale made 42 saves in the game, as the Ravens claimed victory in the shootout.


2011–12 Carlisle United F.C. season
This page will show the progress of Carlisle United F.C. 's campaign in the 2011–12 football season. This season they compete in the third tier of English football, League One.


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season
The 2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season was the 40th season for the franchise, 33rd in the National Hockey League (NHL) dating back to June 22, 1979, and 15th season since the franchise relocated to North Carolina to start the 1997–98 NHL season.


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the third straight year. The last time the team made the trip to the playoffs was in the 2008–09 season.


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Regular season
On November 28, 2011, the Hurricanes replaced head coach Paul Maurice with Kirk Muller.


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Playoffs
The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only. ‡Traded mid-seasonBold/italics denotes franchise record


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Transactions
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.


2011–12 Carolina Hurricanes season, Draft picks
The 2011 NHL Entry Draft was held in St. Paul, Minnesota.


2011–12 Casa Sports season
The 2011–12 Casa Sports season, were in the top division of Senegalese football. They would win their only championship title. They would be placed second in Group B with 25 points, 7 wins and 15 goals, they would win the finals stage with 11 points, 3 wins and five goals scored. They would participate in the 2013 CAF Champions League the following season.


2011–12 Casa Sports season
The highest points scored were two matches with two goals, both against Niarry-Tally.


2011–12 Casa Sports season, Ligue 1
Casa Sport participated in Group B during the 2011-12 season.


2011–12 Casa Sports season, Ligue 1, Second and final phase
Match dates not availableCasa Sports participated in Group B during the 2011-12 season.


2011–12 Casa Sports season, CAF Confederation Cup
Casa Sport club played at the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, they only faced GAMTEL Banjul which made up of the Senegambian cup derby of 2012. Casa Sport won a goal, then lost to Gamtel, as they had a goal apiece, Casa Sport lost the penalty kicks 3-0 to GAMTEL


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


2011–12 Cayman Islands Premier League
The 2011–12 Cayman Islands Premier League season was the 33rd season of top-tier football in the Cayman Islands. It began on 18 September 2011 and ended on 28 April 2012. Elite SC were the reigning champions, having won their 2nd league title last season.


2011–12 Cayman Islands Premier League, Teams
East End United were relegated to the Cayman Islands First Division after finishing eighth place in last season's competition. Taking their place in the competition were the champions of the First Division, Cayman Athletic SC.


2011–12 Cayman Islands Premier League, Teams
Another spot in the league was available through a promotion/relegation playoff between the 7th-place finisher in the Premier League, Tigers FC, and the runners-up of the First Division, Academy SC. Tigers won this playoff and remained in the competition.


2011–12 Cayman Islands Premier League, Standings, Promotion/Relegation playoff
The 7th place team in this competition will face the runners up of the First Division for a place in next season's competition.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the 123rd season of competitive football by Celtic. They finished top of the Scottish premiership on 93 points.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Background
In the 2010–11 season Celtic finished second in the league having gained 92 points, one less than Rangers. They also lost to their Old Firm rivals in the 2011 League Cup Final, as Rangers won 2–1 after extra time. Celtic's only trophy came after they beat Motherwell 3–0 in the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Celtic were knocked out of both European competitions at the first stage. Europa League final runners-up Braga knocked Celtic out of the Champions League third round after a 4–2 aggregate victory. Utrecht knocked Celtic out of the Europa League play-off round by the same score.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, June
Several former youth academy players left during the month of June. The most notable being Paul McGowan who went to fellow Scottish Premier League side St Mirren after his contract expired. Ryan Conroy was released by the club and joined Scottish First Division side Dundee. Sean Fitzharris also went to the First Division as he joined Morton


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
On 1 July, Celtic confirmed the signings of Adam Matthews from Cardiff City, Kelvin Wilson from Nottingham Forest and Dylan McGeouch from Rangers. All three had already signed on pre-contract agreements and joined Celtic after their contracts expired. Three players also left the club after the expiry of their contracts. Former Germany and Sweden internationals Andreas Hinkel and Freddie Ljungberg left along with Ben Hutchinson.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
Celtic's pre-season started off with a three-match tour of Australia. The first match was on 2 July and Celtic lost 1–0 against Central Coast Mariners.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
On 7 July Niall McGinn joined English League One side Brentford on a season-long loan. The next day Graham Carey signed for St Mirren after Celtic agreed to cancel his contract.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
On 9 July Celtic played the second match of their Australian tour and beat Perth Glory 2–0. On the same day Celtic officially signed Victor Wanyama from Belgian Pro League club K. Beerschot AC on a four-year deal. He had signed for Celtic nine days earlier but had to wait to get a work permit.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
On 13 July Celtic won the final match of their Australian tour as they beat Melbourne Victory 1–0.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
Celtic's last friendly before the start of the league campaign was a 1–0 away win over Championship side Cardiff.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
Due to the fact that the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League started several weeks earlier than usual, Celtic's first competitive match came on 24 July. Goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Anthony Stokes secured victory over Hibernian, although Gary Hooper also missed a penalty in the match played at Easter Road. Two days later Efraín Juárez moved to La Liga side Real Zaragoza on loan.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
Celtic's next game was another friendly against Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers which they lost 2–0.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, July
Celtic then finished second in the 2011 Dublin Super Cup after losing 2–0 to Inter Milan on 30 July and beating a League of Ireland XI 5–0, the next day. The other team competing was Manchester City who won the competition.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
On 3 August, Celtic lost 2–0 against English Premier League side Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. The next day Darren O'Dea signed for English Championship side Leeds United on a season long loan. Celtic were then drawn against Swiss Cup winners FC Sion in the play-off round of the Europa League. On 7 August Celtic resumed their SPL campaign with a 1–0 win over Aberdeen, Anthony Stokes scored the winner. However, the match was overshadowed by Emilio Izaguirre suffering a broken ankle which was expected to keep him out till the new year. Josh Thompson then went to Championship side Peterborough on loan.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
On 17 August, Fraser Forster joined on a loan deal from Newcastle United, having spent the previous season as first choice goalkeeper at Celtic.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
On 21 August, Celtic suffered their first home defeat to St Johnstone since 1998 when Dave Mackay scored to give the away side a 1–0 victory.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
Richie Towell went to Hibs for a second loan spell. Daryl Murphy went on loan to Ipswich Town.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
Greig Spence went on loan to First Division club Hamilton.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
Mohamed Bangura also joined the club in a £2.2 million deal from AIK Stockholm.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, August
Badr El Kaddouri joined on a six-month loan from Dynamo Kyiv. Jos Hooiveld went to Southampton on a six-month loan. Shaun Maloney moved to English Premier League side Wigan Athletic for £1 million.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, September
Sion won 3–1 on aggregate, however were found guilty of fielding ineligible players by UEFA and were excluded from the competition. As a result of this Celtic were awarded both matches as 3–0 wins and took Sion's place in the group stage along with Atlético Madrid, Udinese and Stade Rennais.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, September
On 5 September, Morten Rasmussen joined Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor, on a short-term loan, until December.


2011–12 Celtic F.C. season, Review, September
Celtic drew Ross County in the third round of the League Cup and beat the home side 2–0 at Victoria Park. Celtic were then drawn to play Hibs in the quarter final.