2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, March
Also making his debut for the Gulls was Angus MacDonald who came in for the suspended Brian Saah. The young defender gave an assured performance in his first ever League appearance to help Torquay gain a 1–0 victory over their promotion-chasing rivals. It was a particularly satisfying result for the Torquay fans after August's humiliating 3–1 defeat at Plainmoor and the previous season's FA Cup exit.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, March
This was followed by back-to-back home games against Aldershot, where another 1–0 win sealed the points for the Gulls, and Bristol Rovers. Although the Rovers match possibly lost some of the edge it may have had if Paul Buckle were still in charge of the Pirates, the tie still resulted in a thrilling spectacle with Plainmoor old boy Chris Zebroski putting Rovers 2–0 ahead in the 69th minute. However, Torquay refused to be beaten and two goals in the last twenty minutes from captain Lee Mansell ensured the Gulls salvaged a point from the encounter.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, March
Torquay were back on the road again for their next three fixtures, the first of which was a midweek trip up to Rotherham's Don Valley Stadium. Again, Lee Mansell was the man on the score sheet in another 1–0 victory for the Gulls. If the Rotherham match was a demonstration of Torquay's dogged defending, their next match provided a display of the team's attacking prowess with a comfortable 4–1 victory over Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium. It was to be manager Paul Peschisolido's last game in charge of the Brewers as he was sacked shortly afterwards.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, March
Coincidentally, Torquay's previous opponents Rotherham also parted company with their manager Andy Scott just two days later. Although it's unlikely that Swindon boss Paolo Di Canio would have been fearing for his own position when the Gulls arrived at the County Ground, he would certainly have been aware of the Torquay threat with the side now second in the table just behind Di Canio's men. However, it was to prove a disappointing evening for the Gulls who were defeated 2–0 by the League leaders.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, March
Fears that Torquay's bubble may finally have burst began to emerge after Port Vale went in 1–0 up at half time in their match at Plainmoor. Yet again however, Martin Ling's men proved they had the spirit for the fight and came back to win the match 2–1 in the second half, the winner being Ryan Jarvis's first goal for the club. An exhausting month finally came to an end with yet another 1–0 win against Barnet at Underhill.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, March
In a season full of surprises, six wins and just one defeat in eight games was an extraordinary achievement. With the Gulls firmly placed in the automatic promotion spots with just six games remaining, it was now time for Torquay to make the final push for a place in next season's League One.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
For the second time during the season, Torquay achieved a clean sweep in the monthly awards with Martin Ling recognised as the League Two Manager of the Month again, this time being joined by captain Lee Mansell as the League's Player of the Month. Torquay's achievements received further recognition when Bobby Olejnik, Kevin Nicholson, Eunan O'Kane and Lee Mansell were all selected in the PFA League Two Team of the Year. Having four players included in the season's 11-man squad was an astonishing accomplishment matched only by Manchester City in the Premier League and Charlton Athletic in League One. Nevertheless, despite all the awards, Torquay still had to focus on their fight for promotion to ensure that the season's efforts would not be wasted.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
The march towards League One continued unabated with the Gulls' Good Friday encounter with Accrington resulting in the side's tenth 1–0 win of the season. However, despite an early Rene Howe goal in the Easter Monday fixture with Oxford United, Torquay were perhaps fortunate to leave the Kassam Stadium with a point after Ian Morris was sent off in the 79th minute. Only a late Taiwo Atieno strike salvaged a 2–2 draw for the Gulls after Oxford had already fought back to a 2–1 lead before the sending off.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
However, the point did at least secure Torquay a place in the play-offs, although their sights were now firmly set on a much bigger prize. The month's next fixture saw the visit of promotion-chasing rivals Southend to Plainmoor. The two sides cancelled each other out in a 0–0 draw which did at least establish a new club record of 20 clean sheets in one season.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
The draw just managed to keep the Gulls in the automatic promotion spots although with both Shrewsbury and Crawley both winning their games in hand shortly afterwards, Torquay had dropped down to fourth spot before their trip to AFC Wimbledon. A disappointing 2–0 defeat at Kingsmeadow did nothing to help the team's promotion prospects and appeared to suggest that Torquay's small squad may finally be running out of steam at the crucial moment.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
However, the following week the Gulls seemed to have all three points in the bag back at home when they were 1–0 up against play-off hopefuls Crewe Alexandra before a 94th equaliser from Nick Powell robbed Torquay of two vital points. Other results on the penultimate day of the season ensured Swindon were crowned champions of League Two while Shrewsbury became the second team to win automatic promotion. However, a shock home defeat for Crawley at the hands of relegation threatened Hereford meant that only goal difference separated Torquay and Crawley for the vital third automatic promotion spot.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
Meanwhile, just a point behind them both were Southend who could grab the coveted third spot if they won and Torquay and Crawley both failed to do so. What would make the final day even more intriguing was the fact that Torquay had to travel to Crawley's victors Hereford who themselves would have to win their final match of the season to guarantee their League Two survival.


2011–12 Torquay United F.C. season, Season diary, April
As had so often been the case throughout the years, Torquay's destiny would have to be decided on the final day of the season.


2011–12 Toto Cup Al
The 2011–12 Toto Cup Al was the thirtieth season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the first under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Premier League teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up, were advanced to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals were held as one-legged matches, with the Final played at HaMoshava Stadium in Petah Tikva.


2011–12 Toto Cup Al
It began on 30 July 2011 and ended on 24 January 2012. Ironi Kiryat Shmona were the defending champions, who made it their first Toto Cup Al title overall.


2011–12 Toto Cup Al
On 24 January 2012, Ironi Kiryat Shmona defended the cup after beating Hapoel Tel Aviv in the finals.


2011–12 Toto Cup Al, Group stage
The matches were played from 30 July to 16 August 2011.


2011–12 Toto Cup Leumit
The 2011–12 Toto Cup Leumit was the thirtieth season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction and the eighth under the current format. It was held in two stages. First, sixteen Liga Leumit teams were divided into four groups. The winners and runners-up were advanced to the Quarterfinals. Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals were held as one-legged matches, with the Final played at the Haberfeld Stadium in Rishon LeZion.


2011–12 Toto Cup Leumit
It began on the 6th of August, 2011 and ended on the 13th of December, 2011. Ironi Ramat HaSharon, making it their first Toto Cup title overall, due to the promotion in the previous season the club could not defend their title.


2011–12 Toto Cup Leumit
It won on the 13th of December, 2011 by Hapoel Ramat Gan.


2011–12 Toto Cup Leumit, Group stage
The matches were played from 6 August to 25 October 2011.


2011–12 Toto Cup Leumit, Elimination rounds, Semifinals
The draw for the Semifinals took place on 14 November 2011, with matches played on 29 November 2011.


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 20th season in the Premier League and 34th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The campaign featured Tottenham's 10th appearance in the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), entering the Play-off Qualifying round due to finishing fifth in the 2010–11 Premier League season. They reached the group stage by defeating Hearts over two legs, but finished third in their group and therefore didn't make the knockout stages of the tournament. The club entered the League Cup in the third round and were defeated by Stoke City on penalties, as well as the FA Cup where they reached the semi-finals but were defeated 5–1 by Chelsea.


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
Tottenham finished the season in fourth place after occupying third place for the majority of the season. Their last game of the Premier League season was a 2–0 victory against Fulham.


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


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


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Match results, Premier League, Matches
1 Goal originally awarded to Gareth Bale but subsequently ruled a Chris Baird own goal by the Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee.


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Match results, FA Cup
1 Fabrice Muamba collapsed after 41 minutes, with the score at 1–1, after which referee Howard Webb abandoned the game. It was later revealed to be a cardiac arrest.


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Goal scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2011–12 Tour de Ski
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2011–12 Tour de Ski
The 2011–12 Tour de Ski was the 6th edition of the Tour de Ski and took place from 29 December 2011 to 8 January 2012. The race started in Oberhof, Germany, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The defending champions were Dario Cologna of Switzerland for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk (2-time defending champion) for the ladies. Both Cologna and Kowalczyk were able to defend their titles as Tour de Ski champions and became the first athletes ever to win the Tour three times.


2011–12 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 8
7 January 2012, Val di Fiemme, Italy - distance (mass start)


2011–12 Tour de Ski, Stages, Stage 9
8 January 2012, Val di Fiemme - distance (handicap start)


2011–12 Trabzonspor season
In the 2011–12 season, Trabzonspor finished in third place in the Süper Lig. The top scorer of the team was Burak Yılmaz, who scored 35 goals.


2011–12 Trabzonspor season
This article shows statistics of the club's players and matches during the season.


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the Tractor Sazi Football Club's 4th season in the Iran Pro League, their 3rd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football, and their 41st year in existence as a football club. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, where they were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Shahrdari Yasuj.


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season, Players, Iran Pro League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season, Players, Iran Pro League squad
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers winter 2011–12.


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


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


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


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


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


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match goals.


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season, Statistics, Top assistors
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assistors are equal.


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season, Statistics, Top assistors
Friendlies and Pre season goals are not recognized as competitive match assist.


2011–12 Tractor Sazi F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2011–12 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was the 111th season of competitive association football and the 85th season in the Football League played by Tranmere Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Birkenhead, Wirral.


2011–12 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, Players
Transfers, contract extensions and loans are listed from the last day of the previous season till the final day of this season


2011–12 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season, Players, Season statistics
† Statuses are mentioned for youth academy players without senior contract and players who were signed on non-contract basis or on loan. Dates joined and left are mentioned only for players who changed club between the first and the last matchday of the season.


2011–12 Tribute Cornwall League 1
The Tribute Cornwall League 1 2011–12 was a full season of rugby union within Cornwall League 1.


2011–12 Tribute Cornwall League 1, Team Changes
Saltash as Champions, are promoted to the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League for season 2012–13. Helston will play against the runners–up from Tribute Devon 1 for a place in the Tribute Cornwall/Devon League.


2011–12 Tribute Cornwall League 2
The 2011–12 Tribute Cornwall League 2, was a full season of rugby union within Cornwall League 2. Due to restructuring, this was the first time the level ten league, which is within the English rugby union league system, ran since the 2008–09 season.


2011–12 Tribute Cornwall League 2, Team Changes
Camelford RFC were accepted into the league system for the first time, the other six teams were previously in Tribute Cornwall League One.


2011–12 Tribute Cornwall League 2, Table
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2011–12 Tribute Cornwall/Devon League
The Tribute Cornwall/Devon League 2011–12 was the 25th full season of rugby union within the Cornwall/Devon League and consisted of eight teams from Devon and six teams from Cornwall. Tavistock as champions and Honiton as runners–up were promoted to the Tribute Western Counties West for season 2012–13, whilst Veor was relegated to Tribute Cornwall One, and Totnes and Torrington were relegated to Tribute Devon One for season 2012–13.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy
The 2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy was the 82nd season of the FA Trophy, which is the oldest football competition for teams in Trinidad and Tobago. San Juan Jabloteh entered as the tournament's defending champion, who defeated North East Stars 1–0 in the 2010–11 final at Marvin Lee Stadium. The number of entrants in the tournament was expanded by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association to allow four teams from the Secondary Schools Football League to compete in the competition against semi-professional and professional football clubs. The tournament began on 29 January 2012 with 36 teams competing in single elimination matches and concluded on 25 March 2012.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Qualification
The tournament featured teams from the top three levels of the football pyramid. These three levels and 9 leagues, namely the TT Pro League, National Super League, Central FA's Premier Division, Eastern FA's Premier Division, Eastern Counties' Football Union, Northern FA's Premier Division, Southern FA's Premier Division, Tobago FA's Premier Division, and the Secondary School Football League each have their own separate qualification process to trim their ranks down to their final team delegations.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Qualification
All eight teams from the TT Pro League entered the competition. The top six following the 2011 National Super League season also met qualification. In addition, the six regional football associations were awarded three qualification positions. For the first time in the competition, four teams qualified from the Secondary Schools Football League.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Qualification
The following clubs qualified for the 82nd edition of the FA Trophy:


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Schedule
The schedule for the 2011–12 FA Trophy, as announced by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association:


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results
All matches were played over two 45 minute halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, then two additional 15-minute halves were used, and if necessary, penalty kicks if still drawn after extra time.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, First round
The draw for the most prestigious knockout tournament held by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association was made on 20 January 2012 at its head office in Port of Spain, Trinidad with ties played in the week beginning 23 January 2012. As a result of the random draw, two TT Pro League clubs were drawn into the first round of the competition with Caledonia AIA facing Uprising Youths and Defence Force squaring off with St. Anthony's College. However, both clubs progressed into the second round with the Morvant/Laventille Stallions recording a 4–1 victory and the Teteron Boys narrowly defeating the Secondary Schools Football League team 3–2.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Second round
The draw for the second round took place on 31 January 2012 and involved the four winning teams from the first round and the remaining 28 teams that received byes into the second round. These were from the following levels:


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Second round
Matches in the second round were played in the week commencing 5 February 2012. The TT Pro League clubs progressed into the third round draw with relative ease. Michael Edwards of Defence Force recorded five goals in a rout over Makeking United 11–0. In addition, San Juan Jabloteh defeated El Dorado East with a 5–0 win following a hat-trick from Willis Plaza, W Connection dominated KC Perseverance by a score of 7–0, and North East Stars claimed victory over Dalthea Copious Suns 5–1.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Second round
Police and St. Ann's Rangers later became the fifth and sixth Pro League teams to advance with wins over Youth Stars and WASA respectively. Caledonia AIA later joined their fellow professional clubs with a narrow 1–0 victory over 1.FC Santa Rosa. However, T&TEC became the first Pro League to fall to a giant-killer after the Electricity Boys tasted defeat 1–0 to St. Francois Nationals of the National Super League.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Third round
The draw for the third round took place on 9 February 2012 and involved the 16 winning teams from the second round. These were from the following levels:


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Third round
Matches in the third round were played in the week commencing 26 February 2012. Following the draw, three matches featured all-Pro League encounters with Defence Force advancing with a narrow 3–2 win over Police, Caledonia AIA upending North East Stars 4–3 on penalties after the match ended 1–1 in regulation, and W Connection eliminating the defending champions San Juan Jabloteh 1–0 with a goal from Shahdon Winchester. However, St. Ann's Rangers would not advance to the quarterfinals following a 3–1 defeat to Joe Public from the National Super League. Scarborough Secondary, the lone Secondary Schools Football League team remaining in the competition, continued their deep run with a 3–1 penalty shootout victory after the match ended in a 0–0 draw with Caroni Samba to advance into the quarterfinals.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Quarterfinals
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 6 March 2012 and involved the 8 winning teams from the third round. The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were OJ's Soldado All-Stars of the Southern FA Premier Division, the third tier of Trinidad and Tobago football, and Scarborough Secondary of the Secondary Schools Football League. The eight remaining teams were from the following levels:


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Quarterfinals
Matches in the quarterfinals were played on 11 March 2012. Caledonia AIA used goals from Devorn Jorsling and Ataullah Guerra to defeat Joe Public 2–0 and advance to the semifinal round. In addition, W Connection ended the cinderella run of Scarborough Secondary following a dominant 5–0 win with Hashim Arcia recording a hat-trick. Defence Force also easily advanced to the semifinals with a 5–0 triumph over St. Francois Nationals. In the only match involving teams outside the top flight, WASA from the National Super League defeated OJ's Soldado All-Stars 3–1.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals took place on 14 March 2012. The four remaining teams consisted of three clubs from the Pro League (1) which included Caledonia AIA, Defence Force, and W Connection. The other remaining team was WASA of the National Super League (2). Both semifinal matches took place at Manny Ramjohn Stadium on 18 March 2012.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Semifinals
On 18 March 2012 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, W Connection lost to Caledonia AIA 1–0 with a goal from Ataullah Guerra in the 35th minute to propel the Morvant/Laventille Stallions into the final. In the other semifinal match, Defence Force used first-half goals from Josimar Belgrave and Sean Narcis to defeat WASA 3–2.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Final
The final was played at Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella, Trinidad on 25 March 2012. The match was decided between Caledonia AIA, who defeated W Connection 1–0 in the second semifinal match, and Defence Force who ended the giant-killing of WASA from the National Super League by a score of 3–2 in the other semifinal. Caledonia AIA raised the Trophy for the second time in their club's history (2008) after former soldier and striker Devorn Jorsling scored for the Morvant/Laventille Stallions against his former club, Defence Force, in the 81st minute to secure a hard fought 1–0 victory.


2011–12 Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, Results, Final
The leading goal scorer of the tournament was jointly held by Michael Edwards of Defence Force and Andrew London of Club Sando. Edwards recorded five goals in a second round win over Mafeking United, whereas Andrew London scored four goals in the first round and followed with another goal in the third round.


2011–12 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
The 2011–12 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by seventh year head coach Doug Wojcik, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in C-USA to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Basketball Tournament to Marshall. They did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament. Head coach Doug Wojcik was fired at the end of the season. He compiled a record of 140–92 in seven seasons and is the school’s all-time leader in coaching victories. He will be replaced by Danny Manning.


2011–12 Tulsa Oilers season
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2011–12 Tulsa Oilers season
The 2011–12 Tulsa Oilers season was the 20th season in the Central Hockey League for the professional ice hockey franchise in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisian Professional League)  season was the 86th season of top-tier football in Tunisia. The competition began on 4 November 2011, and ended on 30 September 2012. The defending champions from the previous season are Espérance de Tunis.


2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
This is the first full season held after the Tunisian Revolution.


2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Television rights
The Communication bureau of the FTF attributed the broadcasting rights of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 to ERTT (Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment with its two channels  and ).


2011–12 Turkish Basketball Cup
Spor Toto Turkish Cup 2011–12 season is the 26th season of the TBF Men's Turkish Cup. The cup was won by Beşiktaş Milangaz, which marks the first Turkish Cup Basketball win for the club.


2011–12 Turkish Basketball Cup, Group stage
Group B and D matches played 6–8 October, group A and C matches played 9–11 October 2011.


2011–12 Turkish Basketball Cup, Final 8
The final rounds are scheduled to be played among the top eight teams out of four groups in 14–18 February 2012. Quarter-finals will be played on 14 and 15 February 2012. Semi-finals are on 16 February 2012. Final match will be played on 18 February 2012.


2011–12 Turkish Basketball League
The 2011–12 Turkish Basketball League, officially named the Beko Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th season of the top professional basketball league in Turkey. The regular season started on October 15, 2011 and ended on May 2, 2012. Playoffs started on May 5, 2012


2011–12 Turkish Cup
2011–12 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) was the 50th season of the Turkish Cup, won by Fenerbahçe. Ziraat Bankası was the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name was Ziraat Turkish Cup. The tournament began with first qualifying round matches played on 7 December 2011, and concluded at the 16 May 2012 final. As winners Fenerbahçe already secured a berth in 2012–13 UEFA Champions League through league position, the runners-up Bursaspor will enter 2012–13 UEFA Europa League in second qualifying round. By winning the cup, Fenerbahçe qualified for the 2012 Turkish Super Cup.


2011–12 Turkish Cup
Due to scheduling conflicts in the 2011–12 Süper Lig, a format change has been made this season. The group stage matches that were contested between 2005 and 2011 have been abandoned. A knockout tournament format has been adopted. Also the number of participating teams have been reduced from 72 to 57. The new format change had two stages. First, teams were contested in four consecutive rounds for qualifying. After the qualifying stage, a final stage was contested between the 8 remaining teams. All of the final stage matches were contested in neutral venues. Among the 57 teams to compete for the trophy, Beşiktaş were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the fourth round by Boluspor.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, First round
The draw for the first round took place at Crowne Plaza in Ankara on 24 November 2011. The matches were played on the first team's home ground on 7 December 2011. 11 winners proceeded to second round.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round took place at Crowne Plaza in Ankara on 12 December 2011. In this round, the 11 winners from the first round matches were drawn against clubs which were unable to earn promotion from the TFF First League and the three relegated clubs from the top flight. Last six teams of the previous season's TFF First League were drawn against each other. Matches were played on first team's home ground on 20, 21 and 22 December 2011. 14 winners of this round advanced to the third round.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, Third round
The third round was contested between 14 winners from the second round and the remaining 18 teams from the 2011–12 Süper Lig. A total of 32 teams competed in the third round. Unlike first two rounds, a seeding procedure was underway. First 14 teams of the previous season's Süper Lig were seeded and drawn against 14 winners from second round. Another pot consisted of the 15th team in previous season's Süper Lig and three promoted teams from previous season's TFF First League. Four teams of this pot were drawn against each other with no seedings. The draw ceremony took place at Ataköy Olympic House in Bakırköy, Istanbul on 28 December 2011. Matches were played on first team's home ground on 10, 11 and 12 January 2012.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round was contested between 16 winners from the third round. A seeding procedure was underway for this round as were in the third round. Seeding was based on previous season's league positions and Turkish football league system. 8 winners in this round played in the finals stage. The draw ceremony took place at Ataköy Olympic House in Bakırköy, Istanbul on 7 March 2012. Matches were played on first team's home ground on 20, 21 and 22 March 2012. Bugsaş Spor were the lowest-ranked club in the fourth round, and were the only club remaining from the third tier of the Turkish football league system.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, Quarter-finals
Quarter-finals were contested between 8 winners from the fourth round. All matches were played on neutral grounds. Boluspor was the lowest-ranked club in the quarter-finals, and the only club remaining from the second tier of the Turkish football league system. The draw ceremony for the final stage, including quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, took place at Ataköy Olympic House in Bakırköy, Istanbul on 23 March 2012.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, Semi-finals
Semi-final matches were contested between 4 winners from the quarter-finals. Both matches were played on neutral grounds on 25 and 26 April 2012. Winners Bursaspor and Fenerbahçe secured a berth in the final matchup.


2011–12 Turkish Cup, Final
The final was contested between semi-finals winners Bursaspor and Fenerbahçe. The match took place on 16 May 2012, at 20:30 local time. The venue for the match was Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, a neutral ground. Fenerbahçe won by a decisive score of four nil. Alex was named man of the match.


2011–12 Turkish Women's First Football League
The  2011–12 season of the Turkish Women's First Football League is the 16th season of Turkey's premier women's football league. Ataşehir Belediyespor is the champion of the season.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season
U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2011–12 season in Serie A, the eighth consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004. The club ended the season in 16th place, the worst result in all of its last eight Serie A seasons.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season
The Sicilian club took part in two cup competitions, the UEFA Europa League and the Coppa Italia, being eliminated immediately in both of them.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Following Palermo's last game of the 2010–11 season, a 3–1 loss to Internazionale in the Coppa Italia final, Chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced to have parted company with head coach Delio Rossi, and announced Stefano Pioli as new trainer the very next day. Pioli's own coaching staff will be composed by four members: assistant Giacomo Murelli, technical collaborator Davide Lucarelli, fitness coach Matteo Osti and Graziano Vinti (a past Palermo player in the 1990s) as goalkeeping coach. The club then announced to have hired Sean Sogliano as new director of football on 8 June, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Walter Sabatini in November 2010.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
As in previous seasons, Palermo also acquired a number of young international starts. Many of these acquisitions were announced before the end of the previous seasons: signings of defenders Carlos Labrín and Milan Milanović, as well as striker Pablo González, were made public already in January 2011. Later on in May, the club confirmed the acquisitions of Eros Pisano from Serie B club Varese, Israeli international Eran Zahavi from Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ádám Simon from Szombathelyi Haladás in Hungary. In June, the club also announced the free signing of defender Mauro Cetto from Toulouse in France.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 17 June, the club confirmed to have appointed Varese youth coach Devis Mangia at the helm of the Primavera under-19 squad, replacing Paolo Beruatto.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 2 July, the squad officially gathered together in Verona, and on the same day, Maurizio Zamparini personally introduced new head coach Stefano Pioli to the press; on the following day, the players and non-playing staff moved to Malles Venosta, South Tyrol, for the pre-season training camp that took place until 20 July.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 5 July, defender Andrea Mantovani joined the Palermo squad, after the Sicilian club managed to find an agreement with Chievo regarding his signing. The acquisition was formally confirmed by the club the following day, with the player signing a four-year deal with the Sicilians.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 9 July, Palermo confirmed the acquisition of Uruguayan youngster Ignacio Lores from Defensor Sporting in a five-year deal. On 25 July, the club announced to have sold Dorin Goian to Scottish champions Rangers and Pajtim Kasami to English Premier League Fulham.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 28 July, Palermo and Paris Saint-Germain completed the move of first-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu from Sicily to France; the same day, the rosanero made their seasonal debut, playing at home the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third preliminary round against Swiss side Thun: the game ended in a disappointing 2–2 draw thanks to an injury time free kick equalizer from veteran striker Fabrizio Miccoli. Palermo were successively eliminated on the away goals rule after only achieving a 1–1 draw in the return leg in Thun.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 6 August, after weeks of speculation linking him to several top-ranked European clubs, Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore left Palermo in order to join Paris Saint-Germain, thus following teammate Salvatore Sirigu in France; the bid was speculated to be in the range of €43 million, a record for the rosanero.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
In an attempt to reply to dissatisfied supporters after the sales of top players Sirigu and Pastore and rumours of possible transfers involving other key elements, on 9 August the club published the list of all bid amounts spent in new signings during the summer transfer window, also implicitly confirming the acquisitions of Matías Silvestre from fellow islanders Catania, then formalized the very next day.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
By the end of August, Palermo also sold two long-time defenders, Cesare Bovo and Mattia Cassani, loaned out respectively to Genoa and Fiorentina.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 26 August, Palermo confirmed the acquisition of Greek international goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas from Panathinaikos.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 31 August, an eventful day saw Palermo selling Italy international midfielder Antonio Nocerino to Milan and acquire three midfielders: Edgar Álvarez from Bari, Francesco Della Rocca from Bologna and Édgar Barreto from Atalanta. Later on that day, Palermo announced to have surprisingly sacked Stefano Pioli, appointing newly hired youth team coach Devis Mangia on a temporary basis. His first game in charge of team duties, played on 11 September against European powerhouse Inter, ended in an astonishing 4–3 win for the rosanero thanks to a brace from captain Fabrizio Miccoli.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Under debutant coach Mangia, Palermo won all its first five home games, defeating also Cagliari, Siena, Bologna and Lecce; such performances were not confirmed in away games, where the rosanero regularly struggled in winning points and never scored a single goal as of November 2011.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 2 November 2011, director of football Sean Sogliano tended his resignation due to disagreements with chairman Maurizio Zamparini. He was replaced by Luca Cattani, formerly chief scout at the same club. Sogliano's resignation led to rumours regarding a possible future removal of Devis Mangia as caretaker, which was promptly dismissed two days later, when Palermo announced to have agreed a two-year contract as permanent head coach with the young tactician.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
Palermo also enjoyed a string of seven consecutive home wins that ended with a 0–1 loss to Cesena on 10 December. Three days later, the rosanero were surprisingly eliminated from the Coppa Italia after losing 4–7 at home on penalties to Siena (3–3; 4–4 after extra time). A third consecutive loss, a 0–2 defeat in the Sicilian derby against Catania, led to the dismissal of Mangia and his replacement with veteran coach Bortolo Mutti. The first game under his tenure ended in a 2–2 draw at Novara, that also featured the first goals scored by Palermo in an away league fixture during the season.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
In the December break, Palermo formalized the signings of attacking midfielder Franco Vázquez and striker Agon Mehmeti, who both made their debut in the first game of the year 2012, a 1–3 home loss to Napoli. Two major signings followed in January as goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano and midfielder Massimo Donati joined the rosanero squad. They made both their debut in Palermo's first win under coach Mutti, a 5–3 home win against Genoa.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 1 February, Palermo achieved a surprise 4–4 draw at San Siro against Inter, three of the goals being scored by Fabrizio Miccoli, that made him the most prolific goalscorer in the whole club history. After snatching a row of positive results, Palermo entered into another string of winless games by February, leaving the club in the second half of the league table and leaving Mutti again in a delicate position.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 20 March 2012, Palermo announced former Italian international player Christian Panucci as the team's new team manager. This was preceded by weeks of speculation surrounding future potential investments of Arab entrepreneurs in the club, a move that was confirmed as possible by Zamparini himself between February and March. Palermo's first away win of the season finally came on 1 April, as the rosanero achieved a 3–1 victory at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara against former coach Pioli's Bologna, thus ending an 11-month winless streak. However, Palermo kept struggling in the final part of the season, and obtained mathematical safety of a Serie A place for the next season only in the 36th matchday, despite a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Napoli.


2011–12 U.S. Città di Palermo season, Review and events
On 24 April 2012, it was confirmed Christian Panucci had resigned from his non-playing role after only one month, due to a strained relationship with chairman and owner Maurizio Zamparini.


2011–12 U.S. Lecce season
Lecce suffered a very bad season start, with an elimination in Coppa Italia and 9 losses in 13 league matches. On 3 December, the manager Eusebio Di Francesco was sacked: Serse Cosmi was appointed new coach. After his arrival, the side began to struggle in the attempt to avoid relegation and although gaining a notable number of points in the following months, did not manage to escape, mainly due to four losses in the last five matches, being relegated to Serie B.


2011–12 U.S. Lecce season, Squad
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2011–12 U.S. Lecce season, Squad, Out on loan
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2011–12 U.S. Lecce season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 U.S. Lecce season, Transfers, Summer
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2011–12 U.S. Lecce season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 U.S. Lecce season, Transfers, Winter
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2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
The 2011–12 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers' head coach, Mike Davis, was in his sixth season at UAB. The Blazers, who compete in Conference USA, played their home games at Bartow Arena.


2011–12 UAE League Cup
The 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup is the fourth season of the league cup competition for teams in the UAE Pro-League.


2011–12 UAE President's Cup
The 2011–12 UAE President's Cup is the 36th season of the UAE President's Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in the United Arab Emirates.


2011–12 UAE President's Cup
The tournament was changed from previous editions and featured all 12 clubs from the Pro League, and the top four teams of the Federation Cup. The winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.


2011–12 UAE President's Cup, Round of 16
Round of 16 consisted of eight matches played on 17–18 December 2011. The winners of those matches advanced to Quarterfinals.


2011–12 UAE Pro League
The 2011–12 Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.


2011–12 UAE Pro League
Al Jazira was the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro League title in the 2010–11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman and Emirates were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 15 October 2011 and finished on 27 May 2012.


2011–12 UAE Pro League, Teams
Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010–11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club.


2011–12 UAE Pro League, Teams, Personnel
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2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 2011–12 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters, led by second year head coach Russell Turner, played their home games at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–10 in Big West play to finish tied for sixth place.


2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team
The 2011–12 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gauchos, led by 14th year head coach Bob Williams, played their home games at the UC Santa Barbara Events Center, nicknamed The Thunderdome, and are members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the championship game of the Big West Basketball Tournament to Long Beach State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Idaho.


2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team
The 2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Central Florida and competes in Conference USA. They played their home games at UCF Arena in Orlando, Florida and were led by second-year head coach Donnie Jones.


2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 21–12, 6–10 in C-USA play under the leadership of then first-year Head Coach Donnie Jones. The year was full of milestones for the UCF program, who following a 10–0 start to the season, in which they defeated #18 Florida, South Florida, and Miami, the Knights were nationally ranked for the first time in program history. At the time, UCF was one of only four schools to be ranked in the BCS standings and the AP men's basketball poll.


2011–12 UCF Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Knights would continue to start the season on a 14–0 run before an 8-game skid that dropped them out of the national rankings. UCF was invited to the 2011 College Basketball Invitational where they beat St. Bonaventure in the first round and Rhode Island in the quarterfinals before falling to Creighton in the semifinals.


2011–12 UCI Africa Tour
The 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Africa Tour. The season began on 29 September 2011 with the Grand Prix Chantal Biya and ended on 11 June 2012 with the Kwita Izina Cycling Tour.


2011–12 UCI Africa Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Africa Tour cycling jersey. Adil Jelloul of Morocco was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Africa Tour. Tarik Chaoufi of Morocco was crowned as the 2011–12 UCI Africa Tour champion.


2011–12 UCI Africa Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2011–12 UCI America Tour
The 2011–12 UCI America Tour was the eighth season for the UCI America Tour. The season began on 2 October 2011 with the Tobago Cycling Classic and ended on 15 September 2012 with the Univest Grand Prix.


2011–12 UCI America Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI America Tour cycling jersey. Miguel Ubeto from Venezuela was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI America Tour. Rory Sutherland from Australia was crowned as the 2011–12 UCI America Tour champion.


2011–12 UCI America Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2011–12 UCI America Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
The 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour was the 8th season of the UCI Asia Tour. The season began on 2 October 2011 with the Tour d'Indonesia and ended on 30 September 2012 with the Tour de Brunei.


2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Asia Tour cycling jersey. Mehdi Sohrabi from Iran was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Asia Tour. Hossein Alizadeh of Iran was crowned as the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour champion.


2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.


2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2011–12 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
The 2011–2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup events and season-long competition took place between 16 October 2011 and 22 January 2012, sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).


2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour
The 2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Oceania Tour. The season began on 12 October 2011 with the Herald Sun Tour and ended on 18 March 2012 with the Oceania Cycling Championships.


2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour
The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Oceania Tour cycling jersey. Richard Lang of Australia was the defending champion of the 2011 UCI Oceania Tour. Paul Odlin of New Zealand was crowned as the 2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour champion.


2011–12 UCI Oceania Tour
Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded. The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the 2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, presented by Samsung for sponsorship reasons) was a multi-race tournament over a season of track cycling. The season ran from 4 November 2011 to 19 February 2012. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In this edition the World Cup consisted of four rounds in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The series played a key role in who qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and had its final round staged in the Veldorome where the 2012 Olympics were later held in London, as well as having a round in the 2008 Summer Olympics Velodrome in Beijing.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series
The 2011–12 Track Cycling World Cup took place over four rounds, in Astana, Cali, Beijing and London.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, Astana
Astana in Kazakhstan was the host city for the first round of the 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, which took place between 4 and 6 November 2011. It is the second largest city in the country and held the 2011 Asian Winter Games. The competition took place at the Saryarka Velodrome.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, London
The fourth round took place in London between 17 and 19 February 2012, and formed part of the 'London Prepares' series of test events for the 2012 Olympics. It was the first event to take place in the Olympic velodrome.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, London
All three medal winning teams in the women's team pursuit went under the previous world record time of 3:19.569, held by the USA. Great Britain's Dani King, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott set a new world record of 3:18.148.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Series, London
The Australian pairing of Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch broke the women's team sprint world record in the qualifying round, setting a new time of 32.828. The previous time of 32.923 was also set by Australia two years previously. But, they failed to repeat the performance in the final, losing to Great Britain's Jess Varnish and Victoria Pendleton who raised the bar to set a new world record of 32.754.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Overall team standings
Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after round 4 are listed below:


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit
The first round of the women's team pursuit of the 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup took place in Astana, Kazakhstan from 3 to 4 November 2011. 17 teams participated in the contest.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit
The second round of the women's individual pursuit during the fourth round of the 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup took place in London, United Kingdom on 18 February 2012 and was part of the London Prepares series. 22 Athletes participated in the contest.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The women's individual pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one rider catches the other, the race is over.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 – Women's individual pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 – Women's team pursuit
The fourth round of the women's team pursuit of the 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup took place in London, United Kingdom from 16 to 17 February 2012 and was part of the London Prepares series. 15 teams participated in the contest.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit race consists of a 3 km race between two teams of three cyclists, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two teams in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth teams advanced to the bronze medal race.


2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference and were led by head coach Ben Howland. The team ended the season with a 19–14 record and did not participate in the NCAA National Championship tournament or the NIT.


2011–12 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Rankings
UCLA was ranked No. 20 in the preseason Coaches' Poll. They were also the media's preseason pick to win the Pac-12 conference title.


2011–12 UD Almería season
Is the 2011–12 UD Almería season. The club plays in two tournaments: the Segunda División and the Copa del Rey. It is the first season since the club had been relegated from La Liga.


2011–12 UD Almería season, Squad
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2011–12 UD Almería season, Squad, Youth team players
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2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one behind each goal – were used in all matches of the competition from the play-off round.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The final was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Chelsea's caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo led the club to win their first Champions League title after beating Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties in the final. As tenants of the Allianz Arena (known as Fußball Arena München for the final), this meant that Bayern were the first finalists to have home advantage since 1984. By winning the tournament, Chelsea earned a berth at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and 2012 UEFA Super Cup. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the eventual winners Chelsea in the semi-finals.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 76 teams participated in the 2011–12 Champions League from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2005–06 to 2009–10.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League:


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the winners of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, obtained a place in the group stage through their domestic league placing, the reserved title holder spot in the group stage was effectively vacated. To compensate:


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 20 June 2011. The first legs were played on 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 July 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2011. The first legs were played on 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (called the Champions Route) and one for non-champions (called the League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2011. The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 August 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (called the Champions Route) and one for non-champions (called the League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group stage features 32 teams, which were allocated into pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients (except the title holders, Barcelona, who were placed in Pot 1 automatically), and then drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw was held on 25 August 2011 in Monaco.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2011. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The 32 teams contain eleven former winners of the European Cup/Champions League (40 titles combined), and five teams (Manchester City, Napoli, Trabzonspor, Viktoria Plzeň and Oțelul Galați) which made their début appearance in the group stage. Eighteen UEFA member associations are represented in this group stage: England and Spain by four clubs, Italy, Germany and France by three, Russia and Portugal by two, while eleven associations are represented by one club, which are all domestic champions except Trabzonspor, which replaced Fenerbahçe due to match-fixing allegations.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 December 2011. The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) were held on 16 March 2012. Both draws were assisted by German footballer Paul Breitner, the ambassador for the 2012 final.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 27 and 28 March, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 19 May 2012 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
The group stage featured 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round (five through the Champions Route, five through the League Route).


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
The teams were drawn into eight groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
The top two teams in each group advanced to the first knockout round, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the Europa League round of 32.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
The draw for the group stage was held at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco on 25 August 2011 at 17:45 CEST (UTC+02:00).


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients. The title holders, Barcelona, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–9, Pot 2 held teams ranked 10–24, Pot 3 held teams ranked 31–83, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 86–200 and unranked teams.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
th Title Holder. The title holder automatically gets the top position of seeding list.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
For the group stage draw, teams from the same national association cannot be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups (A–D, E–H) alternating between each matchday.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding
There are other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, which also share a stadium) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be applied to determine the rankings:


2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League began on 14 February with the round of 16, and concluded on 19 May 2012 with the final at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved the sixteen teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time were played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, the tie was played as a single match. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn with each other.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February, and the second legs were played on 6, 7, 13 and 14 March 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 27 and 28 March, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
There are two routes which the teams are separated into during qualifying:


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draw for each round, teams are seeded based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other.


2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below are the 54 teams (39 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) qualify for the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round enter the Europa League play-off round and group stage respectively.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League was the third season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 41st edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and ended on 9 May 2012 with the final held at Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one on each goal line – were used in all matches of the competition from the group stage.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Atlético Madrid won the title, defeating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in an all-Spanish final. Porto were the defending champions, but they were beaten by Manchester City in the Round of 32.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
A total of 194 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Associations are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2005–06 to 2009–10.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League:


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the winners of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Porto, qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League through domestic performance, the title holder spot reserved for them in the group stage was vacated. As a result, the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Redistribution rules
A Europa League place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualifies for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 20 June 2011. The first legs were played on 30 June, and the second legs were played on 7 July 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first legs were played on 14 July, and the second legs were played on 21 July 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2011. The first legs were played on 26 and 28 July, and the second legs were played on 4 August 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2011. The first legs were played on 18 August, and the second legs were played on 25 August 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The group stage features 48 teams, which were allocated into pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into twelve groups of four. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw was held on 26 August 2011 in Monaco.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 15 September, 29 September, 20 October, 3 November, 30 November – 1 December, and 14–15 December 2011. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the 8 third-placed teams from the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
A total of 24 national associations are represented in this group stage (including Scotland after Celtic were reinstated into the Europa League over Sion), with England having the most teams, with four.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The draw for the round of 32 and round of 16 was held on 16 December 2011. The draws for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (to determine the "home" team) were held on 16 March 2012. Both draws were assisted by Romanian footballer Miodrag Belodedici, the ambassador for the 2012 final.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 14 and 16 February, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs on 5 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 19 April, and the second legs were played on 26 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Final
The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was played on 9 May 2012 at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, Seeding
Banga Gargždai Narva Trans Shakhter Karagandy Tre Penne UE Santa Coloma


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
The group stage featured 48 teams: the 38 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
The teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, and played each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 15 September, 29 September, 20 October, 3 November, 30 November–1 December, and 14–15 December 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
The draw for the group stage was held at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco on 26 August 2011 at 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients. Pot 1 held teams ranked 18–49, Pot 2 held teams ranked 51–85, Pot 3 held teams ranked 89–154, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 155–302 and unranked teams.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
CL-CR Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (Champions Route)


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
CL-LR Losing teams from the Champions League play-off round (League Route)


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
† Celtic lodged protests over the eligibility of a number of the Sion players who participated in the two legs of the play-off round, which Sion won 3–1 aggregate (first leg: 0–0; second leg: 3–1). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body accepted the protests and decided to award both matches to Celtic by forfeit (3–0). As a consequence, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
For the group stage draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly for maximum television coverage. For example, if there were two teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different set of groups (A–F, G–L); if there were four teams from the same association, each team was drawn into a different subset of groups (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L).


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
The fixtures were decided after the draw. On the first four matchdays, when matches were played only on Thursdays, six groups played their matches at 19:00 CET/CEST, while the other six groups played their matches at 21:05 CET/CEST, with the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. On the final two matchdays, when matches were played on both Wednesdays and Thursdays, the two sets of groups were divided into four smaller subsets (A–C, D–F, G–I, J–L), with each subset of groups playing on a different day and time.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Seeding
There are other restrictions, e.g., teams from the same city (e.g. Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham) do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city play at home on the same day), and Russian teams do not play at home on the last matchday due to cold weather.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria would be applied to determine the rankings:


2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+01:00).


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League began on 14 February with the round of 32, and concluded on 9 May 2012 with the final at National Arena in Bucharest, Romania.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Times up to 24 March 2012 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+01:00), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+02:00).


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams that finished in the top two in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout. In the final, the tie is played as a single match. If scores are level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time is played, followed by penalties if scores remain tied.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn against each other.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 14 and 16 February, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 February 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 19 April, and the second legs were played on 26 April 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Sochaux Vitória de Guimarães Alania Vladikavkaz Maccabi Tel Aviv Shamrock Rovers


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Tottenham Hotspur Spartak Moscow Hapoel Tel Aviv Athletic Bilbao PAOK


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
PSV Eindhoven Dynamo Kyiv Celtic Lazio Birmingham City Rapid București


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Sevilla AZ Club Brugge Sparta Prague Red Bull Salzburg Stoke City


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Braga Schalke 04 Standard Liège AEK Athens Rennes Austria Wien


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Seeding
Young Boys Helsingborg Red Star Belgrade Gaz Metan Mediaș HJK Helsinki Dinamo Tbilisi


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Matches, Second leg
Athletic Bilbao qualified for the group stage after Trabzonspor replaced Fenerbahçe in the Champions League.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Matches, Second leg
Celtic was awarded the tie (6–0 on aggregate) due to ineligibility of Sion players.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round, Matches, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Red Bull Salzburg won on away goals.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minute halves.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draw for each round, teams are seeded based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below are the 176 teams involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds (including 15 losing teams from the Champions League third qualifying round which enter the play-off round). The 38 winners of the play-off round qualified for the group stage to join the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
CL-CR Losing teams from the Champions League third qualifying round (Champions Route)


2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
CL-LR Losing teams from the Champions League third qualifying round (League Route)


2011–12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, Seeding
Vorskla Poltava ADO Den Haag Gaziantepspor Gaz Metan Mediaș Varaždin†


2011–12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, Seeding
† Winners of the previous round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the previous round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw for this round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, Seeding
Atlético Madrid Young Boys Mladá Boleslav Red Star Belgrade Alania Vladikavkaz


2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, Seeding
Club Brugge Red Bull Salzburg† Mainz 05 Helsingborg Olympiacos Volos†


2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, Seeding
Sparta Prague Stoke City Anorthosis† Vorskla Poltava† Heart of Midlothian


2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, Seeding
† Winners of the previous round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the previous round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their opponent in the draw for this round.


2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, Matches, Second leg
2–2 on aggregate. Gaz Metan Mediaș won 4–3 on penalties.


2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup was the twenty-sixth edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the eleventh edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.


2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round and the main round took place on 6 July 2011 in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. First, the twenty-eight lowest ranked teams were divided into seven groups of four and later the tournament hosts were selected, which are indicated in italics. The preliminary round will run from 13 to 21 August, with only the group winners advancing to the next round.


2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup, Main round
Following the preliminary round draw, the seventeen teams allocated in the main round pot and the seven group winners were distributed into six groups of four. Matches are set to take place between 24 September and 2 October, hosted by a selected club in each group, which is highlighted with italics. The top two teams in each group will join the four highest-ranked clubs, that are already in the elite round after received bye for the early stage of the tournament.


2011–12 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final four
The following teams have qualified for the Final Four round:


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2011−12 UEFA Women's Champions League was the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League
As in the past two Champions League seasons, the eight highest ranked nations got two entries to the tournament. The point of entry was changed this season however. In the previous years the national runners-up had to enter the qualification round. With those teams always easing through their groups, with the exception of Umeå in 2010–11, UEFA decided to give those a direct entry to the round of 32. As a result, eight nations which under previous rules would have had direct entry to that round now had to go through the qualifying stage.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Team allocation and distribution
A total of 54 teams from 46 UEFA associations were confirmed to be entering this year's competition by UEFA on 15 June 2011. This is a new record for the Women's Champions league, as Albania and Latvia are represented for the first time, and the winners of the Luxembourg league entered for the first time since 2001–02. In total 11 teams got their European debut. Countries are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA league coefficient for women, taking into account performances in women's club competitions between 2005–06 and 2009–10.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Team allocation and distribution
Associations ranked 1–8 entered two clubs, the remaining associations entered one team. Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association have entered teams in the past, so the exact number of clubs in each round was only known shortly before the draw.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Team allocation and distribution
8 groups of 4 clubs, hosted by one club, seeded into four pots by UEFA club coefficient


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Seeding and draw
The draw was held on 23 June 2011. 32 teams entered in the qualifying round, and were divided into eight groups of four teams, with one team from each seeding pot:


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Seeding and draw
The eight hosts were confirmed by UEFA before the draw, and two hosts could not be placed in the same group. Krka, Osijek and Apollon Limassol also hosted tournaments in 2009 and 2010.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Seeding and draw
Each team plays the other teams in the group once. The matches are to be played between 11 and 16 August 2011.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Tie-breaker criteria
As usual in UEFA competitions, three points are awarded for a win, and one point for a draw. If teams are equal on points after all matches have been played, the following criteria applies:


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Tie-breaker criteria
Criteria 1–3 are reapplied until the tie cannot be resolved; only then is criteria 4 used.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Ranking of group runners-up
The two best runners-up also qualify for the round of 32. The match against the fourth-placed team in the group does not count for the purposes of the runners-up table. The tie-breakers in this ranking are:


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Ranking of group runners-up
Debutants Peamount and 2004–05 quarter-finalists Bobruichanka qualified for the round of 32 as best runners-up.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout-stage, Bracket
As there were two draws, one for Round of 32 and 16 and another draw for the Quarter-finals to the final, the bracket has been created in retrospect.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout-stage, Round of 32
Of the 32 teams that will participate in this round, 22 are directly qualified, and the last 10 qualify from the qualification groups above. Eight as group winners, and two as the best runners-up. When determining the best runners-up, matches against the fourth placed team in the group is not taken into account. 16 seeded teams will be drawn against 16 unseeded teams. The title holder is the number 1 seed all other are seeded by their UEFA coefficient. The following teams are qualified for the round of 32.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout-stage, Round of 32
The round of 32 and round of 16 were drawn on 23 August 2011 at UEFA headquarters. In the round of 32 no teams from the same country could be drawn against each other, same with teams from the same qualifying group. A change made to last year, when Breiðablik UBK and FCF Juvisy met in qualifying and the round of 32. There are no restrictions to the round of 16. Seeded teams play their second leg at home.


2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout-stage, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarterfinals was held on 17 November 2011. Matches were played on 14–15 March 2012 and 21–22 March 2012.


2011–12 UIC Flames men's basketball team
The 2011–12 UIC Flames men's basketball team represents the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Howard Moore, serving his second year. The Flames play their home games at the UIC Pavilion and are members of the Horizon League.