2011–12 in Spanish football

The 2011–12 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Spain.

The season began on 3 August 2011 for the Copa Federación, 19 August for Tercera División, 20 August for Segunda División B, 26 August for Segunda División, 27 August for La Liga and 31 August 2011 for the Copa del Rey. Both La Liga and Segunda División had a delayed start after the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) called a strike.[1] The season ended on 13 May 2012 for La Liga, 17 June 2012 for Segunda División and 24 June for Segunda División B and Tercera División.

Transfer Windows

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Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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Teams promoted to 2011–12 La Liga

Teams relegated from 2010–11 La Liga

Teams promoted to 2011–12 Segunda División

Teams relegated from 2010–11 Segunda División

Teams promoted to 2011–12 Segunda División B

Teams relegated from 2010–11 Segunda División B

National team

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The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

UEFA Euro qualifiers

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Spain was in Group I of the Euro 2012 qualification process.

6 September 2011 Spain   6 – 0   Liechtenstein Logroño
22:00 UTC+2 Negredo   33', 37'
Xavi   44'
Ramos   52'
Villa   60', 79'
Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas
Attendance: 17,130
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
7 October 2011 Czech Republic   0 – 2   Spain Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2 Mata   6'
Alonso   23'
Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 17,873
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
11 October 2011 Spain   3 – 1   Scotland Alicante
20:45 UTC+2 Silva   5', 43'
Villa   53'
Goodwillie   64' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Friendlies

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10 August 2011 Italy   2 – 1   Spain Bari, Italy
20:45 UTC+2 Montolivo   11'
Aquilani   84'
Alonso   37' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
2 September 2011 Spain   3 – 2   Chile St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2 Iniesta   55'
Fàbregas   70', 90'
Isla   10'
Vargas   20'
Stadium: AFG Arena
Attendance: 14,605
Referee: Jérôme Laperrière (Switzerland)
12 November 2011 England   1 – 0   Spain London, England
17:15 UTC Lampard   49' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,189
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
15 November 2011 Costa Rica   2 – 2   Spain San José, Costa Rica
22:05 UTC–6 Brenes   31'
Campbell   41'
Silva   82'
Villa   90+1'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
29 February 2012 Spain   5 – 0   Venezuela Málaga
22:00 UTC+2 Iniesta   37'
Silva   42'
Soldado   50', 52', 83'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
26 May 2012 Spain   2 – 0   Serbia St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 CEST Adrián   64'
Cazorla   74' (pen.)
Stadium: AFG Arena
Attendance: 15,625
Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Switzerland)
30 May 2012 South Korea   1 – 4   Spain Bern, Switzerland
20:00 CEST Kim Do-heon   43' Torres   11'
Alonso   52' (pen.)
Cazorla   56'
Negredo   80'
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 10,220
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
3 June 2012 Spain   1 – 0   China Sevilla
21:00 Silva   84' Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja

Pre-season tournaments

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22 July 2011 Memorial Quinocho Celta Vigo   2 – 1   Braga Vigo, Spain
21:00 CEST Tomás   51' (pen.)
Pillado   68'
(Report) Henrique   68' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Julio Amoedo Chas
27 July 2011 Ciutat de Barcelona Espanyol   3 – 1   Boca Juniors Barcelona, Spain
21:30 CEST Osvaldo   60' (pen.), 78'
Verdú   87' (pen.)
(Report) Cvitanich   55' Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
2 August 2011 Trofeo Ágora Levante   0 – 2   Peñarol Valencia, Spain
21:30 CEST Report Palacios   44'
Silva   80'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Francisco Javier Barberá Fuentes
4 August 2011 Antonio Puerta Sevilla   5 – 0   Espanyol Seville, Spain
22:00 CEST Rodri   25', 76'
Manu   45+1'
Kanouté   73', 90'
(Report) Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
4 August 2011 Carranza Semifinal Cádiz   0 – 0
(3 – 1 p)
  Udinese Cádiz, Spain
22:00 CEST Report Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Domingo Palomino Núñez
Penalties
Baquero  
Juanjo  
Góngora  
Dioni  
  Larangeira
  Floro Flores
  Vydra
  Neuton
6 August 2011 Ciudad de Vigo Celta Vigo   0 – 1   Sporting Gijón Vigo, Spain
20:00 CEST Report De las Cuevas   90+2' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rubén Eiriz Mata
5 August 2011 Carranza Semifinal Málaga   3 – 1   Sporting CP Cádiz, Spain
22:00 CEST Baptista   37', 75'
Van Nistelrooy   41'
Report Carrillo   60' Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero
6 August 2011 Carranza Final Cádiz   2 – 0   Málaga Cádiz, Spain
22:00 CEST Juanjo   76'
Dioni   90+2'
Report Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
12 August 2011 Trofeo Colombino Recreativo   1 – 2   Atlético Madrid Huelva, Spain
22:00 CEST Vega   62' Report Adrián   32'
Salvio   77'
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Antonio Mariscal Sánchez
12 August 2011 Trofeo Naranja Valencia   3 – 0   Roma Valencia, Spain
22:00 CEST Viviani   21' (o.g.)
Soldado   36'
Alcácer   83'
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
13 August 2011 Costa del Sol Málaga   4 – 0   Peñarol Málaga, Spain
21:30 CEST Baptista   22'
Van Nistelrooy   43', 48'
Fernández   71'
Report Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
14 August 2011 Teresa Herrera Deportivo   1 – 1
(3 – 4 p)
  Sevilla A Coruña, Spain
20:00 CEST Riki   5' Report Coke   85' Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Jorge Valdés Aller
Penalties
Vázquez  
Lassad  
Álvarez  
Colotto  
Xisco  
  Manu
  Perotti
  Salva
  Trochowski
  Negredo
22 August 2011 Joan Gamper Barcelona   5 – 0   Napoli Barcelona, Spain
20:30 CEST Fàbregas   26'
Keita   31'
Pedro   62'
Messi   66', 77'
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,002
Referee: Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo
24 August 2011 Trofeo Bernabéu Real Madrid   2 – 1   Galatasaray Madrid, Spain
22:30 CEST Ramos   33'
Benzema   51'
Report İnan   10' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Honours

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Trophy & League Champions

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Competition Winner Details At
La Liga Real Madrid 2011–12 La Liga San Mamés
Copa del Rey Barcelona 2011–12 Copa del Rey Vicente Calderón
Copa Federación de España CD Binissalem 2011–12 Copa Federación de España
Beat SD Lemona on away goals after a 6–6 agg. (5–0 home and 1–6 away)

Arnolagusia
Segunda División Deportivo 2011–12 Segunda División
Segunda División B Mirandés & Real Madrid Castilla 2011–12 Segunda División B
Supercopa de España Barcelona 2011 Supercopa de España
Beat Real Madrid 5–4 on agg. (2–2 away and 3–2 home)
Camp Nou

League tables

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La Liga

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 32 4 2 121 32 +89 100 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 28 7 3 114 29 +85 91
3 Valencia 38 17 10 11 59 44 +15 61
4 Málaga 38 17 7 14 54 53 +1 58 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Atlético Madrid 38 15 11 12 53 46 +7 56 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Levante 38 16 7 15 54 50 +4 55 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
7 Osasuna 38 13 15 10 44 61 −17 54
8 Mallorca 38 14 10 14 42 46 −4 52
9 Sevilla 38 13 11 14 48 47 +1 50
10 Athletic Bilbao 38 12 13 13 49 52 −3 49 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
11 Getafe 38 12 11 15 40 51 −11 47[c]
12 Real Sociedad 38 12 11 15 46 52 −6 47[c]
13 Real Betis 38 13 8 17 47 56 −9 47[c]
14 Espanyol 38 12 10 16 46 56 −10 46
15 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 4 21 53 73 −20 43[d]
16 Zaragoza 38 12 7 19 36 61 −25 43[d]
17 Granada 38 12 6 20 35 56 −21 42
18 Villarreal (R) 38 9 14 15 39 53 −14 41 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Sporting Gijón (R) 38 10 7 21 42 69 −27 37
20 Racing Santander (R) 38 4 15 19 28 63 −35 27
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Atlético Madrid won the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and thus secured the title holder spot in the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
  2. ^ a b Athletic Bilbao qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League as runners-up of the 2011–12 Copa del Rey to Barcelona, who have qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Consequently, Levante entered the play-off round.
  3. ^ a b c GET: 8 pts; RSO: 5 pts; BET: 2 pts
  4. ^ a b RVA 0–0 ZAR; ZAR 1–2 RVA


Segunda División

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Deportivo La Coruña (C, P) 42 29 4 9 76 45 +31 91 Promotion to La Liga
2 Celta de Vigo (P) 42 26 7 9 83 37 +46 85
3 Valladolid (P) 42 23 13 6 69 37 +32 82 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Alcorcón 42 21 10 11 58 42 +16 73
5 Hércules 42 22 6 14 62 43 +19 72
6 Córdoba 42 20 11 11 52 43 +9 71
7 Almería 42 18 16 8 63 43 +20 70
8 Barcelona B 42 16 11 15 63 53 +10 59
9 Las Palmas 42 16 10 16 58 59 −1 58
10 Numancia 42 15 12 15 54 52 +2 57[a]
11 Elche 42 17 6 19 56 58 −2 57[a]
12 Villarreal B (R) 42 14 10 18 54 64 −10 52 Relegation to Segunda División B[b]
13 Huesca 42 14 9 19 49 63 −14 51
14 Xerez 42 13 11 18 50 66 −16 50
15 Girona 42 12 13 17 58 61 −3 49[c]
16 Guadalajara 42 14 7 21 50 75 −25 49[c]
17 Recreativo 42 12 11 19 49 52 −3 47[d]
18 Murcia 42 13 8 21 49 67 −18 47[d]
19 Sabadell 42 11 13 18 45 64 −19 46
20 Cartagena (R) 42 9 13 20 37 58 −21 40 Relegation to Segunda División B
21 Alcoyano (R) 42 9 10 23 46 78 −32 37
22 Gimnàstic (R) 42 6 13 23 37 58 −21 31
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b ELC 2–2 NUM; NUM 3–0 ELC
  2. ^ Since first team Villarreal was relegated to the Segunda División, reserve team Villarreal B was automatically relegated to Segunda División B, whilst Sabadell was re-instated.[2]
  3. ^ a b GIR 0–0 GUA; GUA 1–4 GIR
  4. ^ a b REC 0–2 MUR; MUR 0–3 REC

Segunda División B

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Tercera División

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References

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  1. ^ "AFE anuncia que no habrá fútbol en la primera jornada de liga". Marca. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Reglamento General de la RFEF 2011 (Artículo 196 1-a)" (PDF) (in Spanish). RFEF. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.