2011 CR Vasco da Gama season
Vasco da Gama 2011 football season
The 2011 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama 's 113th year in existence, the club's 96th season in existence of football, and the club's 40th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A , the top flight of Brazilian football , having been out only in 2009 , after a relegation from top division in 2008 , backing in 2010 .
Vasco da Gama finished Brasileirão Série A as runners-up, 2 points behind winners Corinthians , in a title decided in last round, when Corinthians draw 0–0 against Palmeiras and Vasco da Gama draw 1–1 against Flamengo . Vasco da Gama in Copa Sudamericana goes at semifinals, after a 1–3 aggregate loss against eventual winners Universidad de Chile . Vasco da Gama won their first Copa do Brasil title , after an epic finals against Coritiba , winning in away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw. Vasco da Gama finished Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 6th place, after a fall in group stage of Taça Guanabara and a runners-up against Flamengo in Taça Rio in a 1–3 penalty loss after a 0–0 draw.
Club
Coaching staff
Updated 2 November 2011 .
Position
Name
Nationality
Head coach
Ricardo Gomes
Brazilian
Assistant coach
Cristóvão (caretaker head coach ), Gaúcho, Silveira, Jorge Luiz
Brazilian
Physiologists
Rodnei, Daniel Gonçalves
Brazilian
Supervisors
Daniel Freitas (football ); Fabiano Lunz (logistics ), Bruno Coev (heritage )
Brazilian
Fitness coaches
Rodrigo Poletto, Romildo, Armando
Brazilian
Masseurs
PC, Carlão, Curumim
Brazilian
Wardrobes
Adão, Niltinho
Brazilian
Physicologist
Maria Helena Rodriguez
Brazilian
Nutritionist
Mildre Souza
Brazilian
Press officers
Patrícia Gregório, Vinicius Melo
Brazilian
Goalkeepers coach
Carlos Germano
Brazilian
Other personnel
Source: CBF[ 1]
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 24 October 2011.
Youth players able to play on first team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 24 October 2011.
Out of loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 24 October 2011.
No.
Name
Nationality
Position (s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed From
Goalkeepers
1
Fernando Prass
GK
(1978-07-09 ) 9 July 1978 (aged 33)
União de Leiria
12
Alessandro
GK
(1988-03-30 ) 30 March 1988 (aged 23)
Grêmio
50
Diogo Silva (on loan from Nova Iguaçu )
GK
(1986-07-08 ) 8 July 1986 (aged 25)
Nova Iguaçu
Defenders
3
Cesinha
CB
(1986-10-08 ) 8 October 1986 (aged 25)
Santo André
13
Victor Ramos (on loan from Standard Liège )
CB
(1989-05-05 ) 5 May 1989 (aged 22)
Standard Liège
16
Douglas
CB
(1990-10-30 ) 30 October 1990 (aged 21)
América (Natal)
17
Julinho (on loan from Avaí )
LFB , LWM
(1986-08-05 ) 5 August 1986 (aged 25)
Avaí
22
Julio Irrazábal
RFB , LFB
(1980-11-25 ) 25 November 1980 (aged 31)
Cerro Porteño
23
Fagner
RFB
(1989-06-11 ) 11 June 1989 (aged 22)
PSV Eindhoven
26
Dedé
CB
(1988-07-01 ) 1 July 1988 (aged 23)
Vasco da Gama (loaned from Volta Redonda )
32
Márcio Careca
LFB
(1978-07-28 ) 28 July 1978 (aged 33)
Guarani (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
33
Renato Silva (on loan from Shandong Luneng )
CB
(1983-07-26 ) 26 July 1983 (aged 28)
Shandong Luneng
43
Max
RFB , LFB
(1990-04-28 ) 28 April 1990 (aged 21)
Youth system
Midfielders
5
Nílton
DM , CM
(1987-04-21 ) 21 April 1987 (aged 24)
Corinthians
6
Felipe
CM , LWM , LW , AM , LFB
(1977-09-02 ) 2 September 1977 (aged 34)
Al Sadd
8
Juninho Pernambucano
CM , AM , RWM
(1975-01-30 ) 30 January 1975 (aged 36)
Al-Gharafa
10
Diego Souza (on loan from Desportivo Brasil )
AM , LW , CF
(1985-06-17 ) 17 June 1985 (aged 26)
Atlético Mineiro (loaned from Desportivo Brasil )
18
Jumar (on loan from Desportivo Brasil )
DM , LFB , CM , RFB
(1986-04-28 ) 28 April 1986 (aged 25)
Palmeiras (loaned from Desportivo Brasil )
21
Fellipe Bastos (on loan from Benfica )
CM , DM
(1990-02-01 ) 1 February 1990 (aged 21)
Servette (loaned from Benfica )
27
Diego Rosa
CM , RFB , RWM , LWM , LFB , AM
(1989-03-22 ) 22 March 1989 (aged 22)
Juventude
28
Eduardo Costa
DM , CM
(1982-09-23 ) 23 September 1982 (aged 29)
Vasco da Gama (loaned from Monaco )
31
Bernardo (on loan from Cruzeiro )
AM , LW , LWM
(1990-05-20 ) 20 May 1990 (aged 21)
Goiás (loaned from Cruzeiro )
35
Allan (youth player , on loan from Deportivo Maldonado )
CM , RFB , DM , RWM
(1991-01-08 ) 8 January 1991 (aged 20)
Youth system (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado )
37
Rômulo
DM , CM
(1990-09-19 ) 19 September 1990 (aged 21)
Youth system
45
Leandro Chaparro (on loan from Desportivo Brasil )
CM , RWM , AM
(1991-01-07 ) 7 January 1991 (aged 20)
San Lorenzo de Almagro
Forwards
7
Éder Luís (on loan from Benfica )
RW , CF
(1985-04-19 ) 19 April 1985 (aged 26)
Benfica
9
Alecsandro
CF
(1981-02-04 ) 4 February 1981 (aged 30)
Internacional
15
Jonathan (youth player )
LW , RW , AM
(1991-05-11 ) 11 May 1991 (aged 20)
Youth system
19
Leandro (on loan from Grêmio )
RW , LW , CF
(1980-08-13 ) 13 August 1980 (aged 31)
Grêmio
29
Kim
RW , LW , CF
(1980-06-22 ) 22 June 1980 (aged 31)
Al-Arabi
30
Patric
CF
(1987-07-26 ) 26 July 1987 (aged 24)
Mixto
39
Élton (on loan from Olé Brasil )
CF
(1985-08-01 ) 1 August 1985 (aged 26)
Braga (loaned from Olé Brasil )
44
William Barbio (on loan from Nova Iguaçu )
RW , LW
(1992-10-22 ) 22 October 1992 (aged 19)
Nova Iguaçu
from Vasco da Gama (U–20)
able to play in first team
Out of loan
No.
Name
Nationality
Position (s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed From
Goalkeepers
Adilson (on loan to Duque de Caxias )
GK
(1990-02-24 ) 24 February 1990 (aged 21)
Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
Tiago (on loan to Bahia )
GK
(1983-07-02 ) 2 July 1983 (aged 28)
Vasco da Gama
Defenders
14
Jadson Viera (on loan to Nacional )
CB
(1981-08-04 ) 4 August 1981 (aged 30)
Vasco da Gama
34
Diogo (on loan to Sport do Recife )
LFB , LWM
(1992-08-17 ) 17 August 1992 (aged 19)
Vasco da Gama
Ari (on loan to Guarani )
RFB , LFB
(1991-08-06 ) 6 August 1991 (aged 20)
Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
Edu Pina (on loan to Duque de Caxias )
LFB , LWM
(1989-01-23 ) 23 January 1989 (aged 22)
Boavista (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
Élder Granja (on loan to São Caetano )
RFB
(1982-07-02 ) 2 July 1982 (aged 29)
Vasco da Gama – (B)
Genílson (on loan to Duque de Caxias )
CB
(1990-10-27 ) 27 October 1990 (aged 21)
Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
Gian (on loan to Avaí )
CB
(1982-07-02 ) 2 July 1982 (aged 29)
São Caetano (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
Midfielders
11
Jéferson (on loan to Sporting Kansas City )
AM , CM
(1984-07-15 ) 15 July 1984 (aged 27)
Vasco da Gama
17
Enrico (on loan to Ceará )
AM , RWM , LWM
(1984-05-04 ) 4 May 1984 (aged 27)
Vasco da Gama
19
Carlos Alberto (on loan to Bahia )
AM , LW , CF
(1984-12-11 ) 11 December 1984 (aged 27)
Grêmio (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
20
Caíque (on loan to Avaí )
AM , LW , RW , LWM , RWM
(1987-01-10 ) 10 January 1987 (aged 24)
Vasco da Gama
28
Renato Augusto (on loan to Atlético Goianiense )
CM , DM
(1991-07-17 ) 17 July 1991 (aged 20)
Vasco da Gama
Magno (on loan to Bahia )
AM , LW , RW
(1988-05-20 ) 20 May 1988 (aged 23)
Vasco da Gama
Mateus (on loan to Criciúma )
DM
(1987-05-18 ) 18 May 1987 (aged 24)
Ettifaq (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
Forwards
29
Nilson (on loan to Criciúma )
CF
(1991-04-06 ) 6 April 1991 (aged 20)
Vasco da Gama
Lipe (on loan to Salgueiro )
CF
(1990-03-10 ) 10 March 1990 (aged 21)
Duque de Caxias (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
Rafael Coelho (on loan to Avaí )
CF
(1988-05-20 ) 20 May 1988 (aged 23)
Vasco da Gama
Rodrigo Pimpão (on loan to Omiya Ardija )
LW , RW
(1987-10-23 ) 23 October 1987 (aged 24)
Cerezo Osaka (loaned from Vasco da Gama )
Transfers
In
Loan in
On trial (in)
Out
Loan out
On trial (out)
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
Last updated on 4 December 2011.
Players in italic have left the club during the season.
Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches
Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches
Overall
Games played
74 (17 Rio State League , 11 Copa do Brasil , 8 Copa Sudamericana , 38 Série A )
Games won
35 (8 Rio State League , 5 Copa do Brasil , 3 Copa Sudamericana , 19 Série A )
Games drawn
22 (4 Rio State League , 5 Copa do Brasil , 1 Copa Sudamericana , 12 Série A )
Games lost
16 (5 Rio State League , 1 Copa do Brasil , 4 Copa Sudamericana , 7 Série A )
Goals scored
131
Goals conceded
77
Goal difference
+54
Best result
9-0 (A) v America-RJ – Rio State League – 2011
Worsts results
0-4 (A) v Botafogo / 1-5 (A) v Coritiba – Série A – 2011
Most appearances
Fernando Prass (74 appearances)
Top scorer
Bernardo (18 goals)
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
Rio de Janeiro State Championship
Guanabara Cup
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February. Source:
https://int.soccerway.com Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw
Matches
Rio Cup
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April. Source:
https://int.soccerway.com Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw
Matches
Knockout stage matches
Copa do Brasil
Matches
Brasileirão Série A
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on December 4, 2011. Source:
[ 2] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
19
12
7
57
40
+17
69
11
7
1
32
12
+20
8
5
6
25
28
−3
Pld =Matches played; W =Matches won; D =Matches drawn; L =Matches lost;
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H Result W W L D D W L L W W W D W W L W W D D W L W D W D W D L D W W D L W D W W D Position 3 1 7 7 7 5 9 11 7 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December. Source:
Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Copa Sudamericana
Squad
As of 23 November 2011, according to combined sources on the official website.
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
¹ – Nílton replaced Felipe, Patric replaced Kim and Douglas replaced Anderson Martins after the Second Phase. ² – Leandro Chaparro replaced Rômulo and Kim replaced Victor Ramos after the Round of 16. ³ – Rômulo replaced Éder Luís , Felipe replaced Nílton and Nílton replaced Márcio Careca after the Quarterfinals.
Matches
Starting XI
Honors
Individuals
IFFHS ranking
Vasco da Gama position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011 season, according to IFFHS .[ 3]
Month
Position
Points
January
205
88,0
February
196
88,0
March
192
88,0
April
189
88,0
May
113
112,0
June
76
132,0
July
73
138,0
August
62
150,0
September
54
152,0
October
38
164,0
November
23
186,0
December
27
184,0
Last updated: 2011-12-01.
Source: IFFHS
References
Domestic leagues State leagues Domestic cups South American competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Série A Série B Série D