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

Main article: List of Spanish football transfers summer 2011
Main article: List of Spanish football transfers winter 2011–12

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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

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

UEFA Euro qualifiers

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

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

22 July 2011 Memorial Quinocho Celta Vigo Spain 2 – 1 Portugal 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 Spain 3 – 1 Argentina 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 Spain 0 – 2 Uruguay 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 Spain 5 – 0 Spain 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 Spain 0 – 0
(3 – 1 p)		 Italy Udinese Cádiz, Spain
22:00 CEST Report Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Domingo Palomino Núñez
Penalties
Baquero soccer ball with check mark
Juanjo soccer ball with red X
Góngora soccer ball with check mark
Dioni soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Larangeira
soccer ball with red X Floro Flores
soccer ball with check mark Vydra
soccer ball with red X Neuton
6 August 2011 Ciudad de Vigo Celta Vigo Spain 0 – 1 Spain 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 Spain 3 – 1 Portugal 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 3rd/4th Udinese Italy 2 – 2
(10 – 9 p)		 Portugal Sporting CP Cádiz, Spain
18:30 CEST Abdi 15'
Floro Flores 79'		 Report Rubio 47', 90' (pen.) Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alonso Vizuete Sánchez
Penalties
Flores soccer ball with check mark
Pinzi soccer ball with check mark
Surraco soccer ball with check mark
Neuton soccer ball with red X
Fabbrini soccer ball with check mark
Fabbrini soccer ball with check mark
Badu soccer ball with check mark
Doubai soccer ball with check mark
Ekstrand soccer ball with check mark
Pasquale soccer ball with check mark
Handanović soccer ball with check mark
Flores soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Martins
soccer ball with check mark Rubio
soccer ball with red X Capel
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
soccer ball with check mark Santos
soccer ball with check mark Polga
soccer ball with check mark Pereirinha
soccer ball with check mark Evaldo
soccer ball with check mark Rinaudo
soccer ball with check mark Marcelo
soccer ball with red X Martins
6 August 2011 Carranza Final Cádiz Spain 2 – 0 Spain 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 Spain 1 – 2 Spain 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 Spain 3 – 0 Italy 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 Spain 4 – 0 Uruguay 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 Spain 1 – 1
(3 – 4 p)		 Spain Sevilla A Coruña, Spain
20:00 CEST Riki 5' Report Coke 85' Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Jorge Valdés Aller
Penalties
Vázquez soccer ball with check mark
Lassad soccer ball with check mark
Álvarez soccer ball with check mark
Colotto soccer ball with red X
Xisco soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Manu
soccer ball with check mark Perotti
soccer ball with check mark Salva
soccer ball with check mark Trochowski
soccer ball with check mark Negredo
15 August 2011 Ciudad de Zaragoza Zaragoza Spain 1 – 1
(4 – 3 p)		 Spain Espanyol Zaragoza, Spain
21:30 CEST Obradović 83' Report Márquez 71' Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
Penalties
Ponzio soccer ball with check mark
Lafita soccer ball with check mark
Obradović soccer ball with check mark
Juárez soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Márquez
soccer ball with check mark S. García
soccer ball with red X Albín
soccer ball with check mark Gómez
soccer ball with red X Clerc
22 August 2011 Joan Gamper Barcelona Spain 5 – 0 Italy 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 Spain 2 – 1 Turkey Galatasaray Madrid, Spain
22:30 CEST Ramos 33'
Benzema 51'		 Report İnan 10' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 81,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Honours

Trophy & League Champions

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

La Liga

Main article: 2011–12 La Liga
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

Main article: 2011–12 Segunda División
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

Main article: 2011–12 Segunda División B

Tercera División

Main article: 2011–12 Tercera División

References

  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.