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 LiechtensteinLogroño
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 SpainPrague, 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 ScotlandAlicante
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 SpainBari, 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 ChileSt. 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 SpainLondon, England
17:15 UTC Lampard  49' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,189
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
15 November 2011 Costa Rica 2 – 2 SpainSan 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 VenezuelaMálaga
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 SerbiaSt. 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 SpainBern, 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 PRSevilla
21:00 Silva  84' Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja

Pre-season tournaments
22 July 2011 Memorial QuinochoCelta Vigo 2 – 1 BragaVigo, 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 BarcelonaEspanyol 3 – 1 Boca JuniorsBarcelona, 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 ÁgoraLevante 0 – 2 PeñarolValencia, 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 PuertaSevilla 5 – 0 EspanyolSeville, 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 SemifinalCádiz 0 – 0
(3 – 1 p)		 UdineseCádiz, 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 VigoCelta Vigo 0 – 1 Sporting GijónVigo, Spain
20:00 CEST Report De las Cuevas  90+2' Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rubén Eiriz Mata
5 August 2011 Carranza SemifinalMálaga 3 – 1 Sporting CPCádiz, 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/4thUdinese 2 – 2
(10 – 9 p)		 Sporting CPCádiz, 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
Pinzi
Surraco
Neuton
Fabbrini
Fabbrini
Badu
Doubai
Ekstrand
Pasquale
Handanović
Flores 		Martins
Rubio
Capel
Rodríguez
Santos
Polga
Pereirinha
Evaldo
Rinaudo
Marcelo
Martins
6 August 2011 Carranza FinalCádiz 2 – 0 MálagaCádiz, 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 ColombinoRecreativo 1 – 2 Atlético MadridHuelva, 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 NaranjaValencia 3 – 0 RomaValencia, 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 SolMálaga 4 – 0 PeñarolMálaga, 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 HerreraDeportivo 1 – 1
(3 – 4 p)		 SevillaA 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
15 August 2011 Ciudad de ZaragozaZaragoza 1 – 1
(4 – 3 p)		 EspanyolZaragoza, Spain
21:30 CEST Obradović  83' Report Márquez  71' Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
Penalties
Ponzio
Lafita
Obradović
Juárez 		Márquez
S. García
Albín
Gómez
Clerc
22 August 2011 Joan GamperBarcelona 5 – 0 NapoliBarcelona, 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 BernabéuReal Madrid 2 – 1 GalatasarayMadrid, 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[lower-alpha 1]
6 Levante 38 16 7 15 54 50 +4 55 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 2]
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[lower-alpha 2]
11 Getafe 38 12 11 15 40 51 −11 47[lower-alpha 3]
12 Real Sociedad 38 12 11 15 46 52 −6 47[lower-alpha 3]
13 Betis 38 13 8 17 47 56 −9 47[lower-alpha 3]
14 Espanyol 38 12 10 16 46 56 −10 46
15 Rayo Vallecano 38 13 4 21 53 73 −20 43[lower-alpha 4]
16 Zaragoza 38 12 7 19 36 61 −25 43[lower-alpha 4]
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) Champion; (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. 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. GET: 8 pts; RSO: 5 pts; BET: 2 pts
  4. 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 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 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[lower-alpha 1]
11 Elche 42 17 6 19 56 58 −2 57[lower-alpha 1]
12 Villarreal B (R) 42 14 10 18 54 64 −10 52[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to Segunda División 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[lower-alpha 3]
16 Guadalajara 42 14 7 21 50 75 −25 49[lower-alpha 3]
17 Recreativo 42 12 11 19 49 52 −3 47[lower-alpha 4]
18 Murcia 42 13 8 21 49 67 −18 47[lower-alpha 4]
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) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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.[2]
  3. GIR 0–0 GUA; GUA 1–4 GIR
  4. 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.
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