2011–12 La Liga

81st season of La Liga La Liga 2011–12 27 August 2011 – 13 May 2012 Real Madrid32nd title Villarreal Sporting Gijón Racing Santander Champions League Real MadridBarcelonaValenciaMálaga Europa League Athletic BilbaoAtlético MadridLevante Lionel Messi(50 goals) Víctor Valdés(0.8 goals/match) Barcelona 8–0 Osasuna(17 September 2011)Barcelona 8–0 Osasuna http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=14733 RFEF 17 September 2011 17 September 2011 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Barcelona(29 April 2012)Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Barcelona http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=16983 RFEF 29 April 2012 29 April 2012 es 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504182047/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=16983 dead Barcelona 8–0 Osasuna(17 September 2011)Real Madrid 6–2 Rayo Vallecano(24 September 2011)Real Madrid 6–2 Rayo Vallecano http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=14811 RFEF 24 September 2011 24 September 2011 es 11 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191211104258/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=14811 deadReal Madrid 7–1 Osasuna(6 November 2011)Real Madrid 7–1 Osasuna http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=15219 RFEF 6 November 2011 6 November 2011 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Sevilla 2–6 Real Madrid(17 December 2011)Sevilla 2–6 Real Madrid http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPrevio?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=15700 RFEF 17 December 2011 17 December 2011 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Levante 3–5 Rayo Vallecano(19 February 2012)Levante 3–5 Rayo Vallecano http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=16176 RFEF 19 February 2012 19 February 2011 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Barcelona 5–3 Granada(20 March 2012)Barcelona 5–3 Granada http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=16606 RFEF 20 March 2012 18 March 2012 es 25 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325131253/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=16606 dead 380 1050 11 matchesSpanish La Liga statistics http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/esp.1/spanish-primera-division?cc=5739 ESPNsoccernet 29 August 2011 24 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024112214/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/_/league/esp.1/spanish-primera-division?cc=5739 deadBarcelonaReal Madrid 23 matchesReal Madrid 20 matchesRacing Santander 6 matchesRayo VallecanoReal BetisZaragoza 99,252Barcelona 1–2 Real Madrid(21 April 2012) 6,000Getafe 1–0 Real Sociedad(17 March 2012) 11,504,567 28,265 2010–11 2012–13 The 2011–12 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the top level Spanish association football competition. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and concluded on 13 May 2012. Real Madrid won a record 32nd title following victory over Athletic Bilbao on 2 May 2012. Real Madrid broke a number of league records, including most points in a single season (100), most goals scored (121), best goal difference (+89), most away wins (16), and most overall wins (32). This season also saw Lionel Messi score a record 50 league goals in 37 games. Behind Messi was Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 46 goals; the pair's combined tally of 96 goals was the most ever by two players playing in the same major European league in the same season. Teams Deportivo de La Coruña, Hércules CF from Alicante and UD Almería were relegated to the 2011–12 Segunda División after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the 2010–11 season. Deportivo were relegated to the Segunda División after 20 seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of Spain, while Almería ended a four-year tenure in La Liga and Hércules made their immediate return to the second level. The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2010–11 Segunda División sides. Champions Betis, who terminated their second-level status after two years, runners-up Rayo Vallecano, who returned to the top flight after eight seasons at lower levels, earned direct promotion. The third promoted team was decided in the promotion play-offs where Granada CF returned to the league for the first time in 35 years, having spent 26 of them in Segunda División B and Tercera División. Stadiums and locations Spain 400 right Location of teams in La Liga 2011–12 Spain 43.263472 -2.948150 Athletic bottom Spain 40.401703 -3.720628 At. Madrid left Spain 41.380889 2.1228167 Barcelona right Spain 37.356419 -5.981750 Betis bottom Spain 41.347861 2.0756667 Espanyol left Spain 40.325728 -3.714950 Getafe bottom Spain 37.152925 -3.595744 Granada top Spain 39.494703 -0.363842 Levante Spain 36.734217 -4.426603 Málaga bottom Spain 39.589936 2.6300778 Mallorca bottom Spain 42.796675 -1.637128 Osasuna bottom Spain 40.391828 -3.658586 Rayo Vallecano right Spain 43.301364 -1.973536 Real Sociedad right Spain 43.536256 -5.637419 Sporting top Spain 43.476292 -3.793278 Racing top Spain 40.453053 -3.688356 Real Madrid top Spain 37.384039 -5.970583 Sevilla top Spain 39.474616 -0.358219 Valencia bottom Spain 39.944128 -0.103472 Villarreal Spain 41.636472 -0.901828 Zaragoza bottom Team Club home city Stadium Stadium capacity Athletic Bilbao Bilbao San Mamés 39,750 Atlético Madrid Madrid Vicente Calderón 54,851 Barcelona Barcelona Camp Nou 99,354 Betis Seville Benito Villamarín 52,745 Espanyol Barcelona Cornellà-El Prat 40,500 Getafe Getafe Coliseum Alfonso Pérez 17,700 Granada Granada Nuevo Los Cármenes 22,524 Levante Valencia Ciutat de València 25,534 Málaga Málaga La Rosaleda 28,963 Mallorca Palma Iberostar Stadium 23,142 Osasuna Pamplona El Sadar 19,553 Racing Santander Santander El Sardinero 22,271 Rayo Vallecano Madrid Campo de Vallecas 15,489 Real Madrid Madrid Santiago Bernabéu 85,454 Real Sociedad San Sebastián Anoeta 32,076 Sevilla Seville Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 45,500 Sporting de Gijón Gijón El Molinón 29,800 Valencia Valencia Mestalla 55,000 Villarreal Vila-real El Madrigal 25,000 Zaragoza Zaragoza La Romareda 34,596 Personnel and sponsorship As in the previous years, Nike provided the official ball for all matches, with a new T90 Seitiro model which was used throughout the season.Nike 2011/12 Premier League, La Liga and Serie A Balls http://www.footballshirtculture.com/balls/nike-2011-12-premier-league-la-liga-and-serie-a-balls.html footballshirtculture.com 31 March 2011 28 August 2011 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110809035609/http://www.footballshirtculture.com/balls/nike-2011-12-premier-league-la-liga-and-serie-a-balls.html 9 August 2011 Team Head coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsorAthletic BilbaoARG Marcelo BielsaESP Carlos GurpeguiUmbroPetronorAtlético MadridARG Diego SimeoneESP Antonio LópezNikeRixos Hotelsn1 1, Huawein2 2, and Kyoceran3 3BarcelonaESP Pep GuardiolaESP Carles Puyol NikeQatar Foundation, UNICEFn3 3 n4 4 and TV3n5 5EspanyolARG Mauricio PochettinoARG Cristian ÁlvarezLi-NingCancúnGetafeESP Luis GarcíaESP Javier CasqueroJomaBurger King and Confremarn3 3GranadaESP Abel ResinoESP Manuel LucenaLegeaCaja GranadaLevanteESP Juan Ignacio MartínezESP Sergio BallesterosLuanviComunitat ValencianaMálagaCHI Manuel PellegriniESP Jesús GámezNikeUNESCOn7 7MallorcaESP Joaquín CaparrósPOR José NunesMacronbet-at-home.comOsasunaESP José Luis MendilibarESP Francisco PuñalAstoreCANn8 8Racing SantanderESP Álvaro CerveraESP Pedro MunitisSlamPalaciosRayo VallecanoESP José Ramón SandovalESP MíchelErreàEl Rayo estrenará su nueva camiseta ante el Real Madrid Rayo will wear their new shirt against Real Madrid http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/rayo-estrenara-nueva-camiseta-real/20120222dasdasftb_45/Tes As 22 February 2012 22 February 2012 esLos VengadoresAS MagazineDiario MarcaReal BetisESP Pepe MelBRA IrineyRBbn6 6CirsaReal MadridPOR José MourinhoESP Iker CasillasAdidasBwinReal SociedadFRA 1974 Philippe MontanierESP Mikel AranburuNikeGipuzkoa Euskararekin BatSevillaESP MíchelESP Andrés PalopLi NingPont Grup / InterwettenLa camiseta del Sevilla ya tiene nuevo patrocinador Sevilla's shirt has no longer a sponsor http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/camiseta-sevilla-tiene-nuevo-patrocinador/20111102dasdasftb_46/Tes As 2 November 2011 2 November 2011 esSporting de GijónESP Javier ClementeESP David BarralKappaGijónn9 9, Asturiasn5 5 n9 9 and Doyen Groupn3 3ValenciaESP Unai EmeryESP David AlbeldaJomaJinKO Solarn9 9, Herbalifen10 10 and MSC Crucerosn11 11VillarrealESP Miguel Ángel LotinaESP Marcos SennaXtepComunitat Valencianan1 1ZaragozaESP Manolo JiménezESP Javier ParedesAdidasProniñoLa camiseta de fútbol también está en crisis Football shirts are also in crisis http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/futbol/noticias/3293431/08/11/La-camiseta-de-futbol-tambien-esta-en-crisis.html elEconomista 8 August 2011 28 August 2011 es n1For 8 matches in round 20, 31–32, 34–38. n2Only against Real Madrid in round 33. n3On the back of shirt. n4Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit. n5On the left sleeve. n6Club's own brand. n7Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit. n8On the shoulders. n9Since 31 January 2012.El Valencia CF presenta su main sponsor, JinkoSolar Valencia CF presents his main sponsor, JinkoSolar http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/01/Noticia_33528.html?__locale=es Valencia CF 31 January 2012 31 January 2012 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120419001228/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/01/Noticia_33528.html?__locale=es 19 April 2012 n10On the shorts. n11On the left sleeve.Mejor sin patrocinio que malvender la camiseta Better not to have a sponsor than to undersell a shirt http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20110823/mejor-sin-patrocinio-malvender-camiseta/456727.shtml RTVE 23 August 2011 27 August 2011 es Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Atlético Madrid ESP Quique Sánchez Flores End of contract 24 May 2011Quique Sánchez Flores: It has been a tough season for Atletico Madrid http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1956/europe/2011/05/22/2498742/quique-sanchez-flores-it-has-been-a-tough-season-for goal.com 22 May 2011 22 May 2011Lasarte no seguirá como técnico de la Real Sociedad Lasarte won't follow as manager of Real Sociedad es http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=57949 esFutbol.net 24 May 2011 24 May 2011 ESP Gregorio Manzano 8 June 2011Manzano firma con el Atlético de Madrid Manzano signs with Atletico Madrid http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/manzano-sera-presentado-tarde-atletico/20110608dasdasftb_27/Tes As 8 June 2011 es 8 June 2011 7th (2010–11) Real Sociedad URU Martín Lasarte Sacked FRA 1974 Philippe Montanier 4 June 2011El Valenciennes confirma que Montanier entrenará a la Real Valenciennes confirms that Montanier will train the Real http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/valenciennes-confirma-montanier-ira-real/20110604dasdasftb_4/Tes es As 4 June 2011 4 June 2011 15th (2010–11) Sevilla ESP Gregorio Manzano End of contract 25 May 2011Manzano se despide del Sevilla Manzano says goodbye to Sevilla http://www.marca.com/2011/05/25/futbol/equipos/sevilla/1306326177.html es Marca 25 May 2011 25 May 2011 ESP Marcelino 3 June 2011Marcelino será el nuevo entrenador del Sevilla Marcelino will be the new coach of Sevilla http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=58188 es esFutbol.net 3 June 2011 3 June 2011 5th (2010–11) Getafe ESP Míchel 30 May 2011Míchel no seguirá en el Getafe Míchel won't follow in Getafe http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=58073 es esFutbol.net 30 May 2011 30 May 2011 ESP Luis García 4 June 2011Luis García ya es entrenador del Getafe Luis García is already coach of Getafe http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/luis-garcia-nuevo-entrenador-getafe/20110604dasdaiftb_27/Tes es As 3 June 2011 3 June 2011 16th (2010–11) Racing Santander ESP Marcelino Mutual consent 3 June 2011Marcelino rescinde su contrato con el Racing Marcelino terminated his contract with Racing http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=58188 es esFutbol.net 3 June 2011 3 June 2011Luis García acuerda con el Levante su desvinculación Luis García agrees with Levante his decoupling http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/luis-garcia-acuerda-levante-desvinculacion/20110603dasdasftb_38/Tes es As 3 June 2011 3 June 2011 ARG Héctor Cúper 29 June 2011Héctor Cúper, nuevo técnico del Racing de Santander Héctor Cúper, new manager of Racing de Santander http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/hector-cuper-nuevo-tecnico-racing/20110629dasdasftb_35/Tes es As 29 June 2011 29 June 2011 12th (2010–11) Levante ESP Luis García ESP Juan Ignacio Martínez 9 June 2011Juan Ignacio ya es nuevo entrenador del Levante Juan Ignacio is already the new coach of Levante http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/juan-ignacio-nuevo-entrenador-levante/20110609dasdasftb_45/Tes es As 9 June 2011 9 June 2011 14th (2010–11) Athletic Bilbao ESP Joaquín Caparrós End of contract 7 July 2011Caparrós no seguirá como entrenador del Athletic Caparrós won't follow as coach of Athletic http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/athletic-bilbao-tiene-presidente-josu/20110707dasdasftb_53/Tes es As 7 July 2011 7 July 2011 ARG Marcelo Bielsa 7 July 2011Bielsa, nuevo entrenador del Athletic Bilbao Bielsa, new coach of Athletic Bilbao http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/athletic-bilbao-tiene-presidente-josu/20110707dasdasftb_53/Tes es As 7 July 2011 7 July 2011 6th (2010–11) Mallorca DEN Michael Laudrup Resigned 27 September 2011Laudrup deja de ser el entrenador del Mallorca Laudrup is no longer the coach of Mallorca http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/laudrup-deja-ser-entrenador-mallorca/20110927dasdasftb_11/Tes es As 27 September 2011 27 September 2011 ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal (as caretaker) 28 September 2011Nadal confirma que dirigirá al Mallorca en el campo de Osasuna Nadal confirms that he will direct Mallorca in Osasuna's field http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=941423 es Diario ABC 28 September 2011 28 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140409135353/http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=941423 9 April 2014 dead dmy-all 11th ESP Miguel Ángel Nadal End of tenure as caretaker 3 October 2011Miguel Ángel Nadal deja el Mallorca Miguel Ángel Nadal gives up Mallorca http://www.marca.com/2011/10/03/futbol/equipos/mallorca/1317646108.html#Escena_1 es Marca 3 October 2011 3 October 2011 ESP Joaquín Caparrós 3 October 2011Caparrós será el sustituto de Laudrup Caparrós will be the substitute of Laudrup http://www.marca.com/2011/10/03/futbol/equipos/mallorca/1317666027.html es Marca 3 October 2011 3 October 2011 Racing Santander ARG Héctor Cúper Mutual consent 29 November 2011Héctor Cúper dimite para "no perjudicar más al equipo" Héctor Cúper resigns for "no more harm to the team" http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/hector-cuper-dimite-perjudicar-equipo/20111129dasdasftb_37/Tes es As 29 November 2011 29 November 2011 ESP Juanjo González 30 November 2011Juanjo González entrenará al Racing Juanjo Gonzalez will coach Racing http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=61899 es esfutbol.net 30 November 2011 30 November 2011 20th Villarreal ESP Juan Carlos Garrido Sacked 22 December 2011Garrido, destituido tras caer en Copa Garrido, sacked after falling in Cup http://www.marca.com/2011/12/20/futbol/copa_rey/1324406005.html es Marca 22 December 2011 22 December 2011El Atlético hace oficial la destitución de Manzano Atlético makes official the dismission of Manzano http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=62177 es esfutbol.net 22 December 2011 22 December 2011 ESP José Molina 22 December 2011Molina, nuevo entrenador del Villarreal Molina, new coach of Villarreal http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=62182 es esfutbol.net 22 December 2011 22 December 2011 17th Atlético Madrid ESP Gregorio Manzano ARG Diego Simeone 23 December 2011Simeone será presentado el martes 27 Simeone will be presented on Tuesday 27 http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/Web/noticia/template_noticia/noticia1.php?idnoticia=30359&previo=1 es Atlético Madrid 23 December 2011 23 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120601184134/http://www.clubatleticodemadrid.com/Web/noticia/template_noticia/noticia1.php?idnoticia=30359&previo=1 1 June 2012 dead 10th Zaragoza MEX Javier Aguirre 30 December 2011Aguirre, cesado Aguirre, dismissed http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/23950 es Real Zaragoza 30 December 2011 30 December 2011 ESP Manolo Jiménez 31 December 2011Manolo Jiménez, nuevo entrenador del Zaragoza Manolo Jiménez, new coach of Zaragoza http://www.marca.com/2011/12/31/futbol/equipos/zaragoza/1325361444.html es Marca 31 December 2011 31 December 2011 20th Granada ESP Fabri 22 January 2012Fabri fue destituido y Pina negocia hoy con Abel Resino Fabri was dismissed and today Pina negotiates with Abel Resino http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/fabri-fue-destituido-pina-negocia/20120122dasdasftb_4/Tes es As 22 January 2012 22 January 2012 ESP Abel Resino 23 January 2012Abel Resino, nombrado nuevo técnico del Granada Abel Resino, named new coach of Granada http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/abel-resino-nombrado-nuevo-tecnico/20120123dasdasftb_41/Tes es As 23 January 2012 23 January 2012 18th Sporting de Gijón ESP Manolo Preciado 31 January 2012El Sporting destituye a Preciado; suena Míchel Sporting dismisses Preciado, it sounds Míchel http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/sporting-destituye-preciado-suena-michel/20120131dasdasftb_5/Tes es As 31 January 2012 31 January 2012 ESP Iñaki Tejada (as caretaker) 31 January 2012Vega-Arango no pudo reprimir las lágrimas en la despedida de Preciado, al que suple Tejada Vega-Arango could not restrain the tears in the goodbye of Preciado, who is replaced by Tejada http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?view=article&catid=36%3Aactualidad&id=875%3Avega-arango-no-pudo-reprimir-las-lagrimas-en-la-despedida-de-preciado-al-que-suple-tejada&option=com_content&Itemid=186 es Sporting de Gijón 31 January 2012 5 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131213155258/http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=875%3Avega-arango-no-pudo-reprimir-las-lagrimas-en-la-despedida-de-preciado-al-que-suple-tejada&catid=36%3Aactualidad&Itemid=186 13 December 2013 Iñaki Tejada seguirá hasta final de temporada Iñaki Tejada will follow until the end of season http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=907:el-club-otorga-toda-su-confianza-hasta-final-de-temporada&catid=36:actualidad&Itemid=186 es Sporting de Gijón 7 February 2012 8 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120520152953/http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content 20 May 2012 19th Sevilla ESP Marcelino 6 February 2012El Sevilla FC destituye a Marcelino Sevilla FC dismisses Marcelino http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/23777/el-sevilla-fc-destituye-a-marcelino es Sevilla FC 6 February 2012 6 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120410101850/http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/23777/el-sevilla-fc-destituye-a-marcelino 10 April 2012 ESP Míchel 7 February 2012Michel nuevo entrenador del Sevilla; cayó Marcelino Míchel new Sevilla coach; fell Marcelino http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/michel-nuevo-entrenador-sevilla-cayo/20120206dasdasftb_8/Tes es As 6 February 2012 8 February 2012 11th Sporting de Gijón ESP Iñaki Tejada End of tenure as caretaker 13 February 2012Javi Clemente, nuevo entrenador rojiblanco Javi Clemente, new 'red & white' coach http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=936:javi-clemente-nuevo-entrenador-rojiblanco-&catid=36:actualidad&Itemid=186 es Sporting de Gijón 13 February 2012 13 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120329140251/http://www.realsporting.com/wrsg/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=936%3Ajavi-clemente-nuevo-entrenador-rojiblanco-&catid=36%3Aactualidad&Itemid=186 29 March 2012 ESP Javier Clemente 13 February 2012 19th Racing Santander ESP Juanjo González Sacked 7 March 2012Destituido el técnico del Racing, Juanjo González Racing manager Juanjo González dismissed http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/destituido-tecnico-racing-juanjo-gonzalez/20120307dasdasftb_11/Tes es As 7 March 2012 7 March 2012 ESP Álvaro Cervera 9 March 2012Álvaro Cervera, nuevo entrenador del Racing Álvaro Cervera, new Racing manager http://www.realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=9296 es Racing Santander 9 March 2012 10 March 2012 2 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120702194021/http://realracingclub.es/comunicacion/actualidad/ampliar.php?Id_contenido=9296 dead 18th Villarreal ESP José Molina 18 March 2012Cae Molina, Luis dice no y Roig negocia con Lotina Molina falls, Luis says no and Roig negotiates with Lotina http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/cae-molina-luis-dice-roig/20120318dasdasftb_22/Tes es As 18 March 2012 18 March 2012 ESP Miguel Ángel Lotina 19 March 2012El Villarreal CF llega a un acuerdo con Miguel Ángel Lotina Villarreal CF sign Miguel Ángel Lotina http://www.villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/portada/item/464-el-villarreal-cf-llega-a-un-acuerdo-con-miguel-ángel-lotina es Villarreal 19 March 2012 19 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120421090903/http://www.villarrealcf.es/es/noticias/portada/item/464-el-villarreal-cf-llega-a-un-acuerdo-con-miguel-%C3%A1ngel-lotina 21 April 2012 17th League table main WDL QR 5 RMA Real Madrid FCB Barcelona VCF Valencia MCF Málaga ATM Atlético Madrid LEV Levante OSA Osasuna MLL Mallorca SFC Sevilla ATH Athletic Bilbao GET Getafe RSO Real Sociedad BET Real Betis ESP Espanyol RVA Rayo Vallecano ZAR Zaragoza GCF Granada VIL Villarreal RSG Sporting Gijón RAC Racing Santander 32 4 2 121 32 C 28 7 3 114 29 17 10 11 59 44 17 7 14 54 53 15 11 12 53 46 16 7 15 54 50 13 15 10 44 61 14 10 14 42 46 13 11 14 48 47 12 13 13 49 52 12 11 15 40 51 12 11 15 46 52 13 8 17 47 56 12 10 16 46 56 13 4 21 53 73 12 7 19 36 61 12 6 20 35 56 9 14 15 39 53 R 10 7 21 42 69 R 4 15 19 28 63 R GET: 8 pts; RSO: 5 pts; BET: 2 pts GET GET RVA 0–0 ZAR; ZAR 1–2 RVA RVA green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League group stage 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. ELGS blue2 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round 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. ELPR blue3 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round ELPR EL3 red1 Relegation to the Segunda División R R R 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 complete ESPN Results main FBR grey ATH ATM FCB BET ESP GET GCF LEV MCF MLL OSA RAC RVA RMA RSO SFC RSG VCF VIL ZAR Athletic Bilbao 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 0–0 0–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 Atlético Madrid 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 Barcelona 2–0 5–0 4–2 4–0 4–0 5–3 5–0 4–1 5–0 8–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 5–1 5–0 4–0 Betis 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–3 Espanyol 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 5–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–3 4–0 0–0 0–2 Getafe 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 Granada 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 4–1 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 Levante 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–5 1–0 3–2 1–0 4–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 Málaga 1–0 0–0 1–4 0–2 2–1 3–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 4–2 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 Mallorca 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 Osasuna 2–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–5 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 Racing Santander 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 Rayo Vallecano 2–3 0–1 0–7 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 6–0 4–2 0–1 4–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 Real Madrid 4–1 4–1 1–3 4–1 5–0 4–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 4–1 7–1 4–0 6–2 5–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 Real Sociedad 1–2 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 Sevilla 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 5–2 2–6 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 Sporting Gijón 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–2 Valencia 1–1 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 4–3 4–1 2–3 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–2 Villarreal 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–2 2–2 Zaragoza 2–0 1–0 1–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–6 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 complete LFP, Sportec Awards La Liga Awards La Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.Ganadores de las cuatro ediciones de premios de la LFP ABC es 13 November 2012 http://agencias.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1292480 8 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160116110429/http://agencias.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1292480 16 January 2016 dead AwardRecipientBest PlayerARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Best CoachESP Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)Best GoalkeeperESP Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Best DefenderESP Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)Best Midfielder(s)ESP Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) ESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)Best ForwardARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Team of the Year Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 80% 0.40 1.35 175 Blue Valdés 0.17 1.08 175 #004D98 Puyol 0.50 1.13 175 White Ramos 0.83 1.08 175 Orange Alba 0.12 0.70 175 Yellow Cazorla 0.38 0.70 175 Red Óscar de Marcos 0.62 0.70 175 White Alonso 0.88 0.70 175 White Özil 0.25 0.31 175 #004D98 Messi 0.50 0.31 175 White Ronaldo 0.75 0.31 175 Red Falcao Team of the YearEquipo del Año de la Liga 2011/12 https://es.uefa.com/news-media/news/01fd-0f880d892e6d-eb6991479455-1000--equipo-del-ano-de-la-liga-2011-12/ UEFA.com 24 May 2012 22 August 2026 Goalkeeper Spain Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) Defenders Spain Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Spain Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Spain Jordi Alba (Valencia) Midfielders Spain Santi Cazorla (Málaga) Spain Óscar de Marcos (Athletic Bilbao) Spain Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) Germany Mesut Özil (Real Madrid) Forwards Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Colombia Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) Top goalscorers The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by the newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season. Rank Player Club Goals1ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona502POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid463COL Radamel FalcaoAtlético Madrid244ARG Gonzalo HiguaínReal Madrid225FRA 1974 Karim BenzemaReal Madrid216ESP Fernando LlorenteAthletic Bilbao17ESP Roberto SoldadoValencia8ESP Rubén CastroReal Betis169CIV Arouna KonéLevante15ESP MichuRayo Vallecano Source: Liga BBVA Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1GER Mesut ÖzilReal Madrid172ARG Ángel Di MaríaReal Madrid16ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona4ESP Jesús NavasSevilla12POR Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid6BRA Dani AlvesBarcelona117ESP Xabi AlonsoReal Madrid9URU Chory CastroMallorcaESP Andrés IniestaBarcelona Source: LFP Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. RankPlayerClubGoals againstMatchesAverage1ESP Víctor Valdés Barcelona 28350.802ESP Iker CasillasReal Madrid31370.843BEL Thibaut CourtoisAtlético Madrid41361.144ISR Dudu AouateMallorca46361.285ESP Miguel Ángel MoyàGetafe48361.33 Fair Play award This award was given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspectsCriterios de puntuación del juego limpio Fair Play score criteria http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=298#ancla2 RFEF 30 October 1998 18 May 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20100407195555/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=298 7 April 2010 dead such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to determine the best fair play, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored. RankClubMatches15px|Yellow card15px|Double Yellow Card/Ejection 15px|Double Yellow Card/Ejection15px|Direct Red Card25px|Games of Suspension (Player, only when +3)25px|Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel)30px|Audience BehaviourTotal Points1Barcelona387921–19––91Málaga387024––1 Mild29–3Villarreal388642–38,13,21––1154Real Sociedad387363–224,293 Milds7,9,27–1195Athletic Bilbao3810161–161 Mild20–1266Real Madrid389132–415,25,29,291 Mild28–1287Levante3812050––1 Mild35–1358Racing Santander3811733–12––1379Osasuna389842–420,27,31,341 Serious27–13810Sporting Gijón3811750–1202 Milds15,20–14211Rayo Vallecano3812512–1111 Mild5–14312Mallorca3811824–1191 Mild30–14413Atlético Madrid3813122––1 Mild33–14614Real Betis3810434–1355 Milds1,5,14,18,36–152Valencia3812716–128––16Getafe3812044–33,15,23––15517Sevilla3811263––5 Milds8,13,19,20,35–15818Espanyol3813042–26, 171 Mild18–15919Zaragoza3812653–226,321 Mild20–16020Granada381074518372371 Very Serious13–165 Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings SeasonClasificación final del Premio Juego Limpio http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=124&CATEGORIA=2&ID=2042 RFEF 22 May 2012 22 May 2012 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120527195411/http://www.rfef.es/index.jsp?nodo=124&CATEGORIA=2&ID=2042 27 May 2012 Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings Pedro Zaballa award Comité Técnico de Árbitros de Fútbol de Las PalmasPremio Pedro Zaballa al Comité Técnico de Árbitros de Fútbol de Las Palmas Pedro Zaballa Award to Comité Técnico de Árbitros de Fútbol de Las Palmas http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/normativas/reglamentos/futbolSala/REVISTARFEF156.pdf RFEF 12 September 2012 es https://web.archive.org/web/20131110030029/http://rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/normativas/reglamentos/futbolSala/REVISTARFEF156.pdf 10 November 2013 dead dmy-all Scoring First goal of the season: ESP Imanol Agirretxe for Real Sociedad against Sporting de Gijón (27 August 2011)Sporting de Gijón 1–2 Real Sociedad http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=14519 RFEF 27 August 2011 27 August 2011 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Last goal of the season: BRA Rovérsio for Osasuna against Racing Santander (13 May 2012) https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma396502/lineup/ Racing Santander - CA Osasuna 2:4 (Primera División 2011/2012, 38. Round) Hat-tricks List of La Liga hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date ReferenceESP Roberto Soldado Valencia Racing Santander 4–3 (H) 27 August 2011 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Zaragoza 6–0 (A) 28 August 2011 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Osasuna 8–0 (H) 17 September 2011 COL Radamel Falcao Atlético Madrid Racing Santander 4–0 (H) 18 September 2011 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Rayo Vallecano 6–2 (H) 24 September 2011 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Atlético Madrid 5–0 (H) ARG Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid Espanyol 4–0 (A) 2 October 2011 ARG Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid Real Betis 4–1 (H) 15 October 2011 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Málaga 4–0 (A) 22 October 2011 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Mallorca 5–0 (H) 29 October 2011 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Osasuna 7–1 (H) 6 November 2011 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Sevilla 6–2 (A) 17 December 2011 COL Radamel Falcao Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad 4–0 (A) 21 January 2012 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Málaga 4–1 (A) 22 January 2012 ESP Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao Rayo Vallecano 3–2 (A) 28 January 2012 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Levante 4–2 (H) 12 February 2012 ARG Lionel Messi4 Barcelona Valencia 5–1 (H) 19 February 2012 NGA Kalu Uche Espanyol Rayo Vallecano 5–1 (H) 11 March 2012 ESP Roberto Soldado Valencia Athletic Bilbao 3–0 (A) 18 March 2012 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Granada 5–3 (H) 20 March 2012 POR Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Atlético Madrid 4–1 (A) 11 April 2012 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona Málaga 4–1 (H) 2 May 2012 ARG Lionel Messi4 Barcelona Espanyol 4–0 (H) 5 May 2012 4 Player scored four goals(H) – Home; (A) – Away Attendances { class"wikitable sortable" !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancePrimera División 2011/2012 - Attendance https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co97/se7125/attendance/ - style"text-align:center;" _row_count FC Barcelona 19 78,340 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Madrid 19 74,258 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Atlético de Madrid 19 40,526 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Valencia CF 19 38,921 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sevilla FC 19 36,047 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Betis 19 35,820 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Athletic Club 19 33,974 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Málaga CF 19 26,599 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count RCD Espanyol 19 23,499 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Sociedad 19 23,135 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Real Zaragoza 19 23,114 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Sporting de Gijón 19 21,838 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Granada CF 19 20,526 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Villarreal CF 19 17,053 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count CA Osasuna 19 15,674 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count RCD Mallorca 19 13,526 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Racing de Santander 19 13,387 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Levante UD 19 12,662 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Rayo Vallecano 19 10,900 - style"text-align:center;" _row_count Getafe CF 19 9,447 - } See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2011 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2011–12 2011–12 Segunda División References 2 External links LigaBBVA.com sportYou.es Inside Spanish Football April 2014 2011–12 1 Spain