2011–12 La Liga
2011–12 La Liga 81st season of La Liga
Football league season
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
Location of teams in La Liga 2011–12
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
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.[ 9]
^ For 8 matches in round 20, 31–32, 34–38.
^ Only against Real Madrid match in round 33.
^ On the back of shirt.
^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
^ On the left sleeve.
^ Club's own brand.
^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
^ On the shoulders.
^ Since 31 January 2012. [ 15]
^ On the shorts.
^ On the left sleeve. [ 16]
Managerial changes
League table
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:
Results
Source:
LFP ,
Sportec Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 .[ 55]
Top goalscorers
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by the newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Source: Liga BBVA
Top assists
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.
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 aspects [ 56] 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.
Rank
Club
Matches
Total Points
1
Barcelona
38
79
2
1
–
19
–
–
91
Málaga
38
70
2
4
–
–
1 Mild29
–
3
Villarreal
38
86
4
2
–
38,13,21
–
–
115
4
Real Sociedad
38
73
6
3
–
224,29
3 Milds7,9,27
–
119
5
Athletic Bilbao
38
101
6
1
–
16
1 Mild20
–
126
6
Real Madrid
38
91
3
2
–
415,25,29,29
1 Mild28
–
128
7
Levante
38
120
5
0
–
–
1 Mild35
–
135
8
Racing Santander
38
117
3
3
–
12
–
–
137
9
Osasuna
38
98
4
2
–
420,27,31,34
1 Serious27
–
138
10
Sporting Gijón
38
117
5
0
–
120
2 Milds15,20
–
142
11
Rayo Vallecano
38
125
1
2
–
111
1 Mild5
–
143
12
Mallorca
38
118
2
4
–
119
1 Mild30
–
144
13
Atlético Madrid
38
131
2
2
–
–
1 Mild33
–
146
14
Real Betis
38
104
3
4
–
135
5 Milds1,5,14,18,36
–
152
Valencia
38
127
1
6
–
128
–
–
16
Getafe
38
120
4
4
–
33,15,23
–
–
155
17
Sevilla
38
112
6
3
–
–
5 Milds8,13,19,20,35
–
158
18
Espanyol
38
130
4
2
–
26, 17
1 Mild18
–
159
19
Zaragoza
38
126
5
3
–
226,32
1 Mild20
–
160
20
Granada
38
107
4
5
1837
237
1 Very Serious13
–
165
Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings Season[ 57]
Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports , Competition Committee's Sanctions , Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings
Legend: [ 58]
Icon
Term
Points of sanction
Description
Yellow Card
1 point/yellow card
Double Yellow Card/Ejection
2 points/double yellow card
Direct Red Card
3 points/red card
Games of Suspension (Player)
As many as banned games
When a player is banned for play more than 3 future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction
Games of Suspension (Club's Personnel)
5 points/banned game
When some person of the club (not player) is banned for x future games. This punishment overrides the possible red card which caused this sanction
Audience Behaviour
Mild (5 points) Serious (6 points) Very Serious (7 points)
When the audience makes some altercations such as explosions, flares, throwing objects to the ground, racist chanting, etc.
Closure of Stadium
10 points/match with closured stadium
When serious incidents happen which are punished by the closure of the stadium
It also accounts cards to non-players
The number in superscript is the corresponding round to the sanction
Important note : This table is not a count of cards and sanctions resulting from the matches, this table takes into account the removal or application of some cards and sanctions by the competent bodies (Competition Committee, Appeal Committee and Spanish Sports Disciplinary Committee)
Pedro Zaballa award
Comité Técnico de Árbitros de Fútbol de Las Palmas[ 59]
Scoring
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals (H) – Home; (A) – Away
See also
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