81st season of La Liga
Football league season
The2011–12La Liga season (known as theLiga 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 overAthletic 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 sawLionel Messi score a record 50 league goals in 37 games. Behind Messi was Real Madrid'sCristiano 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.
Deportivo de La Coruña ,Hércules CF fromAlicante andUD Almería were relegated to the2011–12 Segunda División after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the2010–11 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 three2010–11 Segunda División sides. ChampionsBetis , who terminated their second-level status after two years, runners-upRayo Vallecano , who returned to the top flight after eight seasons at lower levels, earned direct promotion.
The third promoted team was decided in thepromotion play-offs whereGranada CF returned to the league for the first time in 35 years, having spent 26 of them inSegunda División B andTercera División .
Stadiums and locations [ edit ] 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
Personnel and sponsorship [ edit ] 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. ^ Onlyagainst 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] 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:
Source:
LFP ,
Sportec Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
La Liga's governing body, theLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , honoured the competition's best players and coach with theLa Liga Awards .[ 55]
ThePichichi Trophy is awarded by the newspaperMarca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Source:Liga BBVA
TheRicardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaperMarca 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.
This award was given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into accountaspects [ 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 andRFEF'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 DirectRed 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 forx 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 insuperscript 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 [ edit ] Comité Técnico de Árbitros de Fútbol de Las Palmas[ 59]
4 Player scored four goals (H) – Home; (A) – Away
# Football club Home games Average attendance[ 62] 1 FC Barcelona 19 78,340 2 Real Madrid 19 74,258 3 Atlético de Madrid 19 40,526 4 Valencia CF 19 38,921 5 Sevilla FC 19 36,047 6 Real Betis 19 35,820 7 Athletic Club 19 33,974 8 Málaga CF 19 26,599 9 RCD Espanyol 19 23,499 10 Real Sociedad 19 23,135 11 Real Zaragoza 19 23,114 12 Sporting de Gijón 19 21,838 13 Granada CF 19 20,526 14 Villarreal CF 19 17,053 15 CA Osasuna 19 15,674 16 RCD Mallorca 19 13,526 17 Racing de Santander 19 13,387 18 Levante UD 19 12,662 19 Rayo Vallecano 19 10,900 20 Getafe CF 19 9,447
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