Season 2011–12 Top goalscorer Shaaban Naggar (14) Goals scored 392 | Dates 28 Dec 2011 – 25 Jul 2012 Location Yemen Matches played 182 | |
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Relegated Najm SbaAl-Ahli Ta'izzAl Sha'ab Sana'aShabab Al Baydaa AFC Cup Al-Shaab IbbAl-Ahli Ta'izz Highest scoring Al Sha'ab Ibb 6-0 Shabab Al Baydaa(18 May 2012) People also search for 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League | ||
The 2011–12 Yemeni League is the 20th edition of top level football in Yemen.
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The season started on December 28 between last season's top two teams; Al-Tilal Aden and Al-Oruba Zabid and finished on July 16. The season was due to finish on 15 July but the final two games of the season were postponed until the next day due to heavy rainfall. The deciding games featured the top three sides of the league and decided who would be champions. The league winners and runners up qualify for the AFC Cup. The bottom four teams will be relegated.
Teams
Al-Wahda San'a', Hassan Abyan, Al-Saqr and Al Rasheed Ta'izz were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the bottom four places of the 2010–11 Yemeni League season. They were replaced by Al-Wahda Aden, Al-Shula, Al-Tali'aa Taizz and Najm Sba. Three teams would each represent the capital San'a and the city of Aden bringing some big rivilaries to the domestic game.
Stadia and locations
League standings
Updated to games played on 16 July 2011.
Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Al-Ahli Ta'izz qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup as the 2012 Yemeni President Cup winners.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Championship playoff
Because the top two teams finish with the same number of points, a championship playoff was played to determine the champions of Yemen for 2011-2012 season.
As league champions, Al-Shaab Ibb qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup Group stage.
Top goalscorers
Source: goalzz