Dates 27 Aug 2011 – 13 May 2012 Matches played 380 | Champions Real Madrid32nd title Champion Real Madrid C.F. Goals scored 1,050 | |
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Champions League Real MadridBarcelonaValenciaMálaga Similar | ||
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 ended on 13 May 2012. Real Madrid won the league for a record 32nd time in La Liga history after beating Athletic Bilbao on 2 May 2012. The club broke a number of records including: 100 points in a single season, 121 goals scored, a goal difference of +89, 16 away wins, and 32 overall wins. This season also saw Lionel Messi score a record 50 league goals in 37 games, making him the first and only player to score 50 goals in any of the major European leagues.
Contents
- Teams
- Personnel and sponsorship
- Positions by round
- Results
- LFP Awards
- Top goalscorers
- Assists table
- Zamora Trophy
- Fair Play award
- Pedro Zaballa award
- Scoring
- Hat tricks
- References
The season was scheduled to start on 20 August 2011, but was delayed due to a strike called by the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE).
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.
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ On the shorts.
- ^ On the sleeves.
Positions by round
Note: Due to the change in the order of rounds caused by the strike in which Round 1 was moved between Rounds 19 and 21, and Round 20 between the Rounds 36 and 37, this section is ordered until the completion of matchday 20 (2 May 2012) with the order of rounds by its chronological order.
Source: kicker.de, AllTimeSoccer.com
Results
Source: LFP, Sportec
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
LFP Awards
La Liga's governing body, the Liga de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LFP Awards.
Top goalscorers
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
Source: Liga BBVA
Assists table
Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.
Fair Play award
This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects 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.
Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings Season
Sources of cards and penalties: Referee's reports, Competition Committee's Sanctions, Appeal Committee Resolutions and RFEF's Directory about Fair Play Rankings
Legend:
Pedro Zaballa award
Comité Técnico de Árbitros de Fútbol de Las Palmas
Scoring
Imanol Agirretxe for Real Sociedad against Sporting de Gijón (27 August 2011)
Rovérsio for Osasuna against Racing Santander (13 May 2012)
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals
(H) - Home ; (A) - Away