2011–12 Real Madrid CF season
2011–12 season | |||
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President | Florentino Pérez | ||
Manager | José Mourinho | ||
Stadium | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu | ||
La Liga | |||
Supercopa de España | Final | ||
Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | ||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | ||
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The 2011–12 season is the 108th season in Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's history and their 81st consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
Real Madrid will begin the season with an El Clásico against FC Barcelona in the Supercopa de España. The team will compete for a record 32nd La Liga title following three seasons as runners-up and will participate in the UEFA Champions League for the 17th successive season, aiming for an unprecedented tenth triumph. They will also enter the Copa del Rey as the defending champions.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be defending his Pichichi Trophy as La Liga top scorer following a record 41 goals last season.[1]
Season overview
Pre-season
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Nuri_sahin.jpg/150px-Nuri_sahin.jpg)
Real Madrid commenced their summer transfer activity on May 9, signing Turkish central midfielder Nuri Şahin for six seasons from Borussia Dortmund on a transfer reported to be worth €10 million.[2] Versatile Turkish midfielder Hamit Altıntop was signed for four seasons on a free transfer from Bayern Munich on May 19,[3] but was discovered to have a prolapsed disc on June 23,[4] undergoing a successful operation four days later.[5] The club announced on May 21 that veteran Polish goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's contract would not be renewed, allowing him to leave on a free transfer.[6] Former Castilla winger José Callejón was brought back after three seasons at Espanyol for a reported fee of €5 million on May 23.[7]
Real Madrid fired Director General Jorge Valdano on May 25 after a strained relationship over sporting decisions between him and manager José Mourinho.[8] President Florentino Pérez supported Mourinho's request to "be able to manage the team with autonomy"[9] in response to tensions during the previous season's winter transfer window and a public feud regarding Karim Benzema following a 1–1 draw against Almería.[10] The office of the Director General was eliminated[9] and Valdano was reported to be paid €3.5 million to release him from the remaining two years on his contract.[10]
Real Madrid continued their transfer activity on June 27, signing teenage French central defender Raphaël Varane from Lens for six seasons on a reported €10 million transfer.[11] On July 1, Royston Drenthe and David Mateos returned from their loan spells at Hércules[12] and AEK Athens,[13] respectively, while Emmanuel Adebayor returned to Manchester City following a six-month loan.[14] Mateos was loaned out ten days later to Real Zaragoza with Zaragoza having an option to purchase the player permanently at the end of the season.[15] Portuguese wingback Fábio Coentrão transferred from Benfica for €30 million[16] on July 5 and signed a six-year contract.[17] On July 7, former player Zinedine Zidane announced his new role as the director of football for the first team, replacing his previous position as a special adviser to Florentino Pérez.[18]
Real Madrid traveled to the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California on July 11 to prepare for friendlies against Los Angeles Galaxy, Guadalajara, and Philadelphia Union in the World Football Challenge.[19] Castilla players Jesús Fernández, Tomás Mejías, Jorge Casado, Nacho Fernández, Jesé Rodríguez, and Joselu accompanied the first team to the United States.[20] On July 12, the contracts of Pepe and Sergio Ramos were extended to 2016 and 2017, respectively,[21] and Nuri Şahin suffered a Grade I sprain on the internal lateral ligament in his left knee during the first day of training,[22] causing him to miss the three friendlies in the United States.[23] On July 17, defender Ezequiel Garay transferred to Benfica for an undisclosed fee.[24] Real Madrid's pre-season began with a 4–1 victory over MLS team Los Angeles Galaxy, with goals from Callejón, Joselu, Ronaldo, and Benzema.[25]
Players
Squad information
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() |
Casillas (captain) | 43 | EU | 1999 | 572 | 0 | 2017 | Youth system | |
2 | CB | ![]() |
Carvalho | 46 | EU | 2010 | 48 | 3 | 2012 | € 8M | |
3 | CB | ![]() |
Pepe | 41 | EU | 2007 | 112 | 2 | 2016 | €30M | Second nationality: Brazil |
4 | RB | ![]() |
Sergio Ramos (VC) | 38 | EU | 2005 | 262 | 32 | 2017 | €28M | |
5 | CM | ![]() |
Şahin | 35 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | €10M | Second nationality: Germany |
6 | DM | ![]() |
Khedira | 37 | EU | 2010 | 40 | 0 | 2015 | €12M | Second nationality: Tunisia |
7 | RW | ![]() |
Ronaldo | 39 | EU | 2009 | 89 | 86 | 2015 | €94M | |
8 | AM | ![]() |
Kaká | 42 | EU | 2009 | 53 | 16 | 2015 | €65M | Second nationality: Italy |
9 | CF | ![]() |
Benzema | 36 | EU | 2009 | 81 | 35 | 2015 | €35M | Second nationality: Algeria |
10 | AM | ![]() |
Özil | 35 | EU | 2010 | 53 | 10 | 2016 | €15M | |
11 | CM | ![]() |
Granero | 37 | EU | 2009 | 68 | 5 | 2013 | € 4.5M | Originally from Youth system |
12 | LB | ![]() |
Marcelo (VC) | 36 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 165 | 13 | 2015 | € 6.5M | Second nationality: Spain |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Adán | 37 | EU | 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2014 | Youth system | |
14 | CM | ![]() |
Alonso | 42 | EU | 2009 | 93 | 4 | 2014 | €30M | |
15 | LWB | ![]() |
F. Coentrão | 36 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | €30M | |
16 | AM | ![]() |
Canales | 33 | EU | 2010 | 15 | 0 | 2016 | € 4.5M | |
17 | RB | ![]() |
Arbeloa | 41 | EU | 2009 | 85 | 3 | 2014 | € 4.5M | Originally from Youth system |
18 | CB | ![]() |
R. Albiol | 38 | EU | 2009 | 75 | 1 | 2014 | €15M | |
19 | CB | ![]() |
Varane | 31 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | €10M | |
20 | CF | ![]() |
Higuaín | 36 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 166 | 77 | 2016 | €13M | Second nationality: France |
21 | LW | ![]() |
Callejón | 37 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | € 5M | Originally from Youth system |
22 | LW | ![]() |
Di María | 36 | EU | 2010 | 53 | 9 | 2016 | €25M | Second nationality: Italy |
CM | ![]() |
Gago | 38 | EU | 2007 (Winter) | 121 | 1 | 2013 | €20M | Second nationality: Italy | |
DM | ![]() |
Lass | 39 | EU | 2009 (Winter) | 90 | 1 | 2013 | €20M | Second nationality: Mali | |
LM | ![]() |
R. Drenthe | 37 | EU | 2007 | 61 | 4 | 2012 | €13M | Second nationality: Suriname | |
RW | ![]() |
P. León | 37 | EU | 2010 | 14 | 2 | 2016 | €10M | ||
RM | ![]() |
Altıntop | 41 | EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | Free | Second nationality: Germany |
- Last updated: 17 July 2011
- Source: RealMadrid.com, Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles (for player numbers, appearances, and goals), transfermarkt.co.uk (for contracts)
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
In
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | CM | ![]() |
Şahin | 22 | EU | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €10M | RealMadrid.com |
MF | ![]() |
Altıntop | 28 | EU | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | RealMadrid.com | |
21 | LW | ![]() |
Callejón | 24 | EU | Espanyol | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | € 5M | RealMadrid.com |
19 | CB | ![]() |
Varane | 18 | EU | Lens | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €10M | RealMadrid.com |
LM | ![]() |
R. Drenthe | 24 | EU | Hércules | Loan return | Summer | 2012 | N/A | RealMadrid.com | |
CB | ![]() |
Mateos | 24 | EU | AEK Athens | Loan return | Summer | 2013 | N/A | RealMadrid.com | |
15 | LWB | ![]() |
F. Coentrão | 23 | EU | Benfica | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €30M | RealMadrid.com |
Total expenditure: €55 million
Out
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | GK | ![]() |
Dudek | 38 | EU | End of contract | Summer | Free | RealMadrid.com | |
6 | CF | ![]() |
Adebayor | 27 | EU | Manchester City | Loan return | Summer | N/A | MCFC.co.uk |
CB | ![]() |
Mateos | 24 | EU | Zaragoza | Loan | Summer | N/A | RealZaragoza.com | |
19 | CB | ![]() |
Garay | 24 | Non-EU | Benfica | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | SLBenfica.pt, RealMadrid.com |
Total income: €1.5 million[26]
Club
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Fitness trainer | ![]() |
Goalkeepers coach | ![]() |
Technical assistant | ![]() |
Match delegate | ![]() |
Source: Realmadrid.com
Kit
Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): bwin.com
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Source: Home kit, RealMadrid.com
Other information
President | ![]() |
Honorary Life President | ![]() ![]() |
1st Vice-president | ![]() |
2nd Vice-president | ![]() |
Secretary of the Board | ![]() |
General Director | ![]() |
Director General of the President's Office | ![]() |
Director of Institutional Relations | ![]() |
Director of Football | ![]() |
Sporting Director | ![]() |
Director of the Social Area | ![]() |
Director of the Legal Advisory Board | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Santiago Bernabéu (80,354 / 105x68m) |
Training ground | Ciudad Real Madrid |
Source: Board of Directors
Pre-season matches
16 July 2011 2011 WFC | Los Angeles Galaxy ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Los Angeles, California, United States |
19:00 PDT | López ![]() Cristman ![]() |
Report | Callejón ![]() Joselu ![]() Ronaldo ![]() Benzema ![]() |
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 56,211[27] Referee: Jorge González (United States) Man of the Match: Coentrão[28] |
20 July 2011 2011 WFC | Guadalajara ![]() | v | ![]() | San Diego, California, United States |
20:00 PDT | Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium |
23 July 2011 2011 WFC | Philadelphia Union ![]() | v | ![]() | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
21:00 EDT | Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field |
27 July 2011 Europe Tour | Hertha BSC ![]() | v | ![]() | Berlin, Germany |
18:00 CEST | Stadium: Olympiastadion |
30 July 2011 npower Challenge Cup[29] | Leicester City ![]() | v | ![]() | Leicester, United Kingdom |
17:15 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
3 August 2011 China Tour | Guangzhou Evergrande ![]() | v | ![]() | Guangzhou, China |
19:45 CST | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium |
6 August 2011 China Tour | Tianjin Teda ![]() | v | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
17:45 CST | Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium |
24 August 2011 Trofeo Bernabéu | Real Madrid ![]() | v | ![]() | Madrid, Spain |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
Last updated: 17 July 2011
Source: World Football Challenge, US, Europe & China Tour, Hertha Berlin, Leicester City, China Tour, Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supercopa de España | Final | — | 14 August 2011 | 17 August 2011 | |
La Liga | — | — | 20–21 August 2011 | 13 May 2012 | |
Copa del Rey | Rof32 | Rof32 | 13–15 December 2011 | ||
UCL | GS | GS | 13–14 September 2011 |
Updated to match played 6 July 2011
Source: Competitions
Supercopa de España
14 August 2011 First leg | Real Madrid | v | Barcelona | Madrid |
22:00 CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
17 August 2011 Second leg | Barcelona | v | Real Madrid | Barcelona |
23:00 CEST | Stadium: Camp Nou |
Last updated: 6 July 2011
Source: RealMadrid.com
La Liga
League table
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Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 6 July 2011.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
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Matches
20/21 August 2011 1 | Real Madrid | v | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
27/28 August 2011 2 | Zaragoza | v | Real Madrid | Zaragoza |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: La Romareda |
10/11 September 2011 3 | Real Madrid | v | Getafe | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
17/18 September 2011 4 | Levante | v | Real Madrid | Valencia |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Ciutat de València |
20/21 September 2011 5 | Racing Santander | v | Real Madrid | Santander |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: El Sardinero |
24/25 September 2011 6 | Real Madrid | v | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
1/2 October 2011 7 | Espanyol | v | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat |
15/16 October 2011 8 | Real Madrid | v | Real Betis | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
22/23 October 2011 9 | Málaga | v | Real Madrid | Málaga |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: La Rosaleda |
25/26 October 2011 10 | Real Madrid | v | Villarreal | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
29/30 October 2011 11 | Real Sociedad | v | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Anoeta |
5/6 November 2011 12 | Real Madrid | v | Osasuna | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
19/20 November 2011 13 | Valencia | v | Real Madrid | Valencia |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Mestalla |
26/27 November 2011 14 | Real Madrid | v | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
3/4 December 2011 15 | Sporting Gijón | v | Real Madrid | Gijón |
--:-- CET | Stadium: El Molinón |
10/11 December 2011 16 | Real Madrid | v | Barcelona | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
17/18 December 2011 17 | Sevilla | v | Real Madrid | Seville |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
7/8 January 2012 18 | Real Madrid | v | Granada | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
14/15 January 2012 19 | Mallorca | v | Real Madrid | Palma |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Iberostar Stadium |
21/22 January 2012 20 | Athletic Bilbao | v | Real Madrid | Bilbao |
--:-- CET | Stadium: San Mamés |
28/29 January 2012 21 | Real Madrid | v | Zaragoza | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
4/5 February 2012 22 | Getafe | v | Real Madrid | Getafe |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
11/12 February 2012 23 | Real Madrid | v | Levante | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
18/19 February 2012 24 | Real Madrid | v | Racing Santander | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
25/26 February 2012 25 | Rayo Vallecano | v | Real Madrid | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Teresa Rivero |
3/4 March 2012 26 | Real Madrid | v | Espanyol | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
10/11 March 2012 27 | Real Betis | v | Real Madrid | Seville |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
17/18 March 2012 28 | Real Madrid | v | Málaga | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
20/21 March 2012 29 | Villarreal | v | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
--:-- CET | Stadium: El Madrigal |
24/25 March 2012 30 | Real Madrid | v | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
--:-- CET | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
31 March/1 April 2012 31 | Osasuna | v | Real Madrid | Pamplona |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Reyno de Navarra |
7/8 April 2012 32 | Real Madrid | v | Valencia | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
10/11 April 2012 33 | Atlético Madrid | v | Real Madrid | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Vicente Calderón |
14/15 April 2012 34 | Real Madrid | v | Sporting Gijón | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
28/29 April 2012 36 | Real Madrid | v | Sevilla | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
5/6 May 2012 37 | Granada | v | Real Madrid | Granada |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes |
12/13 May 2012 38 | Real Madrid | v | Mallorca | Madrid |
--:-- CEST | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu |
Last updated: 6 July 2011
Source: RealMadrid.com, LFP
Copa del Rey
UEFA Champions League
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Pichichi y Zamora". Marca. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Madrid sign title-winner Sahin". ESPNsoccernet. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Altintop ya es nuevo jugador del Real Madrid" (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Altintop set for back op". Sky Sports. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Altintop medical update". RealMadrid.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Jerzy Dudek se despedirá hoy de la afición del Bernabéu" (in Spanish). RealMadrid.com. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Espanyol's Callejón returns to Real Madrid". UEFA. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Real dismiss Valdano in victory for Mourinho". Google News. AFP. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Florentino Perez: "Valdano leaves due to a restructuring of the organisational structure of the club"". RealMadrid.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Valdano sacked by Real Madrid". ESPNsoccernet. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Teenage star Varane signs for Real Madrid". Google News. AFP. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Official announcement: Royston Drenthe loaned to Hercules C. F." RealMadrid.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Official Announcement". RealMadrid.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Emmanuel Adebayor News". Mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Presentados Abraham, Edu Oriol, Juan Carlos y Mateos" (in Spanish). RealZaragoza.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Comunicado" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM.pt. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Official Announcement". RealMadrid.com. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Zinedine Zidane set to become Real Madrid director of football". The Guardian. Reuters. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Real Madrid's 2011/12 preseason is underway". RealMadrid.com. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Players called-up for US friendlies". RealMadrid.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Official Announcement". RealMadrid.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Sahin medical report". RealMadrid.com. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ "Madrid's Sahin sidelined 2-3 weeks with injury". USA Today. AP. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "The official website for European football Garay agrees to swap Madrid for Benfica". UEFA.com. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
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- ^ Includes €1.5 million received from Valencia for the transfer of former Real Madrid player Daniel Parejo from Getafe on June 3, 2011.
- ^ Bueno, Luis (16 July 2011). "WFC Recap: Madrid show dominance in 4-1 win over LA". MLSsoccer.com. LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ Navarro, Alberto (17 July 2011). "Man of the Match". RealMadrid.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Leicester City and Real Madrid contest trophy". Leicester Mercury. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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