| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Stadium: | Vicente Calderón |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Enrique Cerezo |
| League: | La Liga |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Copa del Rey |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 |
| Cup2: | UEFA Europa League |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| League Topscorer: | Radamel Falcao (24) |
| Season Topscorer: | Radamel Falcao (36) |
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| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 season was the 106th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 75th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
Atlético Madrid competed for their tenth La Liga title and participated in the UEFA Europa League, entering in the Third qualifying round due to their seventh-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They also entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32 where they were eliminated by Segunda B club Albecete 3–1 on aggregate. On 9 May 2012, They won the Europa League after beating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the final to give Diego Simeone his first trophy with the club when he was appointed in December after the sacking of Gregorio Manzano.
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| No. | Nationality | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Signed from | Apps. | Goals | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 13 |  | Thibaut Courtois | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 0 | On loan | ||
| 25 |  | Sergio Asenjo | September 16, 2011 | 2009 | Valladolid | 24 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Diego Godín | September 16, 2011 | 2010 | Villarreal | 31 | 2 | |||
| 3 | | Antonio López (C) | September 16, 2011 | 2001 | Youth system | 266 | 13 | ||
| 6 |  | Filipe Luís | September 16, 2011 | 2010 | Deportivo La Coruña | 41 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Sílvio | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | Braga | 6 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | Álvaro Domínguez (2nd VC) | September 16, 2011 | 2008 | Youth system | 83 | 2 | ||
| 21 |  | Luis Perea (VC) | September 16, 2011 | 2004 |  Boca Juniors | 277 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | Miranda | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | São Paulo | 4 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 4 | | Mario Suárez | September 16, 2011 | 2010 | Mallorca | 43 | 2 | ||
| 5 | Tiago | September 16, 2011 | 2011 |  Juventus | 68 | 8 | |||
| 8 | | Eduardo Salvio | September 16, 2011 | 2010 | Lanús | 21 | 3 | ||
| 11 |  | Arda Turan | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | Galatasaray | 3 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | Paulo Assunção | September 16, 2011 | 2008 | Porto | 123 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | Gabi (3rd VC) | September 16, 2011 | 2001 | Zaragoza | 65 | 2 | Originally from youth system | |
| 19 | | Koke | September 16, 2011 | 2009 | Youth system | 24 | 2 | ||
| 20 | | Juanfran | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | Osasuna | 23 | 1 | ||
| 22 | | Diego | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 1 | On loan | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | | Adrián | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | Deportivo La Coruña | 7 | 3 | ||
| 9 | | Radamel Falcao | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | Porto | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Pizzi | September 16, 2011 | 2011 | Braga | 0 | 0 | On loan | ||
| No. | Pos. | Name | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 13 | GK | Courtois | 52 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | S. Asenjo | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | Godín | 41 | 3 | 26+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 3 | DF | A. López | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | Filipe Luís | 53 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | Sílvio | 14 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | Domínguez | 41 | 4 | 22+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8+4 | 1 | ||
| 21 | DF | Perea | 34 | 0 | 11+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | Miranda | 44 | 2 | 25+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 14+1 | 1 | ||
| 28 | DF | Manquillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | M. Suárez | 42 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | Tiago | 32 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | Salvio | 49 | 8 | 17+14 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+10 | 5 | ||
| 11 | MF | Arda | 45 | 5 | 24+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10+2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | MF | Assunção | 17 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | Gabi | 49 | 3 | 30+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16+1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | MF | Fran Mérida | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | Koke | 40 | 2 | 11+14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | Juanfran | 44 | 1 | 23+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10+6 | 1 | ||
| 22 | MF | Diego | 43 | 6 | 27+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11+1 | 3 | ||
| 48 | MF | Saúl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | Adrián | 57 | 19 | 27+9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17+2 | 11 | ||
| 9 | FW | Falcao | 50 | 36 | 33+1 | 24 | 1+1 | 0 | 13+2 | 12 | ||
| 15 | FW | Pizzi | 16 | 1 | 0+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 41 | FW | Pedro | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| – | GK | Joel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| – | DF | Pulido | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| – | MF | Raúl García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| – | MF | Elias | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | ||
| – | MF | Reyes | 19 | 3 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 3 | ||
| – | FW | Forlán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| – | FW | Diego Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Note:Italic denotes no longer with club.
Last updated: 13 May
| width=10 | width=10 | width=10 | width=200 | Player | width=50 | La Liga | width=50 | Copa del Rey | width=85px | Europa League | width=50 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Radamel Falcao | 24 | 0 | 12 | 36 | ||||||||
| 2 | 7 | FW | Adrián | 7 | 1 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||
| 3 | 8 | MF | Eduardo Salvio | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
| 4 | 22 | MF | Diego | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 11 | MF | Arda Turan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | 18 | DF | Álvaro Domínguez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | DF | Diego Godín | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | Gabi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 | MF | José Antonio Reyes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 | 9 | MF | Elias | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 19 | MF | Koke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 | DF | Miranda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 13 | 15 | FW | Pizzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 20 | MF | Juanfran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 53 | 1 | 43 | 97 | |||||||||||
See main article: 2011–12 La Liga.
Kickoff times are in CET.
See main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey. Kickoff times are in CET.
See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. Kickoff times are in CET.
See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.
See main article: 2012 UEFA Europa League Final.