| Club: | Juventus |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Manager: | Antonio Conte |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chairman: | Andrea Agnelli |
| Stadium: | Juventus Stadium |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
| Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
| League Topscorer: | Matri (10) |
| Season Topscorer: | Marchisio, Matri, and Vučinić (10) |
| Highest Attendance: | 40,944 vs Atalanta (13 May 2012, Serie A) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 23,078 vs Bologna (8 December 2011, Coppa Italia) |
| Average Attendance: | 38,111[1] |
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| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 season was Juventus Football Club's 114th in existence and fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In Serie A, the club won their first league title since 2006; they had won two Serie A titles in the meantime (2004–05 and 2005–06) but were stripped of both as a result of the Calciopoli scandal.
Former club captain and fan favourite Antonio Conte was officially appointed as the new manager on 31 May 2011,[2] taking over the post previously left vacant following the sacking of Luigi Delneri. It was Conte's first appointment at a major Serie A club; he previously managed Siena, Arezzo, Atalanta, and Bari respectively, winning two Serie A promotions in the process (with Bari and Siena). His arrival coincided with the acquisitions of Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal, both top-class midfielders.[3] The 2011–12 season also marked the opening of a new stadium, named Juventus Stadium.[4] It was officially opened on 11 September, in a match against Parma that ended 4–1.[5] First half of league saw Juventus gain several key-wins such as over Milan and Inter, both beaten in the month of October.[6] [7]
Despite criticism for lacking a centre-forward, a role sometimes covered by Matri,[8] the team was able to score regularly with its other players.[9] Juventus reached first place,[10] [11] and the title was certainly won on the penultimate game of the season due to a 2–0 success away to Cagliari – the first time in nine years.[12] Juventus ended the season without any losses, breaking a record for the 20-team league format in Italy.[13] Conte's squad also played the Coppa Italia final, losing to Napoli 2–0 — the first and only seasonal loss.[14] This match was the last for Juventus for Alessandro Del Piero, who seven days before had scored his last goal in a 3–1 win over Atalanta.[15]
After a 3–1 win in the final matchday against Atalanta, Juventus became the first team to go the season unbeaten in the current 38-game format.[16]
The kits for the 2011–12 season, made by Nike, were revealed on 6 July 2011 at the new stadium inside the Bianconeris dressing room.[17] The home kit is a reinterpretation of the traditional black and white stripes in order to guarantee a 3D effect. The away shirt is bright pink, dominated by a large black star. As in the previous season, the home shirt sponsor is BetClic, while for the away kit the sponsor is Balocco. The white away kit used in the previous season is now the third kit.[18] Official club jersey numbers for the 2011–12 season were presented on 20 August 2011.[19]
Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2012.[20]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age at end of season) | Signed from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |  | GK | 30 June 2012 | Parma | Vice-captain | |
| 13 | Alex Manninger |  | GK | 30 June 2012 | Udinese | ||
| 30 | Marco Storari | | GK | 30 June 2012 | AC Milan | ||
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Giorgio Chiellini | | CB / LB | 30 June 2012 | Fiorentina | Vice-captain | |
| 4 | Martín Cáceres | CB / RB | 30 June 2012 |  Sevilla | on loan from Sevilla | ||
| 6 | Fabio Grosso | | LB | 30 June 2012 |  Lyon | ||
| 11 | Paolo De Ceglie | | LB / LWB | 30 June 2012 | Youth Sector | ||
| 15 | Andrea Barzagli | | CB | 30 June 2012 | Wolfsburg | ||
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci | | CB | 30 June 2012 | Bari | ||
| 26 | Stephan Lichtsteiner | RB / RWB | 30 June 2012 | Lazio | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 7 | Simone Pepe | | W | 30 June 2012 | Udinese | ||
| 8 | Claudio Marchisio | | CM | 30 June 2012 | Youth Sector | ||
| 17 | Eljero Elia | LW | 30 June 2012 | Hamburg | |||
| 20 | Simone Padoin | | MF | 30 June 2012 | Atalanta | transferred in from Atalanta | |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | | MF | 30 June 2012 | AC Milan | ||
| 22 | Arturo Vidal |  | DM / CM | 30 June 2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 24 | Emanuele Giaccherini | | LW | 30 June 2012 | Cesena | ||
| 27 | Miloš Krasić |  | RW | 30 June 2012 |  CSKA Moscow | ||
| 28 | Marcelo Estigarribia | LW | 30 June 2012 | Deportivo Maldonado | on loan from Deportivo Maldonado | ||
| 34 | Luca Marrone | | MF | 30 June 2012 | Youth Sector | ||
| Forwards | |||||||
| 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | | SS | 30 June 2012 | Padova | Captain | |
| 14 | Mirko Vučinić |  | ST | 30 June 2012 | Roma | ||
| 18 | Fabio Quagliarella | | ST | 30 June 2012 | Napoli | ||
| 23 | Marco Borriello | | ST | 30 June 2012 | Roma | on loan from Roma | |
| 32 | Alessandro Matri | | ST | 30 June 2012 | Cagliari | ||
| Players transferred during the season | |||||||
| 2 | Marco Motta | | RB | 30 June 2012 | Udinese | on loan to Catania | |
| 5 | Michele Pazienza | | DM | 30 June 2012 | Napoli | on loan to Udinese | |
| 9 | Vincenzo Iaquinta | | ST | 30 June 2012 | Udinese | on loan to Cesena | |
| 20 | Luca Toni | | ST | 30 June 2012 | Genoa | transferred to Al Nasr | |
| 33 | Frederik Sørensen | CB | 30 June 2012 | Lyngby | co-ownership with Bologna | ||
| 38 | Amauri | | ST | 30 June 2012 | Palermo | transferred to Fiorentina |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving From | Type of Transfer | Ends | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF | | Full ownership | 2014 | Summer | Free | juventus.com | |||
| 16 | MF | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | Free | juventus.com | ||||
| 5 | MF | | Full ownership | 2014 | Summer | Free | juventus.com | |||
| 2 | DF | | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | €3.75 M | juventus.com | |||
| 7 | MF | | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | €7.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| 18 | FW | | Full ownership | 2014 | Summer | €10.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| 32 | FW | | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | €15.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| 38 | FW | | Loan expiration | – | Summer | Free | tuttosport.com | |||
| – | MF | Loan expiration | – | Summer | Free | |||||
| – | MF |  | Co-ownership termination | 2015 | Summer | €1.3 M | repubblica.it | |||
| – | MF |  | Co-ownership termination | 2015 | Summer | €1M | calcionline.com | |||
| 26 | DF | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | €10 M | juventus.com | ||||
| 22 | MF | | Full ownership | 2016 | Summer | €10.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| 14 | FW | | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | €15 M | juventus.com | |||
| 24 | MF | | Co-ownership | 2015 | Summer | €3 M | juventus.com | |||
| 28 | MF | Loan | 2012 | Summer | €0.5 M | juventus.com | ||||
| 17 | MF | Full ownership | 2015 | Summer | €9 M | juventus.com | ||||
| 23 | FW | | Loan | 2012 | Winter | €0.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| 4 | DF | Loan | 2012 | Winter | €1.5 M | juventus.com | ||||
| 20 | MF | | Full ownership | 2016 | Winter | €4.5 M | juventus.com |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving to | Type of Transfer | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | FW | | Co-ownership | Summer | €3 M | juventus.com | |||
| – | FW | | Co-ownership termination | Summer | Undisclosed | acsiena.it | |||
| – | FW | | Co-ownership termination | Summer | Free | ilpalermocalcio.it | |||
| – | FW | | Co-ownership termination | Summer | Undisclosed | ||||
| 14 | MF | | Loan expiration | Summer | |||||
| 17 | DF |  | Loan expiration | Summer | |||||
| 26 | DF | | Loan expiration | Summer | |||||
| 7 | MF |  | End of contract | Summer | Free | vfl-wolfsburg.de | |||
| – | MF | Released | Summer | Free | juventus.com | ||||
| 4 | MF |  | Loan | Summer | €1.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| 5 | MF |  | Full ownership | Summer | €7 M | juventus.com | |||
| – | MF | | Co-ownership | Summer | €3 M | juventus.com | |||
| – | MF | | Loan | Summer | Free | juventus.com | |||
| – | MF | | Full ownership | Summer | €0.4 M | juventus.com | |||
| 25 | MF | Loan | Summer | Free | juventus.com | ||||
| 23 | DF |  | Released | Summer | Free | juventus.com | |||
| 36 | MF | | Loan | Summer | Free | juventus.com | |||
| 37 | MF | | Loan | Summer | Free | juventus.com | |||
| 16 | DF | Loan | Summer | €0.6 M | juventus.com | ||||
| 44 | GK |  | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | juventus.com | |||
| – | MF | | Full ownership | Winter | Undisclosed | juventus.com | |||
| 33 | DF | Co-ownership | Winter | Undisclosed | juventus.com | ||||
| 38 | FW | | Full ownership | Winter | €0.5 M | juventus.com | |||
| – | MF | | Loan | Winter | Free | torinofc.it | |||
| 20 | FW | | Full ownership | Winter | Undisclosed | juventus.com | |||
| 2 | DF | | Loan | Winter | Free | calciocatania.it | |||
| 5 | MF | | Loan | Winter | Free | juventus.com | |||
| 9 | FW | | Loan | Winter | Free | juventus.com | |||
| – | FW | | Co-ownership | Winter | €4 M | juventus.com |
See main article: article and 2011–12 Serie A.
See main article: article and 2011–12 Coppa Italia.
Juventus started the Coppa Italia directly in the round of 16, as one of the eight best seeded teams.[21]
| Total | Home | Away | Neutral | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 43 | 22 | 20 | 1 | |
| Games won | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | |
| Games drawn | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| Games lost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Biggest win | n/a | ||||
| Biggest loss | n/a | n/a | 0–2 v Napoli | ||
| Biggest win (League) | – | ||||
| Biggest win (Cup) | n/a | ||||
| Biggest loss (League) | n/a | n/a | n/a | – | |
| Biggest loss (Cup) | n/a | n/a | 0–2 v Napoli | ||
| Clean sheets | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | |
| Goals scored | 77 | 47 | 30 | 0 | |
| Goals conceded | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | |
| Goal difference | +51 | +32 | +21 | -2 | |
| Average per game | 0 | ||||
| Average per game | 2 | ||||
| Yellow cards | 82 | 37 | 42 | 3 | |
| Red cards | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Most appearances | Pirlo (41) | Barzagli (21) | Pirlo (20) | 14 players (1) | |
| Top scorer | Marchisio Matri Vučinić (10) | Marchisio (8) | Vučinić (6) | n/a | |
| align=left | Worst discipline | Vidal 13 1 | Marchisio 4 | Vidal 10 1 | Quagliarella 1 |
| Penalties for | 2/4 (%) | 2/3 (%) | 0/1 (%) | 0/0 | |
| Penalties against | 2/4 (%) | 1/1 (%) | 0/2 (%) | 1/1 (%) | |
| League points | 84/114 (%) | 45/57 (%) | 39/57 (%) | – | |
| Winning rate | % | % | % | 0% | |