| Club: | Real Valladolid |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Manager: | Miroslav Đukić |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Chairman: | Carlos Suárez |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | José Zorrilla |
| League: | Segunda División |
| League Result: | 3rd (qualified to Promotion Play-off) |
| Cup1: | Promotion Play-off |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners (promoted to La Liga) |
| Cup2: | Copa del Rey |
| Cup2 Result: | Third qualifying round |
| League Topscorer: | Guerra (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Guerra (20) |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
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The 2011–12 Spanish football season was Real Valladolid's second season in the second level in Spanish football after being defeated 3–2 on aggregate against Elche in La Liga promotion play-off in June 2011. This season will be the 31st of Real Valladolid in the second level in Spanish football. The general coordinator during last season, Chuti Molina, left his work on 14 June, becoming Real Murcia general director. On 17 June, Real Valladolid made official Abel Resino's detachment as he did not renew his contract as team manager. On 4 July, Carlos Suárez announced he had bought 59% of the club shareholding, becoming shareholder of Real Valladolid, and therefore the owner of the entity. At the same time he confirmed that he will not step down as chairman and, from the next day, news about the sporting aspect will be known. Earlier on 6 July, the club became official the incorporation of the Serbian manager Miroslav Đukić for the next 3 seasons. During that day, it also was confirmed that José Antonio García Calvo, general director, left his work.
Real Valladolid qualified in 3rd position in Segunda División, behind both Deportivo and Celta de Vigo, with 82 points. It was the first time in the history that any team with 80+ points wasn't directly promoted to La Liga. Deportivo de La Coruña beat Real Valladolid's points record, getting 91 points in the whole season. The record was established by José Luis Mendilibar's team in 2007 when Real Valladolid scored 88 points and were champions.
The team had to play the Promotion play-off again, and got the promotion to 2012–13 La Liga by winning 3–0 on aggregate to Córdoba in the Semifinal and by 2–1 to AD Alcorcón in the Final.
| Category | Trophy | Started round | First match | Result | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Trophy | 1st Villa del Tratado Trophy | Final group stage | 25 July 2011 | Winners | 25 July 2011 |
| 14th Ramón Losada Trophy | Final | 2 August 2011 | Runners-up | 2 August 2011 | |
| Copa Castilla y León 2011 | Quarterfinals | 24 August 2011 | Third place[1] | 20 September 2011 | |
| 38th Ciudad de Valladolid Trophy | Final | 31 August 2011 | Runners-up | 31 August 2011 | |
| Competitive | Liga Adelante | — | 28 August 2011 | 3rd (qualified for the Promotion play-off) | 3 June 2012 |
| Promotion play-off | Semifinals | 6 June 2012 | Winners (promoted to La Liga) | 16 June 2012 | |
| Copa del Rey | Second qualifying round | 8 September 2011 | Third qualifying round | 12 October 2011 | |
| Biggest win | ||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Adelante | 5 February 2012 | Matchday 23 | v. Nàstic Tarragona | 4–0 | 7 April 2012 | Matchday 33 | v. Xerez CD | 0–4 | ||
| Promotion Play-off | 10 June 2012 | Semifinals, 2nd leg | v. Córdoba | 3–0 | 13 June 2012 | Final, 1st leg | v. AD Alcorcón | 0–1 | ||
| Copa del Rey | 8 September 2011 | Second qualifying round | v. Nàstic Tarragona | 6–0 | None due to elimination in the third qualifying round | |||||
| Biggest loss | ||||||||||
| Home | Away | |||||||||
| Liga Adelante | 17 September 2011 | Matchday 5 | v. Real Murcia | 1–3 | 11 February 2012 | Matchday 24 | v. Córdoba | 2–0 | ||
| 3 June 2012 | Matchday 42 | v. Guadalajara | 25 February 2012 | Matchday 26 | v. Real Murcia | |||||
| Promotion Play-off | None registered | |||||||||
| Copa del Rey | None due to elimination at the third qualifying round | 12 October 2011 | Third qualifying round | v. Celta Vigo | 4–1 | |||||
| In (8 players[2]) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | From | Fee |
 Jaime Jiménez | Elche | Free |
| Dani Aquino | Real Murcia | Free |
| Saná Camará | Benfica Previously on loan in Servette | Free |
| Víctor Pérez | Huesca | Free |
| Mikel Balenziaga | Athletic Bilbao | Free |
 Dani Hernández | Real Murcia | Free |
 Ismail Abdul Razak |  NSÍ Runavík | Free |
| Fernando Varela |  Kasımpaşa | Free |
| Fran No | Real Betis | Free |
| Out (11 players) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | New Team | Fee |
| Fabricio Agosto | Real Betis | Free |
| Justo Villar |  Estudiantes La Plata | Free |
| Álvaro Antón | Cartagena | Free |
| Jacobo Sanz | Asteras Tripoli | Free |
| Héctor Font | Recreativo Huelva | Free |
| Bubacar Bacari | Espanyol B | Free |
| Javi Jiménez | Real Murcia | Free |
| Pedro López | Levante | €0.5M |
| Raúl Navas | Celta Vigo B | Free |
| Pablo Gómez | Salamanca | Free |
| Antonio Barragán | Valencia | €1.8M |
| Loan return (3 players) | |
|---|---|
| Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-season | |
| Player | From |
| Manucho | Manisaspor |
| Marquitos | Villarreal B |
| Alberto Bueno | Derby County |
| Fabricio | Recreativo Huelva |
| Héctor Font | Xerez |
| Loan end (3 players) | |
|---|---|
| Player | Returns to |
| Fábio Faria | Benfica |
| Jordi Figueras |  Rubin KazanThen, loaned again, this time to Rayo Vallecano |
 Guilherme | Almería Then, sold to Atlético Mineiro |
| Testing players (1 player) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Adelante teams can bring non-UE players to prove them without transfer and to decide later if they register them or not | |||
| Player | Current team | Test matches | Test result |
| Ismail Abdul Razak | NSÍ Runavík | v. Rayo Vallecano (30 July 2011) v. Sporting de Gijón (2 August 2011)v. Mondariz (5 August 2011)v. Boavista (9 August 2011) v. Numancia (14 August 2011) | Passed |
| List of players nominated by their national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Saná Camará | Portugal U20 | v. (30 July 2011) v. (2 August 2011) v. (5 August 2011) v. (9 August 2011) v. (13 August 2011) v. (17 August 2011) v. (20 August 2011) |
| Portugal U21 | v. (6 October 2011) v. (11 October 2011) v. (10 November 2011) v. (14 November 2011) | ||
| 13 | Dani Hernández | v. (11 October 2011) v. (29 February 2012) | |
| 25 | Manucho | v. (10 August 2011) v. (4 September 2011) v. (8 October 2011) v. Sporting CP (10 November 2011) v. (14 January 2012) v. (22 January 2012) v. (26 January 2012) v. (30 January 2012) v. (29 May 2012) v. (3 June 2012) v. (10 June 2012) | |
| Real Valladolid | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Zamora | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Atlético Tordesillas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| Matchday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1[3] | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 30[4] | 41 | 42 |
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| Against | NÀS | CÓR | GIR | RMU | CEL | ELC | ALM | RHU | NUM | ACY | LPA | XER | SDH | VilB | FCC | DEP | HÉR | FCB | SAB | ALC | GUA | ACY | NÀS | CÓR | GIR | RMU | CEL | ELC | ALM | NUM | LPA | XER | SDH | VilB | FCC | DEP | HÉR | FCB | SAB | RHU | ALC | GUA |
| Venue | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Goal Average (useful in case of tie)[5] | Won | Won | Drawn | Won | Lost | Lost | Won | Drawn | Won | Won | Won | Won | Won | Won | Drawn | Drawn | Won | Won | Won | Drawn | Won | |||||||||||||||||||||
Win Draw Lost
| All | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. | ||
| 3 | Real Valladolid | 82 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 |
Liga Adelante Winners (also promoted)
Direct promotion to Liga BBVA (Liga Adelante Runners-up)
Liga BBVA promotion play-offs
Relegation to Segunda División B
Final winners will be promoted to Liga BBVA. AD Alcorcón and Hércules will play the other Semifinal.
Real Valladolid won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the Promotion play-off final.
Real Valladolid won 2–1 on aggregate and got promoted to La Liga 2 years later.
