2011–12 Serie A Explained

Competition:Serie A
Pixels:125
Dates:9 September 2011 – 13 May 2012
Season:2011–12
Winners:Juventus
28th title
Relegated:Lecce (to C1)
Novara
Cesena
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Juventus
Milan
Udinese
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Lazio
Napoli
Internazionale
League Topscorer:Zlatan Ibrahimović
(28 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Napoli 6–1 Genoa
(21 December 2011)
Internazionale 5–0 Parma
(7 January 2012)
Biggest Away Win:Fiorentina 0–5 Juventus
(17 March 2012)
Highest Scoring:Napoli 6–3 Cagliari
(9 March 2012)
Internazionale 5–4 Genoa
(1 April 2012)
Longest Wins:8 games
Juventus[1]
Longest Unbeaten:38 games
Juventus
Longest Winless:20 games
Cesena[2]
Longest Losses:5 games
Cesena
Highest Attendance:79,522[3]
Milan 0–1 Internazionale
Lowest Attendance:5,962
Lecce 0–0 Bologna
Average Attendance:23,214
Matches:380
Total Goals:972
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM after its headline sponsors) was the 110th season of top-tier Italian football, the 80th in a round-robin tournament, and the second since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 3 September 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.[4] The league was originally scheduled to start on 27 August, but this was delayed due to a strike by the players.[5] The fixtures were drawn up on 27 July 2011.

The league title was won by Juventus, winning its 28th official Serie A title or scudetto, and first since the 2005–06 Serie A. The team completed the season undefeated, becoming the first team to do so in a 38-game league season in Italy; Perugia were undefeated in the 30-game 1978–79 Serie A, in which they finished second in the table, while Milan were unbeaten and won the title in the 34-game 1991–92 Serie A.[6]

Since Italy dropped from third to fourth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2010–11 season,[7] [8] [9] the league lost a group stage berth for the UEFA Champions League from the 2012–13 season.

Rule changes

The rules for the registration of non-EU (or non-EFTA or Swiss) nationals transferred from abroad were revised in the summer of 2011. Clubs could now sign two non-EU players. This was a reverse of the decision made the previous summer in the wake of Italy's failure at the 2010 World Cup that limited clubs to the signing of just one such player.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2010-11 season
AtalantaBergamoAtleti Azzurri d'ItaliaSerie B champions
BolognaBolognaRenato Dall'Ara16th in Serie A
CagliariCagliariSant'Elia14th in Serie A
CataniaCataniaAngelo Massimino13th in Serie A
CesenaCesenaDino Manuzzi15th in Serie A
Chievo VeronaVeronaMarc'Antonio Bentegodi11th in Serie A
FiorentinaFlorenceArtemio Franchi9th in Serie A
GenoaGenoaLuigi Ferraris10th in Serie A
InternazionaleMilanSan SiroSerie A Runner-up
JuventusTurinJuventus Stadium7th in Serie A
LazioRomeOlimpico5th in Serie A
LecceLecceVia del Mare17th in Serie A
MilanMilanSan SiroSerie A champions
NapoliNaplesSan Paolo3rd in Serie A
NovaraNovaraSilvio PiolaSerie B play-off winners
PalermoPalermoRenzo Barbera8th in Serie A
ParmaParmaEnnio Tardini12th in Serie A
RomaRomeOlimpico6th in Serie A
SienaSienaArtemio FranchiSerie B Runner-up
UdineseUdineFriuli4th in Serie A

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Atalanta Stefano Colantuono Gianpaolo BelliniErreàAXA, Konica Minolta
Bologna Stefano Pioli Marco Di VaioMacronNGM Mobile, Serenissima Ceramica (Home)/CIR Manifatture Ceramiche (Away)
Cagliari Massimo Ficcadenti Daniele ContiKappaSardegna
Catania Vincenzo Montella Marco BiagiantiGivovaSP Energia Siciliana, Regione Sicilia
Cesena Mario Beretta Giuseppe ColucciAdidasTechnogym
Chievo Verona Domenico Di Carlo Sergio PellissierGivovaPaluani/Banca Popolare di Verona/Merkur-Win, Midac Batteries
Fiorentina Vincenzo GueriniLottoMazda, Save the Children
Genoa Luigi De Canio Marco RossiAsicsiZiPlay
Internazionale Javier ZanettiNikePirelli
Juventus Alessandro Del PieroNikeBetclic (Home)/Balocco (Away)
Lazio Edoardo Reja Tommaso RocchiPumaClinica Paideia/Fondazione Gabriele Sandri
Lecce Serse CosmiAsicsVeneto Banca/Banca Apulia, Betitaly
Milan Massimiliano Allegri Massimo AmbrosiniAdidasFly Emirates
Napoli Walter Mazzarri Paolo CannavaroMacronLete, MSC Cruises
Novara Emiliano Mondonico Matteo CenturioniJomaBanca Popolare di Novara, Intesa pour Homme
Palermo Bortolo Mutti Fabrizio MiccoliLegeaEurobet Casinò, Burger King
Parma Roberto Donadoni Stefano MorroneErreàNavigare, Banca Monte Parma
Roma Luis Enrique Francesco TottiKappaWind
Siena Giuseppe Sannino Simone VergassolaKappaBanca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Udinese Francesco Guidolin Antonio Di NataleLegeaDacia, Tipicamente Friulano/Lumberjack/QBell

Managerial changes

In Italy, football managers are only permitted to manage one club per season.[10] For this purpose, the "season" is defined as starting when its first match kicks off, so Roberto Donadoni and Stefano Pioli, who lost their job at Cagliari and Palermo on 12 and 31 August 2011 were able to take respectively the Parma job in January 2012 and the Bologna job in October 2011 because the first matches were not until 9 September 2011.

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
End of contract [11] Preseason [12]
End of contract [13] [14]
End of contract [15]
End of contract [16] [17]
Sacked [18] [19]
Mutual consent [20] [21]
Mutual consent [22] [23]
Mutual consent [24] [25]
Sacked [26] [27]
End of caretaker spell [28] [29]
Resigned [30] [31]
Sacked [32] [33]
Sacked [34]
Sacked [35] 18th [36]
Sacked [37] 20th
Sacked [38] 20th [39]
Sacked 13th [40]
Sacked [41] 10th [42]
Sacked [43] 20th
Sacked [44] 10th [45]
Sacked [46] 10th [47]
Sacked [48] 15th
Sacked [49] 20th
Mutual consent [50] 20th [51]
Sacked [52] 19th
Sacked for just cause [53] 17th
Consensual termination [54] 8th
Sacked [55] 16th
Sacked [56] 17th
Sacked [57] 16th Vincenzo Guerini (caretaker) [58]

League table

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[59]
1Milan28
2 Diego MilitoInternazionale24
3Napoli23
Udinese
5Genoa19
6Atalanta16
Fabrizio MiccoliPalermo
8 Sebastian GiovincoParma15
9Fiorentina14
10Lazio12
Mattia DestroSiena

Hat-tricks

See main article: List of Serie A hat-tricks.

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
NapoliMilan3–1
MilanLecce4–3
MilanParma4–1
4 InternazionalePalermo4–4
PalermoInternazionale4–4
AtalantaRoma4–1
MilanPalermo4–0
CagliariNapoli3–6
CagliariCesena3–0
InternazionaleGenoa5–4
InternazionaleMilan4–2
PalermoChievo4–4
NovaraCesena3–0

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN.
  3. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A.
  4. http://www.legaseriea.it/it/sala-stampa/archivio-dettaglio/-/news/DATE_STAGIONE_SPORTIVA_2011_2012/430992 Lega Serie A (in Italian)
  5. News: Italian players' strike delays start of Serie A season. BBC Sport. 25 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Juventus completes the Serie A season unbeaten following home win over Atalanta Goal.com.
  7. Web site: UEFA Country Ranking 2011. Bert Kassies. 14 April 2011.
  8. Web site: 2011-02-25 . Italy to lose Euro spot . 2023-06-05 . Eurosport . en.
  9. Web site: Honigstein . Raphael . 2011-03-02 . Raphael Honigstein: Differing mindsets have Germany, Italy going in opposite directions . 2023-06-05 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
  10. Web site: What If… the 'One Club per Season' Rule Was Scrapped?. 7 June 2011.
  11. News: De Canio: 'Preferisco lasciare' . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320074403/http://www.uslecce.it/PaginaEvento.aspx?ID_TIPO_EVENTO=1&ID_EVENTO=3657. dead. 20 March 2012. 19 May 2011. 28 May 2011. US Lecce. it.
  12. News: Di Francesco è il nuovo allenatore . https://web.archive.org/web/20120320074454/http://www.uslecce.it/PaginaEvento.aspx?ID_TIPO_EVENTO=1&ID_EVENTO=3692. dead. 20 March 2012. 24 June 2011. US Lecce. it.
  13. News: L'AC Cesena e Ficcadenti decidono di non-continuare insieme. 20 May 2011. 28 May 2011. AC Cesena. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20120320071530/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4955:lac-cesena-e-ficcadenti-decidono-di-non-continuare-insieme&catid=4:comunicato-stampa&Itemid=121&lang=it. 20 March 2012. dead.
  14. News: Raggiunto l'accordo con Marco Giampaolo, mercoledì firma e presentazione. 4 June 2011. AC Cesena. it. 4 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110712213820/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4978:raggiunto-laccordo-con-marco-giampaolo-mercoledi-firma-e-presentazione&catid=4:comunicato-stampa&Itemid=121&lang=it. 12 July 2011. dead.
  15. News: Bisoli è il nuovo allenatore del Bologna. https://archive.today/20120719235606/http://www.bolognafc.it/news.asp?id=1600. dead. 19 July 2012. 26 May 2011. 28 May 2011. Bologna FC 1909. it.
  16. News: Il Chievo e Pioli decidono di non-continuare insieme. 26 May 2011. 28 May 2011. AC ChievoVerona. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321092231/http://www.chievoverona.tv/it/news/il-chievo-e-pioli-decidono-di-non-continuare-insieme. 21 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  17. News: E' Domenico Di Carlo il nuovo mister gialloblù . AC ChievoVerona . it . 9 June 2011 . 9 June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622123942/http://www.chievoverona.tv/it/news/e-domenico-di-carlo-il-nuovo-mister-giallobl%C3%B9 . 22 June 2011 .
  18. News: Club announcement . 31 May 2011 . 1 June 2011 . Juventus FC . 20 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020182540/http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/news/31maggio2011_notasocieta/ . dead .
  19. News: Welcome back!. 31 May 2011. 1 June 2011. Juventus FC. 20 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020182650/http://www.juventus.com/wps/portal/en/news/31maggio2011_ufficiale_conte/. dead.
  20. News: Grazie Antonio! . 31 May 2011 . 1 June 2011 . AC Siena . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603070328/http://www.acsiena.it/2011/05/31/grazie-antonio/ . 3 June 2011 .
  21. News: Giuseppe Sannino è il nuovo allenatore della Robur . Giuseppe Sannino was named as new coach . 6 June 2011 . 7 June 2011 . AC Siena . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327103311/http://www.acsiena.it/2011/06/06/giuseppe-sanninoe-il-nuovo-allenatore-della-robur/ . 27 March 2012 .
  22. News: Separazione Consensuale tra il Palermo e Rossi. 1 June 2011. 1 June 2011. US Città di Palermo. ilpalermocalcio.it. it. 4 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110604112331/http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/1011/news_scheda.php?id=24345. dead.
  23. News: E' PIOLI IL NUOVO ALLENATORE. 2 June 2011. 2 June 2011. US Città di Palermo. ilpalermocalcio.it. it. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608053338/http://www.ilpalermocalcio.it/it/1011/news_scheda.php?id=24346. dead.
  24. News: Risoluzione consensuale del contratto per mister Simeone ed il suo staff . 1 June 2011 . 4 June 2011 . Calcio Catania . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105915/http://www.calciocatania.it/comunicati/comunicati.php?id=23125 . 27 July 2011 .
  25. News: Vincenzo Montella è il nuovo allenatore del Catania . 9 June 2011 . 9 June 2011 . Calcio Catania . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727110006/http://www.calciocatania.it/comunicati/comunicati.php?id=23140 . 27 July 2011 .
  26. News: Ballardini leaves Genoa early. https://web.archive.org/web/20110612003357/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1447038.html. dead. 12 June 2011. 4 June 2011. 5 June 2011. AFP.
  27. News: Alberto Malesani nuovo allenatore. 19 June 2011. 19 June 2011. . it.
  28. News: Luis Enrique ha firmato "Farò calcio spettacolo". 8 June 2011. 8 June 2011. La Repubblica. it.
  29. News: Conduzione tecnica affidata al sig. Luis Enrique Martínez García . 20 June 2011 . 20 June 2011 . AS Roma . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810133809/http://109.75.174.100/~asroma/downloads/corporate_investor/1308592605_200611_luisenrique_staff.pdf . 10 August 2011 .
  30. News: Assemblea UP: le parole di Massimo Moratti. 15 June 2011. 25 June 2011. FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it. it. 12 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012131919/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=52979&L=it. dead.
  31. News: Moratti: "Gasperini, piena soddisfazione". 24 June 2011. 25 June 2011. FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it. it. 12 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012132543/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=53024&L=it. dead.
  32. News: Comunicato della Società. 12 August 2011. 12 August 2011. Cagliari Calcio. it. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084825/http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/11761/comunicato-della-societa.html. dead.
  33. News: Massimo Ficcadenti è da oggi il nuovo allenatore del Cagliari. 16 August 2011. 17 August 2011. Cagliari Calcio. it. 12 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150512061821/http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/11766/massimo-ficcadenti-e-da-oggi-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-cagliari.html. dead.
  34. News: Pioli esonerato, la squadra a Mangia . US Città di Palermo . 1 September 2011 . 31 August 2011 . Pioli dismissed, the team to Mangia . it . https://web.archive.org/web/20111213103034/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=25371 . 13 December 2011 . dead .
  35. News: F.C. Internazionale announcement. 21 September 2011. 21 September 2011. FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it. 13 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013060627/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=37574&L=en. dead.
  36. News: Ranieri to Inter Channel: "An honour to be here". https://archive.today/20120909103355/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?L=en&N=37590&stringa=ranieri. dead. 9 September 2012. 22 September 2011. 5 October 2011. FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it.
  37. News: Bologna, ufficiale: Bisoli esonerato, arriva Pioli. 4 October 2011. 5 October 2011. BolognaToday. www.bolognatoday.it. it.
  38. News: Comunicato stampa. 30 October 2011. 31 October 2011. AC Cesena. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20111104151020/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5414%3Acomunicato-stampa&catid=4%3Acomunicato-stampa&Itemid=121&lang=it. 4 November 2011. dead.
  39. News: Daniele Arrigoni: "Allenare il Cesena per me è un grande sogno". 1 November 2011. 2 November 2011. AC Cesena. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20111104151034/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5423%3Adaniele-arrigoni-q-allenare-il-cesena-per-me-e-un-grande-sognoq&catid=4%3Acomunicato-stampa&Itemid=121&lang=it. 4 November 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  40. News: Rossi nuovo allenatore . 7 November 2011. 7 November 2011. ACF Fiorentina. it.
  41. News: Massimo Ficcadenti non è più l'allenatore del Cagliari. 8 November 2011. 9 November 2011. Cagliari Calcio. it. 11 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150111213648/http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/12166/massimo-ficcadenti-non-e-piu-l-allenatore-del-cagliari.html. dead.
  42. News: Davide Ballardini è il nuovo allenatore del Cagliari. 9 November 2011. 9 November 2011. Cagliari Calcio. it. 25 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225053524/http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/12167/davide-ballardini-e-il-nuovo-allenatore-del-cagliari.html. dead.
  43. News: Serse Cosmi nuovo allenatore . https://web.archive.org/web/20111205222749/http://www.uslecce.it/PaginaEvento.aspx?ID_TIPO_EVENTO=1&ID_EVENTO=4225 . dead . 5 December 2011 . 4 December 2011 . 4 December 2011 . US Lecce . it .
  44. News: Esonerato Mangia . US Città di Palermo . 19 December 2011 . 19 December 2011 . Mangia dismissed . it . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609122209/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=26063 . 9 June 2012 . dead .
  45. News: E' Mutti il nuovo allenatore . US Città di Palermo . 19 December 2011 . 19 December 2011 . it . Mutti is the new head coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20170904015752/http://palermocalcio.it/it/1112/news/scheda.php?id=26066 . 4 September 2017 . dead .
  46. News: Genoa sack manager Malesani, appoint Marino. 22 December 2011. 23 December 2011. The Guardian.
  47. News: Marino in as Genoa sack Malesani . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093617/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1561336.html. dead. 7 April 2014. 22 December 2011. 23 December 2011. FIFA.
  48. News: Parma: esonerato Colomba, Donadoni nuovo tecnico. 9 January 2012. 10 January 2012. Sportitalia. it. 26 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026062529/https://www.sportitalia.com/?action=read&idnotizia=72169. dead.
  49. News: TESSER LASCIA IL NOVARA, IN ARRIVO MONDONICO . 30 January 2012 . 30 January 2012 . Novara Calcio . it . 4 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204184207/http://www.novaracalcio.com/portal/IT/handle/?page=media_ufficiostampa_notizie&vn=1749 . dead .
  50. News: Arrigoni non è più l'allenatore del Cesena . 20 February 2012 . 21 February 2012 . Cesena Calcio . it . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201204734/http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?mod=news&id=466 . 1 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  51. News: E' Beretta il salvagente del Cavalluccio. Romagna Noi. 21 February 2012. 21 February 2012. it. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161027/http://www.romagnanoi.it/news/cesena/727858/E--Beretta-il-salvagente-del-Cavalluccio.html. dead.
  52. News: Caos Novara, Tesser torna in panchina Mondonico esonerato dopo 6 partite. 7 March 2012. 7 March 2012. Novara Calcio. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122318/http://www3.lastampa.it/sport/sezioni/quinovara/articolo/lstp/445340/. 10 March 2012. dead.
  53. News: Ritorna Massimo Ficcadenti. 11 March 2012. 11 March 2012. Cagliari Calcio. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424152113/http://www.cagliaricalcio.net/news/12790/ritorna-massimo-ficcadenti.html. 24 April 2012. dead.
  54. News: Official F.C. Internazionale communiqué. 26 March 2012. 26 March 2012. FC Internazionale Milano. www.inter.it. 6 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120906001212/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=39513&L=en. dead.
  55. News: COMUNICATO STAMPA . 2 April 2012. 3 April 2012. Genoa CFC.
  56. News: Incubo Genoa/ Malesani nuovamente esonerato. Squadra a Gigi De Canio . 22 April 2012 . 22 April 2012 . Città di Genova . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407083252/http://www.cittadigenova.com/Genova/Sport/Incubo-Genoa-Malesani-nuovamente-50639.aspx . 7 April 2014 .
  57. News: Andrea Della Valle: "Esonerato Delio Rossi" . 2 May 2012. 3 May 2012. ACF Fiorentina. it.
  58. News: Rossi esonerato. La prima squadra affidata a Vincenzo Guerini . ACF Fiorentina . it . 3 May 2012 . 3 May 2012 . Rossi dismissed. First team duties to Vincenzo Guerini.
  59. Web site: Classifica Marcatori . La Gazzetta dello Sport . 25 September 2011 . it .

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