2011–12 AC Cesena season

Cesena
2011–12 season
Chairman	Italy Igor Campedelli
Manager	Italy Mario Beretta
Serie A	20th (relegated)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season was Cesena's second consecutive season in the top division of Italian football, the Serie A. The club finished the season in 20th position, leading to its relegation to Serie B for 2012–13.

Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Palermo	38	11	10	17	52	62	−10	43^{[lower-alpha 1]}
17	Genoa	38	11	9	18	50	69	−19	42
18	Lecce (R, D, R)	38	8	12	18	40	56	−16	36	Relegation to Serie C1^{[lower-alpha 2]}
19	Novara (R)	38	7	11	20	35	65	−30	32	Relegation to Serie B
20	Cesena (R)	38	4	10	24	24	60	−36	22	Relegation to Serie B

Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Cagliari finished ahead of Palermo on goal difference : Cagliari 2–1 Palermo, Palermo 3–2 Cagliari; Cagliari = –9, Palermo = –10.
↑ Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.

Matches

28 August 2011 1	Atalanta	4–1	Cesena	Bergamo
20:45	Denis File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (pen.) Marilungo File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (44) Carmona Yellow card 24' Peluso File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'	Summary	Candreva File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Guana Yellow card 18' Ghezzal Yellow card 41' Mutu Yellow card 78'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Carmine Russo

10 September 2011 2	Cesena	1–3	Napoli	Cesena
20:45	Guana File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Candreva Yellow card 44' Benalouane Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 56' Lauro Yellow card 62'	Summary	Lavezzi File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', Yellow card 57' Santana Yellow card 35' Cannavaro Yellow card 59' Campagnaro File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Hamšík File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 20,942 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

18 September 2011 3	Catania	1–0	Cesena	Catania
14:00	Potenza Yellow card 19' López File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' (pen.) Álvarez Yellow card 75' Delvecchio Yellow card 77' Biagianti Yellow card 90+3'	Summary	Candreva Yellow card 74' Lauro Yellow card 75'	Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 12,270 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

21 September 2011 4	Cesena	1–2	Lazio	Cesena
20:45	Mutu File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Rossi Yellow card 47' Parolo Yellow card 51' Comotto Yellow card 79'	Summary	Hernanes Yellow card 35', File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.) Klose File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Domenico Celi

24 September 2011 5	Milan	1–0	Cesena	Milan
20:45	Seedorf File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', Yellow card 66' Taiwo Yellow card 34' Yepes Yellow card 50'	Summary	Guana Yellow card 20'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

2 October 2011 6	Cesena	0–0	Chievo	Cesena
15:00	Guana Yellow card 26' Lauro Yellow card 36' Bogdani Yellow card 52' Ceccarelli Yellow card 67' Éder Yellow card 88'	Summary	Hetemaj Yellow card 22' Cesar Yellow card 61' Sardo Yellow card 66'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Luca Banti

16 October 2011 7	Cesena	0–0	Fiorentina	Cesena
12:30	Ghezzal Yellow card 68' Mutu Red card 74' Ceccarelli Yellow card 85'	Summary	Montolivo Yellow card 70' Cassani Yellow card 74' Ljajić Yellow card 78' Munari Yellow card 80'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Carmine Russo

23 October 2011 8	Siena	2–0	Cesena	Siena
14:00	González File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Rossettini Yellow card 41' Calaiò File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'	Summary	Candreva Yellow card 74'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

26 October 2011 9	Cesena	1–1	Cagliari	Cesena
20:45	Guana Yellow card 12' Candreva File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' (pen.) Comotto Yellow card 80'	Summary	Nenê File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (pen.) Nainggolan Yellow card 21' Canini Yellow card 45' Conti Yellow card 80'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Daniele Doveri

30 October 2011 10	Parma	2–0	Cesena	Parma
14:00	Morrone Yellow card 9' Paletta File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Galloppa Yellow card 60' Lucarelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'	Summary	Guana Yellow card 14' Rodríguez Yellow card 35' Comotto Yellow card 68' Éder Yellow card 70'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 12,480 Referee: Marco Guida

6 November 2011 11	Cesena	0–1	Torino	Cesena
14:00	Parolo Yellow card 71'	Summary	Carrozzieri Yellow card 15' Cuadrado File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Muriel Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 58'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri

20 November 2011 12	Bologna	0–1	Cesena	Bologna
12:30	Pérez Yellow card 19' Mudingayi Yellow card 62' Raggi Yellow card 67'	Summary	Lauro Yellow card 25' Von Bergen Yellow card 28' Parolo File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' Ceccarelli Yellow card 90+1' Rossi Yellow card 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 20,397 Referee: Domenico Celi

27 November 2011 13	Cesena	2–0	Genoa	Cesena
15:00	Mutu File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (pen.), 80' Ravaglia Red card 72' Ceccarelli Yellow card 83' Bogdani Yellow card 84'	Summary	Palacio Yellow card 60' Moretti Yellow card 70'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 15,977 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

4 December 2011 14	Juventus	2–0	Cesena	Torino
15:00	Marchisio File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Vidal File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (pen.)	Summary	Ghezzal Yellow card 15' Rossi Yellow card 28' Antonioli Red card 81'	Stadium: Juventus Arena Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Daniele Doveri

10 December 2011 15	Palermo	0–1	Cesena	Palermo
20:45	Acquah Yellow card 53' Muñoz Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 64'	Summary	Ghezzal Yellow card 45' Rodríguez Yellow card 59' Mutu File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Éder Yellow card 73' Rossi Yellow card 75'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Giampaolo Calvarese

18 December 2011 16	Cesena	0–1	Internazionale	Cesena
15:00	Comotto Yellow card 13' Lauro Yellow card 62'	Summary	Ranocchia File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 20,138 Referee: Andrea Romeo

8 January 2012 17	Udinese	4–1	Cesena	Udine
12:30	Di Natale File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 82' Benatia Yellow card 31' Asamoah File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Basta File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'	Summary	Lauro Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 61' Éder File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Parolo Yellow card 48'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Gabriele Gava

15 January 2012 18	Cesena	3–1	Novara	Cesena
15:00	Mutu File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', 39' (pen.) Guana Yellow card 42' Rinaudo File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (o.g.) Von Bergen Yellow card 78'	Summary	Dellafiore Yellow card 5' Rigoni Yellow card 37' Rinaudo Yellow card 61' Paci Yellow card 69' Morimoto File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 22,413 Referee: Paolo Valeri

21 January 2012 19	Roma	5–1	Cesena	Roma
18:00	Totti File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 8' Borini File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Juan File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Pjanić File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'	Summary	Éder File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Benalouane Yellow card 77'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

29 January 2012 20	Cesena	0–1	Atalanta	Cesena
15:00	Rennella Yellow card 41' Guana Yellow card 85'	Summary	Padoin Yellow card 21' Denis Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 79' Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (o.g.) Raimondi Yellow card 77' Schelotto Yellow card 83'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 15,315 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

1 February 2012 21	Napoli	0–0	Cesena	Naples
20:45	Inler Yellow card 35' Hamšík Yellow card 48' Gargano Yellow card 50' Britos Yellow card 54' Džemaili Yellow card 87'	Summary	Raphael Martinho Yellow card 49' Von Bergen Yellow card 55' Pudil Yellow card 62' Rodríguez Yellow card 90'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Luca Banti

9 February 2012 22	Lazio	3–2	Cesena	Rome
20:45	Konko Red card 33' Matuzalém Yellow card 34' Hernanes File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Lulić File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Kozák File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', Yellow card 84'	Summary	Mutu File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', Yellow card 73' Iaquinta File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (pen.) Comotto Yellow card 62' Del Nero Yellow card 71' Rennella Yellow card 90'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Andrea Romeo

19 February 2012 23	Cesena	1–3	Milan	Cesena
15:00	Benalouane Yellow card 18' Mutu Yellow card 60' Pudil File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Colucci Yellow card 67'	Summary	Muntari Yellow card 21', File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Emanuelson File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Robinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 20,021 Referee: Paolo Valeri

26 February 2012 24	Chievo	1–0	Cesena	Verona
15:00	Rigoni Yellow card 11' Vacek Yellow card 18' Pellissier Yellow card 52' Moscardelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'	Summary	Lauro Yellow card 8' Yellow-red card 56' Iaquinta Yellow card 36' Pudil Yellow card 66' Guana Yellow card 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Andrea De Marco

4 March 2012 26	Fiorentina	2–0	Cesena	Florence
15:00	Amauri Yellow card 18' Moras File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' (o.g.) Lazzari Yellow card 66' Nastasić File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'	Report	Moras Yellow card 59' Comotto Yellow card 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 26,834 Referee: Marco Guida

11 March 2012 27	Cesena	0–2	Siena	Cesena
15:00	Ceccarelli Red card 73' Moras Yellow card 89'	Report	Brienza File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Del Grosso Yellow card 79' Bogdani File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Antonio Damato

18 March 2012 28	Cagliari	3–0	Cesena	Cagliari
12:30	Pinilla File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', 45+1' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Canini Yellow card 33' Ribeiro Yellow card 54'	Report	Colucci Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 60' Rossi Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 78'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Carmine Russo

25 March 2012 29	Cesena	2–2	Parma	Cesena
15:00	Santana File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Del Nero File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Moras Yellow card 58' Đoković Yellow card 68'	Report	Paletta Yellow card 24', File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Floccari File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Santacroce Yellow card 83'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 14,919 Referee: Domenico Celi

1 April 2012 30	Torino	0–0	Cesena	Turin
15:00	Tomović Yellow card 76' Di Michele Yellow card 84' Cuadrado Yellow card 90'	Report	Mutu Yellow card 72' Pudil Yellow card 73' Đoković Yellow card 88'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 6,950 Referee: Luca Banti

7 April 2012 31	Cesena	0–0	Bologna	Cesena
15:00	Rennella Yellow card 27' Del Nero Yellow card 34' Comotto Yellow card 90' Colucci Yellow card 90+4'	Report	Cherubin Yellow card 69' Mudingayi Yellow card 81' Acquafresca Yellow card 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 16,497 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

11 April 2012 32	Genoa	1–1	Cesena	Genoa
20:45	Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Mesto Yellow card 75' Moretti Yellow card 90+1'	Report	Ceccarelli Yellow card 65' Mutu File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

22 April 2012 33	Cesena	2–2	Palermo	Cesena
15:00	Lauro Yellow card 5' Colucci Yellow card 24' Santana File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Rennella File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Mutu Yellow card 90+4'	Report	Bertolo Yellow card 15', File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Silvestre File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+2'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 13,932 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

25 April 2012 34	Cesena	0–1	Juventus	Cesena
18:00	Colucci Yellow card 8' Rennella Yellow card 43' Guana Yellow card 64' Moras Yellow card 90+1'	Report	Vidal Yellow card 33' Pirlo Yellow card 57' Marti Yellow card 62' Borriello File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Marco Guida

29 April 2012 35	Internazionale	2–1	Cesena	Milan
15:00	Von Bergen File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' (o.g.) Zárate File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'	Report	Benalouane Yellow card 42' Ceccarelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Santana Yellow card 62'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,802 Referee: Andrea Romeo

6 May 2012 36	Cesena	0–1	Udinese	Cesena
20:45	Von Bergen Yellow card 39' Guana Yellow card 63'	Report	Fabbrini File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Domizzi Yellow card 20'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Antonio Damato

12 May 2012 37	Novara	3–0	Cesena	Novara
15:00	Rigoni File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (pen.), 68' (pen.), 86' Mascara Yellow card 41' Morganella Yellow card 90'	Report	Guana Yellow card 58' Antonioli Yellow card 90'	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Filippo Merchiori

18 May 2012 38	Cesena	2–3	Roma	Cesena
15:00	Del Nero File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', Yellow card 20' Santana File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Report	Bojan File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Lamela File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' De Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 14,883 Referee: Carmine Russo

Coppa Italia

21 August 2011 3	Cesena	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Ascoli	Cesena
20:30	Bogdani File:Soccerball shade.svg 119'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Andrea Romeo

30 November 2011 4	Cesena	3–0	Gubbio	Cesena
15:00	Bogdani File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' (pen.) Ricci Yellow card 21' Benalouane File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Candreva File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 1,704 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

12 January 2012 Last 16	Napoli	2–1	Cesena	Naples
21:00	Cavani Yellow card 45+2', File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Pandev File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'	Report	Popescu File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 28,082 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Players

Current squad

As of 10 September 2011^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	Italy ITA	Francesco Antonioli
2	DF	Uruguay URU	Guillermo Rodríguez
3	DF	Latvia LVA	Aleksejs Giļničs
4	DF	Italy ITA	Luca Ricci
5	MF	Italy ITA	Roberto Guana
6	DF	Italy ITA	Maurizio Lauro
7	FW	Brazil BRA	Éder
8	MF	Italy ITA	Antonio Candreva (on loan from Udinese)
9	MF	Paraguay PAR	David Meza
10	FW	Romania ROU	Adrian Mutu
11	FW	Italy ITA	Vincenzo Rennella (on loan from Genoa)
13	DF	Italy ITA	Marco Rossi
14	MF	Italy ITA	Giuseppe Colucci (captain)
15	MF	Brazil BRA	Raphael Martinho (on loan from Catania)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	Italy ITA	Gianluca Comotto
17	FW	France FRA	Dominique Malonga
18	MF	Italy ITA	Marco Parolo
22	MF	Sweden SWE	Tibor Čiča
25	DF	Switzerland SUI	Steve von Bergen
28	DF	Tunisia TUN	Yohan Benalouane
29	FW	Croatia CRO	Marko Livaja
32	FW	Algeria ALG	Abdelkader Ghezzal (on loan from Bari)
55	MF	Uruguay URU	Jorge Martínez (on loan from Juventus)
70	FW	Albania ALB	Erjon Bogdani
71	DF	Romania ROU	Ştefan Popescu
77	DF	Italy ITA	Luca Ceccarelli
86	GK	San Marino SMR	Aldo Simoncini
88	GK	Italy ITA	Nicola Ravaglia

Transfers

In

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
FW	France	Rennella	22	EU	Genoa	Loan	Summer	Loan transfer
MF	Italy	Garritano	17	EU	Internazionale	Transfer	Summer	Co-ownership
DF	Italy	Caldirola	20	EU	Internazionale	Transfer	Summer	Co-ownership
FW	Romania	Mutu	32	EU	Fiorentina	Transfer	Summer	Free	^[2]
DF	Italy	Rossi	23	EU	Parma	Transfer	Summer	Co-ownership
MF	Italy	Candreva	24	EU	Udinese	Loan	Summer	Loan transfer

Out

Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee
DF	Japan	Nagatomo	24	Non-EU	Internazionale	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed plus Garritano and Caldirola (loaned)
GK	Italy	Teodorani	19	EU	SPAL	Loan	Summer	Loan transfer
DF	Italy	Casolla	19	EU	San Marino	Loan	Summer	Loan transfer

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

References

↑ "I numeri ufficiali di maglia per la stagione 2011-2012" (in Italian). AC Cesena.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Mutu joins Cesena". Sky Sports News.

[table_hth_CAG0.50171270803628-1] Cagliari finished ahead of Palermo on goal difference : Cagliari 2–1 Palermo, Palermo 3–2 Cagliari; Cagliari = –9, Palermo = –10.

[table_note_res_R10.50171270803628-2] Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.

[3] "I numeri ufficiali di maglia per la stagione 2011-2012" (in Italian). AC Cesena.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[4] "Mutu joins Cesena". Sky Sports News.

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