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2011–12 UEFA Champions League
File:Allianz-Arena-München.jpg
The Allianz Arena in Munich hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
28 June – 24 August 2011
Competition proper:
13 September 2011 – 19 May 2012
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 75 (from 52 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-upGermany Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored345 (2.76 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
14 goals

The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. As part of a trial that started in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, two extra officials – one behind each goal – were used in all matches of the competition from the play-off round.[1] The final was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.[2] Chelsea's caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo led the club to win their first Champions League title after beating Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties in the final.[3] As tenants of the Allianz Arena (known as Fußball Arena München for the final), this meant that Bayern were the first finalists to have home advantage since 1984. By winning the tournament, Chelsea earned a berth at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and 2012 UEFA Super Cup. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the eventual winners Chelsea in the semi-finals.

Association team allocation

A total of 76 teams participated in the 2011–12 Champions League from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations are allocated places according to their 2010 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2005–06 to 2009–10.[4] Below is the qualification scheme for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League:[5]

  • Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
  • Associations 16–53 each have one team qualify (excluding Liechtenstein)

Association ranking

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 File:Flag of England.svg England 81.856 4
2 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 79.757
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 64.338
4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 64.207 3
5 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 53.740
6 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 43.791
7 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 39.550 2
8 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 39.491
9 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 38.296
10 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 36.546
11 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 34.450
12 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 29.899
13 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 28.375
14 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 27.900
15 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 27.350
16 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 25.791 1
17 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 22.000
18 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 21.975
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 19.575 1
20 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 18.875
21 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 17.999
22 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 17.400
23 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 15.832
24 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 14.191
25 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 14.000
26 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 12.541
27 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 12.332
28 File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus 11.541
29 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 9.541
30 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 9.499
31 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.749
32 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 8.416
33 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 8.248
34 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 7.290
35 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 6.957
36 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 6.750
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 5.748 1
38 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 5.498
39 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 5.415
40 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia 5.332
41 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 4.500 0
42 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 4.499 1
43 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 4.374
44 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 3.999
45 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 2.999
46 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 2.581
47 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 2.125
48 File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 1.832
49 File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 1.624
50 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1.249
51 File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 1.000
52 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 0.916
53 File:Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg San Marino 0.750

Distribution

Since the winners of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, obtained a place in the group stage through their domestic league placing, the reserved title holder spot in the group stage was effectively vacated. To compensate:[6]

  • The champions of association 13 (Switzerland) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
  • The champions of association 16 (Scotland) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 48 and 49 (Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(4 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 50–53
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 32 champions from associations 17–49 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 2 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round Champions Route
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 14–16
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off round Champions Route
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round Champions Route
League Route
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4 and 5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round League Route
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 13 champions from associations 1–13
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the play-off round Champions Route
  • 5 winners from the play-off round League Route
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses.[7] [8]

Group stage
Spain BarcelonaTH (1st) Italy Milan (1st) France Marseille (2nd) Portugal Porto (1st)
England Manchester United (1st) Italy Internazionale (2nd) Russia Zenit St. Petersburg (1st) Netherlands Ajax (1st)
England Chelsea (2nd) Italy Napoli (3rd) Russia CSKA Moscow (2nd) Turkey Trabzonspor (2nd)Note TUR
England Manchester City (3rd) Germany Borussia Dortmund (1st) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st) Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Spain Real Madrid (2nd) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) Romania Oțelul Galați (1st) Switzerland Basel (1st)
Spain Valencia (3rd) France Lille (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Route League Route
England Arsenal (4th) Italy Udinese (4th) France Lyon (3rd)
Spain Villarreal (4th) Germany Bayern Munich (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions Route League Route
Belgium Genk (1st) Russia Rubin Kazan (3rd) Netherlands Twente (2nd) Switzerland Zürich (2nd)
Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) Turkey Trabzonspor (2nd)Note TUR Belgium Standard Liège (2nd)
Scotland Rangers (1st) Romania Vaslui (3rd)Note ROU Greece Panathinaikos (2nd) Denmark Odense (2nd)
Portugal Benfica (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Bulgaria Litex Lovech (1st) Serbia Partizan (1st) Latvia Skonto (1st) Kazakhstan Tobol Kostanay (1st)
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň (1st) Poland Wisła Kraków (1st) Moldova Dacia Chişinău (1st) Estonia Flora Tallinn (1st)
Austria Sturm Graz (1st) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st) Albania Skënderbeu (1st)
Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st) Belarus BATE Borisov (1st) Hungary Videoton (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st)
Cyprus APOEL (1st) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st) Georgia (country) Zestaponi (1st) Wales Bangor City (1st)
Norway Rosenborg (1st) Finland HJK (1st) Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku (1st) Montenegro Mogren (1st)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (1st) Iceland Breiðablik (1st) Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn (1st)
Sweden Malmö FF (1st) Lithuania Ekranas (1st) North Macedonia Shkëndija (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st)
First qualifying round
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st) Andorra FC Santa Coloma (1st) Malta Valletta (1st) San Marino Tre Fiori (1st)
Notes
  • th Title Holder
  • Romania (ROU): Because Politehnica Timișoara, the 2010–11 Liga I runners-up, were denied a domestic licence for the 2011–12 season, Vaslui, the third-placed team of the league, claimed the Champions League spot in the third qualifying round League Route.[9]
  • Turkey (TUR): Fenerbahçe, the 2010–11 Süper Lig champions, was banned by the Turkish Football Federation on 24 August 2011 from participating in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League due to the ongoing investigation into match-fixing.[10][11] UEFA decided to replace them in the group stage with Trabzonspor, the league runners-up, who had lost in the Champions League third qualifying round and were participating in the Europa League play-off round at that time.[12]

Round and draw dates

All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[6]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 20 June 2011 28–29 June 2011 5–6 July 2011
Second qualifying round 12–13 July 2011 19–20 July 2011
Third qualifying round 15 July 2011 26–27 July 2011 2–3 August 2011
Play-off Play-off round 5 August 2011 16–17 August 2011 23–24 August 2011
Group stage Matchday 1 25 August 2011
(Monaco)
13–14 September 2011
Matchday 2 27–28 September 2011
Matchday 3 18–19 October 2011
Matchday 4 1–2 November 2011
Matchday 5 22–23 November 2011
Matchday 6 6–7 December 2011
Knockout phase Round of 16 16 December 2011 14–15 & 21–22 February 2012 6–7 & 13–14 March 2012
Quarter-finals 16 March 2012 27–28 March 2012 3–4 April 2012
Semi-finals 17–18 April 2012 24–25 April 2012
Final 19 May 2012 at Allianz Arena, Munich

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients,[13][14] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 20 June 2011.[15] The first legs were played on 28 June, and the second legs were played on 5 and 6 July 2011. {{#lst:2011-12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q1}}

Second qualifying round

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 19 and 20 July 2011. HJK's 10–0 win over Bangor City in the second leg broke the record for the largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format. {{#lst:2011-12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q2}}

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 15 July 2011.[16] The first legs were played on 26 and 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2011. The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (called the Champions Route) and one for non-champions (called the League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. {{#lst:2011-12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Q3}}

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2011.[17] The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 August 2011. The play-off round was split into two separate sections: one for champions (called the Champions Route) and one for non-champions (called the League Route). The losing teams in both sections entered the group stage of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. {{#lst:2011-12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|play-off}}

Group stage

The group stage features 32 teams, which were allocated into pots based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients (except the title holders, Barcelona, who were placed in Pot 1 automatically),[13][14] and then drawn into eight groups of four. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. The draw was held on 25 August 2011 in Monaco.[18] In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2011. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings (in descending order):[5]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams;
  6. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  7. higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
  8. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

The 32 teams comprise 11 former winners of the European Cup/Champions League (40 titles combined), and five teams (Manchester City, Napoli, Trabzonspor, Viktoria Plzeň and Oțelul Galați) making their debut appearance in the group stage.[19] Eighteen UEFA member associations are represented in this group stage: England and Spain by four clubs, Italy, Germany and France by three, Russia and Portugal by two, while eleven associations are represented by one club, which are all domestic champions except Trabzonspor, which replaced Fenerbahçe due to match-fixing allegations.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY NAP MCI VIL
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 2–0 3–1
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–1 2–1 2–0
3 England Manchester City 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–1 2–1
4 Spain Villarreal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–2 0–2 0–3
Source: Soccerway

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT CSKA TRA LIL
1 Italy Internazionale 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase 1–2 0–1 2–1
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 2–3 3–0 0–2
3 Turkey Trabzonspor 6 1 4 1 3 5 −2 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 0–0 1–1
4 France Lille 6 1 3 2 6 6 0 6 0–1 2–2 0–0
Source: Soccerway

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN BSL MUN OTE
1 Portugal Benfica 6 3 3 0 8 4 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 1–1 1–0
2 Switzerland Basel 6 3 2 1 11 10 +1 11 0–2 2–1 2–1
3 England Manchester United 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 3–3 2–0
4 Romania Oțelul Galați 6 0 0 6 3 11 −8 0 0–1 2–3 0–2
Source: Soccerway

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA LYO AJX DZG
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 6 0 0 19 2 +17 18 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 3–0 6–2
2 France Lyon 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 0–0 2–0
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 0–3 0–0 4–0
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 0 0 6 3 22 −19 0 0–1 1–7 0–2
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE LEV VAL GNK
1 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 13 4 +9 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 3–0 5–0
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 2–1 2–1 2–0
3 Spain Valencia 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 8 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 3–1 7–0
4 Belgium Genk 6 0 3 3 2 16 −14 3 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS MAR OLY DOR
1 England Arsenal 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–0 2–1 2–1
2 France Marseille 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 0–1 0–1 3–0
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 9 Transfer to Europa League 3–1 0–1 3–1
4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 1–1 2–3 1–0
Source: Soccerway

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification APO ZEN POR SHK
1 Cyprus APOEL 6 2 3 1 6 6 0 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase 2–1 2–1 0–2
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 3–1 1–0
3 Portugal Porto 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 0–0 2–1
4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 2 3 6 8 −2 5 1–1 2–2 0–2
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: APOEL 4, Zenit Saint Petersburg 1.

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MIL PLZ BATE
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 4 +16 16 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 2–0 4–0
2 Italy Milan 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–3 2–0 2–0
3 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 0–4 2–2 1–1
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2 0–5 1–1 0–1
Source: Soccerway

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other.

Bracket

{{#section-h:2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|Bracket}}

Round of 16

{{#lst:2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|R16}}

Quarter-finals

{{#lst:2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|QF}}

Semi-finals

{{#lst:2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|SF}}

Final

{{#lst:2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|F}}

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 14 990
2 Germany Mario Gómez Germany Bayern Munich 12 1,003
3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 10 930
4 France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid 7 760
5 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba England Chelsea 6 670
6 Spain José Callejón Spain Real Madrid 5 307
Spain Roberto Soldado Spain Valencia 515
France Bafétimbi Gomis France Lyon 530
Switzerland Alexander Frei Switzerland Basel 611
Ivory Coast Seydou Doumbia Russia CSKA Moscow 611
Russia Roman Shirokov Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 658
Uruguay Edinson Cavani Italy Napoli 701
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Italy Milan 720

Source:[20]

See also

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