The 2011–12 Segunda División season (known as the Liga Adelante for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2011 after the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) called a strike, the regular league ended on 3 June 2012, while the entire season ended on 16 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.
The first goal of the season was scored by Xabier Etxeita, who scored a ninth-minute goal for Elche against Girona in the early kick-off. The first red card of the season was given to Richy from Girona in their opening game against Elche. The first hat-trick was scored by Joselu in the match between Villarreal B and Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
Teams Deportivo La Coruña, Hércules and Almería are the teams which were relegated from La Liga the previous season. Deportivo were relegated after 20 years in La Liga, Hércules made their immediate return to the second level after just one season in the top division, while Almería ended a four-year tenure in La Liga. Betis were promoted after two consecutive seasons in the second level, Rayo Vallecano after eight years in lower divisions and Granada after playing in lower divisions for 35 years.
The teams which were relegated the previous season were Salamanca, Tenerife, Ponferradina and Albacete. These four were replaced by Real Murcia (group 4 champions and 2ªB champions), Sabadell (group 3 champions and 2ªB runners-up), Alcoyano and Guadalajara.
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Stadium capacity Alcorcón Alcorcón Santo Domingo 5,400 Alcoyano Alcoy El Collao 4,500 Almería Almería Estadio del Mediterráneo 22,000 Barcelona B Barcelona Mini Estadi 15,276 Cartagena Cartagena Cartagonova 14,500 Celta de Vigo Vigo Balaídos 31,800 Córdoba Córdoba Nuevo Arcángel 18,280 Deportivo La Coruña A Coruña Riazor 34,600 Elche Elche Martínez Valero 36,017 Gimnàstic Tarragona Nou Estadi 14,500 Girona Girona Montilivi 9,500 Guadalajara Guadalajara Pedro Escartín 8,000 Hércules Alicante Estadio José Rico Pérez 30,000 Huesca Huesca El Alcoraz 5,300 Las Palmas Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Gran Canaria 31,250 Murcia Murcia Nueva Condomina 31,179 Numancia Soria Los Pajaritos 9,025 Recreativo Huelva Nuevo Colombino 21,670 Sabadell Sabadell Nova Creu Alta 20,000 Valladolid Valladolid José Zorrilla 26,512 Villarreal B Vila-real Ciudad Deportiva 5,000 Xerez Jerez de la Frontera Chapín 20,523
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAlcorcón Julián Villena Juan Antonio AnquelaErreàAlcoyano Juan Serrano Morillas Luis César SampedroRasánUnión Alcoyana Seguros, Grupo RealsaAlmería Alfonso García Gabarrón Esteban VigoRasánUrcisol.comBarcelona B Sandro Rosell Eusebio SacristánNikeQatar Foundation and UNICEFCartagena Francisco Gómez Carlos RíosKelmeBodegas Francisco GómezCelta de Vigo Carlos Mouriño Paco HerreraLi-NingCitroën, Estrella Galicia, MonbusCórdoba Carlos González Paco JémezPrinting DimensionCCFDeportivo La Coruña Augusto Lendoiro José Luis OltraLottoEstrella Galicia, Leyma NaturaElche José Sepulcre César FerrandoAcerbisComunitat ValencianaGimnàstic Antonio Vallverdú Jorge D'AlessandroNTarragona 2017Girona Joaquim Boadas Javi SalameroNikeGrup Disbesa DarnésGuadalajara Germán Retuerta Sánchez Carlos TerrazasJomaCaja Guadalajara, Piscinas PolifibraHércules Valentín Botella Ros Juan Carlos MandiáNikeComunitat ValencianaHuesca Fernando Losfablos Quique HernándezBemiserCAILas Palmas Miguel Ángel Ramírez Juan Manuel RodríguezKSLa Caja de CanariasMurcia Miguel Álvarez Benítez Iñaki AlonsoJomaNo-typicalNumancia Francisco Rubio Pablo MachínErreàCaja RuralRecreativo Susana Duque Juan Manuel RodríguezCejudoCajasolSabadell Joan Soteras Lluís CarrerasKelmeMaderas Rojas, Estrella DammValladolid Carlos Suárez Miroslav ĐukićKappaVillarreal B Fernando Roig Julio VelázquezXtepXerez Jesús Gómez Vicente MorenoCejudoCajasol 1. Barcelona B makes a donation to UNICEF in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit. 2. Club's own brand.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableDeportivo La Coruña Miguel Ángel LotinaEnd of contract23 May 2011 José Luis Oltra27 May 201118th (in La Liga)Almería Roberto OlabeSacked24 May 2011 Lucas Alcaraz25 June 201120th (in La Liga)Hércules Miroslav ĐukićEnd of contract26 May 2011 Juan Carlos Mandiá22 June 201119th (in La Liga)Cartagena Juan Ignacio MartínezEnd of contract28 May 2011 Paco López28 May 201113th (2010–11)Numancia Juan Carlos UnzuéEnd of contract31 May 2011 Pablo Machín31 May 201110th (2010–11)Córdoba Lucas AlcarazEnd of contract2 June 2011 Paco Jémez8 June 201116th (2010–11)Huesca Onésimo SánchezEnd of contract2 June 2011 Ángel Royo8 June 201114th (2010–11)Barcelona B Luis EnriqueResigned3 June 2011 Eusebio Sacristán28 June 20113rd (2010–11)Xerez Javi LópezEnd of contract4 June 2011 Juan Merino14 June 20118th (2010–11)Valladolid Abel ResinoEnd of contract17 June 2011 Miroslav Đukić6 July 20117th (2010–11)Recreativo Carlos RíosMutual consent22 June 2011 Álvaro Cervera24 June 201112th (2010–11)Cartagena Paco LópezSacked19 September 2011 Javi López20 September 201122ndHuesca Ángel RoyoSacked3 October 2011 Quique Hernández3 October 201120thGimnàstic Juan Carlos OlivaSacked30 October 2011 Jorge D'Alessandro31 October 201122ndXerez Juan MerinoSacked4 December 2011 Vicente Moreno4 December 201116thVillarreal B José Francisco MolinaMutual consent22 December 2011 Julio Velázquez22 December 201118thCartagena Javi LópezSacked23 December 2011 Carlos Ríos23 December 201122ndGirona Raül AgnéSacked15 January 2012 Josu Uribe15 January 201221stRecreativo Álvaro CerveraMutual consent9 March 2012 Juan Manuel Rodríguez9 March 201211thAlcoyano David PorrasSacked18 March 2012 Luis César Sampedro21 March 201219thGirona Josu UribeSacked25 March 2012 Javi Salamero25 March 201221stAlmería Lucas AlcarazSacked4 April 2012 Esteban Vigo4 April 20125thElche José BordalásSacked8 April 2012 César Ferrando11 April 20128th
League table
Positions by round
Results
Promotion play-offs
This promotion phase (known as Promoción de ascenso) was to determine the third team which was promoted to 2012–13 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position (excluding reserve teams) took part in the promotion play-offs. Fifth placed faced against the fourth, while the sixth positioned team faced against the third. The first leg of the semi-finals was played on 6 June with the best positioned team playing at home the second leg was played on 10 June. The final was also two-legged, with the first leg on 13 June and the second leg on 16 June, with the best positioned team also playing at home the second leg. This season was introduced the rule in which if a tie was drawn on aggregate and was still drawn after extra time, round of penalties was not used, instead the best positioned team advanced to next round. Valladolid and Alcorcón played the final phase, where Valladolid was winner and promoted to La Liga after a two-year absence. Córdoba and Hércules were eliminated in semi-finals.
Play-Offs
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Awards and season statistics
Top goalscorers This is the list of goalscorers in accordance with LFP as organising body.
Rank Player Club Goals1 Leonardo UlloaAlmería2 Iago AspasCelta de Vigo3 CoroGirona4 Borja GarcíaCórdoba Javi GuerraValladolid6 Manuel GatoAlcoyano Lassad NouiouiDeportivo8 ÁngelElche MíchelHércules Fabián OrellanaCelta de Vigo ÓscarValladolid QuiniAlcorcón RikiDeportivo Source: Marca
Zamora Trophy The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam JaimeValladolid ManuAlcorcón EstebanAlmería Ismael FalcónHércules Alberto GarcíaCórdoba Daniel AranzubiaDeportivo ManuRecreativo Juan CarlosElche Rubén PérezGimnàstic Diego MariñoVillarreal B
Source: Marca
Fair Play award This award is given annually since 1999 to the team with the best fair play during the season. This ranking takes into account aspects such as cards, suspension of matches, audience behaviour and other penalties. This section not only aims to know this aspect, but also serves to break the tie in teams that are tied in all the other rules: points, head-to-head, goal difference and goals scored.
Rank Team Games Points1Barcelona B 42912Valladolid 421133Alcorcón 421174Deportivo La Coruña 421235Gimnàstic 421286Celta de Vigo 421307Recreativo 421318Córdoba 421339Sabadell 4213710Girona 4214310Almería 4214412Numancia 4214813Villarreal B 4215614Huesca 4215815Guadalajara 4216416Las Palmas 42179Xerez 4217918Alcoyano 4218019Hércules 42185Murcia 4218521Cartagena 4219822Elche 42211
Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings Season
Scoring First goal of the season: Xabier Etxeita for Elche CF against Girona FC (26 August 2011) Fastest goal in a match: 50 seconds – Leonardo Ulloa for UD Almería against Elche CF (23 September 2011) Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+5 minutes Grégory Béranger for Elche CF against Girona FC (26 August 2011) Gerard for Villarreal CF B against Xerez CD (10 December 2011) Widest winning margin: 6 Elche CF 6–0 AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011) Xerez CD 0–6 FC Barcelona B (3 June 2012) Most goals in a match: 8 Girona FC 5–3 Xerez CD (10 March 2012) Real Murcia 2–6 Hércules CF (14 April 2012) FC Cartagena 6–2 Villarreal CF B (27 May 2012) First hat-trick of the season: Joselu for Villarreal CF B against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (30 September 2011) Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Joselu for Villarreal CF B against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (30 September 2011) Ángel for Elche CF against AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011) Javi Guerra for Real Valladolid against CE Sabadell FC (7 January 2012) Leonardo Ulloa for UD Almería against Guadalajara (14 January 2012) Óscar for Real Valladolid against Gimnàstic de Tarragona (5 February 2012) Julio Álvarez for CD Numancia against Elche CF (17 March 2012) Jesús Berrocal for Recreativo de Huelva against CD Guadalajara (7 April 2012) Coro for Girona FC against CD Guadalajara (5 May 2012) Dani Nieto for Girona FC against CD Alcoyano (12 May 2012) Quini for AD Alcorcón against Elche CF (16 May 2012) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Elche CF 6–0 AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011) Real Murcia 2–6 Hércules CF (14 April 2012) FC Cartagena 6–2 Villarreal CF B (27 May 2012) Xerez CD 0–6 FC Barcelona B (3 June 2012) First own goal of the season: Ruymán Hernández for CD Guadalajara against UD Las Palmas (27 August 2011) Most goals in one half by one team: 4 Elche CF 6–0 AD Alcorcón (16 December 2011) CD Numancia 5–0 Córdoba CF (18 February 2012) Hércules CF 4–2 Girona FC (6 April 2012) Real Murcia 2–6 Hércules CF (14 April 2012) Celta de Vigo 4–1 FC Barcelona B (28 April 2012) Villarreal CF B 1–4 UD Las Palmas (5 May 2012) CD Alcoyano 0–5 Hércules CF (23 May 2012) Xerez CD 0–6 FC Barcelona B (3 June 2012) Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Villarreal CF B 3–4 CE Sabadell FC (3 September 2011) Girona FC 5–3 Xerez CD (10 March 2012) Deportivo de La Coruña 4–3 Elche CF (22 April 2012)
Discipline First yellow card: Sergio Mantecón for Elche CF against Girona FC (26 August 2011) First red card: Richy for Girona FC against Elche CF (26 August 2011)
Teams by autonomous community Autonomous communityNumber of teamsTeams1Andalusia4Almería, Córdoba, Recreativo and XerezCatalonia4Barcelona B, Gimnàstic, Girona and SabadellValencian Community4Alcoyano, Elche, Hércules and Villarreal B4Castile and León2Numancia and ValladolidGalicia2Celta de Vigo and Deportivo La CoruñaRegion of Murcia2Cartagena and Murcia7Aragon1HuescaCanary Islands1Las PalmasCastile-La Mancha1GuadalajaraCommunity of Madrid1Alcorcón
See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2011 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2011–12 2011–12 La Liga 2012 Segunda División play-offs 2011–12 Segunda División B 2011–12 Copa del Rey
References