2011–12 ACF Fiorentina season

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Cittadella
(21 August 2011, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance21,412[1]

The 2011–12 season was the 85th season in

Italian football. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, finishing a disappointing 13th, and was eliminated in the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia
.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Siniša Mihajlović
Assistant coach Dario Marcolin
Team manager Roberto Ripa
Goalkeepers coach Giulio Nuciari
Athletic trainers Antonio Bovenzi, Damir Blokar, Vincenzo Manzi
Doctor Jacopo Giuliattini
Physiotherapist Mauro Citzia
Masseurs Maurizio Fagorzi, Daniele Misseri

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 13 May 2012
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Artur Boruc Poland GK (1980-02-20)February 20, 1980 (aged 32) Scotland Celtic 2010 62 0
41 Luca Lezzerini Italy GK (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 17) Italy Youth Sector 2011 0 0
89 Neto Brazil GK (1989-07-19)July 19, 1989 (aged 22)
Atlético Paranaense
2011 2 0
Defenders
2 Per Krøldrup Denmark CB (1979-07-31)July 31, 1979 (aged 32) England Everton 2006 117 3
5 Alessandro Gamberini Italy CB (1981-08-27)August 27, 1981 (aged 30)
Bologna
2005 194 6
14 Cesare Natali Italy CB (1979-04-05)April 5, 1979 (aged 33)
Torino
2009 72 2
15 Matija Nastasić Serbia CB (1993-03-28)March 28, 1993 (aged 19) Serbia Teleoptik 2011 25 2
16 Mattia Cassani Italy RB (1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 28)
Palermo
2011 26 1
19
Felipe
Brazil CB (1984-07-31)July 31, 1984 (aged 27) Italy Udinese 2010 26 0
23 Manuel Pasqual (Captain) Italy LB / LM (1982-03-13)March 13, 1982 (aged 30)
Arezzo
2005 204 3
29 Lorenzo De Silvestri Italy RB (1988-05-23)May 23, 1988 (aged 24)
Lazio
2009 74 2
31 Michele Camporese Italy CB (1992-05-19)May 19, 1992 (aged 20) Italy Youth Sector 2011 16 1
Midfielders
6 Juan Manuel Vargas Peru LW / LB / LM (1983-10-05)October 5, 1983 (aged 28)
Catania
2008 104 12
10 Rubén Olivera Uruguay AM / CM / RW / LW (1983-05-04)May 4, 1983 (aged 29)
Lecce
2012 9 0
13 Houssine Kharja Morocco CM / DM / AM (1982-11-09)November 9, 1982 (aged 29)
Genoa
2011 29 0
17 Amidu Salifu Ghana CM (1992-09-20)September 20, 1992 (aged 19)
Vicenza
2011 15 0
18 Riccardo Montolivo Italy DM / CM (1985-01-18)January 18, 1985 (aged 27)
Atalanta
2005 219 17
21 Andrea Lazzari Italy CM / LW / AM (1984-12-03)December 3, 1984 (aged 27) Italy Cagliari 2011 33 2
32 Marco Marchionni Italy DM / RM / CM (1980-07-22)July 22, 1980 (aged 31) Italy Juventus 2009 60 7
85 Valon Behrami Switzerland CM (1985-04-19)April 19, 1985 (aged 27) England West Ham United 2011 48 0
92 Rômulo Brazil RB / CM (1987-05-22)May 22, 1987 (aged 25)
Atlético Paranaense
2011 10 0
Forwards
8 Stevan Jovetić Montenegro CF / ST (1989-11-02)November 2, 1989 (aged 22) Serbia Partizan 2008 85 22
11 Amauri Italy CF / ST (1980-06-03)June 3, 1980 (aged 32) Italy Juventus 2012 13 1
22 Adem Ljajić Serbia LW / RW / SS / AM (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 20) Serbia Partizan 2010 50 4
30 Ryder Matos Brazil ST / LW / RW (1992-11-10)November 10, 1992 (aged 19) Brazil Vitória 2011 0 0
37
Boadu Maxwell Acosty
Ghana RW / LW / CF (1991-09-10)September 10, 1991 (aged 20) Italy Youth Sector 2011 5 0
Players transferred during the season
9 Khouma Babacar Senegal CF / ST (1993-03-17)March 17, 1993 (aged 19) Italy Youth Sector 2009 23 1
10 Santiago Silva Uruguay CF / ST (1980-12-09)December 9, 1980 (aged 31) Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 2011 12 1
11 Alberto Gilardino Italy CF / ST (1982-07-05)July 5, 1982 (aged 29)
Milan
2008 118 48
20 Gianni Munari Italy CM / RM / DM (1983-06-24)June 24, 1983 (aged 29)
Lecce
2011 11 0

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU

Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
92 DF Brazil Rômulo 24 EU Cruzeiro Brazil Transfer Summer 2015 €2.5m violachannel.tv
15 DF Serbia Matija Nastasić 18 Non-EU Partizan Serbia Transfer Summer 2014 €2.5m violachannel.tv
20 MF Italy Gianni Munari 28 EU
Lecce
Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed violachannel.tv
21 MF Italy Andrea Lazzari 26 EU Cagliari Co-ownership Summer 2014 Undisclosed violachannel.tv
13 MF Morocco Houssine Kharja 28 EU
Genoa
Co-ownership Summer 2013 Co-ownership violachannel.tv
16 DF Italy Mattia Cassani 27 EU
Palermo
Loan Summer 2012 violachannel.tv
10 FW Uruguay Santiago Silva 30 Non-EU
Vélez Sarsfield Argentina
Transfer Summer 2013 €1.7m violachannel.tv

Total spending: Decrease ~€6.7 million

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU

Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
4 MF Italy Marco Donadel 28 EU
Napoli
Transfer Summer Free sscnapoli.it
10 FW Romania Adrian Mutu 32 EU
Cesena
Transfer Summer Free violachannel.tv
21 MF Italy Gaetano D'Agostino 29 EU Udinese Transfer Summer €111k udinese.it
MF Uganda Savio Nsereko 21 EU
Juve Stabia
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
FW Brazil
Jefferson
23 EU
Latina
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
25 DF Italy Gianluca Comotto 32 EU
Cesena
Transfer Summer Free cesenacalcio.it
MF Italy Francesco Di Tacchio 21 EU
Juve Stabia
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
DF Italy Federico Masi 20 EU
Bari
Co-ownership Summer €500 violachannel.tv
DF Italy Andrea Bagnai 19 EU
Carrarese
Co-ownership Summer €500 violachannel.tv
DF Italy Tafi 20 EU
Borgo a Buggiano
Co-ownership Summer €500 violachannel.tv
7 MF Argentina Mario Santana 29 EU
Napoli
Transfer Summer Free sscnapoli.it
45 MF Italy Federico Carraro 19 EU
Modena
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
MF Italy
Massimiliano Taddei
20 EU
Carrarese
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
35 GK Serbia Vlada Avramov 32 Non-EU Cagliari Transfer Summer Free cagliaricalcio.net
GK Italy Andrea Seculin 21 EU
Juve Stabia
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
MF Italy Grifoni 18 EU
Venezia
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
1 GK France Sébastien Frey 31 EU
Genoa
Transfer Summer Free genoacfc.it
27 FW Switzerland Haris Seferovic 19 Non-EU
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland
Loan Summer violachannel.tv
20 MF Senegal Papa Waigo 27 Non-EU
Ascoli
Transfer Summer Free violachannel.tv
40 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini 18 EU
Carrarese
Loan Summer violachannel.tv

Total income: Increase ~€111,000

Pre-season and friendlies

17 July 2011 Friendly Calcio Cortina 0–12 Fiorentina Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Waigo 2'
Gilardino 9', 15', 24', 32'
Salifu 39', 43'
Rimoldi 47' (o.g.)
Jovetić 59'
Babacar 64'
Iemmello 79'
Cerci 81'
Referee: Davide Oggioni
21 July 2011 Friendly Vazzolese 0–14 Fiorentina Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Jovetić 10' (pen.), 23', 36'
Gilardino 43', 45'
Ljajić 48', 79'
Cerci 57', 64', 78'
Iemmello 71'
Behrami 72'
Seferovic 74'
Gamberini 85'
Referee: Andrea Zanonato
Fiorentina v Fiorentina Primavera
13 August 2011 Friendly Fiorentina 6–1 Fiorentina Primavera San Piero a Sieve, Italy
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilardino 17', 38'
Munari 22'
Cerci 41'
Babacar 52'
Romizi 68'
Report
Acosty
9'
Referee: Obertani
18 August 2011 Friendly Resco Reggello 0–17 Fiorentina Reggello, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gilardino 4', 22', 24', 41'
Cerci 8', 18', 26'
Gamberini 15'
Jovetić 23', 29', 32'
Jackson 55'
Ljajić 56'
Marchionni 63', 70'
Munari 78'
Matos 80'

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position
Final
position
First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 13th 11 September 2011 13 May 2012
Coppa Italia Third round Round of 16 21 August 2011 11 January 2012

Last updated: 13 May 2012

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11
Catania
38 11 15 12 47 52 −5 48
12
Atalanta[a]
38 13 13 12 41 43 −2 46[b]
13 Fiorentina 38 11 13 14 37 43 −6 46[b]
14
Siena
38 11 11 16 45 45 0 44
15 Cagliari 38 10 13 15 37 46 −9 43[c]
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
Notes:
  1. 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[3][4]
  2. ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Fiorentina on head–to–head away goals scored: Atalanta 2–0 Fiorentina, Fiorentina 2–2 Atalanta.
  3. ^ Cagliari finished ahead of Palermo on goal difference : Cagliari 2–1 Palermo, Palermo 3–2 Cagliari; Cagliari = –9, Palermo = –10.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 13 14 37 43  −6 46 7 7 5 24 22  +2 4 6 9 13 21  −8

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWDLDDLWLDLWLDWLDWLWDLLWLLDLWDWDLDWD
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 September 2011
Bologna
Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilardino 20'
Cerci 47'
Lazzari Yellow card 74'
Report Portanova Yellow card 29' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,040
Referee: Marco Guida
18 September 2011 3 Udinese 2–0 Fiorentina Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 8' (pen.)
Isla 29'
Abdi Yellow card 88'
Report Gamberini Yellow card 7'
Montolivo Yellow card 24'
Behrami Yellow card 75'
Munari Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Andrea Romeo
21 September 2011 4
Parma
Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jovetić 46', 81'
Cerci 61'
Report Jadid Yellow card 12'
Zaccardo Yellow card 40'
Paletta Yellow card 50'
Biabiany Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,436
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
2 October 2011 6
Lazio
Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cerci 8'
Lazzari Yellow card 18'
Natali Yellow card 46'
Behrami Yellow card 86'
Report Dias Yellow card 26'
Hernanes 28'
Klose 83'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 22,773
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
22 October 2011 8
Catania
Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jovetić 20', 61'
Montolivo Yellow card 30'
Report Delvecchio 43'
Spolli Yellow card 59'
Maxi López 82'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 18,783
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
Juventus v Fiorentina
25 October 2011
9
Juventus 2–1 Fiorentina Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bonucci 13'
Matri 65'
Marchisio Yellow card 84'
Report Jovetić 57'
Behrami Yellow card 68'
Munari Yellow card 76'
Natali Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 35,517
Referee: Daniele Orsato
30 October 2011 10
Genoa
Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lazzari 41'
Natali Yellow card 47'
Report Kucka Yellow card 33' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 19,312
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
19 November 2011 12
Milan
Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Behrami Yellow card 62' Report Aquilani Yellow card 83' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 33,295
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
4 December 2011 14
Roma
Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jovetić 17' (pen.)
Gamberini 44'
Silva 86' (pen.)
Report Juan Red card 17'
Gago Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 76'
Bojan Red card 85'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 21,863
Referee: Antonio Damato
Internazionale v Fiorentina
10 December 2011 15 Internazionale 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Maicon Yellow card 38'
Pazzini 41'
Nagatomo
49'
Report Gamberini Yellow card 50' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 39,917
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
17 December 2011 16
Atalanta
Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gilardino 9'
Behrami Yellow card 45'
Jovetić 8'
Report Cigarini Yellow card 61'
Masiello 81'
Denis 85'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 15,812
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
15 January 2012 18
Lecce
Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cassani Yellow card 65'
Rômulo Yellow card 85'
Montolivo Yellow card 87'
Report Giacomazzi Yellow card 48'
Di Michele 66' (pen.)
Esposito Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 18,474
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
Cagliari v Fiorentina
22 January 2012 19 Cagliari 0–0 Fiorentina Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) El Kabir Yellow card 80'
Cossu Yellow card 85'
Conti Yellow card 85'
Report Salifu Yellow card 17'
Cassani Yellow card 33'
Nastasić Yellow card 42'
Natali Yellow card 80'
Munari Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
29 January 2012 20
Siena
Florence
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Jovetić 4'
Natali 63'
Nastasić Yellow card 88'
Report Brienza Yellow card 47'
Del Grosso Yellow card 62'
Calaiò 89'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 16,784
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
Fiorentina v Udinese
5 February 2012 22 Fiorentina 3–2 Udinese Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Lazzari Yellow card 19'
Jovetić 39' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Cassani 56'
Montolivo Yellow card 57'
Report Di Natale 14'
Torje 89'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 16,684
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
17 February 2012 24
Napoli
Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Amauri Yellow card 45+3'
Olivera Yellow card 45+3'
Report Britos Yellow card 34'
Hamšík Yellow card 35'
Cavani 3', 55'
Rosati Yellow card 73'
Lavezzi 90+1'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,042
Referee: Daniele Orsato
4 March 2012 26
Cesena
Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Amauri Yellow card 18'
Moras 61' (o.g.)
Nastasić 74'
Report Moras Yellow card 59'
Comotto Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 26,834
Referee: Marco Guida
Fiorentina v Juventus
17 March 2012
28
Fiorentina 0–5 Juventus Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cerci Red card 21'
Olivera Yellow card 34'
Report Vučinić 15'
Lichtsteiner Yellow card 24'
Vidal 27'
Marchisio 54'
Pirlo 67'
Padoin 72'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,387
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
1 April 2012 30
Chievo
Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Montolivo Yellow card 30'
Jovetić Yellow card 52'
Marchionni Yellow card 64'
Ljajić 71'
Report Cesar Yellow card 21'
Pellissier 24'
Dainelli Yellow card 28'
Rigoni Yellow card 41', 88'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 19,791
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
11 April 2012 32
Palermo
Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Amauri Yellow card 81'
Jovetić Yellow card 87'
Report Bačinović Yellow card 56'
Iličić Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 20,037
Referee: Daniele Doveri
Fiorentina v Internazionale
22 April 2012 34 Fiorentina 0–0 Internazionale Florence
12:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Acosty Yellow card 73'
Pasqual Yellow card 77'
Cerci
Yellow card 84'
Report Chivu Yellow card 16'
Milito Yellow card 45'
Júlio César Yellow card 68'
Lúcio Yellow card 80'
Zárate Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 23,567
Referee: Paolo Valeri
2 May 2012 36
Novara
Florence
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lazzari Yellow card 30'
Montolivo 48' (pen.), 71'
Camporese Yellow card 51'
Pasqual Yellow card 68'
Olivera Yellow card 78'
Report
Jeda 14', Yellow card 25'
Rigoni 30' (pen.)
Gemiti Yellow card 47'
García Yellow card 53'
Morganella
Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 18,132
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
Fiorentina v Cagliari
13 May 2012 38 Fiorentina 0–0 Cagliari Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cerci Yellow card 59' Report Conti Yellow card 25'
Dessena Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 17,787
Referee: Emiliano Gallione

Coppa Italia

21 August 2011
Cittadella
Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilardino 10'
Cerci 47'
De Silvestri Yellow card 63'
Schiavon Yellow card 26'
Di Carmine 36'
De Vito Yellow card 68'
Job Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Carmine Russo
24 November 2011
Empoli
Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cerci 28', 37' Shekiladze 65' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 47,282
Referee: Daniele Doveri

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Poland POL Artur Boruc 36 0 36 0 0 0
41 GK Italy ITA Luca Lezzerini 0 0 0 0 0 0
89 GK Brazil BRA
Neto
4 0 2 0 2 0
Defenders
5 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Gamberini 29 1 29 1 0 0
14 DF Italy ITA Cesare Natali 35 2 35 2 0 0
15 DF Serbia SRB Matija Nastasić 25 2 21+4 2 0 0
16 DF Italy ITA Mattia Cassani 26 1 24+2 1 0 0
19 DF Brazil BRA
Felipe
3 0 2+1 0 0 0
23 DF Italy ITA Manuel Pasqual 32 0 32 0 0 0
29 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo De Silvestri 22 0 15+7 0 0 0
31 DF Italy ITA Michele Camporese 7 0 6+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Peru PER Juan Manuel Vargas 24 0 18+6 0 0 0
10 MF Uruguay URU Rubén Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Morocco MAR Houssine Kharja 19 0 10+9 0 0 0
17 MF Ghana GHA Amidu Salifu 14 0 6+8 0 0 0
18 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Montolivo 30 4 30 4 0 0
21 MF Italy ITA Andrea Lazzari 33 2 26+7 2 0 0
32 MF Italy ITA Marco Marchionni 8 0 3+5 0 0 0
85 MF Switzerland SUI Valon Behrami 31 0 31 0 0 0
92 MF Brazil BRA Rômulo 10 0 4+6 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Italy ITA Alessio Cerci 23 5 18+5 5 0 0
8 FW Montenegro MNE Stevan Jovetić 27 14 27 14 0 0
11 FW Italy ITA Amauri 13 1 13 1 0 0
22 FW Serbia SRB Adem Ljajić 15 1 9+6 1 0 0
26 FW Brazil BRA Ryder Matos 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Ghana GHA
Boadu Maxwell Acosty
5 0 0+5 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Senegal SEN Khouma Babacar 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 FW Uruguay URU Santiago Silva 12 1 3+9 1 0 0
11 FW Italy ITA Alberto Gilardino 12 2 9+3 2 0 0
20 MF Italy ITA Gianni Munari 11 0 5+6 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank Player League Coppa Italia Total
1 Montenegro Stevan Jovetić 14 0 14
2 Italy Alessio Cerci 4 3 7
3 Serbia Matija Nastasić 2 0 2

Last updated: 10 March 2012

References

  1. ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A".
  2. ^ Abandoned after 64 minutes due to heavy rainfall
  3. ^ "Decisioni CDN" (PDF) (in Italian). Figc.it. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ^ "CGF: prosciolti Fabbri, Manfredini e lo Spezia, −6 al Benevento" (PDF) (in Italian). Figc.it. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.