2011–12 Segunda División
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
← 2010–11 → | |
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,[1]
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
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
.Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Segunda División 2011–12
Canary Islands
| 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 sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorcón |  Julián Villena
|
Juan Antonio Anquela
|
Erreà | |
| Alcoyano | Juan Serrano Morillas
|
Luis César Sampedro
|
Rasán | Unión Alcoyana Seguros, Grupo Realsa |
| Almería | Alfonso García Gabarrón
|
Esteban Vigo
|
Rasán | Urcisol.com |
Barcelona B
|
Sandro Rosell
|
Eusebio Sacristán
|
Nike | Qatar Foundation and UNICEF1 |
| Cartagena | Francisco Gómez
|
Carlos Ríos
|
Kelme | Bodegas Francisco Gómez |
Celta de Vigo
|
Carlos Mouriño
|
Paco Herrera
|
Li-Ning | Citroën, Estrella Galicia |
| Córdoba | Carlos González
|
Paco Jémez
|
Printing Dimension | CCF2 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | Augusto Lendoiro
|
José Luis Oltra
|
Lotto | Estrella Galicia, Leyma Natura |
| Elche | José Sepulcre
|
César Ferrando
|
Acerbis | Comunitat Valenciana |
| Gimnàstic | Antonio Vallverdú
|
 Jorge D'Alessandro
|
N2 | Tarragona 2017
|
| Girona | Joaquim Boadas
|
Javi Salamero
|
Nike | Grup Disbesa Darnés |
| Guadalajara | Germán Retuerta Sánchez
|
Carlos Terrazas
|
Joma | Caja Guadalajara, Piscinas Polifibra |
| Hércules | Valentín Botella Ros
|
Juan Carlos Mandiá
|
Nike | Comunitat Valenciana |
| Huesca | Fernando Losfablos
|
Quique Hernández
|
Bemiser | CAI |
| Las Palmas | Miguel Ángel Ramírez
|
Juan Manuel Rodríguez
|
KS | La Caja de Canarias |
Murcia
|
Miguel Álvarez Benítez
|
Iñaki Alonso
|
Joma | No-typical |
| Numancia | Francisco Rubio
|
Pablo Machín
|
Erreà | Caja Rural |
| Recreativo | Susana Duque
|
Juan Manuel Rodríguez
|
Cejudo | Cajasol |
| Sabadell | Joan Soteras
|
Lluís Carreras
|
Kelme | Maderas Rojas, Estrella Damm |
| Valladolid | Carlos Suárez
|
 Miroslav Đukić
|
Kappa
|
|
| Villarreal B | Fernando Roig
|
Julio Velázquez
|
Xtep | |
| Xerez | Jesús Gómez
|
Vicente Moreno
|
Cejudo | Cajasol |
- 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 table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo La Coruña | Miguel Ángel Lotina
|
End of contract | 23 May 2011 | José Luis Oltra
|
27 May 2011 | 18th (in La Liga) |
| Almería | Roberto Olabe
|
Sacked | 24 May 2011 | Lucas Alcaraz
|
25 June 2011 | 20th (in La Liga) |
| Hércules | Miroslav Đukić
|
End of contract | 26 May 2011 | Juan Carlos Mandiá
|
22 June 2011 | 19th (in La Liga) |
| Cartagena | Juan Ignacio Martínez
|
End of contract | 28 May 2011 | Paco López
|
28 May 2011 | 13th (2010–11) |
| Numancia | Juan Carlos Unzué
|
End of contract | 31 May 2011 | Pablo Machín
|
31 May 2011 | 10th (2010–11) |
| Córdoba | Lucas Alcaraz
|
End of contract | 2 June 2011 | Paco Jémez
|
8 June 2011 | 16th (2010–11) |
| Huesca | Onésimo Sánchez
|
End of contract | 2 June 2011 | Ángel Royo
|
8 June 2011 | 14th (2010–11) |
Barcelona B
|
Luis Enrique
|
Resigned | 3 June 2011 | Eusebio Sacristán
|
28 June 2011 | 3rd (2010–11) |
| Xerez | Javi López
|
End of contract | 4 June 2011 | Juan Merino
|
14 June 2011 | 8th (2010–11) |
| Valladolid | Abel Resino
|
End of contract | 17 June 2011 | Miroslav Đukić
|
6 July 2011 | 7th (2010–11) |
| Recreativo | Carlos Ríos
|
Mutual consent | 22 June 2011 | Álvaro Cervera
|
24 June 2011 | 12th (2010–11) |
| Cartagena | Paco López
|
Sacked | 19 September 2011 | Javi López
|
20 September 2011 | 22nd |
| Huesca | Ángel Royo
|
Sacked | 3 October 2011 | Quique Hernández
|
3 October 2011 | 20th |
| Gimnàstic | Juan Carlos Oliva
|
Sacked | 30 October 2011 | Jorge D'Alessandro
|
31 October 2011 | 22nd |
| Xerez | Juan Merino
|
Sacked | 4 December 2011 | Vicente Moreno
|
4 December 2011 | 16th |
| Villarreal B | José Francisco Molina
|
Mutual consent | 22 December 2011 | Julio Velázquez
|
22 December 2011 | 18th |
| Cartagena | Javi López
|
Sacked | 23 December 2011 | Carlos Ríos
|
23 December 2011 | 22nd |
| Girona | Raül Agné
|
Sacked | 15 January 2012 | Josu Uribe
|
15 January 2012 | 21st |
| Recreativo | Álvaro Cervera
|
Mutual consent | 9 March 2012 | Juan Manuel Rodríguez
|
9 March 2012 | 11th |
| Alcoyano | David Porras
|
Sacked | 18 March 2012 | Luis César Sampedro
|
21 March 2012 | 19th |
| Girona | Josu Uribe
|
Sacked | 25 March 2012 | Javi Salamero
|
25 March 2012 | 21st |
| Almería | Lucas Alcaraz
|
Sacked | 4 April 2012 | Esteban Vigo
|
4 April 2012 | 5th |
| Elche | José Bordalás
|
Sacked | 8 April 2012 | César Ferrando
|
11 April 2012 | 8th |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruña (C, P) | 42 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 91 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Celta de Vigo (P)
|
42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 85 | |
| 3 | Valladolid (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 82 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Alcorcón | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 73 | |
| 5 | Hércules | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 72 | |
| 6 | Córdoba | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 71 | |
| 7 | Almería | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 70 | |
| 8 | Barcelona B
|
42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 59 | |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 58 | |
| 10 | Numancia | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 57[a] | |
| 11 | Elche | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 57[a] | |
| 12 | Villarreal B (R) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 64 | −10 | 52 | Relegation to Segunda División B[b] |
| 13 | Huesca | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 51 | |
| 14 | Xerez | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 50 | |
| 15 | Girona | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 61 | −3 | 49[c] | |
| 16 | Guadalajara | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 49[c] | |
| 17 | Recreativo | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 47[d] | |
| 18 | Murcia
|
42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 47[d] | |
| 19 | Sabadell | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 46 | |
| 20 | Cartagena (R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 40 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Alcoyano (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 46 | 78 | −32 | 37 | |
| 22 | Gimnàstic (R) | 42 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 31 |
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| 2012–13 La Liga | |
| 2012 Promotion Play-off | |
| Relegation to 2012–13 Segunda División B |
Source: LFP Liga Adelante
Note: Due to a strike at the beginning of the season, Round 1 was played on 25–27 October.[3] Round 30 was rescheduled between rounds 40 and 41.[4]
Note: Due to a strike at the beginning of the season, Round 1 was played on 25–27 October.[3] Round 30 was rescheduled between rounds 40 and 41.[4]
