2011-12_in_Scottish_football

2011–12 in Scottish football

2011–12 in Scottish football

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The 2011–12 season is the 115th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Quick Facts Season ...
Quick Facts Premier League champions, First Division champions ...

Overview

To be announced

Transfer deals

League competitions

Scottish Premier League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club entered proceedings to be liquidated.[2] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[3]
  2. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Scottish First Division

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Rangers were liquidated prior to the 2012–13 season. Dundee were chosen to take their place, gaining promotion to the SPL.[4]

Scottish Second Division

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
  2. Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United

Scottish Third Division

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Stranraer advanced to the final of the Second Division play-offs but were defeated by Albion Rovers, who retained their place in the Second Division. However, following the demotion of Rangers to the Third Division, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, Airdrie United promoted from the Second to the First Division, and Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division.

Scottish Premier Under-19 League

More information Pos, Pld ...
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2012. Source: Scotprem
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Team, which his senior will place 12th in Scottish Premier League at the end of this season, will be relegated from Scottish Premier Under-19 League and his place will be for youth team of new SPL club.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Honours

Cup honours

Non-league honours

Senior

Junior

West Region

East Region

North Region

More information Division, Winner ...

Individual honours

PFA Scotland awards

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SFWA awards

Scottish clubs in Europe

Summary

  • Current UEFA coefficients: Ranking (No. 25)
  • ^ Celtic were reinstated taking Sion's place in Group I as the Swiss side fielded ineligible players during their tie.[5] Celtic were awarded both of the matches as a 3–0 forfeit, resulting in a boost to their coefficient from 0.5 to 2.0.[6]

Rangers

2011–12 UEFA Champions League
26 July 2011 Third qualifying round Rangers Scotland 0 – 1 Sweden Malmö FF Glasgow
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport 18' Larsson Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 28,828
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
3 August 2011 Third qualifying round Malmö FF Sweden 1 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)
Scotland Rangers Malmö
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Hamad 80' BBC Sport 23' Jelavić Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
18 August 2011 Play-off round NK Maribor Slovenia 2 – 1 Scotland Rangers Ljudski vrt, Maribor
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Ibraimi 52'
Velikonja 90+2'
BBC Sport 31' Ortiz Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
25 August 2011 Play-off round Rangers Scotland 1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)
Slovenia Maribor Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:30 BST (UTC+01) Bocanegra 75' BBC Sport 55' Volaš Attendance: 32,223
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Celtic

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Sion defeated Celtic in the initial two-legged tie by an aggregate score of 3–1.[7] Celtic had played both games under protest to UEFA after Sion fielded five ineligible players over the two games. Sion were forced to forfeit both ties against Celtic after UEFA found them guilty of the charge, with UEFA awarding Celtic 3–0 wins in both legs.[8]

18 August 2011 Play-off round Celtic Scotland 3 – 0 Switzerland Sion Glasgow
20:05 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,975
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
25 August 2011 Play-off round Sion Switzerland 0 – 3
(0 – 6 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Sion
19:30 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Attendance: 10,145
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
15 September 2011 Group stage Atlético Madrid Spain 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Madrid
20:05 BST (UTC+01) Falcao 3'
Diego 68'
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 24,868
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
29 September 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 1 – 1 Italy Udinese Glasgow
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Ki 3' (pen.) Report 88' (pen.) Abdi Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,476
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
20 October 2011 Group stage Rennes France 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Rennes
18:00 BST (UTC+01) Cha 30' (o.g.) Report 70' Ledley Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 21,825
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
3 November 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 France Rennes Glasgow
20:05 GMT (UTC) Stokes 30', 43'
Hooper 82'
Report 2' Mangane Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,578
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)
30 November 2011 Group stage Celtic Scotland 0 – 1 Spain Atlético Madrid Glasgow
18:00 GMT (UTC) Report 30' Turan Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,257
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
15 December 2011 Group stage Udinese Italy 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Udine
20:05 GMT (UTC) 45' Di Natale Report 29' Hooper Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Heart of Midlothian

2011–12 UEFA Europa League
28 July 2011 Third qualifying round Paksi SE Hungary 1 – 1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Székesfehérvár
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Sipeki 32' BBC Sport 45+2' (pen.) Hamill Stadium: Stadion Sóstói
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
4 August 2011 Third qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 4 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)
Hungary Paksi SE Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Setevenson 34', 45+1'
Driver 50'
Skácel 76'
BBC Sport 89' Böde Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Robert Malek (Poland)
18 August 2011 Play-off round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0 – 5 England Tottenham Hotspur Edinburgh
19:45 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport 5' Van der Vaart
13' Defoe
28' Livermore
63' Bale
78' Lennon
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
25 August 2011 Play-off round Tottenham Hotspur England 0 – 0
(5 – 0 agg.)
Scotland Heart of Midlothian London
20:00 BST (UTC+01) BBC Sport Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,590
Referee: Anastassios Kakos (Greece)

Dundee United

2011–12 UEFA Europa League
21 July 2011 Second qualifying round Dundee United Scotland 3 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)
Poland Śląsk Wrocław Dundee
19:45 BST (UTC+01) Watson 2'
Goodwillie 5'
Daly 44' (pen.)
BBC Sport 14' Elsner
74' Dudek
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,306
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

National teams

Scotland national team

10 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  2 – 1  Denmark Hampden Park, Glasgow
19.45 BST (UTC+01) Kvist 22' (o.g.)
Snodgrass 43'
Scottish FA 30' Eriksen Attendance: 17,582
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
3 September 2011 Qualifying group I Scotland  2 – 2  Czech Republic Hampden Park, Glasgow
15.00 BST (UTC+01) K. Miller 44'
D. Fletcher 83'
BBC Sport 78' Plašil
90' (pen) Kadlec
Attendance: 51,457
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
6 September 2011 Qualifying group I Scotland  1 – 0  Lithuania Hampden Park, Glasgow
20.00 BST (UTC+01) Naismith 50' BBC Sport Attendance: 34,071
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
11 October 2011 Qualifying group I Spain  3 – 1  Scotland Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
19:45 Silva 6', 44'
Villa 54'
BBC Sport 66' (pen.) Goodwillie Attendance: 24,896
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
11 November 2011 Friendly Cyprus  1 – 2  Scotland Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:00 Christofi 59' BBC Sport 23' K. Miller
56' Mackie
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)
29 February 2012 Friendly Slovenia  1 – 1  Scotland Bonifika Stadium, Koper
19:45 GMT Kirm 32' 39' Berra Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
27 May 2012 Friendly United States  5 – 1  Scotland EverBank Field, Jacksonville
01:00 BST Donovan 4', 60', 65'
Bradley 11'
Jones 70'
15' (o.g.) Cameron Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)

Scotland Under-21 team

10 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  3 – 0  Norway St Mirren Park, Paisley
16.00 BST (UTC+01) Cairney 17'
Jack 76'
Armstrong 80'
Scottish FA Attendance: 1,654
5 September 2011 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  0 – 0  Bulgaria St Mirren Park, Paisley
19.30 BST (UTC+01) Scottish FA Attendance: 2,769
Referee: Kristo Tohver Estonia
6 October 2011 Qualifying group 10 Luxembourg  1 – 5  Scotland Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg
18:30 Almeida 82' Scottish FA 29' MacDonald
34', 43', 64' Rhodes
88' Hanlon
Attendance: 320
Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)
10 October 2011 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  2 – 2  Austria St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:30 Rhodes 37', 64' BBC Sport 15' Weimann
42' Alar
Attendance: 3,058
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia)
14 November 2011 Qualifying group 10 Netherlands  1 – 2  Scotland Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
17:30 Maher 12' BBC Sport 2' Rhodes
55' Wotherspoon
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vladimir Kazmenko (Russia)
29 February 2012 Qualifying group 10 Scotland  0 – 0  Netherlands St Mirren Park, Paisley
17:30 UEFA Attendance: 6,607
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
25 April 2012 Friendly Scotland  1 – 4  Italy Easter Road, Edinburgh
19.00 BST Mackay-Steven 32' Scottish FA 7' Florenzi
55' Verratti
75' Insigne
89' Longo
Attendance: 4,665
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Women's football

League and Cup honours

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Individual honours

SWF awards

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Scotland women's national team

21 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  5 – 0  Switzerland Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
13:00 BST (UTC+01) Jane Ross 14', 22'
Julie Fleeting 20'
Kim Little 30' (pen)
Jen Beattie 72'
Scottish FA Attendance: 531
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)
23 August 2011 Friendly Scotland  1 – 0  Belgium Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:00 BST (UTC+01) Julie Fleeting 3' Scottish FA Referee: Lorraine Clark (Scotland)
27 October 2011 Qualifying group 4 Scotland  2 – 2  Wales Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh
19:00 Jane Ross 18'
Jen Beattie 43'
Scottish FA 3' Amie Lea
25' Helen Lander
Referee: Tanja Schett (Austria)
5 February 2012 Friendly Northern Ireland  1 – 5  Scotland Solitude, Belfast
14:00 Rachel Furness 48' Scottish FA 14', 83', 87', 89' Jen Beattie
75' Lisa Evans
4 March 2012 Cyprus Cup Group B Italy  2 – 1  Scotland GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
14:30 Ania Guagni 43'
Melania Gabbiadini 69'
Scottish FA 67' Leanne Ross
31 March 2012 Qualifying group 4 France  2 – 0  Scotland Stade Jules Deschaseaux, Le Havre
19:50 Ifeoma Dieke 64' (o.g.)
Wendie Renard 70'
UEFA Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
9 May 2012 Friendly Poland  1 – 3  Scotland Stadion Kazimierza Deyny, Starogard Gdański
17:00 Agnieszka Winczo 55' Scottish FA 13' Lisa Evans
19' Jane Ross
67' (o.g.) Jolanta Siwińska
26 May 2012 Friendly Scotland  1 – 4  Sweden Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00 Kim Little 45' (pen.) Scottish FA 13', 25' Lotta Schelin
52', 67' Sofia Jakobsson
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Morag Pirie (Scotland)

Glasgow City

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

13 August 2011 Qualifying round Glasgow City Scotland 8 – 0 Malta Mosta Subotica City Stadium, Subotica
14:00 BST (UTC+01) Jane Ross 15', 47'
Emma Mitchell 33'
Danica Dalziel 38'
Leanne Ross 42' (pen)
Emma Woolley 51'
Lisa Evans 60'
Rachel Corsie 84'
Report Referee: Sofia Karagiorgi (Cyprus)
29 September 2011 Round of 32 Glasgow City Scotland 1 – 1 Iceland Valur Petershill Park, Glasgow
19:45 Lisa Evans 16' UEFA 59' Laufey Ólafsdóttir Attendance: 738
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)
6 October 2011 Round of 32 Valur Iceland 0 – 3 Scotland Glasgow City Hlíðarendi, Reykjavík
17:00 UEFA 10' (o.g.) Hallbera Gísladóttir
60', 62' Lisa Evans
Referee: Gyöngyi Krisztina Gaál (Hungary)

Deaths


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