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U.S. CittĂ  di Palermo
2011–12 season
Chairman Maurizio Zamparini
Head coach Stefano Pioli (pre-season, until 31 August 2011)
Devis Mangia (from 31 August to 19 December 2011)
Bortolo Mutti (from 19 December 2011)
Serie A 16th
UEFA Europa League 3rd Preliminary Round
Coppa Italia Round of 16

U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2011–12 season in Serie A, the eighth consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004. The club ended the season in 16th place, the worst result in all of its last eight Serie A seasons.

The Sicilian club took part in two cup competitions, the UEFA Europa League and the Coppa Italia, being eliminated immediately in both of them.

Review and events

Incumbent head coach Bortolo Mutti, appointed in December 2011 in place of Devis Mangia.

Following Palermo's last game of the 2010–11 season, a 3–1 loss to Internazionale in the Coppa Italia final, Chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced to have parted company with head coach Delio Rossi, [1] and announced Stefano Pioli as new trainer the very next day. [2] Pioli's own coaching staff will be composed by four members: assistant Giacomo Murelli, technical collaborator Davide Lucarelli, fitness coach Matteo Osti and Graziano Vinti (a past Palermo player in the 1990s) as goalkeeping coach. [3] The club then announced to have hired Sean Sogliano as new director of football on 8 June, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Walter Sabatini in November 2010. [4]

As in previous seasons, Palermo also acquired a number of young international starts. Many of these acquisitions were announced before the end of the previous seasons: signings of defenders Carlos Labrín and Milan Milanović, [5] [6] as well as striker Pablo González, were made public already in January 2011. Later on in May, the club confirmed the acquisitions of Eros Pisano from Serie B club Varese, [6] Israeli international Eran Zahavi from Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ádám Simon from Szombathelyi Haladás in Hungary. [6] In June, the club also announced the free signing of defender Mauro Cetto from Toulouse in France. [7]

On 17 June, the club confirmed to have appointed Varese youth coach Devis Mangia at the helm of the Primavera under-19 squad, replacing Paolo Beruatto. [8]

On 2 July, the squad officially gathered together in Verona, and on the same day, Maurizio Zamparini personally introduced new head coach Stefano Pioli to the press; on the following day, the players and non-playing staff moved to Malles Venosta, South Tyrol, for the pre-season training camp that took place until 20 July. [9]

On 5 July, defender Andrea Mantovani joined the Palermo squad, after the Sicilian club managed to find an agreement with Chievo regarding his signing. [10] The acquisition was formally confirmed by the club the following day, with the player signing a four-year deal with the Sicilians. [11]

On 9 July, Palermo confirmed the acquisition of Uruguayan youngster Ignacio Lores from Defensor Sporting in a five-year deal. [12] On 25 July, the club announced to have sold Dorin Goian to Scottish champions Rangers and Pajtim Kasami to English Premier League Fulham. [13]

On 28 July, Palermo and Paris Saint-Germain completed the move of first-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu from Sicily to France; [14] [15] the same day, the rosanero made their seasonal debut, playing at home the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third preliminary round against Swiss side Thun: the game ended in a disappointing 2–2 draw thanks to an injury time free kick equalizer from veteran striker Fabrizio Miccoli. [16] Palermo were successively eliminated on the away goals rule after only achieving a 1–1 draw in the return leg in Thun. [17]

On 6 August, after weeks of speculation linking him to several top-ranked European clubs, Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore left Palermo in order to join Paris Saint-Germain, thus following teammate Salvatore Sirigu in France; the bid was speculated to be in the range of €43 million, a record for the rosanero. [18] In an attempt to reply to dissatisfied supporters after the sales of top players Sirigu and Pastore and rumours of possible transfers involving other key elements, on 9 August the club published the list of all bid amounts spent in new signings during the summer transfer window, also implicitly confirming the acquisitions of Matías Silvestre from fellow islanders Catania, [19] then formalized the very next day. [20]

By the end of August, Palermo also sold two long-time defenders, Cesare Bovo and Mattia Cassani, loaned out respectively to Genoa and Fiorentina. [21] [22]

On 26 August, Palermo confirmed the acquisition of Greek international goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas from Panathinaikos. [23]

On 31 August, an eventful day saw Palermo selling Italy international midfielder Antonio Nocerino to Milan [24] and acquire three midfielders: Edgar Álvarez from Bari, Francesco Della Rocca from Bologna and Édgar Barreto from Atalanta. [25] Later on that day, Palermo announced to have surprisingly sacked Stefano Pioli, appointing newly hired youth team coach Devis Mangia on a temporary basis. [26] His first game in charge of team duties, played on 11 September against European powerhouse Inter, ended in an astonishing 4–3 win for the rosanero thanks to a brace from captain Fabrizio Miccoli. [27]

Under debutant coach Mangia, Palermo won all its first five home games, defeating also Cagliari, Siena, Bologna and Lecce; such performances were not confirmed in away games, where the rosanero regularly struggled in winning points and never scored a single goal as of November 2011.

On 2 November 2011, director of football Sean Sogliano tended his resignation due to disagreements with chairman Maurizio Zamparini. [28] [29] He was replaced by Luca Cattani, formerly chief scout at the same club. Sogliano's resignation led to rumours regarding a possible future removal of Devis Mangia as caretaker, which was promptly dismissed two days later, when Palermo announced to have agreed a two-year contract as permanent head coach with the young tactician. [30]

Palermo also enjoyed a string of seven consecutive home wins that ended with a 0–1 loss to Cesena on 10 December. Three days later, the rosanero were surprisingly eliminated from the Coppa Italia after losing 4–7 at home on penalties to Siena (3–3; 4–4 after extra time). A third consecutive loss, a 0–2 defeat in the Sicilian derby against Catania, led to the dismissal of Mangia and his replacement with veteran coach Bortolo Mutti. The first game under his tenure ended in a 2–2 draw at Novara, that also featured the first goals scored by Palermo in an away league fixture during the season.

In the December break, Palermo formalized the signings of attacking midfielder Franco Vázquez and striker Agon Mehmeti, who both made their debut in the first game of the year 2012, a 1–3 home loss to Napoli. Two major signings followed in January as goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano and midfielder Massimo Donati joined the rosanero squad. They made both their debut in Palermo's first win under coach Mutti, a 5–3 home win against Genoa. On 1 February, Palermo achieved a surprise 4–4 draw at San Siro against Inter, three of the goals being scored by Fabrizio Miccoli, that made him the most prolific goalscorer in the whole club history. After snatching a row of positive results, Palermo entered into another string of winless games by February, leaving the club in the second half of the league table and leaving Mutti again in a delicate position.

On 20 March 2012, Palermo announced former Italian international player Christian Panucci as the team's new team manager. [31] This was preceded by weeks of speculation surrounding future potential investments of Arab entrepreneurs in the club, a move that was confirmed as possible by Zamparini himself between February and March. Palermo's first away win of the season finally came on 1 April, as the rosanero achieved a 3–1 victory at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara against former coach Pioli's Bologna, thus ending an 11-month winless streak. [32] However, Palermo kept struggling in the final part of the season, and obtained mathematical safety of a Serie A place for the next season only in the 36th matchday, despite a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Napoli.

On 24 April 2012, it was confirmed Christian Panucci had resigned from his non-playing role after only one month, due to a strained relationship with chairman and owner Maurizio Zamparini. [33]

Confirmed summer transfer market bids

In
DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n (from Huachipato, €1.3M [19])
DF Italy  ITA Eros Pisano (from Varese, €1.85M [6])
MF Israel  ISR Eran Zahavi (from Hapoel Tel Aviv, €1.675M [34])
MF Hungary  HUN ÁdĂĄm Simon (from Szombathelyi HaladĂĄs, €0.98M [6])
DF Argentina  ARG Mauro Cetto (from Toulouse, end of contract, €0.45M [7])
MF Italy  ITA Luca Di Matteo (from Vicenza, co-ownership resolution [35])
MF Italy  ITA Gianluca Di Chiara (from Reggiana, co-ownership, €0.14M [36])
DF Italy  ITA Andrea Mantovani (from Chievo, €3.5M [11])
MF Uruguay  URU Ignacio Lores (from Defensor Sporting, €2.8M [12])
GK Italy  ITA Alessandro Micai (free transfer, from Varese, €35K [13])
MF Italy  ITA Andrea Barberis (on loan from Varese [37])
MF Italy  ITA Pasquale De Vita (on loan from Atalanta [38])
DF Italy  ITA Alexander Caputo (from Rosignano, €50K [38])
DF Argentina  ARG MatĂ­as Silvestre (from Catania, €7.3M [19] [20])
FW Switzerland  SUI Cephas Malele (from ZĂŒrich, €0.9M [19])
DF Serbia  SRB Jevrem Kosnić (from BeĆŸanija [19])
MF Paraguay  PAR Óscar Nery Arzamendia (from Club Nacional [19])
FW Paraguay  PAR CĂ©sar VerdĂșn Servin (from Club Nacional [19])
MF Paraguay  PAR Roger Miller Rojas (from Club Nacional [39])
DF Uruguay  URU MatĂ­as Aguirregaray, €0.25M (on loan from Wanderers [40])
GK Greece  GRE Alexandros Tzorvas (from Panathinaikos, €0.7M [23])
MF Honduras  HON Edgar Álvarez (from Bari, €0.7M [25])
MF Paraguay  PAR Édgar Barreto (from Atalanta, €5.3M [25])
MF Italy  ITA Francesco Della Rocca (from Bologna, €3.5M [25])
DF Italy  ITA Luca Piscopo (from Napoli [19])
Out
MF Italy  ITA Fabio Liverani (end of contract)
MF Italy  ITA Francesco Ardizzone (to Reggiana, co-ownership [36])
DF Italy  ITA Adriano Siragusa (to Reggiana [36])
DF Italy  ITA Emanuele Terranova (to Sassuolo, €0.4M [41])
GK Italy  ITA Mattia Migani (to San Marino, co-ownership [42])
FW Italy  ITA Dario Maltese (to Viareggio, co-ownership [42])
DF Poland  POL Kamil Glik (to Torino, co-ownership, €0.3M [43])
FW Albania  ALB Edgar Çani (to Polonia Warszawa [44] [45])
MF Italy  ITA Guido DavĂŹ (to Juve Stabia [45] [46])
DF Italy  ITA Moris Carrozzieri (released, to Lecce [45] [47])
MF Italy  ITA Gianni Munari (from Lecce, co-ownership resolution; [48] to Fiorentina, €0.8M [49])
MF Italy  ITA Roberto Guana (to Cesena [50])
DF Romania  ROU Dorin Goian (to Rangers, €0.5M [13])
MF Switzerland  SUI Pajtim Kasami (to Fulham, €1.6M [13])
DF Italy  ITA Samuele Romeo (to Sorrento [13])
GK Italy  ITA Salvatore Sirigu (to Paris Saint-Germain, €3.9M [14] [15])
MF Argentina  ARG Javier Pastore (to Paris Saint-Germain, €22.8M [18])
FW Italy  ITA Davide Lanzafame (from Juventus, co-ownership resolution; to Catania, co-ownership, €1M [20])
DF Italy  ITA Andrea Raggi (to Bologna [51])
MF Italy  ITA Antonio Nocerino (to Milan, €0.5M [24])
FW Italy  ITA Davis Curiale (to Triestina [52])
Out on loan
DF Italy  ITA Daniel Cappelletti (to Sassuolo [41])
MF Italy  ITA Karim Laribi (to Sassuolo [41])
FW Italy  ITA Michele Pieri (to San Marino [42])
DF Italy  ITA Andrea Adamo (to Portogruaro [42])
DF Italy  ITA Matteo Darmian (to Torino [43])
DF Argentina  ARG Santiago GarcĂ­a (to Novara [53])
MF Slovenia  SVN Jasmin Kurtić (to Varese [37])
DF Slovenia  SVN SiniĆĄa Anđelković (to Ascoli [54])
MF Brazil  BRA JoĂŁo Pedro (to Peñarol [55])
DF Italy  ITA Cesare Bovo (to Genoa, €0.2M [21])
DF Italy  ITA Mattia Cassani (to Fiorentina, €2M [22])
FW Argentina  ARG Pablo GonzĂĄlez (from Novara, €5M; to Siena, €0.1M [52] [56])
FW Italy  ITA Davide Succi (to Padova [52])
MF Romania  ROU Cristian Melinte (to Petrolul Ploiești [52])
DF Italy  ITA Gianmarco Corsino (to Ebolitana [52])
FW Italy  ITA Umberto Nappello (to Monza [52])
DF Italy  ITA Francesco Mirko Velardi (to Monza [52])
DF Serbia  SRB Milan Milanović (from Lokomotiv Moscow, free transfer, €1.77M; to Siena [5] [6] [56])
DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n (from Huachipato, €1.3M; to Novara)

Confirmed winter transfer market bids

In
MF Argentina  ARG Franco VĂĄzquez (from Belgrano [19])
FW Sweden  SWE Agon Mehmeti (from Malmö FF [57])
DF Serbia  SRB Milan Milanović (loan return from Siena [58])
DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n (loan return from Novara [59])
GK Italy  ITA Emiliano Viviano (from Inter, co-ownership [60])
MF Italy  ITA Massimo Donati (from Bari [61])
MF Italy  ITA Nicolas Viola (from Reggina, co-ownership [62])
Out
GK Brazil  BRA Rubinho (released [63])
DF Italy  ITA Fabio Piscopo (loan return to Napoli [64])
Out on loan
DF Italy  ITA Daniel Cappelletti (loan return from Sassuolo, to Juve Stabia [65])
GK Italy  ITA Francesco Benussi (to Torino [66])
MF Hungary  HUN ÁdĂĄm Simon (to Bari [67])
FW Chile  CHI Mauricio Pinilla (to Cagliari [68])
DF Argentina  ARG Mauro Cetto (to Lille [69])
MF Italy  ITA Luca Di Matteo (to Lecce [70])
MF Italy  ITA Nicolas Viola (to Reggina [62])

Squad information

Updated 25 March 2012 [71] [72] [73] [74] [75]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Europa League Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Italy  ITA Emiliano Viviano 18 -32 18 -32 0 0 0 0
12 GK Italy  ITA Giacomo Brichetto 1 -2 0 0 0 0 1 -2
33 GK Greece  GRE Alexandros Tzorvas 12 -17 11 -15 0 0 1 -2
61 GK Italy  ITA Alessandro Micai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Italy  ITA Andrea Mantovani 25 2 22 2 2 0 1 0
3 DF Argentina  ARG MatĂ­as Silvestre 28 4 28 4 0 0 0 0
6 DF Argentina  ARG Ezequiel Muñoz 20 1 18 1 2 0 0 0
13 DF Uruguay  URU MatĂ­as Aguirregaray 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Serbia  SRB Milan Milanović 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Italy  ITA Eros Pisano 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Italy  ITA Federico Balzaretti 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0
55 DF Italy  ITA Luigi Silvestri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 DF Italy  ITA Giuseppe Prestia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Paraguay  PAR Édgar Barreto 33 1 33 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF Italy  ITA Francesco Della Rocca 22 0 21 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Italy  ITA Giulio Migliaccio 31 2 28 2 2 0 1 0
14 MF Argentina  ARG NicolĂĄs Bertolo 27 4 25 3 1 0 1 1
16 MF Israel  ISR Eran Zahavi 21 2 19 2 2 0 0 0
17 MF Argentina  ARG Franco VĂĄzquez 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Ghana  GHA Afriyie Acquah 23 0 20 0 2 0 1 0
21 MF Slovenia  SVN Armin Bačinović 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Italy  ITA Massimo Donati 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
26 MF Uruguay  URU Ignacio Lores 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Slovenia  SVN Josip Iličić 36 7 33 3 2 1 1 3
53 MF Italy  ITA Andrea Barberis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 MF Honduras  HON Edgar Álvarez 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Italy  ITA Fabrizio Miccoli (captain) 29 14 27 13 2 1 0 0
11 FW Uruguay  URU Abel HernĂĄndez 19 6 19 6 0 0 0 0
19 FW Croatia  CRO Igor Budan 21 7 20 7 0 0 1 0
24 FW Sweden  SWE Agon Mehmeti 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
58 FW Italy  ITA Mauro Bollino 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players sold or loaned out during the summer transfer market:
5 DF Italy  ITA Cesare Bovo 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF Italy  ITA Mattia Cassani 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF Italy  ITA Antonio Nocerino 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 FW Argentina  ARG Pablo GonzĂĄlez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Players sold or loaned out during the winter transfer market:
99 GK Italy  ITA Francesco Benussi 9 -12 7 -9 2 -3 0 0
4 DF Argentina  ARG Mauro Cetto 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Italy  ITA Luca Di Matteo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Hungary  HUN ÁdĂĄm Simon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 FW Chile  CHI Mauricio Pinilla 14 2 13 2 1 0 0 0

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 18–0 Italy Vinschgau selection Vinschgau
17:00 CEST 7' Migliaccio
19', 33', 41' Miccoli
23', 37', 45' Zahavi
34' GonzĂĄlez
56', 80', 89' Pinilla
61' Nocerino
63' Pisano
71' Iličić
77' Bovo
79' Metzs aut.
86' Goian
Report Stadium: Mals
Referee: Volpato di Merano
Note: Match of 45' minutes
16 July 2011 Friendly Brixen selection Italy 1–4 Italy Palermo Brixen
20:00 CET 8' Priller Report Bertolo 2'
Pinilla 13', 15', 37'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Zuliani
19 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 18–0 Italy Oltrisarco Vinschgau
17:00 CET 3', 20' JoĂŁo Pedro
5', 33', 53' Bertolo
11', 23', 42', 66' GonzĂĄlez
30' Anđelković
44', 90' Bačinović
51' Simon
73', 77', 87' Pinilla
61' Acquah
82' Miccoli
Report Stadium: Mals
Referee: Paolo (Modena)
20 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 3–1 Italy Siena Brixen
20:00 CEST 37' Pinilla
45+1' Mantovani
60' Zahavi
Report Reginaldo 18' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: >1,000
Referee: Alessandro Caso
18 August 2011 Friendly Trapani Italy 3–5 Italy Palermo Trapani
17:30 CEST 8' Gambino
65' Barracco
71' Filippi
Report 30', 40' Miccoli
57', 71' HernĂĄndez
68' Iličić
Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Michele Gallo di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
21 August 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 2–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe Palermo
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 7.456
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
21 August 2011 Friendly Napoli Italy 3–1 Italy Palermo Naples
22:00 CEST 19' HamĆĄĂ­k
30', 67' Maggio
Report 44' Migliaccio Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 65.240
Referee: Baratta

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Siena 38 11 11 16 45 45 0 44
15 Cagliari 38 10 13 15 37 46 −9 43 [a]
16 Palermo 38 11 10 17 52 62 −10 43 [a]
17 Genoa 38 11 9 18 50 69 −19 42
18 Lecce (R, D, R) 38 8 12 18 40 56 −16 36 Relegation to Serie C1 [b]
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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cagliari finished ahead of Palermo on goal difference : Cagliari 2–1 Palermo, Palermo 3–2 Cagliari; Cagliari = –9, Palermo = –10.
  2. ^ Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.
Date and time Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
11 September 2011 – 20:45 Internazionale Home Won 4–3 Miccoli, Hernández, Miccoli, Pinilla 20,795 1, 2
18 September 2011 – 12:30 Atalanta Away Lost 0–1 ~ 20,000 1, 2
21 September 2011 – 20:45 Cagliari Home Won 3–2 Zahavi, Bertolo, Miccoli 18,965 1, 2
25 September 2011 – 15:00 Lazio Away Drew 0–0 ? 1, 2
2 October 2011 – 15:00 Siena Home Won 2–0 Migliaccio, Hernández 1, 2
15 October 2011 – 20:45 Milan Away Lost 0–3 47,765 1, 2
23 October 2011 – 15:00 Roma Away Lost 0–1 ~ 35,000 1, 2
27 October 2011 – 20:45 Lecce Home Won 2–0 Pinilla, Hernández 19,730 1, 2
30 October 2011 – 15:00 Udinese Away Lost 0–1 ~ 20,000 1, 2
5 November 2011 – 18:00 Bologna Home Won 3–1 Zahavi, Silvestre, Iličić 18,507 1, 2
20 November 2011 – 15:00 Juventus Away Lost 0–3 ~ 40,000 1, 2
27 November 2011 – 15:00 Fiorentina Home Won 2–0 Miccoli, Iličić 19,536 1, 2 Archived 29 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4 December 2011 – 20:45 Parma Away Drew 0–0 11,815 1, 2
10 December 2011 – 20:45 Cesena Home Lost 0–1 18,474 1, 2
18 December 2011 – 15:00 Catania Away Lost 0–2 16,471 1, 2
21 December 2011 – 20:45 [76] Novara Away Drew 2–2 Ludi ( og), Bertolo 8,392 1, 2
8 January 2012 – 20:45 Napoli Home Lost 1–3 Miccoli 22,110 1, 2
15 January 2012 – 15:00 Chievo Away Lost 0–1 ~10,000 1, 2
22 January 2012 – 15:00 Genoa Home Won 5–3 Budan, Silvestre, Mantovani, Miccoli, Migliaccio 15,658 1, 2
29 January 2012 – 15:00 Novara Home Won 2–0 Budan (2) 16,224 1, 2
1 February 2012 – 20:45 Internazionale Away Drew 4–4 Mantovani, Miccoli (3) 18,320 1, 2
5 February 2012 – 15:00 Atalanta Home Won 2–1 Miccoli, Budan 15,320 1, 2
12 February 2012 – 15:00 Cagliari Away Lost 1–2 Hernández ? 1, 2
19 February 2012 – 15:00 Lazio Home Won 5–1 Barreto, Donati, Silvestre, Budan, Miccoli 18,364 1, 2
26 February 2012 – 15:00 Siena Away Lost 1–4 Budan ? 1, 2
3 March 2012 – 18:00 Milan Home Lost 0–4 22,246 1, 2
10 March 2012 – 20:45 Roma Home Lost 0–1 16,451 1, 2
18 March 2012 – 15:00 Lecce Away Drew 1–1 Muñoz ~10,000 1, 2
24 March 2012 – 20:45 Udinese Home Drew 1–1 Miccoli 17,918 1, 2
1 April 2012 – 15:00 Bologna Away Won 3–1 Donati, Hernández, Morleo ( o.g.) ? 1, 2
7 April 2012 – 15:00 Juventus Home Lost 0–2 28,941 1, 2
11 April 2012 – 20:45 Fiorentina Away Drew 0–0 ~ 20,000 1, 2
22 April 2012 – 15:00 Cesena Away Drew 2–2 Bertolo, Silvestre ~ 8,000 1, 2
25 April 2012 – 15:00 Parma Home Lost 1–2 Hernández 14,365 1, 2
28 April 2012 – 18:00 Catania Home Drew 1–1 Miccoli 18,462 1, 2
1 May 2012 – 20:45 Napoli Away Lost 0–2 41.397 1, 2
6 May 2012 – 15:00 Chievo Home Drew 4–4 Miccoli (3), Silvestre 22.617 [1]
13 May 2012 – 20:45 Genoa Away [77] Lost 0-2 Closed Doors [2]

UEFA Europa League

Date and time Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
28 July 2011 – 20:30 3rd Preliminary Round – 1st Leg Switzerland Thun Home Drew 2–2 Iličić, Miccoli
4 August 2011 – 19:30 3rd Preliminary Round – 2nd Leg Switzerland Thun Away Drew 1–1 González

Coppa Italia

Date and time Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
13 December 2011 – 21:00 Round of 16 Siena Home Lost 4–4 (0-3 p) Iličić (3), Bertolo 6,489 1, 2

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

U.S. CittĂ  di Palermo
2011–12 season
Chairman Maurizio Zamparini
Head coach Stefano Pioli (pre-season, until 31 August 2011)
Devis Mangia (from 31 August to 19 December 2011)
Bortolo Mutti (from 19 December 2011)
Serie A 16th
UEFA Europa League 3rd Preliminary Round
Coppa Italia Round of 16

U.S. Città di Palermo played the 2011–12 season in Serie A, the eighth consecutive season for the Sicilian club in the Italian top flight since their return to the league in 2004. The club ended the season in 16th place, the worst result in all of its last eight Serie A seasons.

The Sicilian club took part in two cup competitions, the UEFA Europa League and the Coppa Italia, being eliminated immediately in both of them.

Review and events

Incumbent head coach Bortolo Mutti, appointed in December 2011 in place of Devis Mangia.

Following Palermo's last game of the 2010–11 season, a 3–1 loss to Internazionale in the Coppa Italia final, Chairman Maurizio Zamparini announced to have parted company with head coach Delio Rossi, [1] and announced Stefano Pioli as new trainer the very next day. [2] Pioli's own coaching staff will be composed by four members: assistant Giacomo Murelli, technical collaborator Davide Lucarelli, fitness coach Matteo Osti and Graziano Vinti (a past Palermo player in the 1990s) as goalkeeping coach. [3] The club then announced to have hired Sean Sogliano as new director of football on 8 June, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Walter Sabatini in November 2010. [4]

As in previous seasons, Palermo also acquired a number of young international starts. Many of these acquisitions were announced before the end of the previous seasons: signings of defenders Carlos Labrín and Milan Milanović, [5] [6] as well as striker Pablo González, were made public already in January 2011. Later on in May, the club confirmed the acquisitions of Eros Pisano from Serie B club Varese, [6] Israeli international Eran Zahavi from Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ádám Simon from Szombathelyi Haladás in Hungary. [6] In June, the club also announced the free signing of defender Mauro Cetto from Toulouse in France. [7]

On 17 June, the club confirmed to have appointed Varese youth coach Devis Mangia at the helm of the Primavera under-19 squad, replacing Paolo Beruatto. [8]

On 2 July, the squad officially gathered together in Verona, and on the same day, Maurizio Zamparini personally introduced new head coach Stefano Pioli to the press; on the following day, the players and non-playing staff moved to Malles Venosta, South Tyrol, for the pre-season training camp that took place until 20 July. [9]

On 5 July, defender Andrea Mantovani joined the Palermo squad, after the Sicilian club managed to find an agreement with Chievo regarding his signing. [10] The acquisition was formally confirmed by the club the following day, with the player signing a four-year deal with the Sicilians. [11]

On 9 July, Palermo confirmed the acquisition of Uruguayan youngster Ignacio Lores from Defensor Sporting in a five-year deal. [12] On 25 July, the club announced to have sold Dorin Goian to Scottish champions Rangers and Pajtim Kasami to English Premier League Fulham. [13]

On 28 July, Palermo and Paris Saint-Germain completed the move of first-choice goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu from Sicily to France; [14] [15] the same day, the rosanero made their seasonal debut, playing at home the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third preliminary round against Swiss side Thun: the game ended in a disappointing 2–2 draw thanks to an injury time free kick equalizer from veteran striker Fabrizio Miccoli. [16] Palermo were successively eliminated on the away goals rule after only achieving a 1–1 draw in the return leg in Thun. [17]

On 6 August, after weeks of speculation linking him to several top-ranked European clubs, Argentine playmaker Javier Pastore left Palermo in order to join Paris Saint-Germain, thus following teammate Salvatore Sirigu in France; the bid was speculated to be in the range of €43 million, a record for the rosanero. [18] In an attempt to reply to dissatisfied supporters after the sales of top players Sirigu and Pastore and rumours of possible transfers involving other key elements, on 9 August the club published the list of all bid amounts spent in new signings during the summer transfer window, also implicitly confirming the acquisitions of Matías Silvestre from fellow islanders Catania, [19] then formalized the very next day. [20]

By the end of August, Palermo also sold two long-time defenders, Cesare Bovo and Mattia Cassani, loaned out respectively to Genoa and Fiorentina. [21] [22]

On 26 August, Palermo confirmed the acquisition of Greek international goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas from Panathinaikos. [23]

On 31 August, an eventful day saw Palermo selling Italy international midfielder Antonio Nocerino to Milan [24] and acquire three midfielders: Edgar Álvarez from Bari, Francesco Della Rocca from Bologna and Édgar Barreto from Atalanta. [25] Later on that day, Palermo announced to have surprisingly sacked Stefano Pioli, appointing newly hired youth team coach Devis Mangia on a temporary basis. [26] His first game in charge of team duties, played on 11 September against European powerhouse Inter, ended in an astonishing 4–3 win for the rosanero thanks to a brace from captain Fabrizio Miccoli. [27]

Under debutant coach Mangia, Palermo won all its first five home games, defeating also Cagliari, Siena, Bologna and Lecce; such performances were not confirmed in away games, where the rosanero regularly struggled in winning points and never scored a single goal as of November 2011.

On 2 November 2011, director of football Sean Sogliano tended his resignation due to disagreements with chairman Maurizio Zamparini. [28] [29] He was replaced by Luca Cattani, formerly chief scout at the same club. Sogliano's resignation led to rumours regarding a possible future removal of Devis Mangia as caretaker, which was promptly dismissed two days later, when Palermo announced to have agreed a two-year contract as permanent head coach with the young tactician. [30]

Palermo also enjoyed a string of seven consecutive home wins that ended with a 0–1 loss to Cesena on 10 December. Three days later, the rosanero were surprisingly eliminated from the Coppa Italia after losing 4–7 at home on penalties to Siena (3–3; 4–4 after extra time). A third consecutive loss, a 0–2 defeat in the Sicilian derby against Catania, led to the dismissal of Mangia and his replacement with veteran coach Bortolo Mutti. The first game under his tenure ended in a 2–2 draw at Novara, that also featured the first goals scored by Palermo in an away league fixture during the season.

In the December break, Palermo formalized the signings of attacking midfielder Franco Vázquez and striker Agon Mehmeti, who both made their debut in the first game of the year 2012, a 1–3 home loss to Napoli. Two major signings followed in January as goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano and midfielder Massimo Donati joined the rosanero squad. They made both their debut in Palermo's first win under coach Mutti, a 5–3 home win against Genoa. On 1 February, Palermo achieved a surprise 4–4 draw at San Siro against Inter, three of the goals being scored by Fabrizio Miccoli, that made him the most prolific goalscorer in the whole club history. After snatching a row of positive results, Palermo entered into another string of winless games by February, leaving the club in the second half of the league table and leaving Mutti again in a delicate position.

On 20 March 2012, Palermo announced former Italian international player Christian Panucci as the team's new team manager. [31] This was preceded by weeks of speculation surrounding future potential investments of Arab entrepreneurs in the club, a move that was confirmed as possible by Zamparini himself between February and March. Palermo's first away win of the season finally came on 1 April, as the rosanero achieved a 3–1 victory at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara against former coach Pioli's Bologna, thus ending an 11-month winless streak. [32] However, Palermo kept struggling in the final part of the season, and obtained mathematical safety of a Serie A place for the next season only in the 36th matchday, despite a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Napoli.

On 24 April 2012, it was confirmed Christian Panucci had resigned from his non-playing role after only one month, due to a strained relationship with chairman and owner Maurizio Zamparini. [33]

Confirmed summer transfer market bids

In
DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n (from Huachipato, €1.3M [19])
DF Italy  ITA Eros Pisano (from Varese, €1.85M [6])
MF Israel  ISR Eran Zahavi (from Hapoel Tel Aviv, €1.675M [34])
MF Hungary  HUN ÁdĂĄm Simon (from Szombathelyi HaladĂĄs, €0.98M [6])
DF Argentina  ARG Mauro Cetto (from Toulouse, end of contract, €0.45M [7])
MF Italy  ITA Luca Di Matteo (from Vicenza, co-ownership resolution [35])
MF Italy  ITA Gianluca Di Chiara (from Reggiana, co-ownership, €0.14M [36])
DF Italy  ITA Andrea Mantovani (from Chievo, €3.5M [11])
MF Uruguay  URU Ignacio Lores (from Defensor Sporting, €2.8M [12])
GK Italy  ITA Alessandro Micai (free transfer, from Varese, €35K [13])
MF Italy  ITA Andrea Barberis (on loan from Varese [37])
MF Italy  ITA Pasquale De Vita (on loan from Atalanta [38])
DF Italy  ITA Alexander Caputo (from Rosignano, €50K [38])
DF Argentina  ARG MatĂ­as Silvestre (from Catania, €7.3M [19] [20])
FW Switzerland  SUI Cephas Malele (from ZĂŒrich, €0.9M [19])
DF Serbia  SRB Jevrem Kosnić (from BeĆŸanija [19])
MF Paraguay  PAR Óscar Nery Arzamendia (from Club Nacional [19])
FW Paraguay  PAR CĂ©sar VerdĂșn Servin (from Club Nacional [19])
MF Paraguay  PAR Roger Miller Rojas (from Club Nacional [39])
DF Uruguay  URU MatĂ­as Aguirregaray, €0.25M (on loan from Wanderers [40])
GK Greece  GRE Alexandros Tzorvas (from Panathinaikos, €0.7M [23])
MF Honduras  HON Edgar Álvarez (from Bari, €0.7M [25])
MF Paraguay  PAR Édgar Barreto (from Atalanta, €5.3M [25])
MF Italy  ITA Francesco Della Rocca (from Bologna, €3.5M [25])
DF Italy  ITA Luca Piscopo (from Napoli [19])
Out
MF Italy  ITA Fabio Liverani (end of contract)
MF Italy  ITA Francesco Ardizzone (to Reggiana, co-ownership [36])
DF Italy  ITA Adriano Siragusa (to Reggiana [36])
DF Italy  ITA Emanuele Terranova (to Sassuolo, €0.4M [41])
GK Italy  ITA Mattia Migani (to San Marino, co-ownership [42])
FW Italy  ITA Dario Maltese (to Viareggio, co-ownership [42])
DF Poland  POL Kamil Glik (to Torino, co-ownership, €0.3M [43])
FW Albania  ALB Edgar Çani (to Polonia Warszawa [44] [45])
MF Italy  ITA Guido DavĂŹ (to Juve Stabia [45] [46])
DF Italy  ITA Moris Carrozzieri (released, to Lecce [45] [47])
MF Italy  ITA Gianni Munari (from Lecce, co-ownership resolution; [48] to Fiorentina, €0.8M [49])
MF Italy  ITA Roberto Guana (to Cesena [50])
DF Romania  ROU Dorin Goian (to Rangers, €0.5M [13])
MF Switzerland  SUI Pajtim Kasami (to Fulham, €1.6M [13])
DF Italy  ITA Samuele Romeo (to Sorrento [13])
GK Italy  ITA Salvatore Sirigu (to Paris Saint-Germain, €3.9M [14] [15])
MF Argentina  ARG Javier Pastore (to Paris Saint-Germain, €22.8M [18])
FW Italy  ITA Davide Lanzafame (from Juventus, co-ownership resolution; to Catania, co-ownership, €1M [20])
DF Italy  ITA Andrea Raggi (to Bologna [51])
MF Italy  ITA Antonio Nocerino (to Milan, €0.5M [24])
FW Italy  ITA Davis Curiale (to Triestina [52])
Out on loan
DF Italy  ITA Daniel Cappelletti (to Sassuolo [41])
MF Italy  ITA Karim Laribi (to Sassuolo [41])
FW Italy  ITA Michele Pieri (to San Marino [42])
DF Italy  ITA Andrea Adamo (to Portogruaro [42])
DF Italy  ITA Matteo Darmian (to Torino [43])
DF Argentina  ARG Santiago GarcĂ­a (to Novara [53])
MF Slovenia  SVN Jasmin Kurtić (to Varese [37])
DF Slovenia  SVN SiniĆĄa Anđelković (to Ascoli [54])
MF Brazil  BRA JoĂŁo Pedro (to Peñarol [55])
DF Italy  ITA Cesare Bovo (to Genoa, €0.2M [21])
DF Italy  ITA Mattia Cassani (to Fiorentina, €2M [22])
FW Argentina  ARG Pablo GonzĂĄlez (from Novara, €5M; to Siena, €0.1M [52] [56])
FW Italy  ITA Davide Succi (to Padova [52])
MF Romania  ROU Cristian Melinte (to Petrolul Ploiești [52])
DF Italy  ITA Gianmarco Corsino (to Ebolitana [52])
FW Italy  ITA Umberto Nappello (to Monza [52])
DF Italy  ITA Francesco Mirko Velardi (to Monza [52])
DF Serbia  SRB Milan Milanović (from Lokomotiv Moscow, free transfer, €1.77M; to Siena [5] [6] [56])
DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n (from Huachipato, €1.3M; to Novara)

Confirmed winter transfer market bids

In
MF Argentina  ARG Franco VĂĄzquez (from Belgrano [19])
FW Sweden  SWE Agon Mehmeti (from Malmö FF [57])
DF Serbia  SRB Milan Milanović (loan return from Siena [58])
DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n (loan return from Novara [59])
GK Italy  ITA Emiliano Viviano (from Inter, co-ownership [60])
MF Italy  ITA Massimo Donati (from Bari [61])
MF Italy  ITA Nicolas Viola (from Reggina, co-ownership [62])
Out
GK Brazil  BRA Rubinho (released [63])
DF Italy  ITA Fabio Piscopo (loan return to Napoli [64])
Out on loan
DF Italy  ITA Daniel Cappelletti (loan return from Sassuolo, to Juve Stabia [65])
GK Italy  ITA Francesco Benussi (to Torino [66])
MF Hungary  HUN ÁdĂĄm Simon (to Bari [67])
FW Chile  CHI Mauricio Pinilla (to Cagliari [68])
DF Argentina  ARG Mauro Cetto (to Lille [69])
MF Italy  ITA Luca Di Matteo (to Lecce [70])
MF Italy  ITA Nicolas Viola (to Reggina [62])

Squad information

Updated 25 March 2012 [71] [72] [73] [74] [75]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Europa League Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Italy  ITA Emiliano Viviano 18 -32 18 -32 0 0 0 0
12 GK Italy  ITA Giacomo Brichetto 1 -2 0 0 0 0 1 -2
33 GK Greece  GRE Alexandros Tzorvas 12 -17 11 -15 0 0 1 -2
61 GK Italy  ITA Alessandro Micai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Italy  ITA Andrea Mantovani 25 2 22 2 2 0 1 0
3 DF Argentina  ARG MatĂ­as Silvestre 28 4 28 4 0 0 0 0
6 DF Argentina  ARG Ezequiel Muñoz 20 1 18 1 2 0 0 0
13 DF Uruguay  URU MatĂ­as Aguirregaray 12 0 11 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Serbia  SRB Milan Milanović 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Chile  CHI Carlos LabrĂ­n 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Italy  ITA Eros Pisano 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF Italy  ITA Federico Balzaretti 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0
55 DF Italy  ITA Luigi Silvestri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 DF Italy  ITA Giuseppe Prestia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Paraguay  PAR Édgar Barreto 33 1 33 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF Italy  ITA Francesco Della Rocca 22 0 21 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Italy  ITA Giulio Migliaccio 31 2 28 2 2 0 1 0
14 MF Argentina  ARG NicolĂĄs Bertolo 27 4 25 3 1 0 1 1
16 MF Israel  ISR Eran Zahavi 21 2 19 2 2 0 0 0
17 MF Argentina  ARG Franco VĂĄzquez 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Ghana  GHA Afriyie Acquah 23 0 20 0 2 0 1 0
21 MF Slovenia  SVN Armin Bačinović 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Italy  ITA Massimo Donati 17 1 17 1 0 0 0 0
26 MF Uruguay  URU Ignacio Lores 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Slovenia  SVN Josip Iličić 36 7 33 3 2 1 1 3
53 MF Italy  ITA Andrea Barberis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
90 MF Honduras  HON Edgar Álvarez 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Italy  ITA Fabrizio Miccoli (captain) 29 14 27 13 2 1 0 0
11 FW Uruguay  URU Abel HernĂĄndez 19 6 19 6 0 0 0 0
19 FW Croatia  CRO Igor Budan 21 7 20 7 0 0 1 0
24 FW Sweden  SWE Agon Mehmeti 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
58 FW Italy  ITA Mauro Bollino 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players sold or loaned out during the summer transfer market:
5 DF Italy  ITA Cesare Bovo 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF Italy  ITA Mattia Cassani 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF Italy  ITA Antonio Nocerino 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 FW Argentina  ARG Pablo GonzĂĄlez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Players sold or loaned out during the winter transfer market:
99 GK Italy  ITA Francesco Benussi 9 -12 7 -9 2 -3 0 0
4 DF Argentina  ARG Mauro Cetto 8 0 7 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Italy  ITA Luca Di Matteo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Hungary  HUN ÁdĂĄm Simon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 FW Chile  CHI Mauricio Pinilla 14 2 13 2 1 0 0 0

Match results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 18–0 Italy Vinschgau selection Vinschgau
17:00 CEST 7' Migliaccio
19', 33', 41' Miccoli
23', 37', 45' Zahavi
34' GonzĂĄlez
56', 80', 89' Pinilla
61' Nocerino
63' Pisano
71' Iličić
77' Bovo
79' Metzs aut.
86' Goian
Report Stadium: Mals
Referee: Volpato di Merano
Note: Match of 45' minutes
16 July 2011 Friendly Brixen selection Italy 1–4 Italy Palermo Brixen
20:00 CET 8' Priller Report Bertolo 2'
Pinilla 13', 15', 37'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Zuliani
19 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 18–0 Italy Oltrisarco Vinschgau
17:00 CET 3', 20' JoĂŁo Pedro
5', 33', 53' Bertolo
11', 23', 42', 66' GonzĂĄlez
30' Anđelković
44', 90' Bačinović
51' Simon
73', 77', 87' Pinilla
61' Acquah
82' Miccoli
Report Stadium: Mals
Referee: Paolo (Modena)
20 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 3–1 Italy Siena Brixen
20:00 CEST 37' Pinilla
45+1' Mantovani
60' Zahavi
Report Reginaldo 18' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: >1,000
Referee: Alessandro Caso
18 August 2011 Friendly Trapani Italy 3–5 Italy Palermo Trapani
17:30 CEST 8' Gambino
65' Barracco
71' Filippi
Report 30', 40' Miccoli
57', 71' HernĂĄndez
68' Iličić
Stadium: Stadio Polisportivo Provinciale
Attendance: 7.000
Referee: Michele Gallo di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
21 August 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 2–3 Turkey Fenerbahçe Palermo
20:45 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 7.456
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
21 August 2011 Friendly Napoli Italy 3–1 Italy Palermo Naples
22:00 CEST 19' HamĆĄĂ­k
30', 67' Maggio
Report 44' Migliaccio Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 65.240
Referee: Baratta

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Siena 38 11 11 16 45 45 0 44
15 Cagliari 38 10 13 15 37 46 −9 43 [a]
16 Palermo 38 11 10 17 52 62 −10 43 [a]
17 Genoa 38 11 9 18 50 69 −19 42
18 Lecce (R, D, R) 38 8 12 18 40 56 −16 36 Relegation to Serie C1 [b]
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
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cagliari finished ahead of Palermo on goal difference : Cagliari 2–1 Palermo, Palermo 3–2 Cagliari; Cagliari = –9, Palermo = –10.
  2. ^ Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.
Date and time Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
11 September 2011 – 20:45 Internazionale Home Won 4–3 Miccoli, Hernández, Miccoli, Pinilla 20,795 1, 2
18 September 2011 – 12:30 Atalanta Away Lost 0–1 ~ 20,000 1, 2
21 September 2011 – 20:45 Cagliari Home Won 3–2 Zahavi, Bertolo, Miccoli 18,965 1, 2
25 September 2011 – 15:00 Lazio Away Drew 0–0 ? 1, 2
2 October 2011 – 15:00 Siena Home Won 2–0 Migliaccio, Hernández 1, 2
15 October 2011 – 20:45 Milan Away Lost 0–3 47,765 1, 2
23 October 2011 – 15:00 Roma Away Lost 0–1 ~ 35,000 1, 2
27 October 2011 – 20:45 Lecce Home Won 2–0 Pinilla, Hernández 19,730 1, 2
30 October 2011 – 15:00 Udinese Away Lost 0–1 ~ 20,000 1, 2
5 November 2011 – 18:00 Bologna Home Won 3–1 Zahavi, Silvestre, Iličić 18,507 1, 2
20 November 2011 – 15:00 Juventus Away Lost 0–3 ~ 40,000 1, 2
27 November 2011 – 15:00 Fiorentina Home Won 2–0 Miccoli, Iličić 19,536 1, 2 Archived 29 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4 December 2011 – 20:45 Parma Away Drew 0–0 11,815 1, 2
10 December 2011 – 20:45 Cesena Home Lost 0–1 18,474 1, 2
18 December 2011 – 15:00 Catania Away Lost 0–2 16,471 1, 2
21 December 2011 – 20:45 [76] Novara Away Drew 2–2 Ludi ( og), Bertolo 8,392 1, 2
8 January 2012 – 20:45 Napoli Home Lost 1–3 Miccoli 22,110 1, 2
15 January 2012 – 15:00 Chievo Away Lost 0–1 ~10,000 1, 2
22 January 2012 – 15:00 Genoa Home Won 5–3 Budan, Silvestre, Mantovani, Miccoli, Migliaccio 15,658 1, 2
29 January 2012 – 15:00 Novara Home Won 2–0 Budan (2) 16,224 1, 2
1 February 2012 – 20:45 Internazionale Away Drew 4–4 Mantovani, Miccoli (3) 18,320 1, 2
5 February 2012 – 15:00 Atalanta Home Won 2–1 Miccoli, Budan 15,320 1, 2
12 February 2012 – 15:00 Cagliari Away Lost 1–2 Hernández ? 1, 2
19 February 2012 – 15:00 Lazio Home Won 5–1 Barreto, Donati, Silvestre, Budan, Miccoli 18,364 1, 2
26 February 2012 – 15:00 Siena Away Lost 1–4 Budan ? 1, 2
3 March 2012 – 18:00 Milan Home Lost 0–4 22,246 1, 2
10 March 2012 – 20:45 Roma Home Lost 0–1 16,451 1, 2
18 March 2012 – 15:00 Lecce Away Drew 1–1 Muñoz ~10,000 1, 2
24 March 2012 – 20:45 Udinese Home Drew 1–1 Miccoli 17,918 1, 2
1 April 2012 – 15:00 Bologna Away Won 3–1 Donati, Hernández, Morleo ( o.g.) ? 1, 2
7 April 2012 – 15:00 Juventus Home Lost 0–2 28,941 1, 2
11 April 2012 – 20:45 Fiorentina Away Drew 0–0 ~ 20,000 1, 2
22 April 2012 – 15:00 Cesena Away Drew 2–2 Bertolo, Silvestre ~ 8,000 1, 2
25 April 2012 – 15:00 Parma Home Lost 1–2 Hernández 14,365 1, 2
28 April 2012 – 18:00 Catania Home Drew 1–1 Miccoli 18,462 1, 2
1 May 2012 – 20:45 Napoli Away Lost 0–2 41.397 1, 2
6 May 2012 – 15:00 Chievo Home Drew 4–4 Miccoli (3), Silvestre 22.617 [1]
13 May 2012 – 20:45 Genoa Away [77] Lost 0-2 Closed Doors [2]

UEFA Europa League

Date and time Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
28 July 2011 – 20:30 3rd Preliminary Round – 1st Leg Switzerland Thun Home Drew 2–2 Iličić, Miccoli
4 August 2011 – 19:30 3rd Preliminary Round – 2nd Leg Switzerland Thun Away Drew 1–1 González

Coppa Italia

Date and time Round Opponent Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report
13 December 2011 – 21:00 Round of 16 Siena Home Lost 4–4 (0-3 p) Iličić (3), Bertolo 6,489 1, 2

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