2011–12 Segunda División


The 2011–12 Segunda División season was the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2011 after the Association of Spanish Footballers 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

, 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, Sabadell, Alcoyano and Guadalajara.

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumStadium capacity
AlcorcónAlcorcónSanto Domingo5,400
AlcoyanoAlcoyEl Collao4,500
AlmeríaAlmeríaEstadio del Mediterráneo22,000
Barcelona BBarcelonaMini Estadi15,276
CartagenaCartagenaCartagonova14,500
Celta de VigoVigoBalaídos31,800
CórdobaCórdobaNuevo Arcángel18,280
Deportivo La CoruñaA CoruñaRiazor34,600
ElcheElcheMartínez Valero36,017
GimnàsticTarragonaNou Estadi14,500
GironaGironaMontilivi9,500
GuadalajaraGuadalajaraPedro Escartín8,000
HérculesAlicanteEstadio José Rico Pérez30,000
HuescaHuescaEl Alcoraz5,300
Las PalmasLas Palmas de Gran CanariaGran Canaria31,250
MurciaMurciaNueva Condomina31,179
NumanciaSoriaLos Pajaritos9,025
RecreativoHuelvaNuevo Colombino21,670
SabadellSabadellNova Creu Alta20,000
ValladolidValladolidJosé Zorrilla26,512
Villarreal BVila-realCiudad Deportiva5,000
XerezJerez de la FronteraChapín20,523

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Promotion play-offs

This promotion phase was to determine the third team which was promoted to 2012–13 La Liga. Teams placed between third and sixth position 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 be 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.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Leonardo UlloaAlmería
28
2 Iago AspasCelta de Vigo
23
3 CoroGirona
18
4 Borja GarcíaCórdoba
17
4 Javi GuerraValladolid
17
6 Manuel GatoAlcoyano
14
6 Lassad NouiouiDeportivo
14
8 ÁngelElche
13
8 MíchelHércules
13
8 Fabián OrellanaCelta de Vigo
13
8 ÓscarValladolid
13
8 QuiniAlcorcón
13
8 RikiDeportivo
13

The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with least goals to games ratio.
GoalkeeperGoalsMatchesAverageTeam
Jaime
36
40
Valladolid
Manu
42
42
Alcorcón
Esteban
43
42
Almería
Ismael Falcón
39
38
Hércules
Alberto García
37
36
Córdoba
Daniel Aranzubia
43
38
Deportivo
Manu
44
35
Recreativo
Juan Carlos
49
38
Elche
Rubén Pérez
58
42
Gimnàstic
Diego Mariño
47
34
Villarreal B

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.
RankTeamGamesPoints
1Barcelona B4291
2Valladolid42113
3Alcorcón42117
4Deportivo La Coruña42123
5Gimnàstic42128
6Celta de Vigo42130
7Recreativo42131
8Córdoba42133
9Sabadell42137
10Girona42143
10Almería42144
12Numancia42148
13Villarreal B42156
14Huesca42158
15Guadalajara42164
16Las Palmas42179
16Xerez42179
18Alcoyano42180
19Hércules42185
19Murcia42185
21Cartagena42198
22Elche42211

Source: 2011–12 Fair Play Rankings Season

Scoring