2011 CR Vasco da Gama season


The 2011 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 113th year in existence, the club's 96th season in existence of football, and the club's 40th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football, having been out only in 2009, after a relegation from top division in 2008, backing in 2010.
Vasco da Gama finished Brasileirão Série A as runners-up, 2 points behind winners Corinthians, in a title decided in last round, when Corinthians draw 0–0 against Palmeiras and Vasco da Gama draw 1–1 against Flamengo. Vasco da Gama in Copa Sudamericana goes at semifinals, after a 1–3 aggregate loss against eventual winners Universidad de Chile. Vasco da Gama won their first Copa do Brasil title, after an epic finals against Coritiba, winning in away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw. Vasco da Gama finished Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 6th place, after a fall in group stage of Taça Guanabara and a runners-up against Flamengo in Taça Rio in a 1–3 penalty loss after a 0–0 draw.

Club

Coaching staff

PositionNameNationality
Head coachRicardo Gomes
Assistant coachCristóvão, Gaúcho, Silveira, Jorge Luiz
PhysiologistsRodnei, Daniel Gonçalves
SupervisorsDaniel Freitas ; Fabiano Lunz, Bruno Coev
Fitness coachesRodrigo Poletto, Romildo, Armando
MasseursPC, Carlão, Curumim
WardrobesAdão, Niltinho
PhysicologistMaria Helena Rodriguez
NutritionistMildre Souza
Press officersPatrícia Gregório, Vinicius Melo
Goalkeepers coachCarlos Germano

Other personnel

Players

First-team squad

Youth players able to play on first team

Out of loan

Squad information

from Vasco da Gama (U–20)

able to play in first team

Out of loan

Transfers

In

Loan in
On trial (in)

Out

Loan out
On trial (out)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players of youth squads who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have transferred or loaned out during the season

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches
PositionNationNumberNameRio de Janeiro State ChampionshipCopa do BrasilCopa SudamericanaBrasileirão Série ATotal
131Bernardo624618
210Diego Souza1321117
339Élton1121115
49Alecsandro253313
526Dedé312612
67Éder Luís32049
76Felipe30047
89Marcel42006
923Fagner10045
98Juninho Pernambucano00145
937Rômulo31015
1211Jéferson21014
1317Enrico20013
1321Fellipe Bastos11013
1533Ramon20002
1635Allan00101
1625Anderson Martins10001
1620Caíque10001
1616Douglas00101
1618Jumar00101
1619Leandro00101
Own Goal01001
Total36201857131

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches
PositionNationNumberNameRio de Janeiro State ChampionshipCopa do BrasilCopa SudamericanaBrazilian Série ATotal
GK1Fernando Prass8511630
GK12Alessandro00000
GK24Diogo Silva00000
GK36Cestaro00000
Total8511630

Overall

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

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Rio de Janeiro State Championship

Guanabara Cup

Matches
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Rio Cup

Matches
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Knockout stage matches

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Copa do Brasil

Matches

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Brasileirão Série A

Standings

Results summary

Pld=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost;

Results by round

Matches

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Copa Sudamericana

Squad

As of 23 November 2011, according to combined sources on the official website.


In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.
¹ – Nílton replaced Felipe, Patric replaced Kim and Douglas replaced Anderson Martins after the Second Phase.
² – Leandro Chaparro replaced Rômulo and Kim replaced Victor Ramos after the Round of 16.
³ – Rômulo replaced Éder Luís, Felipe replaced Nílton and Nílton replaced Márcio Careca after the Quarterfinals.

Matches

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Starting XI


Honors

Individuals

NameNumberCountryAwardCategoryResult
Fernando Prass12011 Prêmio Craque do BrasileirãoBest Goalkeeper
Fagner232011 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirãobest Right back
Dedé262011 Campeonato Cariocabest Right Centre back
2011 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirãofans Favorite Player
2011 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirãobest Right Centre back
Anderson Martins252011 Campeonato Cariocabest Left Centre back
Rômulo372011 Campeonato Cariocabest Defensive midfielder
2011 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirãobest Defensive midfielder
Felipe62011 Campeonato Cariocabest Center and Attacking midfielder
Diego Souza102011 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirãobest Side and Attacking midfielder
Bernardo312011 Campeonato Carioca
2011 Campeonato Carioca		best Side and Attacking midfielder
Revelation of the year
Éder Luís72011 Campeonato Cariocabest Second striker and Winger
Ricardo Gomes2011 Campeonato Cariocabest Head coach
Ricardo Gomes and Cristóvão Borges2011 Prêmio Craque do Brasileirãobest Head coach

NameNumberCountryAward
Dedé26Named for Brazil national team in the friendlies v. Germany, Ghana, Mexico, Costa Rica and in the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas
Rômulo37Named for Brazil national team in the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas
Diego Souza10Named for Brazil national team in the second leg of the 2011 Superclásico de las Américas
Alecsandro92011 Copa do Brasil Top Goal Scorer

IFFHS ranking

position on the Club World Ranking during the 2011 season, according to IFFHS.
MonthPositionPoints
January20588,0
February19688,0
March19288,0
April18988,0
May113112,0
June76132,0
July73138,0
August62150,0
September54152,0
October38164,0
November23186,0
December27184,0