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2011–12 FC Viktoria Plzeň season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Viktoria Plzeň | ||||
| season | 2011–12 | ||||
| manager | CZE Pavel Vrba | ||||
| chrtitle | Chairman | ||||
| chairman | CZE Adolf Šádek | ||||
| stadium | Stadion města Plzně | ||||
| league | Gambrinus liga | ||||
| league result | 3rd | ||||
| cup1 | CMFS Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Fourth Round | ||||
| cup2 | Czech Supercup | ||||
| cup2 result | Winners | ||||
| cup3 | UEFA Champions League | ||||
| cup3 result | Group stage (3rd) | ||||
| cup4 | UEFA Europa League | ||||
| cup4 result | Round of 32 | ||||
| league topscorer | Marek Bakoš (16) | ||||
| season topscorer | Marek Bakoš (24) | ||||
| highest attendance | 20,145 | ||||
| v Barcelona (1 November 2011) | |||||
| lowest attendance | 3,740 | ||||
| v Liberec (30 July 2011) | |||||
| prevseason | 2010–11 | ||||
| nextseason | 2012–13 | ||||
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v Barcelona (1 November 2011) v Liberec (30 July 2011) The 2011–12 season was Viktoria Plzeň's seventh consecutive season in the Gambrinus liga. Having won the Gambrinus liga the previous season, they entered the competition as defending champions. As league champions they also took part in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
Plzeň started the season by defeating FC Pyunik in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, winning with an aggregate score of 9–1. Later that month they claimed the Supercup with a penalty shootout win over rivals Mladá Boleslav. The club subsequently navigated the third qualifying round and play-off round of the Champions League to qualify for the group stage, where they were drawn with giants Barcelona and A.C. Milan as well as BATE Borisov. Plzeň scored their first point on 13 September, drawing 1–1 in Prague against Borisov, and their first win came on matchday 5 in the return fixture. Plzeň recorded another point in the final group match, a 2–2 draw with Milan in the San Siro. Having achieved third place in the group, Plzeň qualified for the Europa League.
In the new year, Plzeň entered the UEFA Europa League round of 32, where they lost over two legs to German outfit Schalke 04, this was soon followed by an aggregate defeat to Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Cup. Other than one loss, a 4–0 defeat at home against Olomouc, Plzeň were undefeated in the league in the spring part and went into the final match against title rivals Liberec knowing that a win would seal the title for either team, although a draw would end Plzeň's hopes. The game finished goalless and Liberec won the title, Plzeň having to settle for third place.
Gambrinus liga
Main article: 2011–12 Czech First League
Results summary
League table
Matches
July
Bystroň Štajner
August
Bálek
Pilař
Pilař Ďuriš
September
Kolář
Horváth Kolář Kopic
October
Petržela Kolář
Pilař Čišovský Bakoš
Bakoš Petržela Fukal
November
Hurka
Jiráček Johana
Wágner
December
Rajtoral Pilař Darida
February
Vachoušek Mahmutović Pilař Bakoš
March
Pilař
Schulmeister Varadi Podaný
Kolář
Bakoš Ďuriš
April
Kukec Kolář
Petržela
May
Bakoš Petržela Čišovský
Czech Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Czech Cup
As a Gambrinus liga team, Plzeň entered the Czech Cup at the second round stage. In the second round, they comfortably overcame home side Karlovy Vary by a 4–1 scoreline. The third round match at Baník Sokolov was another comfortable game, with Plzeň emerging 3–1 winners. In the fourth round, up against Gambrinus liga competition for the first time in the form of Mladá Boleslav, Plzeň managed a draw in the first game before losing by a two-goal margin in the second leg and therefore losing on aggregate and going out of the competition.
Kura Krmenčík
Hora
Chramosta
Czech Supercup
As winners of the previous season's Gambrinus liga, Plzeň played defending cup champions Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Supercup on 22 July. After finishing 1–1 in normal time, Plzeň prevailed on penalties to win the cup. Having lost to Sparta in the inaugural super cup the previous season, this was Plzeň's first title.
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Plzeň entered the UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round, due to finishing first in the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga. In their first match, they faced Armenian opponents FC Pyunik, winning 9–1 on aggregate. In the third round of qualifying it was Rosenborg BK of Norway who were Plzeň's opposition, Plzeň coming through the tie 4–2 on aggregate. The next round, the playoff round, would determine which team would advance to the lucrative group stage of the competition. Denmark's F.C. Copenhagen were the team standing between Plzeň and the group stage; Plzeň won both legs of their match and progressed to the group stage. Due to the reconstruction of Plzeň's stadium, Viktoria played the play-off round at Eden Arena in Prague.
Horváth Kolář
Kolář Pilař
Kolář Petržela Prica
Pilař Fillo
Ďuriš
Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group H
Plzeň were seeded in the fourth pot for the draw, being drawn in Group H alongside defending champions Barcelona as well as A.C. Milan and BATE Borisov. In the group stage, Plzeň played their home matches at Eden Arena in Prague due to the ongoing development of their own Stadion města Plzně.
Plzeň scored their first Champions League point in the 1–1 home draw against BATE. In the following matches, in which they played away against Milan and Barcelona, Plzeň had difficulties, losing 2–0 both games and not even managing a single shot on goal in the latter.
On gameday four, Plzeň hosted Barcelona. Being reduced to ten men and witnessing a Lionel Messi hat-trick, Plzeň lost in front of a crowd of over 20,000 by a 4–0 scoreline. The last two games showed a marked improvement for Plzeň as they defeated BATE in Minsk and then scored two late goals to draw 2–2 with Milan in Prague. Finishing third in the group, they qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.
Cassano
Villa
Fàbregas
Ďuriš Robinho
UEFA Europa League
Plzeň continued their European adventure in February 2012 with a match against German outfit Schalke 04. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Rajtoral scored a late equaliser in Germany to take the tie into extra time. However, the German side, in front of a crowd of over 50,000, scored two goals in the additional period, signalling the end of European football this season for Plzeň.
References
References
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- (1 November 2011). "Lionel Messi reaches landmark, plus Champions League round-up". BBC Sport.
- (13 September 2011). "Viktoria Plzeň vs. BATE - 13 September 2011". Soccerway.
- (28 September 2011). "Milan vs. Viktoria Plzeň - 28 September 2011". Soccerway.
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- (1 November 2011). "Plzeň vs. Barcelona - 1 November 2011". Soccerway.
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- (6 December 2011). "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Milan - 6 December 2011". Soccerway.
- (16 February 2012). "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Schalke 04 - 16 February 2012". Soccerway.
- [https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/Statistics/01/85/99/82/1859982_DOWNLOAD.pdf Europa League] UEFA
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