2011–12 Real Betis season

Real Betis

2011–12 season
Chairman	Miguel Guillén
Manager	Pepe Mel
Stadium	Estadio Benito Villamarín
La Liga	13th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Rubén Castro (16) All: Rubén Castro (16)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season will be the 95th season in Real Betis's history and their 47th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football, following promotion after winning the Segunda División. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Real Betis will compete for their second La Liga title and will enter the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32. Real Betis started to win its first four games. Then it started to lose its games. Betis last game was at Málaga which Betis won 2-0.

Current squad

As of 31 August 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Iñaki Goitia 2 DF Isidoro 3 DF Mario 4 DF Antonio Amaya 5 DF José Dorado 6 DF Duško Tošić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) 7 MF Juanma 8 MF Javier Matilla 9 FW Jonathan Pereira 10 MF Beñat 11 MF Momo 13 GK Casto 14 MF Salva Sevilla 15 DF Ustaritz (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) 16 FW Roque Santa Cruz (on loan from Manchester City) 17 DF Javier Chica

No. Position Player 18 MF Iriney (captain) 19 FW Jorge Molina 20 MF Jefferson Montero (on loan from Villarreal CF) 21 MF José Cañas 22 DF Nélson 23 DF Nacho 24 FW Rubén Castro 25 GK Fabricio 26 DF Miki Roqué 27 MF Álvaro Vadillo 28 MF Ezequiel 29 DF Juanito 35 MF Alejandro Pozuelo 36 DF Álex Martínez 39 MF Sergio

In

Number Player Previous Club Cost 3 Mario Getafe CF Bosman 4 Antonio Amaya Wigan Athletic €200,000 6 Duško Tošić Red Star Belgrade Loan 8 Javier Matilla Villarreal CF €1,400,000 15 Ustaritz Athletic Bilbao Loan 16 Roque Santa Cruz Manchester City Loan 17 Javier Chica RCD Espanyol Bosman 20 Jefferson Montero Villarreal CF Loan 25 Fabricio Real Valladolid Bosman

Total expenditure: €1,600,000 million

Out

Number Player Destination Cost - Chema Anton Red Bull Salzburg Bosman - Arzu Gimnàstic de Tarragona Mutual termination - David Belenguer Retired Contract expiration - Achille Emana Al-Hilal FC €4,500,000 - Ryan Harper CD Guadalajara Undisclosed - Fran No Real Valladolid Free - Israel Xerez CD Bosman - Juande K.V.C. Westerlo Mutual termination - Miguel Lopes F.C. Porto Loan Return - Mariano Pavone Club Atlético Lanús Bosman - Brimah Razak Polideportivo Ejido Loan Return - Rodri CD Guadalajara Mutual termination - Fernando Vega - Mutual termination

Total income: €4,500,000 million

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Pepe Mel
Assistant coach	Roberto Ríos
Physical trainer	David Gómez
Goalkeepers coach	José Ramón Esnaola
Head of medical services	Tomás Calero
Delegate	Víctor Antequera
Psychologist	Patricia Ramírez
Janitor	José María Montiel
Physiotherapist	José Manuel Pizarro
Kit managers	Manuel Barrera, José Manuel Acuña

Source: Realbetisbalompie.es

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

League table

2011–12 La Liga Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid (C)	38	32	4	2	121	32	+89	100	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Barcelona (Q)	38	28	7	3	114	29	+85	91
3	Valencia (Q)	38	17	10	11	59	44	+15	61
4	Málaga (Q)	38	17	7	14	54	53	+1	58	2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round
5	Atlético Madrid (Q)	38	15	11	12	53	46	+7	56	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Levante (Q)	38	16	7	15	54	50	+4	55	2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
7	Osasuna	38	13	15	10	44	61	−17	54
8	Mallorca	38	14	10	14	42	46	−4	52
9	Sevilla	38	13	11	14	48	47	+1	50
10	Athletic Bilbao	38	12	13	13	49	52	−3	49
11	Getafe	38	12	11	15	40	51	−11	47
12	Real Sociedad	38	12	11	15	46	52	−6	47
13	Betis	38	13	8	17	47	56	−9	47
14	Espanyol	38	12	10	16	46	56	−10	46
15	Rayo Vallecano	38	13	4	21	53	73	−20	43
16	Zaragoza	38	12	7	19	36	61	−25	43
17	Granada	38	12	6	20	35	56	−21	42
18	Villarreal (R)	38	9	14	15	39	53	−14	41	Relegation to Segunda División
19	Sporting de Gijón (R)	38	10	7	21	42	69	−27	37
20	Racing Santander (R)	38	4	15	19	28	63	−35	27

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	8	17	47	56	−9	47	7	7	5	28	25	+3	6	1	12	19	31	−12

Last updated: 12 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	1	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	20	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D
Position	6	3	2	1	1	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: La Liga
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Granada v Real Betis

27 August 2011 1	Granada	0 – 1	Real Betis	Granada
21:00 CET			Castro  88'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 18,000

Real Betis v Mallorca

11 September 2011 2	Real Betis	1 – 0	Mallorca	Seville
12:00 CET	Amaya  11' Sevilla  55' Castro  86'	Report	Cáceres  31' João Victor  45+1' Pina  79' Chico  82'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 35,125 Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey

External links

• Official website (Spanish)