The 2011–12 season is the Futebol Clube do Porto's 78th season in the Primeira Liga, officially known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons. Porto captured their 25th league title last season with their 3 April defeat of rivals Benfica. Manager André Villas-Boas became their manager on 2 July 2010 and won the league with no losses in their domestic campaign. On 20 June 2011, Villas-Boas quit Porto to join Chelsea. The next day, Porto named Vítor Pereira as their new head coach.
Squad
Current squad
Squad changes in 2011–12 In
Djalma — Marítimo — Free transfer Juan Iturbe — Cerro Porteño — €2.5 million Kelvin — Paraná Clube — €2.5 million Rafael Bracalli — Nacional — Free transfer Kléber — Maritimo — €2.3 million Alex Sandro — Santos — €9.6 million Danilo — Santos — €13 million Steven Defour — Standard Liège — €6 million Eliaquim Mangala — Standard Liège — €7 million Thibaut Vion — Metz — €300,000 Lucho González — Marseille — Free transfer Marc Janko — Twente — €3 million
Out
Mariano González — Estudiantes de La Plata — End of contract Coulibaly Yero — Gil Vicente — Undisclosed fee (Porto still holds a percentage of his rights) Radamel Falcao — Atlético Madrid — €40 million Rúben Micael — Atlético Madrid — €5 million
Out on loan
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies DateMatch TypeOpponentsH / AResultScorer(s)Attendance6 JulyFriendlyTourizenseCTFD PortoGaia7–0Hulk (2), Maicon, Kelvin, James Rodríguez, Kléber, Danilo (o.g.)–10 JulyFriendly FC GüterslohHeidewaldstadion1–10Kléber, Djalma, Hulk (3), Rúben Micael, Walter (3), Maicon –16 JulyFriendly Borussia MönchengladbachNiederrheinstadion0–0––17 JulyFriendly SC VerlStadion an der Poststraße1–3Kléber (2), Hulk–21 JulyFriendly Rio AveEstádio dos Arcos1–3Kléber (2), João Moutinho–24 JulyFriendly PeñarolEstádio do Dragão3–0Kléber, Hulk, Walter –31 JulyFriendly LyonStade de Genève2–1Rúben Micael–
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
UEFA Super Cup
Primeira Liga
League table
Matches
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
+Group GTeam APOEL62316609 Zenit Saint Petersburg623175+29 Porto62227708 Shakhtar Donetsk612368−25
Tiebreakers APOEL and Zenit St. Petersburg are ranked by their head-to-head records, as shown below. Team APOEL211021+14 Zenit Saint Petersburg201112−11
UEFA Europa League
References