# 2011–12 Club Universidad Nacional season

The 2011–12 UNAM season was the 65th professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. UNAM began their season on July 24, 2011 against San Luis, UNAM play their homes games on Sundays at noon local time.
In addition to the Primera División, UNAM will be participating in the CONCACAF Champions League for the third time in their history. It is their first appearance in the Champions League since 2009–10 where UNAM reached the semifinals. UNAM began their Champions League campaign on August 17, 2011 at home against FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.

## Torneo Apertura
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MEX | Alejandro Palacios |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Efraín Velarde |
| 3 | DF | MEX | Marco Antonio Palacios |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Darío Verón (vice-captain) |
| 5 | MF | MEX | Diego De Buen |
| 7 | FW | MEX | Javier Cortés |
| 8 | MF | MEX | David Cabrera |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Martín Bravo |
| 11 | FW | MEX | David Izazola |
| 13 | GK | MEX | Odín Patiño |
| 14 | DF | MEX | Luis Fuentes |
| 15 | FW | MEX | Michelle Castro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | MEX | Fernando Espinoza |
| 17 | FW | MEX | Juan Francisco Palencia (captain) |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Emilio Orrantía |
| 22 | MF | MEX | Carlos Campos |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Juan Carlos Cacho |
| 23 | DF | MEX | Eduardo Gámez |
| 25 | GK | MEX | Alfredo Saldívar |
| 33 | DF | MEX | Humberto González |
| 35 | FW | MEX | Eduardo Herrera |
| 62 | DF | MEX | Neftali Teja |
| 71 | DF | MEX | Aarón Alexis Sandoval |

### Regular season
#### Apertura 2011 results

UNAM did not qualify to the Final Phase

### Goalscorers

| Position | Name | Goals scored |
| 1. | Martín Bravo | 4 |
| 1. | Javier Cortés | 4 |
| 3. | Eduardo Herrera | 3 |
| 4. | Luis Fernando Fuentes | 2 |
| 4. | Francisco Palencia | 2 |
| 6. | Juan Carlos Cacho | 1 |
| 6. | David Izazola | 1 |
| 6. | Carlos Orrantia | 1 |
| 6. | Efraín Velarde | 1 |
| TOTAL | | 19 |

### Results
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 November 2011. Source: Apertura 2011 results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Nat | Player | Age | From | Date | Notes |

### Out

| # | Pos | Nat | Player | Age | To | Date | Notes |
| 17 | MF | | Juan Francisco Palencia | 38 | Retired | November 28, 2011 | |

## Torneo Clausura
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MEX | Alejandro Palacios |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Efraín Velarde |
| 3 | DF | MEX | Marco Antonio Palacios |
| 4 | DF | PAR | Darío Verón (vice-captain) |
| 5 | MF | MEX | Diego De Buen |
| 7 | FW | MEX | Javier Cortés |
| 8 | MF | MEX | David Cabrera |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Martín Bravo |
| 11 | FW | MEX | David Izazola |
| 13 | GK | MEX | Odín Patiño |
| 14 | DF | MEX | Luis Fuentes |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Michel Castro |
| 16 | MF | MEX | Fernando Espinoza |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Emilio Orrantía |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | MEX | Carlos Campos |
| 23 | DF | MEX | Eduardo Gámez |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Juan Carlos Cacho |
| 25 | GK | MEX | Alfredo Saldívar |
| 33 | DF | MEX | Humberto González |
| 35 | FW | MEX | Eduardo Herrera |
| 46 | FW | MEX | Raúl Servín Molina |
| 62 | DF | MEX | Neftali Teja |
| 64 | MF | MEX | Erik Vera |
| 65 | MF | MEX | José García Fernández |
| 67 | MF | MEX | Kevin Quiñones |
| 71 | DF | MEX | Aarón Alexis Sandoval |
| 94 | MF | MEX | Octavio Pliego Teja |

### Clausura 2012 results

UNAM did not qualify to the Final Phase

### Goalscorers

| Position | Name | Goals scored |
| 1. | Juan Carlos Cacho | 4 |
| 2. | Eduardo Herrera | 3 |
| 3. | Own Goals | 2 |
| 4. | Martín Bravo | 1 |
| 4. | Javier Cortés | 1 |
| 4. | José Antonio García | 1 |
| 4. | Carlos Emilio Orrantía | 1 |
| TOTAL | | 13 |

### Results
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 April 2012. Source: Clausura 2012 results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | D |
| Position | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |

## CONCACAF Champions League
### Group Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| UNAM | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 |
| Toronto FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| FC Dallas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 7 |
| Tauro | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |

### Quarter-finals

UNAM won 9–2 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

Monterrey won 4–1 on aggregate.

### Goalscorers

| Position | Name | Goals scored |
| 1. | Martín Bravo | 4 |
| 1. | Eduardo Herrera | 4 |
| 3. | Juan Carlos Cacho | 2 |
| 3. | José Antonio García | 2 |
| 3. | Efraín Velarde | 2 |
| 6. | Fernando Espinoza | 1 |
| 6. | David Izazola | 1 |
| 6. | Marco Antonio Palacios | 1 |
| 6. | Own Goal | 1 |
| TOTAL | | 17 |

### Results
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 August 2011. Source: Group D results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |