# 2011–12 Santos Laguna season

The 2011–12 Santos Laguna 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. Santos Laguna began their season on July 23, 2011 against Pachuca, Santos Laguna play their homes games on Saturdays at 7:00pm local time.

## 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 | Oswaldo Sánchez (Captain) |
| 3 | FW | COL | Carlos Darwin Quintero |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Jorge Iván Estrada |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Aarón Galindo |
| 7 | MF | MEX | José María Cárdenas |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Juan Pablo Rodríguez (Vice-Captain) |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Carlos Ochoa |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Daniel Ludueña |
| 12 | DF | MEX | José León Hoyo |
| 13 | FW | ECU | Christian Suárez |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Jaime Toledo |
| 17 | MF | MEX | Rodolfo Salinas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ARG | Santiago Hoyos |
| 19 | DF | MEX | Rafael Figueroa |
| 20 | DF | MEX | Osmar Mares |
| 23 | DF | PAN | Felipe Baloy |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Oribe Peralta |
| 25 | GK | MEX | Miguel Becerra |
| 27 | DF | MEX | José Antonio Olvera |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Carlos Adrián Morales |
| 29 | FW | MEX | Juan Carlos Enríquez |
| 32 | GK | MEX | Julio González |
| 46 | MF | MEX | Arnulfo González |
| 65 | FW | MEX | Alonso Escoboza |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | MEX | Agustín Enrique Herrera (to Veracruz) |
| — | DF | MEX | Alejandro Martínez (to Lobos BUAP) |
| — | FW | MEX | Daniel Guzmán Jr (to Veracruz) |
| — | MF | MEX | Diego Armando Esqueda (to Leones Negros) |
| — | MF | MEX | Francisco Javier Torres (to Atlas) |
| — | FW | MEX | Gustavo Ruelas (to Chiapas) |
| — | FW | MEX | Joaquín Reyes (to Celaya) |
| — | DF | URU | Jonathan Lacerda (to Atlas) |
| — | DF | MEX | Jorge Barrera (to Correcaminos) |
| — | FW | MEX | José Rodolfo Reyes (to Estudiantes Tecos) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | MEX | Juan Pablo Santiago (to Tijuana) |
| — | MF | MEX | Miguel Zepeda (to Leones Negros) |
| — | DF | MEX | Uriel Álvarez (to Puebla) |
| — | DF | MEX | Jorge Alberto Campos (to Albinegros de Orizaba) |
| — | DF | MEX | Juan Carlos Arellano (to Leones Negros) |
| — | GK | MEX | Milton Aguilar (to Alacranes de Durango) |
| — | MF | MEX | Pedro Javier Jiménez (to Irapuato FC) |
| — | MF | ECU | Pedro Quiñónez (to Emelec) |

### Final phase

Santos Laguna advanced 4–3 on aggregate
4–4 on aggregate, Santos Laguna advanced due to being the higher seed in the classification phase
UANL won 4–1 on aggregate

### Goalscorers

| Position | Name | Goals scored |
| 1. | Oribe Peralta | 13 |
| 2. | Carlos Quintero | 6 |
| 3. | Cristian Suárez | 5 |
| 4. | Jorge Iván Estrada | 2 |
| 4. | Daniel Ludueña | 2 |
| 4. | Carlos Adrián Morales | 2 |
| 4. | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | 2 |
| 8. | Felipe Baloy | 1 |
| 8. | José María Cárdenas | 1 |
| 8. | Juan Carlos Enríquez | 1 |
| 8. | Rafael Figueroa | 1 |
| 8. | Santiago Hoyos | 1 |
| 8. | Carlos Ochoa | 1 |
| TOTAL | | 38 |

### 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: 5 November 2011. Source: Apertura 2010 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Nat | Player | Age | From | Date | Notes |
| | FW | | Herculez Gomez | 29 | Estudiantes Tecos | December 12, 2011 | |

### Out

| # | Pos | Nat | Player | Age | To | Date | Notes |
| 7 | MF | | José María Cárdenas | 26 | América | December 16, 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 | Oswaldo Sánchez (Captain) |
| 3 | FW | COL | Carlos Darwin Quintero |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Jorge Iván Estrada |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Aarón Galindo |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Marc Crosas |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Juan Pablo Rodríguez (Vice-Captain) |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Carlos Ochoa |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Daniel Ludueña |
| 12 | DF | MEX | José León Hoyo |
| 13 | FW | ECU | Christian Suárez |
| 14 | DF | MEX | César Ibáñez |
| 15 | MF | MEX | Jaime Toledo |
| 16 | FW | USA | Herculez Gomez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | MEX | Rodolfo Salinas |
| 18 | DF | ARG | Santiago Hoyos |
| 19 | DF | MEX | Rafael Figueroa |
| 20 | DF | MEX | Osmar Mares |
| 23 | DF | PAN | Felipe Baloy |
| 24 | FW | MEX | Oribe Peralta |
| 25 | GK | MEX | Miguel Becerra |
| 27 | DF | MEX | José Antonio Olvera |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Carlos Adrián Morales |
| 29 | FW | MEX | Juan Carlos Enríquez |
| 32 | GK | MEX | Julio González |
| 46 | MF | MEX | Arnulfo González |
| 65 | FW | MEX | Alonso Escoboza |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | MEX | Milton Aguilar (to Alacranes de Durango) |
| — | DF | MEX | Alejandro Martínez (to Lobos BUAP) |
| — | DF | URU | Jonathan Lacerda (to Puebla) |
| — | DF | MEX | Jorge Barrera (to Correcaminos) |
| — | DF | MEX | Juan Pablo Santiago (to Tijuana) |
| — | DF | MEX | Uriel Álvarez (to Veracruz) |
| — | DF | MEX | Jorge Alberto Campos (to Albinegros de Orizaba) |
| — | DF | MEX | Juan Carlos Arellano (to Leones Negros) |
| — | MF | MEX | Diego Armando Esqueda (to Leones Negros) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | MEX | Francisco Javier Torres (to Atlas) |
| — | MF | MEX | Miguel Zepeda (to Leones Negros) |
| — | MF | MEX | Pedro Javier Jiménez (to Irapuato FC) |
| — | FW | MEX | Agustín Enrique Herrera (to Veracruz) |
| — | FW | MEX | Daniel Guzmán Jr (to Veracruz) |
| — | FW | USA | Gustavo Ruelas (to Chiapas) |
| — | FW | MEX | Joaquín Reyes (to Celaya) |
| — | FW | MEX | José Rodolfo Reyes (to Estudiantes Tecos) |

### Regular season

Win  Draw  Loss

#### Clausura 2012 results
### Final phase

Santos Laguna advanced 6–4 on aggregate
Santos Laguna advanced 3–3 on aggregate due to being the higher seed in the classification phase
Santos Laguna won 3–2 on aggregate
Santos Laguna won their fourth league title in history

### 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: 28 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

## CONCACAF Champions League
### Preliminary round

Santos Laguna won 4–3 on aggregate.

### Group standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Santos Laguna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| Isidro Metapán | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 |
| Colorado Rapids | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 |
| Real España | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 |

### Quarter-finals

Santos Laguna won 7–3 on aggregate.

### Final

Monterrey won 3–2 on aggregate

### Goalscorers

| Position | Name | Goals scored |
| 1. | Oribe Peralta | 7 |
| 2. | Herculez Gomez | 6 |
| 3. | Cristian Suárez | 5 |
| 4. | Carlos Quintero | 4 |
| 5. | Daniel Ludueña | 3 |
| 5. | Carlos Ochoa | 3 |
| 5. | Juan Pablo Rodríguez | 3 |
| 8. | José María Cárdenas | 1 |
| 8. | Juan Carlos Enríquez | 1 |
| 8. | Alonso Escoboza | 1 |
| 8. | Aarón Galindo | 1 |
| 8. | Own Goals | 1 |
| TOTAL | | 33 |