# 2011–12 Bologna FC 1909 season

The 2011–12 season was Bologna Football Club's 102nd in existence and 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

## Season review

Having parted ways with Alberto Malesani during the offseason, Bologna began the season with a new head coach, Pierpaolo Bisoli. Under Bisoli, Bologna started the Serie A season very poorly. They managed just 1 point from their first five league games, while scoring only 2 goals and conceding 10. Following the 2–0 defeat to Udinese, Bologna sacked Bisoli after five games in charge and replaced him with Stefano Pioli. Pioli took over the club, himself having already been fired by Palermo earlier in the season.
In Pioli's debut, Bologna picked up their first win of the season with a 2–0 victory away to Novara. They continued to find their footing in the league winning three of the first four games under their new manager. Bologna finished the season in ninth place, earning Stefano Pioli a contract extension. The club was led by their captain Marco Di Vaio, who scored 10 goals for the club and formed a lethal attacking trident alongside Alessandro Diamanti and Gastón Ramírez. Prior to the end of the season, Di Vaio announced it would be his last at Serie A, as he bid farewell to Bologna in order to finish his career with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer (MLS).

## Kit

The kits for the 2011–12 season were made by Macron. The home kit features the traditional red and blue stripes with yellow inserts. The home shorts are white with red and blue details. The away kit is a white shirt with red and blue details, paired with blue shorts. The third kit is sky blue with red and blue details, a tribute to Uruguay, as a way to celebrate the historic "twinning" between Bologna and the South American country that has provided the Rossoblù many foreign players in its history. The main sponsor for the season's shirts is NGM Mobile, with Serenissima Ceramica also sponsoring the home kits and Manifatture Ceramiche on the away uniforms.

## Players

| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Jean-François Gillet | GK | (1979-05-31) 31 May 1979 (age 45) | Bari |
| 25 | Federico Agliardi | GK | (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 (age 41) | Padova |
| 32 | Dejan Stojanović | GK | (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 31) | FC Lustenau |
| 44 | Filippo Lombardi | GK | (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 (age 34) | Alma Fano |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | Archimede Morleo | LB | (1983-09-26) 26 September 1983 (age 41) | Crotone |
| 5 | Mikael Antonsson | CB | (1981-05-31) 31 May 1981 (age 43) | Copenhagen |
| 8 | György Garics | RB | (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40) | Atalanta |
| 19 | Luigi Vitale | LB | (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37) | Napoli | on loan from Napoli |
| 21 | Nicolò Cherubin | LB | (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 (age 38) | Cittadella |
| 22 | Cesare Rickler | CB | (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 37) | Chievo |
| 43 | Frederik Sørensen | CB | (1992-04-14) 14 April 1992 (age 32) | Juventus | transferred in from Juventus |
| 48 | Matteo Rubin | LB | (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 37) | Torino | on loan from Torino |
| 51 | Simone Loria | CB | (1976-10-28) 28 October 1976 (age 48) | Roma |
| 75 | José Ángel Crespo | RB | (1987-02-09) 9 February 1987 (age 37) | Padova |
| 84 | Andrea Raggi | RB | (1984-06-24) 24 June 1984 (age 40) | Palermo |
| 90 | Daniele Portanova | CB | (1978-12-17) 17 December 1978 (age 46) | Siena | Vice-captain |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Rene Krhin | CM | (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 34) | Internazionale |
| 6 | Saphir Taïder | MF | (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) | Grenoble |
| 10 | Gastón Ramírez | AM | (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 34) | Peñarol |
| 13 | Nico Pulzetti | DM | (1984-02-13) 13 February 1984 (age 40) | Livorno |
| 15 | Diego Pérez | DM | (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 44) | Monaco |
| 16 | Federico Casarini | CM | (1989-08-07) 7 August 1989 (age 35) | Youth team |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti | AM | (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983 (age 41) | Brescia |
| 26 | Gaby Mudingayi | CM | (1981-10-01) 1 October 1981 (age 43) | Lazio |
| 33 | Panagiotis Kone | MF | (1987-07-26) 26 July 1987 (age 37) | Brescia | on loan from Brescia |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Marco Di Vaio | ST | (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976 (age 48) | Genoa | Captain |
| 17 | Daniele Vantaggiato | ST | (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984 (age 40) | Padova | on loan from Padova |
| 35 | Daniele Paponi | ST | (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36) | Parma |
| 77 | Henry Giménez | ST | (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 38) | River Plate |
| 78 | Ishak Belfodil | ST | (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 32) | Lyon | on loan from Lyon |
| 99 | Robert Acquafresca | ST | (1987-09-11) 11 September 1987 (age 37) | Genoa | on loan from Genoa |
| Players transferred during the season |||||||
| 11 | Manuel Gavilán | ST | (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 (age 33) | Youth team | on loan to Piacenza |
| 20 | Federico Rodríguez | ST | (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) | Genoa | on loan to Piacenza |
| 52 | Riccardo Pasi | MF | (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 34) | Parma | on loan to Chiasso |
| 88 | Massimo Coda | ST | (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 36) | Treviso | on loan to Siracusa |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Jean-François Gillet | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Archimede Morleo | 25(4) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 26(5) | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Rene Krhin | 4(3) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 5(4) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mikael Antonsson | 22(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Saphir Taïder | 9(5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(5) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Francesco Della Rocca | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 0(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | György Garics | 12(6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Marco Di Vaio | 32(5) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33(5) | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Gastón Ramírez | 28(5) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28(5) | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Nico Pulzetti | 16(9) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18(9) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Diego Pérez | 27(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29(1) | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Federico Casarini | 8(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Daniele Vantaggiato | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Luigi Vitale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Nicolò Cherubin | 14(7) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16(7) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Cesare Rickler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Alessandro Diamanti | 27(3) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29(3) | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Federico Agliardi | 9(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Gaby Mudingayi | 33(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 34(2) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Dejan Stojanović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Panagiotis Kone | 18(13) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18(13) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Daniele Paponi | 0(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 1 | 0(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | Frederik Sørensen | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Filippo Lombardi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | Matteo Rubin | 12(2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14(2) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Simone Loria | 7(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8(2) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | DF | José Ángel Crespo | 3(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Henry Damián Giménez | 2(12) | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 4(13) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | FW | Ishak Belfodil | 1(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | DF | Andrea Raggi | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | DF | Daniele Portanova | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Robert Acquafresca | 17(15) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19(15) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| - | MF | Riccardo Casini | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 29 May 2012 Source: Statistics from legaseriea.it

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| R | No. | Pos | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Marco Di Vaio | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | AM | Gastón Ramírez | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| = | 23 | AM | Alessandro Diamanti | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | FW | Robert Acquafresca | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 90 | CB | Daniele Portanova | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Last updated: 29 May 2012 Source: Statistics from legaseriea.it

### Most appearances

Includes all competitive matches.
| R | No. | Pos | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Marco Di Vaio | 37 | 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 26 | CM | Gaby Mudingayi | 34 | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | 90 | CB | Daniele Portanova | 34 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | 99 | FW | Robert Acquafresca | 32 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | 10 | AM | Gastón Ramírez | 33 | 0 | 33 |
Last updated: 29 May 2012 Source: Statistics from legaseriea.it

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Pierpaolo Bisoli (until 4 October 2011) Stefano Pioli |
| Assistant coach | Giancomo Murelli |
| Technical Collaborator | Michele Tardioli (until 4 October 2011) Davide Lucarelli |
| Goalkeepers' coach | Franco Paleari (until 4 October 2011) Graziano Vinti |
| Athletic coach | Riccardo Ragnacci (until 4 October 2011) Matteo Osti Francesco Perondi |
Last updated: May 2012 Source: Staff Tecnico

### Medical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Sanitary manager | Gianni Nanni |
| Doctors | Giovanbattista Sisca Luca Bini |
| Physiotherapists | Luca Ghelli Luca Govoni Carmelo Sposato |
Last updated: May 2012 Source: Staff Tecnico

### Other information

| Chairman | Albano Guaraldi |
| Vice Chairman | Maurizio Setti |
| Honorary Chairman | Gianni Morandi |
| Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer | Alessandro Gabrieli |
| General Manager | Roberto Zanzi |
| Directors | Marco Pavignani Marco Scapoli Riccardo Yien Gianluigi Serafini Paolo Romani Giulio Romagnoli Gian Paolo Rimondi Mauro Galavotti Maurizio Ferrari |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (38,279 / 105x68 meters) |
Updated to match played July 2011 Source: Organigrammi

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Serie A | — | 9th | 11 September 2011 | 13 May 2012 |
| Coppa Italia | Third round | Round of 16 | 21 August 2011 | 8 December 2011 |
Updated to match played 20 May 2012 Source: Competitions

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Roma | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 56 |
| 8 | Parma | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 56 |
| 9 | Bologna | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 51 |
| 10 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 49 |
| 11 | Catania | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 48 |
* 1 2 Roma finished ahead of Parma on head–to–head away goals scored: Parma 0–1 Roma, Roma 1–0 Parma.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2012. Source: Lega Serie A – Standings

#### Results by round

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

#### Matches

The fixtures for the 2011–12 Serie A season were announced by the Lega Serie A on 27 July.