# 2011–12 Granada CF season

The 2011–12 season was the 78th season in Granada CF's history and their 18th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
Granada finished the season in 17th place in the league, managing to stay in the top flight of the Spanish football. It entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32 where it lost to Real Sociedad 3–5 on aggregate.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | José Juan | 44 | EU | 2009 | 22 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
| 2 | RB | Allan Nyom | 36 | EU | 2009 | 88 | 1 | 2014 | Free | on loan from Udinese |
| 3 | CB | Noé Pamarot | 45 | EU | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 4 | CM | Fran Rico | 37 | EU | 2011 | 10 | 1 | 2015 | €1M | |
| 5 | CB | Diego Mainz (vice-captain) | 41 | EU | 2009 | 76 | 8 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Udinese |
| 6 | LB | Guilherme Siqueira | 38 | EU | 2010 | 53 | 3 | 2015 | Free | Second nationality: Italy |
| 7 | CF | Odion Ighalo | 35 | Non-EU | 2010 (Winter) | 64 | 23 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Udinese |
| 8 | CB | Íñigo López | 42 | EU | 2010 | 49 | 2 | 2012 | €100K | |
| 9 | CM | Yohan Mollo | 35 | EU | 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2015 | €1M | |
| 10 | AM | Jaime Romero | 34 | EU | 2011 | 8 | 0 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Udinese |
| 11 | LW | Dani Benítez | 37 | EU | 2009 | 90 | 19 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Udinese |
| 12 | RW | Franco Jara | 36 | Non-EU | 2011 | 14 | 0 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Benfica |
| 13 | GK | Roberto | 45 | EU | 2010 | 60 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 14 | AM | Mikel Rico | 40 | EU | 2010 | 62 | 3 | 2013 | €400K | |
| 15 | CB | Pape Diakhaté | 40 | EU | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 2016 | €4.5M | Second nationality: France |
| 16 | LW | Jorge Ribeiro | 43 | EU | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 17 | CM | Carlos Martins | 42 | EU | 2011 | 12 | 1 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Benfica |
| 18 | CB | Manuel Lucena (captain) | 41 | EU | 2002 | 243 | 21 | 2013 | Free | |
| 19 | CM | Hassan Yebda | 40 | EU | 2011 | 11 | 0 | 2014 | Free | Second nationality: France |
| 20 | CF | Ikechukwu Uche | 40 | Non-EU | 2011 | 17 | 1 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Villarreal |
| 21 | RB | David Cortés | 45 | EU | 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 22 | CF | Álex Geijo | 42 | EU | 2010 | 50 | 28 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Udinese |
| 23 | DM | Abel | 42 | EU | 2010 | 63 | 4 | 2012 | Free | |
| 24 | DM | Moisés Hurtado | 43 | EU | 2011 | 7 | 0 | 2013 | Free | |
| 25 | GK | Júlio César | 38 | EU | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 2012 | Free | on loan from Benfica / Second nat.: Italy |
| 26 | CM | Richard Boateng | 32 | Non-EU | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2012 | Free | |
* Last updated: 21 December 2011
* Source: Granadacf.es, Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles (for player numbers, appearances, and goals)
* Ordered by squad number.

### 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 |
| — | DF | ESP | David de Coz (at Cádiz) |
| — | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo (at Cádiz) |
| — | MF | ESP | Pedro Barrancos (at Cádiz) |
| — | MF | ESP | Goku (at Burgos) |
| — | MF | ESP | Toti (at Cádiz) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | NGA | Kabiru Akinsola (at Cádiz) |
| — | FW | SCO | Ikechi Anya (at Cádiz) |
| — | FW | ESP | Álex Cruz (at Sabadell) |
| — | FW | CHI | Fabián Orellana (at Celta Vigo) |
| — | FW | ESP | Juanjo (at Cádiz) |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Fabri González |
| Assistant coach | Javi García |
| Fitness coaches | José Alfonso Morcillo |
| Goalkeepers coach | Iñaki García |
| Team delegate | Pedro David "Peki" Navarro |
| Match delegate | Ángel González Segura |
| Equipment managers | Jesús Pérez, Antonio Hidalgo |
Source: Granadacf.es

### Team stats

| No. | Pos. | Name | La Liga | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Total | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Ass | Goals | Apps | Ass | Goals | Apps | Ass | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | José Juan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Roberto | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Júlio César | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Allan Nyom | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Noé Pamarot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Diego Mainz | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Guilherme Siqueira | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Iñigo López | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Pape Diakhaté | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Jorge Ribeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Manuel Lucena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | David Cortés | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Fran Rico | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Yohan Mollo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jaime Romero | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Dani Benítez | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Mikel Rico | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Carlos Martins | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Hassan Yebda | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Abel | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Moisés Hurtado | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Richard Boateng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Odion Ighalo | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Franco Jara | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Ikechukwu Uche | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Álex Geijo | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Las updated: 21 December 2011 Source:

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 the Segunda División |
| 19 | Sporting Gijón (R) | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 37 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 RVA 0–0 ZAR; ZAR 1–2 RVA

#### 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: 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 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 17 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |