# 2011–12 CE Sabadell FC season

The 2011–12 Spanish football season was the first for CE Sabadell in the second level since 1993, when the team was relegated for not paying its players. After a stunning season in Segunda División B, the team promoted via play-off and was runner-up in the overall season, being surpassed only by Real Murcia (also promoted), who won on penalties in the play-off final matches (agg. 1–1 a.e.t, 8–9 p.s.o). During early June, Joan Soteras confirmed that the team manager, Lluís Carreras renewed for this season after the rumors emerged in April that linked him with FC Barcelona B.
Sabadell finished the season in 19th place, which would normally have resulted in an immediate return to Segunda B. However, they were reprieved from relegation when Villarreal were relegated from La Liga at the end of the season. Villarreal's relegation from La Liga meant that their reserve side, Villarreal B, would automatically drop to Segunda B.

## Trophies balance

| Category | Trophy | Started round | First match | Result | Last match |
| Friendly Trophy | 2011–12 Copa Catalunya | Fourth Qualifying Round | 7 August 2011 | Fifth Qualifying Round | 14 September 2011 |
| Competitive | Liga Adelante | — | 27 August 2011 | 19th | 2 or 3 June 2012 |
| Competitive | Copa del Rey | Second Qualifying Round | 6 September 2011 | Second Qualifying Round | 6 September 2011 |

### Competitive Balance

Biggest win :
| | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Liga Adelante | 28 January 2012 | Matchday 22 | v. Xerez CD | 2 – 0 | 3 September 2011 | Matchday 3 | v. Villarreal B | 3 – 4 |
| Liga Adelante | 11 February 2012 | Matchday 24 | v. Villarreal B | 3 – 1 | 1 October 2011 | Matchday 7 | v. FC Barcelona B | 0 – 1 |
| Copa del Rey | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round |
| Biggest loss |||||||||||
| | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Liga Adelante | 12 November 2011 | Matchday 13 | v. Córdoba | 0 – 3 | 6 November 2011 | Matchday 12 | v. Nàstic Tarragona | 5 – 0 |
| Liga Adelante | 7 January 2012 | Matchday 19 | v. Real Valladolid | 1 – 4 | 6 November 2011 | Matchday 12 | v. Nàstic Tarragona | 5 – 0 |
| Copa del Rey | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | None due to the elimination in the Second Qualifying Round | 6 September 2011 | Second Qualifying Round | v. AD Alcorcón | 2 – 1 |

## Summer transfers
### In

In (15 players) :
| Player | From | Fee |
| Héctor Simón | Castellón | Free |
| Thierry Florian | Orihuela | Free |
| Òscar Ramírez | Badalona | Free |
| Samuel Baños | AD Alcorcón | Free |
| Manuel Lanzarote | SD Eibar | Free |
| Jesús Olmo | Puertollano | Free |
| Ian Mackay | SD Ponferradina | Free |
| David Arteaga | Córdoba | Free |
| Aarón Bueno | Cádiz | Free |
| Manuel Redondo | SD Ponferradina | Free |
| Juanjo Ciércoles | RCD Espanyol B | Free |
| Nabil Baha | AEK Athens | Free |
| Iván Gómez | Free agent | Free agent |
| Pablo Ruiz | FC Cartagena | Free |
| Yann Songo'o | Real Zaragoza B | Free |

### Out

Out (9 players) :
| Player | New Team | Fee |
| Marc Fernández | FC Cartagena | Free |
| Chapi Arnau | AD Ceuta | Free |
| Julián Robles | Badalona | Free |
| Alberto Manga | Badalona | Free |
| Mikel Azparren | Lleida Esportiu | Free |
| Aitor Ramírez | SD Ponferradina | Free |
| Raúl Rodríguez | Castellón | Free |
| Pep Pagès | Igualada | Free |
| Àlex Ruiz | UE Llagostera | Free |

### Loan in

Loan in (1 player) :
| Player | From |
| Álex Cruz | Granada |

### Loan return

Loan return (1 player) :
| Italics for players returning to the club but left it during pre-season ||
| Player | From |
| Víctor Rodríguez | CE Premià Although he will play for the "B" team. |
| Aitor Ramírez | CD Dénia |

### Loan end

Loan end (2 players) :
| Player | Returns to |
| Hiroshi Ibusuki | Girona Then, sold to Sevilla Atlético |
| Isaac Cuenca | FC Barcelona B |
| Juanjo Ciércoles | RCD Espanyol B |

## Winter transfers
### In

In (2 players) :
| Player | From | Fee |
| Francesc Piera | Puertollano | Free |
| Antonio Hidalgo | CD Tenerife | Free |

### Out

Out (3 players) :
| Player | New Team | Fee |
| Yann Songo'o | Pobla de Mafumet CF | Free |
| Iván Gómez | Retired | Retired |
| Joaquín Rodríguez | Free agent | Free agent |

### Loan in

Loan in (2 players) :
| Player | From |
| Ezequiel Calvente | Real Betis |
| Adrián Luna | RCD Espanyol Previously on loan in Nàstic Tarragona |

## Current squad
### Squad

* Updated to 31 January 2012
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 | ESP | David De Navas |
| 2 | MF | ESP | Antonio Hidalgo |
| 3 | DF | ESP | David Bermudo |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Juanjo Ciércoles |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Agustín Fernández |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Hèctor Simón |
| 7 | DF | ESP | Òscar Ramírez |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Albert Puigdollers |
| 10 | MF | EQG | Juvenal Edjogo |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Francesc Piera |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Manuel Lanzarote |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Ian Mackay |
| 14 | FW | MAR | Nabil Baha |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Pablo Ruiz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Samuel Baños |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Toni Lao |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Manuel Redondo |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Thierry Florian |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Álex Cruz (On loan from Granada) |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Ezequiel Calvente (On loan from Real Betis) |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Aarón Bueno |
| 23 | MF | ESP | David Arteaga |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Jesús Olmo |
| 25 | MF | URU | Adrián Luna (On loan from RCD Espanyol) |
| – | MF | ESP | Fito Miranda (Long-term injured) |
| – | GK | ESP | Oriol Torres (Long-term injured) |
| – | MF | ESP | Eneko Fernández (Long-term injured) |

### Youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 40 | MF | ESP | Aleix Domínguez |
| — | FW | ESP | Nelbert Barbosa |
| — | MF | ESP | Mario Quereda |
| — | MF | ESP | Miguel Ángel Chica |
| — | DF | ESP | César Molina |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Toni Delgado |
| — | MF | ESP | Pinilla |
| — | MF | ESP | Sergio |
| — | MF | ESP | Jonathan Collado |
| — | GK | ESP | Manu |

### Called up by their national football team

List of players called up by their national team :
| 10 | Juvenal Edjogo | Equatorial Guinea | v. Guinea-Bissau (10 August 2011) v. Burkina Faso (3 September 2011) v. Central African Republic (7 September 2011) v. Gabon (7 October 2011) v. Cameroon (11 October 2011) v. Madagascar (11 November 2011) v. Madagascar (15 November 2011) v. South Africa (6 January 2012) v. Cotonsport (13 January 2012) v. Libya (21 January 2012) v. Senegal (25 January 2012) v. Zambia (29 January 2012) v. Ivory Coast (4 February 2012) v. Tunisia (2 June 2012) v. Sierra Leone (9 June 2012) |

## Match stats

| No. | Pos. | Player | | | | | | | | |
| No. | Pos. | Player | League | Cup | League | Cup | League | Cup | League | Cup |
| 1 | GK | David de Navas | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | MF | Antonio Hidalgo | 2 | | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | David Bermudo | | | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | MF | Juanjo Ciércoles | | | 13 | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | Agustín Fernández | 1 | | 2 | | | | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Hèctor Simón | 1 | | 11 | | | 1 | | |
| 7 | DF | Òscar Ramírez | | | 8 | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | Albert Puigdollers | 1 | | 2 | | | | | |
| 9 | FW | Joaquín Rodríguez (Out) | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 10 | MF | Juvenal Edjogo | 4 | | 5 | | | | | |
| 11 | MF | Eneko Fernández (Long time injured) | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | MF | Francesc Piera | | | 2 | | | | | |
| 12 | MF | Manuel Lanzarote | 9 | | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | GK | Ian Mackay | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 14 | FW | Nabil Baha | 5 | | 7 | | 1 | | | |
| 15 | DF | Pablo Ruiz | | | 6 | | | | | |
| 16 | MF | Samuel Baños | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 17 | DF | Toni Lao | 1 | | 7 | | | | | |
| 18 | DF | Manuel Redondo | | | 5 | | | | | |
| 19 | MF | Thierry Florian | 6 | | 4 | | 1 | | | |
| 20 | MF | Álex Cruz | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | Fito Miranda (Long time injured) | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | Ezequiel Calvente | 2 | | 2 | | | | | |
| 22 | FW | Aarón Bueno | 6 | | 4 | | | | | |
| 23 | MF | David Arteaga | 3 | | 4 | | | | | |
| 24 | DF | Jesús Olmo | 3 | | 7 | | 2 | | | |
| 25 | FW | Adrián Luna | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 49 | DF | Yann Songo'o (Out) | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |

## Match results
### Liga Adelante

| Matchday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 42 |
| Against | SDH | VilB | FCC | DEP | HÉR | FCB | RHU | ALC | GUA | XER | ACY | NÀS | CÓR | GIR | RMU | CEL | ELC | ALM | RV | NUM | LPA | XER | SDH | VilB | FCC | DEP | HÉR | FCB | RHU | GUA | ACY | NÀS | CÓR | GIR | RMU | CEL | ELC | ALM | RV | ALC | NUM | LPA |
| Venue | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Position | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
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Win Draw Lost
| | | All | All | All | All | All | All | All | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| | | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. |
| 19 | CE Sabadell | 46 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 64 | –19 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 36 | –20 |
Liga Adelante Winners (also promoted)  Direct promotion to Liga BBVA (Liga Adelante Runners-up)  Liga BBVA promotion play-offs  Relegation to Segunda División B (From 13 May: The 19th qualified won't be relegated as Villarreal CF were relegated from Liga BBVA and Villarreal B were also relegated to Segunda División B, consequently)