2011–12 F.C. Porto season

The 2011–12 season is the Futebol Clube do Porto's 78th season in the Primeira Liga, officially known as the Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons. Porto captured their 25th league title last season with their 3 April defeat of rivals Benfica. Manager André Villas-Boas became their manager on 2 July 2010 and won the league with no losses in their domestic campaign.^[1] On 20 June 2011, Villas-Boas quit Porto to join Chelsea in England. The next day, Porto named Vítor Pereira as their new head coach.

Squad

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Squad changes in 2011–12

In

Summer Transfer Window

• Djalma — Maritimo — Free transfer
• Iturbe — Cerro Porteño — €2.5 million
• Kelvin — Paraná Clube — €2.5 million
• Rafael Bracalli — Nacional — Free transfer
• Kléber — Maritimo — €2.3 million
• Alex Sandro — Santos — €9.5 million
• Danilo — Santos — €13 million
• Steven Defour — Standard Liège — €6 million
• Eliaquim Mangala — Standard Liège — €7 million
• Thibaut Vion — FC Metz — €300,000^[2]

Out

• Mariano González — Estudiantes de La Plata - End of contract
• Coulibaly Yero — Gil Vicente — Undisclosed fee (Porto still holds a percentage of his rights)
• Radamel Falcao — Atlético Madrid - €40 million
• Rúben Micael — Atlético Madrid - €5 million

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Portuguese SuperCup

European Super Cup

Pre-season

Matches

Kickoff times are in GMT.

      Win       Draw       Loss

References