2011–12 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese
2011–12 season
Chairman Franco Soldati
Head Coach Francesco Guidolin
Serie A 3rd
Coppa Italia TBA
Champions League Play-off round
Europa League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Antonio Di Natale (10)
All:
Antonio Di Natale (12)
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The 2011–12 Udinese Calcio season is the 17th consecutive and 32nd Serie A season for Italian football team Udinese Calcio.

Contents

Transfers

Udinese sold their three important players, Alexis Sanchez, Gokhan Inler, and Cristian Zapata, before the season starts. They also share the ownership of Gaetano D'Agostino with Siena, and loaned out German Denis to Atalanta.

They bring back Paulo Vitor Barreto from loan, and bought Gabriel Torje which is dubbed as "The Romanian Messi" as a replace for departed Sanchez.

Sponsors

The shirt maker is Legea for the second consecutive season. For the fourth consecutive season the official sponsor is Dacia.

Summary

Serie A

Udinese were unbeaten in 7 first Serie A games, and only conceded 1 goal in that period, which is the best defensive record in top European leagues at the time.[1] They also top Serie A at the moment, and compared to much more expensive squad of Manchester City which also top Premier League in the same time.[2]

Europe

Udinese were drawn against English side Arsenal for qualification into the UEFA Champions League. The first leg was played away at the Emirates Stadium, and Udinese lost the game 1–0.[3] The second leg was a heavily contested match, with Udinese taking a 1–0 lead at half-time to level the aggregate score to 1–1 but Arsenal caught up in the second half and Udinese lost 2–1, and 3–1 on aggregate.[4] Udinese were then drawn into the Europa League.

Current squad

Serie A and Coppa Italia

As of 31 August 2011[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Samir Handanovič
3 MF Mauricio Isla
5 DF Danilo Larangera
6 GK Emanuele Belardi
7 MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
8 MF Dušan Basta
9 FW Paulo Vitor Barreto
10 FW Antonio Di Natale (captain)
11 DF Maurizio Domizzi
13 DF Neuton
16 DF Andrea Coda
17 DF Mehdi Benatia
18 MF Cristian Battocchio
20 MF Kwadwo Asamoah
No. Position Player
21 GK Daniele Padelli (on loan from Sampdoria)
22 MF Abdoul Sissoko
23 MF Almen Abdi
24 DF Joel Ekstrand
25 MF Gabriel Torje
26 DF Giovanni Pasquale
27 DF Pablo Armero
28 GK Rafael Romo
30 MF Thierry Doubai
31 FW Diego Fabbrini
32 DF Damiano Ferronetti
37 MF Roberto Pereyra
66 MF Giampiero Pinzi
83 FW Antonio Floro Flores

UEFA Champions League squad

As of 8 August 2011[6][7]

The squad consist of a maximum of 17 foreigners, and a minimum of 8 local trained players (must be a minimum of 4 club trained)[8]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Samir Handanović
3 MF Mauricio Isla
5 DF Danilo
6 GK Emanuele Belardi
7 MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
8 MF Dušan Basta
10 FW Antonio Di Natale (captain)
13 DF Neuton
14 DF Daniel Bello (List A club product)
17 DF Mehdi Benatia
19 FW Germán Denis
20 MF Kwadwo Asamoah
21 FW Matěj Vydra (*)
No. Position Player
23 MF Almen Abdi
24 DF Joel Ekstrand
26 DF Giovanni Pasquale
27 DF Pablo Armero
28 GK Rafael Romo
30 MF Thierry Doubai
31 FW Diego Fabbrini
41 DF Simone Sbardella (List A club product)
42 MF Mattia Bedin (List A club product)
43 FW Davide Marsura (List A club product)
66 MF Giampiero Pinzi
83 FW Antonio Floro Flores

List B

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

No. Position Player
18 MF Cristian Battocchio
44 GK George Bucuroiu
45 DF Simone Deana
46 MF Gianluca Migliorini
No. Position Player
47 DF Davide Nicoletti
48 MF Luca Baldassin
49 DF Luca Corrado
50 MF Marco Piscopo

UEFA Europa League

As of 31 August 2011[9] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Samir Handanović
3 MF Mauricio Isla
5 DF Danilo
7 MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
8 MF Dušan Basta
9 FW Paulo Vitor Barreto
10 FW Antonio Di Natale (captain)
11 DF Maurizio Domizzi
13 DF Neuton
14 DF Daniel Bello (List A club product)
17 DF Mehdi Benatia
20 MF Kwadwo Asamoah
21 GK Daniele Padelli (on loan from Sampdoria)
No. Position Player
23 MF Almen Abdi
24 DF Joel Ekstrand
27 DF Pablo Armero
28 GK Rafael Romo
30 MF Thierry Doubai
31 FW Diego Fabbrini
37 MF Roberto Pereyra
41 DF Simone Sbardella (List A club product)
42 MF Mattia Bedin (List A club product)
43 FW Davide Marsura (List A club product)
66 MF Giampiero Pinzi
83 FW Antonio Floro Flores

List B

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

No. Position Player
18 MF Cristian Battocchio
45 DF Simone Deana
46 MF Gianluca Migliorini
No. Position Player
48 MF Luca Baldassin
49 DF Luca Corrado
50 MF Marco Piscopo

Transfers

Summer 2011

In

Player Position Old Club Details
Neuton, Neuton Defender Gremio €3 million
Brkic, ZeljkoZeljko Brkic Goalkeeper FK Vojvodina €1.5 million
Sissoko, AbdoulAbdoul Sissoko Midfielder AS Troyes €1.5 million
Doubai, ThierryThierry Doubai Midfielder Young Boys Bern €2.5 million
Vitor Barreto, PauloPaulo Vitor Barreto Forward A.S Bari €3.5 million
Fabbrini, DiegoDiego Fabbrini Midfielder Empoli Co-ownership termination
Larangera, DaniloDanilo Larangera Defender Palmeiras €2 million
Torje, GabrielGabriel Torje Midfielder Dinamo București Undisclosed[10]
Pereyra, RobertoRoberto Pereyra Defender River Plate Undisclosed[11]

[12]

Total spending: €14 million

Out

Player Position New Club Details
Pepe, SimoneSimone Pepe Forward Juventus €7.5 million[13]
Motta, MarcoMarco Motta Defender Juventus €3.75 million[14]
Sanchez, AlexisAlexis Sanchez Forward Barcelona €26 million[15]
Inler, GokhanGokhan Inler Midfielder Napoli €13 million[16]
Zapata, CristianCristian Zapata Defender Villareal €14 million[17]
D'Agostino, GaetanoGaetano D'Agostino Midfielder Siena co-ownership €2.5 million[18]
Cuadrado, Juan GuillermoJuan Guillermo Cuadrado Defender Lecce loan
Orellana, FabiánFabián Orellana Defender Granada undisclosed
Obodo, ChristianChristian Obodo Midfielder Lecce loan
Denis, GermanGerman Denis Forward Atalanta loan

Total sale: €64.25 million

Matches

Pre-season

Competition Date Opponent team H/A Result Scorers
Friendly 14 July 2011 Anagenissi Arta F.C/U.S. Cedarchis N 18-1 4' Asamoah, 8' Abdi, 11' Vydra, 12' Fabbrini, 14' Abdi, 17' Battocchio, 21' Vydra, 26' (own-goal) Nieddu, 47' Surraco, 51' Vydra (penalty kick), 55' Fabbrini, 64' Pinzi, 66' Surraco, 73' Fabbrini, 74' Surraco, 75' Pinzi, 81' Vydra, 83' Doubai, 90' Cescutti M
Friendly 18 July 2011 FVG Selected Team N 7–0 1' Fabbrini, 22' Di Natale (penalty kick), 27' Sissoko, 39' Danilo, 41' Fabbrini, 51' Floro Flores, 79' Candreva
Friendly 21 July 2011 FC Girondins de Bordeaux N 3–1 37' Di Natale, 65' Doubai, 85' Vydra
Friendly 24 July 2011 Olympique de Marseille N 2–0 32' Fabbrini, 69' Di Natale
Friendly 25 July 2011 Sacilese Calcio N 5–1 12' Floro Flores, 39' Pinzi, 50' Denis, 81' Denis, 85' Denis
Friendly 1 Aug 2011 OGC Nice A 0–1
Friendly 5 Aug 2011 Cadiz CF A 0–0

UEFA Champions League

Round Date Opponent team H/A Result Scorers
3rd Qualifying Round (1st leg) 16 Aug 2011 Arsenal A 0–1
3rd Qualifying Round (2nd leg) 24 Aug 2011 Arsenal H 1–2 39' Di Natale

Europa League

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Udinese 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7
Atlético Madrid 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Celtic 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
Rennes 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
Match Date Opponent team H/A Result Scorers
1 15th September 2011 Rennes H 2-1 39' Di Natale, 83' Armero
2 29th September 2011 Celtic A 1-1 88' (pen.) Abdi
3 20th October 2011 Atlético Madrid H 2-0 88' Benatia, 90+4 Floro Flores
4 3rd November 2011 Atlético Madrid A TBA
5 30th November 2011 Celtic A TBA
6 15th December 2011 Rennes H TBA

Serie A

Match Date Opponent team H/A Result Scorers
1 28 Aug 2011 Juventus H POSTPONED PP due to Italian league strikes
2 11 Sep 2011 Lecce A 2-0 2' Basta , 12' Di Natale
3 18 Sep 2011 Fiorentina H 2-0 8' Di Natale, 29' Isla
4 21 Sep 2011 Milan A 1-1 29' Di Natale
5 25 Sep 2011 Cagliari A 0-0
6 2 Oct 2011 Bologna H 2-0 29' Benatia, 72' Di Natale (pen.)
7 16 Oct 2011 Atalanta A 0-0
8 23 Oct 2011 Novara H 3-0 33', 49' Di Natale, 39' Domizzi
9 26 Oct 2011 Napoli A 0-2
10 30 Oct 2011 Palermo H 1-0 38' Di Natale
11 6 Nov 2011 Siena H 2-1 1' Basta, 64' Di Natale
12 20 Nov 2011 Parma A 2-0
13 25 Nov 2011 Roma H 2-0 79' Di Natale, 89' Isla

Players statistics

As of 27 October 2011

No. Pos. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League Europa League Total
App. App. App. App. App.(Start)
1 GK Handanovič 8 -3 1 0 2 -3 0 0 3 -2 0 0 13(13) -8 1 0
3 MF Mauricio Isla 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10(9) 1 1 0
5 DF Danilo 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 13(13) 0 2 0
7 MF Emmanuel Badu 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 12(10) 0 3 0
8 MF Dušan Basta 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8(7) 1 0 0
9 FW Barreto 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2(0) 0 0 0
10 FW Antonio Di Natale 7 6 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 10(10) 8 0 0
11 DF Maurizio Domizzi 6 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 8(7) 1 2 0
13 DF Neuton 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8(5) 0 1 0
17 DF Mehdi Benatia 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 12(11) 2 1 0
18 MF Cristian Battocchio 1 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
19 FW German Denis1 1 0 0 0 1(0) 0 0 0
20 MF K. Asamoah 8 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12(10) 0 2 0
23 MF Almen Abdi 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 10(3) 1 1 0
24 DF Joel Ekstrand 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6(4) 0 3 0
25 MF Gabriel Torje 8 0 1 0 8(8) 0 1 0
26 DF Giovanni Pasquale 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4(2) 0 0 0
27 DF Pablo Armero 6 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 11(9) 1 2 0
30 MF Thierry Doubai 3 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0
31 FW Diego Fabbrini 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 6(2) 0 2 0
32 DF Damiano Ferronetti 3 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0
37 MF Roberto Pereyra 2 0 0 0 2(2) 0 0 0
66 MF Giampiero Pinzi 7 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10(9) 0 3 1
83 FW Antonio Floro Flores 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4(2) 1 1 0
No. Pos. Player App. App. App. App. App.
Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League Europa League Total

Note:
1.^ Moved to Atalanta on-loan before Serie-A begins.

Starting 11

As of 24 October 2011
No. Pos. Name Starts
1 GK Samir Handanovič 12
11 DF Maurizio Domizzi 7
17 DF Mehdi Benatia 10
5 DF Danilo 12
27 MF Pablo Armero 8
3 MF Mauricio Isla 9
66 MF Giampiero Pinzi 8
20 MF Kwadwo Asamoah 9
7 MF Emmanuel Badu 9
25 MF Gabriel Torje 7
10 FW Antonio Di Natale 10

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