2011–12 Calcio Catania season

Catania
2011–12 season
President Antonino Pulvirenti
Head Coach Vincenzo Montella
Stadium Stadio Angelo Massimino
Serie A 11th
Coppa Italia Section 4 Fourth Round
Top goalscorer League: Lodi (9)
All: Lodi (9)
Highest home attendance 20,253 vs Milan
(Serie A, 31 March 2012)
Lowest home attendance 3,457 vs Novara
(Coppa Italia, 29 November 2011)
Average home league attendance 14,435
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 season is Catania's 104th in existence and sixth consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football, Serie A. Catania starts the season with a new manager, Vincenzo Montella.

Coach

Vincenzo Montella was officially appointed as the new manager of Catania on 1 July 2011, taking over the post previously left vacant following the departure of Diego Simeone. A former striker and former caretaker of Roma, Montella was given the task to coach Catania. The Naples-born tactician is currently the youngest head coach of Serie A. His most recent coaching experience was acting as caretaker for Roma towards the end of the 2010–11 season.

First team

Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 March 2012.[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Tomáš Košický Slovakia GK 11 March 1989 Slovakia Inter Bratislava
20 Juan Pablo Carrizo Argentina GK 6 May 1984 Lazio on loan from Lazio
29 Pietro Terracciano Italy GK 8 March 1990 Nocerina
30 Andrea Campagnolo Italy GK 17 June 1978 Reggina
Defenders
2 Alessandro Potenza Italy DF 8 March 1984 Genoa
3 Nicolás Spolli Argentina DF 20 February 1983 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
6 Nicola Legrottaglie Italy DF 20 October 1976 Milan
11 Marco Motta Italy DF 14 May 1986 Jueventus on loan from Juventus
12 Giovanni Marchese Italy DF 17 October 1984 Chievo
14 Giuseppe Bellusci Italy DF 21 August 1989 Ascoli
15 Wellington Teixeira Brazil DF 21 June 1988 Brazil Uberaba
33 Ciro Capuano Italy DF 10 August 1981 Palermo Vice-captain
Midfielders
4 Sergio Almirón Argentina MF 7 November 1980 Bari
5 Mario Paglialunga Argentina MF 29 October 1988 Argentina Rosario Central
8 Felipe Seymour Chile MF 23 July 1987 Genoa on loan from Genoa
10 Francesco Lodi Italy MF 24 March 1984 Frosinone
13 Mariano Izco Argentina MF 13 March 1983 Mexico Tigre Vice-captain
16 Cristian Llama Argentina MF 26 June 1986 Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí
19 Adrián Ricchiuti Argentina MF 30 June 1978 Rimini
27 Marco Biagianti Italy MF 14 April 1984 Pro Vasto Captain
28 Pablo Barrientos Argentina MF 17 January 1985 Russia FC Moscow
Forwards
7 Davide Lanzafame Italy SS 9 February 1987 Palermo
9 David Suazo Honduras ST 5 November 1979 Internazionale
17 Alejandro Gómez Argentina SS 15 February 1988 Argentina Arsenal de Sarandí
23 Gonzalo Bergessio Argentina ST 20 July 1984 France Saint-Étienne
22 Osarimen Ebagua Italy ST 6 June 1986 Torino on loan from Torino
32 Andrea Catellani Italy ST 26 May 1988 Youth programme
Players transferred during the season

Transfers

In

Catania began this season's transfer activity by signing Federico Moretti from Ascoli on 20 June 2011. Other signings include Pietro Terracciano from Nocerina, Keko from Atlético Madrid, David Suazo from Internazionale, and Gonzalo Bergessio from Saint-Étienne. On 4 August, Mario Paglialunga transferred from Rosario Central as well as Davide Lanzafame from Palermo on 7 August. Nicola Legrottaglie transferred from Milan on a free transfer. Other transfers include Sergio Almirón from Juventus. During the winter transfer window, Catania loaned Marco Motta from Juventus, Juan Pablo Carrizo from Lazio, Osarimen Ebagua from Torino, and Felipe Seymour from Genoa.

No.Pos.PlayerAgeMoving FromType of TransferTransfer windowTransfer feeSource
--MFItaly Federico Moretti22Italy AscoliFull ownershipSummerUndisclosed[2]
29GKItaly Pietro Terracciano21Italy NocerinaFull ownershipSummerFree[2]
15FWSpain Keko19Spain Atlético MadridFull ownershipSummerFree[3]
9FWHonduras David Suazo31Italy InternazionaleFull ownershipSummerFree[2]
18FWArgentina Gonzalo Bergessio27France Saint-ÉtienneFull ownershipSummer€3,000,000[4]
5MFArgentina Mario Paglialunga22Argentina Rosario CentralFull ownershipSummerUndisclosed[2]
7FWItaly Davide Lanzafame24Italy PalermoFull ownershipSummerUndisclosed[5]
6DFItaly Nicola Legrottaglie34Italy MilanFull ownershipSummerFree[2]
4MFArgentina Sergio Almirón30Italy JuventusFull ownershipSummerUndisclosed[2]
11DFItaly Marco Motta25Italy JuventusLoanWinterFree[2]
20GKArgentina Juan Pablo Carrizo27Italy LazioLoanWinterFree[2]
22FWNiger Osarimen Ebagua25Italy TorinoLoanWinterFree[2]
8MFChile Felipe Seymour24Italy GenoaLoanWinterFree[2]

Out

Catania loaned out Mirco Antenucci to Torino on 24 June 2011. Catania sold Simone Pesce to Novara while Gianvito Plasmati moved to Nocerina. Other departures include Cristian Suarino loaned to Nocerina, Ezequiel Carboni to Banfield, Takayuki Morimoto sold to Novara in a co-ownership bid. On 2 August 2011 Christian Terlizzi left on a free transfer to Varese as well as Raphael Martinho loaned to Cesena on 5 August. Matías Silvestre was sold to Palermo and Andrea D'Amico was loaned to Portogruaro. Other transfers include Nicola Lanzolla to Pisa, Błażej Augustyn loaned to Vicenza, and Federico Moretti loaned to Grosseto. During the winter transfer window, Catania loaned out Fabio Scaccia and Keko to Grosseto. Catania also loaned Pablo Ledesma to Boca Juniors, loaned Mariano Andújar to Estudiantes, loaned Maxi López to Milan, and loaned Pablo Sebastián Álvarez to Real Zaragoza. The winter transfer window also saw Gennaro Delvecchio sold to Lecce and Vincent Kouadio sold to Qormi.

No.Pos.PlayerAgeMoving toType of TransferTransfer windowTransfer feeSource
–FWItaly Mirco Antenucci26Italy TorinoLoanSummerFree[2]
–MFItaly Simone Pesce29Italy NovaraFull ownershipSummerUndisclosed[6]
–FWItaly Gianvito Plasmati28Italy NocerinaFull-ownershipSummerFree[2]
–MFItaly Cristian Suarino21Italy NocerinaLoanSummerFree[2]
-MFArgentina Ezequiel Carboni32Argentina BanfieldFull ownershipSummerFree[2]
-FWJapan Takayuki Morimoto23Italy NovaraCo-ownershipSummerUndisclosed
88DFItaly Christian Terlizzi31Italy VareseFull ownershipSummerFree
15MFBrazil Raphael Martinho23Italy CesenaLoanSummerFree[2]
3DFArgentina Matías Silvestre26Italy PalermoFull ownsershipSummer€7,000,000[5]
-MFItaly Andrea D'Amico22Italy PortogruaroLoanSummerFree[2]
–DFItaly Nicola Lanzolla22Italy PisaFull ownershipSummerUndisclosed[2]
–DFPoland Błażej Augustyn23Italy VicenzaLoanSummerFree[2]
–MFItaly Federico Moretti22Italy GrossetoLoanSummerFree[2]
37MFItaly Fabio Sciacca22Italy GrossetoLoanWinterFree[7]
9FWSpain Keko20Italy GrossetoLoanWinterFree[7]
-MFArgentina Pablo Ledesma27Argentina Boca JuniorsLoanWinterFree[2]
21GKArgentina Mariano Andújar28Argentina EstudiantesLoanWinterFree[2]
21FWArgentina Maxi López27Italy MilanLoanWinterFree[2]
2DFArgentina Pablo Sebastián Álvarez27Spain Real ZaragozaLoanWinterFree[2]
82MFItaly Gennaro Delvecchio33Italy LecceFull ownershipWinterUndisclosed[2]
99MFIvory Coast Vincent Kouadio21Malta QormiFull ownershipWinterUndisclosed[2]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Italy Vincenzo Montella
Assistant coach Italy Daniele Russo
Goalkeepers' coach Italy Marco Onorati
Field assistant Italy Giuseppe Irrera
Field cooperator Italy Salvatore Monaco

Last updated: March 2012
Source: Management staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Juventus (C) 38 23 15 0 68 20 +48 84 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Milan 38 24 8 6 74 33 +41 80
3 Udinese 38 18 10 10 52 35 +17 64 2012–13 UEFA Champions League play-off round
4 Lazio 38 18 8 12 56 47 +9 62 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
5 Napoli 38 16 13 9 66 46 +20 61 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Group stage 2
6 Internazionale 38 17 7 14 58 55 +3 58 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 2
7 Roma 38 16 8 14 60 54 +6 56 ROM 1–0 PAR
PAR 0–1 ROM
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
12 Atalanta 38 13 13 12 41 43 −2 0461 ATA 2–0 FIO
FIO 2–2 ATA
13 Fiorentina 38 11 13 14 37 43 −6 46
14 Siena 38 11 11 16 45 45 0 44
15 Cagliari 38 10 13 15 37 46 −9 43 CAG 2–1 PAL
PAL 3–2 CAG
16 Palermo 38 11 10 17 52 62 −10 43
17 Genoa 38 11 9 18 50 69 −19 42
18 Lecce (R) 38 8 12 18 40 56 −16 36 Relegation to 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 3
19 Novara (R) 38 7 11 20 35 65 −30 32 Relegation to 2012–13 Serie B
20 Cesena (R) 38 4 10 24 24 60 −36 22

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored
1Atalanta were deducted 6 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.[8][9]
2Napoli qualified to the group stage of the Europa League as winner of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. As they finished fifth, the sixth-placed team of the league also qualified for the Europa League.
3Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWLDDWDDWLLWLDWDLLDDWLWWDDWWDDLLLWDLDL

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2012. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2011–12 Serie A season were announced by the Lega Serie A on 27 July.[10]

Coppa Italia

Catania started the Coppa Italia directly in the third round of section 4.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Prima Squadra" [First Team]. Catania Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. 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 "Catania - Transfers".
  3. ↑ "Keko ficha por el Catania" [Keko signs for Catania] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Catania sign Bergessio". Sky Sports. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  5. 1 2 "SILVESTRE E' ROSANERO; DOMANI LA PRESENTAZIONE" [SILVESTRE IS A ROSANERO, TOMORROW PRESENTED TO THE PRESS] (in Italian). ilpalermocalcio.it. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Novara, preso Pesce" (in Italian). Tiscali Sport. 15 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  7. 1 2 http://www.calciomercato.com/mercato/catania-keko-e-sciacca-a-grosseto-898703
  8. ↑ "Decisioni CDN" (PDF) (in Italian). Figc.it. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "CGF: prosciolti Fabbri, Manfredini e lo Spezia, -6 al Benevento" (PDF) (in Italian). Figc.it. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "A league, here are the fixtures". legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Serie A Round 33 rescheduled for April 25". Goal.com. 16 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tabellone TIM Cup 2011–12 - Allegato al C.U. N.6" (PDF). legaseriea.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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