2011–12 in Italian football

The 2011–12 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Italy.

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

• Siena
• Atalanta
• Novara

Teams relegated from Serie A

• Sampdoria
• Brescia
• Bari

Teams promoted to Serie B

• Gubbio
• Nocerina
• Hellas Verona
• Juve Stabia

Teams relegated from Serie B

• Piacenza
• Triestina
• Portogruaro
• Frosinone

Honours

Trophy and league Champions

Competition	Winner	Details	Stadium Location	Date	Match Report
Supercoppa Italiana	Milan	2011 Supercoppa Italiana beat Internazionale 2 – 1	Beijing National Stadium Beijing	6 August 2011	Report[permanent dead link]
Serie A	Juventus	2011–12 Serie A beat Cagliari 2 – 0	Stadio Nereo Rocco Trieste	6 May 2012	Report
Coppa Italia	Napoli	2011–12 Coppa Italia beat Juventus 2 – 0	Stadio Olimpico Rome	20 May 2012	Report
Serie B	Pescara	2011–12 Serie B beat Nocerina 1 – 0	Stadio Adriatico Pescara	26 May 2012
Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione	Spezia	2012 Supercoppa di Lega di Prima Divisione beat Ternana 2 – 1 (agg.)	Stadio Alberto Picco La Spezia	17 May 2012
Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione	Perugia	2012 Supercoppa di Lega di Seconda Divisione beat Treviso 2a – 2 (agg.)	Stadio Renato Curi Perugia	20 May 2012
Coppa Italia Lega Pro	Spezia	2011–12 Coppa Italia Lega Pro beat Pisa 2a – 2 (agg.)	Arena Garibaldi Pisa	2 May 2012

Promotion winners

Competition	Winner	Details
Serie B	Torino	2nd
Lega Pro Prima Divisione	Ternana	Winner Girone A
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione	Treviso	Winner Girone A
	San Marino	2nd in Girone A
	Catanzaro	2nd in Girone B

Playoff winners

Competition	Winner	Details
Serie B	Sampdoria	2011–12 Serie B beat Varese 4 – 2 (agg.)
Lega Pro Prima Divisione	Pro Vercelli	Girone A beat Carpi 3 – 1 (agg.)
	Virtus Lanciano	Girone B beat Trapani 4 – 2 (agg.)
Lega Pro Seconda Divisione	Cuneo	Girone A beat Virtus Entella 6 – 3 (agg.)
	Paganese	Girone B beat Chieti 2 – 0 (agg.)

Italy national football team

Euro 2012 qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	10	8	2	0	20	2	+18	26	Qualify for final tournament
2	Estonia	10	5	1	4	15	14	+1	16	Advance to play-offs
3	Serbia	10	4	3	3	13	12	+1	15
4	Slovenia	10	4	2	4	11	7	+4	14
5	Northern Ireland	10	2	3	5	9	13	−4	9
6	Faroe Islands	10	1	1	8	6	26	−20	4

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Faroe Islands  v  Italy

2 September 2011	Faroe Islands	0 – 1	Italy	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
20:45 CEST	Olsen  56'	Report	Cassano 11'	Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

Italy  v  Slovenia

6 September 2011	Italy	1 – 0	Slovenia	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
20:45 CEST	Balzaretti  64' Pazzini 85'	Report	Koren  24' Brečko  64' Cesar  85' Iličić  90+2'	Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Serbia  v  Italy

7 October 2011	Serbia	1 – 1	Italy	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade
20:45 CEST	Ivanović 26',  55' Stanković  80' Tošić  88' Žigić  90'	Report	Marchisio 2' Maggio  28'	Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Italy  v  Northern Ireland

11 October 2011	Italy	3 – 0	Northern Ireland	Stadio Adriatico, Pescara
20:45 CEST	Cassano 21', 53' McAuley 74' (o.g.)	Report		Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Friendlies

Italy  v  Spain

10 August 2011	Italy	2 – 1	Spain	Stadio San Nicola, Bari
20:45 CEST	Montolivo 11' Chiellini  67' Aquilani 84' Balotelli  90'	Report	Alonso 37' (pen.) Arbeloa  56'	Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Poland  v  Italy

11 November 2011	Poland	0 – 2	Italy	Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
20:45 CET	Polanski  55'	Report	Balotelli 30' Pazzini 60' Ogbonna  90+3'	Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Italy  v  Uruguay

15 November 2011	Italy	0 – 1	Uruguay	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:45 CET	Balotelli  50' Chiellini  90+5'	Report	Fernández 3' Cáceres  23' Lugano  34' Cavani  40' Á. Pereira  26'  81' Muslera  86'	Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

Italy  v  United States

29 February 2012	Italy	0 – 1	United States	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
20:45 CET	Chiellini  66'	Report	Dempsey 55' Bocanegra  68'	Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Italy  v  Russia

1 June 2012	Italy	0 – 3	Russia	Letzigrund Stadion, Zürich
20:45 CEST	Balotelli	Report	Kerzhakov 60' Shirokov 75', 89' Arshavin Pavlyuchenko	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nikolaj Haenni (Russia)

League tables

Serie A

Main article: 2011-12 Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	38	23	15	0	68	20	+48	84	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Milan	38	24	8	6	74	33	+41	80
3	Udinese	38	18	10	10	52	35	+17	64	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4	Lazio	38	18	8	12	56	47	+9	62	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5	Napoli	38	16	13	9	66	46	+20	61	Qualification to Europa League group stage[a]
6	Internazionale	38	17	7	14	58	55	+3	58	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a]
7	Roma	38	16	8	14	60	54	+6	56[b]
8	Parma	38	15	11	12	54	53	+1	56[b]
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[c]	38	13	13	12	41	43	−2	46[d]
13	Fiorentina	38	11	13	14	37	43	−6	46[d]
14	Siena	38	11	11	16	45	45	0	44
15	Cagliari	38	10	13	15	37	46	−9	43[e]
16	Palermo	38	11	10	17	52	62	−10	43[e]
17	Genoa	38	11	9	18	50	69	−19	42
18	Lecce (R, D, R)	38	8	12	18	40	56	−16	36	Relegation to Serie C1[f]
19	Novara (R)	38	7	11	20	35	65	−30	32	Relegation to Serie B
20	Cesena (R)	38	4	10	24	24	60	−36	22

Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Napoli 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.
2. Roma finished ahead of Parma on head–to–head away goals scored: Parma 0–1 Roma, Roma 1–0 Parma.
3. Atalanta were deducted 6 points due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.^[1][2]
4. Atalanta finished ahead of Fiorentina on head–to–head away goals scored: Atalanta 2–0 Fiorentina, Fiorentina 2–2 Atalanta.
5. Cagliari finished ahead of Palermo on goal difference : Cagliari 2–1 Palermo, Palermo 3–2 Cagliari; Cagliari = –9, Palermo = –10.
6. Lecce were originally relegated to Serie B, but further relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione due to involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.

Serie B

Main article: 2011-12 Serie B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Pescara (C, P)	42	26	5	11	90	55	+35	83[a]	Promotion to Serie A
2	Torino (P)	42	24	11	7	57	28	+29	83[a]
3	Sassuolo	42	22	14	6	57	33	+24	80	Qualification to promotion play-off
4	Hellas Verona	42	23	9	10	60	41	+19	78
5	Varese	42	20	11	11	57	41	+16	71
6	Sampdoria (O, P)	42	17	16	9	53	34	+19	67
7	Padova	42	18	9	15	56	58	−2	63
8	Brescia	42	15	12	15	48	50	−2	57[b]
9	Juve Stabia[c]	42	16	13	13	53	49	+4	57[b]
10	Reggina	42	14	13	15	63	59	+4	55
11	Crotone[d]	42	13	15	14	60	58	+2	52[e]
12	Modena	42	12	16	14	50	58	−8	52[e]
13	Bari[f]	42	14	14	14	47	48	−1	50
14	Grosseto	42	11	16	15	47	60	−13	49[g]
15	Ascoli[h]	42	15	11	16	47	50	−3	49[g]
16	Cittadella	42	13	9	20	51	64	−13	48[i]
17	Livorno	42	12	12	18	49	49	0	48[i]
18	Empoli	42	12	11	19	48	59	−11	47	Qualification to relegation play-off
19	Vicenza[j] (T)	42	10	14	18	43	61	−18	44
20	Nocerina (R)	42	10	10	22	52	71	−19	40	Relegation to Lega Pro Prima Divisione
21	Gubbio (R)	42	7	11	24	37	69	−32	32
22	AlbinoLeffe (R)	42	6	12	24	39	69	−30	30

Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/italy/serie-b/2011-2012/regular-season/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

1. PES 2–0 TOR; TOR 4–2 PES
2. BRE 0–0 JST; JST 0–1 BRE
3. Juve Stabia was docked 4 points: 1 point due to financial irregularities^[3] and 3 points (originally 5 points, reduced to 3 in appeal) for match fixing with Sorrento.^[4]
4. Crotone was docked 2 points due to financial irregularities.^[3]
5. CRO 2–2 MOD; MOD 1–1 CRO
6. Bari was docked 6 points due to financial irregularities.^[5]
7. GRO 3–3 ASC; ASC 0–2 GRO
8. Ascoli was docked 7 points: 4 points due to financial irregularities^[3][6] and 3 points (originally 6 points, reduced to 3 in appeal) due to the 2011 Italian football scandal.^[7][8]
9. CIT 2–2 LIV; LIV 1–2 CIT
10. Vicenza remained in the league for the relegation of Lecce due to a 2011–12 Italian football scandal.

Clubs in international competitions

Milan

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

Barcelona v Milan

13 September 2011 Round 1	Barcelona	2 – 2	Milan	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 CEST	Pedro 36' Villa 50'	Report	Pato 1' Silva 90+2'	Attendance: 89,861[9] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Milan v Viktoria Plzeň

28 September 2011 Round 2	Milan	2 – 0	Viktoria Plzeň	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CEST	Ibrahimović 53' (pen.) Cassano 66'	Report		Attendance: 66,859[10] Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Milan v BATE Borisov

19 October 2011 Round 3	Milan	2 – 0	BATE Borisov	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CEST	Ibrahimović 33' Boateng 70'	Report		Attendance: 66,040[11] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

BATE Borisov v Milan

1 November 2011 Round 4	BATE Borisov	1 – 1	Milan	Stadion Dynama, Minsk
18:00 CET	Bressan 55' (pen.)	Report	Ibrahimović 22'	Attendance: 29,100[12] Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Note: BATE Borisov played their home matches at Stadion Dynama, Minsk as their own Haradski Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.

Milan v Barcelona

23 November 2011 Round 5	Milan	2 – 3	Barcelona	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CET	Ibrahimović 20' Boateng 54'	Report	Van Bommel 14' (o.g.) Messi 31' (pen.) Xavi 63'	Attendance: 78,927[13] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Viktoria Plzeň v Milan

6 December 2011 Round 6	Viktoria Plzeň	2 – 2	Milan	Synot Tip Arena, Prague2
20:45 CET	Bystroň 89' Ďuriš 90+3'	Report	Pato 47' Robinho 49'	Attendance: 19,854[14] Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Note: Viktoria Plzeň played their home matches at Synot Tip Arena, Prague as their own Stadion města Plzně did not meet UEFA criteria.

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Milan v Arsenal

15 February 2012 Round of 16 - 1st leg	Milan	4 – 0	Arsenal	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CET	Boateng 15' Robinho 38', 49' Ibrahimović 79' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 64,462[15] Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Arsenal v Milan

6 March 2012 Round of 16 - 2nd leg	Arsenal	3 – 0 (3 – 4 agg.)	Milan	Emirates Stadium, London
20:45 CET	Koscielny 7' Rosický 26' Van Persie 43' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 59,973[16] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Milan v Barcelona

28 March 2012 Quarter-finals - 1st leg	Milan	0 – 0	Barcelona	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CEST		Report		Attendance: 76,169 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Barcelona v Milan

3 April 2012 Quarter-finals - 2nd leg	Barcelona	3 – 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Milan	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45 CEST	Messi 11' (pen.), 41' (pen.) Iniesta 53'	Report	Nocerino 32'	Attendance: 94,629 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Internazionale

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

Internazionale v Trabzonspor

14 September 2011 Round 1	Internazionale	0 – 1	Trabzonspor	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CEST		Report	Čelůstka 76'	Attendance: 24,444[17] Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

CSKA Moscow v Internazionale

27 September 2011 Round 2	CSKA Moscow	2 – 3	Internazionale	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
18:00 CEST	Dzagoev 45+3' Vágner Love 77'	Report	Lúcio 6' Pazzini 23' Zárate 78'	Attendance: 35,000[18] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Lille v Internazionale

18 October 2011 Round 3	Lille	0 – 1	Internazionale	Stade Lille-Métropole, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
20:45 CEST		Report	Pazzini 21'	Attendance: 16,996[19] Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Internazionale v Lille

2 November 2011 Round 4	Internazionale	2 – 1	Lille	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CET	Samuel 18' Milito 65'	Report	Melo 83'	Attendance: 24,299[20] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Trabzonspor v Internazionale

22 November 2011 Round 5	Trabzonspor	1 – 1	Internazionale	Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon
20:45 CET	Altıntop 23'	Report	Álvarez 18'	Attendance: 21,611[21] Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Internazionale v CSKA Moscow

7 December 2011 Round 6	Internazionale	1 – 2	CSKA Moscow	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CET	Cambiasso 51'	Report	Doumbia 50' V. Berezutski 86'	Attendance: 23,295[22] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Marseille v Internazionale

22 February 2012 Round of 16 - 1st leg	Marseille	1 – 0	Internazionale	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
20:45 CET	A. Ayew 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 37,646[23] Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Internazionale v Marseille

13 March 2012 Round of 16 - 2nd leg	Internazionale	2 – 1 (2 – 2a agg.)	Marseille	San Siro, Milan
20:45 CET	Milito 75' Pazzini 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Brandão 90+2'	Attendance: 62,632[24] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Napoli

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

Manchester City v Napoli

14 September 2011 Round 1	Manchester City	1 – 1	Napoli	Etihad Stadium, Manchester
20:45 CEST	Kolarov 74'	Report	Cavani 69'	Attendance: 44,026[25] Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Napoli v Villarreal

27 September 2011 Round 2	Napoli	2 – 0	Villarreal	Stadio San Paolo, Naples
20:45 CEST	Hamšík 15' Cavani 17' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 46,747[26] Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Napoli v Bayern Munich

18 October 2011 Round 3	Napoli	1 – 1	Bayern Munich	Stadio San Paolo, Naples
20:45 CEST	Badstuber 39' (o.g.)	Report	Kroos 2'	Attendance: 60,074[27] Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Bayern Munich v Napoli

2 November 2011 Round 4	Bayern Munich	3 – 2	Napoli	Allianz Arena, Munich
20:45 CET	Gómez 17', 23', 42'	Report	Fernández 45', 79'	Attendance: 66,000[28] Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Napoli v Manchester City

22 November 2011 Round 5	Napoli	2 – 1	Manchester City	Stadio San Paolo, Naples
20:45 CET	Cavani 17', 49'	Report	Balotelli 33'	Attendance: 57,575[29] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Villarreal v Napoli

7 December 2011 Round 6	Villarreal	0 – 2	Napoli	Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
20:45 CET		Report	Inler 65' Hamšík 76'	Attendance: 15,350[30] Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Napoli v Chelsea

21 February 2012 Round of 16 - 1st leg	Napoli	3 – 1	Chelsea	Stadio San Paolo, Naples
20:45 CET	Lavezzi 38', 65' Cavani 45+2'	Report	Mata 27'	Attendance: 52,495[31] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Chelsea v Napoli

14 March 2012 Round of 16 - 2nd leg	Chelsea	4 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 agg.)	Napoli	Stamford Bridge, London
20:45 CET	Drogba 28' Terry 47' Lampard 75' (pen.) Ivanović 105'	Report	Inler 55'	Attendance: 37,784[32] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Udinese

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League play-off round

Arsenal v Udinese

16 August 2011 1st Leg	Arsenal	1 – 0	Udinese	Emirates Stadium, London
20:45 CEST	Walcott 4'	Report		Attendance: 58,159[33] Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Udinese v Arsenal

24 August 2011 2nd Leg	Udinese	1 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Arsenal	Stadio Friuli, Udine
20:45 CEST	Di Natale 39'	Report	Van Persie 55' Walcott 69'	Attendance: 26,031[34] Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage

Udinese v Rennes

15 September 2011 Round 1	Udinese	2 – 1	Rennes	Stadio Friuli, Udine
21:05 CEST	Di Natale 39' Armero 83'	Report	Hadji 18'	Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Celtic v Udinese

29 September 2011 Round 2	Celtic	1 – 1	Udinese	Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:00 CEST	Ki 3' (pen.)	Report	Abdi 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 28,476[35] Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)

Udinese v Atlético Madrid

20 October 2011 Round 3	Udinese	2 – 0	Atlético Madrid	Stadio Friuli, Udine
19:00 CEST	Benatia 88' Floro Flores 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 10,027 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Atlético Madrid v Udinese

3 November 2011 Round 4	Atlético Madrid	4 – 0	Udinese	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:05 CET	Adrián 6', 12' Diego 36' Falcao 67'	Report		Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Rennes v Udinese

30 November 2011 Round 5	Rennes	0 – 0	Udinese	Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes
19:00 CET		Report		Attendance: 17,428[36] Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Udinese v Celtic

15 December 2011 Round 6	Udinese	1 – 1	Celtic	Stadio Friuli, Udine
21:05 CET	Di Natale 45+1'	Report	Hooper 29'	Attendance: 8,644[37] Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Udinese v PAOK

16 February 2012 Round of 32 - 1st leg	Udinese	0 – 0	PAOK	Stadio Friuli, Udine
21:05 CET		Report		Attendance: 11,641[38] Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

PAOK v Udinese

23 February 2012 Round of 32 - 2nd leg	PAOK	0 – 3 (0 – 3 agg.)	Udinese	Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
19:00 CET		Report	Danilo 6' Floro Flores 15' Domizzi 51' (pen.)	Attendance: 20,000[39] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

AZ v Udinese

8 March 2012 Round of 16 - 1st leg	AZ	2 – 0	Udinese	AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
21:05 CET	Martens 63' Falkenburg 84'	Report		Attendance: 12,000[40] Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Udinese v AZ

15 March 2012 Round of 16 - 2nd leg	Udinese	2 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	AZ	Stadio Friuli, Udine
19:00 CET	Di Natale 3' (pen.), 15'	Report	Falkenburg 31'	Attendance: 9,500[41] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Lazio

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League play-off round

Lazio v Rabotnički

18 August 2011 1st Leg	Lazio	6 – 0	Rabotnički	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:45 CEST	Hernanes 20' Mauri 39' Cissé 51', 65' Rocchi 87' Klose 90'	Report		Attendance: 24,532 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Rabotnički v Lazio

25 August 2011 2nd Leg	Rabotnički	1 – 3 (1 – 9 agg.)	Lazio	Philip II Arena, Skopje
20:45 CEST	Lazarevski 39'	Report	Rocchi 23', 77' Hernanes 74'	Referee: Menashe Masiah (Israel)

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage

Lazio v Vaslui

15 September 2011 Round 1	Lazio	2 – 2	Vaslui	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
19:00 CEST	Cissé 35' (pen.) Sculli 71'	Report	Wesley 59', 63' (pen.)	Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Sporting CP v Lazio

29 September 2011 Round 2	Sporting CP	2 – 1	Lazio	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
21:05 CEST	Van Wolfswinkel 21' Insúa 45+2'	Report	Klose 40'	Attendance: 33,725[42] Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Zürich v Lazio

20 October 2011 Round 3	Zürich	1 – 1	Lazio	Letzigrund, Zürich
21:05 CEST	Nikçi 23'	Report	Sculli 22'	Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)

Lazio v Zürich

3 November 2011 Round 4	Lazio	1 – 0	Zürich	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
19:00 CET	Brocchi 62'	Report		Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Vaslui v Lazio

1 December 2011 Round 5	Vaslui	0 – 0	Lazio	Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț
21:05 CET		Report		Attendance: 7,000[43] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Note: Vaslui played their home matches at Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamț as their own Stadionul Municipal did not meet UEFA criteria.

Lazio v Sporting CP

14 December 2011 Round 6	Lazio	2 – 0	Sporting CP	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
19:00 CET	Kozák 42' Sculli 55'	Report		Referee: Mike Dean (England)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Lazio v Atlético Madrid

16 February 2012 Round of 32 - 1st Leg	Lazio	1 – 3	Atlético Madrid	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
19:00 CET	Klose 19'	Report	Adrián 25' Falcao 37', 63'	Attendance: 30,604 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Atlético Madrid v Lazio

23 February 2012 Round of 32 - 2nd Leg	Atlético Madrid	1 – 0 (4 – 1 agg.)	Lazio	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:05 CET	Godín 48'	Report		Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Roma

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Main article: 2011-12 UEFA Europa League play-off round

Slovan Bratislava v Roma

18 August 2011 1st Leg	Slovan Bratislava	1 – 0	Roma	Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava
20:45 CEST	Dobrotka 80'			Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Roma v Slovan Bratislava

25 August 2011 2nd Leg	Roma	1 – 1	Slovan Bratislava	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
20:45 CEST	Perrotta 11'	Report	Štepanovský 82'	Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Slovan Bratislava won 2–1 on aggregate.

Palermo

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round

Palermo v Thun

28 July 2011 1st Leg	Palermo	2 – 2	Thun	Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
20:45 CEST	Iličić 13' Miccoli 90+2'	Report	Lüthi 6' Schneider 56'	Attendance: 28,760 [44] Referee: Milorad Mažić

Thun v Palermo

4 August 2011 2nd Leg	Thun	1 – 1 (3a – 3 agg.)	Palermo	Stadion Lachen, Thun
20:45 CEST	Lezcano 65'	Report	González 49'	Attendance: 7,227 [45] Referee: Liran Liany