2011–12 Montpellier HSC season

The 2011–12 Montpellier HSC season was the 38th professional season of the club since its creation in 1974.

Montpellier
2011–12 season
ChairmanLaurent Nicollin
ManagerRené Girard
StadiumStade de la Mosson
Ligue 11st
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
(vs Gazélec Ajaccio)
Coupe de la LigueRound of 16
(vs Lorient)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Olivier Giroud (21)
All:
Olivier Giroud (25)
Highest home attendance27,649 vs Lille (12 May 2012)
Lowest home attendance4,787 vs Lorient (26 October 2011)
Average home league attendance17,492

In that season, the club was won its first Ligue 1 title, finishing the season with 82 points, three points ahead of runners-up Paris Saint-Germain. On 20 May 2012, in a game marred by stoppages for crowd violence, John Utaka scored a brace to secure a 2–1 victory over Auxerre and win the Ligue 1 title for Montpellier. Olivier Giroud, who finished the season with 21 goals and 9 assists, was the league's top goal scorer. Despite being tied on goals with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nenê, he was named the league's top scorer by the Ligue de Football Professionnel due to finishing with more goals in open play.[1]

Players

French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.

Current squad

As of August 4, 2011.[2]

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 France FRA Laurent Pionnier
2 DF France FRA Garry Bocaly
3 DF France FRA Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (captain)
4 DF Brazil BRA Hilton
5 DF Cameroon CMR Henri Bedimo
6 MF France FRA Joris Marveaux
7 FW Nigeria NGA John Utaka
10 MF Morocco MAR Younès Belhanda
11 MF France FRA Grégory Lacombe
12 MF France FRA Geoffrey Dernis
13 MF Chile CHI Marco Estrada
14 MF France FRA Romain Pitau
15 MF France FRA Jonathan Tinhan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK France FRA Geoffrey Jourdren
17 FW France FRA Olivier Giroud
18 FW France FRA Karim Aït-Fana
19 FW Senegal SEN Souleymane Camara
20 MF France FRA Rémy Cabella
21 DF Morocco MAR Abdel El Kaoutari
22 MF France FRA Benjamin Stambouli
23 MF Tunisia TUN Jamel Saihi
25 DF France FRA Mathieu Deplagne
27 DF France FRA Cyril Jeunechamp
30 GK France FRA Jonathan Ligali
40 GK France FRA Baptiste Valette

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF France FRA Guillaume Legras (at Martigues)
24 FW France FRA Bengali-Fodé Koita (at Lens)
28 MF France FRA Jonas Martin (at Amiens)
31 DF France FRA Teddy Mézague (at Martigues)
32 MF France FRA Adrian Coulomb (at Vannes)

Transfers

Summer in
DateNameMoving fromFee
9 June 2011Cameroon Henri BedimoLensUndisclosed[3]
2 August 2011Brazil Vitorino HiltonMarseilleFree[4]

Summer out
DateNameMoving toFee
21 May 2011France Antoine JouanClermontFree[5]
2 June 2011France Téji SavanierArles-AvignonFree
2 June 2011France Hugo RodriguezArles-AvignonFree
6 June 2011France Romain ArmandClermontFree[6]

Winter out
DateNameMoving toFee
30 January 2012France Bengali-Fodé KoitaLensLoan[7]

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2011–12 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Montpellier (C) 38 25 7 6 68 34 +34 82 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Paris Saint-Germain 38 23 10 5 75 41 +34 79
3 Lille 38 21 11 6 72 39 +33 74 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Lyon 38 19 7 12 64 51 +13 64 Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Bordeaux 38 16 13 9 53 41 +12 61 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Lyon won the 2011–12 Coupe de France and thus qualified for the group stage of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Since they finished 4th, the spot for the Europa League play-off round goes to the fifth-placed team.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 25 7 6 68 34  +34 82 16 2 1 37 11  +26 9 5 5 31 23  +8

Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWLWDWLDWWWDWWWLDLWWWWDWDWLWWWLWWDWWW
Position22111214222222111122222212221111111111
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Match 30 versus Marseille was postponed and later played on 11 April 2012. It should appear between rounds 31 & 32.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 August 2011 1 Montpellier 3–1 Auxerre Montpellier
21:00 Belhanda 35'
Dernis 75'
Giroud 90'		 Report Traoré 45' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,198
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
14 August 2011 2 Lille 0–1 Montpellier Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 Report Giroud 70' Stadium: Stadium Nord Lille Métropole
Attendance: 16,304
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
21 August 2011 3 Montpellier 4–0 Rennes Montpellier
21:00 Belhanda 31' (pen.)
Dernis 52'
S. Camara 72', 86'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Alexandre Castro
27 August 2011 4 Lyon 2–1 Montpellier Lyon
17:00 Pjanić 49'
Pied 83'		 Report Belhanda Red card 82'
Bedimo 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 31,634
Referee: Antony Gautier
11 September 2011 5 Montpellier 1–0 Nice Montpellier
19:00 S. Camara 75' Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
17 September 2011 6 Brest 2–2 Montpellier Brest
19:00 Ben Basat 70'
Gentiletti 88'
Makonda Red card 90'		 Report Giroud 19', 41' Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 12,565
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
21 September 2011 7 Ajaccio 1–3 Montpellier Ajaccio
19:00 Mostefa 53' Report Cabella 3'
Estrada 9'
Utaka 35'
El Kaoutari Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 63'		 Stadium: Stade François Coty
Attendance: 5,670
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
24 September 2011 8 Montpellier 0–3 Paris-Saint-Germain Montpellier
21:00 Report Gameiro 39'
Pastore 43', 80'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 24,842
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
1 October 2011 9 Bordeaux 2–2 Montpellier Bordeaux
21:00 Diabaté 18'
Planus Red card 25'
Ciani 50'		 Report Yanga-Mbiwa Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 80'
Belhanda 88' (pen.)
Hilton 90'		 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 17,713
Referee: Clément Turpin
15 October 2011 10 Montpellier 5–3 Dijon Montpellier
19:00 Estrada 26'
Giroud 50', 57' (pen.), 81'
S. Camara 64'		 Report Corgnet 9', 11'
Guerbert 90'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,047
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
22 October 2011 11 Caen 1–3 Montpellier Caen
19:00 Frau Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 87'
Nivet 82' (pen.)		 Report Yanga-Mbiwa 14'
Marveaux Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 64'
Utaka 20'
Belhanda 79'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 14,290
Referee: Sébastien Desiage
29 October 2011 12 Montpellier 2–0 Nancy Montpellier
19:00 Giroud 62'
S. Camara 74'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,683
Referee: Wilfred Bien
6 November 2011 13 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Montpellier Saint-Étienne
17:00 Nicoliță 32' Report Marveaux 57' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 18,788
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
19 November 2011 14 Montpellier 1–0 Marseille Montpellier
21:00 Diawara 62' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 26,241
Referee: Tony Chapron
26 November 2011 15 Sochaux 1–3 Montpellier Montbéliard
19:00 A. Camara 84' Report Giroud 50', 87', 89' Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 11,941
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
3 December 2011 16 Montpellier 4–0 Lorient Montpellier
19:00 Dernis 27'
Giroud 47'
Utaka 62'
Cabella 86'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 12,866
Referee: Antony Gautier
10 December 2011 17 Valenciennes 1–0 Montpellier Valenciennes
19:00 Kadir 46' Report Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 14,078
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
17 December 2011 18 Montpellier 1–1 Toulouse Montpellier
19:00 Dernis 7' Report M'Bengue 40'
Tabanou Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 87'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 16,780
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
21 December 2011 19 Evian 4–2 Montpellier Annecy
19:00 Barbosa 52'
Khalifa 68'
Cambon 71'
Dja Djédjé 75'		 Report Giroud 47'
Belhanda 54'		 Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 12,336
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
14 January 2012 20 Montpellier 1–0 Lyon Montpellier
21:00 Giroud 62' Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,889
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
28 January 2012 21 Nice 0–1 Montpellier Nice
19:00 Report Giroud 90' Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 7,099
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
4 February 2012 22 Montpellier 1–0 Brest Montpellier
19:00 Dernis 41' Report Sissoko Red card 90+3' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,149
Referee: Wilfred Bien
11 February 2012 23 Montpellier 3–0 Ajaccio Montpellier
19:00 Belhanda 53'
Cabella 64'
Giroud 67'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 11,647
Referee: Clément Turpin
19 February 2012 24 Paris-Saint-Germain 2–2 Montpellier Paris
21:00 Alex 41'
Hoarau 88'		 Report Belhanda 45'
Utaka 82'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,398
Referee: Tony Chapron
25 February 2012 25 Montpellier 1–0 Bordeaux Montpellier
19:00 Utaka 80' Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 21,284
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
3 March 2012 26 Dijon 1–1 Montpellier Dijon
19:00 Kakuta 67' Report Tinhan 88' Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 14,016
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
11 March 2012 27 Montpellier 3–0 Caen Montpellier
21:00 Aït-Fana 51'
S. Camara 83'
Giroud 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 14,501
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
17 March 2012 28 Nancy 1–0 Montpellier Tomblaine
19:00 André Luiz 63' (pen.) Report Hilton Red card 43'
Stambouli Red card 60'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 17,136
Referee: Philippe Kalt
24 March 2012 29 Montpellier 1–0 Saint-Étienne Montpellier
19:00 Giroud 89' Report Mignot Red card 77' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 24,615
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
7 April 2012 31 Montpellier 2–1 Sochaux Montpellier
19:00 Belhanda 4'
S. Camara 55'		 Report Maïga 28' Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,429
Referee: Bartolomeu Varela
11 April 2012 30 Marseille 1–3 Montpellier Marseille
18:00 Mbia 33' Report Belhanda 7' (pen.), 71'
Giroud 49'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 41,519
Referee: Clément Turpin
15 April 2012 32 Lorient 2–1 Montpellier Lorient
17:00 Bedimo 69' (o.g.)
Campbell 77'		 Report Giroud 78' Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 15,952
Referee: Wilfred Bien
21 April 2012 33 Montpellier 1–0 Valenciennes Montpellier
19:00 S. Camara 6' Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 18,731
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
27 April 2012 34 Toulouse 0–1 Montpellier Toulouse
19:00 Report Belhanda 3' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 21,251
Referee: Tony Chapron
1 May 2012 35 Montpellier 2–2 Evian Montpellier
21:00 Belhanda 42' (pen.), Red card 90+5'
Giroud 84'		 Report Kahlenberg 44'
Bérigaud 69'
Mongongu Red card 90+5'
Khalifa Red card 90+7'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 22,599
Referee: Olivier Thual
7 May 2012 36 Rennes 0–2 Montpellier Rennes
21:00 Report S. Camara 26'
Costil 52' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 28,172
Referee: Antony Gautier
13 May 2012 37 Montpellier 1–0 Lille Montpellier
21:00 Aït-Fana 90+3' Report Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 27,649
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
20 May 2012 38 Auxerre 1–2 Montpellier Auxerre
21:00 Kapo 20' Report Utaka 32', 76' Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps
Attendance: 16,509
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Coupe de France
Main article: 2011–12 Coupe de France
8 January 2012 Round of 64 Prix-lès-Mézières 0–4 Montpellier Charleville-Mézières
20:30 https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/match/summary/1146320-prixlesmezieres-montpellier Cabella 17', 40'
Estrada 57'
Giroud 70'		 Stadium: Stade du Petit-Bois
Attendance: 3,050
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
23 January 2012 Round of 32 Tours 0–1 Montpellier Tours
20:30 Report Cabella 53' Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
Referee: Tony Chapron
8 February 2012 Round of 16 Châteauroux 0–2 Montpellier Châteauroux
20:00 Fournier Report Giroud 38'
Belhanda 90'		 Stadium: Stade Gaston Petit
Attendance: 7,713
Referee: Alexandre Castro
21 March 2012 Quarter-finals Gazélec Ajaccio 1–0 Montpellier Ajaccio
17:00 Bocognano 75' Report Stadium: Stade François Coty
Referee: André Petit

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue
31 August 2011 Third round Montpellier 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Amiens Montpellier
20:00 Utaka 68'
Giroud 76'		 Report Puyo 11'
Gavanon 34' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 6,179
Referee: Pascal Vileo
Penalties
Dernis soccer ball with red X
Saihi soccer ball with red X
Marveaux soccer ball with check mark
Giroud soccer ball with check mark
Yanga-Mbiwa soccer ball with check mark
Pitau soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Bazile
soccer ball with check mark Puyo
soccer ball with check mark Djaballah
soccer ball with red X Cissé
soccer ball with red X Gavanon
soccer ball with red X Durimel
26 October 2011 Round of 16 Montpellier 1–2 Lorient Montpellier
18:45 Bocaly Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 55'
Giroud 65'		 Report Emeghara 14'
Campbell 69'		 Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 4,787
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux

References
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  2. "Groupe Pro" (in French). Montpellier HSC. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. "Henri Bédimo première recrue" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  4. "Hilton makes Montpellier move". Sky Sports. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. "Clermont: Jouan jusqu'en 2013" (in French). Mercato365. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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