2011–12 FC Viktoria Plzeň season

The 2011–12 season was Viktoria Plzeň's seventh consecutive season in the Gambrinus liga. Having won the Gambrinus liga the previous season, they entered the competition as defending champions. As league champions they also took part in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.

Viktoria Plzeň
2011–12 season
Chairman Adolf Šádek
Manager Pavel Vrba
StadiumStadion města Plzně
Gambrinus liga3rd
CMFS CupFourth Round
Czech SupercupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Marek Bakoš (16)
All: Marek Bakoš (24)
Highest home attendance20,145
v Barcelona (1 November 2011)
Lowest home attendance3,740
v Liberec (30 July 2011)

Plzeň started the season by defeating FC Pyunik in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, winning with an aggregate score of 9–1. Later that month they claimed the Supercup with a penalty shootout win over rivals Mladá Boleslav. The club subsequently navigated the third qualifying round and play-off round of the Champions League to qualify for the group stage, where they were drawn with giants Barcelona and A.C. Milan as well as BATE Borisov. Plzeň scored their first point on 13 September, drawing 1–1 in Prague against Borisov, and their first win came on matchday 5 in the return fixture. Plzeň recorded another point in the final group match, a 2–2 draw with Milan in the San Siro. Having achieved third place in the group, Plzeň qualified for the Europa League.

In the new year, Plzeň entered the UEFA Europa League round of 32, where they lost over two legs to German outfit Schalke 04, this was soon followed by an aggregate defeat to Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Cup. Other than one loss, a 4–0 defeat at home against Olomouc, Plzeň were undefeated in the league in the spring part and went into the final match against title rivals Liberec knowing that a win would seal the title for either team, although a draw would end Plzeň's hopes. The game finished goalless and Liberec won the title, Plzeň having to settle for third place.

Gambrinus liga
Main article: 2011–12 Czech First League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 19 6 5 66 33  +33 63 10 3 2 39 16  +23 9 3 3 27 17  +10

Last updated: 12 May 2012.
Source: Gambrinus liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slovan Liberec (C) 30 20 6 4 68 29 +39 66 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Sparta Prague 30 20 4 6 51 25 +26 64 Qualification for Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Viktoria Plzeň 30 19 6 5 66 33 +33 63 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round
4 Mladá Boleslav 30 15 5 10 49 34 +15 50 Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Teplice 30 12 10 8 36 30 +6 46
Source: gambrinusliga.cz (in Czech)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Sigma Olomouc, the 2011–12 Czech Cup winner, were initially to enter the third qualifying round of the Europa League. However, UEFA banned them from participating in Europa League over the club’s involvement in a corruption scandal.[1] As a result, Sparta Prague, the second-placed team of the league, will enter the Europa League third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and Mladá Boleslav, the fourth-placed team of the league, will take one of Czech Republic's Europa League places in the second qualifying round.

July
30 July 2011 Round 1 Viktoria Plzeň 2 – 2 Liberec Plzeň
Rajtoral  16'
Bystroň  33'		 Report  26' Breznaník
 47' Štajner		 Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: M. Zelinka

August
7 August 2011 Round 2 Bohemians 1905 2 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
Nešpor  27'
Bálek  79'		 Report  39' Jiráček Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 3,023
Referee: Radek Příhoda
12 August 2011 Round 3 Viktoria Plzeň 2 – 0 Teplice Plzeň
Ďuriš  59'
Pilař  84'		 Report Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,213
Referee: Jaroslav Bílek
20 August 2011 Round 4 Dukla Prague 2 – 4 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
Hanousek  57', 88' Report  23' Jiráček
 44', 80' Pilař
 72' Ďuriš		 Stadium: Stadion Juliska
Attendance: 2,857
Referee: Radek Matějek
29 August 2011 Round 5 Viktoria Plzeň 0 – 2 Sparta Prague Plzeň
Report  5', 29' Kweuke Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 8,415
Referee: Tomáš Adámek

September
9 September 2011 Round 6 Olomouc 2 - 3 Viktoria Plzeň Olomouc
Heinz  7', 90' Report  4', 9' Bakoš
 79' Kolář		 Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 7,144
Referee: Pavel Královec
17 September 2011 Round 7 Viktoria Plzeň 4 – 2 Jablonec Plzeň
Ďuriš  9', 80'
Horváth  65' (pen.)
Kolář  90'		 Report  32' Lafata
 45' Kopic		 Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,810
Referee: Jan Jílek
23 September 2011 Round 8 České Budějovice 0 – 0 Viktoria Plzeň České Budějovice
Report Stadium: Stadion Střelecký ostrov
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Petr Mikel

October
2 October 2011 Round 9 Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 1 Baník Ostrava Plzeň
Jiráček  17' Report  35' Svěrkoš Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 6,085
Referee: Pavel Franěk
14 October 2011 Round 10 Slovácko 1 – 3 Viktoria Plzeň Uherské Hradiště
Ondřejka  27' Report  4' Bakoš
 39' Petržela
 78' Kolář		 Stadium: Městský stadion
Referee: Libor Kovařík
23 October 2011 Round 11 Viktoria Plzeň 4 – 1 Viktoria Žižkov Plzeň
Petržela  51'
Pilař  62'
Čišovský  73'
Bakoš  77'		 Report  67' Böhm Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,736
Referee: Radek Matějek
28 October 2011 Round 12 Viktoria Plzeň 5 – 0 Hradec Králové Plzeň
Čišovský  11'
Bakoš  60', 79'
Petržela  65'
Fukal  71' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,811
Referee: Jiří Jech

November
6 November 2011 Round 13 Slavia Prague 2 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
Pospěch  33'
Hurka  40'		 Report  29' Kolář Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 8,545
Referee: Jan Jílek
19 November 2011 Round 14 Viktoria Plzeň 3 – 2 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
Bakoš  14', 34'
Jiráček  37'		 Report  25' Procházka
 90' Johana		 Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,835
Referee: Jaroslav Bílek
27 November 2011 Round 15 Příbram 2 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Příbram
Pleško  36'
Wágner  52'		 Report  74' Čišovský Stadium: Na Litavce
Referee: Tomáš Kocourek

December
2 December 2011 Round 16 Viktoria Plzeň 4 – 1 Bohemians 1905 Plzeň
Horváth  25' (pen.)
Rajtoral  27'
Pilař  41'
Darida  84'		 Report  4' Nešpor Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 6,090
Referee: Tomáš Adámek

February
19 February 2012 Round 17 Teplice 3 – 4 Viktoria Plzeň Teplice
Vondrášek  40'
Vachoušek  48'
Mahmutović  76'		 Report  45' Ďuriš
 56' Pilař
 78', 81' Bakoš		 Stadium: Na Stínadlech
Referee: Radek Matějek
25 February 2012 Round 18 Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 1 Dukla Prague Plzeň
Horváth  30' (pen.) Report  52' Malý Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 6,441
Referee: Tomáš Kocourek

March
3 March 2012 Round 19 Sparta Prague 1 – 3 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
Kweuke  15' Report  3', 59' Bakoš
 13' Pilař		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Referee: Libor Kovařík
11 March 2012 Round 20 Viktoria Plzeň 0 – 4 Olomouc Plzeň
Report  53' Navrátil
 60' Schulmeister
 73' Varadi
 89' Podaný		 Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 7,566
Referee: Jaroslav Bílek
17 March 2012 Round 21 Jablonec 0 – 2 Viktoria Plzeň Jablonec nad Nisou
Report  40' Petržela
 45' Kolář		 Stadium: Chance Arena
Attendance: 3,120
Referee: Tomáš Adámek
26 March 2012 Round 22 Viktoria Plzeň 4 – 0 České Budějovice Plzeň
Darida  35', 80'
Bakoš  36'
Ďuriš  81'		 Report Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Pavel Královec

April
2 April 2012 Round 23 Baník Ostrava 2 – 3 Viktoria Plzeň Ostrava
Fantiš  82'
Kukec  84'		 Report  19', 37' Čišovský
 73' Kolář		 Stadium: Bazaly
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Drahoslav Drábek
8 April 2012 Round 24 Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 0 Slovácko Plzeň
Bakoš  10' Report Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 9,086
Referee: Jan Jílek
15 April 2012 Round 25 Viktoria Žižkov 0 – 0 Viktoria Plzeň Prague
Report Stadium: FK Viktoria Stadion
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Jiří Jech
22 April 2012 Round 26 Hradec Králové 0 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Hradec Králové
Report  40' Limberský Stadium: Všesportovní stadion
Attendance: 5,495
Referee: Pavel Franěk
30 April 2012 Round 27 Viktoria Plzeň 3 – 0 Slavia Prague Plzeň
Bakoš  9'
Petržela  18', 44'		 Report Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 11,412
Referee: Radek Matějek

May
6 May 2012 Round 28 Mladá Boleslav 0 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
Report  18' Ševinský Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 3,854
Referee: Radek Příhoda
9 May 2012 Round 29 Viktoria Plzeň 5 – 0 Příbram Plzeň
Horváth  5' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Bakoš  22'
Petržela  37'
Čišovský  69'		 Report Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 11,142
Referee: Jaroslav Bílek
12 May 2012 Round 30 Liberec 0 – 0 Viktoria Plzeň Liberec
Report Stadium: Stadion u Nisy
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pavel Královec

Czech Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Czech Cup

As a Gambrinus liga team, Plzeň entered the Czech Cup at the second round stage. In the second round, they comfortably overcame home side Karlovy Vary by a 4–1 scoreline. The third round match at Baník Sokolov was another comfortable game, with Plzeň emerging 3–1 winners. In the fourth round, up against Gambrinus liga competition for the first time in the form of Mladá Boleslav, Plzeň managed a draw in the first game before losing by a two-goal margin in the second leg and therefore losing on aggregate and going out of the competition.

7 September 2011 Second Round Karlovy Vary 1 – 4 Viktoria Plzeň Karlovy Vary
Nerad  66' Report  31', 50' Ďuriš
 81' (o.g.) Kura
 86' Krmenčík		 Attendance: 1,120
12 November 2011 Third Round Baník Sokolov 1 – 3 Viktoria Plzeň Sokolov
Vaněček  74' Report  18' Ďuriš
 29', 51' Hora		 Stadium: Stadion FK Baník Sokolov
Referee: Pavel Ochotnický
7 March 2012 Fourth Round, 1st Leg Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 1 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
Wágner  57' Report  48' Šćuk Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 4,292
Referee: Pavel Orel
14 March 2012 Fourth Round, 2nd Leg Mladá Boleslav 2 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav
Kúdela  16'
Chramosta  76'		 Report Stadium: Městský stadion
Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Dušan Možíš

Czech Supercup

As winners of the previous season's Gambrinus liga, Plzeň played defending cup champions Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Supercup on 22 July. After finishing 1–1 in normal time, Plzeň prevailed on penalties to win the cup. Having lost to Sparta in the inaugural super cup the previous season, this was Plzeň's first title.

22 July 2011 Final Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 1
(4–2 p)		 Mladá Boleslav Plzeň
Hora  84' Report  35' (pen.) Táborský Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 2,920
Referee: Pavel Královec

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Plzeň entered the UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round, due to finishing first in the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga. In their first match, they faced Armenian opponents FC Pyunik, winning 9–1 on aggregate. In the third round of qualifying it was Rosenborg BK of Norway who were Plzeň's opposition, Plzeň coming through the tie 4–2 on aggregate. The next round, the playoff round, would determine which team would advance to the lucrative group stage of the competition. Denmark's F.C. Copenhagen were the team standing between Plzeň and the group stage; Plzeň won both legs of their match and progressed to the group stage. Due to the reconstruction of Plzeň's stadium, Viktoria played the play-off round at Eden Arena in Prague.[2]

12 July 2011 Second Qualifying Round, 1st Leg Pyunik 0 – 4 Viktoria Plzeň Yerevan
17:00 Report  7', 40' (pen.) Bakoš
 28' (pen.) Horváth
 72' Kolář		 Stadium: Hanrapetakan Stadium
Attendance: 3,000[3]
Referee: Michael Lerjeus (Sweden)
19 July 2011 Second Qualifying Round, 2nd Leg Viktoria Plzeň 5 – 1
(9 – 1 agg.)		 Pyunik Plzeň
20:15 Bakoš  38', 42'
Kolář  45+1', 57'
Pilař  90+1'		 Report  49' Malakyan Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,400[4]
Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)
27 July 2011 Third Qualifying Round, 1st Leg Rosenborg 0 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Trondheim
20:45 Report  33' Pilař Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 8,028[5]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
3 August 2011 Third Qualifying Round, 2nd Leg Viktoria Plzeň 3 – 2
(4 – 2 agg.)		 Rosenborg Plzeň
20:15 Bakoš  56'
Kolář  60'
Petržela  78'		 Report  44' Lustig
 77' Prica		 Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 5,124[6]
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
16 August 2011 Play-off Round, 1st Leg Copenhagen 1 – 3 Viktoria Plzeň Copenhagen
20:45 Ottesen  69' Report  52' (o.g.) Ottesen
 59' Pilař
 79' Fillo		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 19,148[7]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
24 August 2011 Play-off Round, 2nd Leg Viktoria Plzeň 2 – 1
(5 – 2 agg.)		 Copenhagen Prague
20:45 Bakoš  67'
Ďuriš  90+3'		 Report  32' Bolaños Stadium: Synot Tip Aréna
Attendance: 19,350[8]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Plzeň were seeded in the fourth pot for the draw, being drawn in Group H alongside defending champions Barcelona as well as A.C. Milan and BATE Borisov. In the group stage, Plzeň played their home matches at Eden Arena in Prague due to the ongoing development of their own Stadion města Plzně.[2]

Plzeň scored their first Champions League point in the 1–1 home draw against BATE.[9] In the following matches, in which they played away against Milan and Barcelona, Plzeň had difficulties, losing 2–0 both games and not even managing a single shot on goal in the latter.[10]

On gameday four, Plzeň hosted Barcelona. Being reduced to ten men and witnessing a Lionel Messi hat-trick, Plzeň lost in front of a crowd of over 20,000 by a 4–0 scoreline.[11] The last two games showed a marked improvement for Plzeň as they defeated BATE in Minsk and then scored two late goals to draw 2–2 with Milan in Prague. Finishing third in the group, they qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 4 +16 16 Advance to knockout phase
2 Milan 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9
3 Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League
4 BATE Borisov 6 0 2 4 2 14 −12 2
Source:
13 September 2011 Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 1 BATE Borisov Prague
20:45 Bakoš  45+1' Report  69' Bressan Stadium: Synot Tip Aréna
Attendance: 19,541[12]
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
28 September 2011 Milan 2 – 0 Viktoria Plzeň Milan
20:45 Ibrahimović  53' (pen.)
Cassano  66'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 66,859[13]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
19 October 2011 Barcelona 2 – 0 Viktoria Plzeň Barcelona
20:45 Iniesta  10'
Villa  82'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,375[14]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
1 November 2011 Viktoria Plzeň 0 – 4 Barcelona Prague
20:45 Report  24' (pen.), 45+2', 90+2' Messi
 72' Fàbregas		 Stadium: Synot Tip Aréna
Attendance: 20,145[15]
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
23 November 2011 BATE Borisov 0 – 1 Viktoria Plzeň Minsk
19:00 Report  42' Bakoš Stadium: Stadion Dynama
Attendance: 26,520[16]
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
6 December 2011 Viktoria Plzeň 2 – 2 Milan Prague
20:45 Bystroň  89'
Ďuriš  90+3'		 Report  47' Pato
 49' Robinho		 Stadium: Synot Tip Aréna
Attendance: 19,854[17]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

UEFA Europa League

Plzeň continued their European adventure in February 2012 with a match against German outfit Schalke 04. After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Rajtoral scored a late equaliser in Germany to take the tie into extra time. However, the German side, in front of a crowd of over 50,000, scored two goals in the additional period, signalling the end of European football this season for Plzeň.

16 February 2012 Viktoria Plzeň 1 – 1 Schalke 04 Plzeň
19:00 Darida  22' Report  75' Huntelaar Stadium: Stadion města Plzně
Attendance: 11,435[18]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
23 February 2012 Schalke 04 3 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 agg.)		 Viktoria Plzeň Gelsenkirchen
21:05 Huntelaar  8', 106', 120+1' Report  88' Rajtoral Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 54,142[19]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

References
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  9. "Thiago Silva secures draw for AC Milan at Barcelona". BBC Sport. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  10. "Milan and Barcelona on way to reaching knockout stage after easy wins". BBC Sport. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  11. "Lionel Messi reaches landmark, plus Champions League round-up". BBC Sport. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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  13. "Milan vs. Viktoria Plzeň - 28 September 2011". Soccerway. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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