2011–12 Udinese Calcio season

The 2011–12 season was Udinese Calcio's 17th consecutive and 32nd Serie A season. The club had a successful league season, finishing third in Serie A, but disappointed in the three cup competitions in which it competed. Udinese were eliminated from the Coppa Italia in the round of 16, and also experienced disappointment in the UEFA Champions League, where it was eliminated in the play-off round and thus failed to make its first appearance in the group stage since the 2005–06 season. As a result, Udinese dropped down to the UEFA Europa League, where it successfully advanced from both the group stage and the round of 32, only to be eliminated in the round of 16. Club captain and legend Antonio Di Natale was once again the team's top scorer, with 23 goals in Serie A and 29 in total.

Udinese
2011–12 season
PresidentFranco Soldati
ManagerFrancesco Guidolin
StadiumStadio Friuli
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antonio Di Natale (23)
All:
Antonio Di Natale (29)
Highest home attendance28,588 vs Juventus
(21 December 2011, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance5,200 vs Chievo
(11 January 2012, Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance18,595[1]

Season review

Serie A

Udinese were unbeaten in their first seven Serie A games, and only conceded one goal in that period, which was the best defensive record in top European leagues at the time.[2] They were also top of Serie A at the moment, and compared to much more expensive squad of Manchester City, which also top Premier League at the same time.[3]

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, which resulted in a 1–0 defeat.[4] 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.[5] Udinese were then drawn into the Europa League.

Players

Squad information

Updated 31 August 2011[6] 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 Slovenia SVN Samir Handanović
3 MF Chile CHI Mauricio Isla
5 DF Brazil BRA Danilo
6 GK Italy ITA Emanuele Belardi
7 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
8 MF Serbia SRB Dušan Basta
9 FW Brazil BRA Barreto
10 FW Italy ITA Antonio Di Natale (captain)
11 DF Italy ITA Maurizio Domizzi
13 DF Brazil BRA Neuton
16 DF Italy ITA Andrea Coda
17 DF Morocco MAR Medhi Benatia
20 MF Ghana GHA Kwadwo Asamoah
21 GK Italy ITA Daniele Padelli (on loan from Sampdoria)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF France FRA Abdoul Sissoko
23 MF Switzerland SUI Almen Abdi
24 DF Sweden SWE Joel Ekstrand
25 MF Romania ROU Gabriel Torje
26 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Pasquale
27 DF Colombia COL Pablo Armero
28 GK Venezuela VEN Rafael Romo
30 MF Ivory Coast CIV Thierry Doubai (left in January)
31 FW Italy ITA Diego Fabbrini
32 DF Italy ITA Damiano Ferronetti
37 MF Argentina ARG Roberto Pereyra
66 MF Italy ITA Giampiero Pinzi
83 FW Italy ITA Antonio Floro Flores
92 FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Vydra (loan return c. January 2012)

Reserve squad

The following reserve players received first team shirt number: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Cristian Battocchio

UEFA Champions League squad

Updated 8 August 2011[7][8]

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)[9]

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 Slovenia SVN Samir Handanović
3 MF Chile CHI Mauricio Isla
5 DF Brazil BRA Danilo
6 GK Italy ITA Emanuele Belardi
7 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
8 MF Serbia SRB Dušan Basta
10 FW Italy ITA Antonio Di Natale (captain)
13 DF Brazil BRA Neuton
14 DF Italy ITA Daniel Bello (List A club product)
17 DF Morocco MAR Medhi Benatia
19 FW Argentina ARG Germán Denis
20 MF Ghana GHA Kwadwo Asamoah
21 FW Czech Republic CZE Matěj Vydra (*)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Switzerland SUI Almen Abdi
24 DF Sweden SWE Joel Ekstrand
26 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Pasquale
27 DF Colombia COL Pablo Armero
28 GK Venezuela VEN Rafael Romo
30 MF Ivory Coast CIV Thierry Doubai
31 FW Italy ITA Diego Fabbrini
41 DF Italy ITA Simone Sbardella (List A club product)
42 MF Italy ITA Mattia Bedin (List A club product)
43 FW Italy ITA Davide Marsura (List A club product)
66 MF Italy ITA Giampiero Pinzi
83 FW Italy ITA Antonio Floro Flores

List B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Cristian Battocchio
44 GK Romania ROU Alin Bucuroiu
45 DF Italy ITA Simone Deana
46 MF Italy ITA Gianluca Migliorini
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 DF Italy ITA Davide Nicoletti
48 MF Italy ITA Luca Baldassin
49 DF Italy ITA Luca Corrado
50 MF Italy ITA Marco Piscopo

UEFA Europa League squad

Updated 1 February 2012[10][11] 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 Slovenia SVN Samir Handanović
3 MF Chile CHI Mauricio Isla
4 MF Italy ITA Michele Pazienza (*)
5 DF Brazil BRA Danilo
7 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
8 MF Serbia SRB Dušan Basta
9 FW Brazil BRA Barreto (**)
10 FW Italy ITA Antonio Di Natale (captain)
11 DF Italy ITA Maurizio Domizzi
13 DF Brazil BRA Neuton
14 DF Italy ITA Daniel Bello (List A club product)
17 DF Morocco MAR Medhi Benatia
20 MF Ghana GHA Kwadwo Asamoah
21 GK Italy ITA Daniele Padelli (on loan from Sampdoria)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Switzerland SUI Almen Abdi
24 DF Sweden SWE Joel Ekstrand
26 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Pasquale (*)
27 DF Colombia COL Pablo Armero
28 GK Venezuela VEN Rafael Romo
30 MF Ivory Coast CIV Thierry Doubai (**)
31 FW Italy ITA Diego Fabbrini
32 DF Italy ITA Damiano Ferronetti (*)
37 MF Argentina ARG Roberto Pereyra (**)
41 DF Italy ITA Simone Sbardella (List A club product)
42 MF Italy ITA Mattia Bedin (List A club product)
43 FW Italy ITA Davide Marsura (List A club product)
66 MF Italy ITA Giampiero Pinzi
83 FW Italy ITA Antonio Floro Flores
  • Note:

Players marked * indicated that they were inserted the squad in January 2012 Players marked ** indicated that they left the squad in January 2012

List B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Cristian Battocchio
45 DF Italy ITA Simone Deana
46 MF Italy ITA Gianluca Migliorini
48 MF Italy ITA Luca Baldassin
No. Pos. Nation Player
49 DF Italy ITA Luca Corrado
50 MF Italy ITA Marco Piscopo
51 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Dimitrio

Transfers

In
Player Position Old Club Details
Neuton DefenderGrêmio€3 million
Željko BrkićGoalkeeperVojvodina€1.5 million
Abdoul SissokoMidfielderTroyes€1.5 million
Thierry DoubaiMidfielderYoung Boys€2.5 million
BarretoForwardBari€3.5 million
Diego FabbriniMidfielderEmpoliCo-ownership termination
DaniloDefenderPalmeiras€2 million
Gabriel TorjeMidfielderDinamo BucureștiUndisclosed[12]
Roberto PereyraDefenderRiver PlateUndisclosed[13]

[14]

Total spending: Decrease €14 million

Out
Player Position New Club Details
Simone PepeForwardJuventus€7.5 million[15]
Marco MottaDefenderJuventus€3.75 million[16]
Alexis SánchezForwardBarcelona€26 million[17]
Gökhan InlerMidfielderNapoli€13 million[18]
Cristián ZapataDefenderVillarreal€14 million[19]
Gaetano D'AgostinoMidfielderSienaco-ownership €2.5 million[20]
Juan CuadradoDefenderLecceloan
Fabián OrellanaDefenderGranadaundisclosed
Christian ObodoMidfielderLecceloan
Germán DenisForwardAtalantaloan

Total sale: Increase €64.25 million

Pre-season and friendlies
Competition Date Opponent team H/A Result Scorers
Friendly 14 July 2011 Anagenissi Arta/U.S. Cedarchis N 18-1 4' Asamoah, 8' Abdi, 11' Vydra, 12' Fabbrini, 14' Abdi, 17' Battocchio, 21' Vydra, 26' (o.g.) Nieddu, 47' Surraco, 51' Vydra (pen.), 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 (pen.), 27' Sissoko, 39' Danilo, 41' Fabbrini, 51' Floro Flores, 79' Candreva
Friendly 21 July 2011 Bordeaux N 3–1 37' Di Natale, 65' Doubai, 85' Vydra
Friendly 24 July 2011 Marseille N 2–0 32' Fabbrini, 69' Di Natale
Friendly 25 July 2011 Sacilese N 5–1 12' Floro Flores, 39' Pinzi, 50' Denis, 81' Denis, 85' Denis
Friendly 1 Aug 2011 Nice A 0–1
Friendly 5 Aug 2011 Cádiz A 0–0

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2011–12 Serie A

League table
Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
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
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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 18 10 10 52 35  +17 64 13 4 2 33 13  +20 5 6 8 19 22  −3

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWDDWDWLWWLWWWDWLWLWLLDWDLDDLWLLDWWWW
Position43322212224332333333334334555544464433
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2012. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
11 September 2011 2 Lecce 0–2 Udinese Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Basta 2'
Di Natale 16'		 Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Antonio Damato
18 September 2011 3 Udinese 2–0 Fiorentina Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 8' (pen.)
Isla 29'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Andrea Romeo
21 September 2011 4 Milan 1–1 Udinese Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) El Shaarawy 63' Report Di Natale 29' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Luca Banti
25 September 2011 5 Cagliari 0–0 Udinese Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Andrea De Marco
2 October 2011 6 Udinese 2–0 Bologna Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Benatia 29'
Di Natale 72' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
16 October 2011 7 Atalanta 0–0 Udinese Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
23 October 2011 8 Udinese 3–0 Novara Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 33', 49'
Domizzi 40'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Marco Guida
26 October 2011 9 Napoli 2–0 Udinese Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Lavezzi 20'
Maggio 44'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Andrea De Marco
30 October 2011 10 Udinese 1–0 Palermo Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Natale 38' Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
6 November 2011 11 Udinese 2–1 Siena Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Basta 1'
Di Natale 64'		 Report Bolzoni 77' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Carmine Russo
20 November 2011 12 Parma 2–0 Udinese Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Biabiany 57'
Giovinco 76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Andrea Romeo
25 November 2011 13 Udinese 2–0 Roma Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Natale 79'
Isla 89'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Luca Banti
3 December 2011 14 Internazionale 0–1 Udinese Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Isla 73' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
11 December 2011 15 Udinese 2–1 Chievo Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Natale 68'
Basta 79'		 Report Paloschi 82' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Paolo Valeri
18 December 2011 16 Lazio 2–2 Udinese Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Lulić 43'
Ferronetti 51' (o.g.)		 Report Floro Flores 28'
Pinzi 73'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni
21 December 2011 1 Udinese 0–0 Juventus Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
8 January 2012 17 Udinese 4–1 Cesena Udine
12:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Natale 1', 82'
Asamoah 54'
Basta 75'		 Report Éder 39' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gabriele Gava
15 January 2012 18 Genoa 3–2 Udinese Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Granqvist 49'
Janković 50'
Palacio 71'		 Report Ferronetti 13'
Di Natale 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Daniele Doveri
22 January 2012 19 Udinese 2–1 Catania Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Izco 20' (o.g.)
Di Natale 53'		 Report Lodi 90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Emilio Ostinelli
28 January 2012 20 Juventus 2–1 Udinese Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Matri 42', 62' Report Floro Flores 56' Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Referee: Paolo Valeri
1 February 2012 21 Udinese 2–1 Lecce Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Pazienza 2'
Di Natale 37'		 Report Di Michele 26' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Daniele Doveri
5 February 2012 22 Fiorentina 3–2 Udinese Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jovetić 39' (pen.), 84' (pen.)
Cassani 56'		 Report Di Natale 14'
Torje 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni
11 February 2012 23 Udinese 1–2 Milan Udine
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Natale 19' Report López 77'
El Shaarawy 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
19 February 2012 24 Udinese 0–0 Cagliari Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Domenico Celi
26 February 2012 25 Bologna 1–3 Udinese Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Kone 81' Report Di Natale 38' (pen.)
Basta 56'
Floro Flores 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni
4 March 2012 26 Udinese 0–0 Atalanta Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
11 March 2012 27 Novara 1–0 Udinese Novara
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Jeda 16' Report Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
18 March 2012 28 Udinese 2–2 Napoli Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Pinzi 28'
Di Natale 52'		 Report Cavani 81', 85' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
24 March 2012 29 Palermo 1–1 Udinese Palermo
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Miccoli 31' Report Torje 84' Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Referee: Antonio Damato
1 April 2012 30 Siena 1–0 Udinese Siena
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Destro 70' Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
7 April 2012 31 Udinese 3–1 Parma Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Asamoah 45+1', 90+2'
Di Natale 56'		 Report Lucarelli 84' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Gabriele Gava
11 April 2012 32 Roma 3–1 Udinese Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Osvaldo 8'
Totti 86'
Marquinho 90+2'		 Report Fernandes 43' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
25 April 2012 33 Udinese 1–3 Internazionale Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Danilo 6' Report Sneijder 10', 28'
Álvarez 38'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Luca Banti
21 April 2012 34 Chievo 0–0 Udinese Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
29 April 2012 35 Udinese 2–0 Lazio Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 69'
Pereyra 90+4'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
2 May 2012 36 Cesena 0–1 Udinese Cesena
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Fabbrini 4' Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Referee: Antonio Damato
6 May 2012 37 Udinese 2–0 Genoa Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 30'
Floro Flores 66'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
13 May 2012 38 Catania 0–2 Udinese Catania
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 19'
Fabbrini 58'		 Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Andrea De Marco

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2011–12 Coppa Italia
11 January 2012 Round of 16 Udinese 1–2 Chievo Udine
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ekstrand Yellow card 60'
Di Natale 84'		 Sammarco 8'
Dramé Yellow card 31'
Sardo Yellow card 59'
Cruzado Yellow card 61'
Théréau 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

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

Play-off round
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
16 August 2011 First leg Arsenal England 1–0 Italy Udinese London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Walcott 4', Yellow card 11'
Gibbs Yellow card 45'		 Report Ekstrand Yellow card 1'
Neuton Yellow card 11'
Pinzi Yellow card 71'
Armero Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 58,159
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
24 August 2011 Second leg Udinese Italy 1–2
(1–3 agg.)		 England Arsenal Udine, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 39'
Isla Yellow card 52'
Benatia Yellow card 74'		 Report Van Persie 55'
Vermaelen Yellow card 58'
Walcott 69', Yellow card 74'
Sagna Yellow card 70'
Jenkinson Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 26,031
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

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

Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Udinese 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
3 Scotland Celtic 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
4 France Rennes 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3
Source: Soccerway
15 September 2011 1 Udinese Italy 2–1 France Rennes Udine, Italy
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 39'
Fabbrini Yellow card 56'
Armero 83'		 Report Hadji 18'
Tettey Yellow card 37'
Kembo Ekoko Yellow card 38'
Dalmat Yellow card 43'
Danzé Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,383
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
29 September 2011 2 Celtic Scotland 1–1 Italy Udinese Glasgow, Scotland
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ki Sung-yueng 3' (pen.)
Kayal Yellow card 24'
Wanyama Yellow card 82'
Samaras Yellow card 83'		 Report Badu Yellow card 52'
Ekstrand Yellow card 80'
Abdi 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,476
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım (Turkey)
20 October 2011 3 Udinese Italy 2–0 Spain Atlético Madrid Udine, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Badu Yellow card 58'
Danilo Yellow card 62'
Benatia 88'
Floro Flores 90+3'		 Report Gabi Yellow card 73'
Assunção Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
3 November 2011 4 Atlético Madrid Spain 4–0 Italy Udinese Madrid, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Adrián 6', 12'
Diego 36'
Suárez Yellow card 51'
Falcao 67'		 Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
30 November 2011 5 Rennes France 0–0 Italy Udinese Rennes, France
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dalmat Yellow card 29'
Mandjeck Yellow card 51'
Tettey Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Doubai Yellow card 58'
Fabbrini Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
Attendance: 17,428
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
15 December 2011 6 Udinese Italy 1–1 Scotland Celtic Udine, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Armero Yellow card 19'
Di Natale 45+1'
Danilo Yellow card 49'		 Report Hooper Yellow card 4', 29'
Brown Yellow card 62'
Cha Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 8,644
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
16 February 2012 First leg Udinese Italy 0–0 Greece PAOK Udine, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Lazăr Yellow card 66'
Fotakis Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 11,641
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
23 February 2012 Second leg PAOK Greece 0–3
(0–3 agg.)		 Italy Udinese Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cirillo Yellow card 14'
Sznaucner Yellow card 25'
García Yellow card 30'
Malezas Yellow card 50'		 Report Danilo 6'
Floro Flores 15'
Benatia Yellow card 50'
Domizzi 51' (pen.)
Fabbrini Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 22,400
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)
Round of 16
8 March 2012 First leg AZ Netherlands 2–0 Italy Udinese Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Martens 63'
Elm Yellow card 75'
Falkenburg 84'		 Report Domizzi Yellow card 57'
Pazienza Yellow card 84'
Danilo Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 12,579
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
15 March 2012 Second leg Udinese Italy 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Netherlands AZ Udine, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Natale 3' (pen.), 15'
Pasquale Yellow card 39'
Domizzi Yellow card 63'
Pazienza Yellow card 74'
Pinzi Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Viergever Red card 3'
Falkenburg 31'
Altidore Yellow card 55'
Maher Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos. Player Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League Europa League Total
App. App. App. App. App.(Start)
1GKSlovenia Samir Handanović38-35301-2002-30010-100051(51)-5030
3MFChile Mauricio Isla213202010501028(25)330
4MFItaly Michele Pazienza231301010402028(18)160
5DFBrazil Danilo3716010002000913049(49)290
7MFGhana Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu100202000602018(14)040
8MFSerbia Dušan Basta315201000700039(35)520
9FWBrazil Barreto701010008(2)010
10FWItaly Antonio Di Natale36232011002100440043(41)2920
11DFItaly Maurizio Domizzi31170712038(36)290
13DFBrazil Neuton4000201030009(6)010
16DFItaly Andrea Coda70107(6)010
17DFMorocco Mehdi Benatia271902010911038(37)2110
18MFArgentina Cristian Battocchio400030007(2)000
19FWArgentina Germán Denis110001(0)000
20MFGhana Kwadwo Asamoah313302000700040(38)330
23MFSwitzerland Almen Abdi2303010001000810033(16)130
24DFSweden Joel Ekstrand1104010102010501019(13)070
25MFRomania Gabriel Torje21210100022(12)210
26DFItaly Giovanni Pasquale2000010002000401027(17)010
27DFColombia Pablo Armero280702010911039(35)190
30MFIvory Coast Thierry Doubai100060107(5)010
31FWItaly Diego Fabbrini1523110001000803025(14)271
32DFItaly Damiano Ferronetti151111000300019(14)111
37MFArgentina Roberto Pereyra111301000300015(11)130
66MFItaly Giampiero Pinzi28221012010600036(33)2111
83FWItaly Antonio Floro Flores264401000720034(19)640
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Note:
1.^ Moved to Atalanta on-loan before Serie-A begins.

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