2011–12 Fulham F.C. season
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Results summary
Qualifying
Fulham entered at the First Qualifying Round having qualified through the UEFA Fair Play LeagueUEFA Fair Play ranking
The UEFA Fair Play ranking has been used by UEFA since 1995 to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.-Current club qualification system:...
. The First and Second Qualifying Round draws took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon
Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
on 20 June 2011, while the Third Qualifying Round and Play-off draws were also held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon
Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, on 15 July 2011 and 5 August 2011 respectively.
Group Stage — Group K
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| Group winner and runner-up advance to the round of 32 |
| Third and fourth placed teams cannot advance to the round of 32 |
| Fulham's Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... group positioning |
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 TwenteFC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | |
 England FulhamFulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
 Odense |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
 Wisła Kraków |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
Football League Cup
Appearances & goals
- Last updated 26 November 2011
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Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.- Last updated on 26 November 2011
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
8 | Andy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | |
13 | Danny Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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23 | Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
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25 | Bobby Zamora Bobby Zamora Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 16 | Damien Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
4 | Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell Steven James "Steve" Sidwell is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham in the Premier League. His previous clubs include Arsenal, Reading, Chelsea and Aston Villa.-Arsenal:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  |
11 | Bryan Ruiz Bryan Ruiz Bryan Ruiz González , commonly known as Bryan Ruiz is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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18 | Aaron Hughes Aaron Hughes Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes is able to play centre back, right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is usually deployed in a centre half position for his club and country, and is the current Northern Ireland captain... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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28 | Matthew Briggs Matthew Briggs Matthew Anthony Briggs is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a defender.-Club career:After being scouted by Fulham at the age of eight after a performance for his Sunday league side, Briggs signed for Fulham. He attracted interest from Premier League teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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30 | Moussa Dembélé Moussa Dembélé Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| / | / | / | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| / | / | / | TOTALS | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 37 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.- Last updated 26 November 2011
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total | |||||
| 4 | England |
MF | Steve Sidwell Steve Sidwell Steven James "Steve" Sidwell is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham in the Premier League. His previous clubs include Arsenal, Reading, Chelsea and Aston Villa.-Arsenal:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | England |
MF | Danny Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 |  Nigeria |
MF | Dickson Etuhu Dickson Etuhu Dickson Paul Etuhu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. His younger brother Kelvin is also a footballer... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Belgium |
FW | Moussa Dembélé Moussa Dembélé Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Fulham in the English Premier League. He has a Malian father and a Belgian mother.-Early career:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland |
DF | Chris Baird Chris Baird Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham and the Northern Ireland national football team.-Southampton:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 |  Norway |
DF | Brede Hangeland Brede Hangeland Brede Paulsen Hangeland is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League and the Norwegian national team, of which he is the captain. The son of a Norwegian oil company worker, Hangeland was born in Houston, Texas during his parents' two-year spell in the United States, but... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | England |
FW | Bobby Zamora Bobby Zamora Robert Lester "Bobby" Zamora is an English footballer who plays for Fulham and the England national football team. Zamora began his career at Football League club Bristol Rovers, but was soon signed by Brighton & Hove Albion, where he found first team success... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Damien Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 |  Czech Republic |
DF | Zdeněk Grygera Zdenek Grygera Zdeněk Grygera is a Czech football player who is currently playing for English club Fulham. He is usually a right back or centre back but can play anywhere in defence.-Early career:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 |  Switzerland |
DF | Philippe Senderos Philippe Senderos Philippe Sylvain Senderos - is a Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham and the Switzerland national football team. Previously he has played for Servette, Arsenal, A.C... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 |  Turkey |
MF | Kerim Frei Kerim Frei Kerim Frei is an Austrian footballer of Turkish descent, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Fulham... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | England |
FW | Andy Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 |  Australia |
FW | Mark Schwarzer Mark Schwarzer Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Norway |
DF | John Arne Riise John Arne Riise John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a left wing-back for Fulham and the Norwegian national team. Riise spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool before moving to Roma in 2008... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | United States |
MF | Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | England |
DF | Matthew Briggs Matthew Briggs Matthew Anthony Briggs is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a defender.-Club career:After being scouted by Fulham at the age of eight after a performance for his Sunday league side, Briggs signed for Fulham. He attracted interest from Premier League teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 50 | 1 | |||
Players in
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Dan Burn Dan Burn Daniel Johnson Burn is an English footballer who plays for Fulham. A defender, he made his debut in the Football League for Darlington in 2009. He has agreed a deal to join Fulham at the end of the 2010–11 season.... |
Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Tom Donegan |
Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2011 | GK |  Csaba SomogyiCsaba Somogyi Csaba Somogyi is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for English Premier League side Fulham as a goalkeeper.-Fulham:... |
Rákospalotai Rákospalotai EAC Rákospalotai EAC is a Hungarian football club based in the Rákospalota quarter in the north-east of Budapest. REAC has been promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság I., the first division in Hungarian football after the season 2005/06, but te team relegated to Hungarian National Championship II after the... |
Free |
| 13 July 2011 | DF | John Arne Riise John Arne Riise John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a left wing-back for Fulham and the Norwegian national team. Riise spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool before moving to Roma in 2008... |
 RomaA.S. Roma Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s... |
Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2011 | MF | Marcel Gecov Marcel Gecov Marcel Gecov is a Czech football player, who currently plays for Premier league club Fulham.Gecov began his club career with Slavia Prague at the age of six. The young midfielder went through all the youth teams of Slavia. He was 17 years old when he was promoted to the A-team. Gecov didn't get a... |
Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league... |
Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2011 | MF | Pajtim Kasami Pajtim Kasami Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has been hailed as one of the brightest future stars of Switzerland.-Early career:... |
Palermo U.S. Città di Palermo Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently... |
Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2011 | DF | Zdeněk Grygera Zdenek Grygera Zdeněk Grygera is a Czech football player who is currently playing for English club Fulham. He is usually a right back or centre back but can play anywhere in defence.-Early career:... |
Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2011 | FW | Bryan Ruiz Bryan Ruiz Bryan Ruiz González , commonly known as Bryan Ruiz is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing.... |
Twente |
£10.6 million |
| 31 August 2011 | FW |  Orlando SáOrlando Sá Orlando Carlos Braga de Sá is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Fulham in England, as a striker.-Braga:Sá started his career in the youth ranks of Sporting de Braga, and was promoted to the first team in 2007–08, only to be loaned immediately to lowly S.C... |
F.C. Porto |
Free |
Players out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career... |
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
Free |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Eddie Johnson |
Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | FW |  Diomansy KamaraDiomansy Kamara Diomansy Mehdi Moustapha Kamara is a professional football striker, currently playing for Eskişehirspor... |
Eskişehirspor Eskisehirspor Eskişehirspor is a football club in Eskişehir, Turkey. Also known as Kırmızı Şimşekler or The Star of Anatolia. The club was founded in 1965 and started a football revolution in Anatolia. Eskişehirspor started a long term stay in the first league in Turkey when they were founded. This term lasted... |
Free |
| 1 July 2011 | DF |  John Pantsil |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
Free |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Matthew Saunders Matthew Saunders Matthew Saunders is a professional English footballer who is a free agent after being released by Fulham at the end of the 2010–11 season.-Career:... |
Free | |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | Pascal Zuberbühler Pascal Zuberbühler Pascal Zuberbühler is a Swiss footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Philippines. He was recently released by Fulham after coming to the end of his contract.-Club career:... |
Retired | |
| 4 July 2011 | MF |  Kagisho Dikgacoi |
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2011 | MF | Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening Jonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final... |
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
Undisclosed |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2011 | FW | Danny Hoesen Danny Hoesen Danny Hoesen is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for Fortuna Sittard.-Career:Hoesen started playing football in Fortuna Sittard youth academy. He was considered as a promising talent for Fortuna.... |
Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,... |
End of season |
| 26 July 2011 | GK | David Stockdale David Stockdale David Adam Stockdale is an English footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a goalkeeper, on loan from Fulham.Stockdale started his career with the Huddersfield Town youth system before joining York City's youth system in 2000, where he became a trainee in 2002. He made his first team debut on the... |
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
End of season |
| 17 August 2011 | DF |  Carlos SalcidoCarlos Salcido Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham... |
Tigres |
End of season |
| 24 August 2011 | FW |  Lauri Dalla ValleLauri Dalla Valle Lauri Dalla Valle is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in Scotland for Dundee United, on loan from English club Fulham... |
 Dundee UnitedDundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
16 January 2012 |
| 30 August 2011 | MF | Keanu Marsh-Brown Keanu Marsh-Brown Keanu Marsh-Brown is an English football player who is a free agent after being released by Fulham.-Playing career:Marsh-Brown graduated through the Fulham Academy to sign professional forms in summer 2009. In November 2010, there were reports that both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City were... |
Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
January 2012 |
| 26 September 2011 | MF | Bjørn Helge Riise Bjørn Helge Riise Bjørn Helge Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian professional footballer. He plays his club football for Fulham. He plays either a central midfielder or a right winger having joined Fulham in July 2009 from Norwegian club Lillestrøm, and is the brother of his Fulham team-mate John Arne... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
17 November 2011 |