2011–12 Montpellier HSC season
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The 2011–12 Montpellier HSC season was the 38th professional season of the club since its creation in 1974.
2011–12 season | |||
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Chairman | Laurent Nicollin | ||
Manager | René Girard | ||
Stadium | Stade de la Mosson | ||
Ligue 1 | 1st | ||
Coupe de France | Quarter-finals (vs Gazélec Ajaccio) | ||
Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 (vs Lorient) | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Olivier Giroud (21) All: Olivier Giroud (25) | ||
Highest home attendance | 27,649 vs Lille (12 May 2012) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,787 vs Lorient (26 October 2011) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,492 | ||
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← 2010–11 |
In that , 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-Germaier 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]