2011–12 FC Barcelona season
| 2011–12 season | ||||
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| President | Sandro Rosell | |||
| Head coach | Pep Guardiola | |||
| Stadium | Camp Nou | |||
| La Liga | 2nd | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| Supercopa de España | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Super Cup | Winners | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lionel Messi (50) All: Lionel Messi (73) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 99,252 vs Real Madrid (21 April 2012) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 37,374 vs BATE Borisov (6 December 2011) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 75,212 (including Joan Gamper Trophy) | |||
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The 2011–12 season was FC Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona debuted their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization for a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal. The agreement with UNICEF continued and their name had been moved to the lower back portion of the shirt. This season also introduced a new away kit in black while the third kit was retained from last season.
Barcelona were unable to defend two major trophies: they finished as runners-up in Liga, nine points behind winners Real Madrid, who finished with a record 100 points, and their UEFA Champions League campaign ended after a 3–2 aggregate defeat in the semi-finals to eventual winners Chelsea. Pep Guardiola stepped down as head coach at the conclusion of the season, which ended on a high as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderón.
Barcelona's under-19 squad played in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series. After finishing first in their group during the group stage, they were eliminated by Ajax in the quarter-finals of the tournament.