The 2011–12 season was

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's first season back in Ligue 2 since relegation from

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took over as coach of AS Monaco in September 2011 following the sacking of Laurent Banide. They finished the season in eighth place having struggled in the relegation zone for the majority of the season. They also participated in the

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where they were eliminated at the Round of 64 stage by

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, and the

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which they were knocked out of in the first round by Sedan.

Season review

On 23 December 2011, Russian billionaire businessman

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bought a majority stake in AS Monaco. Rybolovlev was stated as saying ''"I think this club has enormous potential. I hope it can now realise this potential, both domestically and in Europe."''

Squad

''As of 31 January 2012''.

On loan

Transfers

Summer

In: Out:

Winter

In: Out:

Competitions

Ligue 2

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Fixtures & results

;Notes *The match between

and Monaco was postponed due to a frozen pitch.http://www.asm-fc.com/actualites/equipe/terrain-gele-match-reporte

Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de France

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:''

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

References

External links

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AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...