Year 2011 in Figures

A few moments we will welcome the new year. Before entering 2012, it helps us see the world of football statistics throughout 2011. As abstracted from FIFA, the following year 2011 in figures:

98,943The number of spectators who witnessed the final of U-17 World Cup in Mexico at Azteca Stadium hosts Mexico beat Uruguay 2-0 in July. Amount outstanding final audience is like to be the climax of the event that the total audience can suck up to 1,002,314 people.

178International appearances were present when the veteran 36-year-old Egyptian Ahmed Hassan ended 0-2 against Brazil in November. The player who made his debut in 1995 and it only took one more look through the 178 caps belonging to the legendary Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea to be the player with the highest number of international appearances throughout the history of football.

150Unbeaten record at home owned by Jose Mourinho, who should end up unexpectedly in April. The game is passable for nine years, one month, 10 days with four different clubs have run aground in the hands of Sporting Gijon. Los Rojiblancos became the first club since Beira Mar in Portugal in 2002 which managed care mengalhkan club Mourinho in his cage. Coach Manuel Preciado also became the first coach to succeed after 107 previous coach has always failed.

110Years passed by the River Plate in Argentina's top division before relegation in June. Latin American giants Argentina and it must terdemosi for the first time after only drawing 1-1 face-Berlgrano their ninth game in a row without a win, which makes aggregrat be 1-3 in a playoff game promotion.

108Total goals produced by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo last throughout 2011. Ballon d'Or candidate is once again chalked remarkable performance, in which Messi scored 55 goals from 57 parties Barcelona while Ronaldo record 53 goals in only 51 games for Real Madrid.

100Year wait for a Norwegian club Molde to win its first league trophy in the history of the club. Under the tutelage of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the club was nicknamed Blahvit (blue-white) that was successfully celebrated the Centenary (100 years) with being the best in Norway in October last.

57Years without a league title which finally ended Lille in May. No club in the top division of French history had to wait that long for the Ligue 1 title.

46Number of goals into the Spanish national team set a new record inscribed by David Villa in March. El Guaje (The Kid) only took 72 matches to get through the record's Raul Gonzalez. Not only Villa, Iker Casillas became the player with most appearances for Spain when recorded his 127th appearance last month at a time surpassed the previous record owner Andoni Zubizarreta.

32Diego Forlan scored resulting from 82 appearances for Uruguay to take the top scorer at Los Charuas cons Paraguay 1-1 draw in October. Inter Milan striker stepped Scarone Hoctor's record. Earlier this year, Forlan grandfather and his father's footsteps to follow when carrying Uruguay won the Copa America 2011, title to the 15th for La Celeste.

30Straight wins Brazilian beach soccer team to be suspended in September last when they lost 8-12 from Russia in Beach Soccer World Cup finals in Ravenna. This was Brazil's first defeat since the surrender of Portugal in the semifinals 2005.

29Games without defeat that brought Boca Juniors in the Apertura title two weeks ago. Los Xeneizes became the first team in 26 years that ended the Argentine league season undefeated.

23The victory, the two series, and without a defeat that brought Porto Portuguese League title in April. Os Dragoes became the first team since the 1972-73 Benfica are through the league undefeated.

19English League title successfully taken by Manchester United in May. Red Devils became the UK's most successful team, one league title more than their eternal enemies Liverpool. In addition, Ryan Giggs was incised special note when a 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers in May that her caps become the owner of the Premier League ever beat David James with 573 appearances.

15Million euros that must be paid by Chelsea to Porto to make up for Andre Villas-Boas in June. Villas-Boas became the most expensive coach in the history of football. A month earlier, Villas-Boas became the youngest coach to win a European title when Porto won the Europa League brings to the age of just 33 years 213 days.

13Bachelor of 16 who successfully won the competition in Barcelona under the tutelage of Josep Guardiola. This extraordinary record is present when Barca won the Club World Cup later this month. 4-0 win over Santos in the final target achieved with 11 players the club and player Lionel Messi became the first numbered backs scored 10 goals in two World Club Cup final is different.

5Goal that is created in the final World Cup U-20 Colombia or the most in 34 years of the tournament when Brazil beat Portugal 3-2. All goals scored by Oscar Samba Team and made the first player who can score a hat trick in the final.

4Successful Asian Cup trophy after defeating Australia Japan won 1-0 in the finals in January. Samurai Blue Team became the most successful countries in Asia to beat Saudi Arabia and Iran who collected three titles.

3Participants 2012 Africa Cup debutant, Botswana, Niger and Equatorial Guinea, which will be held from January 15, 2012 where the future of the 14 African Nations Cup champions were previously only two countries who managed to escape to the Niger, Equatorial Guinea in 2012 the Ivory Coast and Tunisia.

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