2011 CR Vasco da Gama season

Vasco da Gama

2011 season
President	Roberto Dinamite
Head Coach	Cristóvão since 28 August (Ricardo Gomes since 1 February until 28 August) (Paulo César Gusmão until 28 January)
Stadium	São Januário Engenhão
Brasileirão Série A	Runners-up
Copa do Brasil	Champion
Rio de Janeiro State Championship	6th Guanabara Tournament: Group stage Rio de Janeiro Tournament: Runners-up
Copa Sudamericana	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Souza (11) Élton (11) All: Bernardo (18)
Highest home attendance	33,778 (versus Botafogo in Brasileirão Série A)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2011 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 113th year in existence, the club's 96th season in existence of football, and the club's 40th season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football, having been out only in 2009, after a relegation from top division in 2008, backing in 2010.

Vasco da Gama finished Brasileirão Série A as runners-up, 2 points behind winners Corinthians, in a title decided in last round, when Corinthians draw 0–0 against Palmeiras and Vasco da Gama draw 1–1 against Flamengo. Vasco da Gama in Copa Sudamericana goes at semifinals, after a 1–3 aggregate loss against eventual winners Universidad de Chile. Vasco da Gama won their first Copa do Brasil title, after an epic finals against Coritiba, winning in away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw. Vasco da Gama finished Rio de Janeiro State Championship in 6th place, after a fall in group stage of Taça Guanabara and a runners-up against Flamengo in Taça Rio in a 1–3 penalty loss after a 0–0 draw.

Club

Coaching staff

Updated 2 November 2011.

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Ricardo Gomes	Brazilian
Assistant coach	Cristóvão (caretaker head coach), Gaúcho, Silveira, Jorge Luiz	Brazilian
Physiologists	Rodnei, Daniel Gonçalves	Brazilian
Supervisors	Daniel Freitas (football); Fabiano Lunz (logistics), Bruno Coev (heritage)	Brazilian
Fitness coaches	Rodrigo Poletto, Romildo, Armando	Brazilian
Masseurs	PC, Carlão, Curumim	Brazilian
Wardrobes	Adão, Niltinho	Brazilian
Physicologist	Maria Helena Rodriguez	Brazilian
Nutritionist	Mildre Souza	Brazilian
Press officers	Patrícia Gregório, Vinicius Melo	Brazilian
Goalkeepers coach	Carlos Germano	Brazilian

Other personnel

President	Roberto Dinamite
Manager of football	Rodrigo Caetano
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	São Januário (25,000 / 110x75 meters)

Source: CBF^[1]

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 24 October 2011.

No. Pos. Player Nation 1 GK Fernando Prass  Brazil 3 DF Cesinha  Brazil 5 MF Nílton  Brazil 6 MF Felipe  Brazil 7 FW Éder Luís (on loan from Benfica)  Brazil 8 MF Juninho Pernambucano (captain)  Brazil 9 FW Alecsandro  Brazil 10 MF Diego Souza (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)  Brazil 12 GK Alessandro  Brazil 13 DF Victor Ramos (on loan from Standard Liège)  Brazil 15 FW Jonathan (youth player)  Brazil 16 DF Douglas  Brazil 17 DF Julinho (on loan from Avaí)  Brazil 18 MF Jumar (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)  Brazil 19 FW Leandro (on loan from Grêmio)  Brazil 21 MF Fellipe Bastos (on loan from Benfica)  Brazil 22 DF Julio Irrazábal  Paraguay 23 DF Fagner  Brazil 26 DF Dedé  Brazil 27 MF Diego Rosa  Brazil 28 MF Eduardo Costa  Brazil 29 FW Kim  Brazil 30 FW Patric  Brazil 31 MF Bernardo (on loan from Cruzeiro)  Brazil 32 DF Márcio Careca  Brazil 33 DF Renato Silva (on loan from Shandong Luneng)  Brazil 35 MF Allan (youth player, on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)  Brazil 37 MF Rômulo  Brazil 39 FW Élton (on loan from Olé Brasil)  Brazil 43 DF Max  Brazil 44 FW William Barbio (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)  Brazil 45 MF Leandro Chaparro (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)  Argentina 50 GK Diogo Silva (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)  Brazil

Youth players able to play on first team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 24 October 2011.

No. Pos. Player Nation 2 DF Jomar (youth player)  Brazil — MF Elivelton (youth player)  Brazil — MF Guilherme (youth player)  Brazil 14 DF Luan (youth player)  Brazil — FW Willen (youth player)  Brazil

Out of loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of 24 October 2011.

No. Pos. Player Nation — GK Adilson (on loan to Duque de Caxias)  Brazil — DF Ari (on loan to Guarani)  Brazil — MF Caíque (on loan to Avaí)  Brazil — MF Carlos Alberto (on loan to Bahia)  Brazil — DF Diogo (on loan to Sport do Recife)  Brazil — DF Edu Pina (on loan to Duque de Caxias)  Brazil — DF Élder Granja (on loan to São Caetano)  Brazil — MF Enrico (on loan to Ceará)  Brazil — DF Gian Mariano (on loan to Avaí)  Brazil — DF Jadson Viera (on loan to Nacional)  Uruguay — MF Jéferson (on loan to Sporting Kansas City)  Brazil — MF Jeferson Silva (on loan to Salgueiro)  Brazil — FW Lipe (on loan to Salgueiro)  Brazil — MF Magno (on loan to Bahia)  Brazil — MF Mateus (on loan to Criciúma)  Brazil — FW Nilson (on loan to Criciúma)  Brazil — FW Rafael Coelho (on loan to Avaí)  Brazil — MF Renato Augusto (on loan to Atlético Goianiense)  Brazil — FW Rodrigo Pimpão (on loan to Omiya Ardija)  Brazil — GK Tiago (on loan to Bahia)  Brazil

Squad information

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
1	Fernando Prass		GK	(1978-07-09)9 July 1978 (aged 33)	União de Leiria
12	Alessandro		GK	(1988-03-30)30 March 1988 (aged 23)	Grêmio
50	Diogo Silva (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)		GK	(1986-07-08)8 July 1986 (aged 25)	Nova Iguaçu
Defenders
3	Cesinha		CB	(1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 25)	Santo André
13	Victor Ramos (on loan from Standard Liège)		CB	(1989-05-05)5 May 1989 (aged 22)	Standard Liège
16	Douglas		CB	(1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 21)	América (Natal)
17	Julinho (on loan from Avaí)		LFB, LWM	(1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 25)	Avaí
22	Julio Irrazábal		RFB, LFB	(1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 31)	Cerro Porteño
23	Fagner		RFB	(1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 22)	PSV Eindhoven
26	Dedé		CB	(1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 23)	Vasco da Gama (loaned from Volta Redonda)
32	Márcio Careca		LFB	(1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 33)	Guarani (loaned from Vasco da Gama)
33	Renato Silva (on loan from Shandong Luneng)		CB	(1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 28)	Shandong Luneng
43	Max		RFB, LFB	(1990-04-28)28 April 1990 (aged 21)	Youth system
Midfielders
5	Nílton		DM, CM	(1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 24)	Corinthians
6	Felipe		CM, LWM, LW, AM, LFB	(1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 34)	Al Sadd
8	Juninho Pernambucano		CM, AM, RWM	(1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 36)	Al-Gharafa
10	Diego Souza (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)		AM, LW, CF	(1985-06-17)17 June 1985 (aged 26)	Atlético Mineiro (loaned from Desportivo Brasil)
18	Jumar (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)		DM, LFB, CM, RFB	(1986-04-28)28 April 1986 (aged 25)	Palmeiras (loaned from Desportivo Brasil)
21	Fellipe Bastos (on loan from Benfica)		CM, DM	(1990-02-01)1 February 1990 (aged 21)	Servette (loaned from Benfica)
27	Diego Rosa		CM, RFB, RWM, LWM, LFB, AM	(1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 22)	Juventude
28	Eduardo Costa		DM, CM	(1982-09-23)23 September 1982 (aged 29)	Vasco da Gama (loaned from Monaco)
31	Bernardo (on loan from Cruzeiro)		AM, LW, LWM	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 21)	Goiás (loaned from Cruzeiro)
35	Allan (youth player, on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)		CM, RFB, DM, RWM	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 20)	Youth system (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
37	Rômulo		DM, CM	(1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 21)	Youth system
45	Leandro Chaparro (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)		CM, RWM, AM	(1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 20)	San Lorenzo de Almagro
Forwards
7	Éder Luís (on loan from Benfica)		RW, CF	(1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 26)	Benfica
9	Alecsandro		CF	(1981-02-04)4 February 1981 (aged 30)	Internacional
15	Jonathan (youth player)		LW, RW, AM	(1991-05-11)11 May 1991 (aged 20)	Youth system
19	Leandro (on loan from Grêmio)		RW, LW, CF	(1980-08-13)13 August 1980 (aged 31)	Grêmio
29	Kim		RW, LW, CF	(1980-06-22)22 June 1980 (aged 31)	Al-Arabi
30	Patric		CF	(1987-07-26)26 July 1987 (aged 24)	Mixto
39	Élton (on loan from Olé Brasil)		CF	(1985-08-01)1 August 1985 (aged 26)	Braga (loaned from Olé Brasil)
44	William Barbio (on loan from Nova Iguaçu)		RW, LW	(1992-10-22)22 October 1992 (aged 19)	Nova Iguaçu

from Vasco da Gama (U–20)

able to play in first team

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Midfielders
	Jeferson Silva		AM	(1990-05-03)3 May 1990 (aged 21)	Salgueiro (loaned from Vasco da Gama)

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Defenders
2	Jomar (youth player)		CB	(1992-09-28)28 September 1992 (aged 19)	Youth system
14	Luan (youth player)		CB	(1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 18)	Youth system
Midfielders
	Elivelton (youth player)		DM	(1992-04-26)26 April 1992 (aged 19)	Youth system
	Guilherme (youth player)		LWM, AM, RWM	(1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 17)	Youth system
Forwards
	Willen (youth player)		CF	(1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 19)	Youth system

Out of loan

No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed From
Goalkeepers
	Adilson (on loan to Duque de Caxias)		GK	(1990-02-24)24 February 1990 (aged 21)	Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
	Tiago (on loan to Bahia)		GK	(1983-07-02)2 July 1983 (aged 28)	Vasco da Gama
Defenders
14	Jadson Viera (on loan to Nacional)		CB	(1981-08-04)4 August 1981 (aged 30)	Vasco da Gama
34	Diogo (on loan to Sport do Recife)		LFB, LWM	(1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 19)	Vasco da Gama
	Ari (on loan to Guarani)		RFB, LFB	(1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (aged 20)	Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
	Edu Pina (on loan to Duque de Caxias)		LFB, LWM	(1989-01-23)23 January 1989 (aged 22)	Boavista (loaned from Vasco da Gama)
	Élder Granja (on loan to São Caetano)		RFB	(1982-07-02)2 July 1982 (aged 29)	Vasco da Gama – (B)
	Genílson (on loan to Duque de Caxias)		CB	(1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 21)	Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
	Gian (on loan to Avaí)		CB	(1982-07-02)2 July 1982 (aged 29)	São Caetano (loaned from Vasco da Gama)
Midfielders
11	Jéferson (on loan to Sporting Kansas City)		AM, CM	(1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 27)	Vasco da Gama
17	Enrico (on loan to Ceará)		AM, RWM, LWM	(1984-05-04)4 May 1984 (aged 27)	Vasco da Gama
19	Carlos Alberto (on loan to Bahia)		AM, LW, CF	(1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 27)	Grêmio (loaned from Vasco da Gama)
20	Caíque (on loan to Avaí)		AM, LW, RW, LWM, RWM	(1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 24)	Vasco da Gama
28	Renato Augusto (on loan to Atlético Goianiense)		CM, DM	(1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 20)	Vasco da Gama
	Magno (on loan to Bahia)		AM, LW, RW	(1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 23)	Vasco da Gama
	Mateus (on loan to Criciúma)		DM	(1987-05-18)18 May 1987 (aged 24)	Ettifaq (loaned from Vasco da Gama)
Forwards
29	Nilson (on loan to Criciúma)		CF	(1991-04-06)6 April 1991 (aged 20)	Vasco da Gama
	Lipe (on loan to Salgueiro)		CF	(1990-03-10)10 March 1990 (aged 21)	Duque de Caxias (loaned from Vasco da Gama)
	Rafael Coelho (on loan to Avaí)		CF	(1988-05-20)20 May 1988 (aged 23)	Vasco da Gama
	Rodrigo Pimpão (on loan to Omiya Ardija)		LW, RW	(1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 24)	Cerezo Osaka (loaned from Vasco da Gama)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
14 September 2010	Diego Rosa		MF	Juventude	Free transfer, end of contract
17 March 2011	Alecsandro		FW	Internacional	Transfer, traded in an exchange of Zé Roberto
27 April 2011	Juninho Pernambucano		MF	Al-Gharafa	Free transfer, end of contract
8 July 2011	Eduardo Costa		MF	Monaco	Free transfer, mutual contract rescission
18 July 2011	Kim		FW	Al-Arabi	Free transfer, mutual contract rescission

Loan in

Date from	Date to	Player	Number	Position	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref
15 August 2008	27 May 2012	Allan		MF	Vasco da Gama U-20 (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)	Loan transfer from Deportivo Maldonado Previously end of loan: 30 June 2013
8 December 2009	20 January 2012	Jumar		MF	Palmeiras (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)	Loan transfer from Desportivo Brasil Previously end of loan: 31 December 2012
28 June 2010	19 June 2012	Éder Luís		FW	Benfica	Loan transfer from Benfica
28 June 2010	19 June 2012	Fellipe Bastos		MF	Servette (on loan from Benfica)	Loan transfer from Benfica
13 December 2010	27 August 2011	Anderson Martins		DF	Vitória	Loan transfer from Desportivo Brasil Previously end of loan: 31 December 2014
13 December 2010	11 March 2011	Marcel		FW	Santos (on loan from S.L. Benfica)	Loan transfer from S.L. Benfica Previously end of loan: 31 December 2011
30 December 2010	31 May 2011	Misael		FW	Ceará	Loan transfer from Ceará Previously end of loan: 31 December 2011
30 December 2010	8 July 2011	Eduardo Costa		MF	AS Monaco	Loan transfer from AS Monaco Previously end of loan: 31 December 2011
27 January 2011	31 December 2011	Bernardo		MF	Cruzeiro	Loan transfer from Cruzeiro
11 February 2011	31 December 2011	Leandro		FW	Grêmio	Loan transfer from Grêmio
15 February 2011	31 December 2011	Élton		FW	Braga (on loan from Olé Brasil)	Loan transfer from Olé Brasil
16 February 2011	31 December 2012	Leandro Chaparro		MF	San Lorenzo de Almagro	Loan transfer from Desportivo Brasil
10 March 2011	20 July 2012	Diego Souza		MF	Atlético Mineiro (on loan from Desportivo Brasil)	Loan transfer from Desportivo Brasil Previously end of loan: 31 December 2014
2 May 2011	30 June 2012	Diogo Silva		GK	Nova Iguaçu	Loan transfer from Nova Iguaçu
7 June 2011	31 December 2011	William Barbio		FW	Nova Iguaçu	Loan transfer from Nova Iguaçu
4 July 2011	30 June 2013	Renato Silva		DF	Shandong Luneng	Loan transfer from Shandong Luneng
12 July 2011	31 December 2011	Julinho		DF	Avaí	Loan transfer from Avaí
21 July 2011	31 December 2011	Victor Ramos		DF	Standard Liège	Loan transfer from Standard Liège

On trial (in)

Out

Date	Player	Number	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
17 December 2010	Ernani		DF	Vitória	Released, end of contract
21 January 2011	Zé Roberto		MF	Internacional	Transfer, traded in exchange of Alecsandro plus R$ 1,5 million
30 May 2011	Cestaro		GK		Retired
30 June 2011	Adilson		GK		Released, end of contract
7 July 2011	Ramon		DF	Corinthians	Mutual contract rescission, free transfer
5 August 2011	Fernando		DF	Americana	Free transfer, end of contract
10 August 2011	Patrick Staduto		FW	1º de Dezembro	Previously on Manhaçu on loan from Vasco da Gama Free transfer

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Player	Number	Position	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref
3 May 2010	27 June 2011	Mateus		MF	Al-Ettifaq	Previously on Bahia on loan from Vasco da Gama (6 January 2010 to 3 May 2010)
15 December 2010	30 June 2012	Magno		MF	Bahia	Loan transfer
16 December 2010	31 December 2011	Tiago		GK	Bahia
17 December 2010	31 December 2011	Gian		DF	Avaí	Previously on São Caetano on loan from Vasco da Gama
19 December 2010	31 July 2011	Rodrigo Pimpão		FW	Cerezo Osaka	Previously on Paraná on loan from Vasco da Gama
30 December 2010	30 June 2011	Jeferson Silva		MF	Nova Iguaçu
1 January 2011	30 June 2011	Lipe		FW	Duque de Caxias	Previously on Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
14 January 2011	30 June 2011	Edu Pina		DF	Boavista
10 January 2011	31 December 2011	Rafael Coelho		FW	Avaí
2 February 2011	31 December 2011	Jadson Viera		DF	Nacional
4 February 2011	30 April 2011	Carlos Alberto		MF	Grêmio	Previously end of loan: 31 December 2011
10 February 2011	31 December 2011	Adilson		GK	Duque de Caxias	Previously on Vasco da Gama – (U–20) Previously end of loan: 30 June 2011
10 February 2011	30 June 2011	Ari		DF	Duque de Caxias	Previously on Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
10 February 2011	31 December 2011	Genílson		DF	Duque de Caxias	Previously on Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
12 April 2011	31 December 2011	Renato Augusto		MF	Atlético Goianiense
23 May 2011	30 June 2012	Edu Pina		DF	Duque de Caxias	Previously on Boavista on loan from Vasco da Gama
23 May 2011	31 December 2011	Jeferson Silva		MF	Salgueiro	Previously on Nova Iguaçu on loan from Vasco da Gama
27 May 2011	31 December 2011	Carlos Alberto		MF	Bahia	Previously on Grêmio on loan from Vasco da Gama
3 June 2011	31 December 2011	Lipe		FW	Salgueiro	Previously on Duque de Caxias on loan from Vasco da Gama
10 June 2011	10 August 2011	Patrick Staduto		FW	Manhuaçu	Previously on Vasco da Gama – (U–20)
14 June 2011	31 December 2011	Ari		DF	Guarani	Previously on Duque de Caxias on loan from Vasco da Gama
27 June 2011	31 December 2011	Mateus		MF	Criciúma	Previously on Al-Ettifaq on loan from Vasco da Gama
30 June 2011	31 December 2011	Enrico		MF	Ceará
17 July 2011	31 December 2011	Jéferson		MF	Sporting Kansas City	Designated player
25 July 2011	31 December 2011	Caíque		MF	Avaí
29 July 2011	31 December 2011	Élder Granja		DF	São Caetano	Previously on Vasco da Gama – (B)
2 August 2011	31 December 2011	Rodrigo Pimpão		FW	Omiya Ardija	Previously on Cerezo Osaka on loan from Vasco da Gama
14 September 2011	31 December 2012	Diogo		DF	Sport do Recife
20 September 2011	31 December 2011	Nilson		FW	Criciúma

On trial (out)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Brasileirão Série A		Copa do Brasil		Rio de Janeiro State Championship		Other[note 1]
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Fernando Prass	74	0	38	0	11	0	17	0	8	0
12	GK	BRA	Alessandro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	BRA	Diogo Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	BRA	Cesinha	4	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0	0	0
13	DF	BRA	Victor Ramos	8	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
16	DF	BRA	Douglas	9	1	2+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	3	1
17	DF	BRA	Julinho	13	0	8+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	DF	PAR	Julio Irrazábal	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	BRA	Fagner	56	5	35	4	1+3	0	9	1	7+1	0
26	DF	BRA	Dedé	60	11	30	5	11	1	15	3	4	2
32	DF	BRA	Márcio Careca	30	0	14+1	0	3+3	0	3+3	0	1+2	0
33	DF	BRA	Renato Silva	26	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
43	DF	BRA	Max	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	BRA	Nílton	12	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
6	MF	BRA	Felipe	47	7	19+1	4	10	0	14+1	3	1+1	0
8	MF	BRA	Juninho Pernambucano	26	5	19+2	4	0	0	0	0	5	1
10	MF	BRA	Diego Souza	52	18	30+2	11	9	4	5	2	6	1
18	MF	BRA	Jumar	38	1	22+4	0	2+4	0	0+1	0	4+1	1
21	MF	BRA	Fellipe Bastos	39	3	12+5	1	6+1	1	7+2	1	4+2	0
27	MF	BRA	Diego Rosa	15	0	2+9	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
28	MF	BRA	Eduardo Costa	35	0	15+3	0	6+2	0	8+1	0	0	0
31	MF	BRA	Bernardo	55	17	5+22	6	4+6	2	5+5	6	6+2	3
35	MF	BRA	Allan	44	1	11+6	0	10	0	10	0	4+3	1
37	MF	BRA	Rômulo	61	5	32	1	8	1	17	3	4	0
45	MF	ARG	Leandro Chaparro	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	BRA	Éder Luís	60	8	32	4	10	1	17	3	1	0
9	FW	BRA	Alecsandro	39	13	18+3	3	8	5	4+1	2	3+2	3
15	FW	BRA	Jonathan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	BRA	Leandro	29	1	2+11	0	0+2	0	1+6	0	3+4	1
29	FW	BRA	Kim	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	BRA	Patric	6	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	1+1	0
39	FW	BRA	Élton	43	15	17+10	11	1+3	1	2+5	1	4+1	2
44	FW	BRA	William Barbio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players of youth squads who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season
2	DF	BRA	Jomar	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	BRA	Luan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	BRA	Elivelton
	MF	BRA	Guilherme
	FW	BRA	Willen
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have transferred or loaned out during the season
10	MF	BRA	Zé Roberto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	BRA	Jadson Viera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	BRA	Carlos Alberto	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
28	MF	BRA	Renato Augusto
9	FW	BRA	Marcel	9	6	0	0	1	2	8	4	0	0
	FW	BRA	Patrick Staduto
36	GK	BRA	Cestaro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	BRA	Misael	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0
17	MF	BRA	Enrico	12	3	2+2	1	0+2	0	0+6	2	0	0
33	DF	BRA	Ramon	24	2	1+1	0	8	0	14	2	0	0
11	MF	BRA	Jéferson	14	4	3+1	1	1	1	5+4	2	0	0
20	MF	BRA	Caíque	5	1	0	0	0+1	0	1+3	1	0	0
13	DF	BRA	Élder Granja
4	DF	BRA	Fernando	5	0	3	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
25	DF	BRA	Anderson Martins	40	1	14	0	11	0	14	1	1	0
29	FW	BRA	Nilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	BRA	Diogo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Rio de Janeiro State Championship	Copa do Brasil	Copa Sudamericana	Brasileirão Série A	Total
1		31	Bernardo	6	2	4	6	18
2		10	Diego Souza	1	3	2	11	17
3		39	Élton	1	1	2	11	15
4		9	Alecsandro	2	5	3	3	13
5		26	Dedé	3	1	2	6	12
6		7	Éder Luís	3	2	0	4	9
7		6	Felipe	3	0	0	4	7
8		9	Marcel	4	2	0	0	6
9		23	Fagner	1	0	0	4	5
		8	Juninho Pernambucano	0	0	1	4	5
		37	Rômulo	3	1	0	1	5
12		11	Jéferson	2	1	0	1	4
13		17	Enrico	2	0	0	1	3
		21	Fellipe Bastos	1	1	0	1	3
15		33	Ramon	2	0	0	0	2
16		35	Allan	0	0	1	0	1
		25	Anderson Martins	1	0	0	0	1
		20	Caíque	1	0	0	0	1
		16	Douglas	0	0	1	0	1
		18	Jumar	0	0	1	0	1
		19	Leandro	0	0	1	0	1
			Own Goal	0	1	0	0	1
			Total	36	20	18	57	131

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Rio de Janeiro State Championship	Copa do Brasil	Copa Sudamericana	Brazilian Série A	Total
GK		1	Fernando Prass	8	5	1	16	30
GK		12	Alessandro	0	0	0	0	0
GK		24	Diogo Silva	0	0	0	0	0
GK		36	Cestaro	0	0	0	0	0
			Total	8	5	1	16	30

Overall

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Vasco da Gama v Cerro Porteño

15 January	Vasco da Gama	1–0	Cerro Porteño	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−02:00	Anderson Martins 75'			Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: N/A Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca

Rio de Janeiro State Championship

Guanabara Cup

Matches

Vasco da Gama v Resende

19 January	Vasco da Gama	0–1	Resende	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−02:00			Alexsandro 86'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 6,305 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva

Nova Iguaçu v Vasco da Gama

23 January	Nova Iguaçu	3–2	Vasco da Gama	Volta Redonda
17:00 UTC−02:00	Alex Moraes 3' Maycon 18' William Barbio 78'		Rômulo 52' Marcel 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá

Boavista v Vasco da Gama

27 January	Boavista	3–1	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−02:00	Tony 18' Frontini 26' Erick Flores 88'		Marcel 56'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: N/A Referee: João Batista de Arruda

Vasco da Gama v Flamengo

30 January	Vasco da Gama	1 – 2	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−02:00	Rômulo 75'		Deivid 22' Thiago Neves 43'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: N/A Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Vasco da Gama v Americano

6 February	Vasco da Gama	3–0	Americano	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−02:00	Marcel 35' Dedé 53' Jéferson 79'			Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 1,171 Referee: Pathrice Maia

America (RJ) v Vasco da Gama

12 February	America (RJ)	0–9	Vasco da Gama	Volta Redonda
19:00 UTC−02:00			Fagner 4' Felipe 18' Ramon 23', 63' Marcel 25' Enrico 37', 89' Caíque 50' Jéferson 69'	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: N/A Referee: Wagner do Santos Rosa

Rio Cup

Matches

Macaé v Vasco da Gama

4 March	Macaé	3–1	Vasco da Gama	Macaé
19:30 UTC−03:00	Luís Mário 33' Diogo Siston 39' Bill 90'		Élton 90'	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr de Azevedo Attendance: N/A Referee: Péricles Bassols

Vasco da Gama v Duque de Caxias

9 March	Vasco da Gama	4–2	Duque de Caxias	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−03:00	Felipe 9' Anderson Martins 36' Bernardo 44' Dedé 78'		Somália 50' Ari 73'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 9,582 Referee: Eduardo Cordeiro Guimarães

Madureira v Vasco da Gama

13 March	Madureira	2–4	Vasco da Gama	Volta Redonda
16:00 UTC−03:00	Rodrigo 63' Adriano Magrão 82'		Bernardo 39', 68', 87' Fellipe Bastos 90'	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 3,857 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Vasco da Gama v Botafogo

20 March	Vasco da Gama	2–0	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−03:00	Diego Souza 58' Éder Luís 70'			Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: 31,265 Referee: Péricles Bassols

Vasco da Gama v Bangu

3 April	Vasco da Gama	4–0	Bangu	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Dedé 40' Éder Luís 47' Alecsandro 72' Felipe 74'			Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 12,707 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

Vasco da Gama v Cabofriense

9 April	Vasco da Gama	2–1	Cabofriense	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−03:00	Bernardo 20' Alecsandro 86'		Zotti 34'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 18,081 Referee: Antonio Frederico Maciel dos Santos

Olaria v Vasco da Gama

17 April	Olaria	2–2	Vasco da Gama	Macaé
16:00 UTC−03:00	Waldir 17' Felipe Silva 50'		Bernardo 62' (pen.) Rômulo 90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr de Azevedo Attendance: 4,619 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva

Knockout stage matches

Vasco da Gama v Olaria

23 April Semifinal	Vasco da Gama	1–0	Olaria	Rio de Janeiro
18:00 UTC−03:00	Éder Luís 37'			Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: 28,675 Referee: Pathrice Maia

Vasco da Gama v Flamengo

1 May Final	Vasco da Gama	0–0 (1–3 p)	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00				Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Attendance: 39,029 Referee: Luiz Antônio Silva dos Santos
	Penalties
	Alecsandro Bernardo Fellipe Bastos Élton		Renato Gonzalo Fierro Fernando Thiago Neves

Copa do Brasil

Matches

Comercial (MS) v Vasco da Gama

23 February First Phase	Comercial (MS)	1–6	Vasco da Gama	Campo Grande
22:00 UTC−03:00	Anderson 62' (pen.)	Report	Bastos 2' Marcel 16' (pen.) Jéferson 45' Éder Luís 57' Rômulo 66'	Stadium: Estádio Universitário Pedro Pedrossian Attendance: N/A Referee: Antônio Denival de Morais (Paraná)

Vasco da Gama v ABC

30 March Round of 32: Leg 2	Vasco da Gama	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	ABC	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−03:00	Alecsandro 49' (pen.) Bernardo 77'	Report	Cascata 18'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 18,009 Referee: Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)

Náutico v Vasco da Gama

13 April Round of 16: Leg 1	Náutico	0–3	Vasco da Gama	Recife
22:00 UTC−03:00		Report	Dedé 32' Alecsandro 51' Bernardo 90+2'	Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho Attendance: 12,244 Referee: Célio Amorim (Santa Catarina)

Atlético Paranaense v Vasco da Gama

4 May Quarterfinals: Leg 1	Atlético Paranaense	2–2	Vasco da Gama	Curitiba
22:00 UTC−03:00	Guerrón 51' Baier 88' (pen.)	Report	Alecsandro 36' Diego Souza 73'	Stadium: Arena Joaquim Américo Guimarães Attendance: 17,523 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Distrito Federal)

Vasco da Gama v Atlético Paranaense

12 May Quarterfinals: Leg 2	Vasco da Gama	1–1 (3–3 (a) agg.)	Atlético Paranaense	Rio de Janeiro
19:00 UTC−03:00	Élton 79'	Report	Nieto 73'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 21,206 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)

Vasco da Gama v Avaí

18 May Semifinals: Leg 1	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Avaí	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−03:00	Diego Souza 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Julinho 80'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 19,136 Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme (São Paulo)

Avaí v Vasco da Gama

25 May Semifinals: Leg 2	Avaí	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	Vasco da Gama	Florianópolis
22:00 UTC−03:00		Report	Revson 2' (o.g.) Diego Souza 34'	Stadium: Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva Attendance: 19,920 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden (Rio Grande do Sul)

Vasco da Gama v Coritiba

1 June Finals: Leg 1	Vasco da Gama	1 – 0	Coritiba	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−03:00	Alecsandro 50'	Report		Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 21,365 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira (São Paulo)

Coritiba v Vasco da Gama

8 June Finals: Leg 2	Coritiba	3 – 2 (3–3 (a) agg.)	Vasco da Gama	Curitiba
22:00 UTC−03:00	Bill 28' Davi 44' Willian 66'	Report	Alecsandro 11' Éder Luís 57'	Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira Attendance: 35,142 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (São Paulo)

Copa do Brasil 2011 champion
Vasco da Gama 1st title

Brasileirão Série A

Standings

Results summary

Pld=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost;

Results by round

Matches

Ceará v Vasco da Gama

21 May Matchday 1	Ceará	1–3	Vasco da Gama	Fortaleza
18:30 (UTC−03:00)	Cléber 66'	Report Report	Bernardo 78', 80' Jéferson 90'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Attendance: N/A Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas

Vasco da Gama v América (MG)

29 May Matchday 2	Vasco da Gama	3–0	América (MG)	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 (UTC−03:00)	Bernardo 11' (pen.) Enrico 48' Élton 77'	Report Report		Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 4,495 Referee: Francisco Carlos Nascimento

Coritiba v Vasco da Gama

5 June Matchday 3	Coritiba	5–1	Vasco da Gama	Curitiba
16:00 (UTC−03:00)	Tcheco 3' Anderson Aquino 11', 15', 20' Maranhão 65'	Report Report	Élton 68'	Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira Attendance: 18,554 Referee: Célio Amorim

Vasco da Gama v Figueirense

11 June Matchday 4	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Figueirense	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 (UTC−03:00)	Élton 18'	Report Report	Aloísio 90'	Stadium: Estádio São Januário Attendance: 17,777 Referee: Luiz Flávio de Oliveira