| 2011 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Yoshiyuki Shinoda Tetsuya Asano | ||
| J. League Division 1 | 17th (relegated) | ||
| Emperor's Cup | Third round | ||
| J. League Cup | First round | ||
The 2011 Avispa Fukuoka season was Avispa Fukuoka's first season in J. League Division 1 since 2006, and 8th overall in the top division. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup. Avispa Fukuoka finished the J. League season in 17th place and were relegated to the 2012 J. League Division 2.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 39 | |
| 15 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 36 | |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 33 | Relegation to 2012 J. League Division 2 |
| 17 | Avispa Fukuoka (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 22 | |
| 18 | Montedio Yamagata (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 21 |
| 5 March 2011Round 1 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0–3 | Albirex Niigata | LEVEL-5 Stadium |
| Saturday 14:04 | Report |  52' Michael,69' Bruno Lopes,75' Fujita | Attendance: 10,254 Referee: Kimura |
| 2011-10-08Second round | Avispa Fukuoka | 3–0 | Kōchi University | Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama |
| 15:00 | Nakamachi 14' Matsuura 31'Takahashi 64' | Report | Attendance: 938 [1] Referee: Naohito Ogawa |
| 2011-11-16Third round | Vegalta Sendai | 3–1 | Avispa Fukuoka | Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai |
| 19:00 | Tamura 18', 22' Nakashima 82' | Report | Okamoto 68' | Attendance: 4,831 [2] Referee: Tomohiro Inoue |
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