The Heineken Cup is the premier club rugby competiton in Europe.
Teams from England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy played in the competition.
There are 24
teams played in 6 pools of 4 teams. Pool play was on a home and away basis. The 6 pool winners and the 2 best runners-up qualified for the play-offs. The 3rd, 4th and 5th highest scoring runners-up 'parachuted' into the play-off stage of the European Challenge Cup (Amlin Cup).
Teams playing in the 2011/12 Heineken Cup were:
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France
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England
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Ireland
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Wales
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Scotland
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Italy
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| Pool 1 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Munster | 6 | 6 | 0 | 163 | 118 | 1 | 25 | |
| Scarlets | 6 | 3 | 3 | 119 | 124 | 3 | 15 | |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 2 | 4 | 176 | 160 | 4 | 12 | |
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 1 | 5 | 111 | 167 | 3 | 7 | |
| Pool 2 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Edinburgh Rugby | 6 | 5 | 1 | 156 | 138 | 2 | 22 | |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 110 | 1 | 21 | |
| Racing Métro 92 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 160 | 190 | 5 | 9 | |
| London Irish | 6 | 1 | 5 | 116 | 139 | 5 | 9 | |
| Pool 3 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Leinster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 88 | 2 | 24 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 133 | 2 | 12 |
| Bath | 6 | 2 | 4 | 122 | 151 | 3 | 11 | |
| Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 112 | 2 | 10 |
| Pool 4 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Clermont Auvergne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 215 | 69 | 4 | 20 | |
| Ulster | 6 | 4 | 2 | 158 | 87 | 4 | 20 | |
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 117 | 1 | 17 | |
| Aironi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 274 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pool 5 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Saracens | 6 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 107 | 2 | 22 | |
| Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 105 | 6 | 18 | |
| Ospreys | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 147 | 3 | 13 |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 167 | 0 | 6 |
| Pool 6 | ||||||||
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | BP | Points |
| Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 2 | 150 | 105 | 2 | 18 | |
| Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 94 | 1 | 17 | |
| Gloucester | 6 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 122 | 3 | 15 | |
| Connacht | 6 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 130 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pool winners and two best pool runners-up make quarter-finals | ||||||||
| 3rd, 4th and 5th best pool runners-up 'parachute' into European Challenge Cup knock-out stages | ||||||||
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November 11 November 12 November 13 November 18 November 19 November 20 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 16 December 17 December 18 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 20 January 21 January 22 |
Racing Métro 92 Harlequins Scarlets Munster London Irish Montpellier Aironi Ulster Ospreys Glasgow Warriors Saracens Toulouse Northampton Saints Cardiff Blues Edinburgh Rugby Clermont Auvergne Castres Olympique Leicester Tigers Biarritz Olympique Benetton Treviso Gloucester Connacht Leinster Bath Cardiff Blues Ulster Harlequins Scarlets Castres Olympique Racing Métro 92 Benetton Treviso Saracens Connacht Glasgow Warriors Bath Clermont Auvergne Edinburgh Rugby Ospreys Biarritz Olympique London Irish Montpellier Leinster Leicester Tigers Aironi Gloucester Munster Northampton Saints Toulouse Racing Métro 92 Ulster Ospreys Scarlets Munster London Irish Montpellier Aironi Toulouse Harlequins Glasgow Warriors Saracens Connacht Gloucester Northampton Saints Castres Olympique Bath Leinster Leicester Tigers Clermont Auvergne Cardiff Blues Edinburgh Rugby Benetton Treviso Biarritz Olympique |
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The 6 pool winners and the 2 highest scoring runners-up qualified for the play-offs.
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April 7 April 8 |
Edinburgh Rugby Leinster Munster Saracens |
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Toulouse Cardiff Blues Ulster Clermont Auvergne |
Edinburgh Dublin Limerick Watford |
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April 28 April 29 |
Ulster Clermont Auvergne |
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Edinburgh Rugby Leinster |
Dublin Bordeaux |
22 15 |
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May 19 |
Leinster |
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Ulster |
London |
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