Poli finished 2nd in the table at the end of the 2010–11 Liga I season and was supposed to play in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, but were relegated to the Liga II because of accumulated debt.

[1] On 4 June 2011, the capitan Dan Alexa signed with Bucharest rival Rapid București.

On 16 June 2011, defenders Nikola Ignjatijević and Hélder returns to Red Star Belgrade and AS Nancy after their loan season expired.

Also on 16 June, the last season Liga I top scorer Ianis Zicu signed with CSKA Sofia for €500,000 and goalkeeper Pedro Taborda terminate his contract.

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