2012 Copa Libertadores
2012 Copa Libertadores da América | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | January 24 – July 4, 2012 |
Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Corinthians (1st title) |
Runners-up | Boca Juniors |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 364 (2.64 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Matías Alustiza Neymar (8 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Emerson[1] |
The 2012 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. It ran from January 24 to July 4, 2012. Santos were the defending champions, but lost to Corinthians in the semifinals.
São Paulo-based club Corinthians won the competition, with an undefeated campaign, after defeating six-time champion Boca Juniors in the finals. It is Corinthians' first Libertadores title. By winning the competition, Corinthians won the right to play in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana.
Qualified teams
[edit]Draw
[edit]The draw of the tournament was held on November 25, 2011, at 15:00 UTC−03:00, in Luque, Paraguay.[2][3]
For the first stage, each of the six ties contains one team from each pot. For the second stage, each of the eight groups contains one team from each pot. Teams from the same association in Pots 1 and 3 cannot be placed in the same group. However, a first stage winner may be drawn with a team from the same association in the second stage.
As per agreement when deciding the seeding for the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay all had their berth 1 teams be seeded teams for 2012 instead of the berth 1 teams from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela for 2011.
First Stage | |
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Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
Second Stage | |||
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Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
† Teams had not yet fully qualified to the specific berth when the draw took place.[3]
Schedule
[edit]All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.[3]
Stage | First leg | Second leg |
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First Stage | January 25 | February 1 |
Second Stage | February 8, 15, 22 March 7, 14, 21, 28 April 4, 11, 18 | |
Round of 16 | April 25 May 2 | May 9 |
Quarterfinals | May 16 | May 23 |
Semifinals | June 13 | June 20 |
Finals | June 27 | July 4 |
First stage
[edit]The First Stage, played in home-and-away two-legged format, began on January 24 and ended on February 2.[4] Team 1 played the second leg at home.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sport Huancayo | 1–4 | Arsenal | 0–3 | 1–1 |
Flamengo | 3–2 | Real Potosí | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Caracas | 1–5 | Peñarol | 0–4 | 1–1 |
Libertad | 4–2 | El Nacional | 0–1 | 4–1 |
Once Caldas | 2–3 | Internacional | 0–1 | 2–2 |
UANL | 2–3 | Unión Española | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Second stage
[edit]The second stage, played in home-and-away round-robin format, began on February 7 and ended on April 19.[4] The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 16.
Group 1
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAN | INT | STR | AUR | |
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1 | Santos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
2 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
4 | Juan Aurich | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Group 2
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LAN | EME | FLA | OLI | |
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1 | Lanús | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | ||
2 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Flamengo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | ||
4 | Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
Group 3
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UE | BOL | JUN | UC | |
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1 | Unión Española | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
2 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Group 4
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FLU | BOC | ARS | ZAM | |
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1 | Fluminense | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | ||
4 | Zamora | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Group 5
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LIB | VAS | NAC | ALI | |
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1 | Libertad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
3 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Group 6
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | COR | CAZ | NAC | TAC | |
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1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | ||
2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
4 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Group 7
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | QUI | DEF | GDL | |
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1 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | ||
2 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Guadalajara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Group 8
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UCH | ATN | GOD | PEÑ | |
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1 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | ||
2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 5 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 |
Knockout stages
[edit]The last four stages of the tournament (round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals), played in home-and-away two-legged format, form a single-elimination tournament, contested by the sixteen teams which advance from the Second Stage.[5]
Seeding
[edit]The 16 qualified teams are seeded in the knockout stages according to their results in the second stage, with the group winners seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up seeded 9–16.[5] The teams were ranked by: 1. Points (Pts); 2. Goal difference (GD); 3. Goals scored (GF); 4. Away goals (AG); 5. Drawing of lots.
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Bracket
[edit]Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Corinthians | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Emelec | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Vasco da Gama | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Lanús | 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Corinthians | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Santos | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Santos | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Bolívar | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Santos (p) | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Vélez Sársfield | 1 | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Vélez Sársfield | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Corinthians | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | U. de Chile | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Deportivo Quito | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | U. de Chile (p) | 1 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Libertad | 1 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Libertad | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Cruz Azul | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | U. de Chile | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Fluminense | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Internacional | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Fluminense | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Boca Juniors | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Unión Española | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Boca Juniors | 2 | 3 |
Round of 16
[edit]The Round of 16 began on April 25 and ended on May 10.[6] Team 1 played the second leg at home.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fluminense | 2–1 | Internacional | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Corinthians | 3–0 | Emelec | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Santos | 9–2 | Bolívar | 1–2 | 8–0 |
Universidad de Chile | 7–4 | Deportivo Quito | 1–4 | 6–0 |
Libertad | 3–1 | Cruz Azul | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Vélez Sársfield | 2–1 | Atlético Nacional | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Lanús | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Vasco da Gama | 1–2 | 2–1 |
Unión Española | 3–5 | Boca Juniors | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The Quarter-finals began on May 16 and ended on May 24.[7] Team 1 played the second leg at home.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fluminense | 1–2 | Boca Juniors | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Corinthians | 1–0 | Vasco da Gama | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Santos | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Vélez Sársfield | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Universidad de Chile | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Libertad | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Semi-finals
[edit]The Semifinals began on June 13 and ended on June 21.[8] Team 1 played the second leg at home.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Corinthians | 2–1 | Santos | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Universidad de Chile | 0–2 | Boca Juniors | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Finals
[edit]The Finals were played over two legs, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. If the teams were tied on points and goal difference at the end of regulation in the second leg, the away goals rule would not be applied and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.[5]
Boca Juniors | 1–1 | Corinthians |
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Roncaglia 72' | Report | Romarinho 84' |
Corinthians | 2−0 | Boca Juniors |
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Emerson 53', 72' | Report |
Corinthians won on points 3–1.
Copa Libertadores de América 2012 Champion |
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Corinthians First Title |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Source:[9]
Awards
[edit]Player of the week
[edit]Week | Player | Team | Notes |
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Jan 31 – Feb 2 | Andrés D'Alessandro | Internacional | [10] |
Feb 7–9 | Javier Orozco | Cruz Azul | [11] |
Feb 14–16 | Pablo Escobar | The Strongest | [12] |
Feb 21–23 | Dorlan Pabón | Atlético Nacional | [13] |
Mar 6–8 | Deco | Fluminense | [14] |
Mar 13–15 | Leandro Damião | Internacional | [15] |
Mar 20–22 | Mario Regueiro | Lanús | [16] |
Mar 27–29 | Sergio Órteman | Olimpia | [17] |
Apr 3–5 | Luciano Figueroa | Emelec | [18] |
Apr 10–12 | Darío Cvitanich | Boca Juniors | [19] |
Apr 17–19 | Matías Alustiza | Deportivo Quito | [20] |
May 1–3 | Fidel Martínez | Deportivo Quito | [21] |
May 8–10 | Juan Román Riquelme | Boca Juniors | [22] |
May 16–17 | Iván Obolo | Vélez Sársfield | [23] |
May 23–24 | Johnny Herrera | Universidad de Chile | [24] |
Fair play award
[edit]The Samsung Fair Play Trophy was awarded to Brazilian club Corinthians.[25]
Notes
[edit]Brazilian coach Ricardo Ferretti sent a team of substitutes of Tigres UANL, and was heavily criticized by the Latin press that claimed that he had "ignored" the competition.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Emerson Sheik recebe troféu de melhor jogador da Libertadores e aponta, humilde: 'O prêmio é de todos nós'" [Emerson Sheik receives award for best player of the Libertadores and points, humble: "This award is for all of us'] (in Portuguese). globo. November 24, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "Libertadores: el sorteo será el 25/11" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Programa de Partidos – Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24. In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg.
- ^ "Copa Santander Libertadores: programa de octavos de final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ "Libertadores: programa de 4tos de final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ "Libertadores: las semis ya tienen fecha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ "Copa Santander Libertadores — Goleadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "D'Alessandro, el jugador de la semana" [D'Alessandro, the player of the week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. February 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "Javier Orozco, el jugador de la 3a semana" [Javier Orozco, Player of the 3rd Week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. February 11, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
- ^ "Pablo Escobar, el jugador de la 4a semana" [Pablo Escobar, Player of the 4th Week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. February 18, 2012. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ "Dorlan Pabón, el jugador de la semana en la Copa Santander Libertadores" [Dorlan Pabón, Player of the Week in Copa Santander Libertadores] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Deco, el jugador de la sexta semana" [Deco, Player of the 6th Week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ "Damião el jugador de la semana" [Damião, Player of the Week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 16, 2012. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ "Regueiro, el jugador de la 7a semana" [Regueiro, the player of the 7th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 24, 2012. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ "Orteman, el jugador de la 7a semana" [Orteman, the player of the 7th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 31, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Figueroa, el jugador de la 8a semana" [Figueroa, the player of the 8th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Cvitanich, el jugador de la 9a semana" [Cvitanich, the player of the 9th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ "Alustiza, el jugador de la 10a semana" [Alustiza, the player of the 10th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. April 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ "Martínez, el jugador de la 12a semana" [Martínez, the player of the 12th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Riquelme, el mejor de la 13a semana" [Riquelme, the player of the 13th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ "Obolo, el jugador de la 14a semana" [Obolo, the player of the 14th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "Herrera, el jugador de la 15a semana" [Herrera, the player of the 15th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "Corinthians gana el Trofeo Fair Play" [Corinthians won the Fair Play Trophy] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official webpage Archived 2012-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)