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2012 Copa Libertadores

2012 Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
DatesJanuary 24 – July 4, 2012
Teams38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-upArgentina Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played138
Goals scored364 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Matías Alustiza
Brazil Neymar
(8 goals each)
Best player(s)Qatar Emerson[1]
2011
2013

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

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AssociationTeam (Berth)Entry stageQualification method
Argentina Argentina
5 berths
Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 1)Second Stage2011 Clausura champion
Boca Juniors (Argentina 2)2011 Apertura champion
Lanús (Argentina 3)2011 tournaments aggregate table best non-champion
Godoy Cruz (Argentina 4)2011 tournaments aggregate table 2nd best non-champion
Arsenal (Argentina 5)First Stage2011 Copa Sudamericana best performing team not yet qualified
Bolivia Bolivia
3 berths
Bolívar (Bolivia 1)Second Stage2011 Adecuación champion
The Strongest (Bolivia 2)2011 Apertura champion
Real Potosí (Bolivia 3)First Stage2011 Adecuación runner-up
Brazil Brazil
5+1 berths
Santos (Brazil 1)Second Stage2011 Copa Libertadores de América champion
Corinthians (Brazil 2)2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champion
Vasco da Gama (Brazil 3)2011 Copa do Brasil champion
Fluminense (Brazil 4)2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd place
Flamengo (Brazil 5)First Stage2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th place
Internacional (Brazil 6)2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th place
Chile Chile
3 berths
Universidad de Chile (Chile 1)Second Stage2011 Apertura champion and 2011 Copa Sudamericana champion
Universidad Católica (Chile 2)2011 Primera División aggregate table best non-champion
Unión Española (Chile 3)First Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-champion
Colombia Colombia
3 berths
Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1)Second Stage2011 Apertura champion
Junior (Colombia 2)2011 Finalización champion
Once Caldas (Colombia 3)First Stage2011 Primera A aggregate table best non-champion
Ecuador Ecuador
3 berths
Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 1)Second Stage2011 Serie A champion
Emelec (Ecuador 2)2011 Serie A runner-up
El Nacional (Ecuador 3)First Stage2011 Serie A 3rd place
Paraguay Paraguay
3 berths
Olimpia (Paraguay 1)Second Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table best champion
Nacional (Paraguay 2)2011 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best champion
Libertad (Paraguay 3)First Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table best non-champion
Peru Peru
3 berths
Juan Aurich (Peru 1)Second Stage2011 Descentralizado champion
Alianza Lima (Peru 2)2011 Descentralizado runner-up
Sport Huancayo (Peru 3)First Stage2011 Descentralizado 3rd place
Uruguay Uruguay
3 berths
Nacional (Uruguay 1)Second Stage2010–11 Primera División champion
Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 2)2010–11 Primera División runner-up
Peñarol (Uruguay 3)First Stage2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 3rd place
Venezuela Venezuela
3 berths
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1)Second Stage2010–11 Primera División champion
Zamora (Venezuela 2)2010–11 Primera División runner-up
Caracas (Venezuela 3)First Stage2010–11 Primera División aggregate table best non-finalist
Mexico Mexico
(CONCACAF)
3 invitees
Guadalajara (Mexico 1)Second Stage2011 Apertura classification phase best eligible team
Cruz Azul (Mexico 2)2011 Apertura classification phase 2nd best eligible team
UANL (Mexico 3)First Stage2011 Apertura classification phase 3rd best eligible team

Draw

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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
Pot 1Pot 2
Second Stage
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Teams had not yet fully qualified to the specific berth when the draw took place.[3]

Schedule

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All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.[3]

StageFirst legSecond leg
First StageJanuary 25February 1
Second StageFebruary 8, 15, 22
March 7, 14, 21, 28
April 4, 11, 18
Round of 16April 25
May 2
May 9
QuarterfinalsMay 16May 23
SemifinalsJune 13June 20
FinalsJune 27July 4

First stage

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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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sport Huancayo Peru1–4Argentina Arsenal0–31–1
Flamengo Brazil3–2Bolivia Real Potosí1–22–0
Caracas Venezuela1–5Uruguay Peñarol0–41–1
Libertad Paraguay4–2Ecuador El Nacional0–14–1
Once Caldas Colombia2–3Brazil Internacional0–12–2
UANL Mexico2–3Chile Unión Española0–12–2

Second stage

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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

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts SAN INT STR AUR
1Brazil Santos6411125+7133–12–02–0
2Brazil Internacional6222106+481–15–02–0
3Bolivia The Strongest6213511−672–11–12–1
4Peru Juan Aurich620449−561–31–01–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts LAN EME FLA OLI
1Argentina Lanús6312116+5101–01–16–0
2Ecuador Emelec630378−190–23–21–0
3Brazil Flamengo62221210+283–01–03–3
4Paraguay Olimpia62131016−672–12–33–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts UE BOL JUN UC
1Chile Unión Española6312107+3102–12–01–1
2Bolivia Bolívar631297+2101–32–13–0
3Colombia Junior621388072–10–13–0
4Chile Universidad Católica6132611−562–11–12–2
Source: [citation needed]

Group 4

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts FLU BOC ARS ZAM
1Brazil Fluminense650174+3150–21–01–0
2Argentina Boca Juniors641193+6131–22–02–0
3Argentina Arsenal620467−161–21–23–0
4Venezuela Zamora601508−810–10–00–1
Source: [citation needed]

Group 5

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts LIB VAS NAC ALI
1Paraguay Libertad6411117+4131–12–14–1
2Brazil Vasco da Gama6411106+4132–01–23–2
3Uruguay Nacional620457−261–20–11–0
4Peru Alianza Lima6105612−631–21–21–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 6

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts COR CAZ NAC TAC
1Brazil Corinthians6420132+11141–02–06–0
2Mexico Cruz Azul6321114+7110–04–14–0
3Paraguay Nacional6114613−741–31–23–2
4Venezuela Deportivo Táchira6033415−1131–11–10–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 7

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts VEL QUI DEF GDL
1Argentina Vélez Sársfield6402106+4121–01–33–0
2Ecuador Deportivo Quito6312114+7103–02–05–0
3Uruguay Defensor Sporting630367−190–32–01–0
4Mexico Guadalajara6114212−1040–21–11–0
Source: [citation needed]

Group 8

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts UCH ATN GOD PEÑ
1Chile Universidad de Chile6411116+5132–15–12–1
2Colombia Atlético Nacional6321168+8112–02–23–0
3Argentina Godoy Cruz61231016−650–14–41–0
4Uruguay Peñarol6114613−741–10–44–2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stages

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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

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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.

Teams qualified as group winners
SeedTeam Pts GD GF AG
1Brazil Fluminense15+375
2Brazil Corinthians14+11134
3Brazil Santos13+7125
4Chile Universidad de Chile13+5112
5Paraguay Libertad13+4114
6Argentina Vélez Sársfield12+4105
7Argentina Lanús10+5113
8Chile Unión Española10+3105
Teams qualified as group runners-up
SeedTeam Pts GD GF AG
9Argentina Boca Juniors13+594
10Brazil Vasco da Gama13+4104
11Colombia Atlético Nacional11+8169
12Mexico Cruz Azul11+7113
13Ecuador Deportivo Quito10+7111
14Bolivia Bolívar10+293
15Ecuador Emelec9−173
16Brazil Internacional8+4102

Bracket

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Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
                
2Brazil Corinthians03
15Ecuador Emelec00
2Brazil Corinthians01
10Brazil Vasco da Gama00
7Argentina Lanús12 (4)
10Brazil Vasco da Gama21 (5)
2Brazil Corinthians11
3Brazil Santos01
3Brazil Santos18
14Bolivia Bolívar20
3Brazil Santos (p)01 (4)
6Argentina Vélez Sársfield10 (2)
6Argentina Vélez Sársfield11
11Colombia Atlético Nacional01
2Brazil Corinthians12
9Argentina Boca Juniors10
4Chile U. de Chile16
13Ecuador Deportivo Quito40
4Chile U. de Chile (p)11 (5)
5Paraguay Libertad11 (3)
5Paraguay Libertad12
12Mexico Cruz Azul10
4Chile U. de Chile00
9Argentina Boca Juniors20
1Brazil Fluminense02
16Brazil Internacional01
1Brazil Fluminense01
9Argentina Boca Juniors11
8Chile Unión Española12
9Argentina Boca Juniors23

Round of 16

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The Round of 16 began on April 25 and ended on May 10.[6] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Fluminense Brazil2–1Brazil Internacional0–02–1
Corinthians Brazil3–0Ecuador Emelec0–03–0
Santos Brazil9–2Bolivia Bolívar1–28–0
Universidad de Chile Chile7–4Ecuador Deportivo Quito1–46–0
Libertad Paraguay3–1Mexico Cruz Azul1–12–0
Vélez Sársfield Argentina2–1Colombia Atlético Nacional1–01–1
Lanús Argentina3–3 (4–5 p)Brazil Vasco da Gama1–22–1
Unión Española Chile3–5Argentina Boca Juniors1–22–3

Quarter-finals

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The Quarter-finals began on May 16 and ended on May 24.[7] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Fluminense Brazil1–2Argentina Boca Juniors0–11–1
Corinthians Brazil1–0Brazil Vasco da Gama0–01–0
Santos Brazil1–1 (4–2 p)Argentina Vélez Sársfield0–11–0
Universidad de Chile Chile2–2 (5–3 p)Paraguay Libertad1–11–1

Semi-finals

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The Semifinals began on June 13 and ended on June 21.[8] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Corinthians Brazil2–1Brazil Santos1–01–1
Universidad de Chile Chile0–2Argentina Boca Juniors0–20–0

Finals

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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 Argentina1–1Brazil Corinthians
Roncaglia 72'ReportRomarinho 84'

Corinthians won on points 3–1.

Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Champion
Brazil
Corinthians
First Title

Top goalscorers

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PosPlayerClubGoals
1Argentina Matías AlustizaEcuador Deportivo Quito8
Brazil NeymarBrazil Santos8
3Colombia Dorlan PabónColombia Atlético Nacional7
4Chile Junior FernándesChile Universidad de Chile6
Brazil Leandro DamiãoBrazil Internacional6
6Qatar EmersonBrazil Corinthians5
Argentina Emanuel HerreraChile Unión Española5
Mexico Javier OrozcoMexico Cruz Azul5
9Brazil DaniloBrazil Corinthians4
Chile Ángelo HenríquezChile Universidad de Chile4
Brazil Alan KardecBrazil Santos4
Colombia Luis Fernando MosqueraColombia Atlético Nacional4
Paraguay José Ariel NúñezParaguay Libertad4
Argentina Mariano PavoneArgentina Lanús4
Uruguay Mario RegueiroArgentina Lanús4
Argentina Matías RodríguezChile Universidad de Chile4

Source:[9]

Awards

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Player of the week

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WeekPlayerTeamNotes
Jan 31 – Feb 2Argentina Andrés D'AlessandroBrazil Internacional[10]
Feb 7–9Mexico Javier OrozcoMexico Cruz Azul[11]
Feb 14–16Bolivia Pablo EscobarBolivia The Strongest[12]
Feb 21–23Colombia Dorlan PabónColombia Atlético Nacional[13]
Mar 6–8Portugal DecoBrazil Fluminense[14]
Mar 13–15Brazil Leandro DamiãoBrazil Internacional[15]
Mar 20–22Uruguay Mario RegueiroArgentina Lanús[16]
Mar 27–29Uruguay Sergio ÓrtemanParaguay Olimpia[17]
Apr 3–5Argentina Luciano FigueroaEcuador Emelec[18]
Apr 10–12Argentina Darío CvitanichArgentina Boca Juniors[19]
Apr 17–19Argentina Matías AlustizaEcuador Deportivo Quito[20]
May 1–3Ecuador Fidel MartínezEcuador Deportivo Quito[21]
May 8–10Argentina Juan Román RiquelmeArgentina Boca Juniors[22]
May 16–17Argentina Iván OboloArgentina Vélez Sársfield[23]
May 23–24Chile Johnny HerreraChile Universidad de Chile[24]

Fair play award

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The Samsung Fair Play Trophy was awarded to Brazilian club Corinthians.[25]

Notes

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Libertadores: programa de 4tos de final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  8. ^ "Libertadores: las semis ya tienen fecha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  9. ^ "Copa Santander Libertadores — Goleadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "Corinthians gana el Trofeo Fair Play" [Corinthians won the Fair Play Trophy] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
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