2012 Copa Libertadores

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.

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

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

Draw

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 1 Pot 2
Second Stage
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

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
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
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores first stage

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
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
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage

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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SAN INT STR AUR
Santos 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 3–1 2–0 2–0
Internacional 6 2 2 2 10 6 +4 8 1–1 5–0 2–0
The Strongest 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 2–1 1–1 2–1
Juan Aurich 6 2 0 4 4 9 −5 6 1–3 1–0 1–0
Source:

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LAN EME FLA OLI
Lanús 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10 1–0 1–1 6–0
Emelec 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 9 0–2 3–2 1–0
Flamengo 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8 3–0 1–0 3–3
Olimpia 6 2 1 3 10 16 −6 7 2–1 2–3 3–2
Source:

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UE BOL JUN UC
Unión Española 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 2–1 2–0 1–1
Bolívar 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–3 2–1 3–0
Junior 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 2–1 0–1 3–0
Universidad Católica 6 1 3 2 6 11 −5 6 2–1 1–1 2–2
Source:

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts FLU BOC ARS ZAM
Fluminense 6 5 0 1 7 4 +3 15 0–2 1–0 1–0
Boca Juniors 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 1–2 2–0 2–0
Arsenal 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 6 1–2 1–2 3–0
Zamora 6 0 1 5 0 8 −8 1 0–1 0–0 0–1
Source:

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LIB VAS NAC ALI
Libertad 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 1–1 2–1 4–1
Vasco da Gama 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 2–0 1–2 3–2
Nacional 6 2 0 4 5 7 −2 6 1–2 0–1 1–0
Alianza Lima 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source:

Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts COR CAZ NAC TAC
Corinthians 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 14 1–0 2–0 6–0
Cruz Azul 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 0–0 4–1 4–0
Nacional 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 1–2 3–2
Deportivo Táchira 6 0 3 3 4 15 −11 3 1–1 1–1 0–0
Source:

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts VEL QUI DEF GDL
Vélez Sársfield 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–0 1–3 3–0
Deportivo Quito 6 3 1 2 11 4 +7 10 3–0 2–0 5–0
Defensor Sporting 6 3 0 3 6 7 −1 9 0–3 2–0 1–0
Guadalajara 6 1 1 4 2 12 −10 4 0–2 1–1 1–0
Source:

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UCH ATN GOD PEÑ
Universidad de Chile 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 2–1 5–1 2–1
Atlético Nacional 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11 2–0 2–2 3–0
Godoy Cruz 6 1 2 3 10 16 −6 5 0–1 4–4 1–0
Peñarol 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–1 0–4 4–2
Source:

Knockout stages
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores knockout stages

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

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

Bracket
  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 (p) 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

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
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

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals 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
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

Semifinals

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
Corinthians 2–1 Santos 1–0 1–1
Universidad de Chile 0–2 Boca Juniors 0–2 0–0

Finals
Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores Finals

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
Roncaglia  72' Report Romarinho  84'
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires
Attendance: 51,901
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Corinthians 2−0 Boca Juniors
Emerson  53', 72' Report
Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), São Paulo
Attendance: 40,186

Corinthians won on points 3–1.

Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Champion

Corinthians
First Title

Top goalscorers
PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Matías Alustiza Deportivo Quito8
Neymar Santos8
3 Dorlan Pabón Atlético Nacional7
4 Junior Fernándes Universidad de Chile6
Leandro Damião Internacional6
6 Emerson Corinthians5
Emanuel Herrera Unión Española5
Javier Orozco Cruz Azul5
9 Danilo Corinthians4
Ángelo Henríquez Universidad de Chile4
Alan Kardec Santos4
Luis Fernando Mosquera Atlético Nacional4
José Ariel Núñez Libertad4
Mariano Pavone Lanús4
Mario Regueiro Lanús4
Matías Rodríguez Universidad de Chile4

Source:[9]

Awards

Player of the week
Week Player Team Notes
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

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

Notes

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.

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See also

References
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  2. "Libertadores: el sorteo será el 25/11" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. October 4, 2011.
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  23. "Obolo, el jugador de la 14a semana" [Obolo, the player of the 14th week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
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