2012 Copa Libertadores first stage

The First Stage of the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América ran from January 24 to February 2, 2012 (first legs: January 24–26; second legs: January 31–February 2).[1]

Format

The twelve teams were drawn into six ties on November 25, 2011 in Asunción.[2]

Teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria was used for breaking ties on points:[3]

  1. Goal difference
  2. Away goals
  3. Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)

The six winners advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.

Matches

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Sport Huancayo 1:4 Arsenal 0–3 1–1 — — —
Flamengo 3:3 Real Potosí 1–2 2–0 +1:−1 — —
Caracas 1:4 Peñarol 0–4 1–1 — — —
Libertad 3:3 El Nacional 0–1 4–1 +2:−2 — —
Once Caldas 1:4 Internacional 0–1 2–2 — — —
UANL 1:4 Unión Española 0–1 2–2 — — —

Match G1

Arsenal won on points 4–1.

Match G2
Real Potosí 2–1 Flamengo
Centurión  30'
Britez  57'		 Report Luiz Antônio  28'
Referee: Líber Prudente (Uruguay)
Flamengo 2–0 Real Potosí
Léo Moura  39'
Ronaldinho  90+2'		 Report
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão), Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 32,004
Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)

Tied on points 3–3, Flamengo won on goal difference.

Match G3
Peñarol 4–0 Caracas
Freitas  35'
Zalayeta  38'
João Pedro  63'
Estoyanoff  70'		 Report
Referee: Federico Beligoy (Argentina)
Caracas 1–1 Peñarol
Peraza  77' Report Estoyanoff  27'
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Peñarol won on points 4–1.

Match G4
El Nacional 1–0 Libertad
J. L. Anangonó  43' Report
Referee: Víctor Rivera (Peru)
Libertad 4–1 El Nacional
Velázquez  1'
Núñez  29'
Gamarra  34'
Civelli  90+3'		 Report Minda  12'

Tied on points 3–3, Libertad won on goal difference.

Match G5
Once Caldas 2–2 Internacional
Núñez  2' (pen.)
González  24'		 Report D'Alessandro  11' (pen.)
Tinga  21'

Internacional won on points 4–1.

Match G6
UANL 2–2 Unión Española
Pulido  14', 22' Report Herrera  38' (pen.)
Jaime  68'
Referee: Saúl Laverni (Argentina)

Unión Española won on points 4–1.

References
  1. "Programa de Partidos - Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012" (PDF). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
  2. "Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011.
  3. "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.
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