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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 |
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.
The draw of the tournament was held on November 25, 2011, at 15:00 UTC−03:00, in Luque, Paraguay.
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.
All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.
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 |
The First Stage, played in home-and-away two-legged format, began on January 24 and ended on February 2. 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 |
The second stage, played in home-and-away round-robin format, began on February 7 and ended on April 19. The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 16.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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. 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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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 |
The Round of 16 began on April 25 and ended on May 10. 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 |
The Quarter-finals began on May 16 and ended on May 24. 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 |
The Semifinals began on June 13 and ended on June 21. 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 |
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.
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 |
Week | Player | Team | Notes |
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Jan 31 – Feb 2 | Andrés D'Alessandro | Internacional | |
Feb 7–9 | Javier Orozco | Cruz Azul | |
Feb 14–16 | Pablo Escobar | The Strongest | |
Feb 21–23 | Dorlan Pabón | Atlético Nacional | |
Mar 6–8 | Deco | Fluminense | |
Mar 13–15 | Leandro Damião | Internacional | |
Mar 20–22 | Mario Regueiro | Lanús | |
Mar 27–29 | Sergio Órteman | Olimpia | |
Apr 3–5 | Luciano Figueroa | Emelec | |
Apr 10–12 | Darío Cvitanich | Boca Juniors | |
Apr 17–19 | Matías Alustiza | Deportivo Quito | |
May 1–3 | Fidel Martínez | Deportivo Quito | |
May 8–10 | Juan Román Riquelme | Boca Juniors | |
May 16–17 | Iván Obolo | Vélez Sársfield | |
May 23–24 | Johnny Herrera | Universidad de Chile |
The Samsung Fair Play Trophy was awarded to Brazilian club Corinthians.
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.