2012 Copa Libertadores

2012 Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Copa Libertadores da América
Tournament details
Dates January 24 – July 4, 2012
Teams 38 (from 11 associations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil Corinthians (1st title)
Runners-up Argentina Boca Juniors
Tournament statistics
Matches played 138
Goals scored 364 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Matías Alustiza
Brazil Neymar
(8 goals each)
Best player Qatar 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

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 Peru 1–4 Argentina Arsenal 0–3 1–1
Flamengo Brazil 3–2 Bolivia Real Potosí 1–2 2–0
Caracas Venezuela 1–5 Uruguay Peñarol 0–4 1–1
Libertad Paraguay 4–2 Ecuador El Nacional 0–1 4–1
Once Caldas Colombia 2–3 Brazil Internacional 0–1 2–2
UANL Mexico 2–3 Chile Unión Española 0–1 2–2

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
Brazil Santos 6411125+713
Brazil Internacional 6222106+48
Bolivia The Strongest 6213511−67
Peru Juan Aurich 620449−56
  INT AUR SAN STR
Internacional — 2–0 1–1 5–0
Juan Aurich 1–0 — 1–3 1–0
Santos 3–1 2–0 — 2–0
The Strongest 1–1 2–1 2–1 —

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Lanús 6312116+510
Ecuador Emelec 630378−19
Brazil Flamengo 62221210+28
Paraguay Olimpia 62131016−67
  EME FLA LAN OLI
Emelec — 3–2 0–2 1–0
Flamengo 1–0 — 3–0 3–3
Lanús 1–0 1–1 — 6–0
Olimpia 2–3 3–2 2–1 —

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Unión Española 6312107+310
Bolivia Bolívar 631297+210
Colombia Junior 62138807
Chile Universidad Católica 6132611−56
  BOL JUN UE UC
Bolívar — 2–1 1–3 3–0
Junior 0–1 — 2–1 3–0
Unión Española 2–1 2–0 — 1–1
Universidad Católica 1–1 2–2 2–1 —

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Fluminense 650174+315
Argentina Boca Juniors 641193+613
Argentina Arsenal 620467−16
Venezuela Zamora 601508−81
  ARS BOC FLU ZAM
Arsenal — 1–2 1–2 3–0
Boca Juniors 2–0 — 1–2 2–0
Fluminense 1–0 0–2 — 1–0
Zamora 0–1 0–0 0–1 —

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Paraguay Libertad 6411117+413
Brazil Vasco da Gama 6411106+413
Uruguay Nacional 620457−26
Peru Alianza Lima 6105612−63
  ALI LIB NAC VAS
Alianza Lima — 1–2 1–0 1–2
Libertad 4–1 — 2–1 1–1
Nacional 1–0 1–2 — 0–1
Vasco da Gama 3–2 2–0 1–2 —

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Corinthians 6420132+1114
Mexico Cruz Azul 6321114+711
Paraguay Nacional 6114613−74
Venezuela Deportivo Táchira 6033415−113
  COR CAZ TAC NAC
Corinthians — 1–0 6–0 2–0
Cruz Azul 0–0 — 4–0 4–1
Deportivo Táchira 1–1 1–1 — 0–0
Nacional 1–3 1–2 3–2 —

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina Vélez Sársfield 6402106+412
Ecuador Deportivo Quito 6312114+710
Uruguay Defensor Sporting 630367−19
Mexico Guadalajara 6114212−104
  DEF QUI GDL VEL
Defensor Sporting — 2–0 1–0 0–3
Deportivo Quito 2–0 — 5–0 3–0
Guadalajara 1–0 1–1 — 0–2
Vélez Sársfield 1–3 1–0 3–0 —

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Chile Universidad de Chile 6411116+513
Colombia Atlético Nacional 6321168+811
Argentina Godoy Cruz 61231016−65
Uruguay Peñarol 6114613−74
  ATN GOD PEÑ UCH
Atlético Nacional — 2–2 3–0 2–0
Godoy Cruz 4–4 — 1–0 0–1
Peñarol 0–4 4–2 — 1–1
Universidad de Chile 2–1 5–1 2–1 —

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 Brazil Fluminense 15 +3 7 5
2 Brazil Corinthians 14 +11 13 4
3 Brazil Santos 13 +7 12 5
4 Chile Universidad de Chile 13 +5 11 2
5 Paraguay Libertad 13 +4 11 4
6 Argentina Vélez Sársfield 12 +4 10 5
7 Argentina Lanús 10 +5 11 3
8 Chile Unión Española 10 +3 10 5
Teams qualified as group runners-up
Seed Team Pts GD GF AG
9 Argentina Boca Juniors 13 +5 9 4
10 Brazil Vasco da Gama 13 +4 10 4
11 Colombia Atlético Nacional 11 +8 16 9
12 Mexico Cruz Azul 11 +7 11 3
13 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 10 +7 11 1
14 Bolivia Bolívar 10 +2 9 3
15 Ecuador Emelec 9 −1 7 3
16 Brazil Internacional 8 +4 10 2

Bracket

  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                             
2  Brazil Corinthians 0 3  
15  Ecuador Emelec 0 0  
  2  Brazil Corinthians 0 1  
  10  Brazil Vasco da Gama 0 0  
7  Argentina Lanús 1 2 (4)
10  Brazil Vasco da Gama (p) 2 1 (5)  
  2  Brazil Corinthians 1 1  
  3  Brazil Santos 0 1  
3  Brazil Santos 1 8  
14  Bolivia Bolívar 2 0  
  3  Brazil Santos (p) 0 1 (4)
  6  Argentina Vélez Sársfield 1 0 (2)  
6  Argentina Vélez Sársfield 1 1
11  Colombia Atlético Nacional 0 1  
  2  Brazil Corinthians 1 2
  9  Argentina Boca Juniors 1 0
4  Chile U. de Chile 1 6  
13  Ecuador Deportivo Quito 4 0  
  4  Chile U. de Chile (p) 1 1 (5)
  5  Paraguay Libertad 1 1 (3)  
5  Paraguay Libertad 1 2
12  Mexico Cruz Azul 1 0  
  4  Chile U. de Chile 0 0
  9  Argentina Boca Juniors 2 0  
1  Brazil Fluminense 0 2  
16  Brazil Internacional 0 1  
  1  Brazil Fluminense 0 1
  9  Argentina Boca Juniors 1 1  
8  Chile Unión Española 1 2
9  Argentina 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 Brazil 2–1 Brazil Internacional 0–0 2–1
Corinthians Brazil 3–0 Ecuador Emelec 0–0 3–0
Santos Brazil 9–2 Bolivia Bolívar 1–2 8–0
Universidad de Chile Chile 7–4 Ecuador Deportivo Quito 1–4 6–0
Libertad Paraguay 3–1 Mexico Cruz Azul 1–1 2–0
Vélez Sársfield Argentina 2–1 Colombia Atlético Nacional 1–0 1–1
Lanús Argentina 3–3 (4–5 p) Brazil Vasco da Gama 1–2 2–1
Unión Española Chile 3–5 Argentina 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 Brazil 1–2 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–1 1–1
Corinthians Brazil 1–0 Brazil Vasco da Gama 0–0 1–0
Santos Brazil 1–1 (4–2 p) Argentina Vélez Sársfield 0–1 1–0
Universidad de Chile Chile 2–2 (5–3 p) Paraguay 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 Brazil 2–1 Brazil Santos 1–0 1–1
Universidad de Chile Chile 0–2 Argentina Boca Juniors 0–2 0–0

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]

Corinthians won on points 3–1.

Copa Libertadores de América
2012 Champion
Brazil
Corinthians
First Title

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Matías Alustiza Ecuador Deportivo Quito 8
Brazil Neymar Brazil Santos 8
3 Colombia Dorlan Pabón Colombia Atlético Nacional 7
4 Chile Junior Fernándes Chile Universidad de Chile 6
Brazil Leandro Damião Brazil Internacional 6
6 Qatar Emerson Brazil Corinthians 5
Argentina Emanuel Herrera Chile Unión Española 5
Mexico Javier Orozco Mexico Cruz Azul 5
9 Brazil Danilo Brazil Corinthians 4
Chile Ángelo Henríquez Chile Universidad de Chile 4
Brazil Alan Kardec Brazil Santos 4
Colombia Luis Fernando Mosquera Colombia Atlético Nacional 4
Paraguay José Ariel Núñez Paraguay Libertad 4
Argentina Mariano Pavone Argentina Lanús 4
Uruguay Mario Regueiro Argentina Lanús 4
Argentina Matías Rodríguez Chile Universidad de Chile 4

Source:[9]

Awards

Player of the week

Week Player Team Notes
Jan 31 – Feb 2 Argentina Andrés D'Alessandro Brazil Internacional [10]
Feb 7–9 Mexico Javier Orozco Mexico Cruz Azul [11]
Feb 14–16 Bolivia Pablo Escobar Bolivia The Strongest [12]
Feb 21–23 Colombia Dorlan Pabón Colombia Atlético Nacional [13]
Mar 6–8 Portugal Deco Brazil Fluminense [14]
Mar 13–15 Brazil Leandro Damião Brazil Internacional [15]
Mar 20–22 Uruguay Mario Regueiro Argentina Lanús [16]
Mar 27–29 Uruguay Sergio Órteman Paraguay Olimpia [17]
Apr 3–5 Argentina Luciano Figueroa Ecuador Emelec [18]
Apr 10–12 Argentina Darío Cvitanich Argentina Boca Juniors [19]
Apr 17–19 Argentina Matías Alustiza Ecuador Deportivo Quito [20]
May 1–3 Ecuador Fidel Martínez Ecuador Deportivo Quito [21]
May 8–10 Argentina Juan Román Riquelme Argentina Boca Juniors [22]
May 16–17 Argentina Iván Obolo Argentina Vélez Sársfield [23]
May 23–24 Chile Jhonny Herrera Chile 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.

See also

References

  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.
  3. 1 2 3 "Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 25, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Programa de Partidos – Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
  5. 1 2 3 "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 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.
  7. ↑ "Libertadores: programa de 4tos de final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Libertadores: las semis ya tienen fecha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 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. 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. 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. 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. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Deco, el jugador de la sexta semana" [Deco, Player of the 6th Week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Damião el jugador de la semana" [Damião, Player of the Week] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. March 16, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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