2012 Copa Libertadores
53rd season of Copa Libertadores
2012 Copa Libertadores de América 2012 Copa Libertadores da América Dates January 24 – July 4, 2012 Teams 38 (from 11 associations) Champions Corinthians (1st title) Runners-up Boca Juniors Matches played 138 Goals scored 364 (2.64 per match) Top scorer(s) Matías Alustiza Neymar (8 goals each) Best player(s) Emerson [ 1]
International football competition
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
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.
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.
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
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
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.
Bracket
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.
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals began on May 16 and ended on May 24.[ 7] Team 1 played the second leg at home.
Semi-finals
The Semifinals began on June 13 and ended on June 21.[ 8] Team 1 played the second leg at home.
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
Corinthians First Title
Top goalscorers
Source: [ 9]
Awards
Player of the week
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
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ a b c "Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011.
^ a b
"Programa de Partidos – Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
^ 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.
^ "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 .
^ "Libertadores: programa de 4tos de final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012 .
^ "Libertadores: las semis ya tienen fecha" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012 .
^ "Copa Santander Libertadores — Goleadores" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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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