2012 Copa Sudamericana

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2012 Copa Sudamericana
Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012
Copa Bridgestone Sul-americana 2012
Tournament details
Dates24 July – 12 December 2012
Teams47 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored237 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Paraguay.svg Jonathan Fabbro
Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos Núñez
Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Renato
Flag of Colombia.svg Wason Rentería
Flag of Chile.svg Michael Ríos
(5 goals)
2011
2013

The 2012 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2012 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was expanded from 39 teams to 47 teams, allowing the eight associations other than Argentina and Brazil to each enter four teams instead of three teams. [1] Universidad de Chile were the defending champions, but lost to eventual champion, São Paulo in the quarterfinals.

Contents

Brazilian club São Paulo were crowned as the champion after defeating Argentine club Tigre in the finals. Having already qualified for the 2013 Libertadores Cup (for being 4th in the 2012 Brazilian League), São Paulo, after winning the 2012 Sudamericana Cup, will also dispute the 2013 Recopa Cup (Championship played between the Libertadores Cup champion and the Sudamericana Cup champion) and the 2013 Suruga Cup.

Qualified teams

AssociationTeam (Berth)Entry stageQualification method
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
6 berths
Independiente (Argentina 1) Second Stage 2011 tournaments aggregate table 3rd best non-champion
Racing (Argentina 2) 2011 tournaments aggregate table 4th best non-champion
Tigre (Argentina 3) 2011 tournaments aggregate table 5th best non-champion
Argentinos Juniors (Argentina 4) 2011 tournaments aggregate table 6th best non-champion
Colón (Argentina 5) 2011 tournaments aggregate table 7th best non-champion
Boca Juniors (Argentina 6) 2011–12 Copa Argentina champion
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia
4 berths
Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1) First Stage 2011 Adecuación 3rd place
Universitario de Sucre (Bolivia 2) 2011 Apertura runner-up
Aurora (Bolivia 3) 2011 Apertura 4th place
Blooming (Bolivia 4) 2012 Clausura 5th place
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
8 berths
São Paulo (Brazil 1) Second Stage 2011 Série A 6th place
Figueirense (Brazil 2) 2011 Série A 7th place
Coritiba (Brazil 3) 2011 Série A 8th place
Botafogo (Brazil 4) 2011 Série A 9th place
Palmeiras (Brazil 5) 2011 Série A 11th place
Grêmio (Brazil 6) 2011 Série A 12th place
Atlético Goianiense (Brazil 7) 2011 Série A 13th place
Bahia (Brazil 8) 2011 Série A 14th place
Flag of Chile.svg Chile
4+1 berths
Universidad de Chile (Defending champion) Round of 16 2011 Copa Sudamericana champion
Universidad Católica (Chile 1) First Stage 2011 Copa Chile champion
Cobreloa (Chile 2) 2011 Clausura classification phase 2nd place
O'Higgins (Chile 3) 2012 Apertura classification phase 2nd place
Deportes Iquique (Chile 4) 2012 Apertura classification phase 3rd place
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
4 berths
Millonarios (Colombia 1) First Stage 2011 Copa Colombia champion
Envigado (Colombia 2) 2011 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best non-champion
Deportes Tolima (Colombia 3) 2011 Primera A aggregate table 4th best non-champion
La Equidad (Colombia 4) 2011 Primera A aggregate table 5th best non-champion
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
4 berths
Barcelona (Ecuador 1) First Stage 2012 Serie A first stage winner
LDU Loja (Ecuador 2) 2012 Serie A first stage 2nd place
Deportivo Quito (Ecuador 3) 2011 Serie A second stage winner
Emelec (Ecuador 4) 2012 Serie A first stage 3rd place
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
4 berths
Olimpia (Paraguay 1) First Stage 2011 Primera División aggregate table best champion
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay 2) 2011 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-champion
Tacuary (Paraguay 3) 2011 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best non-champion
Guaraní (Paraguay 4) 2011 Primera División aggregate table 4th best non-champion
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
4 berths
Universidad San Martín (Peru 1) First Stage 2011 Descentralizado 4th place
León de Huánuco (Peru 2) 2011 Descentralizado 5th place
Unión Comercio (Peru 3) 2011 Descentralizado 6th place
Inti Gas (Peru 4) 2011 Descentralizado 7th place
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
4 berths
Nacional (Uruguay 1) First Stage 2011–12 Primera División champion
Cerro Largo (Uruguay 2) 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 4th place
Liverpool (Uruguay 3) 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 5th place
Danubio (Uruguay 4) 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 6th place
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
4 berths
Mineros (Venezuela 1) First Stage 2011 Copa Venezuela champion
Deportivo Lara (Venezuela 2) 2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 1st place
Monagas (Venezuela 3) 2011–12 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better aggregate
Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 4) 2011–12 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with worse aggregate

Draw

The draw was held on June 29, 2012 (postponed from original date of June 26), 12:00 UTC−04:00 at CONMEBOL's Convention Center in Luque, Paraguay. [2]

The tournament is played in single-elimination format, with each tie played over two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows: [3]

First Stage
Second Stage
Final stages

Schedule

All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well. [3]

StageFirst legSecond leg
First StageJuly 25
August 1
August 8, 15, 22
Second StageAugust 1, 15, 22, 29August 22, 29
September 19
Round of 16September 26
October 3
October 24
QuarterfinalsOctober 31November 7, 14
SemifinalsNovember 21November 28
FinalsDecember 5December 12

Preliminary stages

The first two stages of the competition are the First Stage and Second Stage. Both stages are largely played concurrent to each other.

First stage

The First Stage began on July 24 and ended on August 23. [4] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
South Zone
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 2–1 Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio 0–0 2–1
Nacional Flag of Uruguay.svg 4–2 Flag of Chile.svg Deportes Iquique 0–2 4–0
Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg 4–1 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Blooming 1–1 3–0
Oriente Petrolero Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní 1–0 1–2
Universitario de Sucre Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg 1–5 Flag of Uruguay.svg Liverpool 0–3 1–2
Cerro Largo Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Aurora 1–2 0–0
Cobreloa Flag of Chile.svg 3–2 Flag of Paraguay.svg Tacuary 1–0 2–2
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 7–3 Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins 3–3 4–0
North Zone
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 3–0 Flag of Peru.svg Inti Gas 0–0 3–0
Universidad San Martín Flag of Peru.svg 1–2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 0–1 1–1
Mineros Flag of Venezuela.svg 3–1 Flag of Colombia.svg La Equidad 1–0 2–1
Barcelona Flag of Ecuador.svg 5–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Deportivo Táchira 0–0 5–1
Deportivo Lara Flag of Venezuela.svg 1–3 Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima 1–3 0–0
León de Huánuco Flag of Peru.svg 2–4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Deportivo Quito 0–1 2–3
Envigado Flag of Colombia.svg 2–0 Flag of Peru.svg Unión Comercio 0–0 2–0
LDU Loja Flag of Ecuador.svg 6–2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Monagas 2–0 4–2

Second stage

The Second Stage began on July 31 and ended on September 20. [4] [5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guaraní Flag of Paraguay.svg 3–5 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 2–4 1–1
Bahia Flag of Brazil.svg 0–4 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 0–2 0–2
Envigado Flag of Colombia.svg 1–2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Liverpool 1–1 0–1
Argentinos Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 2–6 Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre 1–2 1–4
Mineros Flag of Venezuela.svg 2–6 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 2–2 0–4
Atlético Goianiense Flag of Brazil.svg 2–2 (4–2 p) Flag of Brazil.svg Figueirense 1–1 1–1
Olimpia Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 0–1 0–0
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Brazil.svg Coritiba 1–0 2–3
Cobreloa Flag of Chile.svg 3–4 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 0–0 3–4
Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Colombia.svg Deportes Tolima 2–0 1–3
Colón Flag of Argentina.svg 5–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Racing 3–1 2–1
Deportivo Quito Flag of Ecuador.svg 5–2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Aurora 2–1 3–1
Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 3–3 0–0
LDU Loja Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional 0–1 2–1
Palmeiras Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo 2–0 1–3

Final stages

Teams from the Round of 16 onwards are seeded depending on which second stage tie they won (i.e., the winner of Match O1 would be assigned the 1 seed, etc.; the defending champion, Universidad de Chile, was assigned the 10 seed). [6]

Bracket

In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 1 3
16 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 3 0
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 0 3
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 1 1
8 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 1 2
9 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 0 1
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 0 1
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre (a) 0 1
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre 0 4
13 Flag of Ecuador.svg Deportivo Quito 2 0
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre 0 4
5 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 1 2
5 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 2 2
12 Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 1 1
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre 0 0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 0 2
2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo (a) 1 0
15 Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Loja 1 0
2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 2 5
10 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile 0 0
7 Flag of Ecuador.svg Emelec 2 0
10 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile 2 1
2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo (a) 1 0
11 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 1 0
3 Flag of Uruguay.svg Liverpool 1 1
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 2 2
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 2 1
11 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 2 2
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Goianiense 0 3
11 Flag of Chile.svg U. Católica (a) 2 1

Round of 16

The Round of 16 began on September 25 and ended on October 25. [7] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 4–3 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras 1–3 3–0
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Loja 1–1 0–0
Liverpool Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–4 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 1–2 1–2
Tigre Flag of Argentina.svg 4–2 Flag of Ecuador.svg Deportivo Quito 0–2 4–0
Cerro Porteño Flag of Paraguay.svg 4–2 Flag of Argentina.svg Colón 2–1 2–1
Atlético Goianiense Flag of Brazil.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 0–2 3–1
Emelec Flag of Ecuador.svg 2–3 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile 2–2 0–1
Grêmio Flag of Brazil.svg 3–1 Flag of Ecuador.svg Barcelona 1–0 2–1

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals began on October 30 and ended on November 15. [8] Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 3–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio 0–1 3–1
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 7–0 Flag of Chile.svg Universidad de Chile 2–0 5–0
Universidad Católica Flag of Chile.svg 4–3 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente 2–2 2–1
Tigre Flag of Argentina.svg 4–3 Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 0–1 4–2

Semifinals

The Semifinals began on November 22 and ended on November 29. Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Millonarios Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre 0–0 1–1
São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 1–1 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. [6]


São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Argentina.svg Tigre
Lucas Soccerball shade.svg22'
Osvaldo Soccerball shade.svg28'
Report

São Paulo won on points 4–1.

Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes
2012 Champion
Flag of Brazil.svg
São Paulo
First Title

Top goalscorers

PosPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Paraguay.svg Jonathan Fabbro Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 5
Flag of Uruguay.svg Carlos Núñez Flag of Uruguay.svg Liverpool 5
Flag of Brazil.svg Fábio Renato Flag of Ecuador.svg LDU Loja 5
Flag of Colombia.svg Wason Rentería Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 5
Flag of Chile.svg Michael Ríos Flag of Chile.svg Universidad Católica 5
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Julio Bevacqua Flag of Ecuador.svg Deportivo Quito 4
Flag of Colombia.svg Wilberto Cosme Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios 4
Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Nanni Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 4
9 Flag of Venezuela.svg Alejandro Guerra Flag of Venezuela.svg Mineros de Guayana 3
Flag of Paraguay.svg Santiago Salcedo Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño 3
Flag of Brazil.svg Willian José Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo 3

Source: [9]

Awards

Player of the week

WeekPlayerTeamNotes
Jul 24–26 Flag of Venezuela.svg Richard Blanco Flag of Chile.svg O'Higgins [10]
Jul 31–Aug 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogério Ceni Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo [11]

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