2012 Copa Sudamericana

Copa Sudamericana 2012 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012Copa Bridgestone Sul-americana 2012 24 July – 12 December 2012 47 10 BRA São Paulo 1 ARG Tigre 92 237 PAR Jonathan FabbroURU Carlos NúñezBRA Fábio RenatoCOL Wason RenteríaCHI Michael Ríos(5 goals each) 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 in the previous edition to 47 teams, allowing the eight associations other than Argentina and Brazil to each enter four teams instead of three teams.http://www.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Sudamericana-mas-cupos-para-8-paises-20111124-0007.html Sudamericana: más cupos para 8 países CONMEBOL.com 2011-11-24 es Luego de un amplio debate en el cual expusieron todas las Asociaciones, se estableció que, a partir del año 2012, se modifique la cantidad de equipos participantes. De los 39 clubes actuales se pasará a 47, otorgándosele un cupo más a las asociaciones de Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. De tal modo, la relación de participantes será la siguiente: Argentina 6 equipos, Brasil 8, 4 para cada una de las Asociaciones mencionadas anteriormente (total 32) y un cupo para el campeón vigente. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111126091919/http://www.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Sudamericana-mas-cupos-para-8-paises-20111124-0007.html 2011-11-26 Universidad de Chile were the defending champions, but lost to the eventual champion, São Paulo, in the quarterfinals. 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, would go on to vie for 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 methodARG Argentina6 berthsIndependiente (Argentina 1)Second Stage2011 tournaments aggregate table 3rd best non-championRacing (Argentina 2)2011 tournaments aggregate table 4th best non-championTigre (Argentina 3)2011 tournaments aggregate table 5th best non-championArgentinos Juniors (Argentina 4)2011 tournaments aggregate table 6th best non-championColón (Argentina 5)2011 tournaments aggregate table 7th best non-championBoca Juniors (Argentina 6)2011–12 Copa Argentina champion BOL Bolivia4 berthsOriente Petrolero (Bolivia 1)First Stage2011 Adecuación 3rd placeUniversitario de Sucre (Bolivia 2)2011 Apertura runner-upAurora (Bolivia 3)2011 Apertura 4th placeBlooming (Bolivia 4)2012 Clausura 5th placeBRA Brazil8 berthsSão Paulo (Brazil 1)Second Stage2011 Série A 6th placeFigueirense (Brazil 2)2011 Série A 7th placeCoritiba (Brazil 3)2011 Série A 8th placeBotafogo (Brazil 4)2011 Série A 9th placePalmeiras (Brazil 5)2011 Série A 11th placeGrêmio (Brazil 6)2011 Série A 12th placeAtlético Goianiense (Brazil 7)2011 Série A 13th placeBahia (Brazil 8)2011 Série A 14th placeCHI Chile4+1 berthsUniversidad de Chile (Defending champion)Round of 162011 Copa Sudamericana championUniversidad Católica (Chile 1)First Stage2011 Copa Chile championCobreloa (Chile 2)2011 Clausura classification phase 2nd placeO'Higgins (Chile 3)2012 Apertura classification phase 2nd placeDeportes Iquique (Chile 4)2012 Apertura classification phase 3rd placeCOL Colombia4 berthsMillonarios (Colombia 1)First Stage2011 Copa Colombia championEnvigado (Colombia 2)2011 Primera A aggregate table 3rd best non-championDeportes Tolima (Colombia 3)2011 Primera A aggregate table 4th best non-championLa Equidad (Colombia 4)2011 Primera A aggregate table 5th best non-championECU Ecuador4 berthsBarcelona (Ecuador 1)First Stage2012 Serie A first stage winnerLDU Loja (Ecuador 2)2012 Serie A first stage 2nd placeDeportivo Quito (Ecuador 3)2011 Serie A second stage winnerEmelec (Ecuador 4)2012 Serie A first stage 3rd placePAR Paraguay4 berthsOlimpia (Paraguay 1)First Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table best championCerro Porteño (Paraguay 2)2011 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-championTacuary (Paraguay 3)2011 Primera División aggregate table 3rd best non-championGuaraní (Paraguay 4)2011 Primera División aggregate table 4th best non-championPER Peru4 berthsUniversidad San Martín (Peru 1)First Stage2011 Descentralizado 4th placeLeón de Huánuco (Peru 2)2011 Descentralizado 5th placeUnión Comercio (Peru 3)2011 Descentralizado 6th placeInti Gas (Peru 4)2011 Descentralizado 7th placeURU Uruguay4 berthsNacional (Uruguay 1)First Stage2011–12 Primera División championCerro Largo (Uruguay 2)2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 4th placeLiverpool (Uruguay 3)2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 5th placeDanubio (Uruguay 4)2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 6th placeVEN Venezuela4 berthsMineros (Venezuela 1)First Stage2011 Copa Venezuela championDeportivo Lara (Venezuela 2)2011–12 Primera División aggregate table 1st placeMonagas (Venezuela 3)2011–12 Primera División Serie Sudamericana winner with better aggregateDeportivo 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.http://www.conmebol.com//copanissansudamericana/Sudamericana-el-sorteo-es-el-26-de-junio-20120528-0007.html Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012: el sorteo es el 29 de junio (actualizado) CONMEBOL.com 2012-05-28 es 2012-05-28 2012-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105150204/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Sudamericana-el-sorteo-es-el-26-de-junio-20120528-0007.html dead The tournament is played in single-elimination format, with each tie played over two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows:http://www.conmebol.com//copanissansudamericana/La-Copa-Sudamericana-fue-sorteada-20120629-0006.html La Copa Sudamericana fue sorteada CONMEBOL.com 2012-06-29 es 2012-06-29 2012-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105153938/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/La-Copa-Sudamericana-fue-sorteada-20120629-0006.html dead First Stage The 32 teams from the eight countries other than Argentina and Brazil, excluding the defending champion, were drawn against each other. The teams were divided into South Zone (Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia) and North Zone (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela). Teams which qualified through berths 1 were drawn against teams which qualified through berths 4, and teams which qualified through berths 2 were drawn against teams which qualified through berths 3, with the former playing the second leg at home. Second Stage The 16 winners of the First Stage were drawn against each other, where a winner from the South Zone were drawn against a winner from the North Zone. The 6 teams from Argentina were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4, with the former playing the second leg at home. The 8 teams from Brazil were drawn against each other, where the matchups were based on the berths which the teams qualify through: 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5, with the former playing the second leg at home. Final stages The 15 winners of the Second Stage, together with the defending champion, were assigned a "seed" starting from the round of 16 (the defending champion and the winners from Argentina and Brazil were assigned even "seeds", the winners from the other eight countries were assigned odd "seeds"). The "seeding" was used to determine the bracket of the final stages, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home in each tie. Schedule 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 First Stage July 25August 1 August 8, 15, 22 Second Stage August 1, 15, 22, 29 August 22, 29September 19 Round of 16 September 26October 3 October 24 Quarterfinals October 31 November 7, 14 Semifinals November 21 November 28 Finals December 5 December 12 Preliminary stages 2012 Copa Sudamericana 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.http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2012/copasudamericana_2012_fixture_general_HF2.pdf Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012 Programa de Partidos de 1a y 2a fase CONMEBOL.com July 11, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120813151113/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2012/copasudamericana_2012_fixture_general_HF2.pdf August 13, 2012 Team 1 played the second leg at home. |- !colspan=6|South Zone Olimpia PAR 2–1 Danubio URU 0–0 2–1 Nacional URU 4–2 Deportes Iquique CHI 0–2 4–0 Universidad Católica CHI 4–1 Blooming BOL 1–1 3–0 Oriente Petrolero BOL 2–2 (a) Guaraní PAR 1–0 1–2 Universitario de Sucre BOL 1–5 Liverpool URU 0–3 1–2 Cerro Largo URU 1–2 Aurora BOL 1–2 0–0 Cobreloa CHI 3–2 Tacuary PAR 1–0 2–2 Cerro Porteño PAR 7–3 O'Higgins CHI 3–3 4–0 |- !colspan=6|North Zone Millonarios COL 3–0 Inti Gas PER 0–0 3–0 Universidad San Martín PER 1–2 Emelec ECU 0–1 1–1 Mineros VEN 3–1 La Equidad COL 1–0 2–1 Barcelona ECU 5–1 Deportivo Táchira VEN 0–0 5–1 Deportivo Lara VEN 1–3 Deportes Tolima COL 1–3 0–0 León de Huánuco PER 2–4 Deportivo Quito ECU 0–1 2–3 Envigado COL 2–0 Unión Comercio PER 0–0 2–0 LDU Loja ECU 6–2 Monagas VEN 2–0 4–2 |} Second stage The Second Stage began on July 31 and ended on September 20.http://www.conmebol.com//copanissansudamericana/Copa-Bridgestone-Sudamericana-programa-de-los-partidos-de-Segunda-Fase-20120820-0003.html Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana: programa de los partidos de Segunda Fase CONMEBOL.com August 20, 2012 August 20, 2012 August 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120824124033/http://www.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Copa-Bridgestone-Sudamericana-programa-de-los-partidos-de-Segunda-Fase-20120820-0003.html dead Guaraní PAR 3–5 Millonarios COL 2–4 1–1 Bahia BRA 0–4 São Paulo BRA 0–2 0–2 Envigado COL 1–2 Liverpool URU 1–1 0–1 Argentinos Juniors ARG 2–6 Tigre ARG 1–2 1–4 Mineros VEN 2–6 Cerro Porteño PAR 2–2 0–4 Atlético Goianiense BRA 2–2 (4–2 p) Figueirense BRA 1–1 1–1 Olimpia PAR 0–1 Emelec ECU 0–1 0–0 Grêmio BRA 3–3 (a) Coritiba BRA 1–0 2–3 Cobreloa CHI 3–4 Barcelona ECU 0–0 3–4 Universidad Católica CHI 3–3 (a) Deportes Tolima COL 2–0 1–3 Colón ARG 5–2 Racing ARG 3–1 2–1 Deportivo Quito ECU 5–2 Aurora BOL 2–1 3–1 Boca Juniors ARG 3–3 (a) Independiente ARG 3–3 0–0 LDU Loja ECU 2–2 (a) Nacional URU 0–1 2–1 Palmeiras BRA 3–3 (a) Botafogo BRA 2–0 1–3 |} Final stages 2012 Copa Sudamericana 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).http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2012/Reglamento_Copa_Sudamericana_2012.pdf Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012: reglamento del torneo CONMEBOL es 2012-08-01 2012-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20120813151047/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Sudamericana/2012/Reglamento_Copa_Sudamericana_2012.pdf dead Bracket In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home. 2 yes Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 COL Millonarios 1 3 16 BRA Palmeiras 3 0 8 BRA Grêmio 1 2 9 ECU Barcelona 0 1 4 ARG Tigre 0 4 13 ECU Deportivo Quito 2 0 5 PAR Cerro Porteño 2 2 12 ARG Colón 1 1 2 BRA São Paulo (a) 1 0 15 ECU LDU Loja 1 0 7 ECU Emelec 2 0 10 CHI Universidad de Chile 2 1 3 URU Liverpool 1 1 14 ARG Independiente 2 2 6 BRA Atlético Goianiense 0 3 11 CHI U. Católica (a) 2 1 1 COL Millonarios 0 3 8 BRA Grêmio 1 1 4 ARG Tigre 0 4 5 PAR Cerro Porteño 1 2 2 BRA São Paulo 2 5 10 CHI Universidad de Chile 0 0 14 ARG Independiente 2 1 11 CHI Universidad Católica 2 2 1 COL Millonarios 0 1 4 ARG Tigre (a) 0 1 2 BRA São Paulo (a) 1 0 11 CHI Universidad Católica 1 0 4 ARG Tigre 0 0 2 BRA São Paulo 0 2 Round of 16 The Round of 16 began on September 25 and ended on October 25.http://fe1.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Sudamericana-el-programa-de-octavos-20120921-0002.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120923210621/http://fe1.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Sudamericana-el-programa-de-octavos-20120921-0002.html dead September 23, 2012 Sudamericana: el programa de octavos CONMEBOL.com September 21, 2012 Team 1 played the second leg at home. |- Millonarios COL 4–3 Palmeiras BRA 1–3 3–0 São Paulo BRA 1–1 (a) LDU Loja ECU 1–1 0–0 Liverpool URU 2–4 Independiente ARG 1–2 1–2 Tigre ARG 4–2 Deportivo Quito ECU 0–2 4–0 Cerro Porteño PAR 4–2 Colón ARG 2–1 2–1 Atlético Goianiense BRA 3–3 (a) Universidad Católica CHI 0–2 3–1 Emelec ECU 2–3 Universidad de Chile CHI 2–2 0–1 Grêmio BRA 3–1 Barcelona ECU 1–0 2–1 |} Quarterfinals The Quarterfinals began on October 30 and ended on November 15.http://fe1.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Sudamericana-definidos-los-cuartos-20121026-0001.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121029134613/http://fe1.conmebol.com/copanissansudamericana/Sudamericana-definidos-los-cuartos-20121026-0001.html dead October 29, 2012 Sudamericana: definidos los cuartos CONMEBOL.com October 26, 2012 Team 1 played the second leg at home. |- Millonarios COL 3–2 Grêmio BRA 0–1 3–1 São Paulo BRA 7–0 Universidad de Chile CHI 2–0 5–0 Universidad Católica CHI 4–3 Independiente ARG 2–2 2–1 Tigre ARG 4–3 Cerro Porteño PAR 0–1 4–2 |} Semifinals The Semifinals began on November 22 and ended on November 29. Team 1 played the second leg at home. |- Millonarios COL 1–1 (a) Tigre ARG 0–0 1–1 São Paulo BRA 1–1 (a) Universidad Católica CHI 1–1 0–0 |} Finals 2012 Copa Sudamericana 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. December 5, 2012 20:50 UTC−3 Tigre ARG 0–0 Report BRA São Paulo Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires Antonio Arias (Paraguay) December 12, 2012 21:50 UTC−2 São Paulo BRA 2–0 Report ARG Tigre Lucas 22Osvaldo 28 Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi), São Paulo 67,042 Enrique Osses (Chile) São Paulo won on points 4–1. Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes2012 ChampionBRA 100pxSão PauloFirst Title Top goalscorers Pos Player Club Goals 1 PAR Jonathan Fabbro PAR Cerro Porteño 5 URU Carlos Núñez URU Liverpool 5 BRA Fábio Renato ECU LDU Loja 5 COL Wason Rentería COL Millonarios 5 CHI Michael Ríos CHI Universidad Católica 5 6 ARG Julio Bevacqua ECU Deportivo Quito 4 COL Wilberto Cosme COL Millonarios 4 ARG Roberto Nanni PAR Cerro Porteño 4 9 VEN Alejandro Guerra VEN Mineros de Guayana 3 PAR Santiago Salcedo PAR Cerro Porteño 3 BRA Willian José BRA São Paulo 3 Source:http://statistics.ficfiles.com/conmebol/sudamericana/goleadores.html Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana — Goleadores CONMEBOL es 2012-12-02 2012-11-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114225843/http://statistics.ficfiles.com/conmebol/sudamericana/goleadores.html dead Awards Player of the week WeekPlayerTeamNotesJul 24–26VEN Richard BlancoCHI O'Higginshttp://www.conmebol.com//copanissansudamericana/Copa-Sudamericana-Richard-Blanco-el-jugador-de-la-semana--20120730-0003.html Copa Sudamericana: Richard Blanco, el jugador de la semana Copa Sudamerican: Richard Blanco, the player of the week CONMEBOL July 30, 2012 July 30, 2012 es Jul 31–Aug 1BRA Rogério CeniBRA São Paulohttp://www.conmebol.com//copanissansudamericana/Sudamericana-Rogerio-Ceni-el-jugador-de-la-2a-semana-20120805-0003.html Sudamericana: Rogerio Ceni el jugador de la 2a semana Sudamerican: Rogerio Ceni, the player of the 2nd week CONMEBOL August 5, 2012 August 5, 2012 es See also Libertadores Recopa Suruga References 2 External links Official webpage es 2012 2