2012 Copa Libertadores

53rd season of Copa Libertadores Copa Libertadores de América 2012 2012 Copa Libertadores da América January 24 – July 4, 2012 38 11 BRA Corinthians 1 ARG Boca Juniors 138 364 ARG Matías AlustizaBRA Neymar(8 goals each) QAT Emersonhttp://extra.globo.com/esporte/emerson-sheik-recebe-trofeu-de-melhor-jogador-da-libertadores-aponta-humilde-premio-de-todos-nos-6823485.html Emerson Sheik recebe troféu de melhor jogador da Libertadores e aponta, humilde: ‘O prêmio é de todos nós’ pt Emerson Sheik receives award for best player of the Libertadores and points, humble: "This award is for all of us' globo November 24, 2012 January 29, 2013 2011 2013 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 AssociationTeam (Berth)Entry stageQualification methodARG Argentina5 berthsVélez Sársfield (Argentina 1)Second Stage2011 Clausura championBoca Juniors (Argentina 2)2011 Apertura championLanús (Argentina 3)2011 tournaments aggregate table best non-championGodoy Cruz (Argentina 4)2011 tournaments aggregate table 2nd best non-championArsenal (Argentina 5)First Stage2011 Copa Sudamericana best performing team not yet qualifiedBOL Bolivia3 berthsBolívar (Bolivia 1)Second Stage2011 Adecuación championThe Strongest (Bolivia 2)2011 Apertura championReal Potosí (Bolivia 3)First Stage2011 Adecuación runner-upBRA Brazil5+1 berthsSantos (Brazil 1)Second Stage2011 Copa Libertadores de América championCorinthians (Brazil 2)2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championVasco da Gama (Brazil 3)2011 Copa do Brasil championFluminense (Brazil 4)2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 3rd placeFlamengo (Brazil 5)First Stage2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 4th placeInternacional (Brazil 6)2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 5th placeCHI Chile3 berthsUniversidad de Chile (Chile 1)Second Stage2011 Apertura champion and 2011 Copa Sudamericana championUniversidad Católica (Chile 2)2011 Primera División aggregate table best non-championUnión Española (Chile 3)First Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best non-championCOL Colombia3 berthsAtlético Nacional (Colombia 1)Second Stage2011 Apertura championJunior (Colombia 2)2011 Finalización championOnce Caldas (Colombia 3)First Stage2011 Primera A aggregate table best non-championECU Ecuador3 berthsDeportivo Quito (Ecuador 1)Second Stage2011 Serie A championEmelec (Ecuador 2)2011 Serie A runner-upEl Nacional (Ecuador 3)First Stage2011 Serie A 3rd placePAR Paraguay3 berthsOlimpia (Paraguay 1)Second Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table best championNacional (Paraguay 2)2011 Primera División aggregate table 2nd best championLibertad (Paraguay 3)First Stage2011 Primera División aggregate table best non-championPER Peru3 berthsJuan Aurich (Peru 1)Second Stage2011 Descentralizado championAlianza Lima (Peru 2)2011 Descentralizado runner-upSport Huancayo (Peru 3)First Stage2011 Descentralizado 3rd placeURU Uruguay3 berthsNacional (Uruguay 1)Second Stage2010–11 Primera División championDefensor Sporting (Uruguay 2)2010–11 Primera División runner-upPeñarol (Uruguay 3)First Stage2010–11 Primera División aggregate table 3rd placeVEN Venezuela3 berthsDeportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1)Second Stage2010–11 Primera División championZamora (Venezuela 2)2010–11 Primera División runner-upCaracas (Venezuela 3)First Stage2010–11 Primera División aggregate table best non-finalistMEX Mexico(CONCACAF)3 inviteesGuadalajara (Mexico 1)Second Stage2011 Apertura classification phase best eligible teamCruz Azul (Mexico 2)2011 Apertura classification phase 2nd best eligible teamUANL (Mexico 3)First Stage2011 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.http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Libertadores-el-sorteo-sera-el-2511-20111004-0001.html Libertadores: el sorteo será el 25/11 es October 4, 2011 CONMEBOL October 4, 2011 October 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007215521/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Libertadores-el-sorteo-sera-el-2511-20111004-0001.html dead http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Impactante-Sorteo-de-la-CSL-2012-20111125-0005.html Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012 es November 25, 2011 CONMEBOL dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111128004837/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Impactante-Sorteo-de-la-CSL-2012-20111125-0005.html November 28, 2011 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 StagePot 1Pot 2ARG Arsenal† BRA Flamengo† BRA Internacional† PAR Libertad† URU Peñarol MEX UANLBOL Real Potosí† CHI Unión Española† COL Once Caldas† ECU El Nacional† PER Sport Huancayo† VEN Caracas Second StagePot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4BRA Santos ARG Vélez Sársfield ARG Boca Juniors† BRA Corinthians† BOL Bolívar CHI Universidad de Chile PAR Olimpia† URU NacionalCOL Atlético Nacional COL Junior† ECU Deportivo Quito† ECU Emelec† PER Juan Aurich† PER Alianza Lima† VEN Deportivo Táchira VEN ZamoraARG Lanús† ARG Godoy Cruz† BRA Vasco da Gama BRA Fluminense† BOL The Strongest† CHI Universidad Católica† PAR Nacional† URU Defensor SportingARG Arsenal† BRA Flamengo† URU Peñarol PAR Libertad† BRA Internacional† CHI Unión Española† MEX Guadalajara MEX Cruz Azul † Teams had not yet fully qualified to the specific berth when the draw took place. 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 January 25 February 1 Second StageFebruary 8, 15, 22 March 7, 14, 21, 28 April 4, 11, 18 Round of 16 April 25May 2 May 9 Quarterfinals May 16 May 23 Semifinals June 13 June 20 Finals June 27 July 4 First stage 2012 Copa Libertadores first stage The First Stage, played in home-and-away two-legged format, began on January 24 and ended on February 2.http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Prog_1a-2aFase_Libertadores_2012.pdf Programa de Partidos – Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012 CONMEBOL es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120131060132/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Prog_1a-2aFase_Libertadores_2012.pdf 2012-01-31 Team 1 played the second leg at home. Sport Huancayo PER 1–4 Arsenal ARG 0–3 1–1 Flamengo BRA 3–2 Real Potosí BOL 1–2 2–0 Caracas VEN 1–5 Peñarol URU 0–4 1–1 Libertad PAR 4–2 El Nacional ECU 0–1 4–1 Once Caldas COL 2–3 Internacional BRA 0–1 2–2 UANL MEX 2–3 Unión Española CHI 0–1 2–2 |} Second stage 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage 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. Group 1 Group 1 Group 2 Group 2 Group 3 Group 3 Group 4 Group 4 Group 5 Group 5 Group 6 Group 6 Group 7 Group 7 Group 8 Group 8 Knockout stages 2012 Copa Libertadores 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.http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Reglamento_Libertadores_2012.pdf Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo CONMEBOL es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324044850/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Reglamento_Libertadores_2012.pdf 2012-03-24 In each tie, the team with the higher seed will play at home in the second leg. 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. 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 winnersSeedTeam Pts Points GD Goal difference GF Goals for AG Away goals for 1 BRA Fluminense 15 +3 7 5 2 BRA Corinthians 14 +11 13 4 3 BRA Santos 13 +7 12 5 4 CHI Universidad de Chile 13 +5 11 2 5 PAR Libertad 13 +4 11 4 6 ARG Vélez Sársfield 12 +4 10 5 7 ARG Lanús 10 +5 11 3 8 CHI Unión Española 10 +3 10 5+Teams qualified as group runners-upSeedTeam Pts Points GD Goal difference GF Goals for AG Away goals for 9 ARG Boca Juniors 13 +5 9 4 10 BRA Vasco da Gama 13 +4 10 4 11 COL Atlético Nacional 11 +8 16 9 12 MEX Cruz Azul 11 +7 11 3 13 ECU Deportivo Quito 10 +7 11 1 14 BOL Bolívar 10 +2 9 3 15 ECU Emelec 9 −1 7 3 16 BRA Internacional 8 +4 10 2 Bracket 2 yes Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 2 BRA Corinthians 0 3 15 ECU Emelec 0 0 7 ARG Lanús 1 2 (4) 10 BRA Vasco da Gama 2 1 (5) 3 BRA Santos 1 8 14 BOL Bolívar 2 0 6 ARG Vélez Sársfield 1 1 11 COL Atlético Nacional 0 1 4 CHI U. de Chile 1 6 13 ECU Deportivo Quito 4 0 5 PAR Libertad 1 2 12 MEX Cruz Azul 1 0 1 BRA Fluminense 0 2 16 BRA Internacional 0 1 8 CHI Unión Española 1 2 9 ARG Boca Juniors 2 3 2 BRA Corinthians 0 1 10 BRA Vasco da Gama 0 0 3 BRA Santos (p) 0 1 (4) 6 ARG Vélez Sársfield 1 0 (2) 4 CHI U. de Chile (p) 1 1 (5) 5 PAR Libertad 1 1 (3) 1 BRA Fluminense 0 1 9 ARG Boca Juniors 1 1 2 BRA Corinthians 1 1 3 BRA Santos 0 1 4 CHI U. de Chile 0 0 9 ARG Boca Juniors 2 0 2 BRA Corinthians 1 2 9 ARG Boca Juniors 1 0 Round of 16 The Round of 16 began on April 25 and ended on May 10.http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Copa-Santander-Libertadores-programa-de-octavos-de-final-20120419-0005.html Copa Santander Libertadores: programa de octavos de final CONMEBOL April 19, 2012 es April 26, 2012 May 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120504042252/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Copa-Santander-Libertadores-programa-de-octavos-de-final-20120419-0005.html dead Team 1 played the second leg at home. Fluminense BRA 2–1 Internacional BRA 0–0 2–1 Corinthians BRA 3–0 Emelec ECU 0–0 3–0 Santos BRA 9–2 Bolívar BOL 1–2 8–0 Universidad de Chile CHI 7–4 Deportivo Quito ECU 1–4 6–0 Libertad PAR 3–1 Cruz Azul MEX 1–1 2–0 Vélez Sársfield ARG 2–1 Atlético Nacional COL 1–0 1–1 Lanús ARG 3–3 (4–5 p) Vasco da Gama BRA 1–2 2–1 Unión Española CHI 3–5 Boca Juniors ARG 1–2 2–3 |} Quarter-finals The Quarter-finals began on May 16 and ended on May 24.http://www.conmebol.com//comunicadosoficiales/Libertadores-programa-de-4tos-de-final-20120511-0004.html Libertadores: programa de 4tos de final CONMEBOL May 11, 2012 es May 17, 2012 May 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513211313/http://www.conmebol.com/comunicadosoficiales/Libertadores-programa-de-4tos-de-final-20120511-0004.html dead Team 1 played the second leg at home. Fluminense BRA 1–2 Boca Juniors ARG 0–1 1–1 Corinthians BRA 1–0 Vasco da Gama BRA 0–0 1–0 Santos BRA 1–1 (4–2 p) Vélez Sársfield ARG 0–1 1–0 Universidad de Chile CHI 2–2 (5–3 p) Libertad PAR 1–1 1–1 |} Semi-finals The Semifinals began on June 13 and ended on June 21.http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Libertadores-las-semis-ya-tienen-fecha-20120528-0006.html Libertadores: las semis ya tienen fecha CONMEBOL May 28, 2012 es May 28, 2012 May 31, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120531003218/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Libertadores-las-semis-ya-tienen-fecha-20120528-0006.html dead Team 1 played the second leg at home. Corinthians BRA 2–1 Santos BRA 1–0 1–1 Universidad de Chile CHI 0–2 Boca Juniors ARG 0–2 0–0 |} Finals 2012 Copa Libertadores 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. June 27, 2012 21:50 UTC−3 Boca Juniors ARG 1–1 Report BRA Corinthians Roncaglia 72 Romarinho 84 Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera), Buenos Aires 51,901 Enrique Osses (Chile) July 4, 2012 21:50 UTC−3 Corinthians BRA 2–0 Report ARG Boca Juniors Emerson 53 72 Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (Pacaembu), São Paulo 40,186 Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Corinthians won on points 3–1. Copa Libertadores de América2012 ChampionBRA 100pxCorinthiansFirst Title Top goalscorers Pos Player Club Goals 1 ARG Matías Alustiza ECU Deportivo Quito 8 BRA Neymar BRA Santos 8 3 COL Dorlan Pabón COL Atlético Nacional 7 4 CHI Junior Fernándes CHI Universidad de Chile 6 BRA Leandro Damião BRA Internacional 6 6 QAT Emerson BRA Corinthians 5 ARG Emanuel Herrera CHI Unión Española 5 MEX Javier Orozco MEX Cruz Azul 5 9 BRA Danilo BRA Corinthians 4 CHI Ángelo Henríquez CHI Universidad de Chile 4 BRA Alan Kardec BRA Santos 4 COL Luis Fernando Mosquera COL Atlético Nacional 4 PAR José Ariel Núñez PAR Libertad 4 ARG Mariano Pavone ARG Lanús 4 URU Mario Regueiro ARG Lanús 4 ARG Matías Rodríguez CHI Universidad de Chile 4 Source:http://statistics.ficfiles.com/conmebol/libertadores/goleadores.html Copa Santander Libertadores — Goleadores CONMEBOL es Awards Player of the week WeekPlayerTeamNotesJan 31 – Feb 2ARG Andrés D'AlessandroBRA Internacionalhttp://www.conmebol.com/contenidos/2012/02/04/noticia_0003.html https://archive.today/20120723141130/http://www.conmebol.com/contenidos/2012/02/04/noticia_0003.html dead July 23, 2012 D'Alessandro, el jugador de la semana D'Alessandro, the player of the week CONMEBOL February 4, 2012 February 4, 2012 es Feb 7–9MEX Javier OrozcoMEX Cruz Azulhttp://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Javier-Orozco-el-jugador-de-la-3a-semana-20120211-0001.html Javier Orozco, el jugador de la 3a semana Javier Orozco, Player of the 3rd Week CONMEBOL February 11, 2012 February 11, 2012 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120214055816/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Javier-Orozco-el-jugador-de-la-3a-semana-20120211-0001.html February 14, 2012 Feb 14–16BOL Pablo EscobarBOL The Strongesthttp://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Pablo-Escobar-el-jugador-de-4a-semana-20120218-0002.html Pablo Escobar, el jugador de la 4a semana Pablo Escobar, Player of the 4th Week CONMEBOL February 18, 2012 February 18, 2012 es November 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124024705/http://conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Pablo-Escobar-el-jugador-de-4a-semana-20120218-0002.html dead Feb 21–23COL Dorlan PabónCOL Atlético Nacionalhttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Dorlan-Pabon-el-jugador-de-la-semana-en-la-Copa-Santander-Libertadores-20120224-0004.html Dorlan Pabón, el jugador de la semana en la Copa Santander Libertadores Dorlan Pabón, Player of the Week in Copa Santander Libertadores CONMEBOL February 24, 2012 February 24, 2012 es dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120527085021/http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Dorlan-Pabon-el-jugador-de-la-semana-en-la-Copa-Santander-Libertadores-20120224-0004.html May 27, 2012 Mar 6–8POR DecoBRA Fluminensehttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Deco-el-jugador-de-la-sexta-semana-20120309-0005.html Deco, el jugador de la sexta semana Deco, Player of the 6th Week CONMEBOL March 9, 2012 March 9, 2012 es November 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124025838/http://conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Deco-el-jugador-de-la-sexta-semana-20120309-0005.html dead Mar 13–15BRA Leandro DamiãoBRA Internacionalhttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Damio-el-jugador-de-la-semana-20120316-0002.html Damião el jugador de la semana Damião, Player of the Week CONMEBOL March 16, 2012 March 16, 2012 es November 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124023431/http://conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Damio-el-jugador-de-la-semana-20120316-0002.html dead Mar 20–22URU Mario RegueiroARG Lanúshttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Regueiro-el-jugador-de-la-7a-semana-20120324-0004.html Regueiro, el jugador de la 7a semana Regueiro, the player of the 7th week CONMEBOL March 24, 2012 March 24, 2012 es November 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124024035/http://conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Regueiro-el-jugador-de-la-7a-semana-20120324-0004.html dead Mar 27–29URU Sergio ÓrtemanPAR Olimpiahttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Orteman-el-jugador-de-la-8a-semana--20120331-0001.html https://archive.today/20130102063226/http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Orteman-el-jugador-de-la-8a-semana--20120331-0001.html dead January 2, 2013 Orteman, el jugador de la 7a semana Orteman, the player of the 7th week CONMEBOL March 31, 2012 March 31, 2012 es Apr 3–5ARG Luciano FigueroaECU Emelechttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Figueroa-el-jugador-de-la-9a-semana-20120407-0001.html https://archive.today/20130102153528/http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Figueroa-el-jugador-de-la-9a-semana-20120407-0001.html dead January 2, 2013 Figueroa, el jugador de la 8a semana Figueroa, the player of the 8th week CONMEBOL April 7, 2012 April 7, 2012 es Apr 10–12ARG Darío CvitanichARG Boca Juniorshttp://www.conmebol.com//asociaciones/Cvitanich-el-jugador-de-la-9a-semana-20120413-0003.html Cvitanich, el jugador de la 9a semana Cvitanich, the player of the 9th week CONMEBOL April 13, 2012 April 13, 2012 es June 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120621020047/http://www.conmebol.com/asociaciones/Cvitanich-el-jugador-de-la-9a-semana-20120413-0003.html dead Apr 17–19ARG Matías AlustizaECU Deportivo Quitohttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Alustiza-el-jugador-de-la-11a-semana--20120421-0001.html Alustiza, el jugador de la 10a semana Alustiza, the player of the 10th week CONMEBOL April 21, 2012 April 21, 2012 es June 28, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120628053706/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Alustiza-el-jugador-de-la-11a-semana--20120421-0001.html dead May 1–3ECU Fidel MartínezECU Deportivo Quitohttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Martinez-el-jugador-de-la-12a-semana-20120505-0001.html Martínez, el jugador de la 12a semana Martínez, the player of the 12th week CONMEBOL May 5, 2012 May 5, 2012 es July 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120709031616/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Martinez-el-jugador-de-la-12a-semana-20120505-0001.html dead May 8–10ARG Juan Román RiquelmeARG Boca Juniorshttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Riquelme-el-mejor-de-la-13a-semana--20120512-0002.html Riquelme, el mejor de la 13a semana Riquelme, the player of the 13th week CONMEBOL May 12, 2012 May 12, 2012 es October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019043043/http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Riquelme-el-mejor-de-la-13a-semana--20120512-0002.html dead May 16–17ARG Iván OboloARG Vélez Sársfieldhttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Obolo-el-jugador-de-la-14a-semana-20120519-0001.html Obolo, el jugador de la 14a semana Obolo, the player of the 14th week CONMEBOL May 19, 2012 May 19, 2012 es October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019044259/http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Obolo-el-jugador-de-la-14a-semana-20120519-0001.html dead May 23–24CHI Johnny HerreraCHI Universidad de Chilehttp://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Herrera-el-jugador-de-la-15a-semana-20120526-0001.html Herrera, el jugador de la 15a semana Herrera, the player of the 15th week CONMEBOL May 26, 2012 May 26, 2012 es October 19, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019041729/http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Herrera-el-jugador-de-la-15a-semana-20120526-0001.html dead Fair play award The Samsung Fair Play Trophy was awarded to Brazilian club Corinthians.http://www.conmebol.com//copasantanderlibertadores/Corinthians-gana-el-Trofeo-Fair-Play-20120924-0016.html Corinthians gana el Trofeo Fair Play Corinthians won the Fair Play Trophy CONMEBOL September 25, 2012 September 25, 2012 es 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 2012 FIFA Club World Cup 2012 Copa Sudamericana 2013 Recopa Sudamericana References 2 External links Official webpage https://web.archive.org/web/20120708034658/http://www.conmebol.com/secciones/copa_santander_libertadores.html 2012-07-08 es 2012 1