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
The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...
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South America
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's secondary international club
football tournament organized by
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
. 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.
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. were the defending champions, but lost to eventual champion,
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
in the quarterfinals.
Brazilian club
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
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
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
, 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
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
Luque () is a city in Central Department of Paraguay, part of the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. Both 1635 and 1750 have been recorded as dates of its founding.
It was temporarily the capital of Paraguay in 1868 during the Paraguayan War b ...
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Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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The tournament is played in
single-elimination format, with each tie played over
two legs. The draw mechanism was as follows:
;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.
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.
''Team 1'' played the second leg at home.
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Second stage
The Second Stage began on July 31 and ended on September 20.
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).
Bracket
In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.
Round of 16
The Round of 16 began on September 25 and ended on October 25. ''Team 1'' played the second leg at home.
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Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals began on October 30 and ended on November 15. ''Team 1'' played the second leg at home.
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Semifinals
The Semifinals began on November 22 and ended on November 29. ''Team 1'' played the second leg at home.
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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
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker, tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the ...
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
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
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São Paulo won on points 4–1.
Top goalscorers
Awards
Player of the week
See also
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Libertadores
''Libertadores'' (, "Liberators") were the principal leaders of the Spanish American wars of independence from Spain and of the movement in support of Brazilian independence from Portugal. They are named that way in contrast with the ''Conquistad ...
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Recopa
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Suruga
References
External links
Official webpage
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