2012 Copa Sudamericana final stages
The final stages of the 2012 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes consisted of four stages:
- Round of 16 (first legs: September 25–27, October 2–3; second legs: October 23–25)[1]
- Quarterfinals (first legs: October 30–November 1; second legs: November 7–8, 15)[2]
- Semifinals (first legs: November 22; second legs: November 28–29)
- Finals (first leg: December 5; second leg: December 12)
Format[]
The defending champion, Universidad de Chile, and the fifteen winners of the second stage (three from Argentina, four from Brazil, eight from rest of South America) qualified for the final stages. The sixteen teams played a single-elimination tournament, and were seeded depending on which second stage tie they won (i.e., the winner of Match O1 would be assigned the 1 seed, etc.; Universidad de Chile were assigned the 10 seed). In each stage, teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis, with the higher-seeded team playing the second leg at home. Each team earned 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria were used for breaking ties on points, except for the final:[3]
- Goal difference
- Away goals
- Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)
For the final, the first tiebreaker was goal difference. If the teams are tied on goal difference, the away goals rule would not be applied, and 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still had tied after extra time, the title would be decided by penalty shootout.
If two teams from the same association reach the semifinals, they would be forced to play each other.
Bracket[]
In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Millonarios
|
1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Palmeiras
|
3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Millonarios
|
0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Grêmio
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Grêmio
|
1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Barcelona
|
0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Millonarios
|
0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Tigre (a)
|
0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tigre
|
0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Deportivo Quito
|
2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tigre
|
0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Cerro Porteño
|
1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cerro Porteño
|
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Colón
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tigre
|
0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo
|
0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo (a)
|
1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | LDU Loja
|
1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo
|
2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  U. de Chile
|
0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Emelec
|
2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | U. de Chile
|
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | São Paulo (a)
|
1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | U. Católica
|
1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Liverpool
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Independiente
|
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Independiente
|
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | U. Católica
|
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Atlético Goianiense
|
0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | U. Católica (a)
|
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16[]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millonarios
|
4–3 | Palmeiras
|
1–3 | 3–0 |
| São Paulo
|
1–1 (a) | LDU Loja
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Liverpool
|
2–4 | Independiente
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Tigre
|
4–2 | Deportivo Quito
|
0–2 | 4–0 |
| Cerro Porteño
|
4–2 | Colón
|
2–1 | 2–1 |
| Atlético Goianiense
|
3–3 (a) | Universidad Católica
|
0–2 | 3–1 |
| Emelec
|
2–3 | Universidad de Chile
|
2–2 | 0–1 |
| Grêmio
|
3–1 | Barcelona
|
1–0 | 2–1 |
Match A[]
Tied on points 3–3, Millonarios won on goal difference.
Match B[]
| LDU Loja | 1–1 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
Larrea  43' |
Report | Bermúdez 36' (o.g.) |
Tied on points 2–2, São Paulo won on away goals.
Match C[]
| Liverpool | 1–2 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez 43' |
Report | Mancuello 48' Battión 90+1' |
Independiente won on points 6–0.
Match D[]
| Tigre | 4–0 | Deportivo Quito |
|---|---|---|
| Maggiolo 10' Díaz 77' (pen.)Donatti 85'Botta 88' |
Report |
Tied on points 3–3, Tigre won on goal difference.
Match E[]
| Cerro Porteño | 2–1 | Colón |
|---|---|---|
| Nanni 11' Dos Santos 69' |
Report | Gigliotti 1' |
Cerro Porteño won on points 6–0.
Match F[]
| Universidad Católica | 2–0 | Atlético Goianiense |
|---|---|---|
| Silva 54' Ramos 86' |
Report |
| Atlético Goianiense | 3–1 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Joílson 13' Reniê 35'Márcio 49' (pen.) |
Report | Ríos 42' |
Tied on points 3–3, Universidad Católica won on away goals.
Match G[]
| Emelec | 0–1 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gutiérrez 57' |
Universidad de Chile won on points 4–1.
Match H[]
| Grêmio | 2–1 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Perlaza 66' (o.g.) Zé Roberto 90+1' |
Report | Mina 54' |
Grêmio won on points 6–0.
Quarterfinals[]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millonarios
|
3–2 | Grêmio
|
0–1 | 3–1 |
| São Paulo
|
7–0 | Universidad de Chile
|
2–0 | 5–0 |
| Universidad Católica
|
4–3 | Independiente
|
2–2 | 2–1 |
| Tigre
|
4–3 | Cerro Porteño
|
0–1 | 4–2 |
Match S1[]
| Grêmio | 1–0 | Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Antônio 36' |
Report |
Tied on points 3–3, Millonarios won on goal difference.
Match S2[]
| Universidad de Chile | 0–2 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Willian José 8', 18' |
| São Paulo | 5–0 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Jádson 4', 76' Lucas 21'Luís Fabiano 28'Toloi 64' |
Report |
São Paulo won on points 6–0.
Match S3[]
| Independiente | 2–2 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Tula 44' Martínez 55' (o.g.) |
Report | Andía 2' Castillo 70' |
| Universidad Católica | 2–1 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| Ríos 16' (pen.), 38' (pen.) |
Report | Santana 35' |
Universidad Católica won on points 4–1.
Match S4[]
| Cerro Porteño | 1–0 | Tigre |
|---|---|---|
| Nanni 1' |
Report |
| Tigre | 4–2 | Cerro Porteño |
|---|---|---|
| Echeverría 18' Botta 45+1'Santander 50'Donatti 74' |
Report | S. Salcedo 61' Fabbro 70' |
Tied on points 3–3, Tigre won on goal difference.
Semifinals[]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millonarios
|
1–1 (a) | Tigre
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| São Paulo
|
1–1 (a) | Universidad Católica
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Match F1[]
| Tigre | 0–0 | Millonarios |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Millonarios | 1–1 | Tigre |
|---|---|---|
| Perlaza 90' |
Report | Echeverría 65' |
Tied on points 2–2, Tigre won on away goals.
Match F2[]
| Universidad Católica | 1–1 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Castillo 69' |
Report | Toloi 21' |
| São Paulo | 0–0 | Universidad Católica |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tied on points 2–2, São Paulo won on away goals.
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.[3]
| Tigre | 0–0 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
The second leg was abandoned after 45 minutes by the referee, as the Tigre players refused to come back to play the rest of the match after incidents at halftime. Therefore, São Paulo were declared as the champion.[4]
São Paulo won on points 4–1.
References[]
- ^ "Sudamericana: el programa de octavos". CONMEBOL.com. September 21, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Sudamericana: definidos los cuartos". CONMEBOL.com. October 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012.
- ^ a b "Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ^ "¡Sao Paulo es el nuevo campeón!". CONMEBOL. December 12, 2012.
External links[]
- Official webpage (in Spanish)
- 2012 Copa Sudamericana