Copa Sudamericana 2012

The Copa Sudamericana 2012 was the 11th edition of the second most important South American football competition for club teams, which was also known as the "Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana" due to the sponsorship of the tire manufacturer Bridgestone . For the first time, 47 teams from the 10 member associations of CONMEBOL , including the defending champion Universidad de Chile, took part. Argentina had six and Brazil eight participants as usual; the other eight countries this time four participants each in the competition. As before, this was played in the second half of the year.

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As in the previous year, there were two rounds before the round of 16. However, due to the increase in the number of participants, this time in the first round the eight countries (with the exception of Argentina and Brazil) with their four teams each started completely in the first round. The participants from Argentina and Brazil only started in the 2nd round, defending champion Universidad de Chile only in the second round. As usual, the competition was held from the first round to the final in a pure knockout system with a return game. In the event of a tie for points and goals , the away goal rule applied . If the number of goals scored away from home was the same, a penalty shoot-out followed immediately after the second leg . The away goals rule did not apply in the final. If the goal difference had been the same after the first and second leg, there would have been overtime and then possibly a penalty shoot-out.

1 round

Participants were four teams each from eight countries in South America, with the exception of the teams from Argentina and Brazil. The first legs took place between July 24 and August 2, the second legs between August 8 and 22, 2012.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Danubio FC	1: 2	Olimpia Asunción	0-0	1: 2
Deportes Iquique	2: 4	Nacional Montevideo	2-0	0: 4
Club blooming	1: 4	Universidad Católica	1: 1	0: 3
Club Guaraní	( a ) 2: 2(a)	Oriente Petrolero	0: 1	2: 1
Liverpool Montevideo	5: 1	Club Universitario	3-0	2: 1
Club Aurora	2: 1	Cerro Largo FC	2: 1	0-0
Tacuary	2: 3	CD Cobreloa	0: 1	2: 2
CD O'Higgins	3: 7	Club Cerro Porteño	3: 3	0: 4
Inti Gas Deportes	0: 3	Millonarios FC	0-0	0: 3
CS Emelec	2: 1	Universidad San Martín	1-0	1: 1
La Equidad	1: 3	AC Mineros de Guiana	0: 1	1: 2
Deportivo Táchira FC	1: 5	Barcelona SC Guayaquil	0-0	1: 5
Deportes Tolima	3: 1	Deportivo Lara	3: 1	0-0
Deportivo Quito	4: 2	Leon de Huánuco	1-0	3: 2
Unión Comercio	0: 2	Envigado FC	0-0	0: 2
Monagas SC	2: 6	Liga de Loja	0: 2	2: 4

2nd round

The sixteen winners of the first round as well as the six teams from Argentina and eight teams from Brazil qualified for the second round, with the clubs from these two countries each competing separately. The first legs took place between August 1 and 29, the second legs between August 24 and September 19, 2012.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Club Guaraní	3: 4	Millonarios FC	2: 4	1: 1
EC Bahia	0: 4	Sao Paulo FC	0: 2	0: 2
Envigado FC	1: 2	Liverpool Montevideo	1: 1	0: 1
Argentinos Juniors	2: 6	CA Tigre	1: 2	1: 4
AC Mineros de Guiana	2: 6	Club Cerro Porteño	2: 2	0: 4
Atlético Goianiense	2: 2 (4: 2 on account )	Figueirense FC	1: 1	1: 1
Olimpia Asunción	0: 1	CS Emelec	0: 1	0-0
Gremio Porto Alegre	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Coritiba FC	1-0	2: 3
CD Cobreloa	3: 4	Barcelona SC Guayaquil	0-0	3: 4
Universidad Católica	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Deportes Tolima	2-0	1: 3
CA Colón	5: 2	Racing Avellaneda	3: 1	2: 1
Deportivo Quito	5: 2	Club Aurora	2: 1	3: 1
Boca Juniors	(a)3: 3 ( a )	CA Independiente	3: 3	0-0
Liga de Loja	( a ) 2: 2(a)	Nacional Montevideo	0: 1	2: 1
Palmeiras São Paulo	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Botafogo FR	2-0	1: 3

Round of 16

The 15 winners of the second round and defending champions CF Universidad de Chile qualified for the round of 16. The first legs took place between September 25 and 27, the second legs between October 24 and 27, 2012.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Palmeiras São Paulo	3: 4	Millonarios FC	3: 1	0: 3
Liga de Loja	(a)1: 1 ( a )	Sao Paulo FC	1: 1	0-0
CA Independiente	4: 2	Liverpool Montevideo	2: 1	2: 1
Deportivo Quito	2: 4	CA Tigre	2-0	0: 4
CA Colón	2: 4	Club Cerro Porteño	1: 2	1: 2
Universidad Católica	( a ) 3: 3(a)	Atlético Goianiense	2-0	1: 3
CF Universidad de Chile	3: 2	CS Emelec	2: 2	1-0
Barcelona SC Guayaquil	1: 3	Gremio Porto Alegre	0: 1	1: 2

Quarter finals

The first leg took place on October 31, the second leg on November 7, 2012.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Gremio Porto Alegre	2: 3	Millonarios FC	1-0	1: 3
CF Universidad de Chile	0: 7	Sao Paulo FC	0: 2	0: 5
CA Independiente	3: 4	Universidad Católica	2: 2	1: 2
Club Cerro Porteño	3: 4	CA Tigre	1-0	2: 4

Semifinals

The first legs took place on 21./22. November, the second leg on 28./29. November 2012.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Universidad Católica	(a)1: 1 ( a )	Sao Paulo FC	1: 1	0-0
CA Tigre	( a ) 1: 1(a)	Millonarios FC	0-0	1: 1

final

First leg

CA Tigre		Sao Paulo FC
	December 5, 2012 in Buenos Aires , Argentina ( La Bombonera ) Result : 0-0 Spectators: 19,000 Referee: Antonio Arias ( Paraguay )
	Damián Albil - Norberto Paparatto , Mariano Echeverría , Alejandro Donatti , Lucas Orban - Diego Ferreira , Ángel Gastón Díaz , Martín Galmarini , Ramiro Leone , Rubén Botta (87th Agustín Torassa ) - Ezequiel Maggiolo (77th Diego Ftacla ) Coach: Néstor	Rogério Ceni - Rhodolfo , Paulo Miranda , Rafael Tolói , Bruno Cortês - Lucas Moura , Wellington , Denilson , Jádson (60th Cicero ) - Osvaldo , Luís Fabiano Trainer: Ney Franco
	Rubén Botta (71.), Norberto Paparatto (84.)	Rafael Tolói (53.), Rhodolfo (61.), Denilson (63.)
	Alejandro Donatti (15th)	Luis Fabiano (14th)

Return leg

The second leg was canceled at half-time when the score was 2-0 for São Paulo FC . The reason for this was brawls between the players on the field and later in the changing rooms. CA Tigre coach Néstor Gorosito also accused the Brazilian police officers of beating his players and threatening them with weapons, in an attempt to defuse the situation. CA Tigre then refused to play for the second half. Despite protests from CONMEBOL, the game was rated in favor of São Paulo FC.

Sao Paulo FC		CA Tigre
	December 12, 2012 in São Paulo , Brazil ( Estádio do Morumbi ) Result: 2: 0 (2: 0) Spectators: 66,500 Referee: Enrique Osses ( Chile )
	Rogério Ceni - Paulo Miranda , Rafael Tolói , Rhodolfo , Bruno Cortês - Lucas Moura , Wellington , Denilson , Jádson - Osvaldo (45th Douglas ), Willian José Trainer: Ney Franco	Damián Albil - Erik Godoy , Norberto Paparatto , Mariano Echeverría , Lucas Orban - Diego Ferreira , Ángel Gastón Díaz , Martín Galmarini , Ramiro Leone , Rubén Botta - Ezequiel Maggiolo Trainers: Néstor Gorosito
	1-0 Lucas Moura (22nd) 2-0 Osvaldo (28th)
	Denílson (32nd), Rogério Ceni (38th), Osvaldo (44th)	Martín Galmarini (34.), Erik Godoy (42.), Ángel Gastón Díaz (44.)
	Paulo Miranda (45th + 2 ')

Best goal scorers

rank	player	club	Gates
1	Michael Rios	CD Universidad Católica	5
	Wason Rentería	Millonarios FC	5
	Fábio Renato	Liga de Loja	5
	Jonathan Fabbro	Club Cerro Porteño	5
	Carlos Nuñez	Liverpool FC (Montevideo)	5
2	Wilberto Cosme	Millonarios FC	4th
	Roberto Nanni	Club Cerro Porteño	4th
	Julio Bevacqua	Deportivo Quito	4th

→ Main article : List of Copa Sudamericana top scorers

See also

• Copa Libertadores 2012

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ spiegel.de: Aborted game after a fight , December 13, 2012, accessed on December 13, 2012