2012 Copa Libertadores
| 2012 Copa Libertadores da América | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | January 24 – July 4, 2012 |
| Teams | 38 (from 11 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Corinthians (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Boca Juniors
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 364 (2.64 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Matías Alustiza Neymar (8 goals each) |
| Best player |
 Emerson
|
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 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.
The draw of the tournament was held on November 25, 2011, at 15:00 UTC−03:00, in Luque, Paraguay.
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.
† Teams had not yet fully qualified to the specific berth when the draw took place.
All dates listed are Wednesdays, but matches may be played on the day before (Tuesdays) and after (Thursdays) as well.
The First Stage, played in home-and-away two-legged format, began on January 24 and ended on February 2.Team 1 played the second leg at home.
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