2012_Copa_Libertadores_knockout_stages
The knockout stages of the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América consisted of four stages:
The group winners and runners-up of the second stage qualified for the knockout stages. The sixteen teams played a single-elimination tournament. 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:[5]
- Goal difference
- Away goals
- Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)
For the final, the first tiebreaker was goal difference. If tied on goal difference, 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.
If two teams from the same association reached the semifinals, they would be forced to play each other.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Santos |
Internacional |
| 2 |  Lanús |
 Emelec |
| 3 |  Unión Española |
 Bolívar |
| 4 | Fluminense |
Boca Juniors |
| 5 |  Libertad |
Vasco da Gama |
| 6 | Corinthians |
 Cruz Azul |
| 7 | Vélez Sársfield |
Deportivo Quito |
| 8 | Universidad de Chile |
 Atlético Nacional |
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.[5] The teams were ranked by: 1. Points (Pts); 2. Goal difference (GD); 3. Goals scored (GF); 4. Away goals (AG); 5. Drawing of lots.
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In each tie, the higher-seeded team played the second leg at home.
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fluminense
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Internacional
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fluminense
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boca Juniors
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Unión Española
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boca Juniors
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boca Juniors
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | U. de Chile
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | U. de Chile
| 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Deportivo Quito
| 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | U. de Chile (p)
| 1 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Libertad
| 1 | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Libertad
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Cruz Azul
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Boca Juniors
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians
| 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Emelec
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vasco da Gama
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lanús
| 1 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Vasco da Gama (p)
| 2 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Corinthians
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santos
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santos
| 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Bolívar
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Santos (p)
| 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield
| 1 | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Vélez Sársfield
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Atlético Nacional
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Fluminense |
4:1 | Internacional |
0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| Corinthians |
4:1 | Emelec |
0–0 | 3–0 | — | — | — |
| Santos |
3:3 | Bolívar |
1–2 | 8–0 | +7:−7 | — | — |
| Universidad de Chile |
3:3 | Deportivo Quito |
1–4 | 6–0 | +3:−3 | — | — |
| Libertad |
4:1 | Cruz Azul |
1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — |
| Vélez Sársfield |
4:1 | Atlético Nacional |
1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Lanús |
3:3 | Vasco da Gama |
1–2 | 2–1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 4–5 |
| Unión Española |
0:6 | Boca Juniors |
1–2 | 2–3 | — | — | — |
Match A
| Fluminense | 2–1 | Internacional |
|---|---|---|
Leandro Euzebio  15'Fred 45' |
Report | Leandro Damião 13' |
Fluminense won on points 4–1.
Match B
| Corinthians | 3–0 | Emelec |
|---|---|---|
| Fábio Santos 7' Paulinho 64'Alex 85' |
Report |
Corinthians won on points 4–1.
Match C
| Santos | 8–0 | Bolívar |
|---|---|---|
| Elano 6', 49' Neymar 21' (pen.), 36'Ganso 27', 52'Alan Kardec 29'Borges 60' |
Report |
Tied on points 3–3, Santos won on goal difference.
Match D
| Deportivo Quito | 4–1 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Alustiza 30', 56' Checa 45'Martínez 82' |
Report | Rodríguez 36' |
| Universidad de Chile | 6–0 | Deportivo Quito |
|---|---|---|
| Fernándes 20', 27' Díaz 35'Mena 56'Henríquez 70', 73' |
Report |
Tied on points 3–3, Universidad de Chile won on goal difference.
Match E
Libertad won on points 4–1.
Match F
| Vélez Sársfield | 1–1 | Atlético Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández 52' |
Report | Mosquera 69' |
Vélez Sársfield won on points 4–1.
Match G
| Vasco da Gama | 2–1 | Lanús |
|---|---|---|
| Alecsandro 25' Diego Souza 42' |
Report | Regueiro 62' |
| Lanús | 2–1 | Vasco da Gama |
|---|---|---|
| Pavone 60' Gutiérrez 78' |
Report | Nilton 18' |
| Penalties | ||
Regueiro  Romero  Velázquez Camoranesi Fritzler |
4–5 | Felipe Juninho Pernambucano Carlos Alberto Renato Silva Alecsandro |
Tied on points 3–3, Vasco da Gama won on penalties.
Match H
| Boca Juniors | 2–1 | Unión Española |
|---|---|---|
| Riquelme 24' Silva 89' |
Report | Jaime 72' |
| Unión Española | 2–3 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Pineda 61' Jaime 70' |
Report | Insaurralde 25' Mouche 49'Riquelme 67' |
Boca Juniors won on points 6–0.
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Fluminense |
1:4 | Boca Juniors |
0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Corinthians |
4:1 | Vasco da Gama |
0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Santos |
3:3 | Vélez Sársfield |
0–1 | 1–0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 4–2 |
| Universidad de Chile |
2:2 | Libertad |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 5–3 |
Match S1
| Fluminense | 1–1 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Thiago Carleto 16' |
Report | Silva 90' |
Boca Juniors won on points 4–1.
Match S2
Corinthians won on points 4–1.
Match S3
| Santos | 1–0 | Vélez Sársfield |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Kardec 77' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Alan Kardec Ganso Elano Léo |
4–2 | J. Martínez Canteros Papa Domínguez |
Tied on points 3–3, Santos won on penalties.
Match S4
| Libertad | 1–1 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Cáceres 7' |
Report | Lorenzetti 55' |
| Universidad de Chile | 1–1 | Libertad |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz 17' |
Report | González 22' (o.g.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Aránguiz Díaz Ruidíaz Rodríguez Lorenzetti |
5–3 | Velázquez Cáceres Ayala Muñoz |
Tied on points 2–2, Universidad de Chile won on penalties.
Team 1 played the second leg at home.
| Teams | Scores | Tie-breakers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | Points | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GD | AG | Pen. |
| Universidad de Chile |
1:4 | Boca Juniors |
0–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| Corinthians |
4:1 | Santos |
1–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
Match F1
| Boca Juniors | 2–0 | Universidad de Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Silva 15' Sánchez Miño 55' |
Report |
Boca Juniors won on points 4–1.
Match F2
Corinthians won on points 4–1.
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.[5]
| Boca Juniors | 1–1 | Corinthians |
|---|---|---|
| Roncaglia 72' |
Report | Romarinho 84' |
| Corinthians | 2–0 | Boca Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Sheik 53', 72' |
Report |
Corinthians won on points 4–1.
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