2012 Copa Libertadores first stage

The First Stage of the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América ran from January 24 to February 2, 2012 (first legs: January 24–26; second legs: January 31–February 2).

Format

The twelve teams were drawn into six ties on November 25, 2011 in Asunción.

Teams played in two-legged ties on a home-away basis. 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:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Away goals
  3. Penalty shootout (no extra time is played)

The six winners advanced to the second stage to join the 26 automatic qualifiers.

Matches

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

Teams Scores Tie-breakers
Team 1 Points Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg GD AG Pen.
Sport Huancayo Peru 1:4 Argentina Arsenal 0–3 1–1 — — —
Flamengo Brazil 3:3 Bolivia Real Potosí 1–2 2–0 +1:−1 — —
Caracas Venezuela 1:4 Uruguay Peñarol 0–4 1–1 — — —
Libertad Paraguay 3:3 Ecuador El Nacional 0–1 4–1 +2:−2 — —
Once Caldas Colombia 1:4 Brazil Internacional 0–1 2–2 — — —
UANL Mexico 1:4 Chile Unión Española 0–1 2–2 — — —

Match G1

Arsenal won on points 4–1.

Match G2

Tied on points 3–3, Flamengo won on goal difference.

Match G3

Peñarol won on points 4–1.

Match G4

Tied on points 3–3, Libertad won on goal difference.

Match G5

Internacional won on points 4–1.

Match G6

Unión Española won on points 4–1.

References

  1. ↑ "Programa de Partidos - Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012" (PDF). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on November 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-24.