2012 Copa Libertadores second stage explained
The second stage of the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América ran from February 7 to April 19, 2012 (match days: February 7–9, 14–16, 21–23, March 6–8, 13–15, 20–22, 27–29, April 3–5, 10–12, 17–19).[1]
Format
Twenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, to be joined by the six winners of the first stage. The thirty-two teams were drawn into eight groups of four on November 25, 2011, in Asunción.[2]
The teams in each group played each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. 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:[3]
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Away goals
- Drawing of lots
The top two teams from each group advanced to the round of 16.
Groups
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Programa de Partidos - Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2012 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131060132/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Prog_1a-2aFase_Libertadores_2012.pdf . 2012-01-31 .
- Web site: Impactante Sorteo de la CSL 2012 . Spanish . November 25, 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111128004837/http://www.conmebol.com/copasantanderlibertadores/Impactante-Sorteo-de-la-CSL-2012-20111125-0005.html . November 28, 2011 .
- Web site: Copa Santander Libertadores 2012: reglamento del torneo . Spanish . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324044850/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Reglamento_Libertadores_2012.pdf . 2012-03-24 .
