2012 Copa Sudamericana preliminary stages

Format

The draw was made in Luque on June 29, 2012. Thirty-two teams (all from rest of South America) competed in the First Stage, where they were drawn into sixteen ties. The sixteen winners of the First Stage joined another fourteen teams (six from Argentina, eight from Brazil) to compete in the Second Stage, where they were drawn into fifteen ties.

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 fifteen winners of the Second Stage advanced to the round of 16 to join the defending champion Universidad de Chile.

First stage

Team 1 played the second leg at home.

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Match G1

Salgueiro Olimpia won on points 4–1.

Match G2

Dávila

Bueno Recoba Vecino Tied on points 3–3, Nacional won on goal difference.

Match G3

Ríos González Universidad Católica won on points 4–1.

Match G4

López Tied on points 3–3, Guaraní won on away goals.

Match G5

Pezzolano

Scarone Liverpool won in points 6–0.

Match G6

Castellón

Aurora won in points 4–1.

Match G7

Pol Suárez Cobreloa won on points 4–1.

Match G8

Fernández Fabbro López

Oviedo S. Salcedo Da Silva Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.

Match G9

Rentería Otálvaro Millonarios won on points 4–1.

Match G10

Emelec won on points 4–1.

Match G11

Guerra Mineros won on points 6–0.

Match G12

Quiñónez Oyola Matamoros De la Torre Barcelona won on points 4–1.

Match G13

Arrechea Preciado

Deportes Tolima won on points 4–1.

Match G14

Quina Saritama Deportivo Quito won on points 6–0.

Match G15

Orozco Envigado won on points 4–1.

Match G16

Feraud Rentería LDU Loja won on points 6–0.

Second stage

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Match O1

De La Cruz Rentería Robayo

Millonarios won on points 4–1.

Match O2

Ademilson

Maicon São Paulo won on points 6–0.

Match O3

Note: Second leg postponed from September 19 due to bad weather.

Liverpool won on points 4–1.

Match O4

Díaz Pío Galmarini Tigre won on points 6–0.

Match O5

Guerra Dos Santos

S. Salcedo Fabbro Nanni Cerro Porteño won on points 4–1.

Match O6

Fernandes Caio João Paulo Dodô Ernandes Márcio Patric Tied on points 2–2, Atlético Goianiense won on penalties.

Match O7

Emelec won on points 4–1.

Match O8

Roberto Pereira Moreno Tied on points 3–3, Grêmio won on away goals.

Match O9

Campos Díaz Abarca Troncoso Barcelona won on points 4–1.

Match O11

Ríos

Vallejo Ramírez Tied on points 3–3, Universidad Católica won on away goals.

Match O12

Curuchet Graciani

Moreno y Fabianesi Colón won on points 6–0.

Match O13

Lorca

Checa Deportivo Quito won on points 6–0.

Match O14

Somoza Sánchez Miño Rosales Farías

Tied on points 2–2, Independiente won on away goals.

Match O15

Calderón Tied on points 3–3, LDU Loja won on away goals.

Match O16

Renato Lodeiro Tied on points 3–3, Palmeiras won on away goals.

References

References

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2. (August 20, 2012). "Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana: programa de los partidos de Segunda Fase". CONMEBOL.com.
3. (2012-05-28). "Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012: el sorteo es el 29 de junio (actualizado)". CONMEBOL.com.
4. "Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana 2012: reglamento del torneo". CONMEBOL.
5. (September 19, 2012). "Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana: se reprogramó el partido Liverpool vs. Envigado FC". CONMEBOL.com.