2012 Copa Libertadores

2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América

Copa Santander Libertadores de América 2011 Copa Santander Libertadores da América 2011
Tournament details
Teams	38 (from 11 associations)
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The 2012 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2012 Copa Santander Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) will be the 53rd edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier international club tournament. The winner will play in the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana and the best-placed non-Mexican team will play in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. Brazilian club Santos is the defending champion. The draw of the tournament will be held on November 25, 2011, in Luque, Paraguay.^[1]

Qualified teams

The following associations have adopted new qualification methods for this tournament:

• Argentina: The team with the best performance in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana not already qualified for the 2012 Copa Libertadores will earn the Argentina 5 berth.^[2]
• Bolivia: The league will change their calendar to European calendar (like Argentina, Uruguay and Venezuela) starting from 2011–12. The 2011 Adecuación will be a single-stage season, and the champion and runner-up will earn the Bolivia 1 and Bolivia 3 berths respectively.^[3] The 2011 Apertura champion will earn the Bolivia 2 berth.^[4]
• Chile: The league will return to the Apertura and Clausura format for the 2011 season, after using a single-season format for 2010 due to the 2010 Chile earthquake. The Apertura and Clausura champions will earn the Chile 1 and Chile 2 berths respectively, and the best-placed non-champion will earn the Chile 3 berth.^[5]
• Peru: The league will use a home-and-away round-robin format, followed by the championship play-off between the top two teams, for the 2011 season. The champion and runner-up (decided by play-off) will earn the Peru 1 and Peru 2 berths respectively, and the third-placed team (decided by league table) will earn the Peru 3 berth.^[6]

Association	Team (Berth)	Qualification method
Argentina 5 berths	Vélez Sársfield (Argentina 1)	2011 Clausura champion
	Note ARG (Argentina 2)	2011 Apertura champion
	Note ARG (Argentina 3)	Best 2011 aggregate among non-champions
	Note ARG (Argentina 4)	2nd best 2011 aggregate among non-champions
	Note ARG (Argentina 5)	Best performance in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana not already qualified
Bolivia 3 berths	Bolívar (Bolivia 1)	2011 Adecuación champion
	Note BOL (Bolivia 2)	2011 Apertura champion
	Note BOL (Bolivia 3)	2011 Adecuación runner-up
Brazil 5+1 berths	Santos (Brazil 1)	2011 Copa Libertadores champion
	Vasco da Gama (Brazil 2)	2011 Copa do Brasil champion
	Note BRA (Brazil 3)	2011 Série A champion
	Note BRA (Brazil 4)	2011 Série A runner-up
	Note BRA (Brazil 5)	2011 Série A 3rd place
	Note BRA (Brazil 6)	2011 Série A 4th place
Chile 3 berths	Universidad de Chile (Chile 1)	2011 Apertura champion
	Note CHI (Chile 2)	2011 Clausura champion
	Note CHI (Chile 3)	2011 Primera División best-placed non-champion
Colombia 3 berths	Atlético Nacional (Colombia 1)	2011 Apertura champion
	(Colombia 2)	2011 Finalización champion
	(Colombia 3)	2011 Primera A best-placed non-champion
Ecuador 3 berths	Note ECU (Ecuador 1)	2011 Serie A champion
	Note ECU (Ecuador 2)	2011 Serie A runner-up
	(Ecuador 3)	2011 Serie A 3rd place Note SUD
Paraguay 3 berths	Note PAR (Paraguay 1)	2011 Primera División best-placed champion
	Note PAR (Paraguay 2)	2011 Primera División second best-placed champion
	(Paraguay 3)	2011 Primera División best-placed non-champion Note SUD
Peru 3 berths	Note PER (Peru 1)	2011 Descentralizado champion
	Note PER (Peru 2)	2011 Descentralizado runner-up
	(Peru 3)	2011 Descentralizado 3rd place
Uruguay 3 berths	Nacional (Uruguay 1)	2010–11 Primera División champion
	Defensor Sporting (Uruguay 2)	2010–11 Primera División runner-up
	Peñarol (Uruguay 3)	2010–11 Primera División best-placed non-finalist
Venezuela 3 berths	Deportivo Táchira (Venezuela 1)	2010–11 Primera División champion
	Zamora (Venezuela 2)	2010–11 Primera División runner-up
	Caracas (Venezuela 3)	2010–11 Primera División best-placed non-finalist
Mexico (CONCACAF) 3 invitees	Guadalajara (Mexico 1)	Best-placed eligible team in the 2011 Apertura classification phase
	Cruz Azul (Mexico 2)	2nd best-placed eligible team in the 2011 Apertura classification phase
	Tigres UANL (Mexico 3)	3rd best-placed eligible team in the 2011 Apertura classification phase

Teams which have qualified, but not certain of specific berth

• Arsenal (best performance in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana not already qualified): Argentina 2 (if they win the 2011 Apertura), Argentina 3 or Argentina 4 (if they finish top two in the 2011 aggregate among non-champions), or Argentina 5 (otherwise)
• Real Potosí (2011 Adecuación runner-up): Bolivia 2 (if they win 2011 Apertura; also possible if Bolívar win) or Bolivia 3 (otherwise)
• Corinthians (2011 Série A current leader): Brazil 3 (if they win the 2011 Série A), Brazil 4, Brazil 5 or Brazil 6 (otherwise).
• Universidad Católica (2011 Primera División second best aggregate behind Universidad de Chile): Chile 2 (if they or Universidad de Chile win 2011 Clausura) or Chile 3 (otherwise)
• Emelec (2011 First stage winner): Ecuador 1 or Ecuador 2
• Nacional (2011 Apertura winner): Paraguay 1 or Paraguay 2
• Alianza Lima (2011 Descentalizado championship play-off participant): Peru 1 or Peru 2

Notes

• Copa Sudamericana (SUD): If the 2011 Copa Sudamericana champion is from this country and they have not otherwise qualified, they will take this berth instead of the team designated here.

See also

• 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
• 2012 Copa Sudamericana
• 2013 Recopa Sudamericana

References

1. ^ Libertadores: el sorteo será el 25/11
2. ^ Copa Libertadores y Copa Sudamericana: clasificación
3. ^ Convocatoria 2011
4. ^ Convocatoria Oficial LFPB, 2011-2012
5. ^ BASES CAMPEONATO NACIONAL PRIMERA DIVISIÓN 2011
6. ^ "Bases del Torneo Descentralizado 2011" (in Spanish). ADFP. http://e.elcomercio.pe/66/doc/0/0/2/7/9/279603.pdf. Retrieved 19 January 2011. 

External links

• Official webpage (Spanish)