# 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage

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).

## 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.
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:
* 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SAN | INT | STR | AUR |
| 1 | Santos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Internacional | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Juan Aurich | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LAN | EME | FLA | OLI |
| 1 | Lanús | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Emelec | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 3–3 |
| 4 | Olimpia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UE | BOL | JUN | UC |
| 1 | Unión Española | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Bolívar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Junior | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FLU | BOC | ARS | ZAM |
| 1 | Fluminense | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 15 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Zamora | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LIB | VAS | NAC | ALI |
| 1 | Libertad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Vasco da Gama | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Alianza Lima | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | COR | CAZ | NAC | TAC |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 14 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Cruz Azul | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Nacional | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 3–2 |
| 4 | Deportivo Táchira | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | QUI | DEF | GDL |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 12 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Deportivo Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Defensor Sporting | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | UCH | ATN | GOD | PEÑ |
| 1 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Godoy Cruz | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 5 | 0–1 | 4–4 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Peñarol | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | |