# 2012 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista season

The 2012 season is the 102nd season in the history of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. In 2012, Corinthians won its first ever Copa Libertadores title.

## Background
### Kit

* Home (2012): White shirt, black shorts and white socks;
* Away (2012): Black shirt, white shorts and black socks.
* Keeper Kits:
* Shirt yellow, shorts and yellow socks.
* Shirt gray, gray shorts and socks.
* Shirt blue, blue shorts and socks.
* Shirt black, black shorts and socks.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série A | 20 May 2012 | 2 December 2012 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 039.47 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 21 January 2012 | 22 April 2012 | Matchday 1 | Quarter-finals | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 070.00 |
| Copa Libertadores | 15 February 2012 | 4 July 2012 | Group stage | Winners | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 057.14 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 12 December 2012 | 16 December 2012 | Semi-final | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 74 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 105 | 57 | +48 | 052.70 |
Source: Competitions

## Campeonato Paulista
### Results

Colours: Green = Corinthians win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

#### Quarterfinals

Source: (Portuguese)

### Statistics

First stage :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Corinthians | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 46 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 2 | São Paulo | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 43 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 3 | Santos | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 39 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 4 | Guarani | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 5 | Palmeiras | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

## Copa Libertadores
### Results

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Finals
## Campeonato Brasileiro
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | São Paulo | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 66 | 2013 Copa Libertadores First Stage |
| 5 | Vasco da Gama | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 58 | |
| 6 | Corinthians | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 57 | 2013 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 7 | Botafogo | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Santos | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 53 | |
* ↑ Corinthians qualified for the second stage of the 2013 Copa Libertadores as the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

## Squad

As July 24, 2012.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Júlio César |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Alessandro |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Chicão |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Wallace |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Ralf |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Fábio Santos |
| 7 | FW | ARG | Juan Manuel Martínez |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Paulinho |
| 9 | FW | PER | Paolo Guerrero |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Douglas |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Emerson |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Cássio |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Paulo André |
| 14 | MF | PER | Luis Ramírez |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Marquinhos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | BRA | Denner |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Willian Arão |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Weldinho |
| 19 | FW | BRA | Élton |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Danilo |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Edenílson |
| 22 | GK | BRA | Danilo Fernandes |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Jorge Henrique |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Adilson |
| 26 | DF | BRA | Guilherme |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Antonio Carlos |
| 28 | DF | BRA | Felipe |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Giovanni |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Romarinho |
| — | FW | CHN | Chen Zhizhao |

## Statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Brasileirao | Brasileirao | Paulistao | Paulistao | Libertadores | Libertadores | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Júlio César | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Alessandro | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Chicão | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Wallace | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Ralf | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Fábio Santos | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Willian | 5 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | Paulinho | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | Liédson | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Emerson | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 8 |
| 12 | DF | Alex | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Willian Arão | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Luis Ramírez | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | Douglas | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Ramon | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Gilsinho | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | Weldinho | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Élton | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| 20 | MF | Danilo | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 7 |
| 21 | FW | Edenílson | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Danilo Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Jorge Henrique | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Cássio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Wallace | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Denner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Marquinhos | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Adilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Matheus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Romarinho | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 32 | FW | Antônio Carlos | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Felipe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Giovanni | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Paulo André | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | Chen Zhizhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Paolo Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Updated June 26, 2012

### Discipline

| No. | Pos. | Name | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Brasilerao | Brasilerao | Brasilerao | Paulistao | Paulistao | Paulistao | Libertadores | Libertadores | Libertadores | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Júlio César | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Alessandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Chicão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Ralf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Fábio Santos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Willian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Paulinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Liédson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Emerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Alex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Willian Arão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Luis Ramírez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Douglas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Ramon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Gilsinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Weldinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Élton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Danilo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Edenílson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Danilo Fernandes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Jorge Henrique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Cássio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Denner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Marquinhos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Adilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Romarinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Antônio Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Felipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Giovanni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | Paulo André | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Chen Zhizhao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Paolo Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Updated June 26, 2012

## Transfers
### Permanent

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 15 December 2011 | FW | Gilsinho | Júbilo Iwata | Free transfer |
| 15 December 2011 | FW | Vitor Júnior | Atlético Goianiense | Free transfer |
| 28 December 2011 | GK | Cássio | PSV | Free transfer |
| 28 December 2011 | FW | Élton | Vasco da Gama | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2011 | MF | Douglas | Grêmio | R$3,000,000 |
| 31 May 2012 | FW | Romarinho | Bragantino | R$1,750,000 |
| 11 July 2012 | FW | Paolo Guerrero | Hamburger SV | R$7,500,000 |
| 14 July 2012 | FW | Juan Manuel Martínez | Vélez Sársfield | R$6,000,000 |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 7 January 2012 | FW | Moradei | São Caetano | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2012 | MF | Bruno Octávio | Paulista | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2012 | DF | Diego Sacoman | Ponte Preta | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2012 | MF | Edno | Tigres UANL | R$5,000,000 |
| 21 May 2012 | FW | Bill | Santos | Free transfer |
| 6 July 2012 | FW | Leandro Castán | Roma | R$13,000,000 |
| 9 July 2012 | FW | William | Metalist Kharkiv | R$4,000,000 |
| 16 July 2012 | FW | Alex | Al-Gharafa | R$15,000,000 |
Transfer Net: R$18.75m (€7.5m/$9.4m)

### Loan

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee | Notes |
| 31 December 2011 | MF | Chen Zhizhao | Nanchang Hengyuan | End of 2013 | |
| 14 May 2012 | DF | Guilherme | Ponte Preta | End of Season | |
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Duration |
| 18 December 2012 | DF | Marcelo Oliveira | Cruzeiro | End of season |
| 4 January 2012 | MF | Taubaté | Botafogo-SP | End of season |
| 5 January 2012 | MF | Morais | Bahia | End of season |
| 7 January 2012 | GK | Rafael Santos | Bragantino | End of season |
| 17 January 2012 | MF | Renan | Vitória | End of season |
| 29 January 2012 | MF | André Vinicius | Paraná | End of season |
| 7 February 2012 | FW | Elias Fernandes | Paraná | Free transfer |
| 4 May 2012 | FW | Vitor Júnior | Botafogo | End of season |
| 1 June 2012 | MF | Nenê Bonilha | Avai | End of season |
| 10 June 2012 | MF | Gomes | Botafogo-SP | End of season |
| 10 June 2012 | MF | Matheus | Botafogo-SP | End of season |

## Manufacturer and sponsors

Corinthians began the 2012 Season with Johnson & Johnson Brazilian consumer brand Jontex as its main sponsor. When Corinthians initiated the 2012 Libertadores Campaign a month later, Fiat subsidiary Iveco (Chest) became the main sponsor alongside Fisk (Back), Marabraz (Sleeves), & Bom Brill (Shoulders). Prior to the Libertadores Final Iveco approached Corinthians in an attempt to become the exclusive sponsor of Timão, Corinthians rebuffed stating that such a deal would be out of Iveco's financial reach. The latest prices for Corinthians Shirt sponsorships are as follows: (Chest & Back) R$30m (€12m/$15m), Sleeves R$15m (€6m/$7.5m), Shoulders R$8m (€3.2m/$4m), for a total of R$53m (€21.3m/$26.5m). On July 7, 2012, it was announced that Corinthians was close to signing an exclusive sponsorship deal lasting until the end of 2012, worth R$68m (€27.3m/$34m). This would place Corinthians as the second most expensive shirt in the world, ahead of Juventus (Tamoil) & behind Manchester United (Nike).
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
| 2012 | Nike | Jontex |
| 2012 | Nike | Neo Química |
| 2012 | Nike | Iveco |
| 2012 | Nike | SOS Mata Atlântica |
| 2012 | Nike | AfroReggae |