2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina

The 2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina was the fourth edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina, CONMEBOL's premier annual international women's football club tournament. São José were the defending champions.[1]

2012 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates15–25 November 2012
Teams12 (from 10 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Colo Colo (1st title)
Runners-up Foz Cataratas
Third place São José
Fourth place Vitória das Tabocas
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored94 (4.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cristiane (7 goals)
Best player(s) Karen Araya

Colo Colo won the title after a penalty shootout in the final, and became the first non-Brazilian team to win the tournament. The topscorer award was given to Cristiane for a second time and the best player award was won by Karen Araya from Colo Colo.[2]

On 28 September 2012 it was confirmed that all matches were to be played in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.[3]

Qualification and format

The format is the same as in 2011 with twelve teams being divided in three groups of four teams. The group winners and best second-placed team advance to the semi-finals.[3]

Association Team Qualifying method
Argentina Boca Juniors 2011–12 Clausura and Apertura play-off winner[4]
Bolivia Universidad Santa Cruz[5] 2012 Bolivian League champion
Brazil Foz Cataratas 2011 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino champion[6]
São José Title holder[1]
Vitória das Tabocas host country team
Chile Colo Colo 2011 Chilean League champion[7]
Colombia Formas Íntimas Copa Libertadores Women Pre 2012 winner[8]
Ecuador Deportivo Quito[9] ? (no national league)
Paraguay Universidad Autonoma 2011 Paraguayan League champion[10]
Peru JC Sport Girls 2012 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino champion[11]
Uruguay Nacional 2011 Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino champion[12]
Venezuela Caracas 2012 Venezuelan League champion[13]

Venues

Three cities host matches in this year's edition: Recife, Vitória and Caruaru.

All cities lie in the East of Pernambuco
Stadium City Capacity
Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho Recife 19,800
Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda Caruaru 25,000
Estádio Municipal Severino Cândido Carneiro Vitória de Santo Antão 8,000

First stage

The group winner and the best runners-up advanced to the semifinals. The draw was held on 9 October 2012.[14] A list of fixtures was announced on 10 October 2012.[15]

Key to colors in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals

Tie-breaker in case of equal points is:

  1. Goal difference
  2. Goals scored
  3. Match between tied teams

If still tied the organisers may decide how to proceed. In case two team are tied after having played each other the last matchday, the tie is decided by a penalty shootout.

All times are Brasília time, UTC-03.

Group A

Group A is played in Recife.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Foz Cataratas 330012489
Deportivo Quito 32017706
Formas Íntimas 310286+23
Universidad Santa Cruz 3003414–100
Deportivo Quito 2 – 1 Formas Íntimas
Real  26'
Quinteros  53'		 Report Andrade  76'
Recife
Foz Cataratas 5 – 1 Universidad Santa Cruz
Andressa  5', 78' (p)
Thaysa  20'
Daiane Moretti  41'
Giovana  73'		 Report Morón  21'
Recife
Deportivo Quito 4 – 2 Universidad Santa Cruz
Olvera  2'
Ámbar Gillians  10'
Quinteros  41'
Jeannine Alomía  55'		 Report Salvatierra  52'
Morón  78'
Recife
Foz Cataratas 3 – 2 Formas Íntimas
Daiane Moretti  13', 39', 55' Report Jennifer Peñaloza  22' (p)
Paula Botero  90' (p)
Recife
Foz Cataratas 4 – 1 Deportivo Quito
Daiane Moretti  18', 32'
Bruna Benites  24'
Andressa  41'		 Report Quinteros  48'
Recife
Universidad Santa Cruz 1 – 5 Formas Íntimas
Méndez  68' Ospina  12'
Paula Botero  24'
Nayla Imbachi  45'
Cuesta  55', 76'
Recife

Group B

Group B is played in Caruaru.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
São José 3210101+97
Boca Juniors 321074+37
Caracas 31023303
Nacional 3003214–120
Boca Juniors 2 – 1 Caracas
Ojeda  15'
Manicler  78'		 Report Bandrés  59'
Caruaru
São José8 – 0 Nacional
Giovânia  3'
Cristiane  6', 32', 63', 76'
Formiga  20'
Priscilinha  58'
Alana  87'		 Report
Caruaru
Boca Juniors 4 – 2 Nacional
Oviedo  22'
Gómez  47'
Jaimes  50'
Manicler  86'		 Report Florencia Garrido  45'
Castro  88'
Caruaru
São José 1 – 0 Caracas
Cristiane  59' (p) Report
Caruaru
São José 1 – 1 Boca Juniors
Cristiane  79' Report González  55'
Caruaru
Nacional 0 – 2 Caracas
Report Torres  26', 51'
Caruaru

Group C

Group C is played in Vitória de Santo Antão.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Vitória das Tabocas 3210131+127
Colo Colo 3210143+117
Universidad Autonoma 310237–43
JC Sport Girls 3003120–190
JC Sport Girls 0 – 2 Universidad Autonoma
Report Riveros  87'
Cuevas  90+1'
Vitória
Vitória das Tabocas 1 – 1 Colo Colo
Zizi  47' Report Banini  17'
Vitória
JC Sport Girls 1 – 10 Colo Colo
Liliana Neyra  41' Report Guerrero  22'
Araya  45+2' (p), 89'
Lara  48'
Ascanio  56', 59'
Banini  58', 90+2'
Aedo  69'
Quezada  70'
Vitória
Vitória das Tabocas 4 – 0 Universidad Autonoma
Giovanna  22'
Thaisinha  28', 44'
Chú Santos  86'		 Report
Vitória
Vitória das Tabocas 8 – 0 JC Sport Girls
Chú Santos  3', 14', 80'
Cida  10'
Baiana  31'
Patrícia  35'
Lili Bala  59'
Thaisinha  60'		 Report
Vitória
Colo Colo 3 – 1 Universidad Autonoma
Lara  32' (p)
Villamayor  37'
Ascanio  39'		 Report Galeano  57'
Vitória

Ranking of second place-finishers

In the ranking of group runners-ups all matches do count towards the ranking.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C Colo Colo 3210143+117
B Boca Juniors 321074+37
A Deportivo Quito 32017706

Final stages
Chile's president Sebastián Piñera holding the Libertadores trophy with the winning team CSD Colo-Colo.

Per draw Group A and B winners met with the best second-place finisher meeting Group C winner in the semi-finals. Should however two Brazilian teams advance to the semi-finals, those two would play each other regardless.[14]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 November 2012
 
 
 Foz Cataratas 1 (4)
 
25 November 2012
 
 São José 1 (3)
 
 Foz Cataratas 0 (2)
 
23 November 2012
 
 Colo Colo 0 (4)
 
 Vitória das Tabocas 3
 
 
 Colo Colo 4
 
Third place
 
 
25 November 2012
 
 
 São José 1
 
 
 Vitória das Tabocas 0

Semifinals
Foz Cataratas 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) São José
Andressa  60' Report Giovânia  74'
Penalties
Nenê
Bia
Andressa
Rilany
Daiana Moretti 		4–3 Fran
Cristiane
Alanna
Dana
Gislaine
Estádio Carneirão, Vitória
Vitória das Tabocas 3 – 4 Colo Colo
Chú Santos  26'
Thaisinha  59', 78'		 Report Ascanio  6'
Araya  10'
Aedo  37'
Villamayor  80'
Estádio Carneirão, Vitória

Third Place Match
São José 1 – 0 Vitória
Cristiane  69'
Estádio Carneirão, Vitória

Final
Foz Cataratas 0 – 0 Colo Colo
Penalties
Nenê
Bia
Andressa
Rilany 		2–4 C. Soto
Lara
Araya
Villamayor
Estádio Carneirão, Vitória

Top goalscorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Cristiane São José 7
2 Daiane Moretti Foz Cataratas 6
3 Chú Santos Vitória das Tabocas 5
Thaisinha Vitória das Tabocas 5
5 Andressa Foz Cataratas 4
Yusmery Ascanio Colo Colo 4
7 Karen Araya Colo Colo 3
Estefanía Banini Colo Colo 3
Mónica Quinteros Deportivo Quito 3
10 Ludmila Manicler Boca Juniors 2
Francisca Lara Colo Colo 2
Karla Torres Caracas 2
Giovânia Foz Cataratas 2
Yanara Aedo Colo Colo 2
Gloria Villamayor Colo Colo 2
Paula Botero Formas Íntimas 2
Yisela Cuesta Formas Íntimas 2

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  5. "The 'Gabriel' celebrates first championship" (in Spanish). eldia.com.bo. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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  7. "COLO COLO SE TITULÓ TRICAMPEÓN FEMENINO" [Colo Colo is three time champion] (in Spanish). anfp.cl. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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  9. Draw held
  10. "2011 finals report" (in Spanish). mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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  12. "Final matchday report in Uruguay" (in Spanish). mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.com. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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