2012 Recopa Sudamericana

The 2012 Recopa Sudamericana (officially the 2012 Recopa Santander Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th edition of the Recopa Sudamericana, the football competition organized by CONMEBOL between the winners of the previous season's two major South American club tournaments, the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. It was contested between Brazilian club Santos, the 2011 Copa Libertadores champion, and Chilean club Universidad de Chile, the 2011 Copa Sudamericana champion.

2012 Recopa Sudamericana

Event	Recopa Sudamericana
Universidad de Chile Santos 0 2
(on aggregate; Santos won on points 4–1)
First leg
Universidad de Chile Santos 0 0
Date	August 22, 2012
Venue	Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Referee	Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Second leg
Santos Universidad de Chile 2 0
Date	September 26, 2012
Venue	Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo
Referee	Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)
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After a goalless first leg, Santos was crowned champions after their 2–0 victory in the second leg. Neymar of Santos was selected as the player of the 2012 Recopa Sudamericana.

Rules

The Recopa Sudamericana was played over two legs; home and away. The team that qualified via the Copa Libertadores played the second leg at home. The team that accumulated the most points —three for a win, one for a draw, zero for a loss— after the two legs was crowned the champion. In case of the two teams tied on points after the second leg, the team with the best goal difference won. If the two teams had equal goal difference, the away goals rule was not applied. Extra time was played, which consisted of two 15-minute halves. If the tie was still not broken, a penalty shootout ensued according to the Laws of the Game.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification	Previous app.
Santos	2011 Copa Libertadores champion	None
Universidad de Chile	2011 Copa Sudamericana champion	None

Bold indicates winning years

Venues

Estadio Nacional (left) and Estadio do Pacaembu, venues