2012 CR Flamengo season

The 2012 season is the 117th year in the club's history, the 101st season in Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's football existence, and their 42nd in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division.

Flamengo

2012 season
Chairwoman	Patrícia Amorim
Manager	Vanderlei Luxemburgo (until 3 February) Joel Santana (from 4 February to 23 July) Dorival Júnior (since 26 July)
Série A	11th
Campeonato Carioca	3rd
Copa Libertadores	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Vágner Love (13 goals) All: Vágner Love (21 goals)
Highest home attendance	39,060 (vs. Atlético Mineiro in the Série A)
Lowest home attendance	3,131 (vs. Olaria in the Rio de Janeiro State League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Club

First-team staff

Updated 25 July 2012.^[1]

Position	Name
Coach	Dorival Júnior
Assistant coach	Jaime de Almeida
Goalkeeping coach	Cantarele
Fitness coaches	Marcelo Martorelli
	Daniel Guimarães
Medical staff manager	José Luiz Runco
Doctors	Marcelo Soares
	Luiz Claudio Baldi
	Marcio Tannure
	Serafim Borges
Physiotherapists	Fabiano Bastos
	Mario Peixoto
Physiologist	Claudio Pavanelli
Dietitian	Leonardo Acro
	Sílvia Ferreira
Psychologist	Paulo Ribeiro
Masseurs	Adenir Silva
	Esmar Russo
	Jorginho

Other information

Chairman	Patrícia Amorim
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Engenhão (46,931 / 105x68 meters)

Source: CBF^[2]

First-team squad

As of 9 December 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.^[3]

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 Felipe 2 DF  BRA Leonardo Moura (captain) 3 DF  BRA Welinton 4 DF  CHI Marcos González 5 MF  BRA Airton (on loan from S.L. Benfica) 6 DF  BRA Ramon (on loan from Corinthians) 7 MF  BRA Ibson 8 MF  BRA Luiz Antônio 9 MF  BRA Wellington Bruno (on loan from Ipatinga) 11 MF  BRA Renato (vice-captain) 13 MF  CHI Claudio Maldonado 14 MF  PAR Víctor Cáceres 15 MF  BRA Luiz Philipe Muralha 16 FW  BRA Lucas Quintino 18 MF  ARG Darío Bottinelli 19 FW  BRA Guilherme Negueba 20 FW  BRA Thomas 21 DF  BRA Magal 22 FW  BRA Hernane (on loan from Mogi Mirim) 23 MF  BRA Guilherme Camacho 25 DF  BRA Wellington Silva 26 DF  BRA Marllon 27 GK  BRA Paulo Victor

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 GK  BRA César 29 DF  BRA Rodrigo Frauches 30 FW  BRA Nixon 31 FW  POR Liédson 32 DF  BRA Digão 33 MF  BRA Rômulo 34 DF  BRA João Felipe 35 GK  BRA Marcelo Carné 36 MF  BRA Lorran 37 MF  BRA Adryan 38 DF  BRA Arthur Sanches 39 FW  BRA Paulo Sérgio 40 MF  BRA Amaral (on loan from Nova Iguaçu) 43 MF  BRA Mattheus 45 DF  BRA Felipe Dias 61 FW  BRA Fabiano Oliveira 83 DF  BRA Renato Santos 88 MF  BRA Cléber Santana 99 FW  BRA Vágner Love (vice-captain) TBA MF  BRA Antônio TBA FW  BRA Romário TBA FW  BRA Rafinha

Players with Dual Nationality

• Darío Bottinelli
• Thomas
• Marcos González
• Liédson

Flamengo Youth Team

Professional players able to play in the youth team

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 15 MF  BRA Luiz Philipe Muralha 19 FW  BRA Guilherme Negueba 20 FW  BRA Thomas 28 GK  BRA César 29 DF  BRA Rodrigo Frauches 30 FW  BRA Nixon 32 DF  BRA Digão

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  BRA João Felipe 36 MF  BRA Lorran 37 MF  BRA Adryan 43 MF  BRA Mattheus TBA FW  BRA Rafinha TBA FW  BRA Romário

Youth players with first team experience

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 — MF  BRA Caio Quiroga

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  BRA Yguinho

Out on loan

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 — DF  BRA Lucas Galdino (loan to Macaé) — DF  BRA Everton Silva (loan to Atlético Goianiense) — DF  BRA Egídio (loan to Goiás) — DF  BRA Alex Silva (loan to Cruzeiro) — DF  BRA Gustavo (loan to Atlético Goianiense)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Júnior César (loan to Atlético Mineiro) — MF  BRA Erick Flores (loan to Avaí) — MF  BRA João Vitor (loan to Londrina) — DF  BRA Thiago Medeiros (loan to Avaí)

Transfers

In

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 — DF  BRA Magal (transfer from Americana)[4] — DF  BRA Everton Silva (loan return from Duque de Caxias) — DF  BRA Egídio (loan return from Ceará) — MF  BRA Kléberson (loan return from Atlético Paranaense) — MF  BRA Erick Flores (loan return from Duque de Caxias) — MF  BRA Guilherme Camacho (loan return from Bahia) — GK  BRA Marcelo Carné (loan return from Duque de Caxias) — DF  BRA Marllon (loan return from Duque de Caxias) — FW  BRA Fabiano Oliveira (loan return from Boluspor) — FW  BRA Itamar (signed as a free agent) — DF  CHI Marcos González (transfer from Universidad de Chile) — FW  BRA Vágner Love (transfer from CSKA Moscow)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Wellington Silva (transfer from Resende) — MF  BRA Amaral (loan from Nova Iguaçu until December 2012) — MF  BRA Jorge Luiz (loan from Friburguense until December 2012) — MF  BRA Ibson (transfer from Santos) — DF  BRA Thiago Medeiros (loan from Madureira until December 2012) — MF  PAR Víctor Cáceres (signed as a free agent)[5] — DF  BRA Ramon (loan from Corinthians until December 2013)[6] — FW  POR Liédson (signed as a free agent)[7] — MF  BRA Cléber Santana (transfer from São Paulo) — MF  BRA Wellington Bruno (loan from Ipatinga until December 2012) — DF  BRA Renato Santos (transfer from Avaí)

Out

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 — DF  BRA Ronaldo Angelim (Retired) — MF  BRA Fernando (End of contract) — DF  BRA Everton Silva (loan to Atlético Goianiense until December 2012) — MF  BRA Erick Flores (loan to Itumbiara until December 2012) — MF  BRA Vander (loan return to Bahia) — FW  BRA Paulo Sérgio (loan return from Náutico) — DF  BRA Marlon (transfer to Náutico) — MF  CHI Gonzalo Fierro (transfer to Colo-Colo) — MF  BRA Thiago Neves (loan return to Al-Hilal) — DF  BRA Egídio (loan to Goiás until December 2012) — FW  BRA Jael (transfer to Sport Club Recife) — MF  BRA João Vitor (loan to Londrina until July 2012) — DF  BRA Alex Silva (loan to Cruzeiro until December 2012) — FW  BRA Itamar (Released)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Gustavo (loan to Atlético Goianiense until December 2012) — MF  BRA Willians (transfer to Udinese) — DF  BRA David Braz (transfer to Santos) — DF  BRA Rafael Galhardo (transfer to Santos) — DF  BRA Júnior César (loan to Atlético Mineiro until December 2012) — MF  BRA Ronaldinho (contract terminated) — GK  BRA Marcelo Lomba (transfer to Bahia) — DF  BRA Rodrigo Alvim (Released) — FW  BRA Diego Maurício (transfer to Alania Vladikavkaz)[8] — MF  BRA Vítor Saba (transfer to Brescia)[9] — FW  BRA Deivid (Released) — DF  BRA Thiago Medeiros (loan to Avaí until December 2012) — MF  BRA Jorge Luiz (loan return to Friburguense) — FW  BRA Adriano (Released)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 9 December 2012.

• Players in italic have left the club during the season.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Rio State League		Copa Libertadores		Série A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BRA	Felipe	38	0	12	0	6	0	20	0
2	DF	BRA	Leonardo Moura	39	3	9	1	7	2	23	0
3	DF	BRA	Welinton	34	1	10	0	6+1	1	16+1	0
4	DF	BRA	David Braz	15	1	9	1	6	0	0	0
4	DF	CHI	Marcos González	35	2	5	0	5	0	25	2
5	MF	BRA	Airton	18	1	3	0	2	0	13	1
6	DF	BRA	Júnior César	19	0	11	0	8	0	0	0
6	DF	BRA	Ramon	25	1	0	0	0	0	25	1
7	MF	BRA	Ibson	32	1	0	0	0	0	28+4	1
8	MF	BRA	Willians	14	0	8	0	6	0	0	0
8	MF	BRA	Luiz Antônio	45	4	11+1	0	6+2	3	23+2	1
9	FW	BRA	Deivid	24	6	10+1	4	5+2	2	2+4	0
9	MF	BRA	Wellington Bruno	11	0	0	0	0	0	2+9	0
10	MF	BRA	Ronaldinho	19	6	9	3	8	2	2	1
11	MF	BRA	Renato	35	7	5+2	1	3	0	22+3	6
13	DF	BRA	Gustavo	4	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
13	MF	CHI	Claudio Maldonado	9	0	4+4	0	1	0	0	0
14	MF	PAR	Víctor Cáceres	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
15	MF	BRA	Luiz Philipe Muralha	21	0	7+2	0	4+2	0	1+5	0
16	MF	BRA	Lucas Quintino	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	BRA	Diego Maurício	12	0	3+4	0	0	0	4+1	0
18	MF	ARG	Darío Bottinelli	41	3	8+5	0	6+2	2	3+17	1
19	MF	BRA	Guilherme Negueba	29	1	1+11	1	0+5	0	7+5	0
20	FW	BRA	Thomas	17	0	5+1	0	1+1	0	7+2	0
21	DF	BRA	Magal	20	0	5+1	0	0+1	0	11+2	0
22	DF	BRA	Rafael Galhardo	7	0	5+1	0	1	0	0	0
22	FW	BRA	Hernane	14	3	0	0	0	0	7+7	3
23	MF	BRA	Guilherme Camacho	9	1	3+1	1	0+3	0	1+1	0
25	DF	BRA	Wellington Silva	19	0	0	0	0	0	18+1	0
26	FW	BRA	Jael	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
26	DF	BRA	Marllon	16	0	4	0	0	0	11+1	0
27	GK	BRA	Paulo Victor	25	0	4+1	0	2	0	17+1	0
28	GK	BRA	César	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	BRA	Rodrigo Frauches	10	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
30	MF	BRA	Kleberson	9	4	4+2	4	0	0	3	0
30	FW	BRA	Nixon	7	1	0	0	0	0	1+6	1
31	DF	BRA	Rodrigo Alvim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	POR	Liédson	16	4	0	0	0	0	10+6	4
32	DF	BRA	Digão	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	BRA	Rômulo	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	BRA	João Felipe	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	BRA	Marcelo Carné	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	BRA	Lorran	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	BRA	Adryan	24	3	1+1	1	0	0	7+15	2
38	DF	BRA	Arthur Sanches	3	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0
39	FW	BRA	Paulo Sérgio	4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+3	0
40	FW	BRA	Itamar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	BRA	Amaral	16	0	0	0	0	0	11+5	0
41	MF	BRA	Jorge Luiz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	BRA	Vítor Saba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF	BRA	Fernandinho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
43	MF	BRA	Mattheus	12	0	0+1	0	0	0	3+8	0
44	DF	BRA	Thiago Medeiros	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
45	DF	BRA	Felipe Dias	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
83	DF	BRA	Renato Santos	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
88	MF	BRA	Cléber Santana	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
99	FW	BRA	Vagner Love	50	21	9	7	5	2	36	12
-	DF	BRA	Alex Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBA	MF	BRA	João Vitor	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
TBA	FW	BRA	Rafinha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBA	FW	BRA	Romário	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBA	MF	BRA	Vítor Hugo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
TBA	FW	BRA	Yguinho	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Rio State League	Copa Libertadores	Série A	Total
1		99	Vágner Love	7	2	13	22
2		11	Renato Abreu	1	0	6	7
2		10	Ronaldinho	4	2	1	7
3		9	Deivid	4	2	0	6
4		31	Liédson	0	0	4	4
4		8	Luiz Antônio	0	3	1	4
4		30	Kleberson	4	0	0	4
5		22	Hernane	0	0	3	3
5		37	Adryan	1	0	2	3
5		18	Darío Bottinelli	0	2	1	3
5		2	Leonardo Moura	1	2	0	3
6		4	Marcos González	0	0	2	2
6		26	Jael	2	0	0	2
7		5	Airton	0	0	1	1
7		6	Ramon	0	0	1	1
7		7	Ibson	0	0	1	1
7		30	Nixon	0	0	1	1
7		88	Cléber Santana	0	0	1	1
7		83	Renato Santos	0	0	1	1
7		3	Welinton	0	1	0	1
7		4	David Braz	1	0	0	1
7		23	Guilherme Camacho	1	0	0	1
7		19	Guilherme Negueba	1	0	0	1
			Own Goal	1	1	0	2
			Total	28	15	39	81

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Rio State League	Copa Libertadores	Série A	Total
GK		1	Felipe	4	2	7	13
GK		27	Paulo Victor	4	1	4	9
GK		28	César	0	0	0	0
GK		35	Marcelo Carné	0	0	0	0
			Total	8	3	11	22

Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Rio State League		Copa Libertadores		Série A		Total
GK		1	Felipe	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF		2	Leonardo Moura	1	0	2	0	3	1	6	1
DF		3	Welinton	2	0	2	0	3	0	7	0
DF		4	David Braz	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
DF		4	Marcos González	2	0	0	0	8	0	10	0
MF		5	Airton	1	0	0	0	5	0	6	0
DF		6	Júnior César	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF		6	Ramon	0	0	0	0	7	1	7	1
MF		7	Ibson	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
MF		8	Willians	1	1	3	0	0	0	4	1
MF		8	Luiz Antônio	1	1	1	0	4	1	6	2
FW		9	Deivid	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
FW		9	Wellington Bruno	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF		10	Ronaldinho	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
MF		11	Renato	0	1	2	0	4	0	6	1
DF		13	Gustavo	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
MF		13	Claudio Maldonado	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF		14	Víctor Cáceres	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
MF		15	Luiz Philipe Muralha	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
FW		16	Lucas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW		17	Diego Maurício	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		18	Darío Bottinelli	5	1	4	0	2	0	11	1
MF		19	Guilherme Negueba	3	0	1	0	2	0	6	0
FW		20	Thomas	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
DF		21	Magal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF		22	Rafael Galhardo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
DF		22	Hernane	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF		23	Guilherme Camacho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF		25	Wellington Silva	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	1
FW		26	Jael	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF		26	Marllon	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
GK		27	Paulo Victor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK		28	César	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF		29	Rodrigo Frauches	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
MF		30	Kléberson	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
DF		31	Rodrigo Alvim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW		31	Liédson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF		32	Digão	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		33	Rômulo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		34	João Felipe	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK		35	Marcelo Carné	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		36	Lorran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		37	Adryan	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
DF		38	Arthur Sanches	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW		39	Paulo Sérgio	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
FW		40	Itamar	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
MF		40	Amaral	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
MF		41	Jorge Luiz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		42	Vítor Saba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF		43	Mattheus	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF		44	Thiago Medeiros	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
DF		45	Felipe Dias	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF		83	Renato Santos	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF		88	Cleber Santana	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW		99	Vágner Love	1	0	0	0	6	0	7	0
DF			Alex Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW			Romário	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF			João Vitor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW			Rafinha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			Total	44	5	20	0	80	6	145	11

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Série A	19 May 2012	1 December 2012	Matchday 1	11th	38	12	14	12	38	45	−7	031.58
Copa Libertadores	25 January 2012	12 April 2012	First stage	Group stage	8	3	2	3	15	12	+3	037.50
Campeonato Carioca	21 January 2012	22 April 2012	Matchday 1	Semifinal	17	11	3	3	30	14	+16	064.71
Total					63	26	19	18	83	71	+12	041.27

Source: Competitions

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

Flamengo v Londrina

12 February	Flamengo	1–0	Londrina	Londrina
19:00 UTC−03:00	Darío Bottinelli 76' Júnior César  9' Luiz Philipe Muralha  90+1'	[ (Report)]	30' Rogério	Stadium: Estádio do Café Attendance: 4.414

Flamengo v Corinthians

15 February	Flamengo	2–2	Corinthians	Londrina
17:00 UTC−03:00	Darío Bottinelli 68' Guilherme Negueba 80' João Felipe  20' Gustavo  69' Luiz Philipe Muralha  87'	[ (Report)]	25' Alex 45' Liédson  36' Paulo André	Stadium: Estádio do Café

Campeonato Carioca

Main article: 2012 Campeonato Carioca

Taça Guanabara

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Botafogo	7	4	3	0	17	4	+13	15	Advanced to the Semifinals
2	Flamengo	7	4	3	0	10	1	+9	15
3	Resende	7	4	0	3	11	13	−2	12	Advanced to the Troféu Edilson Silva
4	Nova Iguaçu	7	2	3	2	6	7	−1	9
5	Macaé	7	2	2	3	6	8	−2	8
6	Bonsucesso	7	1	3	3	7	13	−6	6
7	Madureira	7	1	2	4	8	12	−4	5
8	Olaria	7	1	2	4	5	12	−7	5

Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2012. Source: ^[10]
Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw

Matches

Flamengo v Bonsucesso

21 January 1	Flamengo	4–0	Bonsucesso	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−03:00	Jael 27' 30' Guilherme Camacho 72' Adryan 88' Claudio Maldonado  10' Lucas Quintino  47' Rodrigo Frauches  60' Darío Bottinelli  83' Adryan  89'	(Report)	33' Rafael Gomes  67' Admilton  81' Diogo	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 6.079 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Macaé v Flamengo

28 January 2	Macaé	0–0	Flamengo	Macaé
17:00 UTC−03:00	Douglas Assis  43' André Gomes  54'  83' Thiago Santos  90'	(Report)	32' Gustavo  45' Guilherme Negueba  52' Darío Bottinelli	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr Attendance: 5.643 Referee: Antonio Frederico de Carvalho Schneider

Flamengo v Olaria

3 February 3	Flamengo	0–0	Olaria	Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC−03:00	João Felipe  12' Thomas  52'	(Report)	5' Juninho  35' Amarildo  73' Vanilson  76' Diego Santos  79' Thiago Eleutério	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 3.131 Referee: Eduardo Cordeiro Guimarães

Botafogo v Flamengo

5 February 4	Botafogo	0–0	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Marcelo Mattos  22' Antônio Carlos  28' Márcio Azevedo  45' Maicosuel  77'	(Report)	Luiz Antônio  32' David Braz  39' Willians  78'  78' Guilherme Negueba  80'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 12.439 Referee: Pathrice Wallace Corrêa Maia

Flamengo v Madureira

9 February 5	Flamengo	1–0	Madureira	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Thiago Medeiros 52' (o.g.) Welinton  31' Felipe Ventura dos Santos  84' David Braz  85' Diego Maurício  90+1'	(Report)	26' Dinei  81' Caio Cézar  84' Leandro Cruz	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: N/A Referee: Lenilton Rodrigues Gomes Junior

Flamengo v Nova Iguaçu

12 February 6	Flamengo	2–0	Nova Iguaçu	Macaé
17:00 UTC−03:00	Deivid Renato Willians	(Report)	Vagner Eugênio Filipe Alves Amaral	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr

Resende v Flamengo

18 February 7	Resende	1–3	Flamengo	Volta Redonda
17:00 UTC−03:00	Marcelo Regis 47' Filipe Machado Marcel	(Report)	58' Ronaldinho 62' Vágner Love 82' Guilherme Negueba Airton David Braz Vágner Love	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: N/A Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Semifinal

Vasco da Gama v Flamengo

23 February	Vasco da Gama	2–1	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−03:00	Alecsandro 14' Diego Souza 77' Thiago Feltri  82' Fellipe Bastos  90'	(Report)	3' Vágner Love  55' Ronaldinho  82' Guilherme Negueba	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão)

Taça Rio

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Flamengo	8	7	0	1	17	8	+9	21	Advanced to the Semifinals
2	Botafogo	8	5	3	0	18	8	+10	18
3	Resende	8	3	4	1	9	8	+1	13	Advanced to the Troféu Luiz Penido
4	Macaé	8	4	0	4	13	14	−1	12
5	Madureira	8	3	1	4	11	13	−2	10
6	Olaria	8	2	3	3	8	12	−4	9
7	Nova Iguaçu	8	2	2	4	8	13	−5	8
8	Bonsucesso	8	1	4	3	10	13	−3	7

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April. Source: ^[11]
Rules for classification: 1 points; 2 wins; 3 goal difference; 4 goals scored; 5 red cards received; 6 yellow cards received; 7 draw

Matches

Flamengo v Boavista

29 February 1	Flamengo	1–2	Boavista	Macaé
16:00 UTC−03:00	5' Vágner Love  20' Darío Bottinelli  58' Felipe  69' Deivid Renato	(Report)	Somália 45+2'(p.k.) Paulo Rodrigues 56' Thiaguinho  23' Tony  34' Paulo Rodrigues  63' Júlio César  67' Bruno Costa  70' Thiago Schmidt	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr

Duque de Caxias v Flamengo

4 March 2	Duque de Caxias	1–2	Flamengo	Macaé
18:30 UTC−03:00	60' Rodrigues  61' Rafinha  78' Jorge Fellipe  80' Romário	(Report)	Vágner Love 9' Ronaldinho 82'(p.k.) Marcos González  14' Muralha  67' Darío Bottinelli	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr Attendance: 5.596 Referee: Pericles Bassols Pegado Cortez

Flamengo v Fluminense

11 March 3	Flamengo	2–0	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	22' (p.k.) Ronaldinho Kleberson  6' Rafael Galhardo  7'  41' Ronaldinho  82' Marcos González  70' Muralha  60' Thomas	(Report)	Thiago Carleto  6' Diguinho  33' Anderson  89'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão)

Friburguense v Flamengo

18 March 4	Friburguense	0–1	Flamengo	Macaé
16:00 UTC−03:00	32' Zé Vitor	(Report)	Kléberson 80' Marcos González  71'	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr Attendance: 2.267

Volta Redonda v Flamengo

24 March 5	Volta Redonda	2–4	Flamengo	Volta Redonda
18:30 UTC−03:00	16' Rafael Cruz 63' Leílton  11' Leílton  22'  84' Robson  31' Douglas  71' Rafael Cruz João Paulo	(Report)	David Braz 33' Vágner Love 48' 75' Léo Moura 90+2' Luiz Antônio Diego Maurício  55' David Braz  59'	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 10.301 Referee: Luís Antônio Silva Santos

Flamengo v Bangu

1 April 6	Flamengo	2–1	Bangu	Macaé
16:00 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 17' 35'  47' Marcos González	(Report)	Sérgio Júnior 74' Josivaldo Oliveira  21' Fernando Lopes  72' Raphael  81'	Stadium: Estádio Cláudio Moacyr Attendance: 5.127 Referee: Grazianni Maciel Rocha

Vasco da Gama v Flamengo

7 April 7	Vasco da Gama	1–2	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	51' Diego Souza  14' Renato Silva  55' Fagner  78' Thiago Feltri  83' Eduardo Costa  90' Alecsandro	(Report)	Deivid 51' Ronaldinho 90+2'(p.k.) Léo Moura  36' Diego Maurício  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Referee: Wagner dos Santos Rosa

Flamengo v Americano

15 April 8	Flamengo	3–1	Americano	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	9' (p.k.) 86' Deivid 76' Kleberson  40' Marllon  42' Darío Bottinelli  44' Rafael Galhardo	(Report)	Diego Neves 70' Jader  65' Marconi  75'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 4.104 Referee: Carlos Eduardo Nunes Braga

Semifinal

Vasco da Gama v Flamengo

22 April	Vasco da Gama	3–2	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	51' Diego Souza  14' Renato Silva  55' Fagner  78' Thiago Feltri  83' Eduardo Costa  90' Alecsandro	(Report)	Vágner Love 2' Kléberson 52' Muralha  31' Felipe  47' kléberson  66' Darío Bottinelli  75' Welinton  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 20.067 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Série A

Main article: 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Cruzeiro	38	15	7	16	47	51	−4	52
10	Internacional	38	13	13	12	44	40	+4	52
11	Flamengo	38	12	14	12	38	45	−7	50
12	Náutico	38	14	7	17	44	51	−7	49
13	Coritiba	38	14	6	18	53	60	−7	48

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UOL.com.br
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th head-to-head results; 6th least red cards received; 7th least yellow cards received; 8th draw

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	12	14	12	39	46	−7	50	8	8	3	23	18	+5	4	6	9	16	28	−12

Last updated: 9 December 2012.
Source: Série A 2012

Pld=Matches played; W=Matches won; D=Matches drawn; L=Matches lost;

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D
Position	7	9	12	8	7	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	11	10	9	8	9	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	10	10	11	13	15	15	15	14	14	12	9	11	11	11

Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2012. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sport v Flamengo

19 May 1	Sport	1–1	Flamengo	Recife
18:30 UTC−03:00	Marquinhos Gabriel 58' Edcarlos  29' Naldinho  48'	Report	74' Vágner Love  48' Darío Bottinelli  53' Welinton	Stadium: Estádio Ilha do Retiro Attendance: 28.636 Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira

Flamengo v Internacional

26 May 2	Flamengo	3–3	Internacional	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	Airton 9' Ronaldinho 17'(pen.) Vágner Love 48' Vágner Love  44' Airton  57' Kleberson  65'	Report	34' Gilberto 67' Fabrício 70' Jesús Dátolo  58' Elton  65' Jesús Dátolo  68' Pablo Guiñazú	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 19.274 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Ponte Preta v Flamengo

6 June 3	Ponte Preta	2–2	Flamengo	Campinas
21:50 UTC−03:00	Renê Junior 15' Nikão 50' Tiago Alves  27' João Paulo Silva  43' Édson Bastos  76' Renê Junior  84' Caio  90+1' Roger	Report	28' Renato Abreu 90+3' Vágner Love  61' Deivid  67' Ibson  72' Wellington Silva  85' Vágner Love	Stadium: Estádio Moisés Lucarelli Attendance: 5.365 Referee: Wagner Reway

Flamengo v Coritiba

9 June 4	Flamengo	3–1	Coritiba	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 5' Luiz Antônio 12' Hernane 90+1' Airton  57' Hernane  90+2'	Report	24' Émerson  54' Roberto  69' Willian  90+3' Tcheco	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 6.142 Referee: Rodrigo Braghetto

Flamengo v Santos

17 June 5	Flamengo	1–0	Santos	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Darío Bottinelli 87'(pen.) Darío Bottinelli  67'	Report	47' Éwerton Pascoa  65' Geuvânio  66' Anderson Carvalho  84' Gérson Magrão	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 17.373 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento

Grêmio v Flamengo

24 June 6	Grêmio	2–0	Flamengo	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−03:00	Marcelo Moreno 33' Werley 49' Fernando  45+2'	Report	67' Marcos González  77' Airton  90' Marllon	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 18.601 Referee: Wilson Luíz Seneme

Flamengo v Atlético Goianiense

1 July 7	Flamengo	3–2	Atlético Goianiense	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	Renato 35' 61' Adryan 57'	Report	28' 80' Felipe  40' Gilson  53' Marcos  60' Gabriel	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 6.645 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Fluminense v Flamengo

8 July 8	Fluminense	1–0	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Fred 11' Fred  6' Deco  24' Bruno Vieira  79' Carlinhos  82'	Report	10' Marcos González  70' Ibson	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 38.862 Referee: Wagner do Nascimento Magalhães

Bahia v Flamengo

15 July 9	Bahia	1–2	Flamengo	Salvador
16:00 UTC−03:00	Kleberson 38' Fahel  15' Mancini  71' Júnior  90+2'	Report	31' Hernane 72'(pen.) Renato  19'  44' Luiz Antônio  73' Renato	Stadium: Estádio de Pituaçu Attendance: 29.206 Referee: Francisco Carlos do Nascimento

Flamengo v Corinthians

18 July 10	Flamengo	0–3	Corinthians	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Airton  72' Adryan  89'	Report	28' 40' Douglas 55' Danilo  31' Chicão	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 14.897 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

Cruzeiro v Flamengo

22 July 11	Cruzeiro	0–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
16:00 UTC−03:00	Borges 45' Charles  50' Marcelo Oliveira  56'	Report	52' Airton  82' Marllon	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 16.277 Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Flamengo v Portuguesa

26 July 12	Flamengo	0–0	Portuguesa	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−03:00		Report	79' Valdomiro	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 8.184 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

São Paulo v Flamengo

29 July 13	São Paulo	4–1	Flamengo	São Paulo
16:00 UTC−03:00	Maicon 42' Luís Fabiano 45+2' 60' Jádson 90+3' Luís Fabiano  45+3' Rodrigo Caio  77'	Report	67' Ramon  90' Ramon	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi Attendance: 35.049 Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas

Figueirense v Flamengo

8 August 15	Figueirense	0–2	Flamengo	Florianópolis
19:30 UTC−03:00	Anderson Conceição  28'  34' Jackson  57' Sebastián Abreu  90'	Report	62' 86' Vágner Love  13' Thiago Medeiros Léo Moura  55' Luiz Antônio  70' Vágner Love	Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli Attendance: 11.587 Referee: Leandro Vuaden

Flamengo v Náutico

11 August 16	Flamengo	2–0	Náutico	Volta Redonda
21:00 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 14' 44' Wellington Silva  80' Guilherme Negueba  70' Marcos González  80'	Report	22' Rhayner  31' Marlon  87' Souza	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 7.073 Referee: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima

Palmeiras v Flamengo

15 August 17	Palmeiras	1–0	Flamengo	Barueri
21:50 UTC−03:00	Hernán Barcos 33' Patrik  6' Maurício Ramos  29' Artur  38' Thiago Heleno  46' Henrique  67' Juninho  74' Hernán Barcos  76' Obina  88'	Report	8'  29' Ibson  39' Marllon  40' Thomas  71' Renato  90+4' Mattheus	Stadium: Arena Barueri Attendance: 7.500 Referee: Célio Amorim

Flamengo v Vasco da Gama

19 August 18	Flamengo	1–0	Vasco da Gama	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 38' Marcos González  19' Guilherme Negueba  29' Adryan  82' Léo Moura  88'	Report	21' Felipe  30' Nílton  47' Carlos Alberto	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 19.469 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Botafogo v Flamengo

26 August 19	Botafogo	0–0	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Brinner  12' Lucas  40' Márcio Azevedo  85' Cidinho  87'	Report	Víctor Cáceres  22' Marcos González  60'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 19.471 Referee: Pericles Bassols Pegado Cortez

Flamengo v Sport

30 August 20	Flamengo	1–1	Sport	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−03:00	Ibson 13' Vágner Love  83'	Report	Felipe Azevedo 20' Henrique  72' Rithely  74' Willian Rocha  90' Hugo  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 8.142 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Internacional v Flamengo

2 September 21	Internacional	4–1	Flamengo	Porto Alegre
16:00 UTC−03:00	Forlán 29', 66' Josimar 40' Leandro Damião 75' Fred  68' Leandro Damião  74' 75' Guiñazú  83' Josimar  90+1'	Report	Vágner Love 14' Víctor Cáceres  56' Marcos González  87'	Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio Attendance: 12.115 Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme

Flamengo v Ponte Preta

5 September 22	Flamengo	0–1	Ponte Preta	Volta Redonda
19:30 UTC−03:00	Ramon  73' Thiago Medeiros  86'	Report	Uendel 20' Ferron  22' Édson Bastos  46' Cicinho  64' André Luís  90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 4.087 Referee: Elmo Alves Resende Cunha

Coritiba v Flamengo

8 September 23	Coritiba	3–0	Flamengo	Curitiba
18:30 UTC−03:00	Lincoln 17' Rafinha 57' Éverton Ribeiro 72' Lincoln  26' Gil  27' Deivid  29' Raúl Ruidíaz  81'	Report	Magal  30'	Stadium: Estádio Couto Pereira Attendance: 13.680 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

Santos v Flamengo

12 September 24	Santos	2–0	Flamengo	Santos
22:00 UTC−03:00	Victor Andrade 85'  86' Neymar 87' Durval  40' Adriano  45+2' Felipe Anderson  69'	Report	Welinton  18' Leonardo Moura  25' Luiz Antônio  34'	Stadium: Estádio Vila Belmiro Attendance: 8.015 Referee: Márcio Chagas da Silva

Flamengo v Grêmio

16 September 25	Flamengo	1–1	Grêmio	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	Leonardo Moura  38' Adryan 62' González  90'	Report	Moreno 18' Gilberto Silva  70' Vilson  86'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 15.625 Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro

Atlético Goianiense v Flamengo

23 September 26	Atlético Goianiense	1–2	Flamengo	Goiânia
16:00 UTC−03:00	Joílson 10' Diogo Campos  42' Eron  72' Dodô  83'	Report	36' Cléber Santana 66' Liédson	Stadium: Estádio Serra Dourada Attendance: 23.887 Referee: Paulo Cesar de Oliveira

Flamengo v Atlético Mineiro

26 September 14	Flamengo	2–1	Atlético Mineiro	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 21' Liédson 56' Víctor Cáceres  73'	Report	50' Jô  39' Carlos César  73' Jô Réver  77' Richarlyson	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 39.060 Referee: Jaílson Macedo Freitas

Flamengo v Fluminense

30 September 27	Flamengo	0–1	Fluminense	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love  9' Amaral  54' Ramon  68'  90+2'	Report	18' Fred  30' Thiago Neves  40' Digão  74' Edinho  77' Fred  90+1'	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 25.313 Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique

Flamengo v Bahia

4 October 28	Flamengo	0–0	Bahia	Rio de Janeiro
21:00 UTC−03:00		Report	77' Fahel  86' Kleberson  89' Hélder	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 25.777 Referee: Wagner Reway

Corinthians v Flamengo

10 October 29	Corinthians	3–2	Flamengo	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−03:00	Edenílson 61' Paulo André 75' Emerson 90' Fábio Santos  43' Emerson  70'	Report	30' Renato Santos 90+3' Liédson  26' Amaral  50' Welinton  73' Renato Abreu	Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu Attendance: 26.862 Referee: Fabrício Neves Corrêa

Flamengo v Cruzeiro

13 October 30	Flamengo	1–1	Cruzeiro	Rio de Janeiro
18:30 UTC−03:00	Liédson 11' Adryan  66' Vágner Love  69' Ramon  76' Cléber Santana  79' Wellington Silva  87'	Report	19' Everton  23' Leandro Guerreiro  38' Marcelo Oliveira  65' Charles	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 20.833 Referee: Anderson Daronco

Portuguesa v Flamengo

17 October 31	Portuguesa	0–0	Flamengo	São Paulo
22:00 UTC−03:00	Bruno Mineiro  61' Rogério  82'	Report	45' Airton  77' Luiz Antônio  90+1' Ramon	Stadium: Estádio do Canindé Attendance: 5.892 (payers only) Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Flamengo v São Paulo

21 October 32	Flamengo	1–0	São Paulo	Rio de Janeiro
16:00 UTC−03:00	Marcos González 71' Amaral  81'	Report	51' Jádson  71' Wellington	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 21.631 Referee: Leandro Pedro Vuaden

Atlético Mineiro v Flamengo

31 October 33	Atlético Mineiro	1–1	Flamengo	Belo Horizonte
21:50 UTC−03:00	Leonardo 58' Leonardo Silva  44' Pierre 61' Carlos César  65'	Report	28' Renato  19'  43' Wellington Silva  45+3' Ibson  54' Renato  79' Amaral	Stadium: Estádio Independência Attendance: 19.945 (payers only) Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci

Flamengo v Figueirense

3 November 34	Flamengo	1–0	Figueirense	Volta Redonda
21:00 UTC−03:00	Hernane 72' Ramon  37' Renato Santos  41' Adryan  76'	Report	4' Raphael Botti  8' Túlio  62' Guti	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 6.776 Referee: Emerson Almeida Ferreira

Náutico v Flamengo

11 November 35	Náutico	0–1	Flamengo	Recife
19:30 UTC−03:00	Dadá  38' Kieza  83'	Report	82'(pen.) Renato  44' Felipe Dias	Stadium: Estádio dos Aflitos Attendance: 19.252 Referee: Guilherme Cereta de Lima

Flamengo v Palmeiras

18 November 36	Flamengo	1–1	Palmeiras	Volta Redonda
17:00 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 89' Amaral  79' Paulo Sérgio	Report	63' Vinícius  61' Corrêa  72' Hernán Barcos  86' Adalberto Román	Stadium: Estádio Raulino de Oliveira Attendance: 10.623 Referee: André Luiz de Freitas Castro

Vasco da Gama v Flamengo

24 November 37	Vasco da Gama	1–1	Flamengo	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Nilton 34' Nilton  9' Jonas  48' Abuda  58' Fellipe Bastos  77' Fernando Prass  83' Douglas  85'	Report	87' Marcos González  19' Ramon  24' Wellington Silva	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 9.416 Referee: Wagner Nascimento Magalhães

Flamengo v Botafogo

1 December 38	Flamengo	2–2	Botafogo	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Nixon 33' Vágner Love 56' Amaral  22' Marcos González  64' Wellington Bruno  71'	Report	5' Sassá 48' Vitor Júnior  24'Jadson  30' Renato  54' Nicolás Lodeiro  83' Vitor Júnior	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 9.380 Referee: Felipe Gomes da Silva

Copa Libertadores

Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores squad

As of 13 February 2012, according to combined sources on the official website.^[12]
In Conmebol competitions players must be assigned numbers between 1 and 25.

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 Felipe 2 DF  BRA Leonardo Moura 3 DF  BRA Welinton 4 DF  BRA David Braz 5 MF  BRA Airton 6 DF  BRA Júnior César 7 MF  BRA Luiz Antônio 8 MF  BRA Willians 9 FW  BRA Deivid 10 MF  BRA Ronaldinho 11 MF  BRA Renato 12 GK  BRA Paulo Victor 13 DF  BRA Gustavo 14 DF  BRA Marllon (Replaced)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  CHI Marcos González 15 MF  BRA Luiz Philipe Muralha 16 FW  BRA Lucas 17 FW  BRA Jael (Replaced) 17 FW  BRA Vágner Love 18 MF  ARG Darío Bottinelli 19 FW  BRA Guilherme Negueba 20 FW  BRA Thomas 21 DF  BRA Magal 22 DF  BRA Guilherme Camacho 23 DF  BRA João Felipe (Replaced) 23 DF  BRA Rafael Galhardo 24 GK  BRA César 25 MF  CHI Claudio Maldonado

First stage

Real Potosí v Flamengo

25 January First leg	Real Potosí	2–1	Flamengo	Potosí
21:50 (UTC−03:00)	Claudio Centurión 31' Edgardo Britez 57' Rony Jiménez  53' Alberto Alarcón  59'	(Report)	29' Luiz Antônio  30' Léo Moura  64' Darío Bottinelli  75' Willians	Stadium: Estadio Víctor Agustín Ugarte Attendance: N/A Referee: Liber Prudente

Flamengo v Real Potosí

1 February Second leg	Flamengo	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Real Potosí	Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC−03:00)	Léo Moura 39' Ronaldinho 90+2' Léo Moura  20' Renato Abreu  24' Willians  85'	(Report)	43'  78' Claudio Centurion  46' Alberto Alarcón  59' Gerardo Yecerotte  89' Edgardo Brittes	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 36.000 Referee: Víctor Rivera

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Second stage

Main article: 2012 Copa Libertadores second stage

The Second Stage, played in home-and-away round-robin format, began on 7 February and will end on 19 April.^[13] The top two teams from each group will advance to the Round of 16.

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

Lanús v Flamengo

15 February 1	Lanús	1–1	Flamengo	Lanús
22:00 UTC−03:00	César Carranza 74' Matías Fritzler  83'	Report	45' Léo Moura  29' Renato  61' Welinton  89' Darío Bottinelli	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Flamengo v Emelec

8 March 2	Flamengo	1–0	Emelec	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Vágner Love 48' Darío Bottinelli  80'	Report	36' Pedro Quiñónez Marlon de Jesús  74' Carlos Quiñónez	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 31.859 Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)

Flamengo v Olimpia

15 March 3	Flamengo	3–3	Olimpia	Rio de Janeiro
22:00 UTC−03:00	Darío Bottinelli 37' Ronaldinho 56' (pen.) Luiz Antônio 63' Rafael Galhardo  27' Guilherme Negueba  85'	Report	76' Pablo Zeballos 84' Luis Caballero 88' Vladimir Marín  21' Fabio Caballero  22' Eduardo Aranda  24' Sergio Orteman  45+2' Adrián Romero  55' Martín Silva  77' Vladimir Marín	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: 30.755 Referee: José Buitrago (Colombia)

Olimpia v Flamengo

28 March 4	Olimpia	3–2	Flamengo	Asunción
22:00 UTC−03:00	Sergio Orteman 6' Pablo Zeballos 52' Eduardo Aranda 70' Eduardo Aranda  14' Francisco Nájera  35' Enrique Gabriel Meza  62' Martín Silva  90+2'	Report	48' Vágner Love 77' Darío Bottinelli  53' David Braz	Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: N/A Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Emelec v Flamengo

4 April 5	Emelec	3–2	Flamengo	Guayaquil
19:50 UTC−05:00	Luciano Figueroa 33' 37' Fernando Gaibor 90' (pen.) Fernando Gaibor  21' Gabriel Achilier  69'	Report	8'(o.g.) Óscar Bagüí 42' Deivid  76' Gustavo  90+2' Júnior César	Stadium: Estadio George Capwell Attendance: N/A Referee: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)

Flamengo v Lanús

12 April 6	Flamengo	3–0	Lanús	Rio de Janeiro
19:30 UTC−03:00	Welinton 17' Deivid 41' Luiz Antônio 49' Welinton  75'	Report	68' Diego González	Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão) Attendance: N/A Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Honors

Individuals

Name	Number	Country	Award
Kleberson	30		2012 Campeonato Carioca best central midfielder
Vágner Love	99		2012 Campeonato Carioca best central striker

IFFHS ranking

Flamengo position on the Club World Ranking during the 2012 season, according to IFFHS.^[14]

Month	Position	Points
January	92	126
February	79	133
March	72	140
April	65	149
May	52	161
June	55	157
July	59	147
August	90	123
September	77	129
October	77	125
November	95	125
December	97	125

Last updated: 2013-01-10.
Source: IFFHS

Notes