The competition was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between two Brazilian teams, Corinthians, the 2012 Copa Libertadores champion, and São Paulo, the 2012 Copa Sudamericana champion.

Corinthians captain Danilo was selected as the best player of the tournament.

[4] The Recopa Sudamericana was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the Copa Libertadores champion hosting the second leg.

If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was not used, and 30 minutes of extra time was played.

If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.