2025 Copa Uruguay
| Copa AUF Uruguay 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 5 August – 19 November 2025 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 28 (3.11 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 7 August 2025. | |
The 2025 Copa Uruguay (officially known as Copa AUF Uruguay 2025), is the fourth edition of the Copa Uruguay, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament is being played from 5 August to 19 November 2025 with 32 teams participating.[1] For the first time since its inception, the competition will grant an international berth to its winner, which will qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores.[2]
Defensor Sporting are the defending champions.
Format
The competition retained the format used in its previous edition, with 32 teams participating: 10 teams from the Uruguayan Primera División, 6 from Segunda División, 4 from Primera División Amateur, 2 from Divisional D and 10 clubs from the Copa Nacional de Clubes organized by the Organización del Fútbol del Interior (OFI). The 32 clubs will play a straight knockout competition, with the amateur clubs from the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) and OFI being drawn against the 16 AUF professional clubs in the 16 ties for the first round, with the matches in this round to be hosted by the amateur teams. Ties in the subsequent rounds of the competition (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) will also be played over a single leg, with the semi-finals and the final played on neutral ground.[3]
The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores under the Uruguay 4 berth, granting them access to the first stage of the continental competition, provided that they play in Primera División in 2026.[2]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:[1]
| Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 15 July 2025[4] | 5–7 August 2025 26–28 August 2025 |
| Round of 16 | TBD September 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | TBD October 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | TBD November 2025 | |
| Finals | 19 November 2025 |
Qualified teams
32 clubs will take part in this season's Copa Uruguay competition: 10 from Primera División, 6 from Segunda División, and 4 from Primera División Amateur, which were the top clubs in their respective leagues based on their performance at halfway point, considering the aggregate table of each division. In the case of the Divisional D, the two participating clubs were the top clubs that failed to promote in the previous season, given that the 2025 edition of the fourth tier tournament had not started at the moment the Primera División's Torneo Intermedio ended, whilst for the Copa Nacional de Clubes organized by the Organización del Fútbol del Interior (OFI), the eight clubs that qualified for the quarter-finals of 2025 Divisional A tournament as well as two play-off winners were the ones that qualified.[5]
| Primera División The top 10 teams of the 2025 season's aggregate table after the Torneo Intermedio |
Segunda División The top 6 teams of the 2025 season at the end of the Primera División's Torneo Intermedio |
Primera División Amateur The top 4 teams of the 2025 season's aggregate table at the end of the Primera División's Torneo Intermedio |
Divisional D The runner-up and third-placed team of the 2024 season |
OFI 8 quarter-finalists and 2 play-off winners of the 2025 Divisional A season |
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Bracket
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oriental | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oriental | |||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Libertad | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bella Vista | |||||||||||||||||||
| Juventud | |||||||||||||||||||
| Central Español | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional (Nueva Helvecia) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Español | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rincón | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerro Largo (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerro Largo | |||||||||||||||||||
| San Carlos | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tacuarembó | |||||||||||||||||||
| Río Negro | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | |||||||||||||||||||
| Durazno | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atenas (Tala) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Racing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paso de la Arena | |||||||||||||||||||
| Boston River | |||||||||||||||||||
| Universitario | |||||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Florida | |||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Florida | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atenas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huracán | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wanderers (Durazno) | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia (p) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paysandú | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porongos | |||||||||||||||||||
| Porongos (p) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deportivo Maldonado | 2 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
Round of 32
| 5 August 2025 | Rincón | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Cerro Largo | Montevideo |
| 19:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Complejo Rentistas Referee: Kevin Fontes |
| 5 August 2025 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Oriental | Salto |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari Referee: Leandro Lasso |
| 6 August 2025 | Libertad | 0–3 | Defensor Sporting | Maldonado |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel Referee: Juan Cianni |
| 6 August 2025 | Nacional (Nueva Helvecia) | 1–3 | Central Español | Nueva Helvecia |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nacional de Nueva Helvecia Referee: Daniel Rodríguez |
| 6 August 2025 | Atlético Florida | 3–1 | Atenas | Florida |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campeones Olímpicos Referee: Augusto Olmos |
| 6 August 2025 | Paysandú | 0–2 | Albion | Paysandú |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Parque Artigas Referee: Felipe Vikonis |
| 6 August 2025 | Porongos | 2–2 (3–0 p) | Deportivo Maldonado | Trinidad |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Juan Antonio Lavalleja Referee: Esteban Guerra |
| 7 August 2025 | Durazno | 1–3 | Liverpool | Montevideo |
| 15:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: José Pedro Damiani Referee: Eduardo Varela |
| 7 August 2025 | Wanderers (Durazno) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Plaza Colonia | Durazno |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Silvestre Octavio Landoni Referee: Federico Modernell |
| 26 August 2025 | Universitario | v | Montevideo Wanderers | Salto |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari |
| 27 August 2025 | Bella Vista | v | Juventud | Montevideo |
| 14:00 UTC−3 | Stadium: Parque Palermo |
| 27 August 2025 | San Carlos | v | Tacuarembó | Maldonado |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel |
| 27 August 2025 | Río Negro | v | Peñarol | San José de Mayo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Casto Martínez Laguarda |
| 27 August 2025 | Paso de la Arena | v | Boston River | Montevideo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Stadium: Complejo Rentistas |
Round of 16
| TBD September 2025 | Oriental | v | Defensor Sporting | |
| --:-- UTC−3 |
| TBD September 2025 | v | Central Español | ||
| --:-- UTC−3 |
| TBD September 2025 | Cerro Largo | v | ||
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| TBD September 2025 | v | |||
| --:-- UTC−3 |
| TBD September 2025 | v | Atlético Florida | ||
| --:-- UTC−3 |
| TBD September 2025 | v | Plaza Colonia | ||
| --:-- UTC−3 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Se sorteó la Copa AUF Uruguay: mirá contra quiénes debutan Peñarol y Nacional y cuándo podría haber clásico" [The Copa AUF Uruguay was drawn: check out who Peñarol and Nacional will play against and when the derby could take place] (in Spanish). El País. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Bombazo: ganador de la Copa AUF jugará Copa Libertadores" [Blast: Copa AUF winner will play Copa Libertadores] (in Spanish). Caras y Caretas. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Copa AUF Uruguay 2025: se confirmaron los 32 equipos que disputarán el torneo que estrena formato; mirá los clubes participantes" [2025 Copa AUF Uruguay: the 32 teams that will compete in the tournament, which debuts its format, were confirmed; check the participating clubs] (in Spanish). El Observador. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Se viene la Copa AUF Uruguay 2025" [The 2025 Copa AUF Uruguay is coming] (in Spanish). AUF. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Copa AUF Uruguay: conocé los 32 equipos clasificados, el formato del torneo y cuál será la fecha de inicio" [Copa AUF Uruguay: get to know the 32 qualified teams, the tournament's format and what will be its date of start] (in Spanish). El País. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.