2025 Copa Uruguay

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2025 Copa Uruguay
Copa AUF Uruguay 2025
Tournament details
Country Uruguay
Dates5 August – 22 October 2025
Teams32
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored65 (2.71 per match)
  2024
2026  

All statistics correct as of 11 September 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 22 October 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]

Contents

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] [4]

RoundDraw dateDates
Round of 3215 July 2025 [5] 5–7 August 2025
26–28 August 2025
Round of 169–11 September 2025
Quarter-finals24 September – 2 October 2025
Semi-finals8 October 2025
Final22 October 2025

Qualified teams

32 clubs took 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. [6]

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
  • Rincón
  • Paso de la Arena
  • Libertad
  • San Carlos
  • Universitario
  • Arsenal
  • Río Negro
  • Wanderers (Durazno)
  • Atenas (Tala)
  • Nacional (Nueva Helvecia)
  • Atlético Florida
  • Porongos

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
          
Arsenal 0
Oriental 1
Oriental 0
Defensor Sporting 2
Libertad 0
Defensor Sporting 3
Defensor Sporting
Central Español
Bella Vista 1
Juventud 0
Bella Vista 1
Central Español 2
Nacional (Nueva Helvecia) 1
Central Español 3
 
 
Rincón 1 (3)
Cerro Largo (p) 1 (5)
Cerro Largo 0
Tacuarembó 1
San Carlos 1 (3)
Tacuarembó (p) 1 (4)
Tacuarembó
Peñarol
Río Negro 0
Peñarol 3
Peñarol 2
Liverpool 1
Durazno 1
Liverpool 3
 
 
Atenas (Tala) 0 (2)
Racing (p) 0 (4)
Racing (p) 0 (4)
Boston River 0 (3)
Paso de la Arena 0
Boston River 3
Racing
Universitario
Universitario2
Montevideo Wanderers 0
Universitario7
Atlético Florida 0
Atlético Florida3
Atenas 1
 
 
Huracán 1
Nacional 2
Nacional 1
Plaza Colonia 2
Wanderers (Durazno) 2 (2)
Plaza Colonia (p) 2 (4)
Plaza Colonia
Albion
Paysandú 0
Albion 2
Albion 4
Porongos 0
Porongos (p) 2 (3)
Deportivo Maldonado 2 (0)

Round of 32

5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)Rincón1–1
(3–5 p)
Cerro Largo Montevideo
19:00  UTC−3
  • Pérez Soccerball shade.svg26'
Report
Stadium: Complejo Rentistas
Referee: Kevin Fontes
5 August 2025 (2025-08-05)Arsenal0–1 Oriental Salto
20:30  UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari
Referee: Leandro Lasso
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)Libertad0–3 Defensor Sporting Maldonado
20:30  UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel
Referee: Juan Cianni
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06)Nacional (Nueva Helvecia)1–3 Central Español Nueva Helvecia
20:30  UTC−3
  • Daghero Soccerball shade.svg15'
Report
  • Yocco Soccerball shade.svg3', 69'
  • Sequeira Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Nacional de Nueva Helvecia
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) Atlético Florida 3–1 Atenas Florida
20:30  UTC−3
  • Alaniz Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Fontes Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • García Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report
  • Núñez Soccerball shade.svg59'
Stadium: Campeones Olímpicos
Referee: Augusto Olmos
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) Paysandú 0–2 Albion Paysandú
20:30  UTC−3 Report
  • Burruzo Soccerball shade.svg31'
  • Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stadium: Parque Artigas
Referee: Felipe Vikonis
6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) Porongos 2–2
(3–0 p)
Deportivo Maldonado Trinidad
20:30  UTC−3
  • Acosta Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Monzón Soccerball shade.svg69'
Report
  • Espíndola Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Poiso Soccerball shade.svg73'
Stadium: Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Referee: Esteban Guerra
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) Durazno 1–3 Liverpool Montevideo
15:00  UTC−3 Report Stadium: José Pedro Damiani
Referee: Eduardo Varela
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07)Wanderers (Durazno)2–2
(2–4 p)
Plaza Colonia Durazno
20:30  UTC−3
  • Olivera Soccerball shade.svg22', 43'
Report
Stadium: Silvestre Octavio Landoni
Referee: Federico Modernell
26 August 2025 (2025-08-26) Universitario 2–0 Montevideo Wanderers Salto
20:30  UTC−3
  • Pintos Soccerball shade.svg67'
  • Sotelo Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari
Referee: Kevin Fontes
26 August 2025 (2025-08-26) Huracán 1–2 Nacional Minas
20:30  UTC−3
  • López Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Stadium: Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Referee: Esteban Guerra
27 August 2025 (2025-08-27) Bella Vista 1–0 Juventud Montevideo
14:00  UTC−3
  • Díaz Soccerball shade.svg55'
Report Stadium: Parque Palermo
Referee: Pablo Silveira
27 August 2025 (2025-08-27)San Carlos1–1
(3–4 p)
Tacuarembó Maldonado
20:30  UTC−3
  • Díaz Soccerball shade.svg27'
Report
  • Piegas Soccerball shade.svg24'
Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel
Referee: Federico Arman
27 August 2025 (2025-08-27)Río Negro0–3 Peñarol San José de Mayo
20:30  UTC−3 Report
  • Arezo Soccerball shade.svg28', 81'
  • Umpiérrez Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stadium: Casto Martínez Laguarda
Referee: Augusto Olmos
27 August 2025 (2025-08-27)Paso de la Arena0–3 Boston River Montevideo
20:30  UTC−3 Report
  • González Soccerball shade.svg45+1', 90+3'
  • Viera Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Complejo Rentistas
Referee: Juan Cianni
28 August 2025 (2025-08-28)Atenas (Tala)0–0
(2–4 p)
Racing Minas
20:30  UTC−3 Report Stadium: Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Referee: Eduardo Varela

Round of 16

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) Bella Vista 1–2 Central Español Montevideo
15:00  UTC−3
  • Larzabal Soccerball shade.svg25'
Report
  • Gonella Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Muñiz Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stadium: Luis Tróccoli
Referee: Anahí Fernández
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Oriental 0–2 Defensor Sporting Montevideo
14:00  UTC−3 Report
  • Navarro Soccerball shade.svg69'
  • Torterolo Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Stadium: Parque Palermo
Referee: Felipe Vikonis
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Racing 0–0
(4–3 p)
Boston River Montevideo
15:30  UTC−3 Report Stadium: Osvaldo Roberto
Referee: Bruno Sacarelo
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Cerro Largo 0–1 Tacuarembó Melo
19:00  UTC−3 Report
  • Mederos Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stadium: Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla
Referee: Andrés Martínez
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Peñarol 2–1 Liverpool Montevideo
20:30  UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Centenario
Referee: Leandro Lasso
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Albion 4–0Porongos Montevideo
20:30  UTC−3
  • Brum Soccerball shade.svg16', 27'
  • Burruzo Soccerball shade.svg48'
  • Roldán Soccerball shade.svg65'
Report Stadium: Parque Palermo
Referee: Federico Modernell
11 September 2025 (2025-09-11) Universitario 7–0Atlético Florida Salto
20:30  UTC−3
  • De Souza Soccerball shade.svg3', 23', 34', 51'
  • Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Ávalos Soccerball shade.svg66'
  • Díaz Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari
11 September 2025 (2025-09-11) Nacional 1–2 Plaza Colonia Montevideo
20:30  UTC−3 Report
  • Á. López Soccerball shade.svg76'
  • Vergara Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Gran Parque Central
Referee: Santiago Motta

Quarter-finals

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) Tacuarembó v Peñarol Tacuarembó
20:30  UTC−3 Stadium: Raúl Goyenola
25 September 2025 (2025-09-25) Racing v Universitario Montevideo
15:30  UTC−3 Stadium: Osvaldo Roberto
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01) Plaza Colonia v Albion Colonia del Sacramento
20:30  UTC−3 Stadium: Parque Juan Prandi
2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) Defensor Sporting v Central Español Montevideo
20:30  UTC−3 Stadium: Luis Franzini

Semi-finals

8 October 2025 (2025-10-08)v
--:--  UTC−3
8 October 2025 (2025-10-08)v
--:--  UTC−3

Final

v

See also

References

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