2026 Copa Uruguay

2026 Copa Uruguay

Copa AUF Uruguay 2026
Tournament details
Country	Uruguay
Dates	25 August – December 2026
Teams	44
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	174 (2.72 per match)
←  2025 2027  → All statistics correct as of 5 November 2026.

The 2026 Copa Uruguay (officially known as Copa AUF Uruguay 2026), is the fifth edition of the Copa Uruguay, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament is played from 25 August to December 2026 with 44 teams participating. The winners will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores. ^[1]

Peñarol were the defending champions, but they were knocked out by Montevideo City Torque in the second stage.

Format

For this season, the competition featured a change of format while also expanding to 44 teams: all 16 teams from Liga AUF Uruguaya, 8 from Segunda División, 8 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). ^[2]

The first stage, which was contested by 32 clubs, was split into two paths: one for professional clubs and another one for amateur clubs. In the professional side, the 24 clubs from the first and second tier leagues were drawn into six groups of four teams in which teams played their group rivals once, with the top two teams in each group as well as the four best third-placed sides advancing to the next round, whilst the amateur path had the eight Primera División Amateur clubs, which were drawn into four single-match ties, with the winners advancing to the next round.

For the second stage, the professional and amateur paths remained separated, with the Divisional D and OFI clubs joining the four amateur winners from the previous round. In both paths, the 16 participating clubs were drawn into eight single-match ties, with the winners advancing to the round of 16. Starting from that round, the professional and amateur teams will be able to play each other, playing a straight knockout competition, and amateur sides will be granted home advantage. The semi-finals and the final will be played on neutral ground.

The winners of the competition will qualify for the 2027 Copa Libertadores through the Uruguay 4 berth, granting them access to the first stage of the continental competition, provided that they play in the top tier in 2027. If the champions do not fulfill this criterion, or have already qualified for the Copa Libertadores through league performance, the berth will be awarded to the best-placed team in the aggregate table of the 2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya that has not yet qualified. ^[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:

Round	Draw date	Dates
Eliminatory stage	11 August 2026 [4]	Matchday 1: 25 August – 10 September 2026 Matchday 2: 1–16 September 2026 Matchday 3: 16–30 September 2026 Amateur path: 2–15 September 2026
Second stage	Amateur path: 11 September 2026 Professional path: 30 September 2026	Amateur path: 26 September – 21 October 2026 Professional path: 7–27 October 2026
Round of 16	19 October 2026	28 October – 5 November 2026
Quarter-finals		TBD 2026
Semi-finals
Final

Qualified teams

44 clubs take part in this season's Copa Uruguay competition: the 16 from Liga AUF Uruguaya and 8 from Segunda División which were the top clubs in the league based on their performance at halfway point in the current season, for a total of 24 professional clubs. The competition also featured 20 amateur teams, those being eight from Primera División Amateur, the top two clubs that failed to promote in the previous Divisional D season, and 10 from the Copa Nacional de Clubes organized by the Organización del Fútbol del Interior (OFI), which were the eight clubs that qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2026 Divisional A tournament as well as two play-off winners. ^[2]

Liga AUF Uruguaya All 16 teams	Segunda División The top 8 teams of the 2026 season at halfway point	Primera División Amateur The top 4 teams of the 2026 Torneo Inicial and the best 4 teams that did not promote in the 2025 season	Divisional D The runner-up and third-placed team of the 2025 season	OFI 8 quarter-finalists and 2 play-off winners of the 2026 Divisional A season
Albion Boston River Central Español Cerro Cerro Largo Danubio Defensor Sporting Deportivo Maldonado Juventud Liverpool Montevideo City Torque Montevideo Wanderers Nacional Peñarol Progreso Racing	Atenas Cerrito Colón Fénix Oriental Plaza Colonia Rentistas River Plate	Bella Vista Deportivo Colonia Deportivo Italiano Deutscher Durazno Lito Rampla Juniors Terremoto	Real Montevideo Rincón	Ferro Carril Gladiador Libertad Nacional (Florida) Porongos Racing (Durazno) Río Negro San Carlos Sportivo Barracas Wanderers (Durazno)

Eliminatory stage

The first stage, named eliminatory stage, was split into two paths: one for professional clubs and another one for amateur sides. The professional clubs were drawn into six groups of four, with the top two teams of each group as well as the four best third-placed sides advancing to the second stage, while in the amateur path the eight Primera División Amateur teams were drawn into four ties, with the winners advancing to the following round of the competition.

Professional path

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PEÑ	MCT	DAN	ATE
1	Peñarol	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to the second stage		—	1–0	—	—
2	Montevideo City Torque	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4			—	—	2–0	3–3
3	Danubio	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4			1–1	—	—	3–2
4	Atenas	3	0	2	1	7	8	−1	2			2–2	—	—	—

Source: AUF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PCO	CRL	REN	DFS
1	Plaza Colonia	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6	Advance to the second stage		—	2–1	—	—
2	Cerro Largo	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4			—	—	1–0	1–1
3	Rentistas	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4			2–1	—	—	—
4	Defensor Sporting	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2			0–1	—	0–0	—

Source: AUF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DMA	CSC	WAN	CRR
1	Deportivo Maldonado	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	6 [a]	Advance to the second stage		—	—	4–1	—
2	Cerrito	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6			0–2	—	—	—
3	Montevideo Wanderers	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	4 [a]			—	1–3	—	1–1
4	Cerro	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1			1–2	0–2	—	—

Source: AUF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. Deportivo Maldonado were deducted three points and Montevideo Wanderers were awarded three points after the former team fielded ineligible players in its match against the latter. ^[5]

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CES	JUV	RAC	ORI
1	Central Español	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Advance to the second stage		—	3–0	—	1–1
2	Juventud	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6			—	—	3–0	1–0
3	Racing	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3			2–4	—	—	—
4	Oriental	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1			—	—	1–2	—

Source: AUF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots.

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAC	ALB	RIV	PRO
1	Nacional	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to the second stage		—	0–0	—	—
2	Albion	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5			—	—	0–0	2–1
3	River Plate	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4			2–3	—	—	—
4	Progreso	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0			0–1	—	0–2	—

Source: AUF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots.

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BOR	LIV	FEN	COL
1	Boston River	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to the second stage		—	—	3–2	2–0
2	Liverpool	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6			0–1	—	—	3–0
3	Fénix	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1			—	0–2	—	—
4	Colón	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1			—	—	3–3	—

Source: AUF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal difference, 3) Goals for, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Drawing of lots.

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best teams among those ranked third in their groups advanced to the second stage.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	5	River Plate	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Advance to the second stage
2	2	Rentistas	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	1	Danubio	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	3	Montevideo Wanderers	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	4 [a]
5	4	Racing	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
6	6	Fénix	3	0	1	2	5	8	−3	1

Source: AUF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals for; 4) Drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. Montevideo Wanderers were awarded the three points of their eliminatory stage match against Deportivo Maldonado after the latter team fielded ineligible players. ^[5]

Amateur path

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Deutscher	0–2	Deportivo Italiano
Rampla Juniors	1–2	Lito
Terremoto	0–2	Bella Vista
Durazno	2–0	Deportivo Colonia

Second stage

Professional path

The 16 qualified teams from the eliminatory stage were seeded into two pots, with Pot 1 featuring the six group winners and the best two group runners-up, who had home advantage for their match in this round, while the remaining teams were seeded in Pot 2. ^[6] The draw for the professional path matches was held on 30 September 2026. ^[7]

Cerrito v Montevideo Wanderers

7 October 2026 (2026-10-07)	Cerrito	2–2 (3–4 p)	Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo
15:30  UTC−3	Machado 14' Silveira 90+1'	Report	Marques 54' Sánchez 90+4'	Stadium: Parque Maracaná Referee: Andrés Martínez
	Penalties
	Silveira Viera Soto Isasmendi Avilés		Rivero Guzmán Río Sánchez Oriol

Plaza Colonia v Juventud

7 October 2026 (2026-10-07)	Plaza Colonia	0–1	Juventud	Colonia del Sacramento
20:00  UTC−3		Report	Domínguez 63'	Stadium: Parque Juan Prandi Referee: Pablo Silveira

Boston River v River Plate

14 October 2026 (2026-10-14)	Boston River	0–0 (4–3 p)	River Plate	Florida
15:30  UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Campeones Olímpicos Referee: Augusto Olmos
	Penalties
	Saravia Suárez O'Neil Bonfiglio Suhr		De los Santos Gómez C. Rodríguez M. Rodríguez Camejo

Deportivo Maldonado v Albion

14 October 2026 (2026-10-14)	Deportivo Maldonado	4–1	Albion	Maldonado
21:00  UTC−3	Tabó 45' Mozzone 59' Cartagena 90+3' Araújo 90+4'	Report	Vera 31'	Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel Referee: Leandro Lasso

Central Español v Danubio

15 October 2026 (2026-10-15)	Central Español	0–6	Danubio	Montevideo
16:00  UTC−3		Report	Tizón 31' Ferreira 36' Cabrera 45+1', 46' Pereira 75' Piriz 88'	Stadium: Parque Palermo Referee: Federico Arman

Nacional v Rentistas

15 October 2026 (2026-10-15)	Nacional	3–0	Rentistas	Montevideo
20:00  UTC−3	Rogel 40' Verón Lupi 64' Botta 74'	Report		Stadium: Gran Parque Central Referee: Eduardo Varela

Liverpool v Cerro Largo

21 October 2026 (2026-10-21)	Liverpool	1–0	Cerro Largo	Montevideo
16:00  UTC−3	Macchia 89'	Report		Stadium: Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera Referee: Juan Cianni

Peñarol v Montevideo City Torque

27 October 2026 (2026-10-27)	Peñarol	0–2	Montevideo City Torque	Montevideo
19:30  UTC−3		Report	Da Silva 55' (pen.), 73'	Stadium: Campeón del Siglo Referee: Bruno Sacarelo

Amateur path

The four winners from the previous round were joined by two Divisional D teams and 10 OFI sides in this round. The draw for the amateur path was held on 11 September 2026. ^[8]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Lito	2–0 [9]	Durazno
Racing (Durazno)	0–1 [10]	San Carlos
Nacional (Florida)	2–0 [9]	Rincón
Porongos	1–1 (4–3 p) [11]	Deportivo Italiano
Gladiador	1–1 (4–1 p) [12]	Sportivo Barracas
Libertad	3–1 [13]	Bella Vista
Ferro Carril	2–1 [12]	Real Montevideo
Río Negro	1–4 [14]	Wanderers (Durazno)

Final stages

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

San Carlos

0

Boston River

2

Boston River

Montevideo City Torque

Libertad

0

Montevideo City Torque

6

Porongos

0

Deportivo Maldonado

4

Deportivo Maldonado

Nacional

Ferro Carril

1

Nacional

2

Lito

4

Montevideo Wanderers

0

Lito

Danubio

Wanderers (Durazno)

0

Danubio

3

Gladiador

0

Liverpool

2

Liverpool

Juventud

Nacional (Florida)

0

Juventud

2

Round of 16

In this round, the eight professional teams were drawn against the eight amateur sides in eight ties, with the latter ones being granted home advantage for the match. ^[15] The draw for this round as well as the remaining final rounds was held on 19 October 2026, ^[16] and the matches took place from 28 October to 5 November 2026. ^[17]

Nacional (Florida) v Juventud

28 October 2026 (2026-10-28)	Nacional (Florida)	0–2	Juventud	Florida
16:00  UTC−3		Report	Cecchini 37' Boselli 69'	Stadium: Campeones Olímpicos Referee: Leandro Lasso

Porongos v Deportivo Maldonado

28 October 2026 (2026-10-28)	Porongos	0–4	Deportivo Maldonado	Trinidad
20:30  UTC−3		Report	Sosa 5' Centeno 63' Bolzán 83' López 88'	Stadium: Juan Antonio Lavalleja Referee: Felipe Vikonis

Wanderers (Durazno) v Danubio

29 October 2026 (2026-10-29)	Wanderers (Durazno)	0–3	Danubio	Durazno
20:30  UTC−3		Report	Montaña 23' Fernández 31' Costantino 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Silvestre Octavio Landoni Referee: Andrés Martínez

San Carlos v Boston River

4 November 2026 (2026-11-04)	San Carlos	0–2	Boston River	San Carlos
15:00  UTC−3		Report	Siri 14' Bonfliglio 90'	Stadium: Ateniense Referee: Kevin Fontes

Ferro Carril v Nacional

4 November 2026 (2026-11-04)	Ferro Carril	1–2	Nacional	Paysandú
21:00  UTC−3	Tabarez 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Silvera 6', 21'	Stadium: Parque Artigas Referee: Esteban Guerra

Lito v Montevideo Wanderers

5 November 2026 (2026-11-05)	Lito	4–0	Montevideo Wanderers	Montevideo
16:00  UTC−3	Brener 13' Aires 26', 55', 74'	Report		Stadium: Parque Abraham Paladino Referee: Juan Cianni

Gladiador v Liverpool

5 November 2026 (2026-11-05)	Gladiador	0–2	Liverpool	Tacuarembó
18:00  UTC−3		Report	Pintos 21' Macchia 71'	Stadium: Raúl Goyenola Referee: Eduardo Varela

Libertad v Montevideo City Torque

5 November 2026 (2026-11-05)	Libertad	0–6	Montevideo City Torque	Maldonado
21:00  UTC−3		Report	Da Silva 35', 60' Lecchini 45' Shaw 57' Molina 74' Duré 81'	Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel Referee: Augusto Olmos

Quarter-finals

Boston River v Montevideo City Torque

TBD 2026 (2026)	Boston River	v	Montevideo City Torque
--:--  UTC−3

Deportivo Maldonado v Nacional

TBD 2026 (2026)	Deportivo Maldonado	v	Nacional
--:--  UTC−3

Lito v Danubio

TBD 2026 (2026)	Lito	v	Danubio
--:--  UTC−3

Liverpool v Juventud

TBD 2026 (2026)	Liverpool	v	Juventud
--:--  UTC−3

See also

• 2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya
• 2026 Uruguayan Segunda División season

References

1. "El calendario de la Copa AUF Uruguay 2026: rivales y localías de Nacional y Peñarol en la fase de grupos" [The schedule of the 2026 Copa AUF Uruguay: rivals and home matches for Nacional and Peñarol in the group stage] (in Spanish). El País. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
2. "La Copa AUF Uruguay 2026 tendrá su sorteo este martes; mirá los equipos clasificados y cómo será la forma de disputa con un cupo para la Copa Libertadores en juego" [The draw for the 2026 Copa AUF Uruguay will take place this Tuesday; check the qualified teams and how the competition will be structured with a spot in the Copa Libertadores at stake] (in Spanish). El Observador. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
3. "Con nuevo formato y un premio inédito, se sorteó la Copa AUF Uruguay 2026" [With a new format and an unprecedented prize, the draw for the 2026 Copa AUF Uruguay was held] (in Spanish). DSports. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
4. "Se sorteó la Copa AUF Uruguay 2026: mirá cómo quedaron conformados los seis grupos" [The 2026 Copa AUF Uruguay was drawn: check out how the six groups were formed] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 11 August 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
5. "Deportivo Maldonado perdió los puntos ante Wanderers por Copa AUF Uruguay tras incluir jugadores sin contrato" [Deportivo Maldonado forfeited points against Wanderers in the Copa AUF Uruguay after fielding players without contracts] (in Spanish). El País. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
6. "Sorteo de Copa AUF Uruguay: día, hora y división de los bombos para los cruces de la llave profesional" [Copa AUF Uruguay draw: date, time and division of the pots for the professional bracket matches] (in Spanish). El País. 29 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
7. "Se sorteó segunda fase de Copa Uruguay: Peñarol ante City Torque y Nacional con Rentistas" [The Copa Uruguay's second stage was drawn: Peñarol against City Torque and Nacional with Rentistas] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 30 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
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10. "Copa AUF (Durazno): San Carlos venció a Racing y avanzó a los octavos de final" [Copa AUF (Durazno): San Carlos beat Racing and advanced to the round of 16] (in Spanish). Cadena del Mar. 4 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
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14. "Con triplete de Ramón Bolognini, Wanderers goleó 4-1 a Río Negro y avanzó a la siguiente fase" [With a hat-trick by Ramón Bolognini, Wanderers thrashed Río Negro 4–1 and advanced to the following stage] (in Spanish). Sport Durazno. 4 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
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16. "Se sortearon los octavos de final de la Copa AUF Uruguay: conocé los cruces confirmados" [The Copa AUF Uruguay's round of 16 was drawn: find out the confirmed matchups] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 19 October 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
17. "Copa AUF Uruguay: confirmadas fechas y horarios de los octavos. Nacional irá a Paysandú" [Copa AUF Uruguay: dates and times for the round of 16 matches are confirmed. Nacional will go to Paysandú] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 22 October 2026. Retrieved 22 October 2026.