2025 Copa Uruguay
| Copa AUF Uruguay 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 5 August – 29 October 2025 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Peñarol (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Plaza Colonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 82 (2.65 per match) |
The 2025 Copa Uruguay (officially known as Copa AUF Uruguay 2025), was the fourth edition of the Copa Uruguay, the country's national football cup tournament. The tournament was played from 5 August to 29 October 2025 with 32 teams participating.[1]
Peñarol won their first Copa Uruguay title in this edition, after defeating Plaza Colonia 2–0 in the final.[2] For the first time since its inception, the competition was to grant an international berth to its winner, which would qualify for the 2026 Copa Libertadores.[3] However, since the eventual champions Peñarol had already qualified for the competition on league performance, the berth was instead awarded to the best team of the 2025 Primera División aggregate table that had not yet qualified.
Defensor Sporting were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Peñarol in the semi-finals.
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) were also played over a single leg, with the semi-finals and the final played on neutral ground.[4]
The winners of the competition were set to 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 played in Primera División in 2026.[3] If the champions were either ineligible to qualify or had already qualified for a higher berth, the Copa Uruguay berth would be transferred to the Primera División's aggregate table.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows:[1][5]
| Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 15 July 2025[6] | 5–7 August 2025 26–28 August 2025 |
| Round of 16 | 9–11 September 2025 | |
| Quarter-finals | 24 September – 2 October 2025 | |
| Semi-finals | 15–16 October 2025 | |
| Final | 29 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.[7]
| 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 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Libertad | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Español | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bella Vista | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Juventud | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bella Vista | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Español | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional (Nueva Helvecia) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central Español | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defensor Sporting | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rincón | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerro Largo (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerro Largo | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tacuarembó | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Carlos | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tacuarembó (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tacuarembó | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Río Negro | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Durazno | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peñarol | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Universitario | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Universitario | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Universitario | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atlético Florida | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atenas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Racing | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huracán | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nacional | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wanderers (Durazno) | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia (p) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plaza Colonia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paysandú | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albion | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Porongos | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2–0 | Montevideo Wanderers | Salto |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari Referee: Kevin Fontes |
| 26 August 2025 | Huracán | 1–2 | Nacional | Minas |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Juan Antonio Lavalleja Referee: Esteban Guerra |
| 27 August 2025 | Bella Vista | 1–0 | Juventud | Montevideo |
| 14:00 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Parque Palermo Referee: Pablo Silveira |
| 27 August 2025 | San Carlos | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Tacuarembó | Maldonado |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Domingo Burgueño Miguel Referee: Federico Arman |
| 27 August 2025 | Río Negro | 0–3 | Peñarol | San José de Mayo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Casto Martínez Laguarda Referee: Augusto Olmos |
| 27 August 2025 | Paso de la Arena | 0–3 | Boston River | Montevideo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Complejo Rentistas Referee: Juan Cianni |
| 28 August 2025 | 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 | Bella Vista | 1–2 | Central Español | Montevideo |
| 15:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Luis Tróccoli Referee: Anahí Fernández |
| 10 September 2025 | Oriental | 0–2 | Defensor Sporting | Montevideo |
| 14:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Parque Palermo Referee: Felipe Vikonis |
| 10 September 2025 | Racing | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Boston River | Montevideo |
| 15:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Osvaldo Roberto Referee: Bruno Sacarelo |
| 10 September 2025 | Cerro Largo | 0–1 | Tacuarembó | Melo |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Report |
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Stadium: Arquitecto Antonio Eleuterio Ubilla Referee: Andrés Martínez |
| 10 September 2025 | Peñarol | 2–1 | Liverpool | Montevideo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Centenario Referee: Leandro Lasso |
| 10 September 2025 | Albion | 4–0 | Porongos | Montevideo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Parque Palermo Referee: Federico Modernell |
| 11 September 2025 | Universitario | 7–0 | Atlético Florida | Salto |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Juan José Vispo Mari Referee: Pablo Silveira |
| 11 September 2025 | Nacional | 1–2 | Plaza Colonia | Montevideo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Gran Parque Central Referee: Santiago Motta |
Quarter-finals
| 24 September 2025 | Tacuarembó | 1–2 | Peñarol | Tacuarembó |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Raúl Goyenola Referee: Esteban Guerra |
| 25 September 2025 | Racing | 4–1 | Universitario | Montevideo |
| 15:30 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osvaldo Roberto Referee: Anahí Fernández |
| 1 October 2025 | Plaza Colonia | 1–0 | Albion | Colonia del Sacramento |
| 20:30 UTC−3 |
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Report | Stadium: Parque Juan Prandi Referee: Felipe Vikonis |
| 2 October 2025 | Defensor Sporting | 2–0 | Central Español | Montevideo |
| 20:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Luis Franzini Referee: Pablo Silveira |
Semi-finals
| 15 October 2025 | Defensor Sporting | 0–2 | Peñarol | Montevideo |
| 21:00 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera Referee: Santiago Motta |
| 16 October 2025 | Racing | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Plaza Colonia | Florida |
| 21:00 UTC−3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campeones Olímpicos Referee: Bruno Sacarelo |
| Penalties | ||||
Final
| Peñarol | 2–0 | Plaza Colonia |
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| Report |
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.
- ^ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Peñarol se consagró campeón tras derrotar 2-0 a Plaza en el Centenario" [Copa AUF Uruguay: Peñarol crowned themselves as champions after defeating Plaza 2–0 at the Centenario] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 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.
- ^ "Copa Uruguay: cuándo se jugará la final y qué chances hay de que sea en el interior" [Copa Uruguay: When will the final be played and what are the chances of it being played in the interior?] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 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.