Copa de la Liga AUF
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| Organiser(s) | AUF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 24 December 2025; 3 months ago (2025-12-24) |
| Region | Uruguay |
| Teams | 16 |
| Related competitions | Liga AUF Uruguaya |
| Current champions | Progreso (1st title) |
| Most championships | Progreso (1 title) |
| Broadcaster | DSports |
| Website | AUF |
 2026 Copa de la Liga AUF | |
The Copa de la Liga (officially Copa de la Liga AUF) is a knockout football competition in Uruguayan men's domestic football, involving the teams participating in the top-tier league Liga AUF Uruguaya. Its first edition was played in 2026.[1]
Its creation was announced on 24 December 2025, and the first edition of the tournament was played from 11 to 25 January 2026, prior to the start of the 2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya.[2] Progreso were the first team to win the competition, defeating Boston River 2–1 in the final of the 2026 edition.[3]
Format
For its first edition in 2026, The competition is played under a single-elimination format, with the 16 participating teams being seeded for the first round according to their placement in the aggregate table of the previous Liga AUF Uruguaya season, and the promoted teams (Albion, Central Español, and Deportivo Maldonado) being the three lowest seeds, ordered according to their placement in the 2025 Segunda División. All rounds of the competition (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) are played over a single match on neutral ground, with the winner being decided in a penalty shootout if matches end tied after 90 minutes.[1]
If the teams that qualified for the Supercopa Uruguaya also reach the final of this competition, both the Supercopa and the Copa de la Liga AUF will be awarded in the former competition.[4]
The winner of the competition is also awarded US$100,000, to be exclusively spent on infrastructure projects.[5]
Results
- (In bracket, title count):
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2026 | Progreso (1) | 2–1 | Boston River | Parque Alfredo Victor Viera, Montevideo |
References
- 1 2 "En enero se jugará la Copa de la Liga AUF" [The Copa de la Liga AUF will be played in January] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ Copa de la Liga AUF: el título oficial que se disputará ya tiene fechas, formato y premio económico confirmado
- ↑ "Copa de la Liga: Progreso derrotó 2-1 a Boston River en el Parque Viera y gritó campeón" [Copa de la Liga: Progreso defeated Boston River 2–1 at Parque Viera and shouted champion] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "La Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol anunció la creación de la Copa de la Liga AUF" [The Uruguayan Football Association announced the creation of the Copa de la Liga AUF] (in Spanish). ESPN. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Copa de la Liga AUF: mirá todos los detalles y qué sucede si Nacional y Peñarol juegan un clásico en la final" [Copa de la Liga AUF: check all the details and what happens if Nacional and Peñarol play a clásico in the final] (in Spanish). El Observador. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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