The 2026 Copa de la Liga AUF was the first edition of the Copa de la Liga AUF, a football cup tournament for the 16 clubs participating in the Liga AUF Uruguaya, the top tier of Uruguayan football. Its creation was announced on 24 December 2025, and the tournament was played from 11 to 29 January 2026, prior to the start of the 2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya.

Progreso were the champions, having defeated Boston River 2–1 in the final.

Format The competition was 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) were played over a single match on neutral ground, with the winner being decided in a penalty shootout if matches ended tied after 90 minutes.

If the teams that qualified for the Supercopa Uruguaya also reached the final of this competition, both the Supercopa and the Copa de la Liga AUF would be awarded in the former competition.

The winners of the competition were awarded US$100,000, to be exclusively spent on infrastructure projects.

Schedule The schedule for the competition was as follows:

Round Dates Round of 16 11–14 January 2026 Quarter-finals 17–19 January 2026 Semi-finals 22–23 January 2026 Final 29 January 2026

Venues The competition was held at neutral venues both in Montevideo and in the interior of Uruguay, selected by the Uruguayan Football Association.

City Stadium Capacity Montevideo Parque Alfredo Víctor Viera 11,000 Luis Franzini 16,000 Charrúa 14,000 Parque Federico Omar Saroldi 6,000 Parque Palermo 6,500 Centenario 60,235 Colonia del Sacramento 3,000 Maldonado Domingo Burgueño Miguel 22,000 Minas 8,000

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See also 2026 Liga AUF Uruguaya 2026 Supercopa Uruguaya

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