The Supercopa Uruguaya (''Uruguayan Supercup'') is an annual one-match
football
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official competition in Uruguay organised by the
Uruguayan Football Association
The Uruguayan Football Association ( — ) is the governing body of association football, football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900, as The Uruguayan Association Football League, and affiliated to FIFA in 1923. It is a founding member of CONMEB ...
(AUF) which is played between the
Primera División champions and the Torneo Intermedio winners of the previous season, starting from 2018. This competition serves as the season curtain-raiser and is scheduled to be played in late January or early February each year, one week before the start of the season.
Participating clubs
The Supercopa Uruguaya is played between:
* The Primera División champions (''Campeón Uruguayo'')
* The Torneo Intermedio winners
In the event the same club wins both the league and the Torneo Intermedio, its rival in the Supercopa will be the Torneo Intermedio runner-up. Starting from 2024, the Supercopa Uruguaya will also be played by the
Copa Uruguay champions.
Competition format
* One 90-minute game at a neutral venue
* If tied, 30 minutes of
extra time
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
are played
* If still tied at the end of extra time,
penalties decide the winner
Finals
Performance by club
References
External links
AUF website
{{National football Supercups (CONMEBOL region)
Football competitions in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...