Cup final · Saturday 23 August 2026
Copa de Invierno: one night, one trophy.
Our knockout cup ends the only way it should — under floodlights at the Estadio Domingo Burgueño, the department's biggest stage. Sides from across both divisions fight through the winter to reach it. This is the loudest night on the calendar.
The essentials
Final night, in detail.
- Date
- Saturday 23 August 2026The last big night of the winter season.
- Kick-off
- 19:30 (gates 18:00)Curtain-raiser youth exhibition match from 18:15.
- Venue
- Estadio Domingo Burgueño MiguelAv. Aparicio Saravia, Maldonado. The department's main stadium.
- Capacity
- 4,500Our biggest gate of the year — pre-sale strongly advised.
- Entry
- $250 UYU · free for players & under-12sProceeds top up the youth-league equipment fund.
- Finalists
- Decided by the August semi-finalsSeeding comes off the league table — follow it to track who's close.
The cup
How a side reaches the final.
The Copa de Invierno runs alongside the league all winter. The top of the Open League table earns byes; the Youth League sends its champions into a showcase slot. From there it's straight knockout — one bad night and you're out.
Big rivalries tend to collide on the way, like the Derbi Fernandino in July. For the human side of cup season — the nerves, the superstitions, the barrio pride — our culture desk tells those stories.
Estadio Domingo Burgueño4,500 · floodlit · final