Historically, Uruguayan football never had a national cup tournament, aside from a competition called
Torneo de Copa, which happened only in 1969. In 2018, teams started to mobilize in favour of the creation of a national cup, but nothing came of it. On 20 April 2022, the
Uruguayan Football Association announced the creation of the
Copa AUF Uruguay, being approved by several clubs involved. Defensor Sporting also won the following two editions in
2023 and
2024. ==Format==