| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 24 June – December 2026 |
| Teams | 28 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 166 (3.07 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 14 October 2026. | |
The 2026 Copa Venezuela is the 53rd edition of the Venezuelan football cup, which is organized by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF). The competition began on 24 June 2026, with the participation of 14 Liga FUTVE and 14 Liga FUTVE 2 teams. The winners will qualify for the 2027 Supercopa de Venezuela against the 2026 Liga FUTVE champions.
Universidad Central are the defending champions, having won the tournament in 2025.
The competition was suspended immediately after its first matchday on 24 June due to the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes, resuming on 18 August 2026 with the second matchday of the group stage.
For this season, the tournament kept the format used in its previous edition, comprising a 20-team group stage and the knockout stages to be contested by 16 teams.
For the group stage, fourteen Liga FUTVE 2 sides and the six Liga FUTVE teams that failed to advance to the final stages of the 2026 Apertura tournament were drawn into five groups of four teams each, in which the teams played each one of their group rivals twice (once at home and once away), with the five group winners and the three best group runners-up advancing to the knockout stage.
The eight teams advancing out of the group stage will be joined in the round of 16 by the eight Liga FUTVE sides that played the final stages of the 2026 Apertura tournament, which received a bye to this round. All the knockout rounds (round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final) were set to be played over two legs, however, due to the temporary suspension of the competition, it was confirmed that the knockout rounds would be played over a single match.
Twenty-eight teams entered this edition of the competition: the fourteen Liga FUTVE teams and fourteen from Liga FUTVE 2. Reserve sides competing in the second-tier league were excluded from the tournament.
Marítimo de La Guaira withdrew from the competition after suspending its operations due to the impact of the 2026 Venezuela earthquakes.
The group stage began on 24 June and ended on 14 October 2026.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ANZ | AVI | DMI | MAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anzoátegui | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | |
| 2 | Ávila | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Deportivo Miranda | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | — | ||
| 4 | Marítimo de La Guaira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ZAM | ATB | VIG | REF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamora | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 13 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Atlético Barinas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | 3–1 | — | 5–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Atlético El Vigía | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 7 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Real Frontera | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CAR | ARA | YAR | BAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Aragua | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Yaracuyanos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2–3 | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Barquisimeto | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RAY | LAR | URE | TRU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayo Zuliano | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Deportivo Lara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Ureña | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Trujillanos | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MON | MIN | BOL | DYP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monagas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 15 | Advance to the knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Mineros de Guayana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | Dynamo Puerto | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
The three best teams among those ranked second in their groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Atlético Barinas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to the knockout stage |
| 2 | E | Mineros de Guayana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 | |
| 3 | C | Aragua | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 10 | |
| 4 | D | Deportivo Lara | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5 | A | Ávila | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
The round of 16 matches will be played on 21 and 22 October 2026.
| 21 October 2026 | Estudiantes de Mérida | v | Caracas | Mérida |
| 17:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Metropolitano |
| 21 October 2026 | Deportivo La Guaira | v | Aragua | Caracas |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV |
| 21 October 2026 | Deportivo Táchira | v | Monagas | San Cristóbal |
| 18:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo |
| 21 October 2026 | Academia Puerto Cabello | v | Rayo Zuliano | Puerto Cabello |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: La Bombonerita |
| 21 October 2026 | Portuguesa | v | Zamora | Acarigua |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: General José Antonio Páez |
| 21 October 2026 | Carabobo | v | Mineros de Guayana | Valencia |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Misael Delgado |
| 22 October 2026 | Metropolitanos | v | Anzoátegui | Caracas |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV |
| 22 October 2026 | Universidad Central | v | Atlético Barinas | Caracas |
| 19:30 UTC−4 | Stadium: Olímpico de la UCV |