2018 Benacia Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Shireroth |
| Dates | 7 – 21 Jul 2018 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Craitland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
Shireroth |
| Third place |
 Tellia |
| Fourth place |
 Merenolitovina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 28 (2.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Kurt Lamberti |
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The 2018 Benacia Cup was the fifth tournament of the Benacia Cup, and was held in Shireroth between 7 July and 21 July 2018. The six competing national teams all qualified successfully to be involved. The tournament's matches were played in seven stadiums in six different cities around Shireroth.
The tournament was won by Craitland, for their first ever title, who beat hosts Shireroth in the final in Shirekeep.
Hosting
Shireroth was chosen as the host of the tournament after submitting the sole application. The FMF Executives agreed that the bid was suitable for hosting and announced that the host's national team would receive an automatic berth in the tournament, as well as the winners of the previous tournament.
Stadiums
- Docklands Stadium, Shirekeep
- Halberd Arena, Syrelwynn
- Haunted Park, Mortis Mercatoria
- Iron Arena, Chryste
- JHI Stadium, Avakair
- Kostalan Rottsaa Memorial Stadium, Kingsgate
- Malak Stadium and Fighting Pit, Shirekeep
Qualification
List of qualified teams
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Squads
Teams were required to name a twenty-man squad for the tournament, with two goalkeepers, numbered 1 to 20.
Group stage
The group draw was made by FMF President Craitman H. Pellegrino and Vice-President Joe Foxon.
Group A
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shireroth
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advances to semi-finals |
| Craitland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
 Kalgachia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tellia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Advances to semi-finals |
| Merenolitovina
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Elwynn
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Knock-out stages
Semi-finals
17 July 2018
|
| Tellia
|
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) |
Craitland
|
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
Uggè  Özker Zajc Ganau
|
0 – 2 |  Gaärsen Juliaĵsen Jonmikeltsen
|
Third-place play-off
Final
| 2018 Benacia Cup Winners |
|---|
 Craitland |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
See also
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