Benacia Cup

Benacia Cup

Founded	2012
Number of teams	8
Current champions	Sanama (2024)
Most titles	Tellia (3)
2024 Benacia Cup

The Benacia Cup (also known as the WMFA Championships) is the international continental association football competition for the WMFA confederation.

The tournament was first contested in 2012, and there have been eight tournaments so far.

Qualification

Until 2014's FMF restructuring, the FMF World Cup qualification tournaments served as qualification for the Benacia Cup. Since then, the WMFA has organised its own qualifying rounds for the tournament, with both the year's host nation and the previous winners receiving automatic qualification.

Début of teams

Only one Benacia Cup has had no teams appearing for the first time; listed below in alphabetical order per year.

Year	Débutants	No.	Total	Successor teams
2012	Ashkenatza,  Batavia,  Elwynn  Sanilla,  Shireroth,  Tellia	6	6
2013	Zeeburg	1	7
2014		0	7
2016	Craitland,  Karalakh	2	9	Nordzibola
2018	Kalgachia,  Merenolitovina	2	11
2020	Kasterburg,  Sanama,  Unified Governorates	3	14
2022	Cisamarra,  Mishalacia,  Sovereign Confederation	3	17
2024		0	17

Previous tournaments

Year	Host	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2012 Details	Sanilla	Tellia	1–0	Batavia	Shireroth	2–1	Sanilla
2013 Details	Zeeburg	Tellia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sanilla	Shireroth	By table	Ashkenatza
2014 Details	Tellia	Tellia	2–1	Elwynn	Shireroth	By table	Batavia
2016 Details	Elwynn	Elwynn	1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–1 (pens)	Tellia	Craitland	3–0	Karalakh
2018 Details	Shireroth	Craitland	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Shireroth	Tellia	4–1	Merenolitovina
2020 Details	Batavia	Sanama	2–2 (a.e.t.) 5–3 (pens)	Craitland	Batavia	1–0	Elwynn
2022 Details	Sanama	Craitland	2–1	Tellia	Sanama	3–2	Unified Governorates
2024 Details	Sovereign Confederation	Sanama	3–1	Craitland	Tellia	2–1	Sovereign Confederation

Titles by nation

•  Tellia: 3
•  Craitland: 2
•  Sanama: 2
•  Elwynn: 1

Team performances

Legend 1st — Champions 2nd — Runners-up 3rd — Third place 4th — Fourth place GS — Group stage

q — Qualified for upcoming tournament • — Did not qualify × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by the WMFA   — Hosts   — Not affiliated to the WMFA % — Success rate of reaching the Benacia Cup finals (only counting the times the team entered the tournament)

Team	2012 (6)	2013 (5)	2014 (4)	2016 (6)	2018 (6)	2020 (8)	2022 (8)	2024 (8)	Total participations	Qualifying percentage (%)
Ashkenatza	GS	4th							2/2	100
Batavia	2nd	•	4th			3rd	•	GS	4/6	66.7
Cisamarra							GS	•	1/2	50
Craitland				3rd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	5/5	100
Elwynn	GS	•	2nd	1st	GS	4th	•	GS	6/8	75
Highpass			•	4th			•		1/3	33.3
Kalgachia					GS	•	•	•	1/4	25
Karalakh	see Highpass (2016)
Kasterburg						GS			1/1	100
Merenolitovina			•	•	4th	•	•	GS	2/6	33.3
Mishalacia							GS	GS	2/2	100
Nordzibola		GS	•	GS					2/3	66.7
Sanama						1st	3rd	1st	3/3	100
Sanilla	4th	2nd							2/2	100
Shireroth	3rd	3rd	3rd	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	7/8	87.5
Sovereign Confederation						•	GS	4th	2/3	66.7
Tellia	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	GS	2nd	3rd	8/8	100
Unified Governorates						GS	4th	×	2/2	100
Zeeburg	see Nordzibola (2013–2014)