2018 EMU Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Mercury |
| Dates | 7 – 21 Jul 2018 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Mercury (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Caputia |
| Third place |
 Hoenn |
| Fourth place |
 Passas |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Sato Naoki |
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The 2018 EMU Championships, commonly referred to as EMU 2018, was the eighth tournament of the EMU Championships, and was held in Mercury between 7 July and 21 July 2018. The eight competing national teams all qualified successfully to be involved. The tournament's matches were played in seven stadiums in six different cities around Mercury.
The tournament was won by hosts Mercury, for their second title, who beat Caputia in the final in Mercury.
Hosting
Mercury was chosen as the host of the tournament after submitting one of two applications. The FMF Executives agreed that the Mercurian bid was more suited for hosting than the other applicant's and it was announced that the host's national team would receive an automatic berth in the tournament, as well as the winners of the previous tournament.
Bids
Stadiums
- Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury
- Galileo Ground, Mercury
- Huntington Avenue Ground, Kuiper
- Ironworks Road, Tow Law
- May Road, May
- Montreaux Road, Deacon
- Taylor Sporting Club, Taylor
Qualification
List of qualified teams
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advances to semi-finals |
| Hoenn
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
 Nova English Korea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
 New Vaduz
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caputia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advances to semi-finals |
| Passas
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
 Nova England
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
 Talenore
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Knock-out stages
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
| 2018 EMU Championships Winners |
|---|
 Mercury |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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See also
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