2018 Connecticut Attorney General election, Republican primary
On August 14, 2018, assistant state's attorney Susan Hatfield won the Republican primary, defeating former state representative John Shaban.


2018 Connecticut Attorney General election, General election
William Tong won the general election on November 6, 2018 with a 6.01% margin or victory.


2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election
The 2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect members to the Connecticut House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 151 General Assembly districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut State Senate. Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives, winning 92 seats to the Republicans 59.


2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election
Representatives elected will serve a two-year term, beginning in January 2019.


2018 Connecticut Open
The 2018 Connecticut Open (also known as the 2018 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 50th edition of the Connecticut Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 19 through August 25. It was the last event of the 2018 US Open Series before the 2018 US Open.


2018 Connecticut Open, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team


2018 Connecticut Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Connecticut Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2018 Connecticut Open – Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2018 Connecticut Open – Doubles
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Hsieh Su-wei and Laura Siegemund in the final, 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [10–4]


2018 Connecticut Open – Singles
Daria Gavrilova was the defending champion, but lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.


2018 Connecticut Open – Singles
Sabalenka went on to win her first WTA Tour title, defeating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–1, 6–4. Suárez Navarro reached the final despite playing only one completed match in the first four rounds.


2018 Connecticut Open – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds received byes into the second round.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election
The 2018 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 6, 2018, concurrently with the elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives, to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in Democrats expanding control in both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly, ending the split control in the Senate, that had been in place since the 2016 elections. Primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2016 General Election
In the 2016 Connecticut State Senate election, Democrats lost their 21-15 majority as Republican achieved a net gain of three seats. The resulting 18–18 tie made procedural changes necessary. A power-sharing agreement was reached dividing control of the chamber, splitting the committees 50-50 and giving power to the Republicans to call procedural votes to bring legislation to the chamber floor, while Democratic Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman retained the ability to break tied votes.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Special Elections
On January 4, 2017, shortly before the begin of 2017 legislative session, two State Senators resigned in order to pursue other offices. Democratic Senator Eric Coleman and Republican Senator Rob J. Kane resigned to pursue other state offices just minutes before the opening of the session in a deal of the parties which retained the partisan balance of the State Senate.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Special Elections
Coleman was nominated by Governor Dannel Malloy for a judgeship on the Superior Court and was confirmed in May 2018 by the State Senate in a 23–13 vote and the State House in a close 74–72 vote. Opponents of his nomination argued that because of the budget crisis the State could not afford the judges. Rob Kane was appointed as the Republican Auditor of Public Accounts, a post overseeing an agency that exist twice and is a patronage post of both parties in General Assembly. Kane was confirmed by the State House by a voice vote and the State Senate by a 32–1 vote. He serves with Democrat John C. Geragosian. His predecessor Robert Ward had retired in December 2016.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Special Elections
On February 28, 2017, Democratic State Representative Douglas McCrory was elected to Coleman's seat by a 72-25 margin against Republican nominee Michael McDonald while Republican State Representative Eric Berthel was elected to Kane's seat by a 54-44 margin against Democratic nominee Greg Cava. Therefore, the special elections did not alter the partisan makeup of the Senate which remained tied 18-18.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
On July 1, 2017, Connecticut entered its fiscal year without an enacted budget for the first time since 2009. A government shutdown was avoided by an executive order by Governor Dannel Malloy. The executive order imposed funding cuts to road repairs, school districts and non-profit organizations among other cuts. In June 2017, House and Senate Democrats had been unable to even agree on a provisional budget, while Republicans offered an budget that included savings due to changes to the collective bargaining of state employees. Among Democrats legislators, a liberal faction tried to avoid cuts to social security while a moderate faction tried to avoid tax increases.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
At the beginning of July 2017, Connecticut budget deficit was estimated to be around $5.1 billion (equivalent to $5.4 billion in 2020). After negotiations with state employee union leaders, Governor Malloy announced an agreement that achieved a $1.57 billion (equivalent to $1.66 billion in 2020) saving while extending the contract's end date to 2027. On July 18, it was announced that the unions' members had approved the agreement by a margin of 83 percent to 17 percent.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
On July 24, the Connecticut House of Representatives approved the deal by a 78–72 vote, with all Republican Representatives and Democrat John Hampton opposed. On July 31, 2017,  Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman had to break a 18–18 tie in the Connecticut Senate in favor of the agreement. The approval of the Connecticut General Assembly made it possible for the agreement to take effect in the same fiscal year and not in the next.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
On September 15, 2017, three Democratic Senators, Paul Doyle, Joan Hartley and Gayle Slossberg, unexpectedly broke with their caucus and voted in favor of a Republican budget plan, that passed the Connecticut Senate by a 21–15 vote. At around 3 AM on September 16, 2017, the Connecticut House of Representative also passed the Republican proposal by a 77–73 with five Democratic Representatives, John Hampton, Pat Boyd, Lonnie Reed, Daniel S. Rovero and Kim Rose, defecting from their caucus. Governor Malloy vowed to veto the plan because of its cuts to higher education, which he did on September 28, 2017. On October 13, 2017, Standard & Poor's notified the state that it had changed the outlook on its general debt from "stable" to "negative".


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
On October 18, 2017, Democratic and Republican legislative leaders announced that they had come to an agreement on a two-year budget without input from Governor Malloy. The deal included no increases to the state's income and sales taxes, while increasing a tax for hospital providers from 6% to 8%, increasing the cigarette tax and adding a $10 surcharge for motor vehicle registrations and a $0.25 fee for Uber and Lyft rides.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
They also agreed upon a $40 million bailout for the city of Hartford, restoring the funding of municipalities and schools, while cutting $65 million in funding for the University of Connecticut and reducing available tax credits. In addition it put caps on spending and borrowing by the state and require the General Assembly to vote on all state employee union contracts, both Republican priorities.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
On October 26, 2017, the Connecticut Senate passed the compromise budget by a vote of 33–3, while the Connecticut House of Representatives passed it by a 126–33 vote. On October 31, 2017, Governor Malloy signed most of the budget, while using his line-item veto to block the increase of the hospital provider fee. This hospital tax get reimbursed by federal government through Medicaid funding. According to the Governor, the wording of the budget had flaws which would cause the state to lose around $1 billion on the tax increase. On November 14, 2017, the Connecticut Senate passed a bill supported by Governor Malloy that clarified the wording of the hospital provider fee by a 34–0 vote. The bill also passed the Connecticut House of Representatives on November 15, 2017, by a 123–12 vote.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Background, 2017 Budget conflict
The budget crisis caused Connecticut to have no budget for 123 days, the longest period without a budget in state history.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, Analysis
Connecticut can be considered a "blue state" that has supported the Democratic nominee for president in every election since 1992 and in which Democrats outnumber Republican by a ratio of 5 to 3 in voter registration. Nevertheless, the 2018 elections for Governor and General Assembly were considered competitive as the budget woes and a struggling economy in the state made incumbent Governor Dan Malloy very unpopular. Polls also showed that President Trump had a low approval rating in the State, which affect down-ballot elections.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, Analysis
Connecticut Democrats were able to capitalize more on the Anti- Trump sentiment than their Republican counterparts could with Anti-Malloy sentiment. In the Connecticut Senate, Democrats were able to win districts in traditionally Republican strongholds by among others flipping multiple legislative seats in Fairfield County. The senate district along Connecticut's Gold Coast (District 36) elected a Democrat for the first time in nearly 90 years.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, Analysis
In the 2018 elections, Democrats saw gains in state elections across the countries, gaining multiple Governorships and legislative chambers. Democrats also won control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 2010. Commentators called the election results a "blue wave", that was especially pronounced in state elections.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 1
Incumbent Democratic State Senator John Fonfara had represented the Connecticut's 1st State Senate District since 1997. He won reelection against Republican Barbara Ruhe and Green candidate Barbara Barry.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 2
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Douglas McCrory had represented the Connecticut's 2nd State Senate District since 2017. He won reelection unopposed.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 3
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Timothy Larson had represented the Connecticut's 3rd State Senate District since 2015. He won reelection against Republican Jennifer L. Lovett, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 4
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Steve Cassano, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 4th State Senate District since 2011. He won reelection against Republican State Representative Mark Tweedie, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 5
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Beth Bye had represented the Connecticut's 5th State Senate District since 2011. She won reelection against Republican Philip Chabot, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 6
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Terry Gerratana, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 6th State Senate District since 2011. She won reelection against Republican Robert Medley.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 7
Incumbent Republican State Senator John Kissel, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 7th State Senate District since 1993. He won reelection against former Democratic State Representative Annie Hornish, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 8
Incumbent Republican State Senator Kevin Witkos, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 8th State Senate District since 2009. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Melissa Osborn.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 9
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Paul Doyle had represented the Connecticut's 9th State Senate District since 2011. He did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by Democratic State Representative Matt Lesser, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, against Republican Ed Charamut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 10
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Gary Winfield, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 10th State Senate District since 2014. He won reelection against Republican Douglas Losty.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 11
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Martin Looney had represented the Connecticut's 11th State Senate District since 1993. He won reelection against Republican Erin Reilly.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 12
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Ted Kennedy, Jr. had represented the Connecticut's 12th State Senate District since 2015. He did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by former Democrat Christine Cohen, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, against Republican Adam Greenberg, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 13
Incumbent Republican State Senator Len Suzio, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 13th State Senate District since 2017. He was defeated for reelection by Democratic nominee Mary Daugherty Abrams, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 14
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Gayle Slossberg had represented the Connecticut's 14th State Senate District since 2005. She did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by former Democratic State Representative James Maroney, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, against Republican State Representative Pam Staneski.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 15
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Joan Hartley had represented the Connecticut's 15th State Senate District since 2001. He won reelection against Independent Party of Connecticut nominee James Russell.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 16
Incumbent Republican State Senator Joe Markley had represented the Connecticut's 16th State Senate District since 2011. He did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by Republican Rob Sampson, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, against Democratic nominee 	Vickie Orsini Nardello, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 17
Incumbent Republican State Senator George Logan, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 17th State Senate District since 2017. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Jorge Cabrera, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party. The apparent winner changed after election night and was decided by a recount.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 18
Incumbent Republican State Senator Heather Somers, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 18th State Senate District since 2017. She won reelection against Democratic nominee Robert Statchen, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party. The apparent winner changed after election night and was decided by a recount.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 19
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Catherine Osten, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 19th State Senate District since 2011. She won reelection against Republican Mark Lounsbury, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 20
Incumbent Republican State Senator Paul Formica, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 20th State Senate District since 2015. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Martha Marx, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 21
Incumbent Republican State Senator Kevin C. Kelly had represented the Connecticut's 21st State Senate District since 2011. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Monica Tujak Brill.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 22
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Marilyn Moore, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 22nd State Senate District since 2011. She won reelection against Republican Rich Deecken, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 23
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Edwin Gomes had represented the Connecticut's 23rd State Senate District since 2015. He did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by Democratic nominee Dennis Bradley against Republican John Rodriguez.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 24
Incumbent Republican State Senator Michael McLachlan, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 24th State Senate District since 2009. He was defeated for reelection by Democratic nominee Julie Kushner, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 25
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Bob Duff, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 25th State Senate District since 2005. He won reelection against Republican Mark Marc D'Amelio, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 26
Incumbent Republican State Senator Toni Boucher, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 26th State Senate District since 2009. She was defeated for reelection by Democratic nominee Will Haskell.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 27
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Carlo Leone had represented the Connecticut's 27th State Senate District since 2011. He won reelection against Republican Jerry Bosak, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, and Green candidate Cora Santaguida.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 28
Incumbent Republican State Senator Tony Hwang, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 28th State Senate District since 2015. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Michelle Lapine McCabe, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 29
Incumbent Democratic State Senator Mae Flexer, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party, had represented the Connecticut's 29th State Senate District since 2011. He won reelection against Republican David Coderre, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 30
Incumbent Republican State Senator Craig Miner, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 30th State Senate District since 2017. He won reelection against Democratic nominee David Lawson, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party. The apparent winner changed after election night and was decided by a recount.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 31
Incumbent Republican State Senator Henri Martin, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 31st State Senate District since 2015. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Christopher Wright.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 32
Incumbent Republican State Senator Eric Berthel had represented the Connecticut's 32nd State Senate District since 2017. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Catherine De Carli.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 33
Incumbent Republican State Senator Art Linares had represented the Connecticut's 33rd State Senate District since 2013. He did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by Democratic nominee Norm Needleman against Republican Melissa Ziobron, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 34
Incumbent Republican State Senator Len Fasano, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 34th State Senate District since 2003. He won reelection against Democratic nominee Aili McKeen.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 35
Incumbent Republican State Senator Tony Guglielmo had represented the Connecticut's 35th State Senate District since 1993. He did not run for reelection in 2018. The open seat was won by Republican Dan Champagne against Democrat John Perrier, who was also the nominee of the Working Families Party and the Independent Party of Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Results, By district, District 36
Incumbent Republican State Senator Scott Frantz, who was also the nominee of the Independent Party of Connecticut, had represented the Connecticut's 36th State Senate District since 2009. He was defeated for reelection by Democratic nominee Alexandra Kasser.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Aftermath, Reactions
The Hartford Courier called the results a "growing rout for Republicans in Connecticut". Democratic Senate President Martin Looney called the election a "big night for Democrats". Looney also saw the "Trump factor" as a reason for the Democrats' success. Governor Malloy commented the results saying that Connecticut voters "unequivocally rejected the hateful politics and backwards policies espoused by the Trump administration and national Republicans."


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Aftermath, Reactions
After the election, several Republicans criticized the state party's strategy and field operations during the 2018 state elections. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, who finished second in the 2018 Republican primary for Governor, criticized the unwillingness of state Republicans to distance themselves from President Trump, who was unpopular in the state. He said: "We let Trump take over this race. It became a referendum on Trump and you’re not going win that way."


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Aftermath, Recounts
In the 17th State Senate district, after election night results showing State Senator George Logan trailing his Democratic challenger Jorge Cabrera by over 200 votes. After reporting mistakes in Ansonia were corrected showing Logan lead the race by 65 votes. The recount increased the margin of victory to 85 votes. Democrats considered further legal actions but chose not pursue them, after Cabrera conceded to Logan on November 14, 2018.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Aftermath, Recounts
In the 33rd State Senate district, election night results showed Democrat Norman Needleman beating by 303 votes, outside of the automatic recount margin. According to state law, an automatic recount is required if the margin of victory is smaller than 0.5% or less than 20 votes. The Essex Registrar of Voters had reported incorrect returns to the Secretary of State's office. The corrected results showed Norman Needleman leading by just 137 votes, triggering an automatic recount. The recount did not change the result but further reduced the margin of victory to 85 votes.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Aftermath, 2019 Legislative Session
Three Democratic State Senators, Tim Larson, Beth Bye and Terry Gerratana, resigned on January 8, 2019, in order to join newly elected Governor Ned Lamont's administration. These resignation reduced the Democratic majority to 20–13. According to state law, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seats. The governor must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy happens. All special elections must be held no later than 46 days after a governor's declaration. The special elections were held on February 26, 2019. Democrats Saud Anwar and Derek Slap won the 3rd and 5th State Senate district respectively, while Republican Gennaro Bizzarro flipped the 6th State Senate district. The special elections thus resulted in a 22-14 Democratic majority.


2018 Connecticut State Senate election, Aftermath, 2019 Legislative Session
On January 9, 2019, 33 Senators and 149 State Representatives were sworn in as members of the Connecticut General Assembly. The newly elected General Assembly was sworn in with the most female members of all time.


2018 Connecticut Sun season
The 2018 WNBA season is the 20th season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA. It is also the 16th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The season tipped off on May 13.


2018 Connecticut Sun season
The Sun got off to a strong start, going 3–0 in May. All three wins were at home. In June, the Sun started strong, winning their first 4 of 5. However, they lost 5 of their next 7 games to finish 6–6 on the month. That skid included a 1–4 road trip, where all losses came 4 of eventual top 5 playoff teams. Their up and down season continued into July, where the Sun were 5–6. July started with another tough road trip where the Sun went 1–3.


2018 Connecticut Sun season
From there the Sun couldn't get a streak going; losing 2 then winning 2 then losing 2 again. The Sun surged in August posting a 7–1 record, including going 6–0 at home. Their only loss came on the road to Chicago. The Sun finished 21–13, which earned them the 4th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. Their playoff run fell short when they lost at home in the second round 86–96. This was the Sun's only playoff game, as they earned a first round bye.


2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut, concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points. (It was 0.1 point more Democratic.)


2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election
As Connecticut does not have gubernatorial term limits, incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy was eligible to run for a third term, but declined to do so. After the resignation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback in January 2018, Malloy became the most unpopular governor in the United States. The general election was between 2006 Democratic Senate nominee and businessman Ned Lamont, and Republican businessman Bob Stefanowski. Independent candidate and former Republican Oz Griebel has been called a spoiler candidate for Stefanowski, earning 3.89% of the vote.


2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Convention
The Republican statewide nominating convention was held May 11–12, 2018 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.


2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Governor, Convention
Under the rules established by the convention, any candidate not receiving at least eight percent of the vote would be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the second round of voting, candidates not receiving 15 percent of the vote would be eliminated. In all subsequent rounds of voting, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated, regardless of percentage. Voting would continue until one candidate receives 50 percent plus one of all votes cast.


2018 Consumers Energy 400
The 2018 Consumers Energy 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 12, 2018 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it is the 23rd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Report, Background
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC).


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Report, Background
Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.


2018 Consumers Energy 400, First practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 35.603 seconds and a speed of 202.230 mph (325.458 km/h).


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 35.504 and a speed of 202.794 mph (326.365 km/h).


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 35.973 seconds and a speed of 200.150 mph (322.110 km/h).


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 36.441 seconds and a speed of 197.580 mph (317.974 km/h).


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and two-time Michigan winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 Consumers Energy 400, Media, Radio
Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2018 Continental Cup of Curling
The 2018 World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling was held from January 11 to 14 at the Sports Centre at Western Fair District in London, Ontario. The Continental Cup featured team events, mixed doubles events, and skins competitions, and the brunt of the points was in the skins competitions. TSN broadcast the event, as it has in previous years.


2018 Continental Cup of Curling
North America won the event 30.5 points to 30, with an extra half point awarded in a draw to the button competition between Brad Gushue and Thomas Ulsrud after a 30–30 tie after all events. North America collected CAD$52,000 winner's cheque. World collected $26,000 loser's cheque and $13,000 Sunday skins bonus.


2018 Continental Cup of Curling, Competition format
This edition of the Continental Cup used a similar format as that of the previous year. Out of the sixty total points available, a majority of points were needed to win the cup. The mixed doubles, and team games were worth one point each, and ties were worth one half point each to both teams. The skins games were worth a total of five points. Nine mixed doubles were played, along with eighteen team games and six skins games.


2018 Continental Cup of Curling, Teams
The teams were selected from the top teams in each region. Six teams from each region competed against each other in the competition. Four teams from Canada earned the right to represent Team North America by virtue of winning certain events, namely the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (which were held in lieu of a Canada Cup of Curling in 2017) and the Canadian National Championships (the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts). Two teams from the United States, namely the top point-getters of American teams on the World Curling Tour, were chosen to represent North America, and the teams representing Team World were selected by the World Curling Federation.


2018 Continental Cup of Curling, Teams
The teams in the table below have been announced as representatives of their respective regions. As Rachel Homan had won both the 2017 Scotties and the 2017 Olympic Trials, Michelle Englot and her team was invited as 2017 Scotties runners-up.


2018 Continental Cup of Curling, Events, Sunday, January 14, Tiebreaker
After all events, Team North America and Team World were tied at 30 points each. The tiebreak was a draw to the button with each team selecting a thrower. Brad Gushue for Team North America won the draw over Thomas Ulsrud for Team World.


2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge
The 2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Championship is the nineteenth season of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and the fifth season organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).


2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Classes
The class structure adds the TCR category alongside the GS and ST cars. Eligible manufacturers include Alfa Romeo, Audi, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, SEAT, Subaru, and Volkswagen. Also, the GS category will only allow cars homologated to Group GT4 regulations.


2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Schedule
The schedule remains unchanged, aside from the Circuit of the Americas being switched for Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Additionally, Watkins Glen International becomes a four-hour endurance race along with races at Daytona International Speedway and Laguna Seca. All other races are approximately two hours in length.


2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge, Schedule
1 Grand Sport and TCR will participate in this race with the WeatherTech Championship's GT Daytona class and LMP3 cars in IMSA Prototype Challenge as one single four-hour race. This race will preview the 2019 IMSA rules package and new tyre supplier Michelin.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections
The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 6, 2018.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections
Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Review districts 2 and 3, five seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and  judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information
2018 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 30.84%, with 938,639 ballots cast. Among these, 795,427 Democratic, 137,286 Republican, 206 Green, and 5,720 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. Turnout in the city of Chicago was 32.69%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 29.05%.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Election information, Voter turnout
The general election saw 58.09% turnout, with 1,795,518 ballots cast. Turnout in Chicago was 60.67%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 55.65%. Turnout in Cook County exceeded the national average, which was 50.3%. Turnout was considered high in the United States during the 2018 midterm elections, with it being the highest national midterm turnout since 1914.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor
In the 2018 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent second-term assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, lost his bid for reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Fritz Kaegi, who went on to win the general election.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Assessor, Primaries, Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. However, the party ultimately nominated Joseph Paglia.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk
In the 2018 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent seventh-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Karen Yarbrough won the election to replace him.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk
By winning the election, Yarbrough became the first woman to ever hold the office of Cook County Clerk.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk, Primaries, Democratic
Jan Kowalski McDonald was disqualified, and votes cast for her were not counted. However, due to ballot printing deadlines, her name was included on the ballot.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Clerk, Primaries, Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff
In the 2018 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent third-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Sheriff, Primaries, Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer
In the 2018 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fifth-term treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Treasurer, Primaries, Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
In the 2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term president Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Primaries, Republican
Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
The 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
Seven new members were elected, and ten incumbents were reelected. Three incumbents did not seek reelection. Four incumbents lost reelection, with two being defeated in primaries and the other two losing their general elections.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
Nine races saw a Democrat unchallenged in the general election.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners
Two elections saw seats change party, in both instances seeing an incumbent Republican losing to a Democratic challenger, creating a net gain of two seats for Democrats and a net loss of two seats for Republicans.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1st district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Richard Boykin, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Brandon Johnson by a margin of 0.88%. Johnson went on to win the general election unopposed.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1st district, Primaries
Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 2nd district
Incumbent Commissioner Dennis Deer, who was appointed in 2017 to fill the vacancy left by the death in office of Robert Steele, won election to his first full term.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, did not seek reelection. Democrat Bill Lowry was elected to succeed him.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary. Republicans ultimately nominated George Blakemore.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 4th district
Incumbent Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013 and was elected outright to a full term in 2014, won reelection to a second full term.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 4th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 5th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district
Incumbent Commissioner Edward Moody, a Democrat who was appointed to the seat in 2016 following the death in office of Joan Patricia Murphy, did not seek reelection. Democrat Donna Miller was elected to succeed him.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district, Primaries
Donna Miller defeated Patricia Joan Murphy, the daughter of deceased former 6th district commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy and Crestwood mayor Louis Presta.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 6th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for election to Illinois's 4th congressional district. Democrat Alma Anaya was elected to succeed him.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 7th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 8th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr., a Democrat, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 9th district
Incumbent sixth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district
Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 and elected outright to two full-terms, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 10th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 11th district
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner John Fritchey, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Bridget Degnen, who went on to win the general election unopposed.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 12th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 14th district
Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Scott R. Britton.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 15th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Kevin B. Morrison.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 16th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 16th district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 17th district
Incumbent Commissioner Sean M. Morrison, a Republican appointed in 2015 following the resignation of Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, was reelected, defeating his Democratic opponent, Abdelnasser Rashid, by a narrow 1.14% margin in the general election.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
In the 2018 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, each Democratic-held, out of its three seats were up for election. Both incumbents won reelection, running unopposed in both their primary and general election races.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review
The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district
Incumbent second-term member Michael Cabonargi, a Democrat last reelected in 2016, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district
Incumbent fourth-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2014, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Cook County Board of Review, 3rd district, Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board
In the 2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago  election, five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and two were special elections due to a vacancies.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Regularly-scheduled election
Three six year term seats were up for a regularly-scheduled election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates, and the top-three finishers would win.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Regularly-scheduled election
Three of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Kari Steele, Debra Shore, and  Martin Durkan, all three Democrats. Steele and Shore won reelection to two of the seats, while Darkan lost renomination in the Democratic primary. Democrat Marcelino Garcia also won election was newly elected to the third seat.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Unexpired term, vacancy of Santos (2 years)
A special election was held to fill the seat vacated by Cynthia Santos following her 2016 appointment to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. The seat had been filled by interim appointee David Walsh up until the election.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Unexpired term, vacancy of Santos (2 years), Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Unexpired term, vacancy of Bradford (2 years)
Three days before the candidate filing deadline, incumbent  Water Reclamation District Board member Timothy Bradford's died, leaving his seat vacant. A special election was scheduled to fill his seat. No candidates filed in time to be included on the primary ballots, but Cam Davis won the Democratic Party nomination and Geoffrey Cubbage won the Green Party nomination, each as write-in candidates. Cam Davis won the general election.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Water Reclamation District Board, Unexpired term, vacancy of Bradford (2 years), Primaries
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
10 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. In each of these races, Democratic nominees went unchallenged in the general election. Retention elections were also held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. For the first time in three decades, a Circuit Court of Cook County judge (Matthew Coghlan) lost retention.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Judicial elections
29 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies. Retention elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions
Four ballot questions were included on ballots county-wide. One was included on primary ballots in March, while the other three were included on general election ballots in November.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, March, Legalize Marijuana
A ballot question was referred by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to the voters of Cook County as to whether or not the County's voters advise the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana. All 17 members of the Board of Commissioners had unanimously approved holding this ballot question.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, March, Legalize Marijuana
Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use by adults 21 and older subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, November, Earned Sick Time
A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a law that allows workers to earn up to 40 hours a year of sick time.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, November, Earned Sick Time
Shall your municipality match the Cook County earned sick time law which allows for workers to earn up to 40 hours (5 days) of sick time a year to take care of their own health or a family member’s health?


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, November, Gun Dealer Penalties
A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether they believed that Illinois should strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, November, Gun Dealer Penalties
Should the State of Illinois strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State?


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, Min Wage 13
A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a $13 per hour minimum wage.


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Ballot questions, Min Wage 13
Shall the minimum wage in your municipality match the $13 per hour Cook County minimum wage law for adults over the age of 18 by July 1, 2020, and be indexed to the consumer price index after that?


2018 Cook County, Illinois elections, Other elections
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeepeople for the suburban townships.


2018 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2018 Cook Islands Round Cup is the 45th recorded edition of the Cook Islands Round Cup, the top association football league of the Cook Islands organised by the Cook Islands Football Association. This season kicked off on 17 August 2018, and ended on 24 November 2018, and were competed by six teams from the island of Rarotonga in triple round-robin format. The winner will qualify for the 2019 OFC Champions League.


2018 Cook Islands general election
General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 14 June 2018 to elect the 24 members of the 15th Cook Islands Parliament.


2018 Cook Islands general election
The nationalist, Cook Islands Party, led by the Prime Minister, Henry Puna, attempted to win a third consecutive term in government. However, the elections resulted in a hung parliament, with the opposition Democratic Party led by Tina Browne becoming the largest party, although Browne failed to win a seat, losing in Rakahanga constituency.


2018 Cook Islands general election
The Democratic Party won 11 seats, the Cook Islands Party 10 seats, One Cook Islands Movement one seat, with independent candidates winning two seats. Following the election, the Cook Islands Party joined forces with the independents and One Cook Islands to retain power.


2018 Cook Islands general election, Electoral system
The Cook Islands a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. Its government uses the Westminster system, with the 24 members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. The Parliamentary term is four years. As of 12 June 2018, there were 10,917 people enrolled to vote in the elections.


2018 Cook Islands general election, Aftermath
Although the Democratic Party won the most seats, neither leader Tina Browne nor Deputy Leader James Beer were elected to Parliament. The constitution of the Cook Islands requires the Prime Minister to be a member of parliament.


2018 Cook Islands general election, Aftermath
On 7 July the Cook Islands party formed an alliance with independent MPs Rose Toki-Brown and Robert Tapaitau, and One Cook Islands movement's George Maggie to retain power. Toki-Brown, Tapaitau and Maggie were all appointed to Cabinet, replacing Ministers who had lost their seats.


2018 Cook Islands general election, Aftermath
Six electoral petitions were filed, challenging the results in Rakahanga, Murienua, Pukapuka-Nassau, Avatiu-Ruatonga-Palmerston, Ngatangiia, and Mauke. However, all of these petitions were rejected, confirming the result of the election. Rakahanga MP Toka Hagai resigned on 1 November 2018 after allegations of treating. In December 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that Tina Browne had won the seat.


2018 Copa América Femenina
The 2018 Copa América Femenina was the eighth edition of the CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina (also referred to as the Copa América Femenina), the quadrennial international football competition for women's national teams in South America affiliated with CONMEBOL. The tournament was played between 4 and 22 April 2018 in Chile.


2018 Copa América Femenina
The tournament provided two direct qualifying places and a play-off place (against the fourth-placed team from CONCACAF) for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, one direct qualifying place and a play-off place (against the second-placed team from CAF) for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in Japan, and three (teams finishing third to fifth) for the 2019 Pan American Games women's football tournament in Lima, besides Peru who qualified automatically as hosts.


2018 Copa América Femenina
Brazil defended successfully their title winning all their matches. It was their seventh Copa América Femenina title.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Host selection
Chile were named hosts in April 2017. Dates were announced on 21 July 2017.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Venues
On 25 October 2017, the ANFP announced that 3 cities would host the tournament, all of them within the Coquimbo Region.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Venues
On 28 March 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the city of Ovalle would no longer host matches, and matches originally to be played at Estadio Diaguita on 8 and 11 April would be moved to La Serena and Coquimbo respectively.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 1 March 2018, 13:00 CLST (UTC−3), at the ANFP Auditorium in Santiago, Chile. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Chile and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2014 Copa América Femenina.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Squads
Each team could register a maximum of 22 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).


2018 Copa América Femenina, Match officials
A total of 12 referees and 20 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.


2018 Copa América Femenina, First stage
In the first stage, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 18.1):


2018 Copa América Femenina, First stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the final stage.


2018 Copa América Femenina, First stage, Ranking of group third place
The overall fifth-placed team in the first stage qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Final stage
In the final stage, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 18.2):


2018 Copa América Femenina, Goalscorers
There were 99 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.81 goals per match.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Qualification for international tournaments, Qualified teams for FIFA Women's World Cup
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Argentina qualified by winning the play-off against the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship fourth-placed team, Panama.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Qualification for international tournaments, Qualified teams for Summer Olympics
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament. Chile qualified after they won the play-off against the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament second-placed team, Cameroon.


2018 Copa América Femenina, Qualification for international tournaments, Qualified teams for Pan American Games
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games women's football tournament, including Peru which qualified as hosts.


2018 Copa América Femenina squads
This article describes about the squads for the 2018 Copa América Femenina.


2018 Copa América Femenina squads, Group A, Peru
*Diana Alfaro was originally announced in the squad by the Peruvian Football Federation, but was later withdrawn and replaced by Carmen Suárez before the start of the tournament.


2018 Copa América Femenina squads, Group B, Brazil
The squad was announced on 28 March 2018. Bruna Benites, Fabiana and Ludmila were unavailable due to injury.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer
The 2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer (known natively in Spanish as the Copa América de Futbol Playa) was the second edition of the Copa América de Beach Soccer, an international beach soccer competition in South America, contested between the men's national teams of the members of CONMEBOL.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer
The competition was organised by South American football's governing body, CONMEBOL; other beach soccer events under the "Copa América" title took place during 1994–99, 2003 and 2012–14, however this incarnation is the first to be officially organised and sanctioned by CONMEBOL.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer
The tournament was hosted by Peru in the Asia District, around 100 km south of the capital, Lima, between 3 and 10 March. The event was held in cooperation with the local organisers, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF).


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer
The matches were watched by over 3.5 million people through the FPF's use of Facebook Live to transmit the games worldwide, to the delight of CONMEBOL who claimed the figures demonstrated beach soccer's continued growth under its investment.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer
Brazil were the defending champions and successfully reclaimed the title, beating Paraguay in the final in what was a repeat of the concluding match in the last edition.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Venue
One venue was used in the Asia District, Cañete Province.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 4.1).


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Draw
The draw to split the ten teams into two groups of five took place on February 15 in the Asia District of Peru at the Centro Deportivo del Boulevard Asia, (Sports Centre of Boulevard Asia).


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking in the previous edition of the Copa América de Beach Soccer in 2016.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Draw
The remaining eight teams were split into four pots of two based on their seeding, in order from the highest seeds placed in Pot 1, down to the lowest seeds placed in Pot 4. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi finals. The teams finishing in third through fifth proceeded to play in consolation matches against the teams finishing in the same position in the other group to determine their final rank.


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The rankings of teams in each group are determined as follows (Regulations Article 6.2):


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Group stage
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above criterion, their rankings are determined as follows:


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Group stage
Matches are listed as local time in Lima, PET (UTC-5).


2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer, Awards
The following were presented immediately following the conclusion of the final.


2018 Copa Argentina Final
The 2018 Copa Argentina Final was the 135th and final match of the 2017–18 Copa Argentina. It was played on December 6, 2018 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas in Mendoza between Rosario Central and Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP).


2018 Copa Argentina Final
Rosario Central defeated Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) on penalties in the final to win their first title. As champions, they qualified for the 2018 Supercopa Argentina and the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage.


2018 Copa Argentina Final, Match, Details
Man of the Match: Jeremías Ledesma (Rosario Central)Assistant referees:Diego BonfáEzequiel BrailovskyFourth official:Julio Barraza


2018 Copa Chile
The 2018 Copa Chile (officially known as Copa Chile MTS 2018 due to its sponsorship), was the 39th edition of the Copa Chile, the country's national football cup tournament. Santiago Wanderers were the defending champions, but lost to Palestino in the second round of the competition. Palestino went on to become champions after defeating Audax Italiano in the final by an aggregate score of 4–2.


2018 Copa Chile, Format
The 2018 Copa Chile is based on a system of direct elimination with double-legged ties, similar to the Copa del Rey. As a novelty, after 6 years, clubs that are members of the Segunda División Profesional were included, and after 8 years, clubs of the ANFA were also included, such as these of Tercera División A and Tercera División B.


2018 Copa Chile, Prizes
The champions of this edition (or the runners-up, if the champions had already qualified) earned the right to compete in the 2019 Copa Libertadores, taking the Chile 4 berth. Besides, they also earned the right to play the 2019 Supercopa de Chile. Unlike previous Copa Chile editions, the runners-up were not entitled to a berth to the Copa Sudamericana.


2018 Copa Chile, Teams
48 clubs took part in this edition of the Copa Chile: 16 from the Primera División, 16 from the Primera B, 10 from the Segunda División Profesional and 6 from the Tercera División A.


2018 Copa Chile, Preliminary phases, First round
The pairings for the first round were announced by the ANFP on 16 April 2018. The 16 teams from the Segunda División and Tercera División A were drawn against the 16 Primera B teams, according to geographical and safety criteria. The first legs were played on 25, 28–30 April, 2 and 6 May and the second legs were played on 2–3, 5–6 and 16 May 2018.


2018 Copa Chile, Preliminary phases, Second round
In the second round, the 16 winning teams from the previous round were drawn against the 16 Primera División teams which entered the competition at this stage. As in the previous round, the pairings were based on geographical and safety criteria. In each tie, the team from the lower tier hosted the first leg. The pairings for the second round were announced by the ANFP on 18 May 2018, the first legs were played from 9 to 17 June 2018 and the second legs were played from 14 to 21 July 2018.


2018 Copa Chile, Final phases, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 and subsequent phases was held on 28 May 2018. Starting from this round, the order of legs in each tie will depend on the number assigned to the second round tie won by each team, with the team with the highest number in each tie hosting the second leg. The first legs were played from 22 to 24 June 2018 and the second legs were played from 29 June to 2 July 2018.


2018 Copa Chile, Final phases, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 7 and 8 July 2018, while the second legs were played on 13 and 14 July 2018.


2018 Copa Chile, Final phases, Semifinals
The first legs were played on 8 September 2018, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 October 2018.


2018 Copa Chile, Final phases, Finals
For the first time since 2011, the finals were played in a two-legged tie format.


2018 Copa Colombia
The 2018 Copa Colombia, officially the 2018 Copa Águila for sponsorship reasons, was the 16th edition of the Copa Colombia, the national cup competition for clubs of DIMAYOR. The tournament was contested by 36 teams. Junior were the defending champions, but were knocked out by Atlético Nacional in the quarterfinals. Atlético Nacional were the champions after beating Once Caldas 4–3 on aggregate in the final, and qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores.


2018 Copa Colombia, Format
For the 2018 season, the Copa Colombia had a change in its format. Unlike previous editions, there was no group stage and the competition was played in a single-elimination format in its entirety, with the 16 teams from the Categoría Primera B entering the first stage and being drawn into eight ties. After two stages, four Primera B teams qualified for the third stage, along with the twelve Categoría Primera A teams that did not enter international competition in the 2018 season, which entered the cup at that stage. Finally, in the round of 16, the eight third stage winners were joined by the four Copa Libertadores qualifiers (Atlético Nacional, Junior, Millonarios and Santa Fe), as well as the four Copa Sudamericana qualifiers (Independiente Medellín, América de Cali, Deportivo Cali, and Jaguares), which entered the competition at this point.


2018 Copa Colombia, First stage
The first stage was played by the 16 Categoría Primera B clubs, eight of which were seeded in the ties according to their position in the 2017 season aggregate table. The two relegated clubs from the Categoría Primera A (Cortuluá and Tigres) along with the remaining Primera B clubs were drawn into each tie. The seeded clubs hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 21–22 February and 10 March 2018, while the second legs were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.


2018 Copa Colombia, Second stage
The second stage was played by the 8 first stage winners. In each tie, the clubs with the best performance after the first stage hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 28–29 March and 12 April 2018, and the second legs were played on 11–12 and 26 April 2018.


2018 Copa Colombia, Third stage
The third stage was played by the four second stage winners and the 12 Categoría Primera A clubs that did not qualify for international competition, which were seeded in the ties according to their position in the 2017 season aggregate table. The two promoted clubs from the Categoría Primera B (Leones and Boyacá Chicó) were the last two seeded teams, with Leones taking the 11th position and Boyacá Chicó the 12th position. The four second stage winners as well as the best four teams according to the 2017 Primera A aggregate table hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 2–3 and 9 May 2018, while the second legs were played on 9–10 and 16 May 2018.


2018 Copa Colombia, Final stages
Each tie in the final stages will be played in a home-and-away two-legged format. In each tie, the team with the better overall record up to that stage will host the second leg, except in the round of 16 where the third stage winners will host the second leg. The teams entering this stage will be the ones that qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores and 2018 Copa Sudamericana, and were drawn into each of the eight ties. In case of a tie in aggregate score, neither the away goals rule nor extra time are applied, and the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.


2018 Copa Colombia, Final stages, Round of 16
The third stage winners (Team 2) hosted the second leg. The first legs were played from 15 to 22 August, and the second legs were played from 21 to 30 August 2018.


2018 Copa Colombia, Final stages, Quarterfinals
Team 2 hosted the second leg. The first legs were played on 12 and 13 September 2018, and the second legs were played on 19 and 26 September 2018.


2018 Copa Colombia, Final stages, Semifinals
Team 2 will host the second leg. The first legs were played on 3 and 5 October, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 October 2018.


2018 Copa Colsanitas
The 2018 Copa Colsanitas (also known as the 2018 Claro Open Colsanitas for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and part of the International category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Bogotá, Colombia, from April 9 through April 15, 2018.


2018 Copa Colsanitas, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 Copa Colsanitas – Doubles
Beatriz Haddad Maia and Nadia Podoroska were the defending champions, but Haddad Maia could not participate this year due to a right wrist injury. Podoroska played alongside Mariana Duque Mariño, but lost in the final to Dalila Jakupović and Irina Khromacheva, 3–6, 4–6.


2018 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Francesca Schiavone was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.


2018 Copa Colsanitas – Singles
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová won the title, defeating Lara Arruabarrena in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2018 Copa Constitució
The 2018 Copa Constitució was the 26th version of the national football knockout tournament involving clubs from Andorra. The cup began on 21 January 2018 and ended on 20 May 2018 with the final. The winners of the cup earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have joined the competition in the preliminary round.


2018 Copa Constitució
UE Santa Coloma were the defending champions having won the cup in the previous season by defeating FC Santa Coloma in the final by a score of 1–0.


2018 Copa Constitució, First round
Eight clubs competed in the first round. The matches were played on 21 January 2018.


2018 Copa Constitució, Quarter-finals
Eight clubs competed in the quarter-finals. The matches were played on 14 March 2018.


2018 Copa Constitució, Semifinals
Four clubs competed in the semifinals. The matches were played on 4 April 2018.


2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo
The 2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and was part of the 2018 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Colina, Chile, on 5–11 November 2018.


2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo – Doubles
Tamaryn Hendler and Anastasia Pivovarova were the defending champions, but neither player chose to participate.


2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo – Doubles
Quinn Gleason and Luisa Stefani won the tournament, defeating Bárbara Gatica and Rebeca Pereira 6–0, 4–6, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo – Singles
Chiara Scholl was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2018 Copa LP Chile Hacienda Chicureo – Singles
Xu Shilin won the title, defeating Paula Ormaechea in the final, 7–5, 6–3.


2018 Copa Libertadores
The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores was the 59th edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores), South America's premier club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2018 Copa Libertadores
River Plate defeated Boca Juniors in the finals by an aggregate score of 5–3 to win their fourth tournament title. As champions, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage. Grêmio were the defending champions, but were defeated by River Plate in the semifinals.


2018 Copa Libertadores
The first leg of the final was played at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018. The New York Times reported that the second leg was referred to as the "Final to End All Finals" and the biggest game in Argentine sport history but it was postponed and moved due to violence against the Boca Juniors team.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Teams
The following 47 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL member associations qualified for the tournament:


2018 Copa Libertadores, Teams
Teams from Mexico, as they did in 2017, withdrew from the 2018 Copa Libertadores, citing schedule conflicts.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. The first stage matches were played on Monday and Friday, instead of the usual midweek of Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. The finals were initially scheduled for 7 and 28 November, but were moved to 10 and 24 November after the finalists were confirmed.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 20 December 2017, 20:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
Teams were seeded by their CONMEBOL ranking of the Copa Libertadores (shown in parentheses), taking into account of the following three factors:


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
For the first stage, the six teams were drawn into three ties (E1–E3), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
For the second stage, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (C1–C8), with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie, excluding the winners of the first stage, which were unseeded and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
For the third stage, no draw was made, and the eight teams were allocated into the following four ties (G1–G4), with the second stage winners with the higher CONMEBOL ranking hosting the second leg. As the identity of the winners of the second stage was not known at the time of the draw, they could be drawn into the same tie with another team from the same association.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
For the group stage, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups (Groups A–H, also denoted as Groups 1–8) of four containing a team from each of the four pots. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group, excluding the winners of the third stage, which were allocated to Pot 4 and whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, and could be drawn into the same group with another team from the same association.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Draws
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 June 2018, 20:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the round of 16, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties (A–H) between a group winner (Pot 1) and a group runner-up (Pot 2), with the group winners hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association or the same group could be drawn into the same tie.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Qualifying stages
In the qualifying stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 29).


2018 Copa Libertadores, Qualifying stages, Copa Sudamericana qualification
The two best teams eliminated in the third stage entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage. Only matches in the third stage were considered for the ranking of teams.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria were used to determine the ranking: 1. Goal difference; 2. Goals scored; 3. Away goals scored; 4. CONMEBOL ranking (Regulations Article 28).


2018 Copa Libertadores, Group stage
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stages. The third-placed teams of each group entered the Copa Sudamericana second stage.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Final stages
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:


2018 Copa Libertadores, Final stages, Seeding
Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to their results in the group stage, with the group winners (Pot 1 in round of 16 draw) seeded 1–8, and the group runners-up (Pot 2 in round of 16 draw) seeded 9–16.


2018 Copa Libertadores, Final stages, Bracket
The bracket was decided based on the round of 16 draw, which was held on 4 June 2018.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina
The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina was the tenth edition of the CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina (also referred to as the Copa Libertadores Femenina), South America's premier women's club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Manaus, Brazil from 18 November to 2 December 2018.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Originally planned from 4 to 18 November the tournament was pushed back two weeks because of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off which fell in the time frame.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Atlético Huila defeated Santos in the final on penalties to win their first tournament title. Iranduba defeated Colo-Colo to finish third.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina
Audax were the defending champions, having won the title the previous year as a joint team with Corinthians. They were eliminated in the group stage.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Host selection
There were eventually three bids for the 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina: Manaus, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and São Paulo proposed by Iranduba, Deportivo ITA and Corinthians, respectively. On 11 June 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be held in Manaus and Iranduba gained the host association additional berth.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Teams
The competition was contested by 12 teams: the champions of all ten CONMEBOL associations were given one entry, additionally the title holders re-entered and the host association qualified one more team.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Venues
Initially two stadiums (Estádio Ismael Benigno and Arena da Amazônia) would host the tournament. On 14 November 2018, CONMEBOL announced that the Estádio Ismael Benigno would no longer host matches, and matches originally to be played there would be moved to Arena da Amazônia. During the tournament, CONMEBOL decided to move the matches scheduled on 25 and 26 November at Estádio Roberto Simonsen to protect the football field of Arena da Amazônia.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 7 November 2018 (originally scheduled on 3 November), 19:00 AMT (UTC−4), at the Arena da Amazônia in Manaus. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four containing a team from each of the four pots. The defending champions Audax were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to position A1 in the group stage. For the remaining two teams from hosts Brazil, the first representative was seeded into Pot 2 and the second representative was seeded into Pot 4. The remaining teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Group stage
In the group stage, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Group stage
The winners of each group and the best runners-up among all groups advanced to the semi-finals.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, Knockout stage
The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If tied after full time, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 23).


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
The 2018 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina de Futsal was the 5th edition of the Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, South America's premier women's club futsal tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
The tournament was held at Luque, Paraguay between 7–14 October 2018.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
Leões Da Serra defeated Sport Colonial in the final to win their first title. San Lorenzo defeated Lyon to finish third. Unochapecó were the defending champions, but did not qualify for this edition.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Teams
The competition is contested by 10 teams: one entry from each of the ten CONMEBOL associations.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Venues
The tournament was played at the Polideportivo del Comité Olímpico Paraguayo in Luque.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 13 September 2018, 11:00 PYT (UTC−4) at the headquarters of the Paraguayan Football Association in Asunción. The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of five. The following two teams were seeded:


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Draw
The remaining teams were seeded based on the results of their association in the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal.


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Squads
Each team has to submit a squad of 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 33).


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 21):


2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal, Knockout stage
In the semi-finals and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 22).


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals was the two-legged final to decide the winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores, the 59th edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's premier international club football tournament organised by CONMEBOL.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Argentine clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate, making it the first Superclásico final of an international competition. The first leg was hosted by Boca Juniors at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 11 November 2018, while the second leg took place outside South America at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain (a neutral venue) on 9 December 2018. This was the last final to take place over two legs, as starting from 2019 the final would be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals
The second leg was originally to be hosted by River Plate at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 24 November 2018. However, due to safety concerns resulting from the attack on the bus of Boca Juniors prior to the match, the second leg was moved outside of Argentina and South America, later confirmed to be the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain. This was the first time that the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final has been held outside of South America, and the first final held outside of the Americas.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals
River Plate won the final 5–3 on aggregate for their fourth Copa Libertadores title. As winners, they qualified as the CONMEBOL representative at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, entering in the semi-finals. They also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 Copa Sudamericana in the 2019 Recopa Sudamericana. River Plate also automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals
Due to the intense rivalry between Boca and River, the match was referred to as the "Superfinal", and "the Final to end all Finals". The press called it the "most important final in Argentina's football history". According to Richard Martin, a Reuters reporter, River's win "guarantees them bragging rights over their neighbours for many years to come".


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Teams
For the third time, two teams from the same country faced each other in the final, after Brazilian teams met in the 2005 and 2006 finals. It was the first all-Argentine final of the Copa Libertadores, as well as the first final to feature two teams from the same city. The 2018 finals marked the first time that the Superclásico was contested in the Copa Libertadores final (or any final of an international competition), and the third time that the two clubs have met in a final, after the 1976 Nacional championship final and the 2017 Supercopa Argentina.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Teams
Their most recent meeting in the Copa Libertadores had been in the 2015 round of 16, where Boca Juniors were disqualified and the tie awarded to River Plate, after River Plate players were attacked in la Bombonera stadium with pepper spray by Boca Juniors fans when the squad returned to the field following halftime of the second leg, when River were leading on aggregate 1–0.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Format
The final was planned to be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team (River Plate) hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner. If extra time was played, a fourth substitution would have been allowed.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg, Summary
The first leg of the final was originally scheduled for 7 November, with the second leg on 28 November 2018 (both on Wednesdays). However, after the finalists were known, CONMEBOL adjusted the dates, with the first leg (hosted by Boca Juniors, the lower seed) on 10 November and the second leg (hosted by River Plate, the higher seed) on 24 November (both Saturdays at 16:00 local time). The Argentine Football Association opposed the date change. Following discussion, the final was moved to 17:00 local time.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg, Summary
The first leg was postponed less than two hours before kickoff due to Boca Junior's pitch at the Estadio Alberto J. Armando being waterlogged due to local flooding. The match was rescheduled for the following day, 11 November, with the kickoff moved to 16:00 local time. The game was goalless until the 34th minute mark, when Ramón Ábila put Boca ahead, only for Lucas Pratto to equalise 90 seconds later. Dario Benedetto then restored Boca's lead, to make the score 2–1 at half-time. However, the game was to end all square at 2–2 after Carlos Izquierdoz scored an own goal for River plate in the 61st minute.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, First leg, Details
Assistant referees:Christian Schiemann (Chile)Claudio Ríos (Chile)Fourth official:Diego Haro (Peru)Video assistant referee:Julio Bascuñán (Chile)Assistant video assistant referees:Piero Maza (Chile)Carlos Astroza (Chile)


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Violence and change of venue
Prior to the second leg of the final on 24 November, the Boca Juniors team bus was attacked en route to River Plate's stadium, the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. Multiple windows on the bus were broken after being hit by projectiles thrown from a crowd surrounding the bus, allowing pepper spray to enter the bus. Multiple players on the bus were injured as a result of the broken glass and pepper spray, with the match delayed by one hour to 18:00 local time.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Violence and change of venue
Kickoff was later moved to 18:20 local time, and again to 19:15, before once more being delayed until 19:30. Following the delays, the match was rescheduled for the following day, 25 November, with the same kickoff, 17:00 local time. Former Boca Juniors and River Plate striker Gabriel Batistuta called the attacks "shameful".


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Violence and change of venue
On 25 November, prior to the rescheduled second leg, Boca Juniors requested that the match be postponed in order for it to be played under equal conditions, which was not met following the attack. CONMEBOL postponed the match once more as equal conditions were not guaranteed. On 27 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the second leg would be played outside Argentina due to safety concerns, with the match taking place on 8 or 9 December. Subsequently, on 29 November, CONMEBOL confirmed the match would take place at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain, on 9 December at 20:30 local time.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Violence and change of venue
For security reasons, prior to the first leg, both clubs unanimously agreed to prohibit away fans from attending either match. However, following the decision by CONMEBOL to move the second leg to Madrid, these plans were altered, with 5,000 tickets allocated to each club. Additionally, River Plate were reprimanded for the bus attack, fined $400,000, and ordered to play two games behind closed doors in the Estadio Monumental.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Violence and change of venue
Real Madrid sold 25,000 tickets to fans of each team, as over 250,000 Argentines live and work in Spain, as among those Argentines include Real Madrid manager Santiago Solari, a former River Plate midfielder. Real also agreed to sell tickets to their season ticket holders, which sold out quickly. Security responsibilities for the second leg have been delegated to the Spanish football federation, rather than CONMEBOL, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez claiming that plans are already underway to have the "necessary deployments to ensure the event is secure".


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Violence and change of venue
However, additional concerns were reputedly raised by both clubs following the decision to move the game to Madrid. Leonardo Ponzio, the River Plate captain, was allegedly involved in a match-fixing scandal during his time at Real Zaragoza, and as such his eligibility to play football in Spain was unclear at the time. Meanwhile, there are also reports that Boca Juniors intend to appeal the decision to relocate the second leg. In a subsequent press release, River Plate also announced an intent to protest the CONMEBOL decision to play in Madrid. Boca Juniors appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to have the second leg postponed, but was rejected, although the court would continue to consider whether River should be suspended.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Summary
The second leg finally went ahead in front of a crowd of approximately 72,000 in the Bernabéu. Most of the early opportunities fell to Boca, and finally Dario Benedetto, who had also scored in the first leg, scored in the 44th minute to give Boca a half-time lead. In the second half, River Plate fought back and finally equalised after another first-leg scorer, Lucas Pratto, scored in the 68th minute. The match then went to extra time, during which Boca were reduced to 10 men after Wilmar Barrios was sent off.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Summary
River Plate took advantage, with Juan Quintero putting them into the lead in the 109th minute. An injury to Fernando Gago in the 116th minute, left Boca to just 9 men having used all substitutions. In the final minute Leonardo Jara hit the post for Boca, only for River Plate to break upfield and make the final score 3–1, with an empty net goal from Pity Martínez. "It's been almost 60 days since this started and there is tremendous sadness," said the Boca manager, Guillermo Barros Schelotto.


2018 Copa Libertadores Finals, Matches, Second leg, Details
Assistant referees:Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)Fourth official:Víctor Carrillo (Peru)Video assistant referee:Leodán González (Uruguay)Assistant video assistant referees:Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)


2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer
The 2018 CONMEBOL Libertadores de Beach Soccer was the third edition of the Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer (known natively in Spanish as the Copa Libertadores de Futbol Playa), an annual continental beach soccer club tournament contested primarily between the champions of the domestic leagues of South American nations who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 12 clubs took part.


2018 Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer
Announced on 31 May, the tournament took place between 26 November and 2 December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was organised by CONMEBOL in cooperation will local entities: the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Brazil Beach Soccer Confederation (CBSB) The event was originally due to take place in Belém, Pará State, Brazil but a change of venue was announced on 23 October.