2018 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season
The 2018 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season is the 27th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Irtysh will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Europa League.


2018 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season, Season events
On 21 December 2017, Gerard Nus was appointed as the new manager of Irtysh Pavlodar on a two-year contract. On 28 April 2018 Nus was sacked as the club's manager, with Dmitry Kuznetsov being appointed as caretaker manager. On 13 June, Oirat Saduov was announced as Irtysh Pavlodar's new manager. On 10 July, Irtysh Pavlodar announced the return of Dimitar Dimitrov on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.


2018 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season, Squad
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2018 FC Istiklol season
The FC Istiklol 2018 season is Istiklol's tenth Tajik League season. They are the current defending Tajik League Champions and will also participate in the Tajik Cup, Tajik Supercup and AFC Cup, entering at the group stage.


2018 FC Istiklol season, Season Events
After being knocked out of the 2018 AFC Cup at the group stage, manager Mukhsin Mukhamadiev resigned as manager six-days later on 22 May 2018, with Alisher Tukhtaev being appointed as acting head coach.


2018 FC Kairat season
The 2018 FC Kairat season is the 8th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. Kairat will participate in the Kazakhstan Super Cup and the Europa League as well as the Kazakhstan Cup and Premier League.


2018 FC Kairat season, Season events
On 15 October 2018, Carlos Alós left Kairat by mutual consent, with Andrei Karpovich being appointed as Caretaker manager.


2018 FC Kairat season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kaisar season
The 2018 FC Kaisar season is the club's second season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and 21st in total. Kaisar will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup.


2018 FC Kaisar season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kaisar season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kaisar season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kaisar season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kaisar season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kyzylzhar season
The 2019 FC Kyzylzhar season is the club's 12th season in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and first since their relegation at the end of the 2009 season. Kyzylzhar will also play in the Kazakhstan Cup.


2018 FC Kyzylzhar season, Squad
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2018 FC Kyzylzhar season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kyzylzhar season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kyzylzhar season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Kyzylzhar season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ordabasy season
The 2018 FC Ordabasy season is the 16th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Ordabasy will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup and the Europa League.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Season events
On 11 January 2018, Georgi Dermendzhiev was appointed as the new manager of Ordabasy.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Season events
After finishing the previous season in third position, Ordabasy would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round but they failed to obtain a UEFA licence.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Squad, On Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ordabasy season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ryukyu season, Squad
As of 10 February 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Seoul season
The 2018 season was FC Seoul's 35th season in the K League 1.


2018 FC Seoul season, Players, Out on loan and military service
Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. ※ In: Transferred from other teams in the middle of the season. ※ Out: Transferred to other teams in the middle of the season. ※ Discharged: Transferred from Sanjgu Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2019 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.


2018 FC Shakhter Karagandy season
The 2018 FC Shakhter Karagandy season is the 27th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Shakhter will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup.


2018 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Season events
On 9 January 2018, Uladzimir Zhuravel was appointed as Shakhter Karagandy's new manager. On 3 July, Zhuravel left Shakhter Karagandy by mutual consent with Andrei Finonchenko being appointed as Caretaker Manager On 18 July, Nikolay Kostov was confirmed as Shakhter Karagandy's new manager.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season
The 2018 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 22nd season, and their 21st in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Season events
On 24 April, manager Roberto Bordin resigned due to family reasons, with Viktor Mikhailov taking over in an interim capacity. On 7 June, Goran Sablić was announced as Sheriff Tiraspol's new manager.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Tobol season
The 2018 FC Tobol season is the 20th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Tobol will also play in the Kazakhstan Cup. After finishing the previous season in third position, Ordabasy would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round but they failed to obtain a UEFA licence, meaning that Tobol qualified in their place.


2018 FC Tobol season, Season events
Prior to the start of the season, Vladimir Nikitenko was appointed as the club's manager following the expiration of Robert Yevdokimov's contract. On 1 August, Vladimir Nikitenko resigned as manager after Tobol were eliminated from the Europa League. Andrei Miroshnichenko was appointed as Caretaker manager before Marek Zub was announced as Tobol's new manager on 6 August 2018.


2018 FC Tobol season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Tokyo season, Squad
As of 14 January 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Tokyo season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ukraine United season
The 2018 season was FC Ukraine United's third season in the Canadian Soccer League, and twelve season since their founding in the Ontario Soccer League. The season marked United's return to the First Division after participating in the Second Division the previous year. After a competitive season with FC Vorkuta the club won their first division title on September 23, 2018.In the postseason United won their preliminary match against Brantford Galaxy, but were defeated in the second round to Scarborough SC. Pavlo Lukyanets, a veteran striker from Ukraine was United's top goalscorer with twelve goals.


2018 FC Ukraine United season, Summary
After spending the 2017 season in the Second Division with a perfect season the club was promoted back into the First Division. Andrei Malychenkov resumed his coaching duties, and maintained the majority of his previous roster with additional imports from the Ukraine. From the onset of the season the club remained highly competitive, and battled with rivals FC Vorkuta for supremacy of the division. Throughout the season Malychenkov achieved the necessary results in clinching the First Division title, and managed an undefeated streak of ten matches with the best offensive record. In the opening round of the playoff tournament FC Ukraine faced Brantford Galaxy, and defeated Brantford 8-7 in a penalty shootout. Their postseason campaign came to a conclusion in the second round after a 2-1 defeat to Scarborough SC.


2018 FC Ukraine United season, Team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Ukraine United season, Canadian Soccer League, Results summary
Last updated: September 20, 2018. Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season


2018 FC Vorkuta season
The 2018 season was FC Vorkuta's second season in the Canadian Soccer League. The club ended their CSL campaign with a club record by securing their first professional championship title in the First Division, and the double in the Second Division. The club qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season after finishing second in the First Division. In the postseason Vorkuta defeated the likes of Real Mississauga, and SC Waterloo Region in order to reach the championship final. Their opposition in the finals were Scarborough SC, where Vorkuta claimed their first CSL Championship after a victory in a penalty shootout.


2018 FC Vorkuta season
While in the Second Division their reserve team clinched the organization's first division title, and made further achievements in the postseason after winning the championship title against Halton United. The club's top goalscorer for the second consecutive season was Sergiy Ivliev with eleven goals.


2018 FC Vorkuta season, Summary
In preparation for the 2018 season the organization selected Denys Yanchuk as the general manager, while Samad Kadirov returned to manage the team. The club continued in recruiting imports from the Ukrainian football market, while retaining their core veterans from the previous season. Their sophomore year within the league produced another successful season by finishing second in the First Division with only a goal differential with FC Ukraine United to separate them from clinching the title.


2018 FC Vorkuta season, Summary
In the opening round of the postseason Vorkuta defeated Real Mississauga, and then followed by a victory over SC Waterloo Region to place them in the championship final. In the finals Vorkuta faced Scarborough SC, and made club history by winning their first CSL Championship in a 6-5 victory in a penalty shootout.


2018 FC Vorkuta season, Summary
Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve team clinched the organization's first division title, and made further history after winning the championship title against Halton United.


2018 FC Vorkuta season, Team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Vorkuta season, Competitions, Canadian Soccer League, Results summary
Last updated: September 20, 2018. Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season


2018 FC Zhetysu season
The 2018 FC Zhetysu season is the club's first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, and 21st season in total


2018 FC Zhetysu season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Zhetysu season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Zhetysu season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Zhetysu season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC Zhetysu season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 FC4
2018 FC4 is a small asteroid and Mars trojan orbiting near the L5 point of Mars (60 degrees behind Mars on its orbit).


2018 FC4, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
2018 FC4 was first observed on 21 March 2018 by the Mt. Lemmon Survey, but it had already been imaged (but not identified as an asteroid) by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope system at Haleakala on the previous night. Its orbit is characterized by very low eccentricity (0.017), moderate inclination (22.1°) and a semi-major axis of 1.52 AU. Upon discovery, it was classified as Mars-crosser by the Minor Planet Center. Its orbit is reasonably well determined as it is currently (January 2021) based on 35 observations with a data-arc span of 790 days. 2018 FC4 has an absolute magnitude of 21.3 which gives a characteristic diameter of 200 m.


2018 FC4, Mars trojan and orbital evolution
Recent calculations indicate that it is a stable L5 Mars trojan with a libration period of 1300 yr and an amplitude of 20°. These values are similar to those of 5261 Eureka and related objects and it may be a member of the so-called Eureka family.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games
The 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Mill Spring, North Carolina, U.S. at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, from September 11 to September 23, 2018. It was the eighth edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). This was the second time that North America hosted the Games, the previous time being in 2010, also in the United States.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Bidding process
The initial bidding process for the 2018 edition of the World Equestrian Games started in 2011 with the initial application stage. Eight countries expressed their interest, and five of them became official candidates in 2012: Rabat, Bromont, Budapest, Vienna and Wellington. Australia, Russia and Sweden withdrew before the official candidature phase.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Bidding process
By 2013, four of the official candidates dropped out, leaving only Bromont in the running. However, instead of awarding the Games to Canada, FEI decided to re-open the bidding process on July 1, 2013, as the Bromont bid was lacking financial support. Bromont remained in the running and was joined by two USA candidates (Wellington and Lexington) as well as Great Britain.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Bidding process
Great Britain and Wellington dropped out, leaving only Bromont and Lexington in contention. Bromont was finally awarded the hosting rights on June 9, 2014.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Bidding process
Bromont withdrew from hosting in 2016, as the financial support was not secured. Following Bromont's withdrawal, Tryon, North Carolina and Šamorín, Slovakia expressed their interest in hosting the event. Tryon was awarded the Games on November 3, 2016.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Bidding process
With the 2018 games, United States became the first nation to host the World Equestrian Games twice.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Logistics
Horses competing in the championships were flown in and out of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina. They were then transported by horse trailers up to Tryon.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence hit the Tryon International Equestrian Center and the surrounding area during the first week of the World Equestrian Games. Reported impacts included heavy rainfall and increased gusts of wind. A special contingency plan has been addressed for the situation.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, Hurricane Florence
The contingency plan included accommodating all horses on-venue in permanent barns, moving grooms accommodated on-site to permanent buildings at the venue, advising shelter locations for all personnel, continuing discussions with airports and Emirates airline on any necessary steps regarding horse arrivals/departures, ensuring smaller tents in the vendor area are tie-strapped together for security, carrying out additional drainage/water channeling to prevent flooding, purchasing additional fuel tanks and filling all fuel tanks to run the generators, preparing to remove fence scrim already installed and taking down flags.


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, WEQx Games
Alongside the World Equestrian Games, Tryon International Equestrian Center was supposed to host the inaugural WEQx Games. WEQx Games were scheduled to feature nine spectator-friendly equine competitions that should "highlight the accessibility, diversity, athleticism, and passion for horses and horse sport for athletes of all ages".


2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, WEQx Games
The program got cancelled amidst Hurricane Florence and various organizational setbacks (delayed construction of venues, budget cuts, low ticket sales).


2018 FFA Cup
The 2018 FFA Cup was the fifth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the Round of 32), including the 10 A-League teams and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Heidelberg United from Victoria).


2018 FFA Cup, Round and dates
For the first time in the competition's history, the decision on the final venue will be conducted by a draw.


2018 FFA Cup, Teams
A total of 32 teams participated in the 2018 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which were from the A-League, one the 2017 National Premier Leagues Champion (Heidelberg United), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.


2018 FFA Cup, Prize fund
The prize fund was unchanged from the previous two years' events.


2018 FFA Cup, Prize fund
In addition, a further $2,500 was awarded from sponsor NAB to Member Federation clubs for each goal scored by them against an A-League opposition. Clubs to receive these prizes were APIA Leichhardt Tigers ($7,500), Hellenic Athletic ($7,500), Avondale FC ($5,000), Rockdale City ($5,000), Bentleigh Greens ($2,500), Bonnyrigg White Eagles ($2,500) and Cairns FC ($2,500).


2018 FFA Cup, Preliminary rounds
FFA member federations teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (Round of 32). All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations took part in the tournament.


2018 FFA Cup, Preliminary rounds
The preliminary rounds will operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in February 2018, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds in June 2018.


2018 FFA Cup, Round of 32
The Round of 32 draw took place on 26 June 2018, with match information confirmed on 2 July.


2018 FFA Cup, Round of 32
The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Gold Coast Knights. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.


2018 FFA Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 draw took place on 7 August 2018, with match details finalised two days later.


2018 FFA Cup, Round of 16
The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Adelaide Comets, APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Avondale FC, Bentleigh Greens, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Broadmeadow Magic, Cairns FC, Devonport City, Heidelberg United and Queensland Lions. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.


2018 FFA Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals draw took place on 29 August 2018, with match details announced the following day.


2018 FFA Cup, Quarter-finals
The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Avondale FC, Bentleigh Greens and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.


2018 FFA Cup, Semi-finals
The Semi-finals draw took place on 26 September 2018, with match details announced the next day.


2018 FFA Cup, Semi-finals
The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Bentleigh Greens. They were the only level 2 team left in the competition.


2018 FFA Cup, Individual Honours
The inaugural recipient of the Michael Cockerill Medal (named after the late former journalist and broadcaster, and recognising the tournament's standout National Premier Leagues performer), was Elvis Kamsoba from Avondale FC.


2018 FFA Cup, Individual Honours
Craig Goodwin from Adelaide United won the Mark Viduka Medal for the player of the match in the Final.


2018 FFA Cup, Broadcasting rights
The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports. The matches were also broadcast online on the My Football Live app from the Round of 16 onwards. In addition to live updates and crosses at concurrent matches, the following matches were broadcast live:


2018 FFA Cup Final
The 2018 FFA Cup Final was the fifth final of the FFA Cup, Australia's main football cup competition. The match was contested between Adelaide United and Sydney FC, in a rematch of the 2017 FFA Cup Final which Sydney FC won. Coopers Stadium in Adelaide hosted the game.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
Adelaide United's progress started at home against fellow A-League side Central Coast Mariners. In a match held at Marden Sports Complex, they won 3–0 through goals to Jordan Elsey, debutant Mirko Boland and Craig Goodwin. The other three wins to take Adelaide to the Final were over National Premier Leagues teams, and as a result all played away from home under competition rules. Firstly, another Craig Goodwin goal saw Adelaide defeat Queensland Lions 1–0 in Brisbane. This was followed by a 2–0 win over APIA Leichhardt in the quarterfinals in Sydney, with Goodwin and Boland again on the scoresheet.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
In the semifinals, Adelaide drew the only remaining National Premier Leagues side: Bentleigh Greens. They won 2–0 in Melbourne, with goals to Jordan Elsey and Ben Halloran putting them into the final. The result also meant that Adelaide United were still yet to concede a goal in the 2018 FFA Cup.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
Sydney FC commenced their 2018 Cup campaign with three wins over National Premier Leagues sides. They began with a win over fellow Sydney side Rockdale City Suns in the Round of 32. Rockdale City Suns had opened the scoring before four consecutive Sydney FC goals, including two to captain Alex Brosque, secured a 4–2 win. In the round of sixteen, Sydney FC travelled to Queensland to play Cairns FC. Again, they fell behind as the NPL side opened the scoring, but second half goals to Brosque (a penalty) and Trent Buhagiar saw Sydney FC win 2–1.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
Avondale FC were their quarterfinals, where two goals to Buhagiar in the first half saw the Sky Blues in the lead. However, Avondale FC fought back strongly in the second half, scoring twice to take the game to extra time. Goals to Milos Ninkovic and Adam Le Fondre gave Sydney FC an eventual 4–2 win. In the semifinals, Sydney FC faced their first A-League opposition of the tournament: Western Sydney Wanderers in a Sydney Derby. The game was played at Penrith Stadium. After a scoreless first half, a goal to Buhagiar, a free kick from Siem de Jong and a penalty from Adam Le Fondre saw the Sky Blues move on to the Final.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue selection
This was the first season to see the Final host team decided by random draw, rather than by Football Federation Australia selection. Adelaide were drawn to host the game, with the match to be played at Coopers Stadium, their home ground.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
Sydney FC were the reigning Champions coming into the match, having beaten Adelaide 2–1 after extra time in the 2017 FFA Cup Final.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
Sydney had also reached the 2016 Final where they had lost to Melbourne City, making this their third consecutive FFA Cup Final Appearance. Sydney would become the first side to win the FFA Cup by winning every game away from home if they were to be victorious. This tournament included the first competitive matches for new Sydney coach Steve Corica, following the departure of Graham Arnold to coach Australia.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
Other than the 2017 Final, Adelaide's other previous final appearance was in the 2014 edition, when they defeated Perth Glory 1–0 to win the inaugural FFA Cup.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
The two sides played out a 1–1 draw in the opening match of the 2018–19 A-League in Adelaide eleven days prior to the final.


2018 FFA Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Ryan GallagherDaniel IllevskiFourth official:Matthew CreamAdditional assistant referees:Daniel ElderBen Abraham


2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
The 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion, Heidelberg United. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the Round of 32. All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition.


2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Schedule
The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, were as follows.


2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Format
The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :


2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Format
Note: Heidelberg United did not participate in the Victorian qualifying rounds, as they already qualified into the FFA Cup as 2017 National Premier Leagues champions.


2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Format
Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues are specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.


2018 FFAS Senior League
The 2018 FFAS Senior League is the 38th edition of the FFAS Senior League, the top football league of American Samoa organized by the Football Federation American Samoa. This season is competed by 12 teams and started on 15 September 2018.


2018 FFAS Women's National League
The 2018 FFAS Women's National League was the fourteenth season of the FFAS Women's National League, the top football league of American Samoa in women's football. The competition began on 15 September 2018 and finished on 5 December 2018. Ilaoa & To'omata won their first league title.


2018 FFSA season
The 2018 Football Federation South Australia season was the sixth season under the National Premier Leagues competition format in South Australia.


2018 FFSA season, League tables, 2018 National Premier Leagues SA
The National Premier League South Australia 2018 season was the sixth edition of the NPL SA as the premier domestic association football competition in South Australia (and second level within Australia overall). 12 teams took part, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.


2018 FFSA season, League tables, 2018 SA State League 1
The 2018 SA State League 1 was the sixth edition of the NPL State League 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and third level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.


2018 FFSA season, League tables, 2018 SA State League 2
The 2017 SA State League 2 was the second edition of the new NPL State League 2 as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia (and fourth level within Australia overall). 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.


2018 FFSA season, League tables, 2018 Women's NPL
The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the third season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.


2018 FFSA season, Cup competitions, 2018 Federation Cup
South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.


2018 FFSA season, Cup competitions, 2018 Federation Cup
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide Comets, A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.


2018 FFU Regions' Cup
2018 FFU Regions' Cup (Ukrainian: Кубок регіонів ФФУ, Kubok rehioniv FFU) is the second season of the Football Federation of Ukraine renewed competition at regional level. The competition is conducted among football teams of Oblasts (regions) composed of players who compete at oblast championships (regional competitions).


2018 FFU Regions' Cup
The winner of the competition will represent Ukraine at the 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup.


2018 FFU Regions' Cup, Tournament structure
The 2018 FFU Regions' Cup competition changed its tournament structure compare to its previous season two year ago.


2018 FFU Regions' Cup, Tournament structure
This season competition is arranged in three stages. The first stage (April 24-26) will have 24 participants and organized into a mini-tournament in six groups of four with two teams that played in the 2016 final receiving a bye for the stage along with the mini tournament group winners. The second stage (May 15-17) is a group stage will have eight participants split into two groups of four with winners of each group advancing to the final game. The third stage is the final that is scheduled to take place on 20 June 2018.


2018 FFU Regions' Cup, Competition schedule, First stage, Group 4
in Mykolaiv, Park Peremohy Stadium (Match 1)and Kherson, Combined Sports School (KDYuSSh) Stadium (Match 2)


2018 FFU Regions' Cup, Competition schedule, First stage, Group 6
in Kharkiv, stadium of the Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs


2018 FFU Regions' Cup, Competition schedule, Second stage
All games were scheduled to be played on 15 and 16 May. For the stage qualified football teams of following regions Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Donetsk.


2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship
The 2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 43rd season of the FIA European Championships for Rallycross Drivers. The season consists of nine rounds across three categories; Supercar, Super1600 and TouringCar. This season is confirmed as the final season for TouringCar. The season commenced on 14 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and culminated on 13 October in Germany at the Estering.


2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship
Swede Anton Marklund is the defending Supercar champion, Hungarian Krisztián Szabó the defending Super1600 champion and Norwegian Lars Øivind Enerberg the defending TouringCar champion.


2018 FIA European Rallycross Championship
Steve Volders was crowned the TouringCar champion on 18 August 2018 after champion-elect Sivert Svardal was disqualified from the final round in Höljes.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
The 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship was the seventh and final season of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, a multi-event motor racing championship for third-tier single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that is held across Europe. The championship features drivers competing in two-litre Formula 3 racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. Teams and drivers competed in ten rounds, running in support of a variety of European motorsport championships including the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the FIA World Endurance Championship.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
As the FIA Formula 3 European Championship and GP3 Series are planned to merge and form the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2019, 2018 was the final year that the championship was run since its formation in 2012.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Mick Schumacher won the championship on his second season. He took the championship lead after win in the first Spielberg race and held it until the second Hockenheim race, where he clinched the title. Dan Ticktum was the championship leader after first Hungaroring race and from finish of the first Silverstone race till the finish of the first Spielberg race but he scored only 42 out of 150 possible points in the final two rounds, losing the title battle by 59 points.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Robert Shwartzman won the rookies' championship and completed the top-three in the driver's standings ahead of another Ferrari Driver Academy members Marcus Armstrong and Guanyu Zhou. Armstrong was placed behind Jüri Vips in both Drivers' and Rookies' standings. While fellow Estonian driver Ralf Aron was behind Armstrong in the driver standings. Prema Theodore Racing successfully defended the teams' championship title, winning over Motopark with one round to spare, and maintaining their record of being the only team to have won the teams' championship since the FIA Formula 3 European Championship was launched in 2012.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Champion Mick Schumacher took 8 wins - one each in Belgium, Italy, Great Britain. He took a hat-trick at the Nürburgring and he won two races at the Red Bull Ring. Runner-up Dan Ticktum, Jüri Vips and Ralf Aron - all took 4 race wins. Guanyu Zhou, Enaam Ahmed and Robert Shwartzman won two races. Marcus Armstrong, Sacha Fenestraz, Jehan Daruvala and Nikita Troitskiy were all victorious once respectively.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Entries
The following teams and drivers are currently competing in the 2018 championship:


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Calendar
The following ten rounds are being contested as part of the 2018 championship:


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The round at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza was replaced by a new round at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as the series continues to support the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The Pau Grand Prix replaced Monza as the opening round of the championship, with the Silverstone round held later in the season.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten drivers. Guest drivers are not eligible to score points.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system
In order for the full points score to be awarded, the race must run for at least twenty-five minutes. In the event that less that twenty-five minutes elapse, half points are awarded.


2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Results and standings, Teams' championship
Points for the team classification solely are awarded to two best finishing cars of each team, omitting the other cars from the classification of the race.


2018 FIA GT Nations Cup
The 2018 FIA GT Nations Cup was the first edition of the FIA GT Nations Cup held at Bahrain International Circuit on 1 December 2018. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete. The event promoters were the Bahrain Motorsport Federation (BMF) and the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). For the following year the event was reformatted as the multi-discipline FIA Motorsport Games.


2018 FIA GT World Cup
The 2018 FIA GT World Cup (formally the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) was a Grand Touring (GT) sports car race held on the Guia Circuit in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau on 18 November. It was the fourth annual edition of the event and the eleventh time overall that GT3 cars had competed in Macau. Only platinum and gold drivers were allowed to compete, but silver drivers were eligible on a case by case basis at the FIA GT World Cup Committee's discretion. The race was promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation working with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The race itself was made up of two races: a 12-lap qualifying race that set the starting order for the 18-lap main race.


2018 FIA GT World Cup
The main race was won by BMW Team Schnitzer driver Augusto Farfus in a BMW M6 GT3. Earning the pole position by winning the Qualification Race the previous afternoon, Farfus led every lap of the main race to claim his fourth victory in Macau and his first since the 2009 Guia Race of Macau. BMW became the third manufacturer to win the FIA GT World Cup. Second place went to Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing driver Maro Engel and his teammate Edoardo Mortara finished third.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
The 2018 FIA GT World Cup was confirmed during a 9 March meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council. A contract extension with race organisers allowed the event to be held in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau. Occurring on the 6.120 km (3.803 mi) Guia Circuit in the streets of Macau, on 18 November 2018 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying, it was the fourth staging of the race and the eleventh GT3 event in Macau.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
The race was promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) working with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); the SRO was appointed by the promoter Associação Geral Automóvel de Macau-China to form a field of cars. In accordance with the event regulations, the manufacturers' championship was presented to the maker of the car of the winning participant. Tyre manufacturer Pirelli was nominated by the FIA as the race's control tyre supplier for the fourth year in succession.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
In order to enter the race, drivers had to have competed in a FIA-regulated championship race based on GT3 regulations over the prior two seasons or have acquired significant experience in Grand Touring (GT) cars. Only platinum or gold racing license holders could automatically enter. Silver ranked drivers were permitted as well, but these had to be approved individually by the FIA GT World Cup Committee. Bronze rated competitors were not allowed to compete. Entries were open from 6 July to 31 August. The FIA released the entry list on 18 October.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
A total of 15 drivers representing 11 different nationalities, five separate manufacturers, and series such as the ADAC GT Masters and the Blancpain GT Series were in the entry list. Three former FIA GT World Cup winners in Maro Engel, Laurens Vanthoor and Edoardo Mortara, as well as the 2007 Macau Grand Prix winner Oliver Jarvis.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
The FIA imposed a balance of performance to ensure a high level of parity. The Audi R8 LMS had 10 kg (22 lb) of ballast added. Meanwhile, the BMW M6 GT3 received a weight decrease of 10 kg (22 lb) but its turbocharger boost was reduced. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 received an increase in handling with a 20 kg (44 lb) loss in ballast but lost performance because its air restrictor was lowered in size by 1 mm (0.039 in). The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 debuted in Macau weighing in at 1,305 kg (2,877 lb) and the Porsche 911 GT3 R received no performance changes.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Practice
Two half-an-hour practice sessions were held before the race on 18 November: the first on the afternoon of 15 November and the second on the morning of 16 November. Robin Frijns in the No. 66 Team WRT Speedstar Audi R8 LMS lapped fastest in the first practice session at 2 minutes, 18.588 seconds, ahead of Mortara, Christopher Haase, Augusto Farfus and Earl Bamber. Four manufacturers were represented in the first five. The session was stopped for separate accidents at the Melco hairpin. Dries Vanthoor, Frijns' teammate, struck the wall on the outside and lost control, stopping sideways across the circuit.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Practice
His car suffered damage to its front-left bodywork, and the spoiler was removed. Mathieu Jaminet was unsighted and crashed into the wall sustaining minor damage to his car's left door while attempting to avoid Dries Vanthoor. After that, Farfus was required to stop. In the second practice session, four manufacturers again occupied the first five positions as Bamber set the fastest lap in the No. 912 Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R at 2 minutes, 17.436 seconds with three minutes left after adjustments and tyre changes. Engel, Frijns, Laurens Vanthoor and Farfus followed in positions second through fifth. The session concluded early when Haase lost control of his vehicle and damaged it in a collision with the barrier at the R Bend turn.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying
Friday afternoon's half-hour qualifying session determined the qualification race's starting order through each driver's fastest lap times. Conditions were cool for qualifying. On his second race in Macau, Raffaele Marciello in the No. 999 GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 achieved pole position by becoming the only driver to go below 2 minutes, 17 seconds with a 2 minutes, 16.8 seconds time on his final timed lap. It was his second pole position in Macau following his first at the 2013 Macau Grand Prix. Marciello demoted Farfus from pole to second, although the latter went faster with 2 minutes remaining.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying
Engel took third and Mortara was fourth to make it three Mercedes in the first four positions following late-session improvements and a battle between both drivers. Manthey's Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor were fifth and sixth leading Audi drivers Frijns, Haase and Dries Vanthoor in positions seven through nine. Jaminet qualified tenth. Alexandre Imperatori in 11th was followed by the Hong Kong duo of Adderly Fong and Darryl O'Young in 12th and 13th. Jarvis qualified 14th in his first Macau race since winning the 2007 Macau Grand Prix and Tsugio Matsuda qualified 15th to complete the starting order. During qualifying, Frijins outbraked himself at Lisboa corner and crashed into the barrier, requiring a localised yellow flag to extricate him with less than three minutes to go.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying, Post-qualifying
Before the qualifying race, the FIA again altered the balance of performance, reducing the minimum ballast of the three KCMG-fielded Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3s by 20 kg (44 lb) for better handling. The vehicles also received an increase in performance with turbocharger boost raises across every power level. O’Young began from the rear of the field following an engine switch post-qualifying.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
The qualifying race to set the starting order for the main race commenced under overcast conditions of 23 °C (73 °F) at 13:05 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 17 November. Matsuda failed to start because smoke bellowed from the front of his car as the formation lap began. Farfus made a better getaway from Marciello to move into the lead on the outside into Mandarin Bend corner. Almost immediately, the safety car was deployed for an three-car collision. Laurens Vanthoor and Mortara collided entering Mandarin Bend turn as the latter was defending from the former and Bamber on both sides.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
Mortara swerved to the right as Bamber executed a similar manoevure, causing contact with Laurens Vanthoor. That caused Vanthoor to go into a half spin, crashing into the outside barrier sideways and rolling back across the circuit. He was unhurt. Two laps were completed under safety car conditions to enable the removal of Laurens Vanthoor's car from the circuit before it was withdrawn for the restart on the third lap.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
Farfus was late to returning to racing speeds, having taken longer than usual steering from side to side in his car on the back straight before the final turn. He made a clean getaway and extended his lead to a second over Marciello by the conclusion of the third lap, and he subsequently extended it to 21⁄2 seconds.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
On lap seven, Marciello set the race's fastest lap of 2 minutes, 17.989 seconds to briefly threaten a comeback but Farfus immediately reacted by lapping 2⁄5 of a second faster than the former on lap eight and subsequently by seven-tenths of a second on the ninth lap, resetting the fastest lap to a 2 minutes, 17.987 seconds in the process. Thereafter, Farfus could incrementally increase his lead even as Marciello and his teammate Engel were faster in the track's mountain section. He achieved victory in the 12-lap qualification race to claim pole position for the main race by 3.812 seconds over Marciello. The last classified finishers were Engel, Mortara, Bamber, Frijns, Haase, Dries Vanthoor, Jaminet, Imperatori, Fong, Jarvis and O'Young.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Augusto Farfus on winning the 2018 FIA GT World Cup.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
The race commenced in overcast conditions at 12:25 local time on 18 November. Laurens Vanthoor was withdrawn before the start of the event because of damage sustained to the chassis of his car in his first lap accident with Mortara in the previous day's qualification race forcing his second consecutive weekend-ending crash. From pole position, Farfus made a brisk start and steered to the inside to maintain the lead over Marciello entering the first turn. Maricello put pressure onto Farfus into Lisboa corner but was unable to effect an overtake and settled into second position.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Behind Farfus and Maricello, Mortara and his teammate Engel were third and fourth with Bamber fifth. On the second lap, Bamber made contact with the barrier at the Solitude Esses but continued without sustaining damage to his vehicle. By the conclusion of the lap, Farfus had opened up a lead of more than one second over Marciello. Following the opening four laps, Marciello drew close to Farfus and was able to put pressure on the race leader by following him closely.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Marciello was able to lap faster in the circuit's mountain areas, although he could not draw close enough to Farfus to attempt a pass. On the eighth lap, Marciello ran deep by braking too late for Lisboa turn and hit the barrier while trying to turn into the corner. He returned to the track without necessitating the yellow flags and fell to tenth position. The accident promoted Engel to second behind Farfus.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Engel frequently employed light flashing to try and distract Farfus. He remained within a second of Farfus who countered with the higher straightline speed of his BMW over Engel's Mercedes-Benz's throughout most of the remainder of the event. On lap 11, Matsuda overtook O'Young for 13th position as Marciello passed Imperatori for 9th place and Jaminet moved past Dries Vanthoor into 7th position on the following lap. Engel made an error braking for the Melco hairpin with two laps left, increasing Farfus' lead.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Ultimately, Farfus led all 18 laps to achieve his first victory in Macau since the 2009 Guia Race of Macau, his fourth in Macau and his first GT win on the Guia Circuit. BMW became the third manufacturer to clinch the FIA GT World Cup. Engel followed 0.981 seconds later in second. His teammate Mortara finished third, overcoming an early race error at the Police bend and despite his car lacking downforce and pace. Bamber in fourth was the final car in the lead pack.


2018 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
The highest-placed Audi driver was Frijns in fifth, giving four manufacturers representation in the top five. Frijns was two seconds ahead of brandmate Haase in sixth. Macau debutants Jaminet and Dries Vanthoor were seventh and eighth with Marciello ninth, and Imperatori was the highest-finishing Nissan participant with a tenth-place finish. Fong, Jarvis, Matuda and O'Young were the final finishers. Only three overtakes occurred on the circuit during a race which saw no caution periods.


2018 FIA GTC season
The 2018 FIA GTC season was the inaugural season of the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships (FIA GTC), a professional esports league for the racing video game Gran Turismo Sport, managed by Japanese developer Polyphony Digital and French governing body Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The series concurrently runs two championships in the duration of the season, in the form of the Nations Cup (entrants from their respective countries will represent them) and the Manufacturers Series (entrants will race for and represent their chosen manufacturer).


2018 FIA GTC season
The season opening event began in 10 May at Nürburg, and concluded at Monaco with the season world final. Igor Fraga was crowned the inaugural Nations Cup champion, and the trio of Kanata Kawakami, Tyrell Meadows, and Vincent Rigaud became the inaugural Manufacturers Series champions with Lexus at the World Final event.


2018 FIA GTC season, Format
A phase dubbed as the "Online Series", which is essentially a qualification phase to decide the participants that will race in the live events of the championship tournament, kicks off every season. The Online Series is divided into four stages, with each stage hosting ten rounds. By the end of each stage, another World Tour event is hosted, which includes the top players from that stage instead of the top drivers from the previous season.


2018 FIA GTC season, Format
The top players who are selected after the series must sign an application form in order to be able to participate for the World Tour events, and they must also be over 18. The Online Series goes on for five to seven months. The winner from the World Tour event gains direct access to the "World Final" event.


2018 FIA GTC season, Format
The "Live Events" begin after the Online Series. The Nations Cup category includes the top 90 players (30 per region) with the highest points across all four stages. Three different live events occur, with each live event carrying a specific world region. The top 10 players from those regions enter the "World Final" event, a championship stage to decide the number one player. The Manufacturer Series category includes the top 48 players (three players per region) and 16 manufacturers with the highest points across all four stages. The top players and manufacturers participate in the "World Final" event, to decide the top three players and the number one manufacturer. The winners of their respective series at the "World Final" are crowned either Nations Cup champion or Manufacturer Series champion.


2018 FIA GTC season, Series calendar
The series was set in six locations around the world.


2018 FIA R-GT Cup
The 2018 FIA R-GT Cup was the fourth edition of the FIA rally cup for GT cars in Group R-GT. The cup was contested over 5 tarmac rounds from the WRC, the ERC and the Rallye International du Valais. The competition was won by French driver Raphaël Astier in an Abarth 124 R-GT.


2018 FIA R-GT Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2018 season features five tarmac rallies: two selected tarmac rounds from the WRC, two selected rounds from the ERC and the 59. Rallye International du Valais from the TER series.


2018 FIA WTCR Race of Hungary
The 2018 FIA WTCR Race of Hungary was the second round of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Hungary. It was held on 28 and 29 April 2018 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The first and third races were won by Gabriele Tarquini and the second won by Jean-Karl Vernay.


2018 FIA WTCR Race of Hungary, Entry list
A total of 25 cars were entered, along with two Hungarian wildcard entries; Attila Tassi and Daniel Nagy. The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:


2018 FIA WTCR Race of Morocco
The 2018 FIA WTCR Afriquia Race of Morocco was the opening round of the 2018 World Touring Car Cup and the first running of the FIA WTCR Race of Morocco. It was held on 7 and 8 April 2020 at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco. The first and third races were won by Gabriele Tarquini and the second won by Jean-Karl Vernay.


2018 FIA WTCR Race of Morocco, Entry list
A total of 25 cars were entered. The following teams and drivers were entered into the event:


2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
The 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the fifth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.


2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Johan Kristoffersson won the Drivers' Championship for the second season running during the World RX of the United States.


2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Calendar
The 2018 championship was contested over twelve rounds in Europe, Africa and North America.


2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Entries, Supercar
Drivers with a green background are ineligible to score points towards the Championship for Teams.


2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Entries, RX2
2 Despite having been born in Andorra, Albert Llovera is recognised by the RX2 International Series and by extension, the FIA World Rallycross Championship as a Spanish driver for the duration of the 2018 season.


2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Results and standings, FIA World Rallycross Championship for Drivers
a Ekström received no points from the final as he was disqualified after crashing into Solberg. b Loss of fifteen championship points – stewards' decision  c Loss of ten championship points – stewards' decision


2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
The 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup was the fourth edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships, organized by FIBA Europe, and was held between 14 and 16 September 2018, in the city's Metropolitan Circus in Bucharest, Romania. This 3x3 basketball competition featured separate tournaments for men's and women's national teams. This was the third time that Bucharest had hosted the championships, after the 2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships at the University Square and the 2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships within the AFI Cotroceni shopping mall.


2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
Serbia won their first European championship title in the men's tournament, by beating Latvia in the final. In the women's tournament, France won their first European championship title by beating the Netherlands in the final.


2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup, Draw
Several qualifiers were held across three nations namely, Andorra, France, and the host country itself. The hosts, Romania, qualified automatically for the both men's and women's events. The draw of the groupings was announced by FIBA last 16 August 2018.


2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup hosted in Bucharest, Romania, was contested by 12 teams. Four-time 3x3 World Champions Serbia won its first ever European 3x3 championship after dethroning defending European 3x3 Champions, Latvia, 19–18 in the final.


2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
The hosts, Romania, qualified for the tournament automatically. The eleven other teams went in their respective qualifiers. FIBA announced the composition of the pools last 16 August 2018.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 8 and 12 June 2018 in Bocaue, Bulacan, just north of Manila. It is co-organized by FIBA.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Background
It was announced on 5 December 2017 that the tournament would be held at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan, which is just north of Metro Manila. Since the final would be held on Philippine Independence Day, cultural events were also planned alongside the tournament proper. The Philippine Arena will also be used for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Background
The tournament was officially launched on 18 January 2018 at the Bonifacio High Street in Taguig. The official logo for the event was also unveiled during the ceremony.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Participating teams
The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking on 17 January 2018 was used as basis to determine the participating FIBA member associations. The hosts, the Philippines, qualified automatically for both the men's and women's events, while the defending champions, Serbia for men's and Russia for women's, also qualified automatically. The top 20 teams in the men's and women's Federation Rankings qualified with the following conditions: a maximum of 10 teams from a single continent could qualify and at least 30 FIBA member associations must participate. The 40 qualifying teams (20 each for the men's and women's tournaments) had to confirm their participation by 30 November 2017. FIBA confirmed the participation of 37 member associations on 18 January 2018.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests
As part of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup held from June 8 to 12, 2018, three tournaments in addition to the main 3x3 men's and women's tournaments were contested. The Dunk-out contest was for men, the Skills contest for women, and the Shoot-out contest for both men and women.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Dunk contest, Qualification phase
Each player competed in two rounds and four players with the highest score advances to the knockout stage. In a case of a tie, the tied players would have to perform again and in case they were still tied, the jury would have to decide the player who will advance through a majority decision.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Dunk contest, Knockout stage, Final
Two players will compete for three rounds instead of two.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Skills contest
The skills contest was contested by women players from the qualified 3x3 national teams of the main tournament. Each team can enter at most a single player for the competition. The contest which had a time limit of 45 seconds involves a qualification phase and a knockout round. The players begins on the starting line on the side of their choice. Upon a signal, the player must execute the following in order:


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Skills contest
The four women with the best time record qualify for the knock-out round


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest
The shoot-out contest is a mixed-gender competition with at most one male and one female player from 3x3 national teams participating in  the main tournaments.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Qualification phase
Each player were to attempt 10 shots with every successful shot worth one point


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Qualification phase
Two male and two female players with the most points in the shortest amount of time advance to the final. In case of a tie or players scoring the same points within the same amount of time, the tied players were tasked to shoot again. The round concluded on June 11, 2018.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Final
Players were to attempt 18 shots from four different locations:


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Final
Shots made from the 3x3 are worth 2 points while the rest of the shots of are worth 1 point. The tiebreaker which was used in the qualification phase is used again for the final.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Final
Final was held on June 12, 2018 was won by Janine Pontejos of the Philippines' women's team. She won over Alexandra Stolyar of Russia's women's team due to a better time record despite both players having tied scores.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament
The men's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup hosted in Bocaue, Philippines was contested by 20 teams.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
All five FIBA zones were represented. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
FIBA announced the composition of the pools on April 10, 2018. There was no draw made and the teams were seeded based on their FIBA National Federation rankings as of the April 1, 2018 cut-off date. The top one, two, three, and four teams were placed at the top of Pools A, B, C, and D respectively.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
The next four teams are placed in reversed order with the top five team placed as the second team of Pool D and the top eight team designated as the second team of Pool A. The remaining eight teams are seeded in a similar manner with the last ranked team placed as the last team of Pool A.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament
The women's tournament of the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup hosted in Bocaue, Philippines, was contested by 20 teams.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
All FIBA continental zones except for FIBA Oceania are represented by at least one team. The top 20 teams, including the hosts, based on the FIBA National Federation ranking qualified for the tournament.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
FIBA announced the composition of the pools on April 10, 2018. There was no draw made and the teams were seeded based on their FIBA National Federation rankings as of the April 1, 2018 cut-off date. The top one, two, three, and four teams were placed at the top of Pools A, B, C, and D respectively.


2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
The next four teams are placed in reversed order with the top five team placed as the second team of Pool D and the top eight team designated as the second team of Pool A. The remaining eight teams are seeded in a similar manner with the last ranked team placed as the last team of Pool A.


2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup
The 2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup was the 24th edition of the FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship for Women, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Africa. The tournament was held in Maputo, Mozambique, from 17 to 25 November 2018.


2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup
Ferroviário de Maputo from the host country won their maiden title, and their country's sixth title overall, by edging out the five-time champions Interclube of Angola, 59-56, in the Finals.


2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 15 November in the Mozambican capital city of Maputo.


2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, Draw
Ferroviário de Maputo FAP Yaoundé Interclube Equity Bank Vita Club


2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, Awards, All-Star Five
The following players were named to the All-Star Five line-up.


2018 FIBA Americas League
The 2018 FIBA Americas League was the 11th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.


2018 FIBA Americas League, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Americas League title holders):


2018 FIBA Americas League, Group phase
Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 19 January until 11 February 2018.


2018 FIBA Americas League, Semifinal phase
The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 2 March until 11 March 2018.


2018 FIBA Americas League, Final Four
The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2018 season. The tournament was held from 24 March and 25 March 2018 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 27th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted by China, took place in Thailand from 27 September to 2 October 2018. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament:


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Qualification
Already qualified to the main tournament are the following nations:


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Host
The Basketball Association of Thailand was awarded the hosting duties. They assigned to Stadium 29 in the Bangkok suburb of Nonthaburi as the host of the tournament. The arena is the home of Mono Vampire in the Thailand Basketball League and in the ASEAN Basketball League.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, Draw
The draw was held on September 14, at Stadium 29 at Nonthaburi. The eight teams were divided into two groups. Hosts Mono Vampire chose their own group after three teams were drawn.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification
Qualification for the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup started in 2017 and will end in 2018.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Background
Starting this year, there are a lot of changes in the qualification leading to the main tournament:


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Background
Already qualified to the main tournament are teams from these leagues:


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Background
Awaiting results are the West Asia and East Asia Final 8 Qualifiers:


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, West Asia
On March 17, 2018, Petrochimi of Iran avenged their last year's defeat against Al-Riyadi of Lebanon to rule the West Asia Basketball Association (WABA) Champions Cup qualifiers, 83-53, in the Final in Beirut, Lebanon. Joining the finalists is Sareyyet Ramallah of Palestine, which qualified by virtue of their win over Syria's Al Jaish.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, West Asia
The top three teams are now qualified to the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)” Round 1.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Southeast Asia
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup SEABA qualifier was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from 8–10 May 2018.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Southeast Asia
The competition qualify two club teams from the SEABA sub-zone for the "Road to Final 8 (East Asia)" round of the main tournament.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Southeast Asia
The two successful SEABA club teams will join club teams from Chinese Taipei and India in the next round, which will qualify one team to the Final 8, joining the group composed of Australia, Japan and the Philippines.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Southeast Asia
Thailand's Mono Vampire, and Indonesia's Pelita Jaya have qualified for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 - Road to Final 8 East Asia after finishing among the top two.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Gulf
The FIBA Asia Champions Cup GBA qualifier was held in Muscat, Oman from 6–14 May 2018.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Gulf
The sub-zone qualifier will qualify three teams for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, which will determine the identity of the four teams in the “Road To Final 8 (West Asia)”.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Gulf
Two teams from Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and a team each from Saudi Arabia and the hosts Oman participated in the weeklong sub-zone qualifier.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, Gulf
Bahrain's Al Manama, UAE's Sharjah and Qatar's Al-Arabi have qualified for the Round 1 of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 - Road to Final 8 West Asia after finishing among the top three.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, East Inter-Sub Zone qualification
South Asia will be represented by the best club team from India and they will participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 East Inter-Sub Zone Qualification that will be held in Thailand on 30 July.


2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup qualification, East Inter-Sub Zone qualification
East Asia has already three direct spots allocated to the Final 8 (China, Korea, Japan) and Taiwan's Pauian will participate in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 East Inter-Sub Zone Qualification that will be held in Thailand on 30 July.


2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
The 2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals will be the concluding games of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals will be played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 25 and the second one on 2 May 2018.


2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
For the second consecutive time, two teams from the same country will meet in the final.


2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, Venue
The Palasport Giacomo Del Mauro was the first venue. The Palasport originally had a 3,600 seating capacity. It was expanded to a 5,300 seating capacity in 2008, specifically in order to meet the minimum capacity requirements for EuroLeague games, which require an arena of at least 5,000 seats. In 2008, the arena's usage rights were also entrusted to Air Avellino, for a period of ten years.


2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, Venue
The Palasport Giuseppe Taliercio in Venice, the venue for the second leg, opened in 1978. It was used as one of the host arenas of the 1979 EuroBasket. It has most notably been used as the home arena of the Italian basketball club, Reyer Venezia Mestre, of the Lega Basket Serie A. The Italian club Basket Mestre 1958 also used the arena at one time.


2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).


2018 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
The 2018 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women was the 8th edition of the FIBA Europe SuperCup Women. It was held on 17 October 2018 at the DIVS Sport Hall in Yekaterinburg, Russia.


2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
The 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries was the 16th edition of this tournament. It was hosted by San Marino.


2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, Teams
Seven teams played in the competition, with the return of Norway, 17 years after their last appearance in a FIBA competition.


2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, Teams
Armenia, that participates in the EuroBasket 2021 qualification, and Wales, integrated in the team of Great Britain, were the teams from the previous edition that did not participate in this one.


2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
The 2018 FIBA Polynesian Basketball Cup was an international basketball tournament contested by national teams of the newly formed Polynesia sub-zone of FIBA Oceania. The inaugural edition of the tournament was hosted by Samoa from 19 to 24 November 2018. Matches were played at the NUS Gymnasium.


2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
The tournament serves as qualifiers for the basketball events of the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa with three berths for Polynesia allocated for the top three teams,  excluding Samoa, in this tournament.


2018 FIBA Polynesia Basketball Cup
Tahiti swept its way throughout the tournament, sweeping the preliminaries and won their first-ever Polynesian Cup championship over the hosts Samoa in the Final, 77-73. The finalists, along with Tonga, who edged American Samoa in the Bronze Medal Match, 79-77, will represent Polynesia in the men's basketball tournament of the 2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held in Samoa.


2018 FIBA U16 European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship was the 32nd edition of the Under-16 European Basketball Championship. The competition took place from 10 to 18 August 2018 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Sixteen (16) teams are participating, including 2017 Division B top three finishers.


2018 FIBA U16 European Championship, First round
In this round, sixteen teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the Playoffs.


2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 15th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship. It was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 9 to 18 August 2018. 24 teams participated in the competition. Russia men's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C
The 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C was held in Serravalle, San Marino, from 3 to 11 July 2018. Ten teams participated in the competition.


2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was the 30th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was held in Kaunas, Lithuania. Italy won their first title in this age level after beating the Czech Republic in the final 60-52. It was Italy's first ever gold medal after six silver medals and seven bronze medals


2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B was the 15th edition of the Division B of the European basketball championship for women's national under-16 teams. It was played in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 to 25 August 2018. Sweden women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division B, First round
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups. The first two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals, the third and fourth teams will advance to the 9th–16th place playoffs, the other teams will play in the 17th–23rd place classification.


2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C
The 2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C was the 14th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-16 basketball championship. It was played in Chișinău, Moldova, from 3 to 8 July 2018. Austria women's national under-16 basketball team won the tournament.


2018 FIBA U18 European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 35th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Riga, Ventspils and Liepaja, Latvia, from 28 July to 5 August 2018.


2018 FIBA U18 European Championship, Preliminary round
The draw ceremony was held on 16 January 2018 in Freising, Germany.


2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Skopje, from 27 July to 5 August 2018.


2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division B, Group phase
In this round, the 24 teams are allocated in four groups of six teams each.


2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
The 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C was the 14th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U18 European Championship. It was played in Pristina, Kosovo, from 22 to 29 July 2018. 9 teams participated in the competition. The host team, Kosovo, won the tournament.


2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was an international basketball competition that was held from 4 to 12 August 2018 in Italy. It was the 35th edition of the championship. 16 national teams from across Europe, composed of women aged 18 and under, competed in the tournament.


2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, First round
The first-round groups draw took place on 16 January 2018 in Freising, Germany.


2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-18 teams. It was held in Austrian towns Fürstenfeld, Güssing and Oberwart from 3 to 12 August 2018. Lithuania women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C
The 2018 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C was the 13th edition of the Division C of the FIBA U18 Women's European Championship, the third tier of the European women's under-18 basketball championship. It was played in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, from 24 to 29 July 2018. Gibraltar women's national under-18 basketball team won the tournament.


2018 FIBA U20 European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in Chemnitz, Germany from 14 to 22 July 2018. It was won by Israel.


2018 FIBA U20 European Championship, First round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams will advance to the Second Round of 16.


2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U20 European Championship, the second-tier level of the European Under-20 basketball championship. The tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 22 July 2018.


2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B, Group Phase
In the Group Phase the 22 participating teams are divided into two groups of six and two groups of five. Teams play five or four games within their group.


2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship
The 2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's U-20 European basketball championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was played in Sopron, Hungary, from 7 to 15 July 2018.


2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship, Preliminary round
In this round, the 16 teams are allocated in four groups of four teams each. All teams advance to the playoff round of 16.


2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B
The 2018 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B was the 14th edition of the Division B of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-20 teams. It was held in Oradea, Romania, from 7 to 15 July 2018. The Czech Republic women's national under-20 basketball team won the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup(Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2018) was an international basketball competition, held from 30 June to 8 July 2018, in Rosario and Santa Fe, Argentina. It was the fifth edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup
The United States won their fifth title, is as many tournaments, after defeating France in the final.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, Bids
The host was chosen in 2017 it was decided to be held in Argentina over Bulgaria which will host in 2020, it also beat out Israel.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, Draw
The draw was held on 14 March 2018 in Rosario, Argentina.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, Marketing
The logo and brand identity of the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup was unveiled during the Argentina-Uruguay 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas qualifier match held in 23 February 2018 in Olavarría. The logo design was inspired from the Flag of Argentina. The ball represents the sun of the flag while the hands depicted contesting a tip off was derived from the two blue bands of the flag. The hands are meant to evoke a "sense of a journey unfolding". The brand identity used for the tournament had its sun as its primary symbol which is meant to symbolize the "new stars that will rise and shine" in the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (Belarusian: Кубак свету па баскетболе сярод жанчын да 17 гадоў ФІБА 2018) was an international basketball competition held from 21 to 29 July 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. It was the fifth edition of the FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup. Sixteen national teams competed in the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup
The United States won their fourth title after defeating France in the final.


2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship was the 21st edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mali from August 24 to September 2 in Bamako. The finalists of this championship will earn the right to represent the continent at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.


2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship, Hosts Selection
On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Bamako, Mali as the host city for the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship was an international under-18 basketball tournament that was held from 10–16 June 2018 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The eleventh edition of the biennial competition, this is also the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship, Hosts selection
On 12 April 2017, FIBA Americas, Canada Basketball and the Niagara Sports Commission announced that the city of St. Catharines will host the 2018 edition of the FIBA U18 Americas Championship. This will be the first time that Canada will host the continental under-18 tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship, Preliminary round
The draw was held on 20 March 2018 in FIBA Americas Regional Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship was the 25th edition of the Asian Championship for Junior Men aged 18 years old and below. The tournament was held in Nonthaburi, Thailand from August 5 to 11.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship
Australia held off New Zealand, 72−63, to win their first-ever Under-18 Asian title in their debut, while China avenged their Preliminary Round loss to the Philippines, 76−57, to secure third place in the final day of competition. The top four teams qualified and will represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, Format
This edition of the tournament will be using a different format as compared to what was used since 2010. While there would still be a preliminary round robin of four groups of four teams, the single-elimination final round immediately follows the preliminary round. In the final round, the teams that finished second and third in their respective groups would play in the qualifications to quarterfinals of the final round, while the group winners automatically qualify to the quarterfinals proper.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, Draw
Prior to the draw, the 16 teams were separated into 4 pots based on the latest FIBA Boys' World Ranking, as shown within the parenthesis.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, Draw
Japan (27) Chinese Taipei (31) New Zealand (33) Philippines (34)


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, Draw
Syria (62) Thailand (67) Indonesia (71) United Arab Emirates (82)


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, Draw
The Draw ceremony was held on July 6 at Mono 29 Stadium in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Teams in each pot were distributed into four groups, with the host nation picking their group. Thailand eventually decided to be drawn in Group C, along with Bahrain and newcomers Australia & New Zealand.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, Venues
Most games were held at Stadium 29, located in the Bangkok suburb of Nonthaburi. A few games were held at the Thai-Japanese Bangkok Youth Center in Bangkok.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship
The 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship was the 15th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from August 10 to 19, 2018 in Maputo.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship, Hosts Selection
On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Maputo, Mozambique as the host city for the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship, Preliminary round
The draw was held in Maputo, Mozambique on 9 August 2018.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship
The 2018 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women is an international basketball competition that currently takes place from August 1–7, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the twelfth edition of the championship, and is the FIBA Americas qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. Eight national teams from across the Americas, composed of women aged 19 and under, will compete in the tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship, Preliminary round
The draw was held in Mexico City, Mexico on 10 July 2018.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship
The 2018 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournament, which was also the 24th edition of the biennial competition, was held in Bangalore, India from October 28 to November 3. The top four teams qualified and will represent FIBA Asia in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship
By virtue of topping their respective groups in Division A at the end of the preliminary round, South Korea and Japan earlier booked their spots in the U19 "Worlds", while Australia and China subdued their opponents in the qualification to the semifinals-round to also clinch their spot in the following year's tournament.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship
China defeated their old rivals Japan in the Final for the fifth straight time, with a score of 89-76, to annex their fifth straight title and sixteenth championship overall. Meanwhile, Australia avenged their preliminary-round loss to South Korea, with a score of 75-58, in the Bronze Medal Match.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
The sixteen participating teams will be divided into two divisions, Division A and Division B of eight teams each.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
In each division, the eight participating teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of four teams each.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
Each team shall play all the other teams within its own group. The final stage standings will be established after the games for a total of twelve are all played.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
Teams that will finish first in each group will advance to the semifinal round, awaiting the winners of the qualification to semifinals round.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
Teams that will finish second and third in each group will face the third-placed and second-placed team, respectively, in the other group within its own division for the qualification to semifinals round.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
Winners of the qualification to semifinals round will face the outright semifinalists in the semifinal round. Losers will face each other for the fifth-sixth place classification round.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
For the seventh-eighth place classification round, teams that will finish fourth in each group will face the other fourth-placed team in the other group within its own division.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
For Division A, all semifinalists will qualify to the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Competition format
The Champion team from Division B will be promoted to Division A for the next championship, replacing the eighth-placed team in Division A that will be relegated to Division B for the next championship.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Division A will include teams that won in the 2016 qualifying round and the semifinalists of the previous championship. FIBA Oceania teams Australia and New Zealand, being the finalists of the 2017 FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship, will compete in the tournament for the first time and will be placed in the same division.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Included were, the FIBA World Rankings prior to the draw (as of 10 December 2016).


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
Australia (7) China (9) Japan (11) South Korea (15) Chinese Taipei (27) New Zealand (33) Malaysia (39) Indonesia (58)


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Divisions
India (37) Hong Kong (43) Kazakhstan (44) Iran (49) Singapore (51) Guam (70) Samoa (71) Syria (77)


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Division A, Preliminary round
The preliminary groups were announced on 11 October 2018 in Bengaluru, India.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship, Division B, Preliminary round
The preliminary groups were announced on 11 October 2018 in Bengaluru, India.


2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship in Bangalore, India.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to use the name of FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. After the last edition in 2014, FIBA changed the name of the competition from the FIBA World Championship for Women, in order to align its name with that of the corresponding men's competition.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
The United States were the two-time defending champions. This tournament saw the World Cup debut of Belgium, Latvia and Puerto Rico.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
The US Team won the final against Australia, to win their third straight and tenth overall title.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Hosts selection
The whole bidding process started in October 2014. Bids from two nations were submitted. On 31 October 2014, it was confirmed that Spain and Israel were the bidders. On 16 December 2014, it was announced that Spain won the bid and would host the upcoming World Cup.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Qualification
Spain as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament in December 2014. The United States were the next to qualify after winning Gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Qualification
The remaining teams were decided over June, July & August 2017 through the Women’s Continental Cups. The continental qualifiers vary in the number of teams; the European qualifiers featured 16 teams, Africa featured 12 teams, Americas featured 10 teams and Asia featured 8 teams.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Qualification
From the 46 teams competing for the final 14 spots, the field was completed by the top five teams from 2017 EuroBasket Women, the top three teams from the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, the two finalists from the 2017 Women's Afrobasket; as well as the top four teams from the 2017 FIBA Asia Women's Cup, which saw teams from Asia and Oceania compete together for the first time ever.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Format
The tournament was played in two phases. In the first phase, the 16 qualified teams were sorted into four groups of four (A-D), each team in a group played each other once, 24 games were played in the first phase. The top team from each group directly advanced to the quarterfinals. The teams that placed fourth in the group stage were eliminated. The teams placed second and third from each group advanced to the quarterfinal qualifications, where the winners of the qualification round then progressed to the quarterfinals, losers were eliminated.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Format
In the second phase, a knockout stage was used to determine the champion. In the quarterfinals the four winners progressed to the semifinals, the four losers played in classification games for 5–8th. In total, 40 games were played over a total of 8 days.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Draw
The official draw ceremony took place on 6 February 2018, at San Cristóbal de la Laguna, Island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Draw, Seedings
Puerto Rico (22) South Korea (16) Nigeria (34) Senegal (17)


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Marketing
The logo and branding identity was unveiled on 5 February 2018 at the La Laguna Gran Hotel in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the logo is inspired by the treasures of the island of Tenerife, its coastlines and its heart of Spain.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Marketing
The Mascot Tina the Turtle were also unveiled at the ceremony in the town hall of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 7 August 2018, 6 Weeks before the Tournament kick off the mascot name is a short form of Tinerfina which means Coming from or Living from Tenerife, Both Logo and the Mascot were designed by a Tenerife Artist Raul Pena


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Final
The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Final was a basketball game which took place on 30 September 2018 at Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, to determine the winner of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Final
This was the first time the United States and Australia played against each other in a World Cup Final. Their last game against each other at World Cup level came in 2014, with the United States taking an 82–70 victory.


2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Final
Team USA won again, this time 73–56, to win their third straight and tenth overall title.