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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
 Aliezza Lygossia Nogai |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Apollo Union (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Biscasia |
| Third place |
 Valkyria |
| Fourth place |
 United Great Lakes |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 602,894 (37,681 per match) |
The MIFF 2018 Confederations Cup was the 3rd edition of the MIFF Confederations Cup, an international men's football tournament organized by MIFF.
Aliezza and Lygossia Nogai was announced as the host on 6 October 2018 after the country was awarded the hosting rights of the 2019 MIFF World Cup. The matches were played in four different stadiums across four cities: Istanbul, Krasnodar, Qogoyuz and Piraeus. It was the first time the Confederations Cup are being held in the European continent.
In the group stage, each team played two games in a group of three, with the winners and runners-up from each group advancing to the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, the four teams competed in single-elimination matches.
Qualified teams[]
The eight competing teams were: the co-hosts, the reigning World Cup champions, the nation with most wins in Monthly Cups and the four holders of the confederation championships. If any team qualified for multiple times, the next best placed team from their continental championship qualifies.
The winning nation of African Cup, Atlas, was supposed to take part of the tournament but because they were kicked from the tournament, the runner-up Canary Islands took their place.
| Nation | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on |
|---|---|---|---|
 Aliezza
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EFC | Co-hosts | 6 October 2018 |
 Lygossia Nogai
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EFC | Co-hosts | 6 October 2018 |
 Apollo Union
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NSAC | 2018 MIFF World Cup winners | 12 August 2018 |
 Canary Islands
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AFC | 2018 AFC African Cup runners-up1 | 15 April 2018 |
 Darunesia
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AOFC | 2018 AOFC Australasian Cup winners | 16 April 2018 |
 United Great Lakes
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NSAC | 2018 NSAC American Cup winners | 16 August 2018 |
 Biscasia
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EFC | 2018 EFC European Cup winners | 7 August 2018 |
 Valkyria
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EFC | 2018 MIFF Monthly Cup winners2 | 16 November 2018 |
1. Canary Islands are qualified because Empire of the Atlas is kicked from MIFF due to inactivity.
2. Valkyria Confederation qualified because they have the most wins from Monthly Cup played in 2018.
Venues[]
Four cities served as the venues for the MIFF 2018 Confederations Cup. All four venues were also among the 12 used for the 2019 MIFF World Cup.
 Istanbul
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Konya
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|---|---|
| Atatürk Olympic Stadium | Konya Stadium |
| Capacity: 76,137 | Capacity: 41,000 |
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 Krasnodar
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Qogoyuz
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| Kubanmegdan | Qgoyuz Arena |
| Capacity: 63,061 | Capacity: 61,139 |
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Draw[]
The draw was held at the Lygossian Sports Academy in Yenisarai. The 8 teams were drawn into 2 groups of 4, by selecting one team from each of the 4 ranked pots.
For the draw, the teams were allocated to two pots based on the MIFF World Ranking. Pot 1 contained the hosts Aliezza and Lygossia Nogai (they were automatically assigned to position A1 and B1).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
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Group stage[]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Apollo Union
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Biscasia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Aliezza (H)
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Canary Islands
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 |
Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valkyria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  United Great Lakes
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Darunesia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lygossia Nogai (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
Knockout stage[]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Qogoyuz | ||||||
| Apollo Union | 1 (4) | |||||
| Istanbul | ||||||
| United Great Lakes | 1 (1) | |||||
| Apollo Union | 0 (3) | |||||
| Konya | ||||||
| Biscasia | 0 (1) | |||||
| Valkyria | 1 | |||||
| Biscasia | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| Krasnodar | ||||||
| United Great Lakes | 1 | |||||
| Valkyria | 2 | |||||