Our 2018 season kicked off in style in Lisbon as a very strong field of 24 teams competed for glory. A multi-national field comprised teams from Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, England, Ireland, Morocco, Poland, Portugal and Spain and plenty more nationalities contained within those teams.

It was Saipan FC who emerged victorious after a great campaign which saw them suffer just 1 defeat on the way to the title. That defeat was to Galacticos in the group phase who they then defeated in the Cup Final to win the coveted trophy. It was a second title win for Saipan FC who also won the 2015 Mallorca Tournament title. For Galacticos it was a second runners-up finish after also doing so at the 2010 Valencia Fives.

The Plate competition was as strong as some of our Cup competitions in other tournaments. We were treated to a high quality final between 2017 Lisbon Tournament winners Pangare Futebol Clube (Bra) and 2017 Amsterdam Fives winners, BSP FC. It finished 2-2 in normal time before BSP FC won 3-1 on penalties.

The Trophy Final saw Trinacria A of Belgium triumph over Tysers of England. Penalties were again required after a 1-1 draw this time. Trinacria A won the shoot-out 3-1 to take home the winners medals.

Personal honours, for the first time ever in our tournaments, were shared as Hector Navarro Real (Saipan FC) and Hamza Patel (Galacticos) both scored 10 goals in the tournament. Well done to both of them.

A big thank you to all 24 teams for what was a superb weekend. See you all soon.