The 2018 Carpathian Trophy was the 50th edition of the Carpathian Trophy held in Bucharest, Romania between 23 and 24 November as a women's friendly handball tournament organised by the Romanian Handball Federation.

[1] The most recent Olympic champions, Russia, appeared in the competition.

[2] It was televised by TVR1 and TVR HD.

[3] All times are local (UTC+02:00).