The 2018 IFA Shield was the 122nd edition of the IFA Shield.
8 clubs participated in final round in the edition.
All the matches were held at Barasat Stadium, East Bengal Ground, Mohun Bagan Ground and Howrah Stadium.
14 teams participated in the qualifying round and Bengal Football Academy as the winners of qualifiers.
FC Pune City later withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by runners-up of qualifying round, SAIL (Burnpur) Academy.