Idrottsklubben Carlstad was one of 427 clubs from Sweden that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2018. They participated with one team in Gothia Special Olympics Trophy. In addition to Idrottsklubben Carlstad, 24 other teams from 11 different countries played in Gothia Special Olympics Trophy. They were divided into 6 different groups, whereof Idrottsklubben Carlstad could be found in Group B together with Fässbergs IF Lila, Special Olympics Latvia, FIFH, Husqvarna FF and Lunds HIF. Idrottsklubben Carlstad comes from Karlstad which lies approximately 220 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. The area around Karlstad does also provide three additional clubs participating during Gothia Cup 2018 (Norrstrands IF, FBK Karlstad and Hertzöga BK).