FK Akademija Pandev was the only club from FYR Macedonia that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2018. They participated with one team in Gothia Trophy (B17). In addition to FK Akademija Pandev, 35 other teams from 12 different countries played in Gothia Trophy (B17). They were divided into 6 different groups, whereof FK Akademija Pandev could be found in Group 4 together with BK Häcken, IK Sirius FK and FC Cavalier. FK Akademija Pandev continued to Play off B after reaching 4:th place in Group 4. In the playoff they made it to 1/8 Final, but lost it against Djurgårdens IF with 0-5. In the Final, TikiTaka Academy won over FC Cavalier and became the winner of Play off B in Gothia Trophy (B17).