Confederations Cup I

The First NationStates Confederations Cup was the first tournament in the series of Confederations Cups. The idea was conceived by Saintland. It ran from December 9, 2013 to December 11, 2013.

Qualification
The following nations qualified due to the following criteria:

As such, the following nations qualified:
 * Co-hosting the current edition of the World Cup
 * Winning the previous edition of the World Cup
 * Winning the previous edition of the Cup  of Harmony
 * Winning the most recent edition of AOCAF
 * Winning the most recent edition of the Copa Rushmori
 * Winning the most recent edition of the Campionato Esportiva
 * Winning the Baptism of Fire for that edition of the World Cup
 * Being invited for an at-large spot in the event that an elgible nation refuses, a nation double-qualifies, or a qualified nation is not signed up for the World Cup.



#4 Eura (World Cup 66 Champions)

#6 Osarius (At-large invitation)

#16 Saugeais (Copa Rushmori 16 and Cup of Harmony 58 champions)

#18 Equestrian States (World Cup 67 Co-Hosts)

#33 Apox (At-large invitation)

#49 New Sideburn (Campionato Esportiva 8 Champions)

#58 Cassadaigua (World Cup 67 Co-hosts)

#174 Buyan (Baptism of Fire 54 Champions)



Group Stage
The groups were drawn on December 9, 2013.

 Group A <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Buyan (178) <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Eura (4) <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Equestrian States (18) <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Apox (33)

<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;font-weight:bold;"> Group B <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Saugeais (16) <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> New Sideburn (49) <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Osarius (6) <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:'LucidaGrande','TrebuchetMS',Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:19.59375px;"> Cassadaigaua (58)

Group A proceeded as such: Buyan 0–1 Apox Eura 1–1 Equestrian States Apox 2–0 Equestrian States Buyan 0–1 Eura <span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:bold;">Eura <span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);"> 1–0 Apox Equestrian States 4–0 Buyan

Group B proceeded as such: Group B Saugeais 2–0 Cassadaigua New Sideburn 1–3 Osarius <span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">Cassadaigua 2–5 <span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-weight:bold;">Osarius Saugeais 1–2 New Sideburn <span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);">New Sideburn 1–1 Cassadaigua Osarius 1–2 Saugeais

The final group tables were: Group A             Pld   W  D  L   GF  GA  GD  Pts 1 Eura                  3   2  1  0    3   1  +2    7 2 Apox                  3   2  0  1    3   1  +2    6 3 Equestrian States     3   1  1  1    5   3  +2    4 4 Buyan                 3   0  0  3    0   6  −6    0 <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:monospace;line-height:19.59375px;white-space:pre;">Group B Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Saugeais 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 2 Osarius 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 3 New Sideburn 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 4 Cassadaigua 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1

Playoffs
The nations Eura, Apox, Saugeais, and Osarius advanced to the semifinals in a 1A-2B/1B-2A format. Saugeais was defeated by Apox 2-0 while Osarius defeated Eura 4-3. In the 3rd-place playoff, Eura defeated Saugeais 5-2 for third. In the finals, Osarius and Apox dueled to a 0-0 standstill in both regulation and overtime. In a thrilling PK round, Osarius won 3-0.