2017 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 CAA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association held from October 29 through November 5, 2017. The tournament quarterfinals were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Hofstra University Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, New York. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Northeastern Huskies, but they failed to defend their title, losing 2–1 to the Hofstra Pride in the final. The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Hofstra women's soccer program and the third for head coach Simon Riddiough.


2017 CAF Champions League
The 2017 CAF Champions League (officially the 2017 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.


2017 CAF Champions League
Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams.


2017 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca defeated Al-Ahly in the final to win their second African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League title, and qualified as the CAF representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup in the 2018 CAF Super Cup. Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Wydad Casablanca.


2017 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.


2017 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
For the 2017 CAF Champions League, the CAF uses the 2011–2015 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:


2017 CAF Champions League, Association team allocation
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2017 CAF Champions League, Teams
The following 55 teams from 43 associations entered the competition.


2017 CAF Champions League, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2011–2015 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2017 CAF Champions League, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).


2017 CAF Champions League, Schedule
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:


2017 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2017 CAF Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First round
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2017 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2017 CAF Champions League, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2017 CAF Champions League, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2017 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2017 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2017 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Champions League, Knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Champions League, Prize money
In 2017, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows:


2017 CAF Champions League Final
The 2017 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title.


2017 CAF Champions League Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al-Ahly of Egypt and Wydad Casablanca of Morocco. The first leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 28 October 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Wydad Casablanca at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 4 November 2017. The winner earned the right to represent the CAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.


2017 CAF Champions League Final
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, Wydad Casablanca defeated Al-Ahly 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned African champions for the second time.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Teams
Al-Ahly is the most successful club with 8 titles reaching a total of eleven finals, winning eight (1982, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012,2013) and losing two (1983, 2007).


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Teams
Wydad Casablanca had reached the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs twice, winning one in 1992 and losing another in 2011. They were the first Moroccan side to reach the final of Africa's premier club championship since 2011 and also the only Moroccan side to reach this round since 2002 after Raja Casablanca.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Borg El Arab Stadium
The Borg Elarab stadium is a stadium commissioned in 2006 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Borg elarab; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the largest stadium in Egypt and the second largest in Africa (after FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) with a capacity of 86,000 and is an all-seater. It is also the 27th largest stadium in the world, and the 9th largest association football stadium in the world. It is located on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway 10 km from Borg Elarab Airport and 15 km from Alexandria's city centre. A running track runs around the pitch, and the ground has four large floodlights. Only one stand is covered by a roof.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Borg El Arab Stadium
The stadium is 145 feddans, is surrounded by a fence which is 3 km long, an internal road network its long is 6 km, a parking lot which could fit 5000 cars and 200 bus beside an airstrip, there are 136 electronic entrances. The main cabin is covered by an umbrella which covers 35% of the stadium total area, and it is considered the biggest umbrella in the Middle East. Its length is 200 m, its dimension is 60 m and its area is 12,000 m2, which is equal to 3 feddans.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Borg El Arab Stadium
The stadium is air-conditioned and that condition includes the clothes chambers, the salons and entrances, also the stadium includes 8 elevators for broadcasters, handicapped, services and important persons. There are 2 sub-stadiums for training and each ground can hold 2000 spectators, includes 2 locker rooms and a stadium for Athletics. The stadium also includes a hotel for 200 guests which is air-conditioned and has a swimming pool, gym and a department building which contains 80 people. The stadium includes a building which contains 300 presses. This building includes cabinets for broadcasters, entrances for emergency, ambulance cars, 39 and cafeterias, 337 bathrooms which classified to 33 bathrooms for women and 8 bathrooms for the handicapped.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Mohammed V
The Stade Mohammed V (Arabic: مركب محمد الخامس) is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of Casablanca district. It was inaugurated March 6, 1955, and currently has a capacity of 67,000.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Mohammed V
The stadium's record attendance of 100,000 was set in 1997, in a football match between Raja Casablanca and their rivals Wydad.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Venues, Stade Mohammed V
Often hosting the games of the Morocco national football team, the Mohammed V Stadium is equally known as the home of Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca. It is named after King Mohammed V of Morocco.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw, which was held on 26 April 2017. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Amine Atouchi (Wydad Casablanca) missed the first leg after picking up a red card in the second leg of their semi-final against USM Alger.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Zakaria scored for Al-Ahly in the third minute after he received a pass outside the penalty area before quickly unleashing a shot with his left foot into the back of the net. Wydad Casablanca then replied with a goal of their own when Ounajem broke through on the right flank and delivered a ball for Bencharki to head in the equaliser.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)Fourth official:Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
Both sides were without some key players through injury for the decisive match. Mohamed Ounajem (Wydad Casablanca) strained his thigh during the first leg and Ali Maâloul (Al-Ahly) was also out with groin injuries.


2017 CAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
In the second leg, El Karti scored for Wydad Casablanca the winning goal with a header in the 69th minute from a precise cross delivered by Bencharki.


2017 CAF Champions League group stage
The 2017 CAF Champions League group stage was played from 12 May to 9 July 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.


2017 CAF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the first round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2017 CAF Champions League group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2017 CAF Champions League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2017 CAF Champions League group stage, Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage
The 2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage was played from 8 September to 4 November 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Champions League.


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Schedule
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Bracket
The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The 2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 19 March 2017. A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Draw
The entry round of the 55 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Format
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Bracket
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
1–1 on aggregate. Barrack Young Controllers won 7–6 on penalties.


2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup
Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup
Defending champions TP Mazembe, which entered the Confederation Cup after losing in the 2017 CAF Champions League first round, defeated Supersport United in the final, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
For the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2011–2015 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Association team allocation
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
The following 52 teams from 40 associations entered the competition.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
Associations are shown according to their 2011–2015 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2017 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Teams
Notably one team takes part in the competition that does not currently play in their national top-division. They are MAS Fez (2nd tier).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Schedule
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, First round
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup, Knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and SuperSport United of South Africa. The first leg was hosted by TP Mazembe at the Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi on 19 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by SuperSport United at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on 25 November 2017. The winner earned the right to play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2017 CAF Champions League.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final
TP Mazembe defeated SuperSport United 2–1 in the first leg, and with the second leg ending in a 0–0 draw, won 2–1 on aggregate to be crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions for the second consecutive year.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Venues
Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosted the first leg, while Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, hosted the second leg.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw, which was held on 26 April 2017. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)


2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 12 May to 9 July 2017. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four. The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):


2017 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, Schedule
The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 8 September to 25 November 2017. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage advanced to the quarter-finals.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Format
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Schedule
The calendar was amended from the original one for the following dates:


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Bracket
The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group, with the group winners hosting the second leg.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage, Final
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 22 April 2017. A total of 68 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Draw
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Draw
The entry round of the 52 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Format
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Bracket
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The preliminary round included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
The first round included 32 teams: the 20 winners of the preliminary round, and the 12 teams that received byes to this round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Al-Masry won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, First round
Rayon Sports won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses):


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.


2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds, Play-off round
1–1 on aggregate. Recreativo do Libolo won on away goals.


2017 CAF Super Cup
The 2017 CAF Super Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.


2017 CAF Super Cup
The match was played between Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, the 2016 CAF Champions League winners, and TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup winners. It was hosted by Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 18 February 2017.


2017 CAF Super Cup
Mamelodi Sundowns defeated TP Mazembe 1–0 to win their first CAF Super Cup.


2017 CAF Super Cup, Format
The CAF Super Cup was played as a single match, with the CAF Champions League winners hosting the match. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (CAF Champions League Regulations XXVII and CAF Confederation Cup Regulations XXV).


2017 CAF Super Cup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Redouane Achik (Morocco)Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)Fourth official:Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)


2017 CAF Super Cup, Prize money
The winners would receive $100,000 USD in prize money while the runners-up would receive $75,000 USD.


2017 CAPS United F.C. season
The 2017 season was CAPS United F.C. 's 12th season in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.


2017 CARIFTA Games
The 2017 CARIFTA Games took place between 15 and 17 April 2017. The event was held at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao. A report of the event was given by the IAAF.


2017 CARIFTA Games, Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awarded to Glenn Kunst of  Curaçao.


2017 CBA Playoffs
The 2017 CBA Playoffs is the postseason tournament of the Chinese Basketball Association's 2016–17 season.


2017 CBA Playoffs, Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.


2017 CBR Brave season
The 2017 CBR Brave season was the Brave's 4th season in the Australian Ice Hockey League since being founded and entering the league in 2014. The season ran from 22 April 2017 to 3 September 2017 for the Brave. CBR finished third in the regular season behind the Melbourne Ice and Perth Thunder. The Brave qualified for the AIHL Finals in Melbourne and played in semi-final two. Canberra defeated the Thunder 6–2 to qualify for the Goodall Cup Final for the second time in franchise history. The Brave were defeated in the final by the Ice 1–4, Canberra's second championship final loss in a row.


2017 CBR Brave season, News
Canberra appointed a new head coach, Rob Starke, in January 2017 ahead of the 2017 AIHL season. The appointment was the Starke's first coaching role since his retirement from playing in 2016.


2017 CBR Brave season, News
The day after the end of the season, Brave all-time leading point scorer, Stephen Blunden, announced his departure from the team and return to Canada.


2017 CBR Brave season, Transfers
All the player transfers in and out by the CBR Brave for the 2017 AIHL season.


2017 CCT Arctic Cup
The 2017 CCT Arctic Cup was held May 19 to 21 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia. The event was the inaugural edition the Arctic Cup, and was officially the first event of the 2017-18 women's World Curling Tour (which typically begins in September). The event was won by the Russian national team, skipped by Anna Sidorova who defeated Canada's Jennifer Jones rink in the final. The total purse for the event was $US 100,000.


2017 CCT Arctic Cup, Round Robin Results
All draw times are listed in Krasnoyarsk Standard Time (UTC+07:00).


2017 CECAFA Cup
The 2017 CECAFA Cup was the 39th edition of the annual CECAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of the national teams of member nations of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA). It took place in Kenya in December 2017.


2017 CECAFA Cup, Participants
The following teams were confirmed to be participating in the tournament. National teams from Libya and Zimbabwe will participate in place of Djibouti and Eritrea. Zambia were to replace to Eritrea but later pulled out of the competition. Somalia and Sudan also withdrew from the tournament in mid November. Zimbabwe withdrew in November 2017.


2017 CECAFA Cup, Match officials
The match officials, which included 8 referees and 8 assistant referees, were announced on November 17, 2017.


2017 CELAC summit
The V CELAC summit or 2017 CELAC summit was the fifth ordinary heads of state summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. It was held on 24 and 25 January 2017 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.


2017 CERH Continental Cup
The 2017 CERH Continental Cup was the 37th season of the CERH Continental Cup, Europe's roller hockey Super Cup, organized by CERH.


2017 CERH Continental Cup
Four teams from three federations played for the title on 14 and 15 October 2017 in Viareggio, Italy.


2017 CERH Continental Cup, Format
On 16 May 2017, the CERH announced the new format of the competition, that would be played by the two finalists of the previous editions of the two main European competitions: the CERH European League and the CERS Cup.


2017 CFL Draft
The 2017 CFL Draft took place on Sunday May 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM ET on TSN and RDS. 71 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA.


2017 CFL Draft
The draft was broadcast live on TSN for two hours and then subsequent coverage shifted to digital platforms on TSN.ca and TSN GO. The production was hosted by Farhan Lalji and featured the CFL on TSN panel which included Duane Forde, Chris Schultz, Dave Naylor, and Marshall Ferguson. Jim Lawson, the CFL's Chairman of the Board of Governors, announced the picks for the first two rounds at the TSN studios. This was announced following the resignation of current CFL Commissioner Jeffrey Orridge.


2017 CFL Draft, Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.


2017 CFL season
The 2017 Canadian Football League season was the 64th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 60th season of the league. The regular season began on June 22 and concluded on November 4. The playoffs commenced on November 12 and concluded on November 26 with the Toronto Argonauts defeating the Calgary Stampeders to win the 105th Grey Cup.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Salary cap
According to the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2017 salary cap was set at $5,150,000 (average $111,956 per active roster spot). As per the agreement, the cap was fixed did not vary with league revenue performance. The base individual minimum salary was set at $53,000.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Free agency
The 2017 free agency period began on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 12pm EST. All players eligible for free agency are unrestricted free agents, as is customary in the league.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, CFL Week
The league announced on November 15, 2016 that Regina, Saskatchewan would be host to the first ever CFL Week (branded as Mark's CFL Week), an event designed to engage fans and the media during the off-season. The event took place from March 20 to March 26, 2017 at Evraz Place. The week started with the Western Regional Combine, which Edmonton had hosted the past four years. The CFL National Combine took place from March 23 to March 25, showcasing 2017 CFL Draft-eligible prospects.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, CFL Week
The 2017 Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees were announced during this week and the CFL and TSN photo shoot also took place here. There was also an interactive Fan Festival, a head coach and general manager media event, and the CFL Rules and Competition Committee meetings, which normally take place in February. The CFL also invited football teams from U Sports' Canada West Universities Athletic Association in a skeleton football tournament as part of a football showcase. This was the first CFL Combine held outside of Toronto.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Season schedule
On February 7, 2017, the CFL released the 2017 season schedule with the Saskatchewan Roughriders visiting the Montreal Alouettes on June 22. The Alouettes most recently hosted the season-opening game in 2015. For the fourth consecutive season, week 1 featured a Grey Cup rematch, with the defending champion Ottawa Redblacks hosting the Calgary Stampeders. Those two teams also met in week 2 in Calgary in an extended rematch. Including that home-and-home series, there were five played in the season with Saskatchewan and Calgary playing in two each and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats having none.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Season schedule
For the first time since Ottawa rejoined the league in 2014, all pre-season games were played against divisional opponents. Additionally, for the first time since the league expanded to an 81-game schedule in 2014, a team other than Toronto played two games in one week, with the Redblacks playing two games in week 5.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Season schedule
There were 19 double headers, with nine on Fridays, nine on Saturdays, and one on Labour Day Monday, with the Ontario Labour Day game being played in prime time for the second consecutive year. There were four instances of overlaps for the Friday games as those nights featured games with 2.5 hours of start-time difference as opposed to the usual three hour difference.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Season schedule
Those numbers do not include the triple header which was featured for the second consecutive year, although this time it occurred in week 12 on the Saturday before the 2017 NFL season week one Sunday games were played. For the second time in three years, there was only one game played on Thanksgiving Monday, with Montreal maintaining its customary hosting. This was the third straight season to showcase Thursday Night Football with the first 11 weeks featuring Thursday night games, although the hosting distribution was not as equal as it was in the previous year. The Montreal Alouettes hosted four Thursday night games, Winnipeg hosted three, Ottawa Redblacks hosted two, while two teams (Toronto and Calgary) hosted once and three teams (Hamilton, Saskatchewan, and BC) did not host any.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Hall of Fame
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame game took place on September 15, 2017, featuring the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hosting the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Kelvin Anderson, Anthony Calvillo, Mike O'Shea, and Geroy Simon were inducted as players while Stan Schwartz and Brian Towriss joined as builders. O'Shea is the currently the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, whose team had a bye that week, and he also played four seasons with the Tiger-Cats. Calvillo is the quarterbacks coach for the Alouettes, whose team played two days after the Hall of Fame game, and he also played for three years with the Tiger-Cats. Simon spent one year with the Roughriders and won the Grey Cup with the team that one year.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Saskatchewan Roughriders new stadium
After spending 95 years at the site of their old stadium, Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, the Saskatchewan Roughriders moved into a brand new facility, also called Mosaic Stadium, for the 2017 season. The stadium has a fixed seating capacity of approximately 33,000 that is expandable to 40,000 for special events like the Grey Cup. The design of the stadium was unveiled on May 22, 2014 with the official groundbreaking ceremony being held on June 16, 2014.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Saskatchewan Roughriders new stadium
Mosaic Stadium was declared "substantially completed" on August 31, 2016 and a test event featuring a football game between the Regina Rams and Saskatchewan Huskies was held on October 1, 2016. The stadium was built for approximately $278 million with the city of Regina providing $73 million, the Saskatchewan provincial government providing a grant of $80 million and a loan of $100 million, and the Roughriders paying the rest. Unlike stadium delays in Winnipeg and Hamilton, Saskatchewan opened their new stadium on time, hosting the Bombers in the second week of the season.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Broadcasting changes
In mid-June 2017 the CFL announced a new international streaming service branded as CFL International. The new service will expand coverage around the world to new markets including mainland Europe, Asia and Africa, totalling over 130 new countries. TSN retains the CFL broadcast rights in Canada, BT Sports in the United Kingdom, ESPN in the United States, South America, Australia and portions of both Southeast Asia and Africa. CFL International is provided via  and is available in three different package options: Single game pass ($2.99 US), team pass ($36.99 US) and league pass ($79.99 US).


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Commissioner change
On April 12, 2017 the Board of Governors and Jeffrey Orridge agreed to part ways, effective June 30, 2017. Orridge had been the commissioner of the league since April 2015 after taking over from Mark Cohon who served for eight years from 2007 though 2014. On June 15, 2017 the CFL announced that June 15 would be Orridge's last day in office, two weeks earlier than agreed upon back in April. Jim Lawson, the league's Chairman of the Board of Governors, assumed the duties of commissioner until a suitable replacement was found. On July 4, 2017, former CFL offensive lineman Randy Ambrosie assumed the position of commissioner. Having spent 9 seasons playing with the Calgary Stampeders, Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos from 1985–1993, Ambrosie is the first commissioner to have played in the league since Larry Smith left the position in 1996.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Front office changes
On November 7, 2016, the Montreal Alouettes released their 21-year general manager and sometime Vice President and head coach Jim Popp after two disappointing seasons in a row. Popp joined the then brand-new Baltimore Stallions organization in 1994, and contributed to the revived Montreal team's current three Grey Cup championships and eight East Division titles over his tenure as general manager (as well as an additional Grey Cup and one South Division title in Baltimore); Popp was the last major legacy contributor from the CFL's American expansion of the 1990s. On December 14, 2016, the Alouettes held a press conference to announce Patrick Boivin as President and CEO and Kavis Reed as general manager. Reed had been the special teams coordinator with the Als for the previous two seasons, and has been coaching in the CFL since 2001.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Front office changes
After six seasons as the general manager of the Argonauts and compiling a 49–59 record in that time span, Jim Barker was fired on January 24, 2017. On February 28, 2017 the Argos announced Jim Popp as their new general manager. Popp had been the GM of the Montreal Alouettes since the mid-1990s and led the team to three Grey Cup championships.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Front office changes
On April 7, 2017 the Eskimos held a press conference to announce the firing of general manager Ed Hervey. The decision was made in large part because of a contract dispute and philosophical differences regarding increasing the media and fan accessibility of the team. Hervey had been the GM since the 2013 CFL season, and had led the team to a record of 40-32 (3-2 in playoffs) during that time, including winning the 103rd Grey Cup. On April 25, 2017 the Eskimos named 37-year old Brock Sunderland as their new GM. Sunderland had been the assistant GM of the Ottawa Redblacks since their inaugural season in 2013.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Coaching changes
On December 14, 2016, the Montreal Alouettes announced that Jacques Chapdelaine would stay on as the team's head coach. Chapdelaine had served as the interim head coach for the final six games of the previous season. However, after a 3–8 start to the season the Alouettes announced that they had dismissed Chapdelaine and defensive coordinator Noel Thorpe. General Manager Kavis Reed will serve as the interim head coach until the end of the season. Reed was the head-coach of the Edmonton Eskimos for three seasons (2011-2013), winning 22 games, and losing 32 (1-2 in the playoffs).


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Coaching changes
On January 27, 2017 Scott Milanovich resigned from his position as the head coach of the Toronto Argonauts; and later that day became the quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. Scott Milanovich had been the head coach of the Argos for five seasons starting in 2012, leading the club to a record of 43–47 during his tenure. Milanovich guided the Argos to victory in the 100th Grey Cup, his first season as head coach. On February 28, 2017 the Argos announced Marc Trestman as their new head coach. Trestman was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes from 2008 through 2012, with a record of 59–31, guiding the Als to back-to-back Grey Cup titles in 2009 and 2010.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Coaching changes
On August 24, 2017, midway through the 2017 season, Kent Austin stepped down as the head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (remaining with the team as vice president of football operations), and named June Jones his successor. Austin was in his fifth season as the Ti-Cats head coach, but started the season 0–8. During his tenure the Hamilton the Tiger-Cats won 36 games and lost 44, they also lost in consecutive Grey Cups (2013 & 2014).


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Coaching changes
Jones had only been with the Ti-Cats for a little over three weeks at the time of his appointment to head coach, and his only other CFL coaching experience was with the Ottawa Rough Riders as their offensive coordinator in 1986. Nevertheless, he has extensive experience coaching in the NFL and various American collegiate levels.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, NFL–CFL Officiating Development Program
On May 16, 2017 the CFL announced it would be renewing and expanding the officiating partnership as it enters into its second year of existence. Six NFL officials (two more than in 2016) worked as part of CFL crews during CFL preseason and regular-season games in June and July, prior to the start of the NFL season. Additionally, six CFL officials (three more than in 2016) attended the NFL's Officiating Development Program.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Rules changes
In March the CFL's Rules Committee submitted a variety of rule changes to the Board of Governors, to be implemented for the 2017 season. The proposed changes focus on improving game flow and increasing player safety. The proposals will be reviewed by the CFL's Board of Governors.


2017 CFL season, CFL news in 2017, Marketing
On May 7, the league launched its "Bring It In / Tous Ensemble" ad campaign, designed to diversify its fan base and attract more women and younger fans. On August 13, the league launched a suite of T-shirts with the moniker "Diversity is Strength / Diversité est synonyme de Force" in response to the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. The backs of the shirts had the last names of dozens of former and present CFL players from varying ethnic backgrounds. The shirts were originally planned to have been released in the fall, with the league moving the launch up to respond to the events in Charlottesville.


2017 CFL season, Regular season, Structure
Teams played eighteen regular season games, playing two divisional opponents three times and all of the other teams twice. Teams were awarded two points for a win and one point for a tie. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs, with the first place team gaining a bye to the divisional finals. A fourth place team in one division may qualify ahead of the third place team in the other division (the "Crossover"), if they earn more points in the season. If a third-place team finishes in a tie with the fourth place team in the other division, the third place team automatically gets the playoff spot and there is no crossover.


2017 CFL season, Regular season, Structure
If two or more teams in the same division were equal in points, the following tiebreakers applied:


2017 CFL season, Regular season, Standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


2017 CFL season, CFL playoffs
This is the first Grey Cup being played in Ottawa in 13 years, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canada. Ottawa also hosted the 55th Grey Cup in 1967, in celebration of the centennial of Canada. Toronto's wide-receiver DeVier Posey was named as the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and Calgary's running back Jerome Messam was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.


2017 CHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2017 College Hockey America Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 15th tournament in league history played between March 2 and March 4, 2017, at the Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York. Robert Morris won their second tournament and earned College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2017 CHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The 2017 format was the first single week-end format, with a single game quarterfinal round.


2017 CHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
All six CHA Teams participated in the Tournament. On the first day of the Tournament, the top two seeds received a bye, while the #3 seed played the #6 seed, and the #4 seed played the #5 seed in the Quarterfinal round. On the second day, the Semifinal games featured the #1 seed against the lowest remaining seed, while the #2 seed played the highest remaining seed. On the third and final day, the CHA Championship was played between the two Semifinal winners. There was a total of five games.


2017 CHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Standings
The Tournament Champion earned a berth in the 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine the national champion. The Robert Morris Colonials were the number 8 seed out of 8 in the tournament, and lost to #1 seed Wisconsin 7–0  on March 11, in Madison, Wisconsin.


2017 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship
The 2017 CIK-FIA European Championship was the 46th edition of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and held championships in the KZ, KZ2, OK, OKJ and Superkart classes.


2017 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, OK Class results, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 15 classified finishers in the race and the top ten in the qualifying heats.


2017 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, OK Class results, Scoring system
Each driver's worst result in both the Qualifying heats and races is dropped and not counted towards their points total. This rule does not apply to disqualifications.


2017 CISM World Football Cup
The 2017 CISM World Football Cup is the 2nd edition of the CISM World Football Cup and take part in Muscat, capital of Oman. Oman the hosts won the tournament for the first time, defeating Qatar 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished goalless following extra time. Syria came third and Egypt fourth, while defending champions Iraq did not qualify.


2017 CISM World Football Cup, Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2017 CISM World Football Cup.


2017 CISM World Football Cup, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.


2017 CISM World Football Cup, Statistics, Tournament team rankings
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2017 CISM World Football Cup squads
The 2017 CISM World Football Cup is an international football tournament hosted by Oman from 15 to 28 January 2017.


2017 CME Group Tour Championship
The 2017 CME Group Tour Championship was the seventh CME Group Tour Championship, a women's professional golf tournament and the season-ending event on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. It was played at the Gold Course of Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.


2017 CME Group Tour Championship
The CME Group Tour Championship also marked the end of the season-long "Race to the CME Globe" in 2017. Each player's season-long "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the points list. "Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner of the "Race to the CME Globe". The event was televised by Golf Channel Thursday through Saturday on a 2-hour delay, and ABC Sunday live.


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Qualification
Called the "CME Group Titleholders" for its first three editions, qualification for the tournament changed for 2014. Previously, the top three finishers in each tournament, not previously qualified, earned entry to the tournament. For 2014 the field was determined by a season-long points race, the "Race to the CME Globe". All players making the cut in a tournament earned points, with 500 points going to the winner. The five major championships had a higher points distribution, with 625 points to the winner. No-cut tournaments only awarded points to the top 40 finishers (top 20 for the Lorena Ochoa Match Play).


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Qualification
Only LPGA members were eligible to earn points. The top 82 players on the "Race to the CME Globe" points list gained entry into the CME Group Titleholders Championship as well as any tournament winners, whether or not an LPGA member, not in the top 82.


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
1. Top 82 LPGA members and those tied for 82nd on the "Race to the CME Globe" Points Standings


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
Marina Alex, Brittany Altomare, Aditi Ashok, Nicole Broch Larsen, Pei-Yun Chien, Chun In-gee, Carlota Ciganda, Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Lindy Duncan, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Shanshan Feng, Sandra Gal, Jaye Marie Green, Brooke Henderson, Wei-Ling Hsu, Charley Hull, Karine Icher, Jang Ha-na, Ji Eun-hee, Tiffany Joh, Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Danielle Kang, Kim Kaufman, Cristie Kerr, Megan Khang, In-Kyung Kim, Kim Sei-young, Katherine Kirk, Lydia Ko, Jessica Korda, Nelly Korda, Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, Brittany Lang, Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang, Minjee Lee, Mirim Lee, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Pernilla Lindberg, Gaby López, Mo Martin, Caroline Masson, Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz, Anna Nordqvist, Ryann O'Toole, Jane Park, Park Sung-hyun, Suzann Pettersen, Pornanong Phatlum, Gerina Piller, Morgan Pressel, Beatriz Recari, Ryu So-yeon, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas, Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin, Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song, Angela Stanford, Lexi Thompson, Ayako Uehara, Michelle Wie, Jing Yan, Amy Yang, Angel Yin, Yoo Sun-young


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
Qualified but did not play: Ashleigh Buhai, Chella Choi, Laura Gonzalez Escallon, M. J. Hur, Kim Hyo-joo, Haru Nomura, Su-Hyun Oh, Inbee Park, Karrie Webb


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
2. LPGA Members, not otherwise qualified, who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Format, Field
3. Non -members who won at least one official LPGA tournament during the season


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Race to the CME Globe, Reset points
Each player's "Race to the CME Globe" points were "reset" before the tournament based on their position in the "Race to the CME Globe" points list. The leader was given 5,000 points, the player in second place 4,500 down to 10 points for the player in 72nd place.


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Race to the CME Globe, Final points
"Championship points" were awarded to the top 40 players in the CME Group Tour Championship which were added to their "reset points" to determine the overall winner. The winner of the CME Group Tour Championship receiver 3,500 points, the second place player 2,450, down to 150 points for the player finishing in 40th place. The effect of the points system is that the top five players in the reset points list prior to the Championship would be guaranteed to win the "Race to the CME Globe" by winning the Championship. The top 12 in the reset points list would have a chance of winning the Race depending on the performances of other players.


2017 CME Group Tour Championship, Race to the CME Globe, Bonus
The winner of the "Race to the CME Globe", Lexi Thompson, received a $1 million bonus that does not count toward official money list, while Park Sung-hyun in second place and Ariya Jutanugarn in third place received $150,000 and $100,000, respectively.


2017 CNPSC offensive
The 2017 CNPSC offensive was a military offensive launched by rebels of the National Coalition of the People for the Sovereignty of Congo (CNPSC) on 30 June 2017 against security forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and MONUSCO. The goal of the offensive was to capture major settlements, mainly in South Kivu province in order to raise support for a popular uprising against then-president Joseph Kabila, who the coalition had deemed as an illegitimate president.


2017 CNPSC offensive
The offensive culminated in the Battle of Uvira in which rebels attempted to capture the major city, but were eventually pushed out by state security forces. The offensive continued after the battle, but then ended as a counter offensive by the FARDC began in December.


2017 CNPSC offensive, Background
The CNPSC coalition was brokered by William Yakutumba, a prominent Mai-Mai commander involved in armed rebellion since the 1990s. It unified around 12 Mai-Mai groups into a coalition, aimed at removing the government of Joseph Kabila, who had delayed scheduled elections in late 2016. The idea of the coalition had been around since about 2013, but only became in existence after Kabila's electoral delay. Several armed groups came to be prominent in the group, notably Yakutumba's PARC-FAAL, the Mai-Mai Malaika, and the Uvira hills-based Mai-Mai groups of René Itongwa, Réunion Warusasa, and several others.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, June
The offensive began with rebel forces of Yakutumba's group attacking Force Bendera, the site of a hydroelectric dam in Tanganyika Province. CNPSC forces stormed the area, which was protected by elements of the FARDC, in an attempt to secure weapons. Two FARDC soldiers were killed in the attack, and the rebel forces made off with a large stash of arms and ammunition.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, June
On June 30th, Congolese Independence Day, the coalition was announced by Yakutumba, who stated his intention to overthrow Joseph Kabila's government, which he called illegitimate. The same day, the coalition attacked and captured the localities of Lulimba, Misisi, Lubondja, and Iseke.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, July
Heavy fighting erupted south of Fizi town, with the CNPSC occupying several localities. The FARDC claimed that they had the situation under control, and locals stated that they had seen an increased presence of FARDC troops in Fizi town.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, July
The FARDC reported that they had recaptured some localities under CNPSC control south of the mining town of Misisi in Fizi Territory.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, July
The CNPSC announced their intention to take the city of Kindu, the capital of Maniema province. In response, the Canadian mining company Banro Corporation announced an evacuation of all personnel from the province, citing security issues and harassment by CNPSC-affiliated militias.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, July
On July 12, the United Nations estimated that 80,000 people were internally displaced as a result of the fighting between the coalition and government in Fizi Territory. The same day, CNPSC forces ambushed a FARDC convoy from Namoya to Wamaza.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, July
Armed men likely belonging to a CNPSC militia ambushed a group of FARDC reinforcements travelling from Maniema to Fizi. Three soldiers were killed in the ambush.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, August
Fighting erupted between the CNPSC and the FARDC in the localities of Kikonde and Kasandjala in Uvira Territory. According to local sources, thirteen FARDC were wounded in the clashes, which continued through August 10th.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, August
FARDC positions in Kabambare were attacked by forces of the Mai-Mai Malaika group of the coalition on August 9.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, August
It was reported that several waves of displaced people from Uvira Territory had fled to neighboring Burundi.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, August
Fighting was reported between CNPSC forces and elements of a Banyamulenge militia called the Ngumino. Three civilians were reportedly killed in the crossfire.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
CNPSC naval forces attacked a FARDC naval base in Baraka. No one was reported killed or injured.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
The rebels attacked the locality of Kilembwe in Fizi and captured it from the FARDC.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
FARDC forces under Colonel Maoro Ruterera recaptured Kilembwe after two days of heavy fighting with CNPSC forces.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
In Maniema, CNPSC forces attacked a FARDC position in Pende-Mende. After heavy clashes, the position was captured by the rebels.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
CNPSC forces fired on a MONUSCO helicopter. The helicopter was hit in a tire and its fuel tank, but safely made it to Baraka for repairs.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
The CNPSC attacked the city of Wamaza on September 23. The town was captured after a series of clashes, continuing the coalition's advance towards Kindu. It was also reported that some from the Barega community of Shabunda reportedly joined the CNPSC after this development.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
Fighting erupted between the FARDC, under the command of Colonel Samy Matumo, and CNPSC in and around the town of Mboko as rebel forces under René Itongwa, supported by Ebu Ela Kitungano, attacked the town. After several skirmishes, the rebels, to their own surprise, captured the town.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
After progressing through the towns of Swima and Makobola, CNPSC forces reached the hills about 5km away from Uvira town. The rebels advanced towards the town and fighting began at around 5 am local time. FARDC forces defending the city were quickly overran by the rebels, who captured parts of the city and took its port. Eventually, the initial incursion was repelled by joint FARDC-MONUSCO forces.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, September
A second attack was launched on Uvira the next day, mainly led by CNPSC naval forces. Land forces attacked at 5 am, alongside four boats of the CNPSC's naval wing. MONUSCO helicopters attacked the boats, destroying several, ending the second attack. The same day, CNPSC forces clashed with the FARDC in Kasongo.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, October
After heavy fighting, newly arrived FARDC reinforcements pushed CNPSC forces around 35 km from Uvira, and recaptured Mboko from the militia. In a Twitter statement, the CNPSC claimed they had withdrawn from Mboko voluntarily, "to prioritize peace".


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, October
The village of Mukera was recaptured by FARDC forces after a series of skirmishes with CNPSC troops. CNPSC spokesman Dalton Waubwela Mwila claimed that a FARDC soldier was captured in the fighting.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, November
CNPSC forces attacked the town of Kilembwe, in Fizi Territory. Forces of the Malaika and Yakutumba groups attacked the city and killed one FARDC soldier before the rest of the garrison pulled out. According to the FARDC, the withdrawal was to "avoid the bloodbath".


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, November
The FARDC recaptured Kilembwe from CNPSC forces. It was reported that the FARDC encountered no resistance when capturing the town.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, December
Militiamen of the CNPSC shot and killed a FARDC soldier in the village of Kikwena.


2017 CNPSC offensive, The Offensive, December
General Philemon Yav was selected to become the commander of the Sukola II operation, and would lead military operations against the CNPSC. This date is generally accepted as when the offensive ended, as a large-scale FARDC counter-offensive launched by Yav would begin in the following weeks.


2017 CNPSC offensive, Aftermath
Following Philemon Yav's appointment as overall commander of Sukola II, the FARDC began a major offensive against the CNPSC rebels which was intended to destroy the group. Heavy losses were inflicted against the group, mainly against Yakutumba's Mai-Mai militia, and the group was falsely labeled as "annihilated" by the army. In late 2018, another CNPSC offensive would be launched.


2017 CNPSC offensive, Aftermath
Towards the end of the offensive, FARDC forces targeted Bembe civilians, who they believed to be CNPSC rebels. Arbitrary arrests of Bembes, specifically young adults, were carried out in Baraka and Uvira. This harassment led to a recruitment spike for the coalition.


2017 CONCACAF Awards
The shortlists for the 2017 CONCACAF Awards were announced on 22 November 2017. The results were announced on 18 and 19 December 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Awards, Mixed-sex, Outstanding Performance Award
The Outstanding Performance Award was excluded from the Nomination and Voting Processes, and was selected by CONCACAF.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Nassau from 20 to 26 February 2017. This was the second time that the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in the Bahamas. All matches were played at the Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
The tournament aimed to crown the best beach soccer nation on the continent and also served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from North, Central America and Caribbean which are members of CONCACAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup also to be held in the Bahamas.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
In a shock turn of events, the considerably inexperienced Panama thwarted all four of the nations who have dominated the tournament historically to surprisingly claim their first title. Panama's group stage victory all but condemned 2015 runners up Costa Rica to their earliest ever exit, their defeat of two-time winners, the United States, in the quarter-finals also ensured the Americans' most premature departure. They then defeated former World Cup semi-finalists El Salvador in the semi-finals and three time and defending champions Mexico in the final.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
As the finalists, Panama and Mexico qualified for the World Cup, the former for the first time (and the first new North American World Cup debutants since 2009), the latter for the fifth time.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
This was a groundbreaking CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship; it marked only the second time in the seven championships to date (other than in 2006) that the quartet of Costa Rica, El Salvador, the United States and Mexico did not all finish together in some combination in first through fourth place.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Participating teams and draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 17 October 2016, 10:00 UTC−4, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Doral, Florida. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams, with the following seeding based on the BSWW Beach Soccer rankings:


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams from each group enter the placement stage for 9th to 16th place.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Knockout stage
The quarter-final matchups were decided by a draw, with the group winners matched up with the group runners-up.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Knockout stage, Semi-finals
The winners qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Awards, Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Top goalscorers
Source: CONCACAF.com (Note: Stats given here are different from CONCACAF.com due to discrepancies in goalscorers.)


2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Final ranking, Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, including Bahamas which qualified as hosts.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship was an international football tournament, the second edition of the CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship
The competition was set to feature up to 40 teams from the CONCACAF region.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Venues
The competition took place at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, United States.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Format
Each match shall last 70 minutes, comprising two periods of 35 minutes with an interval of 10 minutes in between. In the championship game, if the score is tied at the end of regulation time, two 10 minute overtime periods will be played. If the score is still tied at the end of overtime, kicks from the penalty mark shall be taken to determine the winner.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Format
In Division 1, the eight teams are divided into two groups of four. After the group stage, the top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals, where the winners advance to the final, while the remaining teams play in a final round classification match depending on their position.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Format
In Division 2, the 15 teams are divided into three groups of four and one group of three. After the group stage, each team play in a final round classification match depending on their position (except the fourth-placed team of Group F).


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Format
In Division 3, the 16 teams are divided into four groups of four. After the group stage, each team play in a final round classification match depending on their position.


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could submit a squad of 18 players, two of whom must be goalkeepers (Regulations XIV. ).


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Division 2, Knockout stage, 1st to 4th place
Winners promoted to Division 1 (this is not confirmed by CONCACAF).


2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship, Division 3, Knockout stage, 1st to 4th place
Winners promoted to Division 2 (this is not confirmed by CONCACAF).


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final
The 2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format, and overall the 52nd edition of the premium football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Mexican teams UANL and Pachuca. The first leg was hosted by UANL at Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza on April 18, 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Pachuca at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca on April 26, 2017. The winner would earn the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage.


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final
After a 1–1 draw in the first leg, Pachuca won the second leg 1–0 to defeat UANL 2–1 on aggregate to win their fifth CONCACAF club title.


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Teams
In the following table, final until 2008 were in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup era, since 2009 were in the CONCACAF Champions League era.


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Teams
For the seventh time in nine seasons of the CONCACAF Champions League, the final was played between two Mexican sides. This guaranteed a Mexican champion for the 12th straight year and 33rd time since the confederation began staging the tournament in 1962 (including the tournament's predecessor, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup).


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Teams
Pachuca had won four CONCACAF club titles (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009–10), with their only title in the CONCACAF Champions League era coming in 2010, where they defeated Cruz Azul.


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Teams
This was the second consecutive CONCACAF club final for UANL, with them losing in 2016, where they lost to América.


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the higher-seeded team hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was used if the aggregate score is level after normal time of the second leg, but not after extra time, and so the final was decided by penalty shoot-out if the aggregate score is level after extra time of the second leg (Regulations, II. D. Tie-Breaker Procedures).


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Joseph Fletcher (Canada)Charles Morgante (United States)Fourth official:Baldomero Toledo (United States)


2017 CONCACAF Champions League Final, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)Miguel Ángel Hernández (Mexico)Fourth official:Erick Miranda (Mexico)


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship
The 2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship was the second edition of the CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship. It was played from 21 to 26 August 2017 at the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, Teams
A total of eight teams, representing eight CONCACAF member associations, were invited to enter the competition.


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, Draw
The draw was held on 21 July 2017, 12:00 UTC−4, at the CONCACAF headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. UPNFM (Honduras) were seeded into Group A as the host team, and Grupo Line Futsal (Costa Rica) were seeded into Group B as the team from the participating association with the best result in the previous edition in 2014. The remaining teams were drawn into the two groups, with the restriction that no more than two teams from the same zone could be drawn into the same group.


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, Squads
Each team had to submit a squad of 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations XVI. ).


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, Group stage
The schedule of the tournament was announced on 24 July 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations XXI. 5. 1. ):


2017 CONCACAF Futsal Club Championship, Knockout stage
In the semi-finals, third place match and final, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship overall. The tournament was played between July 7–26, 2017 in the United States.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The United States won their sixth title with their 2–1 victory over Jamaica in the final.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Qualified teams
A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, four to Central America, four to the Caribbean, and one to the winners of the play-off between the two fifth-placed teams of the Caribbean zone and the Central American zone.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Qualified teams
Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event. 1. This was Curaçao's first appearance since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, as its direct successor (with regards to membership in football associations), inheriting the former nation's FIFA membership and competitive record. 2. French Guiana and Martinique are not FIFA members, and so did not have a FIFA Ranking.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Venues
The venues were announced on December 19, 2016. Levi's Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on February 1, 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Draw
The United States and Mexico were announced as the seeded teams of Groups B and C respectively on December 19, 2016. Honduras, the winners of the 2017 Copa Centroamericana title were announced as being the seeded team in Group A on February 14, 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Draw
The groups and match schedule were revealed on March 7, 2017, 10:00 PST (UTC−8), at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. At the time of the announcement, 11 of the 12 qualified teams were known, with the identity of the CFU–UNCAF play-off winners not yet known.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Squads
The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Squads
A provisional list of forty players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 2, 2017. The final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 27, 2017. Three players per national team had to be goalkeepers.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Squads
National teams that reached the quarter-final stage were able to swap up to six players in the final squad with six players from the provisional list within 24 hours of their final group stage game.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Match officials
The match officials, which included 17 referees and 25 assistant referees, were announced on June 23, 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group stage
The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group stage
All match times listed are in EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group stage, Tiebreakers
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
The best two third-placed teams which advanced to the knockout stage played the winners from another group in the quarter-finals.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Knockout stage
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would not have been played and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, if the match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time would have been played, where each team would have been allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would have been decided by a penalty shoot-out. Unlike the previous edition of the competition, there was no third place play-off.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Goalscorers
There were 55 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Awards, Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Theme songs
"The Arena" and "Don't Let This Feeling Fade" by American violinist Lindsey Stirling served as the official songs of the tournament. The latter features Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer and rapper Lecrae.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Theme songs
"Bia Beraghsim" by Persian-Swedish singer Mahan Moin served as the official anthem of the tournament


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Theme songs
"Levántate" by Puerto Rican singer Gale served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Theme songs
"Thunder" and "Whatever It Takes" by American rock band Imagine Dragons also served as official anthems of the tournament.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a football match which determined the winners of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, United States, on July 26, 2017 and was contested by the United States and Jamaica.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
The United States won the final 2–1 for their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Match, Summary
Jozy Altidore opened the scoring for the U.S. in the last minute of the first half with a free-kick from 30 yards which went over the wall and into the top left corner of the net with his right foot.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Match, Summary
Jamaica equalized in the 50th minute from Je-Vaughn Watson after he met a corner from the right on the volley with his right foot at the back post from five yards out. With two minutes to go, Jordan Morris got the winning goal with a right foot shot to the right corner of the net from fifteen yards out after the ball broke to him in the penalty area.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Gerson López (Guatemala)Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)Fourth official:Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
Group A of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup consisted of Honduras, Costa Rica, French Guiana, and Canada. 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches began on July 7 and ended on July 14, 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, Matches, Honduras vs Costa Rica
Assistant referees:Gerson López (Guatemala)Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)Fourth official:Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, Matches, Costa Rica vs Canada
Assistant referees:Charles Morgante (United States)Corey Rockwell (United States)Fourth official:César Ramos (Mexico)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, Matches, Honduras vs French Guiana
Assistant referees:Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)Daniel Williamson (Panama)Fourth official:Michel Rodríguez Rogue (Cuba)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A, Matches, Canada vs Honduras
Assistant referees:Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador)William Torres (El Salvador)Fourth official:Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
Group B of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup consisted of hosts United States, Panama, Martinique, and Nicaragua. Matches began on July 8 and ended on July 15, 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B, Matches, Martinique vs Nicaragua
Assistant referees:Graeme Browne (Saint Kitts and Nevis)Joseph Bertrand (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B, Matches, Panama vs Nicaragua
Assistant referees:José Luis Camargo (Mexico)Ainsley Rochard (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Walter López (Guatemala)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B, Matches, United States vs Martinique
Assistant referees:Carlos Fernández (Costa Rica)Geovany García (El Salvador)Fourth official:Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B, Matches, Panama vs Martinique
Assistant referees:José Luis Camargo (Mexico)Alberto Morin (Mexico)Fourth official:Yadel Martínez (Cuba)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B, Matches, Nicaragua vs United States
Assistant referees:Christian Ramírez (Honduras)Ainsley Rochard (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Óscar Moncada (Honduras)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Group C of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup consisted of title holders Mexico, El Salvador, Curaçao, and Jamaica. Matches began on July 9 and ended on July 16, 2017.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C, Matches, Curaçao vs Jamaica
Assistant referees:Frank Anderson (United States)Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)Fourth official:Ismail Elfath (United States)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C, Matches, Mexico vs El Salvador
Assistant referees:Christian Ramírez (Honduras)Jesús Tábora (Honduras)Fourth official:Héctor Said Martínez (Honduras)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C, Matches, Mexico vs Jamaica
Assistant referees:Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)Gabriel Victoria (Panama)Fourth official:Ariel Ameth Sánchez (Panama)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C, Matches, Jamaica vs El Salvador
Assistant referees:Frank Anderson (United States)Corey Rockwell (United States)Fourth official:Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C, Matches, Curaçao vs Mexico
Assistant referees:Graeme Browne (Saint Kitts and Nevis)Joseph Bertrand (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:John Pitti (Panama)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on July 19, 2017 with the quarter-finals and ended on July 26, 2017 with the final in Santa Clara, California.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage
All match times listed are in EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Format
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would have gone directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played. For the final, extra time and a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winners if necessary. A fourth substitution would have been allowed during extra time in the final. Unlike the 2015 edition, there was no third-place match.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Format, Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, United States vs El Salvador
Assistant referees:Marcos Quintero (Mexico)Ainsley Rochard (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Jamaica vs Canada
Assistant referees:Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)Fourth official:Yadel Martínez (Cuba)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Mexico vs Honduras
Assistant referees:Gerson López (Guatemala)Frank Anderson (United States)Fourth official:Armando Villarreal (United States)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Costa Rica vs United States
Assistant referees:Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador)William Torres (El Salvador)Fourth official:César Ramos (Mexico)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Mexico vs Jamaica
Assistant referees:Gabriel Victoria (Panama)Christian Ramírez (Honduras)Fourth official:Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage, Final
Assistant referees:Gerson López (Guatemala)Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)Fourth official:Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off)
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) was a home-and-away two-legged qualification play-off that took place in March 2017 to determine the final team that would participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was the second edition of the competition.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off)
The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) representative, Haiti, met the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) representative, Nicaragua, in the play-off.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off)
The matches took place on 24 and 28 March 2017, as it was the only international window on the FIFA International Match Calendar that occurred after the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and 2016 Caribbean Cup fifth place playoff had finished but before the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was scheduled to begin. CONCACAF conducted a draw to determine the order of matches, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida, on 3 February 2017, 12:00 EST (UTC−5).


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off)
Nicaragua overcame a 3–1 first leg deficit to defeat Haiti 3–0 in the second leg and win the play-off 4–3 on aggregate, qualifying for their second appearance in the Gold Cup and their first since 2009.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off), Matches
If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off), Matches, Second leg
Nicaragua won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
A provisional list of forty players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 2, 2017. The final list of 23 players per national team was submitted to CONCACAF by June 27, 2017. Three players per national team had to be goalkeepers.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
National teams that reached the knockout stage were able to swap up to six players in the final squad with six players from the provisional list within 24 hours of their final group stage game.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads
The statistics in the tables below represent player profiles as of the beginning of the tournament. See individual player articles for current statistics. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Group A, Costa Rica
Rónald Matarrita withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Juan Pablo Vargas.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Group A, Honduras
Anthony Lozano and Rony Martínez, although included in the 23-man squad list presented to CONCACAF, did not travel with the squad due to injury.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Group B, United States
Kenny Saief withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Chris Pontius.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Group C, El Salvador
Irvin Herrera withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Edwin Sánchez.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Group C, Jamaica
Dever Orgill withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Shaun Francis.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Group C, Mexico
Alan Pulido withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Erick Torres.


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Player representation, By club nationality
The above table is the same when it comes to league representation, with only the following exceptions:


2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads, Player representation, By club nationality
Nations or territories in italics were not represented by their national teams in this tournament.


2017 CONCACAF League
The 2017 CONCACAF League (officially the 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League for sponsorship purposes) was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League, a football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.


2017 CONCACAF League
The tournament was created as part of a new CONCACAF club competition platform consisting of two tournaments (CONCACAF League and CONCACAF Champions League) and a total of 31 teams competing during the season (an increase from the previous 24 teams), with 16 teams competing in the CONCACAF League from August to October, and the winner of the CONCACAF League joining the 15 direct entrants competing in the CONCACAF Champions League from February to April. Details of the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF League was confirmed on 8 May 2017.


2017 CONCACAF League
Olimpia defeated Santos de Guápiles in the final, and qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification
A total of 16 teams participate in the CONCACAF League:


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification
Therefore, teams from either 8 or 9 out of the 41 CONCACAF member associations may participate in the CONCACAF League.


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification, Central America
The 13 berths for the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) are allocated to the seven UNCAF member associations as follows: two berths for each of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua, and one berth for Belize.


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification, Central America
All of the leagues of Central America employ a split season with two tournaments in one season, so the following teams qualify for the CONCACAF League:


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification, Central America
If teams from any Central American associations are excluded, they are replaced by teams from other Central American associations, with the associations chosen based on results from previous CONCACAF Champions League tournaments. For this season, the two teams from Guatemala were excluded due to the suspension of their federation by FIFA and were replaced by an additional team each from Panama and Honduras.


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification, Caribbean
The three berths for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) are allocated via the Caribbean Club Championship, a subcontinental tournament open to the clubs of all 31 CFU member associations. To qualify for the Caribbean Club Championship, teams have to finish as the champions or runners-up of their respective association's league in the previous season, but professional teams may also be selected by their associations if they play in the league of another country.


2017 CONCACAF League, Qualification, Caribbean
The runners-up, third-placed and fourth-placed teams of the Caribbean Club Championship qualify for the CONCACAF League.