2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place on 11 December 2016. The championship began on 6 May 2017 and ended on 22 October 2017.


2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Na Piarsaigh in Round 4.


2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 22 October 2017, Imokilly won the championship following a 3-13 to 0-18 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their third championship title and their first in 19 championship seasons.


2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Bandon's Ronan Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 2-54.


2017 Cork Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of 26 teams contested the Senior Championship, including 25 teams from the 2016 senior championship and one promoted from the 2016 premier intermediate championship.


2017 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2017 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fifth-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell finished the season 3–7 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fifth place.


2017 Cornell Big Red football team, Schedule
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home and five away games. The Big Red hosted Ivy League foes Harvard, Brown, and Columbia, and traveled to Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Penn. Homecoming coincided with the game against Brown on October 21.


2017 Cornell Big Red football team, Schedule
In 2017, Cornell's non-conference opponents were Delaware of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Colgate and Bucknell of the Patriot League.


2017 Cornwall Council election
The 2017 Cornwall Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. 122 councillors were elected from the 121 electoral divisions of Cornwall Council, which returned either one or two councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. Although originally scheduled to take place on the same day, the election in the Bodmin St Petroc ward was countermanded following the death of Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Rogerson and was held on 8 June.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Background
The elections for Cornwall Council is the third since its creation in 2009. Cornwall had previously been administered as a non-metropolitan county, with local government powers split between Cornwall County Council and the six non-metropolitan districts of Caradon, Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith and Restormel. These were abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, which created a singular unitary authority. The previous two elections resulted in no group gaining a majority, requiring the support of independents for any single party to govern.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Background
All wards were to be contested in the election, with a total of 123 wards being contested (Bude electing 2 councillors for a total of 123 available seats overall). The Liberal Democrats fielded a candidate in every single ward, followed closely by the Conservatives with 119 candidates. Labour fielded 58,  the Green Party and UKIP each stood 21, and Cornish nationalist party Mebyon Kernow stood 19. The Liberal Party in Cornwall and TUSC stood two candidates each. 83 independents were also standing, with some wards having multiple independent candidates.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Background
Elections to town and parish councils across Cornwall were also scheduled to take place on 4 May. However, not all council elections were contested, as the number of candidates was not greater than the seats available. Councils that have vacancies after the elections may attempt to co-opt additional councillors.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Eligibility
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 May 2017 will be entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who are temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) are also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Eligibility
It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Electoral division results
The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the 2013 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.


2017 Cornwall Council election, Electoral division results
The election for a councillor to represent the Bodmin St Petroc division was postponed to June 8 due to the death of the incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Rogerson during the campaign.


2017 Corpus Christi mayoral special election
The 2017 Coprus Christi mayoral special election was held on May 6, 2017 to elect the mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas. It was held following the resignation of Dan McQueen. It saw the election of Joe McComb.


2017 Corsican territorial election
The 2017 Corsican territorial elections were held on 3 and 10 December 2017 to elect 63 members of the Corsican Assembly who in turn will determine the composition of the Executive Council of Corsica. The elections, held only two years after the 2015 territorial elections, were called as a result of the planned creation of a single collectivity within Corsica resulting from the mergers of two departments (Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud) and the existing territorial collectivity of Corsica.


2017 Corsican territorial election
The nationalist alliance Pè a Corsica between autonomist Femu a Corsica and separatist Corsica Libera won an outright majority of seats in the assembly under the list led by Gilles Simeoni.


2017 Corsican territorial election, Background
Territorial elections to elect the Corsican Assembly were held on 3 and 10 December as a result of the creation of a single collectivity replacing the existing departments of Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud and the existing territorial collectivity of Corsica on 1 January 2018. While the creation of a territorial collectivity was rejected by voters in Corsica in a 2003 referendum, the 42 of 51 members of the Corsican Assembly voted in support of a proposal to create a single territorial collectivity on 12 December 2014, with the support of the national government. The initiative was pushed by nationalists on the island, who won a majority of seats in the 2015 territorial elections, who argued that the division of Corsica into separate departments produced "nests of clientelism".


2017 Corsican territorial election, Background
While the duration of the term of the assembly is usually six years, the elections will be held early on the occasion of the creation of the single collectivity, with the territorial elections still planned for 2021.


2017 Corsican territorial election, Background
From 1 January 2018, the two departments will be dissolved, with the capital based in Ajaccio and an advisory "chamber of territories" in Bastia composed of local elected officials alongside the assembly. The assembly will expand from 51 to 63 members, with the executive council to expand from 9 to 11 members (including the president).


2017 Corsican territorial election, Electoral system
Unless a single list receives a majority of votes in the first round, a second round will be held, in which lists obtaining at least 7 percent of the overall vote in the first round will automatically advance, while those receiving between 5 and 7 percent will be offered the chance to merge with a list that received at least 7 percent of the vote. In the second round, the list receiving a plurality of votes will receive an 18% bonus representing 11 seats in the assembly, with the remaining seats allocated proportionally based on the vote percentage for each list.


2017 Corsican territorial election, Electoral system
The newly elected assembly then appoints the members of the executive council by a first-past-the-post vote requiring an absolute majority, voting on a list of 11 individuals – the president and ten councilors to the president.


2017 Corsican territorial election, Lists and candidates
Following the start of the official campaign on 20 November, seven lists will be presented in Corsica, with the ecologist list of Jean-Francois Baccarelli, "A voce di a natura corsa", suspended due to a lack of funds. No list of the Socialist Party (PS) or Radical Party of the Left (PRG) will be presented due to the conviction and imprisonment of Paul Giacobbi for embezzlement of public funds in January 2017.


2017 Corsican territorial election, Lists and candidates
The nationalist alliance between autonomist Femu a Corsica and separatist Corsica Libera, Pè a Corsica, was renewed for the 2017 elections under Gilles Simeoni, but did not directly address the question of independence. A second nationalist list, "Core in fronte" representing Rinnovu, was presented by Paul-Félix Benedetti, supporting a self-determination referendum to restore an independent Corsican state and critical of a disorderly "mafia society" on the island. While Benedetti proposed an alliance with Pé a Corsica, Simeoni rejected the idea. Jean-Charles Orsucci obtained the nomination of La République En Marche!


2017 Corsican territorial election, Lists and candidates
(REM), while the National Front (FN) presented a list, "Rassemblement pour une Corse républicaine", led by Charles Giacomi. Two opposing lists on the right failed to receive the nomination of The Republicans (LR). Valérie Bozzi, LR mayor of Grosseto-Prugna-Porticcio, leads the list "Voir plus grand", with the unofficial support of the party, while Jean-Martin Mondoloni leads a regionalist right list, "La voie de l'avenir, a strada di l'avvene". "La Corse Insoumise", supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, allied with the French Communist Party (PCF) under the list "L'avenir, la Corse en commun – L'avvene, a Corsica in cummunu"; however, the list lacks the support of La France Insoumise, with Mélenchon denouncing any alliance with the PCF.


2017 Corsican territorial election, Lists and candidates
After the first round, Jacques Casamarta announced that his list would not join an alliance in order to compete in the second round. Paul-Félix Benedetti, leader of Rinnovu, also ruled out any alliance with Pé a Corsica, as he had during the campaign. Jean-Charles Orsucci, leader of the "Andà Per Dumane !" list, rejected an alliance against the nationalists. Though Jean-Martin Mondoloni and Valérie Bozzi, the leaders of the two lists on the right, made contact the evening of the election, an alliance was considered unlikely, given the degree of the nationalists' success in the first round. Mondolini stated the following day that the two lists would not merge, meaning that four lists contested the second round.


2017 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards category winners for 2017 were announced on 2 January 2018.


2017 Costa Rica earthquake
The 2017 Costa Rica earthquake occurred 16 kilometres southeast of Jacó, which is about 100 kilometres southwest of the capital, San Jose on November 12, 2017. At first, the quake was measured at a magnitude of 6.8, it was a magnitude 6.5 earthquake with a max intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The quake was felt most severely in the provincial districts of Quepos, Parrita and Garabito—of which Jacó is capital. The earthquake killed at least 3 people. The earthquake could be felt throughout Costa Rica, and in some parts of Nicaragua and Panama. Also, it was followed by more than 20 aftershocks throughout the night, the first measuring 5.1 just four minutes after the first quake.


2017 Costa Rica earthquake, Damage
Electricity was knocked out in some areas. There was no major infrastructure damage from the tremor that hit the lightly populated area. At least one building in Jacó had been evacuated due to apparent damage and there were reports of walls collapsing and objects falling in other parts of the country. South Jacó had lost power lines and there were downed poles. There were landslides due to the quake that had caused a blockage on the highway from Jacó to other cities.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
The 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2017, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It featured the Ohio State Buckeyes from the Big Ten Conference and the USC Trojans from the Pac-12 Conference. The 82nd Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December), Teams
The Cotton Bowl was played by Pac-12 Conference champion USC Trojans and Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State Buckeyes. These teams were chosen by the CFP Selection Committee. Traditionally, the Pac-12 and Big Ten champions meet in the Rose Bowl, however in the 2017 season, that game will be used for one of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Of note is that this year's Rose Bowl features SEC champion Georgia and Big 12 champion Oklahoma, a matchup which traditionally occurs in the Sugar Bowl, which is being used as the other CFP semifinal game for this year.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December), Teams
Prior to kickoff, the Trojans led the all-time series 13-9-1; the most recent game was on September 12, 2009, where the Trojans defeated the Buckeyes by a score of 18–15, scoring with 1:05 remaining in the game to go ahead to stay. USC had won the last 7 games in the series, with Ohio State's last win coming in the 1974 Rose Bowl.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December), Teams
This is the eighth time that the schools met in a bowl game. The previous seven bowl meetings were all in the Rose Bowl, most recently in 1985—a game the Trojans won, 20–17.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December), Teams
The Buckeyes defeated the Trojans 24–7. With the victory, the all-time series between the schools now stands at 13-10-1 in favor of USC.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
The 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2017, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It featured the Western Michigan Broncos from the Mid-American Conference and the Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten Conference. The 81st Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the New Years Six bowl games in the College Football Playoff for the 2016–17 bowl games concluding the 2016 FBS football season.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January), Teams
Mid -American Conference (MAC) champion Western Michigan was selected as an at-large as the highest ranked College Football Playoff (CFP) Group of Five team while Wisconsin was chosen as an at-large out of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin was an 81⁄2 point favorite to start the game.


2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January), Teams
This was the fifth meeting between the schools, with Wisconsin leading the all-time series 4–1. The most recent meeting was on August 31, 2000, where the Badgers defeated the Broncos by a score of 19–7. This was the first Cotton Bowl for both teams.


2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
The 2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. The council is a sui generis unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Cornwall.


2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election
The whole council of 16 members was be up for election, with twelve members elected in the St Mary's electoral division and another four from the 'Off Islands'; one each from Bryher, St Martin's, St Agnes and Tresco. The total number of councillors was being reduced from 21, with each island electing one councillor fewer than previously.


2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election, Candidates
22 candidates stood for election, with all candidates standing independently of any political party. Since only one candidate stood for each off island they were elected unopposed. 18 candidates stood for the remaining 12 seats on St Mary's.


2017 County Championship
The 2017 County Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Specsavers County Championship), was the 118th cricket County Championship season. It was announced in March 2016 that the season would feature eight teams in Division One and ten teams in Division Two, meaning that at the end of the 2016 season only one team was promoted from Division Two whilst two were relegated from Division One. The first round of fixtures began on 7 April, with the final matches completed on 28 September. All of the fixtures starting on 26 June 2017 were played as day/night matches.


2017 County Championship
Following a series of financial "bailout" payments made by the England and Wales Cricket Board to Durham during the 2016 season, the county, which had finished fourth in Division One at the end of the season, were relegated to Division Two in place of the eighth place team, Hampshire. Durham were also placed under a salary cap administered by the ECB until 2020 and started the 2017 Championship season with a deduction of 48 points. Ahead of the season, each team played a first-class match against a MCC University team.


2017 County Championship, Teams
The 2017 Championship was divided into two divisions, Division One with eight teams, Division Two with 10 teams.


2017 County Championship, Teams
Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with all Division One teams playing each other twice, while Division Two teams played five counties twice and four once.


2017 County Championship, Standings
Teams received 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) could be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.


2017 County Championship, Fixtures
The fixture list for the 2017 season was announced in November 2016.


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale
The 2017 Coupe Banque Nationale was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 25th edition of the Tournoi de Québec and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the PEPS de l'Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada, from September 11 through September 17, 2017.


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale – Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but decided not to compete together. Hradecká partnered with Barbora Krejčíková, but lost in the quarterfinals to Bianca Andreescu and Carson Branstine. Hlaváčková partnered with Tímea Babos and successfully defended her title, defeating Andreescu and Branstine 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale – Singles
Océane Dodin was the defending champion, but withdrew from her second round match due to dizziness.


2017 Coupe Banque Nationale – Singles
Alison Van Uytvanck won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Tímea Babos 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.


2017 Coupe de France Final
The 2017 Coupe de France Final was a football match between French clubs Angers and Paris Saint-Germain to determine the winner of the 2016–17 Coupe de France, the 100th season of France's all-main-divisions football cup. It took place on 27 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris.


2017 Coupe de France Final, Background
This match was Angers' 2nd Coupe de France final (their first in 60 years), and they had never won the trophy before. Their last final was in 1957, which they lost 6–3 to Toulouse.


2017 Coupe de France Final, Background
Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, had played in 14 finals and won 10 titles (a shared record), and they were the defending champions, having defeated Marseille 4–2 in the 2016 final.


2017 Coupe de France Final, Match, Summary
The only goal came in the first minute of second-half stoppage time; a corner from the right by Ángel Di María was headed in with the back of his head by Issa Cissokho at the near post for an own goal.


2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The 2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final was the 23rd final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 1 April 2017 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu and was contested by Monaco and reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain.


2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final
Paris Saint-Germain won the final 4–1 for their 4th consecutive and 7th overall Coupe de la Ligue title.


2017 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2017 Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour
The 2017 Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda Team time trial featured as the tenth round of the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour. It was held on 11 August 2017, in Vårgårda, Sweden.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné
The 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné was a road cycling stage race that took place between 4 and 11 June 2017. It was the 69th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné and was the twenty-third event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné
The race was won on the final day by Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang, riding for the Astana team. Having trailed overnight leader Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) by 75 seconds going into the stage, Fuglsang made his bid for victory by attacking along with AG2R La Mondiale's Romain Bardet and Quick-Step Floors rider Dan Martin on the Col de la Colombière, around 35 kilometres (22 miles) from the finish. They were later caught before the final climb; Fuglsang and Martin went clear again on that climb, with Fuglsang later dropping Martin.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné
Fuglsang remained clear to the finish, winning his second stage of the race by 12 seconds from Martin. Porte ultimately finished the stage in seventh place, 75 seconds behind Fuglsang; however, with bonus seconds in play on the race, Fuglsang's ten-second bonus gave him the race victory by ten seconds over Porte, a first for Denmark at the race. Martin finished third overall, as his six-second bonus allowed him to overtake Chris Froome (Team Sky) by a single second.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné
In the race's other classifications, FDJ rider Arnaud Démare won the points classification while LottoNL–Jumbo rider Koen Bouwman won the mountains classification having won the second and third stages respectively. Bora–Hansgrohe's Emanuel Buchmann won the young rider classification, while AG2R La Mondiale won the teams classification.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams
As the Critérium du Dauphiné is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, Route
The route of the 2017 Critérium du Dauphiné was announced on 16 March 2017.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, Classification leadership table
In the Critérium du Dauphiné, four different jerseys were awarded. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. The rider with the least accumulated time is the race leader, identified by a yellow jersey with a blue bar; the winner of this classification was considered the winner of the race.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, Classification leadership table
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. More points were awarded on the flatter stages in the opening half of the race.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, Classification leadership table
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a red jersey with white polka dots. In the mountains classification, points towards the classification were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorised as either hors, first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. Hors-category climbs awarded the most points; the first ten riders were able to accrue points, compared with the first six on first-category climbs, the first four on second-category, the first two on third-category and only the first for fourth-category.


2017 Critérium du Dauphiné, Classification leadership table
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a team classification, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.


2017 Croatia Open Umag
The 2017 Croatia Open Umag  (also known as the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the Croatia Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2017 ATP World Tour. It took place at the International Tennis Center in Umag, Croatia, from 17 July through 23 July 2017.


2017 Croatia Open Umag, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Croatia Open Umag, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2017 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles
Martin Kližan and David Marrero were the defending champions, but Kližan chose not to participate this year and Marrero chose to compete in Båstad instead.


2017 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles
Guillermo Durán and Andrés Molteni won the title, defeating Marin and Tomislav Draganja in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–6].


2017 Croatia Open Umag – Singles
Fabio Fognini was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrey Rublev.


2017 Croatia Open Umag – Singles
Rublev went to win his first ATP World Tour title, defeating Paolo Lorenzi in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2017 Croatia Open Umag – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2017 Croatian Football Cup Final
The 2017 Croatian Cup Final between Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka was played on 31 May 2017 in Varaždin.


2017 Croatian Football Cup Final, Final
Assistant referees:Tomislav Petrović (Valpovo)Miro Grgić (Osijek)Fourth official:Dalibor Conjar (Osijek)Additional assistant referees:Mario Zebec (Cestica)Duje Strukan (Split)


2017 Croatian Water Polo Cup
The 2017 Croatian Cup is the 26th edition of the tournament.


2017 Croatian Water Polo Cup, Schedule
The rounds of the 2017 competition are scheduled as follows:


2017 Croatian Water Polo Cup, Preliminary round
The first round ties are scheduled for 1 and 3 December 2017.


2017 Croatian Water Polo Cup, Final four
The final four will be held on 16 and 17 December 2017 at the Sports Park Mladost in Zagreb.


2017 Croatian local elections
The first round of the 2017 Croatian local elections was held on 21 May and the second round, where necessary, on 4 June. All seats of the county prefects, city and municipal mayors and members of county, municipal and city councils were up for election.


2017 Croatian local elections
In total, there were 9,576 open seats contested by 47,601 candidates. Voters were electing: 20 county prefects, 128 city mayors, 428 municipal mayors, 51 deputy county prefects, 195 deputy city mayors, 440 deputy municipal mayors, 63 deputy city and municipal mayors elected by the national minorities, 836 county councilors, 2,226 city councilors and 5,152 municipal councilors. 3,719,182 voters had the right to vote, which was 39,500 fewer than at the previous local elections. There were around 73,000 members of the polling and electoral commissions and more than 12,000 observers. State Election Commission distributed around 14,000,000 ballots.


2017 Croatian local elections
In the second round, held on 4 June, there were runoffs in eight counties, City of Zagreb, 54 towns and 102 municipalities. 2,791,000 voters had a right to vote. There were 4,443 polling stations. A third election round was held in Stari Grad on 18 June 2017 since both candidates got the same number of votes in the second round.


2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season
The 2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season was the 51st in the club's history. Coached by Shane Flanagan and captained by Paul Gallen, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2017 Telstra Premiership.


2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Results
Tries: Wade Graham (3), Ricky Leutele, Jayden Brailey, Matt Prior, Paul Gallen


2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Results
Tries: James Maloney, Sosaia Feki, Jack Bird, Paul Gallen, Andrew Fifita


2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Results
Tries: Kurt Capewell (2), Chad Townsend, Edrick Lee, Jayson Bukuya


2017 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks season, Results
Tries: Ricky Leutele (2), Jack Bird, Valentine Holmes, Sosaia Feki, Luke Lewis, Gerard Beale


2017 CrossFit Games
The 2017 CrossFit Games are the eleventh CrossFit Games and were held on August 3–6, 2017, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. This was the first Games held outside the state of California. The men's competition was won by Mathew Fraser, the women's by Tia-Clair Toomey, and Wasatch CrossFit won the Affiliate Cup. Fraser won $308,000 for his efforts and Toomey won $298,000 for her title, including bonus for event wins.


2017 CrossFit Games
This was the first year the Masters 35–39 division was introduced. This was the first CrossFit Games in which a podium finisher in the Individual competition was disqualified for using illegal performance-enhancing substances when Ricky Garard tested positive after the Games were complete. The women's competition had one of the closest finishes in the Games history, when Toomey won by only 2 points over fellow Australian Kara Webb. For the men's competition, Fraser dominated and extended his record winning margin to 216 points over second place Brent Fikowski.


2017 CrossFit Games
This year CBS Sports started its coverage of the Games on CBS Sports Network with live broadcast and a two-hour show of the main competition every  night and a recap show on Saturday, as well as up to 40 hours of live streaming on its digital service.


2017 CrossFit Games, Qualification
Over 380,000 competitors participated in this year's CrossFit Open. The Open took place over 5 weeks from February 23 through March 27, 2017, with one workout released each week. A new Masters 35-39 Division was introduced this year. The workouts for the Open were stream live from many locations around the world for the first time. Mat Fraser and Sara Sigmundsdóttir were the respective winner of the men's and women's competitions, Fraser won convincingly with two event wins, while Sigmundsdottir won by only four points over second-place Kari Pearce.


2017 CrossFit Games, Qualification
As with previous years, the top athletes from each of the Open Region moved on to 8 Regionals, and all the top men and women who can qualify for the Regionals were required to submitted videos of their performance from the Open, although this year more are required to submit their videos than previous years. The 8 Regionals took place in three consecutive weekends from May 19 to June 4. Most Regionals had 40 men, 40 women and 30 teams competing. The top five men, top five women, an top five teams from each Regional qualified for the Games, giving a total of 40 men, 40 women and 40 teams who qualified for the Games.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual
The 2017 CrossFit Games were held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin for the first time after seven years at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. This year, minimum work requirements were introduced for two events at the Games: Run Swim Run and Sprint O-Course where athletes would be eliminated if they cannot finish a movement or complete the event within a set time.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Thursday, August 3, 2017, Event 1: Run Swim Run
Athletes ran to Lake Monona from the Alliant Energy Center, swam around a set of buoys, and then back to the arena. The event was won by Brent Fikowski and Tia-Clair Toomey.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Thursday, August 3, 2017, Event 2: Cyclocross
The event was held nearby in Quann Park and had bikes supplied by Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle Corporation. The course's obstacles included logs, small wooden hurdles and a sand trap. The event was won by Ricky Garard* and Kristin Holte.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Thursday, August 3, 2017, Event 3: Amanda .45
Athletes performed 13 muscle-ups on gymnastic rings and then 13 snatches, followed by 11 muscle-ups and 11 snatches, etc. until finishing the sets of 5. The snatch weight was 135 pounds for the men and 95 pounds for the women. This is a variation of the event "Amanda" introduced at the 2010 CrossFit Games as a tribute to former Games athlete, Amanda Miller, who died in 2010 and was known for the pistol tattoos on her hips. The event was won by Dakota Rager for the men and by Jamie Greene for the women.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Friday, August 4, 2017, Event 4: Sprint O-Course
Competitors raced head-to-head in three rounds across an obstacle course consisting of a cargo net climb, wall climb, monkey bars, log balances, and a rope ladder. The event was won by Patrick Vellner and Tennil Reed-Beuerlein.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Friday, August 4, 2017, Event 5: 1RM Snatch
The event was won by Garret Fisher with a 305-pound lift and Kara Webb with a 203-pound lift. Fisher's 305-pound snatch was a Games record.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Friday, August 4, 2017, Event 6: Triple-G Chipper
The event was a "chipper," a workout involving multiple exercises done sequentially without returning (as in "chipping away" at the number of repetitions) for the fastest time. After the 100 pull-ups, the competitors performed 80 sit-ups on a glute-hamstring developer (GHD), a piece of equipment where the feet lock in and the sit-up is performed at a greater range of motion. After the sit-ups, athletes performed 60 one-legged squats, also called "pistols", alternating the movement between each leg. The 40-calorie row was performed on a Concept-2 rowing machine. The dumbbells for the push press were 100-pounds for the men and 70-pounds for the women. The event was won by Mathew Fraser and Kara Webb.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Friday, August 4, 2017, Event 7: Assault Banger
The competitors started on the Assault bike and the calories were 40 for men and 30 for women. After the bike, the athletes used a sledgehammer to hit a weighted block on a recessed track until it had moved 20 feet. The event was won by George Sanchez and Samantha Briggs.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Saturday, August 5, 2017, Event 8: Strongman's Fear
Competitors had to move a series of strongman elements; a yoke (500 pounds for men, 340 pounds for women), two farmer's logs (200 pounds each for men, 120 pounds each for women), and a sled (400 pounds for men, 310 pounds for women). The objects had to be taken halfway down the field (60 feet) and then the competitor returned using a handstand walk. Once all objects were at the halfway mark, the competitors took the objects to the end of the field, also returning to the middle of the field with a handstand walk. The objects could be moved in any order. Brent Fikowski won the event for the men and Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir for the women.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Saturday, August 5, 2017, Event 9: Muscle-up Clean Ladder
Competitors performed each round beginning with four muscle-ups on a pull-up bar followed by two cleans. After each round the weight increased starting with 225 pounds for the men and 145 pounds for the women and ending with 350 and 235 pounds, respectively. Mathew Fraser won the event for the men and Tia-Clair Toomey won for the women.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Saturday, August 5, 2017, Event 10: Heavy 17.5
A heavier version of a previous Open qualifier event in 2017. A double-under is a jumping rope movement where the rope passes beneath the athlete twice per jump. A thruster in CrossFit is a combination of a front squat and push press in one continuous movement and the weights were 125 pounds for the men and 85 pounds for the women. Mathew Fraser won for the men and Kara Webb won for the women.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Sunday, August 6, 2017, Event 11: Madison Triplet
Athletes ran around a 450-meter path outside of the stadium. In the stadium, there were five rows of hay bale walls. The athletes would enter the stadium and clean a sandbag up and toss it over the hay bale wall. They would then perform a burpee and then jump over the wall. The hay bale clean burpee would be performed seven times at the same hay bale wall before moving the sandbag to the next wall. After the sandbag is moved, the athletes ran back to the path to make another lap. The sandbags were 100 pounds for the men and 70 pounds for the women. The event was won by Ricky Garard* for the men and Samantha Briggs for the women.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Sunday, August 6, 2017, Event 12: 2223 Intervals
This was an interval event with the first three rounds consisting of two minutes of work and then one minute of rest. The final round was three minutes of work to get as many overhead squats as possible or a total of 75 through all rounds for time. For each round, competitors started with two 20-foot rope climbs. After the rope climbs, the competitors pulled 10 calories for men and 7 calories for women on a SkiErg, a machine built by Concept2 similar to their rowing machines but meant to simulate a cross-country skiing motion.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Sunday, August 6, 2017, Event 12: 2223 Intervals
With the remaining time in each interval, they accumulated as many squats as they could with 155 pounds for the men and 105 pounds for the women. The event was won by Mathew Fraser and Katrín Davíðsdóttir. Significantly for the women's competition, Kara Webb who finished second was penalized 6 seconds after a judge erroneously allowed her to finish before she had completed all her reps (she was penalized 2 seconds for every rep she did not complete), which dropped her to fourth and more crucially lost her 10 points.


2017 CrossFit Games, Individual, Sunday, August 6, 2017, Event 13: Fibonacci Final
This event was won by Logan Collins and Ragnheiður Sara Sigmundsdottir. In the men's event, only Collins finished within the six-minute time cap with 2017 Games champion Mathew Fraser ending one lunge from the finish to take second in the event. On the women's side, Kara Webb had been in second-place overall below Tia-Clair Toomey. She edged out Toomey on the event by 0.19 seconds but did not overtake her in total points, finishing two points behind on the final standings.


2017 CrossFit Games, Team events
Teams were cut to 10 after the Burpee Litter event,


2017 CrossFit Games, Podium finishers
Ricky Garard who was placed third in the men's competition tested positive for performance enhancement drugs after the Games were complete, and he was disqualified and his podium ranking removed. As the Games had already concluded, all his finishes were simply voided with all other competitors moving up one position in the final standings and the event points were not redistributed.


2017 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
The 2017 season was the 96th in the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's existence. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the club also competed in the Campeonato Mineiro, the Primeira Liga, the Copa do Brasil and the Copa Sudamericana.


2017 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season
This season is marked by Cruzeiro's 5th Copa do Brasil title, won on penalties over Flamengo on 27 September at Mineirão, which ended a 14-year drought of national cups by the club.


2017 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil
The drawn for the first round was held on 15 December 2016.


2017 Cruzeiro Esporte Clube season, Competitions, Copa Sudamericana
The drawn for the first stage was held on 31 January 2017.


2017 Cumbria County Council election
The 2017 Cumbria County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 84 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which return one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.


2017 Cumbria County Council election, By-elections between 2019 and 2021
The consultation on local reorganisation in Cumbria meant that Cumbria County Council elections did go ahead as planned in 2021. However, elections for the vacant seats on councils were held on Thursday 6 May 2021. These were - Brampton, Cockermouth North, St John's & Great Clifton and Ulverston West.


2017 Cumbria County Council election, By-elections between 2019 and 2021
On 17 June 2020, a by-election of Corby & Hayton was announced after the resignation of Independent councillor William Graham. A by-election will take place on 26 August to fill the vacant seat.


2017 Cup of China
The 2017 Audi Cup of China was the 3rd event of six in the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Capital Gymnasium in Beijing on November 3–5. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2017–18 Grand Prix Final.


2017 Cup of China, Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:


2017 Cup of China, Entries
The ISU published the preliminary assignments on May 26, 2017.


2017 Cup of Nations (rugby union)
The 2017 Cup of Nations was the fifth Cup of Nations rugby union tournament since its creation in 2011. The tournament returned to Hong Kong, reprising its name as the Hong Kong Cup of Nations. The tournament acted as a year-ending tournament for "up and coming" tier 3 teams from different continents, providing greater preparation for teams to play in their regional competitions, especially with the 2017 participants aiming to qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup or to make the Rugby World Cup global repechage in November 2018.


2017 Cup of Nations (rugby union)
The four competing teams were the hosts Hong Kong, two-time defending champions Russia, Chile and Kenya.


2017 Cup of Nations (rugby union), Format
The tournament was played as a single round-robin, with the winner being the team with the most table points after the third round of fixtures.


2017 Cupa Ligii Final
The 2017 Cupa Ligii Final was the final match of the 2016–17 Cupa Ligii, played between Dinamo București and Poli Timișoara. Dinamo București won the match with 2–0.


2017 Cupa României Final
The Cupa României Final was the final match of the 2016–17 Cupa României, played between FC Voluntari and Astra Giurgiu. Voluntari won the match, 5–3 after penalties.


2017 Curaçao Sekshon Pagá
The 2017 Curaçao Sekshon Pagá was the 91st season of top-flight association football in Curaçao, and the 40th season of the competition being branded as the Sekshon Pagá. The season started on 5 February and concluded on 17 September 2017.


2017 Curaçao general election
Early general elections were  held in Curaçao on 28 April 2017 after the fall of the government led by Hensley Koeiman.


2017 Curaçao general election, Background
The previous general elections in 2016 resulted in the formation of a four-party coalition government consisting of MAN, the Real Alternative Party (PAR), the National People's Party (PNP) and Sovereign People (PS), headed by Hensley Koeiman of MAN. However, the PS withdrew from the coalition on 11 February 2017, causing it to lose its majority. Prime Minister Koeiman subsequently submitted his resignation to the governor. On 24 March 2017 Gilmar Pisas was sworn in as interim Prime Minister.


2017 Curaçao general election, Electoral system
The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation. Parties that won at least one seat in the 2016 election were allowed to participate and a primary election was held to determine which other parties could run. These parties were required to win the equivalent of 1% of the votes cast in the previous general election in order to participate.


2017 Curaçao general election, Primary election
A total of 14 parties registered to contest the election. Six parties were without parliamentary representation and had to participate in the primary election on 18 and 19 March 2017. Parties that won more than 792 votes (1% of the total votes in the 2016 election) qualified to participate in the election.


2017 Cure Bowl
The 2017 Cure Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 16, 2017, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, with kickoff at 2:30 PM local time. The third annual edition of the Cure Bowl, the game was one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concludes the 2017 FBS football season. Sponsored by automotive retailer AutoNation, the game was officially known as the AutoNation Cure Bowl.


2017 Cure Bowl
The game featured Georgia State Panthers of the Sun Belt Conference and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers of Conference USA. Georgia State beat Western Kentucky by a score of 27–17.


2017 Cure Bowl, Teams, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
This was the Hilltoppers' fifth bowl game and their fourth consecutive. They previously won the 2014 Bahamas Bowl, 2015 Miami Beach Bowl and 2016 Boca Raton Bowl. This was their first Cure Bowl appearance.


2017 Cure Bowl, Teams, Georgia State Panthers
This was the Panthers' second bowl and second Cure Bowl appearance in school history. They previously lost to San Jose State in 2015.


2017 Currie Cup First Division
The 2017 Currie Cup First Division was the second tier of the 2017 Currie Cup competition, an annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was the 79th edition of the competition and was contested between 25 August and 20 October 2017.


2017 Currie Cup First Division
The competition was won by the  Griffons, who beat the  Leopards 60–36 in the final played on 20 October 2017.


2017 Currie Cup First Division, Competition rules and information
There were eight participating teams in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division. These eight teams played once against each other over the course of the competition, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2017 Currie Cup First Division, Competition rules and information
The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals, which was followed by a final.


2017 Currie Cup First Division, Teams
The teams that participated in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division were:


2017 Currie Cup First Division, Standings
The final log for the 2017 Currie Cup First Division was:


2017 Currie Cup First Division, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.


2017 Currie Cup First Division, Honours
The honour roll for the 2017 Currie Cup First Division was as follows:


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division was the top tier of the 2017 Currie Cup competition, an annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It was the 79th edition of the competition and was contested between 21 July and 28 October 2017.


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division
The competition was won by  Western Province, who beat the  Sharks 33–21 in the final held in Durban. Griquas finished bottom of the log, but retained their Premier Division status by beating the  Griffons in a relegation play-off.


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Competition rules and information
There were seven participating teams in the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division. These seven teams played twice against each other over the course of the competition, once at home and once away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were be awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Competition rules and information
The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals, which was be followed by a final.


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Teams
The teams that participated in the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division were:


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Pool stage, Standings
The final log for the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division was:


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Pool stage, Standings
The top four teams qualified for the Semi-Finals. The bottom team qualified for the Promotion/relegation play-off. Points breakdown:* 4 points for a win* 2 points for a draw* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Pool stage, Round-by-round
The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Honours
The honour roll for the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows:


2017 Currie Cup Premier Division, Players, Squads
The following squads were named for the 2017 Currie Cup Premier Division:


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
The 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup was the tenth edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup, Format
The tournament consisted of a group stage, held over three match days followed by a single day of classification matches to determine the final standings.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup, Format
For the group stage, the twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. Each group played a round-robin tournament with each team playing one match against each other team in its group.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup squads
This article lists the squads for the 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup, the 10th edition of the Cyprus Women's Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in Cyprus from 1 to 8 March 2017. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup squads
The age listed for each player is on 1 March 2017, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. 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. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup squads, Group A, Belgium
The squad was announced on 15 February 2017. On 27 February 2017, Sarah Wijnants replaced Laura De Neve due to a muscle tear suffered during a club match. Diede Lemey was replaced by Lisa Lichtfus after the competition's second match, due to school obligations.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup squads, Group A, Switzerland
The squad was announced on 9 February 2017. Vanessa Bürki replaced Meriame Terchoun before the beginning of the competition.


2017 Cyprus Women's Cup squads, Group C, Ireland
The squad was announced on 13 February 2017. On 28 February 2017, Bell announced the additions of Marie Hourihan, Claire O'Riordan, and Harriet Scott to the squad.


2017 Czech Hockey Games
The 2017 Czech Hockey Games were played between 27 and 30 April 2017. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia played a round-robin for a total of three games per team and six games in total. Five of the games were played in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, and one game in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was won by the Czech Republic.


2017 Czech Hockey Games, Games
All times are local. Stockholm and  České Budějovice – (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)


2017 Czech Lion Awards
2017 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 10 March 2018. Ice Mother has won 6 awards including Award for the best film.


2017 Czech Rally Championship
The 2017 Czech Rally Championship season was be an international rally championship. The championship was contested by a combination of regulations with Group R competing directly against Super 2000 and WRC cars for points.


2017 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2017 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2017 MotoGP season. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno on  August 6, 2017.


2017 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Classification, Moto2
The race, scheduled to be run for 20 laps, was red-flagged on lap 8 due to changing track conditions. The race was later restarted over 6 laps.


2017 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race, MotoGP
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round ten has concluded.


2017 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2017 was held on 10 March 2017, prior October 2017 legislative elections. The current leader and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka was the only candidate.


2017 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election, Background
According to Hospodářské Noviny Sobotka said that he would seek another term as the leader of ČSSD only if the party succeeded in the 2016 regional and Senate elections, defining success as the ČSSD remaining the strongest party at the regional level and in the Senate. The se words were late commented as misinterpreted. When the ČSSD was defeated in both sets of elections, speculation began that the Governor of South Bohemia Jiří Zimola would run against Sobotka due to his performance in the regional elections and his criticism of Sobotka, saying that Sobotka should reconsider his candidature for leadership.


2017 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election, Background
Zimola also stated that he thought Sobotka could remain Prime Minister until the 2017 elections even if the ČSSD was led by someone else. Zimola later said that he would not run for the party leadership as he did not want to divide the party. Sobotka was endorsed by 12 regional organisations of the party. South Bohemian organisation refused to support Sobotka's candidature.


2017 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election, Result
Bohuskav Sobotka won 67% votes from 681 delegates and was reelected. Even though Sobotka was reelected the result was considered a proof of low support for his politics in the party even though he stated that he believes he has a strong mandate.


2017 Czech government crisis
A Czech government crisis began in May 2017, as a result of suspicions that the Minister of Finance, Andrej Babiš, also the leader of ANO 2011, a partner in the ruling coalition, had evaded taxes related to his business activities.


2017 Czech government crisis, History
In March 2017, the Chamber of Deputies asked Andrej Babiš, leader of ANO 2011 and Minister of Finance, to explain his finances. In April 2017, he stated in a letter that all his financial activities have always been legal. Speaker of the chamber Jan Hamáček (ČSSD) said that he did not consider the explanation sufficient. On 2 May 2017, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka (ČSSD) stated that Babiš should resign.


2017 Czech government crisis, History
Bohuslav Sobotka announced on 2 May that he would resign, leading to the formation of a new cabinet which would not include Babiš. Babiš described Sobotka's decision as a "dirty trick." Lubomír Zaorálek and Milan Chovanec (both ČSSD) were mentioned as possible replacements for Sobotka as Prime Minister. Sobotka initially planned to submit his resignation to President Miloš Zeman on 4 May 2017, but later decided to resign on 20 May, when Zeman returns from a visit to China. However, Zeman proceeded with the resignation ceremony nonetheless, which was considered a humiliation for Sobotka. Sobotka decided not to resign after the ceremony, and on 5 May 2017 he announced that he would instead dismiss Babiš from government.


2017 Czech government crisis, History
Sobotka's decision was praised by the leaders of TOP 09, and KDU–ČSL. Petr Fiala, leader of ODS, called for a snap election, and stated that Sobotka's decision would only deepen the crisis. Various politicians stated that the resignation ceremony was shameful for the Czech Republic. Zeman announced on 8 May 2017 that he would not accept Babiš's removal from the government yet, and would make a final decision on his return from China. This decision was criticised by many politicians and lawyers as unconstitutional, as according to the Czech constitution the president should appoint or dismiss ministers on the request of the Prime Minister.


2017 Czech government crisis, History
On 10 May 2017, a demonstration of 20,000 people was held in Prague against the actions of Zeman and Babiš, and other demonstrations were held around the country.


2017 Czech government crisis, History
Zeman called a meeting of leaders of coalition parties in Liberec. Sobotka was unable to participate as he had gone to Luxembourg on 10 May, but Zeman met Chovanec, Babiš and Pavel Bělobrádek. Zeman presented the two possible solutions to the crisis as a new election, or a new government without Sobotka or Babiš. ANO 2011 stated that they were prepared to discuss a government that would not include Sobotka or Babiš. ČSSD and KDU-ČSL stated that they would consider a government without ANO.


2017 Czech legislative election
Legislative elections were held in the Czech Republic on 20 and 21 October 2017. All 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected and Andrej Babiš of ANO 2011, also the leader of the resultant government, became the Prime Minister. The coalition government following the 2013 legislative election consisted of the two largest parties: the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, and ANO 2011 (ANO), led by former Finance Minister and businessman Andrej Babiš, alongside the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL). The largest opposition party was the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM), followed by centre-right parties TOP 09 and the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).


2017 Czech legislative election
Opinion polling showed ANO leading since early 2014, with their lead gradually increasing to double digits. The ČSSD had been losing ground since early 2017, polling in the low double figures from May 2017. Polls indicated that several other parties, including the KSČM, ODS, KDU–ČSL, and TOP 09, were likely to re-enter the Chamber of Deputies, with support fluctuating between 5% and 12%. Across all parties, 7,524 candidates stood for election, setting a national record. There were 37 candidates per seat.


2017 Czech legislative election
The result was a victory for populist party ANO, which received 29.6% of the vote and 78 seats. The ODS was the second strongest party, receiving 11.3% and 25 seats. The ruling ČSSD fell to 7%, finishing sixth. Both the Czech Pirate Party and Freedom and Direct Democracy received over 10% and became new parliamentary parties. Nine parties entered the lower chamber, resulting in the most fragmented Chamber of Deputies in the history of the Czech Republic. This was also the first time that neither ČSSD nor ODS won the legislative election. After eight months of negotiations, ANO and ČSSD agreed to form a minority coalition government, with a confidence and supply agreement from the KSČM which lasted until April 2021. This was the first time the KSČM participated in national politics since the Velvet Revolution in 1989.


2017 Czech legislative election, Background
The Constitution of the Czech Republic states that every four years an election to the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament, must be held. The Government is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies and stays in power only if has the confidence of the majority of members of parliament. Article 19(1) of the Constitution provides that any citizen of the Czech Republic who has right to vote and is twenty-one years old is eligible to serve as an MP.


2017 Czech legislative election, Background
The Social Democrats, the largest party following the 2013 elections, formed a centre-left Coalition government with ANO and KDU–ČSL. The Social Democrats were represented by eight ministers in the Government, with its leader, Bohuslav Sobotka, as Prime Minister. ANO, the runner-up in the election, was represented by six of its members in the Government, led by businessman Andrej Babiš, who was promoted to the role of the First Deputy Prime Minister and served as Finance Minister.


2017 Czech legislative election, Background
The smallest party in the coalition, the Christian Democrats, were represented by three ministers, and their leader Pavel Bělobrádek held the position of Deputy Prime Minister. The biggest opposition party in the Chamber of Deputies was the Communist Party. The centre-right opposition to the government was represented by TOP 09 and the Civic Democrats.


2017 Czech legislative election, Background, 2014 Senate and municipal elections
In 2014, voters elected 29 out of 81 Senators and approximately 62,300 members of local councils. The Social Democrats won the Senate election but lost many bigger cities, including the capital Prague, to its coalition partner, ANO.


2017 Czech legislative election, Background, 2016 regional and Senate elections
In October 2016, voters elected 675 members of regional assemblies in 13 regions of the nation (except Prague) which then elected their regional leadership. ANO won the election with 21.05%, while the Social Democrats only managed to win two regions – South Bohemia and Vysočina – and 15.25% nationwide. The Communists (KSČM) suffered the biggest loss, winning 10.54% and losing 96 seats in the assemblies. The centre-right ODS won 9.47% nationwide and 76 seats in regional assemblies.


2017 Czech legislative election, Background, 2016 regional and Senate elections
Alongside the regional elections, about 2.7 million voters elected 27 of the 81 senators. The KDU-ČSL won these elections with nine new senators, while both ANO and the Social Democrats suffered heavy losses. Even though ANO had 14 candidates in the second round, only three managed to win election. The Social Democrats lost 10 seats, including that of their Vice President of the Senate Zdeněk Škromach. The centre-right ODS had six candidates in the second round, with four of them being elected (including Zdeněk Nytra, who ran as an independent).


2017 Czech legislative election, Background, 2017 Government crisis
The coalition government successfully passed many of the policies that had been announced in 2014, such as electronic registration of sales and reverse charging of value-added tax. Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet was considered by pundits and commentators to be stable compared with previous cabinets. However, in early May 2017 a government crisis developed when Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka resigned due to the financial irregularities of Finance Minister Andrej Babiš. Sobotka reversed his decision a few days later following a dispute with President Miloš Zeman over the continuation of the government, and on 24 May 2017, Sobotka dismissed Babiš and replaced him with Ivan Pilný, effectively ending the crisis.


2017 Czech legislative election, Electoral system
The 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected from 14 multi-member constituencies (each usually electing between 5 and 25 members) using open list proportional representation, in which they can give preferential votes for up to four candidates on their chosen list. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method, with an electoral threshold of 5% nationwide for single parties, 10% for two-party alliances, 15% for three-party alliances and 20% for alliances of four or more parties. Candidates who receive preferential votes from more than 5% of voters are moved to the top of their list, and in cases where more than one candidate receives over 5% of the preferential votes, they are ranked in order of votes received.


2017 Czech legislative election, Date of the election
The Czech constitution states that elections to the Chamber of Deputies must be held every four years. Polling days in the Czech Republic are Friday and Saturday, and voters can submit their ballots on either day. The exact date of the election is chosen by the President, who is obliged to call it at least 90 days before the election is held. On 6 April 2017, President Miloš Zeman announced 20 and 21 October 2017 as election days.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Background
For the first time in Czech elections, campaign spending was limited, with a cap of 90 million CZK (approximately €3,300,000) for each party. A new supervisory body was established, the Office for Supervision of Finances of Political Parties and Political Movements.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Background
The date of the election was announced on 2 May 2017, marking the start of the official campaign. Parties were allowed to register for the election until 15 August 2017. 31 parties registered in total, the highest number ever.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Issues
At the time of the campaign, the minimum wage in the Czech Republic was 12,200 Czech crowns (around 472 euros). Although the minimum wage had increased by 24.6% since 2010 it was still lower than many other EU member states. Some voters expressed their feeling that wages and public services had been slow to catch up with the richer West, while businessmen were making billions from privatizations and public contracts.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Issues
Czech membership of the Eurozone also became a campaign issue, as although the Czech Republic has theoretically accepted the euro, it has not stated when it will adopt it. ČSSD, KDU-ČSL, the Greens and TOP 09 are all in favour of adopting the euro as early as possible, while ANO, the Communist Party and SPD reject it. ODS argue for delaying adoption of the euro, citing the European debt crisis.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, ANO 2011
ANO, the front-runner in the election, launched its campaign on 3 May 2017, when media outlets owned by party leader Andrej Babiš published an image of Babiš with tape over his mouth, intended as a criticism of ČSSD.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, ANO 2011
On 10 August 2017, criminal proceedings began against Andrej Babiš, who is accused of subsidy fraud. The Chamber of Deputies was asked to remove Babiš's immunity so that he could be criminally prosecuted. Babiš expressed his view that the purpose of the criminal proceedings was to destroy him politically.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, ANO 2011
Babiš faced ODS leader Petr Fiala in a debate on 29 September 2017. They clashed over issues including corruption and the economy, but agreed on immigration.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, ANO 2011
ANO 2011 adopted Eurosceptic policies before the election, including opposition to the Euro, deeper European integration and immigration quotas, but took a more pro-EU stance after the campaign. Daniel Kaiser of Echo24 described the party's position on the EU as "Euro-opportunism".


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL)
KDU– ČSL formed a political alliance with Mayors and Independents, called Populars and Mayors, with the aim of becoming the "third power" of Czech politics. Two-party alliances require 10% of votes to qualify for seats in the parliament. The alliance was dissolved in July 2017 as a result of poor results in opinion polls.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL)
KDU-ČSL began its campaign at the beginning of August 2017, focusing on family, education, innovation and children. Pavel Bělobrádek announced that the symbol of the party's campaign was a house for three generations, with the campaign slogan: "Responsibly." Bělobrádek stated that he would resign if the party's result was worse than the 2013 election.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
The centre-right ODS launched their campaign in partnership with the Freeholder Party, which meant that 40 members of Freeholders would stand for election as representatives of the Civic Democrats. The Civic Democrats launched their campaign on 29 May 2017.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
ODS launched its electoral program and announced its candidates on 19 April 2017, promising to lower taxes and cut subsidies and social benefits.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
On 11 July 2017, the Civic Democrats said that they did not want to bother voters with politics during the summer holiday season, and launched a contest called "We are looking for the Seven Wonders of Czechia", in which voters would nominate interesting places in their regions that were not well known. In August 2017, ODS started its contact campaign, with leaders of the party stating that communication with citizens was the party's strongest electoral weapon. The party organised summer film screenings, projecting the film River Rascals to attract voters to its meetings.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
On 17 August 2017, ODS published the Vyšehrad Proclamation, a list of conditions under which the party would join a coalition government, including lower taxes, refusal to adopt the Euro, rejection of immigration quotas, and ending the electronic sales record. The party launched the "hot phase" of their campaign on 1 September 2017, known as "Blue Wave."


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
On 29 September 2017, party leader Petr Fiala faced Andrej Babiš in a debate at Barrandov. Babiš attacked Fiala over the previous ODS government's record, but Fiala was widely considered to have won the debate, attacking Babiš's politics and his business.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM)
The Communist KSČM ran their campaign on an anti-NATO platform.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Czech Pirate Party (Piráti)
The Pirates launched their campaign on 22 May 2017, aiming to win 10% of votes. They called for radical tax reforms and changes to government administration.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Czech Pirate Party (Piráti)
On 17 October 2017, a 2016 picture of party leader Ivan Bartoš at an Anti- Fascist Action demonstration was published on the social media accounts of nationalist organization Pro-Vlast. Another picture showed Bartoš attending a left-wing demonstration in 2016 held in support of refugees. Bartoš admitted attending the demonstrations and suggested the photos had been used to run a campaign against his persona.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
Following the government crisis in May 2017, polls registered a drop in support for the Social Democrats and ANO, and an increase for the Civic Democrats. A poll by Kantar TNS showing ČSSD in fourth place prompted speculation over Bohuslav Sobotka's position as party leader, and he resigned as leader of ČSSD on 15 June 2017. Milan Chovanec became acting party leader and Lubomír Zaorálek became the Social Democrat candidate for Prime Minister. The party's campaign manager, Jan Birke MP, resigned two days after Sobotka.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
The Social Democrats experienced internal party conflict in the South Bohemian Region over the rejection of candidates, including former Governor Jiří Zimola. On 5 June 2017, some ČSSD candidates in the region refused to stand for the party, in protest at the party's decision not to include Zimola on their list.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
The Social Democrats launched their campaign and election platform on 19 June 2017. On 29 August 2017, Lubomír Zaorálek launched the party's official campaign.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)
SPD campaigned under the slogan "No to Islam, No to terrorists." It was speculated that Freedom and Direct Democracy would participate in the election together with the Party of Civic Rights, but SPD leader Tomio Okamura announced on 14 February that the party would stand independently. Okamura borrowed 18 million Czech koruna for the campaign.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)
SPD launched its campaign on 20 July, with the aim of winning over 10%. The party called for a law enabling national referendums to be held more easily, and supported a referendum on leaving the European Union. Polls at the beginning of October showed support for SPD growing.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD)
French politician Marine Le Pen endorsed SPD before the election.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Green Party
The Greens launched their campaign on 16 June 2017. Matěj Stropnický stated that he hoped the party would receive 6–8% of votes. They received less than 1.5%.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Mayors and Independents (STAN)
STAN launched its campaign on 27 July 2017, introducing its new logo and election leader Jan Farský.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Party of Civic Rights (SPO)
SPO was supported by president Miloš Zeman. SPO sought to form an alliance with Tomio Okamura's Freedom and Direct Democracy, but Okamura declined.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Party of Civic Rights (SPO)
On 11 August 2017, SPO announced that František Ringo Čech would be its election leader.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, Realists (REAL)
The Realists launched their campaign on 14 February 2017, intending to get 20% of votes. Their campaign focused on the introduction of a 15% flat tax and security issues. On 2 June 2017, the party launched their campaign, "Change of style". Members of the party appeared on billboards with their image changed, and were shown in casual clothes.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, TOP 09
TOP 09 launched its campaign on 30 May 2017, mainly focusing on being in the "faster lane" of the European Union and adopting the Euro.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Party campaigns, TOP 09
On 12 July, TOP 09 announced that it would cooperate with the Liberal-Environmental Party.


2017 Czech legislative election, Campaign, Television debates
The public ČT24 broadcast a series of debates with spokespeople from the ten biggest parties on various issues, including national security, healthcare, foreign policy and infrastructure, among others. A debate between the leaders of the ten parties was broadcast on 19 October 2017.


2017 Czech legislative election, Opinion polls
The polls are from October 2013 up to the current date with each line and dots corresponding to a political party.


2017 Czech legislative election, Results
Media coverage of the election results focused on the entry of SPD and the Pirates into the parliament for the first time, the "fragmented Parliament with nine parties", and the massive loss of support for the Social Democrats.


2017 Czech legislative election, Government formation
President Miloš Zeman announced on 22 October that he intended to ask Babiš to form a government. ANO was by far the largest party in the Chamber, with more than twice the vote share and three times as many seats as the second largest party, the Civic Democrats. However, many media outlets speculated that Babiš would encounter problems finding potential coalition problems due to his ongoing criminal fraud charges. Numerous parties stated their refusal to form a government with ANO as long as Babiš remained its leader, and Babiš ruled out governing with SPD or the Communist Party.


2017 Czech legislative election, Government formation
Deputy ANO leader Jaroslav Faltýnek stated that the party should talk to its current coalition partners first. Though Babiš expressed a preference for a coalition with ODS, ODS leader Petr Fiala announced that his party would not take part in coalition talks with ANO. An ANO-ODS coalition would have had 103 seats, enough for a governing majority. Although he had voiced Eurosceptic positions during the campaign, Babiš took a more pro-EU stance after the election.


2017 Czech legislative election, Government formation
As Babiš could not create a coalition government, he opted to form a minority government. His cabinet took power on 13 December 2017, but on 16 January 2018 it lost a confidence motion in the Chamber of Deputies by 78-117. Babiš was therefore obliged to resign and resume negotiations about the future government.


2017 Czech legislative election, Government formation
With the Civic Democrats, Pirates and other minor parties maintaining their position of refusing to negotiate with ANO as long as Babiš was Prime Minister, negotiations between ANO 2011 and SPD and the Communists continued, while Babiš paused negotiations with the Social Democrats until after its February congress, where elected new leadership. Babiš said that he would prefer a minority government with confidence and supply from the Social Democrats and the Communists. He subsequently stated that if his cabinet did not pass a confidence motion by May 2018, he would favour a snap election.


2017 Czech legislative election, Government formation
Coalition talks between ANO and the Social Democrats failed on 5 April 2018, primarily because of differences regarding the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Finance, both of which ČSSD had wanted as a guarantee of the independent investigation of the criminal case against Babiš. On 10 April, President Miloš Zeman proposed that Babiš continue negotiations with the Communist Party and Freedom and Direct Democracy, which between them would command a 115-seat majority.


2017 Czech legislative election, Government formation
The parties were co-operating unofficially in the Chamber of Deputies, but in coalition talks they differed on a number of issues, including a European Union membership referendum and referendum law. ČSSD subsequently re-opened talks with ANO, in which KSČM also participated. ČSSD entered into coalition with ANO on 15 June 2018, with KSČM subsequently voting in favour of the ANO-ČSSD minority government in exchange for concessions.


2017 Czech legislative election, Cyberattacks
The day after the election, the Czech Statistical Office reported that its websites used for presentation of results were the targets of coordinated DDoS attacks during the counting of the votes, and as a result the websites volby.cz and volbyhned.cz had been inaccessible. The matter is now being investigated by the Czech police, as well as by the Ministry of the Interior and the Government.


2017 Czech legislative election, Cyberattacks
In January 2018, the police confirmed that the websites were subjected to DDoS attacks, but stressed that the investigation was still ongoing.


2017 D.C. United season
The 2017 D.C. United season was D.C. United's 22nd season of existence, and their 22nd in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer.


2017 D.C. United season
An array of injuries to key players such as Steve Birnbaum and Patrick Mullins greatly affected D.C. United's form, as the team's scoring output and defensive performance suffered. United finished at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and second-bottom of the overall league table. United failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2013, and for only the second time in the last six seasons. United also had a short spell in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup, where they were bounced in the fifth round proper by New England Revolution.


2017 D.C. United season
The season was also United's final season at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, ending a 22-year run for the club leasing the stadium. RFK Stadium was the final original stadium to be used by one of the charter franchises in MLS. It was at the time, the longest tenure for an MLS team in a specific stadium. Starting the following season, United moved into Audi Field, a soccer-specific stadium situated in the Buzzard Point neighborhood of Washington, D.C.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Off season
D.C. United began the off-season by dealing a copy of international reserve players to gain spots on the expansion draft protection list for domestic players they valued more. Former draft choice Miguel Aguilar and Kennedy Igboananike were traded, with the team acquiring lower round draft picks. None of United's players were selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft, allowing the team to focus on building on the foundation of the surprising 2016 team. Luciano Acosta's loan status ended as he was signed on a permanent transfer from Boca Juniors.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Off season
Shortly after the expansion draft, the team announced it had acquired on loan from Club Sport Herediano a young forward, José Guillermo Ortiz who was transferred from Alajuelense, for whom he had scored twice against D.C. in CONCACAF Champions League play, to Club Sport Herediano, which turned around and loaned him out to D.C. United. In the 2017 MLS SuperDraft D.C. dipped into a familiar talent pool, selecting University of Maryland fullback Chris Odoi-Atsem in the first round, In the second round, the team selected goalie Eric Klenofsky and defender Jo Vetle Rimstad. Following the draft, the team signed a Homegrown Player deal with midfielder Ian Harkes, winner of the Hermann Trophy and son of former D.C. United captain John Harkes. Before the season started, the team also added some veteran depth, signing Sebastien Le Toux.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Early season
The month of March proved to be frustrating. DC opened the season with a scoreless draw at home against Sporting Kansas City, followed by 2 straight shutout losses against New York City FC and Columbus Crew SC, barely creating any chances. Finally, the United offense broke through in their fourth match as off-season signing José Guillermo Ortiz scored an early goal against the Philadelphia Union on a deflected shot. Luciano Acosta added a penalty kick goal to give D.C. a 2–0 lead, which held up for a 2–1 victory as United recorded first win of the season.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Early season
D.C. followed that result with a surprising 2–1 victory over NYCFC, on goals by Lloyd Sam and Acosta. Despite a subsequent 2–0 loss at New York Red Bulls, United continued a good stretch of play with a 2–2 draw at New England Revolution, on goals by Jared Jeffrey and Le Toux. D.C. United's first ever trip to Atlanta resulted in 3–1 victory, as the visitors rallied after an early goal, evening the score on an own goal and sealing the three points on goals by Le Toux and Acosta.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Early season
D.C. could not sustain those results, though, and dropped the next three matches at home, once again failing to score in three straight matches, including losses to Montreal Impact, Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire. D.C. went on the road to play Vancouver Whitecaps and earned another road win, on Lamar Neagle's penalty kick goal. that result was followed by yet another 3 game scoreless stretch including a loss to Orlando City S.C., a home draw with LA Galaxy, and a 2–0 loss to Toronto F.C..


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Early season
Following that loss, United added Deshorn Brown to try to inject some venom into the attack. United did get back on the winning side, with a 2–1 victory of goals by Acosta and Patrick Nyarko, as expansion side Atlanta United F.C. made its first visit to D.C. It would be two more months before D.C. United recorded another victory.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Early season
Shutout road losses in Philadelphia and Montreal were sandwiched around a 2–1 U.S. Open Cup loss in New England despite an early goal by Ortiz. A trip to F.C. Dallas produced a disappointing 4–2 result, despite goals by Harkes and Brown, the first goals for each in a United uniform. Another road trip to face Seattle Sounders F.C. resulted in a 4–3 defeat, with United becoming the first Major League Soccer team to lose after taking a 3–0 lead.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Early season
Brown and Harkes got the side off to a fast start with goals in their second straight game, and Sam added what might have seemed a clincher, but the late collapse seemed to be the ultimate word on a disastrous 2017 season. However, it only got worse. United lost to Houston Dynamo by 3–1, despite what would prove to be Bobby Boswell's last goal for D.C. United. That would be the team's fifth straight loss, the last four with Travis Worra in goal because Bill Hamid was with the national team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The first visit to Minnesota United marked Hamid's return to the lineup, but the defense was still wanting during a 4–0 thrashing by the previously struggling expansion side, the sixth straight loss for D.C. United.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
Those losses provided the impetus for the front office to finally move to bolster the team. Boswell was sent to Atlanta to free up roster space. Neagle was returned to Seattle for the same reason, and Le Toux was given his release. Ortiz and Alhaji Kamara were released to free up international roster slots. D.C. added young Bolivian striker Bruno Miranda.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
That signing was followed in days to come by the acquisition of Hungarian international Zoltan Stieber, who was playing in the Bundesliga second-flight, and a dramatic move to sign U.S. international Paul Arriola, after dealing $500,000 in allocation funds to acquire his MLS rights from the L.A. Galaxy. In addition to Arriola, the team added a U.S. youth international, Russell Canouse. The Pennsylvania native left Germany to return and play for his boyhood favorite team. The wheeling and dealing also included the acquisition of former Columbus Crew standout goalkeeper Steve Clark, to provide insurance in case the team was unable to sign star goalie Bill Hamid to a new contract.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
These moves really did seem to raise the play of the team. United almost took three points from league-leading Toronto after an early goal by Sam, but an own goal by Steve Birnbaum forced the team to settle for a draw. D.C. did lose two consecutive hard-fought 1–0 matches, against Real Salt Lake and Colorado Rapids. D.C. then completed a sweep of the season series with Atlanta United, winning 1–0 on an own goal. In the next match, the team earned the win over New England on a second-half goal by Acosta. Homegrown player centerback Jalen Robinson contributed to the consecutive clean sheets, going 90 in each, only his second and third appearance of the year.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
While August had seemed bright for D.C., September saw the team suffer more reversals. Sloppy defensive play allowed Orlando City S.C. to take a 2–0 first half lead at R.F.K. Stadium, and a late goal by Kofi Opare was not enough to salvage a result. Despite a strong start in Chicago, an own goal by Harkes put the team behind the eight-ball, and the Chicago Fire sealed the deal with 2 second-half goals. However, the D.C. team rebounded before over 25,000 people in the next-to-last ever home game at R.F.K. Stadium, against San Jose Earthquakes.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
D.C. failed to convert on a number of early chances, but the second half produced the fastest four-goal outburst by one player in league history, as Patrick Mullins ended his long goalless start to the 2017 season, scoring a hat trick with 3 finishes in front of goal, followed by a stunning free kick goal to cap the 4–0 win. Mullins was the first player to score four goals in one half of a MLS match. New Designated Player Paul Arriola got his first two assists in his seventh game with the team.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
The game may have also been noteworthy for being Steve Clark's first match in goal for D.C. Clark was barely tested in turning in a clean sheet. The win did not move the team out of the Eastern Conference cellar, but it did move the team ahead of a pair of Western Conference teams in the league-wide table. It also raised questions as to what might have been for a team that never seemed to finish chances, wasting the frequent heroic efforts of goalie Bill Hamid throughout the season.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
D.C. kicked off a three-game road trip with a midweek match against New York Red Bulls. As usual, NYRB dominated possession and took the lead when youngster Tyler Adams scored his first career MLS goal. D.C., however, drew even on a free kick in first half stoppage time, as Zoltan Stieber notched his first in MLS when the ball deflected off the wall past NY goalie Luis Robles. The home team constantly tested the D.C. goal but Clark (playing for an injured Hamid) proved up to the task, including stopping a point-blank shot by Bradley Wright-Phillips.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
Against the run of play, D.C. briefly took the lead, when Russell Canouse got his first assist, threading a pass to Mullins, who scored his fifth goal in five days. NYRB, however, regained the lead on another goal by Adams and penalty kick goal by Gonzalo Veron. D.C. seemed destined for defeat, but they struck again in stoppage time, the tying goal coming when a defender misplayed a cross by Canouse, resulting in an own goal, the fourth of the season that counted for United. Nonetheless, D.C. needed a full three points to remain in playoff contention, so the draw ended any possibility of post-season play.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, Summer signings
With little to lay for on a trip to Columbus, D.C. United fell 2-0. A road game in Portland started brightly, but a giveaway in the box by Korb forced Clark to foul, and the resultant penalty kick put United in a hole. The Timbers added three goals in the second half, including one while defender Steve Birnbaum lay unconscious, suffering his third concussion of the season.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, RFK finale
In the build-up to the final match of the season, the team sought to honor their history in R.F.K. Stadium. as they prepared to leave the stadium behind. First, came the announcement that longtime goalkeeper Bill Hamid would not return in 2018, having agreed to join a team in Denmark, F.C. Midtjylland. On the day of the game, players from the team's 21-year history came together for a "Legends" game, featuring goals by Marco Etcheverry, Luciano Emilio and Freddy Adu, among others.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, RFK finale
The main event was the deciding event of the 2018 version of the Atlantic Cup, against New York Red Bulls. One of the largest regular-season home crowds in team history came to celebrate history, but also had the pleasure of seeing the team take the lead before halftime on a scintillating cross by Acosta that was finished by Arriola, who scored his first ever MLS goal, which later captured Goal of the Week honors.


2017 D.C. United season, Review, RFK finale
The visitors tied the score in the second half and, after Acosta was ejected, it was probably only a matter of time before the Red Bulls took the lead. As it was, D.C. closed the season with yet another defeat—the third consecutive loss, and finished even on points with the L.A. Galaxy in the league cellar. Because D.C. had more wins, they would be drafting after the Galaxy in the league's 2018 pre-season drafts.


2017 D.C. United season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2017 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.


2017 D1 Grand Prix series
The 2017 D1 Grand Prix series was the seventeenth season for the D1 Grand Prix series. The season began on April 1 at Odaiba Tokyo Street Course and ended on October 8 at the same course, with Hideyuki Fujino winning the D1GP Championship. The D1 Street Legal series did not run this year, and was replaced by the 2018 season with the D1 Lights series.


2017 DB120
2017 DB120 (also written 2017 DB120) is a near-Earth object, meaning that it has an orbit which brings it into proximity with Earth. It is an Amor asteroid, meaning that its orbit does not cross Earth's orbit, but its perihelion is close to, but greater than, the aphelion of Earth. It was first observed on February 25, 2017, when the asteroid was less than 1 AU from Earth and had a solar elongation of 169°.


2017 DB120
This asteroid is a lost asteroid. It has a short observation arc of 2.4 days and has not been seen since 2017, so it has an orbit that is only roughly calculated. Also, there are variations in the absolute magnitude cataloged by various organizations, leading to variations in the estimated size of the asteroid (Sentry list H 23.0 implies 86 m vs MPC H 22.3 implies 120 m). These variations are in addition to the uncertainty in the size estimate caused by the uncertainty in the albedo.


2017 DB120
This asteroid is in both the Risk List of the European Space Agency (ESA) - Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and in the Sentry List of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). According to the Sentry List, of the possible close encounters with Earth in the foreseeable future, an encounter on 26 March 2061 has the highest Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale value.


2017 DB120
According to the Near Earth Objects Dynamic Site (NEODyS), of the possible close encounters with Earth in the foreseeable future, an encounter on 25 April 2031 is the most likely. This encounter has a minimum possible distance of zero, meaning that an impact onto Earth is possible.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2017 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final
Eintracht Frankfurt, in their first final since 2006, faced Borussia Dortmund, the runners-up in the previous three finals. Borussia Dortmund won the match 2–1 to claim their fourth cup title.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final
As winners, Borussia Dortmund hosted the 2017 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champions of the 2016–17 edition of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final
The winners of the DFB-Pokal were also to earn automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Europa League, but since Borussia Dortmund had already qualified for the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the group stage spot went to the team in sixth, Hertha BSC, and the league's third qualifying round spot to the team in seventh, SC Freiburg.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Officials
On 28 April 2017, the German Football Association announced that Deniz Aytekin would officiate the match, joined by his assistants Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger. Benjamin Brand was chosen as the fourth official. Aytekin has officiated on the DFB level since 2004, and in the Bundesliga since 2008. He is a FIFA listed referee since 2011, and is ranked as a UEFA Elite group referee.