2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 13:00 CEST.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
For the first time since the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, all the four teams at this stage represent different national associations.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 May 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv on 26 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 27 June and ended on 23 August 2017. A total of 57 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the qualifying phase and play-off round was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association (or associations with political conflicts) were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
A total of 57 teams (42 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 teams which entered in the group stage. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 CEST. Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of ten teams played in the first qualifying round.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
The New Saints Linfield Víkingur Gøta Hibernians FC Santa Coloma


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 27 and 28 June, and the second legs were played on 4 July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 12:00 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 29 teams which entered in this round, and the five winners of the first qualifying round. Since the draw for the second qualifying round took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie would advance to this round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Copenhagen BATE Borisov Astana Rijeka Sheriff Tiraspol Hapoel Be'er Sheva


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 11, 12 and 14 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 12:00 CEST. Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round. A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Since the draw for the third qualifying round took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie would advance to this round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Matches
3–3 on aggregate. Hapoel Be'er Sheva won on away goals.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 12:00 CEST. Times are CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Route (for league champions) and League Route (for league non-champions). The losing teams in both sections entered the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 15 and 16 August, and the second legs were played on 22 and 23 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round, Top goalscorers
There were 246 goals scored in 94 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League was the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France. Atlético Madrid defeated Marseille to win their third Europa League title.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League
As winners, Atlético Madrid earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup. Moreover, they would also have been automatically qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage, but since they had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2017–18 Ligue 1, the fifth-ranked association according to next season's access list.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League
Manchester United qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League as the title holders of Europa League. They were unable to defend their title as they qualified for the Champions League knockout phase, and were eliminated by Sevilla in the round of 16.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
A total of 190 teams from all 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation
Starting from this season, Gibraltar were granted two spots instead of one in the Europa League. Kosovo, who became a UEFA member on 3 May 2016, made their debut in the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution
In the default access list, Manchester United entered the group stage (as the sixth-placed team of the 2016–17 Premier League). However, since they qualified for the Champions League as the Europa League title holders, the spot which they qualified for in the Europa League group stage was vacated, and the following changes to the default allocation system were made:


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Distribution, Redistribution rules
A Europa League place was vacated when a team qualified for both the Champions League and the Europa League, or qualified for the Europa League by more than one method. When a place was vacated, it was redistributed within the national association by the following rules (regulations Articles 3.03 and 3.04):


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Association team allocation, Teams
Notably two teams took part in the competition that were not playing in their national top division, Tirana (2nd tier) and Vaduz (representing Liechtenstein, playing in Swiss second tier).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Round and draw dates
Matches in the qualifying, play-off, and knockout rounds could also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 13:00 CEST. The first legs were played on 29 June, and the second legs were played on 4 and 6 July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 14:30 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw). The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 20 July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 13:00 CEST. The first legs were played on 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 13:00 CEST. The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 24 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage. The matchdays were 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Group stage
A total of 29 national associations were represented in the group stage. Arsenal, Atalanta, Fastav Zlín, 1899 Hoffenheim, İstanbul Başakşehir, 1. FC Köln, Lugano, Milan, Östersund, Real Sociedad, Red Star Belgrade, Vardar and Vitesse made their debut appearances in the UEFA Europa League group stage (although Milan and Red Star Belgrade had appeared in the UEFA Cup group stage). Vardar were the first team from Macedonia to play in either the Champions League or Europa League group stage.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET. The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET. The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET. The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST. The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League, Statistics, Player of the season
Votes were cast by coaches of the 48 teams in the group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA's member associations. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 9 August 2018. The award winner was announced during the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage draw in Monaco on 31 August 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage began on 14 September and ended on 7 December 2017. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2017, 13:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2017 UEFA club coefficients.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of four groups (A–F, G–L) for maximum television coverage. On each matchday, one set of six groups played their matches at 19:00 CEST/CET, while the other set of six groups played their matches at 21:05 CEST/CET, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence (Regulations Article 15.02):


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
Note: Positions for scheduling did not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 was not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Draw
There were certain scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general were not scheduled to play at home on the same matchday (to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Russia) were not scheduled to play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their seeding pot. They included 16 teams which entered in this stage, the 22 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 32, where they were joined by the eight third-placed teams of the Champions League group stage.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 16.01):


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 14 September, 28 September, 19 October, 2 November, 23 November, and 7 December 2017. The match kickoff times were 19:00 and 21:05 CEST/CET in general, except for certain matches for geographical reasons.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage, Groups
Times up to 28 October 2017 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase began on 13 February and ended on 16 May 2018 with the final at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, France, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Times up to 24 March 2018 (round of 32 and round of 16) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (quarter-finals and beyond) times are CEST (UTC+2).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involves 32 teams: the 24 teams which qualify as winners and runners-up of each of the twelve groups in the group stage, and the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Format
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 11 December 2017, 13:00 CET.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 32, Summary
The first legs were played on 13 and 15 February, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 February 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2018, 13:00 CET.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Round of 16, Summary
The first legs were played on 8 March, and the second legs were played on 15 March 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 March 2018, 13:00 CET.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
For the first time since the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, all the eight teams at this stage represented different national associations.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 5 April, and the second legs were played on 12 April 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 13 April 2018, 12:00 CEST.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Summary
The first legs were played on 26 April, and the second legs were played on 3 May 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, Final
The final was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu on 16 May 2018. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
The 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 29 June and ended on 24 August 2017. A total of 156 teams competed in the qualifying phase and play-off round to decide 22 of the 48 places in the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the qualifying phase and play-off round was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Round and draw dates
Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time was played.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided by draw. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the results of the previous round were known.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Format
Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association (or associations with political conflicts) were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
A total of 156 teams were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, including the 15 losers of the third qualifying round (10 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) which entered the play-off round. The 22 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 16 teams which entered in the group stage and the 10 losers of the Champions League play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Teams
Below were the participating teams (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 13:00 CEST.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 100 teams played in the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in ten groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams, depending on their UEFA club coefficient. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for all groups.)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2) Trenčín (1) Inter Baku (3) Shirak (5) Dacia Chișinău (4)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Shkëndija (6) Gorica (7) Mladost Lučani (8) Tirana (9) Torpedo Kutaisi (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Lech Poznań (1) Rheindorf Altach (3) Kairat (2) Levski Sofia (4) Zira (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Differdange 03 (7) Sutjeska Nikšić (6) Chikhura Sachkhere (8) Atlantas (9) Pelister (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Vojvodina (5) Beitar Jerusalem (2) Milsami Orhei (3) Mladost Podgorica (1) Irtysh Pavlodar (4)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Fola Esch (8) Dunav Ruse (6) Ružomberok (7) Vasas (9) Gandzasar Kapan (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Videoton (1) Slovan Bratislava (5) Botev Plovdiv (3) Jagiellonia Białystok (4) Ordabasy (2)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Široki Brijeg (9) Pyunik (7) Partizani (8) Dinamo Batumi (6) Balzan (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
AEL Limassol (1) Red Star Belgrade (2) Osijek (3) Željezničar Sarajevo (4) Rabotnički (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Zeta (6) Tre Penne (7) UE Santa Coloma (8) Floriana (9) St Joseph's (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Skënderbeu (1) AEK Larnaca (4) Sarajevo (3) Valletta (2) Rangers (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Lincoln Red Imps (6) Zaria Bălți (8) Progrès Niederkorn (7) Folgore (9) Sant Julià (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Midtjylland (4) Ventspils (2) Vaduz (3) Haugesund (1) Domžale (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Flora Tallinn (7) Derry City (6) Valur (9) Bala Town (8) Coleraine (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Dinamo Minsk (4) St Johnstone (2) Olimpija Ljubljana (3) Stjarnan (1) Crusaders (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Shamrock Rovers (10) Liepāja (7) VPS (8) Trakai (9) NSÍ Runavík (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
HJK (3) Odd (2) IFK Norrköping (1) Nõmme Kalju (5) Ferencváros (4)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
Jelgava (6) B36 Tórshavn (7) Connah's Quay Nomads (8) Ballymena United (9) Prishtina (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
AIK (1) Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2) KR (3) Lyngby (4) Levadia Tallinn (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Seeding
SJK (8) Cork City (7) Sūduva Marijampolė (9) Bangor City (6) KÍ (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, First qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 29 June, and the second legs were played on 4 and 6 July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2017, 14:30 CEST (after the completion of the first qualifying round draw).


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 66 teams played in the second qualifying round: 16 teams which entered in this round, and the 50 winners of the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in six groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams (groups 1–3) or six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 4–6), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Since the draw for the second qualifying round took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie would advance to this round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Dinamo Minsk (1) Apollon Limassol (3) Mladá Boleslav (5) Slovan Bratislava (4) Beitar Jerusalem (2)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Zaria Bălți (10) Lyngby (7) Botev Plovdiv (9) Shamrock Rovers (8) Rabotnički (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Astra Giurgiu (5) AIK (2) Skënderbeu (1) AEK Larnaca (3) Panionios (4)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Kairat (6) Željezničar Sarajevo (9) Cork City (10) Gorica (7) Zira (8)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Hajduk Split (4) Lech Poznań (2) Brøndby (3) Videoton (5) Trakai (1)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
IFK Norrköping (6) Nõmme Kalju (8) VPS (10) Levski Sofia (7) Haugesund (9)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) Ružomberok (2) AEL Limassol (4) Gabala (3) Sūduva Marijampolė (5) Utrecht (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
KR (8) Valletta (12) Jagiellonia Białystok (7) Liepāja (9) Progrès Niederkorn (10) Brann (11)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Galatasaray (6) Red Star Belgrade (4) Rheindorf Altach (1) Inter Baku (2) Valur (3) Odd (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Fola Esch (11) Vaduz (9) Domžale (7) Dinamo Brest (8) Östersund (12) Irtysh Pavlodar (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Midtjylland (6) HJK (5) Luzern (4) Trenčín (3) Aberdeen (1) Sturm Graz (2)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Osijek (10) Bnei Yehuda (7) Široki Brijeg (8) Ferencváros (12) Shkëndija (9) Mladost Podgorica (11)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Second qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 July, and the second legs were played on 20 July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 14 July 2017, 13:00 CEST.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
A total of 58 teams played in the third qualifying round: 25 teams which entered in this round, and the 33 winners of the second qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in one group with five seeded and five unseeded teams (group 1) and four groups with six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 2–5), depending on their UEFA club coefficient.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
(Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the group with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.) Since the draw for the third qualifying round took place before the results of the previous round were known, the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie would advance to this round, which meant if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Fenerbahçe (2) PSV Eindhoven (1) Krasnodar (3) Panathinaikos (5) Shkëndija (4)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Osijek (10) Gabala (7) Lyngby (8) Sturm Graz (9) Trakai (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Athletic Bilbao (6) PAOK (2) Dinamo Zagreb (4) Austria Wien (3) Midtjylland (5) FK Mladá Boleslav (1)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Olimpik Donetsk (7) AEL Limassol (8) Skënderbeu (9) Dinamo București (10) Odd (11) Arka Gdynia (12)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Östersund (1) Milan (2) Bordeaux (3) Maccabi Tel Aviv (4) Hajduk Split (5) Lech Poznań (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Brøndby (12) Videoton (8) Utrecht (10) Fola Esch (9) Panionios (11) Universitatea Craiova (7)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Sparta Prague (2) Gent (1) Everton (4) Astra Giurgiu (3) Marítimo (5) Apollon Limassol (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Oleksandriya (8) Red Star Belgrade (7) Aberdeen (10) Rheindorf Altach (9) Botev Plovdiv (12) Ružomberok (11)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Zenit Saint Petersburg (1) Braga (2) Marseille (3) SC Freiburg (4) Sion (5) Dinamo Minsk (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Seeding
AIK (7) Oostende (8) Bnei Yehuda (9) AEK Larnaca (10) Domžale (11) Sūduva Marijampolė (12)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Third qualifying round, Summary
The first legs were played on 27 July, and the second legs were played on 2 and 3 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round
The draw for the play-off round was held on 4 August 2017, 13:00 CEST.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
A total of 44 teams played in the play-off round: the 29 winners of the third qualifying round, and the 15 losers of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. Prior to the draw the participating teams were placed in two groups with five seeded and five unseeded teams (groups 1–2) and two groups with six seeded and six unseeded teams (groups 3–4), depending on their UEFA club coefficient. (Note: The numbers for each team were pre-assigned by UEFA so that the draw could be held in one run for the groups with ten teams and another run for the groups with twelve teams.)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Dynamo Kyiv (2) Milan (1) Club Brugge (4) Krasnodar (3) Austria Wien (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Marítimo (6) Red Star Belgrade (7) AEK Athens (8) Osijek (9) Shkëndija (10)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Athletic Bilbao (1) Red Bull Salzburg (2) Braga (3) Everton (4) Midtjylland (5)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Panathinaikos (10) Hajduk Split (8) Apollon Limassol (9) FH (7) Viitorul Constanța (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Ajax (1) Fenerbahçe (2) Ludogorets Razgrad (3) BATE Borisov (4) Dinamo Zagreb (5) Maccabi Tel Aviv (6)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Rosenborg (7) Oleksandriya (8) Skënderbeu (9) Rheindorf Altach (10) Vardar (11) Sūduva Marijampolė (12)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Zenit Saint Petersburg (6) Viktoria Plzeň (5) PAOK (3) Legia Warsaw (4) Marseille (2) Partizan (1)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Seeding
Sheriff Tiraspol (8) Videoton (7) Utrecht (10) AEK Larnaca (9) Domžale (11) Östersund (12)


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Summary
The first legs were played on 16 and 17 August, and the second legs were played on 24 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Play-off round, Matches
4–4 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.


2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round, Top goalscorers
There were 662 goals scored in 268 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.47 goals per match.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 32nd edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament, and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format organized by UEFA.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup
In a rematch of last season's final, defending champions Inter FS defeated Sporting CP to win a record fifth title to close out the UEFA Futsal Cup era, as starting from next season, the name of the tournament will be changed to the "UEFA Futsal Champions League". Barcelona defeated Győri ETO to finish third.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation
Starting from this season, the top three-ranked associations according to the UEFA Futsal National Team coefficient rankings can enter two teams. Moreover, same as previous seasons, the title holders qualify automatically, and thus their association can also enter a second team. If the title holders are from the top three-ranked associations, the fourth-ranked association can also enter two teams. All other associations can enter one team (the winners of their regular top domestic futsal league, or in special circumstances, the runners-up). Therefore, a maximum of 59 teams from the 55 UEFA member associations may enter the tournament.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, the associations are allocated places according to their 2017–18 UEFA Futsal National Team coefficient rankings, calculated based on the following:


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Association ranking
Since the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup, Inter FS, are from the top three-ranked associations, the fourth-ranked association can also enter two teams.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Distribution
Following expansion of the tournament, the top-ranked teams no longer receive byes to the elite round, and the number of teams in the main round is increased from 24 to 32. Teams are ranked according to their UEFA club coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons, to decide on the round they enter and their seeding positions in the preliminary and main round draws:


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Distribution
The elite round remains to be contested by 16 teams, drawn into four groups of four, where the group winners and runners-up from main round Path A are seeded into the top two pots and kept apart if they are from the same group. The winners of each group advance to the final tournament, which is played in the same knockout format as before.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
A record total of 56 teams from 52 associations entered this season's competition. Two associations had no league as of 2016–17 (Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein). The champions of Iceland (UMF Selfoss) did not enter. Northern Ireland launched a futsal league in 2016, and entered for the first time, with their entrant to be confirmed after the draw in July 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
Among the entrants, 24 teams entered the main round and 32 teams entered the preliminary round. The hosts for the eight preliminary round groups and the eight main round groups were announced by UEFA on 20 June 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
The draws for the preliminary and main rounds were held on 6 July 2017, 14:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Association team allocation, Teams
Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Azerbaijan/Armenia and Kosovo/Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be drawn into the same group. Should any of the above teams win their preliminary round group and qualify for a main round group with a team they cannot play against, they would be swapped with the next available team in their seeding position following the numerical order of the groups.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Round and draw dates
In the preliminary round, main round and elite round, the schedule of each mini-tournament is as follows (Regulations Article 19.05):


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Round and draw dates
Note: For scheduling, the hosts are considered as Team 1, while the visiting teams are considered as Team 2, Team 3, and Team 4 according to their coefficient rankings.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Format
In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, each group is played as a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Format
In the final tournament, the four qualified teams play in knockout format (semi-finals, third place match, and final), either at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams, or at a neutral venue.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Format, Tiebreakers
In the preliminary round, main round, and elite round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Preliminary round
The winners of each group advanced to the main round path B to join the eight teams which received byes to the main round path B (while the remaining 16 teams received byes to the main round Path A).


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Main round, Path A
The top three teams of each group advanced to the elite round.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Main round, Path B
The winners of each group advanced to the elite round.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Main round, Path B
According to the original main round draw, the winners of Group F would have played in Group 8, which contained Araz Naxçivan (Azerbaijan). However, since Leo Futsal (Armenia) won Group F, and teams from Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot play each other, they were moved to Group 5, swapping with the winners of Group C, Luxol St Andrews.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Elite round
The draw for the elite round was held on 19 October 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, containing one Path A group winners (seeding position 1), one Path A group runners-up (seeding position 2), and two teams which were either Path A group third-placed teams or Path B group winners (seeding positions 3 or 4). First, the four teams which were pre-selected as hosts (marked by (H) below) were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Elite round
Next, the remaining 12 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions. For teams (including hosts) which were neither Path A group winners nor runners-up, they were first allocated to fill position 4 of all groups before position 3. Winners and runners-up from the same Path A group could not be drawn in the same group, but third-placed teams could be drawn in the same group as winners or runners-up from the same Path A group. Teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn into the same group.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Elite round
The winners of each group advance to the final tournament.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final tournament
The hosts of the final tournament were selected by UEFA from the four qualified teams, and with two Spanish teams in the final tournament, UEFA announced on 7 December 2017 that it would be hosted at the Pabellón Príncipe Felipe in Zaragoza, Spain.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final tournament
The draw for the final tournament was held on 14 March 2018, 21:30 CET (UTC+1), at the Camp Nou in Barcelona during half-time of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg between Barcelona and Chelsea. The four teams were drawn into two semi-finals without any restrictions.


2017–18 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final tournament
In the final tournament, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary; however, no extra time is used in the third place match (Regulations Article 17.01 and 17.02).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 17th season of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the ninth since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League
The final was held at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine on 24 May 2018, two days before the final of the men's tournament played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in the same city.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League
In the final, Lyon defeated Wolfsburg to win a record fifth title, and also became the first team to win three titles in a row.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation
A maximum of 68 teams from 55 UEFA member associations were eligible to participate in the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League. The association ranking based on the UEFA league coefficient for women is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2016 UEFA league coefficients for women, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2011–12 to 2015–16.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
The format of the competition remained unchanged from previous years, starting from the qualifying round (played as mini-tournaments with four teams in each group), followed by the knockout phase starting from the round of 32 (played as home-and-away two-legged ties except for the one-match final).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams entering in each round (qualifying round and round of 32) can not be determined until the full entry list is known. In general, the title holders, the champions of the top 12 associations, plus the runners-up of highest-ranked associations (exact number depending on the number of entries) receive a bye to the round of 32. All other teams (runners-up of lowest-ranked associations plus champions of associations starting from 13th) enter the qualifying round, with the group winners plus a maximum of two best runners-up advancing to the round of 32.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
A record total of 61 teams from 49 associations entered this season's competition. Two associations had no league as of 2016–17 (Liechtenstein, San Marino). Andorra's league was not played eleven-a-side. The champions of Armenia (Yerevan LH), Azerbaijan (Gabala) and Gibraltar (Lincoln Red Imps) did not enter. Georgia entered a team for the first time since 2010–11, while Luxembourg returned after a one-year absence.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
Among the entrants, 21 teams entered the round of 32: the champions and runners-up from associations 1–9 (including title holders Lyon) and the champions from associations 10–12. The remaining 40 teams entered the qualifying round: the runners-up from associations 10–12 and the champions from the 37 associations ranked 13 or lower.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Round and draw dates
UEFA has scheduled the competition as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
The draw of the qualifying round was held on 23 June 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 40 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into ten groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the ten teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 30 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The ten group winners and the runners-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group advanced to the round of 32 to join the 21 teams which received a bye.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
The matches were played on 22, 25 and 28 August 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round
To determine the best runner-up, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Article 14.03):


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Qualifying round, Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round which advanced to the knockout phase, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team were not included. As a result, two matches played by each second-placed team counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. If the aggregate score was tied after full time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winners. If still tied, extra time is played. The away goals rule was again used after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the away team of the second leg advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was tied after full time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score was still tied after extra time.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 1 September 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 4 and 5 October, and the second legs on 11 and 12 October 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 October 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November and the second legs on 15 and 16 November 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 24 November 2017, 13:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs on 28 March 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 24 November 2017, 13:30 CET (together with the quarter-final draw), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs on 29 April 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kiev on 24 May 2018. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Statistics, Top goalscorers
Qualifying goals count towards the topscorer award. The 15 goals scored by Ada Hegerberg was a new competition record.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Statistics, Squad of the season
The UEFA technical study group selected the following 18 players as the squad of the tournament:


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 4 October 2017 and ended on 24 May 2018 with the final at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League. A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
Times from 29 October 2017 up to 24 March 2018 (both legs of round of 16 and first legs of quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), all other times are CEST (UTC+2).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the knockout phase was as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase involved 32 teams: 21 teams which received a bye, and the 11 teams which advanced from the qualifying round (ten group winners and the best runners-up).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. If the aggregate score was tied after full time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winners. If still tied, extra time is played. The away goals rule was again used after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, the away team of the second leg advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was tied after full time, extra time was played, followed by penalty shoot-out if the score was still tied after extra time.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Format
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Qualified teams
Below are the 32 teams which participated in the knockout phase (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Bracket
The full bracket was fixed after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 1 September 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 32, Overview
The first legs were played on 4 and 5 October, and the second legs on 11 and 12 October 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 16 October 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Overview
The first legs were played on 8 and 9 November and the second legs on 15 and 16 November 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 24 November 2017, 13:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Overview
The first legs were played on 21 and 22 March, and the second legs on 28 March 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 24 November 2017, 13:30 CET (together with the quarter-final draw), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Overview
The first legs were played on 22 April, and the second legs on 29 April 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase, Final
The final was played at the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kiev on 24 May 2018. The "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round
The 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round was played between 22 and 28 August 2017. A total of 40 teams competed in the qualifying round to decide 11 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
The draw of the qualifying round was held on 23 June 2017, 13:30 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The 40 teams were allocated into four seeding positions based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season. They were drawn into ten groups of four containing one team from each of the four seeding positions. First, the ten teams which were pre-selected as hosts were drawn from their own designated pot and allocated to their respective group as per their seeding positions. Next, the remaining 30 teams were drawn from their respective pot which were allocated according to their seeding positions.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
Based on the decision taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel at its meeting in Paris on 9 June 2016, teams from Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be drawn against teams from Kosovo.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Draw
Below were the 40 teams which participated in the qualifying round (with their 2017 UEFA club coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2012–13 to 2016–17 plus 33% of their association coefficient from the same time span), with the ten teams which were pre-selected as hosts marked by (H).


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a round-robin mini-tournament at the pre-selected hosts. The ten group winners and the runners-up with the best record against the teams finishing first and third in their group advanced to the round of 32 to join the 21 teams which received a bye.


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format, Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01 and 14.02):


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Format, Tiebreakers
To determine the best runner-up, the results against the teams in fourth place were discarded. The following criteria were applied (Regulations Article 14.03):


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Groups
The matches were played on 22, 25 and 28 August 2017. In each group, the schedule was as follows (Regulations Article 19.05):


2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round, Ranking of second-placed teams
To determine the best second-placed team from the qualifying round which advanced to the knockout phase, only the results of the second-placed teams against the first and third-placed teams in their group were taken into account, while results against the fourth-placed team were not included. As a result, two matches played by each second-placed team counted for the purposes of determining the ranking.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League
The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League was the fifth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Barcelona won their second Youth League title following a win over Chelsea in the final.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16. Starting from this season, the UEFA Youth League title holders were given an automatic berth in the Domestic Champions path if there was a vacancy.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Teams
A total of 64 teams from 43 of the 55 UEFA member associations entered the tournament, with Albania, Latvia and Luxembourg entering for the first time. They were split into two sections:


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Squads
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 1998 allowed.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Champions League Path
For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Champions League Path
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Champions League Path
The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Champions League Path
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.03):


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 29 August 2017, 14:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path
In both rounds, if the aggregate score was tied after full-time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path, First round
The first legs were played on 26 and 27 September, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 October 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Domestic Champions Path, Second round
The first legs were played on 29, 31 October and 1 November, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 November 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Play-offs
The draw for the play-offs was held on 11 December 2017, 14:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Play-offs
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Play-offs
The play-offs were played on 6 and 7 February 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 9 February 2018, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The round of 16 matches were played on 20 and 21 February 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League, Knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path
The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path was played from 27 September to 22 November 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path
Times up to 28 October 2017 (first round) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times were CET (UTC+1).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Draw
The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path. If there was a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path), it was first filled by the title holders should they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Draw
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 29 August 2017, 14:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Format
In both rounds, if the aggregate score was tied after full-time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, First round
The first legs were played on 26 and 27 September, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 October 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path, Second round
The first legs were played on 29, 31 October and 1 November, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 November 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage
The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) was played from 12 September to 6 December 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) to decide 16 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage, Draw
The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path. If there was a vacancy (youth teams not entering), it was filled by a team defined by UEFA.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage, Draw
For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage, Format, Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.03):


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League group stage, Groups
Times up to 28 October 2017 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) began on 6 February 2018 and concluded on 23 April 2018 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase
Times up to 24 March 2018 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Format
The knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards), played as a single-elimination tournament, involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Format
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Play-offs
The draw for the play-offs was held on 11 December 2017, 14:30 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Play-offs
The play-offs were played on 6 and 7 February 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Bracket (round of 16 onwards)
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 9 February 2018, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Round of 16
The round of 16 matches were played on 20 and 21 February 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2017–18 UEFA Youth League knockout phase, Final
The final was played on 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.


2017–18 UIC Flames men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by third-year head coach Steve McClain, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–16, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Milwaukee. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Saint Francis (PA), Austin Peay, and Liberty to advance to the championship game where they lost to Northern Colorado.


2017–18 UIC Flames men's basketball team, Previous season
The Flames finished the 2016–17 season 17–19, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Green Bay in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament before losing to Milwaukee in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook and George Washington before losing in the semifinals to Coastal Carolina.


2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team  represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by second-year head coach Ryan Odom as members of the America East Conference, started the season playing their home games at the Retriever Activities Center in Catonsville, Maryland, but moved to the new UMBC Event Center during the season. The new arena opened on February 3, 2018. UMBC beat UMass Lowell and Hartford to advance to the championship of the America East Tournament where they defeated Vermont.


2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
As a result, the Retrievers received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 16 seed in the South region, they defeated the No. 1 overall seed Virginia by 20 points, becoming the first 16th-seeded team to beat a No. 1 seed. The win is considered the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history and sports history depending on seedings or point spreads. The Retrievers lost to Kansas State in the Second Round.


2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Retrievers finished the 2016–17 season 21–13, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to New Hampshire. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield, Saint Francis (PA), and Liberty to advance to the semifinals. In the semifinals, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.


2017–18 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll by the conference's nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the Retrievers were picked to finish third in the America East. Senior Jairus Lyles was named to the preseason All-America East team.


2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by sixteenth year head coach Phil Stern and members of the America East Conference, began the season playing home games in the Retriever Activities Center before the opening of the new UMBC Event Center on February 3, 2018. The women's first game in the new arena was on February 8 against Binghamton.


2017–18 UMBC Retrievers women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Select games will be broadcast on the radio on WQLL-1370 AM.


2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri–Kansas City during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Kangaroos, led by fifth-year head coach Kareem Richardson, played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium, with one home game at the Swinney Recreation Center, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 5–9 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Grand Canyon.


2017–18 UMKC Kangaroos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Kangaroos finished the 2016–17 season 18–17, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the Quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing to New Mexico State in the Semifinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Green Bay in the First Round before losing to Wyoming in the Quarterfinals.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fifth-year head coach Pat Duquette, played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with six home games at the Tsongas Center. They were members of the America East Conference.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
The season marked the River Hawks' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. Accordingly, they were eligible for postseason play including the America East Tournament. They finished the season 12–18, 6–10 in America East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to UMBC.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The River Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 5–11 in American East play to finish in sixth place. UMass Lowell was in the fourth and final year of a transition to Division I and, thus, ineligible for the postseason, including the America East Tournament.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll by the conference’s nine head coaches (who were not allowed to pick their own team) at the America East media day, the River Hawks were picked to finish in a tied for sixth place in the America East. Senior Jahad Thomas, Sr. was named to the preseason All-America East team.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
The 2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team will represent the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The River Hawks are led by fourth year head coach Jenerrie Harris and will once again play most their home games in the Costello Athletic Center while select games will be played in the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–15 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East Women's Tournament to UMBC.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team
On March 5, Jenerrie Harris's contract was not renewed. She finished at UMass Lowell with a 4 year record of 25–91. On April 12, former Boston College assistant coach Tom Garrick was named the next head coach of the River Hawks.


2017–18 UMass Lowell River Hawks women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website.


2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team
The 2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen were led by first-year head coach Matt McCall and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They beat La Salle in the first round of the A-10 Tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.


2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Previous season
The Minutemen finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a 12th place. They defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round of the A-10 Tournament before losing to St. Bonaventure.


2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Previous season
On March 9, 2017, the school fired head coach Derek Kellogg after nine years and a 155–137 record. Shortly after Kellogg was fired, the school announced that Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey had been hired as the new head coach at UMass. However, shortly before the press conference to announce his hiring, Kelsey announced he would not accept the position. On March 31, the school announced they had hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.


2017–18 UMass Minutemen basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Minutemen were picked to finish in 12th place in the A-10.


2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team
The 2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst  during the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by second year head coach Tory Verdi, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 14–16, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Saint Louis.


2017–18 UMass Minutewomen basketball team, Media
All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA carries Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.


2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in Big South play to win the Big South regular season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament before being upset in the semifinals by Liberty. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to USC.


2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
On March 24, 2018, head coach Nick McDevitt accepted the head coaching job at Middle Tennessee. He finished at UNC Asheville with a five-year record of 98–65.


2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They were upset in the Quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to UT Martin.


2017–18 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by seventh-year head coach Wes Miller, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with four home games at Fleming Gymnasium, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in SoCon play, and were the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated The Citadel, Wofford, and East Tennessee State to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Gonzaga.


2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the SoCon Tournament, they defeated The Citadel and Wofford to advance to the championship game where they lost to East Tennessee State. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.


2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by first-year head coach C. B. McGrath and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern.


2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Seahawks finished the 2016–17 season 29–6, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Delaware, William & Mary, and the College of Charleston to win the CAA Tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. As the No. 12 seed in the East region, they lost in the First Round to Virginia.


2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left the school to accept the head coaching position at NC State. On April 3, the school hired C.B. McGrath as head coach.


2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, the Seahawks were picked to finish in fifth place in the CAA. Junior forward Devontae Cacok was named to the preseason All-CAA first team.


2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Karen Barefoot, play their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eight place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the CAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Drexel.


2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team
The 2017–18 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by tenth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Cox Pavilion, attached to the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title with Boise State. They lost in the quarterfinals Mountain West Women's Tournament to Nevada. They earn an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost in the first round to Utah.


2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-year head coach Marvin Menzies and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Nevada. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invite to the CBI Tournament.


2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team, Previous season
The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to San Diego State.


2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team, Preseason
In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Rebels were picked to finish in sixth place in the Mountain West. Freshman forward Brandon McCoy was named to the preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year.


2017–18 US Biskra season
In the 2017–18 season, US Biskra is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 2nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup.


2017–18 US Biskra season, Squad list
As of August 25, 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 US SuperTour
The 2017–18 US SuperTour was a season of the US SuperTour, a Continental Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 2 December 2017 in West Yellowstone, Montana and concluded with on 28 March 2018 in Craftsbury, Vermont.


2017–18 USA Team Handball rankings
After there already existed a 2005-06 ranking for the Men's. This was the first season ateam handball ranking for the clubs and the men's college was created.


2017–18 USA Team Handball rankings, Collegiate Top 5
The record at the college ranking is only against other college teams.


2017–18 USC Trojans men's basketball team
The 2017–18 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Andy Enfield, they played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated Oregon State in the quarterfinals and Oregon in the semifinals before losing to Arizona in the championship game. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing to Western Kentucky in the second round.


2017–18 USC Trojans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Trojans finished the 2016–17 season 26–10, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place; their 26 victories set a program record. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence in the First Four and SMU in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Baylor.