2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, November
FC Goa continued their preparations for the new season by playing three friendlies in Goa, they won two and lost one out of three matches. They ended their pre-season with a 4–0 victory over Chennai City.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, November
FC Goa kicked off their Indian Super League season by beating Chennaiyin away 2–3. On 25 November 2017, Goa lost their first match of the season against Mumbai City 1–2. On 30 November 2017, Goa won their first home match 4–3 against Bengaluru as Ferran Corominas scored the first hat-trick of the 2017–18 Indian Super League.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, December
FC Goa continued their good form after winning 5–2 against Kerala Blasters as Corominas scored his second consecutive hat-trick of the season. On 17 December, Goa beat Delhi Dynamos in a 1–5 away victory, sending them at the top of the table. FC Goa lost their first home match of the season against Pune City in a 0–2 loss.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, January
On 3 January 2018, FC Goa drew their first game of the calendar year with a 1–1 away draw against ATK, the match was delayed by 2 hours and 45 minutes due to unavoidable circumstances at Goa Airport which caused the team travel late. Three days later, Goa lost their third match in the league against NorthEast United in a 2–1 away loss, this loss left them winless in three games. On 10 January, Goa announced the signing of winger Lalmuankima from Aiwzal FC, they also signed U-19 goalkeeper Mohammad Nawaz who would join their development team.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, January
On 11 January, Goa defeated Jamshedpur in a 2–1 home victory as Lanzarote scored a brace, this was their first win of the calendar year 2018. On 21 January, Goa beat Kerala Blasters in a 1–2 away victory with goals from Ferran Corominas and Edu Bedia. On 24 January, Mohamed Ali and Brandon Fernandes signed new contracts with FC Goa which would keep them at the club until 2020. On 26 January, Goa announced the signing of Mark Sifneos till the end of the season. On 28 February, Goa lost to Mumbai City 3–4 at home with Seriton Fernandes receiving two yellow cards and sent off. On 31 January, Goa announced that Manuel Arana would be sent on loan to Delhi Dynamos until the end of the season.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, February
On 2 February, Goa announced the signing of Hugo Boumous following the departure Manuel Arana. Two days later, Goa drew 2–2 at home against NorthEast United. On 9 February, Goa suffered a 2–0 away defeat to Bengaluru. On 15 February, Goa lost 0–1 to Chennaiyin at home. On 21 February, Goa drew 1–1 with Delhi Dynamos at home which meant they were winless in five games. Goa then bounced back and went on to win 0–4 away vs Pune City and 5–1 at home vs ATK.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, March
On 4 March, Goa won 0–3 away against Jamshedpur. They qualified for the playoffs and finished third in the group. After picking up a 1–1 draw in the first leg of the semi-final against Chennaiyin, they lost 0–3 in the second leg away from home and got knocked out. They directly qualified for the 2018 Super Cup after finishing in the top six of the Indian Super League table. On 24 March, FC Goa announced on Twitter that assistant coach Derrick Pereira would take charge as head coach for the Super Cup in Sergio Lobera's absence.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Season overview, April
On 3 April, Goa beat ATK 3–1 in the round of 16 of the Super Cup. On 12 April, Goa beat Jamshedpur 1–5 in the quarter-finals of the Super Cup, Goa players; Sergio Juste, Brandon Fernandes and Bruno Pinheiro and Jamshedpur players; Subrata Pal, Anas Edathodika and Kervens Belfort were sent off at the start of the second half. On 16 April, Goa were knocked out after East Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in the semi-finals of the Super Cup.


2017–18 FC Goa season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Goa season, Player statistics
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition


2017–18 FC Ingolstadt 04 season
The 2017–18 FC Ingolstadt 04 season is the 14th season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 FC Ingolstadt 04 season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 FC Karpaty Lviv season
The 2017–18 season was Karpaty Lviv's 25th season in the top Ukrainian football league. Karpaty competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.


2017–18 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Hudyma vs Karpaty
Back in 2014 a former player of Karpaty Volodymyr Hudyma filed a case against FC Karpaty Lviv to the FFU Chamber of Disputes for failing the club to pay his salary and won it. Since 2017 Karpaty filed three counter cases against Hudyma and FFU (accusing the later of siding with the player) through regular local court. Karpaty continuously ignore the FIFA and the UEFA norms where it is prohibited of handling the cases in sport nature in courts of general jurisdiction.


2017–18 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Hudyma vs Karpaty
In 2017 FFU in ultimatum form forced Karpaty to withdraw one of its cases or the club would have been stripped of professional status. At first Karpaty withdrew its appeal, but later filed it again. On 21 April 2017 the FFU Appeals Committee stated that the club has to pay its player the debt until 15 May 2017. On 24 November 2017 Karpaty lost its case against Hudyma in the Court of Arbitration for Sport. On 21 December 2017 the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee stripped Karpaty of three tournament points, but the initiative was never implemented by the Ukrainian Premier League.


2017–18 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Hudyma vs Karpaty
Volodymyr Hudyma is not the only victim whom Karpaty never paid salary in full. Among other players is the Karpaty's caps leader Ihor Khudobyak whom the club did not even allowed to leave.


2017–18 FC Karpaty Lviv season, Hudyma vs Karpaty
On 6 March 2018 it was announced that with mediation from the president of FC Rukh Vynnyky Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi, Volodymyr Hudyma withdrew all his grievances against Karpaty Lviv and personally asked the Football Federation of Ukraine not to impose sanctions against the Lviv's club.


2017–18 FC Krasnodar season
The 2017–18 FC Krasnodar season was the seventh successive season that Krasnodar played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the  season in 4th place, and as a result of FC Tosno failing to obtain a UEFA licence for there 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group Stage spot, qualified directly for the Groups Stage of the UEFA Europa League. Krasnodar were also knocked out of the Russian cup at the Round of 32 stage by FC Tom Tomsk and the knocked out of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League at the Playoff Round stage by Red Star Belgrade.


2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Season events
On 2 April 2018, Igor Shalimov was sacked as the club's manager, with Murad Musayev being appointed as the club's caretaker manager the following day.


2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Krasnodar season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season
The 2017–18 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season was the club's 26th season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of the Russian football league system. Lokomotiv Moscow also took part in the Russian Cup and also the Europa League. Lokomotiv also contested the Russian Super Cup. Lokomotiv's farm club was relaunched as Kazanka and participated in the Russian Professional Football League, the third highest division in the Russian football league system.


2017–18 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season, First Team Squad, Information
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2017–18 FC Lokomotiv Moscow season, Competitions, Europa League
Lokomotiv have qualified directly for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2017 Russian Cup Final.


2017–18 FC Mariupol season
The 2017–18 season was FC Mariupol's 18th season in the top Ukrainian football league. Mariupol competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.


2017–18 FC Midtjylland season
The 2017–18 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 19th season of existence, and their 17th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. Outside of the Superliga, Midtjylland competed in the Danish Cup and the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.


2017–18 FC Midtjylland season
The 2017–18 campaign saw Midtjylland win their second Danish Superliga title, and their first since 2015. The club also reached the semifinals of the 2017–18 Danish Cup, and the play-off round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 FC Nantes season
The 2017–18 FC Nantes season was the 74th professional season of the club since its creation in 1943, and the club's 14th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.


2017–18 FC Nantes season, Players
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2017–18 FC Nantes season, Players, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Oleksandriya season
The 2017–18 season was 6th season in the top Ukrainian football league for FC Oleksandriya. Oleksandriya competed in Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 FC Olimpik Donetsk season
The 2017–18 season was fourth consecutive  season in the top Ukrainian football league for Olimpik Donetsk. Olimpik competed in Premier League, Ukrainian Cup. For the time in history of Olimpik it took part in European club tournament, representing Ukraine in UEFA Europa League during this season.


2017–18 FC Petrolul Ploiești season
The 2017–18 season is Petrolul Ploiești's 88th season in the Romanian football league system. Petrolul came first in the 2016–17 Liga IV. During early 2017, it was reported that the Romanian subsidiary of French company Veolia would take over the club. On 16 June 2017, with financial support from the company, ACS Petrolul 52 Ploiești leased FC Petrolul brand from the Municipality of Ploiești for €30,000 and returned to the former name of FC Petrolul Ploiești, targeting a return to the first division in the 2019–20 season.


2017–18 FC Petrolul Ploiești season, Players, First team squad
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2017–18 FC Porto season
The 2017–18 FC Porto season was the club's 108th competitive season and the 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season began on 9 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018.


2017–18 FC Porto season
Porto won the 2017–18 Primeira Liga title in the penultimate matchday following a draw between direct rivals Benfica and Sporting CP. In so doing, they secured their first league title since the 2012–13 season and first overall title since the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Porto also competed in the 2017–18 Taça da Liga and the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal; in both competitions, they reached the semi-finals but were eliminated by Sporting CP after a penalty shootout.


2017–18 FC Porto season
In UEFA competitions, Porto participated for the 7th consecutive and 22nd overall time in the UEFA Champions League group stage, a record shared with Barcelona and Real Madrid. They advanced to the round of 16 as group runners-up, behind Beşiktaş, where they were eliminated by Liverpool.


2017–18 FC Porto season, Pre-season and friendlies
Porto began their pre-season on 3 July 2017. The fixture list was announced on 18 June 2017 and included a participation in a tournament in Mexico. The traditional presentation match was played on 30 July against Spanish La Liga side Deportivo de La Coruña.


2017–18 FC Pune City season
The 2017–18 FC Pune City season will be the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League. This will be the first season for coach Ranko Popović with the club. He replaced Antonio López Habas middle of the pre–season.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Background
Pune City finished sixth in 2016 ISL season and failed to qualify for the semifinals.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Player movement
Due to the Indian Super League regulation each club was allowed to retain a maximum of two Indian players over the age of twenty-one (21) and 3 under-21 players from previous squad. Pune City retained goalkeeper Vishal Kaith and an under-21 forward Ashique Kuruniyan. On 10 July Pune City announced signing of Uruguayan striker Emiliano Alfaro.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Player movement
In ISL players draft held on 23 July 2017, Pune City picked 14 players to the squad. Pune City picked goalkeeper Kamaljit Singh and added defenders Adil Khan, Lalchhuanmawia, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Harpreet Singh, Wayne Vaz, Gurtej Singh and Pawan Kumar from draft. Pune City added midfielders Kean Lewis, Jewel Raja, Isaac Vanmalsawma and Rohit Kumar to the squad and also picked forwards Baljit Sahni and Ajay Singh from draft.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Player movement
On 4 August Pune City announce signing of Spanish midfielder Marcos Tébar. The club announced signing of Brazilian forward Marcelinho on 21 August. On 23 August Pune City announced their next signing Spanish defender Rafa Lopez Gomez. On 24 August Pune city announced signing of midfielder Jonatan Lucca. The club then announced signing Croatian defender Damir Grgic on 29 August. Pune City on 8 September announced their seventh foreigner as Brazilian forward Diego Carlos. Pune City signed their last foreigner Argentinian midfielder Robertino Pugliara on 12 August.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Pre-season and friendlies
Pune City stayed at Pune for pre-season. The club played their first friendly against DSK Shivajians U18 on 30 September and won 3–0. Goals scored by Kean Lewis, Adil Khan and Gaurav Bora. Then in next friendly against Chanmari Pune City won 5–0 on 16 October. Jonatan Lucca, Emiliano Alfaro, Rohit, Ajay Singh and Isaac scored a goal each for the club. Pune City Played East Bengal on 30 October and won 2–1. Lucca and Alfaro scored for Pune City. Mahmoud Amnah scored for East Bengal from penalty.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Pre-season and friendlies
Pune City played their next friendly against Mohun Bagan and won it 4–1. Alfaro scored brace, while Ajay Singh and Isaac scored a goal each for Pune City. Dipanda pulled one back for Mohun Bagan. Pune City played a 2–2 draw against Chennaiyin in their last friendly. Marcelinho and Diego Carlos scored for Pune City. Baoringdao Bodo scored the first goal for Chennaiyin and the second goal was an own goal.


2017–18 FC Pune City season, Indian Super League, November
Pune City started with 2–3 loss against Delhi Dynamos in their first match of 2017–18 Indian Super League season at home on 22 November. Paulinho Dias opened the scoring for Delhi in the 46th minute, while Lallianzuala Chhangte and Matías Mirabaje netted in the 54th and 65th minute, respectively. Emiliano Alfaro scored Pune’s first goal of the match in the 67th minute and Marcos Tebar netted their second in injury–time.


2017–18 FC Pyunik season
The 2017–18 season is Pyunik's 24th season in the Armenian Premier League.


2017–18 FC Pyunik season, Season events
Prior to the start of the season, Armen Gyulbudaghyants was appointed as the club's manager on 16 June. Less than two-months later, on 8 August 2017, Aleksei Yeryomenko signed a one-year contract with Pyunik to be their manager, but left the club on 31 October 2017, with Armen Gyulbudaghyants returning to manage the team.


2017–18 FC Pyunik season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Red Bull Salzburg season
The 2017–18 FC Red Bull Salzburg season was the 85th season in club history. They were defending League and Cup champions.


2017–18 FC Red Bull Salzburg season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Red Bull Salzburg season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Rostov season
The 2017–18 FC Rostov season was the club's ninth successive season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. Rostov finished the season in 11th place, 2 places and 2 points above the Relegation Playoffs, and reached the Round of 16 in the Russian Cup, where they were eliminated by Amkar Perm.


2017–18 FC Rostov season, Season events
On 9 June, Rostov announced Leonid Kuchuk as their new manager on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year. On 6 December, Kuchuk resigned as manager, with Dmitri Kirichenko taking in over in a caretaker capacity the same day. Valeri Karpin was announced as the club's new permanent manager, on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 19 December.


2017–18 FC Rostov season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Rostov season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Rostov season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season
The 2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season was the fifteenth successive season that Rubin Kazan played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Rubin finished the season in tenth position, and were knocked out of the Russian Cup at  the Round of 16 stage by Krylia Sovetov.


2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Squad, Reserves
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Rubin Kazan season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season
The 2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season is the club's first season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia. SKA-Khabarovsk will also take part in the Russian Cup, entering at the round of 32 stage.


2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season, Season Events
On 20 December 2017, manager Aleksei Poddubskiy become the club's new Sporting Director, with Rinat Bilyaletdinov being appointed as the club's new manager on 12 January 2018. Bilyaletdinov himself resigned as manager on 31 March after taking just 1 point from 4 games. On 3 April 2018 Sergei Perednya was appointed as the club's new manager.


2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season, Squad
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2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC SKA-Khabarovsk season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season
The 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season was the 114th season in the football club's history and 27th consecutive and 50th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 are also participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 17th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season
The 2017–18 Shakhtar Donetsk season is the club's 27th season.


2017–18 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Squad, Other players under the contract
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2017–18 FC Shakhtar Donetsk season, Squad, U21 team squad
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2017–18 FC Shirak season
The 2017–18 season was Shirak's 27th consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League. Shirak finished the season in 4th place after they were deducted 12 points in May 2018 as it was alleged that Shirak's sporting director Ararat Harutyunyan had offered Edward Kpodo of Banants a bride to fix their upcoming match. Shirak were knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Gandzasar Kapan at the Semifinal stage and the Europa League by Gorica in the First Qualifying Round.


2017–18 FC Spartak Moscow season
The 2017–18 Spartak Moscow season was the twenty-sixth successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Domestically Spartak Moscow were defending Premier League Champions, failing to defend their title and eventually finishing third, winning the Russian Super Cup and reached the Semi-final of the Russian Cup where they were defeated by eventual winners FC Tosno. In Europe Spartak Moscow finished third in their UEFA Champions League group behind Liverpool and Sevilla, transferring to the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out at the Round of 32 stage by Athletic Bilbao.


2017–18 FC Spartak Moscow season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Spartak Moscow season, Squad, Left club during season
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2017–18 FC St. Pauli season
The 2017–18 FC St. Pauli season is the 107th season in the football club's history and 7th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 25th overall. In addition to the domestic league, FC St. Pauli also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 55th season for FC St. Pauli in the Millerntor-Stadion, located in St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 FC St. Pauli season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 FC Stal Kamianske season
The 2017–18 season was 3rd consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league and the last season for Stal Kamianske. Stal competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup. After finishing at 12th position Stal was relegated to First League at the end of the season. The team officially relocated to Bucha, Kyiv Oblast and renamed to Feniks in the 2018–19 midseason. However before the start of next season new club withdrew from 2018–19 Ukrainian First League due to financial difficulties.


2017–18 FC Stal Kamianske season, Relocation of Stal from Kamianske to Bucha
Following its first game at Obolon Arena in Kyiv, on 29 August 2017 FC Stal Kamianske ended up in the revived conflict which is ongoing since the end of 2015 when the new president of Stal became Vardan Israelian. The club's fan movement issued an ultimatum to the club's administration to relinquish their rights to the club's brand or the fans will have the Football Federation of Ukraine and the UEFA be involved in the issue. It should be reminded that the club's administration promised to have own home stadium Metalurh ready as early as the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 FC Stal Kamianske season, Relocation of Stal from Kamianske to Bucha
Earlier on 20 August 2017, the club made an official press release were it stated that experiences financial difficulties and renting Meteor Stadium is more expensive than to play in Kyiv. It also mentioned that considering the fact that its senior team is currently training in Bucha city, it would make more sense to conduct the club's games at the Obolon Arena in Kyiv.


2017–18 FC Stal Kamianske season, Relocation of Stal from Kamianske to Bucha
On 15 December 2017, it was published a copy of official letter from Stal administration petitioning to the Bucha's mayor in helping to relocate to his city. The letter is dated on 21 November 2017, and Stal insists on necessity to accomplish it all before the attestation for the next UPL season. The Bucha city authorities confirmed their interest in hosting the Premier League club which they can accommodate with a small stadium "Yuvileinyi" that has a capacity of 1,028 spectators.


2017–18 FC Stal Kamianske season, Relocation of Stal from Kamianske to Bucha
On 20 February 2018 it was confirmed that Stal has relocated to Pushcha-Vodytsia in Kyiv and since the next season will represent the city of Bucha.


2017–18 FC Tosno season
The 2017–18 FC Tosno season was the club's first season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. They finished the season in 15th position, being relegated back to the FNL at the first opportunity, whilst also winning the 2017–18 Cup. Due to Tosno failing to obtain a UEFA licence, they did not qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. Krasnodar, the fourth-placed team in the Russian Premier League, entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, fifth-placed Zenit St.Petersburg, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and sixth-placed FC Ufa took the second qualifying round berth.


2017–18 FC Tosno season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Tosno season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Tosno season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Tosno season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Tosno season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Tosno season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Twente season
During the 2017–18 FC Twente season, the club will participate in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup. It will be 53rd season in the history of the club and the 34th consecutive season in the top flight of the Dutch football.


2017–18 FC Twente season, Season review, June
On 1 June, the club confirmed the signing of Alexander Laukart.


2017–18 FC Twente season, Season review, June
On 12 June, Twente and Nick Hengelman negotiated a two-year contract extension lasting until 30 June 2019.


2017–18 FC Ufa season
The 2017–18 FC Ufa season was the fourth successive season in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia, and fifth in total. Ufa finished the season in sixth place, qualifying for UEFA Europa League for the first time due to Tosno failing to obtain a UEFA licence after their Russian Cup victory.


2017–18 FC Ufa season
This meant that Krasnodar, the fourth-placed team in the Russian Premier League, entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round, fifth-placed Zenit St.Petersburg, entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round, and sixth-placed Ufa taking the second qualifying round berth. Ufa were knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 32 by Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod.


2017–18 FC Ufa season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Ufa season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Ufa season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Ufa season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Ufa season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Ufa season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season
The 2017–18 Ural season was the club's fifth successive season that the club will play in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Ural finished the season in twelfth place and were knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 32 stage by Shinnik Yaroslavl.


2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Squad, Youth team
As per Russian Football Premier League. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Ural Yekaterinburg season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Viktoria Plzeň season
The 2017–18 season was FC Viktoria Plzeň's 25th season in the Czech First League. The team competed in Czech First League, the Czech Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Champions League.


2017–18 FC Viktoria Plzeň season
Pavel Vrba returned to manage the club in the summer of 2017. He had previously served as manager from 2008 to 2013 before leaving to manage the national team.


2017–18 FC Viktoria Plzeň season, Players
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2017–18 FC Viktoria Plzeň season, Players, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Viktoria Plzeň season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
As a result of losing the third qualifying round, FC Viktoria Plzeň was moved to the play-off round of the Europa League.


2017–18 FC Vitosha Bistritsa season
The 2017–18 season is Vitosha Bistritsa's first season in the Bulgarian First League after they won 1-0 the play-off promotion/relegation match against Neftochimic Burgas on June 3, 2017, on Trace Arena in Stara Zagora. Paul Otofe scored the most important goal in the club's history.


2017–18 FC Vorskla Poltava season
The 2017–18 season was 22nd consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league for Vorskla Poltava. Vorskla competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.


2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season
The 2017–18 Zenit Saint Petersburg season was the 93rd season in the club's history and its 22nd consecutive season in the Russian Premier League.


2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Season Events
Prior to the start of the season, 1 June 2017, Roberto Mancini replaced Mircea Lucescu as manager of Zenit.


2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Squad
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2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg season
FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg (Russian: ФК «Зенит-2» Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian football team from Saint Petersburg. During the 2017-18 campaign they will be competing in the following competitions: Russian National Football League.


2017–18 FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi season
The 2017–18 season was 8th season in the top Ukrainian football league for Zirka Kropyvnytskyi. Zirka competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup. After finishing at 10th place in Premier league, Zirka lost to Desna Chernihiv in play-offs and was relegated to First League.


2017–18 FC Zorya Luhansk season
The 2017–18 season was 17th season in the top Ukrainian football league for Zorya Luhansk. Zorya competed in Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 FCSB season
The 2017–18 season was FCSB's 70th season since its founding in 1947.


2017–18 FCSB season, Players, First team squad
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2017–18 FCSB season, Statistics, Clean sheets
1 Florin Niță was transferred to Sparta Prague during the winter transfer window.


2017–18 FHL season
The 2017–18 Federal Hockey League season is the eighth season of the Federal Hockey League. The regular season ran from October 20, 2017, to April 7, 2018, originally scheduled for 52 games for each of the six teams. The Watertown Wolves won the playoff championship, their second championship in the league.


2017–18 FHL season, League changes
The first expansion team of the 2017–18 season was announced in August 2016 as the Carolina Thunderbirds in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.


2017–18 FHL season, League changes
In February 2017, the FHL announced it was partnering with a developmental league called the International Developmental Hockey League (IDHL) for the 2017–18 season. It was originally intended to be focused on players between the ages of 20 to 23 who had aged out of junior leagues. At one point, the league website listed teams called the Baldwinsville Bandits, Elmira Express, Newark Diamonds, Palmyra Battalion, Syracuse Crush, and Watertown Whalers. The league held a tryout camp on June 15, 2017, for prospective players. However, on June 26, the IDHL then announced it would not play and instead purchased the Watertown Wolves when the team's local ownership group, said to be exhausted from the emotional investment in running a professional sports franchise, backed out.


2017–18 FHL season, League changes
After making it to the championship in the 2016–17 season, the Berlin River Drivers ceased operations due to the increased overhead costs of running the team and not selling enough season tickets for the following season. The Danbury Titans would also fold for citing overhead costs and specifically workers' compensation insurance in Connecticut.


2017–18 FHL season, League changes
When the schedule was released for the season, the Fighting Saints were listed with home games in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Témiscaming, Quebec, South River, Ontario, and Kingsville, Ontario. They were eventually announced to have relocated to Kingsville as the North Shore Knights. The North Shore Knights ended up rescheduling or forfeiting many home games after February 11, 2018.


2017–18 FHL season, League changes
The Cornwall Nationals folded during the season due to lack of funds despite sitting in second place at the time. The Nationals had played 34 games with an 18–13–3 record by their cease of operation on February 20, 2018. The five Nationals' games that were to take place against the Watertown Wolves were replaced by a travel-only team called the Northern Federals, similar to the Delaware Federals of the 2011–12 season. The Federals played the Wolves four times, all loses, including one classified as an exhibition game. All other games were immediately considered forfeits and were cancelled.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup
The 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup was the third season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 20 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded with the second leg of the final on 2 May 2018. Umana Reyer Venezia won its first European competition, after defeating Sidigas Scandone in the all-Italian Finals.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Format changes
For the 2017–18 season, the FIBA Europe Cup was reduced to 32 teams in the regular season. This included eight groups of four teams divided into two conferences and the two top teams from each regular season group would advance to the second round of four groups of four teams followed by the two-legged play-offs. 19 out of 22 teams were dropped from Champions League qualifying rounds while 10 teams come (with additional 3 lucky losers team) from the qualifying rounds that were implemented.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Format changes, Eligibility of players
FIBA agreed to adopt eligibility rules, forcing the clubs to have at least 5 home-grown players in rosters of 11 or 12 players, or at least four if the team has got less players.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Team allocation
A total of 60 teams are expected to participate in the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany, unless stated otherwise):


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 3 August 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
A total of 20 teams played in the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 19–21 and 24 September, and the second legs were played on 26–28 September 2017.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
A total of 20 teams played in the second qualifying round: 10 teams which enter in this round, and the 10 winners of the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 3 and 4 October, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 October 2017.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Qualifying rounds, Lucky losers table
Three teams would advance as lucky losers of the qualifying rounds, for replacing teams dropped from the Champions League that refused to join the competition. The three teams with the smallest point difference in the second qualifying round advanced to the regular season.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
The draw for the regular season was held on 3 August 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the second round, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
A total of 32 teams play in the regular season: the ten winners of the play-off round, the 19 of 24 losers of the 2017–18 Champions League qualifying rounds and the three lucky losers who replaced the defeated teams that used their opt-out clause.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
FIBA has provided information on the situation of teams who signed a clause that allows them to withdraw from the FIBA Europe Cup if they are eliminated in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds. In other words, the following nine teams ended their continental adventure when they were eliminated from the main continental competition organized under the aegis of FIBA and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup:


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
Depending on the number of teams mentioned above that were eliminated from the Basketball Champions League qualifying rounds and with the aim to complete the 32 places in the regular season, the number of the defeated teams in the second qualifying round of the FIBA Europe Cup that advanced to the regular season were determined by the point difference recorded at the end of their pairings. In their draw, the first qualifying round was used for tie-breaking. In the draw persists, the next criteria was the performance of clubs in the last three seasons at the European competitions.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
Finally, the best three losing teams have qualified for the group stage:


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
The three lucky losers were be drawn into Groups D, F and G by FIBA Europe on 12 October in the House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Regular season
The match-days were on 18 October, 25 October, 1 November, 8 November, 15 November and 6 December 2017.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Second round
In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Second round
A total of 16 teams play in the second round: the eight group winners and the eight runners-up of the regular season. The match-days will be on 20 December 2017, 10 January, 17 January, 24 January, 31 January and 7 February 2018.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Play-offs
In the play-offs, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The playoff round starts with 16 teams, where second round group winners and runners-up are joined by eight more teams transferring from the Basketball Champions League. The draw was made without any restriction. Movistar Estudiantes, Élan Chalon, AEK Athens and SIG Strasbourg, had opt-out clauses from playing in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the event of them claiming fifth or sixth place, their spot would be filled by the best-ranked third-placed teams from the second round.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Play-offs, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 6–7 March, and the second legs on 13–14 March 2018.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Play-offs, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 20–21 March, and the second legs on 27–28 March 2018.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Play-offs, Semi-finals
The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 April 2018.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Play-offs, Finals
The first leg will be played on 25 April, and the second leg will be played on 2 May 2018.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup, Individual honours, Top Performer
After each gameday a selection of five players with the highest efficiency ratings is made by the FIBA Europe Cup. Afterwards, the official website decides which player is crowned Top Performer of the round.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs
2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup play-offs will begin on 7 March and conclude on 25 April and 2 May 2018 with the 2018 FIBA Europe Cup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup. A total of 16 teams will compete in the play-offs.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Format
The play-offs involves 16 teams which qualified as winners or second placed of each one of the four groups in the second round.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Format
The draw will be made without any restriction or seeding, being decided all the bracket by the luck of the draw in the round of 16. If two teams from the same previous round are paired, the team with the best record in the last round would play the second leg at home. If a FIBA Europe Cup team is drawn against a Basketball Champions League team, the FIBA Europe Cup side would have the home-court advantage in the second leg. This rule apply for all the rounds of the play-offs.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Qualified teams, Teams from the second round
The four group winners and second-placed teams from the second round advanced to the play-offs. In case of vacants due to opt-out options of teams transferred from the Basketball Champions League, these places would be filled with the best third-qualified teams.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Qualified teams, Transfers from Champions League regular season
Eight teams from the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League Regular season transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup. These include the fifth and sixth-placed teams. Movistar Estudiantes, Élan Chalon, AEK Athens and SIG Strasbourg, had opt-out clauses from playing in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the event of them claiming fifth or sixth place, their spot would be filled by the best-ranked third-placed teams from the second round.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Round of 16
The first legs will be played on 6 and 7 March, and the second legs will be played on 13 and 14 March 2017. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Quarterfinals
The first legs will be played on 20 and 21 March, and the second legs will be played on 27 and 28 March 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Semifinals
The first legs will be played on 11 April, and the second legs will be played on 18 and 19 April 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.


2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs, Finals
The first legs will be played on 25 April, and the second legs will be played on 2 May 2018. Team 2 plays the second leg at home.


2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup was the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2017–18 season marked the 52nd consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.


2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
This season began in October 2017 in Sölden, Austria, and concluded in mid-March at the finals in Åre, Sweden. It was interrupted for most of February by the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea; the speed events were held at Jeongseon Alpine Centre with the technical events at Yongpyong Alpine Centre.


2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men
With his seventh consecutive overall title, Marcel Hirscher of Austria broke the all-time record of six overall titles (and five consecutive) set by Annemarie Moser-Pröll during the 1970s.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup
The 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup (COC) was a season of the FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup, a series of second-level cross-country skiing competitions arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS).


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup
The 2017–18 Continental Cup contained nine different series of geographically restricted competitions; five in Europe, two in North America and one each from Asia and Oceania.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup, Winners
The overall winners from the 2017–18 season's Continental Cups were rewarded a right to start in the first period in the following 2018–19 World Cup season.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 37th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The season began on 24 November 2017 in Ruka, Finland and ended on 18 March 2018 in Falun, Sweden.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Points distribution
The table shows the number of points won in the 2017/18 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup for men and ladies.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Retirements
Following are notable cross-country skiers who announced their retirement during or after this season:


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals
The 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals were the 10th edition of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals, an annual cross-country skiing mini-tour event. The three-day event was held in Falun, Sweden. It began on 16 March 2018 and concluded on 18 March 2018. It was the final competition round of the 2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo of Norway and Hanna Falk of Sweden won the first stage of the mini-tour; a sprint freestyle. Alexander Bolshunov of Russia and Marit Bjørgen of Norway won the two last stages; a mass start classic and a pursuit freestyle. Bolshunov and Bjørgen won the overall standings by defending their leading positions on the third stage.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals, Overall leadership
The results in the overall standings were calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage. On the sprint stage, the winners were awarded 30 bonus seconds. On the second stage, the three fastest skiers in finish were awarded 15, 10 and 5 bonus seconds, and the ten first skiers to pass the intermediate sprint points were also awarded bonus seconds. No bonus seconds were awarded on the third stage. The skier with the lowest cumulative time was the overall winner of the Cross-Country World Cup Finals.


2017–18 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals, World Cup points distribution
The overall winners were awarded 200 points. The winners of each of the three stages are awarded 50 points. The maximum number of points an athlete can earn is therefore 350 points.


2017–18 FIS Cup (ski jumping)
The 2017/18 FIS Cup (ski jumping) was the 13th FIS Cup season in ski jumping for men and the 6th for ladies.


2017–18 FIS Cup (ski jumping)
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Grand Prix, Continental Cup, FIS Race and Alpen Cup.


2017–18 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
The 2017/18 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup was the thirty ninth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 27 August 2017 ended on 24 March 2018. This season included six disciplines: moguls, aerials, ski cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.


2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup
The 2017/18 FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup was the Continental Cup season, organized by the International Ski Federation for men and for ladies. It started on 15 December 2017 in Steamboat Springs, United States of America and concluded on 11 March 2018 in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.


2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
The 2017/18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the 35th World Cup season, organized by the International Ski Federation. It started on 24 November 2017 in Ruka, Finland and concluded on 25 March 2018 in Schonach, Germany.


2017–18 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, Retirements
Following are notable Nordic combined skiers who announced their retirement:


2017–18 FIS Race (ski jumping)
The 2017/18 FIS Race (ski jumping) was the 19th FIS Race regular season as the fourth level of ski jumping competition since 1999/00. Although even before the world cup and in the old days FIS Race events were all top level organized competitions.


2017–18 FIS Race (ski jumping)
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Grand Prix, Continental Cup, FIS Cup and Alpen Cup.


2017–18 FIS Ski Flying World Cup
The 2017–18 FIS Ski Flying World Cup was the 21st official World Cup season in ski flying. The winner was awarded with small crystal globe as the subdiscipline of FIS Ski Jumping World Cup.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup
The 2017/18 FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup was the 28th Alpen Cup season in ski jumping for men and the 10th for ladies.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Grand Prix, Continental Cup, FIS Cup and FIS Race.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
The 2017/18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup was the 27th in a row (25th official) Continental Cup winter season in ski jumping for men and the 14th for ladies. This was also the 16th summer continental cup season for men and 10th for ladies.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
After twenty-eight years break, the total 29th edition of the "Beskidy Tour" returned to the ski jumping, first time as part of the Continental Cup. Competition was originally held between 1958 and 1989 as FIS Race event. A total of three competitions at three different hills in two countries took place from 18–20 August 2017. Competition was held in Szczyrk, Wisła and Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. Overall winner became Klemens Murańka from Poland.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup
Other competitive circuits this season included the World Cup, Grand Prix, FIS Cup, FIS Race and Alpen Cup.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Map of continental cup hosts
All 23 locations hosting continental cup events in summer (8 for men / 2 for ladies) and in winter (14 for men / 3 for ladies) this season.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Participants
Overall, total of 22 countries for both men and ladies participated in this season:


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, Europa Cup vs. Continental Cup
Last two seasons of Europa Cup in 1991/92 and 1992/93 are recognized as first two Continental Cup seasons by International Ski Federation, although Continental Cup under this name officially started first season in 1993/94 season.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 39th World Cup season in ski jumping for men, the 21st official World Cup season in ski flying, and the 7th World Cup season for ladies. The season began on 19 November 2017 in Wisła, Poland, and concluded on 25 March 2018 in Planica, Slovenia.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The highlight of the ladies' season was the first edition of the "Lillehammer Triple", contested between 1–3 December 2017 in Lillehammer, with a total of three individual events: two on the normal hill and one on the large hill. The best athletes of these three competitions received an additional prize money of €10,000 (divided between the Top 3).


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
On 16 December 2017, the first ever ladies' World Cup team event was held in Hinterzarten.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The first edition of a new competition, the "Willingen Five", took place from 2–4 February 2018 in Willingen. A total of five rounds counted in the final standings: Friday's qualification round, two individual competition rounds from Saturday and two from Sunday. The Willingen Five overall winner was awarded with an extra €25,000.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The first edition of a new competition, the "Planica7", took place from 22–25 March 2018 in Planica. A total of seven rounds counted in the final standings: Thursday's qualification round, two individual competition rounds on Friday, two team competition rounds on Saturday and two individual competition rounds from the season final on Sunday. The Planica 7 overall winner was awarded with an extra 20,000 CHF.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
For the first time since the introduction of qualification sessions in the 1990–91 season, the top ten athletes in the World Cup rankings were no longer "pre-qualified", and therefore had to achieve a result good enough for them to qualify for the competition.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Map of world cup hosts
All 24 locations hosting world cup events for men (18) and ladies (9) in this season.


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Map of world cup hosts
Raw Air Planica 7 Willingen Five Four Hills Tournament Ladies only


2017–18 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Participants
Overall, a total of 23 countries for both men and ladies participated in this season:


2017–18 FIS Snowboard World Cup
The 2017–18 FIS Snowboard World Cup was the 24th World Cup season in snowboarding organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 4 September 2017 in Cardrona, New Zealand and concluded on 24 March 2018 in Quebec City, Canada. Competitions consisted of parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.


2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Southern Miss.


2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team
On April 2, 2018, FIU fired head coach Anthony Evans after five seasons. On April 20, the school announced VCU associate head coach Jeremy Ballard was hired as the new head coach.


2017–18 FIU Panthers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 7–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.


2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represents Florida International University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Tiara Malcom, play their home games at FIU Arena, and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–21, 5–11 in C-USA play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA Women's Tournament.


2017–18 FK Austria Wien season
The 2017–18 FK Austria Wien season was the 106th season in the club's history.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season
The 2017–18 season was Dukla Prague's seventh consecutive season in the Czech First League.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Transfers, In
Over the summer, forwards Ivan Schranz arrived from Slovak outfit Trnava, and Uroš Đuranović signed from FK Dečić.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Transfers, In
The defence was strengthened with Ivan Ostojić signing a two-year deal, arriving from Cypriot side Karmiotissa, as well as Martin Jiránek arriving from Příbram.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Transfers, In
Ladislav Vopat returned to the club after his loan at České Budějovice. There were further arrivals in September: midfielder Lukáš Holík joined from Zlín and former national team defender Mario Holek joined on loan from Sparta Prague.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Transfers, In
In January 2018 Ivorian midfielder Mohamed Doumbia joined the club from Finnish second-tier side Ekenäs IF, signing a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. Former Dukla striker Néstor Albiach joined the club on a short-term loan from Sparta Prague in February 2018.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Transfers, Out
Three defenders left the club over the summer: Lukáš Štetina left to join Sparta Prague, Jan Šimůnek moved to Vasas SC in Hungary, while Michal Smejkal finished his professional career. Midfielder Jan Juroška joined league rivals Slovácko. Emmanuel Edmond also left the club. Striker Peter Olayinka returned to Ghent after the end of his year-long loan.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Players, Transfers, Out
In the winter break, midfielder Zinedin Mustedanagić returned to Sparta Prague after the expiry of his loan. Róbert Kovaľ, also a midfielder, went out on loan to former club Zemplín Michalovce.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Statistics, Home attendance
The club had the lowest average attendance in the league.


2017–18 FK Dukla Prague season, Cup
As a First League team, Dukla entered the Cup at the second round stage. In the second round, Dukla faced Bohemian Football League side Převýšov, the same opponent at the same stage in the previous season. Dukla won the match 2–0 away from home. The third round match was away against Jiskra Domažlice, a team which had beaten Dukla in the second round of the 2014–15 competition. Despite taking a 1–0 lead into half time, Dukla conceded three goals in the second half and lost 3–2, signalling the end of this season's cup run.


2017–18 FK Mladost Lučani season
The 2017–18 Mladost Lučani season is the football club's 4th straight season in Serbian SuperLiga.


2017–18 FK Mladost Lučani season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Mladost Lučani season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Mladost Lučani season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Partizan season
The 2017–18 season will be Fudbalski klub Partizan's 71st season in existence and the club's 12th competing in the Serbian SuperLiga.


2017–18 FK Partizani Tirana season
In the 2017–18 season, Partizani Tirana competed in the Kategoria Superiore for the fifth consecutive season. The season was the worst since 2014, because Partizani finished in fifth place, after a disastrous beginning and a bad form during the big part of the season. The club qualified for Europe next season, because of another ban of Skënderbeu from European competitions, this time for 10 years.


2017–18 FK Partizani Tirana season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Partizani Tirana season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Qarabağ season
The 2017–18 season was Qarabağ's 26th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they were defending champions, and was their tenth season under manager Gurban Gurbanov.


2017–18 FK Qarabağ season, Season overview, Transfers
Qarabağ announced their first summer signing on  6 June, Abbas Huseynov from Inter Baku, with Ukrainian goalkeeper Anton Kanibolotskiy signing a two-year contract from Shakhtar Donetsk on 24 June. In July, Qarabağ signed Jakub Rzeźniczak from Legia Warsaw and Wilde-Donald Guerrier from Alanyaspor.


2017–18 FK Qarabağ season, Season overview, Transfers
Qarabağ finished off their signings for the summer with loan deals for Ramil Sheydayev, Pedro Henrique and Tarik Elyounoussi, on one-year contract from Trabzonspor, PAOK and Olympiacos respectively.


2017–18 FK Qarabağ season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Sarajevo season
The 2017-2018 season was FK Sarajevo's 18th (24th) in Bosnian Premier League, 58th consecutive season in the top flight and 70th season in existence of the club.


2017–18 FK Sarajevo season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Səbail season
The Səbail FK 2017-18 season was Səbail's first Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their second season in existence.


2017–18 FK Səbail season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Səbail season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Səbail season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Səbail season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Səbail season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Səbail season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Vardar season
The 2017–18 season was FK Vardar's 26th consecutive season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club will play during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 FK Vardar season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Vardar season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Voždovac season
The 2017–18 FK Voždovac season is the club's 5th straight season in Serbian SuperLiga.


2017–18 FK Voždovac season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Voždovac season, Current squad, Youth & reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Voždovac season, Current squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 FK Voždovac season, Current squad, Out on loan
For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers winter 2017–18. For summer transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2017.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season
The 2017–2018 season will be Željezničar's 97th in existence and their 18th season in Premijer Liga BiH. The team will be competing in three major tournaments, Premijer Liga BiH, Kup BiH and UEFA Europa League. The youth team will also be competing in UEFA Youth League for the second time in three years.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, May
On 29 May, Željezničar and Danijel Stojanović agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 5 June, the club announced new kits for the upcoming season.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 7 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 22-year-old Dženan Zajmović from Travnik.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 9 June, Željezničar and Dino Hasanović negotiated a two-year contract extension lasting until May 2019.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 13 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 23-year-old Asim Zec from Sloboda Tuzla.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 13 June, Željezničar announced the loan of 23-year-old Daniel Graovac from Belgium club Mouscron.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 14 June, the club announced promotion of nine home grown players to the first team.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, June
On 18 June, Željezničar announced the signing of 24-year-old Sinan Ramović from Mladost Doboj Kakanj.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, July
On 8 July, Željezničar and Lens reached an agreement for the transfer of Ivan Lendrić. On 10 July, the transfer was completed.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, July
On 9 July, Željezničar announced the signing of 29-year-old Josip Projić from Serbian club Napredak Kruševac.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, July
On 23 July, the club appointed 44-year-old Admir Adžem as the new head coach, after releasing Slavko Petrović from his duties.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, July
On 24 July, the club appointed 46-year-old Asmir Džafić as the new assistant head coach.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, July
On 24 July, the club announced that Sanel Jahić's contract would be rescinded.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 1 August, Željezničar and Admiral Casino extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 4 August, Željezničar and Sophico signed a sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 8 August, Željezničar and Kemal Osmanković negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 2020.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 9 August, Željezničar negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 2021 with youth players Denis Žerić and Ajdin Mujagić.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 9 August, Željezničar announced the signing of 33-year-old Saša Kajkut from Zrinjski.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 14 August, Željezničar and Vedran Kjosevski negotiated a three-year contract extension lasting until 2020.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, August
On 16 August, Željezničar and Uglješa Radinović agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, September
On 15 September, Željezničar and Lutrija BiH extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, September
On 16 September, Željezničar and Mikrokreditna fondacija Sunrise extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, September
On 25 September, the club announced Aldin Čenan is leaving the position as Director of Sports due to health problems.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, September
On 29 September, Željezničar announced the signing of 31-year-old Rok Elsner.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, October
On 2 October, Željezničar announced the signing of 29-year-old Vojo Ubiparip.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, October
On 5 October, the club announced promotion of youth players Filip Dujmović and Semir Dacić to the first team.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, October
On 24 October, Željezničar and Haris Hajdarević negotiated a four-year contract extension lasting until 2021.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, October
On 27 October, the club announced youth players Kemal Mujarić, Eldar Šehić and Dženan Osmanović have signed apprenticeship contracts.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, November
On 9 November, Željezničar and Adnan Bobić agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, November
On 15 November, the club appointed 37-year-old Saša Papac as the new Director of Sports.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, November
On 21 November, Željezničar and Euroherc osiguranje extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, November
On 23 November, Željezničar and Sarajevska pivara extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, November
On 28 November, Željezničar and Stevo Nikolić agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 8 December, Željezničar and Oktal Pharma extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 11 December, the club announced changes in management. On 16 December, Senad Misimović was appointed as the new Chairman of the club.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 18 December, Željezničar and Dženis Beganović agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 19 December, Željezničar and Centrotrans Eurolines extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 21 December, Željezničar and ELPI Comerc extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 21 December, Željezničar announced the signing of 25-year-old Adi Mehremić from Austrian club St. Pölten.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 21 December, Željezničar and Irfan Fejzić negotiated a one and a half-year contract extension lasting until 2019.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, December
On 25 December, Željezničar and Darko Marković agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 9 January, the club announced an international public call for the submission of bids for the reconstruction of the main pitch of the Grbavica Stadium.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 10 January, Željezničar and restaurant Slatko i Slano signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 11 January, the club announced the signings of Almir Ćubara and Meldin Jusufi.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 17 January, Željezničar and BiH.ba signed a media partnership agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 17 January, Željezničar and Mann+Hummel signed a sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 18 January, Željezničar and ASA Osiguranje extended sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 18 January, Željezničar and Dino Hasanović agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 18 January, the club announced three players will be leaving on loan to Iskra.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 22 January, Željezničar announced the signing of 23-year-old Kenan Hadžić from Croatian club Istra 1961.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 23 January, Željezničar announced the signing of 31-year-old Stojan Vranješ from Polish club Piast Gliwice.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 26 January, Željezničar and Samir Bekrić agreed to terminate contract.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, January
On 26 January, Željezničar announced the signing of 21-year-old Andrej Modić from Italian club Milan.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, February
On 2 February, Željezničar and Mark Medical signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, February
On 21 February, Željezničar and Hotel Novotel Sarajevo Bristol signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, February
On 22 February, Željezničar and In Time signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, February
On 27 February, Željezničar and Dnevni avaz extended media agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, March
On 3 March, the club announced Ajdin Mujagić will be leaving on loan to Travnik.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, March
On 9 March, the club announced Sarajevo osiguranje as the new golden sponsor.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, March
On 12 March, Željezničar and Atos osiguranje signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, March
On 23 March, Željezničar and Adriatic osiguranje signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, March
On 29 March, Željezničar and Rail Cargo Logistics – BH signed sponsorship agreement.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Season review, April
On 4 April, the club announced Ziraat Bank as the new general sponsor.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.


2017–18 FK Željezničar season, Squad statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 12 May 2018Source: Competitive matches and Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2017–18 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by seventh-year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena, with three games at Alumni Hall, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16 overall, 9–9 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed at the MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 11 seed Marist, upset No. 3 seed Niagara and No. 7 seed Quinnipiac to advance to the championship game where they lost to Iona.


2017–18 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team, Previous season
The Stags finished the 2016–17 season 16–15, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to Siena. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to UMBC.


2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to LIU Brooklyn.


2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Knights finished the 2016–17 season 11–19, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They lost to Wagner in the opening round of the NEC Tournament.


2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Knights were picked to finish in second place. Senior guard Darian Anderson was named the preseason All-NEC team.


2017–18 Falkirk F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Falkirk’s fifth season in the Scottish Championship and their seventh consecutive season in the second-tier of Scottish football following their relegation from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season. Falkirk also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2017–18 Falkirk F.C. season, Summary, Management
Falkirk began the 2017–18 season under the management of Peter Houston who had guided the club to a Premiership play-off place in his previous two seasons. On 24 September, Houston left his position as manager following a poor start to the season. Paul Hartley was appointed as his replacement on 4 October and guided the club to safety with an eighth place finish at the end of the season.


2017–18 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup
The 2017–18 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup was the qualifying competition for the 2017–18 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.


2017–18 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Format
32 teams took part in two rounds of the competition with 12 Second round winners qualifying for the national competition.


2017–18 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Format, Participating teams
16 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina teams were joined by 16 lower league teams (third level and lower).


2017–18 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Format, Participating teams
Six cantons with the most teams competing in the cup had two teams each in the competition while remaining the four cantos had one team each. Each canton organized its own cup tournament which acted as the FBiH Cup qualifying stage. If there were not enough teams interested in taking part in canton cup, no cup was organized and the canton FA chose one team to represent them in the FBiH Cup.


2017–18 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup, Format, Participating teams
Roman number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Bosnian football league system in 2017-18 season


2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga
The 2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga was the 76th season of the top German league for field hockey clubs. The season started in on 9 September 2017 and concluded with the championship final on 10 June 2018. Mannheimer HC were the defending champions, while Düsseldorfer HC and Münchner SC entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga.


2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga
Rot-Weiss Köln won the regular season with an eight point lead, they qualified together with Mannheimer HC, Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Harvetshude for the Final Four. In the Final Four or championship playoff Uhlenhorst Mülheim and Rot-Weiss Köln qualified for the final where Uhlenhorst Mülheim won 3–2 and they won their 17th title after a 21 year wait.


2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga, Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 2. Bundesliga. The promoted teams were Düsseldorfer HC and Münchner SC, who replaced Klipper THC and Lichterfelde.


2017–18 Feldhockey-Bundesliga, Championship play off
The play offs were played on 9 and 10 June 2018 in Krefeld.


2017–18 Fencing World Cup
The 47th FIE Fencing World Cup began in October 2017 and concluded in July 2018 at the 2018 World Fencing Championships held in Wuxi. Of the 153 national federations in the International Fencing Federation (FIE), 108 were represented in Wuxi with 771 athletes participating.


2017–18 Fenerbahçe Basketball season
The 2017–18 Fenerbahçe Basketball season was the 104th season in the existence of the club. The team played in the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and in the European first tier EuroLeague. This is the first season the team was known as Fenerbahçe Doğuş, due to sponsorship reasons.


2017–18 Fenerbahçe Basketball season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2017–18 Fenerbahçe S.K. season
The 2017–18 season is Fenerbahçe's 60th consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 110th year in existence.


2017–18 Fenerbahçe S.K. season, Competitions, Süper Lig, Results summary
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season
The 2017–18 season was Ferencvárosi TC's 115th competitive season, 9th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 118th year in existence as a football club.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Players, First team squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2017–18 Ferencvárosi TC season, Europa League
The First and Second Qualifying Round draws took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 19 June 2017.


2017–18 Feyenoord season
The 2017–18 season was Feyenoord's 110th season of play, it marked its 62st season in the Eredivisie and its 96th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It was the third season with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, a former player who played seven seasons for Feyenoord and who played 106 times for Dutch national team. Feyenoord entered the KNVB Cup in the first round and the Champions League in the group stage.


2017–18 Feyenoord season, Eredivisie, League table, Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced in June 2017.


2017–18 Feyenoord season, Player details
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


2017–18 Feyenoord season, Player details
Source: (for players and positions) 00(for squad numbers) 00(for actual stats.)


2017–18 Feyenoord season, Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Feyenoord season, Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Finnish Cup
The 2017–18 Finnish Cup (Suomen Cup) was the 63rd season of the Finnish Cup. It was the second edition of the tournament to be played on a fall-spring schedule, running from July to September of the following year. The introduction of this new competition format meant that the Liiga Cup was discontinued.


2017–18 Finnish Cup
The winner of the Men's Finnish Cup was awarded a cash prize of EUR 50,000 with the runners up receiving EUR 10,000. The winner also qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are EEST (UTC+3). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are EET (UTC+2).


2017–18 Finnish Cup, First round
The first and second rounds of the Cup will include all registered teams, with the exception of Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen teams, who will be included in the 30-team group stage early in 2017. The first rounds will include teams playing in the Kakkonen and below.


2017–18 Finnish Cup, Group stage
The teams participating in the Group Stage will be the 2017 Veikkausliiga teams (12), 2017 Ykkönen teams (10) and eight teams from the early rounds of the competition. The Group Stage will be played between January and March, 2018 with the teams divided into five regional groups, with six teams per group. The top two teams from the group stage will advance directly to the semi-finals, while the remaining winners of each group and each second-place finisher will proceed to the quarterfinals.


2017–18 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2017–18 First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the twenty-third season of the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the eighteenth as a unified federation-wide league. It began on 5 August 2017 and ended on 2 June 2018. GOŠK Gabela were the last champions, having won their second championship title in the 2016–17 season and earning a promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


2017–18 First League of the Republika Srpska
The 2017–18 First League of the Republika Srpska was the twenty-third season of the First League of the Republika Srpska, the second tier football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its original establishment and the sixteenth as a second tier league.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2017–18 First Professional Football League was the 94th season of the top division of the Bulgarian football league system, the 69th since a league format was adopted for the national competition of A Group as a top tier of the pyramid and also the 2nd season of the First Professional Football League, which decides the Bulgarian champion. The season is the second with a new league structure and strict financial criteria where 14 clubs play each other home and away, until the league is split up in championship and relegation playoffs. The new league structure, inspired by the ones used by the Belgian First Division A and Danish Superliga, was approved by the Bulgarian Football Union on 6 June 2016. The fixture list was released on 22 June 2017.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)
On 29 April 2018, four rounds before the end of the championship, Ludogorets Razgrad managed to secure the title for a seventh consecutive and overall time.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams
A total of 14 teams would be contesting the league. Etar were promoted as champions of the 2016–17 Second League, sealing their title on the final day of the season with a 2–2 away draw against Nesebar, coupled with Septemvri Sofia's 0–2 away defeat to Oborishte. The promoted club replaced Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, who suffered an immediate return to the second tier after elimination in the relegation play-offs by Montana.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams
Septemvri Sofia, runners-up of the 2016–17 Second League, won the play-off against Montana and return to the top flight after an 18-year absence, for the first time since the 1998–99 season. Montana return to the second tier after two seasons in the top flight.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams
Vitosha Bistritsa, who finished 3rd in the 2016–17 Second League, defeated Neftochimic in the play-off and won promotion to the top division for the first time in their history. Neftochimic spent only one season in the First League.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams, Stadia and locations
Note: From the 2016–17 season onwards, all participating clubs are required to have electric floodlights and adequate pitch conditions under the BFU and TV broadcaster's new licensing criteria. The following stadiums below have either obtained a license under UEFA's category ranking or fulfill the licensing criteria.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams, Stadia and locations
a. Cherno More played their first home match at Kavarna Stadium in Kavarna due to ongoing renovation works at their Ticha Stadium. b. Etar played their first two home matches at Lovech Stadium in Lovech due to ongoing renovation works at their Ivaylo Stadium. c. Septemvri Sofia will play at the Vasil Levski National Stadium because their Dragalevtsi Stadium is not licensed for First League. d. Slavia Sofia obtained permission from the Bulgarian Football Union to use their own stadium and will play their matches at the Vasil Levski National Stadium only when floodlights are necessary.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams, Personnel and sponsorship
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Teams, Personnel and sponsorship
Note: Individual clubs may wear jerseys with advertising. However, only one sponsorship is permitted per jersey for official tournaments organised by UEFA in addition to that of the kit manufacturer (exceptions are made for non-profit organisations). Clubs in the domestic league can have more than one sponsorship per jersey which can feature on the front of the shirt, incorporated with the main sponsor or in place of it; or on the back, either below the squad number or on the collar area. Shorts also have space available for advertisement.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Championship round
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Championship round, Positions by round
Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Relegation round
Points and goals will carry over in full from regular season.


2017–18 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria), Relegation play-offs, Bracket
Winners of matches 3, 5 and 6 will play in the top division next season


2017–18 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
The 2017–18 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia is the 12th season of the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia, the highest professional basketball league in Serbia. It is also 74th national championship played by Serbian clubs inclusive of nation's previous incarnations as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro.


2017–18 First Women's Basketball League of Serbia
The first half of the season consists of 12 teams and 132-game regular season (22 games for each of the 12 teams).


2017–18 Flamengo Basketball season
The 2017–18 season of Flamengo Basketball is the 98th season of the club, and the club's 10th in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). They played the season coming from their tied worst result in league history (5th place), after four consecutive titles on the previous years. The club captain Marcelinho Machado retired at the end of the season.


2017–18 Flamengo Basketball season, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2017–18 Flamengo Basketball season, Player statistics, NBB regular season
Players in italic left the team during the season. Updated: 9 March, 2018