2017–18 Pro50 Championship
The competition was originally scheduled to run from 1 December 2017 to 31 March 2018. However, in December 2017, Zimbabwe Cricket postponed all the remaining fixtures scheduled to take place in the tournament. Zimbabwe Cricket were struggling to pay players' salaries for November and December and wanted to upgrade their facilities for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in Zimbabwe in March 2018. Initially, the tournament did not resume after the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, with only the first round of fixtures taking place. However, in April 2018, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed that the tournament would restart, with the remaining rounds of the competition to be played during April, May and June 2018. After a gap of more than four months, the second round of fixtures resumed on 17 April 2018.


2017–18 Pro50 Championship
Following the conclusion of the penultimate round of fixtures, both Rising Stars and Mountaineers advanced to the final, after the defending champions, Matabeleland Tuskers, failed to secure a bonus point with their victory over Mountaineers. In the final, Rising Stars beat Mountaineers by 144 runs to win their first title.


2017–18 ProA
The 2017–18 ProA was the 11th season of the ProA, the second level of basketball in Germany. The champions and the runners-up of the play-offs are promoted to the 2018–19 Basketball Bundesliga.


2017–18 ProA, Play-offs
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-five play-off format. The Finals are played in a two-legged series in which the team with the most aggregate points wins.


2017–18 Professional U23 Development League
The 2017–18 Professional U23 Development League was the sixth season of the Professional Development League system.


2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by seventh-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated Creighton and No. 1-seeded Xavier in back-to-back overtime games to advance to the championship game. In a third straight overtime game, the Friars fell to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost to Texas A&M in the First Round.


2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Friars finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed where they lost to USC in the First Four.


2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season, Providence was picked to finish fourth in a poll of Big East coaches.


2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team represents Providence College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by second year head coach Jim Crowley, play their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Butler.


2017–18 Providence Friars women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 12–18, 4–14 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Women's Tournament to Seton Hall.


2017–18 Providence Friars women's ice hockey season
The Providence Friars represents Providence College in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2017–18 Prva A liga
The 2017–18 Prva A Liga, known as Erste košarkaške lige by sponsorship reasons, is the 12th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. Budućnost VOLI, who until this season won all the league editions, lost the title to Mornar.


2017–18 Prva A liga, Competition format
Nine of the eleven teams that play the league join the regular season and play a two-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams join the Super Liga with the two 2017–18 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Mornar). The last qualified team would play a relegation playoff against the second qualified of the Prva B.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter, in his 13th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Boilermakers finished the season 30–7, 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Penn State before losing to Michigan in the championship game.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the First Round, but lost starting center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow. Without Haas, they defeated Butler in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 3 seed Texas Tech.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Boilermakers finished the 2016–17 season 27–8, 14–4 to win the Big Ten regular season championship. In the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the finals to Michigan. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region where they beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In their first trip to the Sweet Sixteen since 2010, they lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 3-ranked Kansas.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
Big Ten Player of the Year Caleb Swanigan declared in April for the NBA draft, but did not immediately sign with an agent. Isaac Haas and Vincent Edwards also declared for the draft, but also did not sign with an agent. On May 16, 2017, Haas announced he would withdraw from the NBA Draft. On May 24, Edwards announced he would return to school. Also on May 24, Swanigan announced he would stay in the NBA Draft and not return to school. On June 22, 2017, Swanigan was drafted in the first round (26th overall) by the Portland Trail Blazers.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Offseason, World University Games
In August 2017, Purdue represented Team USA as the national team in the World University Games. They played exhibition games against Team Canada before traveling to Taipei to participate in the Games. Each team was guaranteed to play at least eight games throughout the entire World University Games. Purdue went 5–0 in pool play to advance to the medal round. They defeated Team Israel in the quarterfinals and defeated Team Serbia to advance to the Gold Medal Game against Team Lithuania. In the Gold Medal Game, the Boilers were defeated by Team Lithuania 85–74.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Preseason
In its preseason rankings, the Blue Ribbon yearbook ranked Purdue as No. 14 in the country.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA Tournament.


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings


2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represents Purdue University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Boilermakers, led by 12th year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Rutgers. They received an at-large bid of the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated IUPUI and Ball State in the first and second rounds before losing to their Big Ten member and their rival Indiana in the third round.


2017–18 Puskás FC season
The 2017–18 season was Puskás FC's 4th competitive season, 1st consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 7th year in existence as a football club.


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


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


2017–18 QMJHL season
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2017–18 QMJHL season
The 2017–18 QMJHL season was the 49th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 21, 2017, and ended on March 18, 2018.


2017–18 QMJHL season
The playoffs started March 22, 2018, and ended on May 13. The winning team, the Acadie–Bathurst Titan, were awarded the President's Cup and won the Memorial Cup as the QMJHL champion in the 2018 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the Regina Pats of the WHL at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan from May 18–27, 2018.


2017–18 QMJHL season, Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy


2017–18 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2017–18 QMJHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2017–18 QMJHL season, Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2017–18 QMJHL season, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2017–18 Qatar Stars League
The 2017–18 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League, is the 45th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.


2017–18 Qatar Stars League, Teams, Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to nine per club. Clubs can register up to four professional foreign players, of which a maximum of three are allowed from nations outside the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).


2017–18 Qatar Stars League, Teams, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2017–18 Qatari Stars Cup
The 2017 Qatari Stars Cup was the seventh edition of Qatari Stars Cup.


2017–18 Qatari Stars Cup
The tournament featured 12 teams divided into 2 groups. The draw for the group took place on 8 September 2017 at the headquarters in Al Bidda.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the 60th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan's domestic first-class cricket competition. It was contested by 16 teams representing eight regional associations and eight departments, and took place from 26 September to 25 December 2017, spanning almost two weeks less than originally planned. Pakistan's former Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq was critical of the compressed schedule and the quality of the pitches saying "it takes time to prepare a good pitch for a game and nobody can make it in two days".


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The format of the competition remained the same as the  previous season, with two round-robin group stages and a final. The regions and departments were divided evenly between the two groups for the preliminary group stage, with the four top teams in each advancing to a "Super Eight" group stage; the top team in each of the Super Eight groups contested the final. In a change from 2016–17, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) introduced a draft system for the regional teams.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines beat defending champions Water and Power Development Authority by 103 runs to win the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy for the third time in four years.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Draft
With the aim of improving the competitiveness of the regional associations, partly by distributing experienced players among them, proposals for the introduction of a draft system were presented to the PCB's governing board on 28 July 2017. The draft system gained approval after initial objections from some of the larger associations, led by Karachi, and a compromise was reached on the number of players to be selected via the draft. Each regional team selected eight players via the draft, ten through the normal selection process along with two emerging players from the under-19 circuit. The teams completed their player selection on 6 September 2017.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Competition summary
Faisalabad and Pakistan Television made their returns to first-class competition after winning the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and Patron's Trophy Grade-II competitions respectively in 2016–17; they replaced the relegated Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Karachi Blues in the competition. Like the previous season, both promoted teams enjoyed only a brief stay in the top-tier as they were relegated at the end of the season.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Competition summary
In Pool A, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Sui Southern Gas Company, Lahore Blues and Water and Power Development Authority all progressed to the Super Eight section of the tournament. They were joined by United Bank Limited, Habib Bank Limited, Khan Research Laboratories and Lahore Whites from Pool B.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Competition summary
On 26 November 2017, the dates for the first round of the Super Eight fixtures were postponed by the PCB, due to ongoing religious unrest which had also disrupted the fixture schedule for the 2017–18 National T20 Cup. The Super Eight round was originally scheduled to start on 29 November 2017, but this was moved back to 3 December 2017.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Competition summary
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited won Group 1 of the Super Eight round, beating Lahore Blues by six wickets to advance to the final. In the match, the first three innings were each completed without a side scoring three figures, the first time this had ever happened in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Water and Power Development Authority won Group 2, despite losing to Sui Southern Gas Corporation by seven wickets in their final match.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Competition summary
In the final, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Water and Power Development Authority by 103 runs to win the competition for the third time in the last four years. Samiullah Khan was man of the match after he took his career-best bowling figures of 8 for 62 in the second innings and his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Group stage, Tables
(Q)  The top four teams in each group advanced to the Super Eight stage


2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Super Eight stage, Tables
(Q)  The top team in each group advanced to the final


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Queen of the South's fifth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their fifth season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens will also be competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens finished sixth in the Scottish Championship for the second consecutive season.


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens reached the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, losing to The New Saints after a penalty shoot-out 4-3, with no goals scored after extra time.


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
The Doonhamers were knocked out after the first round of the League Cup after the completion of fixtures in Group G that included Albion Rovers, East Kilbride, Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir.


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 2-1 at Palmerston to Partick Thistle.


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 28 April 2018Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2017–18 Queen of the South F.C. season, Player statistics, Clean sheets
Last updated: 28 April 2018Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Queens Park Rangers' third consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. Along with the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Kit, Kit information
QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà to replace Dryworld as the official technical kit suppliers from the 2017/18 season. The kits will be 100 per-cent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal. The Kits were revealed on 23 June.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Kit, Kit information
On 22 June QPR announced a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with online casino Royal Panda.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Friendlies
For the 2017/18 season, QPR announced pre-season friendlies against Peterborough United, FC Union Berlin, Lokomotive Leipzig, Bournemouth as well as behind-closed-doors games against Bromley, and Reading.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017 at 09:00 BST.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, QPR entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Milton Keynes Dons.


2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, QPR were drawn at home against Northampton Town in the first round. Another home tie against Brentford was confirmed for the second round.


2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first-year head coach Baker Dunleavy, played their home games at TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–21 overall, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.


2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 10–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Niagara.


2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired. He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten-year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.


2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represents Quinnipiac University  during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats are led by twenty-third year head coach, Tricia Fabbri. They play their home games in TD Bank Sports Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 18–0 in MAAC play to win MAAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament. They defeated Miami in the first round before losing to Connecticut in the second round.


2017–18 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 29–7, 17–3 in MAAC play to win MAAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.. They upset Marquette and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before falling to eventual champions South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.


2017–18 R&F (Hong Kong) season
The 2017–18 season is R&F's 2nd season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. R&F will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup in this season. In June 2017, R&F was allowed to move their home stadium to Yanzigang Stadium, Guangzhou and register 3 foreigners for the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League.


2017–18 R&F (Hong Kong) season, Squad, Summer
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 R&F (Hong Kong) season, Squad, Winter
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
The 2017–18 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Super Cup, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.


2017–18 R.S.C. Anderlecht season, Review and events
After winning the 2016–17 First Division A, Anderlecht opened the 2017–18 season with a Belgian Super Cup victory over Zulte Waregem, winners of the 2016–17 Belgian Cup in the first Belgian football match to feature the use of a video assistant referee.


2017–18 RB Leipzig season
The 2017–18 RB Leipzig season was the 9th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2016. In addition to the domestic league, RB Leipzig also participated in the season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the first-tier continental cup, the UEFA Champions League. This was the 8th season for Leipzig in the Red Bull Arena, located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 RB Leipzig 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 RC Strasbourg Alsace season
The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was RC Strasbourg Alsace's first season in the top flight of French football since their relegation in the 2007–08 season.


2017–18 RC Strasbourg Alsace season
The club finished 15th, escaping relegation on the final day.


2017–18 RC Strasbourg Alsace 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 RCD Espanyol season
During the 2017–18 season, RCD Espanyol participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.


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


2017–18 RFU Championship
The 2017–18 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, was the ninth season of the professionalised format of the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union league system run by the Rugby Football Union. It was contested by eleven English clubs and one from Jersey in the Channel Islands. The competition was sponsored by Greene King for a fifth successive season. The twelve teams in the RFU Championship also competed in the British and Irish Cup, along with clubs from Ireland and Wales.


2017–18 RFU Championship
On 24 March 2018 Rotherham Titans were relegated with 3 games to go, after losing away to Jersey Reds. Despite seeing some improvements in the second half of the season, the Yorkshire club were easily the weakest side in the division, dropping to 2018–19 National League 1, the lowest level the club have played at for 14 seasons.


2017–18 RFU Championship
On 7 April 2018 Bristol were crowned champions with 2 games to go following title rivals Ealing Trailfinders defeat that day to Doncaster Knights. They met the minimum criteria and therefore were promoted into Premiership Rugby. In winning the championship Bristol also became the most decorated tier 2 side in English league history with 4 league titles to-date.


2017–18 RFU Championship, Structure
The Championship's structure has all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis. The play-offs for promotion have been abolished and replaced by the first ranked team being promoted; providing that club's ground fulfills the Rugby Football Union's Minimum Standards Criteria. Under the play-off system some clubs qualified for the play-offs but did not meet the RFU's Minimum Standards Criteria which meant they could not be promoted. The change was made to allow the promoted team additional time to prepare for playing in the English Premiership. As part of an agreement with the RFU, each club will receive £530,000 funding.


2017–18 RFU Championship, Teams
In January 2017, London Welsh was expelled from the RFU Championship and then liquidated due to debt. As a result, Rotherham Titans, who finished bottom of the league, were not relegated; a decision which former Championship club Plymouth Albion contested. Promoted in place of London Welsh were the winners of 2016–17 National League 1, Hartpury College, who have moved from Gloucester 3 North, at the bottom of the English rugby pyramid, to the second tier within thirteen years of their founding. London Irish was promoted as champions and play-off winners of the 2016–17 RFU Championship and were replaced by Bristol following their last place in the 2016–17 English Premiership.


2017–18 RFU Championship, Fixtures
Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 9 June 2017.


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
72 - 12 Ealing Trailfinders at home to London Scottish on 24 September 2017


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
60 - 17 Bristol away to Nottingham on 6 April 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
Ealing Trailfinders at home to London Scottish on 24 September 2017Bristol at home to Doncaster Knights on 13 April 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
Bristol at home to Doncaster Knights on 13 April 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
Bristol at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 23 March 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
Nottingham at home to Hartpury College on 29 September 2017


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Attendances
Bristol at home to Cornish Pirates on 13 April 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Attendances
Hartpury College at home to Nottingham on 10 February 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Laurence May for Cornish Pirates at home to London Scottish on 25 March 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Max Crumpton for Bristol at home to Richmond on 17 September 2017 Luke Morahan for Bristol at home to Doncaster Knights on 13 April 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Ian Madigan for Bristol at home to Doncaster Knights on 13 April 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Ian Madigan for Bristol at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 23 March 2018


2017–18 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Tiff Eden for Nottingham at home to Hartpury College on 29 September 2017


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup
The 2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup is the 22nd version of the RFU Intermediate Cup (9th using the name RFU Intermediate Cup) national competition for clubs at level 7 of the English rugby union system. The cup consists of 91 clubs divided into four regions. The winners of each region then advance to the national semi-finals with the final being held at Twickenham Stadium in London at the end of the season, along with the RFU Intermediate Cup and RFU Junior Vase finals.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup
The 2017–18 champions were London & South East winners, Camberley, who thrashed Midlands winners, Droitwich, 63–14 in the Twickenham final. It was Camberley's first ever intermediate cup title, but the 7th won by London & South East based clubs, tying them with the northern region who also had 7 victories.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, London & South East Intermediate Cup
The London & South East Intermediate Cup involves a knock-out competition with 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, semi-finals and final. The winners of the London & South East Intermediate Cup then go on to the national Intermediate Cup semi-finals where they face the winners of the South West Intermediate Cup. There are 25 teams involved in the London & South East Intermediate Cup, all of which are 1st XV sides, coming from the following unions and level 7 leagues.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, London & South East Intermediate Cup, Round 1
Byes: Barking (L2SE), Camberley (L2SW), Chelmsford (L2NE), Chiswick (L2NW), Dover (L2SE), Gosport & Fareham (L2SW) and Hampstead (L2NW)


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, London & South East Intermediate Cup, Final
The winners of the London & South East Intermediate Cup final would advance to the national semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, Midlands Intermediate Cup
The Midlands Intermediate Cup is a direct knockout cup with a 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final  The winner of the final goes forward to the National Intermediate Cup semi-finals where they face the winners of the Northern section. The competition involves 41 clubs from the following unions and level 7 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, Midlands Intermediate Cup, Round 1
Byes: 23 teams received a bye into the second round


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, Midlands Intermediate Cup, Final
The winners of the Midlands Intermediate Cup would advance to the National Intermediate Cup semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, Northern Intermediate Cup
Unlike the other regional competitions, the Northern Intermediate Cup starts with a mini-league stage, in which the eligible clubs are placed in 2 regional pools of 3 teams each. The winners of each pool then face each other in the Northern Intermediate Cup final, with the winner advancing to the National Intermediate Cup semi-finals, where they will face the winners of the Midlands section. There are 6 teams (1st XV only) involved in the Northern Intermediate Cup representing the following unions and level 7 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, Northern Intermediate Cup, Final
The winners of the Pool 1 (West) and Pool 2 (East) would meet in the Northern Intermediate Cup final. The winners of this final would then advanced to the National Intermediate Cup semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup
The South West Intermediate Cup consist of three stages, with representatives from the different unions joining at different points. The Dorset & Wilts and Gloucestershire clubs first play in county based knock-out tournaments, with the winners advancing to either the Southern Counties or South West Counties area semi-finals, where they join the other south-west representatives. The winners of each area final then meet in the South West Intermediate Cup final to determine who goes through to the national semi-finals, where they face the winners of the London and South East section.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup
The South West Intermediate Cup involves 19 clubs (1st XV only) from the following unions and level 7 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup, Stage 1 (Dorset & Wilts)
9 clubs were involved in the Dorset & Wilts RFU Intermediate Cup qualification. The winners would advanced to the Southern Counties semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup, Stage 1 (Gloucestershire)
7 teams were involved in the Gloucestershire RFU Intermediate Cup qualification tournament. The winners of the competition would go through to the South West Counties final.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup, Stage 2 (Southern Counties)
The winners of the Dorset & Wilts Intermediate Cup would join representatives from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire unions in the Southern Counties knock-out stage. The winners would advance to play the South West Counties winners in the south-west regional final.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup, Stage 2 (South West Counties)
The winners of the Gloucestershire Intermediate Cup would meet the representatives from the Somerset RFU in the semi-final, while the representatives from the Cornwall RFU would face the representatives from the Devon RFU. The winners would advance to play the Southern Counties winners in the south-west regional final.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, South West Intermediate Cup, Stage 3 (South West final)
The winners of the Southern Counties and South West Counties final would meet in the south-west regional final. The winners of this final would then advanced to the national semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Intermediate Cup, National Senior Vase
The Midlands winners would face the North winners in the first semi-final, while the London & South East winners would face the South-West winners in the other, with the winners of each semi-final meeting in the Twickenham final. Home advantage in the semi-finals will be decided by a draw.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase
The 2017–18 RFU Junior Vase is the 28th version of the RFU Junior Vase national cup competition (9th using the name RFU Junior Vase) for clubs at level 9 and below of the English rugby union system. The competition consists of 134 clubs divided into four regions. The winners of each region then advance to the national semi-finals with the final being held at Twickenham Stadium in London at the end of the season, along with the RFU Intermediate Cup and RFU Senior Vase finals.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase
The 2017–18 champions were Yorkshire club, Old Otliensians, who defeated the Devon side, South Molton, 31–21 in the final. Old Otliensians were worthy winners of the competition, scoring over 260 points on route to the final, whilst conceding only 15, a run which included a club record 126–0 over Wallsend in the early stages. Old Otliensians victory was the 11th by a Yorkshire club since the competition began in 1990.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, London & South East Junior Vase
The London & South East Junior Vase involves a knock-out competition with 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, 4th round, semi-finals and final. The winners of the London & South East Junior Vase then go on to the national Junior Vase semi-finals where they face the winners of the South West Junior Vase. There are 55 teams involved in the London & South East Junior Vase, all of which are 1st XV sides, coming from the following unions and leagues.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, London & South East Junior Vase, Round 1
Byes: Ashford (K1), Bognor (H1), Burgess Hill (SX1), Cranbrook (K1), Gillingham Anchorians (K1), Millbrook (H1), Royston (HM1), Sandown & Shanklin (H1), Uckfield (SX1)


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, London & South East Junior Vase, Final
The winners of the London & South East Junior Vase final would advance to the national semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, Midlands Junior Vase
The Midlands Junior Vase is a direct knockout cup with a 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final  The winner of the final goes forward to the National Vase semi-finals where they face the winners of the Northern section. The competition involves 50 clubs from the following unions and level 9-10 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, Midlands Junior Vase, Round 1
Byes: Amber Valley (M5EN), Ashfield (M4EN), Aston Old Edwardians (M4WN), Bedford Swifts (M4ES), Bloxwich (M4WN), Brackley (M4ES), Burbage (M4WS), Harbury (M4WS), Keresley (M5WS), Mansfield Woodhouse (M5EN), Mellish (M4EN), St Leonards (M5WN), St Neots (M4ES), Tupton (M4EN)


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, Midlands Junior Vase, Final
The winners of the Midlands Junior Vase would advance to the National Junior Vase semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, Northern Junior Vase
Unlike the other regional competitions, the Northern Junior Vase starts with a mini-league stage, in which the eligible clubs are placed in 2 regional pools of 3 teams each. The winners of each pool then face each other in the Northern Vase final, with the winner advancing to the National Junior Vase semi-finals, where they will face the winners of the Midlands section. There are 6 teams (1st XV only) involved in the Northern Junior Vase representing the following unions and leagues:


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, Northern Junior Vase, Final
The winners of the Pool 1 (West) and Pool 2 (East) would meet in the Northern Junior Vase final. The winners of this final would then advanced to the National Junior Vase semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase
The South West Junior Vase consist of three stages, with representatives from the different unions joining at different points. The Dorset & Wilts and Gloucestershire clubs first play in county based knock-out tournaments, with the winners advancing to either the Southern Counties or South West Counties area semi-finals, where they join the other south-west representatives. The winners of each area final then meet in the South West Junior Vase final to determine who goes through to the national semi-finals, where they face the winners of the London and South East section.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase
The South West Junior Vase involves 23 clubs (1st XV only) from the following unions and leagues:


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase, Stage 1 (Dorset & Wilts)
10 teams were involved in the Dorset & Wilts RFU Junior Vase qualification. The winners would advanced to the Southern Counties semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase, Stage 1 (Gloucestershire)
8 teams were involved in the Gloucestershire RFU Junior Vase qualification tournament. The winners of the competition would go through to the South West Counties final.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase, Stage 2 (Southern Counties)
The winners of the Dorset & Wilts Junior Vase would join representatives from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire unions in the Southern Counties knock-out stage. The winners would advance to play the South West Counties winners in the south-west regional final.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase, Stage 2 (South West Counties)
The winners of the Gloucestershire Junior Vase would meet the representatives from the Somerset RFU in the semi-final, while the representatives from Devon RFU had a bye into the South West Counties final due to Cornish clubs not taking part this season. The winners would advance to play the Southern Counties winners in the south-west regional final.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, South West Junior Vase, Stage 3 (South West final)
The winners of the Southern Counties and South West Counties final would meet in the south-west regional final. The winners of this final would then advanced to the national semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Junior Vase, National Junior Vase
The Midlands winners would face the North winners in the first semi-final, while the London & South East winners would face the South-West winners in the other, with the winners of each semi-final meeting in the Twickenham final. Home advantage in the semi-finals will be decided by a draw.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase
The 2017–18 RFU Senior Vase is the 12th version of the RFU Senior Vase national cup competition for clubs at level 8 of the English rugby union system. The competition consists of 94 clubs divided into four regions. The winners of each region then advance to the national semi-finals with the final being held at Twickenham Stadium in London at the end of the season, along with the RFU Intermediate Cup and RFU Junior Vase finals.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase
The 2017–18 champions were Wath-upon-Dearne, who pipped Cornish side Saltash, 22–18 in an entertaining final. It was Wath-upon-Dearne's second final in the competition, having lost to south-west side, Wells, in the 2012 edition. By claiming the vase they also replicated West Leeds (winners in 2016) to become the second Yorkshire club to win the competition since its inception back in the 2006–07 season.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, London & South East Senior Vase
The London & South East Senior Vase involves a knock-out competition with 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, semi-finals and final. The winners of the London & South East Senior Vase then go on to the national Senior Vase semi-finals where they face the winners of the South West Senior Vase. There are 26 teams involved in the London & South East Senior Vase, all of which are 1st XV sides, coming from the following unions and level 8 leagues.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, London & South East Senior Vase, Round 1
Byes: Bromley (L3SE), Portsmouth (L3SW), Old Cranleighans (L3SW), Thanet Wanderers (L3SE), 	Warlingham (L3SW), Welwyn (L3NW)


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, London & South East Senior Vase, Final
The winners of the London & South East Senior Vase final would advance to the national semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, Midlands Senior Vase
The Midlands Senior Vase is a direct knockout cup with a 1st round, 2nd round, 3rd round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final  The winner of the final goes forward to the National Vase semi-finals where they face the winners of the Northern section. The competition involves 35 clubs from the following unions and level 8 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, Midlands Senior Vase
10 Midlands 3 West (North)7 Midlands 3 West (South)8 Midlands 3 East (North)10 Midlands 3 East (South)


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, Midlands Senior Vase, Round 1
Byes: 32 teams were given a bye into the 2nd round


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, Midlands Senior Vase, Final
The winners of the Midlands Senior Vase would advance to the National Senior Vase semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, Northern Senior Vase
Unlike the other regional competitions, the Northern Senior Vase starts with a mini-league stage, in which the eligible clubs are placed in 2 regional pools of 3 teams each. The winners of each pool then face each other in the Northern Senior Vase final, with the winner advancing to the National Senior Vase semi-finals, where they will face the winners of the Midlands section. There are 6 teams (1st XV only) involved in the Northern Senior Vase representing the following unions and level 8 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, Northern Senior Vase, Final
The winners of the Pool 1 (West) and Pool 2 (East) would meet in the Northern Senior Vase final. The winners of this final would then advanced to the National Senior Vase semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase
The South West Senior Vase consist of three stages, with representatives from the different unions joining at different points. The Dorset & Wilts and Gloucestershire clubs first play in county based knock-out tournaments, with the winners advancing to either the Southern Counties or South West Counties area semi-finals, where they join the other south-west representatives. The winners of each area final then meet in the South West Senior Vase final to determine who goes through to the national semi-finals, where they face the winners of the London and South East section.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase
The South West Senior Vase involves 27 clubs (1st XV only) from the following unions and level 8 leagues:


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase, Stage 1 (Dorset & Wilts)
10 clubs (1st XV only) were involved in the Dorset & Wilts RFU Senior Vase qualification. The winners would advanced to the Southern Counties semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase, Stage 1 (Gloucestershire)
11 teams were involved in the Gloucestershire RFU Senior Vase qualification tournament. The winners of the competition would go through to the South West Counties final.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase, Stage 2 (Southern Counties)
The winners of the Dorset & Wilts Senior Vase would join representatives from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire unions in the Southern Counties knock-out stage. The winners would advance to play the South West Counties winners in the south-west regional final.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase, Stage 2 (South West Counties)
The winners of the Gloucestershire Senior Vase would meet the representatives from the Somerset RFU in the semi-final, while the representatives from the Cornwall RFU would face the representatives from the Devon RFU. The winners would advance to play the Southern Counties winners in the south-west regional final.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, South West Senior Vase, Stage 3 (South West final)
The winners of the Southern Counties and South West Counties final would meet in the south-west regional final. The winners of this final would then advanced to the national semi-finals.


2017–18 RFU Senior Vase, National Senior Vase
The Midlands winners would face the North winners in the first semi-final, while the London & South East winners would face the South-West winners in the other, with the winners of each semi-final meeting in the Twickenham final. Home advantage in the semi-finals will be decided by a draw.


2017–18 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season
The RIT Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2017–18 RK Zamet season
The 2017–18 season was the 61st season in RK Zamet’s history. It is their 10th successive season in the Dukat Premier League, and 40th successive top tier season.


2017–18 RK Zamet season, Dukat Premier League, League table
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2018. This table contains statistics combined with the regular part of the Dukat Premier League with matches played by team in the relegation play-offs. Source:


2017–18 Racing Club de Avellaneda season
The 2017–18 season is Racing Club de Avellaneda's 33rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Current squad
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2017–18 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Longwood, Winthrop, and Liberty to become champions of the Big South Tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated LIU Brooklyn in the First Four before losing in the First Round to Villanova.


2017–18 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Highlanders finished the season 14–18, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in a sixth place. They received the No. 6 seed in the Big South Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Campbell.


2017–18 Radivoj Korać Cup
The 2018 Triglav osiguranje Radivoj Korać Cup is the 16th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. The Žućko's left trophy awarded to the winner Partizan NIS from Belgrade.


2017–18 Radivoj Korać Cup, Qualified teams, Draw
The draw was held in Belgrade on 31 January 2018.


2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season
The 2017–18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters season was the 12th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2017–18 Raith Rovers F.C. season
The 2017–18 season will be Raith Rovers' first season in the third tier of Scottish football since being relegated from the Scottish Championship via the play-offs at the end of the 2016–17 season. Raith Rovers will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2017–18 Raith Rovers F.C. season, Summary, Management
Raith will be led by manager Barry Smith for the 2017–18 season for his 1st season at the club.


2017–18 Raja Casablanca season
The 2017–18 season is Raja Casablanca's 69th season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Raja Casablanca season, Current squad
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2017–18 Raja Casablanca season, Transfers, In (summer)
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2017–18 Raja Casablanca season, Transfers, Out (Summer)
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2017–18 Raja Casablanca season, Transfers, In (winter)
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2017–18 Raja Casablanca season, Transfers, Out (winter)
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2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
The 2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the fifteenth season of the CSA T20 Challenge, established by Cricket South Africa. It started on 10 November 2017 and finished on 16 December 2017. Titans were the defending champions.


2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played between 14 March and 15 April 2018. However, after the first season of the T20 Global League was postponed, the tournament was brought forward to November 2017. It was going to be the second consecutive tournament played without a sponsor. However, in November 2017, Cricket South Africa announced it would be branded as the Ram Slam T20 Challenge again.


2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
During the tournament, Dolphins had five of their matches washed out. Despite the rain-affected games, Dolphins finished second in the group-stage and were joined in the semi-finals with Titans, Cape Cobras and Warriors. In the first semi-final, Titans beat Warriors by 8 wickets to advance to the final. The second semi-final between Dolphins and Cape Cobras was washed out with no play possible. There was no reserve day, so Dolphins advanced to the final after they finished above Cape Cobras in the group stage. In the final, Titans beat Dolphins by 7 wickets to win the tournament for a third consecutive time.


2017–18 Rangers F.C. season
The 2017–18 Rangers F.C. season was the 5th season of competitive football by Rangers. It is their second consecutive season in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Rangers also competed in the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2017–18 Rangers F.C. season, Squad statistics
The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2017–18 season. They may not have made an appearance.


2017–18 Rangers F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances, goals and discipline
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2017–18 Ranji Trophy
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between October 2017 and January 2018. Vidarbha won the tournament, beating Delhi by 9 wickets in the final, to win their first Ranji Trophy title. Vidarbha made their Ranji Trophy debut in the 1957–58 season, making it the third-longest wait before a team won their maiden title. Vidarbha's captain, Faiz Fazal, said that "winning the Ranji Trophy has been the biggest achievement in my career".


2017–18 Ranji Trophy
The previous season was played at neutral venues. For this season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) agreed to return to playing fixtures at home and away venues after the neutral venue trial was unpopular with domestic captains. However, the knock-out phase of the tournament was still played at neutral venues. The other change from the previous season was an increase in the number of groups from three to four, with each team playing six fixtures in the group stage. The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter-finals.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy
Gujarat were the defending champions. The season started on 6 October 2017, with the quarter-finals taking place on 7 December 2017, the semi-finals on 17 December 2017, and the final being held from 29 December 2017 to 2 January 2018. The final was played at the Holkar Stadium, Indore for the second consecutive year.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy
In November 2017, Mumbai, the most successful team in the history of the Ranji Trophy, played their 500th match in the competition.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy
Following the conclusion of the sixth round of group-stage fixtures, Karnataka and Delhi from Group A and Vidarbha from Group D had all progressed to the knockout stage of the tournament. After the final group-stage matches, they were joined by Gujarat and Kerala from Group B, Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai from Group C and Bengal from Group D. It was the first time that Kerala had progressed to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy
In the quarter-finals, Karnataka beat Mumbai by an innings and 20 runs. It was only the fifth time that Mumbai had lost a match by an innings in the history of the Ranji Trophy. Defending champions Gujarat drew their match with Bengal, with Bengal progressing to the semi-finals with a first-innings lead. In the other quarter-final matches, Delhi beat Madhya Pradesh by seven wickets and Vidarbha beat Kerala by 412 runs to advance.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy
In the first semi-final, Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 26 runs to reach their first final since the 2007–08 tournament. In the second semi-final, Vidarbha beat Karnataka by 5 runs to reach the final for the first time in their history.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy, Player transfers
The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season:


2017–18 Ranji Trophy, Teams
The teams were drawn in the following groups, with the groupings based on the average points for each side in the previous three years:


2017–18 Ranji Trophy, Knockout stage
The draw for the quarter-finals were made after the final group-stage match, with the following fixtures announced. The fixtures in the knockout stage of the tournament are played across five days, instead of four days in the group stage.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group A
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams. The top two teams from Group A progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition. Both of Hyderabad's first two matches were abandoned due to rain. Following the conclusion of the sixth round of fixtures, both Karnataka and Delhi had progressed to the knockout stage of the competition.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group A, Teams
The following teams were placed in Group A, based on their average points in the previous three years:


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group B
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams. The top two teams from Group B progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group B
Defending champions Gujarat and Kerala progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Jharkhand and Haryana respectively in the final round of group-stage fixtures. It was the first time that Kerala had progressed to the quarter-finals of the Ranji Trophy.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group B, Teams
The following teams were placed in Group B, based on their average points in the previous three years:


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group C
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams. The top two teams from Group C progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group C
Ahead of the fifth round of fixtures, Tamil Nadu's last two home games were moved from Chennai following heavy rain and were rescheduled to take place in Indore and Vadodara. In November 2017, Mumbai's fifth-round fixture against Baroda was their 500th match in the Ranji Trophy. Mumbai progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Tripura by 10 wickets in round 7 of the tournament. They were joined by Madhya Pradesh, who topped the group, after beating Odisha by 7 wickets in their final game.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group C, Teams
The following teams were placed in Group C, based on their average points in the previous three years:


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group D
The 2017–18 Ranji Trophy was the 84th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 28 teams divided into four groups, each containing seven teams. The top two teams from Group D progressed to the quarterfinals of the competition. Vidarbha progressed to the knockout stage of the competition after beating Goa by an innings and 37 runs in round 6 of the tournament. They were joined by Bengal, after they drew against Goa in their final group-stage match.


2017–18 Ranji Trophy Group D, Teams
The following teams were placed in Group D, based on their average points in the previous three years:


2017–18 Rayo Vallecano season
The 2017–18 season is the 93rd season in Rayo Vallecano ’s history.


2017–18 Rayo Vallecano season, Squad
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2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 16 August, Reading signed Fara Williams from Arsenal Women to a two-year contract.


2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 3 January, Reading signed Natasha Harding from Liverpool to a long-term contract.


2017–18 Reading F.C. Women season, Squad statistics, Clean sheets
Earps & Moloney both played in Reading's 2-0 victory over Sunderland on 29 April 2018


2017–18 Reading F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Reading's 147th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship, and covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 31 May, Reading announced that they would be returning to the Netherlands for a 10-day training camp. On 6 June, Reading announced that they would host two behind-doors friendlies with QPR at the club's Hogwood Park training facility, with the fixtures taking place on 8 July.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 16 June 2017, Reading were given a home tie against League One side Gillingham in the EFL Cup first round draw. In the following days, it was announced that the match would take place on 8 August.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
For the second year in a row, Reading accepted the invitation to enter their Category One academy into the EFL Trophy.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 4 July 2017, manager Jaap Stam signed a new two-year contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2019. The club's assistant manager, Andries Ulderink, and first team coach, Said Bakkati, also signed new deals to extend their stay. Chief Executive Nigel Howe was elected to the EFL Board on the same day. The following day, defender Chris Gunter committed his future to the club by signing a new three-year contract extension.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 6 July, Reading announced that whilst they are in the Netherlands on their pre-season tour, they will play in friendlies against K.V. Kortrijk, of the Belgian top flight, and Turkish Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği on 15 July, and Dutch Eredivisie team Sparta Rotterdam and Belgian second tier side Cercle Brugge on 22 July.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
The same day, Liam Kelly joined Stam and Gunter by extending his contract until 2020; youngsters Sam Smith, Ryan East, Jake Sheppard, Lewis Ward and Andy Rinomhota all agreed new deal; Liam Driscoll, Ben House, Joel Rollinson and Ade Shokunbi moved unto the U-23s from the U18's whilst Ethan Coleman, Tom Holmes and Kosta Sparta signed professional deals.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 27 July, Steven Reid left the club to pursue new coaching opportunities and challenges.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 29 July, Reading hosted KNVB Cup winners SBV Vitesse in a friendly match at Wycombe Wanderers' Adams Park. The venue was chosen due to the renovation of the pitch at the Madejski Stadium. The match, which was Reading's only pre-season friendly to take place in front of spectators in the UK, saw Reading lose 3–2.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 31 July, John Swift signed a new five-year contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2022, whilst Liam Moore signed a new four-year deal on 2 August.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 regular season, Reading announced on 16 May 2016 that they would not be renewing the contracts of Aaron Kuhl, Harrison Bennett, Stuart Moore, Joe Tupper, Terence Vancooten, Sean Long, Craig Tanner, Jack Denton and Harry Cardwell. Long went on to sign for Lincoln City on 18 May, whilst Dominic Hyam agreed to join Coventry City on 24 May.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
On 19 June, Tarique Fosu moved permanently to Charlton Athletic after turning down a new contract at Reading.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
On 26 June, Reading announced that two academy players would be leaving the club. Zak Jules had turned down a new contract with the club and had signed for Shrewsbury Town, while Jack Stacey had moved to Luton Town on a permanent deal. Additionally, two players left the club on loan on the same day. Deniss Rakels completed his move to Lech Poznań for the season and Jonathan Bond transferred to Peterborough United until 3 January 2018. On 28 June, Reading announced their first signing of the summer, Pelle Clement on a three-year contract from AFC Ajax.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
On 1 July, Niall Keown moved to Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee, rejoining the club he spent the second half of the previous season at. The following day, Reading announced that Andrija Novakovich had signed a new 2-year contract with the club and that he would spend the 2017–18 season on loan at Eerste Divisie side SC Telstar. On 4 July, Danzell Gravenberch moved to K.S.V. Roeselare on a season-long loan deal.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
The contract of Danny Williams was not extended, despite a contract offer being made by Reading. He was officially released by the club on 1 July, signing for Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town four days later.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
Yakou Méïte signed a season-long loan deal with Sochaux on 8 July.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
Reading completed their second signing of the summer on 14 July, Jón Daði Böðvarsson signing on a three-year contract from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two days later, Saudi club Al-Hilal confirmed the signing of Ali Al-Habsi on a three-year contract, with Reading confirming the move on 17 July. Academy graduate Dominic Samuel left the club on 19 July, signing a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee, whilst Vito Mannone joined the club on a three-year contract from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. Paolo Hurtado left the club on 20 July, having played 6 times for the Royals in his two-year spell, returning to Vitória de Guimarães on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
Reading announced that Jake Cooper had signed for Millwall on a permanent deal on 28 July 2017. On 1 August, Robert Dickie joined Lincoln City on loan until January 2018, whilst Lewis Ward moved to Hungerford Town on loan until the end of February 2018.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
Modou Barrow became Reading's fourth summer signing on 3 August, signing a four-year deal, before young goalkeeper Luke Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal the next day. On 11 August, youngsters Cameron Green and Conor Davis joined Basingstoke Town on an initial one-month loan, with Leandro Bacuna became Reading's fifth summer arrival, signing a four-year deal, on 13 August. Reading transfer dealings then went quiet for two weeks before announced the signing of David Edwards on a two-year contract from Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26 August.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers
Three days later, 29 August, Reading signed Sone Aluko to a four-year contract, moving from Fulham for an undisclosed fee, with Sandro Wieser joining K.S.V. Roeselare on a season-long load deal on 31 August, transfer deadline day.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Reading started the season, on 5 August, with a 0–2 away defeat to Queens Park Rangers, Conor Washington gave QPR the lead in the 22nd minute before doubling his, and QPR's, goals on from the penalty spot on the 59th minute after Tiago Ilori earned a red card for the challenge on Pawel Wszolek. Three days later Reading faced Gillingham in the first round of the EFL Cup, winning 2–0 thanks to two Liam Kelly goals.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Andy Rinomhota and Sam Smith made their debuts for Reading from the start whilst Axel Andrésson also made his debut, coming on as a second-half substitute. Reading's first home league game came on 12 August against Fulham, where Tomáš Kalas was shown a straight red card in the 1st minute for pulling back Modou Barrow. Liam Kelly then gave Reading the lead in the 61st minute with his third goal of the season, before former Reading player Lucas Piazon equalised in the 82nd minute to give Fulham the draw.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Reading followed up their first point of the season with a trip to Aston Villa on 15 August. The game finished 2–1 to Reading with the lead coming after an Adrian Popa cross deflected off Glenn Whelan into his own net in the 49th minute. Modou Barrow extended Readings lead 6 minutes later with his first goal for the club, before Conor Hourihane pulled a goal back late on.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Reading suffered their second defeat of the season away to Preston North End on 19 August, with the only goal of the game being scored by Jordan Hugill in the 22nd minute. Reading got back to winning ways on 22 August, with a 3–1 extra time victory over Millwall in the Second Round of the EFL Cup. Shane Ferguson cancelled out Leandro Bacuna's first goal for the club, before George Evans scored on the stroke of half time in extra and Sam Smith scored his first goal for Reading with 4 minutes to go.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Reading traveled to St Andrew's on 26 August to face Birmingham City, with goals from Jón Daði Böðvarsson and George Evans securing the three-points. On 30 August, Reading announced that Jordan Obita had signed a new three-year contract with the club, and that skipper Paul McShane extending his contract until 2019.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On 31 August Reading's home game against Barnsley, due to take place on 12 September, was postponed as Barnsley's Second Round EFL Cup match against Derby County was moved to the same date.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
At the start of September Young keeper Liam Driscoll joined Staines Town on loan. Readings first game of September took place on the 9th, with Bristol City visiting the Madejski Stadium and leaving with a 1–0 win after Aden Flint scored an 84th-minute winner for the visitors. On 8 September, Reading confirmed that their home game against Barnsley, originally scheduled for 12 September, had been re-arranged for 28 November. Readings next game was on 16 September, away to Brentford.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
Brentford took the lead in the 16th minute through Josh Clarke before Liam Moore was fouled in the box and Liam Kelly slotted the equaliser in from the spot to earn Reading a point. On 19 September Reading hosted Swansea City in the Third round of the EFL Cup.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
After a goalless first half Alfie Mawson broke the deadlock with near post header from a corner in the 52nd minute before a George Evans pass struck the referee, Andy Davies in the centre circle, with ball breaking to Swansea and Jordan Ayew finishing the move off to see Swansea City win 2–0 and advance into the next round. On 23 September Reading hosted Hull City, after a first half Fraizer Campbell goal for the visitors, substitute Jón Daði Böðvarsson scored in the 87th minute to give both teams a point.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
Reading lost to Millwall on the 26th at The Den. Dave Edwards gave Reading the lead in the 73rd minute with his first goal for the club, before George Saville scored twice in the last 10 minutes to had the hosts all three points. On 27 September, Joey van den Berg extended his contract with Reading until the summer of 2019. On 30 September, Reading hosted Norwich City in a live Sky Sports game.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
Norwich took the lead through James Maddison in the 10th minute, with Liam Moore equalising a few minutes later to leave the teams level at half time. Early in the second half Cameron Jerome scored the winner for Norwich with Marley Watkins being sentoff for a dangerous tackle on Chris Gunter in stoppage time.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
Reading started October with an away trip to Leeds United, on 14 October. Reading took the lead through former Leeds loanee Modou Barrow in the 84th minute, before Vito Mannone saved a 91st minute Pablo Hernández penalty to give Reading the win. The following Saturday, 21st, Reading faced Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Blades went 2–0 up before halftime with goals from Paul Coutts and Billy Sharp, before Roy Beerens gave Reading hope of a point with a late consolation goal to end the game 2–1 to Sheffield United.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
Middlesbrough were the visitors to the Madejski Stadium on 28 October, and ran out 2–0 winners over Reading thanks to a Grant Leadbitter first half penalty and Britt Assombalonga early in the second half. Reading's last game of October was a home game against Nottingham Forest on 31 October. John Swift gave Reading the lead in the 10th minute before scoring his, and Reading's second midway through the second half. Sone Aluko scored his first Reading goal in the 78th minute to give Reading a 3–0 lead, before Ben Osborn scored a late consolation goal for Nottingham Forest in the final 5 minutes, leaving Reading 3–1 winners.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
On 1 November, Reading announced that Yann Kermorgant had put off his retirement plans at the end of the season to sign a new contract with the club until the summer of 2019. Three days later Reading traveled to Pride Park to face Derby. Reading took a 2–0 half time lead after goals from Liam Moore and Sone Aluko inside the first 15 minutes. Roy Beerens extended the lead to 3–0 just before the hour mark, with Johnny Russell pulling one back for Derby in the 71st minute.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
Modou Barrow scored his third goal for Reading 4 minutes later to restore Readings 3 goal advantage with Chris Martin scoring Derbys second in injury time to leave Reading taking all 3 points. On 9 November, Lewis Ward returned to Reading from his loan deal with Hungerford Town earl as an unconfirmed higher league club had made an inquiry into taking him on loan, joining Aldershot Town on loan until 3 January the following day.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
After the international break, Reading hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 November, with the visitors running out 2–0 winners thanks to goals from Ivan Cavaleiro and Matt Doherty. Readings 17th game of the season was a midweek fixture away to Bolton Wanderers on 21 November. The home side took a 2–0 lead with goals from Reece Burke and Darren Pratley inside the first 25 minutes, whilst Reading also lost John Swift to injury. In the second half Reading pulled two goals back in the last 15 minutes, from Liam Moore and a Leandro Bacuna penalty, to end the game 2–2.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
On 24 November, Conor Davis joined Gosport Borough on loan, with Reading following up their draw away at Bolton with a home draw against Sheffield Wednesday the following day, 25 November, leaving them 18th in the table. On 28 November Reading hosted Barnsley in their re-arranged home game from 12 September, first half goals from Dave Edwards, and a Joey van den Berg screamer gave Reading a 2–0 half time lead. In the second-half substitute Jón Daði Böðvarsson came on and rounded off the scoring to give Reading a 3–0 win that lifted them into 16th position in the league. On 30 November, Reading announced that Omar Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
Reading started December with a 3–1 away victory over Sunderland on 2 December. The game saw Callum McManaman sent off for two yellow cards before half time, before goals from David Edwards and two from Modou Barrow saw Reading take a 3–0 lead before former Royals loanee Lewis Grabban scored a late penalty. On 4 December, Reading were drawn away to Stevenage in the Third Round of the FA Cup. On 6 December, Axel Andrésson joined Torquay United on a one-month youth loan deal until 6 January 2018.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
Two days later, Andy Rinomhota signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021. Reading's second game of December was a home match against Cardiff City, originally scheduled for 15:00hrs on 9 December, the game was moved to 20:00hrs on 11 December so it could be shown on Sky Sports. Reading took a 2–0 lead going into half time, thanks to an own goal from Callum Paterson and Modou Barrow's third goal of the month, with former Reading defender Sean Morrison also going off injured.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
With less than 10 minutes to go Neil Warnock was sent-off for Cardiff City, before goals from Joe Bennett and Lee Tomlin rescued a point for the visitors. On 16 December, Ipswich Town scored two first half goal, through Callum Connolly and Joe Garner, at Portman Road to inflict Readings ninth defeat of the season. On 21 December, Josh Barrett signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2021, whilst also agreeing to join EFL League Two side Coventry City on loan 1 January 2018, until the end of the season.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
On 23 December, Reading hosted Burton Albion in a 1–2 defeat which saw Burton Albion take the lead through Tom Flanagan in the 40th minute. Modou Barrow equalised for Reading in the 76th minute before Tom Naylor scored the winner for Burton in the 81st minute. Reading lost their third game in a row on 26 December, away to Bristol City, with both Bristol goals coming in the second half, from Jamie Paterson in the 68th minute and Lloyd Kelly in 93rd minute. On 30 December, Jake Sheppard joined Guiseley on loan for the remainder of the season. Reading's last game of 2017 was away to Barnsley in a game that ended 1–1 after Ethan Pinnock scored a stoppage time equaliser for the home side to rule out a second half Yann Kermorgant strike.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
On 2 January, Reading hosted Birmingham City in a game that ended 0–2 to the visitors, with the goals coming from Jacques Maghoma and Sam Gallagher. On 5 January, Academy Manager Lee Heron left the club explore new opportunities. Reading traveled to Stevenage on 6 January for their FA Cup Third round match, with the match ending 0–0, forcing a reply at the Madejski Stadium on 16 January.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
Reading drew 0–0 away at Hull City on 13 January, before winning 3–0 against Stevenage in their Third round reply thanks to a Jón Daði Böðvarsson hattrick. Following Reading's 3–0 victory over Stevenage, their away match against Burton Albion was rearranged to 30 January due to it now clashing with the clubs FA Cup Fourth Round match against Sheffield Wednesday. Reading suffered their defeat in their next Championship fixture, a 0–1 home defeat against Brentford on 20 January, with Lasse Vibe scoring the goal.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
Reading were knocked out of the 2017–18 FA Cup on 26 January, losing 3–1 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday took a 3–0 lead thanks to two goals from Atdhe Nuhiu and one from George Boyd before Cameron Dawson turned into his own net to give Reading a consolation goal. Reading's first league victory in eight games came on 30 January, in their rearranged fixture against Burton Albion from 27 January. Reading traveled to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium where two goals from Jón Daði Böðvarsson and one from Chris Gunter secured the points for the Royals, with Lucas Akins scoring a penalty for the hosts.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January, Transfers
On 3 January, goalkeepers Jonathan Bond and Luke Southwood both extended their respective loan deals with, Peterborough United and Bath City, until the end of the season, whilst with youngsters Gabriel Osho and Thomas McIntyre signing new contracts, until the summer of 2020, on the same day. The next day, 4 January, Lewis Ward extended his loan deal with Aldershot Town until 4 March, whilst Robert Dickie moved to Oxford United on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January, Transfers
On 17 January, Reading confirmed that Deniss Rakels' loan deal with Lech Poznań had ended, and that Rakels had joined Cracovia on loan for the remainder of the season. Two days later, 19 January, Ade Shokunbi joined Nuneaton Town on a youth-loan until 17 February. On 29 January, Adrian Popa joined Al-Taawoun on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Tommy Elphick joined the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Aston Villa. On transfer deadline day, 31 January, Chris Martin joined the club on loan until the end of the season, whilst George Legg joined Barnet on loan for the remainder of the season and Roy Beerens joined Vitesse permanently.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
On 1 February, Tennai Watson signed a new contract until the summer 2021, with Sam Smith follow suit by also signing a new contract until 2021. On 3 February Reading hosted Millwall, losing 0–2 after an own goal from Leandro Bacuna in the 70th minute followed by a second goal 3 minutes later from Lee Gregory. On 5 February, Reading announced that Former Premier League EPPP chief, Ged Roddy MBE, had been appointed as the club's new academy manager.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
Reading traveled to Middlesbrough on 10 February, losing 2–1 to goal either side of halftime from Adama Traoré and a consolation goal from loanee Chris Martin whilst Britt Assombalonga also missed a late penalty for the hosts. On 20 February, Reading traveled to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest, taking the lead through Omar Richards in the 35th minute before Lee Tomlin equalised in the 84th minute to share the points between the two teams. On 23 February, U23 captain Gabriel Osho joined Maidenhead United on a one-month youth loan deal.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
The following day, 24 February, Reading hosted Derby County in a six-goal thriller. Derby County took the lead in the 6th minute through Kasey Palmer before Liam Kelly equalised 10 minutes later. Modou Barrow gave Reading the lead in the 32nd minute with Richard Keogh level the game three minutes later to seeing the game in to half time at 2–2.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
Tom Lawrence regained the lead for Derby County in the first minute of the second half, with the final equaliser coming in the 80th minute from Jón Daði Böðvarsson before Chris Baird was shown a red card late on for rash challenge on Barrow. On 27 February, Jake Sheppard returned from his loan deal at Guiseley, before Reading suffered defeat to Sheffield United at home later in the evening. Billy Sharp gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute, with Mark Duffy extending the lead in the 44th, giving Sheffield United a 2–0 half time lead. Omar Richards scored his second of the season early in the second half to reduce the deficit, before Leandro Bacuna missed a 62nd-minute penalty and Billy Sharp scored his second of the game, and Sheffield Uniteds third, a minute later to wrap up the points.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
Reading's first scheduled game was due to be played on 3 March against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, however the game was postponed on the morning of the 3rd due to adverse weather conditions leaving the pitch unplayable, with the match being rescheduled for 13 March. On 7 March, Lewis Ward extended his loan deal with Aldershot Town until the end of the season. On 6 March Reading hosted Bolton Wanderers in a 1–1 draw which saw former Royal Adam Le Fondre equalise for Bolton on half time to cancel out an earlier Modou Barrow strike.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
Reading drew their fourth game in five on, coming from behind to draw 2–2 with Leeds United at the Madejski Stadium on 10 March. Jón Daði Böðvarsson put Reading ahead in the 16th minute before Pontus Jansson and Pablo Hernández either side of halftime gave Leeds a 2–1 lead, before an Eunan O'Kane own goal gave both sides a point. On 12 March, Jake Sheppard joined Wealdstone on loan until the end of the season.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
Reading's rearranged match away to Wolverhampton Wanderers took place on 13 March, Matt Doherty scoring either side of Benik Afobe to give Wolverhampton Wanderers a 3–0 win. On 15 March, Reading announced that goalkeeper Liam Driscoll and forward Ben House had signed new contract with club until the summer of 2020.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
Reading traveled to Norwich City on 17 March, losing 3–2 after being 3–1 down at half time. Mario Vrančić opened the scoring for Norwich in the 14th minute, before Grant Hanley extended it in the 26th with Liam Kelly pulling a goal back in the 32nd minute. Anssi Jaakkola brought down James Maddison in the 36th, with Maddison picking himself up to slot away the penalty to make it 3–1 at halftime. Sam Smith finished of the scoring in the 51st minute to end the game 3–2 to Norwich.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
On 21 March, manager Jaap Stam left the club with immediate effect. The following day, 22 March, youth goalkeeper Jökull Andrésson joined Camberley Town on loan. Reading announced the appointment of Paul Clement as the club's new manager on 23 March. Reading hosted Queens Park Rangers for Paul Clement's first match in charge of Reading. An early Sone Aluko goal proved to be the difference with second-half substitute Yann Kermorgant being sentoff in the 81st minute for two yellow cards.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, April
Reading traveled to Aston Villa on 3 April in a game that they lost 3–0. Midfielder David Edwards was given a first half red card after picking up two bookings in the first 30 minutes of the game. Shortly after half time Birkir Bjarnason broke the deadlock with Conor Hourihane and Scott Hogan adding to the tally later in the game. Reading won their second game under Paul Clement on 7 April, a 1–0 victory over Preston North End thanks to a first half strike by Modou Barrow.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, April
Reading traveled to Fulham on 10 April, suffering a 1–0 defeat after Stefan Johansen scored in the 25th minute and Leandro Bacuna was sentoff in the 93rd minute, Readings third red card in four games. 14 April saw Reading host Sunderland at the Madejski Stadium, taking the lead through a Liam Kelly penalty in the 20th minute. After halftime, Paddy McNair and Lee Cattermole scored to give Sunderland the lead before substitute Yann Kermorgant came on and scored to grab a point for Reading.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, April
Readings penultimate away trip of the season was to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday on 21 April. Sheffield Wednesday took the lead in the 34th minute through Fernando Forestieri, before George Boyd extended the lead in the 52nd. Forestieri grabbed his second goal of the match and Wednesdays third in the 73rd minute before Tyler Blackett was sentoff for Reading in the 76th minute and the game ended 3–0 to Sheffield Wednesday.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, April
Reading suffered their heaviest defeat of the season in their last home game of the season, a 4–0 defeat by Ipswich Town on 28 April. Ipswich Town's goals came courtesy of Martyn Waghorn in the 71st minute, Jordan Spence in the 79th, Freddie Sears in the 91st and Callum Connolly in the 94th.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, May
Reading's final game of the season was away to Cardiff City on 5 May, with the hosts needing to equal or better Fulhams result away to Birmingham City and Reading needing a draw to survive relegation. The match ended 0–0 resulting in Reading finishing the season in 20th place, 3 points of relegation, with 44 Points and Cardiff being promoted to the Premier League as runners-up.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, May
On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had exercised a third-year option clause in Anssi Jaakkola's contract, keeping the goalkeeper at the club until the summer of 2019. Whilst they had also offered contracts to U23 goalkeepers Luke Southwood and Lewis Ward and second year scholars Akin Odimayo, Jamal Balogun and Andre Burley with Moroyin Omolabi, Cameron Green, Jazz Wallace and Jack Nolan all accepting professional contracts with the club. On the same day Reading announced that Stephen Quinn, Joseph Mendes, Jonathan Bond, Deniss Rakels, Conor Davis, Jake Sheppard, Gabriel Rosario, Kosta Sparta, Harry Philby, Jack Buchanan, Leon Okuboyejo and Joseph Wilson will all leave the club at the end of contracts.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, May
On 17 May, Reading announced their first signing of the 2018–19 season, Andy Yiadom signed a four-year contract with Reading, officially joining his new club on 1 July after the expiration of his Barnsley contract.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Season review, June
On 1 June 2018, Sandro Wieser was released by mutual consent.


2017–18 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2017–18 Real Betis season
During the 2017–18 season, Real Betis participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.


2017–18 Real Betis season, Squad, Current squad
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2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season
The 2017–18 season is Real Madrid's 87th in existence and the club's 35rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 11th consecutive season in the top flight of European basketball.


2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season
This season, Real Madrid won its tenth and record EuroLeague title after defeating Fenerbahçe in the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four. In the domestic Liga ACB, Madrid took the title after defeating Saski Baskonia in the playoff finals. Star player of this season was Slovenian Luka Dončić, who was named EuroLeague MVP, EuroLeague Final Four MVP and Liga ACB MVP.


2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Players, Depth chart
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player


2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Competitions, Liga ACB, Results by round
Last updated: May 25, 2018.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results summary
Last updated: April 7, 2018.Source: Competitive matchesAll points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.


2017–18 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results by round
Last updated: April 7, 2018.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season
The 2017–18 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 114th season in existence and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season
The season was the first since 2006–07 without Pepe, who departed to Besiktas.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, Pre-season
Theo Hernandez and Dani Ceballos joined Madrid on 5 and 14 July 2017.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, Pre-season
Pepe went to Beşiktaş after his contract was up after the last season. James Rodríguez and Fábio Coentrão were loaned to Bayern Munich and Sporting CP respectively.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, Pre-season
Mariano Díaz was transferred to Lyon. On 21 July, Álvaro Morata moved to Chelsea. Two days later, Danilo left Madrid and joined Manchester City.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, August
On 8 August 2017, Madrid won the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, beating Manchester United 2–1 with goals from Casemiro and Isco. On 13 August 2017, Madrid won the first leg of the 2017 Supercopa de España, defeating Barcelona 3–1 with goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Marco Asensio and an own goal. Three days later, on 16 August 2017, Madrid won the title, after a 2–0 win (5–1 on aggregate) with goals from Asensio and Karim Benzema.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, August
Goals from Gareth Bale, Casemiro and Toni Kroos gave Madrid a 3–0 winning start in the League campaign at Deportivo La Coruña on 20 August 2017. On 24 August 2017, the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw was held and Madrid was drawn in Group H, along with Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur and APOEL. On 27 August 2017, two goals from Asensio were not enough as Madrid drew Valencia 2–2.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, September
The new month started with a 1–1 draw to Levante after Lucas Vázquez scored the equalizer for Madrid.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, September
Marcelo signed a new contract on 13 September, which keeps him at the club until summer 2022. The same day, Madrid kicked off the new Champions League season with a 3–0 victory over APOEL, with a brace from Ronaldo and a goal from Sergio Ramos. A day later, Isco renewed his contract until 2022. The contract from Dani Carvajal was extended to 2022 on 17 September 2017. Later that day, Madrid got a 3–1 victory at Real Sociedad after goals from Borja Mayoral, Bale and an own goal.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, September
Because of the first goal, Madrid scored in their 73rd consecutive match, equalling the record set by Santos FC in 1963. The contract of Benzema was extended until 2021 on 20 September 2017. On the same day, Madrid lost to Real Betis 0–1, which also ended their goalscoring streak. Marcos Llorente's contract was extended until 2021 on 23 September 2017. A brace from Ceballos secured Madrid a 2–1 win over Alavés on the same day. Madrid came away with a 3–1 away victory against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, with a brace from Ronaldo and another goal from Bale. A day later, Raphaël Varane's contract was extended until 2022. On 28 September 2017, Asensio's contract was extended until 2023.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, October
A brace from Isco helped Madrid to defeat Espanyol 2–0 on the first day of the month. On 14 October 2017, a late winner from Ronaldo secured three points after a 2–1 win at Getafe after Benzema gave Madrid the lead. Three days later, against Tottenham Hotspur, a goal from Ronaldo was not enough as the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Goals from Asensio, Marcelo and an own goal gave Madrid a 3–0 win over Eibar on 22 October 2017.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, October
On 26 October 2017, two converted penalties by Asensio and Vázquez saw Madrid kick off the Copa del Rey season with a 2–0 away win in the first leg against Fuenlabrada. A goal from Isco was not enough as Madrid lost to Girona, which ended their 13-game winning streak away from home.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, November
On the first day of the new month, Madrid lost 1–3 against Tottenham in the Champions Legaue, to concede their second consecutive loss. A late goal from Ronaldo was not enough. The next league match, on 5 November 2017, was won 3–0 against Las Palmas with goals from Casemiro, Asensio and Isco.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, November
On 18 November 2017, the Madrid Derby ended in a goalless draw. Madrid booked their place in the Champions League knockout stage after a 6–0 away victory over APOEL, with a braces from Benzema and Ronaldo plus goals from Luka Modrić and Nacho on 21 November 2017. Four days later, Málaga CF was defeated after goals from Benzema, Casemiro and Ronaldo, 3–2. The return leg of the Copa del rey tie against Fuenlabrada, on 28 November 2017, ended in a 2–2 draw with both goals coming from Mayoral. The aggregate score was 4–2 in favour of Madrid who advanced to the next round.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, December
On the second day of the month, Madrid travelled to Athletic Bilbao and came away with a 0–0 draw. The last group stage match saw Madrid taking on Borussia Dortmund. Goals from Mayoral, Ronaldo and Vázquez gave Real a 3–2 victory and Ronaldo a record, by scoring in every group stage match. Three days later, Madrid won 5–0 against Sevilla, with all goals scored in the first half with a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Nacho, Kroos and Achraf Hakimi.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, December
The semifinal in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup against Al Jazira was won 2–1 by goals from Ronaldo and Bale. The tournament was won after a 1–0 final win over Grêmio, with the lone goal scored by Ronaldo. Back in Spain, El Clásico ended in a 0–3 defeat on 23 December 2017.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, January
The new year started just four days in, with a Copa del Rey round of 16 first leg against Numancia. The game ended in a 3–0 win after goals from Bale, Isco and Mayoral. On 7 January 2018, the match against Celta Vigo ended in a 2–2 draw, with a brace from Bale. Three days later, a brace from Vázquez in the 2–2 draw in the return leg of the Copa del rey against Numnacia was enough for Madrid to advance to the quarterfinals, thanks to a 5–2 aggregate win. On 13 January 2018, Madrid lost 0–1 against Villarreal.