2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
On 19 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Rosenborg (Norway) in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The Norwegian champions overcame Dundalk to set up their first meeting with the Scottish champions since the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage. In October 2001, an Alan Thompson free-kick secured a 1–0 victory for Celtic in Glasgow. Later that month, Martin O'Neill's team succumbed to a 2–0 defeat in Trondheim, with former Celtic player Harald Brattbakk scoring both goals. Brendan Rodgers' side were forced to play without a recognised striker in the first leg, which finished goalless.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
Injuries to Moussa Dembélé and Leigh Griffiths – the latter was also suspended – meant that Tom Rogic was tasked with deputising in a False 9 role. The return leg saw James Forrest start in the same position and score the deciding goal to seal Celtic's place in the next round. The result secured European football for the club until the end of the year.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
On 4 August, Celtic were drawn to face Astana (Kazakhstan) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Champions League. The sides met one round earlier in the previous season's competition, with the Scottish champions recording a 3–2 victory on aggregate. Celtic cruised to a 5–0 victory in the first leg, with two own goals bookending a double from Scott Sinclair and a goal from James Forrest. Nir Bitton deputised at centre half – injuries ruled Dedryck Boyata and Erik Sviatchenko out of the tie – and was singled out for praise by Brendan Rodgers in the aftermath.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The second leg saw Celtic record their first loss in all competitions since November 2016, when they were defeated by Barcelona at Celtic Park. Although the Hoops lost 4–3 on the night, goals from Scott Sinclair, Olivier Ntcham and Leigh Griffiths ensured Celtic's place amongst Europe's elite for the second consecutive season. In addition, Celtic's 8–4 aggregate win became the highest-scoring tie in UEFA Champions League play-off history.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
On 24 August, the draw for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group Stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group B along with Bayern Munich (Pot 1), Paris Saint-Germain (Pot 2) and Anderlecht (Pot 3). Celtic last met the German and Belgian champions in the 2003–04 season, and have not faced the Ligue 1 side since 1995. Paris Saint-Germain inflicted Celtic's heaviest ever home defeat in European competition on Matchday 1, with goals from the most expensive forward line in history: Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Edinson Cavani.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Following the match, Brendan Rodgers suggested his team played like under-12s in the early stages of the game. Celtic did however respond on Matchday 2 in Brussels, recording a priceless victory over Anderlecht. Leigh Griffiths, Patrick Roberts and Scott Sinclair were on the scoresheet as the club secured its second away victory in Champions League history, and its first away victory since 2012, when Celtic defeated Spartak Moscow.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Despite a valiant display against Bayern Munich at Celtic Park and scoring the first goal against Paris Saint-Germain in European competition that season, Celtic lost all four remaining games in the group, but did parachute into the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League knockout phase after finishing with a better head-to-head record against Anderlecht.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Europe, UEFA Europa League
On 11 December, Celtic were drawn to face Zenit Saint Petersburg in the Last 32 of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. Callum McGregor's strike gave Celtic a narrow first-leg advantage, however, a 3–0 defeat in Saint Petersburg brought the Bhoys' involvement in European competition to an end for the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 19 May 2018Source: Only competitive matchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Club, Kit
Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)


2017–18 Celtic F.C. season, Club, Kit
The club was in the third year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance. The kit range for the 2017–18 season paid tribute to the Lisbon Lions; the kits had a line on each side to represent the handles of the European Cup. The kits also included a commemorative crest.


2017–18 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The 2017–18 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Lamar in the first round of the Southland Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Seattle before losing in the quarterfinals to Jacksonville State.


2017–18 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 8–24, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to Sam Houston State.


2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team
The 2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears were led by sixth year head coach Sandra Rushing and played their home games at the Farris Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.


2017–18 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 26–5 overall and 16–2 in Southland play to finish in first place. They won the Southland Women's Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the second year in a row. They lost to Texas in the first round.


2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time and the FFA Cup for the 4th time.


2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Review and events, Pre-season
Immediately after the end of the 2016–17 season, it was announced that goalkeepers Paul Izzo and Ivan Necevski; and attacking players Roy O'Donovan and Fábio Ferreira would be leaving the club.


2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC 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 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils, led by second-year head coach Donyell Marshall, played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eight place. They lost in the first round of the NEC Tournament to Wagner.


2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2016–17 season 6–23, 4–14 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.


2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Blue Devils were picked to finish in ninth place.


2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by eleventh-year head coach Beryl Piper, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 7–23 overall, 7–11 in NEC play to finish for a tie in seventh place. Central Connecticut secured a seventh seed in the NEC tournament losing to Robert Morris in the first round.


2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by sixth-year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fort Wayne and Wofford to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Liberty.


2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 11 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Kent State.


2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represents Central Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by eleventh year head coach Sue Guevara, play their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 16–1 in MAC play to win MAC West Division.


2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
They won the MAC Women's Tournament and earns an automatic to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset LSU in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament win in school history, Ohio State in the second round to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to Oregon. With 30 wins, they finish with the most wins in school history.


2017–18 Chacarita Juniors season
The 2017–18 season is Chacarita Juniors' 1st season back in the top-flight of Argentine football, following promotion from Primera B Nacional in 2016–17. The season covers the period from 1 August 2017 to 30 June 2018.


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


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


2017–18 Championnat National
The 2017–18 Championnat National season is the 20th season since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 25 July 2017.


2017–18 Championnat National, Promotion play-off
A promotion play-off will be held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed 2017–18 Ligue 2 team and the 3rd-placed team of Championnat National. This will be played over two legs on 22 and 27 May 2018.


2017–18 Championnat National 2
The 2017–18 Championnat National 2 was the 20th season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition was contested by 64 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 16 teams each. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few were semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Teams
On July 13, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Champions and promotions
The champion of Championnat National 2 is decided by measuring performance of each group winner in matches against the top 6 clubs in their group.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Champions and promotions
Drancy are champions of 2017–18 Championnat National 2 and are promoted to 2018–19 Championnat National.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Champions and promotions
Le Mans, Villefranche and Marignane-Gignac are promoted to 2018–19 Championnat National.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Relegation
Paulhan-Pézenas, Raon-l'Étape, Beauvais, Fontenay, Rennes (res), Tarbes, Viry-Châtillon, Montceau, St-Louis Neuweg and Amiens AC were relegated to 2018–19 Championnat National 3 once the reprieves in the next section were taken into account.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Relegation
After being placed in administration in April, Limoges were given an administrative relegation by the FFF, confirmed on 8 May 2018.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Relegation
Paulhan-Pézenas and Viry-Châtillon were given additional administrative relegations by the FFF, subject to appeal, on 11 June 2018, meaning neither will contest Championnat National 3 next season.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding are decided by taking, in order, the 14th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing 9th to 13th position in their group, followed by the 15th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing in 10th to 14th position in their group.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
On 17 October 2017 the FFF announced that due to SC Bastia not participating in the division as planned, the best 14th placed team will automatically be reprieved from relegation. Marseille (res) were reprieved from relegation.


2017–18 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
Trélissac were reprieved from relegation due to the administrative relegation of Limoges.


2017–18 Championnat National 3
The 2017–18 Championnat National 3 is the first season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is contested by 171 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams, 1 group of 15 teams and 1 group of 16 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 13 July, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 10 August, the FFF announced that SC Bastia would be denied entry to 2017–18 Championnat National due to financial issues. The club will therefore take the place of its reserve team in Championnat National 3.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 16 August, the FFF admitted Clémenceau Besançon to the competition. The team had previously been excluded due to financial issues, but successfully appealed the ruling.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 22 September, the FFF admitted CSO Amnéville to the competition. Amnéville had previously been denied promotion from the Regional Division d'Honneur for financial reasons, and had already started their programme of fixtures in that division.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
If eligible, the top team in each group will be promoted to Championnat National 2. If a team finishing top of the group is ineligible, the next eligible team in that group will be promoted.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
Generally, three teams will be relegated from each group to the top league in their region, subject to reprieves. Extra relegation places will be enforced if more than one team is relegated to a specific group from Championnat National 2, and one less may be enforced if no team is relegated to a specific group. Special cases exist for those groups which started the year with more than the standard 14 teams.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation, Grand Est (Group F) relegation
At least four and up to seven teams will be relegated from Group F, depending on the number of teams from this region relegated from Championnat National 2.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes
Outcomes below are provisional and subject to ratification by the FFF.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Promotion
Bordeaux (res), Nantes (res), Blois, Endoume Marseille, Pontarlier, Haguenau, Nîmes (res), Feignies Aulnoye, Oissel, Vannes, Bobigny and Saint-Étienne (res) were promoted to 2018–19 Championnat National 2 as champions of their respective groups.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Promotion
As of 19 June, all promotions had been verified by the FFF and DNCG


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Champions
The title of Champion of Championnat National 3 is awarded to the team with the best record in games against the teams that finished in 2nd to 6th place in their group, with goal difference to separate ties.


2017–18 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Relegation
Libourne, Cozes, Feytiat, Changé, Poiré-sur-Vie, Mulsanne-Teloché, Dreux, St Cyr-sur-Loire, Bastia-Borgo (res), Île-Rousse, Saint-Apollinaire, Saint-Vit, Quetigny, Clémenceau Besançon, Metz (res), Prix-lès-Mézières, Lunéville, Pagny-sur-Moselle, Erstein, Trémery, Castanet, Luzenac, Narbonne, Roye Noyon, Ailly, Wasquehal, Saint-Amand, USON Mondeville, Dives-Cabourg, Concarneau (res), Guichen, Ergué-Gabéric, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Sénart-Moissy, Volvic and Bourg-en-Bresse (res) were relegated to the Division d'Honneur of their respective regional leagues.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League
The 2017–18 Champions Hockey League is the fourth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was reduced to 32 teams, and qualification was on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues are represented by between three and five teams (based on a three-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" are represented by one team each. One place was reserved for the Continental Cup champion. Unlike in the three previous editions, founding teams did not automatically qualify. The season concluded with the final on 6 February 2018 at Vida Arena where JYP beat Växjö Lakers 2–0, becoming the first non-Swedish team to win the title.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues participate in the 2017–18 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, France, Belarus, Great Britain and Poland qualified.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
The qualification for these places was set out in the rules as follows:


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays home and away against every other team for a total of 6 games. The best 2 teams qualify to the round of 16.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
As the reigning CHL champions, Frölunda HC was the top seeded team. In the top pot were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL, Växjö Lakers. The 16 remaining teams from founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included playoff champions of seven challenge leagues and Nottingham Panthers, the champion of 2016–17 IIHF Continental Cup.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
If two teams are tied in points after the group stage is finished, the teams precedence is decided by head-to-head games. If teams are tied after that, then the team which was ranked higher prior to the tournament will take precedence. When comparing head-to-head results, the following criteria will be applied:


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
1. more points in games against the other tied team2. better goal difference in games against the other tied team3. more goals scored against the other tied team4. more goals scored in a single game against the other tied team


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
If the head-to-head games between teams ended as draws after regulation, this additional criterion will be applied:


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
If the head-to-head games between teams ended with game winning shots, this additional criterion will be applied:


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
6. more goals scored in the two game winning shot competitions


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
If teams are still tied, the higher position in the 2016/17 CHL club ranking will decide about precedence.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
Frölunda HC  HV71  Tappara  SC Bern  Kometa Brno  Red Bull München  Vienna Capitals  Växjö Lakers


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
TPS  ZSC Lions  Bílí Tygři Liberec  Adler Mannheim  Red Bull Salzburg  Brynäs IF  KalPa  EV Zug


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
Oceláři Třinec  Grizzlys Wolfsburg  EC KAC  Malmö Redhawks  JYP  HC Davos  Mountfield HK  HIFK


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
HC '05 Banská Bystrica  Stavanger Oilers  Neman Grodno  Esbjerg Energy  Cardiff Devils  Rapaces de Gap  ComArch Cracovia  Nottingham Panthers


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Format
In each round except the final, the teams will play two games and the aggregate score will decide the team which advances. As a rule, the first leg will be hosted by the team who has inferior record in the tournament so far and the second leg will be played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score is tied, a sudden death overtime will follow. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the game winning shot competition advances.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Format
The final will be played on the home ice of team who has better record in the tournament on February 6, 2018.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Bracket
The 8 group winners and the 8 second-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16. The teams were divided into two seeding groups and group winners were randomly drawn against runners-up. Teams who had faced each other in the group stage couldn't be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The draw took place in Helsinki, Finland on October 13, 2017.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Round of 16
The draw for the entire playoff was held on 13 October 2017 in Helsinki. The first legs were played on 31 October with return legs played the following week.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Quarter-finals
First legs were played on 5 December, return legs were played on 12 December.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Semi-finals
First legs were played on 9 January, return legs were played on 16 January 2018.


2017–18 Champions Hockey League, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.


2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 13th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big South Tournament, they defeated Presbyterian in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Asheville.


2017–18 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buccaneers They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Presbyterian in the first round of the Big South Tournament before losing to Winthrop in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by interim head coach Houston Fancher, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena as members Conference USA. They finished the season 6–23, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.


2017–18 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
On December 14, 2017, head coach Mark Price was fired after a 3–6 start to the season and was replaced by Fancher. Houston Fancher was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. On March 6, 2018, new athletic director Mike Hill fired Fancher. On March 19, the school hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach.


2017–18 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2016–17 season 13–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 10th place. They lost to UAB in the first round of the C-USA Tournament.


2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by sixth year head coach Cara Consuegra, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie for third place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to North Texas.


2017–18 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season
The 2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fifth season under head coach Steve Clifford. It was also the last season where Rich Cho is the general manager for the Hornets and the last where Steve Clifford is the head coach, as well as Mitch Kupchak's first year with Charlotte.


2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season
On March 28, 2018 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kemba Walker surpassed Dell Curry to become the franchise's all-time leader in points. The Hornets equaled their record from last season and went on to miss playoff contention for the second straight season.


2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season
On April 8, 2018, Kupchak was hired as the president of basketball operations and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets.


2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season
On April 13, 2018, the Hornets' president of basketball operations and general manager Kupchak announced that the team had relieved Steve Clifford of his head coaching duties.


2017–18 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Charlton Athletic's 96th season in their existence. Along with competing in the League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
On 10 May 2017, Charlton Athletic announced Ipswich Town would visit during pre-season. Opposition number two and three were announced on 15 May 2017, Welling United and Greenwich Borough. A day later, Charlton confirmed a trip to Dover Athletic to the pre-season schedule. On 18 May 2017, Charlton announced they would visit Republic of Ireland as part of their pre-season preparations. Two more friendlies were revealed a day later.


2017–18 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Charlton Athletic were drawn at home to Truro City in the first round. A trip to AFC Wimbledon was confirmed for the second round.


2017–18 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Charlton Athletic were drawn away to Exeter City in the first round. Another away tie against Norwich City was confirmed for the second round.


2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena and as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to East Tennessee State.


2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mocs finished the 2016–17 season 19–12, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish for fourth place. In the SoCon Tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 29, 2017, head coach Matt McCall left the program to take the head coaching job at UMass. On April 3, the Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Lamont Paris as the new head coach.


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


2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Foster, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs finished the season 17–13, 8–6 in third place in the SoCon, losing to UNC Greensboro in the conference tournament. They received an at-large berth in the 2018 WNIT and lost in the first round to UAB.


2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
On February 1, 2018, Foster notched his 900th career win as a head coach, becoming the eighth fastest to reach that mark and tying for seventh in all-time career wins. He retired shortly after season's end in May 2018.


2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team, Previous season
The Mocs finished the 2016–17 season with a 21–11 overall record and 12–2 in the SoCon, making them co-champions of the regular season with Mercer. The Mocs swept the conference tournament, beating Mercer in the championship game and securing a first-round bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the Mocs lost the opening game to Louisville.


2017–18 Cheetahs season
In the 2017–18 rugby union season, the  Cheetahs participated in the Pro14 competition, their inaugural appearance in the competition after losing their Super Rugby status after the 2017 season.


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Personnel, Coaches and management
The Cheetahs coaching and management staff for the 2017–18 Pro14 season were:


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Personnel, Player movements
Player movements between the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season and the end of the 2017–18 Pro14 season are as follows:


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Standings
The top team in each conference qualified for the play-off semifinals, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the play-off quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the second-ranked team from each conference had home advantage against the third-ranked team from the other conference, with the winners progressing to the semi-finals. The conference winners had home advantage against the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals, with the two winners qualifying for the final, which was played at a venue decided in advance.


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Standings
Points breakdown:  * 4 points for a win  * 2 points for a draw  * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less  * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Standings
Classification:  Teams standings were calculated as follows:  * League points  * Number of games won  * Overall points difference  * Number of tries scored  * Number of points scored  * Overall try difference  * Player suspension count  * Player yellow card count  * Toss of a coin


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows the Cheetahs' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Matches
The Cheetahs' fixtures for their inaugural season in Pro14 are:


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Player statistics
The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Cheetahs in 2017–18 is as follows:


2017–18 Cheetahs season, Player statistics
(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Chelsea's 104th competitive season, 29th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 26th consecutive season in the Premier League and 112th year in existence as a football club. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season
The season was the first since 1997-98 without former club captain John Terry, after he departed to Aston Villa on a free transfer following 22 years with the club. Chelsea returned to the UEFA Champions League after a single season's absence and entered the Premier League season as defending champions. The season was also Chelsea's first under the new kit deal with Nike, the most lucrative commercial deal in the history of the club.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Team kits
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Yokohama Tyres (chest), Alliance Tyres (sleeve)


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 22 May 2017, it was announced Juan Cuadrado would join Juventus on a permanent deal for a preset transfer fee of £17.3 million after a clause in his loan contract became triggered. He subsequently signed a contract with the Serie A champions until 2020.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 24 May, newly promoted Premier League club Newcastle United activated the option-to-purchase clause in Christian Atsu's loan contract from the 2016–17 season, purchasing the player for a reported £6.2 million.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 30 May 2017, Asmir Begović signed for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth on a long-term contract after Bournemouth purchased the player for an undisclosed transfer fee rumoured to be close to £10 million.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, June
While on international duty with Belgium, Eden Hazard fractured his right ankle and was consequently ruled out of action for three months, meaning he will likely miss the start of the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, June
On 26 June, Burkina Faso international Bertrand Traoré joined French club Lyon for an initial £8.8 million transfer fee, plus potential add-ons. Traoré subsequently signed a five-year contract with Lyon, with reports suggesting buy-back and sell-on clauses had been included in the contract.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, June
On 30 June, academy product and Netherlands international defender Nathan Aké signed for AFC Bournemouth, who broke their transfer record after paying a reported £20 million transfer fee. Aké spent the first half of the 2016–17 season on loan with Bournemouth before being recalled prematurely to Chelsea in January.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
After reaching an agreement with Rangers, youth player Billy Gilmour joined Chelsea on 1 July for a reported £500,000 transfer fee. Daishawn Redan, a youth striker at Ajax, became the second high-profile youth signing of the season, and Ethan Ampadu of Exeter City also linked up with the academy upon the opening of the summer transfer window.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 1 July, Chelsea and Nike unveiled the club's new kits for the 2017–18 season, to be sold in the refurbished "megastore". Also on 1 July, Chelsea announced the signing of Argentine goalkeeper Willy Caballero on a free transfer from Manchester City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 3 July, after an illustrious career with the club spanning 22 years, former Chelsea captain John Terry signed for Championship club Aston Villa. Also on 3 July, young English midfielder Kasey Palmer signed a new contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2021–22 season. Palmer also completed a season-long loan deal with newly promoted Premier League club Huddersfield Town, returning to the club after helping them to gain promotion the previous season.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 4 July, academy product Tammy Abraham signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2021–22 season. On the same day, Abraham completed a season-long loan move to Premier League club Swansea City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 9 July, Chelsea completed the signing of German international defender Antonio Rüdiger from Roma for a £29 million transfer fee. Upon joining the Blues, Rüdiger was assigned the number 2 shirt, formerly occupied by Branislav Ivanović.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 10 July, it was announced that newly signed goalkeeper Willy Caballero would be assigned the number 1 shirt for the forthcoming campaign. The number 1 shirt had previously been worn by Asmir Begović before his transfer to AFC Bournemouth. On the same day, it was revealed that academy product Charly Musonda's new shirt number would be number 17. The Premier League also granted Chelsea permission for his shirt name to be "Musonda Jr.".


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 11 July, English international defender and academy product Ola Aina completed a season-long loan move to Championship club Hull City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 12 July, English midfielder and academy product Ruben Loftus-Cheek completed a season-long loan move to Crystal Palace.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 13 July, English midfielder and academy product Nathaniel Chalobah completed a transfer to Premier League club Watford for an undisclosed transfer fee reported to be approximately £5.5 million. Buy-back and sell-on clauses were reported to have been included in the contract.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 14 July, Brazilian winger Lucas Piazon signed a two-year contract extension at Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to London neighbours Fulham, where he had previously been on loan in the 2016–17 season. Also on 14 July, academy defender Jake Clarke-Salter signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 15 July, Chelsea announced the signing of French international midfielder Tiémoué Bakayoko from Monaco for an initial transfer fee of £40 million. He was assigned the number 14 shirt at the club, with the previous occupant, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, having left Chelsea on loan for the season.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 18 July, first-team manager Antonio Conte was rewarded for his successful first season at Chelsea with a new two-year contract, serving to replace the previous contract and offer improved terms to the Italian. After signing, Conte said, "I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. We worked extremely hard in our first year to achieve something amazing, which I am very proud of. Now we must work even harder to stay at the top.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
The Chelsea fans have given me so much support since I arrived here one year ago and it is important we continue to succeed together." Along with the new contract, two new members of Conte's backroom team were announced: Paolo Vanoli and Davide Mazzotta. Vanoli will serve as first-team assistant while Mazzotta will serve as both an assistant and a player analyst.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 19 July, Chelsea announced a transfer fee had been agreed to with Real Madrid for the transfer of striker Álvaro Morata, subject to Morata agreeing to personal terms and passing a medical with Chelsea. The Spanish international forward helped Real Madrid defend their UEFA Champions League title in 2016–17, scoring 20 goals in all competitions across the 2016–17 season. The initial transfer fee was reported to be around £58 million, which could increase to £70 million with add-ons, which would make him Chelsea's new record-high signing, surpassing the £50 million transfer fee paid for Fernando Torres in January 2011. The signing was officially announced two days later on 21 July, with Morata signing a five-year contract with the Premier League champions. He joined the Chelsea squad on their pre-season tour in Asia.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
Also on 21 July, French international defender Kurt Zouma signed a new six-year contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2022–23 season. Simultaneously, Zouma completed a season-long loan move to Premier League club Stoke City. Academy product Jay Dasilva also signed a new contract with Chelsea through to 2021, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Charlton Athletic, where he had previously been loaned to during the latter half of the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 27 July, goalkeeper Jamal Blackman signed a contract extension at Chelsea through to 2021, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Championship club Sheffield United. Also on 27 July, Jamaican defender Michael Hector completed a season-long loan move to Hull City, and Czech defender Tomáš Kalas signed a new four-year contract at Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Fulham, where he had been on loan during the previous season.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, July
On 31 July, Serbian international midfielder Nemanja Matić signed for Manchester United, ending his three-and-a-half-year second spell with Chelsea.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 2 August, Mario Pašalić signed a four-year contract extension and joined Russian champions Spartak Moscow on a season-long loan.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 6 August, Chelsea lost the Community Shield 4–1 on penalties to Arsenal after drawing 1–1 in normal time.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 11 August, young English midfielder Lewis Baker signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Championship club Middlesbrough.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 12 August, Chelsea suffered a nightmare start to their Premier League title defence, losing 3–2 at home to Burnley, who had only won once away from home in the previous season. Chelsea's performance was marred by two of their players receiving red cards, the first being captain Gary Cahill in the early stages of the game, and the second being Cesc Fàbregas towards the closing stages of the match. The Blues fought back from 3–0 down with goals from debutant Álvaro Morata and David Luiz, but ultimately lost the match. Such defeat was the second ever for a Premier League holder. The first was Leicester City's defeat against Hull City the previous season, which was an away match for Leicester.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 20 August, Chelsea bounced back from their disappointing defeat with a 2–1 away victory over Tottenham Hotspur at their temporary home, Wembley Stadium. Marcos Alonso scored a double, his first goal being a free-kick and his second a strike late in the match, while Spurs scored through an own goal from Michy Batshuayi. The win for Chelsea condemned Tottenham to defeat in their first home match of the season and their first at Wembley in the Premier League.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 25 August, Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Turkish club Kasımpaşa, where he had previously been on loan at in the 2015–16 campaign.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 27 August, Chelsea won their first Premier League home match of the 2017–18 season after defeating Everton 2–0 in a dominant display that the Blues could have won by more goals. Fàbregas opened the scoring in the 27th minute, coolly clipping into the bottom corner and past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with the help of Morata, who claimed his second assist of the season. Morata would later add to Chelsea's goal tally with a header in the 40th minute, scoring his second league goal of the season. The Blues had many opportunities throughout the match to extend their lead, but ultimately won comfortably in a convincing performance that lifted them to sixth in the table after three matches.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
On 28 August, young Ivorian attacker Jérémie Boga signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea, and also joined Championship club Birmingham City on a season-long loan.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August
Club Honors. On 26 September 2014 local Chelsea Supporter Mark Carroll was awarded with the Golden football for his dedication to the club over the past ten years. Following this he was paraded through Fulham Broadway to show off his well earned prize. BBC spokesman James Shelby spoke to Mark. From speaking to Mark he is very pleased with his achievement quoting I love this club Well done Mark from all at Chelsea Football Club.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August, Deadline day (31 August)
Chelsea signed two players on transfer deadline day: Italian right-back Davide Zappacosta from Torino, who joined for a reported £23 million transfer fee; and Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, who arrived for an undisclosed fee and signed a five-year contract with the Blues.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, August, Deadline day (31 August)
In spite of several signings arriving at the club, it was a turbulent deadline day for the Blues, in that several of their transfer targets were missed. The most notable of these was Chelsea's attempt to sign Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, agreeing a fee with Everton only for Barkley to reject the move. (Barkley would later join Chelsea in the January transfer window.) Another English transfer target, Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, also rejected a move to Chelsea after a fee had been agreed between the two clubs, with Oxlade-Chamberlain instead choosing a move to Liverpool on deadline day. The Blues had also reportedly been close to signing Swansea City striker Fernando Llorente at one point throughout deadline day, only to miss out on signing him to their rivals Tottenham.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 1 September, Loïc Rémy left the club to sign for La Liga club Las Palmas on a two-year contract for a reported free transfer.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 9 September, Chelsea earned a 2–1 away victory at Leicester City, making it a third Premier League victory in a row. N'Golo Kanté scored the second goal for the Blues against his former club. Davide Zappacosta made his debut for Chelsea while Eden Hazard returned from injury, coming on as a substitute.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 12 September, Chelsea marked their return to the UEFA Champions League with a 6–0 thrashing of Azerbaijani champions Qarabağ, who made their first ever appearance in Europe's elite competition. Goals from Pedro, César Azpilicueta, Tiémoué Bakayoko, Michy Batshuayi, as well as a goal from Zappacosta on his first start for Chelsea and an own goal by Qarabağ player Maksim Medvedev, sent the Blues to the top of their group after the first round of fixtures.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 17 September, Chelsea hosted rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, who managed to emerge with a point by drawing 0–0 with the Blues. It was a frustrating match for Chelsea, who created several opportunities to score but could not find a cutting edge against a well-drilled Arsenal side. The game was also marred by David Luiz receiving a red card in the second half for a high tackle on Sead Kolašinac, with the defender set to miss Chelsea's next three matches as a result. His red card amounts to Chelsea's third red card of the season. The result sees the Blues remaining in third place, three points behind joint leaders Manchester United and Manchester City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 20 September, Chelsea hosted Nottingham Forest in the third round of the EFL Cup, defeating the Championship club 5–1 to advance to the next round. Amongst the goalscorers was Batshuayi, who completed a hat-trick with a goal in the first half and two further goals in the second half. Kenedy and Charly Musonda also got on the scoresheet and youngster Ethan Ampadu made his first senior Chelsea appearance as a second-half substitute.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 21 September, the long-protracted transfer saga surrounding exiled striker Diego Costa came to an end as Chelsea agreed a fee with Atlético Madrid for his transfer, to be completed in January after the expiry of the Spanish club's transfer ban. He left Chelsea having scored 58 goals in 120 appearances for the Blues, including 20 in the Premier League last season as Chelsea won the title.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 23 September, Chelsea earned a fourth Premier League victory in five matches after thrashing Stoke City 4–0 away. Álvaro Morata opened the scoring for the Blues, with Pedro adding a second before half-time. Morata completed a hat-trick in the second half, Chelsea's first Premier League hat-trick since 2014, to keep the Blues in third position and within three points of the two Manchester clubs at the top of the table.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 27 September, Chelsea beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 away in a Champions League group stage match, making history in the process by becoming the first ever English club to defeat Atlético away from home in a European competition. Chelsea fell behind late in the first half after David Luiz conceded a penalty, which Antoine Griezmann converted. Morata leveled proceedings early in the second half with a header. The match looked to be finishing as a draw until Batshuayi snatched a winner for Chelsea at the death. The result sees the Blues go top of Group C, four points ahead of Atlético and Roma after two matches.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, September
On 30 September, three days after their Champions League heroics, Chelsea lost 1–0 at Stamford Bridge to league leaders Manchester City in a very poor performance that culminated in Chelsea only having two shots on target in the entire match. The defeat saw the gap between the two sides widen to six points, with Chelsea slipping into fourth.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 14 October, in their first league match after the international break, Chelsea fell to a very poor 2–1 away defeat against bottom Premier League side Crystal Palace. The home side scored their first goals and earned their first points of the season after losing their opening seven fixtures without scoring. An own goal from César Azpilicueta opened the scoring early in the first half before Tiémoué Bakayoko leveled proceedings shortly after. Palace would go on to win the match with a goal from the returning Wilfried Zaha. Chelsea were without key players N'Golo Kanté and Álvaro Morata, with Kanté picking up a hamstring injury during the international break and Morata suffering the same injury against Manchester City. Chelsea lost back-to-back league fixtures for the first time in a year, when they lost to Liverpool and Arsenal.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 18 October, Chelsea drew 3–3 at home against Roma in the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea, having led 2–0 following goals from David Luiz and Eden Hazard, caved in to Roma's Edin Džeko and Aleksandar Kolarov, who between them scored three goals. With a late goal from Hazard to equalise for the home side, Chelsea dropped their first points in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 21 October, Chelsea enjoyed a 4–2 come-from-behind victory over Watford. Following a Pedro goal, Watford found themselves 2–1 up through goals from Abdoulaye Doucouré and Roberto Pereyra. However, Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to score a brace on either side of a César Azpilicueta winner. The win snapped a four-game winless streak in all competitions for Chelsea.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 25 October, Chelsea progressed past the round of 16 in the EFL Cup by defeating Everton 2–1 in the first match for Everton interim manager David Unsworth. Goals from Willian and Rüdiger rendered a late Dominic Calvert-Lewin goal a mere consolation.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 28 October, in the Premier League, Chelsea narrowly defeated AFC Bournemouth 1–0 away from home. A goal from Eden Hazard sealed the points in a tight encounter.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, October
On 31 October, in their final October fixture, Chelsea fell to a poor 3–0 away defeat to Roma in the Champions League and became the first English team to lose a Champions League fixture in 2017–18 as a result. The Blues fell behind after 39 seconds from a goal by Stephan El Shaarawy, and they never looked like recovering after he scored a second in the 36th minute. Chelsea had more shots throughout the match, but a third Roma goal scored by Diego Perotti in the second half sealed the contest. Results elsewhere kept Chelsea in the top two of their group, with Atlético Madrid drawing with Qarabağ.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 5 November, Chelsea got the month off to a good start as they defeated long-time competitive rivals Manchester United 1–0 at Stamford Bridge, courtesy of a header from Álvaro Morata, scoring his first goal for the club since September. It was former Blues manager José Mourinho's third-straight loss at Stamford Bridge since he became United manager. The victory lifted Chelsea into fourth place and within one point of Manchester United in second.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 18 November, in Chelsea's first match after the international break, they dispatched West Bromwich Albion 4–0 away from home in the Premier League in a commanding performance that saw opposite number Tony Pulis sacked just days after the match. Álvaro Morata put Chelsea in front on 17 minutes, his eighth league goal of the season, while an Eden Hazard double either side of half-time and a first half goal from Marcos Alonso sealed a comfortable win for Chelsea. The victory was Chelsea's fourth successive league win, while West Brom remained without a win in all competitions since 22 August, a run of 11 matches. Chelsea moved up to third, one point behind Manchester United.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 22 November, Chelsea sealed their progression to the knockout stage of the Champions League after defeating Qarabağ 4–0 away in a 5,000-mile trip to Azerbaijan. Two goals from Willian, as well as spot-kicks from Eden Hazard and Cesc Fàbregas, confirmed the Blues will finish in the top two of Group C with a match to spare.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 25 November, just three days after travelling to Azerbaijan, Chelsea earned a 1–1 league draw at Anfield against Liverpool. Former Chelsea player Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool with a close-range finish just after the hour mark, while Willian, continuing his good run of form, struck in the 85th minute through what appeared to be a cross looping over goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and into the far corner. The result was a repeat scoreline of last season's 1–1 draw at Anfield, ensuring Chelsea remained unbeaten in their past seven visits to Anfield, a run stretching back to 2013. However, the draw left Chelsea three points behind Manchester United in second and eight points behind league leaders Manchester City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 27 November, former Chelsea academy manager Dermot Drummy died aged 56. Drummy won the 2010 FA Youth Cup whilst working at the club and later served as reserve team manager before taking the role of international head coach in June 2014. Former Chelsea youth players that had been coached under him paid tribute to Drummy, including Nathan Aké, Nathaniel Chalobah, Patrick Bamford and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
On 29 November, Chelsea capped off the month of November with a hard-fought 1–0 league victory against struggling Swansea City. Chelsea dominated the game but had to wait until the 55th minute for the breakthrough, with defender Antonio Rüdiger heading in his first Premier League goal after N'Golo Kanté's shot was deflected into his path.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, November
The match was marred by an incident involving manager Antonio Conte and match official Neil Swarbrick, with the Italian spending the whole of the second half watching from a television feed in the dressing room after disputing Swarbrick's decision not to award a corner when the match was goalless. Conte later apologised for his conduct, saying, "I was frustrated. For sure I made a mistake. During the game I suffer. With my players I suffer. It's a pity." Chelsea remained third in the table, three points behind Manchester United in second and 11 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 2 December, Chelsea defeated newly promoted Newcastle United 3–1 at Stamford Bridge. Dwight Gayle put the visitors in front after 12 minutes, but Newcastle's lead was short lived as Eden Hazard and Álvaro Morata struck in the first half to send the Blues 2–1 up at the break. Hazard scored his second goal of the game in the second half, a chipped penalty after Matt Ritchie fouled Victor Moses in the area. The result kept Chelsea in touch with the two Manchester clubs after they had both won in the same gameweek, with the Blues remaining third, but now three points ahead of Liverpool in fourth.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 5 December, Chelsea drew 1–1 against Atlético Madrid on the final matchday of the Champions League. Saúl's header opened the scoring in the 56th minute before a Stefan Savić own goal leveled the scoreline. The result saw Roma surpass Chelsea for the top spot of Group C via the head-to-head tiebreaker. The draw also caused Atlético to fail to progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since they failed to qualify outright, in 2012–13.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 9 December, Chelsea's unbeaten league run since October came to an end after they lost 1–0 to West Ham United at the London Stadium. Marko Arnautović scored for West Ham early in the first half, and Chelsea struggled to get a foothold in the game as they gave David Moyes his first league win in charge of West Ham. Following the match, Antonio Conte admitted defeat in Chelsea's attempt to retain their Premier League crown, saying, "When you tell the truth, this is the truth.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Now we have 11 points less than Manchester City [who had a game in hand]. In 16 games they won 15 and drew one. In 17 games we lost four. When you have a competitor like City and every game they are winning, it is very difficult to think you can fight for the title."


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 12 December, Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League in a dominant 3–1 away win against newly promoted Huddersfield Town. Goals from Tiémoué Bakayoko, Willian and Pedro rendered a late Laurent Depoitre strike mere consolation.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 16 December, Chelsea defeated Southampton 1–0 at Stamford Bridge, courtesy of a Marcos Alonso free-kick, somewhat controversially occurring 30 seconds past the two allotted minutes of added time in the first half. In an otherwise extremely tight affair, Charlie Austin had the best chance for the away side with his first touch of the ball after he came on as a substitute. However, one goal proved to be enough for the Blues to secure all three points.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 20 December, Chelsea defeated AFC Bournemouth 2–1 in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. Conte rotated the team heavily, making eight changes from the side that beat Huddersfield. Ethan Ampadu was named man of the match after an admirable performance at centre-back, despite an early tackle that injured Bournemouth striker Jermain Defoe. Chelsea took the lead through Willian, with Cesc Fàbregas and Kenedy heavily involved in the build-up. Chelsea dominated the majority of the first half, but Bournemouth were reinvigorated following the half-time break.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
Their efforts finally paid off in the 90th minute when Dan Gosling curled in from outside of the 18-yard box. The match looked certain to go into extra time but following the kick-off, substitute Álvaro Morata almost immediately scored the winner. Following the match, Chelsea were drawn against Arsenal in the semi-finals. In the other match, high-flying Manchester City were drawn against Bristol City, who shockingly defeated their next opponent's city rivals, Manchester United.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 23 December, Chelsea visited Goodison Park and drew 0–0 against Everton. With striker Álvaro Morata suspended due to yellow card accumulation, Chelsea played Eden Hazard as a false nine. However, Chelsea lacked many scoring opportunities and ultimately were made to pay as Everton won a point in their final home match of the year.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 26 December, Chelsea took on Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge. Following a quiet first half in which the only clear-cut chance came from Tiémoué Bakayoko, Chelsea scored 53 seconds after the break, courtesy of an Álvaro Morata goal, assisted by César Azpilicueta. It was the sixth time that the Spaniards linked up during the season to score. Later on, Marcos Alonso headed in from a corner as the Blues comfortably won 2–0 to extend their unbeaten run on Boxing Day to 14 matches.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, December
On 30 December, Chelsea played their final match of 2017 against Stoke City, winning with ease 5–0. Due to fixture congestion in the festive period, Chelsea rotated their lineup slightly, resting Eden Hazard and Cesc Fàbregas. However, Stoke City started a completely rotated lineup, with manager and former Chelsea player Mark Hughes prioritizing the upcoming Newcastle game. After two goals in the opening ten minutes from Antonio Rüdiger and Danny Drinkwater, Chelsea looked set to dominate the match, and did so, scoring three more goals through Pedro, Willian and Davide Zappacosta. Chelsea ended the calendar year in second place, one point ahead of Manchester United and 14 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 1 January 2018, Diego Costa officially departed the club and signed for Atlético Madrid.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 3 January, Chelsea took on Arsenal in a thrilling encounter which ended 2–2 away at the Emirates Stadium. Jack Wilshere opened the scoring after the break, following an end-to-end first half, headlined by a clear-cut chance missed by Álvaro Morata in the 15th minute. However, following the opener, Chelsea scored twice, once courtesy of an Eden Hazard penalty, and again in the 84th minute, when Marcos Alonso scored what looked to be the winner. However, in the 92nd minute, Héctor Bellerín scored a late equaliser into the bottom left corner of the goal, earning both teams one point. In the last minute of stoppage time, Morata missed another clear-cut chance, and substitute Davide Zappacosta lashed the rebound goalwards, only to see it bounce back off of the crossbar with virtually the last kick of the match. Following the match, Morata was heavily criticised due to his poor performance.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 5 January 2018, Chelsea signed 24-year-old Englishman Ross Barkley from Everton for a reported £15 million. He was assigned the number 8 shirt, previously occupied by Oscar and Frank Lampard. Barkley did not make any appearances for Everton in the 2017–18 season, so he was eligible to play in all of Chelsea's competitions. Following signing, Barkley said, "To be given a fresh start at a new club like Chelsea, it's unbelievable for me. I'm looking forward to continuing where I left off at the end of last season and hoping to improve and add more goals to my game."


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 30 January 2018, Chelsea announced the signing of 23-year-old Brazilian–Italian Emerson from Roma for a reported £17 million; he was assigned the number 33 shirt.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, January
On 31 January 2018, Chelsea announced the signing of Olivier Giroud from Arsenal for £18 million; he will wear the number 18 shirt.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 5 February, Chelsea defeated by Watford 4–1 at Vicarage Road. Troy Deeney opened the scoring line with a goal from penalty after being fouled by Bakayoko; Bakayoko received a second yellow card after 30 minutes play. The Blues played an hour with ten men after Bakayoko's red card capped a dreadful individual 30-minute performance in which he gifted Watford four chances. The Hornets, who had won only one of their previous 12 Premier League matches, led controversially as Gerard Deulofeu went down easily under keeper Thibaut Courtois challenge and Deeney open scored through the penalty.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
Chelsea, who brought on Olivier Giroud for a debut in the second half, scored an undeserved equaliser when Eden Hazard curled home brilliantly from 25 yards. However, two minutes later, Daryl Janmaat scored a fantastic goal of his own when he cut in from the right wing, played a one-two with Roberto Pereyra and beat another couple of defenders before scoring with his weaker left foot. Deulofeu added another when he ran from halfway before his shot was deflected home by Gary Cahill and Pereyra scored a fourth from Abdoulaye Doucouré's through-ball. Deulofeu got a Man of The Match in this campaign.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 12 February, Chelsea bounced back from their disappointing defeat with a 4–1 home victory over West Bromwich Albion Hazard exchanged passes with Olivier Giroud before giving Chelsea a first-half lead and, after Victor Moses slid home a second after the break, sealed victory with a powerful drive in the 71st minute. The win took the Blues one point ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham. Hazard received the Man of the Match award in this match, with his two goals against West Brom.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 20 February, Chelsea drew Barcelona 1–1 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. The Blues had subdued Messi and Willian struck the woodwork twice in the first half before a fine low finish from the edge of the area made it third time lucky for the Brazilian to give Chelsea a deserved lead after 62 minutes. Barcelona had barely threatened but a misplaced pass from Andreas Christensen gave Andrés Iniesta the opportunity to allow Messi to end his 730-minute drought against Chelsea with a crisp left-foot drive 15 minutes from time.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 22 February, Mitchell Beeney was loaned out to Ireland top division club Sligo Rovers until 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, February
On 25 February, Chelsea lost 2–1 away at Old Trafford in the Premier League against Manchester United. The Red Devils came from behind after Willian started and finished a flowing move to give Chelsea the lead in the first half. United pulled level before the break with striker Romelu Lukaku getting in front of Marcos Alonso to score against his former club for the first time. Lukaku then set-up Jesse Lingard to head home with 15 minutes left, after which Chelsea's Álvaro Morata had a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside. The defeat left the Blues in fifth place after Tottenham defeated Crystal Palace 1–0 earlier that day. A run of just one win in their past four league matches, coupled with Spurs' ten-game unbeaten streak, bumped Chelsea out of the Champions League places with ten matches to play.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 4 March, Chelsea again lost in the Premier League, falling 1–0 to Manchester City away at the Etihad. The Blues failed to recorded a shot on target in the match as Bernardo Silva's goal less than one minute into the second half sealed the match and pushed City 18 points clear at the top of the league table and closer to the title. Chelsea did not register a single shot on target, leaving Manchester City keeper Ederson a virtual bystander, as he was even able to watch Alonso's timid shot drift wide with seconds left. After the loss, Chelsea fell five points adrift of Tottenham for fourth place in the league table.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 10 March, Chelsea bounced back with a 2–1 home victory over Crystal Palace. Willian opened the scoring for the hosts — aided by a deflection off Palace defender Martin Kelly — with a shot that crept inside the left-hand post. Chelsea spurned several excellent openings before doubling their advantage, again thanks to significant chunk of good fortune. Kelly was again involved, with the former Liverpool player initially doing well to clear Davide Zappacosta's drive off his own goal line only for the ball to ricochet off Eagles goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and strike Kelly before entering the net.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
Eden Hazard had a goal disallowed for offside and Chelsea's profligacy threatened to give Roy Hodgson's team a route back into the match. Patrick van Aanholt's late goal briefly raised their hopes, but Conte's side held on with Palace remaining in the bottom three. After defeats to both Manchester clubs had weakened their grip on a Champions League place, this represented a welcome three points for Chelsea, who dominated proceedings from start to finish.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
In the away leg of the UEFA Champions League following a 1–1 draw at home against Barcelona, Chelsea fell behind after just 128 seconds after Lionel Messi shot through the legs of Thibaut Courtois from a tight angle. Messi then set-up Ousmane Dembele to hammer home the second after Cesc Fàbregas lost possession. Marcos Alonso hit the post for Chelsea with a free-kick before Messi's 100th Champions League goal — following a mistake by César Azpilicueta — took the hosts out of sight. Alonso was then denied a penalty after a challenge by Gerard Piqué as Barça joined La Liga rivals Real Madrid and Sevilla in the competition's quarter-final draw.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
On 15 March, Chelsea announced that they had reached settlement in last right of light issue holding up stadium development.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, March
After Chelsea's elimination from the Champions League, the club defeated Leicester City 1–2 away at the King Power Stadium in the FA Cup. Just before half-time, Álvaro Morata took Willian's pass in his stride to beat Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Jamie Vardy made amends for a poor headed miss when he pounced in a goalmouth scramble for a 76th-minute equaliser for the Foxes. The decisive moment came just before the interval in extra time when Chelsea substitute Pedro beat the onrushing Schmeichel to N'Golo Kante's cross and headed in the winner. With the victory, Chelsea qualified for the competition's semi-finals. Chelsea play this match after they're knocked from Champions League against Barcelona 3–0 in Round of 16. Barcelona won 4–1 on Aggregate.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 1 April, Chelsea lost at home against London rivals Tottenham. Álvaro Morata headed-in a Victor Moses cross to give the hosts the lead. However, Christian Eriksen hit a stunning equaliser on the stroke of half-time, his dipping effort from 25 yards dropping just under the bar and over a stranded Willy Caballero. Dele Alli then took centre stage in the second half, putting Tottenham ahead just after the hour mark when he produced a sublime first touch to bring Eric Dier's ball under control before slotting beyond Caballero. Alli was well-placed four minutes later to stab in following a goalmouth scramble and wrap-up a win that moved fourth-placed Spurs eight points clear of Chelsea, who remained in the fifth position.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 8 April, Chelsea faced West Ham at Stamford Bridge. Javier Hernández's second-half equaliser boosted West Ham's Premier League survival prospects and damaged Chelsea's slim hopes of finishing in the top-four on an emotional day at Stamford Bridge, as the previous Wednesday, former Chelsea midfielder and assistant coach Ray Wilkins passed away at age 61. Prior to kick-off, there was a minute's applause for Wilkins, with the Chelsea players also donning black armbands in his memory. In the match, César Azpilicueta had prodded the hosts ahead following Álvaro Morata's knock-down, with Azpilicueta dedicating his goal to Wilkins.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
However, just three minutes after entering the match as a substitute, Hernández struck his ninth career goal against the Blues to earn a point for the Hammers. The Mexican's effort, driven into the corner after Marko Arnautović's fine cut-back, moved David Moyes' club six points clear of the relegation places. It was only West Ham's third touch inside the Chelsea's penalty area.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
In contrast, Antonio Conte's men — who were in fifth position but ten points behind Tottenham and Liverpool — had 23 shots on goal and were good value for their lead for long periods, including having two would-be goals from Álvaro Morata called-back for offside and several quality chances turned aside by goalkeeper Joe Hart. The win for Moyes as a manager ended a personal 15-match winless run at Stamford Bridge.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 14 April, Chelsea returning to the winning track with a thrilling 3–2 late comeback victory against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium. Dušan Tadić's opener — a placed effort following Ryan Bertrand's marauding run — and Polish defender Jan Bednarek's left-footed shot looked to lift the Saints out of the bottom three with manager Mark Hughes seemingly on course for a first league victory as Southampton manager since arriving on 14 March. However, after coming on a substitute, Olivier Giroud scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea, a 70th-minute header. Just five minutes later, Eden Hazard scored a left-footed finish, followed by a second goal from Giroud coming in the 78th minute, the eventual match-winner. The victory saw Chelsea move within seven points of fourth-placed Tottenham.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 19 April, Chelsea defeated Burnley 2–1 away at Turf Moor. Kevin Long's own goal sent Conte's men on their way in the first half. However, Ashley Barnes deflected Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson's wayward shot to equalise for Burnley. Victor Moses' right-footed shot into the bottom corner proved decisive and ensured the Blues, who trailed fourth-placed Tottenham by ten points the previous week, narrowed the gap to five points. Sean Dyche's Burnley remain seventh and on course for 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualification with an eight-point advantage over Leicester City, sitting in eighth.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 21 April, Chelsea reached the FA Cup Final after defeating Southampton 2–0 at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud received the ball from Eden Hazard and jinked his way past two Southampton players in a crowded area before he stabbed the ball home. With ten minutes to play, Giroud was replaced by Álvaro Morata, who ensured progression with Chelsea's second goal after he headed-in at the back post from a César Azpilicueta cross. Southampton went close with Nathan Redmond's low drive from distance, while Charlie Austin hit the post. The victory meant Chelsea manager Antonio Conte would match-up against managerial adversary José Mourinho at Wembley on 19 May against Manchester United.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
On 28 April, Chelsea take against Swansea at Liberty Stadium, Chelsea returned to playing in the league after playing in the FA Cup last week. Fabregas' curling finish was a fitting way to bring up his half-century of goals in the Premier League, but it was Hazard's clinical exploitation of a Swansea error that made it, pouncing on Andy King's sloppy loss of possession, weaving his way forward and picking out the right pass.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, April
Antonio Rudiger may well have given Hazard his second assist soon after, only for the defender to spurn the chance at the far post following a corner. Hazard was at the heart of Chelsea's best threatening moves and made the most of some naive defending as Swansea afforded him plenty of space for surging runs on the counter. Chelsea - who had skimmed the top of the bar after Alfie Mawson cleared an Olivier Giroud header - did not see goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois really tested until the final 15 minutes, when Andre Ayew fizzed in a shot. Kyle Naughton, Tom Carroll and Wayne Routledge also went close. Swansea claimed for a penalty when Gary Cahill challenged Nathan Dyer, with the Chelsea defender also involved in a clash with Jordan Ayew in injury time after a late barge from the Ghanaian.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 6 May on Gameweek 37, Chelsea beat Liverpool at the Bridge 1–0 with a header from Giroud in the 32nd minute after receiving an assist from Moses. Giroud expertly headed in Moses' cross in the first half after the visitors had dominated possession and failed to capitalize. Chelsea remain in fifth but move within three points of third-placed Liverpool. With two games remaining to Liverpool's one, Chelsea can move level on points with the Champions League finalists when they face Huddersfield on Wednesday.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
Liverpool had more than 66% possession in the first half and created plenty of chances - the best falling to Mane, who was denied twice by Thibaut Courtois - but it was Chelsea who came closest. Bakayoko's header bounced inches wide just moments before Giroud leapt high to nod home Moses' cross. And Fabregas' smart run in behind the defence created an opening which he could not convert from a tight angle. Chelsea had the best chances of the second half too. Hazard almost danced his way through before Rudiger's header was ruled out for offside and Alonso's volley flew inches wide.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 13 May, at the last Gameweek, Chelsea claimed a 3–0 defeat at St James' Park. The Blues had a chance of sneaking into the top four by beating the Magpies, but Liverpool's victory over Brighton means they finish fifth and must settle for a Europa League spot. A barrage at goal from the hosts forced visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to make sharp saves from the impressive Jonjo Shelvey and Mohamed Diamé. But Ayoze Pérez poked home twice in the second period as his side finished the season in 10th position. Chelsea's best chance fell to striker Olivier Giroud, but the Frenchman's acrobatic effort was tipped away by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka. Shelvey gets an MOTM in this match.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Month by month review, May
On 19 May, on the FA Cup Final, Chelsea lifted the FA Cup trophy after beat Manchester United 1–0 at Wembley with a single-goal by Eden Hazard's from penalty at 22 minutes after Phil Jones fouls. Chelsea have won their 8th of FA Cup Trophy and first since 2012.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Pre-season
On 16 March 2017, it was announced that Chelsea would play Arsenal at the Beijing National Stadium in China, prior to the 2017 International Champions Cup. Before heading to China, Chelsea played a behind-closed-doors friendly against local rivals Fulham, which they won by a convincing scoreline of 8–2.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Pre-season, International Champions Cup
On 16 March 2017, the schedule for the 2017 International Champions Cup was announced. Chelsea played Bayern Munich and Internazionale in the club's first ever trip to Singapore.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, FA Community Shield
Details for the 2017 FA Community Shield were announced on 15 June 2017.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 14 June 2017.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Chelsea entered in the third round and were drawn away to Norwich City.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
Chelsea entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Nottingham Forest. Another home tie against Everton was confirmed for the fourth round. A third home tie was drawn for the Blues as they hosted Bournemouth in the quarter-finals.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
On 24 August 2017, the group stages were confirmed with Chelsea facing Atlético Madrid, Roma and Qarabağ in Group C. The club finished as runners-up in the group stages and were drawn against Barcelona in round of 16.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2017–18 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Cheltenham Town's 131st season in existence and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2017–18 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season
The 2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.


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


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


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


2017–18 Chennaiyin FC season, Competitions, Indian Super Cup
As one of the top six teams in Indian Super League, Chennaiyin FC  qualified for the main round in 2018 Indian Super Cup. Chennaiyin FC  will meet the fifth placed I-League side Aizawl F.C. in Round of 16 match.


2017–18 Chesterfield F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was the 151st season in Chesterfield's history and their first season back in League Two for four years, following relegation the previous season. Along with League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and EFL Trophy.


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


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


2017–18 Chesterfield F.C. season, Players, 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 Chesterfield F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Chesterfield were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.


2017–18 Chesterfield F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Chesterfield were drawn in Northern Group F against Bradford City, Rotherham United and Manchester City U23s.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 92nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks finished the season with 76 points (19 points out of the final playoff spot) to finish in last place in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The season marked the first time since 2008 where the Blackhawks failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs and the team's worst regular season performance since 2007.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season
Prior to the season, the Blackhawks made several moves in an attempt to make up for the prior season's playoff disappointment. As a result, the team traded their second-leading goal scorer from the prior season, Artemi Panarin, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for former Blackhawk Brandon Saad. In addition, the team traded arguably their most reliable defenseman, Niklas Hjalmarsson, to the Arizona Coyotes for defenseman Connor Murphy. Numerous other moves were made in an attempt to change the team. Also, forward Marian Hossa announced he would not play for the Blackhawks during the season due to a skin condition that was aggravated by wearing hockey equipment. As a result, Hossa was placed on long-term injured reserve.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season
Patrick Kane led the team in scoring with 76 points while rookie forward Alex DeBrincat led the team in goals with 28. The Blackhawks had five players score 20 or more goals: DeBrincat, Kane (27), Nick Schmaltz (21), Artem Anisimov (20) and Jonathan Toews (20). Goalie Corey Crawford only played 28 games, missing the final 47 games of the season with an undisclosed injury.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season
Despite the disappointing season, team president John McDonough announced that general manager Stan Bowman and coach Joel Quenneville would return for the 2018–19 season.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
The Blackhawks published their preseason schedule on June 8, 2017.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The Blackhawks released their regular season schedule on June 22, 2017.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Blackhawks. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only. ‡Left team mid-season. Stats reflect time with Blackhawks only.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season, Transactions
The Blackhawks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks
Below are the Chicago Blackhawks' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.


2017–18 Chicago Bulls season
The 2017–18 Chicago Bulls season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since 2011, All-Star Jimmy Butler was not on the roster as he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the off-season. On February 1, 2018, months after his confrontation with teammate Bobby Portis, Nikola Mirotić agreed to a trade where he'd be sent alongside a future second round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Ömer Aşık, Tony Allen, Jameer Nelson, and a future first round pick. The Bulls had their first losing season since 2008, and their first 50-loss season since 2004.


2017–18 Chicago Bulls season
Newly acquired Zach LaVine played in just 24 games this season due to knee injuries.


2017–18 Chicago Bulls season, Draft picks
Entering draft night, the Bulls possessed picks 16 and 38, with the latter being acquired via a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Exiting draft night, they left with only one draft pick that wasn't even originally theirs to begin with. First, they traded away All-Star shooting guard Jimmy Butler and their #16 pick (which became redshirted freshman center Justin Patton from Creighton University), to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and the Timberwolves' #7 pick in the draft, which became the star Finnish freshman center/power forward Lauri Markkanen from the University of Arizona. As for their own second-round selection on the day of the draft, one that the Bulls got from Cleveland, they traded away that pick (which was junior power forward Jordan Bell from the University of Oregon) to the defending champion Golden State Warriors in exchange for $3.5 million.


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by eighth-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State.


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
After the season, Chicago State fired Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later. After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team represented Chicago State University in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by fifteenth-year head coach Angela Jackson. The Cougars played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, located in Chicago. They finished the season 1–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Women's Tournament to New Mexico State.


2017–18 Chicago State Cougars women's basketball team
Following the end of the season, head coach Angela Jackson was fired by the Chicago State Board of Trustees, along with men's head coach Tracy Dildy. A replacement has not yet been named.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2017–18 CBA season was the 23rd season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The regular season was initially scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 21, 2017, with the Guangdong Southern Tigers hosting the Shenzhen Leopards, but later rescheduled to Saturday, October 28, 2017, with the defending champion Xinjiang Flying Tigers hosting the Jilin Northeast Tigers. The regular season ended on Sunday, February 11, 2018, and the playoffs begin on Saturday, March 3, 2018.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season
In this season, the playoffs were expanded from eight to ten teams.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Team changes
Two teams relocated and one of those teams was renamed ahead of the season.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Draft
The 2017 CBA Draft, the third edition of the CBA draft, took place on 2017 August 2. 11 players were selected in the draft.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy
All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom 4 teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy, Rules Chart
The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy, Rules Chart
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy, Import chart
This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2017-18 season.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
The 2018 CBA Playoffs began on 3 March 2018. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Players of the Week
The following players were named the Players of the Week.


2017–18 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Young Player of the Month
The following players were named the Young Player of the Month.


2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the BB&T Arena on the campus of Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Kentucky due to renovations at their home arena, Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats were led by 12th-year head coach Mick Cronin and are members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship.


2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
They defeated SMU, Memphis, and Houston to win the AAC Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the South region, they defeated Georgia State in the First Round before being upset by Nevada in the Second Round. In their loss to Nevada, they were up 22 before losing 75-73 tying the second largest comeback in terms of deficit in NCAA Tournament history. The other being in the 2001 Final Four where 3 seed Maryland was up 22 to eventual champion and former ACC rival Duke before losing 95-84. The largest being in the 2012 first four when 14 seed Iona was up 25 to BYU before losing 78-72. However both these teams had their leads in the first half whereas Cincinnati was up 22 with 11:34 to go.