2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Hola
After peaking as a Category 4 severe tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, wind shear rapidly weakened the system as it passed to the west of New Caledonia as a Category 1 tropical cyclone. It continued to the southwest before transitioning to an subtropical storm as it approached New Zealand. It weakened and it degenerated to a remnant low to the northwest of the country.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 10F (Linda)
On March 11, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 10F, had developed about 85 km (55 mi) to the southwest of Rennell and Bellona Province of the Solomon Islands. The system was poorly organised with deep atmospheric convection, displaced to the east of the system's consolidating low-level circulation center. The disturbance was subsequently classified as Tropical Low 21U by the BoM during March 12, as it moved southwards within an area of low vertical wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures. The JTWC initiated advisories on the system later that day and classified the storm as Tropical Cyclone 13P, after the system had rapidly consolidated, with bands of atmospheric convection wrapping into the low-level circulation center.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
During March 20, the FMS reported that Tropical Disturbance 11F had developed within an area of low to moderate vertical wind shear, over the eastern Solomon Islands around 200 km (125 mi) to the east of Honiara. At this time the system was poorly organised with deep atmospheric convection, located to the east of the low-level circulation centre. Over the next few days, the system remained weak as it moved erratically around the Solomon Islands and was classified as a tropical depression during March 22.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
On March 24, Tropical Depression 11F strengthened into Tropical Cyclone Iris. Later on the same day, Iris exited the basin and entered the Australian region basin.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Josie
Despite not making landfall, Tropical Cyclone Josie caused heavy rainfall and sustained gale-force winds in southern Fiji. Severe flooding occurred in the city of Nadi, and at least five people were washed away by floodwaters, of which four are confirmed dead and one is still missing.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Keni
Tropical Cyclone Keni impacted Fiji and caused the cast and crew of the 37th season of the American reality competition series, Survivor, to be temporarily evacuated to the production's base camp.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During December 16, Tropical Disturbance 02F developed within a trough of low pressure, about 25 km (15 mi) to the northeast of the island of Futuna. During the following day, Tropical Disturbance 03F developed along the same trough of low pressure about 45 km (30 mi) to the southeast of the island of Wallis. Over the next couple of days, the disturbances moved southeastwards into areas of high vertical wind shear, before they were last noted during December 18 and 19 as they dissipated to the southeast of Samoa.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On January 28, the JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert on a tropical disturbance, which was located near the French Polynesian island of Rapa Iti. The system had a well defined low-level circulation, and was located within an area of warm sea surface temperatures and marginal vertical wind shear. The system subsequently peaked with 1-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph), which made it equivalent to a tropical storm. The alert was subsequently cancelled during the next day, after the system's low level circulation center became ragged, and atmospheric convection was displaced to the east of the circulation center.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On May 4, 2018, a system identified as a subtropical cyclone formed east of 120°W, near 80°W, just a few hundred miles off the coast of Chile, with researchers unofficially naming the storm Lexi. The cyclone formed in an area without a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center, so it was not officially classified. On May 9, the satellite services division of the NOAA classified the system as a weak subtropical storm, despite occurring in cooler (below 20 °C) sea surface temperatures.


2017–18 South Pacific cyclone season, Season effects
This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific to the east of longitude 160°E during the 2017–18 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, landfalls, deaths, and damages. All data is taken from RSMC Nadi and/or TCWC Wellington, and all of the damage figures are in 2017 USD.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League
The 2017–18 South West Peninsula League season is the eleventh in the history of the South West Peninsula League, a football competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the Western Football League. The league had been formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League, and is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall and Devon. The Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League is on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Premier Division
The Premier Division features 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after St Blazey were relegated to Division One East, and Tiverton Town Reserves left the league.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Premier Division
Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Premier Division
Any Step 6 club without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7. Godolphin Atlantic and Stoke Gabriel passed the ground grading requirements with a dispensation that certain works had to be completed by 30 September 2018, or those clubs will face a financial penalty. Potential demotion at the end of next season would result if they were not compliant by 31 March 2019. Stoke Gabriel subsequently sought voluntary demotion because they announced that their groundworks would not be ready by the deadline. All step 6 leagues were to be fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Division One East
Division One East features 18 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Stoke Gabriel were promoted to the Premier Division and Exwick Villa were relegated:


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Division One West
Division One West features 18 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Sticker were promoted to the Premier Division, Vospers Oak Villa were relegated, and two new clubs joined:


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Promotion from feeder leagues for 2018–19
Several clubs have applied for promotion to the SWPL for the 2018–19 season. Their success will depend on finishing in the top three in their respective leagues and other factors including ground facilities. Clubs finishing in the top two in their leagues have the automatic right to promotion if they pass the ground grading. Clubs finishing third in their leagues, and any clubs applying from outside the football pyramid, do not have an automatic right to promotion. Only one club per league can be accepted.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Promotion from feeder leagues for 2018–19
If two or more clubs satisfy all requirements and are considered of equal merit, the league board will decide on which club(s) to accept. If all five feeder leagues provide a club eligible for promotion, then the two clubs finishing in 17th positions in Division One East / West will be relegated.


2017–18 South West Peninsula League, Promotion from feeder leagues for 2018–19
The following clubs have applied for promotion to Division One East and West for next season. Their ground grading results are also included below:


2017–18 South of Scotland Football League
The 2017–18 South of Scotland Football League was the 72nd season of the South of Scotland Football League, and the 4th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 29 July 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Reigning champions Edusport Academy were promoted to the Lowland League so did not defend their title.


2017–18 South of Scotland Football League
The league was initially increased to a 16 team division as Bonnyton Thistle joined, and the reserve teams of Annan Athletic and Stranraer returned. However, Wigtown & Bladnoch pulled out before the season started, reducing the division to fifteen teams.


2017–18 South of Scotland Football League
Threave Rovers won the league with a 2–0 win over closest rivals Mid-Annandale on 23 April 2018. They faced 2017–18 East of Scotland Football League champions Kelty Hearts for a place in the 2018–19 Lowland Football League, but lost 10–0 on aggregate.


2017–18 South of Scotland Football League, Teams, From South of Scotland League
Club has an SFA Licence (as of 20 December 2017) and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the league.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average season that produced only 8 tropical storms, of which 6 became tropical cyclones. It was an event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone and subtropical cyclone formation. It officially began on 15 November 2017, and officially ended on 15 May 2018, in Mauritius and the Seychelles. For the rest of the basin, the season ended on 30 April 2018. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical and subtropical cyclones form in the basin, which is west of 90°E and south of the Equator. Tropical and subtropical cyclones in this basin are monitored by the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in La Réunion.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
Despite the season officially beginning on 15 November 2017, the basin featured no tropical systems in November and December, owing to below-average sea surface temperatures and a period of enhanced trade winds causing conditions across the basin to be unfavorable for tropical cyclogenesis. This made the 2017–18 season the third in a row to not feature a tropical system before 1 January. The first system, Tropical Cyclone Ava, became a tropical disturbance only on 1 January 2018, placing 2017–18 in the five latest-starting seasons since the satellite era began in 1967.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
January, however, was very active with four named systems developing (including Irving which entered the basin from the Australian region); Berguitta and Cebile in particular would become intense tropical cyclones on Météo-France La Réunion's scale. This tied with 1968 for the most active January, and ranked just behind February 1971 for the most named storms forming in a month.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
Following the dissipation of Cebile on 7 February, no cyclone activity occurred in the basin for three weeks. March featured two systems: Dumazile in the first week of the month, and Eliakim in the third. Inactivity settled in again after Eliakim dissipated on 20 March and lasted for a month. The last week of April saw two systems, Fakir and Flamboyan (which entered the basin from the Australian region). The season ended on 1 May—about two weeks later than normal—with the dissipation of Flamboyan. Overall, the season featured near-normal activity with eight named storms (compared to the average of nine).


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
However, a larger-than-normal fraction of these named storms reached tropical cyclone status. The season also featured greater than usual impact on land areas, as most of the systems formed in the western part of the basin and were thus in closer proximity to land. The Mascarene Islands were especially hard-hit, particularly Réunion which suffered the effects of five cyclones.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ava
An area of low pressure formed on 27 December 2017 and was classified as a tropical disturbance by Météo-France La Réunion (MFR) on 30 December. It became Moderate Tropical Storm Ava on 2 January 2018 and intensified to reach peak intensity with 10-minute sustained winds of 150 km/h (90 mph), 1-minute sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), and a central pressure of 965 hPa (28.50 inHg) on 5 January. Ava made landfall over Madagascar shortly after and reemerged over water as a weak tropical storm on 7 January. It became post-tropical on 8 January and dissipated the next day.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Ava
Ava severely impacted Madagascar, causing at least 73 fatalities. Ava combined with the seasonal monsoon to inflict US$195 million in losses across the country. At least 51,000 people were left homeless in Ava's wake. Over a dozen healthcare facilities were destroyed and nearly 150 schools were impacted. Several dozen classrooms were used as shelters for over 20 thousand people who were displaced by the storm, and over thirty thousand students were unable to go to school. Flooding and landslides forced thousands of people to evacuate across the capital city of Antananarivo, Brickaville, Toamasina, Mananjary, and Ifanadiana. The storm caused significant damage to infrastructure across the country, with floods washing away bridges and damaging roadways. Heavy rainfall also occurred in Mauritius, flooding roads and houses. The rainfall either damaged or destroyed thirty-to-fifty percent of crops across local plantations.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Irving
Tropical Cyclone Irving was named by the Bureau of Meteorology of Australia on 6 January as it crossed over into to the South-West Indian Ocean basin a few hours later. It strengthened to an equivalent of a Category 2 cyclone, before weakening as it turned southwestwards. It became post-tropical on 9 January as it dissipated to the west of Madagascar. It stayed well from land.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Berguitta
Berguitta formed on 11 January and dissipated on 19 January.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Berguitta
Berguitta brought damaging winds and torrential rainfall to Rodrigues. The island received nearly a quarter of its average annual rainfall during 13–15 January. As a result, severe, widescale flooding ensued, most notably in low-lying regions. Felled trees damaged powerlines and floodwaters blocked roads. On Mauritius Island, two days of nonstop rainfall from 17–18 January also resulted in severe flooding. The floodwaters damaged around 75–80 percent of the island's agriculture and damaged buildings. Water utilities in the capital of Port Louis were disrupted by the storm, and around 6,800 residences lost power as trees fell on electrical cables.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Berguitta
Two people died on the island: one person fell off of a ladder and another was killed in a traffic accident. At least ₨ 2 billion (US$58 million) in economic losses occurred across the island nation. The Mauritian government allocated relief funds to at least 13,000 citizens. Protests erupted twice in the country: the first occurred as a result of delayed and small relief fund payments, and the second occurred several months later as a result of families being evicted from disaster evacuation centers.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Berguitta
Heavy rainfall and winds impacted Réunion on 18 January, causing flooding and landslides across the southern region of the island. The storm broke several records for rainfall, most notably at Grande Coude, where 1,862 mm (73.3 in) of rain fell during an 8-day stretch. Floodwaters damaged highways, ruined agriculture, and caused one person to go missing after they were washed away. At least 100,000 customers were left without power, and access to potable water was cut off in multiple communes.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Berguitta
Agricultural damage was estimated to be €16.7 million (US$20.5 million), while total economic losses across Réunion were €41 million (US$50 million). The only major highway connecting Cilaos with other towns was severed by multiple landslides, bringing the local economy to a halt. The Réunion Prefecture government provided several million euros in relief aid, however, reconstruction efforts were later disrupted by cyclones Dumazile and Fakir.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 04
The depression formed on January 14 and dissipated on January 16.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression 04
The depression formed over the Mozambique Channel before making landfall on Mozambique. Its remnants reemerged over the Mozambique Channel before moving over Madagascar. The depression regenerated after reemerging into the ocean before dissipating northeast of Madagascar.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Cebile
Cebile formed on 26 January and dissipated on 7 February. A long-lived cyclone, it erratically moved to the west, then to the south, then to the east, to the south, to the southeast, then to the south again, to the west, when it started to become extratropical. It peaked as an Intense Tropical Cyclone, or equivalent to a strong Category 4 cyclone. It stayed well away from land.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Dumazile
Dumazile formed from a low on 2 March. After formation, Dumazile began rounding a subtropical ridge to the east. Dumazile brought heavy rain to Madagascar. Dumazile peaked on 5 March with 10-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph), 1-minute sustained winds of 205 km/h (125 mph), and a central pressure of 945 hPa (27.91 inHg). Dumazile then began weakening as a result of increasing shear wind from a low-pressure system to the southwest and became post-tropical early on 7 March.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Dumazile
Dumazile halted recovery efforts that were ongoing after Cyclone Berguitta struck the island just two months prior, causing further damage. The destruction of crops planted in the aftermath of Cyclone Berguitta led to shortages of several foods. In the coastal and mountain regions of Réunion, flooding and landslides damaged highways. High surf eroded away sand along the coast, damaged structures on beaches, and damaged ports. Severe flooding and strong winds caused €3 million (US$3.73 million) in agricultural losses across the island. Heavy rainfall and damaged drainage networks led to flooding in Toamasina, Madagascar.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Eliakim
Eliakim formed on 14 March and dissipated on 20 March.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Eliakim
Eliakim made landfall on Madagascar on 16 March. Thousands of endangered individuals were evacuated. A peak rainfall total of 388 mm (15.3 in) was observed in Île Sainte-Marie. The torrential rainfall caused severe flooding across multiple regions. At least 21 people were killed by the storm and another 19,400 were left homeless. Over 17,200 homes, 1,100 classrooms, 27 healthcare facilities, and 15 roads sustained damage. The costs of repairing the damage were estimated to be 10 billion Malagasy ariary (US$3.21 million). The island of Réunion saw high surf reaching 5–6 m (16–20 ft) in height, and regions of Kenya were flooded.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Fakir
Fakir formed on 22 April and became post-tropical on 24 April.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Fakir
Fakir dumped torrential rainfall across Réunion from 25–26 April, resulting in flooding and landslides. Blackouts occurred around the island after electrical lines were either blown down by winds or damaged by collapsing trees. Access to potable water was restricted in some areas. Floodwaters and mudslides caused significant damage to residential and public buildings. Two people died in L'Étang-Salé after a mudslide buried their house. The heavy rainfall and ensuing floods devastated agriculture, destroying crops and drowning livestock. Damage in Réunion was estimated at €15 million (US$17.7 million). Disaster declarations were activated in 15 municipalities shortly after the storm. In the months after, local and departmental governments provided aid to farmers. The price of fruits and vegetables was significantly higher up to six months after Fakir. In Mauritius, trees were felled, crops were damaged, and highways were flooded.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Flamboyan
Late on 28 April, Flamboyan entered the South-West Indian Ocean basin as a developing Category 1 cyclone. Flamboyan retained its name after moving into the basin, becoming the first moderate tropical storm in the South-West Indian Ocean basin to be named by TCWC Jakarta in history. On 29 April, Flamboyan intensified into a severe tropical storm before gradually weakening. It was last mentioned on 1 May.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The first disturbance of this season, a low-pressure system, classified as a tropical low by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, moved west-southwestward across the 90th meridian east into the South-West Indian Ocean basin on August 8. At 10:00 UTC on the following day, Météo-France Réunion upgraded the low-pressure system to a zone of disturbed weather, with sustained winds of up to 55 km/h (35 mph) being detected on the southern side of the circulation by scatterometer. At this time, the disturbance was located approximately 2,375 km (1,475 mi) west of Jakarta, Indonesia. Météo-France noted that the revival of convective activity in the basin was likely due to the interaction between an eastward-moving Kelvin wave and a westward-moving Rossby wave.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names
Within the South-West Indian Ocean, tropical depressions and subtropical depressions that are judged to have 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 65 km/h (40 mph) by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center on La Réunion Island, France (RSMC La Réunion) are usually assigned a name. However, it is the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Centers in Mauritius and Madagascar who name the systems.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names
The Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in Mauritius names a storm should it intensify into a moderate tropical storm between 55°E and 90°E. If instead a cyclone intensifies into a moderate tropical storm between 30°E and 55°E then the Sub-Regional Tropical Cyclone Advisory Center in Madagascar assigns the appropriate name to the storm. Beginning from the 2016–17 season, name lists within the South-West Indian Ocean will be rotated on a triennial basis. Storm names are only used once, so any storm name used this year will be removed from rotation and replaced with a new name for the 2020–21 season. The unused names are expected to be reused in the list for the 2020–21 season.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Storm names
After the season, those six names used were automatically retired and were replaced with Alicia, Bongoyo, Chalane, Danilo, Eloise and Faraji, respectively for the 2020–21 season.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects
This table lists all of the tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones that were monitored during the 2017–2018 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Information on their intensity, duration, name, areas affected, primarily comes from RSMC La Réunion. Death and damage reports come from either press reports or the relevant national disaster management agency while the damage totals are given in 2017 or 2018 USD.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
The season had a large-scale impact across Réunion, with five cyclones: Ava, Berguitta, Dumazile, Eliakim, and Fakir, affecting the island. Accumulating rainfall from the cyclones generated ravines which prevented employees from getting to work and caused significant damage to small-scale fishing operations, agriculture, roads, houses, and public infrastructure. Preliminary assessments of damage totaled at least €15 million (US$17.6 million), however, the final total was expected to be significantly greater. In May 2018, electrical and water companies were conducting repairs on a daily basis. Repairs were also taking place to cliffs. Berguitta and Fakir damaged the Wolmar and Tamarin beaches by displacing sand.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
Fakir furthered the losses of Berguitta in the towns of Tampon, Saint-Louis, Petite-Ile, and Saint-Joseph. The rising Saint-Etienne river completely destroyed the Ouaki bridge and over 100 m (330 ft) of roadway near Saint-Louis. The torrential rainfall from Fakir stalled reconstruction efforts for the third time that year. A trail linking Bois Court and Grand Bassin was scheduled to reopen in April 2018 after having been closed since 12 February 2018. Work to stabilize cliffs, following heavy rainfall from Berguitta and Dumazile, took place in March.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
The Dos d'Ane-Deux Bras trail, which was damaged by Ava, Berguitta, Dumazile, and Fakir, reopened on 17 July 2018. Several landslides occurred on the RN5 highway, the only major road to Cilaos, after Ava, Berguitta, and Dumazile, resulting in the road being closed for over four months. Work to repair two bridges was halted as a result of a ban on large machinery in the river and threats of criminal prosecution against the workers. Protests erupted on 7 March 2018 as a result of the halted work.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
New crops planted in the aftermath of Cyclone Berguitta were largely destroyed by Cyclone Dumazile just a few weeks later. At that point, the island had experienced nearly three months of continuous rainfall, with only ten dry days. Several items, including salads, zucchini, paracress, carrots, and tomatoes, were expected to have shortages or be entirely unavailable. Three systems, mainly Fakir, caused significant damage to sugar canes. Estimates for the sugar harvest fell to 1,600,000 metric tons (1,800,000 short tons), the lowest since Cyclone Gamede affected Réunion in 2007. These losses represent at least 20 percent of the sugar cane production.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
The actual sugar harvest was less than forecast, reaching 1,600,000 metric tons (1,800,000 short tons), which was the worst harvest in over fifty years. Berguitta, Fakir, and other significant rainfall events caused €39.3 million (US$46.5 million) in agricultural losses. The Réunion prefecture government allocated €41.5 million (US$49.1 million in aid for farms that experiences losses due to the aforementioned weather events and the Yellow Vest protests that took place during November 2018. An additional €16 million (US$18.9 million) in aid was approved for investment projects, farmer income increases, the creation of employment opportunities, and the reduction of prices.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
In March 2019, the General Confederation of Planters and Breeders of Réunion Island requested that the agricultural minister to increase the dispersal rate for the aid package to help with recovery efforts. Aid of €2,000 (US$2,350) per 1 hectare (2.5 acres) was also promised for some farms, however, the dispersal of the aid was slow. Following Fakir, vegetable prices were expected to increase once again. An additional €2.3 million (US$2.7 million) in aid was authorized by 2 May 2018 by the Réunion Departmental Council. At least 95 farmers had receieved at least €220,000 (US$258,800) in aid for damage sustained during the season by 11 July 2018. Agricultural experts anticipated that it would take months or years for farmers to recuperate the losses sustained during the cyclone season.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
After Ava, Berguitta, Dumazile, and Fakir, the mayor of Sainte-Suzanne called for an emergency meeting of the Association of Mayors of Reunion Island in order to discuss potential solutions to the problems these storms caused. MP David Lorion requested that the Réunion Prefecture government and the Minister of Overseas establish a relief fund to help repair damage sustained by floods and mudslides during cyclones Berguitta and Fakir.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
The season had a considerable impact on plans, weather alerts, construction standards, and infrastructure. The Communist Party of Réunion discussed implementing multiple improvements following the season, including redrawing risk areas and construction guidelines and adapting school schedules to the island's climate. Near Saint-Pierre, at least €6.1 million (US$7.3 million) in funds were provided to improve the Chemin Stéphane highway, a roadway used by over 8,500 people per day, by constructing better drainage networks, new sidewalks, and a new driving surface.


2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal effects, Effects on Réunion
The Réunion Prefecture government assembled a meeting of the mayors on 4 May 2018 to discuss implementing a new warning system for the next cyclone season. A new purple alert was created for cyclones affecting the island with winds in excess of 200 km/h (125 mph). The warning system was also modified to allow for warning declarations as a result of severe rainfall. Repair work at the Bras de Cilaos following Berguitta was halted following torrential rainfall during Cyclone Dumazile. Protests erupted in Cilaos because the postponement of work left 400 people isolated on the other side of the city and 100 more at Îlet Furçy.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season
The 2017–18 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 19th season in the Premier League and their 41st in the top division of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Southampton finished 17th in the Premier League table with seven wins, 15 draws and 16 losses. They were knocked out of the EFL Cup in the second round by Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, and were knocked out of the semi-finals of the FA Cup by Chelsea.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season
The season was Southampton's first and only campaign with manager Mauricio Pellegrino, who replaced Claude Puel after one season in charge on 23 June 2017. Pellegrino was sacked with eight league games remaining on 12 March 2018, with the club in 17th position in the table, one point above the relegation zone. Mark Hughes, who played for the club between 1998 and 2000, was appointed as his replacement two days later.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season
Following the end of the 2016–17 season, Southampton released Martín Cáceres, Lloyd Isgrove, Cuco Martina and Harley Willard. They also sold Jason McCarthy to Barnsley for an undisclosed fee, Jay Rodriguez to West Bromwich Albion for £12 million, and Paulo Gazzaniga to Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee. Five players were sent out on season-long loans – Harrison Reed to Norwich City, Harry Lewis to Dundee United, Ryan Seager to Milton Keynes Dons, Sam Gallagher to Birmingham City, and Jordy Clasie to Club Brugge – while  Olufela Olomola joined Yeovil Town on loan until January.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season
Southampton's first signing of the summer transfer window was Polish centre-back Jan Bednarek, who joined from Lech Poznań for £5 million on 1 July. The club's second signing followed on 8 August, when Gabonese defensive midfielder Mario Lemina joined from Italian club Juventus for an initial fee of £15.4 million, which could increase to a club record £18.1 million based on performance. On 14 August, Southampton signed free agent goalkeeper Jack Rose, who had most recently played for West Bromwich Albion. The following week, the club signed Dutch centre-back Wesley Hoedt from Italian side Lazio for £15 million.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season
When the transfer window reopened in January 2018, Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk joined Liverpool for £75 million, a world record fee for a defender. Young striker Marcus Barnes joined Yeovil Town on loan for the rest of the season on 5 January, while left-back Matt Target joined Championship side Fulham on loan for the rest of the season on 22 January. On 25 January, the club signed Argentine striker Guido Carrillo from French side AS Monaco for a club record fee of £19 million. Seager was recalled from his loan at Milton Keynes Dons on 26 January, and instead joined Yeovil Town until the end of the season.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Pre-season
Southampton played their first pre-season friendly against Swiss club St. Gallen on 15 July 2017. The game ended in a goalless draw, with Saints coming close to scoring in the first half through Dušan Tadić and Nathan Tella, and in the second half through Steven Davis and Manolo Gabbiadini. A week later, the club drew 2–2 with Championship side Brentford, with both goals scored by striker Charlie Austin shortly after the half-time break.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Pre-season
On 29 July the Saints beat French side Saint-Étienne 3–0, with two goals in two minutes scored by Manolo Gabbiadini and James Ward-Prowse, followed by a late header from Maya Yoshida. Southampton lost their first friendly of the season at St Mary's Stadium on 2 August, when they were beaten 4–0 by German side Augsburg. Three days later the club won their final pre-season friendly of the summer against Spanish side Sevilla, with goals coming from Jack Stephens in the first half and Manolo Gabbiadini in the second.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
In their opening game of the season, Southampton were held to a goalless draw at home by Swansea City. The Saints enjoyed the majority of chances on goal, with Dušan Tadić, Manolo Gabbiadini and Maya Yoshida coming closest to scoring. The following week, Southampton beat West Ham United 3–2 to move up to fifth in the league table. Gabbiadini converted in the 11th minute with the club's first home goal since April, before Marko Arnautović was sent off for the visitors 12 minutes before half-time.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
Tadić doubled the hosts' lead with a penalty given away by former Saints defender José Fonte five minutes after the red card, before Javier Hernández brought one back for the Hammers on the stroke of half-time. Hernández equalised for West Ham in the second half, but a second penalty for the home side was scored by substitute Charlie Austin in the final minute of the game. The side's next match, away at Huddersfield Town, ended goalless. Nathan Redmond came close for the Saints in both halves, although the hosts enjoyed more chances on goal. Ryan Bertrand almost scored in injury time at the end of the game, but his header was cleared off the line by defender Tommy Smith.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
After a two-week international break, Southampton suffered their first loss of the season when Watford beat them 2–0 at St Mary's. Abdoulaye Doucouré opened the scoring for the visitors shortly before half-time with a 25-yard volley, before substitute Daryl Janmaat doubled his side's lead in the 66th minute with a 30-yard shot. The Saints had only one shot on target the whole match, in injury time at the end of the game. The following week, Southampton beat Crystal Palace 1–0 at Selhurst Park. Steven Davis opened the scoring within six minutes, converting a Dušan Tadić cross from close range.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
The home side came close either side of half-time, with Fraser Forster saving shots from Christian Benteke and Jason Puncheon. On 23 September, Southampton hosted Manchester United and lost by a single goal. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring after 20 minutes, following up after his header from a cross was saved. The hosts almost equalised several times later on, with Oriol Romeu coming closest on two occasions, one of which was headed off the line by Marouane Fellaini. Southampton lost again the following week at Stoke City.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
The hosts opened the scoring before half-time through a Mame Biram Diouf header, with Forster saving a Saido Berahino penalty a few minutes later. The Saints increased the pressure after the break, with Maya Yoshida scoring a volley in the 75th minute to equalise. Former Southampton striker Peter Crouch scored ten minutes later to secure the win.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
Southampton drew 2–2 at home with Newcastle United on 15 October. Isaac Hayden opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a long-range shot following an earlier effort that was saved, and Joselu almost made it two before half-time when he hit the crossbar. Shortly after the break, Manolo Gabbiadini equalised for the hosts from close range, but within a minute and a half the visitors had regained the lead through Ayoze Pérez. The Saints were awarded a penalty later on for a foul on Shane Long, which Gabbiadini converted to secure a point for his side.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, August–October 2017
The next week, the club beat West Bromwich Albion by a single late goal. The Saints enjoyed a number of chances to open the scoring, with Ryan Bertrand hitting the crossbar from a free kick and Shane Long missing from close range in the first half. Former Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez almost scored for the Baggies later on, but a solo effort from Sofiane Boufal in the 85th minute proved the only break of the game. Visiting Brighton & Hove Albion in their tenth game of the season, Southampton drew 1–1 and moved up to ninth in the table. Steven Davis opened the scoring after seven minutes with his second goal of the campaign, converting a rebound from James Ward-Prowse's free-kick. Glenn Murray equalised for the hosts after the break, with the deadlock held for the rest of the game.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
Southampton hosted Burnley on 4 November, losing 1–0 and dropping to 13th in the Premier League table. The hosts came close to scoring in the first half and early in the second through Sofiane Boufal, Nathan Redmond and Maya Yoshida, all of whom were denied by saves by goalkeeper Nick Pope. Sam Vokes scored the only goal of the match in the last ten minutes, heading in a cross. Two weeks later, the Saints lost again as Liverpool picked up a 3–0 win at Anfield.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
Mohamed Salah scored the first two goals for the hosts late in the first half, the first following a defensive error by the visitors and the second after a setup from Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian midfielder scored the third goal himself in the second half. The club picked up their first win by more than a single goal of the season the following week, beating Everton 4–1 at home. The Saints dominated possession throughout the game, with Dušan Tadić opened the scoring in the 18th minute.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
Gylfi Sigurðsson equalised just before half-time, but a brace from Charlie Austin shortly after the break put the hosts back ahead. Steven Davis scored the fourth goal late on, as Southampton moved up to the top half of the league table. The team faced league leaders Manchester City in midweek, losing 2–1 late on. Maya Yoshida missed a close range volley in the visitors' best first-half chance, before Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for the hosts shortly after half time. Oriol Romeu equalised with his first goal of the season in the 75th minute, but Raheem Sterling won the game for City in the final minute of injury time at the end of the match.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
On 3 December, Southampton travelled to nearby rivals Bournemouth, sharing the points in a 1–1 draw. Both teams had a number of chances on goal, but it was the hosts who opened the scoring through winger Ryan Fraser just before half-time, following a defensive error by Wesley Hoedt. Shortly after the hour mark, Charlie Austin scored his fourth goal of the season to bring the visitors level. Numerous chances for each side followed, but it ended level as the Saints moved back up to 11th in the table. The following week, the club hosted Arsenal in another 1–1 draw.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
Austin opened the scoring in the third minute, and came close to scoring more early on but for a number of offside decisions. The visitors dominated possession, but struggled to pressure Southampton's goal until two minutes from the end of the game, when Olivier Giroud headed in an equaliser for the Gunners. Southampton hosted Leicester City three days later in a midweek fixture, succumbing to a 4–1 loss to former manager Claude Puel's side. The Foxes opened the scoring after eleven minutes through Riyad Mahrez, with Shinji Okazaki doubling the lead just over 20 minutes later. Andy King added a third before half-time, Yoshida scored a consolation goal for the hosts just after the hour mark, and Leicester added a fourth through Okazaki's second.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
The club lost again in their next match at league champions Chelsea. Marcos Alonso scored the only goal on the stroke of half-time, with the hosts continuing to dominate for the rest of the match. The following week, Southampton drew 1–1 at home with promoted side Huddersfield Town. Charlie Austin opened the scoring in the 24th minute as the result of a corner, with Laurent Depoitre equalising for the visitors in the second half.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
Maya Yoshida came close to winning the game for the home side in stoppage time at the end of the match, but his header hit the post. After the game, Austin was charged with violent conduct and banned for three matches, after kicking goalkeeper Jonas Lössl in the face. The club lost 5–2 at Tottenham Hotspur the following week, dropping a place in the table. Harry Kane scored two in the first half from close range, with his first breaking the record for most Premier League goals in a calendar year, previously held by Alan Shearer.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, November–December 2017
Delle Alli scored a third for Spurs just after the break, with Son Heung-min adding a fourth two minutes later. Sofiane Boufal brought one back for the visitors after the hour mark, but Kane completed his hat-trick minutes later. Dušan Tadić scored a second for the Saints late on. In their last game of 2017, the Saints held Manchester United to a goalless draw at Old Trafford.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
In their first game of 2018, Southampton lost 2–1 to Crystal Palace. Shane Long scored his first goal since February 2017 to put the hosts up in the first half, but second-half goals from James McArthur and Luka Milivojević gave Palace the win. The club's next game, at Watford, ended in a 2–2 draw. The Saints were 2–0 up by half-time, with James Ward-Prowse scoring his first two league goals of the season before the break.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
Andre Gray brought a goal back for the hosts in the second half, before Watford secured a point in controversial circumstances when Abdoulaye Doucouré scored in the final minute of normal time after using his hand. The following week, Southampton hosted Tottenham Hotspur and drew 1–1. After a lot of pressure in the opening exchanges, the Saints went 1–0 up in the 15th minute when defender Davinson Sánchez turned a cross from Ryan Bertrand into his own goal. Three minutes later, however, Spurs were equal through a Harry Kane header from a corner.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
Jack Stephens almost scored a second for the hosts before half-time, and both chances enjoyed numerous chances to score a winner after the break, but it ended level and Southampton remained in the relegation zone. The club drew 1–1 again in their following game, at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. Glenn Murray opened the scoring with a 14th-minute penalty, after a foul by Wesley Hoedt, with Jack Stephens equalising in the second half from a James Ward-Prowse corner.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
Southampton picked up their first win in 13 games on 3 February 2018, beating bottom side West Bromwich Albion 3–2. The Baggies opened the scoring within five minutes when Ahmed Hegazi headed in a corner from Chris Brunt, but the Saints increased the pressure and dominated much of the rest of the first half. Shortly before the break, Mario Lemina scored his first goal for the club from outside the penalty area and Jack Stephens scored his third goal in as many games to put the visitors ahead.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
Ten minutes into the second half, James Ward-Prowse added a third from a free-kick, before Salomón Rondón pulled back a second for the hosts later on. The following week, the Saints hosted Liverpool and lost 2–0. Roberto Firmino opened the scoring in the sixth minute, after being set up by Mohamed Salah. The hosts came close to equalising on a number of occasions, but it was the visitors who struck again just before half-time, as Salah scored a goal of his own. On 24 February, Southampton drew 1–1 with Burnley at Turf Moor.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
Neither side mounted many challenges on goal in the first half, with the hosts opening the scoring 20 minutes into the second half courtesy of Ashley Barnes. The Saints almost scored through substitute Josh Sims but for a save by Nick Pope, before Manolo Gabbiadini scored his first goal since October in the final minute of the game to save a point for the visitors and keep them out of the relegation zone.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
On 3 March, Southampton were held to a goalless draw by Stoke City at home, dropping to 17th in the table as a result. The visitors came close to scoring at the end of the first half through Badou Ndiaye, with goalkeeper Alex McCarthy making a save from his header. The hosts had a number of chances in the second half through Josh Sims, Cédric Soares and substitute Sofiane Boufal, but were unable to convert and were held at 0–0. The following week, on 10 March,  Southampton lost 3–0 to Newcastle United at St James' Park.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
Brazilian loanee Kenedy opened the scoring for the hosts within the minute of play, and scored a second in the 29th minute to double Newcastle's advantage. The visitors offered little goal threat, with only two shots on target from the Saints in the second half. Matt Ritchie scored a third for the home side after 57 minutes, wrapping up the three points in convincing style and condemning Southampton to yet another defeat.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
It would spell the end of Mauricio Pellegrino's tenure as Southampton manager, as he was sacked on 12 March with the club one point above the relegation zone and having won just once in 17 matches. On 14 March, former Southampton player Mark Hughes was appointed as first team manager until the end of the campaign.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, January–March 2018
After a break for international fixtures, Hughes took charge of his first Southampton league match on 31 March, which saw the Saints lose 3–0 at West Ham United. João Mário opened the scoring for the home side after just 13 minutes, with Marko Arnautović doubling the Hammers' lead a few minutes later. Southampton offered little in terms of goalscoring opportunities, and before half-time Arnautović scored his second and West Ham's third to secure the win, which saw the visitors drop back into the relegation zone.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
The side remained in the relegation zone the following week, after a 3–2 defeat away to Arsenal. After a promising start to the game, Southampton opened the scoring when Shane Long beat Shkodran Mustafi at the near post. However, ten minutes later Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalised before Danny Welbeck put the Gunners ahead before half-time. Charlie Austin equalised for Southampton in the 73rd minute just after coming on as a substitute, but Welbeck scored a second to put Arsenal ahead once again.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
In injury time at the end of the game, Jack Stephens was sent off following an altercation with Jack Wilshere, before Mohamed Elneny was also dismissed. The next week, Southampton were on the receiving end of another 3–2 loss against Chelsea. The home side opened the scoring after 21 minutes, when Dušan Tadić tapped in his fourth goal of the season from a Ryan Bertrand cross. After continuing to enjoy the majority of chances on goal, the Saints doubled their lead shortly after half-time when Premier League debutant Jan Bednarek scored from James Ward-Prowse's free-kick. However, Chelsea took the lead during an eight-minute period in which they scored three times – first, substitute Olivier Giroud headed in from Marcos Alonso's cross, then Eden Hazard scored, followed by a second for Giroud.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
The following week, Southampton were held to a goalless draw at Leicester City. The game included very few chances on goal, with Shane Long and Jamie Vardy coming closest to breaking the deadlock for either side in the second half. On 28 April, Southampton picked up their first home win since November when they beat local rivals Bournemouth 2–1 at St Mary's. The Cherries started the stronger of the sides, but the Saints opened the scoring after 25 minutes when Dušan Tadić scored after a counter-attack which was set up from a Bournemouth corner.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
Despite enjoying the majority of pressure throughout the rest of the half, the hosts conceded on the stroke of half-time when Joshua King scored a volley from a corner. The visitors started the second half with the stronger approach, but it was the hosts who scored next ten minutes after the break as Tadić doubled his tally to put his side ahead. Charlie Austin and Shane Long came close to scoring a third, before Bournemouth increased the pressure towards the end and almost equalised through Ryan Fraser in stoppage time, but for a save by Alex McCarthy.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
Southampton drew their next match against Everton to move out of the relegation zone for the first time in five matches. After a first half with very few chances for either side, substitute Nathan Redmond opened the scoring for the Saints when he converted from a Cédric Soares setup. Maya Yoshida was sent off five minutes before the end of the game. The hosts equalised in the last minute of added time at the end of the match, shortly after goalkeeper Alex McCarthy denied Leighton Baines, when a shot from Tom Davies deflected off Wesley Hoedt.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
In their penultimate game of the season, Southampton edged out Swansea City to all but secure their place in the next season's Premier League. The visiting Saints opened the scoring in the second half again, with substitute Manolo Gabbiadini scoring his first goal since February from a corner. Charlie Austin had several chances on goal throughout both halves but failed to convert any, although Southampton still held on for the win to move up to 16th in the league table ahead of Huddersfield Town on goal difference.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
In their final game of the season, Southampton hosted new Premier League champions Manchester City on 13 May. The Saints went into the game almost guaranteed of safety, with Swansea City needing to beat Stoke City by a large margin in order to survive, although a point for the South Coast club would secure at least 17th position.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
The hosts arguably enjoyed more chances on goal than the champions, with centre-backs Jack Stephens and Wesley Hoedt both almost scoring early in the first half – the former after a long run through the middle of the pitch, and the latter with a header which hit the crossbar. After the half-time break, City increased the pressure as Raheem Sterling beat Alex McCarthy with a shot that hit the post, and John Stones came close with a header that the Saints goalkeeper tipped over the crossbar.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, Premier League, April–May 2018
Dušan Tadić saw a shot cleared off the line later in the game, but it was the visitors who scored the only goal with one of the final touches of the game, when Gabriel Jesus chipped McCarthy in the fourth minute of added time, helping the club set new Premier League season records of 100 points, 16 away wins and 106 goals.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Southampton entered the 2017–18 FA Cup in the third round, beating Championship side Fulham by a single goal. James Ward-Prowse set up a number of goalscoring opportunities early in the game, before himself opening the scoring in the 29th minute. The visitors could have doubled their lead on many occasions in the second half, with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg coming close to scoring shortly after the break. The hosts threatened the Southampton goal a number of times, but the Saints came closest to scoring the next goal as Jack Stephens hit the crossbar with a close-range header later on.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
The club hosted fellow Premier League side Watford in the fourth round of the tournament on 27 January, again winning 1–0 to advance to the fifth round for the first time since the 2013–14 season. The home side opened the scoring early on, when centre-back Jack Stephens scored his first goal for the club in the fourth minute, converting after Shane Long's shot was saved. The Saints had many more chances to score in the first half, but were unable to double their lead. Watford almost equalised late on, but Southampton held on for the win. Guido Carrillo made his debut for the club as a late substitute.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
In the fifth round, Southampton beat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 to advance to the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2004–05 season. Centre-back Wesley Hoedt opened the scoring in the eleventh minute with his first goal for the club, converting from James Ward-Prowse's corner. The Saints dominated the rest of the first half, and eventually scored a second ten minutes after the break through Dušan Tadić, who chipped goalkeeper Ben Foster after a counter-attack from his side's own half. Salomón Rondón scored for the hosts a minute later, but the visitors held on until the end to reach the quarter-finals.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
On 18 March, Southampton beat League One side Wigan Athletic 2–0 to advance to the semi-finals for the first time since the 2002–03 season. The first half was largely dominated by the lower league hosts, who had three clear chances to score but failed to convert any. The Saints came out strong after half-time, with Manolo Gabbiadini missing a one-on-one with goalkeeper Christian Walton early on. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg later opened the scoring after 62 minutes with his first goal for the club, converting from a corner. Gabbiadini had another chance to score for his side from the penalty spot ten minutes later, but saw his effort saved by Walton again. Cédric Soares finally doubled Southampton's lead in injury time to send them through to the penultimate round of the tournament.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Southampton faced Chelsea in the semi-final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium on 22 April 2018. The Saints held off pressure from Chelsea in the first half to go into the break goalless, with Willian hitting the crossbar in the best chance of the first period. However, Olivier Giroud opened the scoring less than a minute after the restart, beating several defenders and goalkeeper Alex McCarthy after being put through in the box by Eden Hazard.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, FA Cup
Shane Long missed a one-on-one chance with Chelsea goalkeeper Willy Caballero, while Charlie Austin saw several chances on goal save or go wide of the posts. Chelsea doubled their lead late on after bringing on Alvaro Morata, who headed in a cross from César Azpilicueta to secure a place in the final and send Southampton out of the tournament.


2017–18 Southampton F.C. season, EFL Cup
Southampton were knocked out of the 2017–18 EFL Cup in their first match of the tournament, losing 2–0 in the second round to Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves almost opened the scoring within ten minutes through Nouha Dicko, with Southampton's best chance of the first half coming just before the break as shots from Jan Bednarek and Jérémy Pied were saved by Will Norris, before Dušan Tadić shot wide. Danny Batth opened the scoring for the visitors in the 67th minute when he headed in a corner, before Donovan Wilson doubled the lead 20 minutes later to secure the third round for the Championship side.


2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by third-year head coach Rick Ray, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the  Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place.


2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
The team was ineligible for postseason play this season due to APR violations.


2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.


2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, SEMO was picked to finish in 10th place in the OVC. Denzel Mahoney was named to the 2017–18 Preseason All-OVC team.


2017–18 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team, Preseason
After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.


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


2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
The 2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2018 and ended in March, after which 14 member teams participated in the 2018 SEC Tournament at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The tournament champion was guaranteed a selection to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.


2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.


2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, SEC regular season
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Results updated through February 25, 2018.


2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Records against other conferences
2017-18 records against non-conference foes as of January 27, 2018:


2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the SEC offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.


2017–18 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Attendance
Note: teams that played more than 16 home games have a * by them


2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late-December 2017 and concluded in February 2018, followed by the 2018 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.


2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.


2017–18 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season, Regular season matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2017–18 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team
The 2017–18 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by first year head coach Ayla Guzzardo, played their home games at the University Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with an 8–21 overall record and a, 7–11 record in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.


2017–18 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
The 2017–18 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by fourth-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana  as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in a tie for the Southland regular season championship with Nicholls State. As the No. 1 seed in the Southland Tournament, they defeated Sam Houston State in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Stephen F. Austin. As a regular season champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.


2017–18 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team, Previous season
The Lions finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to Lamar.


2017–18 Southend United F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Southend United's 112th year in existence and their third consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in 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 Southend United F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Southend United had announced five pre-season friendlies against Braintree Town, Bishop's Stortford, Ebbsfleet United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Cambridge United.


2017–18 Southend United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Southend United were drawn away to Yeovil Town in the first round.


2017–18 Southend United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Southend United were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round.


2017–18 Southend United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Southend United were drawn in the Southern Group B against Colchester United, Gillingham and Reading U23s. After finishing as runners-up in their group, Southend were drawn away to Peterborough United in the second round.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League
The 2017–18 Southern Combination Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Wick and Hailsham Town were relegated to Division One, and Shoreham were promoted to Isthmian League Division One South.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Premier Division
With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues were compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) were also to be compulsorily promoted, but with resignations and mergers in leagues above, thirteen runners-up were promoted.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Premier Division
Teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F were to be relegated to Step 6, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 5 leagues were fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Division One
Step 6 clubs without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 6 leagues were fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined this season.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Division Two
Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.


2017–18 Southern Combination Football League, Division Two
Also, Worthing Town Leisure reverted to the name of Worthing Town after their merger with Worthing Leisure F.C. was ended after one season.


2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League
The 2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League season was the 52nd in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England, and was the second year the competition has two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One.


2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017.


2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 17 clubs from the previous season along with three new clubs:


2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League, Division One
Division One consisted of 16 clubs from the previous season along with three new clubs:


2017–18 Southern Football League
The 2017–18 season was the 115th in the history of the Southern League since its establishment in 1894. It was also the last to have a single Premier Division. From the 2014–15 season onwards, the Southern League is known as Evo-Stik League Southern, following a sponsorship deal with Evo-Stik.


2017–18 Southern Football League, Premier Division
At the end of the season a new division were to be created at the seventh level. Also, the number of clubs in the seventh level divisions was decreased from 24 to 22. To make up the number of clubs at the seventh level only one Premier Division club were to be relegated this season.


2017–18 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 24 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


2017–18 Southern Football League, East Division
At the end of the previous season Division One Central was renamed East Division.


2017–18 Southern Football League, East Division
At the end of the season a new division were to be created at the seventh level. To make up the number of clubs at the seventh level two clubs from each eighth division, one club with best points-per-game among the eighth level division clubs and six play-off winners were promoted this season. Also, a new division were to be added at the eighth level under the Isthmian League, while the number of clubs in every eighth division was decreased to 20. To make up the number of clubs only one club were to be relegated.


2017–18 Southern Football League, East Division
The East Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from previous season Division One Central and six new clubs:


2017–18 Southern Football League, East Division
At the end of the season the East Division was renamed Division One Central back.


2017–18 Southern Football League, West Division
At the end of the previous season Division One South & West was renamed West Division.


2017–18 Southern Football League, West Division
At the end of the season a new division were to be created at the seventh level. To make up the number of clubs at the seventh level two clubs from each eighth division, one club with best points-per-game among the eighth level division clubs and six play-off winners were promoted this season. Also, a new division were to be added at the eighth level under the Isthmian League, while the number of clubs in every eighth division was decreased to 20. To make up the number of clubs only one club were to be relegated.


2017–18 Southern Football League, West Division
At the end of the season West Division was renamed Division One South.


2017–18 Southern Football League, League Cup
The 2017–18 Southern League Cup (billed as The BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup) was the 80th edition of the Southern League Cup, the cup competition of the Southern Football League.


2017–18 Southern Football League, League Cup
Hereford, Mangotsfield United, and North Leigh declined to participate. The defending champions, Hayes & Yeading United, were defeated in the semi-finals by Hitchin Town.


2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Salukis, led by sixth-year head coach Barry Hinson, played their home games at the SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in second place. In the MVC Tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. Despite winning 20 games, the Salukis did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, Previous season
The Salukis finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the MVC Tournament, they defeated Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals.


2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017 recruiting class
Southern Illinois did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.


2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team, Preseason
In the conference's preseason poll, the Salukis were picked to finish in fifth place in the MVC. Senior forward Thik Bol was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.


2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis were led by fifth year head coach Cindy Stein. They play their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake.


2017–18 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.


2017–18 Southern Jaguars basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by interim head coach Morris Scott, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Jaguars received the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Jackson State in the quarterfinals before losing to Arkansas–Pine Bluff in  the semifinals.


2017–18 Southern Jaguars basketball team
On April 12, 2018, Southern hired Stetson assistant coach and former Morehead State/Mississippi Valley State head coach Sean Woods for the full-time job.


2017–18 Southern Jaguars basketball team, Previous season
The Jaguars finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the 3-seed in the SWAC Tournament they defeated Jackson State before losing in the semifinals to Alcorn State.


2017–18 Southern Jaguars basketball team, Previous season
On March 31, head coach Roman Banks, who had been serving as Southern's interim Athletic Director for almost two years, was promoted to full-time Athletic Director and stepped down as basketball coach. He finished his coaching career at Southern with a six-year record of 114–85. Assistant coach Morris Scott was named interim head coach.


2017–18 Southern Kings season
In the 2017–18 rugby union season, the Southern Kings participated in the Pro14 competition, their inaugural appearance in the competition after losing their Super Rugby status after the 2017 season. They finished bottom of the seven-team Conference B, winning just one of their 21 matches. Masixole Banda was the team's top scorer in the competition with 40 points, while winger Yaw Penxe was the top try scorer with five tries.


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


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


2017–18 Southern Kings season, Matches
The Southern Kings' matches in their inaugural season in Pro14 are:


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


2017–18 Southern Kings 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 Southern Kings season, Awards
The following player were honoured at the Southern Kings' end-of-season awards:


2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Doc Sadler, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated FIU and Middle Tennessee before losing to Marshall in the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament


2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 9–22, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Rice.


2017–18 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time


2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represents the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by fourteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–15, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to UTEP.


2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by second-year head coach Todd Simon and played their home games at the America First Events Center in Cedar City, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. In the Big Sky Tournament they defeated Idaho State and Idaho to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.


2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds men's basketball team, Previous season
The Thunderbirds finished the 2016–17 season 6–27, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Montana State in the first round before losing to Weber State in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Boettcher and play their home games at America First Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Idaho State.


2017–18 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
On March 13, Chris Boettcher was fired. He finished at Southern Utah with a 4 year record of 29–92. On April 18, former Saint Mary's assistant coach Tracy Sanders was named the next head coach at Southern Utah.


2017–18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth season
The 2017–18 SpVgg Gr. Fürth season is the 115th season in the football club's history and 5th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 29th overall. In addition to the league business, the Kleeblätter also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. They play in their 118th consecutive year in their stadium, Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer, while ongoing redevelopment of the main stand is in progress since 2016.


2017–18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 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 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
The 2017–18 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup was the 12th staging of Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup. The winners qualified for the 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup.


2017–18 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, Competition format
The eighteen teams joined the preliminary round, played as mini-tournaments with three teams in each group, where only the first qualified team advanced to further stages.


2017–18 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, Competition format
The winners of groups A, B, C and D joined the intermediate stage while the winners of the groups E and F directly qualified for the semifinals.


2017–18 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, Intermediate round
The first leg was played on 31 January 2018, while the second leg of the series between Valencian Community and Galicia was played on 14 February and the one between Castile and León and Catalonia, on 28 February.


2017–18 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup, Final stage
The final stage will be played on 30 March and 1 April 2018 at Estadio Pedro Sancho in Zaragoza, Aragon.


2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 21st in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England.


2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017. Following a few amendments, the constitution for the Spartan South Midlands League was ratified at the league's AGM on 24 June 2017.


2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs, promoted from Division One:


2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division One
Division One featured 20 clubs in the division for this season, of which there are five new clubs:


2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


2017–18 Sporting CP season
This article shows Sporting CP's player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Sporting CP 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 Sporting CP 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 Sporting CP season, Competitions, Primeira Liga
On 5 July 2017, Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional announced nine stipulations for the Liga NOS fixture draw that took place on 7 July. Among previous conditions, two new were added, the two teams who will play the Supertaça could not play against Sporting CP (Portuguese team in the play-off round of Champions League) on the first two matchdays.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season
The 2017–18 season was Real Sporting's 112th season in existence and the club's 45th season in the second flight of Spanish football, the first one since its last relegation. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 28 May 2017, Real Sporting sacked Nicolás Rodríguez after three seasons as director of football, and hired Miguel Torrecilla with the aim to replace him.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 9 June 2017, the club announced Asturian enterprise Teslacard as the new shirt sponsor of the club. One day later, Rubi confirmed that the club would not extend his contract for one more season.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 15 June 2017, Paco Herrera was hired as new coach after agreeing with the club a two-year contract. One week later, Nacho Cases announced he would leave the club, bringing to an end his 22-year association with the club.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Pre-season
Álex Bergantiños and Stefan Šćepović were the first signs, both loaned from their clubs. Šćepović came back to Gijón three season after. On 20 July 2017, Jorge Meré was transferred to German Köln for €9,000,000, becoming the highest transfer in the club's history. Four days later, he would be replaced by Italian center back Federico Barba, who signed for the next four seasons. Real Sporting paid €1,700,000 to Italian club Empoli F.C..


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Pre-season
On 1 August 2017, Real Sporting ended the renewal of season tickets with 21,274; the club's record in Segunda División. Two days later, the club announced that Carlos Castro and Carlos Carmona renewed their contracts until 2022 and 2021 respectively.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, Pre-season
Pre -season ended with five more incorporations, two of them on loan: Xandão, Juan Sebastián Quintero (on loan from Deportivo Cali), Michael Santos (on loan from Málaga), Álex Pérez and Álex López.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, August
Sporting played their first official match of the season on 19 August 2017, earning one point at Alcorcón. Due to the high temperatures during the game, cooling breaks were introduced. This arrangement was used for the first time in Spain during this season. Eight days later, the club made its home debut against Lugo and achieved the first win of the season, after beating the Galicians by 2–0. Carlos Carmona and Michael Santos scored the goals for the win that positioned Real Sporting in the second place at the end of the second round.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, August
In this match, Nacho Méndez made his professional debut as a starter, but he was replaced during the halftime. One day later, on 29 August, Real Sporting agreed with Eibar the loan of right back Jordi Calavera for one season.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, August
On 31 August 2017, Real Sporting ended the transfer window by rescinding the contracts of Lillo and Dani Ndi and loaning Jean-Sylvain Babin to Maccabi Tel Aviv.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
On 3 September 2017, Real Sporting reached the first position of the table after beating Gimnàstic 4–0 away and taking advantage of the loss of Tenerife against Valladolid. This leadership arrived just one week before playing the Asturian derby against Oviedo, 14 years after both teams meet for the last time in official competition. The derby ended with a 1–1 draw, despite scoring first thanks to a header of Carlos Carmona, as Oviedo made the equalizer with only five minutes left. Before it, in the surroundings of the stadium, there were altercations between the National Police and the ultras of Real Sporting, ending with damages in the buses of both clubs and 12 arrested people.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
Real Sporting lost its first match, one week later, in Soria, after being defeated 0–3 by Numancia. Three days later, Real Sporting was eliminated by this team after drawing 1–1 and losing 1–3 in the penalty shootout. Previously, they beat Reus in the first round.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, September
The club ended the month in the first position, after beating Lorca FC and taking advantage of other results. However, despite the leadership, the performance of the club was criticized by an important crowd of the supporters.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, October
Criticism to the team play continued after the 2–0 defeat on 1 October against Osasuna. However, the club continued unbeaten at home by achieving a new win at El Molinón, this time by 3–0 against Sevilla Atlético. In this match, Real Sporting missed two penalty kicks: firstly Stefan Šćepović, who scored twice, and later Carlos Castro in the additional time, after trying a Panenka.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, October
The club continued the undefeated streak at Estadio Reino de León, where they beat Cultural Leonesa by 2–0, in a match where 2,000 supporters travelled to León for a match played on Tuesday and later, only earning a 1–1 draw against Huesca despite going ahead.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, October
On 16 October, Real Sporting announced, despite the relegation, it beat the record of season tickets sold with 24,402. The club ended the month with four more points after a 1–1 draw at Rayo Vallecano and a 2–0 win at home against Almería, for a streak of five consecutive matches without losses that allowed the club to end October in the third position, with the same points as second qualified Granada, and only one point less than Lugo, that reached the leadership of the league for the first time in their history.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, November
November was disastrous for Sporting, who only earned two points in the four matches played in this month.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, November
It started with a loss at the Estadi Municipal de Reus, against Reus, by 1–0, after a free kick scored by Luís Gustavo. One week later, Real Sporting tied in the homer match against Valladolid, in another game where Sporting could not save the three points after scoring first, in a match were Sergio Álvarez got injured in the warm up.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, November
The crisis increased in the club after the first loss at home, on 21 November, against Cádiz by 0–3 with former player David Barral scoring the last goal, and dropped to the eighth position in the league table. This match was remarkable as it was the first one ever without any Asturian player in the starting team. The month ended with an away 2–2 draw against Albacete, with Michael Santos scoring a brace for overcoming the first goal of Roman Zozulya.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, December
Sporting accumulated two losses against Zaragoza and Barcelona B, increasing the streak to six matches without wins. With these numbers, the club dropped to the tenth position in the league table.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, December
On 11 December, the board of directors agreed to sack Paco Herrera and to hire former Valencia player Rubén Baraja as the new head coach. Baraja was confirmed as manager on 12 December. He started his tenure in Sporting with a huge win by 3–0 against Tenerife, but the team showed the same problems when it plays away, during the match at Granada, that ended with a 1–2 loss.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, December
On 22 December, B-side player Nacho Méndez extended his contract until 2021.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
2018 started for Sporting with a 3–2 win against Córdoba, that were in relegation positions, with Michael Santos netting his second brace in the season. In this match, Sergio Álvarez came back to the starting XI after an absence of one month due to an injury.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
On 11 January, former player Jony arrived to Gijón for signing until the end of the season, on loan from Málaga. The club announced his return the next day. One day later after the press release, Real Sporting won again in their second match of the year, this time against Alcorcón by a wide 3–0.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
On 18 January, goalkeeper Diego Mariño extended his contract with the club until 2022. One day later, Rachid Aït-Atmane was loaned to Belgian side Waasland-Beveren. and on 20 January, Real Sporting lost 3–1 to CD Lugo, in a match where after four missed penalty kicks, Carmona netted one. Also in this game, rival goalkeeper Juan Carlos scored a goal.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
On 26 January, midfielder Moi Gómez was loaned to Huesca until the end of the season. Just minutes later, the club announced the sign up of Hernán Santana from La Liga club Las Palmas, until 2021.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
The last match of the month ended with a 2–0 win against Gimnàstic thanks to a new goal of Michael Santos and other one made by Rubén García. This was the debut with the first team of right back Adrián Montoro.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, January
In the last day of the month, Getafe and Sporting agreed to terminate the loan of Stefan Šćepović, who played 16 league games and scored four goals in his second stage in Gijón, and was transferred to Hungarian club Videoton. And just hours before the end of the winter market, Real Sporting agreed the loans of Nano Mesa from Eibar and Alberto Guitián, who played in Sporting three years ago, from Valladolid.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
On 4 February, Real Sporting lost 2–1 against Oviedo in the second Asturian derby of the season, despite scoring first thanks to a goal of Jony. However, the team redeemed itself by beating Numancia in the next week by 2–0, achieving coach Rubén Baraja his fifth consecutive win at El Molinón.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
In the third match of the month, Real Sporting continued without winning away and only could earn one goalless draw against Lorca FC, that cut their streak of ten consecutive losses. Jony missed a penalty kick in the first half, becoming this one the fifth shot missed in the season out of seven tries.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
The last match of the month ended with a new home win, the sixth consecutive, against Osasuna by 2–0, with goals of Rubén García and Michael Santos, and the team showing a completely different performance at home and away.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, February
On 27 February, all-time Sporting's top scorer Quini passed away at the age of 68 after suffering a heart attack.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, March
With a 0–1 win against last qualified Sevilla Atlético, Real Sporting came back to the play-offs positions fifteen rounds after the last time. Sporting continued their unbeaten streak by defeating 4–0 Cultural Leonesa, in a match where Quini was honored, and leaders Huesca away by 2–0.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, March
On 24 March, Real Sporting beat the leader again, this time Rayo Vallecano thanks to an own goal. Goalkeeper Diego Mariño continued unbeaten by seventh consecutive match.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, April
On 1 April, Real Sporting came back provisionally to the leadership after beating 1–3 Almería and taking advantage of the draw between Rayo Vallecano and Cádiz and the postponement of the match between Huesca and Albacete. Michael Santos, who scored his 16th goal in the first minutes, became injured and Diego Mariño ended his streak of 764 minutes unbeaten by receiving a penalty kick scored by Rubén Alcaraz. One week later, the team beat Reus 2–1 for earning their seventh consecutive win, equaling the best streak of the club, in the 1979–80 season.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, April
This record would be beaten at Valladolid, by achieving also the tenth consecutive match without losing. Rubén García scored the only goal in the game played at Estadio José Zorrilla, with more than 4,000 supporters who travelled from Gijón for watching the match. The winning streak would end after a goalless draw at Estadio Ramón de Carranza, against Cádiz CF. However, Real Sporting would continue their streak of 11 games unbeaten, all the league matches played after losing the Asturian derby.


2017–18 Sporting de Gijón season, Season overview, April
On 25 April 2018, Jony was named Player of the Month of March. He received the award at El Molinón on 29 April, before the last match of the month, that ended with a 2–1 win against Albacete. He and Carmona scored the goals for continuing in the second position after 37 rounds played.