2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2017–18 Junior Championships took place on November 24–26, 2017 at the Gunma Sports Complex in Maebashi, Gunma.


2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections
The Japan Skating Federation selected skaters for international competitions in the second half of the 2017–18 season based on the results of the national championships as well as international ISU-sanctioned competitions.


2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held on February 9-25, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Yuzuru Hanyu was chosen to compete despite missing the national championships, by virtue of his status as reigning World and Olympic champion, and his first place in the ISU World Standings at the time of the championships.


2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Championships
The 2018 World Championships will be held on March 19-25, 2018 in Milan, Italy. Japan's entries were announced in late December 2017.


2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents Championships
The 2018 Four Continents Championships will be held on January 22-28, 2018 in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. Japan's entries were announced in late December 2017.


2017–18 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2018 World Junior Championships will take place on March 5-11, 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Japan's entries were announced in late December 2017.


2017–18 Jordan FA Cup
The 2017–18 Jordan FA Cup was the 38th season of the national football competition of Jordan. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the 2019 AFC Cup.


2017–18 Jordan League Division 1
The 2017–18 Jordan League Division 1 started on 26 February 2018 and is scheduled to conclude on 15 May 2018.


2017–18 Jordan League Division 1
The league featured 10 teams from the 2016–17 campaign, two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Premier League: Al-Sareeh and Sahab, and two new teams promoted from the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2: Dar Al-Dawa and Shabab Al-Hussein.


2017–18 Jordan League Division 1
Al-Salt won the league title and promoted to 2018–19 Jordan League along with Al-Sareeh. Al-Asalah and Al-Jalil were relegated to the 2017–18 Jordan League Division 2.


2017–18 Jordan League Division 1, Teams
A total of 14 teams are contesting the league, including 10 sides from the 2016–17 season, two relegated from the 2016–17 Premier League, and two promoted from the 2016–17 Jordan League Division 2.


2017–18 Jordan League Division 1, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League
The 2017–18 Jordan Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziyad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) is the 66th season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League
Al-Faisaly are the defending champions of the 2016–17 season. Shabab Al-Aqaba and Al-Yarmouk entered as the two promoted teams.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League
On 3 May 2018, Al-Wehdat won their 16th Premier League title, after Mansheyat Bani Hasan beat Al-Faisaly 2–1 in round 21 and before the final round of the league.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League
Al-Faisaly's Łukasz Gikiewicz won the Golden Boot with 14 goals.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League, Teams
The league comprises 12 teams, 10 from the 2016–17 campaign, as well as two teams promoted from the 2016–17 Division 1.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper.


2017–18 Jordanian Pro League, Results, League table
Note: Teams tied on points are ranked on head-to-head record.


2017–18 Junior ABA League
The 2017–18 Junior ABA League is the inaugural season of the Junior ABA League with ten men's under-19 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia participating in it. Teams are the junior selections of the 2017–18 ABA League First Division teams.


2017–18 Junior ABA League, Competition
Ten under-19 teams are participating at the 2017–18 Junior ABA League season – Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita, Cibona, Crvena zvezda mts, Igokea, Mega Bemax, Mornar, MZT Skopje Aerodrom, Partizan NIS and Petrol Olimpija - will be divided into two semi-final Groups.


2017–18 Junior ABA League, Competition
In Group A in Belgrade, Serbia are Crvena zvezda mts, Cibona, Mega Bemax, Mornar and MZT Skopje Aerodrom. In Group B in Zagreb, Croatia are Budućnost VOLI, Cedevita, Igokea, Partizan NIS and Petrol Olimpija.


2017–18 Junior ABA League, Competition
In the group stage, all teams will face each other team within a group in a round-robin system. The two best placed teams of each group will advance to the final tournament, which will take place in Laktaši. At the final tournament, the teams will play two games – the semifinal and the final or third place game. The winner of the final tournament will become the 2017–18 ABA Junior Tournament Champion.


2017–18 Juventus F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Juventus Football Club's 120th in existence and 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Due to sponsorship reasons, from 1 July 2017 until 30 June 2023, the Juventus Stadium was known as the Allianz Stadium of Turin. During the previous season, president Agnelli announced that a new Juventus logo would be introduced, revealing a video showing the introduction of the new logo.


2017–18 Juventus F.C. season
The logo shows the word Juventus on top, with two capital Js shown together in different fonts with a small opening between them to almost make a bigger J. Agnelli said that the logo reflects "the Juventus way of living". In this season, Juventus introduced their new logo on the kits.


2017–18 Juventus F.C. season
On 16 February 2018, the first three episodes of a docu-series called First Team: Juventus, which followed the club throughout the season, by spending time with the players behind the scenes both on and off the field, was released on Netflix; the other three episodes were released on 6 July 2018.


2017–18 Juventus F.C. season
On 9 May 2018, Juventus won their 13th Coppa Italia title, and fourth in a row, in a 4–0 win over Milan, extending the all-time record of successive Coppa Italia titles. Four days later on 13 May, following a 0–0 draw with Roma, Juventus secured their seventh consecutive Serie A title, extending the all-time record of successive triumphs in the competition. Then on 17 May, iconic Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced his farewell to Serie A (and the national football team). He left Serie A after 23 career seasons, the last 17 being with Juventus, nine league titles, and 640 caps, the second highest in Serie A. Buffon would return to Juventus in 2019 after a one-year spell with PSG.


2017–18 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 January 2018.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 KBL season
The 2017–18 KBL season was the 22nd season of the Korean Basketball League (KBL), the highest level of basketball in South Korea. Seoul SK Knights won its second KBL championship.


2017–18 KF Luftëtari season
This article covers the 2017–18 season for Luftëtari Gjirokastër. They participate in the Albanian Superliga and the Albanian Cup.


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


2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë season
Skënderbeu Korçë are an Albanian football team which are based in Korçë. During the 2017/18 campaign they will compete in the following competitions: Kategoria Superiore, Albanian Cup, UEFA Europa League.


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


2017–18 KF Tirana season
The 2017–18 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 79th competitive season, first ever season in the Kategoria e Parë and 97th year in existence as a football club.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
Tirana's relegation for the first time in history created a mass exodus at the club, with Afrim Taku, Gilman Lika, Olsi Teqja leaving the team immediately after they contract run out.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
Later on 16 June, Tirana announced the signing of manager Zé Maria.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
On 19 June Tirana acquired the services of Ugandan striker Yunus Sentamu after having originally signed an agreement in January 2016. One the same day, Brazilian midfielder Wellyson completed a transfer to Tirana by becoming the second purchase of transfer market.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
Two days later, manager Zé Maria published the official list for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. The youngsters Realf Zhivanaj, Elvi Berisha and Rei Qilimi were promoted for the first time at senior squad.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, June
Tirana lost the first leg against Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 at Netanya Stadium.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, July
In the returning leg on 6 July, Tirana was defeated 3–0 at home and was eliminated from the competition 5–0 on aggregate. On 12 July, Moise Nkounkou terminated the contract with Tirana unilaterally which led the club to send the case to UEFA where they emerged victorius; the played was forced to give Tirana €100,000 compensation.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, August
On 10 August, Merveille Ndockyt who had a breakthrough season in his first year at Tirana, was sold at La Liga club Getafe for €400,000. One day after that, second goalkeeper Edvan Bakaj terminated the contract with the club due to lack of playing time.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, August
On 15 August, Elvi Berisha who debuted with senior team in the qualifying rounds of Europa League, was sold at Leganés B for €90,000.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, August
On 24 August, defender David Domgjoni was transferred to Kosovan side Liria for an undisclosed fee. A day after, young defender Fjoralb Deliaj left the club as a free agent after being told by manager Zé Maria that he was not in his plans. On 28 August, Reuben Acquah was sold at LASK Linz for €250,000. On the same day, Uganda international player Tony Mawejje completed a transfer to Tirana by penning a contract until June 2019 with an option to renew. On 29 August, Alvaro Bishaj joined the club on a three-year contract at the request of manager Zé Maria.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
On 2 September, Tirana signed English striker Michael Ngoo on a one-year contract with the possibility of a renewal for a second year. Two days later, Çelhaka joined the club on a deal running until June 2020. Çelhaka was presented alongside Bedri Greca who signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
Tirana played their first domestic match on 6 September in the 2017 Albanian Supercup. Tirana won 1–0 thanks to late winner of Erion Hoxhallari to clinch their 11th title in history. Tirana also set a record by becoming the Kategoria e Parë side to win the Supercup.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
On 7 September, after three months as free agent, Ifeanyi Edeh rejoined Tirana on a one-year contract. He however departed from the club on 24 September to pursue a career outside the continent.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
Tirana begun their Albanian Cup campaign on 13 September by winning 2–1 away over Besa Kavajë in the first leg of first round. Karabeci scored both goals, including one with penalty. Three days later they played their first ever Kategoria e Parë match on 16 September by defeating Iliria Fushë-Krujë 1–0 at home. Tony Mawejje scored the lone goal.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
On 22 September Tirana announced the purchase of midfielder Hardy Binguila on a three-year contract. He was presented at Selman Stërmasi Stadium and was given squad number 10. In the second matchday against Pogradeci, Tirana easily won 3–0 at Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium. Sentamu and Ngoo were the authors of goals.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
In the returning leg of Albanian Cup first round, Tirana won 2–0 thanks to Ngoo brace to progress to next round 4–1 on aggregate. On 29 September, after having initially assigned to reserve squad, goalkeeper Alessio Abibi was given clearance to join the first squad. He signed a three-year contract.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
On 27 September was the draw for the second round of Albanian Cup. The team will play against Vllaznia Shkodër.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, September
Tirana finished the month by winning another three league points, this time by beating Naftëtari Kuçovë 3–0 at home. Sentamu was on the score sheet twice while Karabeci scored the other goal.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, October
Tirana begun October by winning 6–0 at Shkumbini Peqin. The goals were scored by six different players. It was also the fourth consecutive clean-sheet for Ilion Lika. The team continued their sublime form in league by winning 2–0 over Turbina Cërrik at home to extend the league gap. Nggo and Greca scored the goals for Tirana. The win was followed by another one in the next week as the team won 2–0 versus Tomori Berat with the goals of Karabeci and Sentamu.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, November
In the first match of November, Tirana suffered a 0–1 home loss to Bylis Ballsh. Niko Zisi scored the lone goal of the match. For Tirana it was the first league defeat of the season and the first goal conceded after 540 minutes. Zé Maria called the defeat "a shame". Tirana bounced back fast, however, winning 2–0 versus Apolonia Fier on 18 November. Alked Çelhaka scored his first Tirana goal while Grent Halili for his first league goal for Tirana in his 33rd appearance.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, November
Tirana dropped again points on matchday 9 on 25 November against Shënkolli. Karabeci scored for Tirana with penalty as the team finished the match with 10 players following the sent off of Çelhaka. On 29 November, goals from Greca and Wellyson secured a 2–0 home win over Vllaznia in the first leg of Albanian Cup second round.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, December
Tirana's December began with a visit to the Redi Maloku Stadium to take on Iliria on 9 December. Tirana achieved an easy 3–0 win thanks to Daja, Turtulli and Karabeci goals. In the returning leg of Albanian Cup second round at Loro Boriçi Stadium versus Vllaznia Shkodër, Tirana was defeated 0–1 but progressed through thanks to the 2–0 win in the first leg. The team however played for one hour with one man less due to Erion Hoxhallari's sent-off following an brawl with Ardit Krymi. He was suspended for two matches by AFA. Following the end of the match the police violated the Tirana players which prompted the club to denounce. On the same day was announced that Tirana was going to play Kukësi in the quarter-finals of Albanian Cup.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, December
Back in the league, the team scored 6 times in the match against Pogradeci to equal the best victory achieved in October versus Shkumbini Peqin. Sentamu scored a hat-trick which was followed by Qilimi, Halili and Ngoo goals. In the last match of 2017, Tirana recorded another big victory, winning 0–4 at Naftëtari Kuçovë, finishing Group B at first place. Karabeci, Ngoo, Sentamu and Bardhi scored the goals.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, January
On 2 January, the club terminated by mutual consent the contract with Brazilian Wellyson who signed a three-year contract with Swedish outfit AFC Eskilstuna. The announcement was made three days later. On 9 January, young defender Marlind Nuriu was sent on loan for remainder of the season at fellow capital club Dinamo Tirana to gain more experience. On 12 January, the club announced their winter training camp schedule; the preparation phase is going to take place in Antalya, Turkey and the team would also play in three friendlies. Priror to that, Tirana released Ditmar Shehri, Mateus Levendi, Alvi Ahmetaj and several other players from the youth ranks. Flamur Bajrami was sent on loan at Vëllaznimi of Football Superleague of Kosovo for the remainder of the season.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, January
The team played their first friendly on 18 January; the draw 1–1 against Kazakhstan Premier League outfit Tobol with Greca scoring Tirana's only goal. Tirana played their second friendly two days later; they draw 2–2 against SKA-Khabarovsk with Sentamu and Daja scoring for Tirana. Tirana finished their winter training camp by earning another draw, this time against Cherno More.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, January
On 20 January 2018, the club announced their first two signings of winter transfer window; Kenneth Muguna joined the club on a 4 1⁄2-year contract while Mohammed Musa signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract. Five days later, midfielder Samson Iliasu was signed from Mohammedan Sporting Club and was sent on loan at Kastrioti Krujë on deadline day until the end of the season.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, January
Tirana played their first competitive match of 2018 on 28 January; the team on 3–0 versus Shkumbini Peqin with the goals of Ngoo, Qilimi and Vrapi. Back in Albanian Cup three days later, Tirana despite dominating most of the game with one player less, was not able to win at home versus Kukësi as the match ended 1–1.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, February
Tirana started February by earning a 2–1 comeback win at Nexhip Trungu Stadium versus Turbina Cërrik; Greca and Ngoo goals were enough 5th consecutive league win. In the next league match six days later, Tirana continued their winning run after beating 3–1 Tomori Berat at home; Ngoo scored a brace which was followed by Greca's goal.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, February
Back in cup, in the second leg of Albanian Cup quarter-finals, Tirana lost 0–1 thanks to an early Kukësi goal scored by Sindrit Guri which sealed Tirana elimination from the competition 1–2 on aggregate. In the next league match against promotion contenders Bylis Ballsh, Tirana took the advantage by netting with Yunus Sentamu in the dying seconds of first half injury time. However, the hosts bounced back and scored with a controversial penalty with Maringlen Shoshi.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, February
In the penultimate match of regular season, Tirana didn't go more than a goalless draw against Apolonia Fier.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, March
On 3 March, in the final match of regular season, Tirana overwhelmed Shënkolli by winning 4–1, ending the regular phase as leaders with 45 points, four more than Bylis Ballsh. Tirana's lead was cut short in half due to new rules applied by Albanian Football Association for the 2017–18 season, meaning they were only two points ahead of Bylis.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, March
The team played their first play-off match on 11 March against Pogradeci, winning 3–0 thanks to the strikes of Ngoo, Greca and Halili. This win was followed by the next one six days later against Tomori Berat. The team won 2–1 at home thanks to the goals of Sentamu and Ngoo. Goalie Ilion Lika was injured during the match after a collision with an opposition player and was taken off.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, March
On 26 March, Michael Ngoo, who until now had scored 13 goals and provided 7 assists, suffered a major injury during the training session which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. Tirana played their third promotion play-off match on 28 March against Apolonia Fier; they won 5–1 thanks to the braces scored by Greca and Muçi and a goal from Karabeci, which helped Tirana to extend the league lead.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, April
Tirana begun April by recording a 2–0 win against their closest rival Bylis Ballsh. The team scored in the 2nd with in-form Bedri Greca just seconds after Erando Karabeci missed a penalty. Greca scored the second goal in the 27th minute which gave Tirana the win. Tirana officially secured their promotion to top flight next season by winning 3–2 at home against Pogradeci. An owngoal from Hysenllari and goals from Grend Halili and Bedri Greca secured the win.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, April
After clinching the spot for the next season's Albanian Superliga, Zé Maria decided to play in the next game against Tomori Berat with a young and inexperienced team, consisting players from the B squad. The team however managed a 2–2 draw. On 27 April, the youngster Ernest Muçi signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal until June 2020. In the last match of April, Tirana managed a narrow 1–0 win against Apolonia Fier thanks to the winner of Jurgen Vrapi in 31st minute.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, May
On 8 May, Tirana were deducted three points due to financial obligations to its former player Gjergji Muzaka. In the final match of promotion Group B, Tirana defeated Bylis Ballsh 2–1 thanks to the brace of Bedri Greca to claim the trophy of Group B. The goals scored in this match made Greca the joint Tirana topscorer along with Yunus Sentamu.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Season overview, May
On 16 May, in the Kategoria e Parë final against the Group A winners, Kastrioti Krujë, Tirana recorded a 2–0 win thanks to another brace for the man of the moment Bedri Greca to win the trophy of Kategoria e Parë for 2017–18 season.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Players, Squad information, From youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 KF Tirana season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2017–18 KF Vllaznia Shkodër season
This article covers the 2017–18 season for Vllaznia Shkodër. They participate in the Kategoria Superiore.


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


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


2017–18 KHL season
The 2017–18 KHL season was the tenth season of the Kontinental Hockey League. The season started on 21 August 2017 and ended on 22 April 2018.


2017–18 KHL season
The league accommodated a 33 day Olympic break, to allow its players to  participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in February.


2017–18 KHL season, Team changes
The Croatian club Medveščak Zagreb relocated back to the Austrian Hockey League, and Russian club Metallurg Novokuznetsk was relegated to the Supreme Hockey League, to bring the total number of KHL teams to 27.


2017–18 KHL season, Team changes
March 2018 KHL announced that two teams going to drop out after this season and next season have 25 teams. Yugra and Lada Togliatti are the teams that will not continue in KHL.


2017–18 KHL season, Divisions and regular season format
In this season, like in the 2016–17 season, each team will play every other team once at home and once on the road, giving a total of 52 games (26 at home, 26 on the road), plus 4 additional games (2 at home, 2 on the road) played by each team against rival clubs from its own conference. Thus, each team played a total of 56 games in the regular season.


2017–18 KHL season, Divisions and regular season format
How the teams are divided into divisions and conferences is shown in the table below.


2017–18 KHL season, Gagarin Cup playoffs
The playoffs started on March 3, 2018, with the top eight teams from each of the conferences and ended on April 22, 2018.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season
The 2017–18 season is the 73rd Crvena zvezda season in the existence of the club. The team has been playing in the Basketball League of Serbia, in the Adriatic League and in the Euroleague.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
During the summer of 2017, the head coach Dejan Radonjić didn't sign new contract, and the club parted ways with no less than eleven players, including key figures in the last couple of years such as Marko Simonović, captain Luka Mitrović, Charles Jenkins, Stefan Jović, Ognjen Kuzmić and Marko Gudurić. Young prospect Dušan Alimpijević was named as the head coach. Depleted roster was reinforced by James Feldeine and Taylor Rochestie, veterans Pero Antić and Marko Kešelj and a quartet of young players: Mathias Lessort, Nikola Radičević, Stefan Janković and Nikola Jovanović. Zvezda also brought in Dragan Apić, Dejan Davidovac and Stefan Lazarević from its development team FMP. Half of rebuilt team hasn't previously played a single game in EuroLeague.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
During October 2017, the Zvezda won six out of ten played games. The Adriatic League season opening started with three wins in a row. In the EuroLeague they won on two home games over FC Barcelona and Maccabi.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
Breaking with defense oriented philosophy of Radonjić era, the staple of Zvezda's game became 3 point shot. In December 2017. roster was further strengthened with combo guard Dylan Ennis, while Apić and Lazarević got loaned back to FMP. Last player to arrive was Slovenian national team center Alen Omić, while underperforming Radičević parted ways with the club. Zvezda finished first in the regular part of ABA league, having 19 wins and 3 losses, and reached finals by defeating Mornar 2–1 in series, but lost 3–1 in final series to Budućnost.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Overview
Defeat meant that club will not participate in Euroleague next year, which triggered downsizing. Management terminated contract with Dylan Ennis and Milko Bjelica, and reinforced squad with Filip Čović and young prospect Aleksa Radanov from FMP. Poor start in domestic KLS forced coach Alimpijević to resign, and his assistant Milenko Topić took over as interim head coach. Modified team managed to win the Superleague title, beating FMP in the finals, but the season was generally deemed to be unsuccessful due to failure to secure a spot in Euroleague.


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


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, Adriatic League, Results by round
Last updated: March 12, 2018.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, EuroLeague, Results by round
Last updated: April 6, 2018.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, Serbian Super League, Results by round
Last updated: May 15, 2018.Source: Competitive matchesGround: A = Away; H = Home; R = Rest. Result: L = Loss; W = Win; R = Rest; P = Postponed.


2017–18 KK Crvena zvezda season, Competitions, Adriatic Supercup
Crvena zvezda had canceled their participation at the Supercup, due to their previously scheduled Euroleague tournament (Crete Heraklion – 2nd International Basketball Tournament), which was held in the same period.


2017–18 KK Partizan season
In the 2017–18 season, Partizan NIS Belgrade competed in the Basketball League of Serbia, the Radivoj Korać Cup, the Adriatic League and the EuroCup.


2017–18 KK Partizan season, Players, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2017–18 KML season
The 2017–18 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season (also known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 93rd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia.


2017–18 KML season
The season began on 5 October 2017 and concluded on 24 May 2017 with Kalev/Cramo defeating University of Tartu 4 games to 0 in the finals to win their 10th Estonian Championship.


2017–18 KML season, Regular season
During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 28 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exception:


2017–18 KML season, Regular season
Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.


2017–18 KML season, Playoffs
The playoffs began on 17 April and ended on 24 May 2018. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating University of Tartu 4 games to 0 in the finals.


2017–18 KML season, Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.


2017–18 KML season, All-Star Game
The 2018 All-Star Game was played on 16 February 2018 in Tallinn at the Saku Suurhall. Team Olybet LBL won the game 127–126 in overtime. The MVP of the game was Isaiah Briscoe, who scored 39 points.


2017–18 KNVB Cup
The 2017–18 KNVB Cup was the 100th season of the annual Dutch national football cup competition. It commenced on 19 September 2017 with the first of six rounds and concluded on 22 April 2018 with the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam.


2017–18 KNVB Cup
The defending champions were Vitesse from the Eredivisie, who beat AZ 2–0 in the final in the previous season on 30 April 2017.


2017–18 KNVB Cup
The winner will automatically qualify for the third preliminary round of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. The winner will also participate in the 2018 edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch Supercup match at the start of the following season between the Cup winner and the champions of the 2017–18 Eredivisie.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, First round
The draw of the first round was done on 26 August 2017. 64 teams participated and played on 19, 20 or 21 September 2017.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Second round
The draw of the second round was done on 21 September 2017. 32 teams participated and played on 24, 25 or 26 October 2017.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Second round
The lowest ranked teams left were Swift and Hoek from the fifth tier of Dutch football.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The draw of the round of 16 was done on 26 October 2017. 16 teams are participating and will play on 19, 20 or 21 December 2017.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Round of 16
The lowest ranked teams left are GVVV and VVSB from the third tier of Dutch football.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Quarter-finals
The quarter-final draw was held on 21 December 2017. 8 teams participated and the matches will be played on 30 and 31 January 2018 and 1 February 2018.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Quarter-finals
The lowest ranked team left is Cambuur from the second tier of Dutch football.


2017–18 KNVB Cup, Semi-finals
The matches for the semi-finals took place on 28 February 2018.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 120th basketball season. The Jayhawks, were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. They were led by 15th year Hall of Fame head coach Bill Self.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
On October 22, the Jayhawks renewed their rivalry against Missouri in an exhibition game for charity. The proceeds of the game went to four different charities for Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Maria relief funds. It was the first time the teams played since Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The Jayhawks entered the season ranked 4th, their 162nd consecutive poll they have been ranked in. During the season, they extended the streak to, as of the poll released on March 12, 2018, 180 consecutive polls. The last game KU played as unranked team was a 66–61 win over Colorado on January 31, 2009. With their 74–72 win over Texas Tech on February 24, 2018, the Jayhawks clinched their NCAA record 14th consecutive Big 12 regular season championship.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The season marked the first time the Jayhawks have ever been swept in the regular season by an opponent under Bill Self, ending what was a streak of 103 home and home series without a sweep dating back to 2001. The Jayhawks lost to Self's alma mater Oklahoma State twice. With 3:49 left in the 2nd half of their Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinal game against Oklahoma State, red-shirt sophomore guard Malik Newman made a 3-point shot. That 3 point was the Jayhawks school record 319th made 3 point shot in the season, breaking a record the Jayhawks set the previous season.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region. There they defeated Penn, Seton Hall, Clemson, and Duke to advance to the Final Four. In the Final Four, they lost to No. 1 seed from the East region and eventual National Champions, Villanova.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Senior guard Devonte' Graham was named a Consensus First Team All-American. He was the 23rd different player to be named a Consensus First Team All-American and the 30th overall selection in Kansas history. It was also the 2nd consecutive year Kansas had a Consensus First Team All-American.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Roster and coaching staff changes, Coaching staff changes
The Jayhawks did not experience any changes to their coaching staff.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Roster and coaching staff changes, Early draft entrants, Did not initially hire agent
Starting with the 2016 NBA draft, if a player declares for the draft, but does not hire an agent, it allows the player to return to their school even after participating in the NBA Draft Combine, as long as they withdraw from the draft no later than 10 days after the end of the combine. For the 2017 draft, the final withdrawal date to retain NCAA eligibility was May 24.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Roster and coaching staff changes, Transfers, Incoming
*Sam Cunliffe transferred during the 2016–17 season and was eligible to play in December of 2017, one year after he transferred.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Roster and coaching staff changes, Recruiting class
*Originally was recruited as a part of Kansas' 2018 recruiting class, however, De Sousa reclassified to 2017 and received approval from the NCAA to begin playing on January 13.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Roster and coaching staff changes, Walk-ons
*Sosinski red-shirted on the Jayhawks football team and was invited to walk on by Bill Self. Following the season, he will have two years of eligibility remaining with the football and basketball team.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, NCAA Corruption scandal, FBI Probe
On February 23, 2018, Kansas was announced as one of 27 schools that had players being investigated by the FBI's probe into corruption in college basketball which began with an investigation of Louisville and their former head coach Rick Pitino. Kansas' involvement was specifically a former player being named in Christian Dawkins' expense reports for seeking thousands of dollars of reimbursements for expenses incurred from recruits families. Former player Josh Jackson's mother reportedly received a $2,700 payment, which was listed in the report. Also named in the report were fellow Kansas Division I team Wichita State, Big 12 members Iowa State and Texas, as well as perennial power house programs Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Michigan State.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by third year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas State.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team, Previous season
The Jayhawks finished the 2016–17 season 8–22, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Oklahoma State.


2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team, Schedule and results
x- All JTV games will air on Metro Sports, ESPN3 and


2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his sixth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They defeated TCU in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. There they defeated Creighton, UMBC, and Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to Loyola–Chicago.


2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed in the South Region. They defeated Wake Forest in the First Four before losing to No. 6-seeded Cincinnati.


2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Mittie, and played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis and Utah in the first and second rounds before losing to UC Davis in the third round.


2017–18 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.


2017–18 Kapaz PFK season
The Kapaz PFK 2017-18 season was Kapaz's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and ninth season since their reformation in 2009.


2017–18 Kapaz PFK season, Season events
On 18 November, Shahin Diniyev resigned as manager with Yunis Hüseynov being appointed as his replacement on 20 November.


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


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


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


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


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


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


2017–18 Kategoria Superiore
The 2017–18 Albanian Superliga was the 79th official season, or 82nd season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 18th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 9 September 2017 and ended on 18 May 2018. Title record-holders KF Tirana did not participate in the top flight for the first time since competition's foundation. Kukësi are the defending champions. Skënderbeu, won the league title on 9 May 2018 with 3 matches to spare.


2017–18 Kategoria Superiore
Since Skënderbeu is banned from UEFA competitions, the runners-up of this season's Superliga earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018−19 Champions League, with the third and fourth placed clubs earning a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018−19 Europa League.


2017–18 Kategoria Superiore, Teams
Two clubs earned promotion from the Kategoria e Parë, Kamza and Lushnja, and joined the Superliga this season. Korabi Peshkopi and Tirana were relegated at the conclusion of last season.


2017–18 Kategoria Superiore, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Kategoria Superiore, Results
Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.


2017–18 Kategoria Superiore, Season statistics, Scoring, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals; (H) – Home ; (A) – Away


2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë
The 2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë was the 47th official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 28 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 14 teams. The winners of the groups played the league's final against each other and also gained promotion to the 2018-19 Albanian First Division. The runners-up qualified to the play-off round which they played against the 9th ranked teams in the 2017-18 Kategoria e Parë. Elbasani, Oriku, Veleçiku  and Vora were promoted to the 2018-19 Kategoria e Parë. Domozdova was relegated to the 2019 Kategoria e Tretë. Vora won their first Kategoria e Dytë title after beating Elbasani in the final match.


2017–18 Kategoria e Parë
The 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë was the 70th official season of the Albanian football second division since its establishment. The season began on 16 September 2017 and ended on 16 May 2018. There were 20 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 10 teams. The top 5 teams from each group qualified to the promotion round, while the last teams qualified to the relegation round. The 2 winners of the qualification round gained promotion to the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore, and played the division's final against each other. Kastrioti and Tirana were promoted to the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore. Naftëtari, Shkumbini, Tërbuni, Vllaznia B were relegated to the 2018−19 Kategoria e Dytë. Tirana won their first Kategoria e Parë title on 16 May 2018 after beating Kastrioti in the final match.


2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team represented Kennesaw State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach Al Skinner and played their home games at the KSU Convocation Center on the university's campus in Kennesaw, Georgia as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–8 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Jacksonville.


2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 14–18, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the ASUN Tournament, they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals.


2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kennesaw State Owls women's basketball team represents Kennesaw State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Agnus Berenato, play their home games at the KSU Convocation Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 7–19, 3–11 in A-Sun play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to Jacksonville.


2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-year head coach Rob Senderoff, played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the MAC East division. They defeated Northern Illinois and Ball State in the MAC Tournament before losing to Buffalo in the semifinals.


2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Flashes finished the 2016–17 season 22–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish fourth in the MAC East division. As the No. 6 seed in the MAC Tournament, the Flashes defeated Central Michigan, Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron to win the tournament for the first time since 2008. As a result, the Flashes received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 14 seed in the South region. In the First Round, they lost to UCLA.


2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represents Kent State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by second year head coach Todd Starkey, play their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center, also known as the MAC Center, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Buffalo.


2017–18 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team, Previous season
The Flashes finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 19–11 overall record and 13–5 in MAC play. They won their first East division title since 2005, clinching a share on March 1 and winning it outright on March 4.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lexington, Kentucky for the 42nd consecutive season at Rupp Arena, with a capacity of 23,500. The team, led by John Calipari in his ninth season as head coach, was a member of the Southeastern Conference.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
On January 22, 2018, following losses to South Carolina on the road, and to Florida at home, the Wildcats fell out of the AP rankings for the first time since March 2014.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
They finished the season 26–11, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee to become champions of the SEC Tournament. They earned the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Davidson and Buffalo to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas State.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 32–6, 16–2 in SEC play to win the regular season SEC championship. In the SEC Tournament the Wildcats beat Georgia, Alabama, and Arkansas to win the tournament championship. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #2 seed in the South region, they defeated #15 Northern Kentucky and #10 Wichita State to advance to the Sweet 16. There, they defeated #3 UCLA to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to eventual National Champion, #1 North Carolina.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Summary
On April 3, 2017, De'Aaron Fox announced that he was leaving the program to enter the 2017 NBA Draft, and would forgo his remaining eligibility. On April 4, 2017, Malik Monk, in a release to the fanbase, stated that he intended to enter the NBA draft and sign with an agent, thus ending his remaining eligibility with the program. On April 6, 2017, Isaiah Briscoe announced that he was leaving Kentucky to enter the 2017 NBA Draft, and would sign with an agent, forgoing his remaining eligibility.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Summary
On April 12, 2017, Isaac Humphries announced that he was leaving Kentucky to pursue a professional career in basketball and will sign with an agent, and would forgo remaining eligibility. On April 24, 2017, Bam Adebayo stated that he intended to sign with an agent, thus ending his remaining eligibility with the program. On May 24, 2017, the final day on which players who wished to return to college basketball could withdraw from the NBA draft, Hamidou Diallo, who entered the draft without hiring an agent, announced that he would return to Kentucky to play in 2017–18.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
Nick Richards, a native of Kingston, Jamaica who moved to Queens, New York in 2013, was the first commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 at a press conference at his high school. He chose Kentucky over Arizona and Syracuse. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 14 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
P. J. Washington, a Dallas native attending school in Las Vegas, Nevada, was the second commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 10 live on ESPNU. He chose Kentucky over North Carolina and UNLV. He was a consensus five star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 15 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, originally from Hamilton, Ontario and attending school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was the third commitment in the Kentucky class. He committed to Kentucky on November 14 through a message on Twitter. He was a consensus top fifty player, ranked No. 42 by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
Quade Green, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the fourth commitment in the Kentucky class. He signed his National Letter of Intent on November 16, the last day of the early signing period, but did not reveal his choice between Kentucky and Syracuse until an event at his high school on November 19 - with his mother Tamika Johnson by his side. He was a consensus top-25 player and ranked as a five-star player by the four main recruiting services Rivals, ESPN, Scout, and 24/7 Sports.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
Hamidou Diallo, a Queens native who graduated from a Connecticut school in spring 2016, announced on January 7, 2017 that he would enroll at UK for the start of the school's spring semester the following week. While he was eligible to play immediately, he redshirted the spring semester and began play as a freshman in 2017–18.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
Jemarl Baker, a native of Eastvale, California, was the seventh commitment in the Kentucky recruiting class. He announced his decision on April 11 via a story posted on Scout.com by Evan Daniels. Baker originally committed to Cuonzo Martin at California, before Martin left the school to coach Missouri. He averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals for Roosevelt High School in Corona, Calif., and he quickly emerged as one of the Wildcats' top backcourt targets after their season ended last month. Scout.com ranks Baker as the No. 86 overall prospect in the 2017 class.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2017–18 newcomers
UK's final commitment came on May 6, when Tampa product Kevin Knox announced he would come to the school. Kentucky beat out Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, and Missouri for Knox's signature.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2018–19 newcomers
Immanuel Quickley, from Havre de Grace, Maryland, was the first commitment in the Kentucky's 2018 class. He committed to Kentucky on September 22, over offers from Kansas and Miami. He was a consensus five-star prospect, and was ranked the consensus No. 12 overall player by the four main recruiting services.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2018–19 newcomers
The Wildcats' second 2018 commitment was Keldon Johnson, a small forward from South Hill, Virginia, who committed on November 11. Kentucky beat out Maryland, NC State, and Texas for Johnson's signature. He was also a consensus five-star prospect, and ranked by ESPN as its #7 overall prospect.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2018–19 newcomers
Tyler Herro was the third commitment for Kentucky's 2018 class. A former Wisconsin commit, Herro committed to Kentucky the week after his official visit. Herro was a consensus four-star prospect and was ranked the #4 shooting guard in the 2018 class by ESPN.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2018–19 newcomers
E.J. Montgomery was the fourth commitment for Kentucky's 2018 class. A former Auburn commit, he re-opened his recruitment after the Auburn staff was implicated in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal. Montgomery committed to Kentucky on April 9, 2018. Montgomery was a five-star prospect and was ranked #12 in the 2018 class.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
On June 6, 2017 Kentucky released the non-conference portion of its schedule. The schedule is highlighted by marquee match-ups at Rupp Arena and across the country. Kentucky traveled to Chicago to play Kansas in the annual Champions Classic, to New York to play Monmouth, to New Orleans to play against UCLA in the annual CBS Sports Classic, and finally to face in-state rival Louisville in Lexington. Kentucky also hosted Virginia Tech and traveled to play West Virginia in the Big 12/SEC Challenge.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
Big Blue Madness took place on October 13. The event was the debut of the team for the 2017–18 season. The annual Blue-White game took place on October 20, 2017.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Lexington, Kentucky at Memorial Coliseum with three games at Rupp Arena. The team is led by Matthew Mitchell in his eleventh season as head coach. They are a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Mississippi State. They missed the postseason for the first time since 2004.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.


2017–18 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season
The 2017–18 season was the fourth season of Kerala Blasters in Indian Super League, since their establishment in 2014. They played their first competitive match on 17 November 2017 while playing their last match on 6 April 2018. The club ended the Indian Super League campaign in 6th place, thus missing out on a chance to participate in the finals. The Kerala Blasters also participated in the Super Cup, being eliminated in the first round by NEROCA.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season
Following the departure of Steve Coppell to the new side Jamshedpur, Kerala Blasters announced the signing of René Meulensteen as their new head coach on 14 July 2017. The club also participated in the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft, bringing in Rino Anto, Milan Singh, Arata Izumi, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, and Jackichand Singh. Former Kerala Blasters forward Iain Hume rejoined the side in July while the club also signed former Manchester United players Wes Brown and Dimitar Berbatov in the lead up to the season.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season
After only winning one match in their first seven games, Meulensteen was relieved of his duties on 3 January 2018. David James, the Kerala Blasters head coach during the 2014 season, was brought in as the new head coach the same day.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Background
Kerala Blasters began their preparations for the 2017–18 season by bringing in former Manchester United assistant coach René Meulensteen as the club's new head coach. The signing of Meulensteen came only two days after former head coach Steve Coppell announced that he would be leaving the club. A couple of weeks later, on 23 July 2017, the Kerala Blasters participated in the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft. Since the club had already retained the services of Sandesh Jhingan, C.K. Vineeth, and Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, the Blasters would enter the draft in round three.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Background
For their first draft pick, the Kerala Blasters selected defender Rino Anto. Anto was already part of the Kerala Blasters the previous season, on loan from Bengaluru. The club also selected India internationals, Milan Singh, Arata Izumi, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, and Jackichand Singh. The club also selected defenders Lalruatthara and Lalthakima, both of whom won the I-League in 2016–17 with Aizawl.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Background
The next day, on 24 July, the Kerala Blasters announced their first foreign signing of the season, Canadian international and former Kerala Blasters player, Iain Hume. Following the signing of Hume, the club made headlines when they signed former Manchester United defender Wes Brown on 15 August 2017, and another former Manchester United player, Dimitar Berbatov, on 24 August. "In terms of selection of players, we were looking at him for quite sometime," said Varun Tripuraneni, the Kerala Blasters CEO, "After Rene Meulensteen came on board, it became easier to get the deal done. Berbatov has been with Rene in Manchester United, so they share a comfort level and chemistry".


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Background
Just a few days prior to the start of the season, Meulensteen named Jhingan as his club captain for the season.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The 2017–18 season of the Indian Super League sees 10 teams play 18 matches during the regular season; two against each other team, with one match at each club's stadium. Three points are awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams in the table qualify for the finals. The team in first will take on the team in fourth and the team in second will take on the team in third in two-legged ties. The winners of each tie will face off in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 17 March 2018.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The Kerala Blasters hosted ATK at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in a rematch of last season's final, on the opening day of the season. Despite the match being billed as a "high-voltage clash amid an electric atmosphere", the match ended in a 0–0 draw. The same result would occur a week later in the Blasters' second match against the new entrants Jamshedpur.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
Following these two draws, René Meulensteen stressed how it important it was for the club to start scoring goals. "The most important goal to score in a season is the first one, because the moment you score the first one, it will bring confidence.” The first match of December was at home against Mumbai City on 3 December. The Blasters scored their first goal of the season in the 14th minute when Mark Sifneos scored from a cross from the wing.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
However, in the 77th minute, Mumbai City found an equalizer through Balwant Singh and the match ended 1–1 - a third draw in a row at home. After playing their first three matches of the season at home, the Kerala Blasters played their first away match of the season against Goa at the Fatorda Stadium on 9 December. A Mark Sifneos goal in the 7th minute saw the Blasters take an early lead before Manuel Lanzarote scored a brace for Goa to give the hosts a 2–1 lead.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
Jackichand Singh then scored an equalizer for Kerala to make it 2–2 before halftime. The second half would be different for the Kerala Blasters as they found themselves down 5–2 by the 54th minute. Coro, who had scored a hattrick the previous match for Goa against Bengaluru, grabbed another hattrick to succumb Kerala Blasters to their first defeat of the season.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The club responded very well from the defeat, earning their first victory of the season in the next match on 15 December against NorthEast United. C.K. Vineeth, who returned from suspension, scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute from a header which came from a Rino Anto cross. Seven days later, the club returned to the road in the Southern derby against Chennaiyin. Despite Rene Mihelič scoring for the hosts in the 89th minute, C.K. Vineeth managed to equalize for the Kerala Blasters only five minutes later in stoppage time to give the Blasters a point.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The Kerala Blasters then ended the year with another 'Southern Derby" match against new expansion side Bengaluru at the Nehru Stadium. Meulensteen made several changes from the previous match against Chennaiyin, including dropping goalkeeper Paul Rachubka to the bench for Indian goalkeeper Subhasish Roy Chowdhury. Samuel Shadap also started at right back as replacement for the injured Rino Anto. C.K. Vineeth, who had been on form in the lead up to this match, was also dropped with no reason given and replaced with Iain Hume. During the match, the Blasters managed to hold Bengaluru at 0–0 going into halftime.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
However, in the 60th minute, Blasters captain Sandesh Jhingan handled the ball in the penalty box after a cross from Udanta Singh. Bengaluru's Sunil Chhetri converted the ensuing penalty to give the away side the lead. The Kerala Blasters proceeded to try to find the equalizer but three minutes into stoppage time Miku found the net for Bengaluru to increase their lead and then he did it again only a minute later to make it 3–0. Despite the two late goals, Courage Pekuson managed to find time to grab a consolation goal for the Blasters in the 96th minute as they fell to their second defeat of the season.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
After the match, on 3 January 2018, it was announced that Meulensteen had been relieved of his duties as head coach of the club. That same day, the Kerala Blasters announced that David James, the club's head coach during the 2014 season, would return to the club. Also on that day, the club announced the signing of their eighth foreigner, midfielder Kizito Keziron from Leopards in Kenya.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
James' first match in charge of the Kerala Blasters was against second place Pune City on 4 January 2018. His tenure in charge did not start well as the club found themselves 1–0 down at halftime through a Marcelinho goal. However, during the second half of the match, the Blasters came alive with James bringing on new signing Kizito Keziron after the halftime interval and the Ugandan contributed to what would be the equalizer for the Kerala Blasters. He sent a through-ball over to Courage Pekuson who then squared the ball into the middle for Mark Sifneos to slot it home in the 73rd minute. The match would go on to end 1–1.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
After the match against Pune City, the Kerala Blasters started a three match run away from home. Their first match occurred on 10 January 2018 against last placed Delhi Dynamos. Iain Hume opened the scoring for the Blasters in the 12th minute when he put in a squared ball from Courage Pekuson. Then, right before halftime, Delhi found an equalizer through fullback Pritam Kotal.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
Hume then scored his second of the night in the 78th minute before completing his hat-trick in the 83rd minute when he outmuscled and outpaced Delhi defender Rowilson Rodrigues and chipped the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. The match finished 3–1 to the Kerala Blasters. The team then extended their winning run to two, after securing a 1–0 victory in their match away to Mumbai City on 14 January 2018. Iain Hume was once again the lone scorer for the Blasters as the Canadian found the net in the 23rd minute.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
Three days later, the Kerala Blasters played their final of three straight away matches against Jamshedpur. Paul Rachubka returned to the starting line-up while C.K. Vineeth also returned from injury. Despite the changes, the Kerala Blasters fell 2–1 to the new expansion side from Jharkhand. Jerry Mawihmingthanga opened the scoring for Jamshedpur in the very first minute when he converted what was a scuffed shot from teammate Ashim Biswas. Biswas then found the net himself 30 minutes later to extend Jamshedpur's lead. Mark Sifneos found a consolation goal for the Blasters three minutes into second half stoppage time but it was too late to save the match.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The Kerala Blasters returned home with a match against Goa on 21 January. David James decided to go with only four foreigners on the pitch for Kerala and it proved a bad choice only seven minutes into the match as Coro found the net. However, 22 minutes later, C.K. Vineeth managed to find Kerala's equalizer after he exploited the space left by the Goan defenders in the middle. Despite that though, Goa once again took the lead in the 77th minute when Edu Bedia won the game for Goa, 2–1.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
On 27 January 2018, the Kerala Blasters took on bottom-placed Delhi Dynamos at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Coming into the match, the Blasters had released Dutch striker Mark Sifneos and signed former Iceland international Guðjón Baldvinsson as a replacement. David James once again sent out a side that played less than the 5 max foreigners allowed in the starting 11, with three taking the field. Kalu Uche gave the Delhi Dynamos the lead from the penalty spot in the 35th minute after Prasanth Karuthadathkuni brought Dynamos' Seityasen Singh down in the box.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
At halftime, James took off Karan Sawhney and brought on 19-year old Deependra Negi for his professional debut and three minutes into the second half the former India U17 captain scored the equalizer for the Kerala Blasters from a corner. Negi then contributed to the Blasters' second goal when he drew a penalty while running into the box. Iain Hume scored the ensuing spot kick as the Kerala Blasters went on to win 2–1.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
On 2 February 2018, the Kerala Blasters played their first match of the last full month of the season against Pune City at the Balewadi Stadium. Despite having the most chances in the first half, it took until the 58th minute for the Blasters to take the lead through Jackichand Singh. Emiliano Alfaro then equalized for Pune City in the 78th minute before C.K. Vineeth found the winner for the Kerala Blasters three minutes into stoppage time for them to win 2–1. Six days later, the club traveled to Kolkata to take on ATK. Despite Guðjón Baldvinsson and Dimitar Berbatov scoring their first goals for the club, both times giving the team the lead, the Blasters conceded twice to draw the match 2–2.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The Kerala Blasters then ended their three game away run with a victory against NorthEast United on 17 February 2018 at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium. Wes Brown scored the winner for the club in the 28th minute to keep the Blasters hopes of qualification alive. On 23 February, the Blasters played their final home match of the season against Southern rivals Chennaiyin. Neither side could find the net in the 0–0 draw as the Blasters' chance of qualification for the finals suffered a massive blow.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Indian Super League
The Blasters then ended their season on 1 March 2018 away from home against Bengaluru. Despite managing to hold on throughout the match, Bengaluru managed to come out as 2–0 winners with stoppage time goals coming from Miku and Udanta Singh. This meant that the Blasters had failed to qualify for the finals for the second time in their history.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Super Cup
The Super Cup is a knockout football competition in India. The 2018 edition was be the first ever tournament. The competition  only featured teams from both the Indian Super League and the I-League, India's two top-tier football leagues. As the Kerala Blasters finished in sixth place during the 2017–18 ISL season, they entered  the main competition directly which was hosted at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Super Cup
The Kerala Blasters were drawn to face NEROCA on 6 April 2018. NEROCA had finished 2nd in the 2017–18 I-League.


2017–18 Kerala Blasters FC season, Super Cup
losi for ng 3–2. Goals for NEROCA were scored by Jean-Michel Joachim, Aryn Williams, and Felix Chidi Odili while Kerala Blasters found the net through Pulga and Prasanth Karuthadathkuni.


2017–18 Kerala Premier League
The 2017–18 Kerala Premier League Season is the fifth season of the Kerala Premier League. The season features 10 teams which will be divided into 2 groups with each having 5 and is played on a home-and-away format. The season kicked off on 7 April 2018.


2017–18 Kerala Premier League, Teams
On 4 April 2018, it was announced that the then last champion KSEB pulled from the 2017–18 season citing financial reason. Another PSU team AG'S Office also pulled out due to internal departmental issues. Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Quartz SC were added making 2017–18 season a 10-team affair.


2017–18 Kerala Premier League, Results, Fixtures and results
1 Later shifted to 13 May 2018 due to bad weather conditions


2017–18 Keşla FK season
The Keşla 2017-18 season was Inter Baku's seventeenth Azerbaijan Premier League season.


2017–18 Keşla FK season, Season events
On 28 October 2017, Inter Baku officially changed their name to Keşla FK. Following a 0-2 against Kapaz on 28 October, Keşla replaced Zaur Svanadze with Ramiz Mammadov the next day. On 25 December, Keşla announced that Ramie Mammadov had become the club's Sporting Director, with Yuriy Maksymov coming in as the club's new manager.


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


2017–18 Keşla FK season, Squad, On loan
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2017–18 Keşla FK season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 Keşla FK season, Transfers, Summer
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2017–18 Keşla FK season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 Keşla FK season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 Keşla FK season, Transfers, Winter
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2017–18 Khuzestan Premier League
The 2017–18 Khuzestan Premier League season was the 18th season of the Khuzestan Premier League which took place from September 6, 2017 to March 14, 2018 with 16 teams competing from the province of Khuzestan. This was the first year that the league increased its teams from 14 to 16. Teams played home and away with one another each playing 30 matches. Esteghlal Novin Mahshahr finished the season on top of the standings and was promoted to division 3 of the Iranian football system. Meanwhile, finishing in last place, Shahbaz Shadegan will be relegated to the Khuzestan Division 1 league.


2017–18 Khuzestan Premier League, League changes
With 5 teams being relegated down from Division 3, the Khuzestan Football Association announced that the league will be expanded from 14 to 16 teams in an effort to accommodate the relegated teams. Since only 1 team is promoted every year to Division 3, the 5 relegated teams would have created an unbalanced league under the 14 team system.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Kilmarnock's fifth season in the Premiership, and their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Scotlish football.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Following a pre-season training camp in La Manga, Spain, Kilmarnock played one friendly before the season began against Livingston.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock were seeded for the group stage draw of the League Cup and were drawn to face rivals Ayr United along with Dumbarton, Clyde and Annan Athletic.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
In their opening fixture, Kilmarnock lost their first Ayrshire derby for 18 years after Andy Geggan scored the only goal at Somerset Park. After the early setback, Kilmarnock recovered to finish second in Group E and qualified for the second round where they would play defending champions Celtic at Celtic Park. There was a question over whether Celtic should have been awarded a penalty after 13 minutes when Jonny Hayes appeared to dive in the box but it made little difference as they eased to a 5–0 win and knocked Kilmarnock out.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
The Premiership season began on 5 August 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on 13 May 2018. Kilmarnock were originally scheduled to play their first away match on 12 August 2017 against Heart of Midlothian but the fixture was reversed due to the redevelopment of Tynecastle Stadium. Their first away game of the season was instead played on 9 September 2017 against Motherwell, their fifth league fixture. The rearranged Hearts tie, due to be played on 5 November 2017, was subsequently switched to Murrayfield Stadium because the redevelopment works had taken longer than initially scheduled.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock picked up their first point of the season in a 2–2 home draw with Hamilton Academical in their fourth game. The away side managed to hold Kilmarnock to a draw by scoring a last-minute penalty to come back from 2–0 down. Top scorer Kris Boyd picked up a hamstring injury during the match.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock's match against Hibernian on 21 October 2017 was postponed due to Hibernian's participation in the League Cup semi-finals and was rearranged to be played on 31 October 2017.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Following a 2–0 home defeat to Ross County, Kilmarnock parted company with manager Lee McCulloch on 1 October 2017. Kilmarnock had won none of their opening eight league matches scoring only five goals as they sat bottom of the table with just three points. On 14 October 2017 Kilmarnock announced that former West Bromwich Albion and Reading manager Steve Clarke would take over as manager from 16 October 2017. Academy director Paul McDonald took charge of the game against Partick Thistle on 14 October 2017.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
With new manager Steve Clarke watching from the stand, Kilmarnock claimed their first league win of the season with a 2–0 victory at Firhill Stadium against fellow strugglers Partick Thistle. Top scorer Kris Boyd scored his first goal since August as Kilmarnock moved off the bottom of the league.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Clarke had to wait until 25 October for his first game in charge of the team at Ibrox Stadium against Rangers. The home side took the lead shortly before half time when Jason Holt scored. However, as Clark alluded to after the game, his side looked as if they deserved something from the game. In a dramatic final few minutes, Rangers were awarded a penalty before Ryan Jack was sent off for Rangers on 93 minutes. Daniel Candeias stepped up but his effort was saved by Killie keeper Jamie MacDonald and Kilmarnock broke up the other end with former Rangers midfielder Chris Burke netting the equaliser.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Just three days later, Clarke's side recorded another creditable draw in Glasgow after Jordan Jones scored a 60th-minute equaliser against Celtic at Celtic Park.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Clarke's first home game in charge saw Killie take on Hibernian on Halloween. The scoreline may suggest a Halloween horror show for Clarke's men but the home side were extremely unlucky - creating 16 scoring opportunities in the match - as a clinical Hibs recorded a 3–0 win.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Murrayfield Stadium was the scene for Clarke's first win in charge against Hearts on 5 November 2017. Kris Boyd had given Killie a 1–0 half-time lead before Esmaël Gonçalves equalised with 14 minutes to go. Adam Frizzell scored his second goal of the season 10 minutes later as Killie earned a 2–1 win.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock had to wait until 9 December 2017 for their first home league win of the season against Partick Thistle. Chris Erskine had cancelled out Kris Boyd's opener before Killie ran riot with Eamonn Brophy scoring twice, Boyd getting his second and an unfortunate own goal from Niall Keown earning them a 5–1 win as they moved up to eighth in the Premiership. It was the first time Kilmarnock had scored five goals in a league game since a 5–1 SPL win against Dunfermline Athletic in December 2006, 11 years ago.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Clarke's Kilmarnock continued to break records as they picked up their 13th point in five games with a first win over Rangers at Rugby Park since 2011 and a third consecutive home win for the first time in three years. Kris Boyd scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season as Killie came from behind to earn a deserved 2–1 win against the Glasgow side. The three points saw Kilmarnock spend Christmas in the top six as they moved up two places to sixth in the table.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Killie's Premiership match with Hamilton Academical on 27 December 2017 was postponed after the pitch at New Douglas Park failed a second inspection. Hamilton claimed that the match was "swept away by nature" after snow - which had been left on the pitch overnight - had frozen leaving the artificial surface unplayable.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Hibernian were the opponents for Killie's last match of 2017 and their last match ahead of the three-week winter break. A Kris Boyd goal earned Kilmarnock a 1–1 draw at Easter Road as they extended their unbeaten away run to nine matches and ended December unbeaten with four wins and two draws. The point moved Kilmarnock back above St Johnstone as they ended the year in the top six. On Monday 15 January 2018, Clarke was named Premiership manager of the month for December with Kris Boyd named player of the month after scoring six goals in December.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock were due to play St Johnstone on 24 January 2018 at Rugby Park but the match was postponed after the Perth Saints' Scottish Cup match with Albion Rovers was postponed due to a frozen pitch at Cliftonhill and subsequently rearranged to be played on 23 January 2018. The match against Dundee on 31 January 2018 suffered a similar fate after it was postponed due to the clash Dundee's Scottish Cup fourth round replay against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on the same day.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock entered the fourth round of Scottish Cup as one of the Premiership clubs, starting on 20 January 2018. The draw for the fourth round was made on Monday, 20 November 2017 and Kilmarnock were drawn at home to fellow Premiership side Ross County. Lee Erwin scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Tim Chow was sent off late on.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
The fifth round draw was made on 21 January 2018 and Kilmarnock were drawn at home to Highland League side Brora Rangers. The two teams had never played against each other before and Brora made it tough for Kilmarnock but the Premiership side ran out 4–0 winners.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 11 February 2018 and Kilmarnock were drawn away to fellow Premiership side Aberdeen. After conceding an early goal at Pittodrie Stadium, Killie battled back and earned a replay at Rugby Park thanks to a Kris Boyd penalty.


2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock's cup run came to an end in the replay at Rugby Park. The 90 minutes ended in a stalemate and, with a place in the semi-finals against Motherwell awaiting the winner, Stephen O'Donnell gave the home side the lead six minutes into extra-time. Aberdeen equalised through a Kenny McLean penalty before Eamonn Brophy had a goal controversially disallowed for offside. In the penalty shoot-out, former Killie keeper Freddie Woodman saved three penalties to see Aberdeen through 3–2.


2017–18 Kitchee SC season
The 2017–18 season is Kitchee's 39th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Kitchee will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Champions League in this season.


2017–18 Kitchee SC season
By joining the AFC Champions League, this has become the first time for Kitchee to appear in the group stage of it. On 14 March 2018, Kitchee managed to achieve a 1–0 win over Kashiwa Reysol, becoming the first-ever team from Hong Kong to win a game in the history of the AFC Champions League group stage.


2017–18 Kitchee SC season, Players, First Team Current Squad List (As of 20 May 2018)
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2017–18 Kitchee SC season, Players, Reserves Team Current Squad List (As of 11 January 2017)
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2017–18 Kitchee SC season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Kitchee SC season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2017–18 Korisliiga season
The 2017–18 Korisliiga season was the 78th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. The season started on 28 September 2017 and ended on 18 May 2018. Kataja Basket were the defending champions, but Kauhajoki Karhu achieved their first title ever.


2017–18 Korisliiga season, Format
The eleven teams will play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams will join the playoffs.


2017–18 Korisliiga season, Teams
Espoo United promoted from First Division and no team was relegated.


2017–18 Korisliiga season, Playoffs
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-three 1–1–1–1–1 format. The finals were played in a best-of-seven playoff format.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup
The 2017–18 Kosovar Cup was the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, First round
The draw for the first round was held on 16 October 2017.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 16 October 2017.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round was held on 7 November 2017.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round was held on 8 December 2017.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the fifth round was held on 16 February 2018. Drenica will qualify direct to Semi-Final.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Semi-finals
These matches will be played on 4 and 18 April 2018.


2017–18 Kosovar Cup, Final
The final of this year's Kosovo Cup was held on 27 May 2018.


2017–18 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
The 2017–18 IP Superliga e Basketbollit is the 24th season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.


2017–18 Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Teams
KB Borea Peja promoted to the league after winning 2016–17 Kosovo Basketball First League and replaced Vëllaznimi, that was relegated from the previous season.


2017–18 Kosovo Basketball Superleague, Playoffs
Playoffs were played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played game 1, 2 and 5 at home in the semifinals and games 1, 3 and 5 in the finals.


2017–18 Kuala Lumpur League
The 2017–18 season is the 89rd season of the Kuala Lumpur League, which is a Malaysian football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from Kuala Lumpur. JMM FC are the defending champions.


2017–18 Kuala Lumpur League, Teams
For 2017–18 season, there are 62 teams will compete in the league, including 48 sides from the Division 1 and Division 2. Top two team from the Super League will promoted to Malaysia M4 League for 2019 season.


2017–18 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
this will be the 25th edition of Kuwait Crown Prince Cup where the 15 teams are split into 2 groups where top 2 from each group advance to the final.


2017–18 Kuwait Federation Cup
The re-in-station of the Kuwait Federation Cup tournament saw all 15 kuwaiti clubs participating in 3 groups.


2017–18 Kuwait Federation Cup, Knockout Stage
All 3 top teams of each group advances and best 2nd placed team advances, a new draw is held.


2017–18 Kuwaiti Division One
32nd edition of the tournament after 2012-2013 season, after the split of the Kuwaiti Premier League, which Burgan SC debuts in the tournament.


2017–18 Kuwaiti Division One, Play-Off
In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League,Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC


2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League
56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One.


2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League, Play-Off
In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League,Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC


2017–18 LBA season
The 2017–18 Lega Basket Serie A, was the 96th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, which is highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 9, 2018, with the playoffs started on May 12 (due to some Italian clubs, Reggio Emilia, Avellino and Venezia, are qualifying for the 2018 EuroCup Playoffs and the 2018 Champions League Playoffs) and finished on June 15, 2018.


2017–18 LBA season
As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.


2017–18 LBA season
Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions. Venezia finished the regular season as top seeded team for the first time in its history.


2017–18 LBA season
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.


2017–18 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2016–17 season and one promoted from the 2016–17 Serie A2.


2017–18 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Segafredo Virtus Bologna was the promoted club from the Serie A2 Citroën after beating Alma Trieste at game 3 of league's playoffs, and returned in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after just one season of absence.


2017–18 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Virtus Bologna replaced Vanoli Cremona who were relegated during the previous season.


2017–18 LBA season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
In July 2017, Juvecaserta Basket was excluded by CONI from the 2017–18 LBA season, due to financial issues. Vanoli Cremona was reprieved and took the place of Juvecaserta.


2017–18 LBA season, Changes from 2016–17
As in previous seasons, LBA clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,500 people. From 2017–18 season, all clubs must host their home playoffs matches in arenas with a seating capacity of at least 5,000 people.


2017–18 LBA season, Changes from 2016–17
In summer 2016, four Italian teams (Reggio Emilia, Trento, Sassari and Cantù) were forced to withdraw from EuroCup because of the FIBA and Euroleague Basketball controversy. From this season, Italian Basketball Federation will allow LBA clubs to rejoin EuroCup. There will be at least six teams in Europe. One in EuroLeague (Olimpia Milano directly enter the EuroLeague as licensed club), two in EuroCup (but they are negotiating with ECA for a third spot) and three in Basketball Champions League. Lega Basket decided Italian Clubs will be free to choose in which European Cup they want to play, based on final ranking and sports merit.


2017–18 LBA season, Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:


2017–18 LBA season, Rules
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, and the 3+4+5 formula, with five Italian players, three foreigners from countries outside the EU and four foreigners from EU countries or "Cotonou Countries".


2017–18 LBA season, Rules
At the end of the season there will be a prize of €500.000,00 for the top three ranked teams, that had chosen the 5+5 formula, considering the playing time of Italian players, and €200.000,00 for those teams that will obtain the best results with their youth sector.


2017–18 LBA season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advanced to the Playoffs, the last seven qualified teams were eliminated, while the last one qualified team was relegated and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket. The matchdays were from October 1, 2017 to May 9, 2018.


2017–18 LBA season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.


2017–18 LBA season, Playoffs
The LBA playoffs quarterfinals and semifinals were best-of-five, while the finals series were best-of-seven. The playoffs started on May 12, 2018, and finished on June 15, 2018.


2017–18 LBA season, Supercup
The 2017 Italian Supercup, also called Prozis Supercoppa 2017 for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the super cup tournament of the Italian basketball. The Supercup opened the season on 23 and 24 September 2017, and it was contested in the Unieuro Arena in Forlì.


2017–18 LBA season, Supercup
Qualified for the tournament were Banco di Sardegna Sassari, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Umana Reyer Venezia and Dolomiti Energia Trento.


2017–18 LBA season, Supercup
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downing Umana Reyer Venezia 82–77. Jordan Theodore led the winners with 29 points on 10-of-17 two-point shots. Andrew Goudelock and Amath M'Baye added 14 while Artūras Gudaitis had 12 and 8 rebounds for Milan. Not enough for Venezia the 14 points each for Michael Jenkins, Dominique Johnson and Michael Bramos and the 13 points of Hrvoje Perić. Coach Simone Pianigiani's guys controlled the game until the final buzzer and lift its second Supercup trophy. Jordan Theodore was named MVP of the competition.


2017–18 LBA season, Cup
The 50th edition of the Italian Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was contested between 16 and 19 February 2017 in the Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence. Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight were Avellino, Brescia, Milano, Venezia, Torino, Cantù, Bologna and Cremona.


2017–18 LBA season, Cup
Fiat Torino made it to the Italian Cup final after edging Vanoli Cremona in overtime 87–92. Cremona's Simone Fontecchio drove for a layup with 16 seconds to go in the regulation to tie the game at 80-80, and Fiat failed to convert the final possession of the fourth quarter to win the game. But Diante Garrett scored a basket and Sasha Vujačić hit a triple midway through the extra session to give Fiat 83–88, the lead it never relinquished. Garrett finished with 18 points, Vander Blue scored 17, while Vujačić netted 15 points with 7 rebounds.


2017–18 LBA season, Cup
Deron Washington amassed 13 points plus 13 rebounds in victory, while Fontecchio had 16 points in defeat. The second semifinal also went into overtime in which Germani Basket Brescia ousted Red October Cantù 82–87. Luca Vitali collected 19 points and 9 rebounds, while Marcus Landry had 17 points for the winners. Charles Thomas scored 20 points, and Jeremy Chappell amassed 17 points plus 13 rebounds for Cantù.


2017–18 LBA season, Cup
In the final game Sasha Vujačić’s layup in the dying seconds lifted Fiat Torino to a 69–67 victory over Germani Basket Brescia for the club's first Italian Cup. After a series of threes in the closing seconds left the game tied, Brescia had the ball for what appeared to be the final possession, however Marcus Landry and Luca Vitali each missed from downtown, Deron Washington picked up the loose ball and started a fast break that Vujacic finished with the winning layup. Diante Garrett paced Fiat with 16 points, Nobel Boungou Colo and Vander Blue added 11 points apiece and Washington scored 10 for the winners. Landry paced Brescia with 22 points and 9 rebounds and Michele Vitali added 14 points in defeat.


2017–18 LBA season, Cup
Vander Blue of Torino was named Finals MVP of the competition.


2017–18 LEB Oro season
The 2017–18 LEB Oro season was the 22nd season of the Spanish basketball second league. It started on 29 September 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 12 June 2018 with the final.


2017–18 LEB Oro season
Cafés Candelas Breogán won the league and promoted to Liga ACB twelve years after.


2017–18 LEB Oro season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2016–17 season, two relegated from the 2016–17 ACB and two promoted from the 2016–17 LEB Plata. On July 18, 2017, CB Clavijo achieved the vacant of Sáenz Horeca Araberri. On August 30, 2017, Sáenz Horeca Araberri achieved the vacant generated after the inclusion of Real Betis Energía Plus in Liga ACB.


2017–18 LEB Oro season, Regular season, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.


2017–18 LEB Oro season, Copa Princesa de Asturias
The Copa Princesa de Asturias was played on 3 February 2018, by the two first qualified teams after the end of the first half of the season (round 17). The champion of the cup play the playoffs as first qualified if it finishes the league between the second and the fifth qualified.


2017–18 LEB Plata season
The 2017–18 LEB Plata season was the 18th season of the Spanish basketball third league. It started on 29 September 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on 5 June 2018 with the final.


2017–18 LEB Plata season, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2016–17 season, two relegated from the 2016–17 LEB Oro and four promoted from the 2016–17 Liga EBA. On July 18, 2017, Torrons Vicens CB L'Hospitalet, Arcos Albacete Basket, CB Extremadura Plasencia and Baskonia B achieved the vacancies of Zornotza ST, CB Clavijo, Marín Peixegalego and Seguros Soliss Alcázar Basket.