2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dahlia
By 1 December, Dahlia intensified into a Category 2 tropical cyclone, and reached its peak intensity six hours later with a minimum barometric pressure of 985 hPa. Dahlia maintained its intensity for several hours until the storm moved southeastwards and began to weaken. The BoM later issued its final bulletin on Dahlia early on 4 December. TCWC Perth last monitored on Dahlia on 5 December.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hilda
During 26 December, the BoM reported that a tropical low had developed just off the Kimberley coast, about 330 km (205 mi) to the north of Derby. The system subsequently moved south-southwest parallel to the coast, as it developed further before it moved overland to the southwest of Cape Leveque. The system was subsequently classified as a Category 1 tropical cyclone and named Hilda by the BoM, while it was located inland near Broome based on reports of persistent gale-force winds from Broome Airport.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hilda
After moving back over water, the system was classified as a Category 2 tropical cyclone with 10-minute peak windspeeds of 95 km/h (60 mph). Hilda made landfall close to Anna Plains on 28 December, as a Category 2 tropical cyclone. Wind and flooding damage was reported along the coast in Broome.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Irving
On 3 January, a tropical low had developed to the southwest of Sumatra. On 06:00 UTC of 5 January, TCWC Perth began issuing advisories on the system, using the identifier 08U. TCWC Perth had recorded winds of 75 km/h (45 mph), despite the fact that the system did not have the structure of a tropical cyclone. By the next day, 08U then strengthened into a Category 1 tropical cyclone, with the storm receiving the name Irving, the fourth named storm of the season. Three hours later, the JTWC followed suit and gave the system the designation 04S. TCWC Perth, however, discontinued advisories after Irving exited the basin on 12:00 UTC the same day.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Joyce
Joyce made landfall in the Pilbara Coast on 12 January. The remnants of Cyclone Joyce bought heavy rain to the Perth Metro Area on 15 January; a total of 96 mm (3.77 in) of rain in 24 hours fell in Perth, while Rottnest Island recorded the highest amount of rain in the metro, which was a total of 142mm (5.59 in).


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Low 11U
The slow-moving system brought copious rains to a broad swath of coastal Australia. In Kimberley, Western Australia, near-record rainfall accumulations of 639 mm (25.2 in) in four days caused extensive flooding. In a 24-hour span, 439 mm (17.3 in) of rain fell across Broome, Western Australia, with flood waters in some areas reaching depths of 1.2 to 1.5 m (4 to 5 ft). Portions of the Great Northern Highway and Cape Leveque road were closed. Coastal areas experienced powerful winds reaching 100 km/h (60 mph) with gusts to 125 km/h (78 mph); these winds downed many trees and power lines. The effects of the low were considered substantially worse than Hilda and Joyce, tropical cyclones that affected the same region earlier in the season.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Kelvin
Tropical Cyclone Kelvin formed on 12 February and rapidly intensified into a Category 2 Storm (Australian Scale) and a Category 1 Storm (Saffir–Simpson) Kelvin made landfall, but unusually formed an eye over land. Kelvin sustained cyclone or hurricane intensity until dissipating on 20 February. Tropical Cyclone Kelvin brought widespread heavy rainfall to the Kimberley region which had already been saturated by other tropical cyclone systems. As a result, significant flooding occurred in parts of the Kimberley, including in the towns of Broome and Bidyadanga. Property damage was sustained at Broome and Anna Plains Station, where the cyclone made landfall, as well as infrastructural damage to the Great Northern Highway as a result of the heavy rainfall and flooding.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Linda
On 11 March, the Fiji Meteorological Service reported that Tropical Disturbance 10F had developed about 85 km (55 mi) to the southwest of Rennell and Bellona Province of the Solomon Islands. The system was poorly organised, with atmospheric convection displaced to the east of the low-level circulation centre. On the morning of 12 March, following some mild strengthening, the JTWC upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression, and the Bureau of Meteorology assigned the system the tropical low designation 21U.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Linda
Late the same day, the JTWC assessed the system to be producing gale-force winds, and upgraded it to tropical storm status on the Saffir–Simpson scale. The storm moved generally southwards and entered the Australian region at 10:00 AEST on 13 March. Despite being exposed to generally unfavourable atmospheric conditions for tropical cyclone development, the tropical low strengthened into a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale six hours later. The storm was named 'Linda', and was the first tropical cyclone in the Eastern Region for the 2017–18 season. Tropical Cyclone Linda attained its peak intensity at 22:00 AEST 13 March, with 75 km/h (45 mph) ten-minute sustained winds, 95 km/h (60 mph) one-minute sustained winds, and a minimum atmospheric pressure of 993 hPa (29.32 inHg).


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Linda
A few hours later, the storm assumed a more southwesterly course towards the southern Queensland coast. As a result of the further deteriorating atmospheric conditions and cooling sea surface temperatures due to movement away from warm equatorial waters, Linda weakened to a subtropical low during mid-morning on 14 March, having spent fewer than 24 hours as a cyclone. The JTWC proceeded to downgrade the system below tropical storm intensity at 04:00 AEST on 25 March. The remnant low transitioned to a south-southeasterly track and continued to decay while travelling roughly parallel to the coastline, finally dissipating on 16 March.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Linda
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Linda passed within about 300 km (185 mi) of Fraser Island at its closest approach to Australia, and produced large waves and swell which were experienced on exposed southern Queensland beaches. Due to the dangerous surf conditions, many beaches south of Fraser Island were closed on 14 and 15 March for the safety of the public. Areas off parts of the Sunshine Coast experienced waves of up to 8 metres (26 feet), and 1 metre (3 feet) of beach erosion occurred at the Gold Coast. Sustained gale-force winds were recorded on the Australian mainland at Double Island Point on 14 March, with gusts up to 85 km/h (55 mph).


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcus
On 14 March, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued cyclone warnings for Darwin, the Tiwi Islands and parts of the northwest Top End.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Marcus
Marcus formed north of the Tiwi Islands as a Category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale, and was upgraded to Category 2 in the hours before it hit the Northern Territory coastline on 17 March. Major events and flights in and out of Darwin were cancelled. Upon moving away from the coast, Marcus intensified markedly, and on 21 March, Cyclone Marcus reached Category 5 status on both cyclone scales. From then on, Marcus began a weakening phase, brushing by Western Australia and becoming a remnant low on 24 March.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora
On the afternoon of 19 March, the Bureau of Meteorology reported on the development of a weak tropical low in the Torres Strait, north of Thursday Island. Two days later, on the afternoon of 21 March, tropical cyclone advice bulletins were initiated as the tropical low began to develop, and a cyclone watch was issued for the far northeastern coastal region of the Top End. At this stage, the system was forecast to coalesce into a tropical cyclone by 4:00 a.m. on 23 March (ACST), and then reach severe tropical cyclone strength by 4:00 p.m. the next day.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora
On the afternoon of 22 March, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center upgraded the strengthening system to a tropical storm. Later on the same day, the Bureau of Meteorology identified that sustained gale-force winds had developed on the northern semicircle of the system; however, the system was still classified as a tropical low as these winds did not extend more than halfway around the circulation centre. On 23 March, the system organized sufficiently into a tropical cyclone, and was named Nora by the BoM.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Nora
Within the next couple of days, Nora intensified into a Category 3 Severe Tropical Cyclone, before making landfall on the Top End at that intensity. Afterward, Nora gradually began to weaken, degenerating into a tropical low soon afterward. On 26 March, Nora's remnant low stalled, and began to slowly meander counterclockwise over the Top End. On 27 March, Nora's remnant moved westward across the Gulf of Carpentaria. On the next day, Nora's remnant made landfall on the Australian coast once again and dissipated.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
During 24 March, the BoM reported that Cyclone Iris had moved into the Australian region from the South Pacific as a Category 1 tropical cyclone, while located about 520 km (325 mi) to the south of Honiara in the Solomon Islands. According to the BoM, the system quickly weakened into a tropical low during that day as it moved further into the Australian region.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
Conversely, the JTWC reported that Iris had developed into a tropical cyclone at around 04:00 AEST on 25 March (18:00 UTC on 24 March), when there were good divergence aloft and a formative poleward outflow channel, although high vertical wind shear kept impacting the system. Tracking generally southwards along the western periphery of a near-equatoral ridge, Iris remained weak with an exposed low-level circulation centre, which resulted in the final warning from the JTWC being issued at 09:00 UTC on 27 March, as colder sea surface temperatures further eroded the fully sheared system.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
On 28 March, Iris slowed down and started to exhibit subtropical characteristics. The subtropical low began to drift northwestward, parallel to the coast of Queensland on 29 March. The JTWC issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert for Iris again on 1 April, due to the increasing amounts of persistent convection and improving low-level banding. These factors indicated that Iris had transitioned back to a tropical low on the same day, as it turned towards the south-southeast.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
Both the BoM and the JTWC reported that Iris had redeveloped into a tropical cyclone at around 10:00 AEST (00:00 UTC) on 2 April, supported by Dvorak technique estimates as well as sustained gales recorded by the automatic weather station at Flinders Reef. A half-day later, the station further recorded maximum sustained winds at 58 knots (107 km/h; 67 mph).


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
Thanks to weak vertical wind shear, warm SSTs at 28 °C, and excellent poleward outflow, the BoM indicated that Iris had further intensified into a Category 2 tropical cyclone at around 04:00 AEST on 3 April (18:00 UTC on 2 April), with estimated 10-minute maximum sustained winds at 100 km/h (60 mph). Iris became almost stationary on the same day, due to the competing steering influences from a near-equatorial ridge located to the northeast and a subtropical ridge anchored over Australia. Early on 3 April, Iris resumed its south-southeastward track and turned eastward; at the same time, the low-level circulation centre became partially exposed, with deep convection only persisting over the southern periphery of the storm, showing that the intensification had stopped.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Iris
At 04:07 AEST on 4 April (18:07 UTC on 3 April), microwave imagery revealed that Iris briefly had formed a shallow eyewall, prompting the JTWC to indicate that Iris reached its peak intensity at 10:00 AEST (00:00 UTC), with the same estimate as the BoM's 30 hours earlier. However, the BoM downgraded Iris to a Category 1 tropical cyclone at 16:00 AEST (06:00 UTC), as the unfavourable environment with moderate northwesterly wind shear, weak upper-level outflow, penetrating dry air, and marginal supportive SSTs at about 26 °C, had begun to impact the sheared system.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Flamboyan
Flamboyan formed on 27 April, before moving into the South-West Indian Ocean basin on 28 April. Afterward, the system began intensifying. Flamboyan occurred outside the Australian region, having developed north of 10S in Indonesia's area of responsibility before moving southwest into La Réunion's area of responsibility.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 8 August, TCWC Perth started to monitor a tropical low located approximately 850 km (530 mi) to the west-northwest of the Cocos Islands, on the 90th meridian east—the western edge of the BOM's area of responsibility. The tropical low moved in a west-southwesterly direction and attained 35 km/h (20 mph) sustained winds south of the circulation center, and a minimum barometric pressure of 1005 hPa (29.68 inHg). The storm moved out of the Australian region on the same day. On 24 November, TCWC Darwin started to monitor a weak tropical low that had developed in the Banda Sea.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The system moved in a slow direction, and attained a minimum pressure of 1005 hPa, until it was last mentioned on 29 November. On 1 December, a tropical low formed to the south of Java. The tropical low rapidly moved southwestward, before dissipating the next day. On 1 January, TCWC Perth began to track a small, weak tropical low to the south of Bali. The system was last mentioned the next day.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
On 14 January, a weak tropical low had developed about 750 km (466 mi) to the northwest of Exmouth. The tropical low moved in a general westward direction for several days until it was last monitored by TCWC Perth on 19 January. On 27 January, TCWC Brisbane began monitoring on a tropical low-pressure system that was located to the south of the Solomon Islands. The system had a moderate chance of becoming a tropical cyclone although the system had already crossed basins into the South Pacific and became Tropical Depression 06F very early on the next day.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The system subsequently became Tropical Cyclone Fehi by 29 January. On 1 February, a weak tropical low had briefly developed in the Coral Sea. On 9 February, a slow-moving tropical low had developed located about 450 km (280 mi) to the northwest of Cooktown, Queensland. The system moved westward and was last noticed three days later. On 4 March, a tropical low persisted to the west of Queensland. In the course of two days, the tropical low emerged towards the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The tropical low rapidly dissipated, however, on 9 March.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
A weak tropical low near the Solomon Islands was first identified by the Bureau of Meteorology on 17 March. Over the next couple of days, the tropical low meandered over the Solomon Sea. The system was last noted by the Bureau of Meteorology on the afternoon of 19 March.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, Bureau of Meteorology
Since the start of the 2008–09 season, there has only been one list from which the Bureau of Meteorology has assigned names to tropical cyclones, despite still operating three separate tropical cyclone warning centres (TCWCs) in Perth, Darwin and Brisbane. These warning centres monitor all tropical cyclones that form within the Australian region, including any within the areas of responsibility of TCWC Jakarta or TCWC Port Moresby. A total of seven tropical cyclones were named by the BOM during the season; these are listed below.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, TCWC Jakarta
The TCWC in Jakarta, operated by the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, monitors tropical cyclones from the Equator to 11°S and between the longitudes 90°E and 145°E. Tropical depressions which reached tropical cyclone strength within this region were named by TCWC Jakarta. This occurred a record total of three times this season, and the names used are listed below.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, TCWC Port Moresby
Tropical cyclones that develop between the Equator and 11°S, between 151°E and 160°E, are assigned names by the TCWC in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Tropical cyclone formation in this area is rare, with no cyclones being named in it since 2007. A chronological list is not used; rather, names are selected in a random order from a pool of names.


2017–18 Australian region cyclone season, Storm names, Name retirement
Due to both the damage that Cyclone Marcus caused in Darwin, and its subsequent intensification into a powerful Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, the BOM retired the name Marcus from its naming list. It was replaced by Marco.


2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
The 2017–18 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga season, for sponsorships reasons named the Admiral Basketball Bundesliga, is the 72nd season of the first tier of basketball in Austria.


2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga, Teams
Raiffeisen Flyers Wels replaced WBC Wels, from the same city.


2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga, Play-offs
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, semifinals in a 2–2–1 format and the final in a best-of-seven format 2–2–1–1–1.


2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga, Play-offs, Quarterfinals
The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.


2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga, Play-offs, Semifinals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two and 5 (if necessary) at home.


2017–18 Austrian Basketball Bundesliga, Play-offs, Semifinals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two, five and seven (if necessary) at home.


2017–18 Austrian Cup
The 2017–18 Austrian Cup was the 84th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup, Sturm Graz, earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have begun play in the third qualifying round. Sixty–four clubs participated in this season's cup competition.


2017–18 Austrian Cup
Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions after winning the competition in the previous season by defeating SK Rapid Wien in the final.


2017–18 Austrian Cup, First round
Thirty–two first round matches were played between 14 and 18 July 2017.


2017–18 Austrian Cup, Second round
Second round matches were played 18–26 September 2017. The draw for the second round was held 8 August 2017.


2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga
The 2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga  was the 106th season of top-tier football in Austria. Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended their last years title.


2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Teams
LASK, the 2016–17 First League champion, returned to the top level six years after their relegation.


2017–18 Austrian Football Bundesliga, Attendances
Source: , Notes:1: Team played last season in First League


2017–18 Austrian Football First League
The 2017–18 Austrian Football First League  (German: Erste Liga, also known as Sky Go Erste Liga due to sponsorship) was the 44th season of the Austrian second-level football league and the last one as the First League. It began on 21 July 2017 and ended on 25 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 21 June 2017.


2017–18 Austrian Football First League, Teams
Ten teams participated in the 2017-18 season. TSV Hartberg was promoted after winning the 2016–17 Regionalliga Mitte without having to compete in promotion play-offs as no team from the Regionalliga West or Ost applied for promotion. They replaced SV Horn who finished last in the 2016–17 First League. SV Ried were relegated from the 2016–17 Bundesliga, replacing 2016–17 First League champions LASK Linz.


2017–18 Austrian Football First League, Results
Teams played each other four times in the league. In the first half of the season each team played every other team twice (home and away), and then did the same in the second half of the season.


2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season
The 2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season began on 8 September 2017 and ended on 20 April 2018. The defending champion were the Vienna Capitals. On 20 April 2018, HC Bolzano won the Austrian Hockey Championship for the 2nd time in their history.


2017–18 Austrian Hockey League season
With Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana ending their tenure in the EBEL having been dissolved due to financial debt. The EBEL continued with 12 teams, following the return of KHL Medveščak Zagreb from a five year stint in the Kontinental Hockey League. The Croatian club had previously participated in the EBEL for four seasons from 2009 to 2013.


2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga
The 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga  was the 59th season of the Austrian third-tier football league.


2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga
The Regionalliga is split into East, West and Middle (German: Ost, West & Mitte) divisions. The Regionalliga Ost is formed by clubs from the Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland Football Associations. The Regionalliga Mitte is made up of clubs from the Upper Austria, Carinthia and Styria Football Associations. The Regionalliga West is made up of clubs from the Salzburg, Tirol and Vorarlberg Football Associations.


2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga
Due to the expansion of the Austrian leagues, this season eight clubs were promoted to the 2018–19 Second League, i.e. the successful promotion applicants from each division. A ninth team would have played in a promotion/relegation play-off against the bottom placed team in the First League, but the Austrian FA decided against relegation to the Regionalliga, so there was no play-off.


2017–18 Ayr United F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Ayr United’s 108th season of competitive football and their first season back in League One following their relegation from the Championship in the 2016–17 season. Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.


2017–18 Ayr United F.C. season, Summary, Season
In their first season back in the third–tier of Scottish football, Ayr United finished in first place and were promoted as Champions back to the Scottish Championship after only one season in League One.


2017–18 Azadegan League
The 2017–18 Azadegan League was the 27th season of the Azadegan League and 17th as the second highest division since its establishment in 1991. The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 Azadegan League, two new teams relegated from the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League: Saba Qom and Machine Sazi and three new teams promoted from the 2016–17 League 2: Shahrdari Tabriz and Shahrdari Mahshahr both as champions and Bargh Jadid Shiraz. The league started on 7 August 2017 and ended on 29 April 2018. Naft Masjed Soleyman won the Azadegan League title for the first time in their history. Naft Masjed Soleyman and Nassaji Mazandaran promoted to the Persian Gulf Pro League.


2017–18 Azadegan League, Attendances, Average home attendances
Updated to games played on 29 April 2018Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances  Machine Sazi and Saba Qom played last season in Persian Gulf Pro League  Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz played last season in League 2


2017–18 Azadegan League, Attendances, Attendances by round
Notes:Updated to games played on 29 April 2018.


2017–18 Azadegan League, Attendances, Attendances by round
Source:   Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendances  Baadraan Tehran played their match against Shahrdari Tabriz at Shohada Shahr-e Qods  Bargh Jadid Shiraz played their matches against Gol Gohar, Iranjavan, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Malavan, Mes Kerman, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Dastgheib  Fajr Sepasi played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Khooneh be Khooneh, Machine Sazi, Mes Kerman, Naft MIS, Nassaji, Oxin Alborz, Shahrdari Mahshahr and Shahrdari Tabriz at Shahid Dastgheib  Gol Gohar played their matches against Aluminium Arak, Fajr Sepasi, Khooneh be Khooneh, Malavan, Naft MIS, Saba Qom and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Imam Ali  Gol Gohar played their matches against Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Shahrdari Tabriz at Bandar Abbas  Machine Sazi played their match against Fajr Sepasi at Sahand  Rah Ahan played their match against Khooneh be Khooneh at Kargaran  Rah Ahan played their match against Nassaji at Takhti Tehran  Saba Qom played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Iranjavan, Mes Kerman, Nassaji and Rah Ahan at Shahid Heydariyan  Mes Kerman played their match against Rah Ahan at Sirjan  Shahrdari Tabriz played their matches against Bargh Jadid Shiraz, Fajr Sepasi, Iranjavan, Malavan, Mes Rafsanjan, Nassaji and Shahrdari Mahshahr at Shahid Tavana sports complex


2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup
The 2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup was the 26th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan. The final was played on 28 May 2018.


2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup, First round
The first round games were drawn on 6 October 2017.


2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup, Second round
The two winners of the first round progressed to the Second round, which was also drawn on 6 October 2017.


2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup, Quarter-finals
The eight winners from the second round are drawn into four two-legged ties.


2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup, Semi-finals
The four winners from the quarter-finals were drawn into two two-legged ties.


2017–18 Azerbaijan First Division
The 2017–18 Azerbaijan First Division  is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan.


2017–18 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams
Sabail was promoted from the 2016–17 season to Azerbaijan Premier League, while Shuvalan relegated to the First Division. On 25 September 2017, it was announced that Bine, Khazar Baku, and Sabah will participate in the First Division.


2017–18 Azerbaijan First Division, Teams
Shamkir, Shahdag, Sharurspor, Energetik, Bakılı, Ravan Baku and Göyazan didn't participate in this season.


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


2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League
The 2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League was the 26th season of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The season began on 11 August 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018.


2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League
Although unconfirmed by UEFA, it was expected that the winners of the league this season would earn a spot in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and the second and third placed clubs would earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League, Teams
Shuvalan was relegated at the conclusion of the previous season. Sabail were promoted and will participate in the Premier League this season.


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


2017–18 Azerbaijan Premier League, Results
Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 28 matches each.


2017–18 B.League season
The 2017–18 B.League season was the second season of the Japanese B.League.


2017–18 BBL Cup
The 2017–18 BBL Cup was the 15th edition of the BBL Cup, the annual cup competition for British basketball teams, organised by the British Basketball League (BBL). The Cheshire Phoenix won its first title. The competition was played from 13 October 2017 until 28 January 2018.


2017–18 BBL Trophy
The 2017–18 BBL Trophy was the 30th edition of the BBL Trophy, an annual cup competition for British basketball teams, organised by the British Basketball League (BBL). Besides BBL clubs, clubs from the National Basketball League (NBL) participated. The Leicester Riders won their third trophy title. The competition was played from 8 December 2017 until 4 March 2018.


2017–18 BC Prienai season
The 2017–18 BC Prienai season is the 23rd season in the existence of the club, which was known as Vytautas Prienai–Birštonas for sponsorship reasons (which was their last year under that name). The team played in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) but also briefly participated in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) and in the qualifying round of Basketball Champions League (BCL). The season was highlighted with both on-court and financial struggles, dating as far back as 2016, and several roster changes.


2017–18 BC Prienai season
The team, in December 2017, most notably signed American brothers LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball, who had drawn international attention in the years prior. Following the brothers' arrival, Vytautas withdrew from the BBL and announced Big Baller Brand, a sports apparel company owned by LaVar Ball, as its sponsor. After the Ball brothers joined the team in January 2018, Vytautas took part in several exhibition games, including the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games and the Big Baller Brand International Tournament. Upon signing the Ball brothers, the team gained significant popularity, especially in the United States. However, both Ball brothers would not stay with the squad near the end of the season, thus leaving them with the threat of relegation.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
Vytautas started the 2017–18 season badly by failing to qualify for the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League season. The team was also performing poorly in the national competition and saw decreasing popularity among fans. Additionally, Vytautas faced major financial struggles, failing to fully pay many former players. Towards the beginning of the season, the team controversially signed businessman Tomas Tumynas, who had no prior professional basketball experience. According to head coach Virginijus Šeškus, Tumynas helped Vytautas financially, despite not playing any games before his release in January 2018. The team lost to Lietuvos rytas Vilnius on 6 January 2018 by a margin of 113–56 for its worst defeat of the season. After the game, Vytautas dropped to last place in their league.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
On 11 December 2017, Vytautas signed LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, the younger brothers of Los Angeles Lakers player Lonzo Ball, both of whom agreed to join the team in the beginning of January 2018. Both brothers, along with Lonzo, had gained fame in the United States after leading Chino Hills High School to an undefeated season and mythical national championship in 2015–16.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
LiAngelo drew the international spotlight in November 2017 after being arrested for shoplifting in China, abruptly ending his college basketball career at UCLA and culminating in a Twitter-based feud between his father LaVar Ball and U.S. President Donald Trump. The Lithuanian team, whose managers described the signing as an instant success, subsequently received international attention and being featured in The New York Times. Upon the Ball brothers' arrival, the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) rescheduled Vytautas' games against Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys and Juventus Utena to better suit their American audience.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
In early January 2018, Vytautas pulled out of the Baltic Basketball League season, instead setting up and hosting the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games, a series of exhibition games mostly against opponents from lower Lithuanian leagues. On 23 January 2018, the team announced that the sports apparel company Big Baller Brand would be an official sponsor until the end of the season. LaVar Ball, owner of the company, was appointed as assistant coach for a match-up with Dzūkija Alytus and then as head coach against Jonava. Ball and his family helped the team pay off the club's debts, contributing €100,000.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
By the end of February, Vytautas announced that it would play in another exhibition event sponsored by the company, known the Big Baller Brand International Tournament, a round-robin competition featuring three European teams outside of Lithuania. LaVar Ball continued to serve as head coach. In late March and early April, Vytautas participated in two more friendlies, hosting a game against a youth squad of the Chinese team Guangdong Southern Tigers and facing the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL) in London.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
However, after the end of the team's exhibition games, head coach Virginijus Šeškus would make some drastic changes for the team to avoid the threat of relegation, most notably by sitting LaMelo Ball throughout the rest of the regular season. Since the changes, Vytautas would go on a three-game winning streak, with the threat of being relegated looking dimmer and dimmer in the process. However, after a 73–69 loss to Siauliai on April 25, LaVar Ball announced he would pull his sons out of the team after neither Ball player played that night.


2017–18 BC Prienai season, Overview
After losing that night, Vytautas would lose their last three games of the season, with the team letting go of Kervin Bristol, Rashaun Broadus, and Denys Lukashov before the end of their last game that season. As a result, their season left them with the threat of relegating to the NKL, with Vytis Šakiai looking for its promotion this season. Ultimately, while Vytautas finished the season in last place, they would survive the threat of relegation this season due to Vytis not meeting the proper promotion requirements this year.


2017–18 BC Prienai 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 BC Prienai season, Competitions, Baltic Basketball League
Vytautas forfeited a game on October 31, 2017 against Rapla after head coach Virginijus Šeškus received a second technical foul with three minutes left in regulation and refused to let his team continue playing. The Baltic Basketball League assessed Vytautas with a technical loss of 20–0 and fined the team €3,000. On January 6, 2018, after playing six games in the BBL, Vytautas withdrew from the 2017–18 season. In its place, the team set up the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games, a series of five friendly games that were designed to feature LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball in their professional debuts. However, Vytautas were assessed a €5,000 fine for forfeiting a non-televised game against Tsmoki-Minsk and were disqualified from the BBL, with the results of previous games being nullified, for their second forfeit of the season.


2017–18 BCHL season
The 2017–18 BCHL season was the 56th season of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL). The seventeen teams from the Interior, Island and Mainland divisions played 58-game schedules. The 2017 BCHL Showcase, hosted in Chilliwack, shortly after the start of the season from September 20 to 24, 2017.


2017–18 BCHL season
In March, the top teams from each division played for the Fred Page Cup, the BCHL Championship, won by the Wenatchee Wild. From there, they represented the league in the Doyle Cup, where they played and won a best-of-seven series against the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion Spruce Grove Saints to determine who represents the Pacific region in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the Royal Bank Cup, held in Chilliwack, British Columbia, by the Chilliwack Chiefs.


2017–18 BCHL season, Standings
Note:  GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points


2017–18 BCHL season, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, P = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2017–18 BCHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played, Mins = Minutes Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = Save Percentage, GAA = Goals Against Average.


2017–18 BCHL season, Players selected in 2018 NHL Entry Draft
Rd2: 48 Jonathan Tychonick – Ottawa Senators (Penticton Vees)Rd3: 81 Seth Barton – Detroit Red Wings (Trail Smoke Eaters)Rd4: 99 Stanislav Devin – Vegas Golden Knights (Wenatchee Wild)Rd4: 104 Jasper Weatherby – San Jose Sharks (Wenatchee Wild)Rd5: 126 Dennis Crookshank – Ottawa Senators (Langley Rivermen)Rd7: 190 Brett Stapley – Montreal Canadiens (Vernon Vipers)Rd7: 214 Ty Taylor – Tampa Bay Lightning (Vernon Vipers)


2017–18 BFA Senior League
The 2017–18 BFA Senior League is the 27th season of the Bahamas top-flight football league. The season began on 29 October 2017 and ended on 22 April 2018.


2017–18 BIBL season
The 2017–18 BIBL season is the 10th edition of Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). The competition started on 10 October 2017.


2017–18 BIBL season, Competition format
Eight teams joined the competition and played a round robin tournament where each team faced the others in home and away games. The top two teams qualified directly for the Final Four, whereas the teams finishing on ranks 3-6 played in additional two-legged playoffs to fill the remaining two places. The league winner will be determined on a Final Four tournament, hosted by Rislki Sportist at Arena Samokov.


2017–18 BLNO season
The 2017–18 BLNO was the 18th season of the Basketball League of Norway since its establishment. It started on 22 September 2017 and ended on 11 April 2018 with the third and last game of the finals.


2017–18 BLNO season
Kongsberg Miners, in their third season in the league, won the title defended by Centrum Tigers, that ended in the last position.


2017–18 BLNO season, Format
The ten participating teams first played the regular season, that consisted in a round-robin schedule containing three rounds with every team playing each opponent at least once home and once away for a total of 27 matches.


2017–18 BLNO season, Format
At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. Quarterfinals and semifinals were played with a best-of-three format and the final is played as a single game.


2017–18 BLNO season, Team Changes
Persbråten were relegated at the end of the last season, replaced by Fyllingen.


2017–18 BLNO season, Awards
The individual awards and the All-League team were chosen by the coaches of the League.


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
The 2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's 13th season at BYU and the Cougars seventh season as members of the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in West Coast Conference play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated San Diego in the quarterfinals and Saint Mary's in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they were defeated by Stanford in the first round.


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 22–12, 12–6 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Recruiting class of 2017, 2017–18 return missionaries
BYU's roster will feature four missionaries for the new season. First up is Zac Seljaas who returns after coming home early for a shoulder injury.


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2017–18 media, Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
BYU Radio- Flagship Station, Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org)KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com)KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, IDKMGR- Manti, UTKSUB- Cedar City, UTKDXU- St. George, UT


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2017–18 non-conferesnce schedule was announced on July 11, 2017. Highlights on the schedule include a trip to defending Ivy League champions Princeton, a rematch with UT Arlington (who ended BYU's season in 2016–17), Barclay's Center Classic matches against Alabama and UMass, and four in-state opponents in Utah Valley, Utah State, Weber State (as part of the inaugural Beehive Classic), and Utah.


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Exhibition: New Mexico
Broadcasters: Jeff Siembieda & Hunter Greene (New Mexico Radio Network exclusive)Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Mississippi Valley State
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads 2–0Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, UT Arlington
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: Series even 1–1Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Niagara
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer LintonSeries History: BYU leads 5–2Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, Alabama
Broadcasters: , Tim Doyle, & Series History: Alabama leads 1–0Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, Game summaries, UMass
Broadcasters: Chris Hassel, Tim Doyle, & Kristen BalboniSeries History: BYU leads 5–0Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
The 2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team will represent Brigham Young University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It will be head coach Jeff Judkins's seventeenth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Diego. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 2009.


2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2017–18 media, BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates
Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games will be featured live on BYU Radio, found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Home games will be a BYUtv simulcast. Select road games will air on TheW.tv powered by Stadium.


2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Southern Utah
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough &  Series History: BYU leads 18–3Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Washington
Broadcasters: Gary Hill Jr. & Elise Woodward Series History: Washington leads 6–5Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Utah Valley
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd Series History: BYU leads 7–0Starting Lineups:


2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, Game Summaries, Georgia
Broadcaster: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Georgia leads 2–0Starting Lineups:


2017–18 Bahraini King's Cup
The 2017–18 Bahraini King's Cup is the 16th season of the national football competition of Bahrain since it was renamed as the King's Cup in 2003 (named Emir Cup or Federation Cup before). The winners of the competition will earn a spot in the 2019 AFC Cup.


2017–18 Bahraini Premier League
The 2017–18 Bahraini Premier League (also known as NBB Bahrain League for sponsorship reasons), was the 61st top-level football season in Bahrain.


2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 to finish in third place in the MAC West division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to Kent State.


2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season 21–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost to Akron in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost to Fort Wayne in the first round.


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


2017–18 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team will represent Ball State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship season. The Cardinals, led by sixth year head coach Brady Sallee, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–7, 13–5 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament to Western Michigan. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Middle Tennessee in the first round before losing in the second round to Purdue.


2017–18 Balmazújvárosi FC season
The 2017–18 season will be Balmazújvárosi FC's 1st competitive season, 1st consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 6th year in existence as a football club.


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


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


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


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


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


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


2017–18 Baltic Basketball League
The 2017–18 Triobet Baltic Basketball League was the 14th and the last season of the Baltic Basketball League and the third under the title sponsorship of Triobet. The season began on 24 October 2017 and concluded on 5 April 2018. Last year's finalist Pieno žvaigždės defeated Jūrmala in the finals to win their first Baltic Basketball League title.


2017–18 Baltic Basketball League, Competition format
In this edition 14 teams took part. They were divided into two groups of seven teams where, after a double-legged round-robin, the best four of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals. Kazakh team Barsy Atyrau and Belarusian Tsmoki-Minsk II played all their matches abroad.


2017–18 Baltic Basketball League, Competition format
Midway through the season Vytautas withdrew from the league due to them forfeiting two different games in this league for different reasons. As a result, they would participate in a series of friendly matches dubbed the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games; it was created for the purpose of promoting their newest acquisitions at the time in LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball.


2017–18 Baltic Basketball League, Playoffs
In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.


2017–18 Baltic Basketball League, Player statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.


2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League
The 2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League, known as Credit 24 Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th edition of the highest level of club volleyball in the Baltic states. Saaremaa, a new team formed in 2017, won on their debut as they defeated Pärnu in the final with the score 3–2.


2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2017–18 edition of Baltic Men Volleyball League.


2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Main Tournament
All participating 14 clubs were playing according to the double round robin system.


2017–18 Baltic Men Volleyball League, Playoffs
The four winners of each series qualified to the Final Four, while the other four teams were eliminated.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season
The 2017–18 Baltimore Blast season is the twenty-sixth season of the Baltimore Blast professional indoor soccer club. The Blast, an Eastern Division team in the Major Arena Soccer League, play their home games at SECU Arena in Towson, Maryland.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season
The team is led by owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr. and head coach Danny Kelly. The Blast entered the season as defending champions as they defeated the Sonora Suns in the Ron Newman Cup finals in April 2017 for the second consecutive season.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season
Following a 6-5 victory on February 10 over the Milwaukee Wave, Baltimore clinched a playoff berth in the Eastern Division for the 2018 Ron Newman Cup playoffs. The Blast then clinched the regular-season Eastern Division championship after an 8-7 overtime win over the Florida Tropics on February 24. The Blast finished the regular season 17-5 and defeated Syracuse, Milwaukee and Monterrey in the postseason, successfully defending their title en route to the team's tenth championship (including one won by the original Blast franchise). William Vanzela received the MASL Final MVP.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season, History
Launched in July 1992 as the Baltimore Spirit, an expansion team in the second National Professional Soccer League for the 1992–93 season, the team replaced the original Baltimore Blast which folded earlier in 1992 when the first Major Indoor Soccer League shut down. Ed Hale, an owner of the original Blast, bought the Spirit in July 1998 and changed the name to Baltimore Blast. In 2001, the team was a founding member of the second MISL. When that league shut down in 2008, they co-founded the National Indoor Soccer League which, one season later, became the third MISL.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season, History
After the 2013-14 season, Baltimore was one of three teams that left the MISL, leading to the league's collapse. Along with five other former MISL teams, the Blast joined the teams of the Professional Arena Soccer League, which was then rebranded as the Major Arena Soccer League. The MASL Eastern Division for the 2017-18 season remains unchanged from the previous season, consisting of the defending MASL Ron Newman Cup Champion Baltimore Blast, former MISL club Syracuse Silver Knights, former PASL club Harrisburg Heat, and the Florida Tropics.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season, Off-field moves
The Blast announced in August 2017 that they would move from the Royal Farms Arena to the SECU Arena on the campus of Towson University, beginning in the 2017-2018 MASL season. The move will be the first time the Blast franchise will play home games in an arena other than the Royal Farms Arena.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, 2017–18 roster, Active Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, 2017–18 roster, Inactive Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Baltimore Blast season, Personnel, Staff
The team's coaching staff includes head coach Danny Kelly, assistant coach David Bascome, athletic trainer Heather Kohlbus, physical therapist Paul Ernst, team doctor Dr. Richard Levine, and equipment manager Mark Meszaros. The Blast front office includes owner Edwin F. Hale, Sr., team president and general manager Kevin Healey, and assistant general manager Mike Conway.


2017–18 Bangalore Super Division
The 2017–18 Bangalore Super Division was the seventh season of the Bangalore Super Division which is the third tier of the Indian association football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system. The season started on 10 November 2017. Madras Engineering Group (MEG) were the defending champions. Bangalore Independents and Jawahar Union were promoted from 'A' Division, whereas a new team FC Deccan was a direct entry team. AGORC and DYES teams were relegated to 'A' Division. Bengaluru FC fielded their newly launched reserve team, Bengaluru FC 'B'. All games were played at Bangalore Football Stadium.


2017–18 Bangalore Super Division
Ozone F.C. won their second title, winning all ten games, whereas RWF and FC Deccan were relegated to 'A' division.


2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League was the sixth edition of the Bangladesh Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition. It was held in Bangladesh, starting on 6 January 2018 and concluding on 27 April 2018. North Zone were the defending champions.


2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League
In round two of the tournament, Tushar Imran scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket and Abdur Razzak took his 500th first-class wicket. This was the first time either of these landmarks had been reached in Bangladesh cricket.


2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League
Following the third round of fixtures, the tournament took a break, ahead of the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. The tournament resumed on 10 April 2018.


2017–18 Bangladesh Cricket League
South Zone won the tournament, after beating the defending champions North Zone by an innings and 63 runs in the final round of matches.


2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League (also known as SAIF Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Bangladesh Premier League since its establishment in 2007. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league. Saif Global Sports are the right holder of BPL's tenth edition and they accommodate the advertising, branding, TV transmission, radio, marketing rights of the Bangladesh Premier League 2016–17. The league started from July 28, 2017. Fakirerpool Young Men's Club was promoted as the champion of 2016 BCL season. They were the 13th team to took part in this season, but they did not, due to fund crisis.


2017–18 Bangladesh Football Premier League
Dhaka Abahani are the defending champions, having won their Bangladesh Premier League title the previous season.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League
The 2017 BPL season, also known as BPL 5 or AKS BPL 2017 Powered by Shah Cement (for sponsorship reasons), was the fifth season of the  Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the top level professional Twenty20 cricket franchise league in Bangladesh. The competition was organised by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and features seven teams from seven different cities. The season began on 4 November, and ended on 12 December 2017, with the defending champion, Dhaka Dynamites played against newbies Sylhet Sixers in the first game at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League
Barisal Bulls were excluded from the tournament, after failing financial terms and conditions. This year, Pakistani players, except retired and non-centrally-contracted were unavailable in the tournament till 17 November due to their domestic cricket league.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League
In the championship match, Rangpur Riders defeated Dhaka Dynamites to win their first title. In the final match Chris Gayle was awarded the man of the match award and also won player of the series award. He was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 485 runs. Shakib Al Hasan was the leading wicket taker with 22 wickets.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, Draft
The 2017 BPL draft was held on 16 September 2017, where a team could purchase 7 local players and 2 overseas players at least. A new rule has been implemented whereby a team can include up to 5 overseas players in a match instead of up to 4.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, Draft
A total of 66 players were signed in the event including 51 locals and 15 from abroad. Rangpur Riders signed the most players reaching a tally of 16. The first local and overseas player call went to Rajshahi Kings as the picked Mustafizur Rahman and Usama Mir.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, Venues
A total of 46 matches was played in these venues with the playoffs and final  held in Dhaka.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, Teams and their icons
Mustafizur Rahman was chosen as the icon player for Barisal Bulls until they were excluded.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, League stage
A total of 42 matches was played in the League stage, with the first eight held in Sylhet, next sixteen in Dhaka, next ten in Chittagong and final eight in Dhaka.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League Final
The 2017 Bangladesh Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Dhaka Dynamites and the Rangpur Riders on 12 December 2017 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka to determine the winner of the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh. It ended as Rangpur Riders defeating Dhaka Dynamites by 57 runs.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League Final, Route to final
Dhaka was placed second on the league table with 15 points, though Rangpur was ranked fourth in the league stage with 12 points, as per NRR. Dhaka won 7 of their league stage matches, lost 4 and 1 resulted in no result due to rain. On the other hand, Rangpur both won and lost 6 matches. Dhaka won the qualifier 1 match and grabbed the final. Barisal won the eliminator and qualifier 2 one after one, booking their place in the final.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League Final, Final, Background
The match is to be played at the home ground of Dhaka, Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Dhaka is appearing in their fourth final and have won the championship in all their previous finals. Rangpur is appearing in their first ever final match. Both teams were on even terms as they have won the matches against each other this season.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League Final, Final, Report
Dhaka won the toss and decided to bowl first. The decision was proving to be successful when they got rid of Johnson Charles early thanks to skipper Shakib Al Hasan. But after the 10th over, the partnership of Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle proved to be devastating. Their partnership mainly consisted of boundaries and particularly Gayle, who hit a record 18 sixes. His score of 146 off 69 balls is the tournament highest. McCullum gave him a helping hand by scoring a decent 51 off 43. The Rangpur innings thus ended as 206 for 1.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League Final, Final, Report
The second innings started with Dhaka quickly losing wickets. At a time they 87 for 7 due to the excellent bowling by Rangpur bowlers. Jahurul Islam provided some resistance with his 50 off 38 balls. But soon wickets tumbled down and Dhaka innings came to an end with 149/9, handing Rangpur 57 runs victory and also the championship.


2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League Final, Final, Summary
Chris Gayle was awarded as the man of the match for his aforementioned innings and also won the man of the series award. The highest run scorer award was also awarded to him and the most wicket taker award was given to Shakib Al Hasan.


2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series
The 2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in January 2018. It was a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, with all the matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs). The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium hosted all the matches, with each fixture starting at noon. The second ODI was the 100th to be played at the venue and in the third match, Bangladesh recorded their biggest win in ODIs, beating Sri Lanka by 163 runs.


2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series
The final was played between hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the match by 79 runs, with Sri Lankan bowler Shehan Madushanka taking a hat-trick on debut. Following the tri-series, Sri Lanka played two Test matches and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Bangladesh.


2017–18 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, Squads
After the second ODI, Dinesh Chandimal captained Sri Lanka as Angelo Mathews ruled out of the series due to hamstring injury. Sadeera Samarawickrama was added to Sri Lanka's squad as cover for Mathews. After the third ODI, Imrul Kayes was dropped from Bangladesh's squad. However, before the final match, he was added back to squad. Kusal Perera suffered an injury during the fourth ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the series. Dhananjaya de Silva replaced him in Sri Lanka's squad.


2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season
The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2017–18 Barnet F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Barnet's 130th year in existence and third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2017–18 Barnet F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 14 July 2017, Barnet have announced six pre-season friendlies against Swansea City, Braintree Town, West Ham United Under-23s, Maidstone United, Millwall and Concord Rangers.


2017–18 Barnet F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Barnet were drawn away to Blackburn Rovers in the first round.


2017–18 Barnet F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Barnet were drawn away to Peterborough United in the first round. Another away tie against Brighton & Hove Albion was confirmed for the second round.


2017–18 Barnet F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was made with Barnet facing AFC Wimbledon, Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur U23s in Southern Group F.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season
The 2017–18 season had Barnsley playing in the Championship The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Barnsley made an announcement on their official Twitter account on 3 August 2017 that Angus MacDonald is the first-team captain, and Adam Davies is the first team  vice-captain.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season
On 31 August 2017, Barnsley released a statement to announce that the club's chairman Maurice Watkins CBE was leaving the role as chairman and the board of Barnsley Football Club.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season
On 19 December 2017, it was announced that Patrick Cyrne and family had agreed of new shareholders and co-owners of Barnsley Football Club to a consortium led by Chien Lee of NewCity Capital and Pacific Media Group, which is led by Paul Conway and Grace Hung. Billy Beane and Neerav Parekh will also be investing in Barnsley Football Club with Chien Lee and Pacific Media Group. Chien Lee has 80% shares and the Cyrne family has 20% shares of ownership of Barnsley Football club.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season
On 6 February 2018, Barnsley F.C made an announcement that Head Coach Paul Heckingbottom, had left the club for new manager role at fellow Championship club Leeds United. Heckingbottom was joined by his first team coach, Jamie Clapham; Head of Sports Science, Nathan Winder; and First Team Performance Analyst Alex Bailey, will also leave Oakwell for Leeds. Barnsley also announced that Paul Harsley took the role as caretaker manager. José Morais was appointed as new head coach on 16 February 2018 on an 18-month contract.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season, Pre-season, Friendlies
As of 9 June 2017, Barnsley have announced six pre-season friendlies against Guiseley, Grimsby Town, Coventry City, Rochdale, Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Championship, Matches
On 21 June 2017, the EFL Championship league fixtures were announced.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Barnsley entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Millwall.


2017–18 Barnsley F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, the draw for the first round took place, with Morecambe being confirmed as the opposition. The second round also saw Barnsley at home to either Grimsby Town or Derby County. Derby County won their first round tie to set up a second round fixture against the Reds.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga
The 2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, known as the easyCredit BBL for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier level of professional club basketball in Germany. The defending champion was Brose Bamberg. The regular season started on 29 September 2017 and ended 1 May 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga
Bayern Munich won their fourth title and qualified for the 2018–19 EuroLeague.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Rasta Vechta and Phoenix Hagen were relegated from the BBL after the 2016–17 season, as they finished in the last two places.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Mitteldeutscher BC and Rockets got promoted from the 2016–17 ProA.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, Regular season
In the regular season, teams played against each other two times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The first eight teams advanced to the playoffs. The last two placed teams were relegated to the ProA for next season. The regular season started on 29 September 2017 and concluded 1 May 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, Playoffs
All three rounds of the playoffs are played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home.


2017–18 Basketball Bundesliga, All-Star Game
The 2018 BBL All-Star Game was played in the Lokhalle in Göttingen on 13 January 2018. Team International won the game 145–132 over Team National. Peyton Siva was named Most Valuable Player of the game.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League
The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League was the second season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 19 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 6 May 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League
The Final Four, which was held 4–6 May, was hosted at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece. Hosts AEK Athens won their first Champions League title after defeating Monaco in the final. UCAM Murcia finished in third place while MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg was fourth.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Format changes
For the 2017–18 season, the league went back to the initial format of the 2016–17 season, which includes a regular season of four groups of eight teams, followed by a knock-out stage. 24 teams will be qualified directly, while eight teams will come from the three qualifying rounds that will be implemented. In the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, two-legged series will be played, and the season will be capped off with the Final Four.


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


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Team allocation
A total of 56 teams (of which 20 were champions) from 32 countries participated in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Basketball Champions League title holders; FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders):


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise):


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2017, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds
In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams, based on their club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. However, 19 of 24 losing teams enter the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup regular season.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
A total of 16 teams played in the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 19 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2017.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
A total of 16 teams played in the second qualifying round: eight teams which enter in this round, and the eight winners of the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 24 September, and the second legs were played on 26 September 2017.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
A total of 16 teams played in the third qualifying round: Eight teams which enter in this round, and the eight winners of the second qualifying round. The first legs was played on 29 September, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2017.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Regular season
The draw for the regular season was held on 11 July 2017, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Regular season
The 32 teams are drawn into four groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away, in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams, advance to the round of 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams enter the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup round of 16.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Regular season
A total of 32 teams play in the regular season: 24 teams which enter in this stage, and the 8 winners of the third qualifying round. The match-days will be on 10–11 October, 17–18 October, 24–25 October, 31 October–1 November, 7–8 November, 14–15 November, 5–6 December, 12–13 December, 19–20 December 2016, 9–10 January, 16–17 January, 23–24 January, 30–31 January and 6–7 February 2017.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs
In the playoffs, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the Final Four. In the playoffs draw, the group winners and the runners-up are seeded, and the third-placed teams and the fourth-placed teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 6–7 March, and the second legs on 13–14 March 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 27–28 March, and the second legs were played on 3–4 April 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Final Four
The concluding Final Four tournament will be played on 4–6 May 2018. The drawing of the pairings took place on 12 April 2018. On 5 April, the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece was announced as the venue of the 2018 Final Four.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League, Awards, Game Day MVP
After each gameday a selection of five players with the highest efficiency ratings is made by the Basketball Champions League. Afterwards, the official website decides which player is crowned Game Day MVP.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs
The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs began on 6 March, and ended on 6 May, with the Final, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 season of the Basketball Champions League. 16 teams competed in the play-offs.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
The playoffs involved the sixteen teams which qualified between the four first teams of each of the four groups in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League Regular season.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
The group winners will face the fourth qualified teams and the runners-up will play against the third qualified teams. Winners and runners-up will play the second leg at home. In addition, the winners of the matches involving the group winners will play also the second leg of the quarterfinals at home.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
Each tie in the Playoffs, apart from the Final Four games, was played with two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more points on aggregate, over the two legs, advanced to the next round.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Format
For the round of 16, teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Round of 16
The first legs will be played on 6–7 March, and the second legs will be played on 13–14 March 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The first legs will be played on 27–28 March, and the second legs will be played on 3–4 April 2018.


2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 17th season of this championship, with 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina participating in it. Igokea, the defending champion, will join the tournament directly in the second stage.


2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The competition will start on 14 October 2017 and will end on 12, 16 or 19 May 2018 depending on the number of matches played in the finals.


2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Competition format
Twelve teams would join the regular season, where the first five teams qualified for the Liga 6 with Igokea, that plays the season's ABA League First Division.


2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Competition format
On 18 September 2017, the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina released the calendar of the regular season.


2017–18 Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Playoffs
Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home.


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


2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Napredak Rubin who competed in the BLS during the last season changed the tier with KKK Radnički. By approval from Basketball Federation of Serbia, Napredak moved to the 3rd-tier First Regional League (West).


2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia B
The 2017–18 Basketball League of Serbia B is the 12th season of the Second Basketball League of Serbia, the 2nd-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia.


2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi
The 2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), for sponsorship reasons named Tahincioğlu Basketbol Süper Ligi, was the 52nd season of the top-tier professional basketball league in Turkey. Fenerbahçe won their 9th Basketbol Süper Ligi title and their 12th Turkish title overall by defeating Tofaş 4–1 in the finals.


2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Best Balıkesir and TED Ankara Kolejliler were relegated after finishing in the 15th and 16th places last season. Eskişehir Basket was promoted as the runner-up, and Sakarya BB was promoted as the champions of the 2016–17 TBL season.


2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other four times home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The last two teams in the table are relegated to the second tier TBL. The regular season started on 7 October 2017.


2017–18 Basketligaen
The 2017–18 Basketligaen was the 43rd season of the highest professional basketball tier in Denmark. The season started on 20 September 2017 and ended on 7 May 2018. Bakken Bears was the defending champion, and won the championship again after beating Horsens IC in the play-off finals.


2017–18 Basketligaen, Competition format
In the regular season, teams played against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The eight teams advanced to the playoffs.


2017–18 Basketligaen, Teams
Wolfpack returned to the Basketligan after a two-year absence. They replaced SISU, which was the last qualified in the previous season and therefore relegated.


2017–18 Basketligaen, Playoffs
The playoffs were played between the eight teams of the competition, with a best-of-five series in a 1-1-1-1-1 format. The seeded team played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. The Finals will be played in a best-of-seven series and the bronze medal series as a single game. The playoffs began on 13 March and ended 7 May 2018.


2017–18 Basketligaen, Playoffs, Quarterfinals
The quarter-finals began on 18 March and ended 29 March 2018.


2017–18 Basketligan season
The 2017–18 Basketligan season was the 25th season of the Basketligan, the top tier basketball league on Sweden. The season started on 6 October 2017 and finished in May 2018. Luleå was the defending champion, but failed to repeat as they lost in the last game of the finals to Norrköping Dolphins, that achieved their fifth title ever.


2017–18 Basketligan season, Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent four times for a total of 28 games. The top six teams qualified for the championship playoffs.


2017–18 Basketligan season, Teams
After the end of the 2016–17 season, Malbas decided to not continue playing at Basketligan.


2017–18 Basketligan season, Playoffs, Semifinals
Seeded teams played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.


2017–18 Basketligan season, Playoffs, Finals
Seeded team played legs 1, 3, 5 and 7 at home.


2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season
The 2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season is the 114th season in the football club's history and 39th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1979. In addition to the domestic league, Bayer Leverkusen also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 60th season for Leverkusen in the BayArena, located in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Baylor Bears basketball team
The 2017–18 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 15th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. They finished the season 19–15 overall and 8–10 in Big 12 play, finishing in a four-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they were defeated by West Virginia in the quarterfinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament and as a result earned a no. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Wagner in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.


2017–18 Baylor Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2016–17 season 27–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed. They defeated No. 14 seeded New Mexico State and No. 11 seeded USC in the first and second rounds before losing to No. 7 seeded South Carolina in the sweet sixteen.


2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
The 2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 18th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–2, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 Women's Tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Grambling State and Michigan in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.


2017–18 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team, Previous season
For the 2016–17 season, Baylor finished 33–4, 17–1 in the Big 12 to win the regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Tournament, where they were upset by West Virginia. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a No. 1 seed, where they defeated Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.


2017–18 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Beitar Jerusalem 81st season since its establishment in 1936, and 70th since the establishment of the State of Israel. During the 2017–18 campaign the club have competed in the Israeli Premier League, State Cup, Toto Cup,  UEFA Europa League. In the end of the previous season the association of Israeli football decide that The owner Tabib can't manage the team for 2 years, because his involvement in criminal case. In 28 May the owner Eli Tabib announced the joining of the biggest legend of Beitar Eli Ohana to the chairman. Within the preparations of the season, Beitar signed the players: Georginho, Amir Agayev, Zion Tzemah, Miki Siroshtein, Gaëtan Varenne, Or Va'aknin, and the one of the successful Israeli players of all times Yossi Benayoun.


2017–18 Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 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 Belarusian Cup
2017–18 Belarusian Cup was the twenty seventh season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it was conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It started in May 2017 and concluded with the final match on 19 May 2018. Winners of the Cup qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, First round
In this round 4 amateur clubs were drawn against 4 Second League clubs. The draw was performed on 6 May 2017. The matches were played on 17 May 2017.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, First round
Another 2 amateur clubs and 10 Second League clubs were given a bye to the Second Round.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, Second round
In this round 4 winners of the First Round with 12 clubs that received a bye were drawn against 16 First League. The draw was performed on 22 May 2017. The matches were played on 14 June 2017.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, Round of 32
In this round 16 winners of the Second Round were drawn against 16 Premier League clubs. The matches were played between 5 and 9 July 2017.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, Round of 16
Most of the matches were played on 22 and 23 July 2017.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw was made on 28 July 2017. The matches were played in March 2018.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was made on 19 March 2018. The matches will be played in April and May 2018.


2017–18 Belarusian Cup, Final
The final was played on 19 May 2018 at Spartak Stadium in Mogilev.


2017–18 Belarusian Extraliga season
The 2017–18 Belarusian Extraliga season was the 26th season of the Belarusian Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Belarus. Twelve teams participated in the league, and Neman Grodno won the championship.


2017–18 Belarusian Premier League (basketball)
The 2017–18 Belarusian Premier League season was the 26th season of the top tier basketball league in Belarus.


2017–18 Belarusian Premier League (basketball), Competition format
Ten teams joined the regular season, that consisted in a four-legged round-robin competition. The eight first qualified teams would join the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Belarusian Premier League (basketball), Playoffs
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format and the rest of series in a 2-2-1 format.


2017–18 Belgian Basketball Cup
The 2017–18 Belgian Basketball Cup (Dutch: 2017–18 Beker van België) was the 64th edition of the national cup competition for men's basketball in Belgium. The season started on 26 September 2017 and ended on 11 March 2018 with the final. Oostende won its sixth straight cup title.


2017–18 Belgian Basketball Cup, Format
Teams from the Basketball League Belgium Division I, the Top Division 1 and Top Division 2 (the first three divisions in Belgian basketball) compete in the competition. In the first round teams from the Top Division I and 2 play in 12 groups. From the second round, teams from the BLB Division I enter the competition. In the second round, the quarter- and semi-finals a double legged format is used. When a Division I  team faces off against a team from a lower league, no second leg is played. The Final is decided by a single game.


2017–18 Belgian Cup
The 2017–18 Belgian Cup was the 63rd season of Belgium's annual football cup competition. The competition began on 28 July 2017 and ended with the final on 17 March 2018. Zulte Waregem were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Club Brugge in the Seventh Round. Standard Liège won the cup, beating Genk after extra time in the final. As the winner, Standard Liège was normally qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group Stage. As they ended 2nd in the Belgian Competition, they will participate in the 3rd qualification round of the Champions League.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Competition format
The Belgian Cup consists of ten rounds, with teams entering at different points, depending on their 2017-18 League standings.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Round and draw dates
The draw for the first five rounds was made on 19 June 2017.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, First round
The first round began with the teams from the provincial leagues and the Third Amateur Division (tiers 5 and below).


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Second round
In the second round the teams that won their ties in round one are joined by the teams from the Second Amateur Division.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Third round
In round three, teams from the First Amateur Division join the winners from round two.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Sixth Round
The sixth round saw the entry of the Belgian First Division A teams. The matches were played on 19, 20 and 21 September 2017.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Seventh Round
The draw for the seventh round was made immediately after the last game of the sixth round, between Charleroi and La Louvière Centre, was finished. As all 16 teams from the Belgian First Division A won their match in the Sixth Round, no teams from a lower division made it into this round.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Seventh Round
The matches were played on 28, 29, and 30 November 2017.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 30 November 2017, immediately after completion of the final match of the Seventh Round. The matches will be played on 12 and 13 December 2017.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was supposed to occur right after conclusion of the quarter-final match between Club Brugge and Charleroi, but was postponed to the next day after the match was cancelled. The semi-final dates were also shifted, as the postponed match will take place on 16 January 2018, shifting the semi-final matches back by two weeks, with the first legs now played on 30, 31 January 2018 or 1 February 2018 and the second legs in the period from 6 to 8 February 2017.


2017–18 Belgian Cup, Final
The final took place on 17 March 2018 at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels and was won by Standard Liège.


2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division
The 2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division was the second season of the third-tier football league in Belgium, as it was established in 2016. The fixtures were announced near the end of June 2017.


2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division
Although Knokke won the title after winning the playoffs, it was Lommel who were promoted as Knokke had not applied for a license to play at the professional level. At the bottom side of the table, following the bankruptcy of Lierse (playing in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B), one less team was forced to relegate. As a result, 13th placed Châtelet was saved and did not have to play the 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division Promotion play-offs Final, which was played instead by Hamme who avoided direct relegation. Hamme in the end could not win the Promotion Final and was relegated after all, together with Berchem Sport and Patro Eisden Maasmechelen who had finished in the bottom two places.


2017–18 Belgian First Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs
The teams finishing in the top four positions entered the promotion play-offs. The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff, as a result, Knokke started with 36 points, Lommel with 31 points, Dessel with 30 points and Deinze with 25 points. As Lommel were the only team which obtained a licence and qualified for the promotion play-offs, they were already certain of promotion even before the start of the playoffs.


2017–18 Belgian First Division A
The 2017–18 Belgian First Division A was the 115th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The season began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. The fixtures were announced in early June 2017. Anderlecht were the defending champions but had to settle for third place with Club Brugge taking their 15th title.


2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Championship play-offs
The points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Club Brugge 34 points, Anderlecht 28, Charleroi 26, Gent 25, Genk 22 and Standard Liège 22. The points of Club Brugge, Anderlecht and Charleroi were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, the half point will be deducted for these teams.


2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Europa League play-offs
Group A of the play-offs will consist of the teams finishing in positions 7, 9, 12 and 14 during the regular season and the first and third placed team in the qualifying positions in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B. The teams finishing in positions 8, 10, 11, 13 and 15 will join the second placed qualifier from the 2017–18 Belgian First Division B in group B.


2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Europa League play-offs, Semi-final
The winners of both play-off groups competed in one match to play the fourth-placed or fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs for a spot in the final. Zulte Waregem received home advantage as they finished higher in the regular season. Despite going down twice with 10 men, Zulte Waregem won, which meant they advanced to the final to play for a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Europa League play-offs, Final
The winners of the Europa League play-off semi-final and the fifth-placed team of the championship play-offs played one match to determine the Europa League play-off winners. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Belgian First Division B
The 2017–18 season of the Belgian First Division B began in August 2017 and  ended in April 2018. It was the second season of the First Division B following a change in league format from the old Belgian Second Division. The fixtures were announced near the end of June 2017. Cercle Brugge won the title and promotion on 10 March 2018. Although Tubize lost the relegation play-offs and therefore would have been relegated, they were saved as Lierse went bankrupt.


2017–18 Belgian First Division B, League table, Promotion play-offs
The winners of the opening tournament and the closing tournament met in a two-legged match to determine the division champion, who promoted to the 2018–19 Belgian First Division A. The team finishing highest in the aggregate table was allowed to play the second leg at home. In case one team had won both the opening and the closing tournament, these matches would not have been played and that team would have been promoted automatically.


2017–18 Belgian First Division B, League table, Promotion play-offs
On 5 November 2017, Beerschot Wilrijk won the opening tournament and was therefore assured of playing at least the promotion play-offs. The closing tournament was won by Cercle Brugge on 17 February 2018, who played Beerschot Wilrijk for the title and promotion.


2017–18 Belgian First Division B, League table, Promotion play-offs
The first leg was a closed match with few chances, until Cercle Brugge goalkeeper Paul Nardi made an error in controlling the ball, allowing Euloge Placca Fessou one of the easiest goals of his career. Shortly after, Beerschot Wilrijk saw midfielder Alexander Maes sent off following a harsh tackle, resulting them in controlling the game without creating more chances. In the return match, Cercle Brugge scored twice early and looked on its way to promotion, only for Beerschot Wilrijk to come back to 2–1 just minutes before the end and gaining the advantage on away goals. In a dramatic finish, Cercle Brugge was awarded a last minute penalty kick, converted by Irvin Cardona to bring them back to the highest division where they last played during the 2014–15 season.


2017–18 Belgian First Division B, League table, Relegation play-offs
The four bottom teams in the aggregate table will take part in the relegation play-offs in which they keep half of the points they collected during the overall regular season (rounded up). As a result, the teams started with the following points before the playoff: Roeselare 18 points, Union SG 16, Westerlo 14 and Tubize 12 points. The points of Roeselare, Westerlo and Tubize were rounded up, therefore in case of any ties on points at the end of the playoffs, their half point would be deducted. The team finishing in last position will relegate to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2017–18 Belgian First Division B, League table, Relegation play-offs
Following a 0-1 loss at home to Union SG on 14 April 2018, Tubize was mathematically relegated as the deficit to Union SG became six points with only two matches to go, while Union SG would always be ranked above Tubize in case of ties as the points of Tubize were rounded up prior to the relegation play-offs. Tubize was however spared of relegation from the Belgian First Division B as Lierse did not obtain a Belgian professional football license after going bankrupt.


2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division
The 2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division is the second season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium.


2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division
The division consists of three separate leagues, each containing 16 teams. Leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while league C contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division. The fixtures will be announced in July 2017.


2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division, Promotion play-offs, Promotion play-offs VFV
The teams finishing in second place in the Second Amateur Division A and Second Amateur Division B will take part in a promotion playoff first round together with three period winners from both divisions. These 8 teams from the VFV will play the first round of a promotion-playoff, with two teams qualifying for the Promotion play-offs Final. In division A, the first period was won by Petegem, the second by Mandel United and the third by champions Rupel Boom. In division B, champions Tessenderlo won all three periods.