2017–18 STOK Elite Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2017–18 STOK Elite Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2017–18 Cypriot Third Division and the last two teams were relegated to the regional leagues.


2017–18 STOK Elite Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2017–18 SV Darmstadt 98 season
The 2017–18 SV Darmstadt 98 season was the 120th season in the football club's history and their 18th overall season in the second tier of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. It was the club's first season back in the second division, since relegation from the Bundesliga in 2016–17.


2017–18 SV Meppen season
The 2017–18 SV Meppen season is the 106th season in the football club's history and 1st season in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football, having been promoted from the Regionalliga Nord in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, SV Meppen also participated in this season's edition of the Lower Saxony Cup, the regional cup for teams in Lower Saxony. Meppen play their matches at the Hänsch-Arena, located in Meppen, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 SV Meppen season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 SV Meppen season, Players, Squad information
The club played eleven consecutive seasons in the 2. Bundesliga from 1988 to 1998. In 404 games there, the team scored 495 goals, with a record of 124 wins, 139 draws, and 141 losses.


2017–18 SV Sandhausen season
The 2017–18 SV Sandhausen season is the 102nd season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 SV Sandhausen season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season
The 2017–18 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season is the 92nd season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 SV Wehen Wiesbaden season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 SV Werder Bremen season
The 2017–18 SV Werder Bremen season was the 119th season in the football club's history and 37th consecutive and 54th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1981. In addition to the domestic league, Werder Bremen were participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup competition, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 71st season for Bremen in the Weser-Stadion, located in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 SV Werder Bremen season, Players, Squad information
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2017–18 SVB Cup
The 2017–18 SVB Cup was the 27th season of the Surinamese Cup. The competition began on 6 January and ended on 30 June 2018.


2017–18 SVB Cup
Robinhood beat West United in the final, 7–1, earning themselves their seventh SVB Cup, and their first since 2016.


2017–18 SVB Eerste Divisie
The 2017–18 Telesur Eerste Divisie is the 85th season of top tier Suriname football league and 1st season branded as the Eerste Divisie, the highest football league competition of Suriname. The season began on 20 October 2017 and ended on 24 June 2018.


2017–18 SVB Eerste Divisie, Teams
A total of 13 clubs took part in the league. Joining the league was West United and Papatam who played the previous season in the second-tier SVB Eerste Klasse. Jong Rambaan were relegated from the Topklasse to the Eerste Klasse.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season
The 2017–18 Sacramento Kings season was the 73rd season of the franchise, its 69th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 33rd in Sacramento.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season
With the Minnesota Timberwolves clinching their first winning record and playoff berth since 2003–04, the Kings now hold the current league record of most seasons without a winning record as well as the longest postseason drought, both at 12, with their last winning season and playoff appearance being a 44–38 record and a First Round defeat to the San Antonio Spurs in six games in the 2005–06 season.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season
The Kings have now equalled  the Golden State Warriors between 1994–95 and 2005–06 as the third-longest NBA postseason drought on record, behind only the Timberwolves above and the fifteen-season drought by the Buffalo Braves, San Diego Clippers and Los Angeles Clippers between 1976–77 and 1990–91 inclusive. The Kings now need three more losing seasons to break the NBA record for most consecutive losing seasons, which the Kings set between 1983–84 and 1997–98 and had been previously suffered by the Pistons between 1956–57 and 1969–70 inclusive.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
Each of the Sacramento Kings' picks they acquired this year would be had via trades.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
The fifth pick of the draft, which was originally placed to be a likely 8th pick, had them move up into the Top 3 before the Philadelphia 76ers activated their pick swapping rights with them moving down from a likely fourth spot to the fifth pick due to the trade where they gave up Nik Stauskas, Carl Landry, Jason Thompson, their unprotected 2019 first round pick, and the rights for Philadelphia to swap first round picks in 2017 in exchange for the rights of Artūras Gudaitis and Luka Mitrović.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
Meanwhile, both their second Top 10 first round pick (at pick 10) and their sole second round pick came from the New Orleans Pelicans, where they gave up their star center DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi in order to acquire both the Pelicans' first round pick and the second round pick that the Philadelphia 76ers held this year, as well as gain the return of Tyreke Evans, last year's All-Rookie team member Buddy Hield, and Langston Galloway.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
As for their own second round selection (which was worst then the second round pick they got from the 76ers via the Pelicans), they originally traded it away to the Cleveland Cavaliers back when it originally considered a first round pick alongside the aforementioned Omri Casspi for JJ Hickson before Cleveland traded it out to the Chicago Bulls alongside Andrew Bynum, the rights to swap first round picks with the Cavaliers, and multiple second round picks from the Portland Trail Blazers for Luol Deng.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
With Sacramento's first pick (acquired from Philadelphia), they selected De'Aaron Fox, a freshman point guard from the University of Kentucky. Under his only season with Kentucky, De'Aaron averaged 16.7 points, 4.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game in 36 games played (34 started) while also earning the Southeastern Conference's Tournament MVP, the All-SEC Freshman Team honors, and All-SEC First Team honors there.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
As for their first round pick that was acquired from Philadelphia, they traded that selection (who became freshman center Zach Collins from Gonzaga University) to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for their first two first round picks this year. With Portland's first pick, they selected Justin Jackson, a junior small forward/shooting guard from the recent champion North Carolina University. During his time there, he would help the Tar Heels out in their quest for a redemption championship by averaging 18.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game out in North Carolina.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
He would also earn the ACC's Player of The Year Award that year, as well as be named a consensus All-American First Team member and All-ACC First Team member, as well as previously be named a member of the All-ACC Freshman Team of 2015. As for their second and final selection that was previously held under Portland's name, the Kings would select another former #1 draft prospect late in the first round, this time being freshman power forward Harry Giles from Duke University. Similar to Skal Labissière before him, Giles was also a former #1 draft prospect.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
However, a torn ACL his senior year of high school and other knee issues resulted in what would be considered a disappointing freshman year at Duke, averaging 3.9 points and rebounds per game (as well as 0.7 blocks and 0.4 assists and steals) in 26 games (6 of which he started in) there before declaring early. Finally, with their sole second round pick (acquired from Philadelphia via New Orleans), Sacramento would select Frank Mason III, a senior point guard from the University of Kansas.


2017–18 Sacramento Kings season, Draft picks
As the consensus college basketball player of the year, Frank would average 20.9 points, 5.2 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game in 36 games played that year for Kansas as he (alongside Josh Jackson) would help the Jayhawks compete for the NCAA Tournament that year before unfortunately losing out to Oregon University at the Elite Eight.


2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 10th-year head coach Brian Katz, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first of the Big Sky Tournament to Portland State


2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round, before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets were led by fifth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and play their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky Women's Tournament to Montana.


2017–18 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 19th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by fifth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in ninth place, failing to make the NEC Tournament.


2017–18 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pioneers finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Mount St. Mary's.


2017–18 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Pioneers were picked to finish in fifth place. Senior forward Joseph Lopez was named the preseason All-NEC team.


2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
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2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UIC.


2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team, Previous season
The Red Flash finished the 2016–17 season at 17–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Bryant and Wagner to advance to the championship game of the NEC Tournament where they lost to Mount St. Mary's. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville in the first round to win the Hugh Durham Classic. However, they lost in the second round of the CIT to UMBC.


2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Red Flash were picked to win the NEC, receiving nine of 10 first place votes. Senior guard Isaiah Blackmon and sophomore Keith Braxton were named the preseason All-NEC team.


2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash 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 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represents Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash's home games are played at the DeGol Arena. The team was a member of the Northeast Conference and was led by Joe Haigh, who was in his sixth year at the helm. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in NEC play to win the Northeast Regular Season Championship with Robert Morris. They were also champions of the NEC Tournament and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they got demolished by the unbeaten UConn in the first round.


2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 23rd-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Hawks finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in fourth place. The defeated George Mason in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament before losing to Rhode Island in the semifinals.


2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 4–14 A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they lost to Massachusetts in the first round.


2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Hawks were picked to finish in third place in the A-10. Senior guard Shavar Newkirk was named to the conference's preseason second team.


2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team represents the Saint Joseph's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by seventeenth year head coach Cindy Griffin, play their home games at Hagan Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to George Washington. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to West Virginia in the second round.


2017–18 Saint Joseph's Hawks women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised Hawks home games air on the A-10 Digital Network. All Hawks games are streamed via the Saint Joseph's Sports Network on sjuhawks.com.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Travis Ford in his second season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated George Washington in the second round before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Previous season
The Billikens finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in 11th place. They received the No. 11 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they defeated Duquesne in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Billikens were picked to finish in seventh place in the A-10.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Title IX Investigation
On September 24, 2017, three women alleged sexual assault by four players. A Title IX investigation was opened on September 26, 2017. When exhibition season opened and during the season, Ty Graves, Adonys Henriquez and Jermaine Bishop were not on the bench during games and the team plays with eight scholarship players. January 19, 2018 the university announces that the four players were informed of the Title IX findings and given suspensions ranging from 18 to 24 months, with one player being expelled.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Title IX Investigation
The players appeal the decision and the team continues to play with the same roster as the start of the season. February 6, 2013, Graves announced he was leaving the school and it is reported that Henriquez signed with an agent  and that Jermaine Bishop had practiced through the end of the week. February 13, 2018, the university announces it has concluded its Title IX investigation and all parties have been notified of the final decisions, which were determined by the Appeal Panel.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team, Title IX Investigation
Jordan Goodwin was suspended for the remainder of the season and was no longer enrolled in the school as he was found to be in violation of university policy. February 15, 2018, Graves announces he is transferring to North Carolina Central University. March 1, 2018, Club San Lazaro of the Dominican Republic announced they have signed Henriquez to a professional contract. May 22, 2018, Goodwin re-enrolled at SLU. June 6, 2018, Bishop announced he was transferring to Norfolk State.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team represents the Saint Louis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Billikens, led by sixth year head coach Lisa Stone, play their home games at the Chaifetz Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.


2017–18 Saint Louis Billikens women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised Billikens home games and conference road games stream on the A-10 Digital Network.


2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 17th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the quarterfinals before losing to BYU in the semifinals. 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 Southeastern Louisiana in the first round and Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team, Previous season
The Gaels finished the 2016–17 season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated Portland and BYU before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the West region, they beat VCU in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the Second Round.


2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by twelfth year head coach Paul Thomas, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pacific. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.


2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.


2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team
The 2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team represented Saint Peter's University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Peacocks, led by 12th-year head coach John Dunne, played their home games at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18 overall, 6–12 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed at the MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 8 seed Monmouth and upset No. 1 seed Rider to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 4 seed Iona.


2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team
After the end of the season, head coach John Dunne left Saint Peter's to take the same position at Marist College. On April 10, 2018, Seton Hall assistant coach Shaheen Holloway was hired as his replacement.


2017–18 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team, Previous season
The Peacocks finished the 2016–17 season 23–13, 14–6 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius in the MAAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Albany, Texas State, and Furman to advance to the CIT Championship. There they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62–61 to become CIT champions.


2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by eighth-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Orleans in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Southeastern Louisiana. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, they defeated Eastern Michigan in the second round and UTSA in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Northern Colorado.


2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearkats finished the 2016–17 season 1–13, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by twelfth year head coach Brenda Welch-Nichols, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–23, 1–17 in Southland play to finish in thirteenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.


2017–18 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team
On March 7, Welch-Nicholls has agreed "parted ways". She finished at Sam Houston State with a 12 year record of 119–234. On April 12, former Prairie View A&M head coach Ravon Justice was announced as her replacement.


2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Padgett, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 6–12 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to Chattanooga.


2017–18 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 20–16, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Furman. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Canisius in the first round before losing in the second round to Liberty.


2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season
The 2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season was the 51st season in franchise history. It was the team's 42nd season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its 45th in the San Antonio area. The Spurs finished the season with a 47-35 record and the seventh seed in the Western Conference. In the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the team was defeated in five games by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors. The 2017-18 season was the final season that Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili played for the team, and Kawhi Leonard would be traded following the season to the Toronto Raptors.


2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis
Star forward Kawhi Leonard played a career-low nine games during the season due to a quadriceps injury. On March 10, 2018, the Spurs finished with a losing season on the road for the first time since 1997 after a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, the team finished the season with a winning record, doing so for an NBA-record 21st consecutive season.


2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis
With a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on April 3, 2018, the Spurs' streak of 20 straight seasons of 50 wins or more (and 20 straight seasons with a record of .600 or better) ended; it had lasted since the 1997–98 season. The Spurs clinched a playoff spot on April 9, 2018 with a win over the Sacramento Kings in their last home game of the season. They finished the regular season with a 47–35 record and held the seventh seed in the Western Conference.


2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season, Season synopsis
In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs faced the second-seeded and eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors and lost in five games.


2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season, Aftermath
After the end of the 2017-18 season, Leonard asked to be traded. On July 18, 2018, Leonard and Danny Green were traded to the Toronto Raptors, for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl, and a first-round draft pick.


2017–18 San Antonio Spurs season, Aftermath
This season was the last season that franchise mainstays Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili played for the Spurs. After 17 years with the team, Parker signed a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets On August 27, 2018, Ginobili announced his retirement after 16 seasons, all with the Spurs. Ginobili was the second-oldest active player in the league at the time of his retirement, behind only the Atlanta Hawks' Vince Carter. This marked the official end of the Spurs' "Big Three" era; the trio of Parker, Ginobili, and Tim Duncan won a total of four NBA championships together during their years with the team.


2017–18 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by first-year head coach Brian Dutcher, played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Fresno State, Nevada, and New Mexico to become champions of the Mountain West Tournament. As a result, they received the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the West region, they lost to Houston in the First Round.


2017–18 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aztecs finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They Aztecs did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2004–05 season.


2017–18 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, Previous season
On April 11, 2017, head coach Steve Fisher announced his retirement after 18 seasons at San Diego State and 27 seasons overall as NCAA head coach, handing over the head coaching job to his longtime assistant Brian Dutcher.


2017–18 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Aztecs were picked to finish in second place in the Mountain West. Senior guard Trey Kell was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team.


2017–18 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team represents San Diego State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aztecs, led by fifth year head coach Stacie Terry, play their home games at the Viejas Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to Nevada.


2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's third season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost to BYU in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament. The Toreros were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Hartford in the first round, in a game referred to as the Riley Wallace Classic, and Portland State in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Northern Colorado.


2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
On March 8, 2018, head coach Lamont Smith, who had been placed on administrative leave following an arrest for domestic violence 10 days earlier, resigned as head coach. Assistant coach Sam Scholl took over as acting head coach for the Toreros during the WCC Tournament and the CIT. On April 2, the school announced Scholl would remain the head coach.


2017–18 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team, Previous season
The Toreros finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Portland.


2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team represents the University of San Diego in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Toreros, as members of the West Coast Conference, were led by thirteenth year head coach Cindy Fisher. The Toreros play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the university campus in San Diego, California. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.


2017–18 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to BYU.


2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–17, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Pacific in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Colgate, Utah Valley, and Campbell to advance to the best-of-three championship series against North Texas where they won game 1 before losing game 2 and 3.


2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Dons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play to finish tied for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the First Round to Rice.


2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by head coach Molly Goodenbour in her second season at San Francisco. The Dons, as members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at War Memorial Gymnasium. They finished the season 16–15, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.


2017–18 San Francisco Dons women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 18–13, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.


2017–18 San Jose Sharks season
The 2017–18 San Jose Sharks season was the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 9, 1990.


2017–18 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule, Regular season
The regular season schedule was announced on June 22, 2017.


2017–18 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2017–18 San Jose Sharks season, Schedule, Playoffs
The Sharks entered the playoffs as the Pacific Division's third seed and faced the second seed of the same division, the Anaheim Ducks. The Sharks swept the Ducks and were then defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights in six games in the conference semifinals.


2017–18 San Jose Sharks season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only. ‡Traded/Waived mid-season


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


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Jean Prioleau, the Spartans played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Wyoming.


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 7–11 in MW play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Utah State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament.


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
On July 10, 2017 Dave Wojcik resigned as head coach for personal reasons. On August 4, the school hired Jean Prioleau as head coach.


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Spartans were picked to finish in 10th place in the Mountain West.


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team, Schedule and results
All games where a television provider is not indicated are televised on the Mountain West Network.


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team
The 2017–18 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team represents San Jose State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans are led by fifth-year head coach Jamie Craighead and play home games at the Event Center Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to New Mexico.


2017–18 San Jose State Spartans women's basketball team, Schedule
All home games where a television provider is not indicated are televised on the Mountain West Network.


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


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


2017–18 San Martín de San Juan season
The 2017–18 season is San Martín de San Juan's 4th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 San Martín de San Juan 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 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas season
The 2017–18 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).


2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season
The 2017–18 San Miguel Beermen season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Pepperdine.


2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga.


2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represents Santa Clara University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Broncos are led by second year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos are members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pepperdine.


2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to Saint Mary's.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy
The 2017–18 Santosh Trophy was the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations. The competition began with qualifiers on 8 January 2018 and concluded with the final on 1 April 2018. Kerala won the competition, their sixth championship, by defeating West Bengal during the final in penalties 4–2.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy
West Bengal were the defending champions, having defeated Goa in the final during the 2016–17 season. The entire tournament took place in Kolkata.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy, Qualifiers
The following ten teams had qualified for the 2017–18 Santosh Trophy:


2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification
The 2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualifiers was the qualifying round for the 72nd edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for teams representing their regional and state football associations.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification, North Zone
The North Zone matches of the Santosh Trophy qualifiers were scheduled to start on 15 January 2018 in Uttar Pradesh. The North Zone qualifiers consisted of eight teams divided into two groups.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification, East Zone
The East Zone qualifiers consisted of six teams divided into two groups of three.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification, South Zone
The South Zone qualifiers consisted of eight teams divided into two groups of four. Matches were held at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka from 16 January to 22 January 2018.


2017–18 Santosh Trophy qualification, South Zone
In Group B, Andaman and Nicobar withdrew just before the qualifiers due to lack of funds to travel to Bangalore.


2017–18 Sapling Cup
The 2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2017–18 R&F Properties Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup was contested by the 10 teams in the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League. Kitchee were crowned champions after defeating Tai Po in the final.


2017–18 Sapling Cup
The objective of the Cup was to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team played a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1996 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, with no more than four foreign players on the pitch at the same time.


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup is the 43rd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament for football teams of the Saudi Professional League. It will begin on 7 September 2017 and will concluded with the final in March 2018.


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad are the defending champions after a 1–0 win over Al-Nassr in the final.


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
On 19 September 2017, the General Sports Authority decided to cancel and abolish the tournament and start the new edition next season


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Changes and Format
For the first time, the Crown Prince Cup tournament will be contested by the 14 teams of the Pro League, having been decreased from the 30-team format that had been used since the 2013–14 season. Under this new format, the finalists from the previous season will receive a bye to the knockout stage while the remaining 12 enter at the preliminary round. The Crown Prince Cup is played as a knockout cup competition with each tie being played as a single match with the winner advancing to the next round.


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Changes and Format
On 16 June 2017 it was announced by the SAFF that VAR would be implemented in the tournament.


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, First stage, Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches are to be played from 7 September to 30 October 2017. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).


2017–18 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Top goalscorers
Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League
The 2017–18 Saudi Professional League (also known formerly as a Jameel League for sponsorship reasons), was the 42nd season of the Saudi Professional League, the top Saudi professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 10 August 2017 and concluded on 12 April 2018.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League
Al-Hilal were the defending champions after winning the Pro League last season for the 14th time. Al-Fayha and Ohod have entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 Saudi First Division. Al-Hilal were crowned as league winners for the second season in a row on the 12 April, after defeating Al-Fateh 4–1 on the final day of the season. No teams were relegated at the end of the season following the decision to increase the number of teams from 14 to 16. In its place, relegation play-offs were held between the bottom 2 teams of the Pro League and the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the MS League. Both Pro League teams, Al-Raed and Ohod, won their respective matches and secured their top-flight status.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League
Al-Fayha's Ronnie Fernández won the Golden Boot with 13 goals. Al-Ittihad's Carlos Villanueva and Al-Faisaly's Vuk Rašović were named as Player and Manager of the Season respectively.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams
Fourteen teams will compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, the playoff winner and two teams promoted from the First Division.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams
The first club to be promoted was Al-Fayha, following their 2–1 win at home to Ohod on 29 April 2017. Al-Fayha will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time in their history. They were crowned champions on 5 May 2017 after drawing Wej 1–1 away from home, coupled with Al-Tai's 0–0 draw against fellow promoted club Ohod.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams
The second and final club to be promoted was Ohod, following their 0–0 draw at home to Al-Tai on 5 May 2017. Ohod will play in the top flight of Saudi football for the first time since 2005.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams
The first club to be relegated was Al-Wehda, ending their 2-year stay in the Pro League after a 2–1 home defeat to Al-Fateh on 20 April 2017.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams
The second and final club to be relegated was Al-Khaleej, ending their 3-year stay in the Pro League following a 2–2 draw to Al-Faisaly on 4 May 2017.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Stadiums
1:   Al-Faisaly play their home games in Al-Majma'ah. 2:   Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab also use Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium (22,500 seats) as a home stadium.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Teams, Foreign players
The number of foreign players was increased from 4 players to 6 players, and for the first time in the history of the Pro League foreign goalkeepers are allowed. On January 11, 2018 the Saudi FF increased the number  of foreign players from 6 players to 7 players.


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


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, League table, Positions by round
The following table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve the chronological evolution, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. If a club from the Saudi Professional League wins the King Cup, they will qualify for the AFC Champions League, unless they have already qualified for it through their league position. In this case, an additional AFC Champions League group stage berth will be given to the 3rd placed team, and the AFC Champions League play-off round spot will be given to 4th.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Relegation play-offs
On March 7, 2018, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the number of teams in the Saudi Professional League will be increased from 14 teams to 16 teams. The relegation was removed and in its place, they announced a relegation play-off. The bottom 2 teams will face the 3rd and 4th place team in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Attendances, By team
Updated to games played on 12 April 2018Source: Notes:† Teams played previous season in First Division.


2017–18 Saudi Professional League, Awards
For the first time in the history of the competition, the Saudi Football Federation announced annual awards for the best player in each position, best young player and the perfect team.


2017–18 Saudi Second Division
The 2017–18 Saudi Second Division was the 42nd season of the Saudi Second Division since its establishment in 1976.


2017–18 Saudi Second Division
The season featured 13 teams from the 2016–17 campaign, three new teams relegated from the 2016–17 First Division: Al-Adalh, Al-Jeel and Wej, and four new teams promoted from the 2016–17 Third Division: Al-Kholood as champions, Al-Hejaz as runners-up, Al-Taqadom as third place and Al-Jubail as fourth place. The league began on 19 October 2017 and ended on 17 March 2018.


2017–18 Saudi Second Division, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Saudi Second Division, Final
The winners of each group will play a two-legged final to decide the champion of the 2017–18 Second Division. The first leg is scheduled to be played on 9 March and the second leg on 17 March.


2017–18 Saudi Second Division, Third place play-off
Al-Jeel, who finished 2nd in Group B will face Al-Ansar who finished 2nd in Group A for a two-legged play-off to decide the third-placed team. Al-Jeel defeated Al-Ansar 5–1 on aggregate to finish in third place.


2017–18 Saudi Second Division, Relegation play-offs
On March 7, 2018, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the number of teams in the Second Division was increased from 20 teams to 24 teams. The relegation was removed and in its place, they announced a relegation play-off. The bottom 2 teams in each group will face the top 4 teams outside the Quarter-finals in the Saudi Third Division.


2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
The 2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 13th-year head coach Horace Broadnax, played their home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With a win over South Carolina State on March 1, 2018, the Tigers earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship. They finished the season 15–17, 12–4 in MEAC play, finishing in a three-way tie for first place. Due to tie-breaking procedures, the Tigers received the No. 3 seed in the MEAC Tournament, where they lost to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
The Tigers were initially ruled to be ineligible for postseason play for a second consecutive season due to APR violations. However, the NCAA granted the Tigers a waiver allowed them to participate in postseason play.


2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
The season marked the second to last season for the Tigers in Division I as they will rejoin Division II following the 2018–19 season.


2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
In 2019, 10 wins were vacated due to academic certification errors.


2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 13–16, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. The Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.


2017–18 Scandinavian Cup
The 2017–18 Scandinavian Cup was a season of the Scandinavian Cup, a Continental Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and women. The season began on 15 December 2017 in Vuokatti, Finland and concluded with a stage event 23–25 February 2018 in Trondheim, Norway.


2017–18 Scarlets season
The 2017–18 season is the 15th season in the history of the Scarlets, a Welsh rugby union regional side based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. This season, they are competing in the newly revamped Pro14 as the defending champions, the Rugby Champions Cup and the Anglo-Welsh Cup. This season, Welsh international Liam Williams and Canadian international DTH van der Merwe departed the club, while Welsh internationals Leigh Halfpenny and Tom Prydie and Australia Sevens international Paul Asquith were among the new arrivals.


2017–18 Scarlets season, Pre-season and friendlies
Although advertised as a home game, the match against the Premiership Select was played at Llandovery's Church Bank


2017–18 Scarlets season, Statistics
(+ in the Apps column denotes substitute appearance, positions listed are the ones they have started a game in during the season)


2017–18 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season
The 2017–18 season was the 49th campaign of the Scottish Basketball Championship, the national basketball league of Scotland. 18 teams were split into Division 1, featuring 10 teams, and Division 2, featuring 8 teams. St Mirren won their 2nd league title.


2017–18 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Teams
The line-up for the 2017-18 season features the following teams:


2017–18 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Format
In Division 1, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 18 games.


2017–18 Scottish Basketball Championship Men season, Format
In Division 2, each team plays each other twice, once home, once away, for a total of 14 games.


2017–18 Scottish Basketball Championship Women season
The 2017–18 season of the Scottish Basketball Championship Women, the national women's basketball league of Scotland.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the IRN-BRU Cup due to sponsorship reasons, is the 27th season of the competition. The tournament took on a similar format from the previous season, however, two teams from the Republic of Ireland's Airtricity League (Sligo Rovers and Bray Wanderers) entered the competition for the first time taking the total number of participating clubs to 56.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
This was the second season with two clubs from both Northern Ireland and Wales competing alongside the 30 members of the 2017–18 Scottish Championship, 2017–18 Scottish League One and 2017–18 Scottish League Two, four teams from the 2017–18 Highland Football League and four from the 2017–18 Lowland Football League as well as the Under-20 teams of the teams competing in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership. The Welsh teams were The New Saints and Connah's Quay Nomads while the Northern Irish teams were Crusaders and Linfield.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
Dundee United were the defending champions after they beat St Mirren 2–1 in the 2017 final, but were eliminated in the Quarter-finals by Crusaders.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
Irn Bru replaced Petrofac as the main sponsor of the competition in June 2016.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
The draw for the first round was made at 1 pm on 27 June 2017 at the Summerlee Industrial Museum in Coatbridge and was streamed live on the . The draw was regionalised into northern and southern sections with each section containing 14 SPFL clubs, four Highland Football League or Lowland Football League clubs and six U20s teams with any team able to face any other within their section.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, North Section, Draw
01. Alloa Athletic02. Arbroath03. Brechin City04. Cowdenbeath05. Dundee United06. Dunfermline Athletic


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, North Section, Draw
07 . East Fife08. Elgin City09. Forfar Athletic10. Montrose11. Peterhead12. Raith Rovers


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, North Section, Draw
13. Stenhousemuir14. Stirling Albion15. Aberdeen U20s16. Dundee U20s17. Heart of Midlothian U20s18. Hibernian U20s


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, North Section, Draw
19. Ross County U20s20. St Johnstone U20s21. Brora Rangers22. Buckie Thistle23. Cove Rangers24. Formartine United


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, South Section, Draw
25. Airdrieonians26. Albion Rovers27. Annan Athletic28. Berwick Rangers29. Ayr United30. Clyde


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, South Section, Draw
31. Dumbarton32. Edinburgh City33. Livingston34. Greenock Morton35. Queen of the South36. Queen's Park


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, South Section, Draw
37. St Mirren38. Stranraer39. Celtic U20s40. Hamilton Academical U20s41. Kilmarnock U20s42. Motherwell U20s


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round, South Section, Draw
43. Partick Thistle U20s44. Rangers U20s45. East Kilbride46. East Stirlingshire47. Spartans48. Stirling University


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, Draw
The draw for the second round was made at 1 pm on 17 August 2017 at the Falkirk Wheel and streamed live on the SPFL's Facebook page. The draw was unseeded but the six non-Scottish teams were kept apart with one team from each country drawn at home and one away. Linfield were allocated an away tie due to the unavailability of Windsor Park so Crusaders played at home.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, Draw
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, Draw
07 . Inverness Caledonian Thistle08. Falkirk09. Dundee United10. Dunfermline Athletic11. Queen of the South12. St Mirren13. Dumbarton14. Raith Rovers15. Ayr United


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, Draw
16. Livingston17. Alloa Athletic18. Stranraer19. Spartans20. Peterhead21. Annan Athletic22. Montrose23. Elgin City24. Berwick Rangers


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, Draw
Premiership U20s25. Ross County U20s26. Hamilton Academical U20s27. Motherwell U20s28. Partick Thistle U20s29. Aberdeen U20s30. Heart of Midlothian U20sHighland Football League31. Buckie Thistle32. Cove Rangers


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Second round, Matches
The SPFL launched an investigation after two different methods of penalty shootout were used in the second round matches that required the tiebreaker. Montrose's 6–5 win over Ayr United used the traditional ABAB method where one team follows the other whereas The New Saints' 6–5 win over Livingston used the trial ABBA method where one team goes first before the other takes two consecutively and then the first team takes their second. SPFL rules state that the ABAB method should be used. The mix up is suspected to have come after confusion between the Irish referee and Welsh linesmen in The New Saints-Livingston match over which method was to be used. The result of the investigation is not expected to impact the result of The New Saints-Livingston tie.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Third round, Draw
The draw for the third round was made at 1 pm on 5 September 2017 at the Riverside Museum and was streamed live on the SPFL's Facebook page. The draw was unseeded and there were no longer any requirements for non-SPFL sides to be kept apart.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Third round, Draw
04 . Inverness Caledonian Thistle05. Falkirk06. Dundee United07. Dunfermline Athletic08. Queen of the South09. St Mirren


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals, Draw
The draw for the quarter-finals was made at 1 pm on 10 October 2017 at the Forth Road Bridge Visitor Centre and was streamed live on the SPFL's Facebook page. The draw was unseeded.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals, Draw
03 . Inverness Caledonian Thistle04. Falkirk05. Dundee United06. Queen of the South07. Dumbarton08. Raith Rovers


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Semi-finals, Draw
The draw for the semi-finals was made at 1pm on 14 November 2017 at the SEC Armadillo and was streamed live on the SPFL's Facebook page. The draw was unseeded.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Player of the Round
The Golden Ball Award is a 'Player of the Round' award given to the player who is adjudged to have had the best performance of that round out of all the players in teams left competing in that round of the competition. The winner is voted for by supporters from a chosen short-list of players, which is posted on the Irn-Bru Football Twitter page.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Broadcasting rights
The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition are held jointly by BBC Alba, S4C (for matches involving Welsh teams) and subscription channel Premier Sports. Prior to the re-format in the 2016–17 season, BBC Alba had exclusive rights.


2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup, Broadcasting rights
The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:


2017–18 Scottish Championship
The 2017–18 Scottish Championship (known as the Ladbrokes Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the second tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017.


2017–18 Scottish Championship
Ten teams contested the league: Brechin City, Dumbarton, Dundee United, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Greenock Morton, Inverness CT, Livingston, Queen of the South and St Mirren.


2017–18 Scottish Championship
St Mirren won the league title, and promotion to the Premiership, after a 0–0 draw with Livingston on 14 April 2018.


2017–18 Scottish Championship
Brechin City became the first team in 126 years to go through a Scottish league season without a win. Their total of 4 points was the lowest ever recorded in the Scottish second tier, the lowest in the three points for a win era and the joint-lowest in any Scottish division.


2017–18 Scottish Championship, Prize money
In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The Championship winners would receive £533,000 with a total pot of £24.5 million to be distributed across the four divisions.


2017–18 Scottish Championship, Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Scottish Championship, League summary, Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2017–18 Scottish Championship, Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.


2017–18 Scottish Championship, Championship play-offs
The second bottom team will enter into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd-4th placed teams in League One.


2017–18 Scottish Cup
The 2017–18 Scottish Cup was the 133rd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The tournament was sponsored by bookmaker William Hill in what is the seventh season of a nine-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial five-year contract extended for an additional four years in October 2015.


2017–18 Scottish Cup
The defending champions were Celtic who won the 2017 Scottish Cup Final on 27 May 2017.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2017–18 Scottish Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by Scottish Football Association.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds
The draw for the preliminary rounds took place on Monday, 10 July 2017 at Hampden Park and was made by Scotland internationals Gemma Fay and Ifeoma Dieke.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds
15 clubs were involved in the draw, of which nine received a bye to the second preliminary round, while the other six entered the first preliminary round. The teams competing in these rounds were made up of teams from the East of Scotland Football League (5), South of Scotland Football League (3), North Caledonian Football League (1), Scottish Junior Football Association (4) and the Scottish Amateur Football Association (2). Glenafton Athletic took part in the Scottish Cup for the first time after winning the 2016–17 West of Scotland Super League Premier Division and the 2016–17 Scottish Junior Cup.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds
There were three parts to the draw. The first part determined which nine clubs, from the 11 eligible, received a bye to the second preliminary round. The two clubs which did not receive a bye into the second preliminary round entered the first preliminary round. Three ties were then drawn in the first preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 12 August 2017. The final part of the draw saw six ties drawn in the second preliminary round to be played on Saturday, 2 September 2017. Wigtown & Bladnoch were in the draw when it was first announced, but withdrew from the competition before the date of the draw.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds, Preliminary round one, Draw
Clubs with a valid club licence at the date of the draw are eligible for a bye to the second preliminary round. Teams in Bold advanced to the first round.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Preliminary rounds, Preliminary round one, Draw
The following teams received a bye to the Second Preliminary Round: Banks O’Dee, Coldstream, Girvan,Glasgow University, Golspie Sutherland, Linlithgow Rose, Preston Athletic, St Cuthbert Wanderers and Threave Rovers.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, First round
The first round took place on the weekend of 23 September 2017. Along with the six winners from the second preliminary round, there were 30 new entries at this stage, 14 from the Lowland Football League and 16 from the Highland Football League.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, First round, Draw
The draw for the first round was made at 5:30 pm on 2 September 2017 at the Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie and was made by Davie Hay, representing defending champions Celtic and Donnie Fergusson from hosts Glasgow University.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, First round, Draw
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the second round.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Second round
The second round took place on the weekend of 14 October 2017. Along with the 18 winners from the first round, there were 14 new entries at this stage, two from the Lowland Football League, two from the Highland Football League and all 10 from League Two.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Second round, Draw
The draw for the second round was made at 17:45 on 23 September 2017 at Ayr Racecourse. The draw was made by former England cricket captain Andrew Flintoff and former Ayr United striker James Grady.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Second round, Draw
Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the third round.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Third round
The third round took take place on the weekend of 18 November 2017. Along with the 16 winners from the first round, there were 16 new entries at this stage, all 10 from League One and six from the Championship.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Third round, Draw
The draw for the third round was made at 5:45pm on Saturday 14 October 2017 at Links Park, Montrose. The draw was made by Archie Knox and Derek Sim, chairman of Links Park Community Trust. The draw had to be re-done following a mix-up that lead to Brora Rangers being drawn twice. Of the 16 ties, 15 had already been drawn, including Glenafton Athletic-Queen of the South and Brora Rangers-Queen's Park, before the mistake was discovered. The Scottish Football Association claimed that the draw had to be re-done due to "a technical issue" in incident mirroring the 2016 quarter-final draw where when one of the balls containing the club names split open before it was pulled out.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round took place on the weekend of 20 January 2018. Along with the 16 winners from the third round, there were 16 new entries at this stage - the remaining four clubs from the Championship, and all 12 from the Premiership.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Fourth round, Draw
The draw for the fourth round was made at 4:45pm on Monday, 20 November 2017. The draw was made by Doddie Weir and Colin Cameron.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Fifth round
The draw for the fifth round was made live on Sky Sports Football at Tynecastle Park following Heart of Midlothian'sEdinburgh derby victory on Sunday, 21 January 2018. The draw was made by Amy MacDonald and David Weir.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Fifth round, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made live on Sky Sports Football at Pittodrie Stadium following Aberdeen's tie against Dundee United on Sunday, 11 February 2018. The draw was made by Russell Anderson and Rachel Corsie.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made live on Sky Sports Football at Ibrox Stadium following Rangers' tie against Falkirk on Sunday, 4 March 2018. The draw was made by Neil Alexander and Gordon Reid.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Semi-finals, Draw
Teams in italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in Bold advanced to the final.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Bracket
The following is the bracket which the Scottish Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Media coverage
From round four onwards, selected matches from the Scottish Cup are broadcast live in the UK and Ireland by BBC Scotland and Sky Sports. BBC Scotland has the option to show one tie per round, with Sky Sports showing two ties per round with one replay; Sky Sports show both semi-finals live with one also on BBC Scotland, and both channels screen the final live.


2017–18 Scottish Cup, Media coverage
The following matches are to be broadcast live on UK television:


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup
The 2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup was the 132nd season of the Scottish Junior Cup, the national knockout tournament for member clubs of the Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA). The winner of this competition entered the following season's Scottish Cup at the preliminary round stage.


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, Calendar
The provisional dates for each round of the 2017–18 tournament are as follows:


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, Calendar
Drawn matches are replayed and replays that end in a draw proceed direct to a penalty shootout, there is no extra time. Semi-finals are played home and away over two legs with the winner on aggregate progressing to the final. If the aggregate score is tied at the end of the second leg, the match will also proceed direct to a penalty shootout.


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
The four junior clubs qualified for this season's Scottish Cup, are not included in the draw for the first round:


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, First round
The first round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 22 August 2017 and was made by SJFA president Felix McKenna and Linlithgow Rose club president Les Donaldson.


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, Second round
The second round draw took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 4 October 2017 at 2pm.


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, Semifinals
The draw for the semi finals took place on 29 March 2018.


2017–18 Scottish Junior Cup, Final
The Final of the Scottish Junior Cup was played at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock on Sunday 4 June with a 4.15pm kick off. The game was televised live by BBC ALBA.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup
The 2017–18 Scottish League Cup  (also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup
The format for the 2017–18 competition remained the same as that which was introduced in the previous season's competition.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup
It began with eight groups of five teams which included all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs, excluding those competing in Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, as well as the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League (Buckie Thistle) and the 2016–17 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride).


2017–18 Scottish League Cup
The competition was won by Celtic, who beat Motherwell 2–0 in the final on 26 November 2017.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Format
The competition began with eight groups of five teams. The four clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic) and Europa League (Aberdeen, Rangers and St Johnstone) qualifying rounds were given a bye through to the second round. The 40 teams competing in the group stage consisted of the other eight teams that competed in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, and all of the teams that competed in the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, as well as the 2016–17 Highland Football League and the 2016–17 Lowland Football League champions.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Format
The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the four best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16), which included the four UEFA qualifying clubs. At this stage, the competition reverted to the traditional knock-out format. The four group winners with the highest points total and the clubs entering at this stage were seeded, with the four group winners with the lowest points unseeded along with the four best runners-up.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Format, Bonus point system
In December 2015, the SPFL announced that alongside the new group stage format, a bonus point system would be introduced to provide greater excitement and increase the number of meaningful games at this stage. The traditional point system of awarding three points for a win and one point for a draw was used, however, for each group stage match that finished in a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Group stage
The group stage was made up of eight teams from the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, and all ten teams from each of the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, as well as the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League and 2016–17 Lowland Football League. The 40 teams were divided into two sections: North and South; with each section containing four top seeded teams, four second seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams. Each section was drawn into four groups with each group being made up of one top seed, one second seed and three unseeded sides. Seedings for the draw were confirmed on 31 May 2017, two days before the draw.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stages took place on Friday 2 June 2017 at 6:30pm BST at the BT Sport Studio in London and was shown live on BT Sport 2.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Knockout phase, Second round, Draw and seeding
The following teams qualified and competed in the second round of the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup. Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers and St Johnstone entered the competition at this stage, after receiving a bye for the group stage due to their participation in UEFA club competitions.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Knockout phase, Second round, Draw and seeding
The draw for the second round took place at Dens Park following the conclusion of the Dundee derby on 30 July, and was shown live on BT Sport's Facebook page & BT Sport 1. The four UEFA-qualifying clubs and the four group winners with the best record were seeded for the draw.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Draw
The quarter-final draw took place at Dens Park following the conclusion of the Dundee–Dundee United match on 9 August, and was shown live on BT Sport 1 & the BT Sport Facebook page. The draw was unseeded and ties were scheduled for the midweek of 19-21 September.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Knockout phase, Semi-finals, Draw
The semi-final draw took place at Fir Park following the conclusion of the Motherwell–Aberdeen match on 21 September, and was shown live on BT Sport 1. The draw was unseeded and ties were scheduled for the weekend of 21/22 October.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Top goalscorers
There were 324 goals scored in 95 matches in the competition, for an average of 3.41 goals per match.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup, Media coverage
The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition were held exclusively by BT Sport. Prior to the re-format in the 2015–16 season, BBC Scotland had exclusive rights.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage
The 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 14 July to 30 July 2017. A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the four best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2017–18 Scottish League Cup.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Format
The group stage consisted of eight teams from the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, ten teams from each of the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, as well as the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League and 2016–17 Lowland Football League. The 40 teams were divided into two sections: North and South; with each section containing four top seeded teams, four second seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams. Each section was drawn into four groups with each group being made up of 1 top seed, 1 second seed and 3 unseeded sides. Seedings for the draw were confirmed on 31 May 2017, two days before the draw.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Format
The draw for the group stages took place on Friday 2 June 2017 at 6:30pm BST at the BT Sport Studio in London and was shown live on BT Sport 2.


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Teams, North, Seeding
17. Raith Rovers18. Alloa Athletic19. Brechin City20. East Fife21. Peterhead22. Arbroath


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Teams, North, Seeding
23. Forfar Athletic24. Montrose25. Elgin City26. Stirling Albion27. Cowdenbeath28. Buckie Thistle


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Teams, South, Seeding
13. Greenock Morton14. Queen of the South15. St Mirren16. Dumbarton


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Teams, South, Seeding
29. Ayr United30. Livingston31. Airdrieonians32. Queen's Park33. Stranraer34. Albion Rovers


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Teams, South, Seeding
35. Stenhousemuir36. Annan Athletic37. Edinburgh City38. Berwick Rangers39. Clyde40. East Kilbride


2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage, Top goalscorers
There were 267 goals scored in 80 matches in the group stage, for an average of 3.34 goals per match.


2017–18 Scottish League One
The 2017–18 Scottish League One (known as Ladbrokes League One for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season in the format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017.


2017–18 Scottish League One
Ten teams contested the league: Airdrieonians, Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Arbroath, Ayr United, East Fife, Forfar Athletic, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers and Stranraer.


2017–18 Scottish League One, Prize money
In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The League One winners would receive £119,000 with a total pot of £24.5 million to be distributed across the four divisions.


2017–18 Scottish League One, Teams
The following teams changed division prior to the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Scottish League One, League Summary, Positions by Round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2017–18 Scottish League One, Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 36 games.


2017–18 Scottish League One, League One play-offs
The second bottom team entered into a 4-team playoff with the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in League Two.


2017–18 Scottish League Two
The 2017–18 Scottish League Two (known as Ladbrokes League Two for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season in the current format of 10 teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The last placed team entered a play-off with a team nominated by the Scottish Football Association from outside the SPFL determining which team enters League Two in the 2018–19 season. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017.


2017–18 Scottish League Two
Ten teams contested the league: Annan Athletic, Berwick Rangers, Clyde, Cowdenbeath, Edinburgh City, Elgin City, Montrose, Peterhead, Stenhousemuir and Stirling Albion.


2017–18 Scottish League Two, Prize money
In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The League Two winners would receive £64,000 with a total pot of £24.5 million to be distributed across the four divisions.


2017–18 Scottish League Two, League summary, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2017–18 Scottish League Two, Results
Teams play each other four times, twice in the first half of the season (home and away) and twice in the second half of the season (home and away), making a total of 180 games, with each team playing 36.


2017–18 Scottish League Two, League Two play-offs
The first round was contested between the winners of the 2017–18 Highland Football League (Cove Rangers) and the 2017–18 Lowland Football League (Spartans). The winners then played against the bottom club in League Two, and would have been promoted to League Two for the 2018–19 season if they had won.


2017–18 Scottish League Two, League Two play-offs
Due to fixture congestion in the Highland League preventing a champion being crowned in time, the dates for the first round were pushed back a week.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership
The 2017–18 Scottish Premiership (known as the Ladbrokes Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 23 June 2017. The season began on 5 August 2017. Celtic were the defending champions.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership
Twelve teams contested the league: Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee, Hamilton Academical, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Partick Thistle, Rangers, Ross County and St Johnstone.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership
The season's average attendance was 15,932, the highest level since 2006–07.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership
On 29 April 2018, Celtic won their seventh consecutive title and 49th overall after a 5–0 win at home to Rangers.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Format, Basic
In the initial phase of the season, the 12 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams three times. After 33 games, the league splits into two sections of six teams, with each team playing each other in that section. The league attempts to balance the fixture list so that teams in the same section play each other twice at home and twice away, but sometimes this is impossible. A total of 228 matches will be played, with 38 matches played by each team.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Format, Prize money
In April 2018, the SPFL confirmed the prize money to be allocated to the league members at the conclusion of the competitions. The Premiership winners would receive £3.176 million, with a total pot of £24.5m to be distributed across the four divisions.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, League summary, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological progress, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away).


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
After 33 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once (either at home or away). The exact matches are determined by the position of the teams in the league table at the time of the split.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Premiership play-offs
The quarter-final will be contested between the third and fourth-placed teams (Dundee United and Dunfermline Athletic) in the Scottish Championship, with the winners advancing to the semi-final to face the second-placed Championship side (Livingston). The last remaining Championship team will play-off against the eleventh-placed Premiership team in the final, with the winners securing the last place in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Broadcasting, Live Matches
The SPFL permits Sky Sports and BT Sport to show up to six live home matches between the broadcasters from each club - although this is only four for Rangers and Celtic. Sky Sports and BT Sport's deal allows them to broadcast 30 games each (and the play-offs for BT). The deal roughly provides £21m to SPFL per season.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Broadcasting, Highlights
Sky Sports hold the rights to Saturday night highlights - however, they do not broadcast a dedicated programme and instead merely show the goals of the Premiership matches on Sky Sports News in their Goals Express programme - which primarily is focused on goals from the English Football League. Gaelic-language channel BBC Alba has the rights to broadcast the repeat in full of 38 Saturday 3pm matches "as live" at 5.30pm. The main Premiership highlights programme is BBC Scotland's Sportscene programme hosted on a Sunday which shows in depth highlights of all six Premiership matches every weekend.


2017–18 Scottish Premiership, Broadcasting, Highlights
STV show the goals the weekend matches on Monday nights during the Sport section of their News at Six programme as well as during their weeknight football-debate show on STV2. The SPFL also uploads the goals from every Premiership match onto its YouTube channel - available from 6pm on a Sunday for UK and Ireland viewers and 10pm on a Saturday for those worldwide.


2017–18 Scottish Professional Football League
Statistics of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) in season 2017–18.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season
The Scottish Rugby Academy provides Scotland's up and coming rugby stars a dedicated focused routeway for development into the professional game. Entry is restricted to Scottish qualified students and both male and female entrants are accepted into 4 regional academies. The 2017–18 season sees the third year of the academy.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Season overview
This was the third year of the Scottish Rugby Academy. 11 players were signed from the Academy into full-time professional clubs from last season's Stage 3.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Season overview
This year sees 8 new entrants into the Academy going straight into Stage 3 - being assigned to a professional club. In addition, another 9 players have been promoted to Stage 3 from Stage 2.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Season overview
The latest intake of players demonstrates our continued investment in the next generation, an increased input from the pro teams in their selection and our commitment to future-proof our game in Scotland.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Season overview
A second intake of players into this year's academy at Stage 1 and 2 will be announced after July and August after the regional age-grade series ends.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Regional Academies
The Scottish Rugby Academy runs four regional academies in Scotland:-


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Regional Academies
These geographically roughly correspond to the traditional districts of Glasgow District, South, Edinburgh District and North and Midlands.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players
Nominally, for the men, Glasgow Warriors receive the Stage 3 players of Glasgow and the West and Caledonia regions, while Edinburgh Rugby receive the Stage 3 players of the Edinburgh and Borders and East Lothian regions.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players
The women are integrated into the Scotland women's national rugby sevens team and the Scotland women's national rugby union team.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Borders and East Lothian
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Caledonia
Note: these players, originally noted as Caledonia regional academy Stage 3 players were later formally assigned to the Glasgow regional academy when the Scottish Rugby Academy completed their second academy intake of the season.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Caledonia
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Edinburgh
Duncan Ferguson, Chloe Rollie, Lisa Thomson and Sarah Law were added to the Edinburgh Stage 3 academy squad in the Scottish Rugby Academy's second intake in the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Edinburgh
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Glasgow and the West
Dan York was added to the Glasgow Stage 3 academy squad in the Scottish Rugby Academy's second intake in the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 3 players, Glasgow and the West
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 1 and 2 players
The inductees for the 2017–18 season are split into their regional academies.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 1 and 2 players, Borders and East Lothian
Adam Hall was transferred to the Edinburgh regional academy in the second intake.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 1 and 2 players, Caledonia
Fergus Bradbury was on the initial list of Caledonia academy players but not on the second intake list. George Goodenough and Andrew McLean were transferred to the Edinburgh academy in the second intake. Grant Hughes was transferred to the Glasgow academy in the second intake. Cameron Henderson (Strathallan School) is added to the Caledonia list.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 1 and 2 players, Edinburgh
Chloe Rollie, Lisa Thomson and Sarah Law were initially named as Stage 2 but were promoted to Stage 3 in the second intake. They are now listed with the Stage 3 players. Charlie Jupp (unattached) and James Miller (Watsonians) are added to the Edinburgh list.


2017–18 Scottish Rugby Academy season, Players and stages, Stage 1 and 2 players, Glasgow and the West
Dan York was initially named as Stage 2 but was promoted to Stage 3 in the second intake. He is now listed with the Stage 3 players.


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup
The 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup was the 35th season of the Scottish Youth Cup, the national knockout tournament at youth level organised by the Scottish Football Association for its full and associate member clubs. The tournament was for the under-20 age group, to complement current youth development strategies, having formerly been an under-19 competition. Players born after 1 January 1998 were eligible to play.


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, Format
The sixteen clubs who reached the fourth round of the 2016–17 competition received a bye to the third round of this season's tournament. The first two rounds were divided into three regional groups to reduce travelling. The tournament becomes an all-in national competition from the third round onwards.


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, First round, Central Group
Four ties was drawn in this group with the following clubs receiving a bye to the second round:


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, First round, North Group
Five ties were drawn in this group, with the following clubs receiving byes to the second round.


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, First round, South Group
Two ties were drawn in this group, and no clubs received a bye.


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round was made on 10 October 2017. The following sixteen clubs entered at this stage, by virtue of having reached the fourth round of last season's competition:


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, Fourth round
The fourth round draw was announced on 7 November 2017.


2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-final ties were played on 5 and 12 April 2018.


2017–18 Scunthorpe United F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Scunthorpe United's 119th season in their existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 26 June 2017, Scunthorpe United have announced six pre-season friendlies against York City, Luton Town, North Ferriby United, Sunderland, Austria Salzburg. and SK Strobl.


2017–18 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Scunthorpe United were drawn away to Northampton Town in the first round. A 0–0 draw meant a replay would be played at Glanford Park.


2017–18 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Scunthorpe United were drawn at home to Notts County in the first round. An away trip to Middlesbrough was drawn out for the second round.


2017–18 Scunthorpe United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Scunthorpe were drawn against Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town and Sunderland U23s in Northern Group H. After winning the group, Scunthorpe were handed a home tie against Leicester City U21s in the second round.


2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by first-year head coach Jim Hayford, played their home games at KeyArena and the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 8–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. It was the Redhawks' first 20-win season since 2008 and first 20-win season in Division I play since the 1960s.


2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
In the postseason, they defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley to advance to the semifinals of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Central Arkansas.


2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2016–17 season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.


2017–18 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar. His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.