2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
On the Jaguars' next drive, they moved the ball to a third-and-7 on the Patriots' 47-yard line. Bortles completed a 12-yard pass to Lewis that would have picked up a first down, but the team was flagged for a delay of game and Bortles was sacked by Adam Butler on the next play. New England got the ball on their own 15-yard line with 2:02 left in the half and proceeded to drive 85 yards in six plays – 47 yards from Jaguars penalties – to score on James White's 1-yard touchdown run, cutting the score to 14–10.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
However, Jacksonville safety Barry Church delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski. Church drew a 15-yard penalty and Gronkowski was escorted off for medical testing that determined that he had suffered a concussion. Jacksonville got the ball back with 55 seconds and all three timeouts remaining, but chose to run out the clock and go to halftime, a choice that later earned them criticism, as no team had deliberately run the first half clock out with more than 50 seconds left during the season.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Jacksonville received the second half kickoff and drove 39 yards in nine plays, with 20 yards from a reception by fullback Tommy Bohanon. Josh Lambo finished the drive with a 54-yard field goal, increasing his team's lead to 17–10. Later in the period, the Jaguars advanced 66 yards in 11 plays, including 18 yards on a completion from Bortles to Marqise Lee on third-and-3. On the second play of the fourth quarter, Lambo scored with a 43-yard field goal, making the score 20–10.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
The game seemed to be slipping away from New England, particularly on their ensuing drive when linebacker Myles Jack forced and recovered a fumble from Dion Lewis on a trick play in which Amendola completed a forward pass to Lewis on the Jacksonville 33-yard line and Jack was ruled down by contact, nullifying what would have been a Jaguars touchdown. The New England defense subsequently forced a three-and-out.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Taking the ball back on the Patriots' 15-yard line, Brady started the drive with an 18-yard pass to Cooks and then converted a third-and-18 with a 21-yard completion to Amendola on the 46-yard line. From there, Brady completed passes to Phillip Dorsett for 31 yards and Amendola for 14 yards before finishing the drive with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Amendola, making the score 20–17.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Following a pair of punts, Ryan Allen's 35-yard kick pinned the Jaguars back at their own 10-yard line. The Jaguars lost one yard over their next three plays, before Amendola returned Brad Nortman's 41-yard punt 20 yards to the Jacksonville 30-yard line with 4:58 left. From there, New England drove 30 yards in five plays, scoring on Brady's four-yard touchdown pass to Amendola to take a 24–20 lead with 2:48 left. After taking the ball back, Bortles' 29-yard completion to Dede Westbrook gave the Jaguars a first down on the Patriots' 38-yard line.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
But over the next two plays, Bortles threw an incompletion and then fumbled the ball while being sacked by linebacker Kyle Van Noy. Jacksonville tackle Cam Robinson recovered the fumble, but the team lost nine yards on the play, bringing up third-and-19. After a four-yard pass to James O'Shaughnessy, Bortles' next pass was swatted away by Stephon Gilmore, causing a turnover on downs with 1:47 left. New England got a key first down on third-and-10 with an 18-yard run by Lewis that let them run out the clock.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, AFC: New England Patriots 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
Brady completed 26 of 38 passes for 290 yards and two touchdowns, Cooks was the top receiver of the game with six receptions for 100 yards, while Amendola caught seven passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns; he also returned two punts for 24 yards. Van Noy had nine tackles – including five solo tackles – a sack and a forced fumble. Bortles completed 23 of 36 passes for 293 yards and a touchdown, while Fournette was the leading rusher of the game with 76 yards and a touchdown and Hurns was the Jaguars' leading receiver with six receptions for 80 yards.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
This was the first time a Super Bowl host team had appeared in the conference championship. Although the Vikings scored with their opening drive, they were soon buried by Philadelphia, who racked up 456 total yards and 38 unanswered points. Meanwhile, the Vikings' seven drives after their game-opening touchdown resulted in three punts, two interceptions, two turnovers on downs and one lost fumble.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
Minnesota drove 75 yards in nine plays on their first possession, taking a 7–0 lead with Case Keenum's 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Rudolph. The Eagles had to punt on their next drive, but after moving the ball to the 43-yard line, Keenum threw a pass that was intercepted by cornerback Patrick Robinson and returned 50 yards for a touchdown. Following a Vikings punt, Philadelphia drove 75 yards in 12 plays to take a 14–7 lead.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
Jay Ajayi started the drive with two carries for 20 yards, while Nick Foles converted a third-and-10 with an 11-yard completion to Zach Ertz and LeGarrette Blount finished the drive with an 11-yard rushing score on the third play of the second quarter. Later on, the Vikings drove to a third-and-5 on the Eagles' 16-yard line. But on the next play, Derek Barnett forced a fumble while sacking Keenum and defensive end Chris Long recovered the ball.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
Philadelphia then drove 76 yards in six plays, scoring on Foles' 53-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery to go up 21–7 with 3:16 left in the half. Following a punt, the Eagles got the ball on their 20-yard line with 29 seconds on the clock. Foles started the drive with an 11-yard pass to Ajayi, who managed to get out of bounds, before throwing a 36-yard completion on Ertz on the Vikings' 33-yard line. On the next play, Foles' 13-yard completion to Ajayi moved the ball to the 20 yard line with four seconds left, where Jake Elliott kicked a 38-yard field goal, making the score 24–7 at halftime.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
The Eagles increased their lead to 31–7 less than five minutes into the second half, scoring with Foles' 41-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith on a flea-flicker play. The Vikings responded with a drive to a first-and-goal on the Eagles' seven-yard line. After three incomplete passes, Keenum threw a pass to Adam Thielen that was initially ruled a touchdown, but overturned to an incomplete pass after replays showed the ball had hit the ground, causing a turnover on downs.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
The Eagles took over and drove 92 yards in 12 plays, including a 42-yard completion from Foles to Nelson Agholor on third-and-5. Foles finished the drive with a five-yard touchdown pass to Jeffery on the second play of the fourth quarter, making the score 38–7. The Vikings had only two drives on the final period, one of them ending with a turnover on downs and another with an interception by Eagles defensive back Corey Graham.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
Foles completed 26 of 33 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns, Ertz was the leading receiver of the game with eight receptions for 93 yards, while Jeffery caught five passes for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Ajayi rushed for 73 yards and caught three passes for 26 yards. Keenum finished the game 28-of-48 for 271 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions, while Jerick McKinnon was the Vikings' leading rusher with 40 yards and their leading receiver with 11 receptions for 86 yards.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
This was the final game of referee Ed Hochuli's 28-year career.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Conference Championships, Sunday, January 21, 2018, NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 38, Minnesota Vikings 7
In the days leading up to the game, Vikings fans were seen performing the "Skol!" chant around various Philadelphia landmarks, such as the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where they also defaced the statue of Rocky with Vikings colors. As a result of the lopsided victory, the game soon became part of Philadelphia sports lore, called the "Minneapolis Massacre", a reference to the prior week's Minneapolis Miracle.


2017–18 NFL playoffs, Television coverage
ABC and ESPN simulcast one AFC Wild Card game, while CBS broadcast all the other AFC playoff games. Coverage of the NFC Wild Card and Divisional rounds was split between Fox and NBC, with each network having coverage of one game in each of those two rounds. CBS had exclusive coverage of the AFC Championship Game. Fox had exclusive coverage of the NFC Championship Game. NBC had exclusive coverage of Super Bowl LII.


2017–18 NHL season
The 2017–18 NHL season was the 101st season of operation (100th season of play) of the National Hockey League. With the addition of a new expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights, 31 teams competed in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 4, 2017, and ended on April 8, 2018. The 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 11, 2018, and concluded on June 7, with the Washington Capitals winning their first Stanley Cup in the Finals over the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Expansion
On June 22, 2016, the NHL confirmed that it had granted an expansion franchise in the city of Las Vegas to an ownership group led by Bill Foley, whose identity was revealed as the Vegas Golden Knights on November 22. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. In June 2017, the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was held to fill out the Golden Knights roster.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Olympics abstention and ban
On April 3, 2017, the NHL announced that, after five Olympic tournaments in which the NHL allowed its players to participate in the event, it would not do so for the men's hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Furthermore, the league did not include a break for the Olympics in its schedule, and scheduled its All-Star Game as usual for late-January shortly prior to the Olympics (historically, the All-Star Game was not played during Olympic years). Each team's mandatory bye week, stipulated in the league's CBA, was also scattered throughout the month of January.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Olympics abstention and ban
The restriction will apply to any player under NHL contract, including those in its affiliated minor leagues, but not to players signed to one-way contracts directly with the teams in those minor leagues nor players signed to entry-level contracts who are playing junior ice hockey. Several players had vowed to participate anyway, most notably Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. They did not wind up participating. The league had initially stated that minor league prospects would not be subject to the ban. As the league had little legal room to enforce a ban itself without running afoul of the National Hockey League Players' Association, the league instead colluded with the International Ice Hockey Federation, who agreed to establish a blacklist forbidding the national teams from offering invitations to players under NHL contracts.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Olympics abstention and ban
Players with Olympic aspirations who were free agents, especially those whose NHL prospects were marginal, were advised not to sign NHL contracts and, if they wished to play professionally, sign directly with minor league clubs to maintain Olympic eligibility. Former Buffalo Sabres captain Brian Gionta and former Olympian Jarome Iginla were among those who opted not to sign NHL contracts for the season prior to the Olympics; Iginla, because of a lingering injury, would not go to the Olympics.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Salary cap
On June 18, 2017, the National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the salary cap would be set at $75 million per team for the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
The NHL Board of Governors passed some new rules that take effect this season, including:


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
The Board of Governors has also stated that existing rules be fully enforced in certain situations that had become "unofficially" ignored:


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Media rights
This was the seventh season under the NHL's ten-year U.S. rights deal with NBC Sports, and the fourth season of its twelve-year Canadian rights deals with Sportsnet and TVA Sports. On December 19, 2017, Rogers Media renewed its sub-licensing agreement with CBC Television for Hockey Night in Canada (which was to expire after this season) through the remainder of its tenure as national rightsholder.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Media rights
Since CBC and NBC also hold the rights to air the Olympics in their respective countries, Rogers did not schedule any HNIC games on CBC during those Saturdays nights, only airing games on City and Sportsnet. NBC originally decided not to air any NHL games at all during the Olympics, but later reversed course, and added three Sunday afternoon telecasts during the Olympics.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Media rights
AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (which, along with AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, the regional broadcaster of the Pittsburgh Penguins, re-branded from Root Sports over the off-season) was the inaugural regional television rightsholder for the Vegas Golden Knights. TSN re-gained regional English-language rights to the Montreal Canadiens, and extended its radio contract for co-owned CKGM. Rogers Media acquired the radio rights to the Vancouver Canucks for newly acquired 650 CISL.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Centennial celebration
The NHL's centennial commemorations continued into the 2017–18 season, as its 100th season of play. On March 17, 2017, the NHL announced that it would hold an outdoor game at TD Place Stadium between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens on December 16, 2017, to formally mark the 100th anniversary of their first NHL game.


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Centennial celebration
The Toronto Maple Leafs marked the centennial of the NHL's first game (which involved their predecessor, the Toronto Arenas) with a "Next Century Game" on December 19, 2017 against the Carolina Hurricanes; the team wore special Toronto Arenas jerseys, and season ticket holders were encouraged to donate their tickets to the MLSE Foundation to allow students to attend this matinee game. Mayor of Toronto John Tory also declared December 19 "Toronto Maple Leafs Day".


2017–18 NHL season, League business, Preseason games in China
On March 30, 2017, it was announced that the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks would play two preseason games in China; on September 21 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai and September 23 at the Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center in Beijing. These were the first NHL games played in China.


2017–18 NHL season, Coaching changes
This was the first NHL season since the 1966–67 season in which no coaching changes took place during the regular season.


2017–18 NHL season, Regular season
The regular season began on October 4, 2017, and ended on April 8, 2018. Each team received a five-day "bye week", all of which took place in mid-January.


2017–18 NHL season, Regular season, International games
Two regular season games between the Colorado Avalanche and the Ottawa Senators were played at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on November 10 and 11, 2017, branded as the SAP NHL Global Series.


2017–18 NHL season, Regular season, All–Star Game
The 63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Tampa, Florida at Amalie Arena, home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, on January 28, 2018. The format did not change, and followed the format used in two previous All-Star games.


2017–18 NHL season, Regular season, Postponed game
The Florida Panthers – Boston Bruins game scheduled for January 4, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, was postponed due to the effects of the January 2018 nor'easter. The game was rescheduled for April 8, the day after the regular season was originally scheduled to end.


2017–18 NHL season, Standings
Tie Breakers:1. Fewer number of games played. 2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW)3. Greatest number of points earned in head-to-head play (If teams played an unequal # of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.) 4. Greater Goal differential


2017–18 NHL season, Playoffs, Bracket
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.


2017–18 NHL season, Playoffs, Bracket
In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.


2017–18 NHL season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on April 7, 2018.


2017–18 NHL season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of games played on April 8, 2018, while playing at least 1,800 minutes.


2017–18 NHL season, NHL awards
The league's awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, that was held following the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 20 at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the award ceremony. Voting concluded immediately after the end of the regular season. The Presidents' Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are not presented at the awards ceremony. The Lester Patrick Trophy is announced during the summer and presented in the fall. For the first time, the Professional Hockey Writers' Association voted to release each voters' ballot to the public after the awards ceremony.


2017–18 NHL season, Milestones, First games
The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2017–18 season, listed with their first team.


2017–18 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2017–18, listed with their team:


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines
The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2017–18 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (186) for first time offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension. Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole go to the NHL Foundation.


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines, Suspensions
† - suspension covered at least one 2017 NHL preseason game


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines, Suspensions
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2018 postseason game


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines, Suspensions
R  - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines, Fines
Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses (player had been fined in the 12 months prior to this fine). Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums.


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines, Fines
Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense. For more details on diving/embellishment fines:


2017–18 NHL suspensions and fines, Fines
Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.


2017–18 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2017–18 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed.


2017–18 NHL transactions
The 2017–18 NHL trade deadline was on February 26, 2018. Players traded after this date were not eligible to play in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Contract terminations
A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time. All players must clear waivers before having a contract terminated.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Contract terminations
Buyouts can only occur at specific times of the year. For more details on contract terminations as buyouts:


2017–18 NHL transactions, Contract terminations
Teams may buy out player contracts (after the conclusion of a season) for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Free agency
Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Free agency, Imports
This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is their previous team and the league that they belonged to.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Trades
* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Trades
Hover over retained salary or conditional transactions for more information.


2017–18 NHL transactions, Waivers
Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.


2017–18 NIFL Championship
The 2017–18 NIFL Championship was the second season of the second-tier Irish League since gaining senior status.


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Teams
The 2017–18 NIFL Championship was contested by 12 teams. Warrenpoint Town were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the 2017–18 NIFL Premiership. Runners-up Institute won 3–2 on aggregate in the promotion pre-play-off against third-placed Ballyclare Comrades, but were defeated 5–2 on aggregate by Carrick Rangers in the Premiership play-off, therefore remaining in the Championship for this season.


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Teams
The bottom team from the previous season, Annagh United, were relegated to the third-tier NIFL Premier Intermediate League. They were replaced by Limavady United, winners of the Premier Intermediate League. In addition, the eleventh-placed team from the previous season, Armagh City, were relegated and replaced by third-tier runners-up Newry City, against whom they lost a two-legged play-off.


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Results, Matches 23–32
During matches 23–32 each team played every other team in their half of the table twice (home and away).


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-offs
The runners-up and third-placed teams from the Championship were set to take part (over two legs) in the Championship promotion pre-play-off. However, the third-placed team, Harland and Wolff Welders, did not apply for a Premiership licence, so the second-placed team Newry City moved directly into the play-off final.


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Play-offs, NIFL Championship play-off
The eleventh-placed team from the Championship, Dergview, played the runners-up from the 2017–18 Premier Intermediate League, Queen's University, over two legs for one spot in the NIFL Championship.


2017–18 NIFL Championship, Play-offs, NIFL Championship play-off
Dergiew won 4–1 on aggregate and retained their position in the NIFL Championship with Queen's University remaining in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.


2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
The 2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League ran from 12 August 2017 to 4 May 2018. Dundela were crowned as champions, winning promotion to the 2018–19 NIFL Championship.


2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the 2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League. Armagh City and Annagh United from were relegated the 2016–17 NIFL Championship and Portstewart were promoted as the winners of the 2016–17 Northern Ireland Intermediate League.


2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, Results, Matches 23–27
During matches 23–27 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once.


2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, Play-offs, NIFL Championship play-off
The eleventh-placed team from the Championship, Dergview, played the runners-up from the 2017–18 Premier Intermediate League, Queen's University, over two legs for one spot in the NIFL Championship.


2017–18 NIFL Premier Intermediate League, Play-offs, NIFL Championship play-off
Dergiew won 4-1 on aggregate and retained their position in the NIFL Championship with Queen's University remaining in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership
The 2017–18 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 117th season of Irish league football overall, and the fifth season of the league operating as part of the Northern Ireland Football League. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 28 April 2018, with the play-offs taking place in May 2018.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership
Linfield were the defending champions from the previous season. On 28 April 2018, Crusaders won the title on the final day of the regular season, defeating Ballymena United 2–1 at the Ballymena Showgrounds to win the league title for the third time in four seasons.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership
Crusaders qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. The runners-up (and 2017–18 Irish Cup winners), Coleraine, along with third-placed Glenavon and the play-off winners, Cliftonville, all qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Teams
Twelve teams competed in the 2017–18 NIFL Premiership. Portadown were relegated after finishing bottom of the 2016–17 NIFL Premiership and were replaced by Warrenpoint Town as the winners of the 2016–17 NIFL Championship.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Teams
Carrick Rangers finished second from bottom but retained their Premiership place after winning the promotion-relegation play-off against NIFL Championship promotion play-off winners Institute 5–2 on aggregate.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team will play every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once. As this is the fourth time that teams play each other this season, home sides are chosen so that they will have played each other twice at home and twice away.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs
As 2017–18 Irish Cup winners, Coleraine, finished as league runners-up, their original runners-up berth in the Europa League was redistributed to third-placed Glenavon. As a result, the four teams finishing 4th–7th took part in Europa League play-offs to decide which one team would qualify for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs, Final
Cliftonville were the UEFA Europa League play-off winners, and qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-offs, Pre-play-off
The runners-up and third-placed teams from the Championship were set to take part in a promotion pre-play-off match to decide which team would face the eleventh-placed Premiership team, Carrick Rangers, in the play-off for a place in next season's Premiership. However, as the third-placed Championship team, Harland and Wolff Welders did not apply for a Premiership licence, the second-placed team, Newry City advanced directly to the play-off.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-offs, Play-off
The eleventh-placed team from the Premiership, Carrick Rangers, played Championship runners-up, Newry City, over two legs for a place in the 2018–19 NIFL Premiership.


2017–18 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-offs, Play-off
Newry City won 6–3 on aggregate and were promoted to the NIFL Premiership with Carrick Rangers dropping down into the NIFL Championship.


2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 14–16, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to North Florida.


2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
The season marked the first season for the Wellness and Events Center, a $110 million athletic center on the school's campus.


2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Highlanders finished the 2016–17 season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Lipscomb.


2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
The 2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represents New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth year head coach Steve Lanpher, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center. They were third year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 2–12 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.


2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
On March 8, head coach Steve Lanpher resigns. He finished at NJIT with a sixth year record of 55–124.


2017–18 NK Maribor season
The 2017–18 season was the 58th season in the history of Nogometni klub Maribor. It began on 1 June 2017 and concluded on 31 May 2018, with competitive matches played between July and May. It was the first season since 2007–08 in which Maribor did not win a single trophy during the season as the team lost the league title to Olimpija Ljubljana due to worse head-to-head record after finishing with the same number of points (80) in 36 rounds. Olimpija also eliminated Maribor in the quarter-finals of the Slovenian Cup. However, Maribor fared better in European competitions as the team reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the third time in club's history.


2017–18 NK Maribor season
32 different players represented the club in three competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers. Maribor's top goalscorer was Marcos Tavares, who scored 22 goals in 47 games.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Transfers
In June 2017, Maribor signed Jean-Claude Billong and Jasmin Mešanović, both on a free transfer. Mešanović signed from Bosnian team Zrinjski Mostar, who were Maribor's opponents in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Dejan Vokić, Martin Kramarič and Sunny Omoregie returned to squad after their loan spells ended. On 6 August 2017, Maribor signed Martin Milec, who already played for the club between 2010 and 2014.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Transfers
Dare Vršič, who was selected as the best player of the 2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga season, has re-signed with Maribor on 29 August 2017 after his previous contract with the club ran out after the 2016–17 season. On the same day, Maribor signed forward Adnan Ahmetović, who was the top goalscorer of the 2016–17 Slovenian U19 League. On the last day of the summer transfer window, Maribor acquired Israeli player Lior Inbrum on a season-long loan from Gent.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Transfers
In December 2017, Maribor announced a two new signings, a Malian defender Kassim Doumbia from FH and a Bosnian goalkeeper Kenan Pirić from Zrinjski. However, Maribor and Zrinjski reached an agreement that Pirić would stay at Zrinjski until the end of the season before joining Maribor in July 2018. On 12 January 2018, Maribor signed a Serbian defender Saša Ivković from Voždovac until 2021 for an undisclosed transfer fee. On 25 January 2018, Maribor acquired the Slovenian under-21 international forward Jan Mlakar from Fiorentina on a free transfer. On 13 February 2018, Maribor signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian defensive midfielder Alexandru Crețu, who previously played for Maribor's "eternal rivals" Olimpija Ljubljana.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Transfers
Milivoje Novaković, who scored twelve goals in all competitions during the previous season, has retired. Defender Rodrigo Defendi and midfielder Sintayehu Sallalich have left the club after their contract ran out. On 1 August 2017, Žan Celar transferred to the Italian side Roma for a transfer fee of about €1 million. In December 2017, Jean-Claude Billong moved to the Serie A team Benevento for an undisclosed transfer fee, believed to be around €2 million. In January 2018, Matej Palčič left for Wisła Kraków. On the last day of the winter transfer window, Marwan Kabha signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League
The 2017–18 season of the Slovenian PrvaLiga saw 10 teams play 36 matches; four against every other team, with two matches at each club's stadium. Three points were awarded for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. At the end of the season the top team qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; teams in second and third qualified for the qualifying stages of the UEFA Europa League instead. The fixture list was released on 22 June 2017.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, July–September
Maribor hosted Aluminij at Ljudski vrt on the opening weekend of the season. Aleks Pihler scored the only goal of the game early in the second half. In the second round, Maribor played against newly promoted Triglav Kranj. After 60 minutes, Triglav were leading 2–0; however, Maribor managed to turn the game around, scoring three goals in the last twenty minutes for a 3–2 victory. One week later, Maribor defeated Rudar Velenje 1–0 for the third consecutive league victory. Maribor ended July in second place with the same number of points (nine) as Olimpija Ljubljana.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, July–September
In the first week of August, Maribor defeated Ankaran Hrvatini 5–1 away from home, topping the league for the first time in the season. In the fifth round, Maribor failed to win a match for the first time in the season after a goalless draw against Domžale. A 95th-minute goal by Aleks Pihler secured three points against Krško in a 3–2 victory. Head coach Darko Milanič has made several changes to the starting lineup with a purpose to rest the players for the return leg of the Champions League play-offs against Hapoel Be'er-Sheva. The first derby of the season between "eternal rivals" Olimpija and Maribor, contested on 27 August 2017 at the Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana, has ended in a goalless draw.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, July–September
After the international break in early September, Maribor contested in another goalless draw, this time against Celje at home. In the ninth round, a brace from Jasmin Mešanović secured three points against Gorica in a 3–0 victory. Maribor won another game with a score of 3–2 after a comeback in the last twenty minutes, this time against Aluminij; in this match, Lior Inbrum was sent-off on his debut appearance for the club. After two consecutive victories, Maribor contested in yet another goalless draw against Triglav at home.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, October–December
In October, Maribor played three league games, against Ankaran Hrvatini at home and against Rudar Velenje and Domžale away, narrowly winning all three games, scoring four goals and conceding one. Three out of four team goals were scored by Mešanović. In the first week of November, Maribor secured their highest win of the season after defeating Krško 5–0, with a hat-trick scored by team captain Marcos Tavares and a brace by Aleksander Rajčević.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, October–December
In the second "Eternal derby" of the season on 17 November 2017, Maribor defeated Olimpija 1–0 at home in front of 9,000 spectators with another goal scored by Tavares, topping the league table for the first time since early August. However, in the next round, Maribor suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 2–1 in the "Styrian derby" against Celje. In this match, Tavares scored his 130th goal in the Slovenian top division, tying himself with Štefan Škaper as the all-time top goalscorer in the PrvaLiga.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, October–December
Tavares became the sole record holder when he scored a winning goal in the next round against Gorica in a 2–1 victory. In the last round of the autumn part of the season, Maribor should have played against Aluminij, but the match was postponed to February 2018 due to snowy conditions. Before the winter break, Maribor were top of the league with 43 points out of 18 games.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, February–May
Maribor began the spring part of the season with a goalless draw at home against Aluminij on 25 February 2018. After the match against Triglav was postponed due to snow, Maribor contested in another home draw against Rudar and dropped to second place by early March, behind their rivals Olimpija. Maribor won their first match in the spring part of the season on 10 March after defeating Ankaran Hrvatini 3–0 with a goals by Dare Vršič, Luka Zahović, and Jasmin Mešanović, before suffering their first home defeat of the season in the next round against Domžale.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, February–May
This was followed by another home defeat, this time against Krško. After the match, during the press conference, Zlatko Zahovič, a Director of Football at Maribor, made a personal attack against the journalist of the sports newspaper EkipaSN, which caused a major controversy among the media and the public. As a result, Zahovič was suspended by the club and the Football Association of Slovenia. In the third "Eternal derby" of the season, Maribor and Olimpija drew 1–1 in Ljubljana as Olimpija retained a ten-point lead over Maribor after 25 matches.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, February–May
In the 26th round, Maribor ended their home ground winless drought after defeating Celje 3–2 with a hat-trick by Luka Zahović. At Stanko Mlakar Stadium, Maribor equalised their highest win of the season as they defeated Triglav 5–0 in a previously postponed match. In the next round, however, Maribor surpassed this record as they defeated Gorica 6–0 in Nova Gorica, extending their winning streak to three games, in which the team scored fourteen goals. In the two remaining games of April, Maribor defeated Aluminij and Triglav, reducing Olimpija's lead to only one point.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, February–May
Maribor began the last month of the season with another two victories, over Rudar and Ankaran, extending their winning streak to seven games, before drawing 1–1 with Domžale in the 32nd round after a 91st-minute equalizer by Tavares. In the next round, Maribor topped the league table for the first time since late February after defeating Krško 2–1 at Matija Gubec Stadium, while Olimpija dropped points against Ankaran. In the last derby of the season on 19 May, Maribor lost 3–2 to Olimpija after Andrés Vombergar's last-minute winner in front of 12,166 spectators, again dropping to second place. Maribor have won two remaining matches, 4–0 and 2–0 against Celje and Gorica, respectively, but lost the league title to Olimpija with the same number of points, but worse head-to-head record.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, Matches
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian Cup
Maribor entered the competition in the Round of 16, receiving a bye as one of the four Slovenian teams that competed in the UEFA competitions during the season. Their opening match was a 3–0 away win against Tabor Sežana on 5 September 2017, with two goals scored by Jasmin Mešanović and one goal by Aleksander Rajčević. In the quarter-finals, Maribor was eliminated 4–1 on aggregate by their "Eternal rivals" Olimpija Ljubljana, failing to qualify for the semi-finals for the first time since the 2002–03 season.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Slovenian Cup
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is a continental club football competition organised by UEFA. Founded in the 1950s as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the competition was open to champion clubs of each country and arranged as a straight knockout tournament. The growth of television rights saw the format rebranded in the 1990s to include a group stage and permit multiple entrants. Maribor have qualified for the group stage in 1999–2000 and 2014–15, when they finished in fourth place in the group on both occasions.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
Maribor began the European campaign in the second qualifying round. They were drawn against Zrinjski Mostar, a team they have already met in the same stage of the competition during the 2014–15 season. In the first leg in Mostar, Maribor secured a 2–1 win with a goals by Luka Zahović and Marcos Tavares; Blaž Vrhovec was also sent off after receiving two yellow cards. In the second leg, Zrinjski took the lead early in the game, before Mitja Viler equalised for the final score of 1–1, thus Maribor eliminated Zrinjski 3–2 on aggregate.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds
Maribor continued in the third qualifying round, where they defeated FH 2–0 on aggregate; Tavares scored both goals for Maribor. In the play-off round, Maribor eliminated Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva. The first match in Israel has finished 2–1 for the home side, with Tavares scoring his four European goal of the season. In the return leg in Maribor, Viler scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 victory, sending Maribor through to the group stage of the competition for the third time in the club's history due to away goals rule.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Play-off round
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Maribor were drawn in Group E, along with Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, and Liverpool. The club opened their group stage campaign with a 1–1 home draw against Spartak. Damjan Bohar scored the equalising goal late in the game. In the second matchday, Maribor suffered a 3–0 defeat against Sevilla after a hat-trick by Ben Yedder. In the third round, Maribor suffered their biggest home defeat in European competitions as the team lost 7–0 to Liverpool. Liverpool repeated the feat in the home match at Anfield, defeating Maribor 3–0. Maribor secured their second point in the fifth round in Moscow, again drawing 1–1 with Spartak, with Jasmin Mešanović scoring a last-minute goal. Maribor concluded their European season with a home draw against Sevilla, finishing the competition in fourth place with three points out of six games.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Group stage, Group E
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Friendlies, June–July
To prepare for the forthcoming season, Maribor played a series of friendlies across Eastern Slovenia. Their first match ended in defeat against Osijek of the Croatian First Football League; Valon Ahmedi scored the opening goal of the season for Maribor in the first half, before Osijek turned the game around in the second half for a 2–1 victory. Maribor then played out a 1–1 draw against Shkëndija, with both goals of the game scored in the first ten minutes. Maribor recorded their first victory of the pre-season against the Russian side Ural.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Friendlies, June–July
The first goal was scored by newly-signed Jasmin Mešanović in the 62nd minute, while Gregor Bajde scored the second goal just one minute later for the final 2–0. During the next few days, Maribor narrowly won two more games, defeating Macedonian champions Vardar and Romanian team Dinamo București, 1–0 and 2–1 respectively. Maribor concluded their pre-season with two defeats, against Croatian first division side Inter Zaprešić and the Russian Premier League side Krasnodar. During the match against Inter, Mešanović and Ahmedi have picked up injuries and have been substituted in the first half.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Friendlies, June–July
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Friendlies, January–March
During the winter break, Maribor played several friendly matches at their home stadium, Ljudski vrt, and in Belek, Turkey.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Friendlies, January–March
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2017–18 NK Maribor season, Squad statistics
Maribor used a total of 32 players during the 2017–18 season and there were 17 different goalscorers. Tavares featured in 47 matches – the most of any Maribor player in the campaign. The highest scorer was also Tavares, with 22 goals in all competitions, followed by Zahović who scored 19 goals. Zahović became the top goalscorer of the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 18 goals; all of them were scored in the second part of the season. Four Maribor players were sent off during the season: Vrhovec, Ivković, Handanović, and Inbrum.


2017–18 NK Olimpija Ljubljana season
Olimpija Ljubljana are a Slovenian football club which are based in Ljubljana. During the 2017-18 campaign they will compete in the following competitions:Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 NK Osijek season
The 2017–18 season is the 71st season in NK Osijek's history and their 27th in the Prva HNL.


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


2017–18 NK Osijek season, 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 NK Veres Rivne season
The 2017–18 season was Veres Rivne's 4th season in the top Ukrainian football league. Veres competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup. Despite finishing in third place in 2016–17 Ukrainian First League club was promoted after the controversial decision of the Ukrainian Premier League which denied Desna Chernihiv who finished in second place a licence to participate in the league, indicating that the club was not able to guarantee for an adequate financing of their infrastructure.


2017–18 NL season
The 2017–18 National League season is the 80th season of Swiss professional ice hockey and the first season as the National League (NL). The change from National League A to National League was made at the end of the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 NL season
ZSC Lions won their 9th NL title, defeating HC Lugano in game 7 of the finals. SC Bern won the regular season for the second consecutive year. EHC Kloten were relegated to the Swiss League, while SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers won promotion to the NL for 2018–19.


2017–18 NL season, Coaching changes, Off-season
Luca Cereda replaced Gordie Dwyer as head coach of HC Ambrì-Piotta for the 2017-18 season.


2017–18 NL season, Coaching changes, Off-season
Mark French took over the helm of HC Fribourg-Gottéron for the 2017-18 season, replacing Larry Huras.


2017–18 NL season, Coaching changes, Off-season
Craig Woodcroft was named head coach of Genève-Servette HC after Chris McSorley stepped down of the position and was named General Manager of the team.


2017–18 NL season, Coaching changes, In-season
Dan Ratushny was fired by Lausanne on October 11, 2017, after posting a 3-0-3-4 record through 10 games this season. He led Lausanne to the playoffs at the conclusion of the 2016-17 regular season, his only season at the helm of this team. Yves Sarault, who was serving as head coach of Lausanne HC's junior team at the time, stepped in to fill the spot as interim head coach, before being named head coach through the end of the current season.


2017–18 NL season, Coaching changes, In-season
Pekka Tirkkonen was fired by EHC Kloten on October 16, 2017, following a five-game losing streak and after posting a 2-0-0-11 record through 13 games this season, sitting dead last in the National League. Niklas Gaellstedt who was serving as an assistant coach at the time, replaced Tirkkonen as head coach of the team for the time being. On October 24, 2017, Kevin Schlaepfer was named head coach of the team for the remainder of the season and through the 2019-20 season.


2017–18 NL season, Coaching changes, In-season
Mike McNamara was fired by EHC Biel on November 25, 2017, after a 3-0 loss to the last team in the standings, EHC Kloten, the previous day. McNamara posted an 8-2-2-12 record through 24 games this season, sitting 7th in the standings at the time. Martin Steinegger, the General Manager of the organization, took over the helm of the team as interim head coach.


2017–18 NL season, Arenas
HC Ambrì-Piotta is playing its final years in the old Valascia, as construction for their new building are set to begin in the spring of 2018 and should be ready in time for the 2020/21 NL season. The new Valascia will seat 7,000 people and will be located in the same area as the current one.


2017–18 NL season, Arenas
HC Davos' Vaillant Arena is set to undergo major renovation at the end of the season to upgrade most of the stands, the concourse and the locker rooms. The total capacity will not change and renovation will cost about CHF 22 million.


2017–18 NL season, Arenas
HC Fribourg-Gottéron's plans to rebuild the BCF Arena at the end of the 2016-17 season were postponed to after the current season. Construction which will cost about CHF 70 million will start in March 2018 and the arena's capacity will be increased from 6,500 to 8,500. Renovation will last 2 years and should be over in the summer of 2020.


2017–18 NL season, Arenas
The Patinoire des Vernets in Geneva is set to undergo minor renovation during the first national team break in November. The VIP area will be expanded to add an additional 170 seats and standing room on the north side will be brought closer to the ice rink.


2017–18 NL season, Arenas
This is Lausanne HC's first of two seasons playing in a temporary arena. The arena seats 6,700 people and cost CHF 11 million for the two seasons. The new arena will be ready for the 2019/20 season with a seating capacity of 10,000.


2017–18 NL season, Arenas
Due to popular demand, EV Zug had to increase the Bossard Arena's total capacity to 7,200. These seats are located against the boards, next to the penalty boxes and at ice level.


2017–18 NL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.


2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season
The 2017–18 NLEX Road Warriors season was the 4th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2017–18 NTFL season
The 2017/18 NTFL season was the 97th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


2017–18 NTFL season
The first game was played on Friday, 6 October 2017, and the Grand Final was played on Wednesday 21 March 2018, with the Southern Districts Crocs defeating Darwin Buffaloes in a 1-point thriller to win their 3rd premiership title.


2017–18 NWHL season
The 2017–18 NWHL season was the third season of the National Women's Hockey League. All four teams from the previous two seasons returned for this season: the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, and the Metropolitan Riveters.


2017–18 NWHL season, Regular season, News and notes
Brittany Ott of the Boston Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Buffalo Beauts served as team captains for the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.


2017–18 NWHL season, Draft
The 2017 NWHL draft was the third in the history of the National Women's Hockey League and took place on August 17, 2017, in Brooklyn. Goaltender Katie Burt of Boston College was selected first overall by the Boston Pride. It marked the first time that the Boston Pride held the first pick overall in the draft, which the franchise obtained from the Connecticut Whale in the trade that sent Zoe Hickel to the Whale on February 7, 2017.


2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship
The 2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2017–18 BNT V8s Championship) is the nineteenth season of the series, and the third under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises three classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars. Class two and three consists of older NZV8 TL and varying touring cars.


2017–18 NZ Touring Cars Championship, Calendar
Round 1 will be held in support of the 2017 ITM Auckland SuperSprint while Round 5 will be in support of the 2018 New Zealand Grand Prix.


2017–18 Namibia Premier League
The 2017–18 Namibia Premier League is the 28th season of top-tier football in Namibia. It returned after not played in 2016–17. The season started on 20 October 2017 and finished on 6 May 2018.


2017–18 Nashville Predators season
The 2017–18 Nashville Predators season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The team reached the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and won the Central Division as well as winning the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history. However, the Predators were eliminated from Stanley Cup contention in the Second Round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets in seven games.


2017–18 Nashville Predators season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.


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


2017–18 Nashville Predators season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


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


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


2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season
The 2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 77th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 7, 2017 and ended on May 29, 2018.


2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, Teams
The same nine teams of the previous season repeated participation in the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other three times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs.


2017–18 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season, Regular season, Results, Second stage
Home and away games depend on table after the first stage.


2017–18 National Basketball League (England) season
The 2017-18 season  was the 46th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Loughborough University won their 1st league title.


2017–18 National Cricket League
The 2017–18 National Cricket League was the nineteenth edition of the National Cricket League, a first-class cricket competition that was held in Bangladesh. The tournament started on 15 September 2017, with eight teams placed into two tiers. The top team in Tier 2 were promoted to Tier 1 for the next season, with the bottom team in Tier 1 relegated to Tier 2. Khulna Division were the defending champions.


2017–18 National Cricket League
There was a two-month break in the tournament, starting in mid-October, while the Bangladesh Premier League took place. Rajshahi Division were promoted to Tier 1 before the final round of fixtures were played. Khulna Division retained their title when they beat Dhaka Division by an innings and 49 runs in their final match. Dhaka Division were also relegated to Tier 2 for the next season.


2017–18 National First Division
The 2017–18 National First Division was the season from August 2017 to May 2018 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the National First Division.


2017–18 National League
The 2017–18 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the third season under English football's new title of National League, fourteenth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-ninth season overall.


2017–18 National League
The National League covers the top two levels of non-League football in England. The National League is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the National League North and National League South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to English Football League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.


2017–18 National League
This is the first season to include six teams in the play-offs for each division, with the 4th-7th placed teams participating in the qualifying round and the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualifying for the semi-finals.


2017–18 National League, National League, Promotion and Relegation
AFC Fylde were the first team to be promoted after a 3–0 win against Boston United on 22 April 2017 clinched them the National League North title. Maidenhead United were promoted on 29 April 2017 after a 3–0 win over Margate, competing in the top tier of non-league for the first time. Ebbsfleet United were promoted on 13 May 2017 after beating Chelmsford City 2–1 in the National League South Playoff Final, returning to the league after a four-year absence. On the same day, FC Halifax Town were also promoted after beating Chorley 2–1 in the National League North playoff final, securing them an immediate return to the league.


2017–18 National League, National League, Promotion and Relegation
Leyton Orient were relegated from League Two on 22 April 2017 after their 3–0 loss to Crewe Alexandra ending their 112-year stay in the English Football League. On 6 May 2017, despite a 2–1 victory over Doncaster Rovers on the same day, Hartlepool United became the second team to be relegated from League Two following Newport County's 2–1 victory over Notts County, ending their 96-year stay in the EFL.


2017–18 National League, National League, Promotion and Relegation
The six teams replace Lincoln City, Forest Green Rovers, York City, Braintree Town, Southport and North Ferriby United. Lincoln City were promoted to League Two after beating Macclesfield Town 2–1 on 22 April 2017. Forest Green Rovers were promoted after beating Tranmere Rovers 3–1 in the 2016–17 National League Playoff Final on 14 May 2017. They were the league's longest serving club, completing nineteen seasons in the top-flight. This is a mantle that has now been passed to Wrexham, who enter their tenth season in the league.


2017–18 National League, National League, Promotion and Relegation
After seven years in the National League and surviving relegation battles over several seasons, Southport were unable to escape the drop and they were the first team to be relegated on 21 April 2017 after a 3–0 loss to Dover Athletic. After just one season in the National League, North Ferriby United were relegated three days later after a 3–1 defeat at Barrow. On the final day of the season, Braintree Town were relegated after losing 2–0 to Aldershot, ending their six-year stay in the league, which also confirmed the club's first relegation in their history. York City's 2–2 draw against Forest Green Rovers was also not enough to save them after Guiseley's last minute equalizer against Solihull Moors confirmed back to back relegations for the Yorkshire club.


2017–18 National League, National League, Monthly Awards
Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.


2017–18 National League, National League, Team of the Season
At the end of the season, the National League announced its official team of the season.


2017–18 National League, National League North, Team changes, From National League North
Relegated and voluntarily demoted to 2017–18 Midland League Premier Division


2017–18 National League 1
The 2017–18 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 is the ninth season of the third tier of the English rugby union system, since the professionalised format of the second tier RFU Championship was introduced; and is the 31st season since league rugby began in 1987.


2017–18 National League 1
Following defeat at Blackheath on 10 March, Fylde are the first team to be relegated. A week later Coventry became the league champions with five games to go after beating Caldy away on the 17 March. On 21 April Old Albanian became the second team to go down with a game to go, losing 21-24 away to Plymouth Albion. The third and final relegation spot went to the taken by Hull Ionians who lost 21-38 away to champions Coventry on 28 April 2018 in front of a divisional record attendance of 3,758. As champions, Coventry are promoted into the 2018–19 RFU Championship, while relegated sides Fylde and Hull Ionians drop to the 2018–19 National League 2 North, and Old Albanian into the 2018–19 National League 2 South.


2017–18 National League 1
Of further interest were a number of divisional records set or equalled during the course of the season. These included a record crowd (3,758 at Coventry) and record overall league average attendance (653), while Coventry's promotion meant they now had 3 tier titles (equal with Otley). Ampthill also equalled a more obscure record of four league draws previously achieved by both Wharfedale and Richmond.


2017–18 National League 1, Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one promotion place with the champions promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship. There are usually three relegation places with the bottom three teams relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team.


2017–18 National League 1, Participating teams and locations
Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in the preceding season's competition. The 2016–17 champions, Hartpury College, were promoted to the 2017–18 RFU Championship, replacing London Welsh who went into liquidation, in the second half of the season, and ceased to exist as a professional team. Due to London Welsh's liquidation only two teams (instead of the usual three) were relegated last season – Macclesfield and Blaydon – both of whom drop to the 2017–18 National League 2 North.


2017–18 National League 1, Participating teams and locations
The promoted teams are Bishop's Stortford and Caldy, champions of the 2016–17 National League 2 South and 2016–17 National League 2 North respectively, and Old Elthamians who won the promotion play-off against Sale FC. National League 1 is the highest level all three of these sides have ever reached.


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Team
68 – 15 Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 23 September 2017


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Team
64 – 0 Coventry away to Fylde on 14 October 2017


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Team
81 – 33 Loughborough Students away to Fylde on 21 April 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Team
Bishop's Stortford at home to Fylde on 7 April 2018Loughborough Students away to Fylde on 21 April 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Team
Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 23 September 2017Coventry at home to Ampthill on 9 December 2017Caldy at home to Loughborough Students on 6 January 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Team
Cambridge away to Fylde on 2 September 2017Hull Ionians at home to Cambridge on 4 November 2017Old Albanian at home to Ampthill on 23 December 2017Hull Ionians at home to Rosslyn Park on 24 February 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Attendances
Coventry at home to Hull Ionians on 28 April 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Attendances
Loughborough Students at home to Cambridge on 23 December 2017


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Player
Gavin Roberts for Caldy at home to Loughborough Students on 6 January 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Player
Ryan Hutler for Bishop's Stortford at home to Fylde on 7 April 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Player
Mark Harrison for Birmingham Moseley away to Esher on 14 October 2017


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Player
Dan Mugford for Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 23 September 2017 Gavin Roberts for Caldy at home to Loughborough Students on 6 January 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Player
Isaac Green for Hull Ionians away to Rosslyn Park on 14 April 2018


2017–18 National League 1, Season records, Player
Jack Green for Cambridge away to Fylde on 2 September 2017 Chris Bell for Hull Ionians at home to Cambridge on 4 November 2017 Tom Bednall for Old Albanian at home to Ampthill on 23 December 2017 Greg Lound for Hull Ionians at home to Rosslyn Park on 24 February 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North
The 2017–18 National League 2 North is the ninth season (31st overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.


2017–18 National League 2 North
On 21 April 2018 Sheffield became the first side to be relegated after losing heavily to promotion chasing Sedgley Park away from home. This meant that Sheffield would equal the unwanted record set by Morley of being the most demoted side in tier 4 (north) history with what was their third relegation from this level since the leagues started in 1987. The championship took a little longer to decide when on 28 April 2018 Sale FC clinched the title by winning 37-5 away to Leicester Lions, with a (rescheduled) game to spare.


2017–18 National League 2 North
Sale FC were deserving winners, although runners up Sedgley Park kept the title race going to the wire thanks to their outstanding bonus points tally of 30 (a divisional record), helping Park to the runners up spot and a place in the promotion playoff game. On the same day the second relegation spot was sealed when Blaydon suffered their second successive relegation, losing a tight game 36-40 at Kingston Park to Hinckley.


2017–18 National League 2 North
Runners up Sedgley Park failed to join Sale FC in the 2018–19 National League 1 after they lost 30-41 away to 2017–18 National League 2 South runners up Chinnor in the promotion play-off game played on 5 May 2018.


2017–18 National League 2 North
Due to poor weather causing delays to the end of the season it took till 12 May 2018 to determine the final relegation spot with Luctonians losing 21-22 to champions Sale FC at home in their re-arranged fixture, condemning the Herefordshire side to the drop, 3 points below 13th placed Wharfedale, who could have gone down instead had Luctonians won via a bonus point.


2017–18 National League 2 North, Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2018–19 National League 1 and the runners up play the second-placed team in the 2017–18 National League 2 South with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues).


2017–18 National League 2 North, Structure
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:


2017–18 National League 2 North, Participating teams and locations
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 North season. The 2016–17 champions, Caldy, were promoted into the 2017–18 National League 1, replacing Blaydon and Macclesfield who were relegated from the 2016–17 National League 1. The three teams relegated last season were Preston Grasshoppers and Harrogate (both to North Premier) and Scunthorpe (Midlands Premier).


2017–18 National League 2 North, Participating teams and locations
The promoted teams are Huddersfield, who were promoted as champions of National League 3 North (now North Premier) and Sheffield (play-offs) who came up from National League 3 Midlands (now Midlands Premier). Broadstreet (champions of National League 3 Midlands) would have usually have come into this division but due to an imbalance of teams they were instead level transferred to the 2017–18 National League 2 South as they were considered the most southerly team in the division.


2017–18 National League 2 North, Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South participate in a play-off for promotion to National Division 1. Chinnor were runners up in the 2017–18 National League 2 South, and because they had a better record than the 2017–18 National League 2 North runners up, Sedgley Park, they host the play-off match.


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
89 – 17 Stourbridge at home to Blaydon on 27 January 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
40 – 3 Leicester Lions away to Luctonians on 14 October 201747 – 10 Sale FC away to Sheffield on 13 January 201837 – 0 Sale FC away to Macclesfield on 31 March 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
Sedgley Park at home to Sheffield on 21 April 2018Sedgley Park at home to Sheffield Tigers on 28 April 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
South Leicester at home to Tynedale on 21 October 2017Huddersfield at home to Sedgley Park on 2 December 2017


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Attendances
Sheffield at home to Sheffield Tigers on 23 December 2017


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Attendances
Sedgley Park at home to Otley on 17 March 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Stephen Collins for Sedgley Park at home to Sheffield Tigers on 28 April 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Myles Bean for South Leicester at home to Blaydon on 21 April 2018


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Rickie Aley for South Leicester at home to Tynedale on 21 October 2017 Harry Davey for Huddersfield at home to Sedgley Park on 2 December 2017


2017–18 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Tom Barrett for Wharfedale at home to Luctonians on 6 January 2018


2017–18 National League 2 South
The 2017–18 National League 2 South is the ninth season (31st overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.


2017–18 National League 2 South
On 7 April 2018 Broadstreet became the first club to be relegated, a 12-16 defeat away to fellow strugglers Barnstaple condemning them to the drop with three games to go. On 21 April Cinderford became champions with a game to go following a narrow 21-19 win away to Bury St Edmunds. Cinderford were easily the best team in the division, finishing 12 points clear of second place Chinnor, who on most other seasons would have been good enough to finish champions but instead had to settle for the promotion playoff game. In winning the league title Cinderford set several National League 2 South records including winning the most games (29) and gaining the most points (143).


2017–18 National League 2 South
The battle for the final two relegation spots was one of the most keenest in several years with three teams threatened by the drop on the last day of the season. In the end it was Wimbledon and Barnstaple who went down on the 28 April, despite Barum getting a 17-14 win at home against the Londoners, as Old Redcliffians managed to win at home to Redruth.


2017–18 National League 2 South
Old Reds had looked dead certs for relegation earlier in the season but turned it around with eight wins in the second half (compared to just 2 before Christmas) of the season to stay safe by 3 points, even leapfrogging 13th placed London Irish Wild Geese who had secured safety the week before. Wimbledon also did well in the second half of the season getting eight wins (compared to one in the first half) but were ultimately left with two much to do and were 7 points from safety after their defeat at Pottingham Road. Barnstaple, by contrast, had looked safe earlier in the season but endured a torrid second half with just four wins after Christmas (for a total of ten overall). Injuries, along with poor try scoring and improvements from the teams around them, were primary contributors to Barum's downfall.


2017–18 National League 2 South
On 5 May 2018 Chinnor would join Cinderford in the 2018–19 National League 1 after they defeated 2017–18 National League 2 North runners up Sedgley Park 40-31 in the promotion play-off game played at Kingsey Road.


2017–18 National League 2 South, Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2018–19 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2017–18 National League 2 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either London & South East Premier or South West Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands regional leagues).


2017–18 National League 2 South, Structure
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:


2017–18 National League 2 South, Participating teams and locations
Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 South season. The 2016–17 champions Bishop's Stortford and play-off winners Old Elthamians, who won the promotion play-off against Sale FC, were promoted into the 2017–18 National League 1, while no sides located in the south were relegated. The two relegated sides from National League 2 South are Exmouth (who drop to South West Premier) and Barnes (who drop to London & South East Premier).


2017–18 National League 2 South, Participating teams and locations
Usually three sides are relegated but when RFU Championship side London Welsh went into liquidation in the spring of 2017 it granted a reprieve for the 14th placed side in either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on comparable points, which in the end turned out to be Barnstaple.


2017–18 National League 2 South, Participating teams and locations
The promoted teams are Old Redcliffians who finished as champions of National League 3 South West (now South West Premier), while Tonbridge Juddians (champions) and Wimbledon (playoffs) came up from National League 3 London & SE (now London & South East Premier). Broadstreet were also included in the division when they were level transferred from National League 2 North having been promoted as champions of National League 3 Midlands (now Midlands Premier). Broadstreet's inclusion came due to an imbalance of teams as both Bishop's Stortford and Old Elthamians had gone up into National League 1 coupled with no teams coming down the opposite way, and as the most southerly club, Broadstreet were deemed the most suitable for a level transfer.


2017–18 National League 2 South, Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 1. Chinnor were runners up in the 2017–18 National League 2 South, and because they had a better record than the 2017–18 National League 2 North runners up, Sedgley Park, they host the play-off match.


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Team
81 - 14 Taunton Titans at home to Worthing Raiders on 8 October 2017


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Team
90 - 17 Cinderford away to Henley Hawks on 16 September 2017


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Team
Clifton at home to Canterbury on 11 November 2017Old Redcliffians at home to Worthing Raiders on 7 April 2018


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Attendances
Chinnor at home to Henley Hawks on 9 September 2017


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Attendances
Clifton at home to Bury St Edmunds on 17 March 2018


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Ollie Rice for Taunton Titans at home to Wimbledon on 13 January 2018


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
James Moffat for Cinderford away to Henley Hawks on 16 September 2017


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Bradley Barnes for Clifton at home to Canterbury on 11 November 2017 Kieran Hill for Old Redcliffians at home to Worthing on 7 April 2018


2017–18 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Clifford Hodgson for Broadstreet away to Wimbledon on 9 December 2017


2017–18 National Premier League
The 2017–18 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 44th edition of the competition. The regular season started on September 24, 2017. Arnett Gardens are the defending champions, having won their 5th title last season.


2017–18 National Premier League, Teams
Maverley Hughenden and Jamalco finished 11th and 12th in last season's competition and were relegated to their respective regional Super Leagues, the KSAFA Super League and South Central Confederation Super League respectively.


2017–18 National Premier League, Teams
At the end of last season, the champions of the four Super Leagues participated in a promotion playoff double round robin tournament. Cavalier and Sandals South Coast finished 1st and 2nd after the playoff and were promoted to the National Premier League for this season.


2017–18 National Premier League, Playoffs, Results, Semifinals
The winners of these ties will qualify for the CFU Club Championship.


2017–18 National Ringette League season
The 2017–18 National Ringette League season for the sport of ringette was the 14th season of the National Ringette League and began on September 30, 2017 and ended on April 14, 2018.


2017–18 National Ringette League season
The Atlantic Attack won the national championship and their first national title by defeating the Edmonton WAM! 5–3.


2017–18 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons
For East division red teams, they play 4 games each to 2 teams from the same color and 2 game each to 3 teams from the same color. They also play 2 games to 4 white color teams.


2017–18 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons
For East division white teams, they play 3 games each to same color team and 2 games each to 5 red color teams.


2017–18 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons
For West division team, they play 6 games each to same division teams.


2017–18 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons
The number of home games and that of away games may not be the same.


2017–18 National T20 Cup
The 2017–18 National T20 Cup was a Twenty20 domestic cricket competition that was played in Pakistan. It was the fourteenth season of the National Twenty20 Cup in Pakistan. It was originally scheduled to take place in August and September 2017 with eight teams competing. However, in August 2017, it was announced that the tournament would be postponed until November 2017 because of the 2017 Independence Cup and Pakistan's series against Sri Lanka. All the matches were originally scheduled to be played at the Multan Cricket Stadium and the Iqbal Stadium. Following the revised dates to the competition, all the fixtures took place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.


2017–18 National T20 Cup
The tournament started on 11 November and was scheduled to conclude on 26 November 2017. However, the semi-final fixtures were initially postponed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by one day, following a protest by a religious party, which required more than 8,500 police and troops to remove the protesters. The next day, the PCB postponed the matches because of the "prevailing situation" and said they would announce new dates for the tournament at a later point. The PCB also confirmed that the Super Eight section of the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy would also be postponed until a later date too. On 27 November 2017 the PCB confirmed that the semi-finals and final would take place on 29 and 30 November 2017 respectively.


2017–18 National T20 Cup
The defending champions, Karachi Blues, were not invited by the PCB to compete in this year's competition. Ahead of the tournament, the PCB recalled thirteen players who were playing in domestic competitions in England and in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League (CPL). However, shortly afterwards the PCB allowed players to return from the CPL and English domestic fixtures if they wished.


2017–18 National T20 Cup
In the penultimate group-stage match, between Lahore Whites and Islamabad, batsmen Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt made an unbeaten opening stand of 209 runs. This was the highest opening partnership in Twenty20 cricket, beating the previous best of 207 runs set by Joe Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond of Kent in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast. Akmal became the first batsman for Pakistan to score 150 runs in a T20 match. He also hit the most number of sixes in a domestic T20 match in Pakistan and became the third batsman to make five consecutive fifties in T20 cricket.


2017–18 National T20 Cup
Lahore Whites were the first side to qualify for the semi-finals, when they beat Peshawar by 27 runs on 21 November 2017. The next day, Lahore Blues also qualified for the semi-finals, with a five-wicket victory against Islamabad. In the penultimate round of group-stage fixtures, Faisalabad beat Peshawar by five wickets to advance to the semi-finals. In the final group-stage match, Federally Administered Tribal Areas beat Faisalabad by four wickets to progress to the semi-finals, having a superior net run rate than Karachi Whites, after both teams finished on seven points each.


2017–18 National T20 Cup
In the semi-finals, Saeed Ajmal played in his final match of his 25-year-long career, playing for Faisalabad. In the first semi-final, Lahore Whites defeated Faisalabad by 10 runs. In the second semi-final, Lahore Blues defeated Federally Administered Tribal Areas, also by 10 runs, therefore ensuring an all-Lahore final. Lahore Blues went on to beat Lahore Whites by 7 wickets in the final.


2017–18 National Women's Football League (Nepal)
The 2017–18 National Women's League, was the 16th season of the edition of the first-tier women's club football competition in Nepal organized by the All Nepal Football Association. Nepal A.P.F. Club won their first title after defeating defending champions Nepal Police Club in the final.


2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by seventh-year head coach Ed DeChellis, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to Holy Cross.


2017–18 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team, Previous season
The Midshipmen finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. In the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Holy Cross in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Bucknell in the semifinals.


2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by tenth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, play their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to American. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round.


2017–18 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team, Previous season
They advanced to the championship of the Patriot League Women's Tournament where they lost to Bucknell. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to Virginia Tech in the second round.


2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
The 2017–18  Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by sixth-year coach head coach Tim Miles and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. Despite winning 13 Big Ten games, the Cornhuskers did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament, but did receive a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, they lost in the first round of the NIT to Mississippi State.


2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cornhuskers finished the 2016–17 season 12–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place in conference. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the first round to Penn State. This marked the fourth losing season in five years for coach Tim Miles. However, following the season, Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst indicated that Tim Miles would return as head coach for Nebraska.


2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018 Big Ten Tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. This meant qualifying teams had nearly two weeks off before the NCAA Tournament. As a result, the Big Ten regular season began in mid-December. Coaches requested that no Big Ten game be scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day; accordingly, each team played two conference games in early December before finishing non-conference play.


2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
On October 18, 2017, the school announced that it would play a charity exhibition game against Mississippi State on October 22 in Starkville, Mississippi to raise money for hurricane victims.


2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 2nd year head coach Amy Williams, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a 3 way for third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid NCAA Women's Basketball where they lost to Arizona State in the first round.


2017–18 Nedbank Cup
The 2017–18 Nedbank Cup is a South African club football (soccer) tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, was one of a weak opponent facing a stronger one.


2017–18 Neftchi Baku PFK season
The Neftchi Baku 2017–18 season is Neftchi Baku's 26th Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete Azerbaijan Premier League and in the 2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup.


2017–18 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Season Events
On 21 August Elkhan Abdullayev resigned as the club's manager, with Elshad Ahmedov taking over in a caretaker role. On 11 September, Tarlan Ahmadov was announced as the club's new manager.


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


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


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


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


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


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


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (also known as 2017–18 OTP Bank Liga), also known as NB I, was the 119th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league was officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. Honvéd were the defending champions, having won their fourteenth Hungarian league title. As in the previous season, 12 teams competed for the championship title and played 33 matches. The fixtures were published on 14 July 2017.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
On 20 June 2017, the rounds were drawn by the Hungarian Football Federation. The 33 rounds was divided into two parts. 19 rounds were played in 2017 and the remaining 14 in 2018.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams
MTK and Gyirmót finished the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the last two places and thus were relegated to NB II division.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams
The two relegated teams were replaced with the top two teams in 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, champion Puskás Akadémia and runner-up Balmazújváros, each having the required licence for top-division play.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams, Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competed in the league this season, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Results
In the first 22 rounds each team played against every other team home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed teams from the previous season played six matches at home and five matches away, and the remaining six teams played five matches at home and six matches away.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Attendances
Source: Notes:1: Played last season in NB/II.2: Újpest played four matches under closed doors, not included in the stats.3: Haladás played nine matches out of their stadium until it was opened.4: Diósgyőr played 13 matches out of their stadium until it was opened.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 67th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian premier Handball league.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Teams
As in the previous season, 14 teams played in the 2017–18 season. After the 2016–17 season, Balmazújvárosi KK and Mezőkövesdi KC were relegated to the 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B. They were replaced by two clubs from the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, Ferencvárosi TC and Dabas VSE KC.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Teams, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), League table, Schedule and results
In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Season statistics, Attendances
Updated to games played on 7 May 2018. Source: Attendance numbers without playoff matches.


2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
The 2017–18 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H női kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 67th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian premier Handball league.