2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, January
A goal from Asensio gave Madrid a 1–0 advantage after the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals against Leganés on 18 January 2018. Four days later, braces from Nacho, Bale and Ronaldo plus a goal from Modrić, secured Madrid a 7–1 victory over Deportivo La Coruña. Madrid was eliminated from the Copa del Rey on 24 January 2018, after they lost the second leg 1–2 against Leganés, despite a goal from Benzema. Leganés advanced through the away goals rule came into work, after the aggregate score was 2–2. The next weekend, on 27 January 2018, Madrid went on to win 4–1 at Valencia after a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Marcelo and Kroos.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, February
On 3 February 2018, Madrid travelled to Levante and came away with a 2–2 draw, despite being in front twice after goals from Ramos and Isco. A hat-trick from Ronaldo and goals from Vázquez and Kroos gave Madrid a 5–2 victory against Real Sociedad, a week later. The first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Paris Saint-Germain on 14 February 2018 was won 3–1 after a brace from Ronaldo and a goal from Marcelo. Four days later, two goals from Asensio and goals from Ramos, Ronaldo and Benzema secured Madrid a 5–3 win over Real Betis. Against Leganés, on 21 February 2018, Madrid won 3–1 after goals from Vázquez, Casemiro and Ramos. Just three days later, a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Bale and Benzema secured Real a 4–0 win over Alavés. The away game at Espanyol was lost 0–1 on 27 February 2018.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, March
On 3 March 2018, Ronaldo scored a brace and another goal from Bale helped Madrid to get a 3–1 win over Getafe. Three days later, the return leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain was won 2–1 after goals from Ronaldo and Casemiro. That result gave Madrid a 5–2 advantage over two legs. Another four days later, a brace from Ronaldo secured Real all three points in a 2–1 away win at Eibar. On 18 March 2018, Madrid defeated Girona 6–3 at home with four goals from Ronaldo and singles from Vázquez and Bale. On the last day of March, a brace from Bale and a goal from Benzema helped Real to record a fifth consecutive victory with a 3–0 win at Las Palmas.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, April
On 3 April 2018, in the Champions League quarterfinal against Juventus, Ronaldo scored twice and Marcelo added another goal to give Madrid a 3–0 first leg victory. Five days later, a goal from Ronaldo was not enough as Madrid drew Atlético 1–1. On 11 April 2018, an injury time penalty was given to Real Madrid and was subsequently converted by Ronaldo to secure Madrid a spot in the semifinals of the Champions League; the 1–3 loss was enough as Real won 4–3 on aggregate against Juventus. Four days later, goals from Isco and Casemiro secured a 2–1 win over Málaga.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, April
A late Ronaldo equalizer, got Madrid a 1–1 draw against Athletic Bilbao on 18 April 2018. A week later, against Bayern Munich in the semifinals of the Champions League, Madrid got a 2–1 away win after goals from Marcelo and Asensio. On 28 April 2018, the game against Leganés was won 2–1 with goals from Bale and Mayoral.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, May
A brace from Benzema against Bayern Munich, helped Madrid to reach the final after the second leg ended in a 2–2 draw on 1 May 2018, which secured a 4–3 aggregate victory. The El Clásico, five days later, ended in a 2–2 draw with goals from Ronaldo and Bale. On 9 May 2018, Madrid lost 2–3 to Sevilla with goals from Mayoral and Ramos. Three days later, Madrid won 6–0 against Celta Vigo, where Bale scored a brace and Isco, Hakimi, Kroos and an own goal chipped in the other goals.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Overview, May
The last game of the league season ended in a 2–2 draw against Villarreal with goals from Bale and Ronaldo on 19 May 2018. Two goals from Bale and another one from Benzema helped Madrid to win their third consecutive Champions League title, and fourth in five years, after defeating Liverpool 3–1.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Competitions
Times from 1 July to 29 October 2017 and from 25 March to 30 June 2018 are UTC+2, from 30 October 2017 to 25 March 2018 UTC+1.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Goals
1 Includes 2017 UEFA Super Cup, 2017 Supercopa de España and 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Clean sheets
1 Includes 2017 UEFA Super Cup, 2017 Supercopa de España and 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 26 May 2018Source: MatchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2017–18 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
1 Includes 2017 UEFA Super Cup, 2017 Supercopa de España and 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.


2017–18 Real Oviedo season
The 2017–18 season is the 35th season in Segunda División played by Real Oviedo, a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. It covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Real Oviedo season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 6 July 2018Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2017–18 Real S.C. season
Real Sport Clube are a Portuguese football which is based in Queluz. During the 2017-18 campaign it will be competing in the following competitions: LigaPro, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.


2017–18 Real Sociedad season
The 2017–18 Real Sociedad season is the club's 71st season in La Liga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) played by the club during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Real Valladolid season
The 2017–18 season is the 90th season in Real Valladolid ’s history.


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


2017–18 Real Zaragoza season
The 2017–18 season is the 86th season in Real Zaragoza ’s history.


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


2017–18 Red Star Belgrade season
The 2017–18 season was Red Star's 12th in the Serbian SuperLiga and 72nd consecutive season in the top flight of Yugoslav and Serbian football. The club participated in the Serbian SuperLiga, the Serbian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 Red Star Belgrade season
It was the first time they have played in the UEFA Europa League group stage since its rebranding, having previously participated in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. The season covered the period from 29 June 2017 to 19 May 2018.


2017–18 Red Star Belgrade season, Squad, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Red Star Belgrade season, Squad, Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition
The 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition was the 52nd edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition ran from 26 October 2017 to 21 January 2018, with six matches being played as day/night fixtures.


2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition
Six teams contested the tournament – Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Guyana were the defending champions and retained their title, finishing ahead of Barbados.


2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition
In December 2017, the round 6 fixture between Guyana and the Windward Islands finished as a tie. This was the 63rd tied game in more than 300 years of first-class cricket, and the first occurrence of a tied match in first-class cricket in the West Indies.


2017–18 Regional One Day Cup
The 2017–18 Regional One Day Cup was a List A cricket tournament that took place in Pakistan. The competition ran from 24 January to 11 February 2018. Peshawar were the defending champions.


2017–18 Regional One Day Cup
In round seven of the tournament, Abid Ali, batting for Islamabad, scored 209 not out against Peshawar. This was the highest List A score by a Pakistan batsman and he became the fourth batsman from Pakistan to score 200 runs or more in a List A match.


2017–18 Regional One Day Cup
Following the group stage, Karachi Whites and Peshawar advanced to the first semi-final, with Rawalpindi and Islamabad progressing to the second semi-final. In the first semi-final, Karachi Whites beat Peshawar, the defending champions, by five wickets to move to the final. In the second semi-final, Islamabad beat Rawalpindi by 13 runs to progress to the final. Karachi Whites won the tournament, beating Islamabad by five wickets in the final.


2017–18 Regional Super50
The 2017–18 Regional Super50 was the 44th edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The tournament started on 31 January 2018 and finished on 24 February 2018. Barbados were the defending champions.


2017–18 Regional Super50
In September 2017, two English county sides, Kent and Hampshire, were invited to take part in the competition. Kent took part in the previous edition of the tournament. In January 2018, the United States national cricket team accepted an invite to join the tournament. They were joined by the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands) and the Combined Campuses and Colleges team.


2017–18 Regional Super50
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Barbados and the Windward Islands from Group A, and Guyana and Kent from Group B had progressed to the finals. In the first semi-final, Barbados beat Kent by 13 runs in a rain-affected match, after Kraigg Brathwaite scored an unbeaten century. The second semi-final was also rain-affected, with the Windward Islands beating Guyana by 52 runs, with Tyrone Theophile scoring his first century in List A cricket.


2017–18 Regional Super50
The Windward Islands won the tournament, beating the defending champions Barbados by three wickets in the final.


2017–18 Regional Super50, Points tables
In the group stage of the tournament four points were awarded for each match a team won, with two points awarded to both teams if a match ends in a tie or if there is no result declared. A bonus point was awarded to a team if they won a match with a run rate of 1.25 greater than that of the opposition team.


2017–18 Regional Super50, Points tables, Group B
The top two teams from each group qualified for the playoff stage of the tournament.


2017–18 Regionalliga
The 2017–18 Regionalliga was the tenth season of the Regionalliga, the sixth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the sixth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord; 15 teams were retained from last season and 3 were promoted from the Oberliga, namely 2016–17 Niedersachsenliga champions SSV Jeddeloh and promotion round winners Eutin 08, 2016–17 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga champions, and Altona 93, 2016–17 Oberliga Hamburg champions. The season started on 28 July 2017.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nordost
18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Thuringia competed in the sixth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost; 15 teams were retained from last season and 3 teams were promoted from the Oberliga. VSG Altglienicke were promoted from 2016–17 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and BSG Chemie Leipzig from 2016–17 NOFV-Oberliga Süd. A play-off was held between the two leagues' runners-up, Optik Rathenow and Germania Halberstadt, to determine the last participant. Halberstadt won the play-off on aggregate and were promoted. The season started on 29 July 2017.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the sixth season of the reformed Regionalliga West; 14 teams were retained from last season and 4 were promoted from the Oberliga. SC Paderborn were originally relegated from the 2016–17 3. Liga, but retained their place in 3. Liga following 1860 Munich's failure to obtain a license for the 2017–18 3. Liga. KFC Uerdingen were promoted from the 2016–17 Oberliga Niederrhein, TuS Erndtebrück and Westfalia Rhynern from the 2016–17 Oberliga Westfalen and FC Wegberg-Beeck from the 2016–17 Oberliga Mittelrhein. The season started on 28 July 2017.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West, Westphalia DFB-Pokal play-off
As the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they were allowed to enter a second team for the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal (in addition to the Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off took place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West, SV Rödinghausen, and the best-placed eligible team of the Oberliga Westfalen, SV Lippstadt, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
19 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the sixth season of the Regionalliga Südwest; 13 teams were retained from last season and 4 were promoted from the Oberliga. Mainz 05 II and FSV Frankfurt were relegated from the 2016–17 3. Liga. Schott Mainz were promoted from the 2016–17 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Eintracht Stadtallendorf from the 2016–17 Hessenliga and SC Freiburg II from the 2016–17 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The runners-up of the other Oberligas had a play-off round which was won by Röchling Völklingen. The Chinese under-20 national team was about to participate in this season from November onwards to even out the fixture list, but the Chinese withdrew after one game following protests from pro-Tibet demonstrators. Accordingly, their participation was cancelled. The season started on 28 July 2017.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Bayern
19 teams from Bavaria competed in the sixth season of the Regionalliga Bayern; 14 teams were retained from last season and 3 were promoted from the Bayernliga. FC Unterföhring were promoted from the Bayernliga Süd and VfB Eichstätt from the Bayernliga Nord. FC Pipinsried were also promoted as they beat Greuther Fürth II in the 2016–17 Bayernliga promotion play-off. Finally, in a play-off between the two losing teams, Greuther Fürth II beat Viktoria Aschaffenburg, obtaining the last open spot in the league. 1860 Munich were originally relegated from 2016–17 2. Bundesliga to 2017–18 3. Liga, but failed to obtain a license and therefore competed in the Regionalliga. This meant that this year's league was held with 19 teams instead of 18.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Bayern, Relegation play-offs
The 16th and 17th placed teams from the Regionalliga play against the runners-up from the two Bayernliga divisions for two places in the next Regionalliga season.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Promotion play-offs
The draw for the 2017–18 promotion play-offs was held on 7 April, with another draw between the Regionalliga Südwest teams held on 27 April 2018.


2017–18 Regionalliga, Promotion play-offs, Summary
The first legs were played on 24 May, and the second legs were played on 27 May 2018.


2017–18 Rensselaer Engineers women's ice hockey season
The Rensselaer Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to finish win the A-10 regular season championship. They defeated VCU and Saint Joseph's to advance to the championship game of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Oklahoma in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Duke.


2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Dan Hurley had accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut. On April 4, assistant coach David Cox was promoted to head coach.


2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place. In the A-10 Tournament, they defeated St. Bonaventure, Davidson, and VCU to win the A-10 Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. They received a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region where they defeated No. 6-seeded Creighton in the First Round before losing to No. 3-seeded Oregon in the Second Round.


2017–18 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to win the A-10, receiving 27 of 28 first place votes. E.C. Matthews was selected to the conference's preseason first team while Jared Terrell was picked for the preseason second team.


2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams are led by fourth year head coach Daynia La-Force. The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 3–27, 1–15 in A-10 to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to Fordham.


2017–18 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team, 2017–18 media
All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.


2017–18 Rice Owls men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–24, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place and failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.


2017–18 Rice Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 23–12, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Southern Miss in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UTEP. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated San Francisco in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.


2017–18 Rice Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
On March 21, 2017, head coach Mike Rhoades resigned to become the head coach at VCU. He finished at Rice with a three-year record of 47–52. On March 23, the school promoted assistant coach Scott Pera to head coach.


2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Tina Langley, play their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to UAB. They revived an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing to New Mexico in the second round.


2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 22–13, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the WBI where they defeat Lamar, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Idaho and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational.


2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Duquesne in the second round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spiders finished the 2016–17 season 19–11, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for third place in the conference. They defeated George Washington in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Tournament before losing to VCU in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Alabama and Oakland before falling to TCU in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Spiders were picked to finish in eighth place in the A-10. De’Monte Buckingham was named to the conference's preseason second team.


2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by thirteenth year head coach Michael Shafer, play their home games at the Robins Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Women's Tournament where they lost to Dayton.


2017–18 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team, 2017–18 media
All Spiders games are broadcast on WTVR 6.3 with Robert Fish on the call. The games are also streamed on .


2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for the MAAC regular season championship with Canisius. After tie breakers, they were the No. 1 seed in the MAAC Tournament where they were upset in the quarterfinals by Saint Peter's. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oregon.


2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncs finished the 2016–17 season 18–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Manhattan in the first round of the MAAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Iona.


2017–18 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by eighth-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the PPG Paints Arena and four games at the Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC Tournament, they upset No. 2 seed Mount St. Mary's in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to No. 1 seed Wagner.


2017–18 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
On January 30, 2017, Robert Morris announced plans to build a new basketball and volleyball facility named the UPMC Events Center on the school's campus. The basketball team's former home, the Charles L. Sewall Center was to be demolished to make room for the new arena. As a result, the Colonials played their home games at the PPG Paints Arena and at the Palumbo Center on the campus of Duquesne University.


2017–18 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team, Previous season
The Colonials finished the 2016–17 season 14–19, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 7 seed in the NEC Tournament, they defeated LIU Brooklyn in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Mount St. Mary's.


2017–18 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team, Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Colonials were picked to finish in seventh place.


2017–18 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season
The Robert Morris Colonials women represented Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Colonials are the defending CHA champions.


2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Rochdale's 111th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 23 June 2017, Rochdale have announced six pre-season friendlies against Chorley Barnsley, Morecambe, FC Halifax Town, AFC Fylde and Middlesbrough.


2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Rochdale were drawn at home to Bromley in the first round, Slough Town away in the second round and Doncaster Rovers away in the third round.


2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Rochdale were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round.


2017–18 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Rochdale were drawn in the Northern Group C against Blackburn Rovers, Bury and Stoke City U23s. As winners of their group, Rochdale were drawn at home to Doncaster Rovers in the second round. A home tie against Lincoln City was confirmed for the third round stage.


2017–18 Rock Cup
The 2017–18 Rock Cup was a single-leg knockout tournament played by clubs from Gibraltar. This season's version of the Rock Cup was sponsored by Gibtelecom, and is known as the Gibtelecom Rock Cup for sponsorship purposes. This season's edition was held throughout the season for the first time since 2011–12.


2017–18 Rock Cup
The winner of this competition, Europa, qualified for the 2018–19 Europa League. As they had also qualified for European competition via the 2017–18 Gibraltar Premier Division, the third place team in the league will take the spot in the Europa League.


2017–18 Rock Cup, First Round
The First Round draw was held 26 October 2017 and the matches will be played 26–28 November 2017. All teams participating in the first round are from the Gibraltar Second Division. Leo, Hound Dogs and Olympique 13 received byes to the Second Round.


2017–18 Rock Cup, Second Round
The draw for the Second Round took place on 13 December 2017, with games to be played 6–27 February 2018. All Gibraltar Premier Division teams enter at this stage, along with the three Gibraltar Second Division teams to receive byes from the first round.


2017–18 Rock Cup, Quarter Finals
The quarter final draw took place on 28 February 2018.


2017–18 Rock Cup, Semi-Finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 11 April 2018.


2017–18 Rosario Central season
The 2017–18 season is Rosario Central's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


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


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


2017–18 Ross County F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was the club's 5th season in the Scottish Premiership and their sixth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2017–18 Ross County F.C. season
On 25 September, manager Jim McIntyre was sacked by the club. On 28 September, Owen Coyle took over as manager. He resigned on 1 March with Steven Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell taking over as co-managers but they could not keep County in the Premiership and on 12 May after 6 years they were relegated back to the Championship.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Rotherham United's 93rd season in their existence and their first back in League One following relegation in 2016–17. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 23 August 2017, Rotherham United were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Premier League side Huddersfield Town in the second round. Despite taking the lead in the first minute, they conceded two goals early in the second half, and saw a Kieffer Moore shot cleared off the line late in the game.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 3 September 2017, the team won 1–0 against Portsmouth, who were managed by their former manager Kenny Jackett in a televised match at Fratton Park. This recorded Rotherham's first away league win in 27 matches, extending back to 9 April 2016.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
On 4 November 2017, the team were knocked out of the FA Cup at EFL League Two side Crewe Alexandra, who scored a late goal to turn the tie around and win 2–1.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
Despite playing their last game in the group stage of the competition on 7 November 2017, Rotherham had to wait three weeks to know their EFL Trophy fate. A draw between Chesterfield and Manchester City EDS on 29 November confirmed the clubs exit.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
From 9 December 2017 to 24 February 2018, the team went 14 league games unbeaten, winning 11, including the last 7. The run was ended on 10 March 2018 with a 1–0 away defeat against Rochdale.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
Having held 4th place in the league since mid-February, Rotherham confirmed a place in the play-offs on 21 April 2018, with a 2–0 win against Bristol Rovers.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key events
Rotherham secured promotion back to the EFL Championship with a 2–1 extra time victory against Shrewsbury Town at Wembley Stadium on 27 May 2018.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 12 May 2017, Rotherham United announced they will host Sheffield United as part of their pre-season preparations. Four days later, the Millers added Parkgate friendly to the pre-season diary. On 17 May further friendlies at North Ferriby United and Chesterfield were confirmed. A fifth friendly, against Alfreton Town was revealed a day later. Two further friendlies, against Gainsborough Trinity and Barnsley were announced on 19 May.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
The club announced a two-game training camp in Austria on 6 July 2017. The team will be based at the Sportschule Lindabrunn in Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn where they will face Hungarian side Soproni VSE. They will also play Floridsdorfer AC at the Austrian club's ground.


2017–18 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Rotherham United were drawn away to Crewe Alexandra in the first round.


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


2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference
The 2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference is the third-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship and Trophy competitions. It is the second Conference under its new format. After Czech Republic was promoted to the Trophy and Ukraine relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Sweden and Ukraine compete for the Conference 1 title. While after the relegation of Turkey and the promotion of Slovakia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, Serbia, Slovenia and Slovakia will compete for the Conference 2 title.


2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference
The winners of Conference 1 North and South will play an additional match, a Conference 1-Trophy Promotion play-off for the right to play the 2018–19 Rugby Europe Trophy. While the bottom placed teams of Conference 1 North and South will be relegated to Conference 2 for the following season, replacing the North and South winners of Conference 2. The bottom placed team with the worse overall record will be relegated and participate in the 2019 Rugby Europe Development season.


2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference
The competition saw Alhambra Nievas and Joy Neville become the first and second women referees to take charge of men's fifteen–a–side internationals. On 14 October 2017 Nievas refereed the match between Finland and Norway. On 28 October 2017 Neville refereed the match between Norway and Denmark.


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
The 2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2017–18 season is the second of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships
For all teams competing in the Championship, except for Georgia, this year's edition of the Rugby Europe International Championships doubles as the second year of 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the European region, where the winner of the two-year cycle, excluding Georgia, automatically qualifies to the tournament as Europe 1. All other teams remain in contention, playing in their respective leagues, but also playing in World Cup play-offs, for the right to play in the Europe/Oceania play-off against Oceania 3.


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships, Countries
Pre -tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Trophy and Conference as of 9 October 2017. Championship as of 5 February 2018.


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships, Countries
Legend:* Champion of 2016–17 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2016–17 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2016–17 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2016–17 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2016-17season


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships, 2018 Rugby Europe Championship
The six teams participating in the 2018 Championship remain the same as the 2017 season, after Belgium survived a relegation threat by defeating Portugal in a playoff in May 2017. Following the match on 18 March 2018 between Belgium and Spain, an appeal by the Spanish Rugby Federation to World Rugby and Rugby Europe was published for the match to be replayed, following the appointment of a Romanian referee – Romania needed Spain to lose in order to qualify.


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships, 2018 Rugby Europe Championship
In the meantime, World Rugby also received complaints amid European countries fielding ineligible players, in breach of Regulation 8, during the qualification process; issues were made against all competing five nations. The appeal from Spain for their match to be replayed was held whilst the appointed panel investigated the accused ineligible players, although the final verdict around the Belgium–Spain was for the result to stand. The neutral panel cleared Germany and Russia of the alleged ineligible players, but found Belgium, Romania and Spain guilty of breaching Regulation 8.


2017–18 Rugby Europe International Championships, 2018 Rugby Europe Championship
The panel determined that each nation would be deducted 5 points for each game they had fielded an ineligible player, regardless of if more than one ineligible player had been fielded. The investigation found that Belgium and Romania had fielded ineligible players 6 times (a deduction of 30 points) and Spain 8 times (a deduction of 40 points) during the qualification process. This meant, with the deducted points for the respective nations, Russia would qualify ahead of Romania and Germany would advance to the play-off's ahead of Spain.


2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy
The 2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the second Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Czech Republic, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off.


2017–18 Rugby Europe Trophy
This year's competition sees Czech Republic joining the Trophy after winning the Trophy-Conference 1 Promotion play-off against Malta. This year sees no relegated team from the Rugby Championship, after last year's winner Portugal lost the Championship-Trophy Promotion play-off against Belgium.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2017–18 season. It ran alongside the 2017–18 Top 14 competition; both competitions are operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The regular season uses a double round-robin format, in which each team plays the others home and away.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
Starting with the 2017–18 season, Pro D2 conducts a play-off system identical to the one currently used in Top 14, with the top six teams qualifying for the play-offs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semi-finals. The winner of the play-offs earns the league championship and automatic promotion to the next season's Top 14; the runner-up enters a play-off with the second-from-bottom Top 14 team, with the winner of that play-off taking up the final place in Top 14.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
This replaced the previous system in which the top team at the end of the regular season was declared champion, also earning a Top 14 place, while the second- through fifth-place teams competed in promotion play-offs. The play-off semi-finals were played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final was then played on neutral ground, and the winner earned the second ticket to the next Top 14.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Promotion, Pro D2 to Top 14
As noted above, both promotion places will be determined by play-offs from 2017–18 forward, with the winner of the Pro D2 play-offs earning promotion and the runner-up playing the second-from-bottom Top 14 team for the next season's final Top 14 place.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Promotion, Fédérale 1 to Pro D2
At the same time, LNR and the French Rugby Federation (FFR) will change the promotion process from Fédérale 1 to Pro D2. For three seasons (2017–18 to 2019–20), only one team will be promoted to Pro D2 through the Fédérale 1 competition. The second promotion place will be a "wild card" granted by LNR to a club that meets the following criteria:


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Promotion, Fédérale 1 to Pro D2
Starting with the 2020–21 season, LNR will create a third professional league, slotting between Pro D2 and Fédérale 1 in the league system.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation
Normally, the teams that finish in 15th and 16th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher-placed team to be demoted instead, or bar a Fédérale 1 team from promotion.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Table
The current table for the 2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 is:


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation playoff
The team finishing in 13th place of the Top 14 faces the runner-up of Pro D2, with the winner of this match playing in Top 14 in 2018–19 and the loser in Pro D2.


2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 season, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2017–18 Russian Cup
The 2017–18 Russian Cup was the 26th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


2017–18 Russian Cup
The competition started on 14 July 2017 and finished on 9 May 2018. The winners, FC Tosno, could have earned a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage, but did not obtain the UEFA license and was closed a month later due to financial problems.


2017–18 Russian Cup, Fourth Round
FNL clubs entered at this stage (except for FC Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg and FC Spartak-2 Moscow).


2017–18 Russian Cup, Round of 32
Teams from the Premier League entered the competition at this round. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2017.


2017–18 Russian Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 27 February, 28 February and 4 April 2018.


2017–18 Russian Football National League
The 2017–18 Russian National Football League was the 26th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 8 July 2017 and ended on 12 May 2018.


2017–18 Russian Premier League
The 2017–18 Russian Premier League was the 26th season of the premier football competition in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 15th under the current Russian Premier League name. Spartak Moscow came into the season as the defending champions.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Teams
As in the previous season, 16 teams played in the 2017–18 season. After the 2016–17 season, FC Orenburg, FC Tom Tomsk and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara were relegated to the 2017–18 Russian National Football League. They were replaced by three clubs from the 2016–17 Russian National Football League, FC Dynamo Moscow, FC Tosno and FC SKA-Khabarovsk. Dynamo returned after one season of absence, while Tosno and SKA-Khabarovsk made their debuts in the Russian top-tier division.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Teams
Before the season, FC Terek Grozny changed its name to FC Akhmat Grozny.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Basic
The 16 teams will play a round-robin tournament whereby each team plays each one of the other teams twice, once at home and once away. Thus, a total of 240 matches will be played, with 30 matches played by each team.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The teams that finish 15th and 16th will be relegated to the FNL, while the top 2 in that league will be promoted to the Premier League for the 2018–19 season.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Tournament format and regulations, Promotion and relegation
The 13th and 14th Premier League teams will play the 4th and 3rd FNL teams respectively in two playoff games with the winners securing Premier League spots for the 2018–19 season.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs
The draw for relegation play-offs scheduling took place on 4 May 2018. The kick-off times were announced on 14 May 2018.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Amkar Perm won 3–0 on aggregate and retained their spot in the 2018–19 Russian Premier League; FC Tambov remained in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk won 6–4 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2018–19 Russian Premier League; Anzhi Makhachkala were relegated to the 2018–19 Russian National Football League.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
On 13 June 2018, FC Amkar Perm announced that the Russian Football Union recalled their 2018–19 season license, making them ineligible for the Russian Premier League or Russian Football National League. The final decision on the club's future will be made on 18 June 2018 at the club's board meeting. As a consequence, Anzhi Makhachkala will not be relegated.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2017–18 Russian Premier League, Attendances
Source: Notes:1: Zenit played most of last season at Petrovsky Stadium.2: Rostov played its final three home games of the season at Rostov Arena.3: Rubin Kazan played part of last season at Central Stadium.4: Ural played its final three home games of the season at Central Stadium.5: Team played last season in the Russian Football National League.6: Tosno played one of its home matches at a neutral venue and played last season in the Russian Football National League at Stadion im. Aleksandra Nevskogo.7: Amkar Perm played two of its home matches at the away team's stadium.


2017–18 Russian Professional Football League
The 2017–18 Professional Football League was the third highest division in Russian football. The Professional Football League is geographically divided into 5 zones. The winners of each zone are automatically promoted into the National Football League. The bottom finishers of each zone lose professional status and are relegated into the Amateur Football League.


2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by second-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as fourth-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Minnesota and Indiana before losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Knights finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Ohio State in the first round, marking their first ever Big Ten Tournament win. However, they lost to Northwestern in the second round.


2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will be 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 will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA Tournament.


2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represents Rutgers University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 23rd year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.


2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Despite improving on the dismal 2016–17 season and finishing with a 20–12 record, the Scarlet Knights weren't selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. They were then offered an at-large berth in the WNIT, but Coach Stringer declined, stating the team needed to "focus on the future" in order to "control our destiny" next season.


2017–18 Rwanda Premier League
The 2017–18 Rwanda Premier League, known as the Azam Rwanda Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the 41st season of top-tier football in Rwanda. The season started on 30 September 2017 and concluded on 27 June 2018.


2017–18 S.C. Braga season
During the 2017–18 S.C. Braga season, the club competed in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season
The 2017–18 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 114th season in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 5 August 2017 with Benfica's victory in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and concluded on 13 May 2018.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season
Benfica played in the Primeira Liga as four-time defending champions for the first time in their history and finished second. Benfica also entered the Taça de Portugal as title holders but were eliminated in the fifth round. Moreover, they were eliminated in the third round of the Taça da Liga.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season
Internationally, Benfica competed in the UEFA Champions League for the eight time in a row but failed to gain a single point in the group stage for their first time, finishing with a negative goal difference of 13, which became the worst campaign of a Portuguese team in that competition.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview
On 29 June 2017, club president Luís Filipe Vieira gave the motto for the coming season, "Rumo ao Penta", and promised a renewed ambition to conquer an unprecedented fifth-straight Primeira Liga title for Benfica. The following day, manager Rui Vitória explained his approach to the new season: "We know that there's a goal previously assumed by the President and the best way to achieve it is to go on together, like it was the first time. It is fundamental to have the first time ambition. Humble and focused so that it can happen." Despite the ambition, on 31 July, Vieira said that "one can mortgage a title or another but not the future [of the club]", referring to player transfers.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Transfers
Haris Seferovic, Filip Krovinović, Martin Chrien and Bruno Varela transferred to Benfica. Diogo Gonçalves and Rúben Dias were promoted from Benfica B and João Carvalho integrated the team after a loan spell at Vitória de Setúbal.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Transfers
Benfica lost three players from the starting 11 before the season started: on 1 June, Ederson signed with Manchester City for €40 million; on 14 June, Victor Lindelöf left to Manchester United for €35 million; and on 14 July, Nélson Semedo moved to Barcelona for €30.5 million. On 31 July, referring to the club's sales, Vieira said, "Until we do not have control over the debt, we will not stop selling."


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Transfers
Later in August, Benfica loaned out André Carrillo to Watford and André Horta to Braga, while Mile Svilar joined from Anderlecht. On transfer deadline day, Benfica announced the signings of Douglas and Gabriel Barbosa, both on a one-year loan spell from their respective clubs. The same day, Kostas Mitroglou, Benfica's top goalscorer in the previous season, was transferred to Olympique de Marseille for €15 million.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Transfers
During the mid-season transfer window, Lisandro López signed with Inter Milan on a half-year loan deal with an option to make the switch permanent. On 25 January, Filipe Augusto was loaned out to Alanyaspor for one-and-a-half years and Barbosa's contract was terminated.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Pre-season
The pre-season started on 30 June 2017 with the usual medical exams and physical tests at Caixa Futebol Campus and at Hospital da Luz. Until 12 July, the work schedule took place on the club's training ground. As for the team's commitments, the program included the Uhrencup in Switzerland, a five-day stay in Algarve with two matches, and a stage at St George's Park in England, from 23 to 28 July, before the Emirates Cup. Benfica finished third in the Swiss tournament after a 5–1 defeat to Young Boys.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Pre-season
The team redeemed itself with a victory in the Algarve Football Cup thanks to a brace by newly signed Seferovic. On 26 July, Benfica played a behind-closed-doors friendly against Swindon Town at Futebol Campus, where Seferovic and Andrija Živković scored for Benfica in a 2–1 win. Once again, Benfica stood powerless in the Emirates Cup. By losing both matches, the team repeated its fourth-place finish achieved in 2014. Due to Chapecoense's cancellation, Benfica did not host the Eusébio Cup in the pre-season for the first time since its first edition in 2008.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Pre-season
As with the previous season, Benfica kept struggling with player injuries. On 17 June, Álex Grimaldo did not take part in Spain's squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship due to a "little injury" resulting in him missing the start of Benfica's pre-season. Nine days after signing with Benfica, Krovinović underwent surgery on 23 June to correct a left inguinal hernia. He was one of three players absent from the squad who travelled to Switzerland, along with Luisão (right knee injury) and Eduardo Salvio (right tibiotarsal sprain). André Almeida suffered a contusion on his right thigh, which prevented him from travelling to Algarve.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
For the opening match of the regular season, Benfica had five players on the injury list: Júlio César, Živković, Carrillo, Horta and Mitroglou. Andreas Samaris was also not an option because he was serving the first of a four-match suspension for having punched Diego Ivo on 9 April. Benfica defeated Vitória de Guimarães 3–1 with goals from Jonas, Seferovic and Raúl Jiménez. Raphinha scored for Vitória. It was the first time Benfica managed to win back-to-back Super Cup trophies. Seferovic made his official debut for Benfica and Varela, a former Benfica B player, debuted for the first team after being called-up to the substitutes' bench nine times since 2011. Grimaldo suffered a muscular injury on his right leg and was substituted for Eliseu in the 75th minute.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Primeira Liga
With three consecutive victories, Benfica achieved their best start in the Primeira Liga since the 2004–05 season. By scoring a goal in each of those matches, Seferovic managed to score in his first four official appearances for Benfica, repeating the feat of Mário Coluna and Nolito (all behind Eusébio). A 1–1 draw at Rio Ave, in a match where Jardel was substituted due to injury on his right tight, left Benfica in third place of the league by the end of August. After losing 2–1 at Boavista and drawing 1–1 with Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros, Benfica were 5 points behind leaders Porto before October's international break.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Primeira Liga
Benfica won their next three matches but maintained the point difference to the top of the table. By scoring, at least, one goal per match between Match 3 and Match 11, Jonas became the third Benfica player to score in nine consecutive Primeira Liga matches after Julinho (1949–50) and Eusébio (1964–65). He improved his mark by scoring in the following match. Benfica ended 2017 with 36 points, 3 less than their two rivals.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Primeira Liga
2018 started with the Derby de Lisboa at home, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Midway through January, in a match against Chaves, Krovinović suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee. The results of round 21 lifted Benfica into second place, thus surpassing Sporting CP on the account of the goal difference criteria. Despite the ascendant in the league table, Benfica still could not avoid player injuries; Salvio suffered another right knee injury and was submitted to an arthroscopy.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Primeira Liga
After a 5–0 home win on 3 March, Benfica achieved five consecutive victories for the first time during the season. On 10 March, Benfica assured a place in Europa League's qualifying rounds. On round 28, Benfica regained the first place, with a one-point lead over Porto. The nine-match win streak came to an end after a 1–0 home defeat in O Clássico, a result that also culminated in a return to the second place.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Primeira Liga
It was the fourth match in a row Benfica could not beat Porto at the Estádio da Luz (two draws and two defeats), a negative record achieved for the third time. With a 3–2 home loss to Tondela, Benfica suffered two consecutive league defeats at Estádio da Luz for the first time since the 2008–09 season.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Primeira Liga
With a 1–0 home win against Moreirense on the last matchday, Benfica attained 80+ points in the Primeira Liga for the fourth consecutive season. Due to the defeat of Sporting CP at Funchal, Benfica's result allowed the club to secure the second place and the qualification for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, UEFA Champions League
"It did not went well. It started early with the first game... but there is life beyond the Champions League. We are looking to win the domestic competitions."


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, UEFA Champions League
– Rui Vitória after Benfica's Champions League elimination, 22 November 2017


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, UEFA Champions League
Twenty five players made Benfica's list for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Benfica started the European campaign with a 2–1 home defeat to CSKA Moscow, in what was their first loss of the season. On 27 September, Benfica moved to the bottom of Group A after a 5–0 away loss to Basel. It was Benfica's biggest defeat in the UEFA Champions League (tied with the loss to Borussia Dortmund in the 1963–64 European Cup) and second overall in international competition.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, UEFA Champions League
On 18 October, Svilar became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Champions League, in a match where Benfica suffered a 1–0 home loss against Manchester United. Benfica was eliminated from European competitions after a 2–0 away loss to CSKA Moscow. By failing to score, Benfica put an end to Igor Akinfeev's streak of 43 straight UEFA Champions League group stage matches without a clean sheet. Also, with this result, Benfica lost 6 consecutive European matches for the first time in their history. This entry increased to seven consecutive losses with a 2–0 home defeat on the last matchday. Benfica became the nineteenth club to finish the UEFA Champions League group stage with 0 points.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Taça da Liga
Benfica started with a 1–1 home draw against Braga, in a match where Krovinović made his official debut. It was the first time since 2007 that Benfica did not win in the competition at the Estádio da Luz, ending a 20-home-game win run. After the final whistle, Samaris was involved in an altercation with Paulinho and saw a yellow card. Six days later, Samaris was punished by the Disciplinary Committee with a three-match suspension, missing Primeira Liga fixtures.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Taça da Liga
Benfica continued to perform under expectations and, on 20 December, they had another home draw, despite having a 2–0 lead before the break. Two days later, they were eliminated from the competition after Vitória de Setúbal defeated Braga. With a third draw in the last match, Benfica ended their participation in the Taça da Liga without a single win for the first time.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Taça de Portugal
On 14 October, Benfica beat Olhanense 1–0 away from home in the third round of Taça de Portugal. The match was initially scheduled to be played at the Estádio José Arcanjo but was changed to the Estádio Algarve. Four players (Júlio César, Eliseu, Jardel and Jonas) missed the game due to injury, while Douglas, Carvalho and Svilar made their debut for Benfica. On 13 December, for the second time in this season, Benfica could not win at the Estádio dos Arcos. After a 2–2 draw at the end of regulation time, Hélder Guedes scored the winning goal for Rio Ave, thus eliminating the reigning title holders. Luisão got injured (right thigh muscle injury) during the second half's stoppage time, leaving Benfica to play the extra time in numerical disadvantage.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Aftermath
On 11 June, Vieira regretted the club's disappointing season overall and took responsibility for not managing to win the penta and for the negative campaign in the Champions League. Despite that, he denied disinvestment in the football team and highlighted its competitiveness. Former Benfica player and sporting director António Simões criticised the team's lack of quality and said, "With this squad and other rivals reinforcing themselves, Benfica will not win again." By failing to win the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal, Benfica did not qualify for the 2018 edition of the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, breaking a streak of four consecutive appearances at the competition.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Aftermath
Five Benfica players were called by their respective national team to take part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Dias (Portugal), Salvio (Argentina), Živković (Serbia), Seferovic (Switzerland) and Jiménez (Mexico).


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Season overview, Aftermath
On 7 July, Benfica announced that Shéu Han, the team's technical secretary since 1989, decided to leave his post. On 31 July, Paulo Lopes announced his retirement via Instagram, making this his last season as a professional footballer. Although Luisão integrated the squad for the following season, his last professional match was on round 34 of Primeira Liga, before retiring on 25 September. Eliseu had not competed since December 2017, but in a 2019 interview he said that his career is on standby.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Kit information
Home kit: Inspired by a model used in the 1960s, this vivid red kit featured a classical design with a white polo collar and white sleeve cuffs. On the front, the manufacturer logo and the iconic sponsor phrase "Fly Emirates" were both white, as well as the beer brand logo on the back. The shirt also presented an embroidered symbol at the bottom, allusive to the 75th birthday of Eusébio. The shorts were white and the socks were in the same red shade as the shirt's. The first appearance of this kit was against Neuchâtel Xamax on 13 July.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Kit information
Away kit: The alternative kit featured two tones of grey, with the body of the shirt being lighter and the sleeves and necktie (V-neck) darker. The three white Adidas' stripes were displayed vertically along the sides of the shirt. The club's badge was monochromatic and, just like in the previous seasons, it had the three stars above, each representing 10 league titles won by the club. The shorts were dark grey and the socks were predominantly light grey, with the exception of a horizontal stripe. The first appearance of this kit was against Real Betis on 20 July.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Unofficial competitions, Pre-season
On 26 April 2017, it was announced that Benfica would take part in the Emirates Cup. It was the club's second participation in the tournament, after the presence in 2014. On 17 May, the schedule for the Uhrencup was announced; Benfica played against Neuchâtel Xamax and Young Boys. On 20 July, Benfica faced Real Betis in the Algarve Football Cup. On 30 June, Benfica announced their pre-season program, which included a standalone friendly match against Hull City on 22 July.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Unofficial competitions, Pre-season
A match between Benfica and Chapecoense was announced on 21 April, to be played on 22 July as part of the annual Eusébio Cup, but it was cancelled on 13 June due to incompatibilities with the Brazilian's team schedule, according to the Brazilian Football Confederation.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Unofficial competitions, Regular season
On 8 September, the Eusébio Cup match was again announced, this time with Rangers as guests. It was scheduled to take place in Canada on 6 October, but Benfica announced its cancellation on 30 September due to the promoters' (Elite Soccer Entertainment) non-compliance with deadlines. "Unforeseen reasons and poor ticket sales" were the explanations given by the organising entity for the unexpected outcome.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Competitions, Primeira Liga
On 5 July 2017, Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional announced nine stipulations for the Primeira Liga fixture draw that took place on 7 July. Among previous conditions, two new were added, with one directly concerning Benfica: the two teams who would play the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira could not play against Sporting CP (Portuguese team in the UEFA Champions League play-off round) on the first two matchdays.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Competitions, Taça da Liga, Third round
Initially, Real was drawn into group A of the Taça da Liga; however, due to the irregular use of Abou Touré, the Disciplinary Committee of the Portuguese Football Federation awarded the team with an administrative loss in their second round match. After reformulation, Real was replaced by Portimonense.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Competitions, Taça da Liga, Third round
Matches 2 and 3 were originally intended to be played on 25 October and 29 November, respectively, but were rescheduled to 20 and 29 December.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics
Benfica used a total of 28 players during the 2017–18 season, with one being from the B squad. Two players did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign: Lopes and Chris Willock. Pizzi featured in 45 matches – the most of any squad member.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics
The team scored a total of 93 goals (including 1 own goal) in all competitions and there were 17 different goalscorers. The season's top scorer was Jonas, with 37 goals.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics
Nineteen players were booked during the season. Three of them were sent off: Almeida, Luisão and Živković.


2017–18 S.L. Benfica season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The number in parentheses represents the shared match on match 3 against Vitória de Setúbal, where Varela was the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst Svilar was the one on the field at the start of play.


2017–18 S.P.A.L. 2013 season
The 2017–18 season was S.P.A.L. 2013's first season in the top-flight of Italian football since 1968. The team were promoted as champions of Serie B.


2017–18 S.P.A.L. 2013 season
The club finished just above the relegation places, in 17th, securing a second season of Serie A football for the 2018–19 campaign; SPAL were eliminated in the fourth round of the Coppa Italia.


2017–18 S.P.A.L. 2013 season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 S.S. Lazio season
The 2017–18 season was the 117th season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 30th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Lazio competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Europa League.


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


2017–18 S.S.C. Napoli season
The 2017–18 season was Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli's 72nd season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 S.S.C. Napoli season
In the league, Napoli set a new club record for points in a single Serie A season, finishing with 91, though this would only be good enough for 2nd place behind champions Juventus, with 95. Dries Mertens was once again the club's top league goalscorer, albeit with ten fewer goals than the previous season; he scored 18 in Serie A and 22 in all competitions. In the Coppa Italia Napoli were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Atalanta.


2017–18 S.S.C. Napoli season
In the Champions League, Napoli had first to navigate through the play-off round, successfully eliminating French club Nice with 2–0 wins in both legs, 4–0 on aggregate. However, having been drawn into a group with English club Manchester City, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk, and Dutch club Feyenoord, Napoli finished a disappointing third, with four defeats and only two victories. As a result Napoli dropped down to the round of 32 of the Europa League, once again experiencing European disappointment as they were eliminated on away goals after drawing 3–3 across two legs with German club RB Leipzig.


2017–18 S.S.C. Napoli season
This was Maurizio Sarri's third and final season in charge of the club after signing from Empoli in the summer of 2015.


2017–18 SAFA Second Division
The 2017-18 SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) was the 20th season of the SAFA Second Division, the third tier for South African association football clubs, since its establishment in 1998. Due to the size of South Africa, the competition was split into nine divisions, one for each region. After the league stage of the regional competition was completed, the nine winning teams of each regional division entered the playoffs.


2017–18 SAFA Second Division
It was won by Maccabi F.C., who beat TS Sporting 5-4 on penalties. Both teams were promoted to the 2018-19 National First Division


2017–18 SAFA Second Division, Regions, Eastern Cape
F.C. Buffalo and Mthatha City were both expelled from the league.


2017–18 SBL Cup
The 2017–18 SBL Cup was the 14th season of the SBL Cup, the league cup competition of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL). The competition was held from 13 December 2017 until 28 January 2018. Fribourg Olympic won its eighth league cup title.


2017–18 SBV Vitesse season
During the 2017–18 season Vitesse participated in the Dutch Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, Johan Cruyff Shield and the UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 SBV Vitesse season, Pre-season
Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 campaign, Vitesse announced they would play Oostende, Sparta Prague and Reading in July 2017.


2017–18 SBV Vitesse season, Competitions, Eredivisie, Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced in June 2017.


2017–18 SBV Vitesse season, Competitions, European play-offs
Four teams will play for a spot in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.


2017–18 SBV Vitesse season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League
Vitesse qualified for the Group Stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2016–17 KNVB Cup.


2017–18 SBV Vitesse season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


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


2017–18 SC Fortuna Köln season
The 2017–18 SC Fortuna Köln season was the 70th season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


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


2017–18 SC Freiburg season
The 2017–18 SC Freiburg season is the 114th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive and 18th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2016. In addition to the domestic league, SC Freiburg also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the second-tier continental cup, the UEFA Europa League. This is the 63rd season for Freiburg in the Schwarzwald-Stadion, located in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


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


2017–18 SC Juventus București season
This page covers all relevant details regarding SC Juventus București for all official competitions inside the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 SC Juventus București season, Players, 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 SC Juventus București season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 SC Paderborn 07 season
The 2017–18 SC Paderborn 07 season is the 33rd season in the football club's history. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 SC Paderborn 07 season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 SD Eibar season
During the 2017–18 season, SD Eibar participated in the Spanish La Liga and the Copa del Rey.


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


2017–18 SD Huesca season
During the 2017–18 season, SD Huesca are participating in the Spanish LaLiga 1|2|3, and the Copa del Rey.


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


2017–18 SDHL season
The 2017–18 SDHL season was the eleventh season of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (Svenska damhockeyligan, or SDHL). The season began in September 2017 and ended in March 2018.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Pre-season
After the end of the 2016–17 season, the IF Sundsvall Hockey organisation cut its women's side, despite having managed to save their place in the SDHL during the qualification playoffs the organisation citing a need to save money for its third-tier men's side. The club was criticised for the decision, with forward Mathilda Gustafsson stating that "If we were a company instead of an association, you would never shut down a department which only employed women because the cost inhibits the male employees." The third-placed club in the qualification playoffs, Damettan club Göteborg HC were promoted to the SDHL to take their place for the 2017–18 season. SDE Hockey had finished second in the qualification playoffs, and so were able to secure their SDHL place for 2017–18.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Pre-season
In May 2017, Swedish national team star and former SDHL Defender of the Year Emma Eliasson announced her retirement, citing stress and her controversial removal from the national team. A number of high-profile North American players joined the SDHL as free agents, including Michela Cava and Sidney Morin, as well as Swiss star Lara Stalder, who had been playing at university in Minnesota.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Pre-season
In June 2017, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association announced that it was ending subsidies for foreign player fees in the league, citing a desire to promote the development of Swedish players in the league. This increased the cost of having foreign players on the roster from 5500kr per player to 12 500kr per player. The move was widely condemned by league coaches, with several claiming that the Association had not consulted with the league before making the decision. Swedish national team head coach Leif Boork, however, voiced his support for the decision.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Pre-season
In July 2017, a number of Leksands IF players publicly raised complaints about the organisation's treatment of its women's side, including the fact that the players weren't paid and that they were expected to clean the stands after men’s games.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Pre-season
In August 2017, the independent North American team, the Minnesota Whitecaps, played a one-week tour in Stockholm, playing a total of four matches against the three Stockholm-based SDHL teams.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Regular season
On the 18th of November, Göteborg HC picked up their first-ever SDHL win, beating SDE Hockey by a score of 4–2. Later that month, Linköping HC set a new regular season attendance record, with 5128 fans turning out for a match against HV71.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Regular season
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in February in Pyeongchang in Korea, a record number of SDHL players were selected to national team rosters, with 37 players from 5 different countries playing at the tournament.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Playoffs
Luleå HF/MSSK defeated Linköping HC by two games to one in the playoff finals, winning their second championship in three years.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Post-season
In April 2018, Leksands IF Dam goaltender Leon Reuterström publicly came out as a transgender man, and had to retire due to beginning testosterone therapy, which contravened anti-doping rules in Sweden.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Post-season
Later in April, the Swedish national team players announced that they had unionised under the Swedish Ice Hockey Player’s Central Organization (SICO), the same union that represents the players of the men's national team and of the top-flight domestic men's league, the SHL. The union players also announced their intention to bring the SDHL players into the union in the future.


2017–18 SDHL season, Significant events, Post-season
In June 2018, the SDHL and the NWHL announced that Luleå would compete in an exhibition game against the 2018 Isobel Cup winners, the Metropolitan Riveters in the first-ever Champions Cup.


2017–18 SDHL season, Standings
Each team played 36 regular season games, with three points being awarded for winning in regulation time, two points for winning in overtime or shootout, one point for losing in overtime or shootout, and zero points for losing in regulation time. At the end of the regular season, the team that finishes with the most points is crowned the regular season champion.


2017–18 SDHL season, Standings
The top 8 clubs at the end of the regular season then go on to compete in the playoff quarterfinals in best of three elimination series. The club that advances all the way to the finals and wins is crowned the league champion. The bottom two regular season clubs must face the top Damettan teams in a qualification playoff to determine which two clubs shall compete in the SDHL the following season.


2017–18 SEHA League
The 2017–18 SEHA League season was the seventh season of the SEHA (South East Handball Association) League and fourth under the sponsorship of the Russian oil and gas company Gazprom. Ten teams from six countries (Belarus, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia)  participated in this year's competition.


2017–18 SEHA League
Vardar are the defending champions. The SEHA League consists of two phases – the first one has 18 rounds in which all teams play one home and one away games against each other. Afterwards, the four best ranked clubs played on the Final Four tournament.


2017–18 SEHA League
The campaign began on 30 August 2017 with three matches from the first round. The regular season ended on 17 March 2018.


2017–18 SEHA League
The final four tournament was held at the Jane Sandanski Arena in Skopje, Macedonia from 13th to 15 April 2018.


2017–18 SEHA League, Team information, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2017–18 SEHA League, with their manager, team captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2017–18 SEHA League, Final Four
The SEHA - Gazprom League Executive Committee has made the decision for the final four tournament to be held at the Jane Sandanski Arena in Skopje, Macedonia from 13th to 15 April.


2017–18 SEHA League, Final Four, Format
The first-placed team of the standings faced the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team played against the third-placed team from the standings in the Final Four.


2017–18 SHL season
The 2017–18 SHL season was the 43rd season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The season began in September 2017, and the regular season ended in March 2018, to be followed by the Swedish Championship playoffs, as well as relegation playoffs. The league consisted of 14 teams. The only new addition for this season was Mora IK, who replaced Leksands IF after defeating them in the 2017 SHL qualifiers.


2017–18 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.


2017–18 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2017–18 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.


2017–18 SHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs
Ten teams qualify for the playoffs. Teams 1–6 have a bye to the quarterfinals, while teams 7–10 meet each other in a preliminary playoff round.


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round the 7th-ranked team will meet the 10th-ranked team and the 8th-ranked team will meet the 9th-ranked team for a place in the second round. In the second round, the top-ranked team will meet the lowest-ranked winner of the first round, the 2nd-ranked team will face the other winner of the first round, the 3rd-ranked team will face the 6th-ranked team, and the 4th-ranked team will face the 5th-ranked team. In the third round, the highest remaining seed is matched against the lowest remaining seed. In each round the higher-seeded team is awarded home advantage.


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs, Playoff bracket
In the first round the meetings are played as best-of-three series and the rest is best-of-seven series that follows an alternating home team format: the higher-seeded team will play at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team will be at home for game 2 and 4 (plus 6 if necessary).


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs, Round of 16
The teams ranked 7 and 10, and the teams ranked 8 and 9, respectively, will face each other in a best-of-three series in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. The better-ranked teams in the two series will receive home advantage, i.e. two home games, if necessary. The two winners will take the two remaining quarter-final spots.


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the playoffs. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown. Updated as of April 22, 2018. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA and save percentage among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded. Updated as of April 22, 2018.


2017–18 SHL season, Playoffs, Statistics, Playoff leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team
The 2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to Southeast Missouri State being ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations, the Cougars received the No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee Tech.


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 6–24, 1–15 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, SIUE was picked to finish in 12th place in the OVC.


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


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Season summary
The Cougars finished the regular season with nine wins and twenty losses, an improvement over the two preceding seasons. Their conference record of 5–12 placed them in a tie for ninth place in the conference standings.


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Season summary, Post season
The Cougars' ninth place tie was broken by their 2–1 record versus Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin. With Southeast Missouri ineligible for post season play, the Cougars earned the No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament, the schools' first slot in the tournament since 2015.


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Season summary, Awards and honors
Prior to the start of the OVC Tournament, the conference announced the Cougars senior forward Jalen Henry was named to the All-OVC Second Team.


2017–18 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team, Season summary, Awards and honors
On March 27, the Ohio Valley Conference announced that the SIUE men's team  are the recipients of the 2017-18 OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for men's basketball.


2017–18 SJHL season
The 2017-18 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was the league's 49th Season.


2017–18 SJHL season, Playoffs, Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash
On April 6, 2018, the Humboldt Broncos team bus crashed on an intersection near Armley, Saskatchewan resulting in the deaths of 16 people and injuring 13 others, including players. At the time, the Nipawin Hawks had a 3-1 lead over the Broncos, while the Estavan Bruins were waiting to play in the League Finals.


2017–18 SJHL season, Playoffs, Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash
As a result, the game was not played and instead the Nipawin Hawks went on to the league Finals.


2017–18 SK Rapid Wien season
The 2017–18 SK Rapid Wien season was the 120th season in club history.


2017–18 SK Slavia Prague season
The 2017–18 season was SK Slavia Prague's 25th season in the Czech First League. The team was competing in Czech First League, the Czech Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.


2017–18 SK Slavia Prague season
The season was Jaroslav Šilhavý's second in charge of the club after signing from FK Dukla Prague in the autumn of 2016. He was replaced by Jindřich Trpišovský in December 2017.


2017–18 SK Slavia Prague season, Season Events
On 14 May, Slavia gathered three points against Dukla Prague (match-week 28), which was sufficient to be mathematically assured that the team will finish ahead of Sparta in the league table.


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


2017–18 SK Slavia Prague 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 SK Sturm Graz season
Strum Graz is an Austrian football club based in Graz. During the 2017–18 campaign Strum Graz will be competing in the following competitions: Bundesliga, Austrian Cup, UEFA Europa League.


2017–18 SKNFA Premier League
The 2017–18 Saint Kitts Premier League is the 38th season of the SKNFA Premier League, the top division of football in Saint Kitts, one of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The regular season began on 1 October 2017, and the final was played in June 2018.


2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament
The 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka. It was played between domestic teams in Sri Lanka, with the tournament starting on 24 February 2018 and concluding on 8 March 2018. The matches were used as preparation for the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.


2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Colombo Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Nondescripts Cricket Club progressed to the quarterfinals. Nondescripts Cricket Club won the tournament, after they beat Colombo Cricket Club by six runs in the final.


2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament
In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Ruvindu Gunasekara as the tournament's Best Batsman, Lasith Malinga as the Best Bowler and Chaturanga de Silva as the Player of the Tournament.


2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mustangs finished the 2015–16 season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated East Carolina, UCF, and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, were upset in the First Round by No. 11 USC.


2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Preseason
At the conference's annual media day, the Mustangs were picked to finish in fourth place in the AAC. Junior guard Shake Milton was named the conference's preseason Player of the Year.


2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by second year head coach Travis Mays, play their home games at Moody Coliseum and are fifth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament  to East Carolina.


2017–18 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team, Media
All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on . Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, , and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2017–18 SPFL Development League
The 2017–18 SPFL Development League was the 20th season of the highest youth Scottish football league and the fourth season under the "Development League" format. It began on 21 August 2017, and concluded on 7 May 2018.


2017–18 SPFL Development League, Changes
For the 2017–18 season of the Development League, three teams chose to withdraw from the competition. Dunfermline Athletic announced in May 2017 that due to the proposals made under 'Project Brave', which would see the implementation of a reserve league from the 2018–19 to replace the Development League, the club would not participate in the final year of the competition. Rangers also announced their intention to withdraw from the competition, instead receiving permission from the SPFL to take part in a programme of fixtures against a number of European elite youth teams, for example, Manchester United, Benfica and Bayern Munich. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also withdrew from the 2017–18 competition.


2017–18 SPFL Development League, Changes
Eligible players were those born in 1998 or later, but five players of any age were permitted in the matchday squad of 18.


2017–18 SPFL Development League, Summary, Matches
Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.


2017–18 SPHL season
The 2017–18 SPHL season was the 14th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).


2017–18 SPHL season, President's Cup playoffs
For 2018, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The league implemented a new format so that the top three seeds chose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round". The second round still had the highest versus lowest remaining seed format.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season
The 2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season is the 111th season in the club's football history. In 2017–18, the club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's first season back in this league, having won promotion from the 3. Liga in 2016–17 after a play-off victory over TSV 1860 Munich.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season
The club also took part in the 2017–18 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, but was eliminated in the second round.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
SSV Jahn Regensburg won promotion after beating TSV 1860 Munich in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs. The contract of the manager Heiko Herrlich was only valid for the 3. Liga and despite a verbal agreement to continue as manager, Herrlich decided to join Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen instead. On 26 June 2017, Achim Beierlorzer took over as new manager.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
In June 2017, the Global Sports Invest AG with CEO Philipp Schober bought 90% of the shares of the SSV Jahn Regensburg GmbH & Co KGaA (the owner of the professional football team) from Bauteam Tretzel, a construction company which is involved in the corruption affair in Regensburg. The management of the club claimed not to be involved in the corruption affair concerning campaign donations for mayor Joachim Wolbergs.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
Regensburg did not start well in the season. They lost the first league match to a player's blunder in injury time and also lost the second match. In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, they reached the next round with a victory over fellow league side SV Darmstadt 98. The week after, Regensburg won the first three points in the league in an away match against FC Ingolstadt 04. With only six points from the next eight league matches, Regensburg dropped to the 15th place, the lowest place in the table without relegation.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
They ware also eliminated in the second round of the DFB-Pokal by fellow league side 1. FC Heidenheim. But the next league matches against the lower placed teams 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SpVgg Greuther Fürth could be won and the Jahn collected ten points until the winter break which earned them a secured spot in the middle of the table.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
In September 2017, Bauteam Tretzel withdrew from their contract with the Global Sports Invest and transferred 62% of the shares of the SSV Jahn Regensburg GmbH & Co KGaA to SSV Jahn Regensburg (the club). Finally, the club could acquire all the shares in October 2017.


2017–18 SSV Jahn Regensburg season, Events
After the winter break, Regensburg was in a good form and could eventually climb to the fourth place in the table, only two points behind the third place which would qualify them to the promotion play-offs. Nevertheless, they were only nine points ahead of the 16th place which would send them to the relegation play-offs, so they could still not be sure that they avoided relegation. With the 3–1 victory over FC St. Pauli on the 31st matchday, they finally managed to avoid relegation and still had a chance at the promotion play-offs. But they only won one point from the last three matches and finished the league in fifth place. This was the first time that Jahn Regensburg could avoid relegation from the 2. Bundesliga and a great success for the team.


2017–18 STOK Elite Division
The 2017–18 STOK Elite Division is the 3rd season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league.