2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season
The season began as Michael Brown's first full season as manager, and he targeted promotion as he built a new squad in the summer. The rebuilding process required a massive clear out of 21 players, and in their place he signed 13 permanent players and seven loan players, including former two-time Player of the Year Tom Pope. After winning on the opening day, Vale then went a club record six successive game in all competitions without scoring a goal, losing straight league games to go bottom of the league in September.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season
This run was ended with a 1–1 draw at home to Forest Green Rovers on 16 September, which proved to be Brown's last match in charge. His replacement was former defender Neil Aspin, who was joined by former manager John Rudge in a director of football role. They oversaw an upturn in results, though the club exited the FA Cup following a replay in the Second Round; Aspin bemoaned refereeing decisions that saw Vale reduced to nine men, though they managed to take Yeovil Town into extra-time despite twice going behind with two fewer players.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season
Aspin signed three players and four loanees in the January transfer window, the most significant addition being that of Luke Hannant; meanwhile three players and four loanees left the club, the biggest loss being Gavin Gunning, who went to relegation rivals Forest Green Rovers. Vale went 14 games without a win at the start of 2018, but victory over Chesterfield on Good Friday eased genuine concerns of relegation into the National League. Nevertheless, a run of just two wins in their 21 games in 2018 meant that they finished in 20th-place, the joint-lowest finish in the club's history. They remained largely reliant on Player of the Year Tom Pope's 19 goals to stay in the league.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Despite being unable to prevent relegation as caretaker-manager the previous season, Michael Brown was confirmed as the club's new permanent manager in May 2017; incumbent assistants David "Ned" Kelly and Chris Morgan also retained their positions, as did chief scout Darren Wrack. Brown said that the budget available left him with "a good chance of gaining promotion". His first summer signing was former two-time Player of the Year Tom Pope on a free transfer after he managed to secure his release from Bury.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
He made his second signing four weeks later, goalkeeper Rob Lainton, who also arrived on a free transfer from Bury. Also arriving were Colombian winger Cristian Montaño, released from Bristol Rovers, and former Vale youth centre-back Joe Davis, on a free transfer from Fleetwood Town, and 22-year old Burton Albion goalkeeper Sam Hornby. These signings were quickly followed by the arrival of 19-year old Sheffield United left-back Graham Kelly. A third Bury player also arrived in the form of 34-year old centre-back Antony Kay, a veteran of over 600 professional matches. However Brown also revealed that defender Kjell Knops had picked up an infection in his knee and would miss the entire season after undergoing surgery.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Heading into July, Brown brought in target man striker Tyrone Barnett on a free transfer from AFC Wimbledon. He took on a wide variety of players on trial, including: Danny Green, Neal Eardley, Michael Tonge, Gavin Gunning, Billy Whitehouse, Tom Walker, Gaetan Lenoir, and Nicolas Guidicelli. He signed 19-year old Huddersfield Town striker Rekeil Pyke on a season-long loan. As last season's captain Ben Purkiss rejected a new contract offer, Brown signed right-back Lawrie Wilson on a free transfer from Bolton Wanderers to replace him.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Having decided against signing one of the wingers on trial, Brown instead brought in Burton Albion's Marcus Harness on a season-long loan. On the same day that Barnett was revealed to have suffered a serious hamstring tear, the club announced that trialist centre-back Gavin Gunning had signed a contract of undisclosed-length. The day before the opening game of the season, Brown secured veteran trialist midfielder Michael Tonge to a one-year deal, and also brought in 21-year old winger Ben Whitfield on a half-season loan from A.F.C. Bournemouth.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Brown played eight débutantes at Crawley Town on 5 August, and it was two of these, Kay and Tonge, who scored the opening goals of a 3–1 victory, finished off with a first league goal for Dan Turner. Two days later Brown signed 21-year old left-back Tyler Denton on a season-long loan from Leeds United. Adebayo Akinfenwa put Wycombe Wanderers ahead within two minutes of the opening home game of the season at Vale Park on 12 August, and by the 25-minute mark he had scored the opposition's final goal of a 3–2 defeat for the "Valiants".


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
In the week following the defeat to Wycombe, both Anton Forrester and Danny Pugh were ruled out of action for three to four months, and Brown signed 20-year old Sheffield Wednesday winger Jack Stobbs on a season-long loan. The match at Chesterfield was declared "Ernie Moss Day" in tribute to the legend of both clubs, but another poor performance saw Vale slip to a 2–0 defeat to a side that had previously failed to pick up a point. Fans booed the team and turned on the manager, chanting 'You don't know what you're doing'.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
In the week building up to the local derby with Crewe Alexandra, Brown signed highly rated midfielder David Worrall. Worrall made his debut against Crewe, but it was midfield partner Michael Tonge who made the headlines for the wrong reasons, as he was sent off four minutes after Crewe's Chris Dagnall scored the only goal of the game on the half-hour mark; Brown said that Tonge was unlucky to be sent off and he was proud of his team's performance. On the final day before the summer transfer window closed, Brown signed Burnley centre-back Tom Anderson on a season-long loan and Doncaster Rovers central midfielder Harry Middleton on a free transfer.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale fell to 23rd-place at the beginning of September with a 1–0 home defeat to Notts County; Brown said his team were "sucker punched, against the run of play". Seven days later Tyrone Barnett returned from injury to make his Vale debut at Coventry City, however goalkeeper Lainton picked up an injury as Vale fell to rock bottom of the Football League with a 1–0 defeat despite playing against ten-men for the closing stages of the game; the injury-list now included Lainton, Pugh, Montaño, Forrester, Pyke, Knops, with Tonge suspended.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
A sixth consecutive league loss followed in a 2–0 defeat at Luton Town, which was also the sixth successive game in all competitions in which Vale had failed to score a goal – a club record. Chief Executive Colin Garlick said the club had not set any ultimatum to Brown for the home game with second-from-bottom Forest Green Rovers on 16 September. Brown signed Derby County goalkeeper Kelle Roos on an emergency loan and played him against Forest Green.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Turner broke Vale's barren spell against Forest Green, scoring his third of the campaign in a rare start, but Rovers made three early substitutions and came back into the game to force a 1–1 draw which kept Vale bottom of the table; despite this Brown was confident he would still be in charge of the club for the following match. His confidence was misplaced however, as he was sacked shortly after the match; his assistants, David "Ned" Kelly and Chris Morgan were placed in charge of the club on an interim basis.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
They first took charge for the trip to Yeovil Town on 23 September, and were on the way to a 1–0 win when an error from Roos gifted Yeovil an equaliser; Vale ended up holding on to a 1–1 draw after James Gibbons marked his league debut with a sending off for two yellow cards. Three days later they took the lead at home to high-flying Accrington Stanley, but fell to a 2–1 defeat after a Billy Kee brace either side of half-time. The run of poor form continued with a 2–0 defeat at Stevenage. Meanwhile, the search for a new manager dragged on, as Smurthwaite ruled out National League managers John Askey and Neil Aspin, stating that the list of prospective names had been narrowed down to three 'exceptional' candidates.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Despite previously being ruled out by Smurthwaite, Gateshead manager Neil Aspin was installed as Port Vale manager on 4 October, advised by former manager John Rudge in a director of football role. Three days later his new team got off to an excellent start at home to Grimsby Town as they were leading 1–0 at half-time with a Tom Pope goal, but then a second-half turnaround saw them lose the match 2–1 and slip back into the relegation zone.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Aspin managed a victory in his second game though, with Pope scoring a brace in a 3–1 home win over Cheltenham Town. Aspin went on to name Danny Pugh as the club's new captain, ahead of the dropped Antony Kay. Vale then recorded a 3–0 win at Morecambe, with Pope again scoring a brace and Montaño marking his return to action with his first goal for the club. Pope again scored at third-placed Exeter City to give Vale a 1–0 victory in blustery conditions.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Following an injury to Roos, Aspin acted swiftly to sign the big Bulgarian goalkeeper Dimitar Evtimov on loan from Nottingham Forest, who started immediately in the 3–0 home defeat to Swindon Town. Aspin said he was "very disappointed about the whole goalkeeping situation". Aspin went on to be nominated for the EFL League Two Manager of the Month award and Pope was nominated for the EFL League Two Player of the Month award, after three wins in five games and five goals and one assist for Pope.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Going into November, Aspin signed 20-year box-to-box midfielder Chris Regis, who had previously entered non-league football after spending time on the books at Arsenal, Southampton and Colchester United. Vale then travelled to Newport County, and returned home with a point after coming back from 1–0 down, Anton Forrester scoring with his first league appearance of the campaign. Fellow relegation battlers Barnet arrived in Burslem on 18 November, and Vale claimed a hard-fought victory after Pope converted a late penalty won by Gibbons. This was Port Vale's first penalty since 20 January.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
However three days later the Vale fell to a 4–0 defeat at home to Mansfield Town, though Aspin said his team worked hard and the scoreline was not a fair reflection on the game. They then suffered a 3–1 defeat away to Lincoln City, having looked second best to the National League champions for most of the match; Aspin said the performance was not good enough.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Also in November, long-serving full-back Adam Yates returned from a loan spell at Macclesfield Town only to suffer extensive facial injuries in a collision with Hornby in a reserve team match; despite his injury and in light of his service to the club, Yates was given a contract extension to keep him on until the end of the season. However he went on to announce his retirement from playing in March.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Aspin paid tribute to supporters who helped clear snow off the pitch prior to an important 2–0 home win over Cambridge United on 9 December; Montaño scored both of the goals either side of half-time, helping to put an end to the team's recent run of bad results. They continued their good form under Aspin with a 2–1 victory at Carlisle United, as he changed tactics with the scores at 0–0 after sensing the hosts were there to be beaten. The following week the club and Aspin came to an agreement on a new two-and-a-half year contract.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
The team celebrated by securing a useful point at play-off hopefuls Colchester United, coming from a goal down at half-time to draw the game 1–1. Nathan Smith then scored the only goal of the Boxing day game with play-off chasing Coventry City. They ended the year in style with a 4–0 home victory over league leaders Luton, which left them ten points clear of the relegation zone and nine points off the play-offs; "Hatters" boss Nathan Jones said that "they were better than us all over the park. They got second balls, they outworked us, we didn’t handle Pope all afternoon and we got what we deserved." Aspin was nominated for that month's EFL League Two Manager of the Month award, though lost out to Danny Cowley at Lincoln City.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale opened the New Year with a 1–0 defeat at second-placed Notts County, and though Aspin was pleased with his players he was highly critical of the referee for his award of a late penalty, calling it "a really bad decision". Earlier in the day he made his second signing as manager, bringing in striker Dior Angus from non-league Redditch United. Meanwhile, Gavin Gunning left the club on the expiry of his contract, whilst Jack Stobbs, Rekeil Pyke and Tyler Denton returned to their parent clubs. In contrast, Whitfield's loan was extended until the end of the season.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Gunning made his debut for Forest Green on 6 January, and kept a clean sheet as Rovers beat the Vale 1–0 with a goal from fellow débutante Reuben Reid; Aspin apologized to supporters after the match for the team's performance. Aspin went on to allow Lawrie Wilson to join National League side Ebbsfleet United after the full-back failed to make the first-team under his tenure. He also agreed to terminate the contract of French midfielder Anthony de Freitas, whilst bringing in striker Donovan Wilson on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale put in a poor performance at home to Yeovil, though did claim a 1–1 draw after Pope converted a late penalty. Aspin went on to sign midfielder Luke Hannant from Gateshead for an undisclosed fee, having previously signed the 24-year old from Team Northumbria in 2016. He also boosted the defensive numbers by bringing in centre-back Zak Jules on loan from Shrewsbury Town.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Hannant made his debut at Accrington Stanley on 20 January, a game in which Vale led 2–0 at half-time only to lose 3–2; Aspin went on to criticise both the referee for failing to spot a handball for Accrington's equaliser and also his team for poor defending. Jules made his debut and Lainton returned to the starting eleven for the visit of Colchester on 27 January, and Vale managed to secure a 2–2 draw despite a poor performance thanks to a brace from Worrall.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
A surprise departure was then announced, as Anderson was recalled early from his loan spell by Burnley. Aspin responded quickly by signing former youth-team centre-back Charlie Raglan on loan from Oxford United, 21-year old defender Kyle Howkins on loan from West Bromwich Albion and 23-year old defender Callum Howe for an undisclosed fee from Lincoln City.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Raglan started at home to struggling Morecambe on 3 February, and helped the defence to keep a clean sheet in a dour 0–0 draw. However they then conceded five at Cheltenham Town, including a hat-trick from Mohamed Eisa, after long spells of defensive errors. Tonge opened the scoring at Swindon on 17 February, but defensive and goalkeeping errors from the returning Ryan Boot ended up costing the team a 3–2 defeat, with former player Marc Richards scoring a brace. Vale then kept a clean sheet at home to Newport County, but played poorly and only picked up a point whilst relegation rivals Chesterfield, Barnet, Forest Green, Crewe Alex and Morecambe all gained three points.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Without a win since 2017, Vale then lost top-scorer Tom Pope for the month of March after he was forced to undergo an operation to repair a hernia. Grimsby Town were in even worse form however, and on 10 March Vale seemed to be on their way to a vital 1–0 away win despite missing a penalty; however a stoppage-time equaliser from James Berrett extended Vale's winless streak and instigated a crowd invasion and punch-up from amongst the away end.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
They then faced a hastily rearranged trip to bottom club Barnet three days later, and salvaged a 1–1 draw after Forrester capitalised on a goalkeeping error. Vale went on to come from two goals down at Stevenage to salvage a point, Wilson and Hannant scoring their first goals for the club, to maintain a healthy seven point gap with the relegation zone with only nine games left to play. Despite a decent performance, they failed to extend this gap after losing 1–0 at home to promotion-chasing Exeter.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale went on to gain a useful point with a hard-working performance during a 0–0 draw at third-place Wycombe; Boot's performance in goal earned him a place on the EFL Team of the Week.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
They hosted 23rd-placed Chesterfield in a crucial game on Good Friday, and Pugh went from hero to villain on the cusp of half-time as he scored the opening goal and then got sent off for a studs up challenge two minutes later to leave his teammates to defend their 1–0 lead with ten men over the course of the second half; Vale did concede an equaliser, before substitute Whitfield won the game late on with an excellent strike.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale took the short trip to Crewe on 2 April and started poorly after an error from Boot gifted Ryan Wintle the opening goal on seven minutes, but they equalised before half-time with a penalty against the run of play; Kay seemed to have scored the winning goal from long-range on 71 minutes, but a stoppage-time equaliser from Charlie Kirk denied Vale the three points.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Five days later Vale lost 2–1 at home to Crawley after Smith gave away a penalty and scored an own goal, though the penalty decision of referee Mike Jones was highly contentious; Aspin called the referee's performance 'diabolical'. Newly-crowned EFL Trophy champions Lincoln visited Vale Park on 14 April, and Vale all but secured their safety on that day after Kay scored the winner on 63 minutes.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale set up defensively at Mansfield and managed to rescue a point after a late equalising goal from Pope cancelled out a clumsy own goal; after match Aspin summarised the season by saying that "I think they have done well, from the position they were in, to getting to safety." Angus scored on his home debut on 28 April, but this was not enough to prevent the final match of the season at Vale Park being a 2–1 defeat to Carlisle United, much to Aspin's disappointment.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale ended their league campaign with a 5–0 defeat at Cambridge United, leaving them in 20th-place – the joint-lowest finish in the club's history (the other being the 1979–80 season). At the end of the season Aspin released ten players – Chris Regis, Ryan Boot, Luke Dennis, Anton Forrester, Graham Kelly, Kjell Knops, Harry Middleton, Billy Reeves, Joe Slinn and Charlie Walford – and transfer-listed Tyrone Barnett, Joe Davis, Callum Howe and Rob Lainton, as he attempted to build his own squad for the 2018–19 season.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Norman Smurthwaite resigned as chairman at the end of the 2016–17 season, and 67-year-old former British Rail manager and lifelong Vale supporter Tony Fradley was unveiled as his successor, though Smurthwaite remained as owner. Following relegation, season ticket prices were cut by £50 to £295 with under-12s allowed in for free. The new shirt sponsors were the manorshop.com, owned by Kidsgrove businessman Kevin Jones, who had made a failed attempt to buy the club in May 2017.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Speaking in August, Smurthwaite said that the wage budget was 20% higher than the previous season due to the extra money raised from the sales of Jak Alnwick and Anthony Grant in January 2017. The club took out £50,000 in 'promotion insurance', which would cover the cost in bonuses should the club achieve promotion at the end of the season. On 31 January 2018, the sale of Jordan Hugill from Preston North End to West Ham United gained Vale around £1.8 million thanks to a 20% sell on clause negotiated by Micky Adams following his departure from Vale Park in 2014.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite attended the Port Vale Supporters' Club meeting in March, and stated that the club was losing around £150,000 a month, that the playing budget was £1.6 million (he believed this to be a top ten League Two budget), that he would only sell to the right buyer and would not be publicly naming his asking price, that when he took over the club the Football League appointed Karl Oyston as his mentor, and he challenged the fans to raise £800,000 among themselves (£270 each for the club's 3,000 hardcore supporters) in order to fund the club throughout the summer in a "positive way of demonstrating to me that you don’t want me".


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale had a difficult tie at home to EFL League One side Oxford United in the first round of the FA Cup, but proved to be the superior side on the night as they progressed with a 2−0 win thanks to goals from Gunning and Pope. A home tie with Yeovil Town awaited in the second round, and for the first time since 20 January 1982 Staffordshire Police granted the club permission to play a home tie at the same date and time as Stoke City.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Despite a poor first half Vale seemed to have the game won thanks to a Tom Pope header, but the team switched off defensively to allow substitute Jordan Green to score a last-minute equaliser and take the game to a replay.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
The game at Huish Park proved eventful, as red cards for Montaño and Gibbons did not prevent the Vale from twice equalising the match before eventually losing 3–2 after extra-time; Harness had scored his first goal for the club to take the game into extra-time in style with a long-range shot, but his effort was upstaged by Kay, who scored the "goal of his life" with a stunning long-range lob. Aspin was highly critical of referee Gavin Ward, particularly for his decision to both issue a penalty and send off Montaño for a "soft" challenge.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale were drawn away to EFL Championship club Leeds United in the first round of the EFL Cup. Before the match Brown spoke of his pride at managing against former club Leeds, and he named another former Leeds player, Danny Pugh, as captain for the night. However the match ended on a sour note as Brown accused hat-trick hero Samuel Sáiz of spitting at Davis just before half-time, and Gunning was sent off as Vale fell to a 4–1 defeat.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale were drawn into EFL Trophy Northern Group D, alongside Oldham Athletic, Newcastle United Academy, and local rivals Crewe Alexandra. They began the group with their solitary away game, playing out a 0–0 draw with League One side Oldham at Boundary Park, before they managed to pick up two points after winning the resulting penalty shoot-out. Vale then recorded a 1–0 victory over the Newcastle United Academy in front of a first-team record low crowd at Vale Park of 824.


2017–18 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
The game against already eliminated Crewe was largely inconsequential, but proved to be an entertaining one as Regis marked his debut with a goal in a 4–2 win. League One high-flyers Shrewsbury Town came to Burslem in the Second Round, and Vale sensed an upset after Montaño scored in the first minute, but former Valiant Louis Dodds initiated a second half comeback to eliminate Vale from the competition.


2017–18 Port Vila Premier League
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2017–18 Port Vila Premier League, PVFA Top Four Super League, Grand Final
Winner of the Grand Final qualifies for the 2019 OFC Champions League and the 2018 VFF National Super League grand final.


2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represented the University of Portland during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by second-year head coach Terry Porter, played their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Loyola Marymount.


2017–18 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pilots finished the 2016–17 season 11–22, 2–16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They defeated San Diego in the first round of the WCC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Saint Mary's.


2017–18 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fourth year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They play their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pacific.


2017–18 Portland Pilots women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 6–24, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pacific.


2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Barret Peery, played their home games at Pamplin Sports Center in Portland, Oregon, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, lost in the second round to San Diego.


2017–18 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2016–17 season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round, then lost to North Dakota in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represents Portland State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, play their home games at the Pamplin Sports Center due to renovations at Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advance to the semifinals of the Big Sky Women's Tournament where they lost to Idaho.


2017–18 Portland Trail Blazers season
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2017–18 Portland Trail Blazers season
They finished the regular season with 49–33, which secured the 3rd seed and clinched the Northwest Division. In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced the 6th seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the First Round, and were swept in 4 games.


2017–18 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Portsmouth's 119th season of existence and their first back in League One following their promotion as champions last season. 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 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
As of 22 June 2017, Portsmouth have announced five pre-season friendlies against Salisbury, Eastleigh,Havant & Waterlooville, AFC Bournemouth and Crawley Town.


2017–18 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
On 19 June 2017, A joint decision was made to cancel the scheduled friendly against Cardiff City as the clubs were drawn together in the first round of the EFL Cup.


2017–18 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Portsmouth were drawn away to Luton Town in the first round.


2017–18 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Portsmouth were drawn away to Cardiff City in the first round.


2017–18 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, Portsmouth were drawn in Southern Group A against Charlton Athletic, Crawley Town and Fulham U23s. After winning the group stages, Portsmouth were drawn at home to Northampton Town in the second round. A third round trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea U21s was next for Pompey.


2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
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2017–18 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Premier Badminton League
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2017–18 Premier Badminton League
Hyderabad Hunters were crowned the champions after they beat Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 in the final tie.


2017–18 Premier League
The 2017–18 Premier League was the 26th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 11 August 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018. Fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 14 June 2017. Chelsea were the defending champions, while Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town entered as the promoted teams from the 2016–17 EFL Championship.


2017–18 Premier League
Manchester City won their third Premier League title, and fifth English top-flight title overall, with five games to spare. The team broke numerous Premier League records over the course of the season, including: most points (100), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), most consecutive league wins (18), highest goal difference (+79), fewest minutes behind in matches (153 minutes) and biggest winning points margin (19). All three promoted clubs avoided relegation for the first time since the 2011–12 campaign, and for only the third time in Premier League history.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Sleeve sponsorship
From this season on, club strips could feature sleeve sponsorship, whereby sponsors' logos would appear on the left sleeve of the strip in lieu of the Premier League patch.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Deception by simulation
From this season on, a three-man panel consisting of a former player, a former manager and a former match official would independently review video evidence on the Monday after games. Any player whom the three-man panel unanimously decided had caused an opponent to be sent off or had won a penalty as a result of deceiving the referee by simulation would be charged by the Football Association with "Successful Deception of a Match Official" which carried a penalty of suspension for two matches. Everton striker Oumar Niasse became the first Premier League player to be punished under the new rule.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions following Manchester United's 0–1 defeat at home to West Bromwich Albion in the 33rd round. Manchester City had started the Premier League season with an away win over Brighton & Hove Albion in August. After a draw against Everton, Manchester City won eighteen games in a row. During this time they secured first position and held it for the remainder of the season. On 7 April, Manchester City lost to Manchester United in the local derby, in which a win would have secured their position as champions. The following week, Manchester United lost to bottom club West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur. These results ensured Manchester City held an unassailable lead with five games left.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Defending champions Chelsea started the season badly, losing their opening game to Burnley 2–3; the first time the holders were defeated at home in their first match. A win at one of the title favourites, Tottenham, in their second game seemed to get their defence back on track, but results in September, including losing 0–1 to Manchester City, left them six points behind the leaders in fourth place. They failed to show the consistency of the previous season, and finished in fifth place.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Manchester United started the season strongly winning their first three games without conceding a goal and led the table until mid-September. However, following convincing wins against Liverpool (5–0), Watford (6–0) and Crystal Palace (5–0), Manchester City went top of the league in September and remained there for the rest of the season. During the campaign Manchester City broke and set several new club and English football records.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
They established national records in consecutive away (11) and overall (20) victories in all competitions; set a new English record for consecutive league wins (18); equalled the Premier League record for consecutive away league wins (11) and set club records by achieving 28 consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions; 30 consecutive games unbeaten in the league; 20 consecutive home wins in all competitions; and winning 14 away games in a season. They won their fifth English league title, and completed their second league and League Cup double in four years.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Arsenal had a poor season, finishing sixth overall. Long-serving manager Arsène Wenger announced his departure from the club on 20 April 2018. Their final home game was an emphatic 5–0 defeat of Burnley which guaranteed qualification to the group stage of the Europa League.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Despite the defeat, Burnley finished in seventh place, their best finish in English football since 1973–74. This meant they would be entered into the second qualifying round of the Europa League, their first competitive European football campaign in 50 years. Their strong finish led to manager Sean Dyche and defender James Tarkowski being nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Season and Premier League Player of the Season awards respectively.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
Stoke City were the first team to be relegated to the EFL Championship when they lost 1–2 to Crystal Palace in their penultimate game. Although Stoke were only three points from safety with one game remaining, fellow strugglers Swansea and Southampton still had to play each other, meaning that Stoke would be unable to catch both of those teams and finish fourth from bottom.


2017–18 Premier League, Overview, Summary
The game between Swansea and Southampton ended in a 1–0 away win for Southampton, which also meant that despite a five-game unbeaten run, West Bromwich Albion became the second team to be relegated to the Championship on 8 May 2018. Following their 1–2 defeat at the hands of Stoke on the final matchday, Swansea City were also relegated.


2017–18 Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town, returning to the top flight after an absence of one, thirty-four and forty-five years respectively. This was also both Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Hull City, Middlesbrough (both teams relegated after a season's presence) and Sunderland (relegated after ten years in the top flight).


2017–18 Premier League, Season statistics, Scoring, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team


2017–18 Premier League International Cup
The 2017–18 Premier League International Cup was the fourth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players. Porto defended the title by defeating Arsenal 1–0 in the final.


2017–18 Premier League International Cup, Format
The competition featured twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. The teams were split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, progressed into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches were single leg fixtures.


2017–18 Premier League International Cup, Format
All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament
The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament was the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy, with the matches played across three days each in the group stage. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing unbeaten in the Super Eight section of the competition.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament
The tournament started on 8 December 2017 and concluded on 18 February 2018, with fourteen teams competing, split into two groups of seven. The top four teams in each group progressed to the Super Eight part of the tournament, with those matches played across four days. The teams that did not qualify for the Super Eight round competed in the Plate Championships.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament
Galle Cricket Club finished with the fewest points in the previous tournament and were replaced by Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club for this edition of the competition, following their promotion from Tier B. Sinhalese Sports Club were the defending champions.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament
In December 2017, the match between Chilaw Marians Cricket Club and Burgher Recreation Club finished as a tie. In January 2018, the Plate League match between Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club also finished as a tie. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club won the tournament, after remaining unbeaten throughout the competition. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished bottom of the Plate Group and were relegated to Tier B.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament
Following the conclusion of the Premier League Tournament, the 2017–18 Super Four Provincial Tournament took place, featuring four teams based on the Centers of Excellence in Sri Lanka. In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Kaushal Silva as the tournament's Best Batsman, Chanaka Komasaru as the Best Bowler and Sachithra Serasinghe as the Player of the Tournament.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B
The 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 30th season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 15 December 2017 and concluding on 18 February 2018.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B
Panadura Sports Club finished top of the table in the 2016–17 Tier B tournament, but it was runners-up Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club who were promoted to Tier A due to a match-fixing scandal that resulted in a match between Panadura SC and Kalutara Physical Culture Club in January 2017 being declared null and void. They were replaced in Tier B by Galle Cricket Club after they were relegated from the 2016–17 Tier A tournament. In another change from the previous season, Negombo Cricket Club replaced Kalutara Physical Culture Club, who dropped out of the first-class system.


2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B
Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament and secured promotion to Tier A, after finishing top of the points table ahead of Lankan Cricket Club.


2017–18 Premier League of Belize
The 2017–18 Premier League of Belize is the seventh season of the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which will be played towards the end of 2017) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2018).


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
From the 2016–17 Premier League of Belize closing season, 7 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2017–18. FC Belize were replaced by a newly formed team, San Pedro Pirates, making 8 teams in total.


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Opening season
There would be one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 12 August 2017.


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Opening season, Season statistics, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals 5 Player scored 5 goals


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Opening season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
All 8 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season.


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Closing season
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 13 January 2018.


2017–18 Premier League of Belize, Closing season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12 and also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the eighteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 22 July 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018, with a winter break between early December 2017 and late February 2018.


2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.


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


2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Regular season
The season has a two-stage format. In the regular season, each of the 12 teams play home-and-away once, resulting in 22 games played each. The top six teams in the regular season qualify for the Championship round, the bottom six teams qualify for the Relegation round. Each team then plays home-and-away against the other teams within their own group, for an additional ten games played each, a season total of 32 games.


2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Licensing issues
All clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina must have a license to compete in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the deadline this season being set May 7 for the First Degree commission. Five clubs did not get their licences for the first degree: Borac Banja Luka, Sloboda Tuzla, Čelik Zenica, Vitez and GOŠK Gabela. The Second Degree commission convened on May 24 and only approved Čelik before being abruptly cancelled and rescheduled for May 30. The commission approved all other clubs except for Borac, meaning that they would be relegated into the First League of the Republika Srpska. As Borac did not have the license but Čelik did, they were allowed to stay in the Premier League.


2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Licensing issues
Borac attempted to solve the issues which caused the license removal, including removing the debt Borac owed to FK Džaja. Borac showed the evidence it showed regarding the payments to Džaja to UEFA, which will assist the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the decision of whether or not Borac Banja Luka or Čelik Zenica will compete in the 2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The debate over the licences also caused the draws for the next season to be rescheduled.


2017–18 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Licensing issues
In a similar way, teams promoted from the First League of the Republika Srpska or First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina also need to get a license separated into First and Second Degree commissions, although their deadlines are moved to a later date. The winners of both leagues FK Sloga Simin Han (later known as Tuzla City) and FK Zvijezda 09 met with the First Degree commission on June 14, but only Sloga received their license. Zvijezda 09 will convene at a later date with the Second Degree commission.


2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament
The 2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It was the seventeenth edition of the Premier Limited Overs Tournament, and the first since the 2015–16 edition, after the 2016–17 tournament was cancelled following a legal challenge and replaced by the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament. The tournament started on 9 March 2018 and finished on 25 March 2018. Rain affected the first few days of fixtures, with several games ending as a no result.


2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Burgher Recreation Club, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club progressed to the quarterfinals. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club and Sinhalese Sports Club won their quarterfinals to progress to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Nondescripts beat Saracens by 89 runs and Sinhalese beat Chilaw Marians by 8 wickets to advance to the tournament final. In the final, Sinhalese Sports Club beat Nondescripts Cricket Club by 4 wickets to win the tournament.


2017–18 Premier Limited Overs Tournament
In February 2019, Sri Lanka Cricket named Lahiru Milantha as the tournament's Best Batsman, Sachithra Senanayke as the Best Bowler and Shehan Jayasuriya as the Player of the Tournament.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby
The 2017–18 Aviva Premiership was the 31st season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the eighth and final one to be sponsored by Aviva. The reigning champions entering the season were Exeter Chiefs, who had claimed their first title after defeating Wasps in the 2017 final. London Irish had been promoted as champions from the 2016–17 RFU Championship at the first attempt.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby
The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the fifth successive season and  with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5 for the first time. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Summary
Saracens won their fourth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. London Irish were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the third time that London Irish have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2015–16 Premiership Rugby season.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Summary
As usual, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham, the fourteenth instance since its inception in 2004.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and London Irish who were promoted from the 2016–17 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced Bristol Bears who were relegated after one year in the top flight.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Pre-season
The 2017 edition of the Singha Premiership Rugby Sevens was held on 28 and 29 July at Franklin's Gardens. For the first time all twelve Premiership teams featured together in one venue over two days. Teams were split into four pools of three which played each other in a round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup, Plate and Bowl finals on the second day.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) RelegatedStarting table — source:


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Table
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 7 July 2017. As is the norm, round 1 included the London Double Header at Twickenham. After success in 2016 a match would once again take place in the United States with Newcastle Falcons hosting Saracens at the Talen Energy Stadium in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania in round 3.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 26 May 2018.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League
The 2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League is the 15th season of the A League of the English domestic Premiership Rugby competition and the eighth to be sponsored by Aviva.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League
The reigning champions entering the season were Northampton Wanderers, who claimed their second title after defeating Gloucester United 36 - 15 in the 2016–17 final.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League
London Irish A return to the league after a year's hiatus last season due to the first team's relegation from the Premiership, Bristol United remain in the league despite their first team being relegated last year.


2017–18 Premiership Rugby A League, Regular season
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 14 July 2017.


2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by first-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Charleston Southern.


2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Hose finished the season 5–25, 1–17 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Campbell.


2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team, Previous season
Head coach Gregg Nibert resigned on April 12, 2017 after 28 seasons at Presbyterian, and was replaced by Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns on May 22.


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


2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team represents Presbyterian College in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second-year coach Todd Steelman. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Women's Basketball Tournament to High Point.


2017–18 Preston North End F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Preston North End's third consecutive season in the Championship, in their 138th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Preston North End F.C. season, Pre-season, Friendlies
As of 7 June 2017, Preston North End have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Bamber Bridge, Stockport County, Morecambe, Accrington Stanley, Burnley, Fleetwood Town and Newcastle United.


2017–18 Preston North End F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, PNE entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers.


2017–18 Preston North End F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Preston North End were drawn an away tie against Accrington Stanley in the first round.


2017–18 Primeira Liga
The 2017–18 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Benfica were the defending champions for a fourth consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Porto became the new champions with two matches to spare, clinching their 28th league title. This was their first trophy in four years.


2017–18 Primeira Liga
Since Portugal dropped from fifth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2016–17 season, only the two best-ranked teams could qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the champions entered directly into the group stage, and the runners-up entered the third qualifying round). The third and fourth-placed teams qualified respectively to the UEFA Europa League third and second qualifying rounds.


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Teams
Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the 2016–17 season, as well as two teams promoted from the LigaPro.


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Teams
Portimonense became the first club to be promoted on 23 April 2017 and will play in Primeira Liga for the first time since the 2010–11 season. On 21 May 2017, after a 2–1 win in Azores against Santa Clara, they were crowned champions. The other team promoted were runners-up Desportivo das Aves, following a 2–2 draw against União da Madeira on 30 April 2017. This will mark the return of the Vila das Aves' team to the top flight after a 10-season absence.


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Teams
The two promoted clubs replaced Nacional and Arouca. Nacional confirmed their relegation on 5 May 2017, 15 years after their promotion, when Moreirense, who were also struggling to escape relegation, beat Braga. On the last matchday, Arouca's 4–2 defeat against Estoril sealed their relegation, four seasons after having been promoted for the first time to Primeira Liga.


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Awards, Annual awards, Liga Portugal
The Player of the Season was awarded to  Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP).


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Awards, Annual awards, Liga Portugal
The Manager of the Season was awarded to  Sérgio Conceição (Porto).


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Awards, Annual awards, Liga Portugal
The Goal of the Season was awarded to  Rodrigo Pinho (Marítimo), against Tondela on 28 October 2017.


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Awards, Annual awards, Liga Portugal
The Young Player of the Year was awarded to  Rúben Dias (Benfica).


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Awards, Annual awards, Goal of the season
The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.


2017–18 Primeira Liga, Attendances
Updated to games played on 7 February 2018Source: Notes:1: Played last season in LigaPro.2: Tondela managed to get the highest season attendance of 4,987 spectators in two matches (against Porto and Benfica).


2017–18 Primera B Nacional
The 2017–18 Argentine Primera B Nacional is the 33rd season of the Argentine second division. The season began in September 2017 and ended in June 2018. Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2016–17 season, four teams that were relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.


2017–18 Primera B Nacional, Competition format
The league's format changed from the previous season. Twenty-five teams play each other once for a total of twenty-four matches each. The Champion earns promotion to the Primera División. The teams placed 2nd to 9th compete in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion after the regular season ends. Six teams are relegated at the end of the season.


2017–18 Primera B Nacional, League table, Championship play-off
Almagro and Aldosivi ended up tied in points at the end of the 24 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. The winner of this match will achieve Promotion to Primera División as champions, while the loser will qualify to Torneo Reducido as runners-up.


2017–18 Primera B Nacional, Torneo Reducido
Teams ending in positions 2 to 9 play the Torneo Reducido for a second Promotion to Primera División. Quarterfinals are played in one leg, at the stadium of the best placed team. In case of a tie, the best placed team advances. Semi-finals are played on two legs, and in case of a tie the best placed team advances. The finals are played on two legs, and a penalty shootout will occur in case of a tie.


2017–18 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
The bottom six teams of this table were relegated. In the Primera B Nacional, clubs with an indirect affiliation with Argentine Football Association are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated are relegated to Primera B Metropolitana.


2017–18 Primera Divisió
The 2017–18 Primera Divisió, also known as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances, was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Andorra. The season began on 17 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018. The defending champions are FC Santa Coloma having won their eleventh championship the previous season.


2017–18 Primera Divisió
The winner of the league this season will earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Champions League, and the second-placed club will earn a place in the preliminary round of the 2018–19 Europa League.


2017–18 Primera Divisió, Teams
Inter Club d'Escaldes earned a place in the Primera Divisió this season by winning the 2016–17 Segona Divisió. Penya Encarnada will join them after defeating Ordino in a play-off.


2017–18 Primera Divisió, Regular season, Results
The eight clubs will play each other three times for twenty–one matches each during the regular season.


2017–18 Primera Divisió, Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.


2017–18 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
The seventh-placed club (third-placed in the relegation round), Encamp, from the 2017–18 Primera Divisió and the runners-up from the 2017–18 Segona Divisió, Atlètic Club d'Escaldes, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one place in the 2018–19 Primera Divisió.


2017–18 Primera División (women)
The 2017–18 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol was the 30th edition of Spain's highest women's football league. The season started on 3 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018.


2017–18 Primera División (women)
Atlético de Madrid successfully defended their title from 2016 to 2017.


2017–18 Primera División (women), Teams
Madrid CFF and Sevilla joined the league after earning promotion at the conclusion of the 2016–17 Segunda División. They took the place of Oiartzun and Tacuense, which were relegated at the conclusion of the 2016–17 Primera División.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
The 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 19th season and 37th and 38th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Santa Tecla F.C. the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausuray. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top eight teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same two teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2016–17 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2016–17 Segunda División.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
UES were relegated to 2017–18 Segunda División the previous season.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
The relegated team was replaced by the 2016–17 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. Independiente won the Apertura 2016, while Audaz won the Clausura 2017 title. C.D. Audaz won the playoffs by the score of 1-0.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
C.D. Chalatenango were stripped of their license after suffering financial trouble (failing to primera division license, their players and staff).


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information
A.D. Chalatenango were formed by business leaders and by the local government, they purchased the license and debts of CD Chalatenango .


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2017.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2017.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Notable events, Point deduction
Pasaquina was docked 6 points for failing to pay over players' wages. However, this was later changed to a fine and Pasaquina were able to keep their points.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Notable events, Sale of Luis Angel Firpo
In August 2017, Familia Galo, owners of Luis Angel Firpo, announced that they were putting the team up for sale. The Modesto Torres group was one of three known groups to have submitted a preliminary bid for the club. The other two groups were Julio Sosa group, former president of Aguila, and an unnamed Mexican group. The sale was completed on September 16, to the Modesto Torres group for an unknown amount.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Notable events, Change of Ownership of Aguila
After weeks of protest from fans and criticism from players and the media for Aguila late payment for players, poor recruitment and lack of success. The Arieta group announced on 30 December 2017 that they were selling their operating rights for Aguila and would announce the names of the new owners in the new year.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Notable events, Primera division boycott
In October 2017, eleven clubs voted to boycott FESFUT and leave the primera division (Aguila were the only team to vote against leaving), causing round 12 to be suspended. A few days later Limeno, Pasaquina, Audaz and Chalatenango voted to return to the Primera division. Following negotiations held by The El Salvador government between FESFUT and the other Primera division clubs, they returned to the primera division. As a protest of the decision to return to the primera division, Lisandrohl Pohl and Vidal Hernandez resigned as president and vice president


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Notable events, Sale of Luis Angel Firpo for the second time
Owing to financial problem and complaints from fan bases, the Modesto Torres group put Luis Angel Firpo up for sale, the second time for the year.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, Notable events, Notable death from Apertura 2017 season and 2018 Clausura season
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died in end of 2017 and mid 2018.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2017–18 season. The following players:


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window.


2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season, List of foreign players in the league
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua
The 2017–18 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2017, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2018.


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, Format
The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apetura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half season.


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, Team information
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2016–17 Primera División 2 sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División.


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, Team information
At the end of the 2016–17 Primera División, Nandasmo finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. Taking their place was the champions from the Segunda División, Deportivo Ocotal.


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, Team information
The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Deportivo Sebaco, faced the second place team from the Segunda División, San Francisco Masachapa, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. San Francisco Masachapa won the playoff 3-2 on aggregate and were promoted, while Deportivo Sebaco were relegated.


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2017–18 season. The following players:


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club  and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window.


2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua, List of foreign players in the league
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
The 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League was the 1st season of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League under its current name, and 41st season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 12 September 2017 and concluded on 18 April 2018.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Overview, First Division rebranding
On 19 September 2017, the General Sports Authority announced a rebrand; beginning with the 2017–18 season, the competition was known as the Prince Faisal bin Fahd League. As part of the rebranding, a new logo was introduced. On 9 February 2018, the General Sports Authority once again announced a rebrand; starting from the current season, the competition will be known as the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Overview, Rule changes
On 11 September 2017, the SAFF announced that the numbers of foreign players were increased from 2 players to 3 players. They also announced that the allowed number of substitutions per match was increased from 3 to 5.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
A total of 16 teams are contesting the league, including 11 sides from the 2016–17 season, two relegated from the 2016–17 Professional League, and three promoted from the 2016–17 Second Division.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
Al-Kawkab and Jeddah became the first two clubs to be promoted to the First Division, with both clubs finishing as group winners. Al-Mujazzel became the third and final club to be promoted, following a 5–1 win over Al-Ansar on 3 March 2017, to secure their return to the First Division after only a season's absence. Al-Kawkab returned to the First Division for the first time since the 2013–14 season, and Jeddah will play in their first-ever season in the First Division since being re-branded.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
On 20 April 2017, Al-Wehda became the first side to be relegated from the Pro League following a 2–1 home defeat to Al-Fateh. This will be Al-Wehda's first season back to the First Division since the 2014–15 season. On 4 May 2017, Al-Khaleej were the 2nd side to be relegated from the Pro League after a 2–2 draw with Al-Faisaly, finishing 13th in the league. This will also be Al-Khaleej's first season back to the First Division since the 2013–14 season.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
On 27 April 2017 Wej became the first club to be relegated to the Second Division following 2–1 defeat to Hajer. On the final matchday, both Al-Adalh and Al-Jeel were relegated to the Second Division, with both clubs drawing their matches.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Stadia and locations
1:   Najran will play at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium due to the ongoing war in Yemen.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, League table, 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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.


2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Relegation play-offs
On March 7, 2018, the Saudi Football Federation announced that the number of teams in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League will be increased from 16 teams to 20 teams. The relegation was removed and in its place, they announced a relegation play-off. The bottom 3 teams will face the 4th place team in each group and the best 5th team in a two-legged match.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–16, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place and failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 23–7, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the Ivy League regular season championship. They defeated Penn and Yale to win the inaugural Ivy League Tournament championship. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 12 seed in the West Region. There they lost in the First Round to #5 seed Notre Dame.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eleventh year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
The Tigers finished the season with a 24–6 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They finished first in the conference and defeated Penn in a playoff to earn a 12-seed for the NCAA Tournament. However, they lost in the first round to 5-seed Maryland.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season with a 16–14 overall record and 9–5 in the Ivy League. They finished second in the conference to play Penn in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA Tournament. Penn won, but the Tigers' postseason continued with play in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. However, they lost in the first round to Villanova.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, Previous season
During the season, freshman Bella Alarie was named USWBA National Freshman of the Week once, Ivy League Player of the Week three times, and Ivy League Rookie of the Week nine times. She went on to be named  Ivy League Rookie of the Year, made the Ivy League All-Tournament Team (with junior Leslie Robinson), as well as the All-Ivy League team (also with Robinson).


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, Previous season
Alarie was also named to the 2017 USA Basketball Women's U19 National Team. The team won a silver medal, after losing to Russia in the finals. Coach Courtney Banghart was on the coaching staff of the U23 National Team. The team competed in and won the inaugural U24 Four Nations Tournament in Tokyo, Japan.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season
The Princeton Tigers represent Princeton University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season
In the immediate aftermath of the successful 2016-17 campaign, Kelsey Koelzer signed a late season contract with the New York Riveters of the NWHL. Koelzer, who has since graduated, signed in time to bolster the Riveter's playoff roster. Following a bid to make the US National Team for the 2018 Olympics, Koelzer re-signed with New York (renamed the Metropolitan Riveters), for 2017-18.


2017–18 Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey season
In June, a sharp blow was dealt, when 21-year coach Jeff Kampersall announced his departure to coach the Penn State Nittany Lions. Kampersall ranks 11th all-time in wins for NCAA women's hockey coaches. Less that two weeks later, Assistant coach Cara Morey was named Head Coach.


2017–18 Principality Premiership
The 2017–18 Principality Premiership was the second season of the new format of the Principality Premiership, the top tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It was contested by sixteen Welsh clubs following an expansion from twelve teams at the start of the 2016–17 season. This season will be "ring-fenced" and relegation will return at the end of the 2018–19 season. The competition was won by Merthyr for the second consecutive year; this season also marked a "double" for Merthyr as they also won the 2017–18 WRU National Cup.


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Structure
The Principality Premiership's structure has altered from the previous season. The teams will be split into two conferences (East and West) for the first half of the season. Each team will play each other team in their conference home and away. After 14 rounds, The league is amalgamated and all points reset to zero. However, clubs are awarded points based on their finishing position in their respective conference e.g. the 1st place team in a conference will receive 8 points, 2nd place – 7 points etc. right down to 8th place – 1 point.


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Structure
Each team will then play the other once, either home or away, for a grand total of 29 games. Unlike previous seasons, the winner will be determined by league position and not a play off system. Therefore, the league leader will be declared champions. This is the second season in which the "ring-fenced" system will be implemented, meaning no team is in danger of relegation until the 2018–19 season. However, ring-fencing will be under review at the end of this season.


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Teams
The same 16 teams that competed the previous season competed again this season. Merthyr were the reigning champions haven beaten Aberavon 22–18 in last year's final.


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Teams
Orange = DragonsBlue = Cardiff BluesBlack = OspreysRed = Scarlets


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Standings (East)
After 14 rounds, the two conferences merge and points are reset. Points are given according to league position (1st - 8 points, 2nd - 7 points, 3rd - 6 points etc.)


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Standings (West)
After 14 rounds, the two conferences merge and points are reset. Points are given according to league position (1st - 8 points, 2nd - 7 points, 3rd - 6 points etc.)


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Phase Two
After 14 rounds, the two conferences merge and points are reset to zero. However, points are awarded to teams prior to this phase according to league position (1st – 8 points, 2nd – 7 points, 3rd – 6 points etc.). Each team now plays each other team once, either home or away, for a grand total of 29 games over the entire season. There is no play-off system this season and the league leader will be crowned 2017–18 Principality Premiership Champions.


2017–18 Principality Premiership, Standings (Phase Two)
The two conferences merged after 14 original rounds and points were reset. Points were given according to league position (1st - 8 points, 2nd - 7 points, 3rd - 6 points etc.)


2017–18 Pro A season
The 2017–18 Pro A season is the 96th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue nationale de basket (LNB).


2017–18 Pro A season
On 2 March 2018, Jeep became the new main sponsor of the league and the league was re-named the Jeep Élite.


2017–18 Pro A season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Orléans Loiret Basket and SLUC Nancy Basket were relegated after the 2016–17 season after the teams ended in the last two places. JL Bourg promoted as the regular season champion of the Pro B season. Boulazac Basket Dordogne was promoted as the winner of the Pro B promotion play-offs.


2017–18 Pro A season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, while the last two qualified teams will be relegated to the Pro B.


2017–18 Pro A season, Playoffs
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the semi-finals and finals were played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team played game one, three and five (if needed) at home. The play-offs began on 22 May 2018.


2017–18 Pro B season
The 2017–18 Pro B season was the 31st season of the Pro B, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). Blois won its first league title.


2017–18 Pro B season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Orléans Loiret and SLUC Nancy entered the league after they relegated from the 2016–17 Pro A season. UJAP Quimper 29 and Caen Basket Calvados were promoted from the 2016–17 NM1 season.


2017–18 Pro B season, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The table leader will promote to the Pro A while the numbers two until nine qualify for the promotion playoffs. The last two placed teams are relegated to the NM1.


2017–18 Pro B season, Promotion playoffs
The seven highest ranked seeds in the regular season, excluding the league champions, qualify for the promotion playoffs. They are joined by the winner of the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup. All rounds of the promotion playoffs are played in a best-of-three format.


2017–18 Pro B season, Pro B Leaders Cup
The winner of the LNB Pro B Leaders Cup automatically qualified for the promotion playoffs as the top seeded team. The quarter- and semi-finals in the Leaders Cup are played in two-legged format. The Final was played on 18 February in Disneyland Paris. Prior to the final eight teams, teams played in six groups of three teams to determine which teams would qualify for the quarter-finals.


2017–18 Pro Basketball League
The 2017–18 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, was the 91th season of the Belgian Basketball League, first tier of basketball in Belgium. The defending champion was Oostende. The season started on 23 September 2017 and ended 14 June 2018.


2017–18 Pro Basketball League, Teams
Antwerp Giants changed its name to Telenet Giants Antwerp, following a sponsorship agreement with Telenet. Meanwhile, Telenet left Oostende which meant the sponsored club name disappeared after seven years.


2017–18 Pro Basketball League, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight highest placed teams advance to the playoffs. The first games are played on 23 September 2017 and the regular season finishes on 20 May 2018.


2017–18 Pro Basketball League, Playoffs
The playoffs start on 26 May and end on 13, 15 or 17 June 2017. The winner of the playoffs is crowned Belgian national champion. In the quarterfinals and semifinals a best-of-three format is used, while the finals are played in a best-of-five format. The higher seeded team had home advantage and played games one, three and five (if possible) at home. Small bold numbers indicate team seeding.


2017–18 Pro14
The 2017–18 PRO14 (also known as the Guinness PRO14 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It is the first season to be referred to as the Guinness PRO14 Championship, with the addition of two South African teams.


2017–18 Pro14
Fourteen teams competed in this season — four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors; two South African teams: Cheetahs and the Southern Kings; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets.


2017–18 Pro14
Scarlets came into the new season as defending champions, and for the second season reached the PRO14 final. Leinster, however, won the final at the Aviva Stadium to take their fifth title in the competition's various iterations, and seal a domestic league and European Cup double, only the sixth team to do so, and the first from the PRO14 Championship.


2017–18 Pro14, Format
The fourteen teams will be split into two conferences of seven teams, with each conference featuring two teams from Ireland and Wales plus one team from Italy, Scotland and South Africa. The regular season will be made up of 21 rounds –


2017–18 Pro14, Format
The first-placed team in each conference are given a bye to the semi-finals with the second and third placed teams in each conference meeting in two quarter-finals for the two remaining semi-final places. This is the first year in which there will be two quarter-finals prior to the semi-finals and final.


2017–18 Pro14, Format
The South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top three eligible teams in each conference automatically qualified for following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible team in each conference met in a play-off match with the winner taking the seventh Champions Cup place.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Ireland
In February 2017, Connacht announced that New Zealander Kieran Keane, Chiefs attack coach, had signed a three-year contract to become their new head coach, replacing Pat Lam who moved to Bristol. Following Keane's appointment, existing forwards coach Jimmy Duffy signed an extension to his deal and academy manager Nigel Carolan was promoted to backs coach, leaving his post as head coach of the Ireland under-20s to take the role. In May 2017, Peter Wilkins joined from Edinburgh as defence coach.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Ireland
In March 2017, Leinster confirmed that all four of their current coaches had extended their terms with the province. Head coach Leo Cullen, senior coach Stuart Lancaster, backs coach Girvan Dempsey and scrum coach John Fogarty signed contracts to take them through to summer 2019.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Ireland
In June 2017, after many weeks of media speculation, Munster confirmed that director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and defence coach Jacques Nienaber would leave their roles with the province and return to South Africa on 31 December 2017, to take over the national team. In the same month coaches Jerry Flannery and Felix Jones extended their contracts with the province by two years, expanding their roles to forwards coach, and backline and attack coach respectively. Team manager Niall O'Donovan also signed a new three-year contract. Johann van Graan, the Springboks forwards coach, was named as the new head coach in September 2017, and started his appointment ahead of Round 9 of the tournament.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Ireland
In February 2017, Ulster announced that New Zealander Jono Gibbes, former Leinster and then-Clermont Auvergne forwards coach, would be joining the province as their new head coach on a two-year contract working under existing director of rugby Les Kiss. It was also announced that former Wales and Lions scrum-half Dwayne Peel had joined as an assistant coach. In June 2017, Ulster added former Leinster hooker and Grenoble coach Aaron Dundon as their Scrum Coach. Kiss left his post on 31 January 2018 by mutual agreement with the province, with Gibbes assuming all coaching responsibility of the team for the remainder of the season.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Italy
Ahead of the new season, Benetton Treviso changed their name, becoming just Benetton. In July 2017, New Zealand-born flanker Dean Budd was named as team captain replacing Alessandro Zanni.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Italy
In July 2017, Zebre announced that a new company had been formed, named Zebre Rugby Club, to take the second Italian place in the Pro14 ahead of the 2017–18 season. This followed an earlier announcement from the Italian Rugby Federation that Zebre intended to withdraw from the league due to major financial complications. However, with the formation of the new company, the club will now remain in Parma. Former Connacht and Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley was appointed as Zebre's new head coach. In addition to the change of coach, Zebre saw a change to the captaincy with Tommaso Castello serving as co-captain with the previous season's skipper George Biagi.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Scotland
In February 2017, Edinburgh announced that former Leicester Tigers coach Richard Cockerill would be taking over as their new director of rugby from the start of the season. Then acting head coach Duncan Hodge returned to his usual role of Backs Coach. Magnus Bradbury was named as the new team captain at the start of the season, replacing the joint captains from the previous season, Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally. Bradbury was stripped of his captaincy in October 2017 due to off-field discipline issues, and replaced in the role by Fraser McKenzie.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Scotland
In August 2016, Glasgow Warriors announced that Dave Rennie, then coach of Super Rugby side Chiefs, would replace Gregor Townsend as head coach from the beginning of the 2017–18 season. This followed the news that Townsend was leaving the club to become the Scottish national team's new head coach. Scottish international Ryan Wilson was announced as the side's new captain in August 2017, replacing Jonny Gray and Henry Pyrgos.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, South Africa
On 1 August 2017, it was announced that the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings would join the Pro12, forming the Pro14. They join following their removal from the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, South Africa
Cheetahs' coaching structure was altered following the move north, with Rory Duncan becoming the team's head coach and Franco Smith taking on the role of director of rugby. During the 2017 Super Rugby season the roles had been reversed. The move will see Duncan take charge of the first team, with Smith focusing on development of junior players and coaches, which will allow him to remain involved with South Africa at international level. The Cheetahs are captained by Niell Jordaan.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, South Africa
Southern Kings preparation for the season was disrupted by the loss of a number of players prior to the confirmation of the side's admission to the competition. Among the players lost was regular captain Lionel Cronje. To fill out the squad, a number of players were signed on loan deals from South African Super Rugby sides. On 28 August, head coach Deon Davids appointed hooker Mike Willemse as the team's captain for their first ever tour in the competition.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Wales
In August 2017, Cardiff Blues added former players Nicky Robinson and Richie Rees to their backroom staff. They join as kicking coach and backs coach respectively.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Wales
On 20 June 2017, it was announced that, following a vote in March 2017 to allow the takeover of the club and Rodney Parade by the Welsh Rugby Union, Newport Gwent Dragons would be dropping "Newport Gwent" from its name and would be known simply as Dragons with immediate effect. A new crest was also unveiled. This followed the replacement of Kingsley Jones as head coach with Bernard Jackman earlier in the month. In August 2017, South African Hendré Marnitz, then head coach of Currie Cup side Blue Bulls, was confirmed as the Dragons' defence coach for the upcoming season. In the same month, Barry Maddocks was appointed as the Dragons' skills coach.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Wales
Ospreys came into the season with Steve Tandy as head coach. Tandy was sacked in January 2018, following a poor run of results in the league and in Europe. The team's forwards coach, former Ulster and Ireland player Allen Clarke, was named as his replacement on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.


2017–18 Pro14, Team Changes, Wales
Champions Scarlets came into the season largely unchanged. Their most significant loss was Wales and Lions fullback Liam Williams, who joined Saracens in the Premiership. Fellow Lion, Leigh Halfpenny was signed from Toulon as a replacement.


2017–18 Pro14, Table
Green background indicates teams that competed in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup(excluding South African teams who are ineligible)Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup, including the winner of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conferenceYellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.


2017–18 Pro14, Conference stage, South African derbies
These are round 11 and round 12 matches which are scheduled after the normal round dates.


2017–18 Pro14, Conference stage, Round 17
All games scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom and Italy were postponed over 28 February and 1 March due to a cold weather wave resulting in sub-zero temperatures, and potential inability for air travel. The Scarlets–Leinster match was moved to the following weekend, being played on 9 March, whilst the Edinburgh–Munster and Cardiff Blues–Benetton games were rescheduled to the 16 March. The Ulster–Glasgow Warriors game was moved to the weekend of 20/21/22 April, whilst the Zebre–Ospreys game was postponed to a yet to be determined date.


2017–18 Pro14, Play-offs
The top side from each of the two conferences are given a bye to the semi-finals and have home advantage. Teams placed second and third in opposite conferences play each other to determine the other two semi-finalists with the team ranked second having home advantage.


2017–18 Pro14, Play-offs
The play-offs are scheduled in the four weeks after the regular season has been completed.


2017–18 Pro14, Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place
The South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top three eligible teams in each conference automatically qualify for following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible team in each conference meet in a play-off match with the winner taking the seventh Champions Cup place.


2017–18 Pro14, Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place
Ulster had home advantage against Ospreys by virtue of finishing with the greater number of points accumulated during the PRO14 regular league (62, as opposed to Ospreys’ 44). The match was played on Sunday 20 May, at the Kingspan Stadium.


2017–18 Pro14, Referees
On 30 August, a 13-man referee elite squad was announced by Elite Referee Manager Greg Garner (number of matches refereed):


2017–18 Pro14, Referees
Note: Additional referees are used throughout the season, selected from a select development squad.


2017–18 Pro14, End of Season Awards, PRO14 Dream Team
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 Pro50 Championship
The 2017–18 Pro50 Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe. The tournament included a new team, the Rising Stars, along with the existing four teams. Matabeleland Tuskers were the defending champions.