Portsmouth began the 2017–18 season in League One, following their League Two championship win in the previous 2016–17 season. On 8 August 2017, Portsmouth were defeated 2-1 (AET) in the First Round of the EFL Cup by Cardiff City. On 4 November 2017, Portsmouth were defeated 1-0 in the First Round of the FA Cup by Luton Town. On 15 March 2018, Portsmouth F.C. revealed a newly redesigned club crest, featuring a new nautical compass star and an "1898" date, added for the founding year of the football club. The new crest will be introduced for the new 2018-19 season. On 29 March 2018, Portsmouth announced a three-year deal with Nike to become official kit supplier from the start of the 2018-19 season. On 4 May 2018, the club announced that a three-year deal had been agreed for the University of Portsmouth to become the new Main Club Partner and as part of the agreement, the University’s logo would appear on the front of Pompey’s shirts from the start of the 2018/19 season. Portsmouth ended the 2017-18 League One season in 8th position on 66 points, missing the play-off places by 5 points. Wigan Athletic, managed by former Portsmouth manager Paul Cook, won the League One championship title with 98 points, followed by runners-up Blackburn Rovers on 96 points, both winning automatic promotion to The Championship. The four League One playoff places were taken by Shrewsbury Town (87 pts), Rotherham United (79 pts), Scunthorpe United (74 pts) and Charlton Athletic (71 pts). 2017-18 EFL League One final table