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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup (India 2017, slogan 'Football Takes Over'): first FIFA tournament in India, 6-28 October 2017, 24 teams, six venues. England won its first U-17 title, beating Spain 5-2 in the Kolkata final; record 1,347,133 attendance.
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic: 24-team under-20 championship, 20 May to 11 June 2017, six venues. England won its first title, beating Venezuela 1-0 in Suwon; VAR debuted at a FIFA youth tournament.
2017 Major League Soccer season
2017 Major League Soccer season, MLS's 22nd with 22 clubs including expansion Atlanta United and Minnesota United; Toronto FC won a record 69-point Supporters' Shield and the domestic treble, beating Seattle 2-0 in MLS Cup.
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, also called the 2017 college football season: Alabama won the AP and CFP national championship, beating Georgia 26-23; Baker Mayfield won the Heisman; UCF went unbeaten; Alabama was preseason and final AP No. 1.
2017 UCF Knights football team
2017 UCF Knights football team: went 13-0 under Scott Frost, won the AAC and the Peach Bowl 34-27 over Auburn, claimed a national championship via the Colley Matrix while the CFP committee ranked them No. 12.
2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (UEFA U17 EURO 2017), held in Croatia 3-19 May 2017; Spain won a record third title, beating England 4-1 on penalties after a 2-2 final in Varazdin; Faroe Islands debuted; five U-17 World Cup places decided.
2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 16th edition, held in Georgia 2-15 July 2017. England beat Portugal 2-1 in the Gori final for a first U19 title; Portugal lost a record third final.
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 12-team finals in Poland, 16-30 June 2017. Germany beat Spain 1-0 in Krakow (Weiser) for a second title; Ceballos Player of the Tournament, Saúl top scorer.
2017 UEFA Regions' Cup
2017 UEFA Regions' Cup, tenth edition, amateur regional teams, held 1-9 July 2017 in Istanbul. Zagreb beat Ireland's Region 2 (Munster/Connacht) 1-0 in the final, becoming the first Croatian winner.
2017 UEFA Super Cup
2017 UEFA Super Cup, Skopje: Real Madrid beat Manchester United 2-1 on 8 August 2017 at the National Arena Filip II Macedonian, with goals from Casemiro and Isco, retaining the trophy and winning a fourth Super Cup.
2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (WU19 EURO), 16th edition, held in Northern Ireland 8–20 August 2017. Spain won its second title, beating holders France 3-2 in the Belfast final; Patricia Guijarro top-scored with 5 goals.
2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season
2017–18 Arsenal F.C. season: Wenger's final campaign after 22 years; Arsenal finished 6th in the Premier League on 63 points, were Carabao Cup runners-up, FA Cup third-round losers, and lost the Europa League semi-final 2-1 to Atlético Madrid.
2017–18 Bundesliga
2017–18 Bundesliga: German top-flight season won by Bayern München (27th title, 84 points, 92:28), coached by Ancelotti, Sagnol and Heynckes; Lewandowski top scorer with 29 goals; Wolfsburg survived the playoff against Holstein Kiel.
2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2017–18 Chelsea F.C. season was Chelsea's campaign under Antonio Conte, in which the defending champions finished fifth in the Premier League but won the FA Cup, beating Manchester United 1–0 at Wembley.
2017–18 EFL Cup
2017–18 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup), English league cup won by Manchester City, 3-0 over Arsenal in the Wembley final, 25 February 2018; first Carabao-sponsored edition, first trophy of Guardiola's reign.
2017–18 Eredivisie
2017–18 Eredivisie, Dutch top-flight season won by PSV Eindhoven (24th title, 83 points, clinched 3-0 vs Ajax on 15 April 2018); Ajax second with 79, FC Twente relegated.
2017–18 FA Cup
2017–18 FA Cup, the 137th Emirates FA Cup, won by Chelsea, who beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Wembley final on 19 May 2018 via an Eden Hazard penalty; Chelsea's eighth title and first since 2012.
2017–18 FC Barcelona season
2017-18 FC Barcelona season: Valverde's first year, La Liga and Copa del Rey double (25th league title, 93 points, 28-9-1), record 43-game unbeaten league run ended by a 5-4 Levante defeat, and a Champions League quarter-final exit to Roma on away goals.
2017–18 FC Bayern Munich season
2017-18 FC Bayern Munich season: Bundesliga champions (84 points, 92:28), coached by Ancelotti then Heynckes from October 2017; Lewandowski 29 league goals; lost Champions League semi-final to Real Madrid and DFB Cup final to Frankfurt.
2017–18 La Liga
2017–18 La Liga (LaLiga Santander), 87th Spanish top-flight season. Barcelona won the title with 93 points, losing once in 38 games, and took the Copa del Rey; Deportivo, Las Palmas, and Málaga were relegated.
2017–18 Liverpool F.C. season
The 2017–18 Liverpool F.C. season was Jürgen Klopp's third as manager, with Liverpool finishing fourth in the Premier League and losing the Champions League final to Real Madrid.
2017–18 Manchester City F.C. season
2017-18 Manchester City F.C. season, the "Centurions" campaign under Pep Guardiola: Premier League champions with a record 100 points, 32 wins, 106 goals, +79 goal difference, and an 18-match winning run, plus the EFL Cup; later covered by the 2009/10-2017/18 financial charges.
2017–18 Manchester United F.C. season
2017–18 Manchester United season: José Mourinho's side finished second in the Premier League on 81 points, 19 behind 100-point champions City, losing the FA Cup final to Chelsea and the Champions League round of 16 to Sevilla, trophyless despite Lukaku's 27 goals.
2017–18 National League
2017-18 National League, English fifth-tier football season. Macclesfield Town won the title with 92 points; Tranmere Rovers won the six-team play-offs, beating Boreham Wood 2-1 at Wembley; Andy Cook scored 26 goals; Woking, Torquay, Chester, and Guiseley were relegated.
2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
2017–18 NCAA football bowl games: 40 FBS postseason games including the CFP semifinals at the Rose and Sugar Bowls; Alabama beat Georgia 26–23 in overtime in Atlanta on January 8, 2018; undefeated UCF was left out.
2017–18 Premier League
The 2017–18 Premier League was the 26th season of English football's top tier, won by Manchester City with a record 100 points, 19 clear of Manchester United.
2017–18 Real Madrid CF season
2017–18 Real Madrid CF season: Zidane's side won a third straight Champions League, beating Liverpool in Kyiv (la Decimotercera), plus the UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup, and Club World Cup, but finished third in La Liga.
2017–18 Russian Premier League
2017–18 Russian Premier League (Чемпионат России по футболу 2017/2018), 16th RPL season, 15 July 2017–13 May 2018, 16 teams. Lokomotiv Moscow won with 60 points; Quincy Promes led scoring with 15; Tosno and SKA-Khabarovsk were relegated.
2017–18 Serie A
The 2017–18 Serie A was the season of Italy's top football league in which Juventus won a record seventh consecutive scudetto, and the first to use VAR.
2017–18 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
2017-18 Tottenham Hotspur season: Spurs played all home games at Wembley under Mauricio Pochettino, finished 3rd in the Premier League with 77 points, Harry Kane scored 30 league goals, and Juventus eliminated them in the Champions League round of 16.