The 2017-18 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th season of top-tier Italian football, the 86th in a round-robin tournament and the 8th since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. Juventus were the six-time defending champions. The season run from 19 August 2017 to 20 May 2018.
Video 2017-18 Serie A
Events
On 13 May 2017, SPAL was promoted from Serie B after 49 years. Five days later, Hellas Verona was promoted from Serie B after one year of relegation while on 8 June 2017, Benevento won the play-off to earn its first promotion in Serie A; the 67th team to participate in the Italian top level league.
After video replays were privately tested in the previous season, on 10 June 2017 it was announced replay assistance will be implemented the following season.
On 4 March 2018, Davide Astori, captain of Fiorentina, died in his sleep while staying in a hotel in Udine prior to Fiorentina's match against Udinese, proven to be caused by cardiac arrest determined from an autopsy conducted two days later. All Serie A, Serie B and Serie C matches scheduled for 4 March were postponed. Cagliari and Fiorentina both retired the number 13 jersey worn by Astori in his honour.
Teams that got relegated were Benevento (on 22 April 2018, after one year), Verona (on 5 May 2018, after one year also), and Crotone (on 20 may 2018, after 2 seasons in the top level).
On 13 May 2018, Juventus won their seventh title in a row and the 34th in their history. Four days later, iconic Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced his farewell to Serie A (and the national football team). He left Serie A after 23 career seasons, the last 17 being with Juventus, nine league titles and 640 caps, the second highest in Serie A.
Maps 2017-18 Serie A
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
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 to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Source: Lega Serie A
Results
Season statistics
Hat-tricks
- Note
(H) - Home ; (A) - Away
Clean sheets
Attendances
Number of teams by region
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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