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2017–18 in Italian football

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Football in Italy
Season2017–18
Men's football
Serie AJuventus
Serie BEmpoli
Serie CLivorno
Padova
Lecce
Serie DPro Patria
Coppa ItaliaJuventus
Supercoppa ItalianaLazio
Women's football
Serie AJuventus
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The 2017–18 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Italy.

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

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Teams promoted to Serie A

Teams relegated from Serie A

Teams promoted to Serie B

Teams relegated from Serie B

National teams

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Italy national football team

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On 13 November 2017, Italy failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 aggregate loss to Sweden, the first time they failed to qualify for the World Cup since 1958.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 1 0 36 3 +33 28 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2  Italy 10 7 2 1 21 8 +13 23 Advance to second round
3  Albania 10 4 1 5 10 13 −3 13
4  Israel 10 4 0 6 10 15 −5 12
5  Macedonia 10 3 2 5 15 15 0 11
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 1 39 −38 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
11 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  5–0  Liechtenstein Udine, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Insigne 35'
Belotti 52'
Éder 75'
Bernardeschi 83'
Gabbiadini 90+1'
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,514
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Spain  3–0  Italy Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Isco 13', 40'
Morata 77'
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 66,328
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  1–1  Macedonia Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiellini 40' Report Trajkovski 77' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
9 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Albania  0–1  Italy Shkodër, Albania
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Candreva 73' Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
10 November 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Sweden  1–0  Italy Solna, Sweden
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Johansson 61' Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 49,193
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
13 November 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification Italy  0–0
(0–1 agg.)
 Sweden Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,696
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Friendlies

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7 June 2017 Friendly Italy  3–0  Uruguay Nice, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Giménez 7' (o.g.)
Éder 82'
De Rossi 90+3' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
23 March 2018 Friendly Italy  0–2  Argentina Manchester, England
19:45 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Banega 75'
Lanzini 85'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
27 March 2018 Friendly England  1–1  Italy London, England
20:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Vardy 26' Report Insigne 87' (pen.) Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,598
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Women

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2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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UEFA Group 6
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 8 7 0 1 19 4 +15 21 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–0
2  Belgium 8 6 1 1 28 6 +22 19 Play-offs 2–1 1–1 3–2 12–0
3  Portugal 8 3 2 3 22 8 +14 11 0–1 0–1 5–1 8–0
4  Romania 8 1 2 5 7 15 −8 5 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1
5  Moldova 8 0 1 7 2 45 −43 1 1–3 0–7 0–7 0–0
Source: UEFA
Italy 5–0 Moldova
Report
Attendance: 650
Referee: Zuzana Kováčová (Slovakia)

Romania 0–1 Italy
Report
Italy 3–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 530
Referee: Karolina Radzik-Johan (Poland)
Portugal 0–1 Italy
Report
Attendance: 817
Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

Moldova 1–3 Italy
Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Italy 2–1 Belgium
Report

League season

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Serie A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 30 5 3 86 24 +62 95 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Napoli 38 28 7 3 77 29 +48 91
3 Roma 38 23 8 7 61 28 +33 77
4 Internazionale 38 20 12 6 66 30 +36 72[a]
5 Lazio 38 21 9 8 89 49 +40 72[a] Qualification to Europa League group stage[b]
6 Milan[c] 38 18 10 10 56 42 +14 64
7 Atalanta 38 16 12 10 57 39 +18 60 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[b]
8 Fiorentina 38 16 9 13 54 46 +8 57
9 Torino 38 13 15 10 54 46 +8 54
10 Sampdoria 38 16 6 16 56 60 −4 54
11 Sassuolo 38 11 10 17 29 59 −30 43
12 Genoa 38 11 8 19 33 43 −10 41
13 Chievo 38 10 10 18 36 59 −23 40[d]
14 Udinese 38 12 4 22 48 63 −15 40[d]
15 Bologna 38 11 6 21 40 52 −12 39
16 Cagliari 38 11 6 21 33 61 −28 39
17 SPAL 38 8 14 16 39 59 −20 38
18 Crotone (R) 38 9 8 21 40 66 −26 35 Relegation to Serie B
19 Hellas Verona (R) 38 7 4 27 30 78 −48 25
20 Benevento (R) 38 6 3 29 33 84 −51 21
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Internazionale finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Internazionale 0–0 Lazio, Lazio 2–3 Internazionale.
  2. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
  3. ^ Milan was originally banned from European competition due to violations against Financial Fair Play regulations.[2] They appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and the ban was overturned on 20 July 2018.[3][4]
  4. ^ a b Chievo finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Chievo 1–1 Udinese, Udinese 1–2 Chievo.

Serie B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Empoli (C, P) 42 24 13 5 88 49 +39 85 Promotion to Serie A
2 Parma (P) 42 21 9 12 57 37 +20 72[a]
3 Frosinone (O, P) 42 19 15 8 65 47 +18 72[a] Qualification to promotion play-offs semi-finals
4 Palermo 42 18 17 7 59 39 +20 71
5 Venezia 42 17 16 9 56 42 +14 67 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
6 Cittadella 42 18 12 12 61 48 +13 66
7 Bari[b] (R, D, R) 42 18 13 11 59 48 +11 65 Revival in Serie D[c]
8 Perugia 42 16 12 14 67 58 +9 60 Qualification to promotion play-offs preliminary round
9 Foggia 42 16 10 16 66 68 −2 58
10 Spezia 42 13 14 15 46 45 +1 53
11 Carpi 42 12 16 14 32 46 −14 52
12 Salernitana 42 11 18 13 51 58 −7 51
13 Cesena[d] (E, R) 42 11 17 14 55 61 −6 50 Revival in Serie D[c]
14 Cremonese 42 9 21 12 48 47 +1 48[e]
15 Avellino (R, E, R, R) 42 11 15 16 49 60 −11 48[e] Revival in Serie D[c]
16 Brescia 42 11 15 16 41 52 −11 48[e]
17 Pescara 42 11 15 16 50 64 −14 48[e]
18 Ascoli (O) 42 11 13 18 40 60 −20 46 Qualification to relegation play-out
19 Virtus Entella (R) 42 10 14 18 41 54 −13 44[f]
20 Novara (R) 42 10 14 18 42 52 −10 44[f] Relegation to Serie C
21 Pro Vercelli (R) 42 9 13 20 47 70 −23 40
22 Ternana (R) 42 7 16 19 62 77 −15 37
Source: Lega Serie B
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[6]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Left the league; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Parma is ahead of Frosinone on head-to-head goal difference: Parma 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 2–1 Parma.
  2. ^ Bari was deducted two points for administrative irregularities. The team was reestablished in 2018 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal person
  3. ^ a b c Bari, Cesena and Avellino were excluded from the league after the season for financial issues.
  4. ^ A.C. Cesena bankrupted in mid-2018. A.S.D. Romagna Centro Cesena; another team from Cesena was renamed to Cesena F.C. which would participate in 2018–19 Serie D
  5. ^ a b c d Head-to-head points: Cremonese 10 pts, Avellino 8 pts, Brescia 7 pts, Pescara 6 pts.
  6. ^ a b Virtus Entella is ahead of Novara on head-to-head points: Virtus Entella 2–1 Novara, Novara 0–1 Virtus Entella.

Serie C

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Group A (North & Central West)
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Livorno (C, P) 36 68
2 Siena 36 67
3 Pisa 36 61
4 Monza 36 58
5 Viterbese 36 58
6 Alessandria 36 56
7 Carrarese 36 55
8 Piacenza 36 50
9 Giana Erminio 36 46
10 Pistoiese 36 46
11 Pontedera 36 46
12 Lucchese 36 44
13 Olbia 36 43
14 Pro Piacenza 36 41
15 Arzachena 36 39
16 Arezzo 36 39
17 Gavorrano (R) 36 34
18 Cuneo (O) 36 32
19 Prato (R) 36 26
Source: Livescore, lega-pro.com
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Group B (North & Central East)
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Padova (C, P) 34 63
2 Südtirol 34 55
3 Sambenedettese 34 53
4 Reggiana 34 53
5 Albinoleffe 34 49
6 FeralpiSalò 34 49
7 Renate 34 48
8 Bassano Virtus 34 48
9 Pordenone 34 46
10 Mestre (R) 34 44
11 Triestina 34 43
12 Ravenna 34 43
13 Fano 34 38
14 Fermana 34 38
15 Gubbio 34 36
16 Teramo 34 35
17 Santarcangelo (R) 34 35
18 Vicenza (O) 34 32
19 Modena (D) 0 0
Source: Soccerway, lega-pro.com
(C) Champions;
(D) Disqualified;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Group C (South)
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Lecce (C, P) 36 74
2 Catania 36 70
3 Trapani 36 68
4 Juve Stabia 36 55
5 Cosenza (O, P) 36 54
6 Monopoli 36 53
7 Casertana 36 50
8 Rende 36 50
9 Virtus Francavilla 36 46
10 Sicula Leonzio 36 46
11 Bisceglie 36 45
12 Matera 36 42
13 Siracusa 36 42
14 Catanzaro 36 42
15 Reggina 36 41
16 Fidelis Andria 36 38
17 Paganese (O) 36 33
18 Fondi (R) 36 30
19 Akragas (R) 36 0
Source: Soccerway, lega-pro.com
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated

Serie D

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Serie A (women)

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Cup competitions

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Coppa Italia

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Final

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The final was played on 9 May 2018 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Juventus4–0Milan
Report
Attendance: 64,983

Supercoppa Italiana

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Juventus2–3Lazio
Report
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Davide Massa

References

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  4. ^ "AC Milan v. UEFA: CAS annuls the sanction and refers the case back to UEFA to issue a proportionate disciplinary measure" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 20 July 2018.
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