2017–18 in Italian football

Football in Italy
Season	2017–18
Men's football
Serie A	Juventus
Serie B	Empoli
Coppa Italia	Juventus
Supercoppa Italiana	Lazio

The 2017–18 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Italy.

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

Teams relegated from Serie A

Teams promoted to Serie B

Teams relegated from Serie B

National teams

Italy national football team

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]

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

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)

5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Italy	1–0	Israel	Reggio Emilia, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Immobile 53'	Report		Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 15,507 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

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

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)

League season

Serie A

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Lazio	38	21	9	8	89	49	+40	72^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification to Europa League group stage^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	Milan^{[lower-alpha 3]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 4]}
14	Udinese	38	12	4	22	48	63	−15	40^{[lower-alpha 4]}
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1 2 Internazionale finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Internazionale 0–0 Lazio, Lazio 2–3 Internazionale.
1 2 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 third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
↑ 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]
1 2 Chievo finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Chievo 1–1 Udinese, Udinese 1–2 Chievo.

Serie B

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Promotion to Serie A
3	Frosinone (O, P)	42	19	15	8	65	47	+18	72^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification to promotion play-offs^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Palermo	42	18	17	7	59	39	+20	71
5	Venezia	42	17	16	9	56	42	+14	67
6	Cittadella	42	18	12	12	61	48	+13	66
7	Bari^{[lower-alpha 3]} (R)	42	18	13	11	59	48	+11	65	Relegation to Serie D^{[lower-alpha 4]}
8	Perugia	42	16	12	14	67	58	+9	60	Qualification to promotion play-offs^{[lower-alpha 2]}
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^{[lower-alpha 5]}	42	11	17	14	55	61	−6	50	Club dissolved
14	Cremonese	42	9	21	12	48	47	+1	48^{[lower-alpha 6]}
15	Avellino (R)	42	11	15	16	49	60	−11	48^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Relegation to Serie D^{[lower-alpha 4]}
16	Brescia	42	11	15	16	41	52	−11	48^{[lower-alpha 6]}
17	Pescara	42	11	15	16	50	64	−14	48^{[lower-alpha 6]}
18	Ascoli (O)	42	11	13	18	40	60	−20	46	Qualification to relegation play-out^{[lower-alpha 7]}
19	Virtus Entella (R)	42	10	14	18	41	54	−13	44^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Qualification to relegation play-out^{[lower-alpha 7]}
20	Novara (R)	42	10	14	18	42	52	−10	44^{[lower-alpha 8]}	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

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1 2 Parma is ahead of Frosinone on on head-to-head goal difference: Parma 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 2–1 Parma.
1 2 If the third-placed team finishes more than 14 points ahead of the fourth-placed team, then the promotion play-offs are not played and the third-placed team is promoted to Serie A.
↑ Bari was deducted two points for administrative irregularities. The team was reestablished in 2018 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal person
1 2 Bari and Avellino were excluded from the league after the season for financial issues.
↑ 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
1 2 3 4 Head-to-head points: Cremonese 10 pts, Avellino 8 pts, Brescia 7 pts, Pescara 6 pts.
↑ If the 18th-placed team finishes more than 4 points ahead of the 19th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 19th-placed team is relegated to Serie C.
1 2 Virtus Entella is ahead of Novara on on head-to-head points: Virtus Entella 2–1 Novara, Novara 0–1 Virtus Entella.

Serie C

Group A (North & Central West)

Group B (North & Central East)

Group C (South)

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) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.

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) Champion;
(D) Disqualified;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.

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) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated.

Serie D

Cup competitions

Coppa Italia

Final

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

9 May 201821:00 CEST

Juventus	4–0	Milan
Benatia 56', 64' Douglas Costa 61' Kalinić 76' (o.g.)	Report

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 66,400

Referee: Antonio Damato

Supercoppa Italiana

13 August 201720:45 CEST

Juventus	2–3	Lazio
Dybala 85', 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Immobile 32' (pen.), 54' Murgia 90+3'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Davide Massa

References

↑ "Ignominious Italy out of World Cup". Football Italia. 13 November 2017.
↑ "CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber renders AC Milan decision". UEFA. 27 June 2018.
↑ "Ufficiale, Milan in Europa League: accolto il ricorso al Tas" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 20 July 2018.
↑ "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.
↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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[table_hth_INT0.19895675741087-2] 1 2 Internazionale finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Internazionale 0–0 Lazio, Lazio 2–3 Internazionale.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.19895675741087-3] 1 2 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 third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_note_MIL0.19895675741087-7] 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]

[table_hth_CHV0.19895675741087-8] 1 2 Chievo finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Chievo 1–1 Udinese, Udinese 1–2 Chievo.

[table_hth_PAR0.80667764032571-10] 1 2 Parma is ahead of Frosinone on on head-to-head goal difference: Parma 2–0 Frosinone, Frosinone 2–1 Parma.

[table_note_res_PPO0.80667764032571-11] 1 2 If the third-placed team finishes more than 14 points ahead of the fourth-placed team, then the promotion play-offs are not played and the third-placed team is promoted to Serie A.

[table_note_BAR0.80667764032571-12] Bari was deducted two points for administrative irregularities. The team was reestablished in 2018 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal person

[table_note_res_SerieD0.80667764032571-13] 1 2 Bari and Avellino were excluded from the league after the season for financial issues.

[table_note_CES0.80667764032571-14] 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

[table_hth_CRE0.80667764032571-15] 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head points: Cremonese 10 pts, Avellino 8 pts, Brescia 7 pts, Pescara 6 pts.

[table_note_res_RPO0.80667764032571-16] If the 18th-placed team finishes more than 4 points ahead of the 19th-placed team, then the relegation play-out is not played and the 19th-placed team is relegated to Serie C.

[table_hth_ENT0.80667764032571-17] 1 2 Virtus Entella is ahead of Novara on on head-to-head points: Virtus Entella 2–1 Novara, Novara 0–1 Virtus Entella.

[1] "Ignominious Italy out of World Cup". Football Italia. 13 November 2017.

[4] "CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber renders AC Milan decision". UEFA. 27 June 2018.

[5] "Ufficiale, Milan in Europa League: accolto il ricorso al Tas" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport. 20 July 2018.

[6] "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.

[9] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[18] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

2017–18 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '17 '18 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '17 '18 Faroe Islands '17 '18 Finland '17 '18 France Georgia '17 '18 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '17 '18 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '17 '18 Kosovo Latvia '17 '18 Lithuania '17 '18 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova '17 '18 Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '17 '18 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '17 '18 Finland France Georgia '17 '18 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '17 '18 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '17 '18 Kosovo Latvia '17 '18 Liechtenstein Lithuania '17 '18 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Estonia France Iceland '17 '18 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic & Slovakia England Estonia Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Lithuania '17 '18 Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '17 '18 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '17 '18 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup UEFA qualification 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 Euro Under-21 qualification 2018 Euro Under-19 qualification 2018 Euro Under-17 qualification