2017–18 Serie A
The 2017–18 Serie A 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 ran from 19 August 2017 to 20 May 2018.
On 13 May, Juventus won a record seventh consecutive title and 34rd title overall with one game remaining following their 0–0 draw with Roma.
The season was marred by the death of Davide Astori, the captain of Fiorentina, due to heart problems.
Events
On 13 May 2017, SPAL was promoted from Serie B after 49 years. Five days later Hellas Verona was promoted from Serie B one year after being relegated. On 8 June 2017, Benevento won the play-offs to earn its first promotion to Serie A; the 67th team to participate in the Italian top level league.After video assistant refereeing was privately tested in the previous season, on 10 June 2017 it was announced replay assistance would be implemented for this season. The percentage of errors in Serie A in this season was 0.89 percent, compared to 5.78 percent if VAR was not used.
Subsequently to the new UEFA entry criteria, Italy obtained four full spots for the Champions League together with the other three big nations.
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, Hellas Verona, and Crotone.
On 13 May 2018, Juventus won their seventh title in a row and the 34th in their history following their 0–0 draw with Roma. Four days later, iconic Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announced his farewell to Serie A. 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.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2016–17 season |
| Atalanta | Bergamo | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 4th in Serie A | |
| Benevento | Benevento | Stadio Ciro Vigorito | Serie B play-off winners | |
| Bologna | Bologna | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 15th in Serie A | |
| Cagliari | Cagliari | Sardegna Arena | 11th in Serie A | |
| Chievo | Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 14th in Serie A | |
| Crotone | Crotone | Stadio Ezio Scida | 17th in Serie A | |
| Fiorentina | Florence | Stadio Artemio Franchi | 8th in Serie A | |
| Genoa | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 16th in Serie A | |
| Hellas Verona | Verona | Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | Serie B runners-up | |
| Internazionale | Milan | San Siro | 7th in Serie A | |
| Juventus | Turin | Allianz Stadium | Serie A champions | |
| Lazio | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 5th in Serie A | |
| Milan | Milan | San Siro | 6th in Serie A | |
| Napoli | Naples | Stadio San Paolo | 3rd in Serie A | |
| Roma | Rome | Stadio Olimpico | 2nd in Serie A | |
| Sampdoria | Genoa | Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 10th in Serie A | |
| Sassuolo | Sassuolo | Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore | 12th in Serie A | |
| SPAL | Ferrara | Stadio Paolo Mazza | Serie B champions | |
| Torino | Turin | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino | 9th in Serie A | |
| Udinese | Udine | Dacia Arena | 13th in Serie A |
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.Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
 Paulo Dybala | Juventus | Genoa | 26 08 2017 | |
 Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Milan | 10 09 2017 | |
| Paulo Dybala | Juventus | Sassuolo | 17 09 2017 | |
 Dries Mertens | Napoli | Benevento | 17 09 2017 | |
| Mauro Icardi | Internazionale | Milan | 15 10 2017 | |
 Sami Khedira | Juventus | Udinese | 22 10 2017 | |
 Ivan Perišić | Internazionale | Chievo | 3 12 2017 | |
| Ciro Immobile4 | Lazio | SPAL | 06 01 2018 | |
| Fabio Quagliarella | Sampdoria | Fiorentina | 21 01 2018 | |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Juventus | Sassuolo | 04 02 2018 | |
| Mauro Icardi4 | Internazionale | Sampdoria | 18 03 2018 | |
 Josip Iličić | Atalanta | Hellas Verona | 18 03 2018 | |
| Andrea Belotti | Torino | Crotone | 04 04 2018 | |
| Paulo Dybala | Juventus | Benevento | 07 04 2018 | |
 Jordan Veretout | Fiorentina | Lazio | 18 04 2018 | |
| Giovanni Simeone | Fiorentina | Napoli | 29 04 2018 |
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4 Player scored four goals ; – Home – Away