2017–18 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Brighton & Hove Albion's 116th year in existence and first season in the Premier League. Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Brighton secured their Premier League status for another season on 4 May 2018 by defeating Manchester United 1–0 at home.
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Contracts
New contracts
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Duration | Notes | Reference |
| 9 May 2017 | CM |  | Dale Stephens | June 2021 | – | |
| 20 May 2017 | CM |  | Richie Towell | June 2019 | Towell later completed a season-long loan move to Rotherham United. | |
| 30 May 2017 | LB |  | Gaëtan Bong | June 2018 | – | |
| 8 June 2017 | CM | | Steve Sidwell | June 2018 | – | |
| 20 June 2017 | ST | | Sam Baldock | June 2020 | – | |
| 12 July 2017 | GK | | Christian Walton | June 2021 | Walton later completed a season-long loan move to Wigan Athletic. | |
| 14 July 2017 | GK |  | Niki Mäenpää | June 2018 | – | |
| 17 August 2017 | CB | | Lewis Dunk | June 2022 | – | |
| 17 August 2017 | CB | | Shane Duffy | June 2021 | – | |
| 17 August 2017 | RM |  | Anthony Knockaert | June 2022 | – | |
| 16 November 2017 | ST |  | Tomer Hemed | June 2019 | – |
Pre-season
Brighton & Hove Albion announced six pre-season friendlies against Crawley Town, Southend United, Norwich City, Atlético Madrid, Girona and Fortuna Düsseldorf.Competitions
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 14 June 2017, Brighton & Hove Albion's fixtures were announced.FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Albion entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Crystal Palace.EFL Cup
Brighton & Hove Albion entered the competition in the second round and were drawn at home to Barnet. An away trip in round three against AFC Bournemouth was announced.Squad statistics
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.| No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 |  Mathew Ryan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Niki Mäenpää | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 |  Tim Krul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |