The 2017–18 MDFA Elite Division is the 105th season of the MDFA Elite Division, the top-tier football league in Mumbai, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The 13 teams will play Preliminary League on a single leg basis.
The two teams standing 1st and 2nd after completion of the Preliminary League will be declared the winner and runner-up of the MDFA Elite Division.
The Two teams standing last after completion of the Preliminary league will be demoted to the Super Division of the 2018-19 season.
The matches will be played at Cooperage Football Ground and Mumbai Football Arena.