2018–19 Premijer liga, Format
As in the previous season, all participants in Premijer liga including teams that play ABA League joined the regular season. It was played with a double round-robin format where the eight first qualified teams joined the playoffs, while the penultimate will be play relegation playoffs and last qualified one was relegated.


2018–19 Premijer liga, Playoffs
Quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in a best-of-three-games format, while the finals in a best-of-five one.


2018–19 Premijer liga, Relegation playoffs
As of the 2018–19 season, team who lost the 2018–19 First League final and the 11th placed team of the 2018–19 Premijer liga season will play in the Qualifiers for a spot in the 2019–20 Premijer liga season.


2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by second-year head coach Dustin Kerns, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UNC Asheville in the first round of the Big South Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com  Tournament, their first ever Division I post season tournament, where they defeated Seattle and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Marshall.


2018–19 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Hose finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Big South play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Charleston Southern.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Preston North End's 139th season in existence, and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
Paul Huntington, the club's longest-serving current player since he arrived from Yeovil Town in July 2012, signed a new three-year contract. He made 46 appearances last season. Other new contracts were signed during the summer by Alan Browne, Tom Clarke, Darnell Fisher, Paul Gallagher and Sean Maguire.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
Striker Eoin Doyle transferred to Bradford City on 1 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a two-year contract. On the same day, Preston announced that Billy Bodin had a knee ligament injury and would be out of action for up to six months. Sean Maguire, who had recently renewed his contract, was out for "the first few weeks of the season" with a hamstring injury.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Season review, August
Preston signed two forwards on season-long loans from Manchester City. They are Lukas Nmecha, who is an England U-21 striker, and Brandon Barker, an England U-20 winger. Both made their debuts in the club's second EFL Championship match, away to Swansea City on 11 August.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Season review, August
Daryl Horgan transferred to Hibernian on 10 August for an undisclosed fee and signed a three-year contract. Horgan had appeared a substitute in the opening match against QPR.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
PNE announced they will compete with Bamber Bridge, AFC Fylde, West Ham United and Burnley during pre-season.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.


2018–19 Preston North End F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was done on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.


2018–19 Primeira Liga
The 2018–19 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Porto were the defending champions but finished behind Benfica, who became champions for a record 37th time while equalling their own scoring record of 103 goals in the 1963–64 season.


2018–19 Primeira Liga, Incidents
The weeks leading up to the beginning of the competition were filled with several incidents:


2018–19 Primera B Nacional
The 2018–19 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 34th season of the Argentine second division. The season began on 25 August 2018 and ended on 8 June 2019. Twenty-five teams competed in the league, seventeen returning from the 2017–18 season, four teams that were relegated from Primera División and two teams promoted from Federal A and B Metropolitana.


2018–19 Primera B Nacional, Competition format
Twenty-five teams played each other once for a total of twenty-four matches each. The champion earns promotion to the Primera División. The teams placed from 2nd to 9th place competed in the "Torneo Reducido" for the second promotion berth after the regular season ended. Two teams were relegated at the end of the season; one with indirect affiliation with AFA was relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while one directly affiliated faced relegation to Primera B Metropolitana.


2018–19 Primera B Nacional, League table, Championship play-off
Sarmiento (J) and Arsenal ended up tied in points at the end of the 24 weeks of regular season. Tournament rules establish that, unlike any other position on the table, if two or more teams are equal in points at the end of play, goal difference does not count and a playoff game is required. The winner of this match achieved promotion to the Primera División as champions, while the loser qualified to the Torneo Reducido as runners-up.


2018–19 Primera B Nacional, Torneo Reducido
Teams ending between second and ninth place played the Torneo Reducido for the second promotion berth to Primera División. Quarterfinals and semi-finals were played over two legs, and in case of a tie the best-placed team advanced. The finals were played over two legs, and a penalty shootout occurred in case of a tie.


2018–19 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Federal A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. The bottom team of each table was relegated.


2018–19 Primera Divisió
The 2018–19 Primera Divisió, also known as Lliga Multisegur Assegurances, was the 24th season of top-tier football in Andorra.


2018–19 Primera Divisió
The winner of the league this season earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Champions League, and the second-placed club earned a place in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Europa League.


2018–19 Primera Divisió, Teams
FC Ordino earned a place in the Primera Divisió this season by winning the 2017–18 Segona Divisió.


2018–19 Primera Divisió, Regular season, Results
The eight clubs played each other three times for twenty–one matches each during the regular season.


2018–19 Primera Divisió, Championship and relegation round
Records earned in the regular season were taken over to the Championship round and relegation round.


2018–19 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
The seventh-placed club (third-placed in the relegation round), from the 2018–19 Primera Divisió and the runners-up from the 2018–19 Segona Divisió, played in a two-legged relegation play-off for one place in the 2019–20 Primera Divisió.


2018–19 Primera Divisió, Primera Divisió play-offs
CE Carroi promoted to 2019–20 Primera Divisió; FC Lusitanos relegated to 2019–20 Segona Divisió


2018–19 Primera División (women)
The 2018–19 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol was the 31st edition of Spain's highest women's football league. The season started on 3 September 2018 and ended on 11 May 2019. Atlético Madrid won their third consecutive title.


2018–19 Primera División (women), Teams
Málaga and Logroño joined the league after earning promotion at the conclusion of the 2017–18 Segunda División.


2018–19 Primera División (women), Best XI of the Season
On 27 June 2016, La Liga named their best XI of the 2018-19 Primera Division season.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador
The 2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 20th season and 39th and 40th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza F.C. are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top eight teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2019 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2017–18 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2017–18 Segunda División.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Team information
Dragon were relegated to 2018–19 Segunda División the previous season.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Team information
The relegated team was replaced by the 2017–18 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. Jocoro F.C. won the Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2018.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Team information, Promotion and relegation
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2018.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, Change of Ownership of Aguila
The Grupo Aguila Deportivo, SA de CV announced in June, 2018 that they were selling their operating rights for Aguila, on the 6th of July a new group under Adolfo Salume (Club Social Águila) had purchased Aguila from the Arieta group (Grupo Aguila Deportivo) for undisclosed fees.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, Pasaquina and Audaz moving stadium
Pasaquina announced that due to their home stadium not meeting new CONCACAF standards and minimal crowd numbers, they would play their home games at La Union stadium. Audaz also announced that they would play some games away from Estadio Jiboa.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, New ball sponsorship for the league
The league signed a new deal with Mexican company Voit to provide the balls used in the national league.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, Change of Ownership of Audaz
The Audaz Apasteque group announced in January, 2018 that they were selling their operating rights for Audaz, on the 6th of July a new group under Roberto Campos had purchased Audaz from the Juan Pablo Herrera group for undisclosed fees.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, Deduction of Points
Audaz attempted to play in unapproved jersey, despite on the spot modification being done, referee abandoned the game and FESFUT decided to award the match to a 2-0 forfeit win to Isidro Metapan.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, Deduction of Points
On February 27, 2019 C.D. Municipal Limeno, Jocoro F.C. and C.D. Pasaquina were deducted six points due to failing to sign the right paperwork for their respective under 17 teams to compete in the tournament.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, Notable events, Notable death from Apertura 2018 season and 2019 Clausura season
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died in end of 2018 and mid 2019.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, List of foreign players in the league
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it is before the close of the season transfer window.


2018–19 Primera División de El Salvador, List of foreign players in the league
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
The 2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League was the 2nd season of the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League under its current name, and 42nd season of the Saudi First Division since its establishment in 1976. The season started on 28 August 2018 and concluded on 15 May 2019. Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 25 July 2018.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
The first team to be promoted was Abha, following their 2–2 draw away to Al-Nojoom on 30 April 2019. Despite losing to Al-Qaisumah, Abha were crowned champions on 11 May 2019 following Damac's 1–1 draw with Al-Ain. The second team to be promoted was Damac, in spite of their 1–0 defeat away to Al-Tai, on 5 May 2019. The third and final team to be promoted was Al-Adalah, who were promoted on the final matchday following their 2–0 win at home against Damac on 15 May 2019.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Overview, First Division rebranding
On 7 March 2018, the Saudi FF announced that the league would be increased from 16 teams to 20 teams. The competition will be known as the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League for the second season.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Overview, Rule changes
On 7 March 2018, the SAFF announced that the numbers of foreign players were increased from 3 players to 7 players. They also increased the prize money to SAR 10 million.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
A total of 20 teams are contesting the league, including 9 sides from the 2017–18 season, 6 promoted teams from the Second Division, the two playoff losers from the 2017–18 Pro League playoffs, and three winners from the 2017–18 relegation playoffs.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
No teams were relegated from the Pro League. Due to an increase in the number of teams, the Saudi FF announced that the relegation was canceled and in its place was a relegation play-off. Both Pro League teams, Al-Raed and Ohod, won the playoffs and secured their top-flight status.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
Al-Washm were promoted as the winners of the Second Division and Al-Jabalain were promoted as the runners-up. Al-Jeel defeated Al-Ansar in the third place playoffs. Both teams were promoted after the increase of teams. The 4 teams were joined by the third-placed teams of both groups, Al-Adalah and Al-Ain. Abha defeated Al-Watani in the relegation playoffs and became the only Second Division side to win their relegation playoff match.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
Al-Washm and Al-Ain will play in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League for the first time in their history. Al-Jabalain return to the MS League for the first time since the 2007–08 season. Abha return to the MS League for the first time since the 2014–15 season. Al-Ansar return to the MS League for the first time since the 2013–14 season. Al-Adalah and Al-Jeel return to the MS League after only a season's absence.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Teams
On 4 May 2018 Al-Watani became the only club to be relegated to the Second Division following their 1–0 defeat to Abha.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Stadia and locations
1:   Najran will play at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium due to the ongoing war in Yemen 2:   Al-Adalah, Al-Jeel, Al-Nojoom and Hajer also use Al-Fateh Club Stadium (7,000 seats) as a home stadium.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Stadia and locations, Foreign players
The number of foreign players is limited to 7 per team.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, Stadia and locations, Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.


2018–19 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League, 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 in the round at which they were originally scheduled but added to the full round they were played immediately afterward.


2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Mitch Henderson, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.


2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 13–16 (5–9 in Ivy League play), which tied for fifth place with the Columbia Lions. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.


2018–19 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
On December 29, Princeton defeated number 17-ranked Arizona State after Richmond Aririguzoh made a pair of free throws with 24.8 seconds left to provide the final 67–66 margin of victory. It was Princeton's first win over a ranked opponent since defeating the 25-ranked 2011–12 Harvard Crimson on February 11, 2012 and the school's first win over a top-20 opponent since head coach Henderson was a player on the 1995–96 Princeton team that upset the UCLA Bruins in the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.


2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by twelfth-year head coach Courtney Banghart, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.


2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
The Tigers finished the season with a 22–10 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They tied Penn for first place in the conference's regular season to meet them in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers won, but lost in the first round to 17th-ranked Kentucky.


2018–19 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season with a 24–6 overall record and 12–2 in the Ivy League. They finished first in the conference to play Penn in a playoff to determine which Ivy League team will get a first-round bid for the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers won, but their postseason ended with a loss in the first round to 16th-ranked Maryland.


2018–19 Principality Premiership
The 2018–19 Principality Premiership was the third season of the new format of the Principality Premiership, the top tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It was contested by sixteen Welsh clubs following an expansion from twelve teams at the start of the 2016–17 season. The 2018–19 season saw the end of "ring-fencing" and relegation returned for this season with four teams being automatically relegated to the 2019–20 WRU Championship and a fifth team avoiding relegation by winning a playoff.


2018–19 Principality Premiership, Structure
The structure this year has reverted to a traditional league. Each team will play each other team on a home and away basis for a total of 30 games. League points are awarded as such – 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Teams can also earn an additional bonus point by scoring four or more tries in a match and/or losing by less than seven points. This season sees the return of relegation from the Premiership after two seasons of ring fencing.


2018–19 Principality Premiership, Structure
The bottom four sides will automatically be relegated to the Championship for the 2019–20 season. The 12th placed side will play-off against the winners of the 2018–19 WRU Championship at a neutral venue to determine the 12th team in next season's Premiership. If the winners of the Championship do not have an 'A License' necessary to compete in the Premiership, then the 12th placed team will remain in the Premiership for next season.


2018–19 Principality Premiership, Teams
The same 16 teams that competed the previous season competed again this season. Merthyr are the reigning champions and are aiming to win the league for the third year in succession.


2018–19 Principality Premiership, Teams
Orange = DragonsBlue = Cardiff BluesBlack = OspreysRed = Scarlets


2018–19 Principality Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
The 12th placed team of the Premiership (Llanelli) faced the winner of the Championship (Pontypool) to determine who the 12th team will be in next season's Premiership. The play-off was a one-off game played at a neutral venue. The venue was announced as Aberavon's home ground the Tablbot Athletic Ground on 7 May 2019. Llanelli won the game and would therefore remain in the Premiership for the 2019–20 season. Pontypool would contest the Championship for the 2019–20 season


2018–19 Pro A season
The 2018–19 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 97th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the second season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2018 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2019 with the last game of the finals.


2018–19 Pro A season
LDLC ASVEL won its nineteenth French championship and its first one since 2016. In the finals, they defeated Monaco.


2018–19 Pro A season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Hyères-Toulon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne were relegated after the 2017–18 season after the teams ended in the last two places.


2018–19 Pro A season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
Blois promoted by finishing first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B. Fos Provence made its Pro A debut after promoting, as Fos defeated Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs.


2018–19 Pro A season, Teams, Promotion and relegation
However, as ADA Blois did not meet the requirements for playing in Pro A, Boulazac remained in the league.


2018–19 Pro A season, Teams, Budgets
On 3 October 2018, the LNB published the budgets and salary expenditures of the Pro A clubs.


2018–19 Pro A season, Play-offs
Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and the finals in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League
The 2018–19 Pro Basketball League, for sponsorship reasons the EuroMillions Basketball League, season was the 92nd season of the Pro Basketball League (PBL), first tier of basketball in Belgium. The season started on 5 October 2018 and ended 13 June 2019.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League
Filou Oostende captured its eight consecutive league title after defeating Antwerp Giants in the playoff finals.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League, Teams
All ten teams from the previous season would return this season. Nine teams got A-licences, which allows for participation in European competitions, while Leuven Bears received a B-licence and therefore could not play in Europe.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League, Teams
Kangoeroes Willebroek moved from Willebroek to the city of Mechelen and changed its name into Kangoeroes Mechelen. BC Oostende changed its name to Filou Oostende for sponsorship reasons.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League, Play-offs
Quarterfinals and semifinals were played in a best-of-three games format, while the finals in a best-of-five (1-1-1-1-1) format.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League, Play-offs, Quarterfinals
The team with the higher seed played game one and three (if necessary) at home.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League, Play-offs, Semifinals
The team with the higher seed played game one, two and 5 (if necessary) at home.


2018–19 Pro Basketball League, Play-offs, Finals
The team with the higher seed played game one, three and five (if necessary) at home.


2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season
The 2018–19 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league in India since 2014. The season began on 7 October 2018 and concluded on 5 January 2019.


2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season
Bengaluru Bulls defeated Gujarat Fortune Giants in the final match to win their maiden title.


2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season, Teams, Foreign Players
Each team can sign maximum 3 foreign players in the squad.


2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season, Points Table
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches. Zone A


2018–19 Pro14
The 2018–19 Pro14 (also known as the Guinness Pro14 for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the second season to be referred to as the Pro14 (the competition was named the Pro12 immediately prior to the addition of two South African teams).


2018–19 Pro14
Fourteen teams competed in 2018-19 — four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors; two South African teams: Cheetahs and the Southern Kings; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets.


2018–19 Pro14
Leinster were the defending champions, having won the 2017-18 final at the Aviva Stadium to take their fifth title in the competition's various iterations and seal a domestic league and European Cup double, becoming only the sixth team to do so and the first from the Pro14.


2018–19 Pro14, Format
The fourteen teams are split into two conferences of seven teams, with each conference featuring two teams from Ireland and Wales plus one team from Italy, Scotland and South Africa. To ensure a competitive balance, the teams are distributed approximately evenly between the conferences based upon their performance in the previous season.


2018–19 Pro14, Format
The regular season is made up of 21 rounds –6 home and 6 away games against each team in their own conference7 games, either home or away, against the teams in the other conference2 additional regional derbies


2018–19 Pro14, Format
The first-placed teams in each conference are given a bye to the semi-finals with the second and third placed teams in each conference meeting in two quarter-finals for the two remaining semi-final places.


2018–19 Pro14, Format
The South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top three eligible European teams in each conference automatically qualify for following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible team in each conference meet in a play-off match with the winner taking the seventh Champions Cup place.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Ireland
Connacht came into the new season with a new head coach, after removing Kieran Keane from his position one year into a three-year deal. Former Australia sevens coach Andy Friend was named as his replacement in May 2018, joining on a three-year contract. The team also had a new captain for the season, following the retirement of John Muldoon, record-holder for appearances both for Connacht and in the league. In August 2018, Jarrad Butler was named as his replacement.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Ireland
Like Connacht, Leinster had a new captain for the season. Isa Nacewa retired at the end of the 2017–18 season, after leading the province to an unprecedented Pro14-Champions Cup double. The team's all-time leading scorer Jonathan Sexton was named as captain in August 2018, with Rhys Ruddock as his vice-captain. The team also had a new backs coach following the departure of Girvan Dempsey, who signed with English Premiership side Bath in May 2018. Former player Felipe Contepomi was announced as his replacement in June 2018. He joined from the Argentine Rugby Union where he had been serving both as part of the coaching staff of Super Rugby side, the Jaguares, and as head coach of Argentina XV, the country's second tier international side.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Ireland
Munster came into the league without their all-time leading try scorer Simon Zebo. It was announced in October 2017 that he would leave the province at the end of the 2017–18 season, with French Top 14 side Racing 92 later being confirmed as his next club.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Ireland
Following the departure of Les Kiss as the province's director of rugby in January 2018, Ulster confirmed in March 2018 that then-head coach Jono Gibbes would leave the province at the end of the season. In April 2018, the province announced that Scotland forwards coach Dan McFarland would be their new head coach, with the former Connacht and Glasgow assistant signing a three-year contract. However the Scottish Rugby Union insisted that McFarland must serve the nine-month notice period in his contract before joining Ulster, which would have left the province without a head coach until January 2019.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Ireland
In July 2018, it was announced that Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby would work with the Ulster coaches on an interim basis ahead of McFarland's arrival. After a four-month standoff, an agreement was reached in August 2018 to allow McFarland to take up his position with Ulster with immediate effect. Another addition to the coaching staff was long-serving squad member and Ireland international Jared Payne, who was forced to retire in May 2018 due to a head injury suffered on the 2017 Lions tour. The province announced that he would serve as their new defence coach. Banbridge head coach Daniel Soper was confirmed as Ulster's skills coach in June 2018.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Italy
Having served as one of the team's co-captain's, Italy centre Tommaso Castello was named as the Zebre skipper for the season. He had previously shared the captaincy with George Biagi.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Scotland
After spending much of the previous two seasons playing in the 5,500-capacity Myreside Stadium, Edinburgh announced in February 2018 that they would be returning permanently to Murrayfield, their previous home. Due to the stadium's larger size making it inappropriate for permanent use, the Scottish Rugby Union also announced plans to develop another, smaller ground with a capacity of 7,800 in the grounds of Murrayfield, on what were previously training pitches. It was estimated that the development would cost the Union in the region of £5 million.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, South Africa
The Cheetahs had a new captain for the 2018–19 season. It was announced in March 2018 that incumbent captain Francois Venter would leave the team at the end of the season, joining English side Worcester Warriors.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Wales
Cardiff Blues confirmed in September 2017 that then-head coach Danny Wilson would leave the club at the end of the 2017–18 season, with John Mulvihill being announced as their new head coach on a three-year contract in March 2018. Also departing the club was the team's most-capped player, Taufaʻao Filise. The Tongan international prop made his last appearance for the region in the final of the 2017–18 Challenge Cup, before retiring. In July 2018, Ellis Jenkins was named as the new team captain, replacing previous season's skipper Gethin Jenkins. Both players were also named as part of a 10-man "leadership group" within the squad.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Wales
In December 2018, Dragons parted company with head coach Bernard Jackman 18 months into a three-year deal. The team's forwards coach Ceri Jones was named as caretaker following Jackman's departure. In January 2019, it was announced that Jones would remain in the role until the end of the season.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Wales
The Ospreys were coached by Allen Clarke. He had started the previous season as the team's forwards coach, before being promoted to head coach on an interim basis in January 2018 following the sacking of Steve Tandy. In April 2018, it was announced that Clarke would take the job on a permanent basis and had signed a three-year contract. For the first time in eight seasons, the side came into the campaign with a new captain, with Justin Tipuric replacing Alun Wyn Jones in the role.


2018–19 Pro14, Team changes, Wales
This was Wayne Pivac's final season in charge of the Scarlets, as it was announced in July 2018 that he would succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach. The agreement meant Pivac would take up the role following the 2019 World Cup.


2018–19 Pro14, Table
Green background indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup(excluding South African teams who are ineligible)Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.


2018–19 Pro14, Play-offs
The top side from each of the two conferences are given a bye to the semi-finals and have home advantage. Teams placed second and third in opposite conferences meet in the two quarter-finals to determine the other two semi-finalists with the teams ranked second having home advantage.


2018–19 Pro14, Play-offs
The play-offs are scheduled in the four weeks after the regular season has been completed.


2018–19 Pro14, Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place
South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup as it is restricted to European teams. The top three eligible teams in the two conferences automatically qualify for the following year's Champions Cup. The seventh Champions Cup place is allocated to the winners of the playoff match between the fourth ranked eligible teams in each conference played at the home of the team with the most regular league points.


2018–19 Pro14, Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place
As Leinster lost the Champions Cup final on 11 May 2019, Ospreys hosted Scarlets in the play-off on 18 May 2019.


2018–19 Pro14, Referees
Pro14 2018–19 14-man referee elite squad: (number of matches refereed):


2018–19 Pro14, Referees
Note: Additional referees are used throughout the season, selected from a select development squad that includes; Craig Evans (2) and Adam Jones (0) – both WRU, Sam Grove-White (3), Ben Blain (2), Keith Allen (1) – SRU and Joy Neville (1) – IRFU


2018–19 Pro14, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2018–19 Pro50 Championship
The 2018–19 Pro50 Championship was the seventeenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe, which started on 8 December 2018. The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that took part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded. The other change to the 2018–19 tournament was that it was played across six rounds, instead of ten, as per previous years. The Rising Stars were the defending champions.


2018–19 Pro50 Championship
The Mashonaland Eagles were the first team to qualify for the final of the tournament. They were joined in the final by the Matabeleland Tuskers, after they won their penultimate fixture by eight wickets. Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament, beating Matabeleland Tuskers by two wickets in the final.


2018–19 ProA
The 2018–19 ProA was the 12th season of the ProA, the second level of basketball in Germany. The champions and the runners-up of the play-offs were promoted to the 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga.


2018–19 ProA
Hamburg Towers won its first ProA championship after defeating Nürnberg Falcons, which promoted too, in the finals. Nürnberg did not promote after all after it could not meet Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) BBL arena requirements.


2018–19 Professional U23 Development League
The 2018–19 Professional U23 Development League is the seventh season of the Professional Development League system.


2018–19 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by eighth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated Butler before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.


2018–19 Providence Friars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Friars finished the 2017–18 season 21–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East Tournament, they defeated Creighton and No. 1-seeded Xavier in back-to-back overtime games to advance to the championship game. In a third straight overtime game, the Friars fell to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost to Texas A&M in the First Round.


2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Providence Friars women's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Friars, led by third year head coach Jim Crowley, played their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to DePaul. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they defeated Hartford and Penn in the first and second rounds before losing to Big East member Georgetown in the third round.


2018–19 Prva A liga
The 2018–19 Prva A Liga, known as Erste košarkaške lige by sponsorship reasons, is the 13th season of the Montenegrin Basketball League, the top tier basketball league on Montenegro. Mornar is the defending champion.


2018–19 Prva A liga, Competition format
Nine of the eleven teams that play the league join the regular season and play a two-round robin competition where the six first qualified teams join the Super Liga with the two 2018–19 ABA League teams (Budućnost Voli and Mornar). The last qualified team would play a relegation playoff against the second qualified of the Prva B.


2018–19 Prva A liga, Playoffs
Semifinals will be played in a best-of-three-games format, while the finals in a best-of-five one.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Matt Painter in his 14th season with the Boilers. The team played their home games at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference. With a win over Northwestern on March 9, 2019, the Boilermakers clinched a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's 24th championship.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
They finished the season 26–10, 16–4 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, the school's conference-record 24th championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they were upset by Minnesota in the quarterfinals. The received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. They defeated Old Dominion in the First Round before beating defending champion Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Tennessee in overtime to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to No. 1 seed Virginia in overtime.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
On October 12, 2018, Purdue signed Matt Painter to a rolling two-year contract extension, through the 2023–24 season. Following the conclusion of the regular season, Painter was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Boilermakers finished the 2017–18  season with a record thirty wins (30-7), 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Penn State before losing to Michigan in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the East region. They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the First Round, but lost starting center Isaac Haas to a fractured elbow. Without Haas, they defeated Butler in the Second Round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No. 3 seed Texas Tech.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
On March 26, 2018, sophomore guard Carsen Edwards announced he would enter the NBA draft, but would not sign with an agent. Edwards withdrew his name from the draft and returned for his junior season. On April 20, freshman Nojel Eastern announced he would also test the waters of the NBA draft without signing with an agent. Eastern also withdrew his name from the draft and returned to school.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
Purdue lost four team members to graduation and one to transfer.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball. The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. Purdue announced a home and home series with Texas on May 17, 2018 to be played in Austin in 2018 and in West Lafayette in 2019.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.


2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represents Purdue University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Boilermakers, led by 13th year head coach Sharon Versyp, play their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in tie for tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Rutgers.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team represented Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mastodons were led by fifth-year head coach Jon Coffman and split their home games between the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum as members of the Summit League.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
The season was the first in which Mastodons represented the new Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). The team previously represented the now defunct Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. On July 1, 2018, IPFW split into two separate institutions, with IU taking responsibility for IPFW's degree programs in health sciences and Purdue retaining all other academic programs. The Mastodons have since represented PFW. With the name change, the school's colors changed from Royal Blue and White to the Old Gold and Black used by the other three Purdue University campuses.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team
On June 18, 2018, the school announced that beginning July 1, 2018 all NCAA sports teams would be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. In addition, a new logo was revealed where the color blue has been incorporated as a secondary color to the university's official school colors of gold and black.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mastodons finished the 2017–18 season 18–15, 7–7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament to North Dakota State. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team, Previous season
The season was the last in which the Mastodons represented IPFW, using "Fort Wayne" as its athletic brand.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team represents Purdue University Fort Wayne during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mastodons, led by third year head coach Niecee Nelson and played their home games at play their home games at the Hilliard Gates Sports Center, with one home game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. They were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 7–23, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Women's Tournament to South Dakota State.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team
The season marks the first for the school representing the new Purdue University Fort Wayne. The team previously represented the now defunct Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. On July 1, 2018, IPFW split into two separate institutions, with IU taking responsibility for IPFW's degree programs in health sciences and Purdue retaining all other academic programs. The Mastodons now represent Purdue University Fort Wayne. With the name change, the school's colors changed from Royal Blue and White to the Old Gold and Black used by the other three Purdue University campuses.


2018–19 Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons women's basketball team
On June 18, 2018, the school announced that beginning July 1, 2018 all NCAA sports teams would be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastadons. In addition, a new logo was revealed where the color blue has been incorporated as a secondary color to the university's official school colors of gold and black.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season
The 2018–19 season will be Puskás Akadémia FC's 5th competitive season, 2nd consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 7th year in existence as a football club.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2018–19 Puskás Akadémia FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2018–19 Pyramids FC season
The 2018–19 Pyramids season was the 10th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive and 3rd overall season in the top flight of Egyptian football, the Egyptian Premier League, having been promoted from the Egyptian Second Division in 2017. It was also the 1st season for the club under their new name, after being sold to new owners and renamed from Al Assiouty Sport to Pyramids Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Pyramids also participated in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the Egypt Cup. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019; however Pyramids played their last match of the season in September 2019.


2018–19 Pyramids FC season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Pyramids FC season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Pyramids FC season, Competitions, Egypt Cup
Pyramids entered the competition from the round of 32 and were given a home tie against Tanta. Starting from the round of 16, all matches were played on stadiums selected by the Egyptian Football Association.


2018–19 QMJHL season
The 2018–19 QMJHL season was the 50th season of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2018, and ended on March 16, 2019.


2018–19 QMJHL season
The playoffs started March 22, 2019 and ended on May 11. The winning team, the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, were awarded the President's Cup as the QMJHL champion and earned a berth in the 2019 Memorial Cup, being hosted by the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from May 17–26, 2019.


2018–19 QMJHL season, Regular season standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched Jean Rougeau Trophy


2018–19 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2018–19 QMJHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2018–19 QMJHL season, 2019 President's Cup playoffs
In the first two rounds seeding is determined by conference standings, and in the two final rounds seeding is determined by overall standings.


2018–19 QMJHL season, Playoff leading scorers
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties Minutes


2018–19 QMJHL season, Playoff leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season
The Qarabağ 2018–19 season is Qarabağ's 27th Azerbaijan Premier League season, of which they are defending champions, and will be their eleventh season under manager Gurban Gurbanov.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Season overview
On 17 January 2019, Qarabağ announced that Dzon Delarge had been sent to train with Qarabağ-2.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Season overview, Transfers
On 2 June 2018, Rahil Mammadov and Filip Ozobić both signed a three-year contract with Qarabağ. On 26 June, Qarabağ announced the signing of Abdellah Zoubir on a two-year contract from RC Lens.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Season overview, Transfers
On 4 July, Qarabağ announced the signing of Hannes Halldórsson on a two-year contract from Randers FC. The following day Simeon Slavchev joined Qarabağ on a three-year contract. Qarabağ announced the signing of Vagner on 6 July.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Season overview, Transfers
On 24 July, Dzon Delarge and Innocent Emeghara signed for Qarabağ.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Season overview, Transfers
On 19 December, Qarabağ announced the return of Reynaldo on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Season overview, Transfers
On 9 January, Qarabağ announced that they signed midfielder Hajiagha Hajili, who was on loan from Gabala, permanently on a four-year contract.


2018–19 Qarabağ FK season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Qatar Stars League
The 2018–19 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League, is the 46th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.


2018–19 Qatar Stars League
The Qatar Stars League (QSL) has announced the dates of the first phase of the 2018–19 QNB Stars League. The first phase of the QNB Stars League kicked off on 4 August 2018 and ended on 4 November 2018. The league ended on 13 April 2019.


2018–19 Qatar Stars League, Teams, Foreign players
Each clubs are allowed to have nine foreign players. For the remainder of the season, each clubs can include one player from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and one player from Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).


2018–19 Qatar Volleyball league
The 2018–19 Qatar Volleyball league was the 40th season of the Qatar Volleyball league, the highest professional volleyball league in Qatar. A total of 10 teams will compete in the league. The season began on 22 October 2018 and is scheduled to conclude on 26 March 2019. Al Rayyan are the defending champions.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup
The 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup was the first edition of the Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, a List A cricket tournament that took place in Pakistan from 6 September to 4 November 2018. Each match was played after the conclusion of the corresponding first-class fixture in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup
Following the conclusion of the group stage, National Bank of Pakistan, Khan Research Laboratories, Habib Bank Limited and Islamabad from Pool A along with Sui Southern Gas Corporation, Pakistan Television, Water and Power Development Authority and Multan from Pool B had all qualified for the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup
In the first quarter-final match, Water and Power Development Authority beat National Bank of Pakistan by eight wickets. In the second quarter-final, Habib Bank Limited beat Sui Southern Gas Company by 166 runs, with Jamal Anwar scoring a century. The third quarter-final saw Khan Research Laboratories beat Multan by six wickets. In the last quarter-final match, Pakistan Television beat Islamabad by nine runs, with Mohammad Waqas and Hasan Mohsin both scoring centuries.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup
The first semi-final match saw Water and Power Development Authority beat Khan Research Laboratories by five wickets to advance to the final. In the second semi-final, Habib Bank Limited beat Pakistan Television by seven runs. In the final Habib Bank Limited beat Water and Power Development Authority by 62 runs to win the tournament.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 1 September to 8 December 2018. Following the conclusion of each match, the teams played each other in a List A fixture in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup tournament. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited were the defending champions.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
In April 2018, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) won the Patron's Trophy Grade-II tournament to qualify for this years' edition of the competition. ZTBL won their opening fixture of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, against Lahore Blues, by 151 runs.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Prior to the start of the tournament, two players were dropped by their teams. Ahmed Shehzad, captain of Habib Bank Limited (HBL), was left out of HBL's squad after testing positive for the use of a banned substance. Hasan Raza was not selected to play for Pakistan Television, after his alleged involvement in spot-fixing.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
During the tournament, the quality of some of the pitches was questioned. This included the fixture between Water and Power Development Authority and Sui Southern Gas Company, which was abandoned on day one due to an unsafe pitch, before it was restarted as a three-day game, and the fixture between Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and Habib Bank Limited, which saw Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited being bowled out for just 35 runs in their first innings.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
In Pool A, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Peshawar, Khan Research Laboratories and Habib Bank Limited all progressed to the Super Eight section of the tournament. They were joined by Sui Southern Gas Corporation, Water and Power Development Authority, Karachi Whites and Lahore Blues from Pool B. The Super Eight fixtures were originally scheduled to take place in Lahore. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) moved the matches to Karachi due to bad weather. Meanwhile, Islamabad from Pool A and Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited from Pool B were both relegated to the second-tier for the next season.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines and Habib Bank Limited won their respective Super Eight groups to progress to the final of the tournament. For the first time in several years, the final was not shown live on television. Habib Bank Limited won the tournament, despite the final ending as a draw, after they took a first-innings lead in the match.


2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Teams
United Bank Limited, who topped Pool B in previous edition of the competition, were disbanded in July 2018. Faisalabad scored only one point in the previous tournament. Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited were promoted from the Patron's Trophy Grade-II tournament to replace them. Multan were added to the teams in this years' tournament.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Queen of the South's Centenary season and is also the club's sixth consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted as champions from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Queens will also be competing in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens finished ninth in the Scottish Championship and their league position qualified the club for the semi final stage of the play-offs, where the played Montrose and progressed 6-2 on aggregate. Queens won the play-off final 3-1 on aggregate versus Raith Rovers.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens reached the third round of the Challenge Cup, losing 2–0 away to East Fife.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens reached the second round of the League Cup, losing 4–2 after extra time at Palmerston to St Johnstone.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season, Summary
Queens reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, losing 4–1 to Aberdeen at Pittodrie.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season, Player statistics, Captains
Last updated: 18 May 2019Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches onlyMatches started as captain onlyCountry: FIFA nationality; No. : Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.


2018–19 Queen of the South F.C. season, Player statistics, Clean sheets
Last updated: 18 May 2019Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Queens Park Rangers' fourth consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. Along with the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Kit, Kit information
QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà as the official technical kit suppliers, the 2018/19 season will be the second year of the deal. The kits will be 100 per-cent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal.


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Kit, Kit information
The 2018/19 season will be the second-year of a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with online casino Royal Panda.


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Friendlies
For the 2018/19 season, QPR announced pre-season friendlies against Charlton Athletic, Barnet, Staines Town, AFC Wimbledon, 1899 Hoffenheim and FC Union Berlin.


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
The fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 21 June 2018


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, QPR entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Leeds United. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.


2018–19 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, QPR were drawn at home against Peterborough United in the first round. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.


2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at People's United Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by 2nd-year head coach Baker Dunleavy. They finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the 2019 MAAC Tournament, they were defeated by No. 6 seed Monmouth 92–98 in the quarterfinals. On March 13, 2019, they accepted an invitation to the CIT Tournament, where they played NJIT in the opening round on March 18, 2019, losing 81–92.


2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 season 12–21, 7–11 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed at the MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 10 seed Siena and upset No. 2 seed Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to No. 6 seed Fairfield.


2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's basketball team represents Quinnipiac University  during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats are led by twenty-fourth year head coach, Tricia Fabbri, played their home games at People's United Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 18–0 in MAAC play to win MAAC regular season and tournament titles to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament. They lost to South Dakota State in the first round.


2018–19 R&F (Hong Kong) season
The 2018–19 season is R&F's 3rd season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. R&F will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup in this season.


2018–19 R&F (Hong Kong) season, Squad, Summer
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 R&F (Hong Kong) season, Squad, Summer
Remarks:LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions. FP These players are registered as foreign players.


2018–19 R&F (Hong Kong) season, Squad, Winter
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 R&F (Hong Kong) season, Squad, Winter
Remarks:LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions. FP These players are registered as foreign players.


2018–19 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
The 2018–19 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.


2018–19 RB Leipzig season
The 2018–19 RB Leipzig season was the 10th season in the club's history and 3rd consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2016. In addition to the domestic league, RB Leipzig also participated in the season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the second-tier continental cup, the UEFA Europa League. This was the 9th season for Leipzig in the Red Bull Arena, located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 RC Lens season
The 2018–19 season was the 113th season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's fourth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue. The season was scheduled to cover the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 RC Lens season, Players, First-team squad
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2018–19 RC Lens season, Players, Out on loan
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2018–19 RC Strasbourg Alsace season
The 2018–19 Ligue 1 season was Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace's second season since its return to the top flight of French football.


2018–19 RC Strasbourg Alsace season, Players, Current squad
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2018–19 RC Strasbourg Alsace season, Players, Out on loan
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2018–19 RCD Espanyol season
The 2018–19 season was the 84th season in La Liga played by RCD Espanyol, a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 RCD Mallorca season
The 2018–19 season was Real Club Deportivo Mallorca's 84th season in existence and the club's 1st season back in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, RCD Mallorca participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 RCD Mallorca season, Players, Current squad
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2018–19 RCD Mallorca season, Players, Out on loan
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2018–19 RFU Championship
The 2018–19 RFU Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Greene King IPA Championship, is the tenth season of the professionalised format of the RFU Championship, the second tier of the English rugby union league system run by the Rugby Football Union. It is contested by eleven English clubs and one from Jersey in the Channel Islands. The competition is sponsored by Greene King for a sixth successive season. Clubs in the league also competed in the inaugural RFU Championship Cup.


2018–19 RFU Championship
On 19 April 2019 London Irish were declared champions with a round to go, following an emphatic win away against struggling Richmond, claiming promotion back to the Premiership for the 2019–20 season, in what was their second Championship title in three seasons. The next day (20 April), Richmond were relegated following relegation rivals Hartpury's victory at home against London Scottish. Richmond would drop to the 2019–20 National League 1.


2018–19 RFU Championship
Coventry had the best campaign of a promoted club since the Championship's inception back in 2009–10 (regular season only), amassing 51 points on way to an 8th place finish - surpassing London Scottish's 45 point, 8th place finish back in 2011–12.


2018–19 RFU Championship, Structure
The Championship's structure has all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis. The first placed team in the competition is promoted to the Premiership; providing that club's ground fulfills the Rugby Football Union's Minimum Standards Criteria while the bottom side is relegated to National League 1. As part of an agreement with the RFU, each club will receive £530,000 funding. The British and Irish Cup, which the RFU Championship clubs played in with Welsh and Irish clubs, was scrapped due to the Championship clubs withdrawing and is to be replaced by a new cup competition – the RFU Championship Cup.


2018–19 RFU Championship, Teams
On 24 March 2018 Rotherham Titans were relegated with three games to go, after losing away to Jersey Reds. Despite seeing some improvements in the second half of the season, the Yorkshire club were easily the weakest side in the division, dropping to 2018–19 National League 1, the lowest level the club have played for fourteen seasons. Promoted in their place were the winners of 2017–18 National League 1, Coventry, who return to the second tier for the first time since being relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season.


2018–19 RFU Championship, Teams
On 7 April 2018 Bristol were crowned champions of the 2017–18 season with two games to go following title rivals Ealing Trailfinders defeat that day to Doncaster Knights. They were therefore promoted to Premiership Rugby. In winning the championship Bristol also became the most decorated tier 2 side in English league history with four league titles to-date. They are replaced by London Irish who return to the Championship after just one year in the Premiership.


2018–19 RFU Championship, Fixtures & Results
Fixtures for the season were announced by the RFU on 22 June 2018.


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
72 – 5 London Irish at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 13 October 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
61 – 20 Ealing Trailfinders away to Coventry on 23 March 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
London Irish at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 13 October 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
Nottingham at home to Doncaster Knights on 29 September 2018Coventry away to Nottingham on 23 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Team
Hartpury College away to Doncaster Knights on 8 September 2018Jersey Reds at home to Cornish Pirates on 13 October 2018Nottingham away to Richmond on 20 October 2018Nottingham at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 26 October 2018Nottingham away to Coventry on 13 April 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Attendances
London Irish at home to Doncaster Knights on 23 March 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Attendances
Richmond at home to Hartpury College on 29 September 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Dougie Flockhart for Doncaster Knights at home to Richmond on 26 January 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Robin Wedlake for Cornish Pirates away to Hartpury College on 15 September 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Craig Willis for Ealing Trailfinders away to Coventry on 23 March 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Shane O'Leary for Nottingham at home to Doncaster Knights on 29 September 2018 Will Maisey for Coventry away to Nottingham on 23 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Luke Cozens for Hartpury College away to Doncaster Knights on 8 September 2018 Aaron Penberthy for Jersey Reds at home to Cornish Pirates on 13 October 2018 Shane O'Leary for Nottingham away to Richmond on 20 October 2018 Shane O'Leary for Nottingham at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 26 October 2018 Shane O'Leary for Nottingham away to Coventry on 13 April 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup
The 2018–19 RFU Championship Cup was the inaugural season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship. It was formed following the discontinuation of the British and Irish Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season.


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup
The inaugural winners were Ealing Trailfinders who defeated London Irish 23–17 in the final held at the Trailfinders Sports Ground. It was a deserved victory for Ealing, who were the best side in the competition, and was their second win in a cup competition in two seasons, having won the British and Irish Cup the previous season. Runner-up London Irish, who had won the Championship league title a few weeks earlier, missed out on a notable double.


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Competition format
The competition format was a group stage followed by a knockout stage. The group stage consisted of three (roughly) regional groups of four teams each playing home and away matches. Group matches ran for six consecutive weeks from November through to December following a break in the RFU Championship league campaign.


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Competition format
The top two sides in each group, plus the two best third-placed teams, progressed to the knockout stage, with the best ranked sides receiving home advantage in the quarter-finals. The four winning quarter-finalists progressed to the semi-finals with the winners playing in the final in May 2019.


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Knock-out stage
The eight qualifiers were seeded according to performance in the pool stage - with the three pool winners making the top three seeds along with the best runner-up as seed number 4, and the next two runners-up and two best 3rd-placed teams making up the other four seeds. The top four seeds hosted the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5 format. However, if two teams qualified from the same pool they could not be drawn together.


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
59 – 5 London Irish at home to Hartpury College on 9 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
38 – 7 Jersey Reds away to Richmond on 1 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
64 – 17 London Irish at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 November 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
London Irish at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 November 2018London Irish at home to Hartpury College on 9 December 2018Ealing Trailfinders at home to Cornish Pirates on 24 February 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
London Irish at home to Cornish Pirates on 18 November 2018London Irish at home to Hartpury College on 9 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
Cornish Pirates at home to Bedford Blues on 11 November 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
Jersey Reds at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 8 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Jack Macfarlane for Jersey Reds at home to Richmond on 24 November 2018  Jordan Burns for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Cornish Pirates on 24 February 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Jack Macfarlane for Jersey Reds at home to Richmond on 24 November 2018 Jordan Burns for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Cornish Pirates on 24 February 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Jacob Atkins for London Irish at home to Hartpury College on 9 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Javier Rojas Alvarez for Cornish Pirates at home to Bedford Blues on 11 November 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Aaron Penberthy for Jersey Reds at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 8 December 2018


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Attendances
Ealing Trailfinders at home to London Irish on 4 May 2019


2018–19 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Attendances
Ealing Trailfinders at home to Nottingham on 2 February 2019


2018–19 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season
The RIT Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2018-19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2018–19 RK Zamet season
The 2018–19 season was the 62nd season in RK Zamet’s history. It is their 11th successive season in the Dukat Premier League, and 41st successive top tier season.


2018–19 RK Zamet season, Relegation play-offs, League table
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2019. This table contains statistics combined with the regular part of the Dukat Premier League with matches played by team in the relegation play-offs. Source:


2018–19 Racing Club de Avellaneda season
The 2018–19 season was Racing Club de Avellaneda's 34th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covered the period from 10 August 2018 to 7 April 2019. The club won their 18th league title, and first in five seasons since 2014.


2018–19 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Players, First-team squad
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2018–19 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Players, First-team squad, Out on loan
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2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by eighth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.


2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Highlanders finished the season 23–13, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Longwood, Winthrop, and Liberty to become champions of the Big South Tournament. The received the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated LIU Brooklyn in the First Four before losing in the First Round to Villanova.


2018–19 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East


2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Radford Highlanders women's basketball team represented Radford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders are led by sixth year head coach Mike McGuire. They finished the season 26–7, 17–1 in Big South play win the Big South regular season title. Radford won the conference tournament championship game over the Campbell Lady Camels, 57–45 to earn an automatic bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland in the first round.


2018–19 Radivoj Korać Cup
The 2019 Triglav osiguranje Radivoj Korać Cup is the 17th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. The tournament was held in Niš from 14–17 February 2019.


2018–19 Radivoj Korać Cup, Draw
The draw was held in the Hyatt Regency hotel in Belgrade on 31 January 2019.


2018–19 Raja Casablanca season
The 2018–19 season is Raja Casablanca's 70th season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Rangers F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was the 139th season of competitive football by Rangers. It is their third consecutive season back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Rangers also competed in the Europa League, progressing through four qualifying rounds before being eliminated at the group stage. They were knocked out of both domestic cups (League Cup and Scottish Cup) by Aberdeen.


2018–19 Rangers F.C. season, Squad statistics
The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2018–19 season. They may not have made an appearance.


2018–19 Rangers F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances, goals and discipline
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, and the UEFA Europa League


2018–19 Ranji Trophy
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament that took place in India between November 2018 and February 2019. Vidarbha were the defending champions. The final took place between Vidarbha and Saurashtra, starting on 3 February 2019. Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final, to become the sixth team in the tournament's history to retain their title.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Background
In April 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reinstated Bihar for the competition, bringing the total teams to 29. In July 2018, the BCCI increased the total number of teams to 37, with the addition of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim and Uttarakhand.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Format
The tournament had four groups, with nine teams each in Groups A and B, and ten teams in Group C. All the new teams were placed in the Plate Group. The teams in the Plate Group were allowed to have up to three professional players in their squads. The top two teams from Group C and the top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the tournament, along with five teams from Groups A and B.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
The opening round of fixtures saw a total of 94 players making their first-class cricket debut.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
In the third round match between Vidarbha and Baroda, Vidarbha's Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy. In the fourth round match between Puducherry and Mizoram, Puducherry's Pankaj Singh set a new record for the most five-wicket hauls against different teams in the Ranji Trophy with 17. The fourth round of fixtures also saw the first occasion that seven captains scored centuries.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
In round five, Paras Dogra batting for Puducherry scored 253 runs against Sikkim. It was his eighth double century, going past Ajay Sharma's record of seven double centuries in the Ranji Trophy. Also in round five, Ajay Rohera set a new record for the highest score on debut in a first-class match. Batting for Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad, he scored 267 not out, breaking the record of 260 runs set by Amol Mazumdar in 1994. Naman Ojha became the most successful wicket-keeper in Ranji Trophy history, breaking Vinayak Samant's record of 355 dismissals as wicket-keeper.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
In the sixth round of fixtures, Milind Kumar of Sikkim became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament. He did so in the match against Mizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition. In round seven of the tournament, Ashutosh Aman of Bihar became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in this years' Ranji Trophy tournament. He went on to finish the tournament with 68 wickets, breaking the previous record of 64 dismissals set by Bishan Singh Bedi in the 1974–75 tournament. Round eight saw Pankaj Singh of Puducherry become the first seam bowler to take 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy. In round nine, Tripura and Madhya Pradesh were both dismissed for just 35 runs in one of their innings.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
The group stage of the tournament saw two captains retire from all forms of cricket. In November 2018, Gautam Gambhir initially stepped down as captain of Delhi, before announcing his retirement the following month. Gambhir went on to score 112 in his final innings, his 43rd century in first-class cricket. Saurashtra's captain, Jaydev Shah, also retired from cricket in December. He made record for most matches as captain in Ranji Trophy.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
The ninth round match between Vidarbha and Saurashtra was Wasim Jaffer's 146th match in the Ranji Trophy. He broke Devendra Bundela's record of playing in the most Ranji matches.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
On 2 January 2019, Rajasthan from Group C became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, after they beat Goa by ten wickets. Ahead of the penultimate round of fixtures, ten teams across Groups A and B still had a chance to progress to the quarter-finals. Vidarbha became the first team to qualify from Group A, after Baroda beat Karnataka by two wickets in their final group-stage match. Despite the loss, Karnataka also qualified from Group A. Uttarakhand won the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals. On the final day of the group stage, Saurashtra and Gujarat from Group A, Kerala from Group B and Uttar Pradesh from Group C had also qualified for the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, League phase
Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra across Groups A and B were relegated to Group C, while Goa were relegated from Group C to the Plate Group for the next season.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, Knockout phase
Kerala were the first team to progress from the quarter-finals, after they beat Gujarat by 113 runs. It was the first time in the team's history that they had reached the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy, beating their previous best of the quarter-finals, in the previous edition. The second team to qualify for the semi-finals was Karnataka, after they beat Rajasthan by six wickets. Defending champions Vidarbha beat Uttarakhand from the Plate Group by an innings and 115 runs to reach the semi-finals. In the last quarter-final fixture to finish, Saurashtra completed the highest successful run chase to win a match in the Ranji Trophy, scoring 372 runs to beat Uttar Pradesh by six wickets.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, Knockout phase
The first semi-final saw the defending champions Vidarbha beat Kerala by an innings and 11 runs inside two days. Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in two different seasons of the Ranji Trophy. Umesh Yadav took his best match figures in first-class cricket, taking twelve wickets for 79 runs. In the second semi-final, Saurashtra defeated Karnataka by five wickets.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Summary, Knockout phase
Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final, to become the sixth team in the tournament's history to retain their title. Vidarbha's captain Faiz Fazal said that "it is not easy to win the Ranji Trophy. To win eleven matches, it's not a fluke. If anyone thought last year was a fluke, we have proven ourselves again". For Saurashtra, it was their third straight loss in Ranji Trophy finals, with their captain Jaydev Unadkat saying he was really proud of how his team performed during the tournament.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy, Player transfers
The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season. All the new teams in the Plate Group also transferred players into their squads, along with signing professionals.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group A
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group A. The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019. The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group A
In the opening round of fixtures, in the match between Mumbai and Railways in Delhi, players wore masks because of the poor air quality. In the third round match between Vidarbha and Baroda, Vidarbha's Wasim Jaffer became the first batsman to score 11,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy. The ninth round match between Vidarbha and Saurashtra was Jaffer's 146th Ranji match. He broke Devendra Bundela's record of playing in the most matches in the Ranji Trophy. In the fourth round match between Gujarat and Mumbai, Gujarat beat Mumbai by nine wickets, to become the first side to have four outright victories against them.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group A
Ahead of the fifth round of fixtures, Saurashtra's captain Jaydev Shah announced that he would retire from all cricket following the team's match against Karnataka. He set the record for the most matches as captain in the Ranji Trophy.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group A
Vidarbha became the first team to qualify from Group A, after Baroda beat Karnataka by two wickets in their final group-stage match. Despite the loss, Karnataka also qualified from Group A. Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra across Group A and B were relegated to Group C, On the final day of the group stage, Saurashtra and Gujarat also qualified from Group A for the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group B
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group B. The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019. The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group B
Ahead of Delhi's first match, in round two of the tournament, Gautam Gambhir stepped down as captain of the side. Nitish Rana was appointed as the new captain of the team. In December 2018, Gambhir announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Gambhir went on to score 112 in his final innings, his 43rd century in first-class cricket.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group B
In round five of the tournament, Ajay Rohera set a new record for the highest score on debut in a first-class match. Batting for Madhya Pradesh against Hyderabad, he scored 267 not out, breaking the record of 260 runs set by Amol Mazumdar in 1994. Naman Ojha became the most successful wicket-keeper in the Ranji Trophy. He broke Vinayak Samant's record of 355 dismissals as a wicket-keeper.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group B
On the final day of the group stage, Kerala qualified from Group B for the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group C
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in Group C. The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019. The top two teams from Group C progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Group C
On 2 January 2019, Rajasthan became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, after they beat Goa by ten wickets. Goa were relegated from Group C to the Plate Group for the next season. On the final day of the group stage, Uttar Pradesh qualified from Group C for the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
The 2018–19 Ranji Trophy was the 85th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 37 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in the Plate Group. The group stage ran from 1 November 2018 to 10 January 2019. The top team from the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition. The teams in the Plate Group were allowed to have up to three professional players in their squads.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
All of the matches in the first round of fixtures reached a result within three days, with Uttarakhand beating Bihar in two days. Nagaland beat Mizoram by an innings and 333 runs, the biggest winning margin for a team making its debut in the Ranji Trophy. Puducherry made their debut in the second round of the tournament, against Meghalaya.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
In fifth round match between Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh, Paras Dogra scored his eighth double century. He broke Ajay Sharma's record of the most double centuries by a batsman in the Ranji Trophy.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
In the sixth round of fixtures, Milind Kumar of Sikkim became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in this edition of the tournament. He did so in the match against Mizoram, in his ninth innings of the competition. In round seven of the tournament, Ashutosh Aman of Bihar became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in this years' Ranji Trophy tournament. He went on to finish the tournament with 68 wickets, breaking the previous record of 64 dismissals set by Bishan Singh Bedi in the 1974–75 tournament. Round eight saw Pankaj Singh of Puducherry become the first seam bowler to take 400 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.


2018–19 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
Uttarakhand won the Plate Group and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Rayo Vallecano season
During the 2018–19 season, Rayo Vallecano are participating in La Liga and Copa del Rey.


2018–19 Rayo Vallecano season, Players
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2018–19 Rayo Vallecano season, Players, Reserve team
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2018–19 Rayo Vallecano season, Players, Out on loan
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2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season
The 2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 12th season and their third in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 2 July, Reading announced that Jade Moore, Jo Potter and Remi Allen had all extended their contracts with Reading for the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 5 July, Reading announced the signing of Rachael Laws from Sunderland.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 9 July, Reading announced the double signing of Gemma Davison and Sophie Howard.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 22 July, Reading signed Millie Farrow from Bristol City.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 23 July, Reading signed Maz Pacheco from Doncaster Rovers Belles.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 28 January, Reading announced the signing of Rakel Hönnudóttir from Limhamn Bunkeflo.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 4 April, Lauren Bruton extended her contract with Reading until the summer of 2021.


2018–19 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 9 May, Fara Williams signed a new contract with Reading for the 2019–20 season.


2018–19 Reading F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Reading's 148th year in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship, and covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 18 May 2018, Reading announced that they would be taking part in a six-day pre-season training camp in Bad Erlach, Austria, with two friendlies scheduled to be played against as yet un-confirmed opposition. The EFL Cup first round draw took place on 15 June 2018, in Vietnam, drawing Reading at home against Birmingham City.


2018–19 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
Reading announced their first summer signing on 17 May 2018, Andy Yiadom signed a four-year contract with Reading, officially joining his new club on 1 July after the expiration of his Barnsley contract. Reading's second summer signing was announced on 5 June, with David Meyler signing a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year, on a free transfer from Hull City upon the conclusion of contract with them on 30 June. The following day, Reading announced that John O'Shea had signed a one-year contract to commence on 1 July 2018.


2018–19 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
On 20 June, Reading announced that Andrija Novakovich had signed a new two-year contract with the club, and that he would spend the next season on loan at Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Two days after, it was announced that goalkeeper Lewis Ward had also extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2020. On 2 July, Reading announced that youngsters Jamal Balogun, Andre Burley, Cameron Green, Adam Liddle, Akin Odimayo, Moroyin Omolabi and Jazz Wallace had all signed their first professional contracts with the club, whilst goalkeeper Luke Southwood had also signed a new two-year contract.


2018–19 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
Reading signed Marc McNulty from Coventry City, on 6 July, to a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Two days later, it was announced that Danzell Gravenberch had re-joined KSV Roeselare on loan for second successive season.