2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
Phoenix was also projected to have the Los Angeles Lakers' first-round pick from the Steve Nash trade of 2012, but the pick was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers to acquire Brandon Knight in 2015. The Suns regained that selection on draft night in exchange for the Miami Heat's first round selections that were previously acquired.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
In the second round, the Suns traded their own pick to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Troy Daniels and what would be the Charlotte Hornets' second-round pick, although their own pick was kept by Phoenix due to top 55 protections placed on their own second-round pick for the second year in a row. Phoenix also gained the penultimate pick to the draft, the Toronto Raptors' second-round pick this year, after also gaining last year's second-round pick and the rights to Jared Sullinger in exchange for them briefly acquiring P. J. Tucker. In other transactions around their projected second-round picks, the Hornets' second-round pick would be traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Elfrid Payton, and the Bucks' second-round pick would go to the Brooklyn Nets (via a separate trade) due to it being inside the top 47.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
With the top pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, the Suns selected the Bahamian freshman center Deandre Ayton from the nearby University of Arizona. While he was reported to be the #1 pick for weeks before the draft, Ayton competed with a few other players such as former high school teammate Marvin Bagley III, international superstar (and former player of new head coach Igor Kokoškov's) Luka Dončić, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Mohamed Bamba during those weeks.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
In his sole season playing (and starting) in 35 games for Arizona, Ayton averaged 20.1 points (on .612 overall percentage and .343 three-point percentages), 11.6 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 1.6 assists, and 0.6 steals under 33.5 minutes per game while also being named a consensus All-American First Team, the Pac-12's Player of the Year, the Pac-12's Freshman of the Year, being a member of the All-Pac-12 First Team, winning the Pac-12 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player Award, and winning the Karl Malone Award for being considered the best power forward of the NCAA, even though he projects more as a center entering the NBA.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
Ayton became a standout player for the Suns almost immediately entering the season, being an immediate starter for the team and being the only rookie this season a double-double average for their rookie season, averaging 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds throughout the season. He ended the season being a member of the NBA All-Rookie First Team, with Ayton being a key figure for the Suns' future going forward.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
With the 16th selection, the Suns picked Texas Tech University's Zhaire Smith, but immediately traded Smith and the Miami Heat's 2021 first-round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers for the tenth overall pick (which actually was originally a part of their draft hoard from previous seasons back when it was known as a 2015 first-round pick from the Los Angeles Lakers), junior small forward Mikal Bridges from Villanova University. Bridges was considered a key member for Villanova when they won the NCAA Championship in two of his three seasons there.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
As the starting small forward for all 40 games played the previous season, he averaged 17.7 points (on .514 overall percentage and a .435 three-point percentage), 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.1 blocks under 32.2 minutes per game. In addition to being a two-time NCAA Tournament Champion in 2016 and 2018, Bridges also was named a consensus All-American Third Team member, an All-Big East First Team member, a Big East Tournament MVP, and the winner of the Julius Erving Award, all of which were earned in 2018.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
This marked the second season in three years where the Suns had two top ten picks in the draft, though this time, it was considered a massive success for them. Bridges also became a key player for future seasons as well for his defensive versatility, alongside his improved shooting during said seasons. The Suns also selected French All-Star point guard Élie Okobo of the Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez from France's LNB Pro A as the 31st pick and shooting guard George King from the University of Colorado Boulder with the penultimate 59th pick.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Draft picks
Okobo was made part of the regular, 15-man roster, while King became one of the team's two-way contracts that season. Furthermore, they later traded for (and signed) another second-round pick in USC sophomore point guard De'Anthony Melton, the 46th pick of the NBA Draft, before the season began. Later in the season, the Suns signed Ray Spalding, the 56th pick of the NBA Draft selected from the University of Louisville, for the rest of the season, which left them with 6 total draft picks from this draft on their roster by the end of this season.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
Before June 26, the only players that were confirmed free agents were Oleksiy "Alex" Len (unrestricted) and Elfrid Payton (restricted, but the Suns had declared to not use their right of first refusal on him). Former two-way contract players Alec Peters and Danuel House also had the option to enter free agency or stay for a second year under a two-way contract. House then signed to play for the Houston Rockets in the 2018 NBA Summer League, while Peters stuck with the team during the event. Tyler Ulis was waived from his contract on June 30 for the purpose of extra salary cap space. Two days later, the Suns waived Alan Williams' non-guaranteed deal and the exception rights on the two-way contracts of Alec Peters and Danuel House to create more salary cap space.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
Near the start of free agency on July 1, the Suns agreed to terms with the now former Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza on a one-year deal worth $15,000,000, which was signed officially on July 6. Ariza was considered their top free agent priority that season. Also on July 1, Suns' restricted free agent Elfrid Payton signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, his hometown team. On July 7, the Suns' star shooting guard Devin Booker agreed to a five-year maximum contract extension of around $158.3 million to remain with the team.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
It was the seventh-highest valued contract of the NBA at the time of its signing. On July 20, they announced that they had retained both Davon Reed and Shaquille Harrison, and also completed two separate trades. Their first trade involved sending guard/forward Jared Dudley and their top-35 protected 2021 second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for power forward Darrell Arthur. Not long after the trade for Arthur, the Suns sent $1,000,000 in cash considerations to the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade for power forward/center Richaun Holmes.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
The next day, Oleksiy "Alex" Len signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks. Alec Peters then signed with PBC CSKA Moscow in Russia instead of retaining his two-way contract with the team. On July 25, their other former two-way contract, Danuel House Jr. signed a regular, one-year contract with the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors. Alan Williams later signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets on September 19, and Tyler Ulis signed a training camp deal with the Golden State Warriors two days later.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
On August 3, the Suns announced they had re-signed a point guard from the previous season, Isaiah Canaan. The team later announced his deal was a non-guaranteed training camp deal, but it marked a return to play after his previous season ended with an ankle fracture on January 31, 2018. Before the month of August concluded, the Suns traded both projected starting point guard Brandon Knight and third-year power forward Marquese Chriss to the Houston Rockets in exchange for new starting power forward Ryan Anderson and rookie point guard De'Anthony Melton, who was previously drafted by Houston.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
In order to make the trade work, Anderson agreed to cut back on his salary for next season to the same amount that Brandon Knight would have been paid; the Suns also sent a $2.6 million traded player exception to the Rockets. Melton signed a rookie deal with the Suns on September 21 after waiting on trying to have a potential point guard trade. On October 15, they waived point guard Shaquille Harrison and power forward Darrell Arthur, with the Suns failing to get a disabled player exception for Arthur's roster spot before season starting rosters had to be finalized. Shooting guard Davon Reed was also waived the following day and replaced by veteran guard Jamal Crawford.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
On November 4, center Tyson Chandler agreed to a buyout with the Suns, later playing the rest of the season with the Los Angeles Lakers. On November 23, Isaiah Canaan agreed to leave the team via waiver, eventually playing briefly for the Milwaukee Bucks and Minnesota Timberwolves. On December 7, Phoenix signed Northern Arizona Suns guard Jawun Evans as their second two-way contract, though he would be waived on March 23, 2019 to later play for the Oklahoma City Thunder.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
Three days after that signing, Phoenix signed power forward/center Eric Moreland to a one-year deal, though they would waive him on January 3, 2019, after playing only one game with them, eventually signing with future NBA Finals champions, the Toronto Raptors. A week after that, the Suns agreed to trade their biggest free agent acquisition, Trevor Ariza to the Washington Wizards for small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. and point guard Austin Rivers (who got waived the next day).


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
Initially, the Suns planned on having a three-way trade with the Wizards and Memphis Grizzlies for some different players in mind, but miscommunication involving the Suns and Grizzlies (specifically whether it was Dillon Brooks or MarShon Brooks that was going to be traded to Phoenix in the original deal) eventually led to the trade between just the Suns and Wizards instead. In January 2019, the Suns started to sign 10-day contracts with various players.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
They first gave power forward Quincy Acy two 10-day contracts on January 7 and 17 before giving former Lincoln Memorial University power forward Emanuel Terry a 10-day contract on January 27. On the February 6 trade deadline, Phoenix traded away power forward Ryan Anderson to the Miami Heat for guards Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington, with the latter player also being waived the next day.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Free agency
Fourteen days after the trade, the Suns signed former Dallas Mavericks power forward Ray Spalding to a 10-day contract before getting a two-year, partially guaranteed deal on March 3. Finally, on March 22, the Suns signed guard Jimmer Fredette from China to a similar two-year, partially guaranteed deal to return to the NBA for the rest of the season to finish off their season.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Coaching changes
In March 2018, the Suns confirmed they were searching for a permanent head coach, although interim head coach Jay Triano was also stated as a candidate. The vice president of basketball operations at the time, James Jones, revealed that as many as 20 potential candidates were looked into for the head coach position between March and May 2018.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Coaching changes
Some of their potential interests during this coaching search included former Suns and Utah Jazz assistant coach Igor Kokoškov, former Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale, European head coach David Blatt, then-current Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer, former Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, former Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel, San Antonio Spurs assistant coach James Borrego, former Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale, Toronto Raptors assistant coaches Rex Kalamian and Nick Nurse, New Orleans Pelicans associate coach Chris Finch, and former Suns players Jason Kidd and Vinny Del Negro. On May 2, 2018, Triano was relieved of all of his coaching duties with the Suns as Kokoškov was announced to sign a three-year contract as Phoenix's newest head coach.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Coaching changes
On the same day the Suns relieved Jay Triano of his coaching duties, Phoenix also released assistant coach Tyrone Corbin alongside most of the old coaching staff, including former Northern Arizona Suns coach Tyrone Ellis. Triano became an associate head coach for the Charlotte Hornets, while Corbin became an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic, and Marlon Garnett joined the Atlanta Hawks' coaching staff. Former Orlando Magic assistant coach Corliss Williamson then joined Kokoškov's coaching staff in Phoenix. Williamson was familiar with Kokoškov as he played when Kokoškov was an assistant coach during the Detroit Pistons' 2003–04 championship season.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Coaching changes
On June 4, former Milwaukee Bucks interim head coach Joe Prunty became the team's leading assistant head coach. A week later, Jason Staudt, an assistant coach under Kokoškov during his coaching tenure with the Georgia national basketball team, became an assistant coach for Phoenix, while former player Devin Smith became a player development coach. On June 18, the Suns hired former Arizona State University point guard and New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Jamelle McMillan as an assistant coach.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Coaching changes
On June 22, the Suns also promoted Northern Arizona Suns head coach Cody Toppert to the director of player development position in Phoenix. On July 25, assistant coach Bret Burchard, one of the few Suns' coaches retained from the previous season, was named the head coach for the Northern Arizona Suns. Former Northern Arizona Suns' head coach and Phoenix Suns assistant coach Tyrone Ellis also left the Suns organization to become the head coach of the Stockton Kings.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Off-season, Front office changes
During the preseason on October 8, 2018, owner Robert Sarver made the abrupt decision to fire general manager Ryan McDonough. His decision was reflected upon the lack of a starting-caliber point guard being acquired by that point of the season. As a result, vice president of basketball operations James Jones and assistant general manager Trevor Bukstein were named the interim general managers for the rest of this season. Later that same day, the team also fired assistant general manager Pat Connelly, director of scouting Courtney Witte, director of international scouting Emilio Kovačić, and Northern Arizona Suns general manager Louis Lehman.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Roster, Salaries
For this season, the minimum salary for two-way contracts is at $77,250, while the maximum salary is around $385,000, with potential to earn up to $506,215 in certain situations. As a result of the pre-season waiving of Darrell Arthur, Davon Reed, and Shaquille Harrison, both Arthur and Reed had their fully guaranteed respective salaries of $7,464,912 and $1,378,242 retained for the rest of the season (though with Reed later signing a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers, Phoenix only paid $675,000 instead), while Harrison only received the partial guarantee of $50,000 he acquired earlier in the season.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Roster, Salaries
When Tyson Chandler and Isaiah Canaan were bought out and waived on November 3 and 28 respectively, the Suns opened more salary for the remainder of the season. Phoenix also bought out Austin Rivers' contract the day after trading for him on December 18, 2018. Eric Moreland was then waived on January 3, 2019, leaving the Suns with $33 million of dead salary cap space. With the waiving of Wayne Ellington after previously acquiring him on February 6, his $6,270,000 was also added onto the dead salary of the team's season. This left them with the third-highest amount of dead money for the season behind only the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Preseason
The Suns were one of the six NBA teams announced to take part in a series of preseason contests with the National Basketball League and scheduled to play the New Zealand Breakers in Phoenix. The official pre-season schedule was revealed on August 1 with their first game scheduled for October 1. This preseason period was also without Devin Booker, as he was recovering from pinkie surgery at the time, with the intent on returning before the regular season began.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Preseason
A week after the Suns started the pre-season, during which time they earned a 1–2 record, with their sole victory in a close game against the New Zealand Breakers, team owner Robert Sarver fired general manager Ryan McDonough and replaced them with both James Jones and Trevor Bukstein under interim general manager positions the morning of their penultimate preseason game against the Golden State Warriors. The team ended the preseason with a 2–3 record, with Jones and Bukstein both taking over and sharing general manager duties for the rest of this season afterward.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Trades
^ I: The Brooklyn Nets only got Phoenix's 2021 second-round pick if the Suns didn't have that pick in the top 35 in terms of selections that season. Otherwise, the Suns were originally meant to keep that selection if it was inside that protection before a later trade with the Memphis Grizzlies (made under James Jones' guise as general manager going forward) resulted in it going to them in that event instead. However, with the Suns' vastly improved success from this season until that point in time, their second-round pick went to Brooklyn instead of Memphis with no reservations whatsoever.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
^ a: Isaiah Canaan later ended up receiving only $446,803 officially for his time spent with the team this season. ^ b: Isaiah Canaan was previously with the team during the 2017-18 season. However, on January 31, 2018, a gruesome leg injury forced him out of commission for the rest of the season, which lead to his agreed waiver on February 8, though he would train in Phoenix to recover along the way. ^ c: Jawun Evans started out the preseason with the Los Angeles Clippers before being waived by them on October 15, 2018.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
He then played with the Northern Arizona Suns on November 7 before signing a two-way contract with Phoenix on December 4. ^ d: Eric Moreland ended up receiving only $221,328 for his brief stint with the Suns. ^ e: Quincy Acy originally signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns on January 7, 2019. However, he received a second 10-day contract on January 17 before not signing on to a regular contract, with Phoenix giving out a new 10-day contract to Emanuel Terry instead.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
^ f: Ray Spalding originally signed a 10-day contract worth $47,370 with Phoenix on February 20, 2019. However, despite not playing a single game for Phoenix at that time, Spalding was given a partially guaranteed deal on March 3, allowing him the full salary of $184,746 to finish off the season before potentially receiving $1,416,852 next year if it were agreed upon.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Additions
^ g: Ray Spalding previously played in only one game with the Dallas Mavericks (which was coincidentally the season opener against the Suns) before playing with the affiliate Texas Legends for the rest of the season and then being waived on January 31, 2019. Spalding received a total of $184,746 from Phoenix this season (including the salary earned through his 10-day contract), with his next season potentially earning him $1,416,852 as well. ^ h: Jimmer Fredette was given a guarantee of $198,579 throughout the rest of the season on March 22, 2019 before having a potential earning of $1,988,119 next year in the event his performances with the Suns went well this season.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ i: Danuel House Jr. originally signed a deal with the Golden State Warriors on September 21, 2018. However, he would not stay with Golden State during the regular season. House then signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on a separate deal after being waived by the Warriors before eventually signing a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets, his Summer League team this season, on December 6, 2018 after previously signing during the season with the Rockets. His contract eventually became a one-year deal with Houston on March 13, 2019 after previously disagreeing on two prior three-year deals.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ j: Similarly, Tyler Ulis also signed a deal with the Golden State Warriors on September 21, 2018. He also would not stay with the Warriors for the regular season, being waived on October 12. However, Ulis signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls days later, splitting time between them and their NBA G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls, before a hip injury on December 21 forced him to miss the rest of the season, which lead to him being waived six days later.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ k: Alan Williams initially signed a two-way contract with the Brooklyn Nets on September 24, 2018, but he never played in Brooklyn during that first two-way contract with them. Williams was waived on January 2, 2019, but returned with a second two-way contract nine days later, which is where he'd play a few games with Brooklyn instead of the NBA G League affiliate Long Island Nets. ^ l: Both Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss were initially traded to the Houston Rockets on August 31, 2018 in exchange for Ryan Anderson and rookie De'Anthony Melton.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
However, both Knight and Chriss were later traded from the Rockets to the Cleveland Cavaliers by the trade deadline on February 7, 2019, where they went alongside a first round pick and a second round pick for a three-way trade also involving the Sacramento Kings.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ m: While Darrell Arthur considered all of his options going forward for his personal career, he did not sign with any team either in the NBA or elsewhere in the world after being waived by Phoenix, eventually retiring from playing basketball completely sometime in either December 2020 or January 2021, due in part to the upcoming COVID-19 pandemic throughout some future seasons in the NBA after this one. ^ n: After being waived by the Suns in the preseason, Davon Reed signed a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers on October 19, 2018.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
Throughout the season, he split his playing time between Indiana and their NBA G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. ^ o: On November 4, 2019, Tyson Chandler agreed to waive his rights with the Suns for the rest of the season by having the team buy out his contract. ^ p: After being waived by the Suns, Isaiah Canaan signed two 10-day contracts with the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 30 and February 11, 2019 before signing one 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on February 25, 2019.


2018–19 Phoenix Suns season, Transactions, Free agents, Subtractions
^ q: After Quincy Acy was let go from the team, he played for the Texas Legends from February 24 to March 15, 2019, where he later played for the Shenzhen New Century Leopards for one game before being replaced for the rest of the 2018–19 CBA season. ^ r: After Emanuel Terry's 10-day contract expired with the Suns, he returned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce on February 8, 2019, with a brief 10-day contract stint with the Miami Heat occurring from February 20 to March 1, 2019 before returning to Sioux Falls for the rest of the season.


2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election
The 2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election was held to elect the new Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. The election was officially nonpartisan; candidates ran on the same ballot. In the initial round of the election, since no candidate reached 50 percent plus one vote (as required by Phoenix City Charter), a runoff election was held between the top two finishers.


2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election
In October 2017, then incumbent mayor Greg Stanton announced that he was running for United States Congress in District 9, which includes much of Phoenix. Stanton resigned effective May 29, 2018, triggering a special election on November 6, 2018. The top two candidates from that election, Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela, both fell short of the required 50 percent of the vote, therefore the mayoral race was decided by a final runoff election on March 12, 2019, which Gallego won.


2018–19 Phoenix mayoral special election
Phoenix councilwoman Thelda Williams served as temporary mayor until Gallego took office.


2018–19 Piala Indonesia
The 2018–19 Piala Indonesia (known as the Krating Daeng Piala Indonesia for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of Piala Indonesia. It began with the first round on 8 May 2018, and concluded with the finals on 21 July and 6 August 2019. The winner would qualify for the play-off round of the 2020 AFC Cup.


2018–19 Piala Indonesia
Winner of the 2012 Piala Indonesia, Persibo were the defending champions, as there were no competition from 2013 to 2017 for various reasons, but they were eliminated in the first round by Madura United.


2018–19 Piala Indonesia
PSM won the competition by defeating Persija 2–1 on aggregate in the two-legged finals, winning their first title.


2018–19 Piala Indonesia, First stage, First round
The first round was featured by 128 teams. The first round matches were played from 8 May to 2 September 2018. Match list sorted by zone. All times are WIB (UTC+7).


2018–19 Piala Indonesia, First stage, Second round
The second round was featured by 64 teams which were the winners of the first round. The second round matches was played from 20 November 2018 to 5 January 2019. Match list sorted by zone. All times are WIB (UTC+7).


2018–19 Piala Indonesia, Second stage, Round of 32
For the round of 32, the first legs was played from 23 January to 5 February 2019 and the second from 31 January to 16 February 2019. The division shown for each team is the same as they registered from the first round. Match list sorted by zone. All times are WIB (UTC+7).


2018–19 Piala Indonesia, Second stage, Round of 16
For the round of 16, the first legs was played from 15 to 19 February 2019 and the second from 20 to 24 February 2019. Match list sorted by zone. All times are WIB (UTC+7).


2018–19 Piala Indonesia, Final stage, Quarter-finals
For the quarter-finals, the first legs was played from 24 April – 19 June 2019 and the second from 3 May – 27 June 2019. All times are WIB (UTC+7).


2018–19 Piala Indonesia, Final stage, Semi-finals
For the semi-finals, the first legs was played from 29 to 30 June and the second from 6–7 July 2019. All times are WIB (UTC+7).


2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 8–24 overall and 0–18 in ACC play, finishing dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired head coach Kevin Stallings. On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team represented Pittsburgh University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Lane White, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in 14th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Duke.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 10–20, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Wake Forest. On April 5, the previous head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio was fired. She finished at Pittsburgh with a 5-year record of 67–87.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League team that was established on June 5, 1967. The Penguins clinched a playoff spot on April 4, 2019, after a 4–1 win against the Detroit Red Wings.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The Penguins qualified for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, where they were swept in the first round by the New York Islanders.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Penguins faced the New York Islanders in the First Round of the playoffs, where they were swept in four games.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
Below are the Pittsburgh Penguins' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.


2018–19 Plunket Shield season
The 2018–19 Plunket Shield was the 90th season of the Plunket Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition in New Zealand. It took place between October 2018 and March 2019. Unlike the previous edition of the competition, the tournament featured eight rounds of matches, instead of ten. Central Districts were the defending champions. Up to eleven international players, including New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson, were available for the opening round of the tournament.


2018–19 Plunket Shield season
In the opening round of fixtures, in the match between Central Districts and Canterbury, both teams declared one of their innings for no runs, in a rain-affected match, to ensure that a result was possible. The same situation also happened in round seven of the tournament, with Auckland declaring their first innings for no runs and Canterbury declaring their innings on 22/2 to get a result.


2018–19 Plunket Shield season
Ahead of the final round of fixtures, Central Districts had a fifteen point lead over Canterbury, needing just five more points to win the competition and retain their title. However, following the Christchurch mosque shootings, Canterbury withdrew from their final game, against Wellington, therefore Central Districts retained their title. It was the first time in more than fifty years that Central Districts had won back-to-back titles.


2018–19 PlusLiga
2018–19 PlusLiga was the 83rd season of Polish Championship (19th season as professional league - PlusLiga) organized by Polish Volleyball League SA (Polish: Polska Liga Siatkówki S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2018–19 PlusLiga
BBTS Bielsko-Biała and Dafi Społem Kielce were relegated to the first league after season 2017–18. Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz beat AZS Częstochowa in playoffs for keeping in the PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga
On December 13, 2018 Stocznia Szczecin withdrew from the league due to financial issues. All results of the club were canceled and the league continued by 13 teams.


2018–19 PlusLiga, Regular season, 1st round
Originally the match Stocznia Szczecin vs. Trefl Gdańsk was supposed to take place on October 14 at 2.45. At 5–5 in the first set the match was interrupted due to power failure. After a few hours of waiting, the match was canceled. The league committee announced that the match will be repeated from 0–0 on November 29, 2018. Because of financial issues of Stocznia Szczecin, the club was represented by limited roster of players (i.e. opposite Bartosz Kurek dissolved his contract).


2018–19 PlusLiga, Regular season, 9th round
Because of financial issues of Stocznia Szczecin, the players have not received their salaries since the beginning of the season and most of them decided to leave the club by terminating their contracts by mutual agreement on late November or early December 2018. The match GKS Katowice vs. Stocznia Szczecin was the last meeting for most of the players, as of December 6, 2018 Stocznia did not have enough players required to play the match against Chemik Bydgoszcz. Due to the insolvency of the Stocznia club, management of the Polish Volleyball League undertook explanatory actions, Chemik Bydgoszcz and MKS Będzin agreed to postpone dates of the following matches with Stocznia in order to clarify the future of this club.


2018–19 PlusLiga, Play-offs, Semifinals
Top two teams of Regular season are qualified to two different semifinal pairs.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at 2018–19 PlusLiga in Poland.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie
The following is the Aluron Virtu Warta Zawiercie roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
The following is the Asseco Resovia Rzeszów roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Cerrad Czarni Radom
The following is the Cerrad Czarni Radom roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Chemik Bydgoszcz
The following is the Chemik Bydgoszcz roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Cuprum Lubin
The following is the Cuprum Lubin roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, GKS Katowice
The following is the GKS Katowice roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Indykpol AZS Olsztyn
The following is the Indykpol AZS Olsztyn roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Jastrzębski Węgiel
The following is the Jastrzębski Węgiel roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, MKS Będzin
The following is the MKS Będzin roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, ONICO Warszawa
The following is the ONICO Warszawa roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, PGE Skra Bełchatów
The following is the PGE Skra Bełchatów roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, Trefl Gdańsk
The following is the Trefl Gdańsk roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 PlusLiga squads, ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
The following is the ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle roster in the 2018–19 PlusLiga.


2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Plymouth Argyle's second consecutive season in League One and their 133rd year in existence. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
On 10 May 2018, Plymouth Argyle announced eight pre-season friendlies for July. These were extended into ten friendlies when a tour of The Netherlands was announced in early July.


2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.


2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.


2018–19 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.


2018–19 Polish Cup
The 2018–19 Polish Cup was the sixty-fifth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 7 August 2018 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2019 with the final at PGE Narodowy. Winners of the competition would qualify for the qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, however eventual winners Lechia Gdańsk had qualified for Europe through their league performance.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Format changes
Before the start of the 2018–19 season, the PZPN confirmed the reforming plan of the Polish Cup, introducing several changes:


2018–19 Polish Cup, Prize Money
The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes at its meeting on May 23, 2018.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Preliminary round
Participating in this round were 8 teams from the 2017–18 II liga from positions 11 to 18. Teams from places 11 to 14 faced teams from places 15 to 18 in the following pairs: 11–18, 12–17, 13–16, 14–15. The matches were played on 7 and 8 August 2018. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Round of 64
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 10 August 2018. The matches was played on 25 to 27 September and 2 to 3 October 2018. Participating in this round were the 4 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2017–18 I liga, 10 highest ranked teams from 2017–18 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 28 September 2018. The matches were played on 30–31 October and 7 November 2018. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Round of 16
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 8 November 2018. The matches were played on 4 to 6 December 2018.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches were played on 27 February 2019, as well as 12 to 13 March. The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN, Warsaw on 7 December 2018.


2018–19 Polish Cup, Final
Match officials:Referee:Bartosz FrankowskiAssistant referees:Jakub WinklerAdam KupsikFourth official:Paweł RaczkowskiVideo assistant referee:Tomasz KwiatkowskiMarcin Borkowski


2018–19 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
2018–19 Polish Cup was the 62nd edition of the Polish Cup of men's volleyball tournament.


2018–19 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
As a venue for final tournament was chosen Hala Orbita in Wrocław. Quarterfinals opponents were drawn on January 8, 2019.


2018–19 Polish Cup of men's volleyball
ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle beat Jastrzębski Węgiel in final and achieved Polish Cup seventh time in club history. Polish outside hitter Aleksander Śliwka from ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle has become the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.


2018–19 Polish Cup of men's volleyball, Final phase, Quarterfinals
In quarterfinals, two teams that have passed the 5 rounds of qualifications are joined by the current top 6 teams in regular season of the 2018–19 PlusLiga. The drawing of club pairs took place on January 8, 2019.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Port Vale's 107th season of football in the English Football League, and second consecutive season in EFL League Two. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 through to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
Neil Aspin marked his first summer transfer window as the club's manager with ten new permanent signings and five loan players in order to build his own squad, all of which were free signings except for striker Ricky Miller. The season started with five defeats in the opening seven games, before a 1–1 draw at Forest Green Rovers on 8 September marked a turnaround in results and performances.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
The team suffered 4–0 and 6–2 defeats at home to Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup and in the league, though managed to win 1–0 at local rivals Crewe Alexandra to maintain a lower mid-table position from the end of August to the end of October. In the EFL Trophy, the two home group games set record low attendances at Vale Park and Nelson Agho became the youngest player in the club's history at age of 15 years and 262 days.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
They won all three group games to advance to the knockout stages, where they were drawn against Stoke City U21 – the Academy team of Potteries derby rivals Stoke City; Vale won the match 4–0 in front of a season high crowd of 7,940, but hooligans amongst the Stoke supporters caused around £100,000 of damage to Vale Park and surrounding areas of Burslem.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
Vale suffered a miserable December following their win over Stoke, drawing three and losing two of their five league games against teams around them in the bottom half of the table. They did manage to pick up a 1–1 draw at league leaders Lincoln City on New Year's Day, though after the game Aspin considered leaving the club after feeling that supporters had shown him a "lack of respect". He chose to stay and oversaw a run to the EFL Trophy quarter-finals, where Vale ended up being knocked out by Bristol Rovers.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
However he resigned on 30 January following a run of one win in ten league games. He was succeeded by John Askey, who managed to turn the team's form around after losing his first four games in charge. As relegation seemed increasingly unlikely, attention them turned to ownership issues, as fans protested against chairman Norman Smurthwaite. Rejecting offers to buy the club, Smurthwaite claimed that he would put the club into administration on 5 May if he was still the club's owner. Carol and Kevin Shanahan completed their takeover on 7 May.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Neil Aspin's first signing of the window was 33-year-old goalkeeper Scott Brown, who had been an ever-present for Wycombe Wanderers when they won promotion out of EFL League Two the previous season. Aspin stated that Brown's experience would help with organising the Vale's young defenders on the pitch. He quickly followed this by bringing in 30-year-old Carlisle United midfielder Luke Joyce on a two-year contract and 24-year-old Alfreton Town winger Brendon Daniels on a six-month contract, describing Joyce as "vastly experienced" and Daniels as "a local lad who is desperate to prove himself".


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Next to arrive were centre-backs Leon Legge and Connell Rawlinson, arriving on free transfers after leaving Cambridge United and The New Saints respectively. Aspin said that he hoped the experience of Legge would aid the development of young centre-half Nathan Smith. His sixth signing was central midfielder Manny Oyeleke, who had just left National League side Aldershot Town after picking up their Player of the Year award.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
After a wait of some weeks, the seventh incoming player was revealed to be attacker Louis Dodds, who joined on a season-long loan from relegated Chesterfield; he had previously played for the Vale from 2008 to 2016. Aspin said that Dodds had been keen on a return to Vale Park and "he has cost us next to nothing really".


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale then acquired the services of Peterborough United striker Ricky Miller after paying an undisclosed fee; 29-year-old Miller had scored a remarkable goal tally in the National League but had thus far failed to establish himself in the Football League in a career hindered by legal troubles. Another Peterborough forward then arrived, this time 18-year-old Idris Kanu on a season-long loan, whilst defender Theo Vassell was also signed on a one-year deal from Aspin's former club Gateshead.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Going the other way, 20-year-old forward Dan Turner joined Scottish Championship club Falkirk on a six-month loan deal – which was terminated early on 5 October. Taking his place at Vale Park was Scott Quigley, signed on a season-long loan from Blackpool. Aspin also went on to sign former Stevenage midfielder Tom Conlon, who had impressed whilst on trial.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale kicked off the season at home to Cambridge United on 4 August, and made a flawless start with both Tom Pope and Ricky Miller getting off the mark in a 3–0 victory. However the following performance was poor, as they fell to a 2–0 defeat at Colchester United. Aspin made his fourth loan signing of the summer later that week, bringing in 19-year-old Aston Villa full-back Mitch Clark as cover for James Gibbons and Cristian Montaño.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Clark went straight into the starting eleven at home to Crawley Town on 18 August, and helped the new look defence to a clean sheet and 1–0 win despite the away side dominating the play for much of the second half. However three days later Vale were beaten 2–1 at Carlisle United, with Aspin blaming the referee for making a "poor decision" to give a first-half penalty against Rawlinson. Vale then went on to lose 1–0 at newly-promoted Tranmere Rovers, after which Aspin again bemoaned the officials, stating that his team should have been given a penalty.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Aspin went on to say "We had an apology from the Lincoln game to say it wasn't a penalty, we’ve had an apology to say we should have had a penalty in the Carlisle game and an apology to say we should have had a penalty in the Tranmere game." Having managed to offload unwanted striker Tyrone Barnett on loan to Cheltenham Town, Aspin then signed 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder Lewis Hardcastle on a season-long loan from Blackburn Rovers and also brought in Ben Whitfield; Aspin had attempted to sign Whitfield in January before falling out with the player's agent.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale opened September at home to Newport County, and though Pope scored to make himself the all-time top-scorer at the Vale Park stadium with 56 goals, Vale still went on to lose the game 2–1 after again being denied a penalty. Away at Forest Green Rovers, Vale turned around a one-goal half-time deficit to draw 1–1 after Pope converted a penalty won by Miller; Rovers ended the match with ten men after Farrend Rawson was shown a straight red card.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
They then went on to beat Northampton Town 2–0, with Whitfield and Oyeleke the scorers; Oyeleke was named in the EFL team of the week and his goal was listed as the League Two goal of the weekend. Over 1,900 Vale fans went on to travel nearby rivals Crewe Alexandra and witnessed a 1–0 victory thanks to a 75th-minute Legge header, ending a run of ten months without an away victory. Second-place Exeter City then came to Burslem and took a 1–0 lead that they defended until the seventh minute of injury-time, at which point Kanu scored a dramatic late equaliser, his first goal in professional football.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale opened October with a difficult home tie with Milton Keynes Dons, and lost 2–0 after playing with ten men after 65 minutes when half-time substitute Montaño went off injured; Aspin defended his decision to put Montaño on as his final substitution by saying "If he wasn't 100 per cent fit, he wouldn't have been on the bench... How stupid do you think I am?"


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale then went on to lose 2–0 at second-from-bottom Grimsby Town, having gone one goal behind within the opening minute following a mistake from Clarke; after the game Aspin attempted to confront some hecklers who had abused him.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
League leaders Lincoln City then returned to Vale Park on 13 October, and as they did in the EFL Cup won comfortably, leading the game after three minutes and going 3–0 up by half-time before winning the match 6–2; Aspin said it was like "torture" to watch the game but that "I would only leave if I was sacked and that is not the case". Four of Lincoln's goals came from set pieces.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
They recovered from this performance and picked up a hard-fought 1–0 victory at Oldham Athletic seven days later, which led Aspin to say that the team was united and that he had never "lost the dressing room". Aspin named the same team away at Stevenage, which ended in a 0–0 draw. Vale then closed out the month with a 1–0 win at home to Bury, Pope scoring against the run of play early in the second half after the team held on to a clean sheet following a difficult opening half.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Despite investing heavily in the summer, Notts County came to Vale Park on 3 November just one place above the relegation zone, and both sides had to be satisfied with a 2–2 draw after a late diving header from Pope rescued a point just two minutes after Elliott Ward had put County ahead on 87 minutes; in the first half Kane Hemmings had cancelled out Luke Hannant's early header. Both Aspin and County manager Harry Kewell claimed their sides deserved to win the game.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Two weeks later, Vale travelled to Mansfield Town and fell to a 1–0 defeat, with Oyeleke sent off on his return from injury after receiving two yellow cards. Vale then slipped to a 1–0 defeat at home to Swindon Town in front of just 3,877 spectators for a Saturday fixture, and failed to create any meaningful chances throughout the game. However they saw out the month with a comfortable 3–0 victory at Yeovil Town; two of the goals came from Montaño, who had been highly criticised for his performance in the defeat to Swindon.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
On 8 December, Vale seemed to be heading for 2–0 defeat at Morecambe with a poor performance when, on 83 minutes, Antony Kay successfully evaded the home side's offside trap on a free-kick to pull a goal back, and then Pope scored an equalizing goal four minutes later; Brown then immediately gave away a penalty, which was missed by former Vale striker A-Jay Leitch-Smith to leave the final score at 2–2. Struggling Cheltenham Town came to Burslem the following week amidst awful weather conditions, and just 3,109 spectators witnessed a 2–2 draw, Kay secured a point with a stoppage-time header.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
No goals were scored in the trip to the league's bottom club Macclesfield Town – a club that had rediscovered their National League winning form under new manager Sol Campbell; the clean sheet and a third consecutive draw were earned largely thanks to some impressive first-half saves from Brown. Grimsby Town were the visitors at Vale Park on Boxing day and they came away with a 1–0 win; Wes Thomas scored the only goal of the game on 62 minutes. Oldham arrived in Burslem three days later, having sacked manager Frankie Bunn following a 6–0 defeat; Vale crashed to a 4–1 defeat to the managerless "Latics" to put intense pressure on Aspin.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale travelled to league leaders Lincoln City on New Year's Day and looked to be leaving with a 1–0 defeat despite a very credible performance, before Oyeleke scored a spectacular stoppage-time equaliser to secure a point; after the game Aspin threatened to quit the club after feeling that supporters had shown him a "lack of respect". After taking time to consider his position he said that he would remain as manager as he had the support of the players and the chairman.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
On 12 January, Vale fell to a 3–0 home defeat to Colchester, losing Pope to a hamstring injury in the process and Aspin bemoaned his side's poor run of luck. Two days later he signed versatile defender Adam Crookes on loan from Nottingham Forest, who had previously been recalled from a loan at Lincoln City after failing to break into the first-team there. Another new arrival was 23-year-old striker Danny Elliott, who was signed following a trial; he had previously been playing in the Spanish Tercera División for San Cristoba.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
With Pope ruled out of action for over a month with a hamstring injury, Miller was restored to the starting eleven at Crawley on 19 January and scored the only goal of the game to maintain the club's five-point gap above the relegation zone. Aspin went on to bring in 20-year-old Wales youth international forward Mark Harris on loan from Cardiff City.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
However he was again facing questions over his own future following a 1–0 home defeat to promotion-chasing Carlisle United; Vale had actually looked good for a point until conceding a deflected goal on 79 minutes despite having Miller sent off for a reckless challenge just before half-time. They closed out the month with a 0–0 draw at Newport County, though ended a third consecutive game with only ten men as Gibbons was given a straight red card with five minutes left to play.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Aspin tendered his resignation the following day, stating that "I am very proud of the job we [he and assistant Lee Nogan] did in keeping the club in League Two and we leave the club in a better place on and off the pitch". Despite having no manager, the club completed the loan signing of West Bromwich Albion defender Kyle Howkins, who had joined the club on loan at the same point of the 2017–18 season. Three more young midfield players were also signed, Callum Whelan and Toby Edser on loan from Manchester United and Nottingham Forest respectively, and Daniel Trickett-Smith from Leek Town – who was immediately returned on loan to Leek.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Former Macclesfield and Shrewsbury boss John Askey was appointed as the club's new manager on 4 February, signing a contract to run until the end of the season; he named Dave Kevan as his assistant. Five days later he took charge of his first game away at 20th-placed Cambridge, who leapfrogged the Vale with a 1–0 win.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Askey named the same team at home to 22nd-placed Morecambe, and despite dominating the first-half they failed to score past an in-form Mark Halstead, with Pope missing a penalty; a 75th-minute Aaron Collins goal won all three points for the visitors, dragging Vale to within just five points of the bottom of the league. A 2–1 defeat at home to Tranmere three days later left Vale in 21st-place; James Norwood bagged a brace, before Whitfield's consolation ended Vale's club-record run of 571 minutes without scoring a goal.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Askey switched to 4–4–2 and instigated four personnel changes for the trip to Cheltenham Town, but the end result was a fourth straight defeat and a run of one goal scored in seven matches. Vale had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside against Cheltenham and launched an official complaint to the Match Official Administration System, also citing six further major incidents in games earlier in the season that had cost the club vital points.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale faced a crucial trip to Meadow Lane to face bottom-club Notts County on 2 March and kept a clean sheet and extended their gap over the relegation zone to four points with a goalless draw, though they dominated the game and wasted numerous chances to secure a much needed victory. Third-placed Mansfield then came to Burslem, with both sides' top-scorer absent (Pope injured and Tyler Walker suspended); Miller came into the side and scored two early second-half goals to secure an important 2–1 win, with Brown again impressing after saving a first-half penalty given away by Legge.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Three days later Vale put themselves eight points clear of the relegation zone with a comfortable 3–0 home win over Yeovil; Oyeleke, Conlon and Montaño were the scorers; Colnon's goal was a goal of the season contender, and he and David Worrall played particularly well in a dominant midfield performance. The unbeaten run stretched to four games with a 0–0 draw in fierce windy conditions at Swindon.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Forest Green ended the unbeaten run after the play-off chasing visitors left Burslem with a 2–0 victory, Reece Brown bagging a brace in the last minute of stoppage time after breaking the deadlock on 69 minutes; Askey bemoaned "poor" officiating in his post-match interview. Vale seemed to be heading for a defeat at Northampton after Legge was sent off just before half-time with the "Cobblers" 1–0 ahead, but Worrall scored a 44th-minute equaliser and Pope came on to convert a 75th-minute penalty; Pope's 100th goal for the club secured a 2–1 victory.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Vale banished any remaining fears of relegation on 6 April by completing the double over local rivals Crewe Alexandra, with Pope scoring the only goal of the game on 78 minutes. They faced an uphill battle at Exeter seven days later after Howkins gave away a penalty in the opening minute, and were second-best all afternoon to the play-off hopefuls as the "Grecians" claimed a 2–0 win. Askey then made four changes for the return fixture with Stevenage, but a poor performance saw them slip to a 4–1 defeat, though the scoreline was generous to the "Boro".


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
Askey started with Elliot away at promotion-chasing MK Dons, a 1–1 draw in which Brown saved a first-half penalty and Conlon scored a fine opening goal. However Askey went on to criticise unnamed squad members for unprofessional behaviour, saying that "...there are things that have gone on in my short stay here that shouldn't go on. I have had to deal with things I have never dealt with in 30 odd years of being in football". Vale's final home game of the season was a 1–0 defeat to Askey's former club Macclesfield, who desperately needed the victory to stay in the league. The final away game of the season was a 1–1 draw at already-promoted Bury.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, EFL League Two
With a final position of 20th being the joint-lowest in the club's history (along with 1979–80 and 2017–18), albeit with an improved points tally of 49, Askey released nine of the ten out of contract players: Dior Angus, Harry Benns, Mike Calveley, Danny Elliott, Luke Hannant, Antony Kay, Michael Tonge, Dan Turner and Theo Vassell, with Sam Hornby the only one to be offered a new deal (he rejected the deal and instead joined Bradford City). He also transfer listed Connell Rawlinson and Ben Whitfield. Askey himself signed a new three-year contract, whilst Leon Legge and David Worrall also signed contract extensions. However Ricky Miller left the club after his contract was terminated one year early by mutual consent.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Norman Smurthwaite returned formally to the role of Port Vale chairman on 1 August. The club started a new kit wear deal with Australian firm BLK. Smurthwaite was quoted as saying he would provide £400,000 for Aspin to spend in the January transfer window, funded by the proceeds of the cup windfalls and sale of Jordan Hugill. Smurthwaite was hospitalised after being struck by a car whilst walking outside Vale Park on 25 January.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite blamed "logistical challenges" for the deal to bring back former top-scorer Marc Richards breaking down on 31 January (transfer deadline day); the club instead signed four youngsters despite having no manager. As the transfer window was closing, the Port Vale Supporters' Club unanimously gave a vote of no confidence in Smurthwaite and elected to begin formal protests against his ownership.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite went on to issue a statement to condemn "disgraceful abuse" he had received and to urge supporters to not to use "inappropriate language" during protests and to consider the effect of protests on the club and the players; he stated that he was only involved in "major" decisions at the club and left day-to-day decisions to CEO Colin Garlick. Responding to accusations that the club had been operating "on the cheap", chief executive Colin Garlick stated that the club had the tenth-largest playing budget in League Two.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
On 1 March, Synectics Solutions owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan revealed that Smurthwaite had rejected their improved offer of £3.5 million for the club. When the couple told Smurthwaite they were planning to go public about their offer he texted them to say "sorry not interested. now please get back to your day job and continue the sterling work in the community."


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
"In Stoke-on-Trent, we don’t expect a Russian billionaire or a sheikh or anything like that – we just want somebody with the community at heart who is willing to build long term. I don’t think we’re asking for much. If we don’t go down this year, it will be the next year or the year after. We can’t keep dicing with danger the way we have. If we go down and he [Smurthwaite] is still there, I don’t think we’ll come back. We’ll be a Chester or a Darlington. I see us just plummeting, because we’re not well run enough to rise up again. It’s been exhausting and demoralising. It’s a heartbreaking time to be a Vale fan".


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
On 23 March, Smurthwaite claimed that fans protests against him had cost the club a £500,000 stadium sponsorship deal, that he had never received a "formal offer" for the club and that he would put the club into administration if no new owner was in place by 5 May. Carol and Kevin Shanahan immediately put in a new offer for the club, leaving CEO Colin Garlick "very optimistic" of a deal being completed.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances & ownership issues
Smurthwaite then stated that an Asian consortium wanted to enter exclusive talks to buy the club for £2.8m. Carol and Kevin Shanahan signed an exclusivity agreement to buy the club on 2 April. They completed their takeover of both the club and the ground on 7 May, ending Smurthwaite's seven years in charge.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
The first round draw of the FA Cup saw Port Vale drawn at home to League One side Sunderland. A heavy defeat seemed a distinct possibility after they went 2–0 down inside 20 minutes, but Aspin changed formation and put on Oyeleke, who helped Pope to inspire a goal before half-time, though the team could not find the equaliser and were denied a strong penalty appeal by referee Anthony Backhouse.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Port Vale were drawn at home to League Two rivals Lincoln City in the First Round of the EFL Cup, and made an early exit after losing 4–0 despite making only making three changes from the starting eleven that opened the league campaign. This was the club's biggest home defeat in the competition's history and the 2,440 attendance was the lowest at Vale Park in the competition since October 1981.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale's opponents in the Group Stage of the EFL Trophy were League One sides Burton Albion and Walsall, along with Academy side Middlesbrough. They opened the group at home to Burton on 9 October, and won the 1–0 game thanks to a goal from substitute Ricky Miller; just 601 spectators showed up for the match, a new record low attendance for a first-team fixture at Vale Park. This record was broken seven days later as Vale recorded a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough U21, with Rawlinson joining Miller on the scoresheet. They then went on to finish as group winners after beating Walsall 2–1 at the Bescot Stadium, a game in which Nelson Agho came off the bench to become the youngest player in the club's history at the age of 15 years and 262 days.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the second round of the EFL Trophy Vale faced a home tie with Stoke City U21 – the youth-team of Potteries derby rivals Stoke City – and easily won the match 4–0 after naming a strong starting eleven, including opening goal-scorer Pope. Despite it being their under-21 team, almost 4,000 Stoke fans attended the fixture to make the total attendance 7,940, in what Staffordshire Police described as their biggest footballing operation for 10 years.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
After the game a portion of Stoke supporters vandalized Vale Park and surrounding areas of Burslem, Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones stated that "We're talking about a minority of 150-200 people who had no interest in the football and were there for the trouble they expected to be played out and intended to cause disorder and damage." Smurthwaite estimated the repair bill at being close to £100,000.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
On 8 January, third round opponents Shrewsbury Town visited Vale Park and made 11 changes to their side that drew with Stoke City in the FA Cup three days earlier. The League One "Shrews" still proved a challenge and it took an 83rd-minute strike from Pope to take the game to a penalty shoot-out, which Vale won 4–3 whilst Aspin faced away as he was too nervous to watch.


2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale exited the competition at the quarter-final stage after falling to a 3–0 defeat at struggling League One side Bristol Rovers; Conlon picked up two bookings shortly after half-time and a 61st-minute Tom Nichols penalty then stretched Bristol's lead to two goals and cued up a comfortable win for the home side.


2018–19 Port Vila Premier League
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2018–19 Port Vila Premier League
The 2018–19 Port Vila Premier League is the 25th season of the Port Vila Premier League, the top football league in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. The season started on 27 October 2018. Tupuji Imere are the defending champions.


2018–19 Port Vila Premier League, Teams
A total of eight teams compete in the league. Sia-Raga and Mauwia were relegated from last season, and were replaced by promoted teams Galaxy and Yatel.


2018–19 Port Vila Premier League, PVFA Top Four Super League
The top four teams of the Port Vila Premier League play in the Top Four Super League for a place in the OFC Champions League.


2018–19 Port Vila Premier League, PVFA Top Four Super League, Grand Final
Winner of the Grand Final qualifies for the 2020 OFC Champions League group stage and the 2019 VFF National Super League grand final.


2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball team represents the University of Portland during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third-year head coach Terry Porter, play their home games at the Chiles Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 0-16 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to San Diego.


2018–19 Portland Pilots men's basketball team, Previous season
The Pilots finished the 2017–18 season 10–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Loyola Marymount.


2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They play their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Francisco.


2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
On March 12, Cheryl Sorensen has agreed to parted ways. She finished at Portland with a 5 year record of 33–117. On March 27, former George Fox head coach Michael Meek as the new coach.


2018–19 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Barret Peery, played their return home games at Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon after a one year renovation, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Weber State.


2018–19 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where, after a first round bye, lost in the second round to San Diego.


2018–19 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represents Portland State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by fourth-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, will return to play their home games at Viking Pavilion after a one year renovation and are members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 14–6 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place. Portland State won the championship game over Eastern Washington to earn their second invitation to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. They lost to Oregon in the first round.


2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season
Prior to the season, owner Paul Allen died at the age of 65, and thus the team's ownership was (and is currently) managed by his estate.


2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season
On March 25, 2019, the Trail Blazers clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 148–144 in double overtime. Jusuf Nurkić suffered a season-ending injury in the same game.


2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the playoffs, the Trail Blazers defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, thanks to Damian Lillard's 37-foot series-clinching three pointer over Paul George in Game 5 at home, similar to his game-winner against the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the First Round in the 2014 playoffs. The Trail Blazers thus won their first playoff series since 2016.


2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the Semifinals, the Trail Blazers faced the Denver Nuggets. In Game 3 of the Semifinals, the Trail Blazers defeated the Nuggets 140–137 in the first quadruple overtime playoff game since 1953. They would eventually defeat the Nuggets in seven games, advancing to their first Western Conference Finals since 2000. However, the Trail Blazers would be swept by the defending two-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors in four games. In that series, the Trail Blazers became the first team in 20 seasons to have a lead of 17 points or more in three straight playoff games and lose all three.


2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics, Regular season
After all games. ‡Waived during the season†Traded during the season≠Acquired during the season


2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Portsmouth's second season in EFL League One and their 120th season of existence. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
Portsmouth announced they will face Cork City, Havant & Waterlooville, Stevenage, Swindon Town and FC Utrecht as part of the pre-season preparations.


2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.


2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.


2018–19 Portsmouth F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.


2018–19 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team
The 2018–19 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represents Prairie View A&M University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Byron Smith, play their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.


2018–19 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 16–18, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Panthers received the No. 2 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals.


2018–19 Premier Badminton League
2018–19 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth edition of Premier Badminton League. It was played from 22 December 2018 to 13 January 2019. The season featured a new team – Pune 7 Aces – bringing the total to nine competing teams. Also, the Bengaluru team previously known as Bengaluru Blasters featured as Bengaluru Raptors.


2018–19 Premier Badminton League
Bengaluru Raptors beat Mumbai Rockets by 4 - 3 in the final tie to lift their maiden title.


2018–19 Premier League
The 2018–19 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019. Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 14 June 2018. The league was contested by the top 17 teams from the 2017–18 season as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 EFL Championship. They replaced West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Stoke City who were relegated to the 2018–19 EFL Championship.


2018–19 Premier League
Defending champions Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title, and sixth English top-flight title overall. They won their last 14 league games and retained the league title on the final day of the season, finishing on 98 points. Liverpool finished runners-up with 97 points – the highest total in English top-flight history for a second-placed team.


2018–19 Premier League, Summary
Manchester City claimed the league title on the final day of the season with a 4–1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, finishing on 98 points after a run of 14 wins. Liverpool held a 7-point lead over Manchester City on 3 January, but finished runners-up with 97 points – the third highest total in Premier League history and the highest in English top-flight history for a second-placed team, having lost only one league match all season – to eventual champions City.


2018–19 Premier League, Summary
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur claimed the other two Champions League berths, finishing in third and fourth place respectively. Tottenham were in third place for much of the season and were considered potential title challengers until a 1–2 loss to Burnley in February. Chelsea would go on to win the season's UEFA Europa League, defeating Arsenal in the final 4–1. Arsenal had gone on a fourteen-game unbeaten run near the start of the season and began April in third place, but a run of four points in six matches saw them drop to fifth place, finishing outside of the Champions League spots.


2018–19 Premier League, Summary
Manchester United's worst start to the season for 28 years led to the sacking of manager José Mourinho in December, with former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær replacing him, initially as a caretaker. Solskjær was appointed permanently after an impressive run of results which culminated in United's away goals victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League, but the team's poor form soon returned, and they eventually finished sixth after the team had won none of their final five league matches. Newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved their highest finish since 1980 by finishing seventh, having taken points off every team in the league except Liverpool and Huddersfield Town. Their seventh-place finish was the highest for a newly promoted team since Ipswich Town finished 5th in the 2000–01 season.


2018–19 Premier League, Summary
Huddersfield were the first team to be relegated, following their 0–2 defeat at Crystal Palace on 30 March 2019, coinciding with victories for Burnley and Southampton. They were relegated with six games remaining. This made Huddersfield the second team in Premier League history to be relegated before March ended, following Derby County in 2007–08. Fulham joined them after a 1–4 defeat at Watford on 2 April, relegated with five games remaining. Cardiff City were the final team to be relegated following a 2–3 loss at home to Crystal Palace on 4 May with one game remaining.


2018–19 Premier League, Summary
The fastest goal in Premier League history was scored this season on 23 April by Shane Long in a 1–1 draw between his side Southampton and Watford after 7.69 seconds. On 4 May 2019, Fulham's Harvey Elliott became the youngest ever Premier League player at 16 years and 30 days. Tottenham Hotspur had a run of 28 games without a draw, the longest ever recorded from the start of a Premier League season. Manchester City did not draw any of their final 30 matches.


2018–19 Premier League, Summary
The season saw two aviation incidents involving Premier League personnel. On 27 October 2018, Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium, shortly after a 1–1 home draw against West Ham United. Almost three months later, on 21 January 2019, Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, en route to join the club following his record signing from Nantes, died on board a Piper PA-46 Malibu aircraft that crashed off Alderney.


2018–19 Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Championship. The promoted teams were Wolverhampton Wanderers (returning to the top flight after a six-year absence), Cardiff City and Fulham (both teams returning after a four-year absence). They replaced Swansea City, Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion, ending their top flight spells of seven, ten and eight years respectively.


2018–19 Premier League, Teams, Personnel and kits
Match balls supplied by Nike, this season's version is the Merlin.


2018–19 Premier League, Attendances
Updated to games played on 1 December 2019Source: Notes:1: Team played last season in the Championship


2018–19 Premier League International Cup
The 2018–19 Premier League International Cup was the fifth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players. Bayern won the title by defeating Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 in the final.


2018–19 Premier League International Cup
Porto were the defending champions, after beating Arsenal 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.


2018–19 Premier League International Cup, Format
The competition featured twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. The teams were split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, progressed into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches were single leg fixtures.


2018–19 Premier League International Cup, Format
All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.


2018–19 Premier League International Cup, Format, Teams
Athletic Bilbao, Benfica, Everton, Leicester City, PSV Eindhoven, Porto and Villarreal made their fifth appearance in the competition. They are the only teams to take part in every season since the tournament was founded in 2014. Brighton & Hove Albion, Paris Saint-Germain and Southampton made their debuts.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament
The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament was the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament started on 30 November 2018 and concluded on 10 February 2019. Fourteen teams took part in Tier A of the competition, split into two groups of seven. Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club finished in last place in the previous tournament, and were relegated to Tier B for this season. Negombo Cricket Club replaced them for this years' competition after they won the 2017–18 Premier League Tournament Tier B title. Chilaw Marians Cricket Club were the defending champions.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament
In January 2019, during the round six match between Colombo Cricket Club and Saracens Sports Club, Colombo's Malinda Pushpakumara took all ten wickets in the second innings of the match. Pushpakumara became the second Sri Lankan bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings. It was also the first ten-wicket haul in an innings in first-class cricket since 2009, and the best figures since 1995.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka Army Sports Club and Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club had all progressed to the Super Eight section of the tournament. Meanwhile, Badureliya Sports Club, Burgher Recreation Club, Moors Sports Club, Negombo Cricket Club, Ragama Cricket Club and Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club were all moved to the Plate League phase, with the bottom team being relegated for the next season.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament
In the penultimate round of the Super Eight fixtures, Nondescripts captain Angelo Perera scored a double-century in each innings. This had only been done once before in first-class cricket, by Arthur Fagg for Kent against Essex in the 1938 County Championship in England.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament
Colombo Cricket Club won the tournament, after finishing top of the Super Eight table, ahead of Saracens Sports Club. In the Plate League, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club lost their final match, against Burgher Recreation Club, therefore being relegated to Tier B.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B
The 2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B was the second division of the 31st season of first-class cricket in Sri Lanka's Premier Trophy. The tournament was contested by nine teams, starting on 31 January 2019 and concluding on 23 May 2019. Negombo Cricket Club won the tournament in the previous season and were promoted to Tier A. They were replaced in Tier B by Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club after their relegation from Tier A.


2018–19 Premier League Tournament Tier B
Lankan Cricket Club won the tournament and secured promotion to Tier A, after finishing top of the points table ahead of Sri Lanka Navy Sports Club.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize
The 2018–19 Premier League of Belize is the eighth season of the Premier League of Belize, the highest competitive football league in Belize, after it was founded in 2011. There are two seasons which are spread over two years, the opening (which will be played towards the end of 2018) and the closing (which will be played at the beginning of 2019).


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, Opening Season
From the 2017–18 Premier League of Belize closing season, 7 teams continued to play in the opening season of 2018–19, with Altitude taking over the franchise of Placencia Assassins.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, Opening Season
There would be one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The opening season commenced on 22 July 2018.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, Opening Season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, Closing Season
All 8 teams that participated in the opening season will participate in the closing season.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, Closing Season
The format will be the same as the opening season with one league consisting of the 8 teams, who will play each other twice, with the top 4 teams advancing to the end of season playoffs. The closing season commenced on 12 January 2019.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, Closing Season, Awards
In the post-game ceremonies of the final game of the season, the individual awards were announced.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, List of foreign players in the league
Each team can have a maximum of five foreign players in their roster.


2018–19 Premier League of Belize, List of foreign players in the league
(player released during the Opening season) (player released between the Opening and Closing seasons) (player released during the Closing season)


2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The 2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, known as Liga 12 and also known as BH Telecom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was the nineteenth season of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the highest football league of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The season began on 21 July 2018 and concluded on 25 May 2019, with a winter break between early December 2018 and late February 2019.


2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams
A total of 12 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from each of the second-level league.


2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Teams, Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, League table, Positions by table
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2018–19 Premier League of Eswatini
The 2018–19 Eswatini Premier League was the 2018–19 season of the Eswatini Premier League, the top-tier football league in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), since its establishment in 1971. The season started on 14 September 2018.


2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament
The 2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took place in Sri Lanka. It was the eighteenth edition of the Premier Limited Overs Tournament. The tournament ran from 4 to 19 March 2019. Sinhalese Sports Club were the defending champions.


2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament
Following the conclusion of the group stage matches, Colombo Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Panadura Sports Club, Ragama Cricket Club, Saracens Sports Club, Sinhalese Sports Club and Sri Lanka Army Sports Club had all progressed to the quarterfinals. Colombo Cricket Club, Moors Sports Club, Saracens Sports Club and Sinhalese Sports Club all won their quarterfinal matches.


2018–19 Premier Limited Overs Tournament
In the first semi-final, Sinhalese Sports Club beat Saracens Sports Club by 36 runs, via the Duckworth–Lewis method to advance to the final. They were joined in the final by Colombo Cricket Club, after they beat Moors Sports Club by five wickets. Sinhalese Sports Club retained their title by beating Colombo Cricket Club by seven wickets in the final.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby
The 2018–19 Gallagher Premiership was the 32nd season of the top flight English domestic rugby union competition and the first one to be sponsored by Gallagher. The reigning champions entering the season were Saracens, who had claimed their fourth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the 2018 final. Bristol Bears had been promoted as champions from the 2017–18 RFU Championship at the first attempt.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby
The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the sixth successive season and with five games also simulcast free-to-air on Channel 5. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on Channel 5 with extended highlights on BT Sport.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Summary
Saracens won their fifth title after defeating Exeter Chiefs in the final at Twickenham after having finished second in the regular season table. Newcastle Falcons were relegated after being unable to win their penultimate game of the season. It was the third time that Newcastle have been relegated from the top flight since the leagues began and the first time since the 2011–12 Premiership Rugby season.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Summary
For the first time since 2004, there was no London Double Header at Twickenham due to redevelopment work causing the closure of the stadium.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season and Bristol Bears who were promoted from the 2017–18 RFU Championship after a top flight absence of one year. They replaced London Irish who were relegated after one year in the top flight.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Preseason
The 2018 edition of the Premiership Rugby Sevens Series would be held on 27 and 28 July at Franklin's Gardens. All twelve Premiership teams would feature in one venue over two days. Teams would be split into four pools of three which played each other once in a round-robin basis with the tournament splitting into Cup and Plate competitions on the second day.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (R) RelegatedStarting table — source:


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Table
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Fixtures
Fixtures for the season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 6 July 2018. Due to redevelopment work causing the closure of Twickenham Stadium, round 1 did not include the London Double Header.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Fixtures
Despite a four-year deal being struck in 2016, no matches took place in the United States. It had previously been reported that Sale Sharks vs Harlequins in round 18 would take place at Toyota Park just outside Chicago, Illinois. However, the round 6 match between Harlequins and Saracens was broadcast live in the US on a major network with NBC as opposed to NBCSN broadcasting for the first time.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs
As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 1 June 2019.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Play-offs, Final
Man of the Match: Maro Itoje (Saracens)Touch judges:Matthew CarleyTom FoleyTelevision Match Official:Graham Hughes


2018–19 Premiership Rugby, Leading scorers
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup
The 2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup was the 47th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the first under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions. Although there are no stipulations on player selection, the cup was seen by many clubs as a development competition, and games took place during the Autumn International window and during the Six Nations.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup
Northampton Saints became the first ever winners of the Premiership Cup when they defeated Saracens 23 – 9 in the final at Franklin's Gardens on 17 March 2019. It was the Saints' first domestic cup triumph since winning the 2009–10 LV Cup and their second overall.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Competition format
The competition consists of the twelve English Premiership teams arranged in three pools of four clubs each, with each team playing three games against teams in their pool, as well as a 'derby' game against a team in another group. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner up, progress to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals then meet at the final in March 2019 to be held at the home ground of the highest ranked remaining team.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Pool stage, Round 4 (derby games)
After three pool games, each team will play a 'derby' game against a team in another pool, with results counting towards the final standings in each pool.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Knock-out stage
The four qualifiers are seeded according to performance in the pool stage. The top 2 seeds host the semi-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 4, 2v 3 format. Note, if two teams qualify from the same pool, they can still be drawn together in the semi-finals.


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Team
52 – 0 Bath at home to Gloucester on 4 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Team
32 – 12 Saracens away to Harlequins on 26 January 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Team
59 – 33 Northampton Saints at home to Newcastle Falcons on 9 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Team
Northampton Saints at home to Newcastle Falcons on 9 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Team
Bath at home to Gloucester on 4 February 2019Northampton Saints at home to Newcastle Falcons on 9 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Team
Harlequins away to Bath on 27 October 2018Saracens at home to Leicester Tigers on 27 October 2018Wasps at home to Bristol Bears on 11 November 2018Saracens away to Worcester Warriors on 8 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Player
Semesa Rokoduguni for Bath at home to Gloucester on 4 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Player
James Grayson for Northampton Saints at home to Newcastle Falcons on 9 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Player
Demetri Catrakilis for Harlequins away to Bath on 27 October 2018 Max Malins for Saracens at home to Leicester Tigers on 27 October 2018 Lima Sopoaga for Wasps at home to Bristol Bears on 11 November 2018 Alex Lozowski for Saracens away to Worcester Warriors on 8 February 2019


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Attendances
Leicester Tigers at home to Worcester Warriors on 3 November 2018


2018–19 Premiership Rugby Cup, Season records, Attendances
Sale Sharks at home to Newcastle Falcons on 3 February 2019


2018–19 Premijer liga
The 2018–19 HT Premijer liga was the 28th season of the HT Premijer liga, the highest professional basketball league in Croatia. It started on October 6, 2018 and finished on May 30, 2019.