2019 Finnish Cup, Group Stage
The teams participating in the Group Stage were the teams of Veikkausliiga (12), Ykkönen (10) and Kakkonen (25). The group stage was played between January and March 2019 with teams divided into 12 divisional groups, two groups with Veikkausliiga and Ykkönen teams, and 8 groups with Kakkonen teams. The four best teams of the Veikkausliiga A and B groups, the first two teams of the Ykkönen A and B teams, and the winners of Kakkonen groups continued in the eighth finals.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 14 April 2019. For the first time, no party received more than 20% of the vote. The Centre Party, which had been the largest party following the 2015 elections lost 18 seats as it recorded its lowest vote share since 1917 and dropped to fourth place, with the Social Democratic Party seeing the biggest gains, winning an additional six seats and narrowly becoming the largest party for the first time since 1999. The Green League and the Left Alliance also gained five and four seats respectively.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election
The Finns Party and the National Coalition Party also gained one seat each, with the Finns Party recovering the seats it had lost in the previous parliament when 21 of its MPs left to form Blue Reform, which failed to win a seat. The Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats retained all of their seats that they had won in the previous elections. The Åland Coalition retained their seat in the Åland Islands, whilst Harry Harkimo, a former National Coalition MP who founded Movement Now twelve months earlier, was reelected in his constituency, thus giving his own movement its first elected MP.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election
Social Democratic Party leader Antti Rinne subsequently formed a coalition government with the Centre Party, Green League, Left Alliance and Swedish People's Party. Due to the Centre Party's devastating defeat, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä consequently announced that he would continue as the chairman only until the party's next convention in September 2019.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Background
The incumbent government was formed by a three party center-right coalition, composed of the Centre Party, Finns Party and National Coalition Party. On 28 May 2015, the parliament elected Juha Sipilä as prime minister by a vote of 128–62.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Background, 2017 government crisis
On 10 June 2017, the Finns Party elected Jussi Halla-aho as the new leader of the party, after the long-time leader Timo Soini had decided to step down. Following the talks among the three coalition leaders, Sipilä and Minister of Finance Petteri Orpo announced that they would no longer cooperate in a coalition government with the Finns Party. The collapse of government was averted on 13 June when twenty MPs defected from the Finns Party's parliamentary group, forming what would eventually become the Blue Reform party.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Background, 2017 government crisis
One MP (Kike Elomaa) later returned to the Finns Party and another (Kaj Turunen) defected to National Coalition Party, leaving the Blue Reform with 18 and Finns Party with 17 MPs. Veera Ruoho furthermore defected to the National Coalition. Sipilä's government retained a majority in the Parliament as the Blue Reform continued as a member of the coalition and the Finns Party was moved to the opposition.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Background, 2017 government crisis
On 8 March 2019, prime minister Sipilä resigned. However, that same day president Sauli Niinistö reappointed him as head of a caretaker government. According to Sipilä, his government collapsed because of the failure to reach agreement on the controversial health care reform. But several Finnish political analysts (Thomas Karv, Teivo Teivainen) interpreted his resignation as a strategic move that could give the coalition parties, Sipilä's Centre Party in particular, more freedom during the election campaign. Thus, the Centre Party might be able to revive itself in the polls, in which the party was lagging behind the Social Democrats.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Campaign
After the Oulu child sexual exploitation scandal, support for the anti-immigration Finns Party surged from around 8.5% to 9% in late 2018 to 17.5% by the election.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Campaign
The Social Democrats proposed raising taxes to fund the country's generous welfare system.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Campaign
The election saw "an unusual level of aggression on the campaign trail" considering "attacks on politicians are rare in Finland". In late March, a man struck Left Alliance candidate Suldaan Said Ahmed in the chest while calling him an infidel and pedophile a day after a man wearing logos of far-right anti-immigrant group Soldiers of Odin attempted to attack Foreign Minister Timo Soini of the Blue Party.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 200 members of the Eduskunta were elected using proportional representation in 13 multi-member constituencies, with seats allocated according to the D'Hondt method. The number of elected representatives is proportional to the population in the district six months prior to the elections. Åland has single member electoral district and its own party system. Compared to the previous election in 2015, one seat was reallocated from Savonia-Karelia to Uusimaa.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Government formation
During election debates, the Social Democrats, the National Coalition Party, Green League, Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party stated that they were interested in joining a coalition that does not include the Finns Party. Despite being ruled-out by five parties, Finns Party chairman Jussi Halla-aho said that all parties should show responsibility when forming a coalition. He said the most responsible way to form a  coalition is to include the Finns Party.


2019 Finnish parliamentary election, Government formation
Two weeks later, SDP chairman Antti Rinne, who was expected to lead the government, sent a questionnaire to each of the other parties, to assess their positions on various topics such as basic income, collective bargaining, climate change or health care reform. Based on the answers and initial talks with all parties, Rinne announced that he would negotiate forming a government with Centre Party, Green League, Left Alliance and Swedish People's Party. The negotiations were ultimately successful, and the Rinne Cabinet was formally inaugurated on 6 June.


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400
The 2019 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled for June 9, 2019 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 203 laps—extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 15th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed to Monday, June 10, due to rain. Joey Logano won his second race of the season in his championship defense.


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Report, Background
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of Motorsports premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Practice, First practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.119 seconds and a speed of 188.882 mph (303.976 km/h).


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Practice, Final practice
Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 38.143 seconds and a speed of 188.763 mph (303.785 km/h).


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Qualifying
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 38.474 and a speed of 187.139 mph (301.171 km/h).


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Media, Television
Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fourth time at Michigan. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Michigan winner, Jeff Gordon and two-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Media, Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and five-time Michigan winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field is racing on the front stretch.


2019 FireKeepers Casino 400, Media, Radio
Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Kim Coon, Steve Post, Pete Pistone and Dillon Welch reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup
The 2019 Firenze Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Florence, Italy between 23 and 29 September 2019.


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup – Doubles
Rameez Junaid and David Pel were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup – Doubles
Luca Margaroli and Adil Shamasdin won the title after defeating Gerard Granollers and Pedro Martínez 7–5, 6–7(6–8), [14–12] in the final.


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup – Singles
Pablo Andújar was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Firenze Tennis Cup – Singles
Marco Trungelliti won the title after defeating Pedro Sousa 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was the 1st round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 10, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Will Power qualified on pole position, while Josef Newgarden took victory in the 110-lap race.


2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Results, Race
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.


2019 First Data 500
The 2019 First Data 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 27, 2019, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track (extended from 500 laps), it was the 33rd race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8.


2019 First Data 500, Report, Background
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.


2019 First Data 500, Practice, First practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.591 seconds and a speed of 96.657 mph (155.554 km/h).


2019 First Data 500, Practice, Final practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.667 seconds and a speed of 96.283 mph (154.952 km/h).


2019 First Data 500, Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.354 and a speed of 97.840 mph (157.458 km/h).


2019 First Data 500, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2014 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 First Data 500, Media, Radio
MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace had the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstraightway into turn 3. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch had the call for MRN from pit lane.


2019 First Responder Bowl
The 2019 First Responder Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 2019, with kickoff at 12:30 p.m. EST (11:30 a.m. local CDT) on ESPN. It was the 10th edition of the First Responder Bowl (although only the ninth to be played, as the 2018 edition of the game was declared a no contest while the game was in the first quarter), and was one of the 2019–20 bowl games concluding the 2019 FBS football season. Sponsored by fire and water cleanup and restoration company Servpro, the game was officially known as the Servpro First Responder Bowl.


2019 First Responder Bowl
The 2019 First Responder Bowl was played in Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas. The move was necessitated by the National Hockey League's announcement that the league's annual New Year's Day outdoor game would be played in the bowl's normal host stadium, Dallas' Cotton Bowl, which created a scheduling conflict. Ford Stadium previously hosted two editions of the Armed Forces Bowl due to construction at its host stadium, Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.


2019 First Responder Bowl, Teams
The game featured the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers of Conference USA (C-USA) and the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). This was the 16th meeting between the two programs, and the first since 1947; Western Michigan led the all-time series, 11–3–1.


2019 First Responder Bowl, Teams, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Western Kentucky entered the game with an 8–4 record (6–2 in conference). The Hilltoppers finished tied for second place with Marshall in the East Division of C-USA.


2019 First Responder Bowl, Teams, Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan entered the game with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference). The Broncos finished in second place of the West Division of the MAC. Each of their five losses during the regular season were away games.


2019 Fitzgibbon Cup
The 2019 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 103rd staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It was sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 5 December 2018. It started with the group stage on 20 January 2019 and is scheduled to end on 23 February 2019.


2019 Fitzgibbon Cup
The University of Limerick were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the "group of death".


2019 Fitzgibbon Cup
On 23 February 2019, University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after a 2-21 to 0-13 defeat of Mary Immaculate College in the final. This was their 39th cup title overall and their first title since 2013.


2019 Fitzgibbon Cup
NUI Galway's Evan Niland was the Fitzgibbon Cup top scorer with 0-54.


2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
The 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University as member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Rattlers were led by second-year head coach Willie Simmons and played their home games at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Florida A&M finished the year 9–2 overall and 7–1 in MEAC play to post with the best record in the MEAC and across all HBCU schools. However, in May 2019, Florida A&M had been banned from 2019 postseason play, so could not compete in the Celebration Bowl or for a MEAC championship.


2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team, Previous season
The Rattlers finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–2 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.


2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team, Preseason, MEAC poll
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Rattlers were predicted to finish in third place.


2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team, Preseason, Preseason All–MEAC teams
The Rattlers had eleven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.


2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
The 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (CUSA). They were led by head coach Lane Kiffin, and interim head coach Glenn Spencer for their bowl game.


2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Preseason, CUSA media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.


2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Schedule
Florida Atlantic announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season.


2019 Florida Cup
The 2019 Florida Cup was the fifth edition of Florida Cup, a friendly association football tournament played in the United States. The competition is partnered with Universal Orlando Resort.


2019 Florida Gators baseball team
The 2019 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2019 college baseball season. Florida competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Home games were played at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was coached by Kevin O'Sullivan in his twelfth season as Florida's head coach. The Gators entered the season as the defending conference champions, reaching the national semifinals in the 2018 College World Series before being eliminated by Arkansas.


2019 Florida Gators baseball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gators predicted to finish in second place in the Eastern Division.


2019 Florida Gators baseball team, Schedule
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2019 Florida Gators baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2019 Florida Gators football team
The 2019 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gators played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by second-year head coach Dan Mullen.


2019 Florida Gators football team
Coming off a 10-win season that ended in a victory in the Peach Bowl in Mullen's first year, Florida began the 2019 season ranked eighth in the preseason AP Poll. They opened the schedule by rekindling their rivalry with Miami in a game played in Orlando, winning 24–20. The Gators won their first six games, including a win over then-No. 7 Auburn, before falling on the road to then-No. 5 LSU. Three weeks later, they fell again to Georgia in Jacksonville.


2019 Florida Gators football team
Florida ended the regular season in second in the East Division behind Georgia at 10–2 (6–2 SEC), and were invited to the Orange Bowl to play ACC runner-up Virginia. The Gators won the bowl game, 36–28, to end the season with 11 wins, and were ranked sixth in the final AP Poll.


2019 Florida Gators football team
Feleipe Franks began the year as the Gators' starting quarterback, but he suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the third game of the season against Kentucky. He was replaced by Kyle Trask, who finished the year with 2,941 yards and 25 touchdowns, and had the conference's second best passer rating (156.1). Tight end Kyle Pitts was named first-team all-conference. Florida's defense ranked second in the SEC in points and yards allowed, and was led by first-team all-conference defensive end Jonathan Greenard, who led the conference in sacks (10) and tackles for loss (16). Cornerback C. J. Henderson was also named first-team all-conference by the coaches.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Preseason, Recruits
The Gators signed a total of 25 recruits in the 2019 recruiting class.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Preseason, SEC Media Days
The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Florida was projected to finish in second behind Georgia in the East Division.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Gators had seven players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Schedule
Florida announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home, 4 away, and 2 neutral games in the regular season.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia
After its road victory against South Carolina, Florida faced Georgia in the 97th iteration of their rivalry game, played at the neutral site TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. Georgia won 24–17 to extend its series winning streak to three games.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia
Georgia won the opening coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. On the opening drive, Florida converted a third down, but Georgia took over at their own 40-yard line after an incomplete pass by Kyle Trask on fourth and inches. On their sixteen-play drive, Georgia made four third down conversions and scored first with a field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship. The next Florida drive was a three-and-out, with Trask being sacked once, but Georgia's next drive was stopped by the Florida defense and they were forced to punt.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia
After another three-and-out by Florida, Georgia marched down the field with three third down conversions, ending their drive with a touchdown pass from Jake Fromm to Dominick Blaylock to bring the score to 10–0 with under five minutes left in the first half. Florida answered with an Evan McPherson field goal, but this was negated by another Blankenship field goal near the end of the half, bringing the score to 13–3 in favor of Georgia.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia
To open the second half, Georgia made a nine-play drive that included a one-handed catch by Brian Herrien of a pass from Fromm, capping it with Blankenship's third field goal of the game to extend their lead to 13 points. Both teams punted on their next drives, but Florida rallied with a nine-play drive that resulted in their first touchdown, made by Van Jefferson off a 23-yard pass by Trask.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia
This narrowed the score differential to a touchdown with just under fourteen minutes left in the game, but on the next drive Georgia pulled away when Lawrence Cager completed a 52-yard pass from Jake Fromm for a touchdown. Together with a successful 2-point attempt, also from Fromm to Cager, this extended the Georgia lead to fourteen points. A 75-yard Florida drive ended with a Trask 2-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Swain with just over three minutes remaining in the game. Returning Florida's punt to their own 32-yard line, Georgia ran out the clock to seal their victory.


2019 Florida Gators football team, Game summaries, vs. Georgia
After the game, Florida dropped from sixth to tenth in the AP Top 25, while Georgia rose by two spots. Their victory gave Georgia uncontested first place in the SEC East, with now two-loss Florida in second.


2019 Florida Mayhem season
The 2019 Florida Mayhem season was the second season of the Florida Mayhem's existence in the Overwatch League and the team's second season under head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis.


2019 Florida Mayhem season
The Mayhem looked to improve from their 2018 campaign, when they only amassed seven wins. After finishing Stage 1 with only one win, the Mayhem announced their intention to implement an all-Korean team and fired two coaches, including head coach Mineral. The team's struggles continued in Stage 2, as they did not win a single match. Prior to Stage 3, the Mayhem's all-Korean overhaul continued, as they made several roster changes. Florida hired Oh "Unread" Nam-hun amidst a one-win Stage 3 as the team's new head coach. The Mayhem found success in Stage 4, when the league implemented a 2-2-2 role lock, as they were able to win four of their final five matches.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Preceding offseason, Player re-signings
From August 1 to September 9, 2018, all Overwatch League teams that competed in the 2018 season could choose to extend their team's players' contracts. After a disappointing season, Mayhem retained three of their nine players, releasing Andreas "Logix" Berghmans, Tim "Manneten" Bylund, Johan "CWoosH" Klingestedt, Sebastian "Zebbosai" Olsson, Aleksi "Zuppeh" Kuntsi, and Joonas "zappis" Alakurtti.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Preceding offseason, Free agency
All non-expansion teams could not enter the free agency period until October 8; they were able to sign members from their respective academy team and make trades until then. On September 11, when Mayhem acquired Koo "xepheR" Jae-mo from Seoul Dynasty. Mayhem promoted HyeonWoo "HaGoPeun" Jo and Damon "Apply" Conti from Mayhem Academy on September 21 and 24, respectively.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Preceding offseason, Free agency
Florida made three free agency signings on October 15, signing Junsu "Kris" Choe, Sangbum "bqb" Lee, and Sangwon "SWoN" Yoon.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 1
The Mayhem opened their season on February 15 with a match against the Atlanta Reign. Despite some strong performances by DPS Kevyn "TviQ" Lindström and flex tank Jae-mo "xepheR" Koo, Florida was swept 0–4 in the match. A week later, Florida took on the Philadelphia Fusion in their first match of week two. With a standout performance by Lee "BQB" Sang-bum on Sombra and Zarya, the Mayhem were able to edge a win over the Fusion by a score of 2–1. A day after the victory, Mayhem announced the signing of flex tank Caleb "McGravy" McGarvey. Florida's next match was against the Chengdu Hunters on February 23. After splitting the first four maps 2–2, the match went to a tiebreaker map; Florida was unable to win the final map of Busan, losing the match 2–3.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 1
The Mayhem faced the Guangzhou Charge on February 28 in their first match of week three. The match saw the debut of McGravy, but similarly to their previous match, the team lost 2–3 after falling in a tiebreaker map. The team took on the Houston Outlaws two days later; the team dropped the first three maps en route to a 1–3 loss. Florida's lone match of week four was against the Boston Uprising on March 10. Unable to pick up a map, Florida was swept for the second time in Stage 1, losing 0–4.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 1
The team's final match of Stage 1 was against the winless Washington Justice on March 17. For the third time in the Mayhem's 2019 season, the match went to a fifth tiebreaker map, and for the third time, Florida was unable to win map five, falling to the Justice 2–3 and ending their first stage with a 1–6 record.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 2
One day prior to their first match of Stage 2, Florida announced its plan to implement an all-Korean roster, citing that there were "multiple issues with communication and overall team synergy, in part due to the lack of a common language among players and coaching staff." As such, Mayhem released head coach Vytis "Mineral" Lasaitis and assistant coach Jung "Yeah" Young-su; additionally, all non-Korean players (Kevyn "TviQ" Lindström, Damon "Apply" Conti, and Caleb "McGravy" McGarvey) were inactive for the entirety of Stage 2.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 2
Florida began Stage 2 with a match against the 2018 champions London Spitfire on April 5. After splitting the two maps and tying the third map, Florida was full-held on the fourth map Watchpoint: Gibraltar, leading to a 1–2 loss. A day later, the Mayhem took on the Philadelphia Fusion, who Florida defeated in their only victory of Stage 1. Despite taking the first map Oasis in convincing fashion, the Mayhem dropped the following three maps, falling to the Fusion 1–3. In their first match of week two, the Mayhem took on the Paris Eternal.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 2
Florida struggled in the first half of the match, going 0–2 into halftime, but put up a stronger showing in the second half; however, they were only able to split the final two maps, losing 1–3. Three days later, on April 14, Florida faced the undefeated New York Excelsior. The Mayhem were unable to contain the Excelsior throughout the entirety of the match, getting swept 0–4.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 2
Florida's first match of week three was against the Los Angeles Gladiators on April 18. The team was able to win the first map Busan but subsequently lost the final three to lose the match 1–3. Two days later, the Mayhem took on the Shanghai Dragons, the only team they placed ahead of in the 2018 season. Despite strong showings from DPS Lee "BQB" Sang-bum and tank Yoon "Swon" Seong-won, Florida was unable to secure a win, losing the match by a 1–3 scoreline.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 2
After a week off, the Mayhem, for their final match of Stage 2, faced the Dallas Fuel on May 2. Looking to find their first win of the stage, Florida was able to split the first two maps to head into halftime 1–1. However, after losing a close map three, Florida was rolled in the final map Rialto to lose 1–3 and end the stage without a win.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 3
After the end of Stage 2, Mayhem made several roster moves. Mayhem traded Caleb "Mcgravy" McGarvy and Mayhem Academy players Russell "FCTFCTN" Campbell and Johannes "Shax" Nielsen to Los Angeles Valiant in exchange for Koo "Fate" Pan-seung on May 10, signed Lee "Byrem" Seong-ju on May 13, released Damon "Apply" Conti on May 29, and released Kevyn "TviQ" Lindström and Kim "SNT" Sung-hoon on June 2.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 3
The Mayhem opened Stage 3 with a match against the Seoul Dynasty on June 7. The match saw the debut of two of Florida's new players Fate and Byrem; however, the team was rolled by the Dynasty, getting swept 0–4. In their only match of week two, Florida took on the Paris Eternal on June 16. After falling 0–2 going into halftime, the Mayhem managed to take the third map Numbani but dropped the forth map Havana to lose the match 1–3.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 3
In the following days after the Paris loss, Florida's all-Korean roster overhaul continued. The team signed support Park "RaiN" Jae-ho from Overwatch Contenders team O2 Blast on June 17, and two days later, they signed three players from Korean Contenders team Armament Esports: off-tank Lee "Gargoyle" Beom-jun, flex DPS Choi "DPI" Yong-joon, and main tank Choi "Karayan" San-ha. Additionally, the team signed three staff members: head coach Oh "Unread" Nam-hun, assistant coach Kim "KH1" Hyung-il, and analyst Daumantas "RyuuTsubasa" Krugliakovas.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 3
In their first match of week three, the Mayhem faced the Stage 2 champions San Francisco Shock. The match went as expected, as Florida was swept 0–4 for the fifth time of the season. Two days later, Florida took on the Houston Outlaws, who had just defeated the Shock two weeks prior. After dropping the first map to the Outlaws, the Mayhem were able to edge out three consecutive map victories, defeating Houston 3–1 to claim their second win of the season and snap their 15-game losing streak.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 3
Looking to carry that momentum into week four, Florida took on the Hangzhou Spark on June 29. The match saw the debut of Florida's Gargoyle and DPI, but the team was ultimately swept 0–4 by the Spark, who set the record for the fastest completion of Eichenwalde at 4 minutes and 12 seconds in the process. In the last week of the stage, the Mayhem headed to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta to play at the "Atlanta Reign Homestand Weekend". Their first match at the homestand was against the New York Excelsior on July 6.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 3
After dropping the first map, Florida was able to force a tie on map two Volskaya Industries to enter halftime down 0–1. The final two maps did not go the way of the Mayhem, as they dropped both and lost the match by a 0–3 scoreline. The next day, Florida faced the Atlanta Reign. The Mayhem were unable to close Stage 3 on a high note, as they were swept by the Reign 0–4 to end Stage 3 with a 1–6 record.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 4
Although not announced at the time, the team mutually parted ways with head coach Unread at some point in Stage 4.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 4
The Mayhem's first match of Stage 4, along with the first match with an enforced 2-2-2 role lock by the League, was against the Vancouver Titans on July 28. Florida was dominated by Vancouver's DPS Kim "Haksal" Hyo-jong on Genji, as he amassed 27 Dragonblade kills during the match to set an Overwatch League record for most Dragonblade kills per 10 minutes, as the Titans went on to sweep the Mayhem 4–0. The loss marked the fourth match in a row in which Mayhem had failed to secure a map win.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 4
The following week, Florida took on the Washington Justice, who only had three wins on the season. The Mayhem jumped out to a quick 2–0 lead after taking the first two maps but subsequently was reverse swept and lost the match 2–3. Two days later, August 3, the Mayhem faced the London Spitfire. Despite being heavy underdogs, strong performances by Lee "BQB" Sang-bum on Mei and Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo on Widowmaker pushed the Mayhem to a 3–0 victory.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 4
The Mayhem's next match was against the Toronto Defiant on August 8. After dropping the first map, the Mayhem strung together three straight map wins to win 3–1 and claim their first back-to-back victories of season. Two days later, Florida took on the Los Angeles Valiant. Florida's DPS Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-woo broke the record for most final blows in a map at 42, but the effort was not enough, as the team lost the match 1–2. For their final week of the regular season, the Mayhem first took on the Boston Uprising.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Regular season, Stage 4
Florida did not allow Boston to win a map in the series and full-held them on two of them, as they swept them, 4–0. The team's final match of the season was on August 18, against the Toronto Defiant. The Mayhem closed out the season on a high note, sweeping the Defiant, 4–0.


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2019 regular season:


2019 Florida Mayhem season, Awards
On May 8, Ha "Sayaplayer" Jeong-Woo was named as a reserve for the 2019 Overwatch League All-Star Game.


2019 Florida State Seminoles baseball team
The 2019 Florida State Seminoles baseball team represented Florida State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seminoles played their home games at Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mike Martin, in his 40th and final season at Florida State.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 2019 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, and competed as members of the Atlantic Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team
Florida State was initially led by second-year head coach Willie Taggart. On November 3, 2019, Taggart was fired after losing to Miami (FL) and falling to 4–5 on the season and 9–12 overall. Defensive line coach Odell Haggins was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season, for the second time during his tenure with the program. The Seminoles ultimately finished the season with a 6–7 record, completing consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the 1975 and 1976 seasons. This was the first season since 1976 that Florida State was not ranked in either of the major polls. Running back Cam Akers went on to be selected in the second round of the NFL Draft.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Previous season
Florida State finished the 2018 season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. The Seminoles had a losing record for the first time since 1976 and missed a bowl game for the first time since 1981.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Preseason, Coaching changes
In December 2018, the school hired Kendal Briles to be the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, replacing Walt Bell, who left to take the head coaching job at UMass. Briles spent the 2018 season as offensive coordinator at Houston. In January 2019, the school hired alum Ron Dugans to coach wide receivers. In February 2019, the school fired offensive line coach Greg Frey and hired Randy Clements to the same position; Briles and Clements previously worked together on the Houston staff.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Preseason, Player news
Quarterback Deondre Francois was dismissed from the team in February 2019 after Francois' girlfriend posted a video to Instagram which alleged domestic abuse. Francois had been the starting quarterback for the Seminoles during the 2016 and 2018 seasons (an injury sustained in the first game of 2017 sidelined him for most of that season), and was set to be the starter again as a senior.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Preseason, Player news
In March 2019, former Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook announced that he was transferring to Florida State for his final season of eligibility as an NCAA graduate transfer. In August 2019, Jordan Travis, a transfer quarterback from Louisville, was granted a waiver by the NCAA to be immediately eligible to play.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Preseason, Recruiting
Florida State's 2019 recruiting class consisted of 21 recruits. The class was ranked 21st in the nation and second in the ACC according to the 247Sports.com Composite. This represented the lowest-ranked class for the school since 2007.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Preseason, Spring game
The 'Garnet and Gold Game' was held on April 6 with the Gold team, led by James Blackman, victorious over the Garnet team by a score of 27–21.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
In the preseason ACC media poll, Florida State was selected to finish third in the Atlantic Division. Wide receiver Tamorrion Terry and defensive tackle Marvin Wilson were named to the preseason All-ACC team.


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Schedule
Florida State's 2019 season was set to begin with a non-conference neutral site game at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, against Boise State of the Mountain West Conference, though the game was relocated to Tallahassee due to Hurricane Dorian. In ACC play, the Seminoles played the other members of the Atlantic Division as well as Virginia and Miami from the Coastal Division. To end the year, Florida State played on the road against rival Florida of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).


2019 Florida State Seminoles football team, Honors, All-ACC
The Seminoles had six players selected to the All-ACC team, with four defensive selections and two offensive selections.


2019 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
The 2019 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team represented Florida State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 25th season of the university fielding a program. The Seminoles were led by 15th year head coach Mark Krikorian and entered the season as the defending national champions.


2019 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team
The Seminoles finished the season 18–6–0, 8–2–0 in ACC play, to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated Clemson in the first round before losing in overtime to Virginia in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated South Alabama, Brown, and USF, before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals.


2019 Florida State Seminoles women's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team
The 2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team will represent Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They will led by seventh-year head coach Steve Englehart. The Panthers will play their home games at Florida Tech Panther Stadium, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus, and are members of the Gulf South Conference.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Preseason, Gulf South Conference coaches poll
On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in 5th place in the conference.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team
The Panthers had four players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Schedule
Florida Tech 2019 football schedule consists of five home and six away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Greenville, and Valdosta State.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Schedule
The Panthers will host one of the three non-conference games against Fort Valley State from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and will travel to Newberry from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and Savannah State also from the SIAC.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Schedule
Two of the eleven games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Schedule
The Week One game at Savannah State, originally scheduled for September 7, was moved back a day due to Hurricane Dorian.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Schedule
The Week Seven game at Valdosta State, originally scheduled for a 3 P.M. kickoff on October 19, was moved back to a 7 P.M. start due to the forecast approach of Tropical Storm Nestor earlier in the day.


2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team, Awards and milestones, Gulf South Conference honors
Five players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches.


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
The 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 24, 2019, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Report, Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, First practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.774 seconds and a speed of 180.152 mph (289.927 km/h).


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Qualifying
Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.550 and a speed of 181.473 mph (292.052 km/h).


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Final practice
Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.954 seconds and a speed of 179.104 mph (288.240 km/h).


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Media, Television
The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon and three-time Atlanta winner Darrell Waltrip covered the race from the booth. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum.


2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Media, Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field  down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Doug Turnbull.


2019 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election
Elections to Folkestone & Hythe District Council were held on 2 May 2019.


2019 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election, Ward results, East Folkestone
Dylan Jeffrey stood as a Labour candidate in 2015, and Carol Sacre stood as a UKIP candidate.


2019 Folkestone and Hythe District Council election, Ward results, Folkestone Harbour
Ray Field stood as a TUSC candidate in 2015, and Mary Lawes stood as a UKIP candidate.


2019 Food City 300
The 2019 Food City 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 16, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the 22nd race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.


2019 Food City 300, Background, Track
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.


2019 Food City 300, Practice, First practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 15.385 seconds and a speed of 124.719 mph (200.716 km/h).


2019 Food City 300, Practice, Final practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 15.522 seconds and a speed of 123.618 mph (198.944 km/h).


2019 Food City 300, Qualifying
Austin Cindric scored the pole for the race with a time of 15.655 seconds and a speed of 122.568 mph (197.254 km/h).


2019 Food City 300, Race, Summary
Austin Cindric started on pole. Early on in the race, Matt Mills (who was a lap down) squeezed Cole Custer into the wall as he and Christopher Bell battled within the top 5, sending Custer sliding into Bell. The two leaned into the following turn, where Erik Jones and Joey Logano were also collected and eliminated. On the restart, John Hunter Nemechek got a flat tire but saved the car. He spun again in front of Kyle Busch, who was nearly smashed into the outside wall. Justin Allgaier took the lead from Busch on lap 61.


2019 Food City 300, Race, Summary
Tyler Reddick later caught up to Allgaier, but made contact with him after driving too deep into the corner. Brandon Jones overtook Allgaier and Reddick after they both spun out (though Allgaier prevented his car from colliding into the wall) and won Stage 1.


2019 Food City 300, Race, Summary
In the beginning of Stage 2, Ronnie Bassett Jr. lost a wheel going into a turn in front of Busch and spun out, causing a red flag. Busch won the stage despite his engine struggling. His car's motor blew immediately after winning the stage, subsequently ending his day.


2019 Food City 300, Race, Summary
Michael Annett spun halfway into the final stage and brought out a caution. Allgaier strategically stayed out, while Reddick pitted. Ryan Sieg ran in second place but got into the wall and had a tire rub that forced him to pit and ultimately retire from the race. With 11 laps to go, Brandon Jones who was 2nd at the moment went to the outside wall. In the following lap, with 10 laps to go, Allgaier had a significant lead on Reddick, but he had a tire beginning to go down. Reddick benefited from this and overtook him, taking the victory over Chase Briscoe.


2019 Food City 500
The 2019 Food City 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 7, 2019, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the eighth race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2019 Food City 500, Report, Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.


2019 Food City 500, First practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 14.804 seconds and a speed of 129.614 mph (208.594 km/h).


2019 Food City 500, Qualifying
Chase Elliott scored the pole for the race with a time of 14.568 and a speed of 131.713 mph (211.972 km/h).


2019 Food City 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 14.771 seconds and a speed of 129.903 mph (209.059 km/h).


2019 Food City 500, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 14.894 seconds and a speed of 128.830 mph (207.332 km/h).


2019 Food City 500, Media, Television
Fox Sports covered their 19th race at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, five-time Bristol winner Jeff Gordon and 12-time Bristol winner – and all-time Bristol race winner – Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side.


2019 Food City 500, Media, Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race which was also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the turn 3 suites when the field raced down the backstretch. Brad Gillie, Brett Mcmillan, Jim Noble, and Steve Richards covered the action on pit lane.


2019 Football Championship of Cherkasy Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Cherkasy Oblast was won by Altayir Drabiv.


2019 Football Championship of Chernihiv Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Chernihiv Oblast was won by FC Chernihiv.


2019 Football Championship of Chernivtsi Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Chernivtsi Oblast was won by FC Voloka.


2019 Football Championship of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was won by Skoruk Tomakivka.


2019 Football Championship of Donetsk Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Donetsk Oblast was won by Sapfir Kramatorsk.


2019 Football Championship of Kharkiv Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Kharkiv Oblast was won by FC Vovchansk.


2019 Football Championship of Kherson Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Kherson Oblast was won by FC Tavriya Novotroitske.


2019 Football Championship of Khmelnytskyi Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Khmelnytskyi Oblast was won by Epitsentr Dunayivtsi.


2019 Football Championship of Kirovohrad Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Kirovohrad Oblast was won by FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi.


2019 Football Championship of Kyiv Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Kyiv Oblast was won by Avanhard Bziv.


2019 Football Championship of Luhansk Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Luhansk Oblast was won by Skif Shulhynka.


2019 Football Championship of Luhansk Oblast
The competition consisted of two stages. After the first stage consisting of a single round-robin, all teams were split depending on the points earned with the best 8 qualifying for the First League and the rest 5 for the Second League. During the second stage the 8 First League teams played off for championship title another single round robin, while the 5 Second League teams played off for final ranking also their round-robin tournament.


2019 Football Championship of Lviv Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Lviv Oblast was won by Yunist Verkhnia Bilka.


2019 Football Championship of Lviv Oblast, Premier League table
Source:; Notes:* Results of FC Mostyska and Dumna Remeniv were annulled.


2019 Football Championship of Mykolaiv Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Mykolaiv Oblast was won by Varvarivka Mykolaiv.


2019 Football Championship of Mykolaiv Oblast
MFC Pervomaisk competed parallelly in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and the 2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.


2019 Football Championship of Odessa Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Odesa Oblast was won by imeni V.Z.Tura Dmytrivka.


2019 Football Championship of Poltava Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Poltava Oblast was won by Olimpiya Savyntsi.


2019 Football Championship of Rivne Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Rivne Oblast was won by FC Malynsk.


2019 Football Championship of Sumy Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Sumy Oblast was won by LS Group Verkhnia Syrovatka.


2019 Football Championship of Sumy Oblast
Just after the winter break on 4 March 2020 LS Group Verkhnia Syrovatka switched their name to FC Sumy and expressed their intention to play at national amateur competitions.


2019 Football Championship of Ternopil Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Ternopil Oblast was won by Ahron-OTH Velyki Haï.


2019 Football Championship of Zakarpattia Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Zakarpattia Oblast was won by Sevliush Vynohradiv.


2019 Football Championship of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was won by Motor Zaporizhzhia.


2019 Football Championship of Zhytomyr Oblast
The 2019 Football Championship of Zhytomyr Oblast was won by Zviahel Novohrad-Volynskyi.


2019 Football NSW season
The Football NSW 2019 season was the seventh season of football in New South Wales under the banner of the National Premier Leagues. The competition consists of four divisions across the state of New South Wales.


2019 Football NSW season
Wollongong Wolves, as the Premiers of the NPL NSW Men's 1, qualified for the national finals, where they became the champion of the 2019 National Premier Leagues, and in doing so received an automatic spot in the 2020 FFA Cup.


2019 Football NSW season
Due to  a restructure of Men's and Boys' competitions for the 2020 season, this was the last season that the Club Championship determined the teams for promotion and relegation.


2019 Football NSW season, Competitions, 2019 National Premier League NSW Men's 2
For the 2019 NPL NSW season 3 teams were relegated due to a change in the competition format for 2020.


2019 Football NSW season, Competitions, 2019 National Premier League NSW Men's 3
For the 2019 NPL NSW season 5 teams were relegated due to a change in the competition format for 2020, and the introduction of the new NPL4 division.


2019 Football NSW season, Competitions, 2019 NSW State League
The competition was set to be restructured at the end of the season, with the introduction of the new NPL4 division for 2020.


2019 Football NSW season, Competitions, 2019 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1
The 2019 National Premier Leagues NSW Women's 1 was the sixth edition of the NPL NSW Women's competition to be incorporated under the National Premier Leagues banner. 12 teams competed, playing each other twice for a total of 22 rounds.


2019 Football NSW season, 2019 Waratah Cup
Football NSW soccer clubs competed in 2019 for the Waratah Cup. The tournament doubled as the NSW qualifier for the 2019 FFA Cup, with the top five clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 144 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.


2019 Football NSW season, 2019 Waratah Cup
The Cup was won by Marconi Stallions, their 2nd title.


2019 Football NSW season, 2019 Waratah Cup
In addition to the three A-League clubs (Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers), the five qualifiers (Manly United, Marconi Stallions, Mt Druitt Town Rangers, Sydney United 58 and St George FC) competed in the final rounds of the 2019 FFA Cup.


2019 Football Tasmania season
The 2019 Football Tasmania season was the sixth season of soccer under the restructured format in Tasmania. The men's competitions consisted of three major divisions across the State. The overall premier qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knock-out tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2019.


2019 Football Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2019 NPL Tasmania
The 2018 NPL Tasmania season was played as a triple round-robin over 21 rounds. The NPL Premier qualifies for the national NPL finals series.


2019 Football Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2019 Tasmanian Championships, 2019 Northern Championship
The 2018 Northern Championship was the sixth edition of the Northern Championship as the second level domestic association football competition in Tasmania. The league consisted of 8 teams, playing 21 matches, facing each opponent thrice.


2019 Football Tasmania season, Men's Competitions, 2019 Tasmanian Championships, 2019 Southern Championship
The 2019 Southern Championship was the sixth edition of the Southern Championship as the second level domestic association football competition in Tasmania. The league consisted of 8 teams, playing 21 matches, playing each opponent thrice.


2019 Football Tasmania season, Women's Competitions, 2019 Women's Super League
The 2019 Women's Super League season is the fourth edition of the statewide Tasmanian women's association football league. The league consisted of six clubs playing each opponent four times.


2019 Football Tasmania season, Cup competitions
The Milan Lakoseljac Cup competition also served as the Tasmanian Preliminary Rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. South Hobart entered at the Round of 32, where they were eliminated.


2019 Football Victoria season
The 2019 Football Victoria season refers to the soccer competitions contested under the organisation of Football Victoria in 2019. Across seven senior men's and six senior women's divisions, this was the 111th season of organised soccer in Victoria and the sixth following the latest competition restructure in 2013.


2019 Football Victoria season
Overall, the season was characterised by greater media attention and broadcasting efforts within the NPL, but was somewhat-marred by disciplinary issues at both the NPL and State League levels. The first year under FV's newly-rebranded name, it also saw further restructures to the men's competition structure, changes to the National Club Identity Policy, as well as expansion of the NPL junior boys leagues.


2019 Football Victoria season, League tables, 2019 NPL Victoria
The 2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria season was played over 26 rounds. As premiers, Heidelberg United qualified for the 2019 National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues 2019 champion.


2019 Football Victoria season, League tables, 2019 NPL Victoria 2
The 2019 National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 season was played over 28 rounds with each team playing the teams in their conference twice and the other conference once. The top teams in each conference at the end of the season were promoted to National Premier Leagues Victoria, while the second-placed teams played-off to qualify for the promotion/relegation play-off with the 12th-placed team from the NPL.


2019 Football Victoria season, League tables, 2019 NPL Victoria Women
The highest tier domestic football competition in Victoria for women is the National Premier Leagues Victoria Women. This was the fourth season of the NPL format. The 10 teams played each other 3 times for a total of 27 games.


2019 Football Victoria season, Cup Competitions, 2019 Dockerty Cup
Football Victoria soccer clubs competed in 2019 for the Dockerty Cup. The tournament doubled as the Victorian qualifiers for the 2019 FFA Cup, with the top four clubs progressing to the Round of 32. A total of 214 clubs entered the qualifying phase, with the clubs entering in a staggered format.


2019 Football Victoria season, Cup Competitions, 2019 Dockerty Cup
The Cup was won by Hume City, their first title.


2019 Football Victoria season, Cup Competitions, 2019 Dockerty Cup
In addition to the two A-League clubs (Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City), the four semi-finalists (Bulleen Lions, Hume City, Melbourne Knights and Moreland Zebras) competed in the final rounds of the 2019 FFA Cup.


2019 Football West State Cup
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2019 for the Football West State Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Belt Up State Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2019 Amateur League, Metropolitan League and Masters League competitions, and from regional teams from the South West and Great Southern regions.


2019 Football West State Cup
This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their seventh title.


2019 Football West State Cup
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. The two finalists – Bayswater City and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.


2019 Football West State Cup, Preliminary rounds
A total of 56 teams took part in the competition, from Perth-based and regional-based competitions.


2019 Football West State Cup, Final
The 2019 State Cup Final was played on 20 July 2019, at the neutral venue of Dorrien Gardens.


2019 Football West season
The 2019 Football West Season was the sixth season since the National Premier Leagues was established in Western Australia.


2019 Football West season, League Tables, 2019 National Premier Leagues WA
The competition reverted to a twelve-team format, and was played over 22 rounds, followed by an end of season Top 4 Cup competition. Promotion and Relegation was dependent on whether Gwelup Croatia (as the team finishing first in the State League 1) met a series of eligibility criteria, which they did; this meant that Stirling Lions would be relegated for the following season.


2019 Football West season, League Tables, 2019 WA State League 1
The 2019 WA State League 1 season was played over 22 rounds.


2019 Football West season, League Tables, 2019 WA State League 2
The 2019 WA State League 2 season was played over 22 rounds.


2019 Football West season, League Tables, 2019 Women's Premier League
The 2019 Women's Premier League was played over 20 rounds as a quadruple round-robin. This was the last season in the Premier League format, before the introduction of the National Premier Leagues WA Women competition in 2020.


2019 Football West season, 2019 State Cup
Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2019 for the State Cup, known as the Belt Up State Cup for sponsorship reasons. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2019 Amateur League, Metropolitan League and Masters League competitions, and from regional teams from the South West and Great Southern regions.


2019 Football West season, 2019 State Cup
This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their seventh title.


2019 Football West season, 2019 State Cup
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists – Bayswater City and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, and entered at the Round of 32. All three clubs were eliminated in this round.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200
The 2019 Ford EcoBoost 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on November 15, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 134 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 23rd and final race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Background, Track
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Background, Track
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Practice, First practice
Grant Enfinger was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 32.141 seconds and a speed of 168.010 mph (270.386 km/h).


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Practice, Final practice
Stewart Friesen was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 32.664 seconds and a speed of 165.320 mph (266.057 km/h).


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Qualifying
Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Stewart Friesen was awarded the pole for the race due to his win in the previous week's race.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Race, Summary
Stewart Friesen started on pole, but Ross Chastain quickly pressured him and overtook him by the first lap. However, he was unable to pull away from Friesen and the two built up a large lead over the remainder of the field. Austin Hill caught up to them and overtook Chastain to take the stage win.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Race, Summary
Brett Moffitt won the race off pit road after Hill was blocked. Chastain caught up to Moffitt in a similar manner he did to Friesen at the beginning of the race. Hill again caught up to the leaders and passed them, remaining in the lead to take the second stage win.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Race, Summary
On lap 51, a caution was thrown for Ray Ciccarelli leaking fluid onto the track. Christian Eckes moved to the front on slightly worn tires. In the final round of green flag pit stops, Eckes pitted 10 laps before the others, while Hill stayed out for an extra 9 laps before pitting. Friesen was hit by Angela Ruch while entering his pit stall, costing him significant time. He later lacked long run speed, eliminating his chances of winning.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Race, Summary
Hill won the race by around 1.5 seconds over Matt Crafton, who became the 2019 champion despite not winning a single race during the season. Eckes finished third, giving Kyle Busch Motorsports the owner's championship. Chastain finished fourth and Moffitt finished fifth.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 200, Race, Summary
Joe Nemechek, who started 23rd and finished 14th, broke Richard Petty's all-time start record across NASCAR's top 3 series, starting his 1,186th NASCAR race.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300
The 2019 Ford EcoBoost 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 16, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 200 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 33rd and final race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Background, Track
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Background, Track
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.594 seconds and a speed of 165.675 mph (266.628 km/h).


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Qualifying
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.322 seconds and a speed of 167.069 mph (268.871 km/h).


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Race, Summary
Tyler Reddick started on pole, and was challenging by Cole Custer in the opening laps. On lap 32, a caution was thrown for debris being stuck in the wall, causing Reddick and Custer to pit while Christopher Bell and Justin Allgaier stayed out. Custer managed to charge back to the front, only finishing behind teammate Chase Briscoe in Stage 1.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Race, Summary
On lap 59, Custer made a pit stop for a loose wheel, causing him to go down one lap. He managed to weave past Austin Cindric and restarted in the final stage on the lead lap.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 300, Race, Summary
In the closing laps, Custer caught up to Reddick and took the lead. Reddick slid past Custer with under 20 laps remaining and pulled away, winning the race and the championship.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400
The 2019 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on November 17, 2019, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Report, Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Report, Background
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300 and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Report, Background, Championship drivers
Martin Truex Jr. was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning the first race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Report, Background, Championship drivers
Kevin Harvick clinched the second spot in the Championship 4, winning the second race of the Round of 8 at Texas.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Report, Background, Championship drivers
Denny Hamlin clinched the third spot after winning the final race of the Round of 8 at Phoenix.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Report, Background, Championship drivers
Kyle Busch clinched the last spot in the Championship 4 based on points.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Practice, First practice
First practice session scheduled for Friday was cancelled due to rain. Final practice session was postponed to Saturday in place of qualifying also due to rain.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Practice, Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.959 seconds and a speed of 168.966 mph (271.924 km/h).


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Qualifying
Qualifying for Saturday was cancelled due to rain on Friday and Denny Hamlin, the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Race, Final stage results
NOTE:  On November 27, 2019, NASCAR revised the official race results and penalised four teams -- 15, 27, 52, and 77 -- with 50 point penalties for teams. As all but one of the drivers was ineligible for points, NASCAR assessed the 50 point penalties for teams (as listed), and no drivers were penalised. The four teams were charged with race manipulation.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Race, Final stage results
According to NASCAR officials, the match fixing was deliberately aimed to allow the Premium Motorsports No. 27 team to claim the most owner points of all teams not holding a charter, surpassing the Gaunt Brothers Racing No. 96 team in points, which is worth $175,000 more to the team in question. In the scheme, the 15, 77, and 52 teams all pulled their cars off the track early so the 27 can pass the 96 team in points.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Race, Race manipulation
A race manipulation scheme late in the race was uncovered by NASCAR officials involving four teams (three chartered, one open) with end-of-season points and financial bonus payments. This was announced on November 27, 2019 by NASCAR's Scott Miller, who explained after reviewing data during the race, including radio communications among drivers and teams, including interviewing various competitors, that they had uncovered a deliberate race manipulation scheme to help teams with financial bonuses.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Race, Race manipulation
The Premium Motorsports No. 27 team was competing with the Gaunt Brothers Racing No. 96 team to be the highest placed non-charter team, enabling them a higher end of season cash bonus for the teams. According to the official NASCAR statement, they had found the Spire Motorsports No. 77, Rick Ware Racing No. 52, and Premium Motorsports No. 15 and No. 27 teams deliberately manipulated the finish of the race to allow the No. 27 team (an open team) to score more points than the No. 96 team to claim the Open teams championship, and the financial bonus.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Race, Race manipulation
The No. 15, 77, and 52 teams each deliberately parked their cars within a 15-lap span near the end of the race in order to ensure the No. 27 team would score more points than the No. 96 team by one point in the end of season results. Spire Motorsports driver Reed Sorenson was heard ignoring multiple calls to pit on the radio before finally obliging and the team subsequently retired the car for "mechanical issues".


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Race, Race manipulation
NASCAR fined Scott Egglestone (Premium Motorsports) and Kenneth Evans (Rick Ware Racing) $25,000 each and suspended both indefinitely. All three team owners were fined $50,000, and all four cars were assessed a fifty-point penalty. The same day, Spire Motorsports released a statement saying they would not appeal their penalties, while Premium and RWR did not comment.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Media, Television
NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. While the race itself aired on NBC, NBCSN aired NBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Championship drivers, with commentary by Leigh Diffey and Dale Jarrett. Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field. This will be the last time that NBC broadcast the race as this race moves to March and will be broadcast by Fox in 2020.


2019 Ford EcoBoost 400, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.


2019 Fordham Rams football team
The 2019 Fordham Rams football team represents Fordham University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Joe Conlin and play their home games at Coffey Field as a member of the Patriot League.


2019 Fordham Rams football team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2018 season 2–9, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.


2019 Fordham Rams football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Rams were picked to finish in fourth place.


2019 Fordham Rams football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Rams had two players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.


2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
Elections for all seats on Forest of Dean District Council were held on 2 May 2019 as part of the 2019 United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election in the Forest of Dean following a boundary review, which reduced the total number of Councillors from 48 to 38. Due to the boundary review, party seat changes in the summary box (right) are based on notional results, not the actual 2015 results.


2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
Only the Conservatives fielded candidates for all 38 seats. The Green Party fielded 27 candidates, Labour 24, the Liberal Democrats 5 and UKIP 2. There were 24 independent candidates.


2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
A Green Party candidate, David Richard Humphreys for Newent & Taynton died whilst canvassing for the election and has been postponed until 20 June 2019.


2019 Forest of Dean District Council election
Following the elections, an administration was formed between the Independents, Labour and Green councillors. Cllr. Gwilliam, an independent councillor who has served as leader since July 2017 was re-elected as leader. Sitting on his cabinet are two independents, two Greens and two Labour.


2019 Forge FC season
The 2019 Forge FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as first season in Canadian Premier League history. On April 27, 2019, Forge FC hosted York9 FC in the inaugural CPL match at Tim Hortons Field. During the season, Forge also participated in the Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and the Canadian Premier League Finals. On November 2, 2019, Forge FC defeated Cavalry FC 2–0 on aggregate in the CPL Finals and became the first ever champions of the Canadian Premier League.


2019 Forge FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Forge FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.


2019 Formula 2 Championship
The 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also third season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It is an open-wheel racing category that serves as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category was run in support of the 2019 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.


2019 Formula 2 Championship
George Russell was the reigning drivers' champion, having won the title at the final round of the 2018 championship in Abu Dhabi. Russell did not return to defend his title as he graduated to Formula 1. Carlin were the reigning teams' champions, having secured their first Formula 2 title in Abu Dhabi. ART Grand Prix driver Nyck de Vries won the drivers' championship after the win in the Feature race at Sochi. In the teams' championship DAMS secured their first team title over UNI-Virtuosi Racing after the win in the Feature race at Abu Dhabi.


2019 Formula 2 Championship
The season was marred by the death of French driver Anthoine Hubert during the feature race of the Spa-Francorchamps round on 31 August 2019. Hubert's death was the first fatality for a driver competing in FIA-sanctioned feeder series racing since Henry Surtees's fatal crash at Brands Hatch in 2009 in the FIA Formula Two Championship.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 championship. As the championship is a spec series, all competitors raced with an identical Dallara F2 2018 chassis with a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Team changes
Russian Time left the championship after six years competing in Formula 2 and its predecessor, the GP2 Series. Their entry and assets were sold to Virtuosi Racing, who had operated the team. The new entry competes under the name "UNI-Virtuosi Racing". Fortec Motorsports had been granted an entry to the Formula 2 grid in 2018, but were later given permission to defer their entry until 2019. However, they were subsequently omitted from the draft entry list for the 2019 championship.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Team changes
Arden International entered into a partnership with Mercedes-affiliated team HWA Racelab. Charouz Racing System formed a partnership with Sauber Motorsport, which currently runs Alfa Romeo's team in Formula 1. The Sauber-Charouz partnership is not affiliated with Alfa Romeo's Formula 1 entry.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Lando Norris left Carlin and the series as he was promoted to Formula 1 with McLaren. His seat was taken by Louis Delétraz, who left Charouz Racing System to join the team. He was joined by Nobuharu Matsushita, who returned to Formula 2 after a year spent racing in the Super Formula Championship, to replace Sérgio Sette Câmara.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Câmara left Carlin to replace Alexander Albon at DAMS. Albon left the championship to join Formula 1 team Toro Rosso.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Arden drivers Nirei Fukuzumi and Maximilian Günther left the series. Fukuzumi moved to the Super Formula Championship with Dandelion Racing, while Günther joined the Formula E championship with Dragon Racing. Reigning GP3 Series champion Anthoine Hubert and GP3 Series regular Tatiana Calderón joined Arden in their place.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Artem Markelov and Tadasuke Makino left Russian Time and the championship. Both drivers moved to Japan to compete in the Super Formula Championship; Markelov joined Team LeMans while Makino joined Nakajima Racing. Guanyu Zhou graduated from the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, joining Russian Time's successors UNI-Virtuosi. Zhou was partnered by Luca Ghiotto, who raced with Russian Time in 2017 and Campos Racing in 2018.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Nikita Mazepin joined the championship with ART Grand Prix, the team he drove for when he finished runner-up in the 2018 GP3 Series. Mazepin was partnered with Nyck de Vries, who left Prema Racing to join the team. Mazepin and de Vries replaced 2018 series champion George Russell—who left the team and the championship  to join Formula 1 team Williams—and Jack Aitken, who will switch to Campos Racing. Prema Theodore Racing named Mick Schumacher as de Vries' replacement. Schumacher continued his association with the team after he won the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship with them.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Arjun Maini left Trident and the series to join RLR MSport in the European Le Mans Series. Giuliano Alesi joined the championship with Trident, the team he raced for in the GP3 Series. He was joined by Ralph Boschung, who left MP Motorsport before the Sochi round in 2018. Dorian Boccolacci also left MP Motorsport, joining Jack Aitken at Campos Racing. Jordan King returned to the series with MP Motorsport, contesting the championship alongside his part-time NTT IndyCar Series campaign. Mahaveer Raghunathan returned to full-time competition for the first time since 2016, partnering King at MP Motorsport. Callum Ilott and Juan Manuel Correa joined the series, both signing with Sauber Junior Team by Charouz. Antonio Fuoco left Charouz and the series to join Formula One team Ferrari as a test driver.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Artem Markelov made a one-off return in Monaco as a replacement for Jordan King at MP Motorsport, who was competing in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. After collecting twelve penalty points on his racing license for incurring three Virtual Safety Car infringements during the Paul Ricard feature race, Mahaveer Raghunathan was banned from the series for the Red Bull Ring round. Raghunathan's MP seat was filled in Austria by 2018 Indy Lights champion and 2019 IndyCar Series driver Patricio O'Ward.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Shortly after the Paul Ricard round, Arjun Maini was announced to be replacing Dorian Boccolacci at Campos Racing for the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone rounds. Marino Sato replaced Maini prior to the Spa round.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
After encountering funding problems, Ralph Boschung left Trident prior to the Red Bull Ring round. Former GP3 driver Ryan Tveter joined the team in Boschung's place. Tveter was later replaced by Boccolacci. Boschung returned to the team ahead of the Hungarian round.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
BWT Arden was represented only by Tatiana Calderón at Monza after Anthoine Hubert's fatal accident. Juan Manuel Correa, who was also involved in the incident, was forced to miss the rest of the season due to injuries. Sauber Junior Team by Charouz did not replace him at Monza, running only Callum Ilott. Giuliano Alesi's car was impounded by Belgian authorities as part of their investigation into the accident at Spa, limiting Trident to a single entry for the next round. Ralph Boschung was stood down to allow Alesi to compete.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Entries, Driver changes
For the Sochi and Yas Marina rounds, Matevos Isaakyan, who raced in the 2018 European Le Mans Series, took Juan Manuel Correa's seat at Sauber Junior Team by Charouz. Artem Markelov replaced Anthoine Hubert at BWT Arden for the same rounds, although the Russian raced with #22 as the #19 had been retired for the remainder of the season in honour of the late French driver.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Calendar
The following twelve rounds were scheduled to take place as part of the 2019 championship. Round 9 was abandoned. Each round consisted of two races: a Feature race, which was run over 170 km (105.6 mi) and included a mandatory pit stop; and a Sprint race, which was run over 120 km (75 mi) and did not require drivers to make a pit stop. The 2019 calendar retained the same twelve rounds from the 2018 season.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Championship standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for the sprint race were based on the results of the feature race with the top eight drivers having their positions reversed.


2019 Formula 2 Championship, Championship standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap points which are given to the top ten classified finishers.


2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
The 2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship – Fueled by Petron was the fourth season of the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship. It began at the Sepang International Circuit on 5 April and ended at the same venue on 15 December.


2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Drivers
The following drivers competed in the series. All cars were run by Malaysian team Meritus GP. All drivers used the Mygale–Renault M14-F4 chassis.


2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Calendar
The ten-event, forty-race calendar was released on 2 April 2019. On 9 October 2019 the series announced it was replacing the final 2 rounds at Clark International Speedway with 2 rounds at Sepang International Circuit.


2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, Championship standings
The best 32 results out of 40 races counted towards the championship. Points were awarded as follows.


2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship
The 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the third season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Automobile & Touring Club of the UAE (ATCUAE) and AUH Motorsports.


2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship
It began on 9 January 2019 at the Dubai Autodrome and finished on 2 March 2019 at the same location.


2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in each race.


2019 Formula 4 United States Championship
The 2019 Formula 4 United States Championship season was the fourth season of the United States Formula 4 Championship, a motor racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations and sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, the professional racing division of the Sports Car Club of America.


2019 Formula 4 United States Championship, Race calendar
All races will be held on permanent road courses in the United States. The series schedule was announced on 7 December 2018.


2019 Formula 4 United States Championship, Championship standings, Drivers' standings
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† — Did not finish, but classified


2019 Formula Academy Sudamericana season
The 2019 Fórmula Academy Sudamericana Championship season is the fourth season of this series, and the second under the Fórmula Academy Sudamericana name. It began on the 8 September at Interlagos Circuit, in Brazil and finished on 8 December at the Autódromo Victor Borrat Fabini "El Pinar" in Uruguay after 4 rounds.


2019 Formula Academy Sudamericana season, Race calendar and results
The grid for race 2 is determined by the finishing order of race 1, but with the top 6 reversed.


2019 Formula Academy Sudamericana season, Championship standings, Fórmula Academy Sudamericana Championship
Juan Vieira became a two time winner of the series.


2019 Formula Nordic
The 2019 Formula Nordic season was the seventh season of the single-seater championship, and the first without the STCC branding following the series' promoter's bankruptcy. Instead, the series formed its own association, relaunching under the Formula Nordic brand but continuing to use the previous Formula Renault 1.6 chassis and engines, as it used to go under the name of Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic before Renault Sport dropped its support for the 3.5 and 1.6 classes in late 2015. The season began on 3 May at Ring Knutstorp and concluded on 5 October at Mantorp Park after eight rounds, Edward Sander Woldseth took the main (NEZ) title, with Viktor Andersson winning the junior (JSM) crown.


2019 Formula Nordic, Race calendar and results
The season started on 3 May at Ring Knutstorp and finished on 5 October at Mantorp Park after eight rounds, often supported by the Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia and the TCR Scandinavia, the successor to the STCC, as well as various GT series. This season was the first to use reversed grid races for the final race of the weekend, where the top 6 were inverted.


2019 Formula Nordic, Championship standings
Points are awarded to the top 5 fastest qualifying times.


2019 Formula Nordic, Championship standings
Two championships are held, the Junior Svenskt Mästerskap (JSM) for drivers under 26 years old holding a Swedish driver license, and the Northern European Zone (NEZ) championship, the latter served as the overall championship, with the JSM points tally excluding round 2.


2019 Formula One World Championship
The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Starting in March and ending in December, the championship was contested over twenty-one Grands Prix. Drivers competed for the title of World Drivers' Champion, and teams for the title of World Constructors' Champion. The 2019 championship also saw the running of the 1000th World Championship race, the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix.


2019 Formula One World Championship
Lewis Hamilton successfully defended the World Drivers' Championship for the second year running, winning his sixth championship title at the United States Grand Prix. Mercedes successfully defended the World Constructors' Championship, securing the title for the sixth consecutive year at the Japanese Grand Prix to tie Ferrari's record from 1999 to 2004.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries
Ten teams, with two drivers each, competed in the championship in 2019.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Free practice drivers
Across the season, two drivers drove as a test or third driver in free practice sessions. Nicholas Latifi drove for Williams at six Grands Prix, while Naoki Yamamoto drove for Toro Rosso at the Japanese Grand Prix.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Team changes
Red Bull Racing ended its twelve-year partnership with Renault and switched to Honda engines. In doing so, Red Bull Racing joined sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso in using Honda power after the latter joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2018. Neither team is recognised as Honda's official factory team under the terms of the agreement.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Team changes
Racing Point F1 Team completed their transition from the Racing Point Force India identity that they used after a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll purchased the assets of Sahara Force India in August 2018.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Team changes
Sauber was renamed Alfa Romeo Racing in an extension of the sponsorship deal that began in 2018. The Sauber name disappeared entirely from the Formula One grid, but is still used in the Formula 2 and Formula 3 support categories for Charouz Racing System.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Team changes
Haas F1 Team signed a title sponsorship agreement with energy drinks manufacturer Rich Energy for 2019 before the end of the 2018 season. However, this agreement was later terminated on 9 September 2019, due to a series of off-track disputes between Haas and Rich Energy, and legal issues for Rich Energy.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Driver changes
The lead up to the 2019 championship saw several driver changes. Daniel Ricciardo moved to Renault after five years with Red Bull Racing, replacing Carlos Sainz Jr. Ricciardo's drive at Red Bull Racing was taken by Pierre Gasly, who was promoted from Scuderia Toro Rosso, the team with whom he made his first Formula One start in 2017. Daniil Kvyat rejoined Toro Rosso after last racing for the team in 2017. He was partnered with Formula 2 driver Alexander Albon, who replaced Brendon Hartley. Albon subsequently became only the second Thai driver to race in Formula One after Prince Bira.


2019 Formula One World Championship, Entries, Driver changes
Sainz, who was on loan to Renault in 2018, did not have his deal with Red Bull renewed and subsequently moved to McLaren to replace two-time World Drivers' Champion Fernando Alonso, who had earlier announced that he would not compete in Formula One in 2019. Sainz was partnered with 2017 European Formula 3 champion Lando Norris, replacing Stoffel Vandoorne who left McLaren to race in Formula E with the Mercedes-affiliated HWA Racelab.