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


2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season
The 2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 15, 1993. The Ducks began the season on the road, defeating their division rival, the San Jose Sharks, who swept the Ducks in the First Round of the 2018 playoffs.


2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season
On February 10, 2019, the Ducks fired head coach Randy Carlyle. He was temporarily replaced by interim coach Bob Murray. On March 26, 2019, the Ducks failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011–12.


2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.


2018–19 Anaheim Ducks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


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


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


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


2018–19 Andros Trophy
The 2018–19 Andros Trophy was the twenty-ninth season of the Andros Trophy, a motor racing championship for automobile ice racing and motorcycle ice racing held in France and Andorra. The season began in Val Thorens on 8 December 2018 and finished on 9 February 2019 in the Stade de France stadium. Jean-Baptiste Dubourg was the defending Elite Pro Drivers' champion.


2018–19 Andros Trophy, Championship standings, Points systems
Points were awarded for both the two Qualifying sessions, Super Pole and the Super Final. Only the best result of both Qualifying sessions counted. The best time of a driver decided the classification in case of a tie break. For example if Driver A became first in Q1 and eighth in Q2 and Driver B became second in Q1 and first in Q2, but Driver A set the best time, then A would receive the most points. The sum of the points received after Qualifying and Super Pole decided the starting grid for the Super Final.


2018–19 Andros Trophy, Championship standings, Points systems
There was no Super Pole in the Elite championship. Points were awarded based on the results as shown in the chart below. At all events the Elite Pro field was split up into two groups. The top eight drivers after Qualifying (and Super Pole) raced in a normal Super Final and the other drivers raced in a Final. Because eight drivers raced in the Super Final, the winner of the Final was classified as ninth. Drivers who entered the Stade de France round, which was not part of the regular championship, scored 100 points.


2018–19 Andros Trophy, Championship standings, Points systems
The Électrique championship had the same scoring system as the Elite Pro and Elite championships, but with different number of points and the Super Final was called a Final. Also in contrast to the Elite Pro championship, there was no Super Pole.


2018–19 Andros Trophy, Championship standings, Points systems
Points are awarded based on finishing positions of the Final and Super Final as shown in the chart below.


2018–19 Andros Trophy, Championship standings, Points systems
In the Elite Pro, Elite and Électrique championships each driver's two lowest-scoring rounds were dropped from their total.


2018–19 Andros Trophy, Championship standings, Drivers' championships, Elite Pro
(key) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap in (Super) Final (parentheses) – Round dropped from total


2018–19 Angers SCO season
The 2018–19 Angers SCO season was the 99th professional season of the club since its creation in 1919. During the campaign, the club competed in Ligue 1 as well as the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.


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


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


2018–19 Angolan Basketball League
The 2018–19 Angolan Basketball League was the 41st season of the Angolan Basketball League, the highest premier basketball league in Angola. On 19 May 2019, Petro de Luanda won its 13th league title, which meant qualification for the 2020 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season.


2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division
The 2018–19 Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division was the 48th season of the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, the top division football competition in Antigua and Barbuda. The season began on 27 October 2018.


2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Monroe.


2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2017–18 season 15–18, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated Little Rock in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UT Arlington.


2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 10–8 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an invitation to the WBI where they defeated UNC Asheville, Marshall, Campbell and North Texas to win the WBI championship.


2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس زايد للأندية الأبطال 2018–19) to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season (not including 1990) of the Arab World's inter-club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.


2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
The final was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia. It was the fourth time Al-Hilal reached the final in their history, while it marked the first appearance of Étoile du Sahel in this stage. Étoile du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final and won the title for the first time in their history, becoming the third Tunisian team to win the competition in the last five editions.


2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Al-Ittihad Alexandria in the first round.


2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, Teams
A total of 40 teams participated in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs started in the qualifying play-off where two of them advanced to the first round which consisted of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament was played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which was a one-leg match played in the United Arab Emirates. Due to the new format of the competition only being announced after the 2016–17 season had already ended, UAFA decided that for this edition of the tournament, teams would be invited to participate rather than strictly qualifying through performance in the 2016–17 season's domestic competitions.


2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, Knockout phase, First round
USM Alger won 4–0 on aggregate. They were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.


2018–19 Argentine Primera División
The 2018–19 Argentine Primera División – Superliga Argentina (officially the Superliga Quilmes Clásica for sponsorship reasons) was the 129th season of top-flight professional football in Argentina. The season began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019. Boca Juniors were the defending champions.


2018–19 Argentine Primera División
Twenty-six teams competed in the league, twenty-four returning from the 2017–18 season and two promoted from the 2017–18 Primera B Nacional (Aldosivi and San Martín (T)). Four teams (Temperley, Olimpo, Arsenal, and Chacarita Juniors) were relegated to the Primera B Nacional championship in the previous tournament.


2018–19 Argentine Primera División
Racing won their eighteenth national league championship with one match to spare after a 1–1 draw against Tigre on 31 March 2019.


2018–19 Argentine Primera División, Competition format
The tournament was contested by 26 teams. It began on 10 August 2018 and ended on 7 April 2019. Each team played the other 25 teams in a single round-robin tournament. The additional match against the main rival team in the so-called "Fecha de Clásicos" was once again omitted in this season. From 14 April to 2 June 2019, the Primera División played a new competition named "Copa de la Superliga".


2018–19 Argentine Primera División, Results
Teams played every other team once (either at home or away) completing a total of 25 rounds.


2018–19 Argentine Primera División, Relegation
Relegation at the end of the season is based on coefficients, which take into consideration the points obtained by the clubs during the present season and the two previous seasons (only seasons at the top flight are counted). The total tally is then divided by the number of games played in the top flight over those three seasons and an average is calculated. The four teams with the worst average at the end of the season were relegated to Primera B Nacional.


2018–19 Argentine Primera División, Awards
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the season.


2018–19 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season
The 2018–19 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season was the 65th appearance in the top-tier level Greek Basket League for Aris Thessaloniki. The club also competed in the Greek Basketball Cup where was eliminated by Promitheas Patras in Phase 2.


2018–19 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season
In Europe Aris Thessaloniki was eliminated in Second qualifying round of Basketball Champions League by Russian Nizhny Novgorod. As a loser of BCL's qualifying rounds the club participated in FIBA Europe Cup. Aris Thessaloniki finished in 3rd place of Group G in Regular season and was eliminated.


2018–19 Aris Thessaloniki B.C. season
The club changed its manager in December and hired Ioannis Kastritis


2018–19 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was the 1st for Aris in the Super League after its return top division of Greece. The club also competed in the Greek Cup and were eliminated in the group stage.


2018–19 Aris Thessaloniki F.C. season, Competitions, Greek Cup
Aris Thessaloniki entered the competition in the Group Stage, in the Pot 2, because it promoted from the Football League Football League . The final five clubs of the last Super League are introduced to the tournament in the Round of 16 and they are seeded in the draw. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings.


2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season
The 2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season was the 40th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, the 23rd season since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg following the 1995–96 NHL season, and the 47th overall, including the World Hockey Association years. On April 4, 2019, the Coyotes were eliminated from playoff contention after the Colorado Avalanche's 3–2 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets.


2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Preseason
Notes:  Indicates split-squad. Game was played at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.


2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was  released on June 21, 2018.


2018–19 Arizona Coyotes season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


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


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


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


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish for second place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Sun Devils defeated UCLA in the quarterfinals and lost to Oregon in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated St. John's in the First Four, and eventually lost in the First round to Buffalo.


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
The Sun Devils finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Syracuse.


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


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season
The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season was the 4th season of play for the program at the Division I level. The Sun Devils represented Arizona State University and were coached by Greg Powers, in his 9th season.


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season, Season
For the program's fourth year as a varsity squad, the Sun Devils produced their first winning record. The team also was ranked by both national polls for the first time and made its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Goaltender Joey Daccord became the first Sun Devil ever selected as an AHCA All-American. After Arizona State had finished its season, Daccord also became the first alumni to appear in an NHL game after signing with the Ottawa Senators.


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season, Rankings
*USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11, 12 and 25.


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's ice hockey season, Players drafted into the NHL, 2019 NHL Entry Draft
No Arizona State players were selected in the NHL draft.


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by twenty second year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, play their games at Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated UCF and Miami (FL) in the first and second rounds before losing to Mississippi State in the sweet sixteen.


2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Sean Miller and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for 6th place. They received the 9-seed in the 2019 Pac-12 Tournament, where they lost to 8-seed USC in the first round, 65–78.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
Entering the 2017–18 season, federal prosecutors in New York announced charges of fraud and corruption against 10 people involved in college basketball, including Arizona assistant coach Emmanuel "Book" Richardson. The charges allege that Richardson and others allegedly received payments from financial advisers and others to influence student-athletes to retain their services and in turn used those payments to secure recruits. Following the news, Richardson was suspended and relieved of all duties. On January 11, 2018, UA fired assistant basketball coach Book Richardson after his appeal failed.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
On February 23, 2018, according to a published report by ESPN, an FBI wiretap revealed that head coach Sean Miller talked with Christian Dawkins (another key figure in the scandal) to discuss paying their top prospect, Deandre Ayton, $100,000 to commit to Arizona, with the monetary situation being dealt with directly with him. While Miller would not coach their next game that day against Oregon, Arizona allowed Ayton to play.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
Coach Sean Miller subsequently denied the allegation and the University of Arizona announced he will remain the coach of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team, with Ayton also allowed to continue playing with the team for the rest of the season. However, as a consequence of the report involving Ayton, both of Arizona's remaining committed recruits from the class of 2018, Shareef O'Neal and Brandon Williams, announced they had decommitted.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
During the season, Arizona defeated Texas A&M in the Valley of the Sun Shootout in Phoenix, AZ. Arizona also defeated the same UMBC team that would go on to a historic upset of top-ranked Virginia in the NCAA tournament. Arizona lost to NC State, SMU and Purdue in the Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a first place. The championship marked the school's 16th Pac-12 regular season championship title (back to back, 29th overall). As the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament, Arizona defeated Colorado, UCLA (avenged from 82–74 loss on February 4 in Tucson, AZ) and USC to win the 2nd straight Pac-12 tournament championship title for the 7th time. As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive year (35th NCAA tournament appearances). As a No. 4 seed in the South region, in the First round, they lost to No. 13 seed Buffalo 68–89.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2018 recruiting class
Brandon Williams, originally from Panorama City, CA was the first commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on June 6, 2017, over Gonzaga, Kansas, UCLA and USC. He was a consensus four-star prospect. He backed out of his commitment to Arizona after more information relating to the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal came out (similar to former Arizona commit Shareef O'Neal), but he ultimately decided to stay with Arizona on May 5, 2018.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
Niccolò 'Nico' Mannion, originally from Siena, Italy, was originally a part of the 2020 recruiting class, but reclassified to the 2019 class in July 2018. He verbally committed to Arizona on September 14, 2018, over Marquette. Mannion is a consensus five-star prospect out of Pinnacle HS in Phoenix, Arizona.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
Christian Koloko, originally from Cameroon, was the second commitment in the Arizona class. He committed to Arizona on September 23, 2018, over California, Creighton, and Vanderbilt. He is a consensus three-star prospect out of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
Josh Green, originally from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia was the third commitment in the Arizona’s 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 4, 2018, over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green is a consensus five-star prospect out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
Terry Armstrong, originally from Flint, MI was the fourth commitment in the Arizona’s 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on October 24, 2018, over Michigan State, New Mexico, Oregon and Oklahoma. Armstrong is a consensus four-star prospect out of Bella Vista Prep in Scottsdale, Arizona.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Offseason, 2019 recruiting class
Zeke Nnaji, originally from Lakeville, MN was the fifth commitment in the Arizona’s 2019 recruiting class. He verbally committed to Arizona on November 23, 2018, over UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas and Purdue. Nnaji is a consensus four-star prospect out of Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Red and Blue game
The annual Red-Blue game will take place at McKale Center on October 14, 2018. After sophomore Brandon Randolph defended his crown in the dunk contest, the Red team, led by Ira Lee, knocked off the Blue team, 39-33.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason rankings
The Arizona Wildcats were selected fourth in the 2018-19 Pac-12 media poll. On October 22, Arizona began the season unranked receiving 14 votes in the AP Poll. It was the first time since the 2010–11, began the season not in the AP Poll.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Wildcats opponents were finalized in the summer and dates and times will be finalized in the fall. Current confirmed opponents are exhibition games against Division II school Chaminade, Baylor, Cal Poly, Houston Baptist, Montana, Georgia Southern, UC Davis, UTEP and Utah Valley. They will also participate in the 2018 Maui Invitational Tournament with three of the following potential opponents including (Auburn, Duke, Gonzaga, Illinois, Iowa State, San Diego, or Xavier). Arizona has two true away games with Alabama at Coleman Coliseum, and UConn at the XL Center. In the unbalanced 18-game Pac-12 schedule, Arizona will not play the two Washington schools on the road (Washington and Washington State) and two Los Angeles schools at home (UCLA and USC).


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their home games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season of 24–13, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the finals and defeated Northwestern for the championship.


2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Arizona State.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Mike Anderson, and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
On March 26, 2019, Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek fired Anderson.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team, Previous season
Arkansas finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SEC Tournament, the Razorbacks defeated South Carolina and Florida before losing in the semifinals to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Butler.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team, Previous season
Senior guard Jaylen Barford was named first team All-SEC, while senior guard Daryl Macon was a second team All-SEC selection. Freshman center Daniel Gafford was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. On March 26, 2018, Gafford announced he would forgo the 2018 NBA draft, and would be returning to Arkansas for his sophomore season.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Neighbors and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
The Razorbacks finished the regular season 17–13, 6–10 in conference play. They were seeded 10th in the SEC Tournament, earning a first-round bye. The team advanced to the finals, the lowest seed to do so in tournament history, against Mississippi State, where they lost 101–70. The team completed its postseason by advancing to the third round in the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to TCU.


2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team, Previous season
The Razorbacks finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC Tournament, where they lost to Texas A&M.


2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by second-year head coach Mike Balado, play their home games at the First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference.


2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team, Previous season
The Red Wolves finished the 2017–18 season 11–21, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Monroe.


2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.


2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team represents Arkansas State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Wolves, led by nineteenth year head coach Brian Boyer, play their home games at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Arkansas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Coastal Carolina.


2018–19 Arkansas State Red Wolves women's basketball team
On March 20, Bryan Boyer's contract wasn't renewed. He finish at Arkansas State with a 19 year record of 333–287. On March 29, the school hired former Central Arkansas/Marshall head coach and Jonesboro, Arkansas native Matt Daniel for the job.


2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Lions, led by 11th-year head coach George Ivory, play their home games at the K. L. Johnson Complex as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.


2018–19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Lions finished the 2017–18 season 14–21, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, the Golden Lions received the No. 1 seed in the SWAC Tournament. They defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern before losing to Texas Southern in the tournament championship.


2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A
The 2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A is the second season of the basketball first division of Armenia.


2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A, Competition format
The regular season consists in a double-legged round-robin tournament where the six teams qualify for the playoffs.


2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A, Teams
Six teams will take part in the competition after the withdrawal of 3 teams -Engineer, Shirak and Grand Sport-,  and the admission of 2 teams -Aragats and Erebuni-.


2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A, Teams
Two teams were relocated: Urartu Vivaro from Yerevan to Vanadzor and Artsakh from Stepanakert to Yerevan.


2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A, Playoffs
The playoffs are played in a best-of-seven format, with the series starting 1–1 or 2–0 depending on the head-to-head games in the regular season. The other five matches are played as 1-1-1-1-1.


2018–19 Armenia Basketball League A, Playoffs
Final will be played in a best-of-nine format with the same format as in the previous series.


2018–19 Armenian Cup
The 2018–19 Armenian Cup was the 28th edition of the football knockout competition in Armenia. This season's cup winners earned a place in the 2019–20 Europa League. The tournament began on 19 September 2018 and ended on 7 May 2019.


2018–19 Armenian Cup
Gandzasar Kapan were the defending champions after defeating Alashkert on penalties in the previous season's final.


2018–19 Armenian Cup, Format
The Armenian Football Cup this season was contested between twelve clubs over four rounds. The final was a single match which determined the cup winner, all other rounds were played over two legs.


2018–19 Armenian First League
The 2018–19 Armenian First League season is the 27th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 6, 2018, and concluded on June 13, 2019. Although Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the above-mentioned requirements.


2018–19 Armenian First League, Team changes
5 new teams have joined the 2018–19 Armenian First League season:


2018–19 Armenian First League, Summary
A total of 12 clubs have entered the competition with only 4 clubs -Erebuni, Lokomotiv Yerevan, Junior Sevan and  Yerevan- being eligible for promotion, while the rest 8 teams were the reserve teams of clubs from the Armenian Premier League.


2018–19 Armenian First League, Summary
On 28 February 2019, the FFA suspended the rights of Erebuni SC to continue competing in the second part of the 2018-19 Armenian First League and the club was expelled from the competition, plus a fine of AMD 500,000. Their matches of the second part of the season were given to their opponents by 0–3.


2018–19 Armenian First League, Summary
Although Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the requirements.


2018–19 Armenian First League, Stadiums and locations
12 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -Yerevan, FC Lokomotiv Yerevan, Junior Sevan, and Erebuni- are eligible to get the promotion right to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League by the end of the competition. The remaining 8 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.


2018–19 Armenian Premier League
The 2018–19 Armenian Premier League season was the 27th since its establishment. The season began on 4 August 2018 and ended on 30 May 2019.


2018–19 Armenian Premier League, Teams
The FFA decided to increase the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League participants from six to nine teams, thus three teams from 2017–18 Armenian First League were promoted. These are Ararat-Armenia, Artsakh FC and Lori.


2018–19 Army Black Knights men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights were led by third-year head coach Jimmy Allen, and played their home games at Christl Arena in West Point, New York as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 13–19 overall, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Lehigh.


2018–19 Army Black Knights men's basketball team, Previous season
The Black Knights finished the 2017–18 season 13–17, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament to Loyola (MD).


2018–19 Army Black Knights women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represents the United States Military Academy during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by thirteenth year head coach Dave Magarity, play their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 11–19, 6–12 in Patriot League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Lafayette.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Arsenal's 27th season in the Premier League, 102nd overall season in the top flight and 99th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club participated in the Premier League and the UEFA Europa League, and participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season
This was the Arsenal's first season in 22 years without manager Arsène Wenger. For the second consecutive season, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Europa League, improving on the last season's result and reaching the final where they were defeated by rivals Chelsea. This was the club's first season under new manager Unai Emery.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
Arsenal began their off-season by completing some squad alterations. They started by announcing the departure of club captain Per Mertesacker, who retired to become their new academy coach. After six years at the club, Santi Cazorla's departure was also announced upon the expiry of his contract. Further, Petr Čech, Héctor Bellerín, Mohamed Elneny, Mesut Özil, Granit Xhaka and Ainsley Maitland-Niles all received new squad numbers, with the latter two also extending their contracts with the club.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
After completing a clearout of backroom staff to coincide with their new club-model following the retirement of long-term manager Arsène Wenger, Spaniard Unai Emery was appointed as the club's new head coach.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, Pre-season
The first signing of the Emery era was Swiss right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who joined on a free transfer from Juventus on 5 June. The club then signed German goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen two weeks later, for a rumored fee of £19.2 million. Meanwhile, club stalwart Jack Wilshere departed following the expiry of his contract, after 17 years at the club, and Greek central defender Sokratis joined the club from Borussia Dortmund for £14.8 million on 8 July. Shortly thereafter, the club signed defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria for a reported fee of £26.4 million on 10 July, and announced the transfer of Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient for a rumoured £7 million a day later.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
On 7 August 2018, Alisher Usmanov announced that he would accept an offer from American businessman Stan Kroenke to buy his 30% stake in Arsenal for £550 million, in a deal that would allow Kroenke to take full control of the club.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
Arsenal's first game was against reigning champions Manchester City on 12 August. They lost the game 2–0 after goals by Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva. The following game was against London rivals Chelsea on 18 August. Arsenal lost again, this time 3–2 though they had chances to get more from the game, courtesy of goals by Pedro, Álvaro Morata and Marcos Alonso while Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi scored for Arsenal.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, August
Arsenal's first win was a 3–1 victory against West Ham United on 25 August. Marko Arnautović scored first to put West Ham in front, but Nacho Monreal equalised minutes later, and an own goal by Issa Diop and a late goal by Danny Welbeck won the game for Arsenal.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
Arsenal's first game in September and 4th game in the Premier League, was a 3–2 victory over Cardiff City on 2 September. Shkodran Mustafi scored the opening goal from a Granit Xhaka corner, but Víctor Camarasa equalised just before the break. After the restart, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal of the season to give Arsenal the lead. Cardiff equalised again from a Danny Ward header, but Alexandre Lacazette ensured the victory with a thumping shot to give Arsenal another three points.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
After the international break, Arsenal were the visitors against Newcastle United. After a dull first half, Granit Xhaka scored a stunning free kick to give Arsenal the lead. Mesut Özil doubled the advantage on his 200th appearance for Arsenal. Late on, Ciaran Clark scored in stoppage-time to give Newcastle hope. In the end, it was not enough as Arsenal won their third consecutive game 2–1.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
Arsenal started the Europa League with a 4–2 victory over Vorskla Poltava. Aubameyang opened the scoring after a counterattack. Danny Welbeck doubled the advantage, before Aubameyang and Özil both scored to lead 4–0. However, Vorskla scored two goals late in the game though Arsenal still went away with victory.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
Arsenal were at the Emirates against Everton. Lacazette scored a stunning opening goal, curling a shot into the top right corner. Moments later, Aubameyang scored a second for Arsenal, tapping in from close range, though Aubameyang was in an offside position. Nevertheless, Arsenal cruised to their fifth consecutive victory in all competitions.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, September
To start off the EFL Cup campaign, Arsenal won 3–1 against Championship side Brentford. Arsenal scored twice through Welbeck, although Alan Judge pulled one back for Brentford. Alexandre Lacazette wrapped up the victory during stoppage-time to ensure Arsenal would progress to the next round. During the final match of September for Arsenal, they won 2–0 against Watford. Bernd Leno made his Premier League debut as a substitute after Petr Čech came off injured. Arsenal opened the scoring through a Craig Cathcart own goal following pressure by Lacazette. Özil doubled the lead when Lacazette squared the ball across for him to tap home. Arsenal came away with their seventh consecutive victory in all competitions and their fifth in the league.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
Due to political tensions, Henrikh Mkhitaryan did not travel to Azerbaijan for Arsenal's Europa League match against Qarabağ. Arsenal nevertheless prevailed, 3–0, with Sokratis, Matteo Guendouzi and Emile Smith Rowe all scoring their debut goals.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
Arsenal's strong form continued with a dominant 5–1 victory over Fulham. Although the match was tied 1–1 at half-time, Arsenal scored four second-half goals to extend their winning run to nine in all competitions. Aaron Ramsey scored just 39 seconds after being introduced as a substitute; two goals each by Lacazette and Aubameyang completed the scoresheet. A 3–1 victory against Leicester City on 22 October 2018 saw Özil become the highest scoring German player of the Premier League era, with 30 goals. They continued the winning form with a 1–0 victory against Sporting in the Europa League, with Danny Welbeck getting the deciding goal. However, Arsenal's winning streak was stopped at eleven with a 2–2 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, October
For their final match in October, Arsenal faced League One side Blackpool in the EFL Cup. The Gunners held a 2–0 lead courtesy of goals by Stephan Lichtsteiner and Emile Smith Rowe, but a second yellow card to Matteo Guendouzi allowed Blackpool to cut the lead to 2–1. Arsenal held on to advance to a quarterfinal matchup against Tottenham Hotspur.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
Arsenal hosted Liverpool on 3 November 2018. A late strike by Alexandre Lacazette earned a point for the Gunners after James Milner gave Liverpool a second-half lead. In Europe, a 0–0 draw with Sporting secured passage into the round of 32, before a 1–1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, where Henrikh Mkhitaryan's late strike ruled out Ivan Cavaleiro's opener.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, November
After the international break, the Gunners played Bournemouth. A Jefferson Lerma own goal put them up before Joshua King equalized in first-half stoppage time. However, Aubameyang scored the winner to hand the Gunners their first victory of the month. Their final game of November was against Vorskla in the Europa League. UEFA decided before the match that it was to be moved from Poltava to Kyiv due to martial law in Ukraine, and Arsenal ran out 3–0 winners, with goals from Smith Rowe, Ramsey (from the penalty spot) and Joe Willock. This game also marked the debuts of Zech Medley, Charlie Gilmour, and Bukayo Saka, all from the substitute's bench, and confirmed that Arsenal would progress as group winners.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal hosted the first North London derby of the year on 2 December 2018. They took an early 1–0 lead after Aubameyang converted a penalty in the 10th minute following a Jan Vertonghen handball in the box. However, Spurs scored two goals in a span of five minutes to take a 2–1 lead at halftime.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Emery made two substitutions and tactical changes at halftime, and the Gunners responded brilliantly, scoring three goals en route to a 4–2 comeback win; Aubameyang netted a brace and became the first player to score ten goals in the 2018–19 Premier League season; other goals from Alexandre Lacazette, and Lucas Torreira, of which was his first goal since joining the club.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal continued their unbeaten run against rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. In what was a dull match, Rob Holding and Aaron Ramsey both suffered injuries, the former tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, thus ruling him out for the rest of the season. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, despite Arsenal scoring two goals which were disallowed in the second half.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal bounced back from their dropped points at Old Trafford with a 1–0 victory against Huddersfield at the Emirates. Alexandre Lacazette had a goal wrongly disallowed in the first half, and Arsenal finally broke the deadlock through a stunning overhead kick from Lucas Torreira, thus sealing the three points for Arsenal in an unsatisfying performance.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal won their final Europa League Group game at home against Qarabag. Alexandre Lacazette scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal lost 3–2 against Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium, thus ending their 22 games unbeaten run. Danny Ings opened the scoring for Southampton, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan equalized for Arsenal with a header. Ings got his second of the game just before halftime. In the second half, Henrikh Mkhitaryan equalized once again with a deflected effort. However, Charlie Austin scored in the 85th minute, capitalizing on a Bernd Leno error to nod home and defeat the Gunners.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
The next match for Arsenal was a North London Derby at the Emirates against Tottenham in the EFL Cup. Tottenham got their revenge on Arsenal for the 4–2 defeat in the league with a 2–0 win, knocking out the Gunners from the competition.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal responded to their two consecutive losses with a 3–1 victory over Burnley. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring in the 14th minute after a brilliant pass by Mesut Özil. Aubameyang scored his second in the 48th minute. Despite Ashley Barnes scoring to cut the deficit for Burnley, Alex Iwobi insured that Arsenal would walk away with all 3 points in stoppage time.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal faced Brighton away from home on Boxing Day. Aubameyang scored a goal early on after some brilliant footwork from Alexandre Lacazette. Despite the early lead, Jürgen Locadia scored, capitalizing on Stephan Lichtsteiner's error, forcing a draw at Falmer Stadium.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, December
Arsenal's last game of 2018 was against title contenders Liverpool F.C. at Anfield. Arsenal got off to the perfect start with an 11th-minute goal from Ainsley Maitland-Niles. However, Liverpool responded brilliantly, with Roberto Firmino scoring twice within the space of a minute right after Arsenal's opener. Sadio Mané made matters worse with a goal in the 32nd minute. Mohammed Salah scored a penalty just before halftime, and Firmino got his hat trick with another penalty in the 55th minute, as Arsenal fell to a 5–1 defeat.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Arsenal started 2019 with a 4–1 victory against relegation contenders Fulham. Granit Xhaka, Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsey, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for the Gunners; Aboubakar Kamara scored for the visitors.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Arsenal kicked off their FA Cup campaign away to Blackpool. Joe Willock scored a brace and Alex Iwobi added another en route to a 3–0 victory.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Arsenal lost again away in the league, Declan Rice's goal was enough for West Ham to snatch the 3 points at London Stadium. However, the Gunners responded in their next match, a 2–0 victory against rivals Chelsea at Emirates Stadium courtesy of Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny goals took Arsenal within 3 points of the opponent. Despite the victory, the Gunners took a massive blow, as Hector Bellerín tore his anterior cruciate ligament, ruling him out for the rest of the season.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Next up was an FA Cup match against in-form rivals Manchester United. Alexis Sánchez scored for United against his former side. It was quickly made 2–0 in favor of the away team through Jesse Lingard. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang halved the deficit just before the break, however Anthony Martial wrapped up the victory for United as Gunners were eliminated, losing 3–1.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, January
Arsenal's final game in January came at home to Cardiff City, who were playing their first match since the death of Emiliano Sala. Aubameyang scored the first goal of the game, slotting his penalty home. Lacazette doubled the advantage after making a brilliant run into the box. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing scored a stoppage-time consolation for Cardiff. The victory sent Arsenal up to 4th place over Chelsea.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
Arsenal's first match of February was a tough one, away to title contenders and defending champions Manchester City. Sergio Agüero scored for City in the 1st minute of the match. However, the Gunners responded, Laurent Koscielny nodded home from close range in the 10th minute. Agüero scored his second just before the break, and City extended their lead to 3–1 with a controversial goal from Agüero, thus sealing his hat trick.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
Arsenal faced relegation-threatened Huddersfield away from home. Alex Iwobi scored first, before Lacazette doubled the advantage. Huddersfield scored a last-minute consolation, Sead Kolašinac scoring an own goal.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
After more than two months away from Europe, the Gunners were back in Europa League action via a trip to Barysaw to face Belarusian minnows BATE Borisov. However, a lacklustre display ensued, and Stanislaw Drahuns header on the stroke of half time, coupled with Alexandre Lacazette's late red card, saw BATE record a famous 1–0 win and an advantage to take to North London.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
However, the second leg had a fairly varying script to the first game, with defensive errors from BATE ultimately gifting Arsenal a 3–0 win, after an early own goal from Zakhar Volkov, coupled with free headers from Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis Papastathopolous guided Arsenal into the last-16.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, February
The Gunners built on the victory with a routine 2–0 home win over Southampton, earned after early goals from Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The Arsenal faithful then witnessed yet another Emirates Stadium win, with midfield masterclasses from Mkhitaryan and returning Mesut Özil setting up a 5–1 dismantling of Bournemouth. Both Özil and Mkhitaryan scored, with the latter setting up goals from Laurent Koscielny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whilst Lacazette was on the scoresheet for the third successive league match, bending home a wonderful free-kick with 12 minutes to play.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
A testing March fixture schedule opened with a daunting trip to top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Delays in the construction of Spurs new stadium meant the match was to be staged at Wembley, and the Gunners made a flying start, with Aaron Ramsey scoring for the fourth time at the national ground to put the visitors ahead on 16 minutes. A staggering double-save from Bernd Leno retained Arsenal's clean sheet before Tottenham were awarded a penalty mired in offside controversy in the 74th minute. Harry Kane buried the penalty to level the scores before Aubameyang was clipped in the penalty area in stoppage time. However, the Gabonese was denied from the spot, and Lucas Torreira was subsequently sent off late on as the Gunners had to settle for a frustrating 1–1 draw.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
Things worsened in midweek as, despite going ahead after three minutes from Alex Iwobi, the Gunners fell to another road defeat as Stade Rennais earned a convincing 3–1 win in the Europa League round of 16 first leg. The turning point was undoubtedly Papastathopoulos's red card shortly before the break, with Rennes levelling a minute later through Benjamin Bourigeaud. In the second period, the Gunners completely fell apart, with Nacho Monreal's own goal and Ismaila Sarr's late header inflicting a dangerous wound upon the Gunners.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
Arsenal then had a stern test forthcoming. Manchester United were the visitors to Emirates Stadium, and a tense encounter ensued. United were still unbeaten domestically under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but that was about to change. Despite the Red Devils dominating in chances, a resolute Arsenal backline, coupled with defensive errors at the other end, saw Granit Xhaka's long-range attempt misjudged by goalkeeper David de Gea to but Arsenal in front, before a penalty from Aubameyang saw the Gabonese make amends for his miss at Spurs to seal a vital 2–0 win.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, March
The Gunners next fixture was at home against Rennes in the second leg of their round-of-16 tie. Trailing 3–1 from the first leg, Arsenal made the perfect start, with Aubameyang poking home Ramsey's cross after just five minutes to put them ahead. He then delivered a superb cross for Ainsley Maitland-Niles-Niles to make it 2–0 and put Arsenal ahead on away goals inside fifteen minutes. Rennes threatened sporadically, but Aubameyang added his second late on to wrap up a 3–0 triumph and 4–3 aggregate win.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
April began with Arsenal seeking to rise to third after Tottenham's defeat at Liverpool closed the top-four gap to just a single point. The Gunners duly gathered the necessary three points after goals in either half from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette earned the Gunners a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United. It was also their 10th successive league win at the Emirates Stadium, the first time they had achieved such a run since its opening in 2006.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
However, the Gunners' were hauled back out of the top four next time out after Phil Jagielka's 10th-minute goal earned Everton a 1–0 win over the listless Gunners.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Arsenal needed to bounce back, and had no better opportunity to do so than in the first-leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie, against one of the favourites, Italian giants SSC Napoli. And the Gunners responded, claiming an impressive 2–0 win and duly seize control of the tie. Aaron Ramsey had put the Gunners ahead early, before Lucas Torreira's effort on 25 minutes deflected in off Kalidou Koulibaly to settle the match.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Despite lying fifth in the table and on course for the Europa League semi-finals, Arsenal's away form had been sketchy all season long, and it was perhaps rather disappointing that the Gunners had to wait nine months prior to their first clean sheet on the road in the Premier League in a rather bizarre 1–0 win at Watford.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
The majority of the games action occurred inside the first eleven minutes, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opening the scoring on ten minutes with one of the strangest goals of the season, with the lethal marksman managing to nip ahead of goalkeeper Ben Foster, and the Watford man hacked his clearance straight at Aubameyang as the ball rolled into the net. A minute later, Troy Deeney received his marching orders after elbowing Lucas Torreira in midfield. The ten-man Hornets did try hard, but ultimately fell to their first defeat of the month.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Arsenal then earned a second successive 1–0 win away from home as Alexandre Lacazette's stunning 36th-minute free-kick, coupled with a resolute defensive performance from the Gunners, saw them seal a vital win in Naples against Napoli, thus recording a 3–0 aggregate victory and subsequently qualifying them for the semi-finals for the second successive season. They were then drawn against Spanish outfit Valencia CF, who had ruthlessly dispatched fellow Spaniards Villarreal 5–1 on aggregate in the last eight.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
Everything was going smoothly in North London prior to the Gunners home match against safety-hunting Crystal Palace. However, a dull first-half display saw Unai Emerys side head into the break a goal behind after Christian Bentekes early header, his first goal all year long. However, Arsenal made a swift start to the second period, with Mesut Özil's ingenious chip on 47 minutes making it 1–1. Nonetheless, quickfire goals after the hour from Wilfried Zaha and James McArthur further extended Palaces lead to 3–1, and though Aubameyang pulled a goal back, the Gunners fell to a morale-shattering 3–2 defeat in their first league defeat at home since August.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
They failed to respond in their next encounter, a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and a first half blitz from the high-flying Pack seeing them take a 3–0 advantage into the break after goals from Ruben Neves, Conor Coady and Diogo Jota. Sokratis Papastathopolous then scored his first league goal from the Gunners with ten minutes to play, but it wasn't enough as Wolves sealed a superb 3–1 win. Another capitulation ensued away to Leicester City next time out.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, April
At half-time, the game was locked at 0–0 but the Gunners were indeed a man down after a disputable Ainsley Maitland-Niles red card. With an hour played, Youri Tielemans headed the Foxes in front, before a late brace from the Gunners'  arch-nemesis Jamie Vardy wrapped up a 3–0 triumph for Brendan Rodgers Leicester and leave Arsenal's top-four hopes in serious jeopardy.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
However, Europe once again proved the saviour of Arsenal, as a brace from Alexandre Lacazette laid the scaffolds for an impressive 3–1 comeback victory over Valencia in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. However, it was the visitors who took the lead in North London, with Mouctar Diakhaby finishing off a clever Valencia set-piece move with a firm header, before Alexandre Lacazette slammed home Aubameyangs square ball to level it. Lacazette nodded home Granit Xhaka's cross before the break to make it 2–1 before Aubameyang wrapped up the win in the final minute of normal time, volleying home Sead Kolasinac's cross to ensure Arsenal took a healthy advantage to the second leg in Spain.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
The Gunners had one foot in the Europa League final, but the top-four looked unlikely. The Gunners had to beat Brighton at home to attain any realistic chance of regaining their top-four status, and made the perfect start after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stroked home from the spot on nine minutes to put Arsenal in front. However, on the hour mark, Brighton were gifted a route back into the game after Solly March was hauled down from Granit Xhaka. Glenn Murray duly netted his 200th league career goal as the Seagulls earned a creditable 1–1 draw, leaving the Gunners needing to have three points and eight goal difference swing in their favour on the final day.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
With the top four realistically out of reach, the Gunners travelled to Spain to contest what was arguably their most vital match of the season so far away to Valencia in the Europa League semi-final second leg. However, Valencia-in need of a 2–0 win to progress-made a fast start, taking the lead on 11 minutes after Kevin Gameiro turned home Rodrigo's cross, but a stunning volley from Aubameyang saw the two sides head into the break locked at 1–1, with Arsenal leading 4–2 on aggregate.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
Five minutes into the second period, Arsenal practically sealed progression to the final in Baku after Alexandre Lacazette rifled home Lucas Torreira's pass, before Valencia made it 2–2 after Gameiro added his second, bundling over the line. However, the hosts found them behind again after Aubameyang poked home Maitland-Niles' low cross, before the Gunners' top scorer completed his first-ever Arsenal hat-trick, powering Henrikh Mkhitaryans through-ball, as Arsenal secured a famous 4–2 win, subsequently swaggering into the UEFA Europa League final for the first time since its 2009 rebrand, hammering Valencia 7–3 on aggregate. Later in the day, it was confirmed that Chelsea had beaten Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties after a 2–2 aggregate draw, meaning that all four finalists in Europe that season were from England, the first time this had happened from any country in history.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
Qualified for the Europa League final and out of the top-four race, Arsenal named a weakened line-up in their fixture at Burnley on the final day of the season. After a goalless first 45', a loose ball from Ben Mee sent Aubameyang through on goal in the 52nd minute. He duly put Arsenal ahead, before volleying home Alex Iwobi's cross eleven minutes later to make it 2–0. Ashley Barnes then pulled a goal back for the home side before substitute-18-year-old Eddie Nketiah-netted his first Premier League goal for Arsenal, as the Gunners sealed a 3–1 win, thus finishing fifth, just one point behind Tottenham Hotspur.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
After the league disappointment, Arsenal had two weeks to prepare for what was dubbed as their most important game of the decade, the UEFA Europa League final against Chelsea in the Baku Olympic Stadium, Azerbaijan. However, the build-up was mired in controversy, with the undersized Baku airports permitting just 4000 fans of each London side, not to mention the 6628 mile round-trip, but the worst was in regard to Henrikh Mkhitaryans. One of the Gunners' better players in 2019, the fractioned relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan ensued in warnings from the Azerbaijani sports government, advising the midfielder not to travel. Mkhitaryan decided not to, with the Gunners heading to East Europe without him.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
On final night, Arsenal and Chelsea walked out to an eerie atmosphere in Baku. Empty seats ringed the ground, and a listless first period ended goalless, mirroring the stark atmosphere. However, the final burst into life in the second. Just four minutes into the second period, Olivier Giroud nodded home Emerson Palmieri's cross against his former club to make it 1–0 Chelsea, before Pedro Rodriguez swept home on the hour to make it 2–0. Eden Hazard then stroked home from the spot to make it 3–0, with Arsenal appearing shell-shocked to their capitulation early in the second half.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Review, May
However, a stunning half-volley from Alex Iwobi with 21 minutes to go restored a glimmer of home to the Arsenal camp, but Eden Hazard soon notched his second as Chelsea sealed a 4–1 victory, leaving Arsenal empty-handed after a strenuous end to the season. It was a reasonable campaign, but the manner of their defeat to Chelsea and in the top-four race was arguably the foundation for fans irk.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Arsenal Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com


2018–19 Arsenal F.C. season, Awards, Arsenal Goal of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the goal that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 33rd season of competitive football. The club participated in the Women's Super League, the FA Cup and the League Cup. This was the first full season of the club under Australian coach Joe Montemurro.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season
The club qualified for the Champions League by securing a top two spot in the league with three games to go. In the penultimate game of the season, Arsenal secured the top spot of the league and was English champions once more after a seven-year wait. The Gunners finished runners-up in the League Cup and lost in the fifth round of the FA Cup.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, Pre Season
Before the first friendlies in pre-season, the squad saw some changes. Midfielders Viktoria Schnaderbeck, Lia Wälti, defender Tabea Kemme (coming from the German Bundesliga) and goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (from the French Division 1) joined the squad, while Arsenal legend Alex Scott retired to focus on her media career, Heather O'Reilly moved back to the States and Anna Moorhouse and Lauren James switched to different English clubs.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, Pre Season
The pre-season friendlies consisted of the 5–0 won homegame against Italian Serie A champions Juventus on 5 August, in which Vivianne Miedema scored four goals – Kim Little scored the other one. Arsenal participated in the Toulouse International Ladies Cup in France, where it competed against Montpellier HSC (won 2–1 with goals from Miedema and Daniëlle van de Donk) and Paris Saint-Germain (2–2 draw, with a goal from Beth Mead and a last-minute penalty by Little). The tournament was won by Arsenal, ahead of the aforementioned teams and Bayern Munich (who Arsenal didn't play).


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, August
After the friendlies, the only game in August was the League Cup tie against West Ham United. The game was won 3–1, with two goals from McCabe and one from Emma Mitchell. It also was the first appearance of Lia Wälti in a competitive match for Arsenal.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, September
September saw the club play four games, three for the league and one for the League Cup. Arsenal got off to a great start in the league, by firing five past Liverpool in their 5–0 match on 9 September (home). Miedema scored her first hattrick of the season and a goal a piece for Lisa Evans and Little. Liverpool was unable to score in the goal behind Pauline Peyraud-Magnin who made her first appearance in the Arsenal shirt.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, September
The subsequent League Cup tie against Championship club Lewes on the 16th displayed the big class difference, Arsenal scored nine goals, with hattricks by Miedema and Little, with Van de Donk, McCabe and Evans each adding another goal to the scoreline, Lewes was unable to get a goal in leaving the score at 0–9. The thumping didn't stop there, Yeovil Town saw seven goals ending in the back of their net on 19 September (away), with Jordan Nobbs scoring a brace and Mead, McCabe, Miedema, Dominique Bloodworth and Little all scoring a goal. The team who held them to a season-defining 0–0 draw in the previous season was unable to respond to this firepower, ending the game in 0–7.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, September
Greatest opposition came from West Ham United on the 23rd (home), who were able to go ahead on two occasions via goals by Kate Longhurst in a game that saw some sloppy defending and goalkeeping. A hattrick from Van de Donk and a goal from Little saw them come back, before Claire Rafferty scored from a free-kick leaving it up to Arsenal to keep the one goal advantage in the last few minutes of the game. The Gunners succeeded in that, the game ended in a 4–3 win.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, October
After escaping from West Ham, Arsenal came up on 14 October against the champions from the previous season, Chelsea in a highly anticipated game (away). After a nervy first 20 minutes, Arsenal got the overhand when Little scored from the spot after a challenge from Adelina Engman on Mitchell inside the box. Before half-time, Miedema scored the second. Three more goals would come after half-time, Nobbs scored a fabulous cross-turned-goal, Miedema scored the fourth out of a rebound from an attempt by Mead and Nobbs got played in perfectly for the fifth.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, October
0–5, a big result for the Gunners, stating their title ambitions in a very clear way. Many positives, but also a big downside: in the second half a tackle from Drew Spence brought down the influential midfielder Little who was unable to continue and was later diagnosed with a broken leg, which will keep her off the pitch for up to 10 weeks. Spence got away with just a yellow card for this offence.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, October
On the subsequent Sundays, Arsenal won both matches against Reading (6–0 at home, 21 October) and Bristol City (0–4 away, 28th). The Reading game saw another hattrick from Miedema, her third of the season (second in the league) and goals from Nobbs, Mead and Van de Donk. Bristol City saw four goals end up in their net, with Miedema scoring twice and Nobbs and Van de Donk claiming the other two goals.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, October
Bristol made it hard on Arsenal and the scoreline did not fully reflect the game, with two late goals (88' and 90') taking the score up to four, which did not seem fully deserved. Sophie Baggaley (Bristol goalkeeper) played a good game and held a lot of good shots. The two goals took Miedema up to 11 goals in just 6 games, making her the topscorer and well surpassing her four goals from the entire 2017–2018 season.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, November
Birmingham City visited the Gunners at home on 4 November for what was predicted as the next big test after the game against Chelsea. The game started evenly with both teams unable to score a goal in the first half. The second half saw Nobbs score the first goal of the evening, but Arsenal was caught sleeping in the aftermath: Birmingham instantly responded with their goal, just a minute later. Not much later, Evans got to ground in the penalty area after being held on to by a Birmingham defender. Van de Donk converted the subsequent spot-kick. In the dying moments of the match, Nobbs scored the third goal - ending the game in 3–1.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, November
After the international break, Arsenal visited Everton, who are at the bottom of the league at this point. The first half frustrated the Gunners, as they had a lot of chances, but were unable to put them past the Everton goalkeeper. It was Van de Donk who was able to find the back of the net in the end of the first half. The second half saw a quick start, Nobbs scored the second before Miedema scored another two. A comfortable 0–4 win, but a big blow to the team when Nobbs went down with a few minutes to play and had to be stretchered off the pitch. Later it was confirmed that she had sustained an ACL injury, side-lining her for the rest of the season.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, November
With both Little and Nobbs out of the squad, the team welcomed Brighton & Hove Albion on 25 November. The Gunners saw themselves go behind in the ninth minute when a defensive mix-up let through Iniabasi Umotong, slotting in her shot past Van Veenendaal. It took some time for the team to get up to steam, as they were saved a second goal against not much later. They then picked up the pace and saw the three Dutch players, Miedema, Bloodworth and Van de Donk all fire a goal past the Brighton goalkeeper in the first half. The second half saw a lone goal from Mead to finish the game on 4–1, extending their winning streak to 9 league games.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, December
2 December saw the team travelling to Manchester to play second-placed Manchester City. The injuries clearly had hit hard on the team, with just nine fit senior outfield players, giving Paige Bailey-Gayle her first start for the team. It proved a frustrating afternoon for the Gunners, who saw Georgia Stanway fire two goals past Peyraud-Magnin, leaving Arsenal no chances. The 2–0 loss ended their winning run of 9 league games, but left them still on top of the league with three points clear.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, December
After the league defeat against City, Arsenal played the two remaining games in the groupstage of the League Cup. The first one on 6 December saw them when 5–0 at home against Charlton Athletic, with both Miedema and McCabe scoring a brace, complemented by a Charlton own goal. A week later on the 12th, the Gunners traveled to Kent to play against the Millwall Lionesses. Millwall went ahead in the first half, in a match that saw three academy players in the starting eleven. In the second half, three Arsenal goals came in quick succession: first Miedema scored and a minute later Ruby Grant scored her first goal for the senior team. Williamson scored her first goal of the season some minutes later to get a comfortable 1–3 win.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, December
The League Cup results secured the top spot in the group and advancement to the play-offs stage. Because of the 11-team league, Arsenal did not play in the league whilst the other teams did. City went level on points but Arsenal had a game in hand and a better goal difference.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, Winter Transfer Window
During the winter transfer window, the club made signings to strengthen the squad: Danish defender Janni Arnth (from Linköpings FC) and midfielder Katrine Veje (from Montpellier HSC).


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, January
The first game of 2019 was on 6 January away at West Ham United. It saw a slow start from Arsenal, who went behind after a goal from Jane Ross. Williamson and Arnth both scored a header from a corner by Mead, making it the first league goal for Williamson this season and Arnth scoring on her debut in an Arsenal shirt. Ross leveled just before half time, but two goals from Van de Donk made sure the Gunners won the match 2–4. The match also saw the return of captain Little, after having suffered a broken leg in the match against Chelsea. Later that afternoon, title rivals Manchester City drew against Bristol City, giving Arsenal a two-point lead and a game in hand at the top of the league table.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, January
In the midweek on the 10th, Arsenal welcomed Birmingham City for the quarter-final of the League Cup. There were obvious signs of fatigue following the match against West Ham in the weekend. The first half saw no goals, but a good penalty stop from Van Veenendaal to deny Birmingham the lead. In the second half, a defensive mix-up led to the 0–1 lead for the visitors. The game however saw a nail-biting ending, when Van de Donk scored from a Miedema cross with six minutes left on the clock. In stoppage time, Miedema turned from provider to scorer when she sent home the pass from McCabe to make sure the game was won 2–1 in the 90 minutes and sending the Gunners into the semi-final. The game saw the first appearance of winter signing Katrine Veje.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, January
The last game before the January international break, on the 13th saw London rivals Chelsea come to Borehamwood. It would prove to be a hard match for the Gunners, with Erin Cuthbert scoring on both sides of half time to go 0–2 ahead. Miedema scored in the 80th minute to make 1–2. It would prove to make an exciting last ten minutes of the match, but in the end not enough to get a point out of the match. This meant that Manchester City would go top of the league and leave Arsenal in second place, one point behind City but with a game in hand.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, January
After the international break, Arsenal visited Reading on the 27th in Adams Park with good memories from last season's Continental Cup final win there. The team came out of the gates blazing with Miedema scoring her 16th league goal of the season, surpassing the record set for most league goals in a season by Ellen White in the previous season. A controversially given penalty used by Little and a last minute goal by McCabe, assisted with the first touches of just subbed on academy player Melisa Filis ended the game in a 0–3 win.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, January
A win of fourth placed Birmingham City over third placed Chelsea might mean that the title could be decided between Arsenal and Manchester City, who are now 5 and 6 points clear of Birmingham City and Chelsea. The Gunners still have their game in hand over Manchester City, whilst just being one point down on them.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, February
On the 3rd, Arsenal visited Crawley Wasps, a fourth tier team for the fourth round proper of the FA Cup. The game was played with an heavily rotated team, with six academy players in the game. It was Little who scored first, after which the academy player and just 16-year-old Grant scored a hat-trick to make the final score 0–4.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, February
Continuing in the cups, the newly formed Manchester United visited the Gunners in Borehamwood in the semi-final of the WSL Cup on the 7th. The Championship side provided a good battle but it was Arsenal who struck first: Miedema scored on both sides of half-time to net her 24th and 25th goals of the season. United scored through Mollie Green in the 83rd minute leaving a nervy last 10 minutes. Although the game finished 2–1, the score suggests a more even tie than it was, Arsenal were clearly on top against the Championship side.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, February
The injuries were not to be forgotten however and the Gunners were painfully reminded when they were outplayed by Chelsea away on the 17th. The two top three sides met for the fifth round of the FA Cup, in which Arsenal were unable to respond to the game played by Chelsea. Chelsea won the match 3–0 with a brace from Bethany England and a goal by Jonna Andersson, booting Arsenal out of the FA Cup.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, February
The mid-week game (20 February) against Yeovil Town was supposed to be a routine win against bottom of the table, but the Gunners only found the back of the net in the second half. Two goals from Little (one of which a penalty) and a strike by Mead saw Arsenal win 3–0 leaving them still in contention for the league title with a two-point deficit on City but with two games in hand.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, February
23 February saw the League Cup final against Manchester City at Bramall Lane. This third game in a week saw Arsenal topscorer Miedema starting from the bench due to tiredness. The game was fairly even, both teams had chances but none went in the back of the net. After the regular 90 minutes and the extra time, it all came down to penalties. The game and previous games had taken a toll on the players, with both Williamson (who had a very good game) and Van de Donk both missing their penalties. City won 2–4 in the end.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, March
After the February/March international period, Arsenal returned to league action when they were visited by Bristol City on 14 March. The game saw a quick opening goal by Miedema in the 11th minute making the Gunners' intention clear. The team had to wait until the second half however to see the ball end in the back of the net again: two goals by Miedema and one by McCabe. These goals went unanswered by the Vixens, resulting in a convincing 4–0 victory. The three goals by Miedema was her fourth (third in the league) hat-trick of the season.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, March
24 March saw Arsenal travel to Liverpool for their rescheduled match. Having won the reverse fixture 5–0 at the start of the season and Liverpool's recent poor form made the Gunners heavy favourites for the game. Little opened the scoring after 20 minutes before Mead found the back of the net two minutes later. The second half saw a further strike from Mead and one by Bloodworth (however classified as an own goal by Sophie Bradley-Auckland). Courtney Sweetman-Kirk got one back via a penalty when Veje brought down a Liverpool player inside the box. The game ended after a goal by Miedema, her 20th league goal of the season, in 1–5.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, March
The last game before the April international break saw Arsenal go to Birmingham City in a bid to wrap up Champions League football for the next season. A win would see them secure second place in the league, which means qualification. Arsenal started the first half well and had several opportunities to go ahead but was unable to find a way past Hannah Hampton who had a very good game keeping for the Blues. Birmingham had a few chances on goal as well, notably Ellen White requiring a diving save from Peyraud-Magnin.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, March
The second half started with much of the same: Arsenal had the upperhand but got sloppier and were unable to keep possession for very long. Of all the moments in the match, that was when McCabe shot the ball in the bottom-right corner of the Birmingham goal, just out of reach of Hampton. The match finished 0–1, securing Champions League football for the first time in five years.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, April
After the April international break, the Gunners returned to London Colney to prepare for the match against Everton at home on 21 April. Everton held the second-to-last spot in the league rankings and it was expected that the team would be able to brush them aside with relative ease. It turned out to be more difficult than expected, though the match started well with a goal from a corner in the fourth minute (scored either by Quinn or an own goal). Miedema followed suit, with a goal halfway through the first half.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, April
The second half saw a tackle on Mead, which was only punished with a yellow card by the referee. Arsenal players argued with the referee about this, with Van de Donk even shoving her - earning a yellow card as well. Both the cards could have been straight reds as well. Some time after this incident, Van Veenendaal was unlucky or distracted and picked up a backpass from Williamson earning the Toffees an indirect free kick which went into the back of the net. It made for an anxious last half hour of the game, but the Gunners were able to see the game out: ending it with a 2–1 win.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, April
The stage was set for a possible title-winning game when Arsenal went to Brighton & Hove Albion on 28 April. After other European clubs had record attendances in their matches, Brighton moved the match to the Falmer Stadium in an attempt to boost the match attendance. The match set a new WSL record with 5,265 spectators, some way away from attendances in Europe but still a significant increase and a possible step up towards the future.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, April
Arsenal quickly got out of the blocks with Miedema scoring a great goal from range in the sixth minute, setting the scene of the match that was to follow. The Brighton goalkeeper was able to tip Miedema's shot to the crossbar, but it went back down into the goal. Miedema turned to provider to give a great through-ball to McCabe who slotted home the second goal after half an hour. The second half would see two further strikes: after 70 minutes, a great strike from distance by Mead leaving the keeper with no chance of saving it.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, April
A further six minutes later, Van de Donk scored the fourth goal ending the score with 0–4. This meant Arsenal could not be passed in the league table anymore by second-placed Manchester City, making the Gunners the 2018-19 Women's Super League champions after a seven-year wait since their last league title.


2018–19 Arsenal W.F.C. season, Review, May
The only game left for the Gunners was on 11 May against runners-up Manchester City, who visited Arsenal at Meadow Park. The game didn't have any significance to the league standings, as both teams had already qualified for the Champions League and Arsenal could not be passed for first place anymore. City could've gone the whole season unbeaten domestically, had it not been for an 88th-minute strike by Mitchell fired in from outside the area past several City players and goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck. The defender had to deal with her share of injuries during the season and had only returned from injury this last game of the season.


2018–19 Artsakh FC season
The 2018–19 season was Artsakh FC's 1st season in the Armenian Premier League.


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


2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor
The 2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor is the 58th season of the Aruban Division di Honor, the top division football competition in Aruba. The season began on 19 October 2018.


2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor
Racing Club Aruba won the league championship, beating Nacional in the final. It was Racing's 17th Aruban domestic league championship, and their first since 2016.


2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor, Changes from 2017–18
Juventud TL were relegated to the Aruban Division Uno. Brazil Juniors were promoted from the Division Uno.


2018–19 Aruban Division di Honor, Championship final, Third leg
Racing Club Aruba won championship qualified for Caribbean Club Shield.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season
The 2018–19 Ascenso MX season is a two-part competition: Apertura 2018 and Clausura 2019. Ascenso MX is the second-tier football league of Mexico. Apertura began on 20 July 2018, and Clausura began on 4 January 2019.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
Nine teams met the requirements to be promoted to the Liga MX for the 2019–2020 season: Atlético San Luis, Juárez, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tampico Madero, UdeG, Zacatecas, and Zacatepec. Atlante and Celaya lost their right to be promoted from the previous season.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
The relegated team of the Clausura 2019 Liga MX season had the option of paying MXN$120 million to remain in Liga MX. Of that amount, MXN$60 million would go to the Ascenso MX team that is not certified to be promoted and MXN$60 million would go to new projects determined by the Liga MX assembly.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
If the team that had normally relegated to the tier below did then the MXN$120 million remained in Liga MX, the team's right to be the 18th team of Liga MX will be seceded to Liga MX and the MXN$120 million must be paid by the other 17 teams of Liga MX. The vacant position in Liga MX could then be occupied by a certified Ascenso MX team or an external sport project. If the position is not occupied, Liga MX reserves all rights to do as deemed fit with it for the 2019–20 Liga MX season.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
Teams in the Liga Premier de México must be certified to be promoted to Ascenso MX. If a promoted team is not certified for Ascenso MX, the relegated Ascenso MX team is required to pay MXN$15 million, of which MXN$5 million are given to the team that is not certified, and MXN$10 million are for development projects of Ascenso MX.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
Team squads are limited to 12 players not developed in Mexico. A maximum of nine of those players may be in the match-day squad.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
Teams are required to give youth players playing time. For the Apertura 2018 season, teams must accumulate 675 minutes with players born on or after 1997. For the Clausura 2019 season, teams must accumulate 882 minutes with players born in 1998.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Changes from the previous season
The away goals rule is no longer a tiebreaker for the liguilla.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018
Apertura 2018 was the 47th edition of Ascenso MX. The league season began on 20 July 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018. Cafetaleros de Tapachula defended their inaugural league title.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Attendance, Per team
Updated to games played on 11 November 2018Source: Notes:Only regular season listed


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs)
The eight best teams play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 November, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 November 2018.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Quarter-finals
All times are UTC−6 except for matches in Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, and Hermosillo.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 21 and 22 November, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 November 2018.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Apertura 2018, Liguilla (Playoffs), Final
The first leg was played on 29 November, and the second leg was played on 2 December 2018.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019
The Clausura 2019 season is the 48th season of Ascenso MX. The season began on 4 January 2019. The defending champions are Atlético San Luis, having won their first title.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Regular season, Results
Teams play every other team once (either at home or away), with one team resting each round, completing a total of 15 rounds.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Attendance, Per team
Updated to games played on 14 April 2019Source: Notes:Only regular season listed


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Liguilla (Playoffs)
The four best teams of each group play two games against each other on a home-and-away basis. The higher seeded teams play on their home field during the second leg. The winner of each match up is determined by aggregate score. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, if the two teams are tied on aggregate the higher seeded team advances. In the final, if the two teams are tied after both legs, the match goes to extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Liguilla (Playoffs), Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 17 and 18 April, and the second legs were played on 20 and 21 April 2019.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Liguilla (Playoffs), Quarter-finals
All times are UTC−5 except for matches in Culiacán and Hermosillo.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Liguilla (Playoffs), Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 24 April, and the second legs were played on 27 April 2019.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Clausura 2019, Liguilla (Playoffs), Final
The first leg was played on 2 May, and the second leg was played on 5 May 2019.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Aggregate table
The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2018–19 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura and Clausura tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the "Promotion" Final and for 2019–20 Copa MX qualification.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Relegation table
The relegated team will be the one with the lowest ratio of points to matches played in the following tournaments: Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2018, and Clausura 2019. On April 5, 2019, Tampico Madero was relegated to Serie A.


2018–19 Ascenso MX season, Relegation table
Last update: 14 April 2019 Rules for relegation: 1) Relegation coefficient; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results between tied teams; 5) Number of goals scored away; 6) Fair Play points R = RelegatedSource:


2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series was the seventh season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the Rolex Sports Car Series to form the United SportsCar Championship), the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. The four-event season began at the Shanghai International Circuit on 25 November 2018 and ended at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor on 24 February 2019.


2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series, Calendar
The calendar for the 2018–2019 season was announced on 3 February 2018, featuring four FIA Grade 1 circuits. The series returned to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first time since the 2014 season, with the venue replacing the Zhuhai International Circuit as the opening round of the season.


2018–19 Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. season
The 2017–18 season is Académica's third season in the LigaPro. This season they will also take part in the Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Aston Villa's third consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League during the 2015–16 season, they finished in fifth place and were the winners of the subsequent play-offs to achieve promotion to the Premier League. It was also their 144th year in existence.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season
On 2 October 2018, Villa surrendered a two-goal lead, drawing 3–3 at home to bottom club Preston North End. One spectator threw a cabbage at manager, Steve Bruce, and there were calls from home fans on the Holte End for Bruce to go. The following day, he was sacked by Villa after a poor run of form. A week later, Dean Smith was appointed manager of 14th-placed Championship club Aston Villa, with John Terry as his assistant coach.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season
Smith was named as the EFL's manager of the week after overseeing a 3–0 win at Derby County on 10 November. He immediately managed to reinvigorate the "Villans" attack, and only a controversial injury-time equaliser from local rivals West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns denied them a place in the play-offs by 7 December.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season
However Villa's form dipped dramatically in the three months after Jack Grealish was sidelined with a shin injury picked up in that match, but on 2 March, Smith gave Grealish the captaincy on his return to the first-team and the 23-year old inspired an important 4–0 victory over play-off rivals Derby County. Smith was given that month's EFL Championship Manager of the Month award after achieving five wins in five games, including a victory over Second City derby rivals Birmingham City.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season
On 22 April 2019, the team surpassed a 109 year old club record for longest winning run after defeating Millwall 1–0 at Villa Park to make it 10 successive victories in 10 matches. The record had previously been held at nine straight wins. On 11 May, the new manager oversaw his 18th win with Aston Villa as they came from behind to beat West Brom 2–1 in the first leg of the Championship play-off semi-finals. Three days later, Villa came from behind at West Brom to win on penalties and secure a place in the play-off final. Villa went on to win promotion to the Premier League with a 2–1 victory over Derby County.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
Villa announced friendlies with AFC Telford United, Kidderminster Harriers, Walsall and Dynamo Dresden.


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


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Playoffs
On 22 April 2019, Aston Villa confirmed their place in this year's EFL Championship playoffs. On 30 April 2019, Aston Villa confirmed 5th place in this year's Championship and would therefore play their first leg at home. The date is set for Saturday 11 May 2019 at 12:30pm.


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


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round was drawn by Chris Waddle and Mick McCarthy on 16 August 2018.


2018–19 Aston Villa F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
Given one Red Card, which was later rescinded. Based on matches played until 28 May 2019


2018–19 Atalanta B.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's eighth consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, and had qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League following their seventh-place finish the previous season.


2018–19 Atalanta B.C. season
The season was coach Gian Piero Gasperini's third at the club.


2018–19 Athletic Bilbao season
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2018–19 Athletic Bilbao season
The 2018–19 season was the 120th in Athletic Club’s history and the 88th in the top tier.


2018–19 Athletic Bilbao season, Squad, From the youth system
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