2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season
UNCW won the CAA regular season championship, while James Madison won the CAA Tournament championship. James Madison earned the CAA's lone berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated in the opening round.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Background
The 2018 season began in August 2018 and concluded in November 2018. The regular season and tournament champions were James Madison, who finished the season with a conference record of 5–1–0 and a regular season and conference tournament record of 12–4–3. As 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament champions, James Madison earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In addition to James Madison, UNCW earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament. UNCW finished the regular season in second place and reached the semifinals of the CAA Tournament.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Background
In the NCAA Tournament, both James Madison and UNCW entered in the first round. UNCW ultimately lost in the first round at home to Furman on penalty kicks, while James Madison reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, the best performance in program history. The Dukes defeated No. 16 High Point, No. 4 North Carolina, and No. 9 Virginia Tech – all on the road. In the quarterfinals, the Dukes played at No. 5 Michigan State. In the Elite Eight matchup, James Madison scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute from follow up shot by Niclas Mohr.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Background
The Dukes held the lead against the Spartans until the 72nd minute, where Ryan Sierakowski notched the match-tying goal through a lower-right corner shot. Sierakowski scored the go-ahead goal for Michigan State in the 81st minute, giving Michigan State their first College Cup berth since 1968, and preventing James Madison from reaching the College Cup.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
The preseason national polls were released in July and August 2019.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The NCAA Tournament will begin in November 2019 and conclude on December 17, 2019.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Rankings, Regional rankings - USC Atlantic Region
The United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region compares teams across the Atlantic Sun Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, and Patriot League.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Chris Donovan, So., F, DrexelPhillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCWMatthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, HofstraGabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCWFernando Casero, Sr., M, James MadisonJacob Evans, Jr., M, UNCWManuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James MadisonThomas Judge, Jr., D, James MadisonMark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCWDanny Reynolds, R-Sr., D, UNCWTJ Bush, R-Jr., GK, James Madison


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Benjamin Klingen, So., F, NortheasternJulian Ngoh, Sr., F, William & MaryTucker Heffron, R-Sr., M, CharlestonClay Obara, Fr., M, James MadisonPetter Soelberg, Jr., M, HofstraLuca Tausch, So., M, HofstraMelker Anshelm, So., D, James MadisonBrandon Clegg, Sr., D, James MadisonTimo Hummrich, So., D, DelawareWilhelm Nilsson, Sr., D, UNCWGeorge O’Malley, Jr., D, HofstraGabriel Perrotta, Fr., GK, UNCW


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Timothy Ennin, R-Fr., F, NortheasternTuki Tayali, R-Jr., F, ElonAlfredo Bozalongo, Fr., M, William & MaryTyler Clegg, So., M, James MadisonRyan Massoud, So., M, NortheasternJake Nicholson, Jr., M, CharlestonOscar Ramsey, Sr., M, HofstraSam Golan, Sr., D, William & MaryLuke Matthews, Sr., D, ElonFrederik Rieper, Fr., D, HofstraAlex Ashton, Gr., GK, Hofstra


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Timothy Ennin, F, NortheasternAlexander Levengood, F, William & MaryRex Twum, F, DelawareAlfredo Bozalongo, M, William & MaryMattias Cooper, M, ElonClay Obara, M, James MadisonColton Pleasants, M, UNCWKasper Lehm, D, ElonFrederik Rieper, D, HofstraGabriel Perrotta, GK, UNCW


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Regional honors
Thomas Judge, Jr., D, James MadisonDanny Reynolds, Sr, D, UNCWGabriel Cabral, Sr., M, UNCWManuel Ferriol, Sr., M, James MadisonPhillip Goodrum, Sr., F, UNCW


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Regional honors
Mark Lindstrom, Sr., D, UNCWFernando Casero, Sr., M, James MadisonChris Donovan, So., F, DrexelMatthew Vowinkel, Jr., F, Hofstra


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, 2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be held in January 2020.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Homegrown players
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season, Homegrown players
No CAA players signed a homegrown contract ahead of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.


2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic
The 2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic was held from September 27 to 30 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as part of the World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format with a purse of $30,000.


2019 Colonial Square Ladies Classic
In the final, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated Tracy Fleury of Manitoba to win her first tour event of the 2019–20 season. It was a third straight appearance in a final for Fleury, having won the 2019 Cargill Curling Training Centre Icebreaker and finishing runner-up at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic.


2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach Mel Tucker and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field. They competed as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.


2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Preseason, Pac-12 media days, Pac-12 media poll
In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, Colorado was voted to finish in last place in the South Division.


2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Schedule
Colorado's 2019 schedule began on Friday, August 30 with a non-conference neutral site game against in-state rival Colorado State in Denver. The Buffaloes will then play two more non-conference games at home, first against traditional Big Eight Conference rival Nebraska, now a member of the Big Ten Conference, and then against in-state foe Air Force, a member of the Mountain West Conference along with Colorado State. In Pac-12 Conference play, Colorado will play the other members of the South Division and draws Oregon, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State from the North Division. They will not play California or Oregon State as part of the regular season.


2019 Colorado Mammoth season
The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2019 season is the 33rd in franchise history and 17th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).


2019 Colorado Mammoth season, Final standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2019 Colorado Rapids season
The 2019 Colorado Rapids season is the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer. Colorado will also compete in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covers the period from October 29, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.


2019 Colorado Rapids season, Background
Colorado finished the 2018 season second-bottom of the Western Conference table, with the third-worst overall record in MLS. The Rapids finished 11th in the Western Conference and 21st in the overall table. The team scored a league-low 36 goals in 34 matches, and conceded 63 goals. Dominique Badji, who was traded to FC Dallas on July 23, led Colorado with seven goals across all competitions.


2019 Colorado Rapids season, Background
Outside of MLS play, the Rapids played in the 2018 edition of the U.S. Open Cup, where they lost in the fourth round to Nashville SC. They also played in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Toronto FC.


2019 Colorado Rapids season, Competitive, Major League Soccer, Results summary
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2019 Colorado Rapids season, Transfers, In, SuperDraft
The following players were selected by Colorado in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club.


2019 Colorado Rockies season
The 2019 Colorado Rockies season was the franchise's 27th in Major League Baseball. It was their 25th season at Coors Field. Bud Black returned as Manager for his 3rd season in 2019. Before the season began Black was officially offered a 3-year contract extension deal that would see him remain Manager till the 2022 season. After making the playoffs the previous two seasons, the Rockies were eliminated from postseason contention on September 12.


2019 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2019 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


2019 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2019 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2019 Colorado Rockies season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season
The 2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season is the club's fifth year of existence, and their fifth season in the Western Conference of the United Soccer League Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid.


2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season, Competitions, USL Championship
On December 19, 2018, the USL announced their 2019 season schedule.


2019 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
As a member of the USL Championship, the Switchbacks will enter the tournament in the Second Round, to be played May 14-15, 2019


2019 Colorado Springs elections
The 2019 Colorado Springs Elections will be held in 2 segments in 2019. The  Tuesday, April 2, 2019 election includes Mayor of Colorado Springs, 3 Colorado Springs City Council at-large positions and 1 Colorado Springs Ballot Issue. The election on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, will include 4 Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education seats.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Mayor
Republican incumbent mayor John Suthers is running for re-election to Mayor of Colorado Springs.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Mayor
All Candidates are confirmed on the Colorado Springs City Clerk website.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, City Council
Unaffiliated incumbent city council member Merv Bennett is term-limited and cannot run for another term on the city council. Unaffiliated incumbent city council members Bill Murray and Tom Strand will be running for re-election.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, City Council
All Candidates are confirmed on the Colorado Springs City Clerk website.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, City Council
RESULT: Wayne Williams and Incumbents Bill Murray and Tom Strand were elected to the Colorado Springs City Council.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Issues on Ballot
The following Issues will be on the April election ballot.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education
Unaffiliated incumbent school board members Nora Brown and Elaine Naleski are term-limited and cannot run for another election. Unaffiliated incumbent school board members Theresa Null and Mary Coleman are eligible to run for re-election should they choose to do so. Mary Coleman is running for re-election, Theresa Null is not running for re-election.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education, Ballot List
School Board Candidates were pulled on 9/3/2019 and will appear on the El Paso County Ballot on November 5, 2019 in the following order.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education, Results
Results shown per the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder office.


2019 Colorado Springs elections, Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education, Results
RESULT:Mary Coleman, Darleen Daniels, Parth Melpakam and Jason Jorgeonson were elected to the School Board of District 11.


2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election
The 2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election was held on April 2, 2019, to elect the Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was officially nonpartisan.


2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election
A runoff had been scheduled for May 21, 2019, but John Suthers received enough votes in the general election.


2019 Colorado Springs mayoral election
Incumbent mayor John Suthers won reelection to a second term.


2019 Colorado State Rams football team
The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.


2019 Colorado State Rams football team
On December 4, head coach Mike Bobo agreed to step down as head coach. He finished at Colorado State with a five-year record of 28–35.


2019 Colorado State Rams football team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.


2019 Colorado State Rams football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held from July 23−24, 2019 at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV.


2019 Colorado State Rams football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Media poll
The preseason poll was released at the Mountain West media days on July 23, 2019. The Rams were predicted to finish in fifth place in the MW Mountain Division.


2019 Colorado State Rams football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Rams had one player selected to the preseason All−Mountain West Team.


2019 Columbia Lions football team
The 2019 Columbia Lions football team represented Columbia University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by fifth-year head coach Al Bagnoli and played their home games at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium. They finished the season 3–7, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2019 Columbia Lions football team, Previous season
The Lions finished the 2018 season 6–4, 3–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.


2019 Columbia Lions football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Lions were picked to finish in sixth place.


2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election
The 2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election was held on April 2, 2019. Incumbent mayor Brian Treece successfully won re-election against former Missouri House member Chris Kelly. Kelly's run for Columbia mayor was the only unsuccessful electoral campaign of his career.


2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election, Background
Chris Kelly, a former Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives, had previously expressed interest in running for the city's highest office. On October 29, 2018, Kelly officially announced his candidacy for Columbia mayor.


2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election, Background
Candidate petition filings for the municipal elections were open beginning October 30, 2018 and closed on January 8, 2019. Candidates running for mayor required the valid signatures of at least 100 registered Columbia voters. Both incumbent mayor Brian Treece and challenger Chris Kelly filed their petitions on October 30.


2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election, Campaign
Chris Kelly attracted controversy early in the race following the revelation that he had deleted thousands of tweets from his Twitter account days before beginning his campaign. Screenshots of the messages were obtained by both Mayor Treece and the Columbia HeartBeat, with Treece describing the contents of the tweets as “misogynistic, racist, offensive and unacceptable." Kelly responded to the accusations by claiming that the tweets were either jokes or taken out of context, while also stating in an interview “I sometimes have said things that I should not have said, and there’s no excuse for them."


2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election, Results
Brian Treece was re-elected mayor by a wide margin over Chris Kelly, winning the popular vote in 33 of the city's 35 precincts.


2019 Columbia, Missouri mayoral election, Aftermath
On election night, Chris Kelly called Brian Treece to concede the race, with Treece delivering his victory speech shortly afterwards.


2019 Columbian Dyip season
The 2019 Columbian Dyip season is the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2019 Columbus Challenger
The 2019 Columbus Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 7 and 13 January 2019.


2019 Columbus Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:


2019 Columbus Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Columbus Challenger II
The 2019 Columbus Challenger II was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 10 and 16 June 2019.


2019 Columbus Challenger II, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:


2019 Columbus Challenger II, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:


2019 Columbus Challenger II, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Columbus Challenger II, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Columbus Challenger II – Doubles
Maxime Cressy and Bernardo Saraiva were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Roberto Maytín and Jackson Withrow.


2019 Columbus Challenger II – Doubles
Maytín and Withrow won the title after defeating Hans Hach Verdugo and Donald Young 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–5] in the final.


2019 Columbus Challenger II – Singles
Jeffrey John Wolf was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Nam Ji-sung.


2019 Columbus Challenger II – Singles
Mikael Torpegaard won the title after defeating Nam 6–1, 7–5 in the final.


2019 Columbus Challenger III
The 2019 Columbus Challenger III was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Columbus, United States between 16 and 22 September 2019.


2019 Columbus Challenger III, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as wildcards:


2019 Columbus Challenger III, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2019 Columbus Challenger III – Doubles
Roberto Maytín and Jackson Withrow were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Maytín partnered Robert Galloway but lost in the first round to Filip Peliwo and Roy Smith. Withrow partnered Martin Redlicki and successfully defended his title.


2019 Columbus Challenger III – Doubles
Redlicki and Withrow won the title after defeating Nathan Pasha and Max Schnur 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 Columbus Challenger III – Singles
Mikael Torpegaard was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Roberto Quiroz.


2019 Columbus Challenger III – Singles
Peter Polansky won the title after defeating Jeffrey John Wolf 6–3, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 Columbus Challenger – Doubles
Tommy Paul and Peter Polansky were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Columbus Challenger – Doubles
Maxime Cressy and Bernardo Saraiva won the title after defeating Robert Galloway and Nathaniel Lammons 7–5, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2019 Columbus Challenger – Singles
Michael Mmoh was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Columbus Challenger – Singles
Jeffrey John Wolf won the title after defeating Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season
The 2019 Columbus Crew SC season was the club's twenty-fourth season of existence and their twenty-fourth consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Columbus also competed in the U.S. Open Cup and took part in the Carolina Challenge Cup during preseason. The season covered the period from November 12, 2018 to the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Non-competitive, Preseason
On December 21, 2018, Crew SC officially announced its preseason schedule, with three confirmed matches. The club began preseason by spending two days in Lewis Center, Ohio before traveling to Chula Vista, California for a week-long training camp. While in California, Crew SC played a friendly match against Japanese club Vissel Kobe. After another week in Ohio, Columbus will then play in the Carolina Challenge Cup, looking to defend their title in the tournament for the third consecutive season. Crew SC will play a pair of rivals in the CCC, facing Chicago Fire and FC Cincinnati, as well as the tournament hosts.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Non-competitive, Preseason
Columbus announced the addition of two friendly matches on January 21, both taking place while the club trains in California and behind closed doors. Crew SC played Mexican club Tijuana on January 31 before facing fellow MLS side Los Angeles FC on February 4. Both matches were open to media but closed to the public.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Competitive, MLS, Results summary
Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Competitive, MLS, Match results
On December 20, 2018, the league announced the home openers for every club. Columbus will make their season debut at Mapfre Stadium on the opening day of the season, playing host to New York Red Bulls – the team that eliminated Crew SC from the playoffs in 2017. Columbus will also take part in the home-opening matches for two other clubs, with a trip to Gillette Stadium to face New England Revolution on March 9 and a visit to Saputo Stadium to take on Montreal Impact on April 13.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Competitive, MLS, Match results
The schedule for the remainder of the season was released by the league on January 7, 2019. Crew SC will play twice against every Eastern Conference opponent and once against every Western Conference team.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Federico Higuaín entered the season with 196 career appearances for Crew SC, good for eighth place all-time, and 58 goals for the club, good for third place. In order to move up the charts in each category, he needed to appear in four matches and score 17 goals. He appeared for the fourth time on the season on March 23, moving up the charts in the Crew's defeat against Philadelphia Union.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Justin Meram also came into the 2019 season sitting in the top ten in club history in both appearances and goals: his 225 appearances were good for fifth place in club history, and his 43 goals were good for sixth. In order to move up, Meram needed to play in 17 games and score 10 goals. He was traded on May 7, however, after playing just nine matches without scoring, departing without moving up in either category.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Club captain Wil Trapp was tenth place in club history in appearances coming into the season, with 177 games played for the Crew. In order to move up, he needed to appear at least 11 times in all competitions. Trapp made his 11th appearance on May 8, starting in the club's victory against LA Galaxy.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Statistics, Clean sheets
Zack Steffen came into the season with the fifth-most shutouts in club history, keeping 22 through his first three seasons with the club. In order to move up on the all-time charts, he needed to keep two clean sheets in 2019. Steffen accomplished that mark in just three matches, moving up the chart following a clean sheet against FC Dallas on March 16.


2019 Columbus Crew SC season, Transfers, In, SuperDraft
The following players were selected by Columbus in the MLS SuperDraft, but did not sign a contract with the club. Crew SC passed with the 91st overall pick.


2019 Columbus Destroyers season
The 2019 Columbus Destroyers season was the 11th and last season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, their sixth season in Columbus, and their first season following a 10-year hiatus. The Destroyers played their home games at Nationwide Arena and were coached by Matthew Sauk for the 2019 season.


2019 Columbus Destroyers season, Standings
y - clinched regular season titlex - clinched playoff berth


2019 Columbus Destroyers season, Schedule, Regular season
The 2019 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2019. All times Eastern.


2019 Columbus Destroyers season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated May 16, 201924 Active, 14 Inactive


2019 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
The 2019 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the Mayor of Columbus, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan. Since there were fewer than three candidates, no primary was necessary.


2019 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Andrew Ginther ran unopposed for reelection to a second term. However, write-in votes were allowed.


2019 Combined Austrian Championships
The 2019 Combined Austrian Championships were the first Austrian national championships for competition climbing in combined format. It was held in Innsbruck, Austria from 13 to 16 June 2019, together with the Austrian Championships for speed, bouldering and lead disciplines. In this competition, the athletes competed in three disciplines (speed, bouldering, and lead) in combined format. The winner for men was Jakob Schubert and for women was Jessica Pilz.


2019 Combined Austrian Championships, Competition format
It was held based on and to simulate the latest Olympic combined format.


2019 Combined Austrian Championships, Competition format
Athletes were ranked based on their scores in separate disciplines. Points were calculated by multiplying the ranks of each athlete in the three disciplines.


2019 Combined Austrian Championships, Men
The final round of combined nationals started with speed discipline, where Matthias Erber took the lead. Next in bouldering, Jakob Schubert climbed strongly to top all three boulder problems in five attempts, two attempts less than the second place Elias Weiler. Last in lead, Schubert topped the route, the only one to do so. Schubert won the competition with just 3 points (3x1x1), far ahead the second place Nicolai Uznik's 48 points (4x3x4).


2019 Combined Austrian Championships, Women
The finals started with speed race, where Sandra Lettner claimed top place. Next in bouldering, Jessica Pilz took the first place by topping all three boulder problems in six attempts, three attempts less than Lettner. Last in lead, Pilz continued to show her climbing prowess and became the only one to top the route. After multiplying the ranks of the three disciplines, Pilz won with 3 points (3x1x1), while Lettner took the second place with 10 points (1x2x5).


2019 Combined Japan Cup
The 2019 Combined Japan Cup was the second of the competition. It was organized by the JMSCA (Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association). It was held from 25 to 26 May 2019 in Saijō city, Ehime Prefecture. The athletes competed in combined format of three disciplines: speed, bouldering, and lead. The winner for men was Tomoa Narasaki and for women was Miho Nonaka.


2019 Combined Japan Cup, Competition format
It was held to simulate the latest Olympic combined format. It was also held to decide the athletes to compete in the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in August.


2019 Combined Japan Cup, Competition format
Athletes were ranked based on their scores in separate disciplines. Points were calculated by multiplying the ranks of each athlete in the three disciplines.


2019 Combined Japan Cup, Men
Tomoa Narasaki set a new Japan national record for speed climbing of 6.291s in the finals.


2019 Combined Japan Cup, Women
Miho Nonaka set a new Japan national record for speed climbing of 8.499s in the qualifications.


2019 Combined Slovenian Championships
The 2019 Combined Slovenian Championships were the first Slovenian national championships for competition climbing in combined format. It was held in Celje, Slovenia from 14 to 16 June 2019. The athletes competed in speed, bouldering, and lead disciplines, and the combined results of those disciplines would determine the winners. The winner for men was Jernej Kruder and for women was Janja Garnbret.


2019 Combined Slovenian Championships, Competition format
It was held based on and to simulate the latest Olympic combined format.


2019 Combined Slovenian Championships, Competition format
Athletes were ranked based on their scores in separate disciplines. Points were calculated by multiplying the ranks of each athlete in the three disciplines.


2019 Combined Slovenian Championships, Men
The final round started with speed race, which in the final race Jernej Kruder false started, giving an easy win for Žiga Zajc. Next in the bouldering, Kruder made amends by topping all three boulder problems in five attempts, just one attempt less than the second place, Anže Peharc. Lastly in the lead, Domen Škofic leading the way, though not topping the route, and Kruder placed second which ultimately made him the winner of the competition. Škofic took second place, and Peharc third.


2019 Combined Slovenian Championships, Women
The finals started with speed discipline, where Urška Repušič won after Janja Garnbret false started in the final race. Next in the bouldering, Vita Lukan led the way by topping all three boulder problems in just four attempts, where the second place Lučka Rakovec needed one more and the third place Janja Garnbret needed two more attempts. Coming to the last climbs in lead, the competition was very tight as there were three people with combined points of 6 and one with 7 so far. Two people topped the route, and the faster one, Garnbret, became the winner, and Rakovec took second place. In the end, after multiplying the ranks of each event, Garnbret became the women's champion of combined nationals, Rakovec closely behind in second place, and Lukan completing the podium in third place.


2019 Comorian presidential election
Early presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 24 March 2019 alongside regional elections. A second round would have been held on 21 April if required, but incumbent President Azali Assoumani was re-elected in the first round of voting.


2019 Comorian presidential election, Electoral system
Until 2018, the presidency of the Comoros rotated between the country's three main islands; Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli. The 2010 elections were limited to Mohélian candidates and the 2016 elections saw candidates from Grand Comore contest the elections. The next presidential election would have seen a president elected from Anjouan.


2019 Comorian presidential election, Electoral system
However, a constitutional referendum in July 2018 saw voters approve constitutional amendments that scrapped the rotation system and instituted a standard two-round system in which a candidate has to receive a majority of the vote in the first round to be elected, with a second round held if no candidate is able to win in the first round. The changes also moved the next presidential elections forward to 2019 and allowed incumbent President Azali Assoumani run for a second term.


2019 Comorian presidential election, Electoral system
The referendum led to violent protests and an armed uprising in Anjouan in October 2018, which was stopped by the army after several days.


2019 Comorian presidential election, Candidates
A total of 20 candidates registered to contest the elections, with the Supreme Court determining the final list of eligible participants. Incumbent President Assoumani ran for reelection, whilst other candidates attempting to register included the two losing candidates from the nationwide vote in 2016 (Mohamed Ali Soilihi and Mouigni Baraka) and Salim Saadi, who contested the 2016 primary elections as an independent. Seven of the 20 applicants were rejected, including the main opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Soulé.


2019 Comorian presidential election, Aftermath
Following the election, the fourth-placed candidate Mohamed Soilihi called for the results to be invalidated and for a campaign of civil disobedience. He was subsequently arrested.


2019 Comoros Premier League
The 2019 Comoros Premier League is the top level football competition in the Comoros.


2019 Comoros Premier League, National championship
The champions of the three regional leagues of each island will take part in the final tournament to determinate the overall champions.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite
On December 7, 2019, a plebiscite was held to determine if residents of the Philippine province of Compostela Valley approve the renaming of their province to Davao de Oro.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Background
The province of Compostela Valley was carved out from Davao del Norte in 1998. In early 2019, Republic Act No. 11297 was passed into law renaming Compostela Valley to Davao de Oro, subject to the province's residents' approval in a plebiscite. The legislation was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 17, 2019 and the signing was made known to the public on May 23, 2019. The Philippine national government's Commission on Elections (Comelec) was tasked to supervise and conduct the required plebiscite.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Background
Republic Act No. 11297 was proposed as House Bill 7363, which was filed before the House of Representatives on May 15, 2018, and Senate Bill 1746, which was filed before the Senate on December 10, 2018. Representatives Pedro Acharon Jr., Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, and Maria Carmen Zamora were the proponents of HB 7363 and Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri and Sonny Angara were the proponents of the Senate counterpart of the House bill. The two proposed bills were consolidated on January 29, 2019. Supporters of the renaming said that renaming Compostella Valley to Davao de Oro would strengthen the association of the province with the rest of the Davao Region; prior to the plebiscite, Davao de Oro as Compostella Valley was the only province in the region without "Davao" in its name.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Background
As per Resolution No. 10614 of Comelec, all voters in the 11 municipalities of Compostela Valley who voted in the 2019 Philippine general election were eligible to participate.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Preparations, Campaign
Since March 2019, the provincial government of Compostela Valley led by governor Tyrone Uy started the campaign to convince voters to approve the renaming of their province. Tyrone Uy's campaign was helped by Arturo Uy, his father and a former governor of his province. The proposed name of "Davao de Oro" was formally launched on March 8, 2019 during the Bulawan Festival.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Preparations, Organization
Polling for the plebiscite was scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 7, 2019. ₱54 million was allocated for the conduct of the plebiscite. President Rodrigo Duterte also directed the police and the military to ensure the security of the province during the plebiscite. A province-wide gun ban was imposed in Compostela Valley from November 7 to December 7, 2019 and at least one police checkpoint was set up in each of the province's 11 municipalities.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Preparations, Question
The question used in the ballot was in Filipino and voters were asked to vote either "yes" or "no". The question was:


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Preparations, Question
"Pumapayag ka ba na palitan ang pangalan ng lalawigan ng Compostela Valley at gawing lalawigan ng Davao de Oro  alinsunod sa Batas Republika bilang 11297?"transl. Do you approve of the change of the name of the  Province of Compostela Valley to Province of Davao de Oro  by virtue of Republic Act No. 11297?


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Preparations, Question
Voters wrote "yes" or "no" or its equivalent in Filipino.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Results
The results of the plebiscite was counted manually and was submitted to the Provincial Plebiscite Board of Canvassers.


2019 Compostela Valley renaming plebiscite, Results
The turnout of the plebiscite as per the Comelec was around 45 percent which translates to 178,953 participants out of the 410,262 eligible votes. Majority of the voters favored the renaming with 174,442 voting "yes" and 5,020 voted "no". Canvassing was slowed due to inconsistencies regarding the number of votes in four municipalities. The results of the plebiscite was approved by the Comelec at 10:24 p.m. on December 8, 2019.


2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournament
The 2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournament was the men's volleyball tournament for Conference Carolinas during the 2019 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 13 through April 18, 2019 at campus sites. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.


2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournament, Seeds
Eight of the nine teams are eligible for the postseason, with the highest seed hosting each round. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Volleyball Tournament, Bracket
The win clinched Barton's second trip to the NCAA Tournament.


2019 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The 2019 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 26 at MGM Park in Biloxi, Mississippi. The annual tournament determined the conference champion of the Division I Conference USA for college baseball. The tournament champion, Southern Miss, received the league's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2019 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The tournament was established in 1996, Conference USA's first season of play. Rice has won the most championships, with seven. Defending champion Southern Miss has four titles, and UAB and FIU each have one. No other current members have won the event, with the Conference seeing major changes in membership in recent years.


2019 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top eight finishers from the regular season were seeded one through eight. The tournament used a double elimination format.


2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game
The 2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, to determine the 2019 champion of Conference USA (C–USA). The game featured the East division champions Florida Atlantic and the West division champions UAB and was the conference's 15th championship game. With sponsorship from Ryan LLC, a global tax services and software provider, the game was officially the 2019 Ryan Conference USA Football Championship Game.


2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Previous season
The 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game featured East Division champion Middle Tennessee against West Division champion UAB in a rematch of the regular season match up a week before. Unlike the week prior, UAB was able to get a final field goal to take the lead, towards the end of the 4th quarter in a win of 27–25.


2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams
The 2019 CUSA Football Championship Game was contested by the Florida Atlantic Owls, East Division champions, and the UAB Blazers, West Division co–champions. The teams have met eight times previously, with Florida Atlantic holding a 6–2 edge in the series. The teams' last meeting came in 2014; UAB won, 31–28. Florida Atlantic's last victory in the series came in 2013, when they defeated UAB 37–3. This will be the teams' first meeting in the CUSA Football Championship.


2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic clinched its spot in the Championship Game after its November 30 win over Southern Miss. This is Florida Atlantic's second overall appearance in the Championship Game in three seasons. The Owls were previously 1–0 overall in the game, with their sole win back in 2017 against North Texas.


2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, UAB
UAB earned its spot after clinching the West Division title on November 30 with a win over North Texas. This will be UAB's second appearance in the title game, when they defeated Middle Tennessee last season, 27–25. The Blazers are the first team to represent the West Division twice consecutively since former CUSA member, Tulsa, did back in 2008. Eight different teams had represented the division each year since then. UAB was previously 1–0 overall in the game, with their sole win last season against Middle Tennessee.


2019 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was the concluding event of the 2018–19 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It was held from March 13–16, 2019 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain. Old Dominion defeated Western Kentucky 62–56 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. It was their first Conference USA title since joining the conference six years ago.


2019 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Only 12 conference teams play in the tournament. The top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Teams are seeded within one of three groups. After each team had played 14 conference games, the teams were divided into groups based on conference record at that point in the season. The top five teams were placed in one group, the next five in a second group, and the bottom four in a final group.


2019 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All teams were at that time locked into a seeding range that corresponded to their group—for example, the top five teams were assured the top five seeds. The remaining four conference games were played strictly within each group. The final seeding within each group is determined by overall conference record, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top two teams within the bottom group enter the tournament.


2019 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2019 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament, was the 25th edition of the tournament. It determined Conference USA's automatic berth into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament began November 13 and concluded on November 17. The tournament was hosted by Old Dominion University, and all matches were played at the ODU Soccer Complex in Norfolk, Virginia.


2019 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
Top-seed, Marshall, won their first Conference USA championship, defeating Charlotte in the final.


2019 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament, Seeds
The top six teams in C-USA by conference records qualified for the tournament.


2019 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for Conference USA that was held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, from March 13 through March 16, 2019. In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain. Rice won the conference tournament championship game over Middle Tennessee, 69–54. Nancy Mulkey was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.


2019 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The top twelve teams will qualify for the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2019 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2019 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA held from November 6 through November 10, 2019. The seven-match tournament took place at Mean Green Soccer Complex in Denton, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the North Texas Mean Green, who defended their title after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls in the final. The conference championship was the fourth for the North Texas women's soccer program, all four of which have come under the direction of head coach John Hedlund.


2019 Conference USA Women's Soccer Tournament, All-Tournament Team
Note: Offensive MVP shown in bold, defensive MVP shown in italics.


2019 Conference USA football season
The 2019 Conference USA football season was the 24th season of College Football play for Conference USA (C-USA). It was played from August 29, 2019 until January 2020. Conference USA consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.


2019 Conference USA football season
The conference consists of 14 members. The Conference USA Football Championship game was played on December 7.


2019 Conference USA football season, Preseason, Media predictions
The 2019 preseason media football poll was released on July 16.


2019 Conference USA football season, Head coaches
Note: All stats shown are before beginning of the season


2019 Conference USA football season, Postseason, Bowl games
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. C-USA teams shown in bold.


2019 Conference USA football season, Awards and honors, C–USA Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Conference USA football coaches at the end of the season


2019 Conference USA football season, Awards and honors, All-conference teams
Offense:QB – Chris Reynolds, R-So., Charlotte • QB – James Morgan, Gr., FIU • QB – Jack Abraham, R-Jr., Southern Miss • RB – Anthony Jones, R-Sr., FIU • RB – Tre Siggers, R-So., North Texas • RB – De’Michael Harris, Sr., Southern Miss • RB – Sincere McCormick, Fr., UTSA • OL – D’Ante Demery, Jr., FIU • OL – Devontay Taylor, R-Jr., FIU • OL – Desmond Noel, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic • OL – Willie Allen, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Drew Kirkpatrick, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Kody Russey, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Gewhite Stallworth, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Will Gilchrist, Jr., Middle Tennessee • OL – Robert Jones, Jr., Middle Tennessee • OL – Isaac Weaver, Jr., Old Dominion • OL – Shea Baker, R-So., Rice • OL – Brian Chaffin, Gr., Rice • OL – Justin Gooseberry, Gr., Rice • OL – Nick Leverett, Gr., Rice • OL – Arvin Fletcher, R-Jr., Southern Miss • OL – Colby Ragland, R-Jr., UAB • OL – Sidney Wells, Jr., UAB • OL – Bobby DeHaro, R-So., UTEP • OL – Spencer Burford, So., UTSA • OL – Josh Dunlop, Sr., UTSA • OL – Jordan Meredith, R-Jr., WKU • TE – John Raine, Sr., Florida Atlantic • TE – Jason Pirtle, R-Jr., North Texas • TE – Carlos Strickland II, Jr., UTSA • TE – Joshua Simon, Fr., WKU • WR – Victor Tucker, R-So., Charlotte • WR – Tony Gaiter IV, Sr., FIU • WR – Deangelo Antoine, Sr., Florida Atlantic • WR – Adrian Hardy, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • WR – Malik Stanley, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • WR – Jyaire Shorter, Fr., North Texas • WR – Brad Rozner, Jr., Rice • WR – Austin Trammell, Jr., Rice • WR – Myron Mitchell, R-Jr., UAB


2019 Conference USA football season, Awards and honors, All-conference teams
Defense:DT – Ray Ellis, Gr., Florida Atlantic • DT – Milton Williams, R-So., Louisiana Tech • DT – Dion Novil, Jr., North Texas • DT – Myles Adams, Sr., Rice • DT – Delmond Landry, R-Sr., Southern Miss • DT – Tony Fair, R-Jr., UAB • DT – Jaylon Haynes, Jr., UTSA • DT – Jeremy Darvin, R-Jr., WKU • DT – Jaylon George, R-Sr., WKU • DE – Markees Watts, So., Charlotte • DE – Tim Bonner, R-Sr., Florida Atlantic • DE – Willie Baker, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • DE – Darius Hodge, R-So., Marshall • DE – LaDarius Hamilton, Sr., North Texas • DE – Derek Wilder, Sr., Old Dominion • DE – Jacques Turner, R-Jr., Southern Miss • DE – Fitzgerald Mofor, R-Sr., UAB • DE – Eric Banks, Sr., UTSA • DE – Jarrod Carter-McLin, Sr., UTSA • LB – Jeff Gemmell, R-Sr., Charlotte • LB – Rashad Smith, Sr., Florida Atlantic • LB – Collin Scott, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • LB – Connor Taylor, Sr., Louisiana Tech • LB – KD Davis, So., North Texas • LB – Tyreke Davis, Jr., North Texas • LB – Racheem Boothe, R-Jr., Southern Miss • LB – Swayze Bozeman, Jr., Southern Miss • LB – Kyle Bailey, Jr., WKU • DB – Nafees Lyon, R-Sr., Charlotte • DB – Zyon Gilbert, Jr., Florida Atlantic • DB – James Pierre, Jr., Florida Atlantic • DB – Chris Tooley, Sr., Florida Atlantic • DB – Michael Sam, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • DB – Nazeeh Johnson, R- Jr., Marshall • DB – Jovante Moffatt, Sr., Middle Tennessee • DB – Treshawn Chamberlain, So., Rice • DB – Ky’el Hemby, R-Jr., Southern Miss • DB – Rachuan Mitchell, R-Jr., Southern Miss • DB – Will Boler, R-So., UAB • DB – TD Marshall, R-Jr., UAB • DB – Dy’Jonn Turner, Jr., UAB • DB – Michael Lewis, R-Sr., UTEP • DB – Ta’Corian Darden, R-Sr., WKU • DB – Devon Key, R-Jr., WKU • DB – Antwon Kincade, Jr., WKU • DB – Trae Meadows, R-Jr., WKU


2019 Conference USA football season, Awards and honors, All-conference teams
Special Teams:K – Ethan Mooney, So., North Texas • K – Andrew Stein, Fr., Southern Miss • K – Nick Vogel, R-Sr., UAB • K – Gavin Baechle, So., UTEP • P – Tommy Heatherly, Jr., FIU • P – Alvin Kenworthy, R-Sr., North Texas • KR – Deangelo Antoine, Gr., Florida Atlantic • KR – Blake Watson, R-Fr., Old Dominion • KR – Myron Mitchell, R-Jr., UAB • KR – Duron Lowe, R-Jr., UTEP • PR – Darrell Brown, Sr., Old Dominion • PR – Justin Garrett, R-Jr., UTEP • LS – Jonathan Sullivan, Jr., Florida Atlantic • LS – Nate Durham, Jr., North Texas • LS – Campbell Riddle, So., Rice • LS – T.J. Harvey, R-Fr., Southern Miss • LS – Jacob Fuqua, R-Jr., UAB


2019 Conference USA football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo! ).


2019 Conference USA football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.


2019 Conference USA football season, C-USA records vs Other Conferences, C-USA vs Power Five matchups
This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU/Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


2019 Conference USA football season, C-USA records vs Other Conferences, C-USA vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include C-USA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.


2019 Conference USA football season, C-USA records vs Other Conferences, C-USA vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include C-USA teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.


2019 Conference USA football season, NFL Draft
The following list includes all C-USA players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season
The 2019 Conference USA men's soccer season was the 25th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 25 and concluded on November 12.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Background, Previous season
Ahead of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, FIU was ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll. As the season progressed, Kentucky emerged as the one of the strongest teams in the nation, being ranked as high as third in the country. Kentucky finished the season with a program best record of 19–2–1. Kentucky would also go on to win the C-USA regular season, win the 2018 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament, and reach the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Additionally, C-USA runners-up, Charlotte earned an at-large bit into the NCAA Tournament. Old Dominion, who had one point been ranked as high as 18th in the nation, were one of the first teams out of the NCAA Tournament bubble.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Background, Head coaching changes
The New Mexico Lobos men's soccer program was relegated from a varsity to a club sport. Head coach Jeremy Fishbein's contract expired with the termination of the New Mexico varsity program.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Background, Head coaching changes
Long-time UAB Blazers men's soccer head coach, Mike Getman, retired following the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Getman was replaced by Virginia Tech assistant coach, Jeff Kinney.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national rankings
The preseason national rankings will be announced in August 2019. United Soccer Coaches, Soccer America, and TopDrawerSoccer.com do a Top-25 preseason poll. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports do a Top-30 preseason poll.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Regular season, Rankings, Regional - United Soccer Southeast
The United Soccer Southeast regional rankings contain teams from Conference USA, the Atlantic 10 Conference, Sun Belt Conference, and Missouri Valley Conference.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Postseason, Conference USA Tournament
The Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was held from November 13–16, 2019 on the campus of Old Dominion University. Marshall won their first ever Conference USA Championship, beating Charlotte in the final.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason awards, Conference awards
GK: Elliot Panicco, CharlotteD: Patrick Hogan, CharlotteD: Nick O'Callaghan, FIUD: Aimé Mabika, KentuckyD: Illal Osmanu, MarshallMF: Teddy Chaouche, CharlotteMF: Andrew Booth, FIUMF: Alonso Coello Camarero, Florida AtlanticMF: Kalil El-Medkhar, KentuckyF: Alessandro Campoy, FIUF: Milo Yosef, Marshall


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason awards, Conference awards
GK: Enrique Facusse, KentuckyGK: Paulo Pita, MarshallD: Jimmy Filerman, Old DominionD: Frano Buhovac, South CarolinaMF: Alban Rousselet, FIUMF: Alex Alexis, Florida AtlanticMF: Marcel Meinzer, KentuckyMF: Pedro Dolabella, MarshallMF: Deniz Dogan, Old DominionF: Ivan Mykhailenko, Florida AtlanticF: Daniel Evans, KentuckyF: Jamil Roberts, Marshall


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason awards, Conference awards
GK: Daniel Gagliardi, FIUD: Luke Johnson, CharlotteD: David Garcia, FIUD: Tom Abrahamsson, Florida AtlanticD: Jan-Erik Leinhos, MarshallD: Chris Reichman, UABMF: Joe Brito, CharlotteMF: Xavi Olmos Ferris, FIUMF: Sebastien Hauret, Old DominionMF: Logan Hitzeman, South CarolinaMF: Chase Rushing, UABF: Kameron Lacey, CharlotteF: Brian Banahan, South Carolina


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason awards, Conference awards
Kameron Lacey, F, CharlotteAxel Sigurdarson, MF, CharlotteAJ Cousins, D, FIUDavid Garcia, D, FIUTom Abrahamsson, D, Florida AtlanticJohn Michael Bandy, D, KentuckyEythor Bjorgolfsson, MF, KentuckyMax Schneider, MF, MarshallMilo Yosef, F, MarshallJose Olmos, D, Old DominionBrian Banahan, F, South CarolinaLogan Hitzeman, MF, South Carolina


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason awards, All-Americans
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, 2020 MLS Draft
The 2020 MLS SuperDraft was held in January 2020. Five players from Conference USA were selected.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Homegrown players
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.


2019 Conference USA men's soccer season, Homegrown players
No players from Conference USA signed homegrown contracts following the 2019 season ahead of the 2020 MLS season.


2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship is the 120th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. As of 2018 the competition winners advanced to the "All-Ireland Super 8s".


2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 12 October 2018.


2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The winners receive the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway. For a fourth year in a row, the final was contested between Galway and Roscommon. Roscommon were the winners of the championship, defeating Galway at Pearse Stadium in Salthill by 1-13 to 0-12. In 2020 Sligo skipped the championship due to Covid-19 meaning it could be the last year of London and New York been part of the Connacht championship.


2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship, Teams
The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.


2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship, Bracket
The Connacht county teams play London and New York on a rotational basis. The match involving New York is now a quarter final – it was last a preliminary game in 2017.


2019 Connecticut Sun season
The 2019 WNBA season was the 21st season for the Connecticut Sun franchise of the WNBA. It was also the 17th season for the franchise in Connecticut. The team opened the season on May 25 versus the Washington Mystics.


2019 Connecticut Sun season
The Sun started the season well, posting a 9–4 record through the end of June. They were especially strong at home, going 6–0 over the first two months of the season. The end of June into the beginning of July proved to be a rough patch for the team. They lost five straight games from June 23 to July 10. This stretch included one of only two home losses on the season. After this losing streak, the Sun went on a seven game winning streak that lasted from July 12 to August 4.


2019 Connecticut Sun season
The Sun's final record in July was 5–2. The Sun didn't lose in August and posted an 8–3 record. The Sun's other home loss came on September 6 as the team closed out the season 1–2 in September. The Sun clinched a playoff berth on August 18, and their final 23–11 record earned them the second seed in the playoffs.


2019 Connecticut Sun season
As the second seed, the Sun earned a bye through to the Semifinals. There, they met the #3 seed Los Angeles Sparks. The Sun proved to be too much for the Sparks, sweeping them three games to none. They advanced to the finals where they faced off against the #1 seed Washington Mystics. In a tightly contested finals, the Sun ultimately came up short, losing two games to three.


2019 Connecticut Sun season, Transactions, WNBA Draft
The Sun made the following selections in the 2019 WNBA Draft.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered when Theresa May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June and as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom once a successor had been elected. Nominations opened on 10 June; 10 candidates were nominated. The first ballot of Members of Parliament (MPs) took place on 13 June, with exhaustive ballots of MPs also taking place on 18, 19 and 20 June, reducing the candidates to two. The general membership of the party elected the leader by postal ballot with the result announced on 23 July, with Boris Johnson being elected with almost twice as many votes as his opponent Jeremy Hunt.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election
Speculation about a leadership election first arose following the party's performance at the 2017 snap general election. May had called it in hope of increasing her parliamentary majority for Brexit negotiations. However, the Conservatives lost their overall majority in the House of Commons. Subsequent speculation arose from the difficulties May had in obtaining a Brexit deal acceptable to the Conservative Party. These increased in November 2018, with members of the Eurosceptic European Research Group pushing for a vote of no confidence in May, which was defeated in December 2018. In early 2019, Parliament repeatedly voted against May's proposed deal, leading to her resignation.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election
The first members' vote leadership election of the Conservative Party was held in 2001, but since then the party had been in opposition except in 2016, which concluded with Andrea Leadsom withdrawing before members' vote. With Johnson, it is the first time that Conservative Party members have directly elected a Prime Minister.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background
After the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum saw a 52% to 48% vote in favour of leaving, David Cameron resigned as leader of the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister, triggering the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election. Theresa May, then serving as Home Secretary, won the contest after the withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom, and succeeded Cameron as Prime Minister on 13 July 2016.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
May began the process of Brexit, the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, by triggering Article 50 on 29 March 2017. In April 2017, May announced a snap general election in June in order to "strengthen her hand" when she negotiated with the European Union. May aimed to substantially increase the Conservative Party's slim majority, with opinion polls originally predicting a landslide victory for her party. However, the result was a hung parliament, with the number of Conservative seats falling from 330 to 317. This prompted her to broker a confidence and supply deal with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to support her minority government.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
May's handling of the campaign was widely criticised, particularly the role of her chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, who both resigned within days of the result. In June 2017, George Osborne, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, described May as a "dead woman walking". A YouGov poll for The Sunday Times had 48% of respondents saying May should resign, with 38% against. A Survation poll for  The Mail on Sunday showed a similar result. Former Cabinet minister Anna Soubry called for May to "consider her position" after the election result.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
Former Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan said that May could not lead the Conservative Party into the next general election, and called for a leadership election in the summer or in 2018 before the Brexit deal would be finalised. After the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, May's leadership faced further criticism following her initial refusal to meet victims, and what was described as her poor handling of the crisis.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
With May's position weakened, senior figures in the party were said to be preparing for a leadership contest and "jostling for succession". Politicians and journalists did not expect May to lead the party at the next general election, with the Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman describing "the first shots in a battle that could tear the government apart" as the three then-leading contenders for the leadership, David Davis, Boris Johnson and Philip Hammond, briefed against each other.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
Junior ministers were also said to be frustrated at Cabinet ministers propping up a Prime Minister with no authority in order to further their careers, with some ministers preparing to resign in order to trigger a leadership election. Andrew Mitchell, an ally of Davis, was said to have told a dinner that May was finished and was said to be organising letters to force May to announce her date of departure. A July 2017 report in The Independent said a core of fifteen Conservative MPs were ready to sign letters of no confidence, with forty-eight needed to trigger a contest.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
May reportedly announced to Conservative MPs in August 2017 that she would resign as Prime Minister on 30 August 2019. May then announced on 31 August 2017 that she intended to stay on to fight the next general election, which under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 was scheduled to be in 2022, though it could be held earlier.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Snap general election and aftermath
On 16 September 2017, Johnson published an article in The Daily Telegraph laying out his vision for Brexit. Many saw this as a way of positioning himself for a leadership challenge, though some commentators such as columnist Iain Dale and Newsnight's political editor Nick Watt argued this was the wrong interpretation and that Johnson's motivation was to assert his influence in Brexit negotiations. The timing of the article—a few days before May was due to give a significant speech on her plans for the UK's relationship with Europe after Brexit, and shortly after a terrorist attack in London—was criticised.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Summer 2018 Cabinet resignations
Following Cabinet agreement for May's proposals on Brexit, Davis resigned as Brexit Secretary on 8 July 2018. Steve Baker, a minister in the same department, resigned later the same day. On the same day it was reported that May was facing the threat of a leadership contest amid mounting anger from supporters of a hard Brexit over her government's Brexit policy. Backbencher Andrea Jenkyns called for her to be replaced, saying "Theresa May's premiership is over". Johnson later resigned as Foreign Secretary on 9 July 2018.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Summer 2018 Cabinet resignations
A Daily Telegraph article by Johnson opposing the burqa ban in Denmark in early August 2018 sparked controversy over the language he used, saying women wearing the burqa look like letterboxes or bank robbers. Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura, writing in the New York Times, saw it as an attempt to court an anti-Islamic segment of the Conservative Party membership, who would be the electorate in the final stage of a leadership campaign. Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve said that he would not remain in the party if Johnson became leader.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented
In November 2018, May presented her final proposal for an initial Brexit deal following negotiations with the EU. Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and others resigned from the Cabinet in response, with Jacob Rees-Mogg calling for a leadership election for the first time. Members of the Eurosceptic European Research Group including Rees-Mogg and Baker were seen to be launching a coup in mid-November following the Cabinet resignations. There was considerable speculation about whether enough letters of no confidence would be reached to trigger a vote.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented
Fifteen percent of the Parliamentary party (forty-eight MPs) need to send a letter to the chairman of the 1922 Committee to trigger a no confidence vote in the Conservative Party leader. As of early afternoon on 16 November 2018, the BBC reported there were twenty-one MPs who had publicly stated they had sent a letter. Baker asserted that more letters had been sent and that he expected forty-eight to be reached in the week beginning 19 November. Some commentators expressed scepticism about this prediction. By 19 November 2018, twenty-six MPs publicly said they had submitted letters.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented
Baker also suggested that the ERG could draw lots for who would be their candidate in a leadership election. By 20 November, the forty-eight letters had not been reached, with Rees-Mogg predicting that it may be reached in December when the House of Commons was due to vote on May's deal. However, facing likely defeat with opposition from the ERG, DUP and Conservative MPs who had supported Remain during the referendum, the vote in Parliament was delayed to January.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented
Conservative MPs including Dominic Grieve and Kwasi Kwarteng suggested that the party could see members leaving the party or a formal split if the party were led by Johnson.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented, 12 December confidence vote
By 11 December, the public count was still at twenty-six letters from MPs. That day, however, Owen Paterson publicly sent his letter and it later became clear that forty-eight letters had been submitted. May was informed, and chose to contest the vote. The confidence vote, held on 12 December, was a secret ballot of Conservative MPs.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented, 12 December confidence vote
In the week, May had been meeting EU leaders to discuss changes to her Brexit deal, but cancelled a planned 12 December meeting with the Irish Taoiseach in order to campaign to win the confidence vote. May and her supporters argued that a defeat for her would mean that Brexit would have to be delayed. In a speech to Conservative MPs immediately before voting, May said that she did not intend to lead the party into the 2022 general election and that she would seek a legally binding addition to the withdrawal agreement with the EU to address concerns over the Northern Ireland backstop.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented, 12 December confidence vote
Two MPs who had been suspended from the party, Andrew Griffiths and Charlie Elphicke, had the whip restored on the day of the vote, meaning they could also vote. Griffiths indicated his support for May; Elphicke declined to indicate his preference. There were 317 Conservative MPs able to vote. Every member of the Cabinet declared their support for May, including Leave supporters in the Cabinet like Michael Gove and Liam Fox.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented, 12 December confidence vote
Notable Remain supporters in the Conservative Party including Anna Soubry also declared support for May, as did May's predecessor, David Cameron, and the leader and acting leader of the Scottish Conservatives. The Tory Reform Group announced their support for May. Notable Leave supporters outside the Cabinet, including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Bill Cash, said they would vote against her.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Brexit deal presented, 12 December confidence vote
May won the vote by 200 for to 117 against. Brexit-supporting MPs varied in their response to the result: some, including Rees-Mogg and Raab, called on her to resign nevertheless, while others such as Paterson called on her to change her Brexit policy. As May won this vote, another party leader confidence vote could not be held for one year under standing rules.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Further Brexit delays and May's final days
On 27 March 2019, May said she would resign before the next stage of EU negotiations if her Brexit deal was passed. With no resolution around Brexit plans, there was continuing pressure for May to resign through April 2019.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Further Brexit delays and May's final days
After poor Conservative results in the 2019 local elections—the worst since 1995, when the party lost over 1,000 seats—there were further calls from Conservatives for May to resign. Davis announced his support for Raab, who set out a leadership platform in an interview with The Sunday Times Magazine. With one report saying May intended to remain until autumn 2019, further senior Conservatives openly campaigned to replace her, including Andrea Leadsom, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and Sajid Javid.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Further Brexit delays and May's final days
May had said that she wanted Parliament to approve her Brexit plan before the summer recess, after which she would resign, which would have been around late July. Further pressure mounted on May to be clear about her timetable for departure, with May meeting the 1922 Committee on the matter on 16 May 2019. There was talk about the Committee changing its rules to allow a new vote of no confidence in May to be held sooner. May was reported as having agreed to stand down by 30 June 2019.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Background, Further Brexit delays and May's final days
On 21 May, May made a speech outlining her plan to introduce an EU withdrawal agreement bill in June that would allow the Commons to make amendments, such as amendments in favour of a Customs Union or a second referendum, but this was received badly by much of her own party as well as by other parties. There were growing calls for her to resign on 22 May, the day before the European Parliament elections. Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House of Commons, resigned that day. May had planned to publish the bill on 24 May, but on polling day (23 May) she abandoned that plan, with publication delayed until early June. On 24 May she announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party, effective 7 June 2019.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Election procedure
The principles of the procedure for selecting the leader of the Conservative Party are set in the party's constitution, while the detailed rules are agreed by the 1922 Committee executive in consultation with the Conservative Party Board. Nominations for the leadership are invited by the chair of the 1922 Committee, who acts as returning officer. When nominations close, a list of valid nominations is published. If there is only one valid nomination, that person is elected. If two valid nominations are received, both names go forward to the party membership.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Election procedure
If more than two nominations are received, a ballot is held within the Parliamentary party. An exhaustive ballot system is used to select two candidates to go forward to the party membership. The 1922 Committee executive considered changing the rules so that four candidates go to the ballot of the party membership. They also recommended increasing the number of MP nominations required to eight.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Election procedure
On 4 June the rule change was accepted by the party board, with candidates requiring the support of eight MPs to be nominated, then the support of at least 5% of the Parliamentary Conservative Party in the first ballot, and 10% in the second ballot in order to proceed further. In 2019, this equated to requiring the support of 17 MPs in the first ballot and 33 in the second. If all candidates met the threshold then the candidate with fewest votes would be eliminated. If three or more candidates remained after the second ballot, further ballots would be held, eliminating the candidate with the fewest votes and repeating this process until two candidates remained.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Election procedure
Nominations opened on 7 June and closed on 10 June. The first ballot was held on 13 June, with subsequent ballots being held on 18, 19 and 20 June. The first membership hustings was scheduled for 22 June and the ballot of the membership was to take place over the following month, with the winner announced on 23 July.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Speculation
A large number of candidates attracted attention or were the subject of speculation over an extended period before the election was called. In 2017, the main contenders were initially seen to be Philip Hammond, David Davis, Boris Johnson and Amber Rudd. By early August 2017, Jacob Rees-Mogg was receiving considerable attention and he had risen to second in the betting markets after Davis. There was considerable speculation that the party's leader in Scotland, Ruth Davidson, could attempt to become the next leader, despite being ineligible as she was not an MP at Westminster. In September 2018, she said that she did not want the job and would focus on politics in Scotland.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Speculation
Following renewed speculation about May's leadership after Johnson and Davis resigned from the Cabinet in summer 2018, press interest focused on Johnson, Rees-Mogg, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt. Dominic Raab became Brexit Secretary after Davis. In November 2018, following his resignation from the role over a proposed deal on the UK's departure from the European Union, Raab became the bookmakers' favourite to be new leader, followed by Javid or Johnson. Raab opposed holding a leadership election, but did not rule out his candidacy. Esther McVey, who resigned her position as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the same day, indicated that she would stand as a candidate if she had support.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Speculation
By December 2018, Johnson, Javid and Rudd were all reported to be contemplating running if May were voted out. In November and December, other potential candidates included Gove, Hunt, Raab, Davis and Penny Mordaunt. Bookmakers had Johnson as most likely to succeed May on the morning of 12 December confidence vote.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Candidates declare
On 2 May 2019, Rory Stewart, the International Development Secretary, announced his candidacy for the leadership. He stated that he would "bring the country together" as Prime Minister. Following a poor result for the party in the 2019 local elections on 2 May 2019, Dominic Raab, Sajid Javid, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock gave speeches and interviews that the journalist Tim Shipman described as a "beauty contest between those jostling to succeed Theresa May". On 4 May 2019, David Davis announced he would not seek the party leadership, and would instead support Raab if he chose to run.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Candidates declare
On 8 May 2019, Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House of Commons, stated she was "seriously considering" a second bid for the party leadership. On 9 May 2019, McVey announced she would be standing for the leadership. She stated that she had "enough support" from fellow MPs to "go forward" once May stepped down as Prime Minister.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Candidates declare
On 24 May, the day May resigned, Johnson told an economic conference in Switzerland that, "We will leave the EU on October 31, deal or no deal." Stewart ruled out serving in a cabinet under Johnson over Johnson's support for a no-deal Brexit, which he believed was "undeliverable, unnecessary and is going to damage our country and economy." On the same day, Jeremy Hunt announced his candidacy for the leadership at a festival in his constituency. Matt Hancock, Dominic Raab, and Andrea Leadsom announced their candidacies the following day, 25 May; Michael Gove declared his own shortly afterwards, on 26 May, with Sajid Javid and Kit Malthouse following the next day.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Candidates declare
On 28 May, Gove promised to remove the charge for UK citizenship applications from EU nationals if elected. Hunt condemned a no-deal Brexit as "suicide", but McVey said it would be "political suicide" to not leave at the earliest opportunity. Both BBC News and Sky News invited candidates to debates. On 29 May, James Cleverly announced his candidacy. Hunt and Stewart both admitted during campaigning that they had taken illegal drugs in the past when abroad.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Candidates declare
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith warned on 30 May that there were too many candidates running and urged the 1922 committee to "accelerate the process." That same day, Mark Harper announced his candidacy. On 1 June, Liz Truss revealed an article of hers to be published the following day in  The Mail on Sunday, providing Johnson with his first endorsement from a Cabinet minister. Donald Trump said: "I think Boris would do a very good job. I think he would be excellent." When prompted on Gove and Hunt, Trump said he liked the latter, and criticised the former for his stance on Iran.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, After recess
On 2 June, Sam Gyimah said no deal would be an "abject failure" and entered the race as the only candidate to back a referendum on the Brexit deal, with the options of remaining in the EU, leaving without a deal, or leaving with the current deal. He withdrew eight days later.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, After recess
The One Nation conservative caucus of MPs announced a series of hustings over the week prior to close of nominations on 10 June. With so many candidates in the race, candidates with less support from fellow MPs were under mounting pressure to leave the leadership race. James Cleverly and then Kit Malthouse dropped out of the race on 4 June.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, After recess
On the same day, the 1922 Committee decided on a rule change to the contest, determining that to make the ballot, MPs must have eight nominations by 10 June. The last-placed candidate in each round would be eliminated, but in addition, to survive the first and second ballots, MPs must obtain at least 5% and 10% of the total available votes (313) respectively (plus one representing their own vote; i.e., 17 and 33 respectively). The contest was to end in the week beginning 22 July.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, After recess
By 5 June, Johnson was the clear favourite with the bookmakers, with Gove second favourite. In the hustings, Javid said he did not want to "become the Brexit Party" but Johnson said the party needed to "deliver Brexit on 31 October", whilst Hancock called Jeremy Corbyn an anti-Semite. On 7 June, Gove admitted to taking cocaine twenty years previously. Before nominations formally opened on 10 June, Johnson promised to cut income tax for higher earners and Gove to reduce VAT. Johnson also pledged to refuse to pay £39 billion to the EU. Candidates Hunt, Raab, Hancock, McVey and Gove all formally launched their campaigns on 10 June. Johnson launched his campaign on 12 June. He sidestepped a question about his previous admission that he had taken cocaine.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, After recess
Raab said that he would be willing to prorogue Parliament in order to ensure the UK's departure from the European Union, particularly in order to leave without a deal. Johnson refused to rule out prorogation, leading to Stewart saying that he would set up an "alternative Parliament" to stop him if he prorogued Parliament.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, After recess
On 13 June, the Chancellor Philip Hammond wrote to candidates asking them to restrict themselves in any policy pledges they made to the current 2% of GDP deficit limit. This followed Raab saying he would reduce the income tax basic rate by 5p costing more than £20 billion annually, and Johnson saying he would raise the higher tax rate starting threshold from £50,000 to £80,000 costing £10 billion annually.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, MP ballots
In the first MP ballot on 13 June, Leadsom, Harper and McVey were eliminated as they failed to obtain 17 votes. Johnson came first, with over a third of MPs' support—enough to ensure, were none of those who voted for him to change their minds in subsequent ballots, that he would be one of the final two on whom the membership voted. Hancock withdrew the next day.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, MP ballots
Johnson was criticised for avoiding media interviews and not participating in the first TV debate, held on 16 June on Channel 4. All the other candidates took part, with an Opinium survey of those watching the debate having Stewart as the winner.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, MP ballots
In the second MP ballot on 18 June, Johnson retained his substantial lead, increased by twelve compared to the first ballot. Hunt retained second place, but Stewart was the biggest gainer, up 18. Raab was eliminated as both the bottom candidate and for getting less than the required 33 votes. All five remaining candidates, Johnson, Hunt, Gove, Stewart and Javid, took part in a BBC debate later that same day. One poll after the debate found Stewart again to be the winner, but a second found Johnson ahead.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, MP ballots
The third MP ballot on 19 June saw the top three remain the same (Johnson, Hunt, Gove). Stewart was the only candidate to lose votes compared to the previous round, down ten to come last, and was thus eliminated.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, MP ballots
The fourth and fifth MP ballots were on 20 June. In the fourth ballot, Javid was eliminated, while Gove narrowly overtook Hunt for second place. The fifth ballot to produce a final candidate pairing eliminated Gove, who received two votes fewer than Hunt. There were questions raised as to whether the Johnson campaign encouraged some supporters to vote for Hunt instead in order to knock Gove out of the leadership, given the poor personal relationship between Johnson and Gove since the 2016 leadership election.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Final two
Johnson and Hunt, the final two candidates, were to be put to a vote of about 160,000 Conservative members, with the result to be announced in the week of 22 July.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Final two
In the early hours of 21 June, police were called to Johnson's home after neighbours heard an altercation between him and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. The police attended and subsequently stated they found no need for police action.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Final two
A poll conducted on Saturday 22 June showed support for Johnson had fallen sharply following the incident. His eight-point lead earlier in the week had fallen to three points behind Hunt by Saturday morning. Among Tory voters, when asked who would make the best prime minister, Johnson's lead had fallen from 27% to 11% in the same period.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Final two
The first of a series of hustings took place in Birmingham on 22 June and was chaired by Iain Dale. During the hustings, Johnson repeatedly refused to answer questions about alleged altercation that took place between himself and Symonds. He claimed that the audience of Conservative members wanted to know "what my plans are for my country and for the party. I don’t think they want to hear about that kind of thing."


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Campaign, Final two
On the evening of 22 June, The Observer published evidence suggesting close links between Johnson and Steve Bannon. The video evidence, in which Bannon discussed how he helped Johnson craft the first speech after his resignation as foreign secretary, contradicted Johnson's previous denials of an association with Bannon.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidates, Nominated
The following ten MPs were nominated on 10 June. Each candidate needed the nomination of at least eight MPs, but only the proposer and seconder were made public.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidates, Withdrew
The following MPs announced that they would seek the leadership of the Conservative Party but subsequently did not stand, or withdrew from the race, due to insufficient support or other reasons:


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidates, Publicly expressed interest
The following MPs publicly expressed interest in the leadership of the Conservative Party but subsequently declined to stand:


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidates, Declined
The following MPs were touted by the media as potential candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party but subsequently declined to stand:


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Public hustings
Following the fifth ballot of Conservative MPs on 20 June, the final two candidates, Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, were invited to take place in a series of hustings organised by the party. Each of the sixteen events was held in a different region of the country. A digital hustings was held on 26 June, moderated by Hannah Vaughan Jones and live streamed on social media (through Periscope).


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidate debates
On 28 May, the BBC announced plans to hold televised leadership debates for the candidates that would take place once nominations had closed. All candidates who had not yet been eliminated would be invited to take part in a hustings debate chaired by Emily Maitlis, followed by a Question Time special with Fiona Bruce. The final two candidates would then have a one-to-one interview with Andrew Neil, which aired on 12 July. On the same day, Sky News also announced plans for a head-to-head leadership debate between the final two candidates in front of an audience of Conservative Party members.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidate debates
The BBC confirmed that the first debate would be broadcast under the title Our Next Prime Minister at 20:00 on 18 June 2019 on BBC One, two hours after the second ballot. Members of the public in BBC studios around the UK will ask the candidates questions live. Channel 4 broadcast a 90-minute debate between the candidates on 16 June, hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidate debates
ITV announced on 20 June that they would be holding a head-to-head debate between Hunt and Johnson on 9 July, hosted by Julie Etchingham. The debate also aired in the Republic of Ireland on Virgin Media One.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidate debates
On 21 June, Sky News presenter Kay Burley announced that their debate was planned to take place on 25 June, but Johnson was not willing to attend. On 24 June, Sky stated the event would not go ahead without Johnson, and would have to be cancelled. The channel also announced that both candidates had been invited to a rescheduled debate on 1 July. Johnson once again declined to attend, with Sky News announcing they would hold an interview with Hunt on 1 July, with Johnson being invited to conduct a similar interview at another date.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Candidate debates
On 10 July, the BBC announced that the Question Time special was "unlikely to go ahead" on 16 July, due to Mr Johnson's team expressing concerns about the format.


2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Results
After each ballot of Conservative MPs, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. A new rule was introduced in 2019 due to the number of candidates: In the first ballot, held on 13 June 2019, candidates also needed to pass a threshold of 17 votes to avoid elimination. In the second ballot, held on 18 June, candidates needed to pass a threshold of 33 votes to avoid elimination.


2019 Conservative Political Action Conference
The 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference was the annual event of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), hosted by the American Conservative Union. It was held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, from February 27 to March 2, 2019. The event was headlined by President Donald Trump, with many speakers and panels throughout the conference.