2018–19 Celtic Cup, Formation
The tournament, which features development squads from Pro14 teams Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets, aims to provide a learning environment for development players, coaches and referees by recreating the week-to-week challenges presented by senior professional rugby.


2018–19 Celtic Cup, 2018 season
The first season of the Celtic Cup ran over seven consecutive weeks in 2018. The eight teams were divided into two conferences of four Welsh regions and four Irish provinces. Each Irish province played each of the Welsh regions and against two Irish provinces. Similarly, the Welsh regions played each of the Irish provinces and two of their Welsh counterparts, giving each team three home and three away fixtures. Derby matches were held on the opening and closing weekends of the pools stage, with the four inter-conference rounds in a block from rounds 2 to 5. The top-ranked province from the Irish conference then played the top-ranked region from the Welsh conference in the Celtic Cup Final.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Celtic's 130th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League and Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented treble treble.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic preceded the 2018–19 campaign with a pre-season tour of Austria, with matches against SK Vorwärts Steyr, Bohemians 1905, Blau-Weiß Linz and Sparta Prague. They also faced Shamrock Rovers and Standard Liège.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 15 June 2018. Celtic began their title defence against newly-promoted Livingston at Celtic Park.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
On 29 July, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the second round of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup. The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 3–1 victory over their city rivals. On 19 August, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals. The Bhoys' trophy defence continued courtesy of a late Leigh Griffiths strike in Perth. On 26 September, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian in the semi-finals.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Goals from Scott Sinclair, James Forrest and Ryan Christie secured Celtic's place in the final, a third consecutive League Cup final and fifth consecutive domestic cup final in Brendan Rodgers' reign. On 2 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the third consecutive season, defeating Aberdeen 1–0 in the final.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish Cup
On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Airdrieonians at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup. A Scott Sinclair double and a debut goal for Timothy Weah secured a 3–0 win. On 20 January 2019, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the fifth round. Scott Sinclair's hat-trick was coupled by Scott Brown's first goal in two years, and a James Forrest strike, which sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals. On 11 February, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian at Easter Road in the quarter-finals.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Goals from James Forrest and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals. On 4 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen or Rangers in the semi-finals. On 12 March, it was determined that Aberdeen would be Celtic's opponents, having defeated Rangers 2–0 in their quarter-final replay. The Bhoys sealed their place in the final with James Forrest, Odsonne Édouard and Tom Rogic all on the scoresheet.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, First qualifying round
On 19 June, Celtic were drawn to face Alashkert (Armenia) in the First Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The Bhoys won 3–0 in both legs – courtesy of goals from Odsonne Édouard, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Moussa Dembélé – and secured a place in the next round.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round
On 18 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Rosenborg (Norway) in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The Scottish champions eliminated the Norwegian side in the previous season's qualifying phase and did so again. Goals from Odsonne Édouard and Olivier Ntcham secured Celtic's passage into the next round.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
On 1 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AEK Athens (Greece) in the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. The Bhoys were eliminated following a 3–2 defeat on aggregate and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Play-Off Round
On 16 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Sūduva (Lithuania) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Europa League. The Bhoys last faced the Lithuanian side in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round; a 10–1 aggregate victory marked the beginning of Celtic's path to the final in Seville.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
On 30 August, the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group Stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group B along with Red Bull Salzburg (Pot 1), RB Leipzig (Pot 3) and Rosenborg (Pot 4).


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Round of 32
On 17 December, Celtic were drawn to face Valencia in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 25 May 2019Source: Only competitive matchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Statistics, Hat-tricks
4  Player scored four goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Club, Kit
Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)


2018–19 Celtic F.C. season, Club, Kit
The club is in the fourth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance. The kit range for the 2018–19 season is inspired by the Bold Bhoys and marks 115 years since the club first used green and white hoops on the jersey.


2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team
The 2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represent the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears are led by fifth-year head coach Russ Pennell and play their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference.


2018–19 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 18–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Lamar in the first round of the Southland Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Seattle before losing in the quarterfinals to Jacksonville State.


2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team
The 2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team will represent the University of Central Arkansas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sugar Bears will be led by seventh year head coach Sandra Rushing and will play their home games at the Farris Center. They are members of the Southland Conference.


2018–19 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team, Previous season
The Sugar Bears finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the WBI where they defeated SIU Ewardsville, Weber State and Nevada in the first round, quarterfinals and semifinals to advanced to the championship game where they lost to Yale in the championship game.


2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time and the FFA Cup for the fifth time.


2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Review
The Mariners were defeated in the first round of the 2018 FFA Cup by Adelaide United.


2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Review
This season saw the appointment of Mike Mulvey as head coach following the departure of Paul Okon late in the previous season. Mike Mulvey lasted only until round 21 before becoming the forth coach sacked in 5 seasons. In the transfer window, the club re-signed two former players: all-time top scorer Matt Simon and New Zealand midfielder Michael McGlinchey. In pre-season, Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt also came to the club to train on an indefinite basis. Mulvey was sacked by the Mariners following their 8-2 loss at home against Wellington Phoenix. Alen Stajcic was named as caretaker to carry out the remainder of the season.


2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Background
The Mariners ended the previous A-League season in last place after losing to F3 Derby rivals Newcastle Jets 8–2 on the final matchday. Paul Okon had stepped down as head coach late in the season and his replacement, Wayne O'Sullivan, had his contract terminated soon after season's end. Former Gold Coast United and Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey was named as the new coach in April 2018.


2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season, Players, First team squad
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2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
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2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by third-year head coach Donyell Marshall, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 11–20 overall, 5–13 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.


2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team, Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2017–18 season, 14–18, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eight place. They lost in the first round of the NEC Tournament to Wagner.


2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Central Connecticut Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by twelfth-year head coach Beryl Piper, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 7–21 overall, 4–14 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Women's Tournament.


2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by seventh-year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan and Kent State to advance to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to DePaul.


2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2017–18 season 21–14, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fort Wayne and Wofford to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Liberty.


2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by twelfth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in MAC play to win the MAC West Division. The Chippewas advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Women's Tournament, losing there to Buffalo. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, losing to their in-state rival Michigan State in the first round.


2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
This proved to be the final season for Guevara as head coach, as she retired during the 2019 offseason. At the same time that CMU announced her retirement, it announced that Guevara's top assistant Heather Oesterle would succeed her as head coach.


2018–19 Championnat National
The 2018–19 Championnat National season was the 21st season since the establishment of the Championnat National, which serves as the third division of the French football league system.


2018–19 Championnat National, Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off was held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and 3rd-placed team of the 2018–19 Championnat National. This was played over two legs on 28 May and 2 June.


2018–19 Championnat National, Promotion play-offs
Le Mans won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to Ligue 2, while Gazélec Ajaccio were relegated to the Championnat National.


2018–19 Championnat National 2
The 2018–19 Championnat National 2 is the 21st season of the fourth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is contested by 64 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 16 teams each. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Teams
On 13 July, the FFF ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Champions and promotions
The champion of Championnat National 2 is decided by measuring performance of each group winner in matches against the top 6 clubs in their group.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Champions and promotions
Créteil are champions of 2018–19 Championnat National 2 and are promoted to 2019–20 Championnat National.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Champions and promotions
Le Puy, Toulon and Bastia-Borgo are promoted to 2019–20 Championnat National.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Relegation
Monaco (res), Pontarlier, Nice (res), Nîmes (res), Bordeaux (res), Mont-de-Marsan, Furiana-Agliani, Boulogne-Billancourt, Le Havre (res), Haguenau, Feignies Aulnoye and Arras finished in the relegation places and will be relegated to 2019–20 Championnat National 3 subject to any reprieves in the next section.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
Any reprieves required due to administrative relegations, mergers or clubs folding are decided by taking, in order, the 14th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing 9th to 13th position in their group, followed by the 15th placed clubs ranked by order of their record against clubs finishing in 10th to 14th position in their group.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
On 24 May 2019, Paris Saint-Germain (res) announced they would not be registering for Championnat National 2 next season, meaning an automatic reprieve for the best 14th placed team, Monaco (res).


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
Also on 24 May 2019, the body responsible for governance of clubs in French football, the DNCG, administratively relegated Mantes due to financial arrears. The club successfully appealed this decision on 3 July 2019.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
On 4 June 2019, the DNCG administratively relegated Jura Sud, subject to appeal. The club successfully appealed this decision, as announced on 8 July 2019.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
On 12 June 2019, the DNCG administratively relegated Martigues, subject to appeal. The club successfully appealed this decision on 3 July 2019.


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
On 25 June 2019, the DNCG administratively relegated Athlético Marseille, subject to appeal, and also gave Tours an administrative relegation on top of their relegation from Championnat National, subject to appeal. This was confirmed at appeal on 11 July 2019, confirming the reprieve of Nîmes (res).


2018–19 Championnat National 2, Season Outcomes, Reprieves
On 11 July 2019, the DNCG appeal committee confirmed the earlier decision of the DNCG to give an administrative relegation to Tours FC in addition to their sporting relegation from 2018–19 Championnat National, meaning they will play in Championnat National 3 for the 2019–20 season, which causes the reprieve of Haguenau.


2018–19 Championnat National 3
The 2018–19 Championnat National 3 is the second season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is due to be contested by 168 clubs split geographically across 12 groups of 14 teams. The teams include amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Teams
On 13 July, the French Football Federation ratified the constitution of the competition, and published the groups as follows:


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
If eligible, the top team in each group will be promoted to Championnat National 2. If a team finishing top of the group is ineligible, or declines promotion, the next eligible team in that group will be promoted.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
Generally, three teams will be relegated from each group to their respective top regional league, subject to reprieves. Extra teams will be relegated from a group if more than one team is relegated to that group from Championnat National 2. In the case that no teams are relegated to a group from Championnat National 2, one less team will be relegated from that group to the regional league.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Promotion and relegation
Reserve teams whose training centre is categorised as category 2B or lower cannot be promoted to Championnat National 2 by the rules of the competition. It was announced in September 2018 that the following reserve teams would be ineligible for promotion following the categorisation of their training centres:AC Ajaccio, Amiens SC, Brest, Clermont, Dijon and Paris FC.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Promotion
Angoulême, Angers (res), Bourges Foot, SC Bastia, Louhans-Cuiseaux, Mulhouse, Montpellier (res), Saint-Quentin, Rouen, Guingamp (res), Gobelins and Chamalières finished in the promotion places, and were promoted to 2019–20 Championnat National 2, subject to ratification by the FFF.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Promotion
On 12 June 2019, the financial regulator of the FFF, the DNCG denied Mulhouse promotion, subject to appeal. The decision was successfully appealed, and Mulhouse were promoted.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Champions
The title of Champion of Championnat National 3 is awarded to the team with the best record in games against the teams that finished in 2nd to 6th place in their group, with goal difference to separate ties.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Relegation
Pau (res), Cestas, Montmorillon, Chauray, Laval (res), La Suze, Amilly, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Cannet, Le Pontet, ÉF Bastia, AS Saint-Rémy, La Charité, Avallon, Grandvillars, Sarreguemines, Nancy (res), Épernay, Agde, Lozère, Tarbes, Senlis, Dunkerque (res), Tourcoing, Chantilly, ASPTT Caen, Bayeux, Déville-Maromme, Montagnarde, Atlantique Vilaine, Brétigny, Le Mée, Meaux Academy, Noisy-le-Sec, Moulins and Ytrac finished in the relegation places and were relegated to the top division of their respective regional leagues, subject to any reprieves detailed in the next section.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Reprieves
In Group D, Bastelicaccia were reprieved due to the reprieve of Monaco (res) in 2018–19 Championnat National 2, caused by the decision of Paris Saint-Germain (res) not to participate next season. Subsequently, on 11 July 2019, they were re-relegated as a result of the relegation of Athlético Marseille from 2018–Championnat National 2.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Reprieves
In Group H, Agde were reprieved due to the reprieve of Nîmes (res) in Championnat National 2, caused by the administrative relegation of Tours FC to Championnat National 3 (where they will take the place of their reserve team).


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Reprieves
In Group F, Sarreguemines were reprieved due to the reprieve of Haguenau in Championnat National 2, caused by the administrative relegation of Athlético Marseille.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Reprieves
In Group B, Laval (res) were reprieved due to the administrative relegation of Saint-Nazaire.


2018–19 Championnat National 3, Season outcomes, Reprieves
In Group A, Pau (res) were reprieved due to the administrative relegation of Limoges.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League
The 2018–19 Champions Hockey League was the fifth season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament. The tournament was competed by 32 teams, and qualification was on sporting merits only. The six founding leagues were represented by between three and five teams (based on a four-year league ranking), while seven "challenge leagues" were represented by one team each. One place was awarded to the Continental Cup champion. Unlike in the first three editions, founding teams did not automatically qualify. The group stages began on 30 August 2018, and ended on 17 October 2018. The season had an average attendance of 3,401 per game, one percent increase from the previous season.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League
Swedish team Frölunda HC won their third Champions Hockey League title, defeating Red Bull München, the first German team to reach the final, 3–1 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
A total of 32 teams from different European first-tier leagues participated in the 2018–19 Champions Hockey League. Besides the Continental Cup champions, 24 teams from the six founding leagues, as well as the national champions from Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, France, Belarus, Great Britain and Poland qualified.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Team allocation
The qualification for these places was set out in the rules as follows:


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage
For the group stage, the teams were drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team played home and away against every other team for a total of 6 games. The best 2 teams qualified to the round of 16.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Pots
As the reigning CHL champions, JYP were the top seeded team. In the top pot were also the reigning champions of the six founding leagues and the regular season winner of SHL. The 16 remaining teams from founding leagues were placed to pots 2 and 3. The fourth pot included playoff champions of seven challenge leagues and Yunost Minsk, the champion of 2017–18 IIHF Continental Cup.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Pots
JYP  Växjö Lakers  Kärpät  Kometa Brno  ZSC Lions  Red Bull München  HC Bolzano  Djurgårdens IF


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Pots
TPS  HC Plzeň  SC Bern  Eisbären Berlin  Vienna Capitals  Skellefteå AIK  Tappara  Mountfield HK


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Pots
EV Zug  Nürnberg Ice Tigers  Red Bull Salzburg  Malmö Redhawks  HIFK  Oceláři Třinec  HC Lugano  Frölunda HC


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Pots
HC '05 Banská Bystrica  Neman Grodno  Storhamar Ishockey  Cardiff Devils  Aalborg Pirates  Dragons de Rouen  GKS Tychy  Yunost Minsk


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Group stage, Group stage tie-breaking criteria
If two teams were tied in points after the group stage was finished, the teams precedence was decided by head-to-head games. If teams were tied after that, then the team which was ranked higher prior to the tournament will take precedence. When comparing head-to-head results, the following criteria was applied:


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Format
In each round except the final, the teams played two games and the aggregate score decided the team which advanced. As a rule, the first leg was hosted by the team who had the inferior record in the tournament to that point and the second leg was played on the home ice of the other team. If aggregate score was tied, a sudden death overtime followed. If the overtime is scoreless, the team who wins the game winning shot competition advanced.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Format
The final was played on the home ice of the team who had the better record in the tournament on 5 February 2019.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Playoffs, Bracket
The 8 group winners and the 8 second-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16. The teams were divided into two seeding groups and group winners were randomly drawn against runners-up. Teams who had faced each other in the group stage couldn't be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The draw took place in Helsinki, Finland on 19 October 2018.


2018–19 Champions Hockey League, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in save percentage, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes.


2018–19 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represented Charleston Southern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by 14th-year head coach Barclay Radebaugh, played their home games at the CSU Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They defeated UCS Upstate and Winthrop to advance to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow Big South member Hampton.


2018–19 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Buccaneers They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in Big South play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big South Tournament, they defeated Presbyterian in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Asheville.


2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by first year head coach Ron Sanchez, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena as members Conference USA.


2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2017–18 season 6–23, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.


2018–19 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team, Previous season
On December 14, 2017, head coach Mark Price was fired after a 3–6 start to the season and was replaced by Fancher. Houston Fancher was named interim coach for the remainder of the season. On March 6, 2018, new athletic director Mike Hill fired Fancher. On March 19, the school hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new head coach.


2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 49ers, led by seventh year head coach Cara Consuegra, play their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to UAB. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to VCU in the first round.


2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season
The 2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 13, 2018, the Hornets fired head coach Steve Clifford after the team missed the playoffs. On May 10, 2018, the Hornets hired James Borrego as head coach. This season is notable because the team is celebrating their 30th year in the NBA, also announcing that Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry would be ambassadors for the team. With a Detroit Pistons win on April 10, against the New York Knicks, the Hornets were eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight season.


2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season
This season also marked Tony Parker's 18th and final season in the NBA, as he announced his retirement on June 10, 2019. As the last remaining active player from the Spurs Big 3, this season was Parker's first missing the playoffs and he was also the last remaining active player from the Spurs' 2003, 2005, and 2007 championship teams. Parker's retirement also left Rajon Rondo of the Los Angeles Lakers and Udonis Haslem and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat as the last remaining active players to win championships in the 2000s.


2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season
After 8 years, this season marked the end of the Kemba Walker era in Charlotte as he joined the Boston Celtics during the following summer.


2018–19 Charlton Athletic F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Charlton Athletic's 113th season in their existence. Along with competing in the League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
On 22 May 2018, Charlton Athletic announced its first confirmed friendly taking place ahead of the 2018/19 season would be against Welling United at Park View Road. On 29 May the first home friendly was announced which would see Brighton & Hove Albion visit The Valley on 24 July 2018. A further home friendly was added against Norwich City for 28 July 2018. On 27 June 2018 it was announced that a behind-closed door friendly between Queens Park Rangers and Charlton Athletic would take place on 7 July at QPR's Harlington training ground.


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


2018–19 Charlton Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, Charlton Athletic were drawn away to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round.


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


2018–19 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mocs, led by second-year head coach Lamont Paris, played their home games at McKenzie Arena and as members of the Southern Conference.


2018–19 Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Mocs finished the 2017–18 season 10–23, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish for ninth place. In the SoCon Tournament, they lost to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals.


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


2018–19 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by first-year head coach Katie Burrows, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs finished the season 14–17, 8–6 in third place in the SoCon, losing to Furman in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.


2018–19 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team, Previous season
The 2017–18 Chattanooga Mocs women's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mocs, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Foster, played their home games at the McKenzie Arena as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs finished the season 17–13, 8–6 in third place in the SoCon, losing to UNC Greensboro in the conference tournament. They received an at-large berth in the 2018 WNIT but lost in the first round to UAB. Foster retired soon afterwards.


2018–19 Cheetahs season
In the 2018–19 rugby union season, the  Cheetahs participated in the 2018–19 Pro14 competition, their second appearance since joining the competition in 2017–18. The remained in Conference A of the competition, along with Irish sides  Connacht and  Munster, Italian side  Zebre, Scottish side  Glasgow Warriors and Welsh sides  Cardiff Blues and  Ospreys.


2018–19 Cheetahs season, Personnel, Coaches and management
The Cheetahs coaching and management staff for the 2018–19 Pro14 season are:


2018–19 Cheetahs season, Personnel, Player movements
Player movements between the 2017–18 Pro14 season and the end 2018–19 Pro14 season are as follows:


2018–19 Cheetahs season, Standings, Round-by-round
The table below shows the Cheetahs' progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the conference position:


2018–19 Cheetahs season, Player statistics
The Pro14 appearance record for players that represented the Cheetahs in 2018–19 is as follows:


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season
The 2018–19 season was Chelsea Women's 27th competitive season and 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was the first season after the naming switch from Chelsea Ladies FC and also the first season in the rebranded FA WSL. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Chelsea's 105th competitive season, 30th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 27th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 113th year in existence as a football club. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, August
Chelsea began the league campaign under new manager Sarri with a "comfortable" 3–0 victory at Huddersfield Town, with new midfielder Jorginho scoring a penalty on his debut, in between goals from N'Golo Kante and Pedro. This was followed with a home clash with Arsenal in the first home match of the season. After Pedro and Alvaro Morata quickly established a firm Chelsea advantage, Arsenal fought back to level before the break before Marcos Alonso won it late for the Blues.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, August
Chelsea then made the long trip to Newcastle, and took the lead with fourteen minutes to play with an Eden Hazard penalty. With seven minutes to play, striker Joselu leveled it up, however Chelsea would have the last word, with a DeAndre Yedlin own goal with three minutes left seeing them edge it 2–1.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, September
Chelsea began September by earning their fourth successive league win, courtesy of a 2–0 triumph over Bournemouth after goals from  Pedro and Hazard late on. This was followed by a clash with Cardiff City, but Chelsea were silenced after a surprise early goal from Sol Bamba; however two goals in six minutes from Hazard ensured Chelsea took a 2–1 lead, before he completed his hat-trick ten minutes from time. A Willian goal soon afterwards sealed a 4–1 win.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, September
This was followed by a trip to Greek outfit PAOK Salonika in the opening group stage contest of that season's UEFA Europa League, with Chelsea playing in the competition for the first time since winning it in 2013. The Blues started off their campaign brightly, scoring after just seven minutes through Willian, but ultimately had to battle to a 1–0 win. However, Chelsea dropped their first points of the campaign against a West Ham team that had been winless at home thus far that season. drawing 0–0.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, September
Chelsea followed the point at the London Stadium with a League Cup third-round success at Liverpool. After falling behind on 56 minutes through Daniel Sturridge, Chelsea struck back through Emerson and Hazard to claim a 2–1 win. They then faced a Reds side with a stronger team sheet at Stamford Bridge in the league, but were undone thanks to a late Sturridge stunner, and had to settle for a 1–1 draw. However, with Hazard having scored five league goals in the month, including the hat-trick against Cardiff, he was awarded with the Premier League Player of the Month for September 2018.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, October
October began with a narrow win over Hungarians MOL Vidi in the Europa League, with Morata scoring the game's only goal with twenty minutes to play. Chelsea then turned on the style in a 3–0 league win at Southampton, with Ross Barkley scoring his first of the season in between Hazard and Morata goals. Next up, Jose Mourinho – who had won three Premier League titles with Chelsea – made his return to Stamford Bridge as manager of Manchester United, who were eighth in the league and struggling.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, October
Chelsea took a 1–0 lead into half-time after a looping header from Antonio Rudiger, but a quickfire double from Anthony Martial in the second half put United in front; however, a 96th minute equalizer from Ross Barkley kept Chelsea's unbeaten season intact. Chelsea maintained their perfect Europa League record after a hat-trick for Ruben Loftus-Cheek helped them to a 3–1 win over Belarusian BATE Borisov, before the young English forward scored his first league goal of the season to cap off a "commanding" 4–0 destruction of Burnley at Turf Moor. Chelsea then battled to a 3–2 home win over Derby County in the League Cup last 16, with all five goals coming in an eventful first half, with Fikayo Tomori and Cesc Fabregas (along with a Richard Keogh own goal) on target for the Blues.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, November
Chelsea began November with a 3–1 home win over Crystal Palace, thanks largely to Morata's double. A nervy 1–0 win at BATE followed, with Olivier Giroud scoring his first goal under Maurizio Sarri, sealing a spot in the last 32 of the Europa League. Afterwards, Chelsea extended their unbeaten run of the campaign to eighteen matches after a goalless draw at home with Everton. However, their unbeaten record under Sarri was halted at that figure, with several defensive lapses seeing them fall to a 3–1 loss at Tottenham. Chelsea, however, recovered well by securing top spot in their Europa League group with a dominant 4–0 win over PAOK Salonika, with Giroud scoring twice and Callum Hudson-Odoi getting his first senior goal in a convincing display to cap off November.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, December
Chelsea began December with a routine 2–0 home win over Fulham, thanks to goals from Pedro and Loftus-Cheek. before losing for just the second time that season, away to Wolves. After Ruben Loftus-Cheek gave Chelsea a first-half lead, the hosts struck back with second-half goals from Raul Jiminez and Diogo Jota to claim a 2–1 win. Chelsea were underdogs heading into a clash against a Manchester City team who had not lost domestically since April.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, December
However, despite being outplayed for large periods of the contest, a rocket-shot from Kante and a looping header from David Luiz sealed a memorable 2–0 win to ensure Chelsea's return to the top four. Chelsea then completed their Europa League group campaign with a 2–2 draw away to MOL Vidi. After going ahead through Willian, an Ethan Ampadu own goal and Loic Nego's sweet volley put the home side ahead, before a late leveller from Giroud sealed a point.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, December
After first-half goals from Pedro and Hazard helped Chelsea battle past a resilient Brighton team, Maurizio Sarri's team set up a League Cup semi-final with London rivals Tottenham after scraping past Bournemouth 1–0 in the quarter-finals. However, this was followed by a frustrating home defeat to Leicester City, with the Foxes becoming the first team to win at Stamford Bridge all year thanks to Jamie Vardy's 51st-minute effort. After goals from either side in first-half stoppage-time, Eden Hazard's penalty won the day at Watford, before 2018 ended on a high for Chelsea after N'Golo Kante scored the only goal at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, January
A disappointing goalless draw at home with Southampton was not the best way possible to start the new year, but Chelsea soon secured their first win of 2019 after beating Nottingham Forest 2–0 in the FA Cup third round. However, a 1–0 reverse to Tottenham in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final followed, before goals from Pedro and Willian earned a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, January
Chelsea (in fourth) had the gap to fifth closed to three points after Arsenal won 2–0 in a one-sided London derby, before beating Tottenham 4–2 on penalties after winning 2–1 in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, to set up a final against holders Manchester City. They then strolled to a 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fourth round, before falling out of the top four after suffering a 4–0 league reverse at Bournemouth.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, January Transfers
Chelsea only signed two players in January; the first was Juventus` Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain, who arrived on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy at the end. The second was young American prospect Christian Pulisic, who signed from Borussia Dortmund, though was sent back on loan to Germany for the remainder of the campaign. A host of players departed on loan, among them Alvaro Morata to Spaniards Atletico Madrid and Michy Batshuayi to Fenerbahce. Five players also departed permanently, most notably Cesc Fabregas, who joined French side AS Monaco.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, February
Chelsea returned to fourth after walloping Huddersfield Town 5–0 in the Premier League, with January signing Gonzalo Higuain scoring twice on his home debut. However, Chelsea's flaws were exposed after being beaten 6–0 at Manchester City, in their heaviest league defeat since 1992, when they lost 7–0 to Nottingham Forest. After the City drubbing, Chelsea earned a 2–1 win away to Swedish outfit Malmo FF in the first leg of the Europa League last 32. An FA Cup exit to Manchester United was followed by the second leg, which Chelsea won 3–0 to secure passage to the last 16.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, February
Chelsea then faced Manchester City in the League Cup final, and put in a solid defensive display to draw 0–0. In extra-time, however, manager Sarri attempted to call goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga off, but the Spanish stopper refused to be substituted, and City went on to win 4–3 on penalties. Chelsea ended February with a critical home match against Tottenham in the league. After taking the lead through Pedro, Chelsea won 2–0 after a Kieran Trippier backpass rolled into his own net.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, March
March began with Higuain scoring his first away goal for Chelsea in a narrow 2–1 success at Fulham, before goals from Pedro, Willian and Hudson-Odoi ensured a 3–0 first leg win over Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Europa League. A stoppage-time equalizer from Eden Hazard earned them a point against Wolves, before Olivier Giroud's first Chelsea hat-trick ensured a memorable 5–0 win away to Dynamo Kiev, and an 8–0 aggregate victory. A 2–0 league loss to Everton further dented Chelsea's Champions League qualification hopes, before March ended with a controversial win at Cardiff City, with Cesar Azpilicueta scoring from an offside position and Cardiff having at least "two good penalty shouts." waved away.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, April
Chelsea maintained their 100% league record against Brighton with a 3–0 victory at Stamford Bridge that lifted them to fifth. Eden Hazard scored what would win the Premier League goal of the Month for April with a fantastic solo effort as the forward netted a brace in the 2–0 win over West Ham United. A late Marcos Alonso header earned Chelsea a 1–0 away win in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Czech Slavia Prague, before second-half goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah saw Chelsea lose 2–0 at Liverpool in the league.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, April
However, they followed this up with a thrilling 4–3 win against Slavia Prague in the return quarter-final leg of the Europa League, with Chelsea leading 4–1 after 27 minutes. Chelsea then drew with Burnley 2–2, as Kante scored his first goal of 2019 and Higuain adding his fourth for the club. All four goals came in a thrilling opening 24 minutes, before April finished with Alonso cancelling out Juan Mata's opener in a 1–1 draw away with Manchester United.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, May
May began with a tense 1–1 draw away to German Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final, with Pedro lashing home an equalizer just before half-time. Chelsea then secured a top-four finish for the first time since 2017, after second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain earned a 3–0 home win against Watford. Chelsea then faced Frankfurt in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final and, after taking the lead through Loftus-Cheek, were forced into extra-time after a second-half goal from Luka Jovic.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, May
Cesar Azpilicueta had a goal disallowed for a foul on goalie Trapp in the build-up, before Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty in the shootout to send Chelsea to meet Arsenal's 7–3 aggregate winners over Valencia in the final in Baku, Azerbaijan. Chelsea's final day draw at Leicester secured a third-place league finish, with Chelsea having amassed 72 points from a possible 114.


2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season, Overview, May
Chelsea collected one individual award for the league campaign, with Eden Hazards 15 assists enough to earn him the Premier League Playmaker Award for the most assists, whilst also collecting the Chelsea Player of the Year, Players` Player of the Year and Goal of the Year. After a 3–0 win away to New England Revolution in a warm-up friendly, Chelsea faced Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League final. After a tense first half of few openings, Olivier Giroud nodded Chelsea in front on 49 minutes, and the team soon were ahead 2–0 after Pedro swept home on the hour mark. Hazard made it 3–0 from the spot before Alex Iwobi pulled on back for Arsenal; however, a second from Hazard sealed the game ensured a 4–1 win as Chelsea won the Europa League for the second time in their history.


2018–19 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Cheltenham Town's 132nd season in existence and their third consecutive season in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2018–19 Cheltenham Town F.C. season
The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
The Robins revealed friendlies with Bristol City, Cirencester Town, Reading U23s, Evesham United, Birmingham City, Weston-super-Mare and Walsall.


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


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


2018–19 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.


2018–19 Cheltenham Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.


2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season
The 2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. They will also play in the 2019 AFC Cup. This is the first time an ISL club will play in any continental championship.


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


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


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


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


2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
Chennayin FC started their pre-season in Malaysia on 14 August under the watchful eyes of John Gregory. The team is supposed to play four warm-up matches and will return to Chennai on September 11.


2018–19 Chennaiyin FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
In the first friendly, Chennaiyin played with Malaysia U19 and drew the match. Playing against Malaysia Premier League team MIFA, Chennaiyin won in penalties by 3-2 after regulation time ended in 1-1. They played their third match against Felda United and drew that match. Chennaiyin played their last match of Malaysian sojourn against Terengganu FC and lost it 2-1.


2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 93rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. The Blackhawks were coached by Joel Quenneville, in his 11th season as the Blackhawks' head coach, for the first 15 games of the season. On November 6, 2018, Quenneville was fired and Jeremy Colliton was named the new head coach.


2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season
The Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention on April 2, 2019. This marked the first time since the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons that the Blackhawks had missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Blackhawks finished the season 36–34–12 to finish in sixth place in the Central Division.


2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks season
Patrick Kane led the team in scoring, scoring 44 goals and  a regular season career-high of 110 points. Alex DeBrincat scored 41 goals in his second season in the NHL while Jonathan Toews had a resurgent year, scoring a regular season career-high in goals (35) and points (81).


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


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


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


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


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


2018–19 Chicago Bulls season
The 2018–19 Chicago Bulls season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2018–19 Chicago Bulls season
On December 3, 2018, the Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg and replaced him with his assistant Jim Boylen.


2018–19 Chicago Bulls season
This season also produced the Bulls' highest-scoring game in franchise history, recording 168 points on March 1, 2019 in a quadruple overtime 168–161 win over the Atlanta Hawks. It broke a team record previously set in the 1983–84 season. It was also the third-highest scoring game in NBA history, as well as the third game where both teams scoring broke through the 160 point barrier in the same game.


2018–19 Chicago Bulls season, Player statistics
After all games. ‡Waived during the season†Traded during the season≠Acquired during the season


2018–19 Chicago Bulls season, Transactions, Trades
Jabari Parker  Bobby Portis  2023 protected second round draft pick


2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team were led by first-year head coach Lance Irvin. Their home games were held on campus at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center. The Cougars are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–16 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State.


2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 3–29, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to New Mexico State.


2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cougars had the worst average point margin in Division I at –22.7 points, despite winning two games by over 40 points.


2018–19 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team, Previous season
After the season, Chicago State fired head coach Tracy Dildy during the week of March 5, 2018, although it was not officially announced until a week later. After a nearly a five-month search, Lance Irvin, a Chicago native and former assistant coach at DePaul and several other schools, was named the new head coach of the Cougars on August 7.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season
The 2018–19 CBA season was the 24th season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In this campaign, the regular season expands from 38 games to 46 games, while the playoffs expand from 10 teams to 12 teams.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Team changes
The Shanxi Brave Dragons changed their official English name to the Shanxi Loongs at a lavish unveiling ceremony in September. “Loongs” is the Cantonese term for Dragons and was chosen by team ownership, even though people living in Shanxi speak Mandarin Chinese.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Team changes
The Bayi Rockets began playing their home games in Nanchang after spending many years in Ningbo, and the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions began playing their home games in Zhuji to cultivate a fanbase away from central Hangzhou and stop splintering local support with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Draft
The 2018 CBA Draft, the fourth edition of the CBA draft, took place on 29 July 2018. 14 players were selected in the draft.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy
All teams except the Bayi Rockets can have two foreign players. The bottom two teams from the previous season (except Bayi) have the additional right to sign an extra Asian player.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy, Rules Chart
The rules for using foreign players in each game are described in this chart:


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy, Rules Chart
++ If a team waives its right to sign an extra Asian player, it may use its 2 foreign players for 7 quarters collectively.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Foreign players policy, Import chart
This is the full list of international players who competed in the CBA during the 2018-19 season.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Statistics
The CBA is like the NCAA, and unlike the NBA, as the CBA combines regular season statistics with playoff statistics, so these lists are not yet final.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Yearly awards
This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season's yearly awards winners.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Players of the Week
This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season's Player of the Week award winners.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Players of the Month
This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season's Player of the Month award winners.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, Awards, Young Rising Stars of the Month
This is a list of the 2018–19 CBA season's Young Rising Star of the Month award winners.


2018–19 Chinese Basketball Association season, All-Star Weekend
The 24th CBA All-Star Game and associated events were held in Qingdao on January 12–13, 2019. Saturday featured the Rising Stars Challenge, in which a team of CBA Rookies & Sophomores faced a squad of students from the Chinese University Basketball Association, as well as the preliminaries of the Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Shootout, and Skills Competition. Sunday featured the All-Star Game, with the North hosting the South, and the finals of the three individual events taking place at halftime.


2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League
The 2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League is the 23rd season of the Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in China. The season began on 22 October 2018 and ended with the Finals on 27 February 2019. Shanghai Golden Age are the defending champions.


2018–19 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League
On 27 February 2019, Shanghai Golden Age won their 15th Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League title, after defeating Beijing BAIC Motor in the final, 3–0 (3–0, 3–2, 3–0).


2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League
The 2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League was the 23rd season of the Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in China. The season began on 8 November 2018 and ended with the Finals on 9 March 2019. Tianjin Bohai Bank were the defending champions.


2018–19 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League
On 9 March 2019, Beijing Baic Motor won their 1st Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League title, after defeating Tianjin Bohai Bank in the final, 3–0 (3–2, 3–1, 3–1).


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats were  led by 13th-year head coach Mick Cronin, and played its home games at the newly renovated Fifth Third Arena as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in AAC play, finishing in second place. They defeated SMU, Wichita State, and No. 1 seed Houston to win the AAC Tournament for the second consecutive year, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the South region, they were upset by No. 10 seed Iowa in the first round.


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2016–17 season 31–5, 16–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated SMU, Memphis, and Houston to win the AAC Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 2 seed in the West region, they defeated Georgia State in the First Round before being upset by Nevada in the Second Round.


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Offseason, Departing players
On September 13, 2018 Associate Head Coach Larry Davis resigned before the start of the season. In October, Greg Youncofski was named as the third assistant coach for the 2018-19 season.


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on October 15, 2018, with the Bearcats predicted to finish second in the AAC.


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Bearcats had a pre-season tour in Canada, playing three teams on the trip. The Bearcats will reopen Fifth Third Arena against Ohio State on November 7, 2018.


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team will represent the University of Cincinnati during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the sixth for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by first year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, will return to play their home games at Fifth Third Arena after a one year for renovation. They finished the season 24–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to UCF. They received an automatic bid Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Youngstown State, Minnesota, Butler in the first, second and third rounds before losing to TCU in the quarterfinals.


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, Media
All games will have a video stream on , ESPN3, or


2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team, Offseason, 2018 Recruits
The Bearcats did not sign any high school recruits for the 2018-19 season.


2018–19 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
The Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program represented Clarkson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Golden Knights entered the season as the defending national champions as well as the ECAC regular season and tournament champions. They also entered the season as the top-ranked team in both the USCHO.com and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls for the second time.


2018–19 Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey season
During the season, the Golden Knights participated in the first NCAA women's ice hockey games outside the United States when they traveled to Belfast for a two-game series with Northeastern.


2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brad Brownell, the Tigers played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2018–19 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They defeated Boston College in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and Auburn to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen. The Tigers 25 wins tied the most in program history and their 11 conference wins are the most in program history.


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


2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represents Clemson University during the 2018–19 college basketball season. The Tigers are led by first year head coach Amanda Butler. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, play their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum. They finished the season 20–13, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisville. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament, which was their first trip 2002 where they defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.


2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team
During the off-season it was announced that Amanda Butler would be taking over as head coach for Audra Smith.


2018–19 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team, Previous Season
The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 11–19, 1–15 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. They lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC Tournament. After this season, head coach Audra Smith was fired.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers entered the season as runners-up in the 2018 NBA Finals, in which they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep since 2007, in which the Cavs were also swept, by the San Antonio Spurs. The Cavaliers had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season
LeBron James was not on the roster for the first time since 2013–14, as he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason as a free agent.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season
On October 28, 2018, the Cavaliers fired Tyronn Lue after a 0–6 start (the worst start for a team coming off the NBA Finals) and replaced him on the interim basis with his assistant Larry Drew, who would become permanent coach on November 5.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Without LeBron James, as with the 2010–11 season (James' first departure from Cleveland), the Cavaliers struggled to find a solid identity, ranking in the bottom 10 in all of points per game, opponent points per game, pace, offensive rating, and defensive rating. They finished at 19–63, the third worst record in the league, second worst in the Eastern Conference, and their worst season since 2010–11. This was also the Cavs' first losing season since the 2013–14 season.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Draft
The Cavaliers entered the 2018 NBA draft with the rights to the eighth overall pick, which originally belonged to the Brooklyn Nets. Cleveland acquired the pick from the Boston Celtics in the Kyrie Irving trade during the summer of 2017. The Cavaliers used the pick to acquire point guard Collin Sexton, a freshman out of the University of Alabama.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Preseason summary
On July 1, 2018, LeBron James confirmed that he would be leaving the Cavaliers and signing a four-year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. This marked the second time in which James left the Cavaliers in free agency, with the first coming when James joined the Miami Heat in 2010.


2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Player statistics
After all games. ‡Waived during the season†Traded during the season≠Acquired during the season


2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by second-year head coach Dennis Felton. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Horizon League Tournament.


2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
On July 12, 2019, head coach Dennis Felton was fired. He finished at Cleveland State with a record of 22–44.


2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2017–18 season 12–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed at the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated Youngstown State and upset No. 1 seed Northern Kentucky and No. 4 seed Oakland to advance to the championship game where they lost to Wright State.


2018–19 Club América season
The 2018–19 season was Club América's 6th consecutive season in the Liga MX, and 74th consecutive season in the top-flight of Mexican football. The club will participate in the Liga MX and the Copa MX.


2018–19 Club América season, Pre-season and friendlies
Club América will precede their 2018–19 campaign with a series of friendlies to be contested in the United States. The matches were announced in May 2018.


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


2018–19 Club América season, Squad, 2019 Clausura squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season
The 2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season is the 90th consecutive Primera División season for the senior squad. During the season, Boca Juniors will take part in the Primera División, Copa de la Superliga, 2017–18 Copa Argentina, 2018–19 Copa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina, Final Stages of the 2018 Copa Libertadores and in the Group Stage of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, June
Frank Fabra is ruled out of the 2018 FIFA World Cup after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee, also, he will miss the entire 2018 Copa Libertadores. On June 27 Boca announced that Sebastián Villa is the first signing of the season, after reaching an agreement with Colombian champions Deportes Tolima.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, July
Gino Peruzzi, Nicolás Colazo, Tomás Pochettino, Marcelo Torres, Franco Cristaldo, Nicolás Benegas and Nazareno Solís returned from their loans. Oscar Benítez returned to their club after a loan spell in Boca. Franco Cristaldo and Nazareno Solís are loaned to San Martín (SJ) and Nicolás Benegas is loaned to Brown. On July 6, two players arrive to the club: Carlos Izquierdoz is purchased from Santos Laguna and Mauro Zárate is purchased from Watford. Marcelo Torres is loaned to Banfield. On July 16 Walter Bou is loaned to Vitória and Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Aris. Left back Lucas Olaza is loaned from Talleres (C), in the operation Tomás Pochettino and Gonzalo Maroni are loaned to Talleres (C).


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, August
The first official match of the season is a 6–0 win against Alvarado in the Round of 64 of Copa Argentina, in the next round Boca will face San Martín (T). On August 2, Boca and Lanús reached an agreement for the transfer of goalkeeper Esteban Andrada while Guillermo Sara is transferred to Lanús. In the first game of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca achieved a great victory 2–0  against Libertad. Guido Vadalá is loaned to Universidad de Concepción. The first match of the Argentinian tournament was a 1–0 victory over Talleres (C).


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, August
Boca played awful and lost 2–0 against Estudiantes (LP), Boca's 46 rounds as leader came to the end. The level did not improved and Boca drew 0–0 against Huracán. Boca and Santiago Vergini agreed to mutually terminate the defender's contract, Vergini subsequently joined Bursaspor. In the second leg of the Round of 16 of Copa Libertadores, Boca won 4–2 against Libertad and advanced to the Quarterfinals, facing Brazilian team Cruzeiro.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, September
Boca improved the level and managed to win 3–0 over Vélez Sarsfield. Sebastián Pérez Cardona is loaned to Pachuca. Boca advanced to the Round of 16 after a 2–0 win over San Martín (T). On September 15, Boca won 1-0 a really though match against Argentinos Juniors. In the first leg of the Quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores, Boca won 2–0 against Cruzeiro. Boca played a bad game and lost 2-0 the Superclásico against River Plate. Boca was eliminated of the 2017–18 Copa Argentina after an awful defeat against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). On the last match of September, Boca won 3–1 over Colón.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, October
In the second leg of the Quarterfinals of Copa Libertadores, Boca drew 1–1 against Cruzeiro and advanced to the Semifinals, facing Brazilian team Palmeiras. On October, 7 Boca drew 2–2 against Racing. Goalkeeper Carlos Lampe signs with Boca on a three-month loan from Huachipato. On October 20, Boca drew 0–0 against Rosario Central. In the first leg of the Semifinals of Copa Libertadores, Boca played a great match and won 2–0 over Palmeiras. On October 27, the reserve team played and lost 2–1 against Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP). Boca qualified to the Finals of the 2018 Copa Libertadores after defeating Palmeiras, and will face old time rival River Plate in an unprecedented edition of the Superclásico. Boca also becomes the team with most finals disputed in the history of Copa Libertadores.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, November
In the first match of the month, Boca won 4–1 against Tigre. The first leg of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals ended in a 2–2 draw, a very disputed match. On the round 13 of Superliga, Boca defeated Patronato 1–0.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, December
In the first match of the month, Boca won 1–0 against Independiente. Boca lost the 2018 Copa Libertadores after losing 3–1 in the finals against old rival River Plate. Guillermo Barros Schelotto is no longer the coach of Boca, after two years that included two Argentine League trophies. Edwin Cardona finished his loan with the club and returned to Monterrey.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, January
Gustavo Alfaro is appointed as the new manager of the club. Cristian Espinoza and Carlos Lampe finished their loans with the club and returned to Villarreal and Huachipato. Nahuel Molina returned from their loan on Defensa y Justicia. On January 2, Boca and Ajax reached an agreement for the transfer of defender Lisandro Magallán. Central defender Júnior Alonso is loaned from Lille. Sebastián Pérez Cardona is loaned to Barcelona. Goalkeeper Marcos Díaz signed with the club. Boca and Borussia Dortmund reached an agreement for the transfer of defender Leonardo Balerdi. Gonzalo Lamardo is loaned to San Martín (T).


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, January
Jorman Campuzano is purchased from Atlético Nacional and Iván Marcone is purchased from Cruz Azul. On January 18, Boca and San Lorenzo reached an agreement for the transfer of defender Gino Peruzzi. Pablo Pérez is loaned to Independiente, and Leonardo Jara is loaned to D.C. United. Nahuel Molina is loaned to Rosario Central. The first match of the year was a 1–1 against Newell's Old Boys. Right back Kevin Mac Allister is loaned from Argentinos Juniors. Nicolás Colazo is loaned to Tigre and Mateo Retegui is loaned to Estudiantes (LP). Central defender Lisandro López is loaned from Benfica. Boca purchases a percentage of Lucas Olaza from Talleres (C) and is loaned to Celta de Vigo. Walter Bou is loaned to Unión La Calera. Boca won 4–0 against San Martín (SJ) in one of the matches posponed.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, February
Boca and Zenit Saint Petersburg reached an agreement for the transfer of defensive midfielder Wílmar Barrios. Boca won Godoy Cruz 2–0. Agustín Heredia is loaned to Godoy Cruz. On February 10, Boca travelled to Córdoba and drew 1–1 against Belgrano. On February 17 Boca defeated Lanús 2–1. Boca lost 2–1 against Atlético Tucumán in one of the matches postponed. Agustín Rossi is loaned to Deportes Antofagasta. On February 24 Boca won 1–0 against Defensa y Justicia.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, March
On March 1 Boca won 3–1 against Unión. In the beginning of 2019 Copa Libertadores Boca draw Jorge Wilstermann 0-0. On March 9 Boca won 3–0 against San Lorenzo. On March 12 Boca won 3–0 over Deportes Tolima. On March 14, Boca and Fernando Gago agreed to a contract termination; he played 199 games and won 9 titles. On March 9 Boca won 4–1 against San Martín (T) and qualified for 2020 Copa Libertadores. On March 29 Boca won 2–0 against Banfield.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, April
On April 2 Boca lost 3–0 against Athletico Paranaense. In the final round of Superliga, Boca drew 1–1 against Aldosivi and ended the League in the third position. On April 10 Boca won 4–0 against Jorge Wilstermann. On April 19 Boca won the first match of 2018–19 Copa Argentina 2–0 against Estudiantes (RC). On April 24 Boca draw 2–2 against Deportes Tolima in Copa Libertadores. On April 28 Boca won 2–1 against Godoy Cruz in Copa de la Superliga.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, May
On May 2 Boca won the Supercopa Argentina against Rosario Central defeating them 6–5 in penalties after a 0–0 draw. On May 5 Boca advanced to the quarterfinals of Copa de la Superliga by winning 3–1 against Godoy Cruz. On May 9 Boca Won 2–1 against Athletico Paranaense and clinched the first place in the Group G of Copa Libertadores. On May 12, Boca draw Vélez Sarsfield 0–0 in the first leg of Copa de la Superliga quarterfinals. On May 16, Boca won 5–4 in penalties after another 0–0 draw against Vélez Sarsfield and advanced to the semifinals. On May 19, Boca draw Argentinos Juniors 0–0 in the first leg of Copa de la Superliga semifinals. On May 26, Boca won 1–0 against Argentinos Juniors and advanced to the Copa de la Superliga final.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Season overview, June
On June 2 Boca played the last match of the season, a 2–0 defeat against Tigre in the final of the Copa de la Superliga.


2018–19 Club Atlético Boca Juniors season, Competitions, Overall
1: The Round of 32 will be played in the next season. 2 : The group stage was played the previous season. 3 : The final stages are played in the next season.


2018–19 Club Atlético Independiente season
The 2018–19 season is Club Atlético Independiente's 6th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 20 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


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


2018–19 Club Atlético Independiente season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2018–19 Club Atlético River Plate season
The 2018–19 season was Club Atlético River Plate's 8th consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


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


2018–19 Club Atlético River Plate season, Squad Winter
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2018–19 Club Brugge KV season
The 2018–19 season was Club Brugge's 127th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football.


2018–19 Club Brugge KV season, Players, First-team squad
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2018–19 Club Necaxa season
The 2018–19 Club Necaxa season is the 94th season in the football club's history and the 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football since the team most recent promotion to Liga MX.


2018–19 Club Necaxa season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 January 2019.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Club Puebla season
The 2018–19 Club Puebla season is the club's 72nd professional season in Mexico's top-flight football league. The season is split into two tournaments—the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura—each with identical formats and each contested by the same eighteen teams. The club will also play Copa MX.


2018–19 Club Puebla season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 January 2019.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Club Puebla season, Statistics, Attendance
Puebla's Home Attendance by round, Estadio Cuauhtémoc has a capacity of 51,726.


2018–19 Club Universidad Nacional season
The 2018–19 Club Universidad Nacional season is the 64th season in the football club's history and the 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football.


2018–19 Club Universidad Nacional season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 December 2018.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Club Universidad Nacional season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 13 January 2019Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2018–19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by 12th-year head coach Cliff Ellis, play their home games at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference.


2018–19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Chanticleers finished the 2017–18 season 14–18, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Texas State.


2018–19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2018–19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team represents Coastal Carolina University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chanticleers, led by sixth year head coach Jaida Williams, play their home games at HTC Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Appalachian State. They received an invitation to the WBI where they lost to Campbell in the first round.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Colchester United's 82nd season in their history and their third successive season competing in League Two. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester missed the play-offs by just a single point in a dramatic season finale. Having been in and around the automatic promotion positions early season, Colchester found themselves fighting for the play-offs for much of the campaign. However, a drop in form in March going into mid-April saw them drop out of the play-off places and struggled to make a return. A short spell of form at the end of the season left them in contention with a game to spare, but an 87th-minute equaliser for Newport County in their game on the final day of the season meant the U's finished eighth.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season
In the FA Cup, Colchester were eliminated by League One side Accrington Stanley in the first round, and League Two rivals Cheltenham Town beat the U's following a penalty shoot-out in the first round of the EFL Cup. Colchester finished third in their EFL Trophy group, missing out on progression following defeats by Southampton under-21s and Cambridge United but did record an Essex derby victory against Southend United.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester's position in League Two for the 2018–19 season was confirmed on 21 April 2018, when the U's suffered a 2–1 defeat at Lincoln City, mathematically ruling out potential for promotion through the play-offs.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 8 May, following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Colchester announced four players would be leaving on 1 July 2018 following the expiry of their contracts. These included Doug Loft whose time with the U's had been plagued by injury, Scottish duo Denny Johnstone and Craig Slater who had both been on loan north of the border during the previous season, and Tommy O'Sullivan who again had been out on loan with Torquay United during the latter part of last season.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 9 May, Academy graduate Drey Wright signed a two-year pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 10 May, Colchester signed Cheltenham Town midfielder Harry Pell on a three-year contract for an undisclosed six-figure sum.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 12 May, both Tom Lapslie and Brennan Dickenson took up the option of a further year on their contracts to remain with Colchester until summer 2019.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 15 May, defender Ryan Jackson signed a contract extension with the club until the summer of 2020.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
The club announced on 18 May that seven of the under-23 squad would be released at the end of their contracts. This included Tarryn Allarakhia, Charley Edge, Dominic Kurasik, Eli Phipps, Josh Pollard, Callum Sturgess and JJ Wilson.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Three scholars were offered professional contracts to remain with the club on 24 May, with Dean Ager, Callum Jones and Ollie Kensdale all offered terms.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 24 May, Colchester signed goalkeeper Bailey Vose from Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Following a successful trial towards the end of the 2017–18 season, Noah Chesmain agreed a one-year contract with the club on 25 May after his release by Millwall.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 30 May, the club confirmed seven under-23s players had agreed contract extensions. These included George Brown, Ryan Clampin, Eoin McKeown, Decarrey Sheriff, Sam Warde, and Diaz Wright, who agreed one-year deals, and Louis Dunne, who signed a two-year deal.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 1 June, the club announced that the new stadium sponsors would be JobServe and the stadium therefore renamed JobServe Community Stadium after the expiry of Weston Homes' ten-year deal. The same day, it was announced Millwall would be visiting the stadium for a pre-season friendly on 24 July.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Club captain Luke Prosser agreed a new two-year deal with Colchester United on 6 June.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 7 June, Colchester signed former West Bromwich Albion goalkeeper Ethan Ross on a two-year contract, while Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Aaron Collins joined the club in a season-long loan deal.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 8 June, Frank Nouble signed a two-year contract with the U's joining from League Two rivals Newport County after his contract had expired. Meanwhile, three more friendlies were confirmed, with trips to nearby Maldon & Tiptree and newly-promoted National League side Braintree Town on 7 and 10 July respectively. Also announced was a trip to north Wales to play Colwyn Bay on 13 July.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 12 June, a further friendly fixture was added with a trip to Dagenham & Redbridge set for 17 July.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 15 June, Colchester were drawn away to Cheltenham Town in the EFL Cup first round.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 22 June, Colchester announced another friendly game against Dartford on 21 July.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 27 June, Colchester signed Swindon Town striker Luke Norris on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 29 June, manager John McGreal announced that both Sean Murray and Sam Walker had left the club after failing to agree new contracts, while he also hoped out-of-contract Kane Vincent-Young would remain with the club.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 5 July, Colchester signed centre back Chris Forino-Joseph on a one-year contract following a trial period with the under-23 side last season.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester played their first pre-season friendly against Maldon & Tiptree on 7 July. The visitors in their new away kit took the lead through captain Luke Prosser when he headed in Aaron Collins' corner kick after 12-minutes. Three minutes later, Collins was again the provider for Sammie Szmodics to convert from close range. Collins was then fouled in the penalty area and stepped up to convert from the spot on 27-minutes. On the half-hour mark, Sam Warde, playing for the Jammers, scored for the home side with a 25-yard free kick. After the break, both sides made wholesale changes, and Mikael Mandron completed the scoring to make it 4–1 to United on the hour mark.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
A final pre-season game against League One Gillingham was arranged on 10 July for Saturday 28 July.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester travelled to Braintree Town for their second pre-season friendly. The U's took the lead after ten minutes when Frank Nouble registered his first goal for the club following a lay-off from Ryan Gondoh. In the second half the lead was doubled when Mikael Mandron struck on 51-minutes, before Sammie Szmodics scored four minutes later to make it 3–0. Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe scored from close range in the 71st minute and Mandron scored his third goal in two games to complete the scoring three minutes from time.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
During their summer training camp in Cheshire, the U's faced Northern Premier League side Colwyn Bay. Two goals from Mikael Mandron and one each from Tom Lapslie, Aaron Collins and Frank Nouble secured an easy victory for Colchester.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Following the announcement that JobServe had gained the stadium naming rights, JobServe owner and club chairman Robbie Cowling announced JobServe would also be the club's shirt sponsor for home and away kits for the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 13 July, Colchester were drawn against Southend United and Cambridge United for the EFL Trophy group stage, with their final Category One under-21 invited opponents revealed on 18 July.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Dagenham & Redbridge held the U's to a 1–1 draw at Victoria Road on 17 July. Michael Cheek opened the scoring with a free kick at the midway point of the first half, but Diaz Wright scored five minutes from full-time to rescue a draw for the visitors.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester's final opponents in the EFL Trophy group stage were drawn on 18 July with Southampton under-21s set to visit the Community Stadium.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
A late own goal proved the difference between hosts Dartford and the U's on 21 July. Ronnie Vint put the ball into his own net following a cross from Brennan Dickenson after 81-minutes as Colchester battled to a narrow victory over the National League South side.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
In their penultimate friendly fixture and their first of two home friendly games, Colchester defeated Millwall 2–1 thanks to first-half goals from Sammie Szmodics and Kane Vincent-Young, still to sign a new contract with the U's. Millwall earned a late consolation goal through Jed Wallace in the 89th minute to deny United a clean sheet.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 25 July, under-23s centre-back Will Wright signed for National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until January.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
On 27 July, Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe joined National League side Bromley on loan until January.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, Preseason
Colchester closed their pre-season campaign with a resounding 5–1 win over Gillingham at the Community Stadium. Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring inside five minutes. Szmodics then provided the assist for Aaron Collins to make it 2–0 after quarter of an hour, before Mikael Mandron made it 3–0 on 30-minutes. On 39-minutes, Gillingham's Mark Byrne received a red card for a challenge on Tom Lapslie. The visitors pulled a goal back just before the interval through Dean Parrett. Mandron restored the U's three goal advantage on 57-minutes, and Tom Eastman rounded off an unbeaten pre-season with Colchester's fifth goal on 62-minutes.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Colchester United's League Two campaign started with an away game at Notts County on 4 August. John McGreal handed debuts to Harry Pell, Aaron Collins and Frank Nouble. Dillon Barnes was selected in goal for the U's and claimed a clean sheet for himself as the match ended 0–0, with both teams having good opportunities to take all three points.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
After much speculation about his future, Kane Vincent-Young signed a new two-year contract with the club on 6 August.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
On 7 August, the U's signed Dagenham & Redbridge academy player David Agboola to bolster the under-23 squad. He signed a one-year contract with the club.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Colchester faced Port Vale in their first home fixture of the season. Courtney Senior and Ryan Jackson scored in the eighth and 23rd-minutes respectively to hand the home side a 2–0 win on 11 August.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
Colchester were once again eliminated from the EFL Cup at the first round stage. Hosts Cheltenham took the lead within the first minute through Ryan Broom following a defensive error by Frankie Kent. In the second half, Dillon Barnes conceded a penalty after a foul on Jacob Maddox. Conor Thomas stepped up to convert the kick and give Cheltenham a 2–0 lead. Substitute Sammie Szmodics registered his first goal of the season 12-minutes after arriving on the pitch in the 79th minute, before debutant Luke Norris scored to level the match at 2–2. The game ended in a draw, with a penalty shoot-out ensuing. Cheltenham won the shoot-out 6–5 after Courtney Senior missed the decisive kick in sudden death.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
On 18 August, Colchester scored a 95th-minute equaliser in their game at Mansfield Town. Following a goalless first half, the hosts took an 81st-minute lead through Craig Davies, but Sammie Szmodics goal drew the U's level in the fifth minute of added time to secure a 1–1 draw.


2018–19 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview, August
On 21 August, Noah Chesmain signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Hitchin Town in an initial month-long loan deal.