2019 Drive for the Cure 250
The 2019 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 28, 2019, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 67 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 28th race of the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 12.


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Background, Track
Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 67 laps, 245.803 kilometres (152.735 mi).


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Practice, First practice
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 84.489 seconds and a speed of 98.853 mph (159.088 km/h).


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Practice, Final practice
A. J. Allmendinger was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 83.938 seconds and a speed of 99.502 mph (160.133 km/h).


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Qualifying
Chase Briscoe scored the pole for the race with a time of 83.232 seconds and a speed of 100.346 mph (161.491 km/h).


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Race, Summary
Chase Briscoe started on pole and maintained his lead, winning Stage 1. Cole Custer overtook teammate Briscoe at the conclusion of Stage 1, and won Stage 2, which did not see any cautions. Alex Labbé notably won points in both stages and also had a career-best finish of 6th.


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Race, Summary
On lap 45, a caution occurred and four playoff drivers, including Brandon Jones and John Hunter Nemechek, were involved. Afterwards, Briscoe attempted to overtake Christopher Bell for second place. Briscoe drove hard into Bell, running him off the track. Bell was obligated to serve a penalty due to going off-track, but instead chased Briscoe down and deliberately spun him. Bell was ruled by NASCAR to have to restart at the rear of the field. Briscoe suffered as his team spent a long time repairing his car. Neither driver was able to fully recover from the incident, though Bell was already locked into the next round of the playoffs from his win at the previous week's race.


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Race, Summary
For the other playoffs drivers, Ryan Sieg dealt with fuel pressure issues early in the race, finishing two laps down. Justin Haley experienced mechanical issues and went to the garage for repairs, finishing six laps down.


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Race, Summary
A. J. Allmendinger had a strong run on the final restart, winning the race with a 2-second lead over Tyler Reddick.


2019 Drive for the Cure 250, Race, Summary
Nemechek, Jones, Sieg, and Haley all exited the race below the cut line for the playoffs.


2019 Drydene 400
The 2019 Drydene 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 6, 2019 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the one-mile (1.6  km) concrete speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.


2019 Drydene 400, Report, Background
Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two NASCAR races. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Verizon IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway was owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.


2019 Drydene 400, Report, Background
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.


2019 Drydene 400, Practice, First practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.056 seconds and a speed of 163.221 mph (262.679 km/h).


2019 Drydene 400, Practice, Final practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.126 seconds and a speed of 162.705 mph (261.848 km/h).


2019 Drydene 400, Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 21.559 and a speed of 166.984 mph (268.735 km/h).


2019 Drydene 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2006 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2001 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Drydene 400, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 3 time Dover winner Rusty Wallace had the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 3 when the field raced down the back straightaway. Winston Kelley, Steve Post, and Kim Coon called the race for MRN from pit lane.


2019 Dubai 24 Hour
The 2019 Dubai 24 Hour was the 14th running of the Dubai 24 Hour. It was also the first round of both the 2019 24H GT Series and the 2019 24H TCE Series. The event was held on 11 to 13 January at the Dubai Autodrome, United Arab Emirates.


2019 Dubai Sevens
The 2019 Dubai Sevens was the first tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and was the 20th international edition and the 50th overall of the Dubai Sevens since it began in 1970. It was held on 5–7 December 2019 at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


2019 Dubai Sevens, Background
The 2019 Dubai Sevens was the first of ten tournaments in the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series with the tournament holding its 50th edition of the tournament with it being the 20th time that an World Series event has been held. For Ireland, they would join the series as a core team for the first time after winning the qualifier held at the 2019 Hong Kong Sevens defeating the host nation in the final by 21 points.


2019 Dubai Sevens, Background
Throughout the off-season, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics took place in the continental tournaments. Over in the Americas, Argentina and Canada qualified through to the Olympics after defeating Brazil and Jamaica respectively. The following week saw Great Britain became the eighth team to qualify after defeating France in the final at Colomiers. In early November, Australia and Kenya became the ninth and tenth team to qualify as they both won their respective regional tournaments. The final continentinal spot went to South Korea after defeating Hong Kong in the final of the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament.


2019 Dubai Sevens, Format
The sixteen are drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings.


2019 Dubai Sevens, Teams
Fifteen core teams are participating in the tournament along with one invited team, Japan:


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP Tour 500 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a WTA Premier 5 event on the 2019 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 17 to 23 February and the men's tournament from 25 February–2 March.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Ram and Salisbury went on to win the title, defeating Ben McLachlan and Jan-Lennard Struff in the final, 7–6(7–4), 6–3.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Roberto Bautista Agut was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nikoloz Basilashvili.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Roger Federer won his 8th Dubai title, and 100th ATP singles title overall, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–4, 6–4, in the final. Federer became the second male tennis player in history after Jimmy Connors in 1983 to win 100 ATP singles titles.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Following his run to the final, Tsitsipas entered the top 10 in the ATP Rankings for the first time in his career, becoming the first Greek player to achieve this feat.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Women's doubles were played at the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 17 to 23 February. Chan Hao-ching and Yang Zhaoxuan were the defending champions, but chose to participate with different partners. Chan played alongside her sister Latisha, but they lost in the semifinals to Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová. Yang partnered Abigail Spears, but lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard and Sofia Kenin.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Hsieh and Strýcová went on to win the title, defeating Lucie Hradecká and Ekaterina Makarova in the final, 6–4, 6-4.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds and the seventh seeds received a bye into the second round (the latter as the result of a late withdrawal).


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Belinda Bencic.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Bencic won the title, despite being six match points down in the third round against Aryna Sabalenka, beating Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2. For the second time in her career, Bencic defeated four consecutive top-ten players en route to a Premier 5 title. This was her first WTA singles title since winning the Premier 5 Rogers Cup title in 2015 and lifted her back inside the top 25 for the first time in over two and a half years.


2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.


2019 Dubai Women's Sevens
The 2019 Dubai Women's Sevens will be an tournament held at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 5–7 December 2019. It will be the ninth edition of the Dubai Women's Sevens and will also be the second tournament of the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.


2019 Dubai Women's Sevens, Format
The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.


2019 Dubai Women's Sevens, Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the tournament with eleven being the core teams that compete throughout the entire season. The invited team for this tournament is Japan who was invited after last competing in the previous round.


2019 Dubai World Cup
The 2019 Dubai World Cup was a horse race run at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on 30 March 2019. It was the 24th running of the race. The total prize money for the race was US$12 million, with the winner receiving $7.2 million. This was an increase of $2 million on the previous year, making it the world's richest horse race in 2019.


2019 Dubai World Cup
The race was won for the second year running by Thunder Snow, who became the first horse to win the Dubai World Cup twice.


2019 Dubai World Cup, Entries
A total of 13 horses were entered for the race, including Godolphin's defending champion Thunder Snow, who was bidding to become the first horse to win the race for a second time. Al Maktoum Challenge winners North America (Rounds 1 and 2) and Capezzano (Round 3) headed a strong local challenge from the United Arab Emirates, which also included Axelrod, Gronkowski and New Trails. The United States was also well represented with Pegasus World Cup runner-up Seeking The Soul, Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up Gunnevera, along with Audible, Pavel and Yoshida. The field was completed by Japanese challenger K T Brave and the Korean-trained Dolkong.


2019 Dubai World Cup, Entries, Road to Meydan
The contenders' results in key races during the build-up to the Dubai World Cup.


2019 Dubai World Cup, Entries, Race card
The draw for the race was made on 27 March.


2019 Dubai World Cup, Entries, Race card
K T Brave was later withdrawn, reducing the field to 12.


2019 Dubai World Cup, Race, Summary
North America was fastest out of the gates and took an early lead, with defending champion Thunder Snow breaking well from the second widest draw to move in behind the leader, alongside Capezzano, who was pulling hard on the inside. As the horses settled, Gronkowski moved through to challenge North America for the lead, with the leaders closely followed by Thunder Snow, Capezzano and New Trails. The positions at the front of the race remained unchanged until the final bend, where Capezzano and New Trails quickly faded.


2019 Dubai World Cup, Race, Summary
Into the home straight, North America started to drop back as Thunder Snow challenged Gronkowski for the lead. The two horses, now clear of the rest of the field, battled all the way to the line, with Thunder Snow getting up to win by a nose in a photo finish, becoming the first horse to win two Dubai World Cups. Gunnevera ran on from the back to take third place, with Pavel staying on to finish fourth.


2019 Dublin City Council election
An election to Dublin City Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of the Irish local elections. 63 councillors were elected from 11 local electoral areas (LEAs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV) for a five-year term of office.


2019 Dublin City Council election
In 2014, there were nine LEAs each electing between six and nine councillors. Following the recommendations of the Local Area Boundary Committee Report in June 2018, there are now eleven LEAs each electing between five and seven councillors.


2019 Dublin City Council election
Sinn Féin had a bad election, losing eight seats to return with eight councillors, going from being the largest party to the fourth largest. Fianna Fáil won eleven seats an increase of two, to become the largest party on the Council for the first time since 1999. The Green Party became the second largest party on the Council for the first time going from three to ten councillors, making the largest gains of any party and winning a seat in every LEA they contested here. Labour returned with eight councillors the same as they did five years previous.


2019 Dublin City Council election, Results by party
Outgoing Councillor Ellis Ryan was elected in 2014 in the North Inner City as an Independent but subsequently joined the Workers' Party.


2019 Dublin City Council election, Results by party
Outgoing Councillor Pat Dunne was elected in 2014 in Crumlin-Kimmage as a United Left candidate but was elected as an Independents 4 Change candidate in this election.


2019 Dublin City Council election, Results by party
Outgoing Councillor John Lyons was a candidate for Independent Left which is an unregistered political party so appeared on the ballot paper as a non party independent.


2019 Dublin City Council election, Results by local electoral area, Artane–Whitehall
Outgoing Councillor John Lyons was a candidate for Independent Left which is an unregistered political party so appeared on the ballot paper as a non-party independent.


2019 Dublin City Council election, Results by local electoral area, Donaghmede
Niamh McDonald was a candidate for Independent Left which is an unregistered political party so appeared on the ballot paper as a non-party independent.


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin Fingal constituency in Ireland on Friday, 29 November 2019, to fill the vacancy left by the election of Independents 4 Change TD Clare Daly to the European Parliament.


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election
It was held on the same day as three other by-elections in Cork North-Central, Dublin Mid-West and Wexford. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 7 November 2019.


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election
At the 2016 general election, the electorate of Dublin Fingal was 93,486, and the constituency elected one Fianna Fáil TD, one Independents 4 Change TD, one Fine Gael TD, one Labour Party TD, and one Sinn Féin TD.


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election
The election was won by Fingal County Councillor Joe O'Brien of the Green Party. It was the first by-election won by a Green Party candidate. Karen Power was co-opted to O'Brien's seat on Fingal County Council following his election to the Dáil


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election
Among the candidates were 2 Senators Lorraine Clifford-Lee and James Reilly and four Fingal County Councillors Ann Graves, Dean Mulligan, Joe O'Brien and  Duncan Smith.


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election
This was the first occasion when by-elections were contested by Independents 4 Change (who also contested Dublin Mid-West) and the Social Democrats (who also contested Cork North-Central and Dublin Mid-West).


2019 Dublin Fingal by-election, Campaign
During the campaign, the Fianna Fáil candidate Lorraine Clifford-Lee was embroiled in controversy when she had to apologise for the language she had used in tweets she had made in 2011, which were derogatory towards the Traveller community.


2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin Mid-West constituency in Ireland on Friday, 29 November 2019, to fill the vacancy left by the election of Fine Gael TD Frances Fitzgerald to the European Parliament.


2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
It was held on the same day as three other by-elections in Cork North-Central, Dublin Fingal and Wexford. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 7 November 2019.


2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
At the 2016 general election, the electorate of Dublin Mid-West was 69,388, and the constituency elected one Sinn Féin TD, one Fine Gael TD, one Fianna Fáil TD, and one AAA–PBP TD.


2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
The election was won by South Dublin County Councillor Mark Ward of Sinn Féin. Lisa Colman was co-opted to Ward's seat on South Dublin County Council following his election to the Dáil.


2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
Among the candidates were 7 South Dublin County Councillors; Paul Gogarty, Emer Higgins, Peter Kavanagh, Shane Moynihan, Francis Timmons, Joanna Tuffy and Mark Ward and former South Dublin County Councillor Ruth Nolan.


2019 Dublin Mid-West by-election
This was the first occasion when by-elections were contested by Independents 4 Change (who also contested Dublin Fingal) and the Social Democrats (who also contested Cork North-Central and Dublin Fingal).


2019 Dublin Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Dublin Senior Football Championship was the 133rd edition of Dublin GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Dublin, Ireland. 32 teams participate (16 in Senior 1 and 16 in Senior 2), with the winner of Senior 1 representing Dublin in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship.


2019 Dublin Senior Football Championship
Round Towers, Lusk won the 2018 I.F.C. and were promoted to Senior 2. Thomas Davis won the Senior 2 Championship and were promoted to Senior 1.


2019 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
The 2019 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship was the 132nd staging of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Dublin County Board in 1887. The championship began in April 2019.


2019 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
Ballyboden St. Enda's were the defending champions, defeating Kilmacud Crokes in the 2018 final.


2019 Dudley Hewitt Cup
The 2019 Dudley Hewitt Cup was the 48th Central Canadian Jr A Ice Hockey Championship for the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Winner of the 2018 Dudley Hewitt Cup will represent the central region in the 2019 National Junior A Hockey Championship in Brooks, AB.


2019 Dudley Hewitt Cup, Tournament, Round Robin
x = Clinched championship round berth; y = Clinched first overall


2019 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2019 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
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2019 Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
The 2019 Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the 87th staging of the Duhallow Junior A Football Championship.


2019 Duhallow Junior A Football Championship, Results, Final
Duhallow Winners and Runners-Up will Qualify to the First Round of the 2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship.


2019 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season s a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 12th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place sixth in the Coastal Division.


2019 Duke Blue Devils football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
In the preseason ACC media poll, Duke was predicted to finish in fifth in the Coastal Division.


2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team
The 2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his twelfth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team, Background
The 2018 Duke men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–2 overall record and a 5–3–0 ACC record. The Blue Devils were seeded third–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to North Carolina in the Semifinals, after advancing over Pittsburgh on penalties in the Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the eighth–overall seed in the tournament, Duke hosted Pacific in the Second Round. Duke won 1–0 and progressed to face Maryland at home. Duke lost the match 0–2 to end their season.


2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team, Player movement, Players arriving
In addition to the three person recruiting class, Duke also added Sergi Nus via graduate transfer from Virginia.


2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team
The 2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Robbie Church, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. This was the team's 32nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 32nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2019 Duke Blue Devils women's soccer team
The Blue Devils finished the season 9–4–7, 3–1–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Utah before losing to Wisconsin in the Second Round.


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


2019 Dundalk F.C. season
Dundalk entered the 2019 season as the reigning League Champions and FAI Cup holders from 2018. They had a new management team of Vinny Perth and the returning John Gill, after Stephen Kenny (the manager since 2013) had resigned to accept the Republic of Ireland U-21 manager's role. The 2019 season was Dundalk's 11th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football, their 84th in all, and their 93rd in the League of Ireland.


2019 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
The new season's curtain raiser - the President's Cup - was played on 9 February in Turners Cross (stadium) between Dundalk and Cork City, the runners-up in both league and cup the previous year. Dundalk won on a 2-1 scoreline. The 36 round League programme commenced on 15 February 2019, and was completed on 25 October 2019. Dundalk retained their title with four games to spare, sealing the title in Oriel Park with a 3-2 victory over Shamrock Rovers on 23 September 2019.


2019 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
They had already won the League Cup, defeating Derry City on penalties in the Brandywell nine days earlier. Chasing a domestic Treble, they were defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the FAI Cup final by Shamrock Rovers. But they ended the season with a comprehensive 7–1 aggregate victory over Northern Irish champions, Linfield, in the inaugural Champions Cup (All-Ireland) – bringing the trophy haul in Perth's rookie season to four.


2019 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
In Europe Dundalk entered the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. After being seeded in the draw, they faced Riga, drawing the home leg in Oriel Park 0-0. The away leg in Riga was the club's 70th match in European football, which also finished 0-0. After extra-time failed to separate the sides, they won 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout – their first in Europe, becoming the first Irish side to win a tie in that manner.


2019 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
They were knocked out in the second qualifying round by Qarabağ when a 1-1 home draw was followed by a 3-0 defeat away in Baku, which saw them receive a bye into the Europa League Third qualifying round. Their interest in Europe for the season ended there, with a 4-1 aggregate defeat to Slovan Bratislava. Both Qarabağ and Slovan subsequently reached the group stage of the Europa League.


2019 Dunedin mayoral election
The 2019 Dunedin mayoral election was held on 12 October 2019. It was conducted with a single transferable vote (STV) system. Aaron Hawkins was elected for his first term as Dunedin's 58th Mayor after beating 13 other candidates. Nominations opened on 19 July 2019 and closed on 16 August 2019.


2019 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team represents Duquesne University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 15th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and play their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They play as a member of the Northeast Conference.


2019 Duquesne Dukes football team, Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2018 season 9–4, 5–1 in NEC play to be NEC co-champions with Sacred Heart. Due to their head-to-head win over Sacred Heart, they received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Towson in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.


2019 Duquesne Dukes football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Dukes were picked to finish in first place.


2019 Duquesne Dukes football team, Preseason, Preseason All-NEC team
The Dukes had nine players at eight positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.


2019 Durand Cup
The 2019 Durand Cup was the 129th edition of the Durand Cup, oldest football tournament in Asia, since the tournament's founding in 1888. 16 teams competed in the tournament. The matches were played across three locations in West Bengal, namely Kolkata, Howrah and Kalyani  from 2 August 2019. This was for the first time that the tournament  played outside Delhi, its traditional venue. The final took place at the Salt Lake Stadium on 24 August 2019.


2019 Durand Cup
Army Green were the defending champions, having defeated NEROCA in the 2016 final, however they did not qualify for the semi-finals having finished last in the group. Gokulam Kerala won their maiden title by defeating Mohun Bagan 2–1 in the 2019 Durand Cup Final which was held on 24 August 2019.


2019 Durand Cup, Teams
A total of 16 teams participated in this year's competition. 5 teams from Indian Super League, 6 from I-League, 1 2nd division club and 4 armed forces teams.


2019 Durand Cup, Broadcasting
All match were streamed LIVE on Addatimes. Semifinals & Final matches were streamed LIVE on Hotstar as well.


2019 Durand Cup, Broadcasting
91.9 Friends FM was the official radio partner of the tournament.


2019 Durand Cup, Knockout stage
Winners of each group will progress into the semi-finals. The winner of  Group A will face the winner of Group D, and the winner of Group B will face the winner of Group C in the semi-final.


2019 Durand Cup, Knockout stage
The knockout matches will have thirty minutes of extra-time if the teams are tied at the end of usual time, and if they are drawing even after that, the winner of the fixture will be decided through penalty shootouts.


2019 Durand Cup, Goalscorers
There were 74 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match.


2019 Durban Easter floods
During the 2019 Easter weekend, the coastal city of Durban, South Africa, experienced severe flooding, caused by torrential rain brought on by a steep upper air trough, which deepened into low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere, and impacted the city and its surrounding areas starting 18 April 2019. The floods has resulted in at least 70 deaths caused by collapsed buildings, mudslides and sinkholes. It is one of the deadliest disasters to hit the country in the 2010s decade.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Cause
Weather forecasters stated that the flooding was caused due to a cutoff low pressure system, which is often known to cause severe storms. The South African weather service later revealed that 165mm of rain fell over the city on 22 April 2019, breaking the previous record of 108mm that fell on October 10, 2017. It was also the heaviest rainfall the city has experienced in a 24-hour period since October 30, 1985.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Impacted areas
Flooding, landslides, collapsed buildings and rivers bursting their banks were reported all along the south of Durban, with the hardest-hit areas being uMlazi, eManzimtoti, Chatsworth, Malvern and Queensburgh. Other areas affected include Mount Edgecomb and Virginia airport. King Shaka International Airport, which is further north, reported lighter rainfall during the period, however, this came days after another storm caused significant infrastructural damage in Ballito, which is roughly 20 km south of KwaDukuza (Stanger). On the south coast, Port Edward recorded, Margate, Pennington and Paddock reported massive rainfall. The Eastern Cape was also hard hit, with Port St Johns recording 190mm of rainfall.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Death toll
By April 25, 2019, acting KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala stated in a press briefing that the death toll has been risen from an initial 51, to 70. It was also revealed that at least 1000 people have been left displaced following the floods. Later on April 25, MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube said that the death toll had now increased to 85.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Reactions
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said he had been given the green light by National Treasury that there are emergency funds available to assist affected families. "Money will be mobilized to assist our people. These are emergencies that are budgeted for, so resources will be mobilized in the biggest way so that people currently in need are assisted". Ramaphosa was forced to cut short his trip to the  African Union Troika Summit in Egypt.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Reactions
The South African National Defense Force was also immediately deployed in order to assist with flood relief.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Reactions
Political parties in South Africa later called for the ANC and KZN Department of Cooperative Governance to immediately release disaster relief funds and urgently get to work on rebuilding homes and providing adequate shelter to all the affected communities.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Aftermath, Damage cost
An interim report tabled at eThekwini Metro following flooding estimated the cost of repair to tip over R650 000 000. Following a meeting with the city's Disaster Management Center, the KZN Municipality stated that damages such as storm water pipes, washed away walls and culvert repairs at R248 400 000. Electricity related costs were at R19 530 000 with repairs to 11 substations to be undertaken. The city's health unit estimates costs to be R3 000 000 with the roofs of clinics in a number of areas damaged as well as consultation rooms, which were also flooded.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Aftermath, Flood relief
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), announced an initiative to aid in flood relief in the country by activating the International Charter "Space and Major Disasters" on behalf of the National Disaster Management Centre (NDC). Multiple non-profit organisations rallied together to aid with the handing out of food, clothing and shelter to those displaced as a result of destroyed homes, while a crowd-funded initiative raised R24 000 under 20 hours, with NPO's later setting out several drop-off points for the public to assist in sponsoring items to those affected.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Aftermath, Flood relief
Naspers Chief People Officer Aileen O’Toole, revealed that the company as donated R1 000 000 to aid in flood relief and urged other companies to follow through with donations. Coca-Cola South Africa's Regional Public Affairs and Communications Manager, Nolundi Mzimba, revealed that the company donated R600 000 towards relief efforts and that companies will also be partnering with local communities, employees and Plastics SA to help with clean up following the floods subsiding


2019 Durban Easter floods, Aftermath, Pollution
Following the floods subsiding, Durban acting port manager Nokuzola Nkowane said in a release that operating divisions were carrying out assessments to establish the full extent of damage caused by the storm, and revealed that Durban port's pollution control teams had been on-site cleaning up the debris within port waters, aided by cleanup  from other companies. Due to the significant amount of water that was brought on land from the ocean and rivers, several beaches and river boundaries left behind significant plastic pollution resulting in massive uproar from multiple communities of the state of pollution in the country.


2019 Durban Easter floods, Aftermath, Pollution
Greenpeace Africa stated that the Durban Floods have really brought to light the huge plastic pollution crisis in South Africa, and urged communities to begin a cleanup process. The massive pollution in the Durban port also resulted in movement of ships in Durban harbour limited by mass debris pile-up Lindsay Hopkins, project director at Breathe Ocean Conservation, told News24 on April 25, that several organisations that are mobilizing people to assist in cleanups. Cleanup processes were expected to take over a month to complete.


2019 Durham gas explosion
On April 10, 2019, a gas explosion occurred near downtown Durham, North Carolina at the 115 block of North Duke Street in the Brightleaf District. The blast destroyed several buildings and damaged dozens of others, killing two people and injuring 25 others, including 9 firefighters. City officials have cited a gas leak to be the cause of the blast.


2019 Durham gas explosion
On June 22, 2020, four separate lawsuits were filed in relation to the explosion. Each lawsuit represented separate victims of the blast, including one of the two deceased.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Background
The explosion occurred at a local coffee shop by the name of Kaffeinate. The store was run by shop owner Kong Lee and his family.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Background
At 9:38 am, firefighters responded to a call of a potential gas leak near the Kaffeinate shop. Many witnesses reported the smell of gas prior to the explosion taking place. Durham officials stated that they evacuated eight to ten people from the coffee shop prior to the blast. The leak was reportedly caused by a gas line being breached by contractors with valid work permits.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Explosion
At 10:07 am, an explosion was reported near downtown Durham. The sound of the explosion was captured on one of the cameras facing the nearby 11-foot-8 bridge.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Explosion
The damage was widespread, as businesses roughly two blocks away suffered damage although this was mostly limited to shattered windows. Fifteen buildings suffered damage in and around Brightleaf. The coffee shop, Kaffeinate, was reduced to rubble as a result of the blast. An adjacent building holding a Porsche collection was destroyed. An office building directly in front of the coffee shop suffered extensive damage to its interior and exterior. The explosion could be felt several miles away, and a large smoke cloud from the resulting fire could be seen from miles away — this smoke cloud also showed up on weather radar.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Explosion
The Durham School of the Arts suffered damage to its interior, although no injuries were reported.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Explosion, Casualties
25 people were treated for injuries and at least 10 people were sent to local hospitals. Duke Regional Hospital and Duke University Hospital each received 5 patients. Kong Lee, the owner of Kaffeinate, was killed in the blast while preparing to evacuate the store. Jay Rambeaut, a Dominion Energy first responder, was sent to UNC Medical Center, where he died from his injuries on April 25.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Explosion, Casualties
Five of the injured were in critical condition. Nine of the 25 injured were responding firefighters. One firefighter suffered major injuries and underwent surgery. Vincent E. Price, the president of Duke University, confirmed that 10 Duke employees were injured in the explosion.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Aftermath
Passersby rushed to the scene quickly after the explosion, seeking to help the injured, while others helped motorists who were trapped in their cars by inflated airbags. City firefighters soon began arriving to fight a fire triggered by the explosion. Once the blaze was extinguished, a search-and-rescue effort began; it continued until the evening of the following day.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Aftermath
Following an investigation, officials in the Durham Fire Department released a report which determined that a three person crew from Optic Cable Technology digging horizontally to install underground cables breached a 3/4 inch gas line in front of Kaffeinate on the morning of the explosion.


2019 Durham gas explosion, Aftermath
Shop owner Kong Lee went outside to complain about the gas smell – the report includes images from a nearby security camera that shows Lee waving his hand in front of his nose as he talked with the crew – but there was no evidence that Lee or anyone from Optic Cable called 911 to report the gas leak. The report was unable to determine what ignited the estimated 46,000 cubic feet of natural gas that leaked out of the ruptured pipe in the roughly 60 minutes from the initial breach to the explosion at 10:06 am.


2019 Durham mayoral election
The 2019 Durham mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. Steve Schewel was elected to a second term as mayor.


2019 Durham mayoral election
The only other candidate to file to run before the deadline was Sylvester Williams, a pastor who also ran for mayor in 2011, 2013, and 2017. Because only two candidates filed to run, the October primary election was cancelled.


2019 Dutch Athletics Championships
The 2019 Dutch Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the Netherlands. It was held on 25 to 28 July at the Sportpark Laan van Poot in The Hague. It served as the selection meeting for the Netherlands at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. It was organised by local club Haag Atletiek and Atletiekunie. The long jump competitions were held within the Hague city centre in 25 July while the 10,000 metres took place earlier at the annual Golden Spike Leiden meeting on 8 June.


2019 Dutch Basketball Supercup
The 2019 Dutch Basketball Supercup was the 8th edition of the Dutch Basketball Supercup. The game was played in the Landstede Sportcentrum in Zwolle for the first time.


2019 Dutch Basketball Supercup
The game featured Landstede Hammers, the first-time defending champions of the 2018–19 Dutch Basketball League, and ZZ Leiden, the winners of the 2018–19 NBB Cup.


2019 Dutch Basketball Supercup
Hammers won the game and secured its second Supercup title.


2019 Dutch Basketball Supercup, Background
It was the re-match of the 2018–19 NBB Cup final, which was also played in the Landstede Sportcentrum and was won by Leiden, 69–87. Landstede Hammers came off its first national title in club history and saw most of its players returning. The team strengthened itself with two new Americans, Jordan Johnson and Martez Walker. Mohamed Kherrazi was acquired from Leiden. Kherrazi played his first game against his former team. Leiden entered the Supercup as national cup winners and added five new foreign players in the offseason.


2019 Dutch Basketball Supercup, Match details
Landstede led comfortably for most of the game after a 23–15 start. After a halftime score of 48–31, Leiden managed to cut the deficit but never came close to a win. Johnson set an all-time record for most points in a Supercup game with 26.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters
The 2019 Dutch Darts Masters was the seventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at IJsselhallen, Zwolle, Netherlands, from 24–26 May 2019. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Steve Lennon 8–5 in the final of the 2018 tournament.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters
However, Ian White ended Van Gerwen's five-year winning run in the tournament by beating him 8–7 in the final to win his third European Tour title.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters
The result also ended Van Gerwen's 28-game winning streak in European Tour last-leg deciders.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 7 May will automatically qualify for the event and will be seeded in the second round.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places will go to players from six qualifying events – 18 from the UK Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 May), six from the European Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 17 May), two from the West & South European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 18 May), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 23 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 March) and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 10 March).


2019 Dutch Darts Masters, Qualification and format
From 2019, the Host Nation, Nordic & Baltic and East European Qualifiers will only be available to non-tour card holders. Any tour card holders from the applicable regions will have to play the main European Qualifier.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters, Qualification and format
Rob Cross, who was set to be the 7th seed, withdrew prior to the tournament. All seeds below him moved up a place, with Michael Smith becoming sixteenth seed, and an extra place being made available in the Host Nation Qualifier.


2019 Dutch Darts Masters, Qualification and format
James Wade, the 5th seed, withdrew from the tournament after the draw and was not replaced, with his second round opponent Glen Durrant receiving a bye.


2019 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships
The 2019 Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships (Dutch: Nederlandse kampioenschappen indooratletiek 2019) was the 48th edition of the national championship in indoor track and field for the Netherlands. It was held on 16–17 February at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn. A total of 24 events (divided evenly between the sexes) were contested over the two-day competition.


2019 Dutch Open (badminton)
The 2019 Dutch Open (officially known as the Yonex Dutch Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Topsportcentrum in Almere, Netherlands, from 8 to 13 October 2019 and had a total purse of $75,000.


2019 Dutch Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2019 Dutch Open was the ninth Super 100 tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Dutch Open championships, which has been held since 1932. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Nederland and was sanctioned by the BWF.


2019 Dutch Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Topsportcentrum in Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands.


2019 Dutch Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Tour Super 100 event.


2019 Dutch Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2019 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 2019 Dutch Open, also known by its sponsored name Van Mossel Kia Dutch Open, was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the Challenger tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Amersfoort, Netherlands between 15 and 21 July 2019.


2019 Dutch Open (tennis), Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Dutch Open (tennis), Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 Dutch Open (tennis), Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using their ITF World Tennis Ranking:


2019 Dutch Open – Doubles
This was the first edition of the tournament as a Challenger event.


2019 Dutch Open – Doubles
Harri Heliövaara and Emil Ruusuvuori won the title after defeating Jesper de Jong and Ryan Nijboer 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Dutch Open – Singles
This was the first edition of the tournament as a Challenger event.


2019 Dutch Open – Singles
Mats Moraing won the title after defeating Kimmer Coppejans 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2019 Dutch Senate election
The 2019 election to the Senate of the Netherlands was held on 27 May 2019, two months after the provincial elections.


2019 Dutch Senate election, Electoral system
The Senate consists of 75 members elected every four years by the members of the States-Provincial of the country's twelve provinces, who are in turn elected directly by the citizens two months earlier in the 2019 provincial elections, and, following a law change in 2017, members of the island councils of the special municipalities of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. The seats are distributed in one nationwide constituency using party-list proportional representation.


2019 Dutch Senate election, Electoral system
The value of a vote is determined by the population of the province or special municipality which the elector represents. The seats are distributed in one nationwide constituency using party-list proportional representation.


2019 Dutch TT
The 2019 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the TT Circuit Assen in Assen on 30 June 2019.


2019 Dutch electoral college elections
Electoral college elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 20 March 2019 to elect the members of the electoral colleges for the Senate. The elections were held on the same day as the island council elections in the Caribbean Netherlands, and the provincial and water board elections in the European Netherlands.


2019 Dutch island council elections
Island council elections were held in the Caribbean Netherlands on 20 March 2019 to elect the members of the island councils of Bonaire and Saba. The elections were held on the same day as the electoral college elections in the Caribbean Netherlands, and the provincial and water board elections in the European Netherlands. The election was won by the Bonaire People's Movement (4 seats) in Bonaire and by the Windward Islands People's Movement (5 seats) in Saba.


2019 Dutch island council elections, Campaign, Saba
The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) made "stability and continuation" their top campaign issues, citing financial leadership and good relationships with the Netherlands. They promised to continue fighting for economic development, a "realistic social minimum", and poverty alleviation by reducing of the cost of living and the cost of doing business on Saba, with commitments to push for more "affordable transportation, energy, and telecommunications", as well as increasing the island's autonomy to allow it to grant work permits. The party's first rally was held on 20 February.


2019 Dutch island council elections, Campaign, Saba
The Saba Labour Party (SLP) submitted its party list on 4 February 2019.


2019 Dutch island council elections, Campaign, Saba
On 2 February 2019, Dave Levenstone announced he would form a new political party to run for a seat on the island council after working for 40 years in government service. He frequently criticized what he saw as a lack of engagement with Sabans. His slogan was "a strong voice for Saba". He submitted a blank list with his name on it.


2019 Dutch provincial elections
Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on 20 March 2019. Eligible voters elected the members of the Provincial States in the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 Dutch water boards elections and, in the Caribbean Netherlands, island council elections.


2019 Dutch provincial elections
These elections also indirectly determine the composition of the Senate, since the members of the twelve provincial states will elect the Senate's 75 members in the Senate election on 27 May, two months after the provincial elections. Because of this, the provincial elections were a test for the third Rutte cabinet, which previously had a majority of one seat in the Senate, but has since lost that majority.


2019 Dutch provincial elections, Coalition talks
Coalition talks in the Netherlands are customarily organized by informateurs appointed by the party that came first in the elections, and then, in the event of a failure, by other parties. Informateurs usually submit a public report on possible coalitions in the weeks following the election.


2019 Dutch water board elections
Water board elections were held in the European Netherlands on 20 March 2019 to elect the resident members of the country's twenty-one water boards (442 seats in total). The elections were held on the same day as the 2019 Dutch provincial elections and island council elections. Water Natuurlijk remained the largest party, winning 85 seats in 20 water boards.


2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen
The 2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 April 2019 in Belgium. It was the 74th edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen and the 13th event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Mathieu van der Poel.


2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen for Women
The eighth running of Dwars door Vlaanderen's women's race was held on Wednesday 3 April 2019. The race started in Tielt and finished in Waregem, covering a distance of 118 km.


2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen for Women, Teams
Three additional non-UCI women's teams participated: Rogelli-Gyproc U-23, Jos Feron Lady Force, and Multum Accountants Ladies Team.


2019 Décastar
The 2019 Décastar was the 43rd edition of the annual two-day track and field meeting for combined track and field events. It took place on 22 and 23 June 2019 in Talence, France. The competition, featuring a decathlon (men) and a heptathlon (women) event, was part of the 2019 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge.


2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
A Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election was held in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. Forty councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from six local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.


2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
Following a recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, the boundaries of the LEAs were altered from those used in the 2014 elections. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, requiring a change to the eight-seat Dún Laoghaire LEA. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.


2019 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
Uniquely after 2019 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown became Ireland's first 50:50 gender-neutral Council. Fine Gael remained the largest party gaining an additional 2 seats while seeing a slight reduction in vote-share. Fianna Fáil lost a seat in Stillorgan to return 7 in total and saw a slight reduction in vote share. The main winners in Dún Laoghaire were the Greens who won 6 seats and saw all 6 of their candidates elected in the process. They topped the poll in 4 of the 6 LEAs. Labour gained a seat in Dun Laoghaire but lost seats in Stillorgan and Glencullen-Sandyford to reduce their numbers to 6 seats overall. Solidarity-People Before Profit lost a seat in Dún Laoghaire to only return with 2 seats while Sinn Féin had a terrible election losing all 3 of their seats.


2019 E3 Binckbank Classic
The 2019 E3 BinckBank Classic is a road cycling one-day race, scheduled to be held on 29 March 2019 in Belgium. It is the 62nd edition of E3 Harelbeke and the eleventh event of the 2019 UCI World Tour.


2019 E3 Binckbank Classic
The event was rebranded "E3 BinckBank Classic" due to a sponsorship agreement with Dutch online discount broker BinckBank. However, the race perpetuates its ties with Harelbeke, which continues to host the start and finish. The total distance is 203.9 kilometres (126.7 mi), featuring 15 categorized climbs in the Flemish Ardennes and five flat sectors of cobbled roads. Dutch rider Niki Terpstra won the previous edition in 2018.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
The 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the 8th edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, an international football tournament for East Asian countries and territories organized by the EAFF. The finals were held in South Korea in December 2019. It was the nation's third time hosting the tournament.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Teams
Ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, First preliminary round
The first preliminary round was held in Mongolia in September 2018.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Second preliminary round
The second preliminary round was held in Taiwan in November 2018.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Final round
The final round was held in Busan, South Korea between 10 and 18 December 2019.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, Final ranking
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
The 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship was the seventh edition of the women's tournament of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, the women's football championship of East Asia. It was  held in South Korea in December 2019.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
On 30 October 2019, EAFF announced that North Korea, who automatically qualified for the final round, withdrew from the tournament; Chinese Taipei was chosen as the replacement.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women), Teams
Based on FIFA Women's world ranking, ten teams were allocated to their particular stage. Each winner of the preliminary round progressed to the next stage.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women), Second preliminary round
The second preliminary round was held in December 2018 in Guam from December 1 to 5.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women), Final round
The final competition was held in South Korea from 10 to 17 December 2019.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women), Goalscorers
There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final in Busan, South Korea. Each nation must submit a squad of 23 players, including 3 goalkeepers.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads
Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 10 December 2019.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads (women)
The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women) in Busan, South Korea. Each nation must submit a squad of 23 players, including 3 goalkeepers.


2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final squads (women)
Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 10 December 2019.


2019 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2019 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 58th tournament in league history. It was played between March 8 and March 23, 2019. First Round and Quarterfinal games are played at home team campus sites, while the final four games are played at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York. The tournament winner, Clarkson, received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2019 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament features four rounds of play. The teams that finish above fifth place in the standings receive a bye to the quarterfinal round. In the first round, the fifth and twelfth seeds, the sixth and eleventh seeds, the seventh and tenth seeds and the eighth and ninth seeds play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals.


2019 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
In the quarterfinals the one seed plays the lowest remaining seed, the second seed plays the second-lowest remaining seed, the third seed plays the third-lowest remaining seed and the fourth seed plays the fourth-lowest remaining seed in another best-of-three series with the winners of these the series advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals the top remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed while the two remaining teams play against each other. The winners of the semifinals play in the championship game, and no third-place game is played. All series after the quarterfinals are single-elimination games. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2019 EF Education First season
The 2019 season for the EF Education First cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final
The 2019 EFL Championship play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 27 May 2019 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Aston Villa and Derby County to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the EFL Championship to the  Premier League. The top two teams of the 2018–19 EFL Championship season gained automatic promotion to the Premier League, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2019–20 season in the Premier League. Winning the game was estimated to be worth £170 million to the successful team.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final
Aston Villa had lost in the play-off final the previous season while Derby had failed to progress through the play-offs three times in the last five seasons. The 2019 final was watched by a crowd of almost 86,000 people and refereed by Paul Tierney. Villa took the lead through Anwar El Ghazi late in the first half, and doubled their advantage with a goal from man of the match John McGinn. Despite a late consolation goal from Derby's Jack Marriott, Villa won the match 2–1 to return to the Premier League for the first time since the 2015–16 season.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final
Derby's next season, in the 2019–20 EFL Championship, was their twelfth consecutive in the second tier of English football. The season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, and concluded in July 2020 with Derby in tenth position in the table, six points outside the playoffs. Villa's next season, in the Premier League, was also interrupted by the pandemic. They finished the season in 17th position, avoiding relegation by one place and one point.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Aston Villa finished the regular 2018–19 season in fifth place in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Derby. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Premier League and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Aston Villa were thirteenth in the table heading into March and went on a ten-game winning streak, starting with a 4–0 home win over Derby.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
The run of wins was the longest in the club's history and secured them a play-off place with two games of the season remaining. They finished 13 points behind Sheffield United (who were promoted in second place) and 18 behind league winners Norwich City. Derby ended the league in sixth place, a further two points behind Villa.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Derby lost the first leg of the play-off semi-finals at home at Pride Park against Leeds United 1–0 thanks to a second-half Kemar Roofe goal. The second leg, at Leeds' Elland Road, was described by Ian Woodcock writing for BBC Sport as "a wild night". Stuart Dallas had doubled Leeds' aggregate lead midway through the first half. Marriott scored for Derby following a defensive error early in the second half, with goals from Mason Mount and Harry Wilson giving Derby a 3–2 lead.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Dallas scored his second goal midway through the second half before his teammate Gaetano Berardi was sent off for a foul. Marriott's late strike secured a 4–2 lead on the night and a 4–3 aggregate victory for Derby. It was the first time that a Championship club had qualified for the play-off final having lost the first semi-final leg at home.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
Aston Villa faced West Bromwich Albion in their play-off semi-final, the first leg was held at Villa Park. West Brom took the lead through Dwight Gayle before two goals in three minutes for Villa, a Conor Hourihane strike from 25 yards (23 m) and a penalty from Tammy Abraham, ended the tie 2–1;  Gayle was sent off towards the end of the game for a late tackle on the Villa goalkeeper meaning he would miss the second leg.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Route to the final
The return fixture was played at West Brom's The Hawthorns where the home team took the lead after 29 minutes with a Craig Dawson goal to equalise the semi-final on aggregate. Chris Brunt was sent off in the second half as Villa dominated the match, but failed to score a winner. A goalless extra time was played before a penalty shoot-out decided the tie. Two saves from Villa goalkeeper Jed Steer allowed Abraham to score the winning spot kick and send Villa to Wembley for their second consecutive play-off final.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
This was Aston Villa's second consecutive appearance in the play-off final having lost 1–0 to Fulham in the 2018 final. Derby County had last been promoted the top flight of English football through the playoffs in 2007, beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0 in the final. Derby had also reached the play-offs three times in the previous five years: they were losing semi-finalists in 2016 and 2018, and losing finalists in 2014. During the regular season, Aston Villa had beaten Derby 7–0 on aggregate: they won 3–0 at Pride Park in November 2018 and 4–0 at Villa Park the following March.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Derby were without their regular left-back Scott Malone – he was sent off in injury time in the second semi-final against Leeds after receiving a second yellow and was suspended for the final. Martyn Waghorn was a doubt having been injured in the last game of the league, but was selected as a substitute. However, Craig Bryson and Andy King were ruled out, both with ankle injuries.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Villa's loan defender Axel Tuanzebe passed a late fitness test after he picked up an injury against West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final, but Ørjan Nyland, Tom Carroll and Jordan Lyden were all sidelined with long-term injuries. There was considerable speculation in the media over Lampard's future at Derby with him being strongly linked with a move to manage his former club Chelsea.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
Lampard sought to reassure the Derby fans of his commitment: "I'll say straight away to the Derby fans, my focus all year has been how well I can do in this job, because this club gave me an opportunity. And I want to finish this season as well as I can."


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Background
The final was refereed by Paul Tierney from the Lancashire County Football Association, with assistant referees Ian Hussin and Adrian Holmes, and Chris Kavanagh acted as the fourth official. It was widely reported that the game was worth around £170 million over three years to the winners through sponsorship and television deals. Before the match, both teams were introduced to the match officials and various dignitaries on the pitch, including Debbie Jevans, the interim head of the EFL. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, an Aston Villa supporter, watched from the stands. Aston Villa were considered favourites to win the match by the media and bookmakers. The final was broadcast in the United Kingdom live on Sky Sports Main Event.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
Aston Villa kicked off at 3 p.m. in front of a crowd of 85,826 people, and for the first few minutes of the match, neither team dominated. After five minutes, Villa's captain Jack Grealish passed the ball into the Derby penalty area but despite a defensive mix-up, Axel Tuanzebe was unable to finish, missing the ball altogether. Two minutes later Grealish himself shot over the bar from the edge of the box. In the 13th minute, Jayden Bogle was dispossessed during a rare Derby attack, but a tackle from Richard Keogh denied El-Ghazi a chance to score.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
A corner in the 16th minute from Villa's Ahmed Elmohamady was struck wide by John McGinn. The first booking of the match came in the 27th minute: El-Ghazi pulled Bogle back on the edge of the area and Villa's Dutch winger was shown a yellow card. Harry Wilson's resulting free kick floated aimlessly out of play. On 31 minutes, Mason Bennett crossed into the Villa box, only for Tyrone Mings to clear the danger. Two minutes later, Villa's Tammy Abraham received the ball on the edge of the area, turned and advanced; his shot flew high and wide.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, First half
In the 37th minute, Mason Mount's shot for Derby was easily saved by Jed Steer in the Villa goal. In immediate response, Grealish sent through a pass for El-Ghazi but the winger was flagged for offside. On 41 minutes, Keogh failed to convert a Derby corner despite being unmarked, his header going over the bar. Just before half-time, El-Ghazi was picked out by a cross from Elmohamady, diving between two defenders to score with his shoulder from six yards, ensuring Villa held a 1–0 advantage at the break.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
No changes to either team were made at half-time, and Derby kicked off the second half. Two minutes in, Bennett was booked for a foul on Abraham, with Hourihane also receiving a yellow card for a foul on Wilson a minute later. In the 50th minute, Tomori brought McGinn down and was shown the fourth yellow card of the match. Bogle's trip on El-Ghazi in the 53rd minute resulted in a free kick which was taken by Hourihane whose cross for Mings was punched clear by the Derby goalkeeper Kelle Roos.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
Villa extended their lead in the 59th minute with a goal from McGinn. El-Ghazi's shot took a large deflection and looped into the air as Roos came to claim the ball. McGinn beat him to the ball and headed it into the Derby net. The Derby County manager Frank Lampard made his first substitution immediately afterwards, sending on striker Marriott to replace the defensive midfielder Tom Huddlestone.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
Midway through the second half, Villa's penalty appeals were denied after El-Ghazi was brought down by Keogh. Derby's second substitution came in the 68th minute with Bennett being replaced by Waghorn. El-Ghazi's 70th minute strike was easily held by Roos and a minute later, Derby's Bogle struck the side netting with a shot despite Waghorn being in a better position to score. In the 73rd minute, Derby made their final substitution, Florian Jozefzoon coming on for Tom Lawrence, while Villa's Andre Green replaced Albert Adomah.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Match, Second half
Marriott's shot from a corner in the 76th minute passed just wide of the post and seconds later a counter attack from Grealish came to nothing as instead of shooting, his square pass was intercepted by Bradley Johnson. Derby reduced the deficit to a single goal as Marriott scored in the 82nd minute. A clearance from Mings was collected by Jozefzoon whose cross was headed on to Marriott; he controlled the ball and struck it into the bottom left of the Villa goal. Mings, injured in the previous phase of play, was taken off and replaced with Kortney Hause. Seven minutes of additional time was indicated by the fourth official, and Wilson was booked for a foul two minutes later. Despite multiple attacks from Derby, no second goal was forthcoming and the match ended 2–1 in Villa's favour.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Post-match
After the game, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith remarked: "it feels very good ... We've got two owners who have got a lot of money, and are in it for the long haul. The potential now is massive ... we made history by winning ten games on the spin." Grealish, the Villa captain, said it "was such a hard game going up against a great team. We knew it was hard and it would go down to the wire ... It’s like a dream." Lampard was appointed Chelsea manager with a three-year deal on 4 July 2019, and was replaced at Derby by former Dutch international player Phillip Cocu. John McGinn was named as the man of the match.


2019 EFL Championship play-off Final, Post-match
Derby's next season, in the 2019–20 EFL Championship, was their twelfth consecutive in the second tier of English football. The season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, and concluded in July 2020 with Derby in tenth position in the table, six points outside the playoffs. Villa's  next season, in the Premier League, was also interrupted by the pandemic. They finished the season in 17th position, avoiding relegation by one place and one point.


2019 EFL Cup Final
The 2019 EFL Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 24 February 2019 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to determine the winners of the 2018–19 EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). It was contested by Chelsea and holders Manchester City, who retained their title with a 4–3 victory on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time; it was the first time Manchester City had successfully defended a title.


2019 EFL Cup Final
As winners, they would have entered the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, but instead qualified  directly for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League by finishing first in the 2018–19 Premier League. The final was also a rematch of that season's FA Community Shield which Manchester City won 2–0.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea
Chelsea's qualification for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League meant they entered the EFL Cup in the third round, where they were drawn away to fellow Premier League side Liverpool. After going behind, goals from Emerson and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 2–1 win. In the next round, they were drawn at home to EFL Championship side Derby County. This time, Chelsea took an early lead via a Fikayo Tomori own goal, but Jack Marriott equalised for Derby four minutes later. Another own goal, this time by Richard Keogh, put Chelsea ahead again in the 21st minute, only for Martyn Waghorn to level the scores six minutes later. Four minutes before half-time, Cesc Fàbregas scored what turned out to be the winning goal, as the second half went goalless.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea
In the fifth round, Chelsea were drawn at home to Premier League side Bournemouth, with Hazard again proving the difference between the two sides in a 1–0 win. The semi-finals saw Chelsea drawn against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. A Harry Kane penalty gave Tottenham a slim lead at Wembley Stadium in the first leg, but N'Golo Kanté levelled the aggregate scores after 27 minutes of the second leg. Hazard then put Chelsea in front with his third goal of the tournament in the 38th minute, only for Fernando Llorente to equalise again five minutes after half-time.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea
The remainder of the match produced no further goals, and since the away goals rule was not in effect, the match went straight to a penalty shoot-out. Both sides converted their first two kicks each, before Eric Dier put his effort over the bar, allowing Jorginho to give Chelsea the lead. Kepa Arrizabalaga then saved from Lucas Moura, before David Luiz scored to send Chelsea to the final.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester City
Manchester City was qualified for the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, and thus also entered the EFL Cup in the third round, drawn away to EFL League One side Oxford United. At the Kassam Stadium, Manchester City won 3–0 with goals from Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden. In the fourth round, they were drawn with fellow Premier League club Fulham at home. At their City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester City won 2–0 via two goals from Brahim Díaz. In the next round, they were drawn away at fellow Premier League side Leicester City. The match finished 1–1 at the King Power Stadium, with Marc Albrighton's 73rd-minute goal – the only one Manchester City conceded en route to the final – cancelling out Kevin De Bruyne's early strike, but Manchester City won the resulting penalty shoot-out 3–1 and progressed.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Route to the final, Manchester City
In the two legged semi-final, Manchester City drew League One side Burton Albion. Manchester City won the first leg at the City of Manchester Stadium 9–0 in their biggest win for 31 years, with four goals from Jesus and one each from Kevin De Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Foden, Kyle Walker and Mahrez. In the second leg at the Pirelli Stadium, Sergio Agüero scored his first goal of the competition to give Manchester City a 1–0 win (10–0 on aggregate) and confirm their place in the final.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Pre-match
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was thinking of playing second choice goalkeeper Arijanet Muric instead of Ederson as Muric had played for the duration of City's route to the final and conceded just once. He left Muric sweating about his place by insisting that he would make a lot call on whether to play him or not.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
The match was overshadowed by an incident near the end of extra time, with the score at 0–0 and a penalty shoot-out looming, that saw Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga defy manager Maurizio Sarri and refuse to be substituted for Willy Caballero (whose penalty saves won former club Manchester City the 2016 Football League Cup Final). Arrizabalaga ultimately stayed on the pitch, while an irate Sarri nearly stormed into the match tunnel, and was later held back by Chelsea player Antonio Rüdiger from confronting Arrizabalaga.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
The shoot-out, taken at the Chelsea fans' end, saw Chelsea starting: Jorginho's low, weak shot was saved by City goalkeeper Ederson, while İlkay Gündoğan sent Arrizabalaga the wrong way to put City 1–0 up. Chelsea's César Azpilicueta blasted into the top corner to level at 1–1, while Sergio Agüero's weak effort was let in under Arrizabalaga to put City ahead 2–1. Emerson's shot was too powerful and deflected into goal off Ederson for 2–2, and the scoreline remained as City's Leroy Sané had his penalty saved by Arrizabalaga.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
David Luiz failed to score for Chelsea when he hit the post, then Bernardo Silva's effort down the middle made it 3–2 for City. Chelsea's Eden Hazard scored with the Panenka technique for 3–3, but City's Raheem Sterling scored a high shot to win the shoot-out 4–3 and crown City as champions.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Match, Summary
After the game, both Arrizabalaga and Sarri said that the situation was a misunderstanding with Sarri believing that Arrizabalaga was too injured with a cramp to continue, but Arrizabalaga felt well enough to continue.


2019 EFL Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Andy Halliday (Army)Marc Perry (West Midlands)Fourth official:Paul Tierney (Lancashire)Reserve assistant referee:Constantine Hatzidakis (Kent)Video assistant referee:Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire)Assistant video assistant referee:Steve Child (London)


2019 EFL League One play-off Final
The 2019 EFL League One play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 26 May 2019 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League One to the  EFL Championship. The top two teams of the 2018–19 EFL League One season gained automatic promotion to the Championship, while the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table partook in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2019–20 season in the Championship.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final
Sunderland had reached the play-off final in their first season back in the third tier of English football, having been relegated from the Championship in the 2017–18 season. The two clubs had faced one another in a play-off final before, in the 1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, making it the first time in the history of the play-off format that a fixture had been repeated. The 2019 final was watched by a crowd of more than 76,000 people and refereed by Andrew Madley. Sunderland took the lead early in the first half when Charlton's Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr scored an own goal. The equaliser for Charlton came from Ben Purrington before half time, and Patrick Bauer scored the winning goal late into additional time in the second half, ending the match 2–1 to Charlton.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final
Sunderland started their next season in League One which was temporarily suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the league resumed, they finished in seventh position. Charlton's first season back in the EFL Championship was also interrupted by the pandemic, and after resumption, the club ended the season in 22nd position and were relegated back to League One.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Charlton Athletic finished the regular 2018–19 season in third place in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system, two places ahead of Sunderland. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the EFL Championship and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Charlton finished three points behind Barnsley (who were promoted in second place) and six behind league winners Luton Town. Sunderland ended the season three points behind Charlton, but having lost only five games, one fewer than the champions.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Sunderland faced Portsmouth their play-off semi-final. The first leg was played at Sunderland's home ground, the Stadium of Light. Chris Maguire, who had been on the pitch for four minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute, volleyed Matt Clarke's attempted clearance into the Portsmouth net from 15 yards (14 m) to give Sunderland the lead. Soon after, Alim Öztürk was sent off for a foul on Gareth Evans, and the resulting free kick struck the Sunderland bar. Maguire hit the post but the game ended 1–0 to Sunderland. The second leg, held five days later at Fratton Park, saw seven yellow cards shown, five to Portsmouth players. The match ended goalless and Sunderland progressed to the final 1–0 on aggregate.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
Charlton's opponents in their play-off semi-final were Doncaster Rovers. The first leg held at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium. Lyle Taylor's header put Charlton into the lead after 32 minutes. They doubled their lead soon after when Joe Aribo scored from a Taylor pass. Matty Blair scored for Doncaster with three minutes remaining and the game ended 2–1 to Charlton. The second leg, played at The Valley, saw Charlton extend their aggregate lead to 3–1 after two minutes with a Krystian Bielik goal, but nine minutes later, Tommy Rowe equalised the game.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Route to the final
With two minutes of regular time remaining, Doncaster's Andy Butler scored with a header to make it 3–3 on aggregate, sending the match into extra time. Doncaster's John Marquis scored ten minutes into the first period, but Darren Pratley's headed goal a minute later made it 4–4 and sent the game to a penalty shootout. Charlton's goalkeeper Dillon Phillips saved Marquis' penalty, before Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr failed to score. Rowe's subsequent miss meant the shootout ended 4–3 and Charlton qualified for the play-off final.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
Charlton had previously made two appearances in play-off finals. In the 1987 Football League Second Division play-off Final, they beat Leeds United in a replay after the two-legged final ended 1–1 on aggregate, retaining their top-tier status. In the 1998 Football League First Division play-off Final, Charlton faced Sunderland at the old Wembley Stadium in a match described by Rob Stevens of the BBC as "arguably the best play-off final in English Football League history". That final ended 3–3 in regular time, 4–4 after extra time, and Charlton won the resulting penalty shootout 7–6.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
As well as the 1998 final, Sunderland had appeared in the 1990 Football League Second Division play-off Final against Swindon Town which they lost 1–0. They were promoted however, as Swindon were later found guilty of financial misconduct. During the 2018–19 regular league season, Sunderland had beaten Charlton 2–1 in the opening match at the Stadium of Light in August, while the return fixture at The Valley in January 2019 ended in a 1–1 draw.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
The Montserrat international Lyle Taylor was Charlton's top scorer for the season with 21 goals and 9 assists, while Josh Maja was Sunderland's most prolific striker having scored 15 times prior to the semi-finals, despite having left the club in January. Sunderland were aiming to be promoted at their first attempt, having been relegated from the Premier League in the 2017–18 season, while Charlton had spent three seasons in the third tier of English football following their drop in the 2015–16 season.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
Sunderland had already played at Wembley during the season, losing on penalties to Portsmouth in the 2019 EFL Trophy Final; the play-off final was the club's 61st competitive fixture of the season. Pratley was selected for the Charlton starting eleven, in place of Albie Morgan who was not included in match-day squad. Igor Vetokele also missed out for Charlton with a long-term injury. Sunderland's starting line-up was the same as for their second semi-final leg against Portsmouth, although Aiden McGeady, who had scored 11 goals during the regular season, had recovered from a foot injury sustained in April to be named amongst the substitutes.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Background
The final was refereed by Andrew Madley, with assistant referees Nick Hopton and Andrew Fox, and Peter Bankes acting as fourth official. It was the first time in the history of the play-offs that two teams would face each other in the final for a second time. Sunderland were considered as favourites to win the match by bookmakers. The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, First half
Charlton kicked off the first half around 3 p.m. in front of a Wembley crowd of 76,155 in their regular red home kit, with Sunderland playing in their black away strip. In the third minute, Max Power was brought down by Charlton's Sarr and required treatment from the physiotherapist. Two minutes later, Phillips failed to control a backpass from Sarr, and the ball rolled into the Charlton net for an own goal, putting Sunderland 1–0 ahead.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, First half
On nine minutes, Sunderland were forced to make their first substitution, bringing on Lewis Morgan for Power who had failed to recover from the earlier injury. Grant Leadbitter's 11th minute shot was tipped round the post by Phillips. Over the next fifteen minutes, the game evened out with Charlton beginning to exert some pressure: in the 24th minute a Taylor corner was headed wide by Patrick Bauer and three minutes later Taylor himself struck a shot over the Sunderland bar. With ten minutes of the first half remaining, Charlton scored the equaliser.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, First half
Aribo's pass to Anfernee Dijksteel was flicked to Taylor whose cross was side-footed into the Sunderland goal from 3 yards (2.7 m) by Ben Purrington. A foul late on in the half by Sarr on George Honeyman earned the Charlton defender the first yellow card of the game. The resulting free kick was struck over the bar by Morgan, and with no further incident, the half ended 1–1.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Second half
Naby was substituted during half time and replaced by Jason Pearce as Charlton switched to a diamond formation in midfield. They kicked off the second half with the first chance coming ten minutes in for Sunderland, as Maguire's cross was volleyed wide of the Charlton goal by Morgan. In the 57th minute, Sunderland made their second change of the afternoon, with Will Grigg coming on to replace Maguire. Two minutes later, Pratley and Luke O'Nien clashed heads, the latter needing to leave the pitch to address a bleeding head wound.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Second half
In the 65th minute Grigg was booked for a foul on Purrington, and on 70 minutes, Pratley was replaced by Jonny Williams. A minute later McGeady came on for Charlie Wyke for Sunderland's final substitution of the  afternoon. Soon after O'Nien was booked for a foul on Williams, before Bielik's header was cleared by Leadbitter. Grigg's cross with eight minutes to go was cleared by Bielik and a minute later, Leadbitter was shown a yellow card for a foul on Williams. McGeady's shot flew over Charlton's bar before O'Nien's cross was cleared at Sunderland's near post.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Match, Second half
Two minutes into injury time, Taylor was fouled by Tom Flanagan who received the fifth booking of the game. Josh Cullen's subsequent free kick was headed into the box by Bauer but the Sunderland goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin claimed the ball in a crowded area. In the final moments of added time, Cullen's deep cross from a quickly taken free kick was met by Bauer whose initial header was blocked by Flanagan, but the German defender was able to slide the ball into the Sunderland net from 4 yards (3.7 m) for a Charlton lead. The match ended 2–1 to Charlton and the London club were promoted to the EFL Championship.


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Post-match
The winning goalscorer Bauer was elated: "I don't know what to say. It's amazing. We worked so hard all season – now we’ve done it, and it's unbelievable." His manager, Lee Bowyer, said: "The goal was one of those freak things that happens in the game, but it shows our character to come from behind. This is probably the proudest moment of my whole career." Jack Ross, the Sunderland manager, noted: "I came here to take the club back to the Championship at the first time of asking and I haven't been able to do that ... We have not fallen short by very much – but we have done."


2019 EFL League One play-off Final, Post-match
Sunderland started their next season in the third tier of English football in League One for the second consecutive year. The league was temporarily suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with Sunderland in seventh position, equal on points with Peterborough who occupied the final play-off place, with eight games remaining to be played. Sunderland ended the season in the same position. Charlton's first season back in the EFL Championship was also interrupted by the pandemic with the club were in the relegation zone, in 22nd position, with nine games left. They ended the season in the same position, one point from safety, and were relegated back to League One.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final
The 2019 EFL League Two play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 25 May 2019 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Newport County and Tranmere Rovers to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from EFL League Two to EFL League One. The top three teams of the 2018–19 EFL League Two season gained automatic promotion to League One, while those placed from fourth to seventh place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place for the 2019–20 season in League One.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final
The game, which was refereed by Ross Joyce, was played on a warm sunny day in front of a crowd of 25,217. After a goalless first half, Newport's captain Mark O'Brien was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the final minute of the second half. The match went into extra time and one minute before full time, Tranmere's Connor Jennings scored with a header following a cross from Jake Caprice. The match ended 1–0 to Tranmere which secured them back-to-back promotions.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final
In their following season, foreshortened by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Tranmere finished 21st in League One and were relegated back to League Two. Newport's next season saw them finish in 15th position in the League Two table.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Tranmere Rovers finished the regular 2018–19 season in sixth place in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Newport County. Both therefore missed out on the three automatic places for promotion to EFL League One and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team. Tranmere finished six points behind Milton Keynes Dons and Bury (who were promoted in third and second place respectively) and twelve behind league winners Lincoln City. Newport County ended the season two points behind Tranmere Rovers.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Newport faced Mansfield Town in their play-off semi-final. The first leg took place at Newport's home ground, Rodney Parade, on 9 May 2019. Mansfield took the lead early in the first half following combined play from Jacob Mellis and Danny Rose which allowed CJ Hamilton to strike the ball into the roof of Newport's net at the near post. Despite Mansfield's first-half dominance, Newport applied pressure in the second half, with a 70th minute strike from Robbie Willmott being disallowed for offside.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
Mansfield goalkeeper Conrad Logan had made a number of second-half saves before bringing down Adebayo Azeez and conceding a penalty late in the game. Azeez's strike was saved by Logan before Pádraig Amond converted the rebound, and the game ended 1–1. The second leg of the semi-final was played three days later at Field Mill in Mansfield. Newport dominated the first half, striking the Mansfield crossbar twice, but failed to convert any of their chances as it ended goalless.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
The second half was a more even competition but saves from both goalkeepers ensured the match ended 0–0 in regular time, forcing the tie into extra time. The Newport goalkeeper Joe Day saved a Tyler Walker shot while Regan Poole blocked Rose's shot on the line. With no goals in extra time, the tie went to a penalty shootout. Day then saved Walker's spot kick while Newport converted all of theirs to win 5–3 in the shootout and progress to the final.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
The second play-off semi-final saw Tranmere Rovers take on Forest Green Rovers with the first leg being held at Prenton Park in Tranmere on 10 May 2019. Forest Green's Gavin Gunning was sent off for kicking out at Jay Harris. In the 25th minute, Ollie Banks' strike from 25 yards (23 m) scored via the underside of the Forest Green bar. The home side dominated possession and James Norwood missed four chances to extend their lead but the match ended 1–0. The semi-final second leg took place at The New Lawn three days later.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Route to the final
A headed goal from Forest Green's Joseph Mills early in the first half levelled the tie on aggregate before Norwood put Tranmere back into the lead with a volley on 27 minutes. Carl Winchester was sent off for the home side after being shown a second yellow card and Tranmere held on to secure the draw, and the 2–1 aggregate victory.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Tranmere had last played in the third tier of English football in 2014 while Newport had never played at that level. Tranmere were making their first appearance in a fourth tier play-off final, but had featured in the Football League Third Division play-offs twice, losing the 1990 final 2–0 to Notts County and winning the following year's final 1–0 against Bolton Wanderers in extra time. Having been promoted into the EFL through the 2018 National League play-off Final, Tranmere were aiming to win back-to-back promotions.


2019 EFL League Two play-off Final, Match, Background
Newport had been promoted to the EFL for the first time in their history when they won the 2013 Conference Premier play-off Final 2–0 against Wrexham. Coming into the final, Newport had gone on an unbeaten 12-match run while Tranmere had failed to win any of their last four games. Tranmere's squad included Norwood, League Two's Golden Boot winner with 29 goals, and goalkeeper Scott Davies, the league's Golden Glove winner. Amond and Matt had scored 43 goals in all competitions during the season for Newport.