2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Browns traveled to Pittsburgh for round two of their division rivalry with the Steelers. In the first quarter, the Browns scored first on an Austin Seibert 31-yard field goal. They extended their lead to 10–0 in the second quarter on a Baker Mayfield 15-yard touchdown pass to Kareem Hunt. The Steelers, however tied the game 10–10 before halftime with a Chris Boswell 39-yard field goal followed by a Devlin Hodges 30-yard touchdown pass to James Washington.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
In the third quarter, the Steelers took a 17–10 lead when Benny Snell ran for a 1-yard touchdown and added a Boswell 29-yard field goal to make it 20–10. Seibert got the Browns within a touchdown at 20–13 on a 34-yard field goal to make it 20–13. Getting the ball back later on in the quarter, the Browns had an opportunity to score a game-tying touchdown, However, Steelers cornerback and former Brown Joe Haden came up with the game-sealing interception of Mayfield.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
With the loss, the Browns fell to 5–7. This marked the Browns' 16th consecutive loss in Pittsburgh. On the same day, the Baltimore Ravens won their game, thus mathematically eliminating the Browns from AFC North title contention. This is the Browns 27th consecutive season without a division title, the longest active streak in the NFL.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Browns returned home to battle their in-state rival Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati took an early 3–0 lead on a Randy Bullock 34-yard field goal. The Browns got on the board later in the first quarter as Denzel Ward intercepted an Andy Dalton pass and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown to take a 7–3 lead. Bullock added a 44-yard field goal to bring the Bengals to within 7–6 after the first quarter.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Both teams scored a touchdown in the second quarter: the Bengals' coming on a Joe Mixon 1-yard run and the Browns' on a Baker Mayfield 7-yard run to give the Browns a 14–13 halftime lead. On the Browns' opening drive of the third quarter, they scored a touchdown on a Kareem Hunt 3-yard run to extend their lead to 21–13. The teams traded field goals to finish off the third quarter and also did so in the fourth quarter, to give the Browns a 27–19 win.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals
The Browns traveled to Arizona for a Week 15 tilt with the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals scored the only first quarter points on a Kenyan Drake 5-yard touchdown run, to take a 7–0 lead. The Cardinals extended their lead to 14–0 in the second quarter with a Drake 1-yard touchdown run. The Browns responded with a Nick Chubb 33-yard touchdown run and an Austin Seibert 44-yard field goal to close the Cardinals' lead to 14–10. However, the Cardinals extended their lead to 21–10 late in the first half on a Kyler Murray 6-yard touchdown pass to Dan Arnold.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Arizona Cardinals
In the third quarter, the Browns scored a touchdown on a Baker Mayfield 2-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Seals-Jones, but the Cardinals responded with a Drake 1-yard run to take a 28–17 lead into the fourth quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, Seibert missed a 45–yard field goal attempt wide left that would have moved the Browns to within one possession at 28–20. Instead, the Cardinals scored a touchdown on their ensuing drive on a Drake 17-yard run, his fourth touchdown on the day. After a Seals-Jones fumble, former Brown Zane Gonzalez kicked a 21-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 38–17 lead. The Browns added a late touchdown on a Mayfield pass to Seals-Jones to make the final score 38–24.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Browns fell to 6–9. The loss eliminated the Browns from postseason contention for the 17th consecutive season, having last made the playoffs in 2002. The Browns were one of only two NFL teams, the other being the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to not make the playoffs during the 2010s. The loss also meant the Browns would not improve upon their 7–8–1 record from their previous season, and it ensured the team's 12th consecutive season with a losing record, having last posted a non-losing record in 2007. The Browns finished 4–4 at home.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the loss, the Browns finished the season 6–10. They finished 2–6 in away games. This marked the Browns' 500th loss since joining the NFL in 1950.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
Following the game, the Browns fired head coach Freddie Kitchens after one season. On December 31, the Browns and general manager John Dorsey mutually agreed to part ways. Dorsey had served as the Browns' GM since December 2017.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Individual honors
On December 17, RB Nick Chubb and WR Jarvis Landry were named to the AFC Roster for the 2020 Pro Bowl. This marks Chubb's first Pro Bowl selection and Landry's fifth consecutive and fifth overall selection. Chubb will be the AFC's starting running back. On January 9, 2020, G Joel Bitonio was also named to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement, marking his second consecutive and second overall selection.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Individual honors
In addition, LB Joe Schobert was named a second alternate, CB Denzel Ward a fourth alternate, and WR Odell Beckham, Jr. a fifth alternate at their respective positions.


2019 Cleveland Browns season, Individual honors
On January 3, Bitonio was named to the AP All-Pro second team, his second consecutive and second overall All-Pro selection.


2019 Cleveland Challenger
The 2019 Cleveland Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cleveland, United States between 28 January and 3 February 2019.


2019 Cleveland Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


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


2019 Cleveland Challenger – Doubles
Romain Arneodo and Andrei Vasilevski won the title after defeating Robert Galloway and Nathaniel Lammons 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final.


2019 Cleveland Challenger – Singles
Maxime Cressy won the title after defeating Mikael Torpegaard 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–3 in the final.


2019 Cleveland Indians season
The 2019 Cleveland Indians season was the 119th season for the franchise. It was the seventh season under the leadership of manager Terry Francona and fourth under general manager Mike Chernoff. The Indians played their home games at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. In April 2019, the Indians extended Francona's contract for two more years. Although they improved upon their 91–71 campaign from the previous season, they failed to win the American League Central (due to the Minnesota Twins going 101–61) and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2015.


2019 Clifford Cup
The 84th Clifford Cup tournament was held between the 15 and 24 March 2019. The 2019 Clifford Cup took place after the conclusion of the regular season, with teams seeded based on their performance in the 2018-19 Dialog Rugby League season. The eventual winner was Havelock Sports Club, who last won the cup in 1981, thirty seven years ago.


2019 Clifford Cup
Kandy SC, the defending cup holders, who finished in first place at the end of the domestic season two points ahead of Havelock Sports Club, dramatically withdrew from competition three days before the opening round. Kandy SC had requested the governing body, Sri Lanka Rugby to permit them to play all their matches at Nittawela Rugby Stadium. Sri Lanka Rugby however insisted that their games be held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, stating that the other participating teams had all agreed that the matches be played on neutral grounds, resulting in Kandy SC resolving not to participate in the tournament.


2019 Clifford Cup
The opening quarter-final match at the Colombo Racecourse ground pitted fourth placed Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club against the seventh placed Police SC. The two teams having beaten each other during the regular season. Police SC dominated the first half, scoring two tries and two penalties going into halftime with a 20-5 lead. In the second half CR &FC rallied scoring consecutive tries before Police SC replied with a second half try and a subsequent penalty to secure a 28 - 15 victory and a semi-final berth.


2019 Clifford Cup
The next scheduled match was declared a walkover with eighth seeded Air Force SC (who had only managed one win in the domestic season) securing a spot in the semi-finals following the withdrawal of the top seeded team in the competition, Kandy SC (the previous cup winner and the undefeated Dialog league champion). The fourth placed Colombo Hockey and Football Club then faced Army SC at the Colombo Racecourse. CH & FC scored an early try in the third minute of play and scored a second before Army SC responded with a try of their own.


2019 Clifford Cup
Both teams scored a try each before half time, with CH & FC going into the half time break with a 17 - 12 lead. After the break Army SC dominated play scoring a try to level the scores, with CH & FC responding some after with a try to regain the lead. Army SC scoring a subsequent try to level the score before breaking away for another try and a penalty to win 32-22. In the remaining quarter final match the second seed, Havelock SC, played their quarter final match against Navy SC, at Havelock Park. Havelock SC dominated the game scoring seven tries to three and advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Clifford Cup
Sri Lanka Rugby appointed Remi Julien, a French rugby referee, to officiate in the semi-finals and the final.


2019 Clifford Cup
In the first semi-final encounter played at the Colombo racecourse Havelock SC defeated Army SC 60 points to 29 points, running in eight tries to four. Havelock SC produced a dominant display in the first half, scoring 31 points to Army SC's three. After the break Havelock SC went onto to score another 29 points whilst Army picked up 26 points. The other semi-final match between Police SC and Air Force SC, at the Colombo Racecourse on the following day, was a closer affair, with Police SC leading 16 - 14 at half time (two tries apiece). In the second half Air Force SC went on to score another two tries whilst Police could only manage the one. The victory took Air Force SC through to the finals for the first time since 1986.


2019 Clifford Cup
The final was held at Colombo Racecourse on Sunday 24 March. Scrum half, Mithun Hapugoda, opened the scoring for Havelock SC with a try in the fourth minute of the game, which was converted by Rizah Mubarak. Air Force were awarded a penalty try in the tenth minute, whilst Zayan Sabar and Chamara Dabare crossed the line for Havelock SC in the thirteenth and eighteen minute mark, both of which were subsequently converted by Mubarak. The score line at half time was 21 - 14.


2019 Clifford Cup
After the break Air Force SC’s Ishara Madhushan scored a try in the 39th minute, which was converted by Charitha Senevirathne. Havelock SC went onto to convert three penalties, with Lasindu Karunathilaka scoring a try in the dying minutes of the game, which was converted by Mubarak, securing the victory for Havelock SC, 40 -21. The cup win was the first for Havelock SC in 37 years, when they won the triple crown – Sevens, Clifford Cup and the President’s trophy.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
The 2019 season is Clube de Regatas do Flamengo's 124th year of existence, their 108th football season, and their 49th in the Brazilian Série A, having never been relegated from the top division. In addition to the 2019 Brasileirão, Flamengo also competed in the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores, the Copa do Brasil, and the Campeonato Carioca, the top tier of Rio de Janeiro's state football league.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
The season is one of the most successful in Flamengo's history, as the team captured their second Copa Libertadores, seventh Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and record 35th Campeonato Carioca. The team qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup by winning the Copa Libertadores, finishing as runners-up to UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
The season is marked by the tragic fire on 8 February at the Ninho do Urubu training center that claimed the lives of ten youth players who were sleeping in their rooms at the camp. The incident is considered the worst tragedy ever experienced by the club in its history.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
Flamengo won their 35th Campeonato Carioca, defeating rivals Vasco da Gama across two legs in April.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
On 1 June, Flamengo hired Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus after the resignation of Abel Braga. In June and July, Flamengo completed the signings of prominent free agent fullbacks Rafinha from Bayern Munich and Filipe Luís from Atlético Madrid, to play alongside the new signings of Gabriel Barbosa, Bruno Henrique and Giorgian De Arrascaeta. Flamengo were eliminated from the Copa do Brasil in the quarter-finals after a penalty shootout loss to Athletico Paranaense in the Maracanã on 17 July.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
In August, Flamengo defeated Internacional to advance to the club's first Copa Libertadores semi-finals since 1984. On 23 October, the team defeated Grêmio 5–0 in the Maracanã to advance to their first Libertadores final since 1981. For the first time, the Copa Libertadores final would be played as a single match at a venue selected in advance. The location of the final was originally chosen to be the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile. However, due to the ongoing Chilean protests, the match was moved to the Estadio Monumental in Lima, Peru. On 23 November in the final against defending champions River Plate, Flamengo trailed 0–1 in the final minutes before Gabriel scored twice to secure the 2–1 victory.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
The day after the come-from-behind victory in the Libertadores, Flamengo became champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro with four matches in hand after a loss by Palmeiras to Grêmio in the 34th round. This was a Flamengo Brazilian title after a hiatus since 2009. This feat marked the first time a Brazilian club had won the Brazilian league and Copa Libertadores in the same season since Santos in 1962 and 1963. The title-winning campaign broke a number of records in the 20-team league format era (2006–present), including most victories (28), most points (90), most goals (86), best goal differential (+49), and most goals by a single player (25 from Gabriel Barbosa).


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season
The team qualified to their first Club World Cup in Doha, Qatar in December, defeating Jorge Jesus's former club Al Hilal 3–1 in the semi-final before confronting Liverpool, the same opponent as the club's only world championship appearance and victory in the 1981 Intercontinental Cup. Both teams were closely matched in the final, ending regulation time in a scoreless draw. In the first half of extra time, Roberto Firmino of Liverpool scored the lone goal in Liverpool's 1–0 victory and Flamengo finished the competition as runners-up.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Ninho do Urubu fire
On the morning of 8 February, a fire erupted at the Ninho do Urubu youth training ground of Flamengo. The fire resulted in the deaths of ten academy players between the ages of 14 and 17 training with the club. Three others were injured. The cause of the fire was a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit that caught fire in the room of one of the victims close to 5:00. Intense storms caused flooding and tornadoes in Rio de Janeiro on the days before, likely requiring the training center to run on peak power. The location of the fire was the temporary living quarters in a newly expanded section of the campus. The state Labor Ministry launched a task force to determine if any preventative actions could have been taken, and to ensure that the families of the victims would be accommodated.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Ninho do Urubu fire
The victims of the fire were Athila Paixão (14 years old), Arthur Vinícius de Barros Silva Freitas (14), Bernardo Pisetta (14), Christian Esmério (15), Jorge Eduardo Santos (15), Pablo Henrique da Silva Matos (14), Vitor Isaías (15), Samuel Thomas Rosa (15), Gerdson Santos (14), and Ryckelmo de Souza Viana (17). Kauan Emanuel Nunes (14 years old), Francisco Diogo Alves (15) and Jhonathan Cruz Ventura (15) were hospitalized with injuries; Jhonathan's condition was the most severe.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Ninho do Urubu fire
Club president Rodolfo Landim described it as "the worst tragedy the club has ever experienced in its 123 years." The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro declared a three-day period of mourning following the tragedy. The Taça Guanabara semifinal matches on the following days, including Flamengo's match against Fluminense, were postponed. Flamengo wore black ribbons on their shirts for all following matches in the season as a symbol of mourning in honor of the victims.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Ninho do Urubu fire
The Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Flamengo on 20 February requesting allocation of reparations to the victims and their families, and for the suspension of activities at the training center. The club entered mediation and negotiated directly with the families of victims, and were scrutinized for offering a lower compensation than the proposal from the Public Labor Ministry and the Public Defender's Office. On 27 February, the city of Rio de Janeiro officially enforced an interdiction of the Ninho do Urubu training center for the senior team (youth players had already been banned from the facilities after the fire). The interdiction is an enforcement of a penalty already applied to the training center in 2017 for operating without a valid license. The team moved their training activities to Gávea.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Ninho do Urubu fire
the center was released for use for the professional team in March and the youth levels in April, however players were not permitted to sleep at the center. On 24 May, the Childhood and Youth Court fully released the Ninho do Urubu training center for regular use.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Ninho do Urubu fire
In June, Rio police indicted former Flamengo president Eduardo Bandeira de Mello, along with seven engineers and technicians from Flamengo and the company that constructed the containers, on 10 counts of homicide and 14 counts of attempted homicide after concluding that the containers should not have been used as sleeping quarters. In July, the public prosecutor of Rio de Janeiro did not find sufficient cause to bring the eight defendants to trial, and granted 45 days for police to provide clarification on aspects of the investigation.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 19 December 2018 Rodolfo Landim was sworn in as Flamengo's new president after being elected on the 8th and officially took over official administrative roles on 1 January. Eduardo Bandeira de Mello had been president for two 3-year terms. Before officially taking office, Landim announced that plans to hire Abel Braga as the new head coach in 2019 were already underway. Braga was officially announced as the replacement to Dorival Júnior at the start of the new year. Braga had previously managed Flamengo in 2004.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 29 December a deal for São Paulo center-back Rodrigo Caio was reportedly closed on 29 December —  €5m for five years and 45% of the player's rights.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 8 January Flamengo reached an agreement with Cruzeiro to sign highly-sought attacking midfielder Arrascaeta for R$55.3m in three installments, the largest transfer fee in Flamengo's history. The Uruguayan player was officially announced on 12 January.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 8 January it was reported that Flamengo had secured a loan deal for striker Gabriel Barbosa, the leading goalscorer in the 2018 Brasileirão  and the Copa do Brasil while on loan with Santos. The club negotiated the loan with Inter Milan, Gabriel's contract holders. Flamengo paid no loan fee but are responsible for the entirety of his R$15m / €3.5m annual salary, the most expensive on the roster.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
In January Flamengo traveled to Orlando, Florida for participation in the 2019 Florida Cup with friendly matches against Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt. Rodrigo Caio was the only new signing to travel with the club for Flamengo's first trip to the United States in nearly 13 years.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 10 January Flamengo defeated Ajax on penalty kicks in the Florida Cup. Fernando Uribe scored both goals for Flamengo in regular time, and Veltman and Magallán of Ajax missed their penalties.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 12 January Flamengo defeated Eintracht Frankfurt in Orlando City Stadium 1–0, goal scored by Jean Lucas. The victory gave Flamengo the Florida Cup title on points (2 for the penalty win, 3 for the win).


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 22 January, amidst rumors of a transfer to Orlando City of MLS, 33 year-old midfielder Diego extended his contract with Flamengo until the end of 2020. His contract was set to expire in July and the club only agreed to renew with a reduction in salary.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 23 January, Flamengo and Santos completed negotiations for the 28 year-old forward Bruno Henrique to sign with Flamengo in exchange for R$23m paid in three installations, and a one-year loan of 22 year-old midfielder Ronaldo to Santos for €3m (R$12.9m). However disagreements over salary between Santos and Ronaldo caused the loan to fall through, and it was announced later in the month that Ronaldo would remain at Flamengo. A deal was later reached to loan 20 year-old Jean Lucas to the São Paulo club instead.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 20 January Flamengo began their 2019 campaign in the Campeonato Carioca against Bangu. In front of a crowd of 40 thousand in the Maracanã, Flamengo conceded to the visitors within 3 minutes. Diego equalized on a 1st half penalty in an irregular play after the ball had gone out of bounds, and Rhodolfo scored a header to seal the victory. Gabriel and Arrascaeta were presented to the fans but did not feature in the match.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 23 January Flamengo's reserve squad faced Resende. Flamengo again conceded first before equalizing with a bicycle kick from Henrique Dourado.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 26 January, Bruno Henrique scored both goals in his Flamengo debut: a 2–1 victory over Botafogo, Flamengo's first classico of the season. Flamengo's opponents again scored the first goal.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 8 February, a fire at Ninho do Urubu training center claimed the lives of 10 youth academy players.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 14 February Flamengo fell to rivals Fluminense in the semi-final of the Taça Guanabara, their first match after the fire at the training center.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 25 February, Henrique Dourado traveled to China to join Henan Jianye. Flamengo had negotiated a transfer of the striker for close to €6m (of which Flamengo received 75%).


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 26 February the club released their 30-man roster for the Copa Libertadores group stage.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 5 March, Flamengo's 1–0 victory against San José in Oruro, Bolivia in the Copa Libertadores marked the first time in history the club had won away from home in their first match of continental competition.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 13 March, Flamengo defeated LDU in the Copa Libertadores 3–1. Éverton Ribeiro scored early in the 1st half. Diego committed a foul in the box against Vega but Diego Alves saved the penalty of Intriago. Gabriel and Uribe scored in the 2nd half but Borja scored once for LDU in the final moments.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 19 March Flamengo guaranteed their berth in the Carioca championship phase after defeating Madureira 2–0 in the penultimate round of the Taça Rio.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 22 March Flamengo announced the closing of a deal with new primary kit sponsor Bank BS2. The deal is in place for 2 years and is valued at approximately R$25m total. Adidas officially unveiled the 2019-20 Flamengo home kit on 22 March, and the team debuted it against Fluminense.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 24 March, Flamengo faced rivals Fluminense and won 3–2. Miguel Trauco, Robert Piris Da Mota, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, and Gustavo Cuéllar were called up by their national teams to participate in friendlies before the Copa América and were not available for the match.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 27 March Flamengo again faced Fluminense in the semifinal of the second phase of the Campeonato Carioca, the Taça Rio. Flamengo required a win, as Fluminense would advance with a draw. Éverton Ribeiro converted a penalty in stoppage time to win, 2–1. Prior to this, manager Abel Braga left the stadium citing throat pain and was treated at a hospital for heart arrhythmia, before being discharged later.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 31 March Flamengo went on to defeat Vasco on penalties to claim the club's 8th Taça Rio title. Since Flamengo had already qualified for the Carioca final stage, starters Diego and Gabriel Barbosa rested for both Taça Rio matches in preparation for the Copa Libertadores.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 3 April, in Flamengo's highest-attended home match of the season, the team lost 0–1 to Peñarol in the Copa Libertadores on a late goal by Lucas Viatri. The match represented Peñarol's first victory as a visiting side in their previous sixteen Libertadores matches, dating back to 2013. Gabriel was sent off via a straight red card after a reckless tackle against Rodrigo Rojo. The result dropped Flamengo to second in the group, behind Peñarol on goal differential.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 6 April, Flamengo qualified for a final against Vasco after Gabriel equalized against Fluminense in the semi-final of the Campeonato Carioca (as the team with the greater overall point total across both phases of the Carioca, Flamengo advanced with a draw).


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
The day prior to this match, it was confirmed by the governor of Rio de Janeiro that Flamengo and Fluminense would be joint-managers of the Maracanã for six months beginning on 19 April, a deal which allowed the clubs to pay a fixed monthly fee and receive a higher share of matchday revenue than was granted under the previous deal. Because Vasco da Gama was not included in the deal, the president of the club announced that the team would not play their home matches at the Maracanã. This included the first leg of the Carioca final against Flamengo, which was moved to São Januário.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 11 April, Flamengo hosted San José in the Copa Libertadores and won emphatically by a score of 6–1 with Gabriel serving his red card suspension. The result returned Flamengo to the top of the group, ahead of Peñarol on goal differential.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 14 and 21 April, Flamengo won both legs of the Caroica final against Vasco by the scoreline 2–0, capturing their record 35th Carioca title. Bruno Henrique scored both goals in the first leg and was the top goalscorer of the Campeonato Carioca.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 24 April in Quito, Ecuador against LDU, Bruno Henrique scored early before Flamengo conceded a goal in the final seconds of the first half. A draw would have guaranteed Flamengo's qualification to the round of 16 and LDU's elimination. Andrés Chicaiza of LDU scored an excellent goal in the second half to save his team from elimination. The result forced Flamengo to earn at least a draw against Peñarol in Montevideo on the final matchday to guarantee passage. Abel Braga was not present for the match, as CONMEBOL had suspended him for bringing his team out of the dressing room late after halftime against Peñarol.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 27 April the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro season began. Flamengo played host to Cruzeiro. Bruno Henrique scored twice and Gabriel scored on a rebound to put the match at 3–1. Legendary Flamengo and Seleção centre-back Juan entered the field for the final time in the closing minutes to mark his retirement from football. In the final play of the match, centre-back Rodrigo Caio suffered a head injury after colliding with Dedé and exited the field in an ambulance. His was discharged from the hospital the following morning but would miss the following league match against Internacional.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 1 May, Flamengo fell to Internacional in Porto Alegre 2–1, conceding the opening goal to former player Paulo Guerrero.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 2 May, the team was drawn against Corinthians in the Copa do Brasil round of 16, a rematch of the previous edition's semi-final.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 5 May, in preparation for their crucial last Libertadores group stage match, Flamengo fielded a reserve team against São Paulo in the Brazilian championship and came away with a draw, goal scored by Orlando Berrío.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 8 May, a victory or draw against Peñarol in Montevideo would guarantee qualification to the knockout stage of the tournament. In the final minutes of the match, substitute Vitinho failed to score on a one-on-one opportunity, but the draw was sufficient to qualify. Pará received two yellow cards in the match and was sent off. LDU's 4–0 victory over San José qualified them and eliminated Peñarol. Flamengo finished top of Group D with 10 points, tied with LDU and Peñarol but ahead on goal differential.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 12 May, Flamengo fielded their reserve team against Chapecoense in the Maracanã in preparation for their mid-week Copa do Brasil match against Corinthians. Flamengo won 2–1 with goals from Vitinho and Lincoln.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 13 May, Flamengo was drawn against Ecuadorian club Emelec in the Libertadores round of 16.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 15 May against Corinthians in the Arena Corinthians, Flamengo maintained high possession and won 1–0, with the goal scored by Willian Arão on a cross from Bruno Henrique.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 18 May Flamengo debuted their 2019 white alternative kits against Atlético Mineiro at the Independencia. They lost 2–1 off a goal from Yimmi Chará despite having a man advantage for the entire second half after the sending off of Elias. Shortly thereafter, Flamengo's Gavea headquarters was vandalized with graffiti calling for the firing of Abel Braga. President Landim remarked that the graffiti was politically motivated and did not represent the views of most supporters.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 26 May in a dramatic match against the mixed reserve team of Athletico Paranaense in the Maracanã, Flamengo were trailing 1–2 in the 90th minute. Bruno Henrique and Rodrigo Caio each scored in stoppage time to win 3–2, preserving their home win streak in three league matches.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 29 May, Abel Braga officially resigned as manager of Flamengo citing external pressure from fans and lack of support from the board. Braga served as manager for five months with a record of 18 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. Under his management, Flamengo scored 56 and conceded 27 goals in 30 official matches.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 29 May, it was confirmed that striker Fernando Uribe would transfer to Santos. Since July 2018, he scored 8 goals in 37 appearances for Flamengo.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 1 June, Flamengo confirmed the signing of Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus. Jesus signed a one-year contract and would assume management of the team in mid-June after the first week of the Copa América break. Under interim manager Marcelo Salles, Flamengo won three matches and drew once, against Fluminense.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 4 June, the club defeated Corinthians in the Maracanã 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil. In the Brazilian championship, Flamengo defeated Fortaleza and CSA. Jorge Jesus was a spectator for the match against Fluminense and assumed his managerial role on 20 June.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
Three Flamengo players joined their national teams for the Copa América: Gustavo Cuéllar of Colombia, Giorgian De Arrascaeta of Uruguay, and Miguel Trauco of Peru. Cuéllar scored a goal against Paraguay. Trauco's Peru advanced to the final against Brazil, and Trauco was named to the Team of the Tournament by CONMEBOL.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 9 June, Flamengo confirmed the signing of Brazilian right-back Rafinha as a free agent after his eight year career at Bayern Munich. He would be officially presented at the club on 24 June. Rafinha signed a two-year contract, and contacted Miguel Trauco to request the use of his shirt number 13, the same number Rafinha wore for Bayern.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 20 June, Flamengo came to an agreement with French club Lyon for the transfer of midfielder Jean Lucas, on loan with Santos. Flamengo received €6.35m of the €8m transfer.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 29 June Flamengo played a training match against Madureira. It served as the first match managed by Jorge Jesus.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 9 July, promising midfielder Ronaldo was loaned to Bahia for the remainder of the year.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 10 July in the Brazilian managerial debut of Jorge Jesus, Flamengo tied 1–1 against Athletico Paranaense in the Arena da Baixada for the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals, with the equalizing goal scored by Gabriel. The match was marked by several uses of VAR.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 11 July Flamengo announced the signing of Spanish central defender Pablo Marí, previously on loan with Deportivo La Coruña from Manchester City. He signed with Flamengo through December 2022.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 12 July, Flamengo closed a deal with Roma for Brazilian midfielder Gerson. The former Fluminense player was transferred for €11.8m in exchange for 100% of the player's economic rights, making him the most expensive Brazilian player ever signed by a Brazilian club. Gerson signed a contract through 2023.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 14 July in Flamengo's return to the Brasileirão they defeated Goiás 6–1 in a sold-out Maracanã with a hat-trick from Arrascaeta. Rafinha made his Flamengo debut.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 17 July Flamengo faced Athletico Paranaense in the return leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-final. Gabriel scored in the 2nd half but Rony of Athletico responded. Tied 1–1, the match was decided by penalties. Diego took the first penalty and his shot was saved. Athletico Paranaense went on to win the shootout 3–1 and eliminate Flamengo from the competition.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 19 July Flamengo released their 30-man roster for the Copa Libertadores round of 16. New signings Rafinha, Pablo Marí, João Lucas, and Gerson, along with Lincoln, were the additions.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 21 July Flamengo played to a 1–1 draw against Corinthians. Clayson converted a penalty after Berrío fouled Vágner Love, and Gabriel scored a goal initially ruled offside but reversed by VAR.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 23 July, Flamengo announced the signing of Filipe Luís after his farewell from eight seasons at Atlético Madrid. Because the signing was made after 9 July, he was not eligible to participate in the Copa do Brasil.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 24 July the team faced Emelec in Guayaquil and suffered a 2–0 loss in the opening leg of the Libertadores round of 16. With Éverton Ribeiro, De Arrascaeta and Vitinho injured, Jorge Jesus started Rafinha as a winger, with Diego in front of Gerson and Arão in the midfield. Rodinei occupied the right-back spot. Emelec scored an early goal and led at halftime. Early in the second half, Vega of Emelec received a straight red card for a high-kick to the face of Rafinha. Flamengo made three substitutions shortly after, bringing on Lincoln and Lucas Silva for the attack. Twenty minutes after the red card, Diego left the field with a serious ankle fracture that would require surgery. Both teams playing with 10 men, Emelec scored again late in the match.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 28 July, Flamengo faced rivals Botafogo in the 12th round of the league and won 3–2 after conceding the first goal. Gabriel scored in his fifth consecutive league match. Rodrigo Caio and Lincoln both exited the match with injuries. After the match, Jorge Jesus confirmed that the transfer of Léo Duarte to Milan had been completed. The centre-back left Flamengo for €10 million. The club had 75% of his economic rights.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 30 July Flamengo released the contract of right-back Pará, leaving him free to sign with Santos.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 31 July Flamengo hosted Emelec in the return leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16. Trailing 0–2 on aggregate, Gabriel converted a penalty after Rafinha is fouled by Bagüi, and later scores from close range after recovering a pass from Bruno Henrique. Reinier makes his senior team debut in the 2nd half. In the penalty shootout, all four Flamengo players score. Diego Alves saved Dixon Arroyo's shot and Nicolás Queiróz hit the crossbar.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 1 August, left-back Miguel Trauco's departure to French club Saint-Étienne for R$2.5m (approximately €600k) was confirmed. His contract was set to expire at the end of the season.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 4 August, Flamengo fell to Bahia 0–3 on a hat-trick from Gilberto. Filipe Luís made his Flamengo debut. Flamengo debuted their 2019-2020 alternative kits in the match: dark grey with lime green details.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 10 August Flamengo defeated Grêmio 3–1 in the Maracanã. De Arrascaeta recorded a goal and an assist. Grêmio played a team of mostly reserves in preparation for their mid-week Copa do Brasil semi-final.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 15 August, Flamengo announced that they had ceased negotiations with Italian striker Mario Balotelli.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 16 August, Bruno Henrique was called up to the Brazil National Team for the first time for a pair of friendlies in September. Arrascaeta was called up to the Uruguay National Team for the same window. The club also unveiled their list of players registered for the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals. With three players transferred out (Pará, Trauco and Léo Duarte), Filipe Luís and Matheus Dantas were added to the roster.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 17 August, Flamengo defeated Vasco da Gama 4–1 in Brasilia in the highest attended match of the Brasileirao season so far. The victory moved Flamengo into 2nd place.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 21 August, Flamengo faced Internacional in the home leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals. Bruno Henrique scored twice in the seconds half, minutes apart, to secure a 2–0 victory.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 23 August the club released an official statement that Gustavo Cuéllar would be suspended from club activities indefinitely for refusing to travel with the team for the following league match, citing family matters. It was reported that Cuéllar had been seeking to exit Flamengo on an offer from Al-Hilal.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 25 August, Flamengo defeated Ceará 3–0 in Fortaleza to assume leadership of the Brazilian Championship. De Arrascaeta scored a bicycle kick goal in stoppage time, assisted by Rafinha.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 26 August, an official announcement from the club declared that Cuéllar would be re-integrated into the team and would travel for the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final against Internacional.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 27 August, Orlando Berrío was called to the Colombian national team for September friendlies.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 28 August, Flamengo qualified for the Copa Libertadores semi-final after drawing against Internacional. Rodrigo Lindoso scored a header from a set-piece, and Gabriel equalized on a counter-attack assisted by Bruno Henrique. Flamengo advanced with a 3–1 aggregate score to their first Copa Libertadores semi-final since 1984.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 30 August, Gustavo Cuéllar was officially announced as a new signing by Al-Hilal. Flamengo reopened negotiations with the club and the player was signed for a reported fee of €7.5m. Cuéllar made 170 appearances for Flamengo since 2016.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 1 September, Flamengo defeated Palmeiras 3–0. It was Flamengo's first victory against Palmeiras since May 2014. Manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was dismissed by Palmeiras following the loss.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 7 September, Flamengo defeated Avaí 3–0 in the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasília. Reinier scored his first goal for the senior team.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 14 September Flamengo hosted Santos for their final match of the first half of the Brasileirão. Gabriel scored the only goal of the match, a chip shot from outside the penalty area. Flamengo maintained their lead in the league and Santos fell to third place.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 20 September, Tite called up Gabriel and Rodrigo Caio for a pair of national team friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria in October. Giorgian De Arrascaeta and Orlando Berrío were also called to their national teams for the same window, all four becoming unavailable against Atlético Mineiro and Athletico Paranaense. As a result, Flamengo requested that Reinier not be called up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be played in Brazil during that same period.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 21 September the club faced Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte. Giorgian De Arrascaeta scored against his former club, and Gabriel scored to win 1–2. The win set a club record of seven straight victories in the national league (Flamengo had previously won six straight in 1978, 1982, and 2015).


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 25 September Flamengo hosted Internacional at the Maracanã. Inter had two key players sent off with red cards early: Bruno Vieira in the 18th minute for a foul against Gabriel, and former Flamengo player Paolo Guerrero for complaining after a collision with Rodrigo Caio at the end of the first half. Gabriel converted his penalty, and De Arrascaeta and Bruno Henrique also scored to win 3–1. The result extended the club's record winning streak to eight matches.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 28 September Flamengo faced São Paulo at home in Fernando Diniz's managerial debut. Starters Gerson, Rafinha and Filipe Luís entered in the 2nd half, but the match ended in a scoreless draw. This was Flamengo's first failure to win at the Maracanã in 2019 league play. Flamengo moved to four points clear of Palmeiras in first place.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 2 October, Flamengo faced Grêmio in Porto Alegre for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final. Flamengo had three goals annulled by VAR and finished tired 1–1 with a goal from Bruno Henrique.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 6 October, Flamengo faced last-place Chapecoense away. With Gabriel suspended and Arrascaeta and Filipe Luís injured, the team managed to win 1–0 via a goal from Bruno Henrique.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 10 October, Flamengo defeated Atlético Mineiro 3–1 at the Maracanã with a goal and two assists from Vitinho to open up an eight point lead in the league.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 13 October, the team traveled to the Arena da Baixada to face Athletico Paranaense. An early penalty decision in favor of Athletico was withdrawn after VAR review, and Bruno Henrique scored another brace to secure a 2–0 victory, breaking a 45-year spell of Flamengo's failure to win against Athletico Paranaense as a visitor.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 16 October, Flamengo came from behind to defeat Fortaleza 2–1 at the Castelão with a goal by Reinier. Fortaleza challenged the result on account of a second ball entering the field during the match-winning goal, but the appeal was denied.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 23 October in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final at the Maracanã, Flamengo advanced against Grêmio with an astonishing 5–0 victory. The result matched the largest ever margin of victory in the Libertadores between two Brazilian clubs. Flamengo advanced 6–1 on aggregate to their first Copa Libertadores final since their championship in 1981.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 25 October, the selection for the Brazil national team's November friendlies against Argentina and South Korea were made. Flamengo reportedly requested that none of their players be called up, and none were. Manager Tite expressed interest in Gerson.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 27 October the team defeated CSA 1–0. The match attendance at the Maracanã set the 2019 Brasileirão record with paid attendance of 65,649.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 31 October, Flamengo drew 2–2 against Goiás. Gabriel scored a goal and received a yellow card in the match, becoming disqualified from the following league match against Corinthians.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 3 November, Bruno Henrique scored a hat-trick as part of a 4–1 home rout against Corinthians. Diego Alves returned from injury and was available for the match.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 5 November in reaction to the ongoing civil protests in Chile, CONMEBOL, Flamengo and River Plate agreed to relocate the Copa Libertadores final from Santiago to Lima, Peru.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 7 November, with De Arrascaeta injured Flamengo defeated Botafogo 0–1 in a challenging match with a late game-winner from Lincoln.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 9 November, Reinier extended his contract with Flamengo through 2024 with a reduction in his release clause from €70 to €35 million.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 10 November, Flamengo defeated Bahia 3–1 at the Maracanã.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 13 November, Flamengo played to a difficult 4–4 draw against rivals Vasco da Gama. Éverton Ribeiro scored in the first 40 seconds, and Marrony equalized in the 34th minute. Trailing 2–3, Bruno Henrique scored a brace to take the lead before Ribamar equalized in stoppage time. This was Bruno Henrique's fourth brace in the 2019 Brasileirão in addition to three braces in the Campeonato Carioca.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 17 November Flamengo defeated Grêmio 0–1 in the Campeonato Brasileiro, breaking the club's 21st Century undefeated streak record of 25 matches (set in 2011). Gabriel scored the lone goal of the match and received a red card, becoming the most booked player of the 2019 Série A season. The victory also set the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A record for most wins in 38-match round-robin season with 25, breaking the previous record of 24 wins held by 2014 Cruzeiro, 2015 Corinthians, and 2016 Palmeiras.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 20 November, the team embarked to Lima for the Copa Libertadores final and released their list of available players.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 23 November, Flamengo entered the Estadio Monumental in Lima for their historic single-match Copa Libertadores final against defending champions River Plate. Managed by Marcelo Gallardo, River controlled play for much of the first half. In the 14th minute, Rafael Santos Borré of River Plate scored after Willian Arão and Gerson failed to clear a ball in the penalty area. Flamengo trailed 0–1 at halftime. In the second half, Flamengo's play improved as Gabriel continued to be well-marked by River's defense.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
In the 57th minute Flamengo shockingly failed to equalize, as Éverton Ribeiro shot from inside the penalty area but was denied by goalkeeper Franco Armani. In the 65th minute, captain Diego was substituted on for Gerson in the midfield. Vitinho entered for Arão in the 85th minute. Still trailing by one goal, Diego and De Arrascaeta pressured Lucas Pratto to force a turnover. De Arrascaeta found Bruno Henrique who advanced into the attacking half before returning a through-ball to De Arrascaeta in the penalty area where he provided the assist to Gabriel's equalizing goal in the 89th minute. Minutes later, Diego lifted a deep forward pass into the area towards Gabriel. River Plate centre-back Javier Pinola failed to clear the ball and Gabriel scored with his first touch to complete the historic comeback. After trailing for much of the match, Flamengo won their second Copa Libertadores.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
Gabriel Barbosa was named Man of the Match and finished as the top goalscorer of the Copa Libertadores with nine goals. Bruno Henrique was named best player of the tournament. The victory qualified Flamengo to their first FIFA Club World Cup in December in Qatar, as well as the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana against Copa Sudamericana champions Independiente del Valle. The result also likely qualified Flamengo to the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in China.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 24 November, fewer than 24 hours after the finish in the Copa Libertadores, Flamengo clinched their sixth Campeonato Brasileiro championship as a result of Grêmio's 1–2 victory over Palmeiras. With four league matches still to play, Flamengo became the first Brazilian team since Pelé's 1962 and 1963 Santos teams to win the Copa Libertadores and Campeonato Brasileiro in the same season. With the championship, Flamengo qualified for the 2020 Supercopa do Brasil against Copa do Brasil champions Athletico Paranaense.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 27 November with the league title already won, Flamengo took the field at the Maracanã against Ceará. Bruno Henrique scored his second hat-trick of the season en route to a 4–1 victory. The team received the Série A trophy on the field after the match. The victory set a new points record in the era of the league's current format (2006–present) with 84, surpassing Corinthians' 2015 total of 81.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 1 December, Flamengo traveled to the Allianz Parque to face Palmeiras for the 36th round of the Brazilian league. Amidst public safety concerns and fear of clashes between supporters groups, CBF upheld the request from São Paulo police that visiting supporters not be permitted in the stadium, a decision which Flamengo opposed. Flamengo opened the scoring early with a goal from Arrascaeta and two from Gabriel, defeating Palmeiras 1–3. This was Flamengo's first victory at the Allianz Parque since its completion in 2014.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
The victory set another league record in the post-2006 era: 80 goals scored in the campaign surpassed Cruzeiro's mark of 77 from 2013. Additionally, Gabriel Barbosa broke the league goal-scoring record in the 20-team era with his 24th goal of the season, passing Jonas from 2010 Grêmio and Borges from 2011 Santos.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 4 December Flamengo released their list of players for the Club World Cup.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 5 December in their final home match of the season, Flamengo defeated already relegated Avaí by a score of 6–1 with a mostly reserve lineup. Gabriel scored his 25th goal of the season and 17 year-old Reinier scored a second-half brace. Flamengo finished league play undefeated at home.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 8 December on the final matchday of the season, Flamengo suffered their worst loss of the year falling 4–0 to league runners-up Santos at the Vila Belmiro. With the defeat, Flamengo equaled the record for fewest losses in a 38-match season with four, a mark set by São Paulo in 2006 and Palmeiras in 2018.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 9 December, several Flamengo players were honored at the 2019 Bola de Prata and Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão awards. Gabriel received the Bola de Ouro for best player of the season, and Bruno Henrique received the "Craque do Brasileirão" award for player of the year. Jorge Jesus was honored as the best manager of the year by both awarding bodies.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 17 December Flamengo made their Club World Cup debut against AFC Champions League winners Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in Doha, Qatar. After conceding the first goal to Salem Al-Dawsari, Flamengo shone in the second half with a goal and assist from Bruno Henrique, and a late own goal against Al-Hilal to win 3–1 and secure a place in the final.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 18 December Liverpool defeated Monterrey in the opposite semi-final to confirm a rematch of the 1981 Intercontinental Cup against Flamengo.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 21 December, Flamengo and Liverpool entered the Khalifa International Stadium for the FIFA Club World Cup final and Flamengo's final match of the 2019 season. Forward Roberto Firmino of Liverpool nearly scored in the first minute of play. After resisting early chances, Flamengo matched Liverpool's play with chances from Bruno Henrique and maintained nearly 60% possession in the 1st half. In the 2nd half Firmino again came close, with a shot off the post. Éverton Ribeiro and De Arrascaeta came off for Diego and Vitinho.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
In 2nd half stoppage time, Liverpool was awarded a penalty after Rafinha fouled Sadio Mané on the edge of the penalty area, but the decision was reversed by VAR and the match went into extra time tied 0–0. Liverpool continued to pressure and finally scored in the 9th minute: Mané found Firmino in the box who scored the match's only goal. Flamengo was unable to respond, coming close with an opportunity from substitute Lincoln in the second period of extra time. Liverpool won 1–0, claiming their first Club World Cup with Firmino being named Man of the Match. Bruno Henrique received the Silver Ball of the tournament behind Mohamed Salah of Liverpool's Golden Ball.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Season overview
On 31 December Gabriel was elected "Rey del Fútbol de América" ("South American Footballer of the Year") by Uruguayan paper El País. Teammates Bruno Henrique and De Arrascaeta finished second and third in voting.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Pre-season and friendlies, Florida Cup
Flamengo won the 2019 Florida Cup in their first time competing in the annual friendly competition. São Paulo also participated but the two Brazilian clubs were not scheduled to meet.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Pre-season and friendlies, Friendlies
Flamengo scheduled a training match during the Copa América interval against Madureira. It served as the first match managed by Jorge Jesus.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Campeonato Carioca
The draw for the 2019 Campeonato Carioca was conducted on 16 October 2018. Flamengo was drawn into group C with Botafogo.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores
The group stage draw for the 2019 Copa Libertadores was conducted on 17 December 2018. Flamengo were drawn into Group D with Peñarol, Liga de Quito, and a Bolivian team unknown at the time of the draw that would be San José.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage
The draw for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores was held on 13 May.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage
In August 2018 the location of the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final was chosen to be the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile. However, due to the ongoing Chilean protests, the match was moved to Lima, Peru on 5 November 2019.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Campeonato Brasileiro
The Campeonato Brasileiro provisional schedule was released by CBF on 22 February. Match dates are subject to change. League play paused for one month between rounds 9 and 10 for the 2019 Copa América hosted in Brazil.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil
As Flamengo participated in the 2019 Copa Libertadores, the club entered the Copa do Brasil in the round of 16. The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 2 May.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil, Quarter-final
The draw for the quarter-final was held on 10 June. All eight teams were placed in a single pot.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Club World Cup
Flamengo qualified for the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup after defeating River Plate in the Copa Libertadores final on 23 November. As the representative for CONMEBOL, Flamengo qualified directly to the semi-final against the winner of the match between AFC Champions League winners Al-Hilal and CAF Champions League winners Espérance de Tunis.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Competitions, Club World Cup, Final
UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool defeated CONCACAF Champions League winners Monterrey to advance to the final and recreate the matchup from the 1981 Intercontinental Cup.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Statistics
Players in italics have left the club before the end of the season.


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Statistics, Hat-tricks
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Individual awards
FIFA Club World Cup Silver BallCopa Libertadores Top AssistsCampeonato Carioca Top Goal ScorerCampeonato Carioca Team of the Year


2019 Clube de Regatas do Flamengo season, Attendance
Includes all competition home matches in the 2019 season. Attendances recorded represent actual gate attendance, not paid attendance.


2019 Clube do Remo season
The 2019 season was Remo's 105th existence. The club participated in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the Campeonato Paraense, the Copa Verde and the Copa do Brasil.


2019 Clube do Remo season
Remo finished outside of the top four of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (5th place in the group stage and 9th overall), but they won the Campeonato Paraense by the 46th time. In the Copa Verde, the club was eliminated in the semi-finals by Paysandu 3-1 in the aggregate. In the Copa do Brasil, Remo ended in the first round by Serra.


2019 Clásica de Almería
The 2019 Clásica de Almería was the 34th edition of the Clásica de Almería road cycling one day race. It was held on 17 February 2019 as part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.HC.


2019 Clásica de Almería, Teams
Seventeen teams of up to seven riders started the race:


2019 Clásica de San Sebastián
The 2019 Clásica de San Sebastián was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 August in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the 39th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián and the twenty-eighth event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. It was won by 19 year old Remco Evenepoel.


2019 Clásica de San Sebastián, Teams
Twenty-two teams of seven riders were invited to take part in the race: all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and four UCI Professional Continental teams.


2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
The 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Chanticleers were led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell and played their home games at Brooks Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.


2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team, Previous season
They finished the 2018 season 5–7, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. The 2018 season was the last for head coach Joe Moglia.


2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team
The 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's soccer team represented Coastal Carolina University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 9. It was the program's 42nd season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 4th season in the Sun Belt. The 2019 season was Shaun Docking's 22nd year as head coach for the program.


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


2019 Coca-Cola 600
The 2019 Coca-Cola 600, the 60th running of the event, was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 26, 2019 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.42 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Martin Truex Jr. won his fourth race of the season, second Coca-Cola 600, and 22nd career victory overall.


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Report, Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which is located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that will be utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Report, Background
For the race, every car on track would sport a fallen military member tribute on their cars.


2019 Coca-Cola 600, First practice
Daniel Hemric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 29.542 seconds and a speed of 182.791 mph (294.174 km/h).


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.440 and a speed of 183.424 mph (295.192 km/h).


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.647 seconds and a speed of 182.143 mph (293.131 km/h).


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Daniel Suárez was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.883 seconds and a speed of 180.705 mph (290.817 km/h).


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Media, Television
Fox Sports televised the race in the United States for the 19th consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, Jeff Gordon and five-time race winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.


2019 Coca-Cola 600, Media, Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth when the field raced through the quad-oval. Rob Albright reported the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2 and halfway down the backstretch. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through the other half of the backstretch and through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini and Steve Richards were the pit reporters during the broadcast.


2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship
The 2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship is an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA and run by the Confederacion Deportiva Automovilismo Sudamericana (Codasur). The championship was contested over five events held in five South American countries from March to November.


2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship
Paraguayan Toyota driver Alejandro Galanti won the championship for the first time. Galanti won by a single point in a dramatic finish to the championship. Galanti won the season ending Rally del Atlántico ahead of second placed Hyundai driver Diego Domínguez who had been leading the championship going into the final rally. Domínguez won the first two events, the Rally de la Tierra Colorada and the Rally Trans Itapúa, and was second at the Rally de Erechim. Defending champion, Škoda driver Gustavo Saba, who had also still been in contention to win the championship, was third in the final event and the championship. Saba had won the Rally de Erechim. The Rally Santa Cruz de la Sierra was won by Bolivian Škoda driver Marco Bulacia Wilkinson.


2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship
Galanti was the first new Codasur champion since Domínguez won his first championship in 2014.


2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship, Event calendar and results
The 2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship was as follows:


2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship, Championship standings
The 2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship points were as follows:


2019 Codasur South American Rally Championship, Championship standings
Points were awarded to the top ten finishers of each rally and for the top eight positions of each leg of each rally.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400
The 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on July 7, 2019 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 127 of the scheduled 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway, it was the 18th race of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, July 7, due to rain. 20-year-old Justin Haley won the race, recording his first career Cup Series win and the first for Spire Motorsports after the race was called due to rain.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Report, Background
The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, a race track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, the track is the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Report, Background
The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Report, Background
On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway is being worked on by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, and it costed US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands include 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000. The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks 2016.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Practice, First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 44.831 seconds and a speed of 200.754 mph (323.082 km/h).


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Practice, Final practice
Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 43.703 seconds and a speed of 205.936 mph (331.422 km/h).


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Qualifying
Qualifying for Friday was cancelled due to inclement weather and Joey Logano, the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Race, Final stage results
The Big One occurred on lap 119 when Clint Bowyer and Austin Dillon battled for the lead in intense drafting packs, leading to a 17-car crash. Kurt Busch was the leader when most leaders pitted, but when at the end of Lap 127, officials gave the signal the race would restart on the ensuing lap, Busch pitted, handing the lead to Justin Haley. When lightning was detected while the cars were on the backstretch working Lap 128, the safety truck turned on its lights and immediately sent the cars to the pit lane. After two further attempts to restart the race were aborted because of lightning, more rain led NASCAR to declare the race official. NASCAR then spent considerable time to score all penalties assessed for pitting before pit lane was opened before an official result was declared. Haley was declared the winner.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2000 Coke Zero 400 winner Jeff Burton and two-time Coke Zero 400 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called in the booth for the race. Steve Letarte called from the NBC Peacock Pit Box on pit road. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. During the lengthy red flag for lightning, television coverage eventually switched over to NBCSN, where the official announcement of the end of the race was made.


2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, Media, Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.


2019 Colchester Borough Council election
Elections to Colchester Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019. Seventeen members of the council (one-third of the whole) were up for election, one from each of the 17 wards.


2019 Colchester Borough Council election, Result Summary, Composition
Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:


2019 Colchester Borough Council election, Ward results
The Statement of Nominated Persons was released on 4 April 2019 detailing the persons standing as candidates at the Borough Council election.


2019 Colgate Raiders football team
The 2019 Colgate Raiders football team represents Colgate University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hunt and play their home games at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League.


2019 Colgate Raiders football team, Previous season
The Raiders finished the 2018 season 10–2, 6–0 in Patriot League play to be Patriot League champions. They received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated James Madison in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State. Following the season, they were awarded the Lambert Division I FCS Cup by the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the Metropolitan New York Football Writers, signifying the Raiders as the best team in the East in Division I FCS.


2019 Colgate Raiders football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Raiders were picked to finish in first place, receiving 12 of 14 first-place votes.


2019 Colgate Raiders football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Raiders led the conference in selections, having ten players picked to the preseason All-Patriot League team. Additionally, Quarterback  Grant Breneman was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman Nick Wheeler was selected as the 2019 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.


2019 College Baseball All-America Team
This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).


2019 College Basketball Invitational
The 2019 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 19 through April 5, 2019 in various arenas. This event marked the 12th year the tournament has been held.


2019 College Basketball Invitational, Participating teams
The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 17 after the NCAA Selection Show.


2019 College Basketball Invitational, Participating teams, Declined invitations
The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CBI.


2019 College Basketball Invitational, Format
The 2019 CBI had 16 teams organized into four regional brackets of four teams. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were reseeded. The finals were a best-of-three series.


2019 College Football All-America Team
The 2019 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions. The selector organizations award the "All-America" honor annually following the conclusion of the fall college football season. The original All-America team was the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Caspar Whitney and Walter Camp.


2019 College Football All-America Team
The National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, which is the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) service bureau, compiled, in the 1950, the first list of All-Americans including first-team selections on teams created for a national audience that received national circulation with the intent of recognizing selections made from viewpoints that were nationwide. Since 1957, College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has bestowed Academic All-American recognition on male and female athletes in Divisions I, II, and III of the NCAA as well as National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics athletes, including all NCAA championship sports.


2019 College Football All-America Team
The 2019 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, Athlon Sports, and Fox Sports (FOX).


2019 College Football All-America Team
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.


2019 College Football All-America Team
Twenty-five players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2019, 16 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
The 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2018 season. It was played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on January 7, 2019, and was the culminating game of the 2018–19 bowl season. Sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
The Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 44–16 to win the championship with an undefeated 15–0 record. Clemson became the first such undefeated team in the CFP era to win the title, and the first to finish 15–0 in a single season since the 1897 Penn Quakers. The 28-point loss was the largest margin of defeat for Alabama during the Nick Saban era (since 2007) and since Alabama's 31-point loss in the 1998 Music City Bowl.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Background
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, was announced as the host site for the fifth College Football Playoff National Championship on November 4, 2015. Atlanta was awarded the 2018 championship game while New Orleans was awarded the 2020 game. The three game sites were chosen out of nine bids, with bids by Houston, South Florida, Charlotte, Detroit, Minnesota, and San Antonio not selected.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2019 College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff selection committee selected four teams to advance to the playoff. The bowl selection show took place on December 2. The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide faced the fourth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl and the second-ranked Clemson Tigers faced the third-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Cotton Bowl, both held on December 29. Alabama defeated Oklahoma, 45–34, and Clemson defeated Notre Dame, 30–3.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Teams
Alabama held a 14–4 series lead over Clemson in prior meetings between the two teams. They had met in the postseason in each of the prior three seasons: the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, won by Alabama (45–40); the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, won by Clemson (35–31); and the 2018 Sugar Bowl playoff semifinal game, won by Alabama (24–6).


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Teams
This was the first time under the College Football Playoff format (initiated in 2014) that an undefeated team won the championship, as both teams came into the game 14–0. The most recent prior matchup of undefeated teams in a championship game had been the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, which saw 13–0 Auburn defeat 12–0 Oregon. The most recent undefeated winner of a national championship game had been Florida State, who won the 2014 BCS National Championship Game and finished their season with a 14–0 record.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Teams, Clemson Tigers
Clemson defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers in the 2018 ACC Championship Game on December 1, then received their bid to the Cotton Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 2. Clemson defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Cotton Bowl Classic on December 29 to advance to the championship game. The Tigers entered the championship game with a 14–0 record. On January 3, it was confirmed that three Clemson players, including starting defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence, would remain suspended from playing by the NCAA, due to drug testing in advance of the Cotton Bowl Classic that showed "trace amounts of a banned substance", which was identified as ostarine.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Teams, Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 SEC Championship Game on December 1, then received their bid to the Orange Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 2. Alabama defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl on December 29 to advance to the championship game. The Crimson Tide also entered the championship game with a 14–0 record. On December 27, in advance of the Orange Bowl, three Alabama players, including starting offensive lineman Deonte Brown, were suspended for the remainder of the season, in what was initially described as an unspecified violation of team rules, then later characterized as NCAA violations.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
After winning the coin toss, Alabama elected to defer, giving Clemson the ball to start the game. The Tigers' opening drive resulted in a three-and-out, and Alabama took over on their own 21-yard-line following a punt. However, three plays later the scoring was opened by Clemson cornerback A. J. Terrell, who intercepted a Tua Tagovailoa pass and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown. Alabama responded quickly, as Tagovailoa made up for the interception three plays later by finding Jerry Jeudy downfield for a 62-yard score.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
On their ensuing drive, Clemson continued the offensive trend of the first quarter with a 62-yard pass of their own, from Trevor Lawrence to Tee Higgins, which set up a 17-yard touchdown rush by Travis Etienne on the next play. Now trailing 14–7, Alabama marched downfield on their next drive, covering 75 yards in ten plays, to score a touchdown with opportunity to tie the game. However, Alabama freshman placekicker Joseph Bulovas missed the extra point, hitting the right upright; this was his sixth missed extra point of the season and left Clemson ahead by one, 14–13. Clemson's ensuing drive resulted in another three-and-out; they punted to Alabama, who made it to the Clemson 3-yard-line when the first quarter ended.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
The second quarter began with Clemson holding a one-point lead, although this would not last for long. Two plays into the quarter, Bulovas converted a 25-yard field goal to put Alabama in front by two points, 16–14. Clemson would soon recapture the lead, as Lawrence led the Tigers' offense down the field in six plays; the drive was capped by a one-yard touchdown rush by Travis Etienne. With the Clemson lead at 21–16, Alabama began their next drive.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
The Clemson defense would make another important play, as Tagovailoa threw his second interception of the game and only his sixth all season. Clemson then capitalized with a five-yard pass from Lawrence to Etienne to make push the lead to 12 points, 28–16. On what would be their last drive of the half, Alabama punted on 4th-and-17, giving Clemson the ball on their own 21-yard-line. With just over two minutes on the clock, Clemson drove down the field and converted a 36-yard field goal that put the lead at 31–16 and gave the Tide the ball back with 45 seconds. After an incomplete pass and a six-yard rush, Alabama head coach Nick Saban elected to let the clock expire and head to halftime trailing by fifteen.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
On Alabama's first drive of the second half, they gained 53 yards on 12 plays before losing two yards on a fake field goal, turning the ball over on downs and giving the Tigers the football on their own 24-yard-line. Clemson took advantage of the Tide's mistake, scoring on a 74-yard Trevor Lawrence pass to Justyn Ross. Greg Huegel's extra point attempt hit the left upright, leaving the score at 37–16; it was only his second missed extra point of the season.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
Alabama's next drive spanned 59 yards before they failed to convert a 4th-and-4 on Clemson's 14-yard-line, giving the Tigers the ball with just under six minutes to play in the third quarter. Clemson took advantage, driving 89 yards for a touchdown with a five-yard touchdown catch by Tee Higgins; the successful extra point pushing their lead to 44–16. Alabama's 28-point deficit was the largest in any game under Saban, their coach since 2007. The Tide began their third drive of the second half on their 25-yard-line following a touchback.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
Following a 48-yard pass from Tagovailoa to Jeudy on the final play of the third quarter, Alabama started the fourth quarter with a first down on Clemson's 27-yard-line. However, Alabama's offense stalled again, losing seven yards on 4th-and-goal from Clemson's 2-yard-line; this was the Tide's third straight turnover on downs, with all three coming in Clemson territory. Clemson was then unable to take advantage of their possession, and punted for the first time since the first quarter; the punt was downed at Alabama's 48-yard-line.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
Alabama began their fourth second-half drive with just over eleven minutes on the clock and Jalen Hurts at quarterback; it ended in a three-and-out, and Mike Bernier's punt was downed at the Clemson one-yard-line. After draining more than seven minutes on the clock and with the ball on Alabama's 17-yard-line, the majority of Clemson's offensive starters were removed from the game and Chase Brice was put in at quarterback. Clemson used up the remaining two minutes off the clock and took a knee on the final play ending the longest drive (10:02) in Clemson history and winning the National Championship, their second title in three years.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
Clemson players celebrate in the end zone near the majority of their fans.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
Clemson is recognized historical 15–0 national champion as confetti falls after the game.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Game summary
Clemson's coach and players are presented with the championship trophy.


2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, Broadcasting
The game was televised nationally by ESPN, with Megacast coverage across all of its networks except ABC. As in 2018, the network also promoted an off-site concert that was televised at halftime during ESPN's broadcast, featuring rock band Imagine Dragons, including a "special collaboration" with rapper Lil Wayne, on Treasure Island. Fans in attendance at Levi's Stadium saw the Clemson University Tiger Band and Alabama's Million Dollar Band perform.


2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 18, 2019, and concluded on April 4, 2019.


2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2019 CIT:Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament


2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Participating teams, Seeds
The top three seeds remaining after the first round received byes to the quarterfinals. Marshall received the number 1 seed. Louisiana-Monroe and NJIT also received byes to the quarterfinals after winning their first round matchup.


2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Participating teams, Declined invitations
The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CIT.


2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Schedule
Note: Top 3 seeds will get a bye after first round


2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Bracket
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.


2019 Collegiate Rugby Championship
The 2019 Collegiate Rugby Championship was a college rugby sevens tournament played May 31 to June 2 at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. It was the tenth annual Collegiate Rugby Championship, and the ninth consecutive year that the tournament was at Talen Energy Stadium (formerly known as PPL Park). The event was broadcast on ESPN+, ESPN2 and ESPNews. The men's competition consisted of 24 teams split into six pools. Lindenwood claimed their second consecutive title in only their third appearance in the tournament, defeating Life University in the men's final, 21–12.


2019 Collegiate Rugby Championship, Freedom Cup
With their 2019 Freedom Cup victory, Harvard qualified for the CRC Championship top division in 2020.


2019 Collingwood Football Club season
The 2019 Collingwood Football Club season is the club's 123rd season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the VFL and a women's team in the AFL Women's competition.


2019 Collingwood Football Club season, Women's season, VFL Women's
Collingwood participated in their second consecutive season in the VFL Women's league. Ruby Schleicher and Grace Buchan were named co-captains and Penny Cula-Reid coached the VFLW Magpies for the second year in a row. The Magpies claimed the minor premiership for the second year in a row, and won 12 of 14 matches. The club went on to win their inaugural premiership, defeating the Western Bulldogs by 37 points in the Grand Final at Ikon Park.


2019 Colombian Women's Football League
The 2019 Colombian Women's Football League (officially known as the Liga Águila Femenina 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of Colombia's top-flight women's football league. The season started on 13 July and concluded on 30 September 2019 with the second leg of the finals. América de Cali won their first league title following a 3–2 win on aggregate against Independiente Medellín in the finals. Atlético Huila were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual runners-up Independiente Medellín in the semifinals.


2019 Colombian Women's Football League, Format
For this season, the league featured 20 teams, which were split into five double round-robin groups of four teams. The top teams in each group as well as the three best runners-up advanced to the quarterfinals, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The winners of each semifinal qualified for the final to decide the champions. All rounds in the knockout stage were played on a home-and-away basis. The champions qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores Femenina, joining Atlético Huila who are already qualified as titleholders. On 15 June 2019, DIMAYOR and the FCF announced an agreement with CONMEBOL for an additional berth for Colombia into the Copa Libertadores Femenina, which was awarded to the league runners-up.


2019 Colombian Women's Football League, Teams
20 teams took part in the competition. The teams are affiliated with DIMAYOR affiliate clubs. Alianza Petrolera, Bogotá, Deportes Quindío, Envigado, Patriotas, Real Cartagena, and Unión Magdalena did not field a team in this edition, whilst Deportivo Cali, Independiente Medellín, Millonarios, and Once Caldas competed for the first time.


2019 Colombian Women's Football League, First stage
The First stage started on 13 July and consisted of five groups of four teams. It ended on 18 August with the top teams from each group as well as the three best runners-up advancing to the knockout stage.


2019 Colombian Women's Football League, First stage, Ranking of second-placed teams
The three best teams among those ranked second qualified for the knockout stage.


2019 Colombian Women's Football League, Knockout stage, Seeding
The five group winners were sorted according to their performance in the first stage in order to decide the four teams that were seeded into each of the four quarterfinal ties, which will host the second leg in that stage. The four best group winners were seeded, while the remaining group winner was drawn along with the three best group runners-up against one of the seeded teams to make up the quarterfinal matchups.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia from May 22 through May 25. The winner of the tournament, UNC Wilmington, earned the Colonial Athletic Association's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Entering the event, defending champion UNC Wilmington had won the most championships among active teams, with five. James Madison and William & Mary had claimed two titles, while College of Charleston, Delaware, and Towson each had one. Former member East Carolina won 7 titles during their tenure in the conference.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
Continuing the format adopted in 2012, the top six finishers from the regular season competed in the modified double-elimination tournament.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Greg Jones was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Weiss was a shortstop for UNC Wilmington.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season
The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season will be the thirteenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season, Previous season
Despite being picked eighth in the preseason poll, Maine won the CAA championship outright with a conference record of 7–1. They were joined in the FCS playoffs by James Madison, Stony Brook, Towson, Delaware, and Elon. It marked the first time in FCS history that any conference qualified six teams for the playoffs.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season, Previous season
In the first round of the playoffs, James Madison defeated conference mate Delaware, while Stony Brook, Towson, and Elon lost their matchups. In the second round, James Madison fell to Colgate while 7-seed Maine, which had received a first-round bye, defeated Jacksonville State. Maine defeated 2-seed Weber State in the quarterfinals before falling to Eastern Washington in the semifinals.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season, Regular season
Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season, NFL Draft
The following list includes all CAA players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season
The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season was the 37th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 30, 2019 and concluded on November 2, 2019.


2019 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer season
The regular season culminated with the 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, which will began on November 8 and concluded on November 16, 2019.