2019 Carlton Football Club season, Northern Blues
The Carlton Football Club had a full affiliation with the Northern Blues during the 2019 season. It was the seventeenth (and ultimately, the last) season of the clubs' affiliation, which had been in place since 2003. Carlton senior- and rookie-listed players who were not selected to play in the Carlton team were eligible to play for the Northern Blues senior team in the Victorian Football League. The club's home matches were split between the VFL club's traditional home ground Preston City Oval, and Carlton's traditional home ground Ikon Park. The club finished tenth out of fifteen on the final ladder with a win-loss record of 7–11, missing the finals. Carlton-listed player Hugh Goddard won the Laurie Hill Trophy as Northern Blues' best and fairest.


2019 Carolina Challenge Cup
The 2019 Carolina Challenge Cup was the 15th edition of the Carolina Challenge Cup, an annual soccer tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina by the Charleston Battery. The tournament ran from February 16 to 23, with all matches played at MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston.


2019 Carolina Challenge Cup
In addition to the Charleston Battery of the USL Championship (USL), three Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs participated: Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire, and FC Cincinnati, all of Major League Soccer.


2019 Carolina Panthers season
The 2019 season was the Carolina Panthers' 25th in the National Football League (NFL), and their ninth and last under head coach Ron Rivera. The Panthers played in London as part of the NFL International Series for the first time in franchise history.


2019 Carolina Panthers season
Despite suffering their first 0–2 start since 2013, they had a 5–3 record coming into week 10 of the season. However, their futility from the previous year repeated itself. They suffered an eight-game losing streak (their worst since 2001, where they finished 1–15) to end the season badly with a 5–11 record.


2019 Carolina Panthers season
Not only were they unable to improve upon their 7–9 record from the previous season, but they were also mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for the second consecutive season and for the third time in the past four seasons after losing to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 in 2015 (they finished the season with a 15–1 record) after a 20–40 loss to division rivals Atlanta Falcons coming into Week 14 of the season. On December 3, two days after a loss to the Washington Redskins, Rivera was fired after nearly nine seasons as head coach.


2019 Carolina Panthers season
Cam Newton suffered a season-ending foot injury after playing in the first 2 weeks of the season, and was replaced by rookie quarterbacks Will Grier and Kyle Allen. On October 7, Kyle Allen became the first undrafted quarterback to win their first 4 starts since Kurt Warner did so during the St. Louis Rams' 1999 Super Bowl-winning season.


2019 Carolina Panthers season
The 2019 season was also linebacker Luke Kuechly's final season in the NFL, as he retired following the conclusion of the season. It was also the final season that Cam Newton was on the roster as he was released during the off-season.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams
It was a scoreless first quarter in the Panthers' home opener against the Los Angeles Rams. In the second, the Rams scored 13 points, but with two seconds to go in the half, Joey Slye made a field goal for Carolina. Early in the third, the Rams made another field goal. The Panthers answered back with a Christian McCaffrey touchdown plus a Slye field goal, making it 16–10. Towards the end of the third, the Rams scored a touchdown. Carolina followed with another field goal.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams
At the beginning of the fourth, Carolina blocked a Rams punt and recovered it at the 5-yard line. They went on to score, making it a three-point game. Soon after, James Bradberry intercepted the ball, but they ended up having to punt it away. The Rams scored again to increase their lead to 10, before intercepting the ball from Carolina. With less than two minutes to go, Alexander Armah scored a touchdown for Carolina. Despite this, the Panthers still fell short and lost 30–27 to go 0–1.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
For the first time since 2013, the Panthers started the season 0–2.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals
In Week 3, Carolina traveled to Arizona for their first road trip of the season and both teams looking for their first win. This was also Kyle Allen's first start of the season at QB. The Cardinals were first on the board with a Larry Fitzgerald touchdown, before Curtis Samuel tied the scores with a touchdown for Carolina early in the second quarter. In the last two minutes of the half, Arizona retook the lead via a field goal, before Kyle Allen threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to D. J. Moore to give the Panthers a 14–10 lead at halftime.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals
Arizona started off with the ball in the second half, and capping a 75-yard drive, Kyler Murray completed a 3-yard pass to David Johnson for a touchdown. However, their lead was brief, as Allen threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen. The Cardinals reduced their deficit to a single point on their next series, as Zane Gonzalez made a 47-yard field goal.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals
Ray-Ray McCloud was only able to return the ensuing kickoff to the Panthers 16, but a pair of runs from Christian McCaffrey, first for eight yards and then for 76 yards, put the Panthers up by eight points going into the final period, following a Kyler Murray interception on Arizona's next possession. In the fourth quarter, Greg Olsen picked up another 3-yard touchdown catch and Joey Slye added a 36-yard field goal to give the Panthers a 38–20 win, improving them to 1–2. This game would give the Panthers franchise all-time win number 200, with both regular season and playoff record at 200-203-1 at that point.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: at Houston Texans
The Panthers defeat Houston 16–10 on the road and improve to 2–2.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
The Panthers get their third straight win, improving to 3-2. This regular season win was Ron Rivera's 74th, surpassing John Fox for the most regular season wins in franchise history with a record of 74-60-1 at that point.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Panthers played in London for the first time as part of the NFL International Series. The Panthers get their fourth straight win, improving to 4-2.


2019 Carolina Panthers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers blow out the Panthers 51-13, and they fall to 4–3.


2019 Cary Challenger
The 2019 Cary Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cary, North Carolina, United States between 9 and 15 September 2019.


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


2019 Cary Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2019 Cary Challenger – Doubles
Evan King and Hunter Reese were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Cary Challenger – Doubles
Sekou Bangoura and Michael Mmoh won the title after defeating Treat Huey and John-Patrick Smith 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] in the final.


2019 Cary Challenger – Singles
James Duckworth was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Cary Challenger – Singles
Andreas Seppi won the title after defeating Michael Mmoh 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 in the final.


2019 Cary, North Carolina mayoral election
The 2019 election for the Mayor of Cary, North Carolina was held on for Tuesday, October 8, 2019.


2019 Cary, North Carolina mayoral election
On July 10, 2019, Harold Weinbrecht, the incumbent mayor, announced that he was running for re-election. He was first elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011 and 2015. Dero-Asha Davis-Weeks was Weinbrecht's sole challenger.


2019 Cary, North Carolina mayoral election
Harold Weinbrecht was elected to a fourth term, winning 84.1% of the vote.


2019 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team
The 2019 Case Western Reserve Spartans football team represented Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 2019 NCAA Division III football season. The team was coached by 16th-year coach Greg Debeljak and played its home games at DiSanto Field.


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy
The 2019 Casino Admiral Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Marbella, Spain between 25 and 31 March 2019.


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


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


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy – Doubles
Guido Andreozzi and Ariel Behar were the defending champions but only Behar chose to defend his title, partnering Thiago Monteiro. Behar lost in the first round to David Pérez Sanz and Oriol Roca Batalla.


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy – Doubles
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies won the title after defeating Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen 7–6(8–6), 2–6, [10–6] in the final.


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy – Singles
Stefano Travaglia was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Casino Admiral Trophy – Singles
Pablo Andújar won the title after defeating Benoît Paire 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 in the final.


2019 Cassis Open Provence
The 2019 Cassis Open Provence was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cassis, France between 2 and 8 September 2019.


2019 Cassis Open Provence, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Cassis Open Provence, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2019 Cassis Open Provence, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2019 Cassis Open Provence – Doubles
Matt Reid and Sergiy Stakhovsky were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2019 Cassis Open Provence – Doubles
André Göransson and Sem Verbeek won the title after defeating Sander Arends and David Pel 7–6(8–6), 4–6, [11–9] in the final.


2019 Cassis Open Provence – Singles
Enzo Couacaud was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2019 Cassis Open Provence – Singles
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the title after defeating Dudi Sela 6–1, 6–0 in the final.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election
The 2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 10th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and León. All 81 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) saw its first plurality in a regional election in Castile and León since 1983, being only its second victory ever in the region, as support for the governing People's Party (PP) collapsed into the worst showing, either for it or for any of its previous incarnations, in history. However, as a result of a substantial increase for the liberal Citizens party (Cs), the two centre-right parties were able to retain a slim absolute majority of 41 seats, enabling PP candidate Alfonso Fernández Mañueco to become the region's new president.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Cortes of Castile and León were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castile and León, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castile and León and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Castilian-Leonese people abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado). All members of the Cortes of Castile and León were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora, with each being allocated an initial minimum of three seats, as well as one additional member per each 45,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 22,500.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Cortes of Castile and León expired four years after the date of their previous election, unless they were dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of Castile and León (BOCYL), with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and sixtieth days from publication. The previous election was held on 24 May 2015, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 24 May 2019. The election decree was required to be published in the BOCYL no later than 30 April 2019, with the election taking place up to the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Cortes on Saturday, 29 June 2019.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castile and León and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Cortes were to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Parliamentary composition
The Cortes of Castile and León were officially dissolved on 2 April 2019, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Journal of Castile and León. The tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Cortes at the time of dissolution.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:


2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 41 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and León (43 until 10 January 2018).


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election
The 2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 10th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. All 33 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in eleven other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla–La Mancha and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Castilian-Manchegan people abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado). The 33 members of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, with each being allocated an initial minimum of three seats and the remaining 18 being distributed in proportion to their populations.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 24 May 2015, setting the election date for the Cortes on Sunday, 26 May 2019.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date
Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Parliamentary composition
The Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha were officially dissolved on 2 April 2019, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Journal of Castilla–La Mancha. The tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Cortes at the time of dissolution.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha.


2019 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Opinion polls
Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls  Exit poll


2019 Castle Point Borough Council election
The 2019 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in England.


2019 Catalan general strike
The 2019 Catalan general strike, also known as 18-O, was a general strike held by Catalan separatists on 18 October 2019, on the fifth night of the 2019 protests following the verdict against Catalonia independence leaders for their participation in a referendum on independence two years earlier.


2019 Catalan general strike
Strikes for political reasons are not allowed by Spanish law. The main labor unions in the country, UGT and CCOO, did not participate.


2019 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2019 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2019 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 16 June 2019.


2019 Categoría Primera A season
The 2019 Categoría Primera A season (officially known as the 2019 Liga Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd season of Colombia's top-flight football league. The season began on 25 January and concluded on 7 December. Junior entered the season as defending champions having won the 2018 Finalización tournament and successfully defended the title in the Torneo Apertura, beating Deportivo Pasto 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate to claim their ninth domestic league title on 12 June. Junior's winning streak was stopped in the Torneo Finalización by América de Cali, who won their fourteenth Primera A title and first since 2008 on 7 December by defeating the defending champions 2–0 on aggregate in the finals.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Teams
20 teams competed, eighteen of them returning from last season plus Cúcuta Deportivo and Unión Magdalena, who were promoted from the 2018 Primera B. Both promoted teams replaced Boyacá Chicó and Leones who were relegated at the end of the previous season.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Teams, Stadia and locations
a: Deportes Tolima played their Torneo Apertura home match against Rionegro Águilas at Estadio Metropolitano de Techo in Bogotá due to maintenance works at their regular stadium Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro.b: Deportivo Pasto will temporarily play their home matches at Estadio Municipal de Ipiales in Ipiales due to remodeling works at Estadio Departamental Libertad.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Apertura, First stage
The First stage began on 25 January and consisted of twenty rounds with teams playing each other once plus an extra match against their regional rival. It ended on 5 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the semifinals.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Apertura, Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group advanced to the finals.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, First stage
The First stage began on 13 July and will feature the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It ended on 29 October with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the semifinals.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group advanced to the finals.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, Finals
This final series featured the use of VAR for the first time in Colombian domestic football.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
A separate table is kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. This table is elaborated from a sum of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons. For purposes of elaborating the table, promoted teams are given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the season.


2019 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
Source: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th away goals scored.


2019 Categoría Primera B season
The 2019 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2019 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Format
For this season, the league returned to the format used in 2017. The season consisted of two tournaments (Torneo I and Torneo II) with three stages each. In the first stage of both tournaments, the 16 clubs played each other once, for a total of 15 games. The top eight teams after the first stage advanced to the semifinal round where they were sorted into two groups of four and played a double round-robin tournament group stage, with the top team of each group qualifying to the finals.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Format
The winners of both tournaments would play a final series on a home-and-away basis, with the winner being crowned as the season champions and also earning promotion to the Categoría Primera A for the 2020 season. The season runners-up would then play the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champions) in another double-legged series for the second promotion berth. In case the season runner-up also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, it would also be promoted and the promotion play-off would not be played.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
16 teams took part, fourteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Leones, who were relegated from the 2018 Primera A after one year in the top flight. Both teams replaced Cúcuta Deportivo and Unión Magdalena who earned promotion at the end of the last season. Also, starting from this season, Real Santander moved its home games to San Andrés Island, becoming Real San Andrés.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
On 12 March 2019, the General Assembly of DIMAYOR approved a proposal to relocate Universitario from Popayán to Cali starting from the second half of the season, with the aforementioned club being effectively rebranded as Boca Juniors de Cali. Universitario played its last match in the tournament under that name on 4 May 2019, losing to Deportivo Pereira in Palmira by a 4–1 score.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
a: Universitario played their home matches against Llaneros, Bogotá, Leones and Deportivo Pereira at Estadio Deportivo Cali in Palmira.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Torneo I, Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group advanced to the finals.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Torneo II, Semifinals
The eight teams that advanced to the semifinals were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners of each group will advance to the finals.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Grand Final
Since Deportivo Pereira won both tournaments of the season, the Grand Final was not played and they were declared as champions of the season. Deportivo Pereira also earned direct promotion to Categoría Primera A for the 2020 season.


2019 Categoría Primera B season, Promotion play-off
The promotion play-off was played by Boyacá Chicó and Cortuluá, who were the best two teams in the aggregate table excluding the champions, Deportivo Pereira. The winners of this double-legged series earned the second promotion berth.


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election
The second election to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, part of the Northern Ireland local elections on 2 May 2019, returned 40 members to the council via Single Transferable Vote. The Democratic Unionist Party won a plurality of first-preference votes and seats.


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, Ballymoney
2014: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x TUV2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 2 x Sinn Fein2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain one seat from TUV


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, Bann
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x SDLP2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Sinn Fein2014-2019 Change: Sinn Fein gain one seat from UUP


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, Benbradagh
2014: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV2019: 3 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP2014-2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from TUV


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, Causeway
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x TUV2019: 3 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP2014-2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from TUV


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, Coleraine
2014: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP2019: 2 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x PUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance2014-2019 Change: Alliance gain one seat from UUP


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, Limavady
2014: 2 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP2019: 3 x DUP, 1 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP2014-2019 Change: DUP gain one seat from UUP


2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, Results by Electoral Area, The Glens
2014: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent2019: 2 x Sinn Fein, 1 x SDLP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Independent2014-2019 Change: No change


2019 Cavalry FC season
The 2019 Cavalry FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League history.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
On May 17, 2018 Cavalry FC was unveiled as Calgary's team in the new  Canadian Premier League, with then Calgary Foothills FC head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. chosen to be the first head coach in Cavalry history. On November 29, 2018, Cavalry signed its first ever players: veteran Nik Ledgerwood and young talent Sergio Camargo, both from the Foothills. Overall, 12 of the players on the Cavalry squad came from the Foothills. Cavalry's first ever international signing was Brazilian striker Oliver Minatel. Cavalry signed two of its picks in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, first overall pick Gabriel Bitar and fourteenth overall pick Joel Waterman.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
On May 3, 2019 Cavalry played their first ever game, at home against York9 FC. Jordan Brown scored the first goal in Cavalry FC history, with Dominick Zator adding a second and Cavalry hanging on for a 2–1 victory. Cavalry went on to win their first seven games, until succumbing to Forge FC in a 1–0 defeat. However, Cavalry rebounded and defeated York9 2–0 in their next game, clinching the spring season title and a berth in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
In the Canadian Championship, Cavalry faced Pacific FC in the first round and won both legs. Next, they were up against Forge. In the first leg in Hamilton, Forge struck first, but there was late drama when Forge FC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts received a red card in stoppage time, with no substitutions remaining. Cavalry was given a penalty shot, and Dominique Malonga beat midfielder turned goalkeeper Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson to tie the game. Tensions were high after the goal, and Cavalry players accused a member of Forge's coaching staff of making racist remarks.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
The match ended with a melee between Cavalry and Forge players, establishing a rivalry that would continue to take shape for the rest of the season. In the second leg, Forge opened the scoring again, but goals from Malonga and Camargo meant that it was Cavalry who advanced to the quarterfinals. Cavalry faced MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the quarterfinals and in the first leg the Cavs held the Whitecaps to a 0–0 draw at home.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
In the second leg at BC Place in Vancouver, Brown and Zator scored in a 2–1 victory and goalkeeper Marco Carducci, who used to play for the Whitecaps, was praised for his performance. Cavalry became the first CPL team to defeat an MLS team, and advanced to the semifinals, where they were awaited by the Montreal Impact. In the first leg of the semifinals, Ignacio Piatti scored twice for the Impact, but Cavalry was given hope when Camargo scored later in the game.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
It was not meant to be, however, as Cavalry couldn't get another one and Ledgerwood received a second yellow card, forcing Cavalry to play the last part of the game with 10 men. A 1–0 defeat back in Calgary ended the Cinderella story and the Impact ended up defeating Toronto FC in the finals to become the champions.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
Although Cavalry was already secured a spot in the CPL finals, they won the fall season as well, causing Forge FC to qualify as the other finalist on the basis of having the next best overall record. In the first leg of the finals in Hamilton, Waterman was given a red card and Forge star and CPL top scorer  Tristan Borges was given a penalty kick, but it was stopped by Carducci. However, Borges scored ten minutes later and the game ended at 1–0. Neither team could score in the second leg, until in stoppage time when all of Cavalry's outfield players were pressing in the attacking zone, and Forge managed to break out. David Choinière managed to score on the resulting 2 on 0, securing Cavalry's fate as runners up.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
Over the course of the season,  Carducci and Zator were called up to the Canada men's national soccer team once each, but neither saw action. Carducci was the first Canadian Premier League player to be called up to the national team.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Overview
Despite losing in the finals, Cavalry finished first overall in the regular season, and Wheeldon Jr. stated that he would like to bring most of the players back for the next season. Wheeldon Jr. was named coach of the year, and Carducci was named best goalkeeper and Volkswagen Premier Performer, while Malonga was nominated for best player.


2019 Cavalry FC season, Transfers, In, Draft picks
Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.


2019 Cavan County Council election
An election to Cavan County Council took place on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 18 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from three local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. The 2018 boundary review committee did not recommend any alteration in the LEAs used by Cavan in the 2014 elections.


2019 Cavan County Council election
The election was disastrous for Sinn Féin, which lost all but one of their seats. Fianna Fáil returned with one extra seat, to give a total of eight seats; while Independent candidate Brendan Fay was elected and became the first Independent councillor in the county since 1999. Fine Gael returned with the same number of seats as on the previous council.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 55th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Laragh United won the championship, beating Belturbet in the final.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes, To I.F.C.
Ramor United also entered a second string into the 2019 I.F.C.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, League stage
All 15 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom four teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.


2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship, Relegation play-offs
The bottom four teams in the league phase will play off against each other. The two winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019, while the two losers will face off in a relegation final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2020 J.F.C.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Castlerahan were the defending champions after they defeated Crosserlough in the previous years final.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship
This was Mullahoran's return the senior grade after a one year absence after claiming the 2018 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Castlerahan won their second title in a row, defeating neighbours Ramor United in the final.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship, League Stage
All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 3 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the Quarter-Final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.


2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play-Offs
The 3 bottom placed teams the league phase will enter the Relegation Play-Offs. The 10th and 11th placed teams from the league phase will face each other in the Relegation Semi-Final, with the winner maintaining their senior status for 2020. The loser will face the 12th placed team with the ultimate being relegated to the 2020 I.F.C.


2019 Cavite local elections
Local elections were held in the province of Cavite of the Philippines, on May 13, 2019 as part of the 2019 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice governor and representatives for the eight districts of Cavite.


2019 Cavite local elections, Provincial elections, Governor
Incumbent Governor Boying Remulla opted not to run for re-election to run for congressman for the 7th District and support to his younger brother, former Governor Jonvic Remulla, is his party's nominee.


2019 Cavite local elections, Congressional elections, 1st District (Northern Cavite)
Francis "Boyblue" Abaya is the incumbent. His opponent is Jose Luis "Jholo" Granados, the son of his 2016 opponent Marina Granados who died in April 2018.


2019 Cavite local elections, Congressional elections, 4th District (Dasmariñas)
Incumbent Representative Jennifer Barzaga opted to run for Mayor of Dasmariñas; she switched her position with her husband, Mayor Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. His opponents are Leonardo "Jun" Manicio, Jr. and retired Police Director, former ACT-CIS Partylist nominee (2016) Benhardi Mantele, and Aileen Padel.


2019 Cavite local elections, Congressional elections, 5th District (Carsigma)
Incumbent Representative Roy Loyola is term-limited and opted to run for Mayor of Carmona instead. His wife, incumbent Carmona Mayor Dahlia Loyola, is his party's nominee.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 1st District (Northern Cavite), Cavite City
Incumbent Mayor Bernardo "Totie" Paredes and Vice Mayor Denver Chua are running unopposed under the Nacionalista Party.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 7th District (Cavite Central), Trece Martires
Mayor Melandres de Sagun is term-limited. He withdrews his candidacy for Congressman of Seventh District after he was accused as mastermind of the assassination of Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan few days after the Assassination of Antonio Halili. His father, former Mayor Melencio de Sagun, Jr. is his party's nominee. His opponents are Lubigan's widow Gemma and Vice Mayor Denver Colorado who was elevated to the Vice Mayorship after Lubigan's assassination.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 7th District (Cavite Central), Amadeo
Mayor Conrado Viado who was elevated to the Mayorship after the death of Mayor Albert Ambagan has opted to run as Vice Mayor.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 7th District (Cavite Central), Indang
Both incumbent Mayor Perfecto Fidel and Vice Mayor Ismael Rodil are running unopposed.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 8th District (Cavite Southwest), Tagaytay
Both incumbent mayor Agnes Delgado-Tolentino, wife of incumbent 7th District representative Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino and sister-in-law of 2019 senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino, and running mate city Vice Mayor Raymond Ambion will be running unopposed, all 10 candidates for city council are filled.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 8th District (Cavite Southwest), Alfonso
Mayor Virgilio Varias is term limited, although he was elected in the disputed elections of 2007 with former Mayor Jose Peñano. He will run for Board Member of Eight District under PDP-Laban. His party nominated Vice Mayor Randy Salamat with Councilor Madonna Mojica-Pel as his running mate. Pel is opposed by outgoing Eight District Board Member Reinalyn Varias. Mr. Raul Rodis candidate of Mayor of Alfonso.


2019 Cavite local elections, City and municipal elections, 8th District (Cavite Southwest), Maragondon
Councilor Lawrence Arca is running against, Incumbent Mayor Reynaldo Rillo


2019 Cebu City local elections
Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 13, 2019 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and eight councilors at-large for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.


2019 Cebu City local elections
On May 14, 2019, after more than 24 hours since the polls have closed, Edgardo Labella was proclaimed as Cebu City's new mayor. He led the mayoral race with 265,738 votes, followed by Osmeña with 246,813 votes.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Tomas Osmeña of Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK), who allied his group with Liberal Party, won the 2016 elections with 53.40% of the votes defeating then incumbent mayor Michael Rama of BARUG Team Rama, which was allied with United Nationalist Alliance. Meanwhile, Rama's running mate, incumbent vice mayor Edgardo Labella of BARUG Team Rama (BARUG), defeated Osmeña's running mate, then councilor Nestor Archival of BOPK, in the vice mayoralty election. Rama initially challenged the victory of Osmeña by holding a prayer rally with his supporters and threatened to file an electoral protest claiming that Osmeña committed electoral fraud.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
On May 16, 2016, seven days after the 2016 elections, Rama conceded to Osmeña during the 3rd prayer rally in front of the Cebu City Hall. He reiterated however that he would pursue an electoral protest to question the results of the election.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
On June 28, 2016, vice president-elect Leni Robredo administered the oath to Osmeña and six BOPK councilors who won in the 2016 elections at Cebu City Sports Center.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Despite winning as Mayor, Osmeña had to deal with a Cebu City Council that was dominated by councilors from Rama's party with eleven councilors including Cebu City Liga ng mga Barangay President Phillip Zafra who sits as an ex-officio member. During the inaugural session of the 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod, BARUG councilors prevented BOPK councilors from being able to get committee chairmanships and memberships. Instead, BOPK councilors were given with executive functions by Osmeña by designating them as deputy mayors in different fields. Osmeña defined the term "deputy mayor" as someone higher compared to holding a committee chairmanship or membership in the Cebu City Council which in turn made them as his alter egos.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
The Cebu City Council experienced several shifts during the 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod which started when councilor Dave Tumulak left BARUG, where he ran and won during the 2016 elections, on August 24, 2016 to become an independent politician after a closed-door meeting with councilor Margot Osmeña, wife of mayor Osmeña. Tumulak cited the reason that he was tired of political quarrels in Cebu City and indicated his support on Osmeña's plans for Cebu City.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Several days after, on August 30, 2016, councilor Nendell Hanz Abella also left BARUG to become an independent politician producing a city council with nine councilors from BARUG, six from BOPK and two from the independent bloc. On March 25, 2017, councilor Jerry Guardo, who was meted with a 3-month suspension by the DILG, left BARUG after he alleged that fellow party member Lemar Alcover, son of Councilor Pastor Alcover Jr., was behind the push for the implementation of his suspension. On the same day, Tumulak also confirmed that he was joining BOPK while Mayor Osmeña confirmed that Abella has joined them. This in turn gave the majority in the Cebu City Council to BOPK with nine councilors against BARUG's eight councilors.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
BOPK's majority in the Cebu City Council was short-lived when Abella announced his resignation after he was appointed by president Rodrigo Duterte as commissioner in the 7th Division of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) thus giving the two council blocs at an even 8–8 but still had vice mayor Edgardo Labella of BARUG to break the tie for party-line voting in the council. The names of Renato "Junjun" Osmeña Jr. and Inayawan barangay captain Lutherlee "Lotlot" Ignacio-Soon were recommended as replacements to Abella.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Both Osmeña Jr. and Ignacio-Soon ran with BARUG but failed to make it to the Cebu City Council. Councilor Joel Garganera accused mayor Osmeña of maneuvering the appointment of their party ally as replacement of Abella in the Cebu City Council by claiming that BOPK reached out to Senator Manny Pacquiao to let former vice president Jejomar Binay, head of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), appoint instead Rengelle Pelayo to the council. Eventually, UNA endorsed Osmeña Jr. to fill the position vacated by Abella.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Councilor James Anthony Cuenco of BARUG was dismissed from public service on October 3, 2017 by the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged irregularities when he served as chief of staff of his father, former Cebu City South District representative Antonio Cuenco reducing BARUG's councilors to seven. Upon the appointment of Osmeña Jr. by Duterte, the council standing returned to 8-8. Erik Miguel Espina, son of former Cebu governor and senator Rene Espina, was nominated by BARUG to replace Cuenco. Espina's appointment gave BARUG the majority once again.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
During the 2018 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, 49 out of the 80 elected barangay captains and 41 out of the 80 elected SK chairpersons in Cebu City were identified with BOPK. In the election for SK Federation president, BARUG fielded Sonia Cal of Barangay Tisa while BOPK fielded Jessica Resch of Barangay San Nicolas Proper. Resch won with 44 votes becoming the SK Federation president of Cebu City and ex-officio member of the Cebu City Council.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Three barangay captains were initially floated as candidates for Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB) President namely Franklyn Ong of Barangay Kasambagan, Prisca Niña Mabatid of Barangay Mabolo and incumbent LNB President & councilor Phillip Zafra of Barangay Tisa. BOPK chose Ong as its candidate while Mabatid was chosen by BARUG after its candidate Zafra bowed out from the race. Despite the walkout of Mabatid's allies during the LNB elections, Ong still won with 51 votes. The election of Resch and Ong returned the majority of the Cebu City Council to BOPK with ten councilors.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
In December 2018, BARUG was accredited as a political party by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Councilor Espina announced on December 14, 2018 that he will only remain in his post until January 1, 2019 after the Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman finding suspended councilor Cuenco guilty of serious dishonesty and grave misconduct and ordered his reinstatement to the Cebu City Council. Cuenco reported back to work as councilor on January 3, 2019.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
BARUG had no mayoralty candidate for the 2019 elections as two of its leaders namely former mayor Rama and vice mayor Labella both expressed their intentions to run as mayor. On August 30, 2018, Rama announced his decision to run for vice mayor instead and gave way to Labella.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Background
Osmeña named two of his allies, councilors Tumulak and Mary Ann de los Santos, as his possible candidate for vice mayor. There were also reports of BOPK-allied barangay captains pushing for an Osmeña-Ong tandem but Ong declined since he wanted to focus as LNB President. Osmeña officially declared de los Santos as his candidate for vice mayor during BOPK's rally at Lahug Elementary School gym. Osmeña also announced that BOPK was no longer affiliated with the Liberal Party (LP) as they have pledged allegiance to the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) party of Senator Sonny Angara.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Debate
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Cebu City Chapter organized the only mayoral and vice mayoral debate for Cebu City originally scheduled on April 22, 2019 at Cebu City Sports Club. Osmeña, his running-mate de los Santos, and Labella confirmed their attendance. Rama was the only one who declined to participate and tried to convince Labella to join him in ditching the debate saying that it would only put Osmeña on the spotlight.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Debate
The IBP-Cebu City Chapter then moved the debate schedule to May 6, 2019 to give candidates quality time to observe the Holy Week. Upon Labella's request, the debate was once again postponed since he had to attend a meeting with Duterte in Malacañang. The IBP-Cebu City Chapter granted his request to move the schedule to May 10, 2019 which the other participants also agreed.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections, Mayor
Tomas Osmeña ran for his second term as the mayor of Cebu City. Meanwhile, Edgardo Labella, who served as vice mayor of Cebu City under the administrations of Michael Rama and Osmeña, ran for his first time as mayor and defeated Osmeña.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections, Vice Mayor
Mary Ann de los Santos, who was on her second term as Cebu City councilor for the North District and was eligible for a third and final term, opted to run for vice mayor. Michael Rama, who served 2 terms as mayor and 3 terms as vice mayor, ran again as vice mayor and defeated de los Santos.


2019 Cebu City local elections, District representatives, 1st District
Raul del Mar ran for his third and final term, and won against actor Richard Yap.


2019 Cebu City local elections, District representatives, 2nd District
Rodrigo Abellanosa ran for his third and final term, and won against former Cebu City councilor for the South District Jocelyn Pesquera.


2019 Cebu City local elections, City Council
Incumbents are expressed in italics. Number indicates the ballot number assigned for the candidates by COMELEC.


2019 Cebu City local elections, City Council, By district, 1st District
Note: Incumbent councilors Alvin Arcilla and Sisinio Andales were disqualified by COMELEC after it issued a writ of execution for the certificate of finality of the earlier decision canceling Arcilla's and Andales' certificate of candidacy (COC).


2019 Cebu City local elections, Electoral dispute
In a five-page decision promulgated on June 28, 2019, the COMELEC First Division declared Sherwin Luie Abella a nuisance candidate after he failed to answer the petition for his disqualification filed by BOPK candidate for councilor Atty. Marie Velle "Amay" Abella, who received 110,131 votes in the 2019 elections. Both candidates share the same surname and ran for an elective post for councilor in Cebu City's 2nd (South) district. Amay was furnished a copy of the said order on July 2, 2019.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Electoral dispute
Amay hoped to get the 20,262 votes cast for Sherwin giving her 130,393 votes, which would dislodge newly-elected councilor Phillip Zafra who clinched the 8th slot in the Cebu City Council for south district. She only needs 5,162 votes to unseat Zafra. Should she succeed in unseating Zafra, this will raise the number of BOPK-allied councilors from six to seven.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Electoral dispute
On August 30, 2019, the COMELEC First Division ruled with finality that Sherwin has been disqualified for being a nuisance candidate. However, the election body ruled that not all of the votes garnered by Sherwin will go to the Amay. Upon the checking of ballots, if a voter voted for both candidates, this vote will not be credited to Amay. Only votes cast for Sherwin will automatically be credited to Amay according to the decision.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Electoral dispute
On May 26, 2020, Amay passed away due to illness according to Cebu City south district representative Rodrigo Abellanosa.


2019 Cebu City local elections, Electoral dispute
COMELEC went on with the recount of votes for Amay in September 2021 but was halted due to an appeal from Councilors Zafra and Renato Osmeña Jr.


2019 Cebu local elections
Local elections were held in the province of Cebu on May 13, 2019, as part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters selected from among candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice governor, governor and representatives for the seven districts of Cebu (including two districts of Cebu City and the lone district of Lapu-Lapu City).


2019 Cebu local elections, Gubernatorial and Vice Gubernatorial race, Governor
Vice Governor Agnes Magpale ran for the first time as governor and was defeated by her opponent, former Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, who was also serving as representative of Cebu's third legislative district.


2019 Cebu local elections, Gubernatorial and Vice Gubernatorial race, Vice Governor
Magpale's running mate was Governor Hilario Davide III while Garcia's running mate was businesswoman Daphne Salimbangon.


2019 Cebu local elections, Congressional race, Cebu City, 1st District
Raul del Mar ran for his third and final term, and won. His opponent is actor and businessman Richard Yap. Yap is known for his character as Richard "Sir Chief" Lim in the drama series Be Careful with My Heart.


2019 Cebu local elections, Congressional race, Cebu City, 2nd District
Rodrigo Abellanosa ran for his third and final term, and won.


2019 Celebration Bowl
The 2019 Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 21, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. EST on ABC. It was the 5th edition of the Celebration Bowl, and the only one of the 2019–20 bowl games to feature FCS teams.


2019 Celebration Bowl, Teams
For the second consecutive year, the bowl was played between the Alcorn State Braves and the North Carolina A&T Aggies.


2019 Celebration Bowl, Teams, Alcorn State
Alcorn State earned their berth in the Celebration Bowl via a win over the Southern Jaguars in the SWAC Championship Game on December 7. The Braves entered the Celebration Bowl with a 9–3 overall record (6–1 in conference). This was their third appearance in the Celebration Bowl, having lost their prior two appearances (2015 and 2018); both losses were to North Carolina A&T.


2019 Celebration Bowl, Teams, North Carolina A&T
North Carolina A&T, led by second-year head coach Sam Washington, clinched their spot in the Celebration bowl on November 23 with their win over North Carolina Central. The Aggies entered the game with an overall 8–3 record (6–2 in conference). They finished runner-up in the MEAC behind Florida A&M, who were ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions. This was the Aggies' fourth appearance in the Celebration Bowl, having won each of their previous three (2015, 2017, 2018).


2019 Centenario Open
The 2019 Centenario Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Asunción, Paraguay between 28 October and 3 November 2019.


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


2019 Centenario Open – Doubles
Andrea Gámiz and Georgina García Pérez won the title, defeating Anna Danilina and Conny Perrin in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–3].


2019 Centenario Open – Singles
Elisabetta Cocciaretto won the title, defeating Sara Errani in an all-Italian final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–0.


2019 Central African Republic League
The 2019 Central African Republic League season is the top level of football competition in Central African Republic.


2019 Central African Republic League, Teams
A total of 8 teams participate in the Ligue de Bangui Division 1:


2019 Central American Cricket Championship
The 2019 Central American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Mexico from 25 to 28 April 2019. It was the seventh edition of the Central American Championship and the first since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its Members.


2019 Central American Cricket Championship, Men's championship
The five participating teams were the national sides of Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama, as well as a side representing the MCC. The matches were played at the Reforma Athletic Club in the city of Naucalpan, just to the northwest of Mexico City. All participating nations made their T20I debuts during the tournament (matches involving the MCC did not have T20I status). MCC were the defending champions, but were defeated by five wickets in the final by Belize.


2019 Central American Cricket Championship, Women's championship
A women's championship, consisting of a three-match series between Mexico and Costa Rica, took place alongside the men's event. The final match of the series was played at the Reforma Athletic Club ahead of the men's final. The first two matches had Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.


2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team represents the University of Central Arkansas in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bears are led by second-year head coach Nathan Brown and play their home games at Estes Stadium. UCA finished the regular season 9-3 overall, 7-2 in Southland Conference play, earning a share of the 2019 Southland Conference championship, and a first round bye in the FCS playoffs with a #8 seeding.


2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.


2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Bears were picked to finish in second place.


2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Bears placed seven players on the preseason all–Southland teams.


2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team, FCS Playoffs
The Bears enter the postseason tournament as the number eight seed, with a first-round bye. They will play Illinois State at Estes Stadium in Conway on December 7.


2019 Central Bedfordshire Council election
Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 2 May 2019, along with other local elections. The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2023.


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open
The 2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Templeton, California, United States between 23 and 29 September 2019.


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Doubles
Asia Muhammad and Maria Sanchez were the defending champions, but chose not to participate.


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Doubles
Vladica Babić and Caitlin Whoriskey won the title, defeating Gabriela Talabă and Marcela Zacarías in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Singles
Asia Muhammad was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the 2019 Darwin Tennis International instead.


2019 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Singles
Shelby Rogers won the title, defeating CoCo Vandeweghe in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.


2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
The 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represents Central Connecticut State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Ryan McCarthy. They play their home games at Arute Field as a member of the Northeast Conference.


2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2018 season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in third place.


2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, Preseason, Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Blue Devils were picked to finish in third place.


2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, Preseason, Preseason All-NEC team
The Blue Devils had six players at three positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.


2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team, FCS Playoffs
The Blue Devils received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Albany.


2019 Central League Climax Series
The 2019 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a postseason playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined which of the three teams who finished in the top three during the 2019 regular season would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series played between the second-place hosts Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the third-place Hanshin Tigers. The series was played between October 5 to 7. The Tigers defeated the Baystars 2–1 and advanced to the Final Stage to face the pennant-winning Yomiuri Giants.


2019 Central League Climax Series
The Final Stage was a best-of-six series hosted by the Giants. Having won the regular season, Yomiuri was awarded a one-win advantage over the Tigers. The series was played between October 9 to 13. Yomiuri defeated Hanshin 4–1 in four games to advance to the 2019 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2019 Pacific League Climax Series winner, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage
The Yokohama DeNA Baystars clinched second place in the Central League on September 24 and thus secured a spot as the home team in the First Stage of the Climax Series. It was their highest finish in the standings since winning the CL pennant in 1998. While they had hosted Japan Series games in 1998 and 2017, this was the first time in team history that their home field, Yokohama Stadium, hosted a Climax Series. The BayStars finished the season 43-27-1 at Yokohama Stadium, the most wins by any CL team in its home park. The Hanshin Tigers, however, also had a winning record in Yokohama, going 8–4.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage
The Tigers clinched third place in the Central League on September 30, the last game of the regular season. They won the last six games of the season to help pass the Hiroshima Toyo Carp by half a game and secure the third and final postseason position. Hanshin was 16–8–1 against the Baystars during the regular season and had won six of their last seven meetings.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 1
After the Tigers didn't score against BayStars' starting pitcher Kenta Ishida in the first inning, DeNA quickly took the lead in the bottom half of the inning. After the first two batters reached base, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit a three-run home run off of Tiger's starter Yuki Nishi. Nishi was eventually taken out of the game that same inning after allowing five straight hits, not recording an out, and a ball hit by Toshiro Miyazaki struck him in the leg. The BayStars had another high scoring inning in the fifth when Tsutsugo hit an RBI single, followed by an RBI single by José López and a two-run hit by Tatsuhiro Shibata.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 1
The Tigers had been held to four hits resulting in one fourth-inning RBI by Ryutaro Umeno through six innings by starters Ishida and Shota Imanaga, who made an appearance as a relief pitcher. However, they mounted a comeback starting in the seventh inning against Baystars reliever Edison Barrios when Shun Takayama hit a double and pinch hitter Seiya Kinami drove him in with a single. Barrios was then replaced with Edwin Escobar who subsequently allowed Koji Chikamoto to reach via a single. Fumiya Hojo then hit a three-run home run to bring the Tigers within two runs of the Baystars.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 1
The scoring continued for the Tigers in the top of the eight inning. Kinami hit another RBI single followed by a single by Chikamoto. With two players on base, the Baystars put in reliever Yuki Kuniyoshi. Hojo then hit a triple to give the Tigers the lead. Suguru Iwazaki pitched a scoreless eighth and veteran Kyuji Fujikawa earned the save in the ninth to secure a Tiger's win.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 2
In Game 2, the Baystars once again took the lead in the first, this time scoring two-run on a home run by López off of Tiger's starter Koyo Aoyagi. They added a run to their lead in the third inning when Tsutsugo hit a home run, his second of the series. The Tigers were able to come back and tie the game starting in the fifth inning. Hojo hit an RBI double and moved to third base on a throwing error on the same play. That DeNA error proved costly when Kosuke Fukudome singled, allowing Hojo to score.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 2
In the sixth, Kento Itohara singled, moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt, then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Hiroki Uemoto tied the game with a single to drive in Itohara. The Baystars responded in the bottom of the same inning by taking the lead on a Kazuki Kamizato RBI single. DeNA relief pitchers kept the Tigers scoreless until their closer Yasuaki Yamasaki, who also pitched in the eighth inning, blew the save in the ninth by allowing a Fukudome solo home run to tie the game. In the bottom of the ninth, Miyazaki singled off of Baystars reliever Iwazaki. Yokohama manager Alex Ramírez then put left-handed batter Tomo Otosaka in as a pinch hitter to face the left-handed Iwazaki. Otosaka hit a two-run sayonara home run to win the game.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 3
A light rain fell throughout Game 3, the series finale. Both the Tigers and the Baystars were scoreless through the first five innings. Hanshin plated the game's first run in the sixth inning. After Shun Takayama hit a double off of pitcher Yuki Kuniyoshi, Ryutaro Umeno laid down a bunt to move him to third base. Takayama then scored on a wild pitch from Kuniyoshi. Yokohama tied the game similarly in the seventh inning when they loaded the bases and then scored on a throwing error by third baseman Fumiya Hojo. The Tigers broke the tie in the eight inning.


2019 Central League Climax Series, First Stage, Game 3
Edwin Escobar hit Takayama with a pitch, who was then replayed by Kai Ueda on first base. Ueda went on to steal second base then move to third on a wild pitch by Escobar. Umeno then hit a sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Ueda to score what would ultimately be the series winning run. Kyuji Fujikawa then came in to pitch two scoreless innings to close out the game and earn the save.


2019 Central League Climax Series, Final Stage
The Yomiuri Giants clinched the Central League pennant on September 21 and thus secured a spot as the home team in the Final Stage of the Climax Series. It was the team's 37th league title and their first since the 2014 season. This was the first season of Tatsunori Hara's third stint as the Giant's manager. Prior to this season, Hara had led the team to win seven CL pennants and three Japan Series titles. This was the first CL title in the Reiwa Era.


2019 Central League Climax Series, Final Stage
The Giants were also the first team to win the CL title of the Heisei Era in 1989. A week before the postseason began, longtime Yomiuri catcher Shinnosuke Abe announced that he would be retiring at the end of the season after 19 years with the Giants. He is regarded to be one of the greatest catchers in NPB history. Yomiuri was 15–10 against the Hanshin Tigers during the regular season.


2019 Central League Climax Series, Final Stage, Game 1
In Game 1, the Giants scored quickly against Tigers starter Atsushi Mochizuki, who only lasted two innings. With two outs in the first inning, Yoshihiro Maru and Kazuma Okamoto hit back-to-back solo home runs to give Yomiuri a two-run lead. The scoring continued for the Giants the next inning when Yoshiyuki Kamei hit an RBI double and Hayato Sakamoto hit a two-run single. The five runs would prove to be all that was needed to win the game. Giants starting pitcher Shun Yamaguchi pitched into the eighth inning. The only run allowed by Yamaguchi came in the fourth inning. With two outs, he allowed two singles and then walked a batter. A run then scored on a wild pitch.


2019 Central League Climax Series, Final Stage, Game 1
Hanshin attempted a comeback in the ninth inning. With one out, Giants closer Rubby De La Rosa gave up two singles to Kento Itohara and Shun Takayama. Ryutaro Umeno then drew a two-out walk to load the bases. De La Rosa walked the next batter, Fumiya Hojo, to give the Tigers another run. With the bases still loaded, reliever Kazuto Taguchi entered the game to retire the final batter, preserve the win, and record the save.


2019 Central League Climax Series, Final Stage, Game 2
In Game 2, the starting pitchers for the Giants and the Tigers were C.C. Mercedes and Haruto Takahashi, respectively. Yomiuri started the game's scoring early, earning a run on a double play in the first inning. Takahashi only lasted two innings before being removed from the game. Alex Guerrero added to the Giants' lead in the fourth inning with a two-run home run off of Takahashi's replacement, Onelki García. In the fifth inning, Maru drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Okamoto hit an RBI-single, making it 5–0. Akihiro Wakabayashi closed out the scoring with a run-scoring hit in the eighth inning. For the Giants, Mercedes pitched seven innings allowing the Tigers no runs on only three hits.


2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jim McElwain and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2018 season 1–11 overall and 0–8 in the Mid American Conference. On November 23, 2018 following a loss to Toledo, head coach John Bonamego was fired. He finished at Central Michigan with a four-year record of 22–29. On December 2, the school hired Michigan wide receivers coach Jim McElwain, who previously served as head coach at Colorado State and Florida.


2019 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Preseason, MAC media poll
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Chippewas predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.


2019 Central and Western District Council election
The 2019 Central and Western District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 15 members of the Central and Western District Council.


2019 Central and Western District Council election
Amid the ongoing pro-democracy protests, the pro-democrats scored a historic landslide victory by taking 14 of the 15 seats, with DAB being completely wiped out from the council and its legislator Cheung Kwok-kwan being ousted in Sai Wan.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
The 2019 season was Ceres–Negros Football Club's 8th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Philippine football. In addition to the Philippines Football League, the club competed in the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the AFC Cup, and the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League. Competitive matches were played from February 5 to November 16, 2019. Ceres–Negros won the Philippines Football League for the third successive season, this time without a single defeat – a record of 22 wins and 2 draws, which included a 17-game winning streak.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
They also won the Copa Paulino Alcantara unbeaten, completing the domestic double without a single defeat in domestic competitions. The club was less successful in Asian competitions: after losing the first preliminary round of the AFC Champions League, they were transferred to the AFC Cup where they topped their group but were eliminated in the ASEAN Zonal semi-final. Ceres had only 3 losses overall.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
Martin Steuble, who was club captain since 2017, left the club in July and was succeeded by Carli de Murga. The main additions to the team were striker Robert Lopez Mendy, and midfielders James Younghusband and Takashi Odawara. Ceres also signed defender Álvaro Silva, who played for the club from February to June.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
Ceres–Negros players also won individual awards: Bienvenido Marañón was the 2019 AFC Cup top scorer while Stephan Schröck won the PFL Golden Ball. In the Copa Paulino Alcantara, Robert Lopez Mendy won the Golden Boot while Takashi Odawara won the Golden Ball. Goalkeeper Roland Müller won the Golden Glove in both the PFL and Copa Paulino Alcantara.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
In July, the club's future became uncertain when club owner and chairman, Leo Rey Yanson, was ousted as president and CEO of Vallacar Transit by his brother Roy. As the new president, Roy Yanson did not like to invest the company's money into the football club, though Leo Rey insisted that he spends his personal money for the club. On August 11, Leo Rey regained control of the company.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
After winning their second consecutive league title in the previous season, Ceres–Negros participated in the qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Champions League. However, before the competitions began, veteran players Patrick Reichelt and Manuel Ott left the club. The notable pre-season signing was Philippines national team defender Álvaro Silva, who previously played under Risto Vidaković at Cádiz. On February 5, Ceres began their campaign by hosting Myanmar National League champions Yangon United for the preliminary round 1, to whom they lost 2–1. As such, they were relegated to the group stage of the AFC Cup, the second-tier competition of Asian club football.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
In the AFC Cup, Ceres–Negros were in Group G alongside Vietnamese Cup winners Becamex Bình Dương, Myanmar National League runners-up Shan United, and Indonesian Liga 1 champions Persija Jakarta. Ceres topped their group by winning all but one of their group matches, losing their last match—at home to Becamex Bình Dương 1–0. Their notable group match was the comeback win away to Persija Jakarta on April 23. After a goalless first half, Ceres were down by two goals at the 57th minute until Miguel Tanton and Bienvenido Marañón managed to equalize. Mike Ott then scored the winning goal in injury time, ending the match 3–2.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
In the ASEAN Zonal semi-finals, Ceres faced V.League 1 champions Hà Nội who topped Group F. The first leg, played at Panaad on June 18, ended in a 1–1 draw. Ceres went on to lose the second leg in Hanoi on June 25, with a score of 2–1 (3–2 on aggregate), thus failing to make their third consecutive ASEAN Zonal final. Although they were eliminated, Bienvenido Marañón was awarded as AFC Cup top scorer at the end of the season, with 10 goals in eight matches.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
In the domestic level, Ceres were supposed to participate in the Philippine Premier League (PPL)—the new top-tier league as the Philippines Football League (PFL) was dissolved after the troubled 2018 season, which Ceres won. However, the PPL was also plagued with numerous issues, with Stallion Laguna and Global Makati withdrawing a day before the season commenced. Ceres later withdrew after the first matchday (in which they were not scheduled to play), and later the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) decided to withdraw its sanction of the PPL thus dissolving the league.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
The PFF then decided to revive the PFL for a third season. Ceres' opening PFL fixture was at the Rizal Memorial Stadium against Stallion Laguna on May 25, which ended in a 2–2 draw. On May 29, they earned their first league win of the season at the expense of debutants Philippine Air Force, 5–0. The next day, Kevin Ingreso left the club; he played three and a half years with Ceres. On June 28, notable pre-season signing Álvaro Silva announced his surprise departure.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
While on July 4, Martin Steuble, who captained Ceres since 2017, left the club to join Port of the Thai League 1. Despite the loss of several key players, Ceres continued to win their matches with Carli de Murga as the new captain. They notably thrashed Philippine Air Force 12–0 on July 13, the league's largest home win of the season.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
In the midseason transfer window, Ceres made three notable signings: Senegalese striker Robert Lopez Mendy, who was the PFL's top scorer in 2018 with Kaya–Iloilo, Philippines national team midfielder James Younghusband, and Japanese midfielder Takashi Odawara. On August 28, Ceres thrashed Global Makati 13–0 away, the league's largest margin of victory in the season. On September 28, a 1–1 draw with Stallion Laguna ended Ceres' winning streak at 17 games. After winning the subsequent fixtures, Ceres secured their third consecutive league title by defeating Green Archers United 3–1 on October 12, with two matches to spare.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
After winning the two remaining games, Ceres completed a historic unbeaten season with a total of 22 wins and 2 draws (68 points). Goalkeeper Roland Müller won the season's Golden Glove while midfielder Stephan Schröck won the Golden Ball. With 30 goals, striker Bienvenido Marañón was the Golden Boot runner-up behind Kaya's Jordan Mintah, who scored 31.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
After failing to progress from the group stage in 2018, Ceres were determined to win the 2019 edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara. They were drawn in Group A alongside Mendiola, Green Archers United, and Philippines U22 (who are participating in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games). In their first group match, they were held to a 2–2 draw by Mendiola. This was followed by wins over the two other clubs as Ceres topped the group. In the semi-finals, they defeated Group B runners-up Stallion Laguna 4–3 to earn their first ever finals appearance.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
On November 16, Ceres faced defending champions Kaya–Iloilo in the final. Ceres won the match 2–1, completing their domestic double. Ceres won the final despite having only 14 players available in their squad, as the others were either resting or on international duty. Head coach Risto Vidaković was also absent for the final, thus it was assistant coach Jooc Treyes who managed the team.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview
The Copa's individual awards were all won by Ceres players: striker Robert Lopez Mendy, who scored five goals in the tournament, won the Golden Boot, goalkeeper Roland Müller won the Golden Glove, and midfielder Takashi Odawara won the Golden Ball for his defensive performances. With the Copa win, Ceres finished their 2019 season without a single defeat in domestic competitions.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview, Ownership crisis
On July 7, Ceres–Negros' owner and chairman, Leo Rey Yanson, was ousted as president and CEO of Vallacar Transit in a boardroom coup led by his older brother Roy and supported by three of his other siblings. In a statement, Leo Rey called the move "illegal" and refused to recognize it, saying: "The removal was only done through a special meeting of which the election/removal of the president was not even included in the agenda."


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview, Ownership crisis
As the new president, Roy Yanson accused Leo Rey of using the company's funds for the football team, adding that players who are "just simply kicking the ball" are earning more than the Vallacar Transit employees. Leo Rey defended the football club and denied the accusation, insisting that he funds the team using his own money, saying: "I don't need to justify how much I'm spending for the club because it's my own personal money." Leo Rey also spent for the refurbishment of the Panaad Statium, the club's home ground.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Season overview, Ownership crisis
Nonetheless, the Yanson siblings' battle for control of the company made the team's future uncertain. The football players expressed their support for Leo Rey, with Stephan Schröck saying: "He's been there for us not only as an owner or manager or benefactor. He was, for the longest time for us, a friend almost like a dad to everyone at the club. We owe him." On August 11, Leo Rey regained control of the company's headquarters in Bacolod with the help of his sister Ginnette, mother Olivia, and the Philippine National Police.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Transfers
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, Copa Paulino Alcantara, Group Stage
On October 20, Ceres–Negros were drawn in Group A of the Copa Paulino Alcantara alongside Mendiola, Green Archers United, and Philippines U22.


2019 Ceres–Negros F.C. season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Group Stage
The group stage draw was held on November 22, 2018 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ceres–Negros were drawn in Group G alongside Vietnamese Cup winners Becamex Bình Dương, Myanmar National League runners-up Shan United, and Indonesian Liga 1 champions Persija Jakarta.


2019 Ceuta Assembly election
The 2019 Ceuta Assembly election, was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 7th Assembly of the Autonomous City of Ceuta. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in at least seven autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.


2019 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The Assembly of Ceuta is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Ceuta. Voting for the Assembly is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Ceuta and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allows Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.


2019 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The 25 members of the Assembly of Ceuta are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution.


2019 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The Mayor-President is indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause requires that mayoral candidates earn the vote of an absolute majority of members, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly shall be automatically appointed to the post. In case of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.


2019 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The electoral law provides that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors are allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors are required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in Ceuta. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


2019 Ceuta Assembly election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 13 seats are required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Ceuta.


2019 Challenge Cup
The 2019 Challenge Cup known as the Coral Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 118th staging of the Challenge Cup, the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.


2019 Challenge Cup
The defending champions were Catalans Dragons, who beat Warrington Wolves 20–14 at Wembley Stadium on 25 August 2018, to become the first non-British team to win the challenge cup in its 117-year history. However, they were eliminated in the quarter finals after a 51–8 defeat, away to Hull F.C..


2019 Challenge Cup
The format of the competition will be eight knock-out rounds followed by the final. The  final will be held on the August bank holiday weekend, and from 2020 the final will move to July, but will still be played at Wembley Stadium. The day of the final will see three matches played back-to-back, with the Challenge Cup final being preceded by the Steven Mullaney Memorial Match (the RFL Champion Schools Final for Year 7s), and the final of the newly announced 1895 Cup for clubs in the Championship and League 1.


2019 Challenge Cup
A new sponsorship deal was announced in January 2019, with Coral replacing Ladbrokes (although both are part of the Ladbrokes Coral group).


2019 Challenge Cup, Round details
*Toulouse Olympique and Toronto Wolfpack declined to participate in the competition.


2019 Challenge Cup, Entry
Entry into the Cup is mandatory for the English and Welsh professional teams, but is by invitation for all other clubs, either professional or amateur. French side Toulouse declined to enter for 2019, after also declining to play in the 2018 competition. Canadian side Toronto Wolfpack also declined to enter for 2019, after both clubs were presented with a demand by the Rugby Football League (RFL) for roughly £750,000 (€830,000; C$1,226,000 approximately) as a bond insurance against reduced ticket sales, if either team reached the final.


2019 Challenge Cup, Entry
In January 2019 it was revealed that defending champions, Catalans Dragons, had also been asked to pay a £500,000 (€553,000) bond to enter the competition. Catalans informed the RFL, that the club had no intention of paying, leading to the possibility, that for the first time ever, the competition would take place without the defending champions being in the tournament. However, after settling their dispute with the RFL, it was confirmed that they would be defending their title.


2019 Challenge Cup, Entry
The first and second rounds of the competition are competed for solely by amateur teams, and for 2019, 51 British based teams are joined by Serbian side Red Star in the draw for the first round of the cup. Red Star's entry is on condition that they play away from home in the first and second rounds (assuming victory in the first round). The 51 amateur clubs are 47 British teams together with four teams representing the armed forces and the British police. This season will be the first since the 1990s, that no student sides will be playing in the competition.


2019 Challenge Cup, First round
The draw was made on 14 December 2018 at Headingley Rugby Stadium and was streamed live on the BBC Sport website. The home teams were drawn by Leeds Rhinos Women captain Lois Forsell and the away teams by Bradford Bulls coach John Kear. Ties are to be played over the weekend of 26/27 January 2019.


2019 Challenge Cup, Second round
The draw was made on 28 January 2019 at Wigan St Patricks and was streamed live on the BBC Sport website. The home teams were drawn by Leigh Centurions captain Mickey Higham and the away teams by Wigan Warriors halfback George Williams. Ties are to be played over the weekend of 9–10 February 2019.


2019 Challenge Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round was made at St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry on 11 February and shown live on the BBC Sport website. The draw was made by Coventry born athletes Kare Adenegan and David Moorcroft. During the draw ball number six (Haydock) was announced wrongly as number nine (Lock Lane) and vice versa. The RFL later confirmed that the draw would be as the balls drawn and not as they were announced.


2019 Challenge Cup, Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round was made at Odsal Stadium, home of the Bradford Bulls on 12 March and shown live on the BBC Sport website. The draw was made by former Bradford player Robbie Hunter-Paul and Simon Foster, son of former player Trevor Foster.


2019 Challenge Cup, Fifth round
The fifth round ties were drawn on 1 April and shown live on BBC Sport. The home teams were drawn by Linzi Prescott (widow of Steve Prescott) and the away teams by Martin Offiah. Ties will be played over the weekend of 11–14 April.


2019 Challenge Cup, Sixth round
The draw for the sixth round was made on 15 April 2019. Originally planned to be shown live on the BBC News Channel, the coverage was displaced due to ongoing coverage of the Notre-Dame de Paris fire and instead was restricted to live streaming on the BBC Sport website. The home teams were drawn by Paul Sculthorpe and the away teams by Jon Wilkin. Ties will be played over the weekend of 10–12 May.


2019 Challenge Cup, Sixth round
Broadcasts of matches changed from on-line only to mainstream TV at this stage, with BBC and Sky Sports each televising two ties. BBC One will show the first competitive meeting of West Yorkshire rivals Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos on Saturday 11 May. On Sunday 12 May, BBC One will show the repeat of the 2018 Super League Grand Final between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves. Sky Sports will show two all-Super League ties; Hull F.C. v Castleford Tigers on Friday 10 May, and Huddersfield Giants v St. Helens on Sunday 12 May.


2019 Challenge Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the Quarter finals was made on 12 May live on BBC1, directly after the televised sixth-round tie between Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves, with Ellery Hanley and Jonathan Davies conducting the draw. The ties will be played 30 May – 2 June.


2019 Challenge Cup, Broadcasts
The primary broadcast organisation for the competition was BBC Sport. As in 2018 the BBC streamed one tie from each of the first five rounds live on the BBC Sport website with two games from the 6th, 7th, 8th rounds and the final being broadcast live on BBC TV.


2019 Challenge Cup Final
The 2019 Challenge Cup Final was the deciding game of the Rugby Football League's 2019 Challenge Cup competition, the 118th staging of the competition. The match was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 August 2019 with  kick off at 15:00. The final was contested by the Warrington Wolves and St Helens, the first time the two sides have met in a major final.


2019 Challenge Cup Final, Background
The two sides have never met in a Challenge Cup final before. It had been 11 years since St Helens last won in the Challenge Cup Final, and despite final appearances in 2016 and 2018, Warrington have not triumphed since 2012.


2019 Challenge Cup Final, Background
Warrington came into the game on the back of five straight defeats in Super League, and with being defeated by the Catalans Dragons in last season's final. On the other hand, Saints were leading the way at the top of the table, losing just three games all season, 2two of which came at the London Broncos (one of those games going to golden point extra time), with the other, away to Catalans. They had not lost a home game so far in the season.


2019 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Warrington Wolves
Warrington escaped the sixth round with a narrow 26–24 victory over rivals Wigan. Warrington then faced Hull KR in the quarter finals winning 28 points to 22. Warrington's semi-final opposition was also a Kingston-upon-Hull side, this time Hull F.C., to which they secured their most comfortable win en route to the final.