2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final, Background
Kaya F.C.–Iloilo are the defending champions of the Copa Paulino Alcantara having won the inaugural tournament in 2018 while Ceres–Negros are the league champions for the 2019 season. Both teams topped their groups in the group stage and advances to the semifinals. This marks the first time Ceres-Negros advances to the knockout stages after failing to do so in the previous tournament. Ceres-Negros overcame Stallion Laguna 4–3 away from home at the Biñan Football Stadium while Kaya–Iloilo won 3–0 over Mendiola at the Aboitiz Pitch in Lipa, Batangas to secure a berth in the final. Kaya–Iloilo also secured the second slot for Philippine clubs at the 2020 AFC Cup since their final opponents already clinched the first by winning the league title.


2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final, Background
The final will be held 16 November 2019 on neutral ground at the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna. Ceres–Negros enters the final with a 28-match undefeated streak when league matches also taken into account.


2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final, Match summary
The 2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara final was contested in the Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna. At the time of the final, Ceres-Negros were considered the underdogs as majority of their first-team players (Carli de Murga, Mike Ott, Sean Kane, Jose Elmer Porteria and Stephan Schröck) were on international duty for the Philippine national team in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, trimming the squad size down to 14. Kaya–Iloilo, on the other hand, had a full-strength squad and were also the defending champions, having won the 2018 Copa Paulino Alcantara, and were looking for revenge after Ceres beat them 3–0 on the last matchday of the 2019 Philippines Football League season.


2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final, Match summary
The match was an even affair with both sides having equal possession of the ball until Senegalese forward Robert Lopez Mendy struck off a deflection from Louie Casas. Kaya then had majority of possession, with Jovin Bedic, Jordan Mintah, and Kenshiro Daniels coming close to finding the back of the net. The half ended 1–0 in favor of Ceres. In the 2nd half, Kaya retained much of the possession but a slick pass from Mendy found Negros-born Tristan Robles, who finished in the 68th minute. Kaya's Copa top scorer Kenshiro Daniels found the back of the net in the 85th minute to reduce the scoreline to 2–1. Kaya pushed for an equalizer but could not find the back of the net.


2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final, Match summary
The match ended in a 2–1 in favor of Ceres-Negros. By doing so, they completed the first-ever "Invincibles" domestic season in the Philippine Professional Football era. However, since they already qualified for the 2020 AFC Cup by winning the 2019 Philippines Football League, Kaya-Iloilo qualified as they were runners-up in both competitions. Stallion Laguna by being 3rd place in the 2019 Philippines Football League season qualify as a standby team should Ceres get through to the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.


2019 Copa Paulino Alcantara Final, Match summary
Ceres Negros also clinched all three individual awards of the tournament: Robert Mendy won the Golden Boot by scoring five goals in the whole tournament, Roland Muller was awarded the Golden Glove, and Takashi Odawara the Golden Ball award.


2019 Copa Perú
The 2019 Peru Cup season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2019), the largest amateur tournament of Peruvian football, started in February.


2019 Copa Perú
This edition has featured a change, with the elimination of the Regional Stage and the inclusion of participants from all the Regions of Peru in the National Stage. Under the new format, the tournament has four stages. The first three stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, and the fourth stage is played under POT System intellectual property of the MatchVision company.


2019 Copa Perú
The 2019 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) in February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started in June. The tournament continued with the Departmental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) in July. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) starts in September. The winner of the National Stage will be promoted to the Liga 1 and the runner-up will be promoted to the Liga 2.


2019 Copa Perú, Departmental stage
Departmental Stage: 2019 Ligas Departamentales del Peru and 2019 Ligas Superiores del Perú


2019 Copa Perú, Departmental stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the National Stage.


2019 Copa Perú, National Stage, Final group stage
The final group stage, colloquially known as La Finalísima, will be played by the four semifinalists at the Estadio Miguel Grau. The team with the most points will be declared the winner and be promoted to the  2020 Liga 1.


2019 Copa Sevilla
The 2019 Copa Sevilla was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Seville, Spain between 9 and 15 September 2019.


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


2019 Copa Sevilla, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:


2019 Copa Sevilla – Doubles
Gerard Granollers and Pedro Martínez were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.


2019 Copa Sevilla – Doubles
Granollers and Martínez won the title after defeating Kimmer Coppejans and Sergio Martos Gornés 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2019 Copa Sevilla – Singles
Kimmer Coppejans was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.


2019 Copa Sevilla – Singles
Davidovich Fokina won the title after defeating Jaume Munar 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final.


2019 Copa Sudamericana
The 2019 Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana was the 18th edition of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana (also referred to as the Copa Sudamericana, or Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana), South America's secondary club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2019 Copa Sudamericana
Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle defeated Argentine club Colón by a 3–1 score in the final to win their first tournament title. As champions, Independiente del Valle earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Libertadores in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage. They would also have played the winners of the 2019 J.League Cup in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not be held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled at the same time.


2019 Copa Sudamericana
On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL decided that starting from the 2019 edition, the final will be played as a single match, and although it was originally stated that the final would be played in Lima, Peru at the Estadio Nacional, on 9 May 2019 the confederation's Council decided to switch the venue to Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, Paraguay. On 21 June 2019, APF announced that Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción will host the 2019 final due to remodeling works at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco.


2019 Copa Sudamericana
Athletico Paranaense were the defending champions, but did not play this edition as they qualified for the 2019 Copa Libertadores group stage as Copa Sudamericana champions and later advanced to the knockout stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Teams
The following 44 teams from the 10 CONMEBOL associations qualified for the tournament, entering the first stage:


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Teams
A further 10 teams eliminated from the 2019 Copa Libertadores were transferred to the Copa Sudamericana, entering the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows. After changing the dates of the 2019 Copa América, the Brazilian Football Confederation released on 3 October 2018 its calendar for the following year, with new dates for the Copa Sudamericana.


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Draws
The draw for the first stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Draws
The 44 teams were drawn into 22 ties (E1–E22) between a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the teams from Pot B hosting the second leg in odd-numbered ties, and the teams from Pot A hosting the second leg in even-numbered ties. This distribution ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Draws
The draw for the second stage was held on 13 May 2019, 20:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the second stage, the teams were allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season:


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Draws
The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties (O1–O16) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.


2019 Copa Sudamericana, First stage
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).


2019 Copa Sudamericana, First stage
The 22 winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the group stage).


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Second stage
In the second stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Second stage
The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Seeding
Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they won (O1–O16) (Regulations Article 22.c).


2019 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Bracket
The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 13 May 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final
The 2019 Copa Sudamericana Final was the final match to decide the winner of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, the 18th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final
The final was contested in a single match format between Ecuadorian team Independiente del Valle and Argentinian team Colón, at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción, Paraguay on 9 November 2019. This was the first final to be played as a single match at a venue chosen in advance.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final
Independiente del Valle defeated Colón by a 3–1 score to win their first Copa Sudamericana title. As champions, Independiente del Valle earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019 Copa Libertadores in the 2020 Recopa Sudamericana. They also automatically qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage. They would also have played the winners of the 2019 J.League Cup in the 2020 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship, but it would not be held due to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled to be held at the same time.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final, Venue
On 14 August 2018, CONMEBOL decided that starting from the 2019 edition, the final would be played as a single match, and although it was originally stated that the final would be played in Lima, Peru at the Estadio Nacional, on 9 May 2019 the confederation's Council decided to switch the venue to Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, Paraguay. On 21 June 2019, APF announced that Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción would host the 2019 final due to remodeling works in Estadio Defensores del Chaco.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final, Show
Before the game, two bands identified with the finalist teams played on the field: Los Palmeras, for Colón, and La Vagancia, for Independiente. Then the Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi finished the show.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final, Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final, Format
The final was played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CONMEBOL, with the higher-seeded team designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes (Regulations Article 25). If tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 28).


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final, Match
At 18:05 UTC−3, in the 32nd minute, the match was interrupted due to severe weather. The match resumed at 19:00 UTC−3.


2019 Copa Sudamericana Final, Match
Assistant referees:Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)Bruno Pires (Brazil)Fourth official:Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)Video assistant referee:Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)Assistant video assistant referees:Víctor Carrillo (Peru)Danilo Manis (Brazil)Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages
The 2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages were played from 9 July to 9 November 2019. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana, with the final played in Asunción, Paraguay at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Qualified teams
The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Qualified teams, Seeding
Starting from the round of 16, the teams were seeded according to the second stage draw, with each team assigned a "seed" 1–16 corresponding to the tie they won (O1–O16) (Regulations Article 22.c).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Format
Starting from the round of 16, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Bracket
The bracket starting from the round of 16 was determined as follows:


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Bracket
The bracket was decided based on the second stage draw, which was held on 13 May 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16
The first legs were played on 9–11 and 23–25 July, and the second legs were played on 16–18, 30–31 July and 1 August 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match A
La Equidad won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match B
Independiente del Valle won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match C
Fluminense won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match D
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Zulia won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match E
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Colón won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S4).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match F
Corinthians won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S3).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match G
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Independiente won on away goals and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S2).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Round of 16, Match H
Atlético Mineiro won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals (Match S1).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 6, 8, 20 and 22 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 15, 27 and 29 August 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarter-finals, Match S1
Atlético Mineiro won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarter-finals, Match S2
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Independiente del Valle won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarter-finals, Match S3
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Corinthians won on away goals and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F2).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarter-finals, Match S4
Colón won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals (Match F1).


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 18–19 September, and the second legs were played on 25–26 September 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semi-finals, Match F1
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Colón won on away goals and advanced to the final.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Semi-finals, Match F2
Independiente del Valle won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the final.


2019 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Final
The final was played on 9 November 2019 at the Estadio General Pablo Rojas in Asunción.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage
The 2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage was played from 5 February to 8 May 2019. A total of 44 teams competed in the first stage to decide 22 of the 32 places in the second stage of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Draw
The draw for the first stage was held on 17 December 2018, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the first stage, the teams were divided into two pots according to their geographical zones:


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Draw
The 44 teams were drawn into 22 ties (E1–E22) between a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B, with the teams from Pot B hosting the second leg in odd-numbered ties, and the teams from Pot A hosting the second leg in even-numbered ties. This distribution ensured that teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Format
In the first stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Format
The 22 winners of the first stage advanced to the second stage to join the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the group stage).


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches
The first legs were played on 5–7, 12–14, 26 February, 19–21 March and 2–4 April, and the second legs were played on 19–21, 26–28 February, 21 March, 16–18, 30 April, 1–2 and 8 May 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E1
Montevideo Wanderers won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E2
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E3
Independiente won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E4
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Rionegro Águilas won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E5
Argentinos Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E6
Colón won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E7
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Unión Española won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E8
Cerro won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E9
Deportivo Santaní won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E10
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Universidad Católica won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E11
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E12
Macará won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E13
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Royal Pari won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E14
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Sol de América won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E15
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Unión La Calera won on away goals and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E16
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Deportivo Cali won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E17
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Zulia won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E18
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Corinthians won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E19
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, La Equidad won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E20
Fluminense won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E21
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Independiente del Valle won on penalties and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana first stage, Matches, Match E22
Botafogo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second stage.


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage
The 2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage was played from 21 to 30 May 2019. A total of 32 teams competed in the second stage to decide the 16 places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Draw
The draw for the second stage was held on 13 May 2019, 20:30 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay. For the second stage, the teams were allocated to two pots according to their previous results in this season:


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Draw
The 32 teams were drawn into 16 ties (O1–O16) between a team from Pot 1 and a team from Pot 2, with the teams from Pot 1 hosting the second leg. Teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Draw
The following were the 10 teams transferred from the Copa Libertadores (two best teams eliminated in the third stage of qualifying and eight third-placed teams in the group stage).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Draw
The following were the 22 winners of the first stage from the Copa Sudamericana. Matches in the first stage were considered for the ranking of teams for the second stage draw.


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Format
In the second stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 27).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Format
The 16 winners of the second stage advanced to the round of 16 of the final stages.


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches
The first legs were played on 21–23 May, and the second legs were played on 28–30 May 2019.


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O1
La Equidad won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O2
Independiente del Valle won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O3
Fluminense won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O4
Sporting Cristal won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O5
Argentinos Juniors won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O6
Montevideo Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O7
Universidad Católica won 6–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O8
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Atlético Mineiro won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O9
Botafogo won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match H).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O10
Independiente won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match G).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O11
Corinthians won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match F).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O12
Colón won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match E).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O13
Zulia won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match D).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O14
Peñarol won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match C).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O15
Caracas won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16 (Match B).


2019 Copa Sudamericana second stage, Matches, Match O16
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Royal Pari won on away goals and advanced to the round of 16 (Match A).


2019 Copa Venezuela
The 2019 Copa Venezuela was the 50th edition of the competition. It began on 27 July 2019 with the first stage and concluded on 27 November 2019 with the second leg of the finals. The champions will qualify for the 2020 Copa Sudamericana. Primera División side Zulia were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Academia Puerto Cabello in the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa Venezuela
Zamora won their first title in the competition after defeating Monagas on away goals in the final, and qualified for the 2020 Copa Sudamericana.


2019 Copa Venezuela, Final stages, Finals
The finals were played on 20 and 27 November 2019.


2019 Copa Verde
The 2019 Copa Verde was the sixth edition of a football competition held in Brazil. Featuring 24 clubs, Acre, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará have two vacancies; Amapá, Rondônia and Roraima with one each. The others five berths will be set according to CBF ranking.


2019 Copa Verde
In the finals, Cuiabá defeated Paysandu 5–4 on penalties after tied 1–1 on aggregate to win their second title and a place in the Round of 16 of the 2020 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa Verde, Qualified teams
Note: The state of Tocantins, which at the beginning would be represented by Palmas, was without representatives after the same give up, not being replaced by another club.


2019 Copa Verde, First round, Draw
In the first round, each tie was played on a two-legged basis. The higher-ranked team hosted the second leg. If the score was level, the match would go straight to the penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.


2019 Copa Verde Finals
The 2019 Copa Verde Finals was the final two-legged tie that decided the 2019 Copa Verde, the 6th season of the Copa Verde, Brazil's regional cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.


2019 Copa Verde Finals
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Cuiabá, from Mato Grosso, and Paysandu, from Pará.


2019 Copa Verde Finals
Paysandu won the first leg 1–0, and Cuiabá won the second leg by the same score, which meant the title was decided by a penalty shoot-out, which Cuiabá won 5–4 to claim their second Copa Verde title.


2019 Copa Verde Finals, Teams, Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2019 Copa Verde Finals, Format
The finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa Verde Finals, Matches, First leg
Assistant referees:Cristhian Passos Sorence (Goiás)Leone Carvalho Rocha (Goiás)Fourth official:Eduardo Tomaz de Aquino Valadão (Goiás)Video assistant referee:Elmo Alves Resende Cunha (Goiás)Assistant video assistant referees:Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes (Goiás)Edson Antônio de Sousa (Goiás)


2019 Copa Verde Finals, Matches, Second leg
Assistant referees:Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade (Distrito Federal)José Reinaldo Nascimento Júnior (Distrito Federal)Fourth official:Christiano Gayo Nascimento (Distrito Federal)Video assistant referee:Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Goiás)Assistant video assistant referees:Dyorgines José Padovani de Andrade (Espírito Santo)Fabiano da Silva Ramires (Espírito Santo)


2019 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto
The Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto 2019 was the 57th edition of the Spanish Queen's Basketball Cup. It is managed by the Spanish Basketball Federation – FEB and was 28 February to 3 March 2019 in the Polideportivo de Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz. Perfumerías Avenida beat Spar CityLift Girona 79-71 in the final. Érika de Souza was the MVP.


2019 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto, Qualification
Prior to the start of the season, the rules of the Spanish Basketball Federation established that the top seven teams classified after the end of the first half of the 2018–19 League (13th matchday, 30 December 2018),  would play the competition along with the host chosen by the Federation.


2019 Copa de la Reina de Baloncesto, Draw
The Cup was drawn on 15 February 2019 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were not any restrictions for the draw of the semifinals.


2019 Copa de la Superliga
The 2019 Copa de la Superliga Argentina (named Copa de la Superliga YPF Infinia 2019 due to sponsorship by YPF) was the first edition of the Copa de la Superliga Argentina, Argentina's football league cup competition open to all 26 participants in the Superliga Argentina for the 2018–19 season. The competition was planned by the Executive Committee of the Superliga Argentina throughout 2018 with a final approval being given on 12 December 2018, and was played from 12 April to 2 June 2019, after the conclusion of the Superliga season.


2019 Copa de la Superliga
Tigre were the champions, beating Boca Juniors by a 2–0 score in the final match played at Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Format
The competition was played as a knockout tournament in its entirety, with the top six teams in the 2018–19 Superliga season receiving byes to the round of 16, and the remaining 20 teams starting the competition in the first round, where they were paired into 10 ties according to their league placement, with the winners advancing to the round of 16. Matchups in all rounds prior to the final were played as two-legged ties, with the team with the best placement in the league season hosting the second leg, whilst the final was played as a single match at a neutral ground.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Format
If teams were tied on aggregate in all rounds prior to the final, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner. In the final, 30 minutes of extra time would be played if both teams were tied, and if still tied at the end of extra time, the champions would be determined in a penalty shoot-out.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Format
As champions, Tigre qualified for the group stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, with the runners-up being entitled to a berth to the 2020 Copa Sudamericana. However, that berth was passed to semifinalists Argentinos Juniors since runners-up Boca Juniors as well as the other semifinalist Atlético Tucumán qualified for the Copa Libertadores.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Schedule
The competition schedule was unveiled by the Superliga Argentina on 27 March 2019.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Seeding
Teams were seeded 1–26 according to their placements in the Superliga Argentina season. Seeds 1–6 received a bye to the round of 16, and seeds 7–26 played the competition from the first round.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, First round
The 20 teams placed from seventh to twenty-sixth in the 2018–19 Superliga Argentina played in the first round of the competition. The higher-seeded team in each tie played the second leg at home.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Round of 16
The top six teams in the 2018–19 Superliga Argentina season entered the competition in this round, joining the 10 first round winners. The higher-seeded team in each tie played the second leg at home.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Quarterfinals
The higher-seeded team in each tie played the second leg at home.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Semifinals
The higher-seeded team in each tie played the second leg at home.


2019 Copa de la Superliga, Statistics, Awards
The following players were rewarded for their performances during the tournament.


2019 Copa de la Superliga Final
The 2019 Copa de la Superliga Final was the 49th and final match of the 2019 Copa de la Superliga. It was played on 2 June 2019 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba between Tigre and Boca Juniors.


2019 Copa de la Superliga Final
Tigre defeated Boca Juniors 2–0 to win their first Primera División title. As champions, Tigre qualified for the group stage of the 2020 Copa Libertadores. They also qualified for the 2019 Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina.


2019 Copa de la Superliga Final
As Boca Juniors and the semifinalist Atlético Tucumán had already qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores, the other semifinalist Argentinos Juniors won the 2020 Copa Sudamericana berth. Atlético Tucumán qualification allowed the qualification of Lanús for 2020 Copa Sudamericana.


2019 Copa de la Superliga Final, Qualified teams, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2019 Copa de la Superliga Final, Match
Iván Marcone and Nahitan Nández (Boca Juniors) both missed out on the final due to suspension.


2019 Copa de la Superliga Final, Match, Details
Man of the Match: Gonzalo Marinelli (Tigre)Assistant referees:Hernán MaidanaJuan Pablo BelattiFourth official:Ariel Penel


2019 Copa del Rey Final
The 2019 Copa del Rey Final was a football match played on 25 May 2019 that decided the winner of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, the 117th edition of Spain's primary football cup (including two seasons where two rival editions were played). The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville between Barcelona and Valencia.


2019 Copa del Rey Final
Valencia won the final 2–1, achieving their 8th title overall and ending their trophy drought winning their first major trophy since 2008.


2019 Copa del Rey Final, Background
Barcelona were competing in their 41st Copa del Rey final, extending the competition record, and had won a record 30 titles prior. They were the reigning champions, having defeated Sevilla 5–0 in the 2018 final. The match was their sixth consecutive final, extending the record they set in the previous season, and were seeking a fifth consecutive title, a feat never accomplished before (only Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have also previously won four titles consecutively).


2019 Copa del Rey Final, Background
Valencia were competing in their 17th Copa del Rey final, and would go on to win their 8th title. Their last title win had come in the 2008 final defeating  Getafe 3-1.


2019 Copa del Rey Final, Background
In reaching the final, both teams were assured qualification for the four-team 2019–20 Supercopa de España.


2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil is the 69th staging of the Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol. The competition started on May 18, 2019.


2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil, First round
The top two teams from each group of the 2018–19 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol and the two best third-placed teams were drawn into a two-game best aggregate score series. The first leg was played on May 18 and 19 and the second on May 25 and 26.


2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil, Quarterfinals
The eight winners from the first round advanced to quarterfinals, that were played in a two-game series. The first leg were played on June 1 and 2 and the second on June 8 and 9.


2019 Copa del Rey Juvenil, Semifinals
The four winners from the quarterfinals advanced to semifinals, that are played in a two-game series. The first leg was played on June 16 and the second leg will be played on June 23.


2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The 2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 83rd edition of the Spanish King's Basketball Cup. It was managed by the ACB and was held in Madrid, in the WiZink Center in February 2019. Barça Lassa defended successfully the title and conquered its second consecutive cup, 25th overall.


2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Qualified teams
The top seven ranking teams after the first half of the 2018–19 ACB regular season and one team from the Community of Madrid qualified for the tournament. As one team from the Community of Madrid, Real Madrid, was among the seven highest ranking teams, the second highest ranking team from the Community of Madrid, Movistar Estudiantes, entered the Copa del Rey.


2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Draw
The 2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was drawn on 21 January 2019 at approximately 12:00 and was broadcast live on YouTube and on TV in many countries. The seeded teams were paired in the quarterfinals with the non-seeded teams. There were not any restrictions for the draw of the semifinals. As in recent seasons, the first qualified team plays its quarterfinal game on Thursday.


2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Final
After wasting a 15-point difference in the last quarter, Real Madrid's Sergio Llull took the game to the overtime with a two-pointer with only three seconds left.


2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Final
In the extra time and with ten seconds left, a hard contact of Anthony Randolph to Chris Singleton was not sanctioned with a foul and in the next play, Jaycee Carroll scored a 2+1 for allowing Real to take the lead. In the last play, Randolph blocked the shot of Ante Tomić but the referees sanctioned a goaltending despite watching it in the instant replay.


2019 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Final
After the match, Real Madrid threatened to leave the ACB.


2019 Copa do Brasil
The 2019 Copa do Brasil (officially the Copa Continental Pneus do Brasil 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st edition of the Copa do Brasil football competition. It was held between 5 February and 18 September 2019. The competition was contested by 91 teams, either qualified through participating in their respective state championships (70), by the 2019 CBF ranking (10), by the 2018 Copa do Nordeste (1), by the 2018 Copa Verde (1), by the 2018 Série B (1) or those qualified for 2019 Copa Libertadores (8).


2019 Copa do Brasil
Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 3–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their first title. As champions, Athletico Paranaense qualified for the 2020 Supercopa do Brasil, the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2020 Copa do Brasil Round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil
Cruzeiro were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals 0–4 on aggregate to Internacional.


2019 Copa do Brasil
Paolo Guerrero (Internacional) and Fábio (Cruzeiro) won best player and best goalkeeper awards, respectively.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Format
The competition was a single elimination knockout tournament, the first two stages featuring a single match and the other stages featuring two-legged ties. Eleven teams qualified for the Round of 16 (Teams qualified for 2019 Copa Libertadores (8), Série B champions, Copa Verde champions and Copa do Nordeste champions). The remaining 80 teams played the first stage. The 40 winners played the second stage, the 20 winners played the third stage, the 10 winners played the fourth stage. Finally, the five fourth-stage winners qualified for the Round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Qualified teams
Teams in bold are qualified directly for the round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Draw
The draw for the first and second stage was held on 13 December 2018, 20:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams hosted the first stage match.


2019 Copa do Brasil, First stage
In the first stage, each tie was played on a single match basis. The lower CBF ranked team hosted the match. If tied, the higher CBF ranked team would advance to second stage.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Second stage
In the second stage, each tie was played on a single match basis. If tied, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Third stage
In the third stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Fourth stage
The draw for the fourth stage was held on 12 April 2019, 11:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 10 qualified teams were in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).


2019 Copa do Brasil, Fourth stage
In the fourth stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages
In the final stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 May 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from Pot 1 were the ones which competed at the 2019 Copa Libertadores. Pot 2 was composed of the five teams which qualified through the Fourth Stage plus the champions of 2018 Copa Verde, 2018 Copa do Nordeste and 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Round of 16
The first legs were played from 15 to 23 May and the second legs were played from 29 May to 6 June 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 10 June 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. All teams were placed into a single pot.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July and the second legs were played on 17 July 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Semi-finals
The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 22 July 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 7 and 14 August and the second legs were played on 4 September 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil, Final stages, Finals
The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 5 September 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages
The 2019 Copa do Brasil final stages were the final stages (Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and Finals) of the 2019 Copa do Brasil football competition. They were played from 15 May to 18 September 2019. A total of 16 teams competed in the final stages to decide the champions of the 2019 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Format
In the final stages, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Draw
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 2 May 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 16 qualified teams were divided in two pots. Teams from Pot 1 were the ones which competed at the 2019 Copa Libertadores. Pot 2 was composed of the five teams which qualified through the Fourth Stage plus the champions of 2018 Copa Verde, 2018 Copa do Nordeste and 2018 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Matches
The first legs were played from 15 to 23 May and the second legs were played from 29 May to 6 June 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 76
Internacional won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 77
Flamengo won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 78
Atlético Mineiro won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 79
Grêmio won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 80
Palmeiras won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 81
Athletico Paranaense won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 82
Tied 3–3 on aggregate, Cruzeiro won on penalties and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Round of 16, Match 83
Bahia won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Quarter-finals, Draw
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 10 June 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. All teams were placed into a single pot.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Quarter-finals, Matches
The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July and the second legs were played on 17 July 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Quarter-finals, Match 84
Grêmio won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Quarter-finals, Match 85
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Athletico Paranaense won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Quarter-finals, Match 86
Cruzeiro won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Quarter-finals, Match 87
Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Internacional won on penalties and advanced to the semi-finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Semi-finals, Draw
The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 22 July 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Semi-finals, Matches
The first legs were played on 7 and 14 August and the second legs were played on 4 September 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Semi-finals, Match 88
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Athletico Paranaense won on penalties and advanced to the finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Semi-finals, Match 89
Internacional won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Finals, Draw
The draw to determine the home-and-away teams for both legs was held on 5 September 2019, 15:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.


2019 Copa do Brasil Final Stages, Finals, Matches
The first leg was played on 11 September and the second leg was played on 18 September 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals
The 2019 Copa do Brasil Finals were the final two-legged tie that decided the 2019 Copa do Brasil, the 31st season of the Copa do Brasil, Brazil's national cup football tournament organised by the Brazilian Football Confederation.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals
The finals were contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Athletico Paranaense, from Paraná, and Internacional, from Rio Grande do Sul. Athletico Paranaense and Internacional reached the Copa do Brasil finals for the second and third time, respectively.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals
A draw by CBF was held on 5 September 2019 to determine the home-and-away teams for each leg. The first leg was hosted by Athletico Paranaense at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba on 11 September 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Internacional at Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre on 18 September 2019.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals
Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 3–1 on aggregate in the finals to win their first title. As champions, Athletico Paranaense qualified for the 2020 Copa Libertadores group stage and the 2020 Copa do Brasil round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals
Athletico Paranaense also earned the right to play in the 2020 Supercopa do Brasil against the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A champions.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Teams, Road to the final
Note: In all scores below, the score of the home team is given first.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Format
In the finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Matches
Jonathan and Bruno Nazário (Athletico Paranaense) and Natanael, Matheus Galdezani and Rodrigo Dourado (Internacional) were ruled out of the finals due to injuries. Thiago Heleno and Camacho (Athletico Paranaense) were suspended for a doping violation and could not play the finals.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Matches
Andrés D'Alessandro and William Pottker (Internacional) suffered injuries before the second leg. William Pottker was ruled out of the second match but D'Alessandro was substitute although he did not play.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Matches, First leg
Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 1–0 in the first leg. In the 57th minute, after a combination of Nikão, Marco Ruben and Bruno Guimarães, Ruben passed the ball to Bruno Guimarães. The pass was deflected by Rodrigo Moledo and Edenílson allowing Bruno Guimarães scored the winning goal with a shot inside the box.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Matches, First leg
Man of the Match: Bruno Guimarães (Athletico Paranaense)Assistant referees:Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Corrêa (Rio de Janeiro)Neuza Inês Back (São Paulo)Fourth official:Luiz Flávio de Oliveira (São Paulo)Fifth official:Fabrício Vilarinho da Silva (Goiás)Video assistant referee:Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (São Paulo)Assistant video assistant referees:Caio Max Augusto Vieira (Rio Grande do Norte)Fabrício Porfírio de Moura (São Paulo)


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Matches, Second leg
In the second leg, Athletico Paranaense defeated Internacional 1-2. Léo Cittadini scored in the 24th minute after a play with Rony and Marco Ruben. Nicolás López equalized after Rodrigo Lindoso' shot off the post and Víctor Cuesta gained the rebound. During the injury time, Marcelo Cirino dribbled Edenílson, Rafael Sóbis and Rodrigo Lindoso before assist Rony, who scored the winning goal.


2019 Copa do Brasil Finals, Matches, Second leg
Man of the Match: Rony (Athletico Paranaense)Assistant referees:Émerson Augusto de Carvalho (São Paulo)Bruno Raphael Pires (Goiás)Fourth official:Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (São Paulo)Fifth official:Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (São Paulo)Video assistant referee:Bráulio da Silva Machado (Santa Catarina)Assistant video assistant referees:Émerson de Almeida Ferreira (Minas Gerais)Leone Carvalho Rocha (Goiás)


2019 Copa do Brasil First Stage
The 2019 Copa do Brasil first stage was the first stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil football competition. It was played from 5 February to 3 April 2019. A total of 80 teams competed in the first stage to decide 40 places in the second stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa do Brasil First Stage, Draw
The draw for the first and second stage was held on 13 December 2018, 20:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Teams were seeded by their CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The 80 qualified teams were divided in eight groups (A-H) with 10 teams each. The matches were drawn from the respective confronts: A vs. E; B vs. F; C vs. G; D vs. H. The lower ranked teams hosted the first stage match.


2019 Copa do Brasil First Stage, Format
In the first stage, each tie was played on a single match basis. The lower CBF ranked team hosted the match. If tied, the higher CBF ranked team would advance to second stage.


2019 Copa do Brasil First Stage, Matches
All times are Brasília summer time, BRST (UTC−2), except the Aparecidense v Ponte Preta replay, BRT (UTC−3).


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage
The 2019 Copa do Brasil fourth stage was the fourth stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil football competition. It was played from 17 April to 7 May 2019. A total of 10 teams competed in the fourth stage to decide five places in the final stages of the 2019 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Draw
The draw for the fourth stage was held on 12 April 2019, 11:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The 10 qualified teams were in a single group (CBF ranking shown in parentheses).


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Format
In the fourth stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Matches, Match 71
Tied 0–0 on aggregate, Juventude won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Matches, Match 72
Tied 2–2 on aggregate, Fluminense won on penalties and advanced to the round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Matches, Match 73
Corinthians won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Matches, Match 74
Santos won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil Fourth Stage, Matches, Match 75
Bahia won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.


2019 Copa do Brasil Second Stage
The 2019 Copa do Brasil second stage was the second stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil football competition. It was played from 19 February to 10 April 2019. A total of 40 teams competed in the second stage to decide 20 places in the third stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa do Brasil Second Stage, Format
In the second stage, each tie was played on a single match basis. If tied, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. Host teams were settled in the first-stage draw.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage
The 2019 Copa do Brasil third stage was the third stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil football competition. It was played from 13 March to 20 April 2019. A total of 20 teams competed in the third stage to decide ten places in the fourth stage of the 2019 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Format
In the third stage, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. Host teams were settled in a draw held on 8 March 2019, 11:00 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 61
Corinthians won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 62
Vila Nova won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 63
Juventude won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 64
Santa Cruz won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 65
Fluminense won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 66
Bahia won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 67
Santos won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 68
Chapecoense won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 69
Londrina won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Brasil Third Stage, Matches, Match 70
Vasco da Gama won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.


2019 Copa do Nordeste
The 2019 Copa do Nordeste was the 16th edition of the main football tournament featuring teams from the Brazilian Northeast Region. The competition featured 16 clubs, with Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco having two seeds each, and Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Alagoas, Paraíba, Maranhão and Piauí with one seed each. Four teams were decided by a qualifying tournament (Pré-Copa do Nordeste).


2019 Copa do Nordeste
In the finals, Fortaleza defeated Botafogo-PB 2–0 on aggregate to win their first Copa do Nordeste title. As champions, Fortaleza qualified for the Round of 16 of the 2020 Copa do Brasil.


2019 Copa do Nordeste
Sampaio Corrêa were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Format changes
In this season, 12 teams (9 state league champions and best placed teams in the 2018 CBF ranking from Bahia, Ceará and Pernambuco) gained direct entries into the group stage while the other four berths were decided by the Pré-Copa do Nordeste.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Format changes
For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into two groups. Each team played once against the eight clubs from the other group. Top four teams qualified for the final stages. Quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on a single-leg basis and finals were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Teams, 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste
The 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste was the qualifying tournament of 2019 Copa do Nordeste. It was played from 18 April to 1 May 2018. Best placed team in the 2018 CBF ranking not already qualified from Alagoas, Bahia, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe competed to decide four places in the Copa do Nordeste.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Teams, 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste, Draw
The draw was held on 9 April 2018, 15:00, at the CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. Teams were seeded by their 2018 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses). The eight teams were drawn into four ties, with the Pot A teams hosting the second leg.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Teams, 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste, Draw
Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If tied on aggregate, the away goals rule would not be used, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Pré-Copa do Nordeste Article 9).


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Teams, 2019 Pré-Copa do Nordeste, Matches
Sampaio Corrêa, Confiança, Salgueiro and CRB qualified for 2019 Copa do Nordeste.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 4 October 2018, 20:00, at Teatro Gustavo Leite in Maceió. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight containing two teams from each of the four pots with the restriction that teams from the same federation (except Salgueiro) could not be drawn against each other. Teams were seeded by their 2018 CBF ranking (shown in parentheses).


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Draw
A second draw to determine the home-and-away teams for matches between same-state clubs was held on 15 October 2018 at CBF headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Group stage
For the group stage, the 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight teams each. Each team played on a single round-robin tournament against the eight clubs from the other group. The top four teams of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stages. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Wins; 2. Goal difference; 3. Goals scored; 4. Fewest red cards; 5. Fewest yellow cards; 6. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 10).


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Group stage, Results
Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Final stages
Starting from the quarter-finals, the teams played a single-elimination tournament with the following rules:


2019 Copa do Nordeste, Final stages
Starting from the semi-finals, the teams were seeded according to their performance in the tournament. The teams were ranked according to overall points. If tied on overall points, the following criteria would be used to determine the ranking: 1. Overall wins; 2. Overall goal difference; 3. Draw in the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Regulations Article 17).


2019 Copa do Nordeste, 2019 Copa do Nordeste team
The 2019 Copa do Nordeste team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.


2019 Copa do Nordeste, 2019 Copa do Nordeste team, Awards
Before the 2020 Copa do Nordeste draw, the following players were rewarded for their performances during the 2019 competition.


2019 Copeland Borough Council election
The 2019 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the Copeland Borough Council in England. They were held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Coppa Italia Final
The 2019 Coppa Italia Final decided the winner of the 2018–19 Coppa Italia, the 72nd season of Italy's main football cup.


2019 Coppa Italia Final
It was played on 15 May 2019 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome between Atalanta and Lazio. This was the first-ever meeting between these two clubs in the final. Lazio won the match 2–0, winning their seventh title overall, from 10 finals appearances. Atalanta made its fourth finals appearance, and have now lost three consecutive finals after winning their only title in 1963.


2019 Coppa Italia Final
As the cup winners, Lazio automatically qualified to the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League and to the 2019 Supercoppa Italiana against Juventus.


2019 Coppa Italia Final, Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).


2019 Coppa Italia Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
Tickets were available for sale only to Italian fans (for security reasons) from 29 April 2019 in three price categories: €35, €50, and €130.


2019 Coppa Italia Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Gianluca VuotoLorenzo ManganelliFourth official:Fabio MarescaReserve assistant referee:Alfonso MarrazzoVideo assistant referee:Gianpaolo CalvareseAssistant video assistant referees:Giorgio Peretti


2019 Coppa Ugo Agostoni
The 2019 Coppa Ugo Agostoni was the 73rd edition of the Coppa Ugo Agostoni road cycling one day race. It was held on 14 September 2019 as part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1-ranked event.


2019 Coppa Ugo Agostoni, Teams
Twenty-five teams, which consisted of three UCI WorldTour teams, thirteen UCI Professional Continental teams, eight UCI Continental teams, and one national team, participated in the race. Each team could enter up to seven riders; however, Bahrain–Merida, Meridiana–Kamen, UAE Team Emirates, Wanty–Gobert entered only six riders, and Giotti Victoria–Palomar entered only five. Of the 175 riders that started the race, only 57 riders finished.


2019 Coquimbo earthquake
The 2019 Coquimbo earthquake is an earthquake occurred 10 km south southwest of Coquimbo in Chile, on  January 19, 2019 at 22:32 (local time). The epicenter was located off the coast of the Coquimbo Region (63.0km depth) and had a moment magnitude of Mw6.7. On the Mercalli scale, the earthquake reached an intensity of VIII. There has been moderate damage in hospitals, buildings, houses and serious damage in the historic center of Coquimbo and La Serena, as well as rock slides on desert roads. Two people died of heart attacks.


2019 Cork City Council election
A Cork City Council election was held in Cork city in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. Thirty-one councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote. This election broadly coincided with an increase in the city council area, and several outgoing members of Cork County Council, based in areas transferred to the city, stood for election to the city council. Besides extending all LEAs into the former county area, the former LEA of North Central was abolished and its area divided between North West and North East.


2019 Cork City Council election
Under the Local Government Act 2019, voters in the city were also asked to contribute to a plebiscite on whether to have a directly-elected executive mayor. Voters rejected the proposal in favour of retaining the existing ceremonial Lord Mayor of Cork, who is chosen annually by the councillors from among their number.


2019 Cork City Council election, Changes since 2019 local elections
Cork City North-East Fianna Fáil Cllr Kenneth O'Flynn quit the party and became an Independent after being refused a place on the party ticket for Cork North-Central in the 2020 general election.


2019 Cork City Council election, Changes since 2019 local elections
Cork City South East Green Party Cllr Lorna Bogue quit the Green Party and became an Independent on 27 October 2020 in opposition to the passage of the Mother and Baby Homes Legislation through the Dáil.


2019 Cork County Council election
A Cork County Council election wias held in County Cork in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 55 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 10 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.


2019 Cork County Council election
This election coincides with a transfer of land around Cork city from the administration of the County Council to that of Cork City Council. Several outgoing county councillors, based in areas transferred to the city, are standing in the city council election.


2019 Cork County Council election
Compared to the previous election in 2014, the total number of councillors is unchanged, but following the recommendation of the 2018 Boundary Committee, there were significant changes to the LEAs, taking account of the transfer of land to the city, a maximum of 7 seats per LEA in its terms of reference, and population shifts revealed by the 2016 census.


2019 Cork County Council election
Compared with the previous election, in 2014, Fianna Fáil increased its seat number by 1 to 18 and also polled more votes than Fine Gael. However, Fine Gael gained an additional 4 seats to emerge as the largest party with 20 seats. Both parties benefitted from the collapse of Sinn Féin who only returned with 2 seats, a loss of 8. However, there had been many defections within the party in the years since 2014 and several Councillors did not seek re-election. Independents won 10 seats, the same total as in 2014. The Green Party gained 2 seats in the Cobh and Midleton LEAs. After a recount, Holly McKeever Cairns won a seat in Bantry-West Cork for the Social Democrats.


2019 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2019 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 15 January 2019. The championship began on 27 April 2019 and ended on 16 November 2019.


2019 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 16 November 2019, Blackrock won the championship after a 0-15 to 1-10 defeat of Cloughduv in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. This was their first ever championship title.


2019 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Cloughduv's Brian Verling was the championship's top scorer with 1-43.


2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship
The 2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship draw took place on 2 September 2019. The championship began on 15 September 2019 and ended on 10 November 2019.


2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship
On 10 November 2019, Kilshannig won the championship after a 0-22 to 0-11 defeat of St James' in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1996.


2019 Cork Junior A Football Championship
St James' Alan O'Shea was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.


2019 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2019 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship draw took place on 2 September 2019. The championship began on 14 September 2019 and ended on 3 November 2019.


2019 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 3 November 2019, Russell Rovers won the championship after a 1-17 to 0-09 defeat of Carrignavar in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. This was their first ever championship title.


2019 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship, Qualification
The Cork Junior Hurling Championship features fourteen teams in the final tournament. Over 70 teams contested the seven divisional championships with the seven respective champions and runners-up automatically qualifying for the county series.


2019 Cork North-Central by-election
A by-election was held in the  Cork North-Central constituency of Dáil Éireann on Friday, 29 November 2019, to fill the vacancy left by the election to the European Parliament of outgoing TD Billy Kelleher of Fianna Fáil.


2019 Cork North-Central by-election
The election was won by Pádraig O'Sullivan, a Fianna Fáil member of Cork County Council. Sheila O'Callaghan was co-opted to O'Sullivan's seat on Cork County Council following his election to the Dáil.


2019 Cork North-Central by-election
Three other by-elections were held on the same day, in Dublin Fingal, Dublin Mid-West, and Wexford. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 204  stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The by-election writ was moved in the Dáil on 7 November 2019.


2019 Cork North-Central by-election
At the 2016 general election, the electorate of Cork North-Central was 81,609, and the constituency elected one Fianna Fáil TD, one AAA–PBP TD, one Sinn Féin TD, and one Fine Gael TD. The 2019 electorate was 85,524 (a 4.8% increase).


2019 Cork North-Central by-election
Among the by-election candidates were Senator and former MEP Colm Burke; four Cork City Councillors (Thomas Gould, John Maher, Oliver Moran and Fiona Ryan); Cork County Councillor Pádraig O'Sullivan; and three unsuccessful candidates at the May 2019 city council election (Sinéad Halpin. Thomas Kiely, and Finian Toomey). This was the first occasion Aontú (also contested Wexford) and the Social Democrats (also contested Dublin Fingal and Dublin Mid-West) contested by-elections.


2019 Cork North-Central by-election
In mid-November it was reported that Fine Gael's Dara Murphy would be resigning his seat in the same constituency in December, to become deputy chef de cabinet of European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. The Irish Times reported regret within Fine Gael that Murphy had not resigned sooner, which would have allowed one single transferable vote  by-election to fill both vacancies, increasing the likelihood that Fine Gael would have retained a seat.


2019 Cork North-Central by-election, Result
The number of votes to qualify for reimbursement of election expenses was 3,179 (one-quarter of the quota), which was reached by O'Sullivan, Burke, Gould, and Maher.


2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the 14th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place 15 January 2019. The championship began on 6 April 2019 and ended on 27 October 2019.


2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
On 27 October 2019, Éire Óg won the championship following a 0-14 to 0-12 defeat of St Michael's in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. It was their first championship title in the grade.


2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 15 January 2019. The championship began on 19 April 2019 and ended on 12 October 2019.


2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 12 October 2019, Fr. O'Neill's won the championship after a 3-23 to 1-20 defeat of Kilworth in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. It was their first ever championship title in this grade.


2019 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
Declan Dalton from the Fr. O'Neill's club was the championship's top scorer with 3-45.


2019 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2019 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 131st staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 15 January 2019. The championship began on 18 March 2019 and ended on 27 October 2019.


2019 Cork Senior Football Championship
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the quarter-final stage. Femoy secured promotion to the top tier championship after a 54-year absence.


2019 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 27 October 2019, Nemo Rangers won the championship after a 2–08 to 0–10 defeat of Duhallow in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. It was their 21st championship overall and their first title since 2017. It was a second successive final defeat for Duhallow.


2019 Cork Senior Football Championship
John Hayes from the Carbery Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.


2019 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2019 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2019 opening round fixtures took place on 15 January 2019. The championship began on 26 March 2019 and ended on 20 October 2019.


2019 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The final was played at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between defending champions Imokilly and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in a final in 70 years. Original venue, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, was deemed unplayable due to an unsatisfactory playing surface. Imokilly won the match by 2-17 to 1-16 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first three-in-a-row of titles since St. Finbarr's in 1982.


2019 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Imokilly's Declan Dalton was the championship's top scorer with 3-55.


2019 Cork boundary change
The boundary between Cork city and County Cork, under the local jurisdiction of Cork City Council and Cork County Council respectively, was changed in mid 2019 when the Local Government Act 2018 came into force after the 2019 local elections, with the city area quadrupling in size. Its implementation followed the Cork Local Government Review, a 2015 review by the Cork Local Government Committee which recommended merging the two councils into a single "super-council".


2019 Cork boundary change
The recommendation was unpopular within the city and in 2017, after a review, it was dropped in favour of extending the city boundary into territory of the county. This alternative was not approved by county council, which meant the Fine Gael-led government was obliged to pass an Act of the Oireachtas to effect it.


2019 Cork boundary change
Areas transferred from the county to the city are (clockwise from the south east): Rochestown, Douglas, Grange, Donnybrook, Frankfield, Cork Airport, Togher, Ballincollig, Kerry Pike, Tower, Blarney, Killeens, Ballyvolane, White's Cross, and Glanmire.


2019 Cork boundary change
Adjacent areas remaining in the county are (clockwise from the south east):  Passage West, Carrigaline, Ballygarvan, Waterfall, Ballinora, Killumney, Ovens, Inniscarra, Cloghroe, Matehy, Monard, Knockraha, Glounthaune, and Little Island.


2019 Cork boundary change, Background
Prior to the 2019 extension, the most recent previous extension of the boundary of the city council area was in 1965. At the 2011 census, there were 119,230 people in the city proper and 79,352 in adjacent suburbs within the county. Under the Local Government Act 1991, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government can by statutory instrument change the boundaries of local government areas including cities and counties, subject to a formal proposal from the relevant local authority and a report from a local boundary committee appointed to review the boundaries.


2019 Cork boundary change, Committee
The committee's terms of reference were specified by minister Alan Kelly. It could recommend either merging the two councils into a single local government area for County Cork, or else adjusting the boundary between Cork city and the county. The five committee members were:


2019 Cork boundary change, Report
After a public consultation, its report was submitted in September 2015. The majority report, by Smiddy, Curran, and Lucey, recommends a single council, with more powers than existing county councils have under the 2001 act and the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The super-council would have three subunits called "divisions", one being a "metropolitan division" around Cork city, the others respectively covering the north and east of the county and the south and west of it. The divisions would be further divided into  municipal districts as defined under the 2014 act.


2019 Cork boundary change, Report
Keogh and Reidy submitted a minority report arguing for retention of separate city and county councils, with a boundary adjustment increasing the area of the city council. The minority report interpreted the "metropolitan division" proposed in the majority report as nothing more than a municipal district with no budgetary powers.


2019 Cork boundary change, Report, City/metropolitan boundary
The majority report recommended that the "metropolitan division" around the city should correspond to the existing Metropolitan Cork statistical area, with a population of 289,739, as far out as Ballinhassig, Minane Bridge, Cloyne, Midleton, Watergrasshill, and Dripsey. It did not specify a boundary for the "metropolitan district" within the metropolitan division, but said all municipal district boundaries should be redrawn by an implementation committee.


2019 Cork boundary change, Report, City/metropolitan boundary
The minority report recommended that the city boundary be extended to the satellite towns of Ballincollig, Blarney, Carrigtwohill, and Carrigaline, but not Midleton or Cobh. It would have a population between 230,000 and 235,000, the precise boundary to be negotiated between the city and county councils.


2019 Cork boundary change, Response
In general, politicians from the county agreed with the majority report, while politicians and civic groups from the city favoured retaining a separate city council. Cork South- Central TD Ciarán Lynch commissioned a poll of the constituency showing 59 percent support for boundary extension and 23 percent for amalgamation, which county mayor John Paul O’Shea criticised as a "biased survey".


2019 Cork boundary change, Response
Eighteen former Lord Mayors of the city signed a letter opposing any merger with the county. A specially convened meeting of the city council on 22 September 2015 resolved by 29 votes to none to seek a judicial review in the High Court of the proposal's constitutionality, and to write to the Taoiseach and minister demanding a halt to the process. The county council endorsed the majority report on 28 September 2015, with only Sinn Féin councillors opposed.


2019 Cork boundary change, Response
Alan Kelly, the responsible minister, backed the majority report. Simon Coveney, a government minister from near Carrigaline, advised voters to read the full report before passing judgment. In the Dáil, Micheál Martin and Jonathan O'Brien opposed it while Kelly supported it. In the Seanad, Paul Bradford opposed while junior minister Jimmy Deenihan replied that there were "obviously pros and cons". Michael McCarthy, Labour TD for Cork South-West, and chair of the Dáil Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, invited the review committee members to address the Dáil committee.


2019 Cork boundary change, Response
Cork chamber of commerce, which straddles both council areas, favours amalgamation. The Cork branch of IBEC made a submission in favour of retaining separate councils but subsequently endorsed the majority report, denying this was a U-turn. Cork Institute of Technology president Brendan Murphy backed the merger; UCC did not initially take a position, while defending the right of the UCC faculty on the committee to express a minority view.


2019 Cork boundary change, Response
In a February 2016 debate before the general election, eight of nine Cork candidates were opposed to the merger, with Fine Gael's Dara Murphy saying "It has been too divisive. What we are left with now is the status quo, which is the worst of both worlds."


2019 Cork boundary change, Response
UCC commissioned Tony Bovaird of the University of Birmingham to review both majority and minority reports. Bovaird said the minority report was "much better substantiated", while Alf Smiddy dismissed Bovaird's review as "a continuation of an ongoing orchestrated saga from certain narrow quarters to frustrate the Government".


2019 Cork boundary change, Expert advisory group
Early in 2016, the Cork report was considered by the government's Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform, along with another recommending merging Galway City and County. After the 2016 election, Simon Coveney became Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in the Fine Gael–led government. In June, he announced that a new expert group would take "a fresh look" at the Cork question. In September, he appointed an "expert advisory group" with detailed terms of reference including "having regard particularly to the review carried out by the Cork Local Government Review Committee and its report". Unlike the original committee, the review group's terms referred to the city's "strategic role" as a "regional and national growth centre".


2019 Cork boundary change, Expert advisory group
The group was originally expected to report in early 2017. Its 130-page draft report was submitted in April, and in May 2017, Coveney returned it for revision of specified points.


2019 Cork boundary change, Expert advisory group
In June 2017, Coveney published the group's report (called the "Mackinnon Report" by media) and said he intended to implement it in time for the 2019 local elections. The report provided for the city boundary to be extended to include Little Island, Cork Airport, Ballincollig, Blarney, and Carrigtwohill, adding a population of over 100,000. Under the plan, places further from the city would remain part of the county, including Cobh, Carrigaline, and Midleton, as well as Ringaskiddy, the centre of the Port of Cork.


2019 Cork boundary change, Expert advisory group
The report gives parameters for compensation to be paid by the city to the county for the consequent reduction in its revenue. The revised proposal was welcomed by Micheál Martin but criticised by some county councillors. The city council voted unanimously to accept it. Barry Roche of The Irish Times wrote that the Mackinnon Report "has proven almost as divisive as its predecessor", except with the city and county councils' positions reversed.


2019 Cork boundary change, Implementation Oversight Group
On 28 July 2017, Coveney appointed a three-person "Cork Local Government Implementation Oversight Group" (IOG). Its terms of reference included planning and overseeing the implementation of the expert advisory group's report, but also adjusting the boundary delineation. The IOG facilitated discussions between the chief executives of the two councils, who reached an agreement in December on a compromise whereby the city would be extended to include Ballincollig, Blarney, Glanmire, and Cork Airport, but not Little Island or Carrigtwohill. The cabinet accepted the IOG report on 13 December. A county council meeting on 15 December 2017 voted 28–5 to reject the proposal, with Sinn Féin the only party to support it. A city council meeting on 18 December endorsed the IOG proposal.


2019 Cork boundary change, Implementation Oversight Group
On 13 December 2017 two LEA Boundary Committees were established and tasked with drawing all LEA boundaries for the 2019 local election, except initially excluding Cork city and county. The IOG finalised its boundary by 27 February 2018. On 23 March 2018 Cork city and Cork county were added to the remit of the LEA Boundary Committees, using the IOG city–county boundary and keeping the current numbers of councillors.


2019 Cork boundary change, Implementation Oversight Group
Although county and city boundaries can be adjusted by statutory instrument under the Local Government Act 1991, this requires the consent of both adjoining local authorities; absent the consent of Cork County Council, the IOG boundary change can only be implemented by primary legislation. This led to the Local Government Bill 2018, for which Phelan moved the second reading in the Dáil on 18 October 2018. The bill was initially passed by the Dáil on 13 December and the Seanad on 19 December; the Dáil agreed to the Seanad's amendments on 23 January, and the bill was sign it into law on 25 January by the President, Michael D. Higgins.


2019 Cork boundary change, Implementation
The boundary change took place on 31 May 2019, at which time the land area of the city area increased from 39 km2 to 187 km2, and the population within the city bounds increased from 125,000 to 210,000.


2019 Cork boundary change, Implementation
The change followed the 2019 Cork City Council election, which had taken place on 24 May, and among the 31 incoming city councillors were four outgoing county councillors, based in local electoral areas transferred to the city. At the first annual meeting of the new council on 7 June, John Sheehan was elected Lord Mayor. At the first business meeting on 10 June, Sheehan said the council would seek increased representation on the Southern Regional Assembly to reflect its increased population and area.


2019 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2019 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Ivy League. They were led by seventh-year head coach David Archer and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in Ivy League play to tie for fourth place.


2019 Cornell Big Red football team, Previous season
The Big Red finished the 2018 season 3–7, 2–5 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place.


2019 Cornell Big Red football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
The Ivy League released their preseason media poll on August 8, 2019. The Big Red were picked to finish in seventh place.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200
The 2019 Corrigan Oil 200 is a NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race held on August 10, 2019, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 105 laps due to an overtime finish on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 16th race of the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series season, and the final race of the regular season before the playoffs.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Background, Track
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC).


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Background, Track
Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards). Michigan is the fastest track in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) and corner entry speeds are anywhere from 215 to 220 mph (346 to 354 km/h) after the 2012 repaving of the track.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Practice, First practice
Ross Chastain was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.724 seconds and a speed of 185.931 mph (299.227 km/h).


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Practice, Final practice
Christian Eckes was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 39.081 seconds and a speed of 184.233 mph (296.494 km/h).


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Qualifying
Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 39.179 seconds and a speed of 183.772 mph (295.752 km/h).


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Race, Summary
Ross Chastain started on pole and led all 20 laps of Stage 1. His day ended early after contact between Johnny Sauter and Codie Rohrbaugh on pit road severely damaged Chastain's truck as it sent Rohrbaugh's truck into Chastain going onto pit road.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Race, Summary
Ben Rhodes assumed the race lead and held it until Christian Eckes spun and brought out the first caution on lap 33. Rhodes and many of the leaders pitted for tires and fuel, but Brett Moffitt stayed out, beating Austin Hill during the final laps of Stage 2.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Race, Summary
When the final stage began, Sheldon Creed and Rhodes (who were both playoff contenders) battled fiercely, exchanging the lead multiple times until Cory Roper slammed the wall on lap 57 and brought out the yellow. Moffitt stayed out again and assumed the race lead on the restart, but was passed by Todd Gilliland later on that lap.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Race, Summary
The caution was brought out again on lap 66 when Rohrbaugh spun, prompting Moffitt to pit while Gilliland stayed out. Gilliland and Rhodes battled for the race lead from the lap 70 restart up until lap 76, when they made contact while blocking each other. This caused Gilliland to drop from the lead to sixth, while Rhodes was forced to pit after cutting a tire. Hill inherited the lead afterwards, battling with Tyler Ankrum through two cautions for Eckes spinning twice on lap 86 and lap 93.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Race, Summary
On lap 97, Ankrum took the lead on the restart but spun his tires while Matt Crafton was pushing him, sending his truck spinning into oncoming traffic on the frontstretch, destroying the three DGR-Crosley cars while also taking Gilliland out of playoff contention.


2019 Corrigan Oil 200, Race, Summary
Afterwards, Hill held off a charging Creed to win the final race of the 2019 regular season. Grant Enfinger captured the regular season championship by the end of Stage 1, securing 15 playoff points. Due to Hill's win, Crafton took the final playoff spot on points over Rhodes, Creed, Tyler Dippel, and Harrison Burton.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes
The 2019 Cotabato earthquakes were an earthquake swarm which struck the province of Cotabato on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines in October 2019. Three of these earthquakes were above 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale with a Mercalli intensity of VIII. More than 40 people have been reported dead or missing and nearly 800 were injured as a result of these events.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Tectonic setting
Mindanao lies across the complex convergent boundary between the Sunda Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate. Part of the oblique convergence between these plates is taken up by subduction along the Cotabato Trench. The strike-slip component of the convergence is accommodated partly by the Philippine Fault System and partly by the Cotabato Fault System, a network of mainly NW-SE trending sinistral (left-lateral) strike-slip faults that form the boundary between the Cotabato Arc and the Central Mindanao Volcanic Belt. In the area of the October 2019 earthquakes series, the individual faults include the NW-SE trending South Columbio Fault, North Columbio Fault, M'Lang Fault, Makilala–Malungon Fault and Tangbulan Fault, and the SW-NE trending Makilala Fault and Balabag Fault.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 16
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported that an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude was recorded at 19:37 PST (UTC+8) with a depth of 10.0km kilometers (recorded as 6.4 Mw  at a depth of 12.8 km by the USGS). The epicenter was 7 kilometers ENE of Columbio, 22 kilometers southeast of Tulunan, Cotabato where the earthquake was felt at Intensity VII. VII was also reached at M'lang and Kidapawan. Intensity VI was reached at Tacurong, Santo Niño in South Cotabato, and Digos in Davao del Sur. The earthquake was a result of sinistral movement on a NW-SE trending strike-slip fault.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 16
Philippine government seismologist Renato Solidum described the quake as "moderately powerful". The National Tsunami Center issues a statement saying no present tsunami threat from the earthquake.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 16
Three malls in Davao City reported damage following the earthquake. In General Santos, the Gaisano Mall was mostly gutted following a fire triggered by the earthquake. 143 buildings were damaged and one was destroyed. The damaged buildings included 40 houses, 70 schools, 7 health facilities, 10 commercial buildings, and 2 places of worship.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 29
On October 29, 2019, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines at a depth of 14.0 km, according to the USGS, and 7 km according to PHIVOLCS. The maximum perceived shaking was VII on both the PEIS and MMS scales. This intensity was reached in Tulunan, Makilala, Kidapawan City, Digos City, and Malungon. This earthquake was caused by movement on a different, but related, strike-slip fault to the October 16 event.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 29
A major fire broke out in General Santos City. There were power outages in many parts of Cotabato and locally in South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani. At least ten deaths were reported, with a minimum of another four hundred injured. The fatalities were reported in Arakan, Carmen, Tulunan, Makilala, Digos City, and Magsaysay. School classes were suspended in parts of North Cotabato, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 31
On October 31, 2019, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines at a depth of 10 km according to the USGS, with the epicenter located 1 km south of Kisante. A maximum perceived shaking of VII (PEIS) was reported from Tulunan, Makilala, Kidapawan City, Santa Cruz, Matanao, Magsaysay, Bansalan and Digos City. Some buildings in Davao and Soccksargen were seriously damaged and some collapsed. The death toll of these two quakes (October 29 and 31) was raised to 24, with 563 people injured, and 11 still missing. More than 300 aftershocks were recorded after the earthquake.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, October 31
A hotel in Kidapawan City collapsed following the earthquake; fortunately, according National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), no one was inside in the building when the earthquake struck. The Davao City government suspended the classes on all levels. Affected residents in Makilala, Cotabato have begged on the highway for basic needs such as rice and tents. According to the NDRRMC, about 30,000 families or 150,000 individuals affected by the earthquake.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Major earthquakes, December 15
The Cotabato sequence was followed by an earthquake, with a magnitude of Mw  6.8 (ANSS) or Ms  6.9 (PHIVOLCS), on December 15 at 14:11 PST with an epicenter in the neighboring province of Davao del Sur. It had a hypocentral depth of between 22.4 km (ANSS) and 3.0 km (PHIVOLCS) and a maximum felt intensity of VII MMI or VII PEIS. The greatest damage was reported from the towns of Matanao, Magsaysay, Hagonoy and Padada. The earthquake caused 13 deaths and a further 210 people were injured.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Landslides
The earthquake sequence triggered a large number of landslides and rockslides. Municipalities affected by landslides include Kidapawan City, Antipas, Arakan, Makilala, M'Lang and Tulunan in Cotabato province; Magsaysay, Bansalan, Malalag, Matanao and Kiblawan in Davao Del Sur. Three fatalities were caused by landslides triggered by the October 29 shock with a further six people reported missing. Two fatalities were caused by landslides triggered by the October 31 shock, with a further five people reported missing.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Reactions, International
The US Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim, and the EU delegation to the Philippines both offered their condolences to the Filipino people. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also sent his message of sympathy to Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.. The Chinese government has donated ¥3 million yuan (roughly equivalent to ₱22 million pesos) to support the disaster relief efforts in Mindanao. Meanwhile, the Spanish Consulate in the Philippines pledged to donate up to 35,000 euros to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and 70,000 euros to assist people in water, hygiene and sanitation.


2019 Cotabato earthquakes, Reactions, Domestic
The Provincial Government of South Cotabato, Sarangani and the City of General Santos was one of the first to initiate to help the citizens with blankets, trapal, food and water near the epicenter of the earthquake swarm, most especially in the Municipalities of Makilala, Tulunan, M'lang and City of Kidapawan. Local citizens in Soccsksargen acted in both giving donations in the government processes and privately giving donations across the highway in Makilala, Tulunan and Kidapawan. The Davao City Government also helped the affected areas.