2019 FAI Cup, Qualifying round
A total of 20 teams were in the qualifying round draw: 16 intermediate teams and four junior teams. Four teams received byes into the first round of the competition: Cobh Wanderers, Crumlin United, Letterkenny Rovers and Killester Donnycarney.


2019 FAI Cup, Qualifying round
All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 21 April.


2019 FAI Cup, First round
The draw for the first round took place on 8 July 2019 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was hosted by Con Murphy. National under-21 team manager Stephen Kenny and former Derry City manager Gavin Dykes performed the draw.


2019 FAI Cup, First round
A total of 32 teams were in the first round draw: 20 teams from the Premier Division and First Division, four teams who received byes from the qualifying round and eight winners of the qualifying round.


2019 FAI Cup, First round
All ties were set to be played the week ending Sunday 11 August, except the tie between Athlone Town and Longford Town, which was postponed to 13 August due to an unplayable pitch.


2019 FAI Cup, Second round
The draw for the second round took place on 12 August 2019 and was broadcast live on the .


2019 FAI Cup, Second round
All ties were played on the week ending Sunday 25 August.


2019 FAI Cup, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 12 September 2019 and was broadcast live on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1. Both ties were played on the weekend ending 29 September and were shown live on RTÉ2.


2019 FAI Cup Final
The 2019 FAI Cup Final, known as the 2019 Extra.ie FAI Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was the final match of the 2019 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on Sunday 3 November 2019 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and was contested by defending champions Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers.


2019 FAI Cup Final
The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in the Republic of Ireland, and via the RTÉ Player worldwide with commentary from George Hamilton.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Route to the final, Dundalk
Dundalk entered the FAI Cup at the first round as a League of Ireland Premier Division club and holders of the FAI Cup following their victory the previous year. They played their first match away at the Munster Senior League's Cobh Wanderers. At St Colman's Park, Dundalk won 1–0 due to a goal from Georgie Kelly. The next round they were drawn with fellow Premier Division Derry City away. At the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Northern Ireland, Dundalk won 3–2 after extra time with goals from Daniel Kelly, Daniel Cleary and Georgie Kelly. In the quarter final they played Premier Division Waterford away at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. Dundalk won 3–1 with a hat-trick from Daniel Kelly. In the semi-final they played Premier Division Sligo Rovers and won away at The Showgrounds after a 1–0 with a goal from Michael Duffy.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Route to the final, Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers was also a Premier Division club and also started in the first round. They were drawn at home against Premier Division Finn Harps. They won 1–0 at their Tallaght Stadium due to a goal from Daniel Carr. In the next round they played First Division Drogheda United at home. Shamrock Rovers won 4–0 with goals from Gary O'Neill, Aaron Greene, Aaron McEneff, Sean Kavanagh. In the next round they played away at First Division Galway United. At Eamonn Deacy Park, Shamrock Rovers won due to goals from Greene and Lee Grace. In the semi-finals they played Bohemians away at Dalymount Park. Rovers won 2–0 due to goals from Graham Burke and Greene to reach the final.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Prematch
Dundalk went into the final looking to retain the FAI Cup and win a treble of Irish domestic trophies after having won the 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division and 2019 League of Ireland Cup and be the first club since Derry City to win a treble in the Republic of Ireland. Shamrock Rovers, despite being the most historically successful club in the FAI Cup, were looking to win the FAI Cup for the first time since 1987 when they left their old Glenmalure Park stadium. This became known as the "Milltown Curse".


2019 FAI Cup Final, Prematch
Dundalk's Chris Shields was ruled out of the match due to suspension for picking up eight yellow cards during the season, which was described as a "clerical error" due to Dundalk losing track of the number of bookings during the season. Dundalk appealed the one match ban to the Football Association of Ireland but the appeal was rejected.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Prematch
Shamrock Rovers fans marched to the final behind a white horse as part of a tradition that dated back to the 1940s where fans decided to march to Dalymount Park, Dublin where the FAI Cup final used to be held behind a white horse. They marched behind a white horse due to a lack of other available or affordable forms of transportation at the time. The white horse was also suggested as a reference to the 1923 FA Cup Final in England which was known as the "White Horse Final".


2019 FAI Cup Final, Prematch
The match was attended by the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins. Prior to the match, the Republic of Ireland's national anthem "Amhrán na bhFiann" was played. Controversy arose after Shamrock Rovers' Northern Irish goalkeeper Alan Mannus refused to turn to face the flag of the Republic of Ireland during the anthem. Mannus stated he did not intend to offend and only did not turn towards it because he is not Irish.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Prematch
Some Irish football fans argued that he was disrespecting the flag, but his actions were defended by others and compared with County Londonderry-born Republic of Ireland international James McClean who had done a similar action several times during the playing of the English and Northern Irish anthem "God Save the Queen" in the past. Players from the Northern Irish club Cliftonville had done a similar action by bowing their head during "God Save the Queen" at the Irish Cup final in 2018.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Match summary
The match remained scoreless until the 89th minute. In the 89th minute, Aaron Greene was taken down by Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers with Aaron McEneff scoring the penalty to put Shamrock Rovers into the lead. In injury time, Michael Duffy scored on the half volley to send the game into extra time. The match went to a penalty shoot-out which took place in front of the Shamrock Rovers fans after Rovers won the coin toss to decide sides. Duffy hit the crossbar and Shamrock Rovers' Joey O'Brien had scored his.


2019 FAI Cup Final, Match summary
Dundalk's Cleary then took their third penalty but it was saved by Mannus. Greg Bolger then scored for Shamrock Rovers before both teams scored with their fourth penalties  with Gary O’Neill scoring the winning penalty, which resulted in Shamrock Rovers winning the match 4–2 on penalties. It was Shamrock Rovers's first FAI Cup win since 1987. The Irish Independent singled Mannus out for praise post-match for his goalkeeping performance during the match and also stated he should be remembered for the match, not for his choices pre-match.


2019 FAM Youth Championship
The 2019 FAM Youth Championship was the 8th season of the FAM Youth Championship.


2019 FAM Youth Championship, Teams
9 teams participated in this year's Youth Championship. New Radiant prepared for the championship but they were unable to take part since they were suspended from all football activities due to financial reasons. On 30 January 2019, United Victory participated in the championship with New Radiant U21 players.


2019 FAM Youth Championship, Teams, Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FAM Youth Championship, Group stage
From each group, the top two teams will be advanced for the Semi-finals.


2019 FAM Youth Championship, Knockout phase
The semi-finals were scheduled to play on 15 February and the final on 18 February 2020. Due to a cricket series – India-Maldives Friendship Cricket Series, organized by Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Cricket Board of Maldives and India Embassy in Maldives, scheduled to start on 15 February, in which Cabinet of the Maldives participates, Football Association of Maldives announced that the semi-finals will be played on 16 February and the final match will be played on 19 February 2019.


2019 FAMAS Awards
The 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards was an awarding ceremony given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of prize-winning writers and movie columnists, giving recognition to the Philippine mainstream and independent films, actors, actresses, directors and production staffs for their achievements in the year 2018.


2019 FAMAS Awards
The awards night was held at the Meralco Theater, Pasig, Metro Manila on Sunday, April 28, 2019.


2019 FAMAS Awards
The film Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus garnered the most wins with three including Best Picture and Best Director. Nadine Lustre took home the Best Actress award for the film Never Not Love You, while Eddie Garcia and Victor Neri shared the Best Actor trophy for their respective films: ML and A Short History Of A Few Bad Things.


2019 FAO League
The 2019 FAO League was the tenth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club were the defending champions whereas Bidanasi Club were relegated from the Diamond League last season and played in the Gold League in the 2019 edition. The FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India. The regular season started on 24 July. Sunrise Club were the defending champions, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of fifteen. Odisha Police ended their 2018 FAO League stage at the runners-up spot with sixteen points, having a positive goal difference of nine.


2019 FAO League
Odisha Sports Hostel won their maiden title ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of seven. Rising Student's Club ended up as the runners up with fifteen points. In the Gold Division, Rovers Club topped the table with eleven points having a positive goal difference of nine. Rising Star Club ended their group stage campaign with eight points having a positive goal difference of one. In the Silver Division, SAI-STC and Club N Club qualified for the Silver Play-Off. However, Club N Club failed to put up a team for the play-off, hence SAI-STC were crowned as the champions of the Silver Division.


2019 FAO League, League Stage, Diamond League, League Table
Note: Top four teams of Diamond League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.


2019 FAO League, League Stage, Gold League
Note: Top three teams of the Gold League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.


2019 FAO Super Cup
The 2018 FAO Super Cup will be the second edition of the FAO Super Cup, the main club knockout football competition of Odisha, India. The competition will beging in October 2019 and will conclude in the same month. The entire tournament took place at one venue i.e. the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.


2019 FAO Super Cup
The competition features teams from the Silver, Gold and Diamond competitions of the FAO League, the premier state level football league in Odisha, India. The top four teams from the Diamond League, top three from Silver League, and the winners of the Silver League qualify for the tournament.


2019 FAO Super Cup, Teams
A total of 8 teams participated in the competition. Sunrise Club emerged as the champions whereas beating Rising Student's Club 2–1 in the final. Top four teams from the Diamond Division, three from the Gold Division, and the winners of Silver Division will qualify for the tournament.


2019 FAO Super Cup, Teams, Dates
On 9 May 2018, the Football Association of Odisha announced the schedule and full format of the tournament.


2019 FBD Insurance League
The 2019 FBD Insurance League (sometimes referred to as the Connacht SFL) was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. All five Connacht county teams participated, but there are no college or university teams.


2019 FBD Insurance League
After the 2018 tournament featured a crowded schedule and several postponements due to bad weather, the 2019 tournament was a straight knockout with teams playing just one or two games (as opposed to 4 games in the previous year).


2019 FBD Insurance League
The competition featured an historic penalty shootout in which Mayo defeated Leitrim by 4-1 to advance to the semi-final after the teams could not be separated following seventy minutes of play.


2019 FBD Insurance League, Competition format
The competition was a straight knockout. Drawn games went a penalty shoot-out without the playing of extra-time. This occurred in Mayo v Leitrim.


2019 FC Aktobe season
The 2018 FC Aktobe season was the 25th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Aktobe finished the season in 12th and were relegated from the Premier League for the first time. In the Kazakhstan Cup, they were knocked out by Irtysh Pavlodar at the Last 16 stage.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events
On 9 January, Aleksandr Sednyov was appointed as the club's manager.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events
On 18 February, Aktobe were deducted 6-points by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan due to debts owed to former player Dele Adeleye. On 14 March, Aktobe were handed a further six point deduction for unpaid debts to former player Nemanja Nikolić.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events, New Contracts
On 3 January, Marcos Pizzelli extended his contract with Aktobe until the end of 2019.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events, New Contracts
On 4 January, Saša Marjanović extended his contract with Aktobe until the end of 2019.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events, New Contracts
On 9 January, Aslanbek Kakimov extended his contract with Aktobe until the end of 2019.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events, New Contracts
On 11 January, Vitali Volkov extended his contract with Aktobe until the end of 2019.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events, New Contracts
On 25 January, Milan Radin extended his contract with Aktobe until the end of 2019.


2019 FC Aktobe season, Season events, New Contracts
On 30 January, Hrvoje Miličević extended his contract with Aktobe until the end of 2019.


2019 FC Astana season
The 2019 FC Astana season was the eleventh successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Astana defended their Kazakhstan Premier League title, having won their fifth title the previous season. Domestically, Astana defeated FC Kairat in the season-opening Super Cup and reached the Last 16 of the Kazakhstan Cup. In Europe, Astana entered the Champions League at the First qualifying round and were defeated by CFR Cluj, dropping into the Europa League where they reached the Group Stage.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
When announcing their pre-season training camp dates, Astana also announced that Roman Hryhorchuk would return to lead the team after missing the second half of the 2018 season due to family reasons. On 28 January, Pedro Henrique's loan ended early and he returned to PAOK.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 22 February, Astana announced the signing of Luka Šimunović on a three-year contract from Shakhtyor Soligorsk.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 26 February, Astana announced the signing of Dorin Rotariu on a four-year contract from Club Brugge.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 17 June, Astana announced the signing of Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson on a free transfer after his contract with Grasshoppers had expired.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 2 July, Astana announced the signing of Ndombe Mubele on a one-year loan deal from Toulouse.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 1 August, after their 4-1 victory over Santa Coloma in the UEFA Europa League Second Round Qualifier, Astana announced that Marin Aničić had moved to Konyaspor for an undisclosed fee.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 3 August, Astana announced the signing of Žarko Tomašević on a free transfer.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 26 August, Astana announced that Antonio Rukavina had extended his contract with the club until 2021, and that Marin Tomasov had extended his contract until 2022.


2019 FC Astana season, Season events
On 20 December, Ivan Mayewski signed a new 1+1-year contract with Astana, whilst the club confirmed that Yevgeny Postnikov had also extended his contract.


2019 FC Astana season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Atyrau season
The 2019 FC Atyrau season was the 19th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. They reached the Kazakhstan Cup Final for the third year in succession, losing to FC Kaisar, whilst finishing 11th in the Kazakhstan Premier League, being relegated for the first time.


2019 FC Atyrau season, Season events
On 27 April, Viktor Kumykov left his role as manager of Atyrau by mutual consent, with Kuanysh Kuandulov being appointed as caretaker manager. Oleg Dulub was appointed as the club's permanent manager on 3 May.


2019 FC Bunyodkor season
The 2019 season was FC Bunyodkor's 13th season in the Uzbek League in Uzbekistan.


2019 FC Bunyodkor season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Bunyodkor season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Bunyodkor season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Bunyodkor season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Cincinnati season
The 2019 FC Cincinnati season was the club's debut season in Major League Soccer (MLS), and the fourth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division United Soccer League (since renamed the USL Championship). The club finished with a league worst 6–22–6 record in their inaugural MLS season, setting a league record for the most goals given up with 75. FC Cincinnati missed the playoffs.


2019 FC Cincinnati season, Club, Coaching staff
Head coach Alan Koch was fired on May 7, 2019, after a 2–7–2 start to the 2019 season. Yoann Damet served as interim coach until Ron Jans was named head coach on August 3, 2019, becoming the third head coach since the club moved to the MLS.


2019 FC Dallas season
The 2019 FC Dallas season was the club's 24th season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. FC Dallas also participated in the U.S. Open Cup.


2019 FC Dallas season, Club, Roster
As of August 9, 2019. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Dallas season, Club, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2019 FC Edmonton season, Overview
After finishing in seventh place in the 2017 NASL season, FC Edmonton discontinued professional operations, but kept their academy. Co -owner Tom Fath stated that the franchise had proved to be unsustainable in the Edmonton market, and the decision was reinforced by the uncertainty surrounding the status of the NASL. Despite these events, there was speculation that the still under construction Canadian Premier League was looking at Edmonton as a potential market. That speculation proved to be correct on June 8, 2018, when it was announced that Edmonton had came out of hiatus and officially joined the new league. A new logo was revealed, and it was announced that the team would continue to play at Clarke Stadium.


2019 FC Edmonton season, Overview
On July 3, 2018, Jeff Paulus was named head coach. He had formerly been an assistant coach for the first team and technical director of the academy. On November 28, FC Edmonton announced their first two signings as members of the CPL, academy graduate Allan Zebie, who played for the team in 2017, and former Vancouver Whitecap Randy Edwini-Bonsu, who played minor soccer in Edmonton as a child. The Eddies signed more academy graduates, including Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra. On December 13, South Korean midfielder Son Yong-chan was signed, Edmonton's first international signing as a Canadian Premier League club.


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


2019 FC Honka season
The 2019 season was FC Honka's 11th season in the Veikkausliiga. On 3 November 2019, Honka secured a spot in the Europa League 2020–21  first round of  qualification by winning IFK Mariehamn 3 - 1 on aggregate in the European competition play-off finals.


2019 FC Honka season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Honka season, Competitions, Veikkausliiga
The 2019 Veikkausliiga season begins on 3 April 2019 and ends on 3 November 2019.


2019 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season
The 2019 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season was the 28th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. After narrowly avoiding relegation the previous season, Irtysh also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup, reaching the Quarterfinal's before defeat to Kaisar, and finishing 8th in the Premier League.


2019 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season, Season events
At the end of April, rumors that manager Dimitar Dimitrov had left his role where downplayed by the club, however Dimitrov and his coaching staff subsequently went AWOL for Irtysh Pavlodar's match against Zhetysu on 1 May. The following day, 2 May, Dimitrov and his staff where summoned by clubs leadership to explain their absence, an explanation that wasn't demean valid by the club but he was suspended over the matter, with Sergey Klimov being appointed as caretaker manager.


2019 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season, Season events
On 7 June, Milan Milanović was announced as the club's new manager.


2019 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season, Season events
On 21 November, Irtysh signed Miloš Stamenković, Carlos Fonseca, Arman Kenesov, Serikbol Kapanov, Alexander Zarutsky and Dmitry Schmidt to new contracts.


2019 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season, Season events
On 29 November, Irtysh announced that Arman Nusip and Rafkat Aslan had signed new contracts with the club.


2019 FC Istiklol season
The FC Istiklol 2019 season was Istiklol's eleventh Tajik League season. They were defending Tajik League and Cup Champions, whilst also participating in the Tajik Supercup, AFC Champions League and AFC Cup.


2019 FC Istiklol season
Istiklol defended their Tajik League and Tajik Cup titles, whilst also winning the Tajik Supercup. In continental competitions they were knocked out of the AFC Champions League at the Preliminary round 2 stage by AGMK, and then at the group stage of the AFC Cup.


2019 FC Istiklol season, Season Events
On 3 December 2018, Khakim Fuzailov was announced as Istiklol's new manager. On 27 June, Fuzailov resigned as manager after Istiklol to progress from the group stages of the AFC Cup, with Alisher Tukhtaev being appointed as Caretaker Manager in his place. On 2 July, Istiklol parted company with Jalil Kimsanov, Mihajlo Cakić and Ruslan Koryan by mutual consent.


2019 FC Istiklol season, Season Events
On 19 July, Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev moved to Uzbekistan Super League club FK Buxoro.


2019 FC Istiklol season, Season Events
On 24 July, Tabrezi Davlatmir and Ehson Panjshanbe signed new contracts with Istiklol, keeping them at the club until the end of 2020. The following day, 25 July, Bakhtior Kalandarov was released by mutual consent. On 26 July, Amirbek Juraboev left Istiklol to join Navbahor Namangan of the Uzbekistan Super League on a free transfer.


2019 FC Istiklol season, Season Events
On 31 July, Istiklol announced the signings of Dzhamshed Rakhmonov, Khurshed-Timur Dzhuraev and Salam Ashurmamdov to two-year contracts.


2019 FC Kairat season
The 2019 FC Kairat season was the 9th successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. Kairat finished the season in 2nd place, 1 point behind champions Astana, reached the Second Qualifying Round of the Europa League, where runners-up in the Kazakhstan Super Cup were knocked out of the Kazakhstan Cup at the Quarterfinal stage.


2019 FC Kairat season, Season events
On 25 November 2018, Kairat presented Aleksey Shpilevsky as their new manager.


2019 FC Kairat season, Season events
Following the conclusion of the season, on 14 November, Aderinsola Eseola signed a new two-year contract with Kairat, whilst Sergey Keyler extended his contract for another two season with the option of an additional third season. On 25 November, Kairat announced that both Aybol Abiken and Stas Pokatilov had both signed new three-year contracts with the club.


2019 FC Kairat season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Kaisar season
The 2019 FC Kaisar season is the club's third season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, and 22nd in total. Kaisar will also participate in the Kazakhstan Cup.


2019 FC Okzhetpes season
The 2019 FC Okzhetpes season is the club's first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2017 season, and 28th season in total.


2019 FC Ordabasy season
The 2019 FC Ordabasy season was the 17th successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Ordabasy finished the season in 3rd place, reached the Semifinal of the Kazakhstan Cup and were knocked out of the Europa League at the Second qualifying round stage by Mladá Boleslav.


2019 FC Ordabasy season, Season Events, New Contracts
On 13 January, Timur Dosmagambetov signed a new contract with Ordabasy.


2019 FC Ryukyu season
The 2019 FC Ryukyu season is the club's first season in the J2 League after winning promotion in the 2018 J3 League.


2019 FC Seoul season
The 2019 season was FC Seoul's 36th season in the K League 1.


2019 FC Seoul season, Players, Out on loan and military service
Note: Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. ※ In: Transferred from other teams in the middle of the season. ※ Out: Transferred to other teams in the middle of the season. ※ Discharged: Transferred from Sanjgu Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service in the middle of the season (registered in 2019 season). ※ Conscripted: Transferred to Sangju Sangmu or Ansan Mugunghwa for military service after the end of the season.


2019 FC Shakhter Karagandy season
The 2019 FC Shakhter Karagandy season was the 29th successive season that the club will play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Shakhter finished the season in 9th position whilst they were knocked out of the Kazakhstan Cup at the last 16 stage by FC Taraz.


2019 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Season events
On 20 June, Shakhter Karagandy extended their contract with Donjet Shkodra until the end of the 2020 season.


2019 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Season events
On 9 July, Shakhter announced the signing of Reginaldo from Kukësi.


2019 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season
The 2019 season was FC Sheriff Tiraspol's 23rd season, and their 22nd in the Divizia Naţională, the top-flight of Moldovan football. Sheriff defended their Divizia Naţională title, winning it for the 18th time whilst also winning the 2018–19 Moldovan Cup and progressing to the Quarterfinal stage of the 2019–20 Moldovan Cup that will take place in the 2020 season. In Europe, Sheriff were knocked out of the Champions League by Saburtalo Tbilisi in the First Qualifying Round and then by AIK at the Third Qualifying Round of the Europa League.


2019 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Season events
On 27 April, Goran Sablić resigned as manager, with Zoran Zekić returning as manager on 30 April. On 14 November, Cristiano extended his contract with Sheriff Tiraspol, which was due to end at the end of the 2020 season.


2019 FC Sheriff Tiraspol season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Taraz season
The 2019 FC Taraz season was the club's first season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2017 season, and 28th season in total. Taraz finished the season in 10th position, qualifying for a two-legged Relegation play-off against FC Akzhayik. After a 0-0 draw in the first leg away in Oral, Taraz won the second leg 3-1 to retain their place in the Kazakhstan Premier League for the 2020 season. Taraz also participated in the Kazakhstan Cup, where they were defeated by FC Ordabasy in the Quarterfinals.


2019 FC Tobol season
The 2019 FC Tobol season was the 21st successive season that the club played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. Tobol finished the season in 4th position, reached the Semifinals of the Kazakhstan Cup and were knocked out of the Europa League at the First Qualifying Round.


2019 FC Tobol season, Season Events
On 31 December 2018, Vladimir Gazzayev was appointed as the club's new manager. Gazzayev resigned as manager on 21 July, after Tobol were eliminated from the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League by Jeunesse Esch. On 22 July, Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev was appointed as Caretaker manager of Tobol.


2019 FC Tobol season, Season Events, New Contracts
On 22 November 2018, Tobol signed new two-year contracts with Sultan Busurmanov, Sultan Abilgazy, Nika Kvekveskiri and Jaba Kankava.


2019 FC Tobol season, Season Events, New Contracts
On 14 December 2018, Azat Nurgaliev signed a new one-year contract with Tobol, with Samat Zharynbetov signing a new two-year contract on 27 December 2018.


2019 FC Tobol season, Season Events, New Contracts
On 13 January 2019, Grigori Sartakov signed a new two-year contract with Tobol, whilst Viktor Dmitrenko and Artūras Žulpa both signed new one-year contracts on 18 January 2019. Aleksandr Zhukov signed a new one-year contract with Tobol on 26 January.


2019 FC Tobol season, Squad, On loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Tokyo season
The 2019 FC Tokyo season is their 8th consecutive season in J1 League after finishing the 2018 season in 6th place. They will also compete in the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup.


2019 FC Tokyo season, Squad
As of 16 February 2019. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 FC Tucson season
The 2019 FC Tucson season was the club's eighth season of existence and their first full professional season in USL League One. They previously played in the Premier Development League (USL League Two as of 2019) and won four divisional titles.


2019 FC Tucson season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Due to their ownership by a more advanced level professional club, FC Tucson was one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.


2019 FC Zhetysu season
The 2019 FC Zhetysu season was the club's second season back in the Kazakhstan Premier League following their relegation at the end of the 2016 season, and 22nd season in total. Zhetysu finished the season in 5th position, whilst being knockout out of the Kazakhstan Cup at the Last 16 stage by Atyrau.


2019 FEI European Championships
The 2019 FEI European Championships was  held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 19 to 25 August 2019. Competitions was held in three disciplines; jumping, dressage and para-dressage.


2019 FF Cup
The 2019 Fiji Football Cup (FF Cup) was the 29th edition of FF Cup. The tournament started with the eight participants from the 2019 Fiji Premier League. The tournamnet was won by Nadi who defeated Suva in the final by 2-1.


2019 FF Cup, Teams
The eight teams from 2019 Fiji Premier League participated in the 2019 FF Cup.


2019 FF Cup, Group Stage
The 8 teams were split in two groups with four teams each. The top two advanced to semifinal.


2019 FFA Cup
The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the Round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United not competing in their inaugural season) and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Campbelltown City from South Australia).


2019 FFA Cup, Teams
A total of 32 teams participated in the 2019 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2018 National Premier Leagues Champion (Campbelltown City), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. The two new expansion A-League clubs – Western United and Macarthur FC – were deemed ineligible for the competition this year.


2019 FFA Cup, Teams
A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.


2019 FFA Cup, Prize fund
The prize fund was unchanged from the previous three years' events.


2019 FFA Cup, Preliminary rounds
FFA member federations teams compete in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (Round of 32). All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The format for Queensland was restructured in 2019, whereby the Central & Northern Queensland region competes for one place, and South East Queensland competes for three places.


2019 FFA Cup, Preliminary rounds
The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in February 2019, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds scheduled was completed in June 2019.


2019 FFA Cup, Round of 32
The Round of 32 draw took place on 26 June 2019, with match information confirmed on 28 June 2019.


2019 FFA Cup, Round of 32
The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Coomera Colts. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.


2019 FFA Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 draw took place on 7 August and match information was confirmed on 9 August.


2019 FFA Cup, Round of 16
The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Moreland Zebras. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.


2019 FFA Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals draw took place on 28 August, with match details announced the following day.


2019 FFA Cup, Quarter-finals
The lowest ranked club that qualified for this round were Moreland Zebras. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.


2019 FFA Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals draw took place on 18 September, with match details confirmed the following day.


2019 FFA Cup, Semi-finals
The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were the Brisbane Strikers. They were the only level 2 team remaining in the competition.


2019 FFA Cup, Broadcasting rights
The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports. From the Round of 32 onwards all matches were broadcast online on the My Football Live app. Fox Sports also broadcast the following 10 games live:


2019 FFA Cup Final
The 2019 FFA Cup Final was the sixth final of the FFA Cup, Australia's main football cup competition and the final match of the 2019 FFA Cup. The match was contested between Adelaide United and Melbourne City, and was held at Coopers Stadium, home of Adelaide United. The home side, Adelaide, defeated City by four goals to nil and recorded their third FFA Cup title, and second in succession.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
Adelaide United entered the tournament as the reigning champions, having defeated Sydney FC 2–1 in the 2018 Cup Final at home. The Reds were drawn away to high-profile NPL VIC club Melbourne Knights and won 5–2, with Ben Halloran's two goals in that match helping to keep the Knights at bay. In the Round of 16, Adelaide travelled to Brisbane to take on Olympic FC and were in danger of becoming the second A-League club to lose to an NPL club in this year's tournament.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
Olympic FC drew level with Adelaide twice in the match, before George Blackwood's 84th minute penalty conversion got the Reds over the line. United then met A-League clubs for the remainder of the cup, winning 1–0 against Newcastle Jets at home in the Quarter-final. A come-from-behind Semi-final victory over the Central Coast Mariners was sealed by to a controversial 90th minute goal scored by ex-City footballer Riley McGree. Adelaide United became the first A-League club to qualify for their fourth FFA Cup Final.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
Melbourne City's opponent in the round of 32, was NPL SA club Campbelltown City in Adelaide. Goals from Jamie Maclaren and Craig Noone saw Melbourne City victorious by a margin of 3–1. In the round of 16, Melbourne City headed over to Sydney to take NPL NSW club Marconi Stallions. After Jamie Maclaren scored the opening goal in the second minute, Craig Noone would score Melbourne City's second off a flick from Connor Metcalfe to give Melbourne City a 2–0 lead. A late consolation goal wasn't enough for the Stallions, with the final scoreline reading 2–1.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Road to the final
The club met Western Sydney Wanderers in the Quarter-finals for the second time in three years and were dominant in a 3–0 win. In their Semi-final tie, City traveled to take on the Brisbane Strikers at Perry Park. Despite conceding the first goal inside the opening five minutes, City won the match 5–1. Striker Jamie Maclaren scored in each match, and entered the final with six goals to his name.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Venue
For the second consecutive year, the host venue was randomly drawn following the conclusion of the semi-finals. Adelaide's home ground of Coopers Stadium was drawn, making it the third time the venue had hosted the showpiece event and for the second consecutive year.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
Adelaide entered the match as the reigning cup champions and made their fourth appearance in the event. Success would provide the club with their third title, having won the cup in 2014 and 2018. City meanwhile have reached the final once before, in 2016 when they defeated Sydney FC at home to claim the senior men's team first piece of silverware.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Pre-match, Analysis
The two teams met three days prior in Round 2 of the A-League where City came out on top 2–1 with Jamie Maclaren scoring a brace and Riley McGree scoring Adelaide's only goal.


2019 FFA Cup Final, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Matthew CreamWilson BrownFourth official:Josh MannellaAdditional assistant referees:Shaun EvansAdam Kersey


2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
The 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion, Campbelltown City. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the Round of 32. All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition.


2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Schedule
The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, were as follows.


2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Format
The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:


2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Format
Note: Campbelltown City did not participate in the South Australian qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified into the FFA Cup as 2018 National Premier Leagues champions.


2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds, Format
Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues were specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs were already part of the competition.


2019 FFAS Senior League
The 2019 FFAS Senior League is the 39th edition of the FFAS Senior League, the top football league of American Samoa organized by the Football Federation American Samoa. This season started on 23 August 2019.


2019 FFAS Senior League, League table
Rest of season cancelled due to measles outbreak and irrelevance.


2019 FFSA season
The 2019 FFSA season was the seventh season under the competition format in Football South Australia.


2019 FFSA season, 2019 National Premier Leagues South Australia
The 2019 National Premier Leagues South Australia season was played over 22 rounds, beginning on 22 February with the regular season concluding on 17 August.


2019 FFSA season, 2019 South Australian State League 1
Promotion to the 2020 NPL was awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final).


2019 FFSA season, 2019 South Australian State League 2
Promotion to the 2020 State League 1 was awarded to the Premiers (highest placed team during the regular season), as well as the Champions (winner of the Grand Final).


2019 FFSA season, 2019 Women's NPL
The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the PS4 Women's National Premier League. This was the fourth season of the NPL format. The 8 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 21 games.


2019 FFSA season, Cup competitions, 2019 Federation Cup
South Australian soccer clubs competed in 2019 for the Federation Cup. Clubs entered from the NPL SA, the State League 1, State League 2, South Australian Amateur Soccer League and South Australian Collegiate Soccer League.


2019 FFSA season, Cup competitions, 2019 Federation Cup
The competition also served as the South Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. In addition to Adelaide Olympic, A-League club Adelaide United qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.


2019 FIA European Rallycross Championship
The 2019 FIA European Rallycross Championship was the 44th season of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. The season consists of eight rounds across two categories; Supercar and Super1600. The season commenced on 26 April with the Spanish round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and culminated on 14 September in Latvia at the Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze.


2019 FIA European Rallycross Championship, Results and standings, Super1600
a Loss of 15 championship points – stewards' decision. b Loss of 5 championship points – stewards' decision.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship
The 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship was the inaugural season of the FIA Formula 3 Championship, a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open-wheel formula racing cars. The championship featured drivers competing in 3.4-litre Formula 3 racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, of the championship. It ran in support of the Formula 1 World Championship and its sister series, the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It serves as the third tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The championship was formed by the merger of the GP3 Series and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2018, which brought the two championships under the umbrella of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship
Prema Racing driver Robert Shwartzman won the championship title with one race to spare after collecting three race wins with six other podium finishes. Shwartzman dominated from the first race of the season, losing the drivers' championship lead only for one race to his teammate Jehan Daruvala. Daruvala, who finished third overall, was victorious at Barcelona and Le Castellet. Marcus Armstrong, another Prema driver, finished second and won races at Hungaroring, Spa and Sochi. He passed Daruvala by one point in the drivers' championship just in the final race of the season. Prema Racing became the inaugural teams' champions after the second Spa-Francorchamps race.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2019 championship. As the championship is a spec series, all teams competed with an identical Dallara F3 2019 chassis and a bespoke tyre compound developed by Pirelli. Each car was powered by a 3.4 L (207 cu in) naturally-aspirated V6 engine developed by Mecachrome that was previously used in the Dallara GP3/16. Teams were required to enter three cars.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Team entries
The merging of the GP3 Series and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship saw the FIA open up a tender process to prospective entrants. ART Grand Prix, Campos Racing, Jenzer Motorsport, MP Motorsport and Trident were selected from the GP3 Series entrants, while Carlin, Hitech Grand Prix and Prema Racing were chosen from the Formula 3 European Championship. Both Carlin and Prema Racing held entries in the championship's sister series Formula 2, as did Charouz Racing System. Charouz later formed a partnership with Sauber Motorsport, which currently runs Alfa Romeo's team in Formula 1.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Team entries
The final entry was awarded to HWA Racelab, who joined the series after Mercedes-Benz withdrew from the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters touring car championship. Formula 2 and GP3 regulars Arden International decided against entering Formula 3, while Motopark—who competed in the Formula 3 European Championship—were unsuccessful in their application and instead entered the Japanese Super Formula Championship.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
Teppei Natori, who placed second in the 2018 F4 Japanese Championship, joined the series with Carlin Buzz Racing along with Euroformula Open champion Felipe Drugovich and Eurocup Formula Renault race winner Logan Sargeant. FIA Formula 3 European Championship race winners and Ferrari juniors Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman continued their collaboration with Prema Racing into the championship. Jehan Daruvala, who raced in Formula 3 European Championship with Carlin, also joined Prema Racing.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
Honda promoted F4 Japanese champion and Red Bull Junior, Yuki Tsunoda to the category with Jenzer Motorsport. Artem Petrov joined the team from the Formula 3 European Championship and Andreas Estner from ADAC Formula 4. Red Bull Junior Jüri Vips, who also raced in the Formula 3 European Championship, moved to the new championship with Hitech Grand Prix. Leonardo Pulcini and Ye Yifei, who raced in GP3 with Campos Racing and Formula Renault with Josef Kaufmann Racing respectively, also joined Hitech Grand Prix.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
After racing in the GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport and Trident, David Beckmann signed with ART Grand Prix, who also took on Renault Sport Academy members Max Fewtrell and Christian Lundgaard. Sebastián Fernández, Alex Peroni and Alessio Deledda joined Campos Racing after competing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with Motopark, Formula Renault Eurocup with MP Motorsport and Italian F4 with Technorace respectively.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
Keyvan Andres Soori, who raced in European Formula 3 with Van Amersfoort Racing, joined the championship with HWA Racelab. He was partnered with Bent Viscaal, who was the runner-up in the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship driving for Teo Martín Motorsport, and Jake Hughes, who raced in GP3 with ART. After racing with them in GP3, Richard Verschoor joined MP Motorsport alongside Simo Laaksonen and reigning TRS champion and Red Bull Junior, Liam Lawson.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
The Sauber Junior Team by Charouz entered the championship fielding reigning ADAC Formula 4 champion Lirim Zendeli, European Formula 3 racer Fabio Scherer and reigning F3 Asian champion Raoul Hyman. After scoring two race wins with them in the 2018 GP3 Series, Pedro Piquet reunited with Trident and was joined by Niko Kari and Devlin DeFrancesco, both of whom switched from MP Motorsport.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
Artem Petrov ended his campaign after the first round due to lack of funding. His replacement at Jenzer Motorsport was Giorgio Carrara, however the Argentine can only start participating from the Spielberg round due to visa issues. Carrara was replaced with Federico Malvestiti for the Silverstone round. Carrara returned to the seat in Hungary. Hon Chio Leong replaced Carrara for the season finale at Sochi Autodrom.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
Following an accident at the Monza round that left him with fractured vertebrae, Alex Peroni missed the final round at Sochi. He was replaced with David Schumacher, son of Ralf.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Teams and drivers, Driver entries
David Beckmann withdrew from the final round of the championship for personal reasons.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Calendar
A schedule of eight rounds was made to take place as part of the 2019 championship. The eight rounds were drawn from the 2018 GP3 Series calendar as the series was run on the Formula 1 support bill whereas the Formula 3 European Championship did not.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Calendar
The ninth round held at the Yas Marina Circuit in 2018 was omitted from the Formula 3 calendar to allow drivers the opportunity to compete in the 2019 Macau Grand Prix, which was announced during the season to be a non-championship round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship, as all teams and cars were at the event.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Regulation changes, The car
For the championship's inaugural season, all teams were supplied with a new chassis package, named the Dallara F3 2019. It was still powered by a fuel-efficient 3.4 litre (207 cu in) naturally-aspirated direct-injected V6 engine developed by Mecachrome that also powered the GP3/16 chassis which was used in the championship's predecessor, the GP3 Series from 2016 to 2018. The chassis used tyres supplied by Pirelli and also featured the "halo" cockpit protection device used in the championship's sister series Formula One and Formula 2.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Regulation changes, Technical regulations
The championship introduced a rule restricting the amount of downforce available during a race. Teams were free to run as much downforce as they choose during free practice and qualifying in order to find the ideal car setup, but the minimum and maximum allowable angle of the rear wing was specified by stewards ahead of the race.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Regulation changes, Technical regulations
Use of the Drag Reduction System (DRS) was unrestricted, whereas the championship's predecessor, GP3, restricted its use to six in the feature race and four in the sprint race.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Season report, Round 1: Spain
For the first race of the season it was Robert Shwartzman who took pole with Christian Lundgaard second.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Championship standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in Race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in Race 2. The pole-sitter in Race 1 received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in Race 2 as the grid for Race 2 is based on the results of Race 1 with the top eight drivers having their positions reversed.


2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Championship standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers, excluding the fastest lap points which are given to the top ten classified finishers.


2019 FIA GT World Cup
The 2019 FIA GT World Cup (formally the SJM Macau GT Cup – FIA GT World Cup) was a Grand Touring (GT) sports car race held on the Guia Circuit in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau on 17 November. It was the fifth edition of the FIA GT World Cup and the twelfth time overall that GT3 cars had competed in Macau. The event promoter, the Automobile General Association Macau-China, appointed the motorsports organiser Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) to form a grid. The edition itself was made up of two races: a 12-lap qualifying race and an 18-lap main event.


2019 FIA GT World Cup
Both the qualifying and main races were won by Raffaele Marciello of Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing from pole position. Marciello led every lap of each of the qualifying and main events to take Mercedes-Benz's third victory in the FIA GT World Cup since Maro Engel's 2015 win and Edoardo Mortara's 2017 triumph. Second place went to Porsche driver Laurens Vanthoor competing for Rowe Racing, while the podium was completed by his teammate Earl Bamber in third.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
The 2019 FIA GT World Cup was confirmed during a 6 December 2018 meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was an undercard race for the 2019 Macau Grand Prix. The event occurred on the 6.120 km (3.803 mi) Guia Circuit in the streets of Macau on 17 November 2019 with three preceding days of practice and qualifying. It was the fifth FIA GT World Cup and the twelfth overall GT3 event in Macau since 2008. It was run by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation working with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the motor racing governing body. In accordance with the event regulations, the manufacturers' championship was presented to the manufacturer of the car of the winning entrant.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
In order to enter the race, drivers had to have competed in a FIA-regulated championship race based on GT3 regulations over the prior two seasons or have earned significant experience in Grand Touring (GT) cars. Platinum or gold-licensed drivers were allowed to partake in the event. For the 2019 event, the FIA allowed amateur drivers (called gentlemen drivers) to race by reintroducing the silver rated category class for the first time since the 2016 edition following lobbying by GT3 manufacturers and privateers. Only Bronze rated competitors were not permitted to compete. Entries were open from 2 July to 31 August.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
The FIA released the entry list on 17 October. There were 17 drivers (of which 11 were factory drivers) representing 13 nationalities and four manufacturers in Audi, BMW, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche. This was an increase of two drivers from 2018 and included each of the four previous FIA GT World Cup winners: Maro Engel, Augusto Farfus, Edoardo Mortara and Laurens Vanthoor.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Background and entry list
After Sophia Flörsch's accident at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix, an FIA investigation resulted in various track safety improvements. The barriers between Reservoir and San Francisco Bend corners were realigned and SAFER barriers were retrofitted at Lisboa and San Francisco Bend turns. Hospital Bend turn's wall was moved back by 2 m (6.6 ft) and the photographers' bunker at Lisboa corner was dismantled.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Practice and qualifying
Two half-an-hour practice sessions were held before the race on 18 November: the first on the afternoon of 14 November and the second on the afternoon of 15 November. Earl Bamber in the No. 98 Rowe Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R lapped fastest early in the first practice session before improving to a 2 minutes, 17.058 seconds time on his final lap. His teammate Laurens Vanthoor was second-quickest, followed by Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing's Engel and Raffaele Marciello and Mortara of Craft-Bamboo Racing in positions third through fifth.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Practice and qualifying
Mortara had gone faster late in practice but he overshot the entry to Lisboa corner and made slight contact with the outside barrier. Engel also went off the circuit but continued. Bamber was again quickest in the second practice session with a 2 minutes, 17.360 seconds lap. He was again followed by his teammate Laurens Vanthoor in second with Kelvin van der Linde of Audi Sport Team Rutronik, Phoenix Racing's Christopher Haase and Marciello placed third to fifth. Weian Chen caused the first of two stoppages when he ran onto some oil and struck the Reservoir Bend turn barrier. Not long after, Engel stopped his car with apparent mechanical trouble. Once both cars were removed, the session resumed. A high-speed impact for Kévin Estre of Absolute Racing at the Mandarin Oriental Bend corner barrier prompted a second stoppage.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Practice and qualifying
Friday afternoon's half-hour qualifying session determined the qualification race's starting order through each driver's fastest lap times. Track temperatures were lower due to the setting sun. Marciello, the 2018 Blancpain GT Series champion, in the No. 999 GruppeM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 set a lap of 2 minutes, 15.699 seconds by going fastest in the final half of the lap at the session's conclusion to claim his second consecutive pole position for the race. He demoted the highest-placed Audi driver Dries Vanthoor for Audi Sport Team WRT to second after lacking pace in practice.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Practice and qualifying
The Rowe duo of Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor were not as fast as they were in practice and they were separated by two-tenths of a second in third and fourth. Engel was third before falling to fifth late on and was joined by his teammate Mortara in sixth. Audi drivers occupied seventh and eighth with Haase (who was fastest early on but sustained a puncture later on) ahead of Van Der Linde. Alexandre Imperatori and Charles Weerts of Team WRT occupied ninth and tenth.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Practice and qualifying
Joel Eriksson of the FIST-AAI Team was the highest-placed BMW driver in 11th ahead of his brandmate Farfus in 12th. Alessio Picariello qualified 13th for Craft-Bamboo Racing with Estre 14th, Roelof Bruins of Solite Indigo Racing 15th, Adderly Fong for Zun Motorsport Crew 16th and Chen completing the starting order in 17th. Separate accidents involving Fong and Chen led to stoppages during qualifying.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
The 12-lap qualifying race to set the starting order for the main race was scheduled to commence under air temperatures of 25 °C (77 °F) at 13:05 Macau Standard Time (UTC+08:00) on 16 November, but was delayed for half an hour as a result of race management noticing a technical issue with the starting lights gantry. Once the formation lap began, Picariello was unable to start his car and was moved off the grid into the pit lane where he started following quick troubleshooting.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
At the start, Dries Vanthoor pulled into the slipstream of the pole position starter Marciello and attempted to get a run on the latter, but he ended up hitting the Mandarin Bend corner wall at the exit of the turn on the outside with the rear of his car. Dries Vanthoor sustained car bodywork damage and a left-rear puncture, which caused him to stop at the entry to Lisboa turn. Further round the lap, Chen lost control of his car and stopped briefly before continuing.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
The safety car was deployed for the first time in the event at the end of the first lap so that Dries Vanthoor's car could be moved to a safe area. Racing resumed on lap four with Maricello pulling away from Rowe teammates Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor who were close behind one another in second and third.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
On lap five, Engel attempted to overtake van der Linde for fifth on the outside at the braking zone for Lisboa turn but made minor contact with the rear of the latter's car. Engel lost control of his car, hit the guardrail on the inside as he drove onto the rumble strips, and struck the side of his brandmate Mortara. Both Engel and Mortara retired due to the damage to their cars and the safety car was deployed for a second time so that the cars could be extricated.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
Van Der Linde was able to enter the pit lane, where he retired as a result of car damage. Haase and Farfus were promoted to fourth and fifth because of the incident. Racing resumed with five laps to go with Marciello maintaining the lead over Bamber in second. On the eighth lap, Farfus overtook Haase for fourth into Lisboa turn as the first three pulled away from the rest of the field. Over the final laps, Bamber and Luarens Vanthoor appeared to be quicker in the track's tighter sections but could not match Marciello's overall pace.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Qualifying race
Maricello thus held the lead for the rest of the event to claim victory and pole position for the main race. Bamber was 0.866 seconds behind in second with teammate Laurens Vanthoor third. Farfus was fourth, having started in 12th, and Haase fifth. Imperatori, Weerts and Estre made up positions sixth through eighth. Eriksson, ninth, had anti-lock braking system problems causing him to lock his tyres frequently and brake early for corners. Fong, Bruins and Picariello were the final finishers.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
The 18-lap main race commenced in dry weather conditions of 26 °C (79 °F) at 12:25 local time on 17 November. Engel was penalised with a pit lane start as a consequence for the collision with Mortara in the qualification event. Maricello made a fast start to maintain the lead as Laurens Vanthoor made a better start than Bamber and overtook his teammate for second. The leading trio pulled away from the field, as Bamber held off Farfus during the first lap.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
On the second lap, Estre attempted to pass Imperatori on the inside into Lisboa corner but made contact with the side of his teammate's car. Imperatori was sent into the Lisboa tyre barrier and retired from the event not long after. On lap three, Dries Vanthoor passed Weerts for tenth. Two laps later, Estre lost control of his car on the inside of the kerb through the quick Mandarin Oriental Bend corner. He made high-speed contact with the guardrail wall at the exit of the turn in a incident identical to the one suffered by Dries Vanthoor the day before.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
One of Estre's wheels detached from his vehicle and rolled across the circuit, though no other driver hit it, and debris from his car littered the track. Estre stopped at the side of the track and the safety car was dispatched so that the Porsche could be moved off the track.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Racing resumed at lap eight's conclusion following the removal of Estre's car from the track. Farfus made a fast restart and used his higher straightline speed to briefly overtake the slower starting Bamber for third into the Mandarin Oriental Bend turn. But heading into Lisboa corner, Bamber was able to reclaim third on the inside when Farfus had to slow for Laurens Vanthoor, who made slight contact with the rear of Marciello's car. On lap 10, van der Linde passed Bruins for tenth.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
With the gap more than a second on lap 13 as a result of Maricello recording personal best sector times, Vanthoor allowed his teammate Bamber into second allowing Bamber to close up to Marciello. Bamber was six-tenths of a second faster than Maricello and was close behind him. But Bamber ran wide at the Police Bend corner and lost his left-hand side exterior wing mirror following minor contact with the barrier on the 15th lap.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
"I would like to thank GruppeM Racing for the amazing car and also Mercedes-AMG. Porsche have been really close the whole weekend so I am really happy that we finally won. I have always been really close to winning this race from Formula 3 when I was on pole and last year in GT, but Macau is always Macau and it's really special to make it all perfect and finally I did. It is just an amazing feeling – to win this it also means I can be regarded as one of the best!"


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
Raffaele Marciello on winning the 2019 FIA GT World Cup.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
When Marciello was cautious through the entry to the Melco hairpin, Bamber again closed up to him, making slight contact to the rear of his vehicle on the last lap. In just his third FIA GT World Cup start, Marciello led all of the racing laps over the weekend, achieving Mercedes' third victory in the event, following Engel's 2015 triumph and Mortara's 2017 win. Bamber honoured a pre-race agreement with Laurens Vanthoor by purposefully slowing through the R Bend corner and the start/finish straight to hand his teammate second as Bamber took third. Farfus finished fourth, leading a close group of cars driven by Haase, Mortara, Eriksson, Dries Vanthoor, Engel and Van Der Linde in positions five through ten. The final classified finishers were Bruins, Weerts and Weian with Fong and Picariello the two other retirements.


2019 FIA GT World Cup, Main race
The 2020 edition of the FIA GT World Cup was due to be the sixth running of the race but it was cancelled by the FIA as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced by the Macau GT Cup, which was restricted to drivers from local racing series.


2019 FIA GTC season
The 2019 FIA GTC season was the second season of the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships (FIA GTC), a professional esports league for the racing video game Gran Turismo Sport, managed by Japanese developer Polyphony Digital and French governing body Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The series concurrently runs two championships in the duration of the season, in the form of the Nations Cup (entrants from their respective countries will represent them) and the Manufacturers Series (entrants will race for and represent their chosen manufacturer).


2019 FIA GTC season
The series season opener began in 16 March in Paris, France, and would conclude at Monaco with the season world final for the second year in a row. Mikail Hizal would earn his first Nations Cup championship, and Rayan Derrouiche, Igor Fraga, and Tomoaki Yamanaka would earn their first Manufacturers Series championship with Toyota at the World Final event.


2019 FIA GTC season, Series calendar
Similar to the previous season, the 2019 season was set in six locations worldwide.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games
The 2019 FIA Motorsport Games was the first edition of the FIA Motorsport Games held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma from 1 November to 3 November 2019.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games, Summary
It featured GT3-spec cars, TCR Touring Car, Formula 4, drifting, a karting slalom and eSports disciplines. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete. The event promoters were the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). Rome was the city that hosted the opening ceremony on 30 October 2019.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games, Summary
The event was contested in the Olympics-style, but because machine-based or motorized sports are not recognised by the Olympic Games organisation they will not be recognised as an Olympic event. "Motorized" events were held at the 1900 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics (see Motor racing at the 1900 Summer Olympics and Water motorsports at the 1908 Summer Olympics) but they are not now regarded as official Olympic events.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games, Summary
166 athletes from 49 National FIA member organisations took part. 18 sets of medals were featured in the 6 disciplines.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games, Summary
Team Russia topped the medal table, with one gold medal for Touring Car Cup and three medals (bronze medals in Karting Slalom and Drifting) overall. Team Australia and Team Italy tied on the second place with equal amount of gold (for Digital and Formula 4 Cups respectively) and bronze medals (for GT and Digital Cups respectively). Team Belgium (Touring Car and Karting Slalom Cups) was the only other team to win more than one medal. 13 different national teams received at least one medal.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games, Participants, Teams
Team France, Team Italy, Team Kuwait and Team Russia are the only teams with confirmed line-up in all six cups.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Digital Cup
The FIA Motorsport Games Digital Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Digital Cup, to be held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 2 November 2019. The event was the part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Digital Cup, Entry list, Semi-Finals and Repechage
Drivers qualified for the Finale highlighted in green. Drivers qualified for the Repechage highlighted in blue.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup
The FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup was be the first FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup, to be held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 2 November 2019. The event was the part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Drifting Cup
Each competitor had two solo runs, with the higher-scoring run counting towards a final qualifying classification. Top-16 drivers were eligible to contest the Final Battle stage. Drivers were seeded according to their qualifying results, with the best-scoring qualifier going up against the 16th-placed competitor, second facing 15th, etc. In qualifying, judges scored competitors using four criteria – line, angle, style and speed – up to a maximum total of 100 points. In the Final Battle phase, each judge scored the round individually with a majority decision between a three-person panel determining the winner.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup
The FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup, held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with identical Formula 4 cars. The event was the part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup
The event will feature two 45-minute practice sessions on 1 November, with 20-minute Qualifying session on 2 November for the Qualifying race, while the Main race will be held on 3 November.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup, Entry list
All drivers utilized KCMG KC MG-01 cars, which were operated by Hitech GP. It was the first Formula 4 car to feature Halo safety device.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup
The 2019 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup, continuation of the FIA GT Nations Cup held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with GT3-spec cars. Only Silver and Bronze drivers were allowed to compete. The event was part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup
The FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup, to be held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race will be contested with identical electric-powered karts  The event was the part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup
Drivers raced around the cones, receiving penalty seconds for every cone knocked off.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup, Entry List
All entered drivers aged between 14 and 16 and competed with identical electric-powered karts.


2019 FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup
The FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup was the first FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup, held at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on 1 November to 3 November 2019. The race was contested with TCR Touring Car spec cars. The event was part of the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games.


2019 FIA R-GT Cup
The 2019 FIA R-GT Cup is the fifth edition of the FIA rally cup for GT cars in Group R-GT. The cup is being contested over 8 tarmac rounds from the WRC, the ERC and the Rallye International du Valais.


2019 FIA R-GT Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2019 season features eight tarmac rallies: three rounds from the WRC, one round from the ERC, one rally from the TER series and three European national rallies.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas
The 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas was the first season of the reformed FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas; an annual competition for baja-style rally raid events for cars, buggies, side-by-sides, and trucks held in multiple countries. The championship was last held in 2010, after which the baja events were combined with the longer cross-country rallies to form the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, Calendar
The 2019 edition of the world cup featured eight cross-country baja events. The longer cross-country rally events remained part of the regular Cross-Country Rally World Cup. Some events on the schedule were shared with the 2019 FIM Bajas World Cup.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, Calendar
The FIA awarded the world cup to drivers, co-drivers, and teams competing in the T1 category; whilst drivers and teams in the T2 and T3 categories were awarded FIA cups.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, Championship standings
In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first baja entered.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
The 2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies was the 27th season of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies; an annual competition for rally raid events for cars, buggies, side-by-sides, and trucks held in multiple countries.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, Calendar
The 2019 edition of the world cup featured five cross country rallies. The shorter 'baja' style events are now included in their own international competition, the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Some events on the schedule were shared with the 2019 FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, Calendar
The FIA awards the world cup to drivers, co-drivers, and teams competing in the T1 category; whilst drivers and teams in the T2 and T3 categories are awarded FIA cups. The T4 'truck' category is recognized, but not awarded any end-of-season cup or trophy.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, Calendar
Due to irreconcilable differences between the FIA and Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Desert Race was cancelled for 2019; thereby leaving the calendar with just four events.


2019 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, Championship standings
In order to score points in the Cup classifications, competitors must register with the FIA before the entry closing date of the first rally entered.


2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship
The 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy was the sixth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.


2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship
Timmy Hansen won the Drivers' Championship on countback after finishing with the same number of points as Andreas Bakkerud, winning based on his four event wins to Bakkerud's one. Team Hansen MJP won the Teams' Championship.


2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Calendar
The 2019 championship was contested over ten rounds in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America.


2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Calendar
The following events are scheduled to take place as part of the 2019 championship:


2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship, Results and standings, FIA World Rallycross Championship for Teams
1 – Team STARD ran two different specifications of car at rounds 1–3 and therefore were ineligible to score teams points at these events.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup is the fourth edition of the FIBA Asia 3X3 Cup. The games of the final tournament will be held in Changsha, China between 24 May and 26 May 2019.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup, Participating teams
The FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup will both have a men's and women's tournament, each to be contested by twelve national teams. The teams are drawn into their groups as per their FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking as of March 1, 2019. Nine teams for the men's team and ten teams for the women's team outright qualified for the final tournament while the remaining berths are to be contested in a qualification phase to be held from 22 to 23 May, 2019.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup qualification
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup qualification refers to the qualification process for the 2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup qualification
Nine teams for the men's competition and ten teams for the women's competition outright qualifies for the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup with three men's national teams and two women's national teams set to secure a berth in the final tournament through a qualification tournament to be held from 23 to 24 May 2019. The top teams from each group qualifies for the final tournament.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup – Men's tournament
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup is the fourth edition of the FIBA Asia 3X3 Cup. The games of the final tournament will be held in Changsha, China between 24 May and 26 May 2019.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup – Women's tournament
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup is the fourth edition of the FIBA Asia 3X3 Cup. The games of the final tournament will be held in Changsha, China between 24 May and 26 May 2019.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup will be the fifth edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships that is organized by FIBA Europe and will be held in August 2019, at the Kossuth Square in Debrecen, Hungary. This 3x3 basketball event featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams.


2019 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup
The event is set to be held on Kossuth Square in front of the iconic Reformed Great Church.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by the Netherlands, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 18 and 23 June 2019 in Amsterdam, North Holland.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Background
It was announced in February 2017 that the Netherlands would host the event and that the tournament would be held at Museumplein, one of Amsterdam's public squares. Tickets for the event went on sale in March 2019.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, Participating teams
The FIBA 3x3 Federation Ranking on 13 December 2018 was used as basis to determine the participating FIBA member associations. The hosts, the Netherlands, qualified automatically for both the men's and women's events, while the defending champions, Serbia for men's and Italy for women's, also qualified automatically. Thereafter, the next 15 teams in both the men's and women's tournaments qualified on the basis of the Federation Rankings.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests
As part of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup held from June 18 to 23, 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, three tournaments in addition to the main 3x3 men's and women's tournaments were contested. The Dunk contest was for men, the Skills contest for women, and the Shoot-out contest for both men and women.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Dunk contest, Qualification phase
Each player competed in two rounds and four players with the highest score advances to the knockout stage. In a case of a tie, the tied players would have to perform again and in case they were still tied, the jury would have to decide the player who will advance through a majority decision.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Dunk contest, Knockout stage
Two players will compete for three rounds instead of two.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Skills contest
The skills contest was contested by women players from the qualified 3x3 national teams of the main tournament. Each team can enter at most a single player for the competition. The contest which had a time limit of 45 seconds involves a qualification phase and a knockout round. The players begins on the starting line on the side of their choice. Upon a signal, the player must execute the following in order:


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Skills contest
The four women with the best time record qualify for the knock-out round


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest
The shoot-out contest is a mixed-gender competition with at most one male and one female player from 3x3 national teams participating in  the main tournaments.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Qualification phase
Each player were to attempt 10 shots with every successful shot worth one point


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Qualification phase
Two male and two female players with the most points in the shortest amount of time advance to the final. In case of a tie or players scoring the same points within the same amount of time, the tied players were tasked to shoot again. The round concluded on June 11, 2018.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Final
Players were to attempt 18 shots from four different locations:


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Individual contests, Shoot-out contest, Final
Shots made from the 3x3 are worth 2 points while the rest of the shots of are worth 1 point. The tiebreaker which was used in the qualification phase is used again for the final.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the tournament consisted of 20 teams. Serbia were the three-time defending champions but were defeated in the Semifinals by Latvia. The United States won the title, their first title overall after defeating Latvia, 18–14.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Men's tournament, Participating teams
All FIBA continental zones except for FIBA Africa are represented by at least one team. FIBA announced the final composition of the pools in May, 2019.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament
The 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The tournament consisted of 20 teams. Italy were the defending champions but were defeated in the Quarterfinals by France. China won the title, their first overall, after defeating Hungary, 19–13.


2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup – Women's tournament, Participating teams
All FIBA continental zones except for FIBA Africa & FIBA Americas are represented by at least one team. FIBA announced the final composition of the pools in May, 2019.


2019 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup
The 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup is the 25th edition of the FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship for Women, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Africa. The tournament will be held in Cairo, Egypt, from 6 to 17 December 2019.


2019 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, Teams
The teams are Al Ahly (Egypt), Sporting Club (Egypt), Ferroviario de Maputo (Mozambique), Air Warrior (Nigeria), ASB Makomeno (DR Congo), City Hornets (Zimbabwe), Energie (Benin), FAP (Cameroon), Inter Clube (Angola), JKL (Uganda), Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Mountain of Fire Ministry (Nigeria)


2019 FIBA Americas League
The 2019 FIBA Americas League was the 12th edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas and last for the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to determine the champion.


2019 FIBA Americas League
San Lorenzo won its second continental title, giving them the right to play in the 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.


2019 FIBA Americas League, Group phase
Sixteen teams participated in the group phase, in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the semifinal phase. Games were played from 18 January until 10 February 2019.


2019 FIBA Americas League, Semifinal phase
The eight teams which advance from the group phase, played in this stage in which each team faced the other teams in the group once. Each group tournament was held at the arena of a host team. The two highest-placed teams in each group advance to the final four. Games were played from 8 March until 17 March 2019.


2019 FIBA Americas League, Final Four
The final four tournament decided the champion of the 2019 season. The tournament was held from 30 March and 31 March 2019 in the Polideportivo Roberto Pando in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
The 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 28th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament took place in Thailand from 24 to 29 September 2019. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi. Alvark Tokyo won their first title after losing in the final last year.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside the tournament's host Japan. Montenegro and the Czech Republic each made their first appearance as independent nations after previously being part of Serbia and Montenegro and Czechoslovakia respectively, while Poland marked its return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 1967.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
The defending champions, the United States, experienced their worst result at a World Cup, losing to France in the quarter-finals and Serbia in the subsequent classification game. The United States' previous worst result was sixth place in 2002. This was the first World Cup at which all three of the historically most successful teams (United States, Serbia/Yugoslavia and Russia/Soviet Union) failed to reach the semi-finals. Asian powerhouse and hosts China, failed to get out of the first round, losing in shocking upsets to Poland and Venezuela. China ultimately missed the Asian qualifying spot for Tokyo, the first time in the country's history they did not qualify directly for the Olympics.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Spain captured their second title after beating Argentina in the final by 95–75. It was the second time Spain had reached a World Cup final, and its second win, while for Argentina it would prove to be its second defeat in three attempts. France went on to win the bronze medal for the second consecutive time after defeating Australia 67–59.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Hosts selection
The whole bidding process started in April 2014. Bids from numerous nations were submitted. On 16 March 2015, it was confirmed that the World Cup would be staged in Asia, with China and Philippines as the final countries to be the basis for the selection of the host. On 7 August 2015, it was announced that China won the bid against the Philippines and will host the upcoming World Cup.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Qualification
China as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament. The continental championships were no longer the qualification system for the World Cup. Instead, two rounds of continental qualifying tournaments were held over two years.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Qualification
The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams were split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each groups advanced to round two, and the last placed teams played the best Division B teams to qualify for the next season's Division A.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Qualification
In round two of the World Cup qualifiers, teams were split in groups of six, totaling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and faced other three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Qualification
Starting 2019, no wild card selection was held, and the Olympic champions were not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Qualification
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 7 May 2017 in Guangzhou.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Qualification
Montenegro and the Czech Republic debuted in the World Cup; Montenegro was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro teams, while the Czech Republic was a part of the old Czechoslovakia. Poland was returning to the World Cup, after participating in 1967. Canada, China, Germany, Ivory Coast, Russia, and Tunisia were returning to the World Cup after missing out in 2014. Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Mexico, Slovenia, and Ukraine were the teams that participated in 2014 that did not qualify in 2019. Brazil and the United States qualified in 2019, continuing their streaks in participating in all World Cups.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Squads
Each team had a final roster of 12 players; a team can opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules from its roster.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Preparation games
Several teams participated in official tournaments or in exhibition ones, either ad hoc or already existing ones, to prepare for the World Cup.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Preparation games, Pan American Games
An official and traditional tournament in the Americas. Out of the eight teams from the tournament, five already qualified to the World Cup. Of these five, all except the United States had players expected to be in the World Cup rosters, with the USA playing with collegiate players. Argentina defeated Puerto Rico to win the gold medal.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Preparation games, Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
An exhibition tournament. All four participating teams used the Acropolis Tournament as a warm-up. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of Greece.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Preparation games, Austiger Cup
An exhibition tournament. The four teams played in this tournament hosted by China as a warm-up to the World Cup. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of France.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Preparation games, Málaga Tournament
An exhibition tournament. Four teams participated in a preparation tournament hosted in Málaga, Spain. It was contested by Spain, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and the Philippines.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Preparation games, Other games
Exhibition games were held as warm-ups for the World Cup. The United States defeated Spain in the Honda Center in Anaheim, which was between the top two teams in the FIBA World Rankings. Australia's defeat of the United States in Marvel Stadium, Melbourne in the 2019 Australian International Basketball series was the first USA team's loss with NBA players since its 2006 FIBA World Championship semifinals loss to Greece. The USA is the second-youngest team in the tournament and features only two players with international experience. Notably the US is missing over 30 of their best players, who opted out either due to injury, or to prepare for the NBA season.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Format
The tournament was played in three stages. During the first stage, the 32 qualified teams were sorted into eight groups of four (A-H) and each team in a group played the other three teams once. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the second group stage. In the second group stage, there were four groups of four (I-L) made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with the teams that have not yet played each other facing off against one another once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final knockout phase.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Format
Classification rounds were revived after they were not held in 2014. They were traditionally held in every World Championship/World Cup and were last seen in action in 2010.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Format
In total, 92 games were played over a total of 16 days.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Draw
The draw took place on 16 March 2019 at Shenzhen Cultural Center in Shenzhen.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Draw
Hosts China and the seven best qualified teams as per the February 2019 FIBA World Rankings were seeded in Pot 1, and China and USA were assigned to groups A and E, respectively. Teams in pots 1, 4, 5 and 8 were drawn into Groups A, C, E and G, and Teams in pots 2, 3, 6 and 7 were drawn into Groups B, D, F and H. Canada was moved from Pot 5 to Pot 6, switching places with Iran (the best ranked team from that pot) to avoid having two teams from the Americas in the same group.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Draw
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassadors Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, American singer and songwriter Jason Derulo, and Chinese idol singer Yang Chaoyue led the draw ceremony.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Draw
After the draw, Group H, which includes Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and Senegal, was described as the "group of death".


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, 17th–32nd Classification
Bottom 2 teams from each group in Round 1 will play in the Classification Round.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Awards
The all-star team and MVP were announced on 15 September 2019.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marketing, Logo
The official logo of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was officially unveiled on 21 March 2017 in a ceremony held in Shanghai. The logo's concept was inspired from the Beijing Opera where the actors symbolize concepts such as wisdom, persistence, power and perfection, which are prerequisite characteristics that the participating players of national team will need to exhibit "in order to succeed". The logo design was also inspired from the Chinese Dragon Dance, a cultural tradition depicting a story of two flying dragons battling over a shining pearl which is meant to parallel the competition of national teams for the Naismith Trophy. The logo was created by Shanghai-based agency Flagship.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marketing, Sponsors
Infront China became the exclusive marketing partner for the domestic commercial rights of FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, according to a strategic cooperation agreement officially announced between Infront China, a Wanda Sports company, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Organizing Committee for the competition.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marketing, Mascot
An international mascot design competition was organized with the winning mascot chosen by fans. Yan Xu's design, a Chinese Dragon-inspired mascot named Son of Dreams, was announced to be the winning mascot on 18 April 2018. Son of Dreams was born in China on 8 August 2015 one day after China was announced as the host according to the mascot's fictional biography. The magical horns of the mascot is described as having the ability to give the dragon "the power to see in the future, envisioning plays and moves before they actually happen".


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marketing, Mascot
He wears a red and blue uniform with the tournament's logo and high tops by China's top player Yao Ming. The mascot was chosen over other finalists Speed Tiger who was inspired by a Siberian tiger and QiuQiu (a.k.a. Little Lightning) who was inspired by a Chinese lion. The official mascot made his first public appearance on 28 June 2018 in Shenzhen.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marketing, Ball
On 16 March 2019, FIBA revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup, Molten BG5000, designed by Molten.


2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Marketing, Official song
The song "Champion" was released on 24 July 2019, and performed by American singer-songwriter Jason Derulo featuring Chinese singer Tia Ray. It was performed both in English and the host language Chinese.