2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Relegation play-offs
The relegation–promotion play-off games are scheduled to take place between the last two places (15th and 16th) of the First League with the third places from both groups of the Second League. On 28 July 2020, there took place a draw of the PFL play-offs in two legs format (each team plays at home and away) with games scheduled to take place on August 15 and 19. On 7 August 2020 the PFL administration announced that dates for promotion/relegation playoffs were shifted by one day.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Veres Rivne won 3–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2020–21 Ukrainian First League


2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Alians Lypova Dolyna won 3–0 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2020–21 Ukrainian First League


2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Relegation play-offs, Second leg
Following the play-offs, the fate of both Cherkashchyna and Metalurh was postponed to be determined at the PFL Conference the next day due to elimination of Karpaty Lviv and expression of interest by Balkany to be demoted.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League, Attendance
According to research by the Ukrainian website SportArena the official reported attendance in the league could be inaccurate if not completely wrong.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League U–19 Championship
The 2019–20 Ukrainian First League U–19 Championship was the 4th season of the Ukrainian Junior Under 19 Championship in First League. The competition involved participation of several junior teams of the Professional Football League of Ukraine as well as some other football academies. Due to COVID-19 pandemic post season playoffs were canceled and no champion was determined.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League U–19 Championship
Direct administration of the competition belonged to the Youth Football League of Ukraine. The tournament was conducted in cooperation between both Youth Football League and Professional Football League.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League U–19 Championship
The season started on 11 September 2019 with 36 participants. The 2019–20 season features the first winner of the competition from Cherkasy which used to be called Cherkaskyi Dnipro and now Dnipro Cherkasy as well as other long time participants Bukovyna, Barsa, ARZ, and others.


2019–20 Ukrainian First League U–19 Championship
Among newcomers there were Nyva Vinnytsia, Complex Sports School (KDYuSSh) Chempion, Sports School (DYuSSh) 26, Lider, SSSOR (SDYuSShOR) Metalurh, UFK Dnipro, Avanhard Kharkiv, and others. Among the past season participants of the "Four teams tournament" only Avanhard Kramatorsk continues to participate, while SC Dnipro-1 and Kolos Kovalivka joined the Ukrainian Premier League U–19 championship (their main squads were promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League) and Obolon-Brovar Kyiv transitioned its U–19 squad into Obolon-Brovar-2 Bucha that joined professional league competitions in the Second League.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship season will be the 24th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
On 1 July 2018, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition which should be finalized on 15 July 2019.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Summary
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the spring half was suspended to summer. On 7 June 2020, there took place the AAFU conference which among other issues also discussed reorganization of the organization. A couple months before that on 31 March 2020 in car accident died the president of AAFU Fedir Shpyh.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Summary
On 17 June 2020, there appeared information that it is the final day for clubs to confirm their participation in continuation of the AAFU competitions, which could be resumed on 27 June 2020.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Summary
On 22 June 2020, there appeared information about that the season will be resumed on 27 June 2020 and finished with some changes to the regulations. Due to extensive pause in the competition, at least 10 teams withdrew.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Teams, Debut
List of teams that are debuting this season in the league.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Teams, Debut
Atlet Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, Dnipro-1-Borysfen Dnipro, Lehioner Dnipro, LutskSanTekhMontazh (LSTM) No.536, Svitanok-Ahrosvit Shlyakhova, FC Trostianets, Votrans Lutsk, FC Vovchansk, Kremin-Yuniors Kremenchuk.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Teams, Withdrawn teams
List of clubs that took part in last year competition, but chose not to participate in 2019–20 season:


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Teams, Withdrawn teams
Clubs that did not play last season in the league, but showed interest at first yet withdrew before the start of the season:


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Second stage
Following ease of quarantine restrictions, on 22 June 2020 it was announced that the competition will be resumed on 27 June 2020. It was decided to finish the first stage of competition consisting of three groups as planned, however for the second stage it was decided to replace play-off format with another group stage final mini-tournament consisting of two groups of 4 each and taking place in one place. The second stage is expected to take place in early August and will also include the final game.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Second stage
On 28 July 2020 the AAFU approved the format for the final (second) stage which would be as a single-elimination tournament with a single leg. The first games are expected to take place on 9 August 2020 with the draw for semifinals taking place the next day on 10 August. The final game will take place at the Viktor Bannikov Educational and Training Field in Kyiv.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Second stage
On 6 August 2020 it was announced that the new season is expected to start on 29 August 2020, while registration to participate in competitions on 10 August 2020. The Ukrainian Amateur Cup is being planned to start on September 9-16, 2020.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Second stage, Semifinals
The semifinal pairs will be drawn on 10 August 2020, participants of which are planned to meet on 13 August 2020.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Second stage, Finals
The final is planned to take place on 16 August 2020.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Promotions to the Second League
In a preliminary list, there were 10 contenders for promotion to the Professional Football League competitions (announced on 12 November 2019): Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, Yarud Mariupol, Peremoha Dnipro, Trostianets-2, Dnipro Cherkasy, Rubikon Vyshneve, ODEK Orzhiv, Epitsentr Dunayivtsi, Munkach Mukacheve, Kovel-Volyn.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Promotions to the Second League
As of 24 December 2019, ten clubs have sent the applications for Second League license: FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, FC Yarud Mariupol, FC Peremoha Dnipro, FC Academiya Sportu Trostianets, MSC Dnipro Cherkasy, FC Vyshneve, FC Vovchansk, FC Avanhard Koryukivka, FC Karpaty Burshtyn, FC Bila Tserkva.


2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, Promotions to the Second League
On 5 August 2020, there became publicized a list of ten main contenders to be promoted to the Second League, Dnipro Cherkasy, Yarud Mariupol, Chernihiv-Avanhard, FC Trostianets, FC Bila Tserkva, Peremoha Dnipro, Epitsentr Dunayivtsi, Rubikon Kyiv, Karpaty Halych, Metall Kharkiv.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 29th top-level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 12th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League
The tournament has been set to start on 28 July 2019. The same day there took place the game for the Ukrainian Super Cup. The UPL General Assembly also adopted a post season play-off mini-tournament for the last fifth berth of Ukraine in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League competition which would involve the best team(s) of the relegation group. The assembly also agreed to implement the Video assistant referee (VAR) position in 2020. With the ongoing competition, on 7 August 2019 the league adopted new name FavBet Liha after its main sponsor as well as its new logo. For promotional purpose, the Ukrainian Premier League introduced an own copy of virtual fantasy league on the Real Manager game platform.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League
The defending champion was the 12-times winner Shakhtar Donetsk. On 20 June 2020, Shakhtar won the league again by beating Oleksandriya in the Round 27 home game gaining its 13th title record five rounds before the finish.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League
Competition prolongation caused by the emergency break introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic made the season the longest in history, lasting 1 year and 1 day in total. The season also has set a record as a highest-scoring season in the history of the competition, with an average of 2.78 goals scored per game.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Summary
For next 2020–21 season, Ukrainian Premier League will expand to 14 teams. The lowest ranked team from Ukrainian Premier League will get relegated to Ukrainian First League. However, the top three teams from Ukrainian First League will gain promotion to Ukrainian Premier League next season.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Summary
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and based on resolutions of the Cabinet of Ukraine and the UAF Executive Committee, on 11 March 2020 the UPL adopted a decision to conduct games of the league's championship as well as under-21 and under-19 championships without spectators until 3 April 2020 (the first two rounds of the season's second stage).


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Summary
On 17 March 2020, the Ukrainian Association of Football adopted its decision to pause all football competitions in the country since 18 March 2020 for unspecified period of time (until adaptation of its next decision to resume all football events) due to the coronavirus pandemic. On 14 May 2020 in the House of Football took place a working conference between leaders of UAF and UPL with representatives of the UPL club where it was decided not to renew competitions among U-21 and U-19 teams. The decision was approved on 27 May 2020 by the UAF Executive Committee.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Summary
On 26 May 2020 the Ministry of Healthcare granted its permission to conduct games of the Favbet Liha and the Ukrainian Cup without spectators starting 30 May 2020 and the UAF Executive Committee supported the decision to renew the Championship and the Ukrainian Cup from 30 May 2020. Next day the Ministry of Health Care updated some of its restricting recommendations in regards to coordination of competitions among professional clubs.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Summary
On 22 July 2020 Ministry of Healthcare granted the permission to allow spectators on the Europa League play-off matches in a test mode, with up to 25% of stadium capacity open for attending.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Summary
The term of the UPL president expired on 5 April 2020. Due to pandemic situation worldwide, the election of the League's president was postponed to 27 April 2020. The current president Thomas Grimm stated that he will not run for the post as the members of the league are not interested to work together. On 4 May 2020 the league's executive director Yevhen Dykyi announced that there were registered three candidates for elections of the UPL president. On 18 May 2020 the league announced that elections for the league's president were postponed and their date will be announced later. Until then as the UPL president is acting the league's executive director Yevhen Dykyi.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Stadiums
Three teams play their matches outside of home towns. The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 5,000 (Article 10, paragraph 7.2).


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Stadiums
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, after quarantine break clubs from Lviv were forced to conduct all their home matches in the other regions until the Round 30.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Teams, Stadiums
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds (clubs in bold indicate that the respective stadium was their main home ground during the season):


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, First stage, First stage results
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, First stage, First stage positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition played chronologically.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Play-offs for qualification to the UEFA Europa League
Teams that placed 5th and 6th in the Championship group with the teams placed 7th and 8th in the Relegation group played the one-leg play-off for one more berth in the Europa League second qualifying round. Winners of the semi-final pairs contested in one-leg final game the last berth to the UEFA Europa League. If the winners of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup Dynamo Kyiv hadn't already clinched the berth to the European competitions by the league performance, the play-off would have been set among teams placed 4th, 5th and 6th in the Championship group and 7th in the Relegation group in the same way.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Play-offs for qualification to the UEFA Europa League
Kolos Kovalivka won the play-off on 29 July 2020 after defeating FC Mariupol 1–0 after the extra time in the final.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Attendance
The ranking is sorted by average attendance, while "Pos" column indicates position of each team in tournament standings.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League, Attendance
Source: , Notes:1: Team plays its matches outside of home city.2: Team plays its matches outside of home city due to stadium reconstruction.3: Team played last season in the First League.4: Dynamo Kyiv played 1 additional match behind closed doors.5: All matches starting from the round 23 to the end of second stage were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.6: The figures do not take into account three games of the Europa League play-offs, which were held with attendance restrictions due to health measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19 season are competitions between the youth teams of the Ukrainian Premier League. The season was abandoned in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.


2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19
Before the season Dynamo Kyiv was a defending champion in both competition categories (U–21 and U–19 teams). Shakhtar Donetsk was in the lead in competitions among "under-21" teams, while Dynamo Kyiv ended up at top of competition table among "under-19" teams. No titles were officially given out and all youth competitions were declared incomplete.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League
The 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League is the 29th since its establishment. On 6 June 2019 the PFL council of leagues presented its plan draft ("contours") for the next season for both its First and its Second leagues. The final decision for the season was adopted at the 27th PFL Conference that took place on 27 June 2019.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Summary
The season kicked off on 27 July 2019 along with the First League. Both groups A and B completed their double round-robin tournament on 23 November 2019 before going on winter break. Following the break the spring half of the season that should have started on 21 March 2020 and featured another single round-robin tournament ending on 23 May 2020. On 17 March 2020, the Ukrainian Association of Football adopted its decision to pause all football competitions in the country since 18 March 2020 for unspecified period of time (until adaptation of its next decision to resume all football events) due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Summary
On 21 May 2020, the PFL council of leagues at its open-air session at Obolon Arena adopted decision by vote of majority of the Second League clubs to cancel the spring half of the season and recognize winter break standings as final. Also, since the season's calendar was cut short, there were made some additional amendments including rotation of clubs between leagues.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Summary
After several PFL meetings, the UAF Executive Committee finally approved completion of the season by decisions of those meetings on 12 June 2020.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Summary
The post season games took place in the second half of August, yet beside the championship final (between winners of groups A and B).


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Teams, Promoted teams
Four teams have been promoted from the 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Teams, Promoted teams
Three reserve teams were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League:


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Teams, Promoted teams
One more team from Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship, FC Peremoha Dnipro, announced that it will contest its certification for professional competitions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne against the Ukrainian Association of Football and its licensing committee.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Teams, Relegated teams
The following teams have been relegated from the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League:


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Teams, Location map
The following map displays the location of teams. Group A teams marked in red. Group B teams marked in green.


2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, Post-season play-offs
Following the season's format change approved on 12 June 2020, the decision about the championship game was never mentioned unlike the promotion/relegation play-offs. According to Article 8.4 of the season's regulations, there is expected to be a championship game. No information about the championship game ever appeared.


2019–20 Under 20 Elite League
The 2019–20 Under 20 Elite League is an age-restricted association football tournament for national Under-20 teams. It was the third edition of the Under 20 Elite League but was ultimately curtailed after the third round of games in November 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Union Dutchmen ice hockey season was the 80th season of play for the program and the 29th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Dutchmen represented Union College and played their home games at Achilles Center, and were coached by Rick Bennett, in his 9th season.


2019–20 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season
The Union Dutchwomen represented Union College in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2019–20 Union Dutchwomen ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Bella McKee, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (Union) (awarded October 21, 2019)


2019–20 United Counties League
The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May 2019. These are subject to appeal, and the United Counties' constitution is subject to ratification at the league's AGM on 22 June 2019.


2019–20 United Counties League
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition. On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.


2019–20 United Counties League, Premier Division
At the end of the 2018–19 season, five teams left the division:


2019–20 United Counties League, Premier Division
The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, will form the Premier Division for season 2019–20:


2019–20 United Counties League, Division One
At the end of the 2018–19 season, the following teams left the division:


2019–20 United Counties League, Division One
The remaining 17 teams, together with the following, will form Division One for season 2019–20:


2019–20 United Kingdom floods
Between November 2019 and February 2020, severe winter flooding occurred across the United Kingdom. The first wave of flooding occurred in November 2019, mainly affecting Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands and the West Midlands. Further isolated flooding incidents were reported in December and January, before the second main wave of flooding, caused by Storms Ciara and Dennis, occurred in February 2020. The excessive rainfall resulted in the wettest February since records began, in 1766, in England and Wales with an average of 169.6 millimetres (6.68 in) falling across the regions, beating the record from 1833.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Background
Most of England received above average rainfall during October 2019, with some catchments receiving over double the average monthly total. Soils were wetter than average for the time of year across most of the country by the end of October. Monthly mean river flows were classed as exceptionally high at just over a third of indicator sites. Early on 8 November, heavy and prolonged rainfall fell on these saturated catchments across the southern Peak District causing flash floods and rivers to burst their banks. A week later on 14 November a further low pressure system brought more heavy rain to areas further south, raising water levels along on the rivers Severn and Avon.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Sheffield
The Met Office reported that Sheffield had 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain in just over the 36 hours which preceded the flood. This is almost the same as the monthly average for November. On 7 November Supertram services were terminated at Meadowhall South/Tinsley tram stop over fears that floodwater would put the Tinsley tram bridge in danger. On 8 November, shoppers spent the night inside Meadowhall shopping centre as floods surrounded the complex. Rain continued overnight leading to a major incident being declared in Sheffield. Millhouses public park, where in the 2007 floods a boy was swept to his death, was closed, due to concerns about the level of the River Sheaf, a tributary of the Don. On 8 November junction 34 of the M1 was closed.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Sheffield
Flooding throughout the Regions had a terrifying impact on rail services from Sheffield. On 7 November flooding at Denby Dale resulted in trains being unable to run between Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone. On 14 November train services between Sheffield and Worksop were cancelled because of floods as was the East Midlands Trains service from Sheffield to London St Pancras via the Midland Main Line. On 15 November the TransPennine Express services between Sheffield and Scunthorpe was suspended because of floods in Kirk Sandall, Doncaster. The Hope Valley line service was also disrupted due to flooding at nearby Edale. Flooding of railway lines in Rotherham also affected train services from Sheffield.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Sheffield
On 17 November the Met Office reported its Sheffield weather station had recorded its wettest ever autumn, "With 15 days [of November] still to go, the site has already recorded 427.6 mm of rain. The previous record was set in 2000 with 425.2 mm of rain falling between 1 September and 30 November that year."


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Rotherham
The railway tracks at Rotherham Central railway station, used by both Arriva Rail North railway services and the Sheffield Supertram tram-train, were flooded. Trains were unable to run between Sheffield and Gainsborough Central or Lincoln Central. The Sheffield to Leeds (via Moorthorpe) route was also suspended. On 7 November M1 junction 32, the M18 turn-off was reduced to two lanes due to floodwater. On 12 November flooding led to an oil spillage which led to the RSPCA having to rescue 60 swans.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Rotherham
On 15 November it was reported that all Supertram services were operating as normal with the exception of the tram-train. Plans to switch on the Christmas lights in Rotherham were cancelled until further notice because of the floods. Rotherham Parkgate retail park was also closed because of flooding with 85% of the shops re-opening on 16 November.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
The River Don flooded in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, reaching record levels with severe flood warnings continuing into 12 November.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
On 11 November there were 5 severe flood warnings in place for Kirk Bramwith, South Bramwith, Willow Bridge, Bentley and Fishlake, with residents of Fishlake, Thorpe in Balne, Trumfleet and Bentley being asked to evacuate their homes.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
Fishlake local resident, Grant Berry appeared on BBC News stating, "The village had not flooded in over 100 years" as he evacuated his home.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
On 11 November the Environment Agency deployed four pumps at Fishlake in an attempt to reduce the depth of flood-water and an RAF Chinook was used to convey aggregate to shore-up the banks of drainage channels east of Bentley. Fishlake residents were critical of the Environment Agency which had stated that on Friday 8 November at 5:00 pm there was no flood warning. Even when the village had flooded by 9:00 pm the Environment Agency had still not issued a flood warning. On 15 November John Curtin, executive director of flood and coastal risk management at the Environment Agency, said 38 pumps had been used in homes in Fishlake to reduce the inundation.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
Arriva Rail North told customers not to travel on the Doncaster to Scunthorpe route. CrossCountry diverted its trains away from Doncaster. The floods resulted in the closure of 39 roads in the Doncaster area on 11 November.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
On 15 November Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council issued a list of 26 roads still closed due to the flood.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Doncaster
In the Don Valley area, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visited Conisborough and Doncaster and viewed the property damage with local MP Caroline Flint, calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to declare the floods a national emergency so immediate financial help could be provided to families in need.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Barnsley
On 7 November the River Dearne burst its banks, flooding the pub and restaurant, The Mill of the Black Monks, thought to be Barnsley's oldest pub. The building mostly dates back to 1150 AD, with some parts dating back to 700 AD. Other nearby residences were also flooded. On 7 November, within Barnsley twelve roads were closed due to floodwater. Residents and businesses in the Lundwood and Low Valley areas of Barnsley were flooded and the B6096, Station Road at Wombwell was affected by severe flooding. On 15 November three roads remained closed due to floodwater, New Road (from Tingle Bridge Lane junction to the roundabout at Lions Lodge) and Smithy Bridge Lane at Hemingfield, and Birds Nest Lane at Penistone.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Hull
On 14 November run-off from fields closed the A63, the only link between Hull and the M62 motorway. The road re-opened on 15 November although a significant number of roads remained closed in the Hull area, including sections of the A164.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, Yorkshire and the Humber, Leeds and West Yorkshire
On 8 November flooding of railway lines on part of the East Coast Mainline led to delays on the Leeds to London service, with all LNER electric locomotive hauled services being cancelled. At least seven roads in West Yorkshire were closed, including the M606 Northbound main carriageway at junction 3, part of the A641 and some of the A646 Halifax to Burnley route. The moveable weir at Knostrop, part of the River Aire flood alleviation scheme, was lowered to reduce the water level upstream.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Derwent and Derbyshire
The Derwent flooded, and parts of Matlock were submerged as a month's worth of rainfall fell in a day. A woman swept away when wading through fast moving floodwaters and found dead later the same day was named as a former High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Annie Hall. During a visit to Matlock, Boris Johnson, the British prime minister said the floods were "not like something we need to escalate to the level of a national emergency".


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Derwent and Derbyshire
On 12 November a number of car parks at Chatsworth House were closed, with access to the Christmas market restricted to pre-booked customers and 'Friends of Chatsworth'. Also on 12 November, flooding at Edale led to the closure of the Hope Valley rail service from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly. Services resumed later that day.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Derwent and Derbyshire
On 14 November the railtracks at Draycott flooded, leading to delays on journeys from Derby to Long Eaton on the Midland Main Line, and the Matlock to Newark Castle lines were also affected.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Trent and Nottinghamshire
On 7 November the River Ryton burst its banks resulting in major incidents being declared in Worksop. Residents and Bassetlaw District Council leader, Simon Greaves, were critical of the Canal and River Trust (CRT) for not opening The Canch sluice gate. This sluice feeds excess water to the Chesterfield Canal via a channel. The sluice was eventually opened by a firefighter. The initial response of the CRT to requests to open the gate was to say no flood alert had been issued for the Ryton, according to a resident of the Riverside Caravan Park.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Trent and Nottinghamshire
When CRT engineers visited the sluice gate they refused to enter the building housing the sluice, saying the building was 'unsafe'. The CRT is responsible for the sluice gate though the building is owned by the council. On 15 November the CRT released a statement stating that the sluice was not designed to drain the river. It said "Definitively, it would not have alleviated the flooding in the town. The water would have stayed in the area as the feeder, canal and river all run in parallel a very short distance apart".


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Trent and Nottinghamshire
Residents of mobile homes in Newark were evacuated on 9 November over fears that the River Trent would burst its banks. The Environment Agency issued a flood warning for Retford and moved pumps into the Redtford Beck area in an attempt to prevent the flooding of homes. In Mansfield the heavy rain also caused a mudslide which resulted in 35 homes being evacuated.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, River Trent and Nottinghamshire
Transport was affected in the county with road and rail closures. East Midlands Railway services on the Nottingham to Mansfield and Worksop routes were disrupted due to flooding on the  railway line. More than seven roads were closed in the Nottinghamshire area. The rail service between Shirebrook and Worksop, on the Robin Hood Line was also disrupted. On 14 November East Midlands Railway said a flooded railway line near Loughborough had disrupted services between Lincoln, Nottingham and Leicester. The bus operator, Nottingham City Transport reported that flooding had affected fourteen of its routes, with some bus stops not being served.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, Lincolnshire
More than 1,000 acres (400 ha) in Lincolnshire were underwater when the Barlings Eau burst its banks. Twelve flood warnings were issued in the county and some farms were cut off. About 30 residents were evacuated from the Short Ferry Caravan Park near to Bardney, which is close to the Barlings Eau.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, Lincolnshire
On 8 November homes in the Cherry Willingham area of Lincoln were inundated as the River Witham burst its banks, and the area around the Brayford Pool in the centre of Lincoln was flooded. A number of roads were closed in the county including parts of the A1 (northbound), parts of the A46 and parts of the A631.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, Lincolnshire
Bransby Horses, an animal sanctuary near Lincoln, was told by the Environment Agency to close their drain valves and flood their site. The sanctuary, which is located on the River Till washlands has long-standing agreement with the agency to do so in order to reduce flooding in Lincoln. The washlands help protect 7,000 homes and businesses in and around Lincoln. The Bransby Horses site has seen human sewage and four feet of water on their fields with 40% of the grazing land unsafe for at least the next six months (from November 2019). Over one hundred of the four hundred and fifty horses, donkeys, ponies and mules were moved to the sanctuary's site in Barlings, which was bought specifically to deal with emergency evacuations of the Bransby site.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, Lincolnshire
In Grimsby the River Freshney reached record levels flooding homes in nearby Healing. Riverhead pumping station, operated by Associated British Ports attempted to pump as much of the Freshney's water into Alexandra Dock as was possible using all three Archimedes screws at the pumping station simultaneously.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, Lincolnshire
On 14 November nine roads in Lincolnshire remained closed because of flooding. On the same day an embankment supporting Fodderdyke Bank, a road at New Leake, near Boston, collapsed into the adjacent drain. The drain takes excess rainfall to pumping stations at Lade Bank and Hobhole where it is discharged into The Wash. Peter Bateson, Chief Executive at Witham Fourth District Internal Drainage Board said, "We are seeing many slips in the area, but the one at Fodderdyke is the largest." Work to repair the embankment, which requires a specialist piling tool as the bedrock is so hard, is expected to be finished by mid-December.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, East Midlands, Lincolnshire
By 15 November Environment Agency data from monitoring station at Brigg had recorded 104.6 mm of rainfall since 1 November, more than twice the 50 mm average for the month. Both the New River Ancholme (constructed in 1635) and the Old River Ancholme had over-topped their banks flooding parts of Brigg. Fifty homes across North Lincolnshire were flooded, according to figures released by North Lincolnshire council.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Birmingham
On 14 November the River Cole burst its banks causing flooding in the Hall Green area. West Midlands Railway services between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-Upon-Avon were cancelled. On the same day British Transport Police, Network Rail and staff at Birmingham New Street station advised passengers not to travel by rail unless it was absolutely necessary.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Shropshire
On 14 November in Shropshire nine schools were closed because of floods. The Environment Agency issued three flood warnings for the county, two on the River Severn and one on the River Teme. Sections of the A49 and A488 were closed as were a number of minor roads, particularly in the south of the county. On 15 November four schools remained closed.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Shropshire
On 15 November rail services between Shrewsbury and Welshpool did not run due to flooding.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Herefordshire
On 14 November the A438 at Portwaym was flooded with the local authority asking drivers to avoid it if possible and the A417 at Maund Bryan was closed after cars became stranded in floodwater. Eighteen schools in Herefordshire were closed due to the floods. West Midlands Trains reported that the railway line between Great Malvern and Hereford was closed because of flooding. A landslip led to the closure of the B4234 between Kerne Bridge and Walford.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Herefordshire
On 14 November the Environment Agency issued flood warnings on all rivers in Herefordshire and the Lugg, the Teme and the Frome burst their banks, affecting a small number roads in the north of the county. Settlements affected by flooding included the Greyfriars area, Leintwardine, Walford, Little Hereford, Ashford Carbonel, Ross-on-Wye and Hereford with the A4103 and A4113 roads also affected.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Worcestershire
On 14 November Worcestershire County Council closed sixty one schools because of the floods. The Environment Agency deployed a pump at Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, to remove standing water. Parts of the A38 were closed in both directions at Stoke Heath because of flooding. A mudslide occurred on the road at Wilden Lane, Stourport-on-Severn although the road remained open. In Wychavon, on 14 November thirty eight roads were closed, including parts of the, A44, A449 and A4133, with one road at Hartlebury being closed due to a mud slide. In Malvern twelve Roads were closed, in Redditch seven were closed and a further five closed in Bromsgrove.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Worcestershire
On 14 November West Midlands Trains' services between Worcester and Birmingham were cancelled because of flooding in Bromsgrove.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, Worcestershire
On 15 November train services between Moreton-in-Marsh and Worcester Shrub Hill did not run because to flooding. Floods caused major disruption to transport on 15 November with over 125 roads being closed in Worcestershire, including sections of the A38, A44, A442, A443, A448 and A449. Bus services between Tenbury and Worcester were cancelled as were many school bus services. In Evesham, river levels were at their highest since the 2007 United Kingdom floods. The Environment Agency reported that between twenty five and thirty properties close to the Avon in Evesham were flooded. On 16 November over twenty five roads remained closed throughout the county. The Three Counties Farming Conference at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern was cancelled on 15 November due to road conditions.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, River Avon and Warwickshire
On 14 November in Sambourne, near Coughton, in Warwickshire vehicle drivers had to be rescued from flood water. Flooding on the tracks disrupted rail services to Leamington Spa. Twenty seven schools across the county were closed on 14 November due to flooding. On 14 November the Shipston river gauge on the River Stour reached a high level which prompted the Environment Agency to issue flood alerts for Halford, Crimscote, Alderminster, Preston-on-Stour, Ailstone, Atherstone-on-Stour and Clifford Chambers. The Agency said three flood warnings have been issued for the River Dene and Stour with a total of 20 flood alerts in place in the county.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, West Midlands, River Avon and Warwickshire
On 15 November the River Avon broke its banks causing flooding across Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The Environment Agency issued flood warnings for Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham, Bidford-on-Avon, Warwick, and Leamington Spa. In Stratford-upon-Avon, temporary flood barriers were installed near the town centre. Floodwater reached the road outside Anne Hathaway's Cottage in Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, South East England, Oxfordshire
On 14 November the CrossCountry trains services to Banbury were affected by surface water on the line to Leamington Spa. Oxfordshire County Council announced that flooded roads were impassable between Woodeaton, Elsfield, and Marston, and that the road between Waterperry and Worminghall was flooded. Vehicle drivers were turned away from  Wendlebury due to flood water. On 14 November there were 20 flood alerts in place across the county.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, South East England, Oxfordshire
On 14 November flood alerts were issued for the River Thames and River Cherwell through Oxford.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, South East England, Buckinghamshire
Surface water flooding in the Beachampton area of Buckinghamshire led to vehicles being stranded.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Mid-November - February flooding, South West England, Gloucestershire
On 14 November nine roads were closed in the county, with many more affected by surface water flooding. The 15 November races at Cheltenham Racecourse were abandoned due to the rainfall. By 16 November the number of closed roads had risen to fourteen. The River Avon and River Severn burst their banks in Tewkesbury flooding a number of properties. Twelve roads remained closed on 17 November, with the B4234 at Kerne Bridge being closed due to a landslip.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, December flooding
Flooding was reported across southern England from 18–22 December, caused by repeated intense cold fronts moving across the area, accumulating high rainfall totals. In total, 91 flood warnings and 237 flood alerts were issued by the Environment Agency. In many areas, more than 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain fell in less than 36 hours. Flooding caused widespread travel disruption during the pre-Christmas rush, which is traditionally the busiest time of year for public transport in the United Kingdom.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, December flooding
In Buckinghamshire, there were reports of cars becoming stranded on flooded roads, and a mother and her three sons had to be rescued from a stranded vehicle. The River Great Ouse burst its banks in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. Flooding was also reported in Reading after the River Loddon burst its banks and the River Thames reached high levels. Great Western Railway and South Western Railway services were suspended between Guildford and Godalming after a collapsed embankment blocked a tunnel entrance. Minor surface flooding of roads and railways was also reported in Norfolk and Suffolk.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, December flooding
The M23 motorway was closed in both directions between junctions 10 and 11 in West Sussex after becoming blocked by floodwater. In neighbouring East Sussex, the River Cuckmere burst its banks and fast-flowing floodwaters inundated the village of Alfriston, causing severe damage including washing away parked cars; the Brighton Main Line railway was also closed as a result of flooding, affecting Govia Thameslink Railway services. The River Medway in Kent burst its banks, flooding the town of Maidstone and nearby Yalding and Teston. In Yalding, visitors to a caravan site were rescued by boat after it became cut-off by rising waters. Trains operated by Southeastern between Maidstone West and Strood, and between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, were suspended as a result of downed trees, track damage and electricity failures.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, December flooding
In South West England, the Somerset Levels witnessed widespread flooding. Up to 53 mm (2.1 in) of rainfall was recorded in Devon and Cornwall, causing serious flooding in numerous towns and villages, particularly Hayle where a major incident was declared by police. Up to 60 properties in Hayle were flooded. Roads including the main A30 and railways including Great Western Railway services between Exeter St David's and Taunton were closed or suspended, isolating much of the region from the rest of the country for several days.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, December flooding, Chertsey tornado
A weak tornado was reported in Chertsey, Surrey on 21 December; it was filmed by a vehicle dashcam crossing both carriageways of the M25 motorway before striking a residential area, damaging homes, gardens and vehicles. Several houses suffered severe roof damage as a result of the tornado and many cars were damaged beyond repair. Subsequent damage assessment rated the tornado as an F1 on the Fujita scale according to the European Severe Weather Database.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), East Midlands
By daybreak on 16 February, severe flooding was reported across the East Midlands, including Ilkeston and Lowdham; a major incident was declared by the local council in the latter village. Across Leicestershire, dozens of roads were flooded. In Loughborough, the River Soar and its tributary the Wood Brook both burst their banks, flooding residential areas of the town. Flooding was also reported in nearby Sileby, where the flood siren was sounded.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), East Midlands
Flooding near Draycott in Derbyshire resulted in the temporarily closure of the Midland Main Line between Derby and Long Eaton, affecting East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield and London St Pancras. The Nottingham City Transport bus depot at Gotham was flooded, disrupting some routes as they had to be operated out of the company's other garages; further flooding in the Nottingham area, including in Woodborough, compounded disruption to their services as well as those of rival operator Trentbarton. Flooding of homes was also reported in nearby Rainworth and Radcliffe-on-Trent.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), East Midlands
Later on 16 February, the main road through the Derbyshire village of Repton was closed after floodwaters made it impassable, and passing cars had been splashing water into homes and businesses. There was also some minor flooding from the River Derwent in Derby itself, including at the Derby Rugby Club. Pumps were deployed to protect the town of Retford from flooding.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), London & South East England
At around 07:30 local time on 16 February, the 06:41 Thameslink service from Cambridge to Potters Bar, operated by a Class 700 unit, struck a tree on the railway that had been downed by high winds near Royston in Hertfordshire. There were no injuries in the incident, and the train suffered only minor damage. The tree was removed by 08:45, allowing the train to continue to its destination, after which it was taken out of service and returned to the depot for safety inspections. Rail services subsequently resumed on the Thameslink line with heavy delays due to storm-related speed restrictions as a safety precaution following the Royston incident.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), London & South East England
In the London area, adverse weather conditions resulted in the postponement of the Women's FA Cup football matches between Arsenal and Lewes and between Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion; the latter is contested as the M23 derby. In the New Forest area of Hampshire, a DPDgroup delivery van was washed away from a swollen ford, with the driver making a lucky escape after the van became lodged under a tree. In nearby Romsey, temporary flood barriers were erected to protect more than 200 at-risk properties from flooding.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), South West England
Severe flooding was reported in the Dartmoor area on 16 February, with the surrounding towns and villages of Bovey Tracey, Heathfield, Newton Abbot, Littlehempston and Highweek particularly affected. Part of the South West Coast Path near Swanage in Dorset was closed after it was blocked by a landslide, and nearby cliffs were deemed to be dangerously unstable.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
Storm Dennis brought historic flooding to South Wales, particularly to areas of the Valleys covered by the Met Office red severe weather warning for rain; many areas saw more than a month's worth of rainfall within a period of less than 48 hours. In Maerdy, Rhondda, more than 160 mm (6.3 in) of rain was recorded in a 48-hour period starting at midday on 14 February.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
As a result of widespread serious flooding and landslides, South Wales Police declared a major incident across the region, and the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service responded to more than 1,400 calls in a 12-hour period. Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged, and one person was killed after falling into the River Tawe near Swansea.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
Natural Resources Wales issued two severe flood warnings, meaning an imminent danger to life was occurring, during the course of Storm Dennis – these covered the River Neath around Aberdulais and the River Taff around Pontypridd. More than 80 lower-level flood warnings were issued across Wales. Large-scale evacuations of villages in the River Usk and River Wye floodplains were co-ordinated by emergency services on 16 February in anticipation of serious flooding. Further evacuations took place in Monmouthshire and Neath Port Talbot, with the entire village of Tonna being evacuated by bus.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
The levels of the River Wye at Monmouth reached a record high on 18 February. At Whitebrook beside the Wye, a woman was rescued after spending 12 hours on the roof of her submerged car. Hundreds of people were evacuated from Nantgarw. Emergency services were also stretched by the need to carry out rescues from vehicles and properties as people were caught out by rapidly rising floodwaters, including from homes in Crickhowell, Powys. Additionally, the main road bridge in Crickhowell was severely damaged.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
Severe flooding occurred in the town of Pontypridd and in parts of Cardiff as the River Taff reached its highest level in recorded history, flooding homes and businesses and disrupting transport. Houses in Pontypridd were inundated by more than 5 feet (1.5 m) of water, with residents being rescued from the upper floors; riverside walls collapsed and parked vehicles were washed away, adding damaging debris to the fast-flowing waters and exacerbating the situation in Pontypridd. The town centre was completely inundated, and a major emergency was declared across the wider Rhondda Cynon Taf council area.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
Some of the other badly affected settlements were Cwm in Blaenau Gwent and Argoed in Caerphilly, where emergency services spent considerable time unsuccessfully trying to pump floodwaters away from houses. Further flooding of homes and businesses was reported in the settlements of New Tredegar, Bedwas, Newbridge, Risca and Llanbradach. Transport for Wales reported severe disruption to rail services across Wales and beyond into England, including key routes from Cardiff Central, Aberystwyth, Holyhead and Carmarthen to Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Wales
In addition to flooding, dozens of landslides were reported across Wales. Debris from landslides in the upper valleys, including mud and large rocks, was carried down into the town of Mountain Ash by floodwaters, worsening the damage from flooding there. In Tylorstown, a large mudslide on a steep hillside above the village was caught on video; on the other side of the same mountain in Llanwonno, more than 300 m (980 ft) of hillside suddenly collapsed, damaging telecommunications equipment.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), West Midlands
Flooding started causing issues across the West Midlands on 16 February, when a major incident was declared in Worcestershire as rising waters swept a woman into the River Teme near Tenbury in her vehicle; severe flooding hampered the search for her, and her body was found downstream several days later. A man was also swept into the Teme near Tenbury Wells, but was later rescued; more than 130 homes in the village were flooded, where waters peaked higher than the previous historic floods of 2007. In Hereford, the River Wye reached its highest level in recorded history, and the major incident declaration was subsequently expanded to cover Herefordshire and Shropshire. Across Herefordshire, landslides and high river levels damaged roads and bridges.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), West Midlands
In Ludlow, Shropshire, more than 50 homes were flooded. Properties were also flooded in the centre of Shrewsbury as the River Severn burst its banks. The Environment Agency described the flooding across parts of the West Midlands as "unprecedented", and warned that excess runoff from the upper reaches of the Severn in Wales meant that the flooding in the lower Severn valley would likely be prolonged for at least three days.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Yorkshire and the Humber
In Bradford on 16 February, the M606 motorway was closed in both directions due to flooding on one of the carriageways, which persisted despite efforts overnight to pump the road clear. Flooding in the Calder Valley, which had been severely impacted by Storm Ciara the weekend before, was less than initially anticipated. The River Calder rose to very high levels but did not break its banks in Todmorden, Hebden Bridge or Mytholmroyd, unlike the previous weekend, and only minor surface water flooding was reported across Calderdale in general. Voluntary flood wardens in the Calder Valley described it as "an unexpectedly steady night".


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Yorkshire and the Humber
There was flooding in Boroughbridge as the River Ure peaked at 15.12 m (49.6 ft), breaking its banks in several places. In the Leeds area, new flood defences were operated for the first time on the River Aire at Crown Point and Knostrop, considerably lowering the level of the river in a short period of time and reducing the flooding risk for the city; these particular defences were built at a cost of £50 million, protecting more than 3,500 vulnerable homes and businesses.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Storm Dennis (15–19 February), Yorkshire and the Humber
Flooding was reported in the Sheffield area. Surface water flooded sliproads onto the Sheffield Parkway in Handsworth, which then had to be closed as a car became stranded in the water. River levels were very high, especially along the River Don, resulting in some minor riverside flooding in the Lower Don Valley between the city centre and Meadowhall. In Rotherham, the Don and Rother burst their banks, flooding the railway around Rotherham Central station and resulting in the suspension of Arriva Rail North and Sheffield Supertram services. Additionally, the Snake Pass road to Manchester was closed as a result of landslides.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 11 November Prime Minister Boris Johnson called a Cobra meeting over the governments response to the flooding which came after leader of the opposition, Jeremy Corbyn sent a letter to Johnson calling on him to hold a Cobra meeting. On 13 November the Prime Minister visited Stainforth, South Yorkshire, as 100 soldiers from the Light Dragoons and 2 Royal Anglian were deployed to the area. Johnson was heckled by local residents.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 11 November Corbyn said, "Under the Tories, front-line flood response and Environment Agency staff have been slashed by a fifth, and our fire-and-rescue service by nearly a quarter." The BBC scrutinized these figures and found they were supported by statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Home Office.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 11 November the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government initiated the Bellwin scheme, designed to provide compensation to local authorities for some of the initial costs they incur as a result of flooding in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 14 November the Environment Agency estimated that 830 properties had been flooded. This figure was challenged by The Guardian, which had contacted local authorities in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, and found that at least 1,758 properties had been flooded.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 15 November the Prime Minister announced households and business owners significantly affected by recent floods would receive relief on their council tax and business rates for at least the next three months. Chris Read, leader of Rotherham Council was critical of the lack of consultation with local authorities. A reporter from the Rotherham Advertiser sought clarity from the Government on how the relief would work, including eligibility criteria. A spokeswoman for the government admitted the criteria are "yet to be decided".


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 21 February 2020 Prince Charles visited Pontypridd and met with local residents. Rock band the Manic Street Preachers donated £3,000 towards those dealing with the flood damage, and a fundraising page, set up by local MP Alex Davies-Jones, raised more than £20,000.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
In April 2020 Amanda Blanc, a former chair the Association of British Insurers, was appointed to review flood insurance for those affected in Doncaster following the November 2019 floods. The report was published in November 2020.


2019–20 United Kingdom floods, Response
On 12 June 2020 Dan Jarvis, Mayor of Sheffield City Region Combined Authority, wrote to Boris Johnson and government ministers asking for action on improving flood defences in "close collaboration with devolved authorities." The government had made promises for action seven months earlier. The government responded by saying it was working to "identify suitable arrangements" for a "Yorkshire floods roundtable". Many residents and businesses in the Fishlake area were still not able to return home or were in need of repair work.


2019–20 United States network television schedule
The 2019–20 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2019 to August 2020. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2018–19 season.


2019–20 United States network television schedule
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 12, 2019, followed by Fox on May 13, ABC on May 14, CBS on May 15, and The CW on May 16, 2019.


2019–20 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and MyNetworkTV are also not included since both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns. The CW does not air network programming on Saturday nights.


2019–20 United States network television schedule
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.


2019–20 United States network television schedule
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 caused television production to shut down across the United States, which resulted in multiple shows concluding with slightly shorter seasons than originally planned.


2019–20 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


2019–20 United States network television schedule, Renewals and cancellations
Note: Series that were unable to fulfil their original or extended episode orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been indicated below.


2019–20 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2019–20 daytime network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 2019 to August 2020. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series; no new series or series canceled after the 2018–19 season are included at present, as the daytime schedules of the four major networks that offer morning and/or afternoon programming is expected to remain consistent with the prior television season.


2019–20 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Fox does not offer daytime network programming nor network news on weekdays; as such, schedules are only included for Saturdays and Sundays. Also not included are MyNetworkTV (as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and Ion Television (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).


2019–20 United States network television schedule (late night)
The 2019–20 network late night television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the late night hours from September 2019 to August 2020. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2018–19 television season.


2019–20 United States network television schedule (late night)
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary, Ion Television is not included since the network schedules feature syndicated reruns, also not included are MyNetworkTV and The CW (as the programming services do not offer late night programs of any kind).


2019–20 United States network television schedule (late night)
Fox is not included on the weekday schedule as Fox airs late night network programming only on Saturdays.


2019–20 Universo Treviso Basket season
The 2019–20 season is Universo Treviso Basket's 8th in existence (6th after the re-foundation) and the club's 1st season in the Lega Basket Serie A after the promotion in the top flight of Italian basketball.


2019–20 Universo Treviso Basket season, Overview
Treviso qualified to the Serie A after ending the 2018–19 Serie A2 Basket in second position and winning the qualification playoffs.


2019–20 Universo Treviso Basket season, Overview
The 2019-20 season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federation to suspend and later cancel the competition without assigning the title to anyone. Treviso ended the championship in 13th position.


2019–20 Universo Treviso Basket season, Players, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2019–20 Universo Treviso Basket season, Players, Depth chart
5+5 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)


2019–20 Universo Treviso Basket season, Players, Squad changes, Unsuccessful deals
The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season
The 2019–20 season is Unión Santa Fe's 6th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Sudamericana.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Review, Pre-season
On 20 June 2019, Unión Santa Fe announced that a deal, subject to personal terms and medicals, had been agreed for the transfers of Emanuel Brítez and Diego Zabala to Rosario Central. A day later, a similar agreement was reached with San Lorenzo for the sales of Bruno and Mauro Pittón. The departures of Brítez and Zabala were completed on 21 June, with the previously mentioned brothers following suit on 22 June. After four outgoings, Unión revealed their first incoming on 25 June in goalkeeper Sebastián Moyano from La Plata's Gimnasia y Esgrima. Jonatan Fleita's loan deal with Nueva Chicago was extended for a further season on 25 June. On 28 June, Unión communicated that they had earned $6.125m from the sales of Brítez, Zabala and the Pittón brothers.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Review, Pre-season
Ezequiel Bonifacio joined the club on 29 June, signing from Gimnasia y Esgrima; à la Moyano. A fifth player left on 30 June, as Franco Fragapane went to Talleres. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. Franco Troyansky converted a penalty as Unión beat Godoy Cruz in a pre-season friendly on 3 July, though lost the secondary encounter by two goals. Damián Martínez, who spent the last two campaigns on loan from Independiente, was signed permanently on 3 July. A transaction with Patronato for Gabriel Carabajal was confirmed on 4 July, with the right midfielder penning a three-year contract. Joaquín Papaleo was loaned, for a career third time, to Santamarina. Unión beat Cosmos FC in friendlies on 10 July.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Review, Pre-season
Right midfielder Santiago Lebus headed off to All Boys on 10 July, a day prior to Federico Andrada's exit to Aldosivi. No goals were scored in two exhibition matches between Unión and Rosario Central on 13 July. Veteran goalkeeper Nereo Fernández switched Unión for Atlético de Rafaela on 16 July. Jalil Elías arrived on loan from Newell's Old Boys on 17 July. Federico Milo became their sixth reinforcement for the new campaign, as he was loaned from Arsenal de Sarandí. Boca Juniors's Walter Bou penned a loan contract with Unión on 23 July.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Review, July
Unión Santa Fe travelled to reigning champions Racing Club on matchday one of their league campaign, subsequently securing a goalless draw on 26 July. Juan Cavallaro made a move from recently relegated Tigre on 30 July.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Review, August
On 2 August, Matías García signed for Chacarita Juniors. Goals from Walter Bou and Yeimar Gómez Andrade secured Unión victory in game two, on 4 August, in the Primera División over Defensa y Justicia. Unión played Sarmiento in friendlies on 9 August, with a 1–1 draw preceding a 0–1 loss. Facundo Britos became a new player of Atlético de Rafaela on 12 August. After a draw and a win in the Primera División, Unión experienced their first league loss on 17 August to Newell's Old Boys. Another defeat arrived a week later, as Lanús condemned them to a 1–2 scoreline. Unión lost again on 31 August, this time to San Lorenzo after a winning goal from ex-player Bruno Pittón.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Friendlies, Pre-season
Unión Santa Fe, on 14 June 2019, revealed friendly matches with Godoy Cruz and Rosario Central that were set for 3 July and 13 July respectively. They'd also meet local Santa Fe team Cosmos FC on 10 July.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Friendlies, Mid-season
Unión Santa Fe held exhibition games with Sarmiento on 9 August.


2019–20 Unión de Santa Fe season, Competitions, Primera División, Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.


2019–20 Utah Jazz season
The 2019–20 Utah Jazz season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 41st season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. It was announced that longtime Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley will be traded to the Jazz after spending his first 12 seasons in the league with the Grizzlies. During the offseason Dennis Lindsey was promoted from General Manager to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, while Assistant Justin Zanik was promoted to General Manager.


2019–20 Utah Jazz season
The season was indefinitely suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11, 2020 after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. A day later, on March 12, it was revealed that Donovan Mitchell had also tested positive for the virus. Before this, Gobert and Mitchell were selected to play in the 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago.


2019–20 Utah Jazz season
On June 4, the Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the fourth straight season, after the NBA approved a plan to return to play in the NBA Bubble with only 22 teams in late July.


2019–20 Utah Jazz season
In the playoffs, the Jazz lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round in seven games after leading the series 3–1.


2019–20 Utah Jazz season, Draft picks
The Jazz held a first and a second-round draft pick entering the 2019 NBA Draft. On the night before the 2019 NBA draft began, the Jazz agreed to trade their first-round pick at #23 (which became forward Darius Bazley), a protected 2020 first-round pick, Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, and Kyle Korver to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for long-standing point guard Mike Conley Jr., although the trade was not official until July 6 due to salary cap reasons.


2019–20 Utah Jazz season, Draft picks
On the night of the draft, the Jazz selected point guard Justin Wright-Foreman from Hofstra University. They also traded their 2021 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers for their 50th pick of the draft, which became power forward Jarrell Brantley from the College of Charleston. Both Wright-Foreman and Brantley signed two-way contracts with Utah on July 16. Utah also traded away some cash considerations to the Golden State Warriors on June 20 to acquire the 58th pick of the draft, shooting guard Miye Oni from Yale University.


2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by second-year head coach Craig Smith, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated New Mexico, Wyoming and San Diego State to become champions of the Mountain West Tournament, their second consecutive Mountain West Tournament championship. They earned the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, on March 12 it was announced that the NCAA Tournament would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies shared the regular-season Mountain West title with Nevada, and defeated New Mexico, Fresno State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West Tournament to earn the Mountain West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament for their first appearance since 2011. They lost in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament to Washington.


2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team, Preseason, Mountain West media poll
The Mountain West Conference media poll was released on October 15, 2019. The Aggies were unanimously selected by MW media members as the preseason favorites.


2019–20 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason All-MWC teams
Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta were selected to the All-MWC Preseason Team. Merrill was additionally selected as the Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year.


2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Utah Runnin' Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Larry Krystkowiak. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon State.


2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Utes finished the 2018–19 season finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon.


2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team, Off-season
On August 6, 2019, the NCAA placed the Utes on two years probation due to impermissible recruiting activities in April 2018.


2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team, Regular season
On November 8, the Utes defeated Mississippi Valley State 143–49 to set an NCAA record for largest margin of victory (94 points) over a Division I opponent.


2019–20 Utah Utes women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Utah Utes women's basketball team represents the University of Utah during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by fifth year head coach Lynne Roberts, play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.


2019–20 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by first-year head coach Mark Madsen, played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–10 in WAC play to finish in finish in eighth place. Due to irregularities in the WAC standings due to cancelled games, they were set to be the No. 6 seed in the WAC Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2018–19 season with an overall record of 25–10, including 12–4 in WAC play, to finish in second place. In the 2019 WAC Tournament, they defeated UMKC in the quarterfinals before losing to Grand Canyon in the semifinals the following day. On March 17, they accepted a bid to play in the 2019 College Basketball Invitational. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to South Florida.


2019–20 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team, Previous season
This was Mark Pope's final season as head coach of Utah Valley; he replaced the retiring Dave Rose as head coach of the BYU men's basketball team.


2019–20 Uzbek parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 22 December 2019, with a second round in 25 of the 150 constituencies on 5 January 2020. They were the first elections to be held after the death of Islam Karimov in 2016. The ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Legislative Chamber, winning 53 of the 150 seats. All five parties contesting the elections were regarded as loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.


2019–20 Uzbek parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 150 members of the Legislative Chamber were elected from single member constituencies using the two-round system. A second round was also held in constituencies where voter turnout was less than 33%.


2019–20 Uzbek parliamentary election, Electoral system
With the adoption of a new electoral code in June 2019, this was the first election in which all seats in the Legislative Chamber were directly elected; previously fifteen seats had been reserved for the Ecological Movement. Other reforms included a new requirement that all candidates be nominated by a political party, and a minimum quota of 30% of female candidates for each party.


2019–20 Uzbek parliamentary election, Campaign
A total of 750 candidates contested the 150 seats, representing five parties viewed as loyal to the president. An official debate between party leaders was held for the first time. Opposition parties were banned, including the Erk Democratic Party, whose leader Muhammad Salih remained in exile. However, after the first round of voting, President Mirziyoyev and the Chairman of the Central Election Commission made rare public acknowledgements of the existence of opposition parties, and raised the possibility that they would be allowed to participate in future elections. These statements were made amidst an outbreak of protests over shortages and high prices during the campaign period, and the increased use of social media to discuss politics in the country.


2019–20 Uzbek parliamentary election, Campaign
In the second round, the 50 candidates contesting the 25 remaining seats included 15 from the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, 11 from the Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party, 10 from the Justice Social Democratic Party, 9 from the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and five from the Ecological Party.


2019–20 V-League (South Korea)
The 2019–20 V-League season was the 16th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started in October 2019 but was postponed and then cancelled in March 2020 during Round Six because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers were the defending champions in the men's league and Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders the defending female champions.


2019–20 V-League (South Korea), Season standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser


2019–20 V-League (South Korea), Regular season, Results / Fixtures - Male, Rounds 5 and 6
Season postponed from March 2, and then cancelled on March 23rd due to coronavirus.


2019–20 V-League (South Korea), Regular season, Results / Fixtures - Female, Rounds 5 and 6
Season postponed from March 2, and then cancelled on March 23 due to coronavirus.


2019–20 V-League (South Korea), Attendance, Men's teams
Updated to games played on 23 February, from the week starting 24 February, all games are closed door due to the coronavirus. From 2 March the league was postponed and then cancelled. Source:


2019–20 V-League (South Korea), Attendance, Women's teams
Updated to games played on 23 February, from the week starting 24 February, all games are closed door due to the coronavirus. From 2 March the league was postponed and then cancelled. Source:


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's
The Volleyball 2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's is the 26th tournament year and the 2nd top level women's tournament of the newly branded and reorganized V.League (Japan). It was held from October 12, 2019 – January 26, 2020.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Clubs, Conferences
The 2019-20 V.League Division 1 Women will be divided into two conferences of six teams each: Premier and Star.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Clubs, Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to one per club world wide, and one per club from ASEAN nations.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Stadiums
Adastria Arena, MitoBeikomu Gymnasium, Amagasaki CNA Arena, AkitaEhime Prefecture Budokan, MatsuyamaFukaya Big TurtleGoshogawara Citizen GymnasiumKobe Green ArenaHitachinaka City Gymnasium


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Stadiums
Ishikawa Sports Center, Kanazawa Kakogawa Municipal GymnasiumKanazawa City GymnasiumKartz Kawasaki Koriyama GymnasiumKurobe General Sports CenterKurume ArenaMizushima Green Fukuda Park Gymnasium, Kurashiki


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Stadiums
Nishio City Gymnasium Ota Ward Gymnasium, TokyoOkazaki Central Gymnasium River Sakura Arena, Hitachi Saga Sunrise Park GymnasiumSaitama Prefecture Budokan, AgeoShiga Prefectural Gymnasium, OtsuShimadzu Arena, KyotoSky Hall Toyota


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Stadiums
Sumiyoshi Sports Center, OsakaTakahashi Citizen Gymnasium Todoroki Arena, Kawasaki Toyama Seibu Sports Center, TonamiWing Arena Kariya Wink Gymnasium, HimejiYMIT Arena, Kusatsu Zip Arena, Okayama


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Schedule
Regular Round begins October 12, 2019 (Saturday) and ends December 29, 2019 (Sunday). Matches are played every Saturday and Sunday.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Schedule
The Empress' Cup Final Round which has usually been contested during the last week of December is scheduled for March 25–29, 2020 -- after the season is over.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Season standing procedure
The 2019-20 V.League Season brings new rules for how teams will be ranked for the Regular Round.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Season standing procedure
Beginning with the 2019-20 season teams will be ranked in the Regular Round by:


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Regular Round Results, In-Conference Leg 1, Standings after Leg 1
Four teams from Premier Conference are 2 matches behind, and two teams from Star Conference are 1 match behind--due to cancelled matches opening weekend. The five cancelled matches have been rescheduled for the end of the season:


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Regular Round Results, In-Conference Leg 2, Standings after Leg 2
Four teams from Premier Conference are 2 matches behind, and two teams from Star Conference are 1 match behind--due to cancelled matches opening weekend. The five cancelled matches have been rescheduled for the end of the season:


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Final Stage, Final 8
Teams will receive advantage points based on their regular season performance and add the Final 8 results


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Final Stage, Final 8
3 matches in each group (round robin)Top 2 teams from each group advance to semifinals. Points will determine final rank (different from Regular Round)


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4
The teams finishing 5th and 6th in their conference will be placed into the Challenge 4; 5th place teams receive 1 advantage point, 6th place teams receive zero.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4
A three team round robin takes place over three days. The top two teams stay in V1. The bottom two teams will playoff against V2 1st and 2nd place finishers in the V.Challenge Match:


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4
If the V2 team does not have an S1 license, they will not play the match.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4, V.Challenge Match
Participating teams: V1 11th and 12th place teams (3rd and 4th from the Challenge match); V2 1st and 2nd place teams


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4, V.Challenge Match
If either of the V2 teams do not meet the 2020-21V.LEAGUE S1 license requirements, their prospective V.Challenge Match will not be held and the team will remain in V2 while the V1 team remains in V1.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4, V.Challenge Match
There are no advantage points given. The matches will each be a two match series of 5 set matches (3,2,1,0 point system). The team with the highest number of wins will be the winner. If the teams split 1–1, Points will be the first tie-breaker


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Challenge 4, V.Challenge Match
The Challenge Match between 11th place V1 finisher PFU BlueCats and 2nd place V2 finisher GSS Tokyo Sunbeams (ja) was not contested. The Sunbeams do not meet the V1 license requirements and remain in V.League Division 2. The BlueCats remain in V.League Division 1.


2019–20 V.League Division 1 Women's, Final Standing
Libero: Mako Kobata, Tomoyo FukagayaMB: Aika Akutagawa, Anna Ogawa, Kaewkalaya Kamulthala, Risa Hashimoto, Sakura KandaOP: Andrea DrewsOH: Hickman Jahstice, Kotona Hayashi, Mizuki Tanaka, Yuka Meguro, Yuka Kutsui, Yuki Nishikawa


2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were by Mike Rhoades in his third season as head coach at VCU. The Rams played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).


2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team
VCU opened the season with a 6–0 record, making it the first time in program history for the Rams to win their first six games, and were ranked for the first time in three seasons. In February, however, VCU lost seven of their final nine games, giving the program its worst losing streak since the 1997–98 season. This caused the program to finish with a regular season record of 18–13 and 8–10 in conference play. VCU was seeded eighth in the 2020 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament, and were slated to play UMass in the second round. The game, and the tournament, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. VCU finished the season 18–13, making it the 20th consecutive season VCU finished with a winning overall record.


2019–20 VCU Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams, surpassing preseason expectations, won the A-10 regular season, posting a 25–8 record and 16–2 record in Atlantic 10 play (their best ever in that league) and earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. There they lost to UCF in the opening round of the tournament.


2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball team
The 2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Samford in the first round of the SoCon Tournament before losing to East Tennessee State in the quarterfinals.


2019–20 VMI Keydets basketball team, Previous season
The Keydets finished the 2018–19 campaign with a 11–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Wofford. It was the first year in five years the Keydets won a SoCon Tournament game.


2019–20 VTB United League
The 2019–20 VTB United League was the 11th season of the VTB United League. It was the seventh season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level.


2019–20 VTB United League
On 13 March, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 March, the season was cancelled, with no champion declared for that season.


2019–20 VTB United League, Format changes
From this season, playoff games will be played in a best-of-three format with a 1–1–1 structure.


2019–20 VTB United League, Teams
A total of 13 teams from five countries contest the league, including nine sides from Russia, one from Belarus, one from Estonia, one from Kazakhstan, and one from Poland.


2019–20 VTB United League, Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other twice (home-and-away) in a round-robin format.


2019–20 VVV-Venlo season
The 2019–20 season was VVV-Venlo's 115th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, VVV-Venlo participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 VVV-Venlo season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 VVV-Venlo season, Competitions, Eredivisie, Matches
The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019. The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands. It was declared void the following day.


2019–20 Valencia Basket season
The 2019–20 season was Valencia Basket's 34th in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the fifth season in the EuroLeague. It was the second consecutive season under head coach Jaume Ponsarnau.


2019–20 Valencia Basket season
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 were CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 were CET (UTC+1).


2019–20 Valencia Basket season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2019–20 Valencia CF season
The 2019–20 Valencia Club de Fútbol season season was the club's 100th in the club's history and their 85th in La Liga. The club had qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the second season in a row, entering in the group stage. Valencia failed to defend the Copa del Rey that they won the previous season, losing to Granada in the quarter-finals after entering at the round of 32. As a result of the Copa del Rey win, Valencia competed in the Spanish Super Cup for the first time since 2008.


2019–20 Valencia CF season, Transfers, Out
* *Valencia signed Maxi Gómez for €14,500,000 with Mina and Sáenz joining Celta as part of the deal. Celta have a buy option on Sáenz, who joins on loan for 2 seasons, with Valencia retaining a buy back option in the event that the buy option is exercised.


2019–20 Valencia CF season, Transfers, Out
* **Murillo joins Sampdoria on loan for 1 season, with the club having an obligation to buy him for €13,000,000 at the end of the loan.


2019–20 Valencia CF season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as third-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Evansville, Loyola–Chicago, and Missouri State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Bradley.


2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2018–19 season 15–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Indiana State in the first round before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals.


2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
In addition to the departing players, assistant coach Todd Townsend left the program after the 2018–19 season, citing family reasons. Matt Bowen, who had spent that season as the Crusaders' director of basketball operations, was promoted to a full assistant position.


2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Valparaiso Crusaders women's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Mary Evans, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They sought to reach their first NCAA Tournament since 2004. Their season ended when the MVC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season was the 50th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. The Canucks attempted to return to the postseason for the first time since the 2014–15 season.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Canucks advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2014–15 season. They defeated the Minnesota Wild in the qualifying round in four games.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season
The Canucks then defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in six games, advancing to the second round for the first time since the 2010–11 season, where they faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights, losing the series in seven games.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season
The Vancouver Canucks hosted the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21–22, 2019.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Off-season, Training camp
The Canucks held their training camp at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, from September 13–15. The following day, they hosted a preseason game against the Calgary Flames in Victoria, which they lost 4–3.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, October
The Canucks began their season with a 3–2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on October 2. After ending their season-opening two-game road trip with a 3–0 loss to the Calgary Flames, the team returned home for their October 9 home opener against the Los Angeles Kings, the same team the Canucks hosted in their inaugural game exactly 49 years earlier. In a special pre-game ceremony, the Canucks named Bo Horvat the 14th captain in team history. The Canucks defeated the Kings 8–2.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, October
The Canucks would get back to .500 in their next game by beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3–2 in a shootout, their first shootout of the year. Before the final game of the homestand, Jacob Markstrom left the team for personal reasons, resulting in Thatcher Demko making his first start of the season, where the Canucks won 5–1 over the Detroit Red Wings.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, October
The Canucks opened their road trip on October 17 by defeating the defending champion St. Louis Blues 4–3 in a shootout, coming back after being down 3–1 in the game to earn their first road victory of the year. Playing their next two games on back-to-back days, the Canucks were shutout by the New Jersey Devils 1–0, however they rebounded and defeated the New York Rangers 3–2 the following day, which included Bo Horvat scoring his 100th career goal.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, October
The Canucks concluded their road trip by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 5–2, with Bo Horvat scoring his first career hat-trick and helping Vancouver overcome a 2–0 deficit in the game. On October 25, back at home facing the Washington Capitals, the Canucks surrendered a 5–1 second period lead and lost the game 6–5 in a shootout. The team rebounded in their next game and beat the Florida Panthers 7–2. To close out the month of October, the Canucks began a three-game California road trip by visiting the Los Angeles Kings. Vancouver earned a 5–3 victory in the October 30 game, which included a Brock Boeser hat-trick.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, November
Continuing their road trip, the Canucks opened November with a 2–1 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks. They responded the following day by winning 5–2 over the San Jose Sharks. The Canucks earned five of six points on the road trip, and won their first game in San Jose since March 31, 2016.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, End of season
At the 2020 NHL Awards, first year defenceman Quinn Hughes would finish second in the Calder Memorial Trophy voting, marking the third consecutive year that a Canucks rookie finished in the top 3 in voting for this award, a feat that has not been matched since the New York Rangers did so from 1969 to 1971.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
The Canucks released their pre-season schedule on June 18, 2019.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes:  Indicates split-squad. Game was played at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia. Game was played at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Game was played at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 25, 2019.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild in the qualifying round in four games.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Canucks faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round, and defeated them in six games.


2019–20 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
In the second round, the Canucks faced the Vegas Golden Knights, but lost in seven games.