2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his fourth season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as fifth-year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finsish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the C-USA Tournament. However, the C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team, Previous season
The Hilltoppers finished the 2018–19 season with 20–14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated North Texas and Southern Miss to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Old Dominion.


2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by 17th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, and played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, MI as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Toledo.


2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2018–19 season 8–24 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.


2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Broncos represented Western Michigan University and were coached by Andy Murray, in his 9th season.


2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey season
On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.


2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
The 2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's eighth season since its foundation in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the eighth time, and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.


2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.


2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Western United FC season
The 2019–20 season is Western United FC's first season since its establishment in 2018. The club competed in the A-League for the first time though it did not compete in the FFA Cup.


2019–20 Western United FC season
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.


2019–20 Western United FC season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Western United FC season, Club, Kits
The kit supplier is Kappa. At the start of the inaugural season, Probuild were announced as Western United's main kit sponsor, with Hyundai sponsoring the sleeves.


2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by head coach Gregg Marshall, who coached in his 13th and final season at the school. They are members of the American Athletic Conference.


2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Shockers finished the 2018–19 season 22–15, 10–8 in AAC play and finished in sixth place. In the first round of the AAC Tournament the Shockers would go on to win against the 11 seeded East Carolina, would beat Temple in the quarterfinals, but would lose in the semifinals to the eventual champions of the AAC, Cincinnati.


2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team, Previous season
Wichita State would receive a six seed in the NIT and would beat Furman in the first round, beat Clemson in the second round, and beat Indiana, but would lose to Lipscomb in the semifinals.


2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Wigan Athletic's 88th year in existence and their second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.


2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season
On 1 July 2020, Wigan announced the club had gone into administration as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had taken a toll on its finances. The EFL handed a 12-point penalty to the club as a result. This, however, did not put a halt to their run of good form and on 14 July, Wigan defeated Hull City 8–0, the biggest league win in the club's history. Despite losing just once in their last fourteen games, Wigan were relegated to League One due to the points deduction.


2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Wigan Athletic F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.


2019–20 Willem II season
The 2019–20 season was Willem II's 124th season in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Dutch football. It covers a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. They participated in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup.


2019–20 Willem II 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 Willem II season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Willem II 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 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team
The 2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, coached by 1st-year head coach Dane Fischer, played their home games at Kaplan Arena in Williamsburg, Virginia as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


2019–20 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tribe finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 10–6 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Delaware.


2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season
The 2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the ninth in Winnipeg, Manitoba, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.


2019–20 Winnipeg Jets 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 Jets advanced to the playoffs and faced the Calgary Flames in the Qualifying Round, losing in a four-game series.


2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season
The Jets lost their season opener 6–4 to the New York Rangers on October 3. The Jets struggled in the opening month of October, compiling a 6–7–0 record with 12 points out of a possible 26 to start the season.


2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.


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


2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Jets faced the Calgary Flames in the qualifying round, losing in four games.


2019–20 Winnipeg Jets season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They defeated USC Upstate, Gardner–Webb and Hampton to be champions of the Big South Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 18–12 overall, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for second place. In the Big South Tournament, they were defeated by Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Badgers were led by fifth-year head coach Greg Gard and played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as members of the Big Ten Conference.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
With a win over Indiana on March 7, 2020, the Badgers earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. They finished the season 21–10, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Badgers finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the South Region, their 24th trip to the NCAA Tournament. They were upset in the First Round by No. 12-seeded Oregon.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Offseason, Moore family car accident
In the early morning hours of May 25, 2019, assistant coach Howard Moore and his family were involved in a car accident near Ann Arbor, Michigan that claimed the lives of his wife Jennifer and daughter Jaidyn. Moore was hospitalized for several weeks with severe burns while his son Jerell escaped with minor injuries. After a setback in his home and subsequent stint in the ICU, 46-year-old Moore was moved to a long-term care and rehab facility in July.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Offseason, Moore family car accident
On July 31, 2019, Wisconsin named all-time leading scorer Alando Tucker an interim assistant coach to fulfill Moore's coaching duties for the 2019–20 season. Tucker had been serving as the athletic department's director of student-athlete engagement. "Do Moore. Be Moore. 4 Moore" became the 2019-20 team's motto.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes, Micah Potter's eligibility
A month before the season opener, the NCAA denied Wisconsin's waiver request to allow Micah Potter to compete during the fall semester, arguing he had not sat out a full year after enrolling at Wisconsin. Potter did not play during the 2018–19 season, but stayed in classes at Ohio State before transferring to Wisconsin for the spring 2019 semester.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes, Micah Potter's eligibility
"I don't understand why I am being punished additionally for doing what is encouraged of a student-athlete," Potter said in a statement released by UW. "The penalty of a third semester to what I have already sat out seems unjust."


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes, Micah Potter's eligibility
Wisconsin continued to appeal Potter's case throughout November. After the final denial, Gard called the situation "unprecedented" and expressed frustration with the NCAA's inconsistency on transfer rulings. "I was hoping common sense would prevail in this," Gard said. "Unfortunately, it didn’t."


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes, Micah Potter's eligibility
Potter made his Badger debut on December 21, 2019 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee after missing the first 10 games of the season.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes, Circumstances surrounding Kobe King transfer
On January 25, 2020, the day after a humbling loss to Purdue in which he was held scoreless, sophomore Kobe King informed coaches and teammates via text message that he intended to leave the team. At the time, King was Wisconsin's leading scorer (12.6 ppg) and second in minutes (28.9 mpg) in Big Ten games. King did not travel with the Badgers to Iowa City for the team's next game and publicly announced his decision to transfer two days later, citing unhappiness with the program. King originally committed to Bo Ryan and Wisconsin on September 16, 2015 and reaffirmed his commitment after Gard was hired.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, Season Notes, Circumstances surrounding Kobe King transfer
In the aftermath of King's announcement, strength and conditioning coach Erik Helland self-reported an incident in which he repeated a "repugnant word" in front of several players while telling a story from his days on the Chicago Bulls training staff. King admitted mentioning the incident with UW officials during a January 31 meeting. Helland resigned on January 6, 2020 after an investigation by the university.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey season was the 71st season of play for the program and the 20th season in the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison and were coached by Tony Granato, in his 4th season.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by fourth-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12-19, including finishing 12th in the 2019–20 Big Ten Conference season with a record of 3-15, and 1-1 in the 2020 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team, Previous season
The Badgers finished the 2018-19 season 15-18, including 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the third round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Michigan after beating Penn State and Ohio State.


2019–20 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season
The Wisconsin Badgers represent the University of Wisconsin in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. Daryl Watts would set a program record for most assists in one season with 49, while leading the NCAA with 74 points. Qualifying for the 2020 NCAA tournament, the Badgers were scheduled to face off against the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Wisła Kraków season
The 2019–20 Wisła Kraków season is the 80th season in the Ekstraklasa and the 66th season in the Polish Cup.


2019–20 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by first-year head coach Jay McAuley, played their home games at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 8–10 i SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated The Citadel, Furman, and Chattanooga to advance to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to East Tennessee State.


2019–20 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Terriers finished the 2018–19 season 30–5 overall, 18–0 in SoCon play to finish as SoCon regular season champions. On February 25, the Terriers entered the AP Poll at No. 24, earning their first AP Poll appearance in program history. In the SoCon Tournament, they defeated VMI in the quarterfinals, East Tennessee State in the semifinals, advancing to the championship, where they defeated UNC Greensboro, finishing with a perfect conference record, and earning the SoCon's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.


2019–20 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team, Previous season
In the NCAA Tournament, they received the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were matched up against No. 10 seeded Seton Hall in the First Round, winning the game by a final score of, 84–68, earning their first NCAA Tournament win in program history. They faced No. 2 seeded Kentucky in the Second Round, losing 56–62, ending their most successful season in program history.


2019–20 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team, Previous season
On April 7, 2019, it was announced that head coach Mike Young was named the new head coach at Virginia Tech. A week later, on April 14, assistant coach Jay McAuley was promoted to head coach.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was the 142nd season in the history of the English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the Premier League for the second consecutive season and also in European competition for this first time since 1980–81, having qualified for the UEFA Europa League through the previous season's 7th place league finish. This was their third campaign under head coach Nuno Espírito Santo.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
As a result of the suspension of competitive football in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the club were unable to play any games for several months after their Europa League tie on 12 March. A restart of the Premier League was made on 17 June, with Wolves returning to action three days later.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
The team repeated their 7th-place finish of the previous Premier League season – with an improved points tally – but, as a result of Arsenal winning the FA Cup, this position was not sufficient to qualify for the Europa League again. A top 6 position would only have been guaranteed with victory on the final day, but Wolves lost 0–2 at Chelsea. Their European campaign lasted 383 days in total, ending at the quarter-final stage of a modified single-leg final tournament in Germany with defeat to the eventual winners Sevilla. This was their best performance in a UEFA competition since reaching the inaugural UEFA Cup Final in 1972.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season
Wolves were one of four teams invited to take part in the biennial Premier League Asia Trophy, which the team won. Owing to their participation in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League, these were the only other games the club undertook before the start of the league season.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League
A total of 20 teams competed in the Premier League in the 2019–20 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Results
The provisional fixture list was released on 13 June 2019, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns. The coronavirus pandemic caused the suspension of all fixtures scheduled between 11 March and the planned end of the season on 17 May. Revised fixture lists for the matchdays following the resumption of the league were published on 5 June and 18 June 2020.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
As a Premier League team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round proper stage in January 2020. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium on 3 December 2019, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
As a Premier League team involved in European competition, Wolves enter the competition in the third round. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports. The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Qualifying stage
As a result of their seventh place league finish in the previous season, Wolves entered the competition in the second round qualifying round. The draw was confirmed on 19 June 2019. The draw for the third round qualifying round was made on 22 July 2019 prior to the second round qualifying round matches. On 5 August 2019, the play-off round draw was announced. Wolves were seeded in all three of these draws.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2019. The club were drawn from pot 3 into Group K to face Beşiktaş, Braga and Slovan Bratislava.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 16 December 2019. The club was unseeded due to finishing as runners-up in the group stage. The round of 16 ties were determined by an open draw held on 28 February 2020. The return leg of the team's round of 16 tie was postponed from its original date of 19 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to conclude the competition as promptly as possible, UEFA decided to organise a single-leg mini tournament in Germany for the final eight teams. An open draw was conducted to this end on 10 July 2020.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group G in the Northern section, from which they advanced in second place. Note: In group stage matches which were level at the end of 90 minutes a penalty shoot-out was held, with the winner earning a bonus point.


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Players, Statistics
Key:  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club


2019–20 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season, Players, Statistics
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season
The 2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season or WBBL|05 was the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), the semi-professional women's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament moved to a standalone calendar slot, shifting away from the men's BBL, beginning on 18 October and running to 8 December 2019.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season
The Sydney Sixers entered the season as "hot favourites", but they lost five consecutive games in the back-half of the tournament and missed out on qualifying for finals for the first time after captain Ellyse Perry sustained a shoulder injury. Defending champions Brisbane Heat finished the regular season on top of the ladder, earning the right to host all three playoff matches at Allan Border Field.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season
The Heat retained their title on 8 December 2019 when they defeated first-time finalist Adelaide Strikers, featuring Player of the Tournament Sophie Devine, by six wickets in the championship decider. Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final for the second consecutive season.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Teams
Each 2019–20 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|05 team.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Teams
The table below lists each team's marquee players and other key details for the season.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Teams, Personnel changes
The pre-season was noted as particularly busy for player transfers which produced some of the biggest recruiting achievements in the tournament's five-year history.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Teams, Personnel changes, Local players
The table below lists local player movements made ahead of the season.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Teams, Personnel changes, Overseas players
Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana did not re-sign for the Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes respectively on account of a conflicting national team schedule, marking the first WBBL season to not feature any Indian-born players. This fixturing clash followed a dispute between the BCCI and CA earlier in the year when Australia's top talent (such as Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy) were excluded from the 2019 Women's T20 Challenge—an exhibition tournament serving as a potential precursor to a future female equivalent of the Indian Premier League. ESPNcricinfo reported this breakdown was part of a wider disagreement between the two boards that revolved around the BCCI's insistence on CA honouring a touring commitment to play a men's bi-lateral ODI series in India in January 2020.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Teams, Personnel changes, Overseas players
The table below lists changes to overseas player allocations made ahead of the season.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Win–loss table
Below is a summary of results for each team's fourteen regular season matches, plus finals where applicable, in chronological order. A team's opponent for any given match is listed above the margin of victory/defeat.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Fixtures, Week 1
Thunder batters Alex Blackwell and Phoebe Litchfield set a new WBBL record for highest fourth-wicket partnership in their pursuit of the Heat's 9/150. The unbeaten 97-run stand, which got the Thunder over the line with seven balls to spare, was noted for the 20-year age gap between the two batting partners. At 16 years and 185 days, Litchfield also set a new WBBL record as the youngest player to score a half-century.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Fixtures, Week 5
The Renegades, requiring 28 runs off the last 12 deliveries with only three wickets in hand, pulled off a "great escape" victory against the Sixers through a last-ball six from Courtney Webb against the bowling of Marizanne Kapp. It marked the first time a WBBL team had won a match when needing more than four runs off the final legal delivery. The ramifications of the result were season-shaping as the Renegades went on to edge out the Sixers for fourth spot on the ladder, making it the first season the Sixers would fail to qualify for finals.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Fixtures, Week 6
The Sixers entered the match having defeated the Hurricanes in their first eleven encounters, holding a WBBL record for the longest head-to-head winning streak. With captain Ellyse Perry sidelined due to a shoulder injury, they faltered early to a score of 5/30. A resurgence, led by Marizanne Kapp's unbeaten 55 off 40 balls, helped Sydney to a total of 7/134. Hobart's chase got off to a shaky start as they found themselves down 4/22 after five overs.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Fixtures, Week 6
A healthy partnership between batters Nicola Carey and Corinne Hall came to an end in the 15th over when Hall was spectacularly caught by former Hurricanes player Erin Burns in the outfield. With 44 runs required from the final 33 deliveries, Carey went on to make 55 not out while a quickfire 29 by Chloe Tryon sealed victory for the Hurricanes with five wickets in hand and ten balls remaining. In addition to snapping their elongated head-to-head losing streak, the win set a new mark for Hobart's highest successful run chase. Belinda Vakarewa, who sliced through the Sixers' top-order, was named Player of the Match for her bowling figures of 4/19.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
In the first-ever semi-final encounter between the two teams, the Renegades batted first and were slow out of the blocks to be down 2/59 in the ninth over. An ensuing 80-run partnership from 58 balls between Josie Dooley and Jess Duffin ended when the latter was stumped by Beth Mooney off the bowling of Jess Jonassen. A quickfire cameo of 22 off 8 by Georgia Wareham finished the innings promisingly while Dooley, having won a championship with the Brisbane Heat in the previous season, top-scored for the Renegades with 50 not out.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The Heat top-order batters of Maddy Green, Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris then "produced fireworks," collectively scoring 126 runs while only facing 79 balls. Molly Strano picked up wickets throughout the second innings, although Brisbane only required 15 runs with 27 balls remaining by the time she claimed her (and the Renegades') fourth. Despite a mini-collapse late in the chase, the Heat hauled in the target of 164 with a comfortable buffer of twelve balls to spare, knocking the Renegades out of the tournament.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Final
The Heat gained early ascendancy through quick bowler Georgia Prestwidge, who dismissed Player of the Tournament Sophie Devine for just five. A "superb" knock of 55 runs from 33 balls by Amanda-Jade Wellington helped the Strikers to recover to a competitive score of 7/161. The match swung heavily toward Brisbane's favour in the fifth over of the run chase when Sammy-Jo Johnson hit four sixes against the bowling of Devine, though Johnson would be out caught-and-bowled on the last ball of the over.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Knockout phase, Final
When Devine returned to bowl the eleventh over of the innings, Heat batter Jess Jonassen was dropped by Wellington at extra cover. Jonassen then scored a boundary from each of the next three deliveries she faced, taking Brisbane's required scoring rate down to less than a run a ball. The Heat went on to win with six wickets in hand and eleven balls remaining, claiming their second consecutive championship. For her contribution of 56 not out, Beth Mooney was named Player of the Final.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Awards, Player of the tournament
Player of the Tournament votes are awarded on a 3-2-1 basis by the two standing umpires at the conclusion of every match, meaning a player can receive a maximum of six votes per game.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Awards, Team of the tournament
Cricket Australia appointed a panel of experts to select a Team of the Tournament that recognises the standout performers of WBBL|05. The team is intended to mimic regular conditions such as a maximum of three overseas players, a realistic mix of batters and bowlers, as well as a captain and a wicket-keeper.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Awards, Team of the tournament
The members of the selection panel were cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly, Head of Big Bash Leagues Alistair Dobson, Australian women's cricket team head coach Matthew Mott, former Australian captain Belinda Clark, former players Lisa Sthalekar (Seven Network) and Mel Jones (Fox Cricket) and ABC commentator Alister Nicholson.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Awards, Young gun award
Players under 21 years of age at the start of the season are eligible for the Young Gun Award. Weekly winners are selected over the course of the season by a panel of Cricket Australia officials based on match performance, on-field and off-field attitude, and their demonstration of skill, tenacity and good sportsmanship. Each weekly winner receives a $500 Rebel gift card and the overall winner receives a $5000 cash prize, as well as access to a learning and mentor program.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Awards, Young gun award
Sydney Thunder medium-pacer Hannah Darlington took out the overall award on the back of a standout debut season in which she claimed 16 wickets at an average of 21.31 and economy rate of 6.82.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Awards, Most valuable players
Each team designated an award to adjudge and recognise their most outstanding contributor for the season.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Audience
A total of 23 matches are to be televised on free-to-air by the Seven Network, and simulcast on Fox Cricket in the fifth season of the Women's Big Bash. The remaining 36 matches will be live streamed on the  website. All 59 matches are available to watch live or on demand via the streaming service Kayo Sports.


2019–20 Women's Big Bash League season, Audience
Below are the television ratings for every game that was broadcast on television during the season.


2019–20 Women's CEV Cup
The 2019–20 Women's CEV Cup is the 48th edition of the European CEV Cup volleyball club tournament, the former "Top Teams Cup".


2019–20 Women's CEV Cup, Format
The tournament is played on a knockout format, with 32 teams participating. Initially 27 teams were allocated direct vacancies to enter the competition, with another 5 teams joining the competition via Champions League qualification. On 26 June 2019, a drawing of lots in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, determined the team's pairing for each match. Each team plays a home and an away match with result points awarded for each leg (3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss).


2019–20 Women's CEV Cup, Format
After two legs, the team with the most result points advances to the next round. In case the teams are tied after two legs, a Golden Set is played immediately at the completion of the second leg. The Golden Set winner is the team that first obtains 15 points, provided that the points difference between the two teams is at least 2 points (thus, the Golden Set is similar to a tiebreak set in a normal match).


2019–20 Women's CEV Cup, Participating teams
The number of participants on the basis of ranking list for European Cup Competitions:


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup is the 23rd edition of the European Handball Federation's third-tier competition for women's handball clubs, running from 9 November 2019. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Overview, Team allocation
There will be no matches in Round 1 and 2 and 22 teams will start in Round 3 with the first leg scheduled for 10–11 November and second leg for 17–18 November 2019, while 5 teams were directly seeded for the Last 16 round. The European Handball Federation rearranged the Last 16 phase of the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 after the Turkish club Ardeşen GSK withdrew from the competition. In order to harmonize the competition after the withdrawal of Ardeşen GSK, the EHF decided to award Aula Alimentos de Valladolid, as the best seeded team in the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 a place directly in the Quarterfinals.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Overview, Round and draw dates
All draws were held at the European Handball Federation headquarters in Vienna, Austria. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
There were 22 teams participating in round 3. The draw seeding pots are composed as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs were played on 8–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Last 16
The European Handball Federation has decided 5 teams to proceed directly seeded for the Last 16 round. The European Handball Federation rearranged the Last 16 phase of the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 after the Turkish club Ardeşen GSK withdrew from the competition. In order to harmonize the competition after the withdrawal of Ardeşen GSK, the EHF decided to award Aula Alimentos de Valladolid, as the best seeded team in the Women's Challenge Cup 2019–20 a place directly in the Quarterfinals. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Last 16
The draw for the Last 16 took place at the EHF Office in Vienna on Thursday 19 November 2019.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Last 16
Teams listed first played the first leg at home. The first legs was played on 1–2 February and the second legs were played on 8–9 February 2020. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals
For the quarter-finals, there was no seeding as all eight teams will be drawn from the same pot one after another. There was also be no country protection applied in the draw. The semi-final draw followed using the quarter-final pairings.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals
The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams listed first will play the first leg at home.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Quarterfinals
The first legs were played on 29 February–1 March and the second legs were played on 7–8 March 2020.


2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup, Final four
The first legs were scheduled to 4–5 April and the second legs were scheduled to 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's Challenge Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League was the 27th edition of the Women's EHF Champions League, the competition for top women's clubs of Europe, organized and supervised by the European Handball Federation.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League
Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the quarterfinals matches which normally start in early April, were postponed to mid-June, then moved to September and were later cancelled. The final four was first moved from May to September and later cancelled.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Format
16 teams were participating in the competition, divided in four groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The top three teams in each group qualified for the main round.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Format
The 12 qualified teams were divided in two groups who played in a round robin, home and away format. The points and the goal difference gained against the qualified teams in the first round were carried over. The top four teams in each group qualified for the quarterfinals.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Format
After the quarterfinals, the culmination of the season, the Women's EHF Final four, would continue in its existing format, with the four top teams from the competition competing for the title.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Team allocation
16 national champions applied for the 27th season based on the EHF ranking list, while further eight teams eligible to play in the Women's EHF Cup have requested an upgrade for the EHF Champions League. Registration of clubs does not equal participation, and the final list of all participants was confirmed by the EHF Executive Committee on Friday 21 June. 15 teams are directly qualified for the group stage.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Round and draw dates
The hosting rights for the qualification tournament were drawn on 26 June 2019 and the group stage draw on 27 June 2019 in Vienna, Austria.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Qualification stage
The four teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participant for the group stage. The hosting rights for the qualification tournament were drawn on 26 June 2019. The winner of the qualification tournament advanced to the group stage.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Group stage
The draw was held on 27 June 2019. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. The top three teams advanced to the main round.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Group stage
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Group stage
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Main round
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Knockout stage
On 26 June 2020, EHF announced that the knockout stage, including the quarterfinals and the Final 4 were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the quarter-finals matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. The matches were rescheduled on 25 March. The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League, Awards and statistics, All-Star Team
The all-star team and awards were announced on 5 June 2020.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage began on 4 October and concluded on 17 November 2019. A total of 16 teams were competing for 12 places in the main round of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage, Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 June 2019.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top three teams advanced to the main round. Teams were not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams had score the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 4–6 October, 11–13 October, 18–20 October, 1–3 November, 8–10 November, 15–17 November 2019.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage
This article describes the knockout stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage
On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top four placed teams from each of the two main round groups advanced to the knockout stage.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage, Format
The first-placed team of each group will face the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team will play against the third-placed team from the other group. After that a draw will be held to determine the pairings for the final four.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage, Quarterfinals
The European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020 that the quarter-finals matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. The matches were rescheduled on 25 March. The matches were cancelled on 24 April 2020, although they might be played before the final four.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League knockout stage, Final four
The final four was scheduled to be held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 9 and 10 May 2020 but was later rescheduled to 5 and 6 September 2020. If the quarterfinals can't be played, the top-two teams of the main round groups will be playing in the final four.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round began on 24 January and concluded on 8 March 2020. A total of twelve teams competed for eight places in the knockout stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top four teams advanced to the knockout stage. Points against teams from the same group were carried over.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking was determined as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League main round, Groups
The matchdays were 24–26 January, 31 January–2 February, 7–9 February, 21–23 February, 28 February–1 March, 6–8 March 2020.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League qualifying
This article describes the qualifying of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League.


2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League qualifying, Draw
The four teams played a semifinal and final to determine the last participant for the group stage. Matches were played on 7 and 8 September 2019. In the qualification semi-finals DHK Baník Most took on Rocasa Gran Canaria, while ŽORK Jagodina met Kastamonu GSK. The matches from the tournament was played in one venue. The hosting rights for the qualification tournament were drawn on Wednesday 26 June 2019 in Vienna, Austria. Only the winner of this tournament advanced to the group stage, which starts between 4 and 6 October 2019.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup
The 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup was the 39th edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition. It started on 7 September 2019. Siófok KC were defending champions. On 24 April 2020 EHF announced that the competition would be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition will be as follows (all draws are held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria). On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 1
There are 32 teams were participating in round 1. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 1
The first legs was played on 7–8 and the second legs was played on 14–15 September 2019. Some teams agreed to play both matches in the same venue.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 2
There were 34 teams participating in round 2. 16 teams who qualified from round 1 and 18 teams joining the draw. The first legs were played on 12–13 October and the second legs were played on 19–20 October 2019.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
A total of 24 teams entered the draw for the third qualification round, which was held on Tuesday, 22 October 2019. The draw seeding pots were composed as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Qualification stage, Round 3
The first legs were played on 9–10 November and the second legs were played on 16–17 November 2019.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group phase will be held on Thursday, 21 November 2019. In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Group stage
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Group stage
During the group stage, only criteria 4–5 apply to determine the provisional ranking of teams.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Quarterfinals
The draw event was held at the EHF Office in Vienna on Tuesday 11 February 2020. The draw determined the quarter-final and also the semi-final pairings. Teams from the same group of the group phase could not meet in the next stage.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Quarterfinals
The first quarter-final leg was scheduled for 29 February–1 March 2020, while the second leg followed one week later.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, Final four
The semi-finals first legs were scheduled on 4–5 April 2020, while the second leg was scheduled for 11–12 April 2020, but the European Handball Federation announced on 13 March 2020, that the Semi-final matches will not be held as scheduled due to the ongoing developments in the spread of COVID-19 across Europe. On 25 March, the EHF announced that no matches will be played before June due to the coronavirus pandemic and Women's EHF Cup is foreseen to be played in an EHF FINAL4 format in one venue over two playing days. On 24 April 2020 the matches were cancelled.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage
This article describes the group stage of the 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup, a women's handball competition.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage, Draw
The draw of the Women's EHF Cup group stage will take place on Thursday, 22 November 2019. The 16 teams allocated into four pots will be drawn into four groups of four teams.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage, Format
In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches. After completion of the group stage matches, the top two teams advanced to the Quarter-finals. Teams are not able to face opponents from the same country in the group.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage, Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams had scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage, Tiebreakers
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by EHF through drawing of lots.


2019–20 Women's EHF Cup group stage, Groups
The matchdays were 4–5 January, 11–12 January, 18–19 January, 25–26 January, 1–2 February and 8–9 February 2020.


2019–20 Women's England Hockey League season
The 2019–20 Women's England Hockey League season (sponsored by Investec) is the 2019-20 season of England's field hockey league structure. The season started on 14 September 2019 and was due to end in April 2020 but finished on 5 September 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.


2019–20 Women's England Hockey League season
The defending champions are Surbiton. Conference North champions Loughborough Students and Conference East champions Hampstead & Westminster replaced the relegated Slough and Canterbury respectively.


2019–20 Women's England Hockey League season
Surbiton were declared champions following the end of the regular season because the play offs were curtailed on 17 March 2020 due to COVID-19. Beeston Hockey Club won the delayed Championship Cup on 5 September 2020, defeating the defending champions Clifton Robinsons Hockey Club 3-2 in the final.


2019–20 Women's England Hockey League season, Competing teams, Premier League
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2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour
The 2019–20 Women’s Euro Hockey Tour was the second season of the six-team Women's Euro Hockey Tour (EHT) format, originally implemented in the 2018–19 season. It was played over four tournaments: a four nation tournament in Finland, a five nation tournament in Russia, a four nation tournament in Germany, and concluded with a six nation tournament in Sweden. The women’s national teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland participated in at least one tournament; Finland was the only national team to participate in all four tournaments.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour
The boycott staged by the players of the Swedish women's national team (Damkronorna) against the Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIF) concerning, among other issues, player treatment and team conditions, necessitated adjustments in two of the EHT tournaments in the 2019–20 season. The Swedish players announced the boycott on 14 August 2019, days before they were scheduled to compete in the first Euro Hockey Tour tournament of the season, and quick reshuffling of the tournament was required.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour
The boycott was ended on 14 October 2019, when the players’ union and the SIF agreed to new terms and conditions for the national team, principally concerning compensation for lost earnings while participating in national team training and competition and a guarantee of full insurance coverage for any injuries sustained while playing with Damkronorna, among others. The team’s much delayed training camp was held during 4–8 November 2019 and the conflicting dates caused the Swedes to cancel their participation in the EHT tournament in Dmitrov held during 6–10 November 2019. The Swedish national team appeared in the remaining two tournaments as scheduled.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, Four Nations Tournament in Vierumäki
The 2019–20 season began with a Euro Hockey Tour tournament in Vierumäki (Finnish: Euro Hockey Tour -turnaus, Vierumäki), a four nations tournament (also stylized as “4 nations tournament”) featuring the national teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Japan, and Russia. It was principally played in Vierumäki, Finland, with single matches being played in Kerava, and Mikkeli, during 18–24 August 2019. Sweden cancelled its participation in the tournament due to the ongoing boycott of the national team players. Finland swept the tournament to claim a decisive victory for the host nation.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, Five Nations Tournament in Dmitrov
The Five Nations Tournament in Dmitrov (Russian: Турнир пяти наций; also stylized as “5 Nations Tournament”) was played during 6–10 November 2019 at Dmitrov Arena (Russian: Арена Дмитров) in Dmitrov, Russia. The tournament was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of women's ice hockey in Russia. The women's national teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, and Switzerland participated; the Swedish national team declined to join the tournament as they had ended their boycott only several weeks prior and were in the midst of training camp at the time of the tournament. The Czech Republic were victorious in all of their matches and won the tournament.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, Four Nations Tournament in Füssen
The Four Nations Tournament in Füssen (German: 4 Nationen-Turnier — Füssen; also stylized as “4 Nations Tournament”) was held 8–12 December 2019 at the Bundesleistungszentrum (BLZ-Arena) in Füssen, Germany. The Swiss team had an impressive showing and were surprise champions of the tournament.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, Six Nations Tournament in Sweden
The 2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour Play Off (alternatively called the 2019–20 Euro Hockey Tour Finals or Six Nations Tournament in Tranås and Eksjö, also stylized as “6 Nations Tournament”) was played during 5–8 February 2020 in Eksjö and Tranås, Sweden. The tournament featured the national teams from the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland, and was played over two rounds, a group stage followed by the final placement matches. In the group stage, the teams were divided into groups of three and played a single round robin to determine their positions for the finals.


2019–20 Women's Euro Hockey Tour, Six Nations Tournament in Sweden
Group A included Finland, Germany, and Switzerland and its matches were played at Storgårdshallen in Eksjö. Group B included the Czech Republic, Russia, and Sweden and its matches were played at Stiga Arena in Tranås. The final placement matches were played at Stiga Arena in Tranås. The Czech Republic faced Germany in the fifth place match, Russia faced Switzerland in the third place match, and Finland faced Sweden in the first place match. Finland won the match against Sweden to become the 2019–2020 Euro Hockey Tour champions.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup
The 2019–20 Women's FA Cup was the 50th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten West Ham United 3–0 in the previous final. The draw was split regionally, dividing teams into north and south sections until the Fourth Round proper.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Teams
A total of 300 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association. 216 teams enter at the extra preliminary round or preliminary round. Teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One are given exemption to the Second Round Qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions enter at the Second Round Proper. Teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship are exempted to the Fourth Round Proper.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Extra preliminary round
As a result of 300 teams entering the competition, twenty teams were drawn into an extra preliminary round, which was played by Sunday 18 August 2019.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Preliminary round
Ninety eight matches were scheduled for the preliminary round, which were played by Sunday 1 September 2019. The 196 teams taking part consisted of 186 teams with a bye to this stage, plus the ten match winners from the previous round. Sedgley & Gornal United and Boston United both withdrew after having their entry accepted which resulted in walkover wins for Droitwich Spa and Loughborough Students respectively. The match between Whyteleafe and Millwall Lionesses was played, ending in a 6–3 victory for Millwall, but Whyteleafe were later awarded the win because Millwall had fielded two unregistered players.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, First round qualifying
Forty-nine matches were scheduled for the first round qualifying, the majority of which were played on Sunday 22 September 2019. Morecambe's tie against FC United of Manchester was postponed on this date, as was the re-arranged fixture a week later, leading to the tie being reversed and Morecambe losing their home advantage. Worthing's tie against Whyteleafe was played on 29 September, having been delayed a week due to Millwall Lionesses (who had been due to play in this match) being expelled from the competition. The round was made up solely of the winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Second round qualifying
Forty-eight matches in the second round qualifying were played on Sunday 6 October 2019. The round was made up of the 49 winners from the previous round and the introduction of all 47 FA Women's National League Division One teams.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Third round qualifying
Twenty-four matches were scheduled for the second round qualifying, played on Sunday 27 October 2019. The round was made up of the 48 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams. A total of five games were delayed by weather and were rescheduled for Sunday 3 November.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, First round proper
Twelve matches were scheduled for the first round proper, played on Sunday 10 November 2019. The round was made up of the 24 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Second round proper
Eighteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper, to be played on Sunday 1 December 2019. The round was made up of the 12 winners from the previous round as well as the introduction of all 24 third tier clubs from the FA Women's National League Northern and Southern Premier Divisions.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Third round proper
Nine matches were scheduled for the third round proper, which were played on Sundays 5 and 12 January 2020. The round was made up of the 18 winners from the previous round and did not include the introduction of any new teams.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Fourth round proper
16 matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. The Manchester derby was selected as the televised game for the round and moved to Saturday 25 January 2020 with the rest played on Sunday 26 January 2020. Southampton Women's F.C. vs Crystal Palace was abandoned in the 78th minute due to adverse weather conditions and was replayed on Sunday 2 February 2020. The 32 teams taking part consisted of 23 FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship teams exempted to this stage, plus the nine match winners from the previous round.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Fifth round proper
Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper which were due to be played on 16 and 17 February 2020 but three matches were postponed. The 16 teams taking part are the match winners from the previous round. The lowest ranked team left in the competition, Ipswich Town of the FA Women's National League Division One South East (tier 4), were drawn against defending champions Manchester City.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Quarter-finals
The four quarter-final fixtures were scheduled to be played on Sunday 15 March 2020 but postponed due to coronavirus pandemic. They were eventually rescheduled for 26–27 September 2020.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Final
The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 November 2020.


2019–20 Women's FA Cup, Television rights
The following matches were/will be broadcast live on UK television:


2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season
The 2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season was the 24th season of the Women's National Cricket League, the women's domestic limited overs cricket competition in Australia. Under an expanded schedule, each of the seven teams played eight round robin games, up from the six played by all teams in each of the previous nine seasons. The tournament commenced on 22 September 2019 and finished on 16 February 2020.


2019–20 Women's National Cricket League season
The New South Wales Breakers were the defending champions, and Western Australia the eventual winners.


2019–20 Women's Super Smash
The 2019–20 Dream11 Super Smash was the thirteenth season of the women's Super Smash Twenty20 cricket competition played in New Zealand. It ran from December 2019 to January 2020, with 6 provincial teams taking part. Wellington Blaze beat Auckland Hearts in the final to win the tournament, their 6th Super Smash title, and third in three seasons.


2019–20 Women's Super Smash, Competition format
Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of six, therefore playing 10 matches overall. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top team in the group advanced straight to the final, whilst the second and third placed teams played off in an elimination final.


2019–20 Women's Super Smash, Competition format
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2019–20 Women's Super Smash, Competition format
Win: 4 pointsTie: 2 pointsLoss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.


2019–20 Women's T20 Super League
The 2019–20 Women's T20 Super League was the second Women's T20 Super League competition that took place in South Africa. It took place in December 2019, with 4 teams taking part made up of the best players in South Africa. Starlights won the competition by topping the round-robin group.


2019–20 Women's T20 Super League, Competition format
The four teams played each other once in a round-robin, therefore playing three matches. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.


2019–20 Women's T20 Super League, Competition format
The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2019–20 Women's T20 Super League, Competition format
Win: 2 points. Tie: 1 point. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.


2019–20 Women's T20 Super League, Squads
The 2019–20 Women's T20 Super League took place two months after the inaugural tournament, with renamed teams.


2019–20 Women's Volleyball Thailand League
The 2019–20 Women's Volleyball Thailand League is the 15th season of the Women's Volleyball Thailand League, the top Thai professional league for women's volleyball clubs, since its establishment in 2005, also known as CP Women's Volleyball Thailand League due to the sponsorship deal with Charoen Pokphand. A total of 8 teams will compete in the league. The season will begin on 18 January 2020 and concluded on 30 July 2019. This season will be organized by the Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA) instead Thailand Volleyball Co.,Ltd. The season started.


2019–20 Women's Volleyball Thailand League, Teams
Eight teams compete in the league – the top six teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Pro Challenge. The promoted teams are Diamond Food and Rangsit University. Rangsit University retains its position after relegation in previous season, while Diamond Food reaches a top division for the first time. Diamond Food replaced King Bangkok (relegated after four years in the top division).


2019–20 Women's Volleyball Thailand League, Teams, Qualified teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Thailand League title holders; SL: Supur League title holders).


2019–20 Women's Volleyball Thailand League, Format, 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 World Rugby Sevens Series
The 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series was the 21st annual series of rugby sevens tournaments for national men's rugby sevens teams. The Sevens Series has been run by World Rugby since 1999–2000.


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series
In March 2020, World Rugby postponed all remaining tournaments in the series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events in London and Paris were postponed provisionally until September, preceding the Singapore and Hong Kong events previously postponed until October. On 30 June, the remaining four rounds of the series was cancelled which meant that New Zealand was awarded the title by 11 points over second place South Africa.


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Format
Sixteen nations competed at each event, drawn into four pools of four teams. Following the pool matches at each tournament, the top eight teams (two teams from each pool) played off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. The bottom eight teams after the pool matches played off for the lower-ranked placings from ninth to sixteenth at each tournament. The winner of the series was determined by the overall points standings gained across all events in the season.


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Format, Challenger Series and the COVID-19 pandemic
World Rugby announced in December 2019 that there would be a feeder competition to the Sevens Series consisting of sixteen teams that would play two sevens events in South America, determining the final eight teams to play in a playoff-style event at the Hong Kong Sevens. The final winner would be promoted to the World Rugby Sevens Series and replace the invitational side in the Sevens Series.


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Format, Challenger Series and the COVID-19 pandemic
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby postponed the Sevens Series and Challenger Series seasons to be completed at a later date in the year before subsequently cancelling the season entirely. Because of both competitions  seasons being cancelled, the final playoff in Hong Kong to decide the team whom would be promoted to the Sevens Series would not be decided and the team with the highest points tally would be the promoted team. Japan, an invited team to five of the six Sevens Series events was promoted having accumulated thirty-nine points in total, three points clear at the top of the table.


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Core teams
The fifteen "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for 2019–20 were:


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Core teams
Ireland joined as a core team for the first time after winning the 2019–20 World Series qualifier held in Hong Kong. They replaced Japan who were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed core team in 2018–19. However, Japan will play in several tournaments as the wild card team in preparation to host the Olympic tournament.


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Tour venues
The official schedule for the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series was:


2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series, Tour venues
Events in Singapore and Hong Kong were originally scheduled to be played in April 2020 but were postponed due to health concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to October 2020. In June 2020, World Rugby cancelled all four remaining rounds of the tournament (Singapore, Hong Kong, England and France) due to the pandemic.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series was the eighth edition of the global circuit for women's national rugby sevens teams, organised by World Rugby.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
Only five of the originally scheduled eight tournaments were completed before the series was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand was awarded the series title at the end of June 2020, leading by 16 points over second-placed Australia.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
The events planned for Hong Kong, Langford and Paris were postponed, before eventually being cancelled.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Format
Twelve nations competed at each event, drawn into three pools of four teams. The top-placed teams after the pool matches at each tournament played off for a Cup, with gold, silver and bronze medals also awarded to the first three teams. The winner of the series was determined by the overall points standings gained across all events in the season.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Teams
The eleven "core teams" qualified to participate in all series events for 2019–20 were:


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Teams
Brazil was promoted to core team status after winning the World Series qualifier held in Hong Kong in 2019, replacing China who were relegated after finishing as the lowest-placed core team in 2018–19.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Tour venues
The original itinerary for the 2019–20 women's circuit included three new legs to be played in Cape Town, Hamilton and Hong Kong, although only the first two were able to be played. The women's Tokyo Sevens was not included in the series due to the Olympic Sevens being scheduled there instead.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Tour venues
After all tournaments planned for the second quarter of 2020 were cancelled, the series was reduced from eight legs to five. All but one of the completed legs were combined sevens  tournaments with their corresponding events from the men's World Series, with only the Glendale tournament hosted as a stand-alone women's event.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Tour venues
The tournaments planned for Hong Kong (3–5 April 2020), Langford (2–3 May 2020) and Paris (30–31 May 2020), were ultimately cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series, Placings summary
Tallies of top four tournament placings during the 2019–20 series, by team:


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads
This is a list of the  squads for the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.


2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series squads
Captains for a tournament have their jersey number marked in bold.


2019–20 World Skate Europe Cup
The 2019–20 World Skate Europe Cup will be the 40th season of the World Skate Europe Cup, the second one with the new name of the formerly known as CERS Cup, Europe's second club roller hockey competition organized by World Skate Europe. Lleida Llista Blava are the defending champions.


2019–20 World Skate Europe Cup, Teams
30 teams from seven national associations will participate in the competition. League positions of the previous season, after eventual playoffs, are shown in parentheses.


2019–20 World Skate Europe Cup, Bracket
The draw was held on 6 September 2019 at World Skate Europe headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal. Spanish side Lleida Llista Blava and Italian side Valdagno received byes to the round of 16 as winners and semifinalists of the 2018–19 World Skate Europe Cup, respectively.


2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in Horizon League play to be regular season Horizon League champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to UIC. As regular season league champions who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournament, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 21–14 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Northern Kentucky. In the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals, Green Bay in the semifinals, before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game. As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost to Clemson in the first round.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Wycombe Wanderers' 133rd season in existence and their 27th consecutive season in the Football League. This was the club's second consecutive season in EFL League One. The club earned promotion to the EFL Championship on 13 July 2020, beating Oxford United 2–1 in the 2020 EFL League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season, Friendlies, Pre-season
Wycombe Wanderers announced on 13 May 2019 that they will face Barnet and Woking during pre-season. Their full schedule was confirmed on 31 May.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, League One, League One Play-Offs
On 9 June 2020, League One clubs voted by an overwhelming majority to curtail the 2019–20 season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. It was announced the same day that the play-offs would still be played and that positions would be determined on a points per game (PPG) basis. This meant that Wycombe Wanderers finished 3rd in the League One table, thus occupying the first play-off spot.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the group stage draw was announced with invited clubs drawn on 12 July 2019.


2019–20 Wycombe Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, Berks & Bucks FA Senior Cup
On 13 August 2019, Wycombe Wanderers confirmed that they would take part in the BBFA Senior Cup for the first time since 2014 having won it 29 times. Since they are a League (EFL) member, they were given a bye to the Quarter Finals. The draw was made after the 2nd round matches had been completed, with Wycombe Wanderers being drawn against Hungerford Town of the National League South. Wycombe won 3–0 against Hungerford to set up a tie with Spartan South Midlands Premier Division side Newport Pagnell Town On 17 April 2020, the Berks & Bucks Football Association announced that the competition had been cancelled and all results would be expunged due to the 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Wydad AC season
The 2019–20 season is Wydad AC's 80th season in existence and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They will be competing in Botola, the Champions League, Arab Club Champions Cup, and the Throne Cup.


2019–20 Wydad AC season, League table, Matches
Unless otherwise noted, all times in WAT  Win  Draw  Loss


2019–20 Wydad AC season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Wydad AC season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 2020. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by Allen Edwards in his fourth year as head coach at Wyoming. The Cowboys played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. As the 11 seed, they upset Colorado State and Nevada to reach the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Utah State. They became the first ever 11 seed to win a game at the Mountain West Tournament.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
On March 9, 2020, head coach Allen Edwards was fired. He finished at Wyoming with a four-year record of 60–76.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team, Previous season
The Cowboys finished the 2018–19 season 8–24, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost to New Mexico in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament. They did not compete in a post-season tournament.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team, Offseason, Media Day
The Mountain West Men's Basketball Media Day was held at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada on October 15, 2019. Wyoming was picked to finish 10th in the conference, ahead of only San Jose State. No Wyoming players were selected to the preseason All-Conference team.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team
The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming in the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by first-year head coach Gerald Mattinson, hired following the retirement of longtime coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls will play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team, Previous season
The Cowgirls finished the 2018–19 season 25–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Utah State and San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament before losing to Boise State in the championship game. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT before losing to the eventual champion, Arizona. Longtime head coach Joe Legerski retired at the end of the season after 16 years as head coach.


2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team, Offseason
Wyoming was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference by coaches and media.


2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big East Conference. Led by second-year head coach Travis Steele, they played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to DePaul. Soon thereafter, all postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which effectively ended their season.


2019–20 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team, Previous season
In their first year under Travis Steele, the Musketeers finished the 2018–19 season 19–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in third place. In the Big East conference tournament, Xavier beat Creighton in the quarterfinals before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. The Musketeers missed out on a bid to the NCAA tournament and entered the NIT tournament.


2019–20 Y-League
The 2019–20 Y-League season (also known as the 2019–20 Foxtel Y-League season for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Australian Y-League, the premier national competition for youth football in the country.


2019–20 Y-League, Teams
Ten teams competed in the league – the same ten from the previous season – divided into two conferences. The competition ran from 16 November 2019 to 31 January 2020.


2019–20 Y-League, Teams, Conference A
Conference A contains teams from outside of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.


2019–20 Y-League, Teams, Conference B
Conference B contains teams from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.


2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represent Yale University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 21st-year head coach James Jones, play their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, Connecticut as members of the Ivy League. The Bulldogs earned the league's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament by being the regular season conference champions, after it was announced on March 10, 2020 that the Ivy League Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 22–8 overall, 10–4 in Ivy League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Harvard. In the Ivy League Tournament, they defeated Princeton in the semifinals, before defeating Harvard in the championship game, earning the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. As the 14 seed in the East Region, they were defeated in the First Round by 3rd-seeded LSU.


2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Yale Bulldogs Men's ice hockey season was the 125th season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Bulldogs represented Yale University and were coached by Keith Allain, in his 14th season.


2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
On March 11, Yale withdrew from the ECAC Tournament over concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic. A day later ECAC Hockey cancelled the remainder of the championship.


2019–20 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
After winning their First Round match, the administration at Yale withdrew from the ECAC Tournament over health concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey season
The Yale Bulldogs represented Yale University in ECAC women's ice hockey during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. In the aftermath of said season, the Bulldogs set a program record for most wins in one season.


2019–20 Yeni Malatyaspor season
The 2019–20 season was Yeni Malatyaspor's 34th year in existence. In addition to the domestic league, Yeni Malatyaspor participated in the Turkish Cup.


2019–20 Yeni Malatyaspor season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team represented Youngstown State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Penguins, led by third-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun, played their home games at the Beeghly Center in Youngstown, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–15, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Milwaukee in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC. They accepted and invitation to the CollegeIndsider.com Tournament. However, the CIT, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Penguins finished the 2018–19 season 12–20 overall, 8–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they were defeated by Oakland in the quarterfinals.


2019–20 Yuen Long FC season
The 2019–20 season is Yuen Long's 26th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Yuen Long will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season. However, due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, Yuen Long announced their withdrawal from the remaining matches this season in April 2020. On 12 June 2020, Yuen Long confirmed their withdrawal from participating in the new HKPL season.


2019–20 Yuen Long FC season, Squad, First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Yuen Long FC season, Squad, First Team
Remarks:LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions. FP These players are registered as foreign players.


2019–20 ZZ Leiden season
The 2019–20 ZZ Leiden season was the 14th season in the existence of the club. The club is known for sponsorship reasons as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden. The club will play in the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) and NBB Cup. It will also play in the FIBA Europe Cup.


2019–20 ZZ Leiden season
In March, the DBL season was cancelled prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 ZZ Leiden season, Overview
On 5 July 2019, Leiden announced head coach Rolf Franke was returning for a second season.


2019–20 ZZ Leiden 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 ZZ Leiden season, Dutch Basketball Supercup
As the winners of the 2018–19 NBB Cup, Leiden qualified for its sixth Supercup appearance.


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season
The 2019–20 season will be Zalaegerszegi TE's 1st competitive season, 39th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 99th year in existence as a football club.


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


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Zalaegerszegi TE season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2019–20 Zambian Charity Shield
The 2019–20 Zambian Charity Shield  (also known as The Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Memorial Charity Shield) was the 54th Charity Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Super League and ABSA Cup. This was the second editions in 2019 due to the transitional from a calendar year season to a spring-fall season. This seasons’ Charity Shield match puts 2019 transitional Super League and ABSA Cup winners Zesco United against ABSA Cup runners up Zanaco.


2019–20 Zambian Charity Shield
Before the 2019-20 Charity Shield final Zesco United featured in the previous 2019 final against Nkana, Zesco lost that match 5–4 on penalties. Zanaco defeated Zesco 1–0 with the only goal being scored by Ziyo Tembo. That defeat for Zesco United was the third consecutive season they have failed to win the Charity Shield, having lost the two previous to Nkana. The match was played at Woodlands Stadium on 17 August 2019.


2019–20 Zambian Charity Shield, Match, Summary
Zesco made a bright start dominating the first ten minutes before Zanaco found their rhythm. Zanaco's first warning shot came from winger Charles Zulu who saw his 22nd minute free kick land on the roof of Zesco's net. Zanaco got it right on the next set-piece in the 39th minute when Lawrence Chungu floated the ball into the box and Ziyo was there to meet it and turn it past Zesco goalkeeper Dieudonne Ntibahezwa.


2019–20 Zambian Charity Shield, Match, Summary
But Zanaco were fortunate to have gone into the break leading after Jesse Were’s 43rd minute shot from a fine through ball from John Chingandu was flapped-out by Zanaco goalkeeper Mangani Banda. The second half then saw a flurry of changes on both sides but Zanaco again still looked the most likely to score. Ziyo was denied the opportunity of a brace in the 66th minute when he headed Tafadzwa Rusike’s free kick onto the post while Moussa Souleymanou saw his 69th minute long-range effort take a bounce and go wide.


2019–20 Zambian Super League
The 2019-20 Zambia Super League is the 59th season of the Zambia Super League, the top-tier football league in Zambia. This is the first Super League season that has a new format which conforms with the CAF calendar. The league kicked off on 31 August. Zesco United are the defending champions and KYSA and Kansashi Dynamos are the newly promoted sides into the super league.


2019–20 Zambian Super League
On 19 March 2020, the season was temporarily suspended by FAZ due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. On 26 June, after nearly four months of the league's suspension, the FAZ announced that the league would resume on 18 July 2020 behind closed doors. The rescheduled matches would be played first, then the league will fully resume on 1 August 2020 with Round 26 fixtures and is scheduled to be completed on 30 August 2020.


2019–20 Zira FK season
The Zira FK 2019–20 season was Zira's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and sixth season in their history. Zira finished the season in 5th position and were scheduled to face Gabala in the Azerbaijan Cup semifinals before the season was ended prematurely due to COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 8 October, Samir Abbasov left his role as manager of Zira by mutual consent. On 9 October, Zaur Hashimov was appointed as Zira's new manager until the end of the season.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 21 December, Zira announced the singing of Aghabala Ramazanov and Davit Volkovi on an 18-month contracts starting from 1 January 2020.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 14 January, Alie Sesay joined Zira on an 18-month contract.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 21 January, Jovan Krneta returned to Zira, signing until the end of the season.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 25 January, Gheorghe Anton signed for Zira on an 18-month contract.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 29 January, Julio Rodríguez left Zira by mutual consent.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 2 February, Elvin Mammadov left Zira by mutual consent.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 3 March, Zira announced the signing of Emil Balayev on a contract until the end of the season.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Zira FK season, Season events
On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the 2019–20 season had been officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.


2019–20 curling season
The 2019–20 curling season began in June 2019 and was scheduled to end in May 2020. However, the coronavirus pandemic declared in March 2020 resulted in the cancellation of events and the premature ending of the season.


2019–20 curling season
Note: In events with two genders, the men's tournament winners will be listed before the women's tournament winners.


2019–20 curling season, World Curling Tour, Teams
Grand Slam events in bold. Note: More events may be posted as time progresses.


2019–20 figure skating season
The 2019–20 figure skating season began on July 1, 2019, and ended on June 30, 2020. During this season, elite skaters competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2020 European, Four Continents, and World Junior Championships; the World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They also competed in elite events such as the Grand Prix series and Junior Grand Prix series, culminating in the Grand Prix Final, and the ISU Challenger Series.


2019–20 figure skating season, Season notes, Age eligibility
Skaters were eligible to compete in ISU events on the junior or senior levels according to their age:


2019–20 figure skating season, Changes
If skaters of different nationalities team up, the ISU requires that they choose one country to represent. Date refers to date when the change occurred or, if not available, the date when the change was announced.


2019–20 figure skating season, Competitions, Cancelled
All competitions following the 2020 World Junior Championships, including the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, were cancelled by either the ISU, the host federation, or the local government due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The affected events, in addition to the senior World Championships, include:


2019–20 in Algerian football
The 2019–20 season will be the 57th season of competitive association football in Algeria. on September 17, 2019 At the Extraordinary General Assembly of Algerian Football Federation It unanimously endorses the change of the competition system by increasing the number of clubs from 16 to 18, as for the second division to 32 clubs from two groups Central East and Central West from 16 clubs also became the number of professional clubs 18 instead of 32 starting from the season 2020–21. on September 30, at the monthly statutory meeting held in Ouargla. After debate and exchanges between the members, the Federal Office opted for the variant favoring the descent of two (02) clubs of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the rise of four (04) clubs of the League 2 to the upper tier.


2019–20 in Algerian football, Managerial changes
This is a list of changes of managers within Algerian league football:


2019–20 in Armenian football
The following article is a summary of the 2019–20 football season in Armenia, which is the 28th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2019 to July 2020.


2019–20 in Australian soccer
The 2019–20 season was the 51st season of the competitive association football in Australia.


2019–20 in Australian soccer
Most events from March 2020 onwards were disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.


2019–20 in Australian soccer, National teams, Australia men's national under-23 soccer team, Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2019–20.


2019–20 in Australian soccer, National teams, Australia men's national under-23 soccer team, 2020 AFC U-23 Championship
Matches also acted as qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games .