| Betfred Championship 2019 | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Duration | 27 rounds + play-offs |
| Teams | 14 |
| Highest attendance | 9,974  Toronto Wolfpack v  Featherstone Rovers (5 October 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 337  Rochdale Hornets v  Toulouse Olympique (13 July 2019) |
| Average attendance | 2,645 |
| Attendance | 428,570; as of round 26 (1 September 2019) |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
| 2019 season | |
| Champions | Toronto Wolfpack |
| League Leaders' Shield | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Runners-up | Featherstone Rovers |
| Biggest home win | Toronto Wolfpack 70–8  Dewsbury Rams (15 June 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Rochdale Hornets 0–82  Bradford Bulls (8 September 2019) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from RFL Championship | Toronto Wolfpack |
| Relegated to League 1 |  Barrow Raiders Rochdale Hornets |
The 2019 Rugby Football League Championship was a rugby league football competition played primarily in England but including teams from Canada and France. It is the second tier of the three tiers of professional rugby league in England, below Super League and above League 1. Following rule changes agreed at the end of the 2018 season, the Super 8's format has been abandoned and the Championship will feature a play-off system leading to promotion to Super League for one club while results during the regular season will lead to relegation to League 1 for two teams.
The 2019 Championship comprised 14 teams, which all played one another twice in the regular season, once at home and once away, totalling 26 games. The 2019 season also featured the "Summer Bash Weekend" for a fifth time so the regular season comprised 27 games for each team.[1]
The Championship Grand Final was won by Toronto Wolfpack, who by beating Featherstone Rovers 24–6 also won promotion to Super League for the first time in the club's history, ahead of 2020 season. Toronto also won the RFL Championship Leaders' Shield, after finishing top of the league and completing a 100% home record, and only losing 1 game all season.
Betfred remain the sponsors of the Championship. The season started on 3 February 2019.[2]
- ^ "2019 structure explained". Rugby Football League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "2019 Championship fixtures revealed". Love Rugby League. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2018.