The defending league champions were the Workington Comets, who completed an excellent 2018 season winning three major trophies.
Four new teams joined the SGB Championship in 2019 with two of them dropping down from the 2018 SGB Premiership league season these teams were Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels with Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers moving in the opposite direction.
[1][2][3] On 14 January 2019, the Workington Comets management announced that they would not be competing in the league in 2019 for financial reasons.
[5] Final Table Up To And Including Friday 4 October Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
[41] The following did not partake in the meeting even though they had qualified Edward Kennett (Eastbourne Eagles), Scott Nicholls (Leicester Lions), Charles Wright (Redcar Bears) Referee's Official Group Stage Result Score Sheet [42] The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Oaktree Arena on 20 September.