2019 National Football League (Ireland)
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| Dates | 26 January – April 2019 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
← 2018 2020 → | |
The 2019 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, is the 88th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.
Eir Sport and TG4 provide live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. The highlights programmes are RTÉ2's League Sunday on Sunday evenings and TG4's GAA 2019 on Monday evenings.[1]
Format
League structure
The 2019 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.
| Teams by Province and Division | |||||
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| Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Total |
| Connacht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Leinster | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Munster | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ulster | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
Tie-breaker
If only two teams are level on league points -
- The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first
- If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams
- If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams
- If still identical, a play-off is required
If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Finals, promotions and relegations
Division 1
The top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.
Division 2, Division 3 & Division 4
The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.
Division 1
Division 1 Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Cavan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Division 1 Final |
| 2 |  Dublin
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Galway
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Kerry
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Mayo
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Monaghan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Roscommon
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 8 |  Tyrone
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) League points; 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition; 3) Scoring difference; 4) Highest total score for; 5) A play-off.
Division 1 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1 Round 1
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| Kerry | v | Tyrone | |||
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| Monaghan | v | Dublin | |||
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| Galway | v | Cavan | |||
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Division 1 Round 2
| Dublin | v | Galway | |||
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| Cavan | v | Kerry | |||
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| Roscommon | v | Monaghan | |||
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| Tyrone | v | Mayo | |||
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Division 1 Round 3
| Kerry | v | Dublin | |||
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| Mayo | v | Cavan | |||
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| Monaghan | v | Galway | |||
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| Roscommon | v | Tyrone | |||
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Division 1 Round 4
| Dublin | v | Mayo | |||
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| Tyrone | v | Monaghan | |||
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| Galway | v | Kerry | |||
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| Cavan | v | Roscommon | |||
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Division 1 Round 5
| Roscommon | v | Dublin | |||
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| Mayo | v | Galway | |||
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| Tyrone | v | Cavan | |||
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| Kerry | v | Monaghan | |||
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Division 1 Round 6
| Dublin | v | Tyrone | |||
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| Galway | v | Roscommon | |||
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| Kerry | v | Mayo | |||
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| Monaghan | v | Cavan | |||
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Division 1 Round 7
| Cavan | v | Dublin | |||
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| Mayo | v | Monaghan | |||
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| Roscommon | v | Kerry | |||
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| Tyrone | v | Galway | |||
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Division 1 Final
Division 2
Division 2 Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 |  Armagh
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Division 2 Final |
| 2 |  Clare
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Cork
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Donegal
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Fermanagh
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Kildare
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Meath
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division 3 |
| 8 | Tipperary
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) League points; 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition; 3) Scoring difference; 4) Highest total score for; 5) A play-off.
Division 2 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Round 1
Division 2 Round 2
Division 2 Round 3
Division 2 Round 4
Division 2 Round 5
Division 2 Round 6
Division 2 Round 7
Division 2 Final
Division 3
Division 3 Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 |  Carlow
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Division 3 Final |
| 2 |  Down
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Laois
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Longford
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Louth
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Offaly
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Sligo
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Division 4 |
| 8 | Westmeath
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) League points; 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition; 3) Scoring difference; 4) Highest total score for; 5) A play-off.
Division 3 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 3 Round 1
Division 3 Round 2
Division 3 Round 3
Division 3 Round 4
Division 3 Round 5
Division 3 Round 6
Division 3 Round 7
Division 3 Final
Division 4
Division 4 Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 |  Antrim
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Division 4 Final |
| 2 | Derry
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Leitrim
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Limerick
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | London
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Waterford
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Wexford
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Wicklow
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) League points; 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition; 3) Scoring difference; 4) Highest total score for; 5) A play-off.