2019 Ladies' National Football League

The 2019 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League,^[1] is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in early 2019.^[2][3][4]

2019 Ladies' National Football League

League details
Dates	2 February – 5 May 2019
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Cork (12th win)
Captain	Martina O'Brien
Manager	Ephie Fitzgerald
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Tracey Leonard
Manager	Timmy Rabbitte
Other division winners
Division 2	Waterford
Division 3	Meath
Division 4	Fermanagh
← 2018 2020 →

Cork were the champions, defeating Galway in the final to win a record 12th league title.^[5][6]

Format

League structure

The 2019 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Teams by Province
Province	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4
Connacht	2	0	2	1
Leinster	2	2	5	3
Munster	2	3	0	1
Ulster	2	3	1	3

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

• winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
• if the head-to-head match was a draw, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 1-15 beats 2-12)
• if the head-to-head match was an exact draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
• if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top four teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals (first plays fourth and second plays third).

The top four teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.

The last-placed teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Galway	7	6	0	1	106	73	+33	18	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Cork (C)	7	5	0	2	139	71	+68	15
3	Dublin	7	5	0	2	125	99	+26	15
4	Donegal	7	5	0	2	100	99	+1	15
5	Mayo	7	2	1	4	109	131	−22	7
6	Westmeath	7	2	0	5	88	97	−9	6
7	Tipperary	7	2	0	5	116	149	−33	6
8	Monaghan	7	0	1	6	88	152	−64	1	Relegation to Division 2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2019. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Semi-finals

Galway v Donegal

April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 14:15 IST Semi-Final 1

Report

Galway	1-12 (15) – (09) 1-06	Donegal

Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Brendan Rice

Cork v Dublin

April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) 14:00 IST Semi-Final 2

Report

Cork	1-18 (21) – (20) 2-14	Dublin

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: Niall McCormack

Final

Galway v Cork

May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) 16:00 IST LNFL Final

Report

Galway	2-07 (13) – (15) 1-12	Cork
Gls: C Cooney 1, L Ward 1 Pts: R Leonard 3 (2f), T Leonard 2 (fs), M Glynn 1, L Hannon 1		Gls: S Noonan 1 Pts: O Finn 5 (3f), E Scally 3, C O’Sullivan 2, L Coppinger 1, N Cotter 1

Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: M Farrelly (Cavan)

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Armagh	7	6	0	1	146	88	+58	18	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Waterford (P)	7	4	1	2	106	102	+4	13
3	Cavan	7	4	1	2	124	117	+7	13
4	Kerry	7	3	2	2	160	146	+14	11
5	Clare	7	3	2	2	104	106	−2	11
6	Wexford	7	2	1	4	79	110	−31	7
7	Tyrone	7	2	1	4	91	90	+1	7
8	Laois	7	0	0	7	106	157	−51	0	Relegation to Division 3

Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

• Kerry are ranked ahead of Clare because, although the head-to-head game was a draw, Kerry scored more points (1-17 to 4-8).^[7]

Semi-finals

Armagh v Kerry

April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 13:30 IST Semi-Final 1

Armagh	1-11 (14) – (21) 2-15	Kerry

Geraldine Park, Athy Referee: Jonathan Murphy

Cavan v Waterford

April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) 13:30 IST Semi-Final 2

Cavan	5-13 (28) – (15) 2-09	Waterford

St Rynagh's Park, Banagher Referee: Shane Curley

Final

Kerry v Waterford

May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) 14:00 IST Final

Report

Kerry	(20) 1-17 – 5-13 (28)	Waterford

Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)

Division 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Meath (P)	7	6	0	1	150	88	+62	18	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Sligo	7	5	0	2	132	112	+20	15
3	Roscommon	7	5	0	2	125	108	+17	15
4	Longford	7	3	1	3	132	125	+7	10
5	Wicklow	7	3	0	4	116	118	−2	9
6	Kildare	7	3	0	4	122	111	+11	9
7	Down	7	2	0	5	111	120	−9	6
8	Offaly	7	0	1	6	88	194	−106	1	Relegation to Division 4

Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2019. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Semi-finals

Sligo v Roscommon

April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 12:30 IST Semi-Final 2

Sligo	1-11 (14) – (12) 1-09	Roscommon

Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Des McEnery

Meath v Longford

April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 14:45 IST Semi-Final 1

Meath	5-18 (33) – (19) 3-10	Longford

Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: John Devlin

Final

Meath v Sligo

May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04) 16:00 IST Final

Report

Meath	4-11 (23) – (10) 1-07	Sligo

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: E Moran (Kerry)

Division 4

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Louth	7	6	0	1	171	71	+100	18	Advance to Semi-Finals
2	Limerick	7	5	0	2	130	87	+43	15
3	Fermanagh (P)	7	5	0	2	126	86	+40	15
4	Antrim	7	4	1	2	132	103	+29	13
5	Carlow	7	4	0	3	119	109	+10	12
6	Leitrim	7	2	0	5	115	115	0	6
7	Derry	7	1	1	5	87	112	−25	4
8	Kilkenny	7	0	0	7	34	231	−197	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2019. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie

Semi-finals

Louth v Antrim

April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 12:30 IST Semi-Final 1

Louth	2-14 (20) – (26) 2-20	Antrim

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Declan Callaghan

Fermanagh v Limerick

April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 13:00 IST Semi-Final 2

Report

Fermanagh	2-15 (21) – (19) 4-07	Limerick

Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: Paul Burke

Final

Antrim v Fermanagh

May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04) 14:00 IST Final

Report

Antrim	1-10 (13) – (14) 2-08	Fermanagh

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: S Curley (Galway)