2023 National Camogie League

The 2023 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Ireland Camogie Leagues, was held in Ireland in spring 2023. It is a secondary competition for camogie county teams, as well as some intermediate (second-string) county teams,^[1][2] held in spring prior to the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.^[3][4][5] Galway were the winners, defeating Cork in the final.^[6]

2023 National Camogie League

League details
Dates	18 February – 16 April 2023
Teams	36
League champions
Winners	Galway (7th win)
Captain	Shauna Healy
Manager	Cathal Murray
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Amy O'Connor
Manager	Matthew Twomey
Other division winners
Division 1B	Waterford
Division 2A	Kerry
Division 3A	Carlow
Division 3B	Clare
Division 4	Tyrone
← 2022 2024 →

Format

League structure

The 2023 National Camogie League consisted of six divisions:

• Division 1A contains 6 teams
• Division 1B contains 6 teams
• Division 2A contains 6 teams
• Division 3A contains 8 teams, divided into two groups of 4
• Division 2B contains 5 "second teams"
• Division 3B contains 5 "second teams"

Each team plays every other team in its division once, except in 3A where teams only play the teams in their own group. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

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, 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 and relegation

In Division 1A, the top two teams meet in the Camogie League final. The last-placed team is relegated.

In Division 1B, the top two teams meet in the final, with the division champions promoted. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 2A.

In Division 2A, the top two teams meet in the final, with the division champions promoted to Division 1B. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 3A.

In Division 3A, the top two in each group meet in the semi-finals,^[4] with the division champions promoted to Division 2A. The bottom two in each group meet in the "Division 4" semi-finals and final, with no promotion.

In Division 2B, the top two teams meet in the final, with no promotion. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 3B.

In Division 3B, the top two teams meet in the final, with the division champions promoted to 2B.^[5]

Division 1

Division 1A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
Cork	5	4	0	1	+44	12	Advance to NCL Final
Galway (C)	5	4	0	1	+8	12
Tipperary	5	3	0	2	+32	9
Kilkenny	5	2	0	3	–9	6
Clare	5	1	1	3	–30	4
Dublin	5	0	1	4	–45	1	Relegation

Final

Galway v Cork

16 April 2023 National Camogie League Final	Galway	2-13 (19) – (15) 1-12	Cork	Dublin
13:50 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-06 – 1-08)		Venue: Croke Park
		Report		Referee: Justin Heffernan

Division 1B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
Waterford (P)	5	5	0	0	75	15	Advance to Final
Wexford	5	4	0	1	22	12
Antrim	5	2	1	2	16	7
Down	5	2	0	3	-30	6
Limerick	5	1	0	4	-40	3
Offaly	5	0	1	4	-43	1	Relegation

Final

Waterford v Wexford

9 April 2023 Division 1B Final	Waterford	1-22 (25) – (9) 1-06	Wexford	Thurles
12:00 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 1-12 – 1-03)		Venue: Semple Stadium
		Report		Referee: Barry Nea