2016 Ladies' National Football League

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2016 Ladies' National Football League
League details
Dates31 January – 7 May 2016
Teams31
League champions
WinnersCork (10th win)
CaptainCiara O'Sullivan
ManagerEphie Fitzgerald
League runners-up
Runners-upMayo
CaptainSarah Tierney
ManagerFrank Browne
Other division winners
Division 2Donegal
Division 3Waterford
Division 4Limerick
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, was a ladies' Gaelic football competition that ended on 7 May 2016.[1] Cork were the Division 1 champions for the fourth year in a row.

Format[edit]

League structure[edit]

The 2016 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions - three of eight teams and one of seven. Kilkenny do not compete. Each team plays every other team in its division once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. 2 points are deducted for conceding a walkover.

If two teams are level on league 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 score difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
  • If the teams are still level, ranking is determined by the total scored

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

Finals, promotions and relegations[edit]

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 bottom teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1[edit]

Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Mayo 7 7 0 0 119 78 +41 21 Advance to Division 1 semi-finals
Cork (C) 7 4 0 3 147 89 +58 12
Dublin 7 4 0 3 144 87 +57 12
Kerry 7 4 0 3 125 95 +30 12
Armagh 7 4 0 3 139 118 +21 12
Galway 7 4 0 3 135 121 +14 12
Monaghan 7 1 0 6 78 145 –67 3
Tyrone 7 0 0 7 32 186 –154 0 Relegated to Division 2 for 2017

Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Armagh and Galway are ranked by score difference.

Controversy[edit]

After the final round of the Division 1 league the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association mistakenly announced that Armagh were one of the teams qualified for the semi-finals. They subsequently corrected their error and apologised. Armagh issued a statement accusing the LGFA of "total incompetence" and revealed that they had considered legal action.[2]

Semi-finals & Final[edit]

23 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Mayo 1-16 – 2-12 Kerry St Brendan's Park, Birr
23 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Cork 1-15 – 0-11 Dublin St Brendan's Park, Birr
7 May 2016
7:15 p.m.
Final 		Cork 1-10 – 0-10 Mayo Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Brendan Rice
O Finn (0-6)
R Ní Bhuachalla (1-1)
R Buckley (0-1)
O Farmer (0-1)
A Walsh (0-1) 		Report C Staunton (0-6)
S Mulvihill (0-1)
S Rowe (0-1)
N Kelly (0-1)
G Kelly (0-1)

Division 2[edit]

Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Donegal (P) 7 7 0 0 157 65 +92 21 Advance to Division 2 semi-finals

Champions promoted

Westmeath 7 5 0 2 127 82 +45 15
Clare 7 5 0 2 118 80 +38 15
Cavan 7 5 0 2 115 81 +34 15
Kildare 7 2 0 5 90 150 –60 6
Laois 7 2 0 5 77 118 –41 6
Sligo 7 1 0 6 82 137 –55 3
Meath 7 1 0 6 96 149 –53 3 Relegated to Division 3 for 2017
  • Sligo defeated Meath in a playoff game.[3]

Semi-finals & Final[edit]

23 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Donegal 0-13 – 0-6 Cavan Beragh
23 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Westmeath 4-12 – 1-11 Clare Banagher
7 May 2016
5:30 p.m.
Final 		Donegal 3-17 – 0-13 Westmeath Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Keith Delahunty

Division 3[edit]

Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Waterford (P) 7 7 0 0 145 77 +68 21 Advance to Division 3 semi-finals

Champios promoted

Tipperary 7 6 0 1 163 74 +89 18
Wexford 7 4 0 3 111 86 +25 12
Leitrim 7 4 0 3 135 111 +24 12
Roscommon 7 4 0 3 110 100 +10 12
Offaly 7 2 0 5 91 136 –45 6
Down 7 1 0 6 96 141 –45 3
Fermanagh 7 0 0 7 36 162 –126 0 Relegated to Division 4 for 2017
  • Wexford, Leitrim and Roscommon are ranked by score difference.

Semi-finals & Final[edit]

17 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Tipperary 5-11 – 4-7 Wexford Piltown
Referee: Colm McManus
17 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Waterford 7-15 – 0-6 Leitrim Portarlington
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
30 April 2016
3:45 p.m.
Final 		Waterford 2-13 – 3-10 Tipperary Conneff Park, Clane
Referee: Gavin Corrigan
8 May 2016
1:15 p.m.
Final Replay 		Waterford 1-13 – 1-12 Tipperary Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Jonathan Murphy

Division 4[edit]

Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Longford 6 5 0 1 150 73 +77 15 Advance to Division 4 semi-finals

Champions promoted

Wicklow 6 5 0 1 168 44 +124 15
Limerick (P) 6 4 0 2 167 44 +123 12
Antrim 6 3 0 3 66 66 0 9
Louth 6 3 0 3 121 91 +30 9
Derry 6 1 0 5 61 189 –128 3
Carlow 6 0 0 6 28 254 –226 0
  • Antrim are ranked ahead of Louth as they won the head-to-head game between the teams

Semi-finals & Final[edit]

17 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Wicklow 2-6 – 0-14 Limerick Stradbally
17 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Longford 0-13 – 2-11 Antrim O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt
30 April 2016
2 p.m.
Final 		Antrim 1-10 – 4-8 Limerick Conneff Park, Clane
Referee: Des McEnery
E Gallagher 1-3, C Timoney (1f) and A McParland 0-2 each, C Carey, Á Tubridy & M Cooper 0-1 each. Report D O’Brien 2-5 (0-3f), N Holland 2-0, N Richardson 0-2, S Carroll 0-1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Upcoming Fixtures".
  2. ^ http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=253755 Armagh ladies rule out legal action after LGFA blunder 18 April 2016
  3. ^ "Sligo ladies to face Meath in Cavan, Leitrim's semi-final in Portarlington – Ocean FM". Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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