2019 Ladies' National Football League

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
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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]

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

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

Report

Galway	1-12 (15) – (09) 1-06	Donegal

Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Brendan Rice

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

Report

Cork	1-18 (21) – (20) 2-14	Dublin

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: Niall McCormack

Final

May 5, 2019
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)