2016 Ladies' National Football League

2016 Ladies' National Football League
League details
Dates 31 January – 7 May 2016
Teams 31
League champions
Winners Cork (10th win)
Captain Ciara O'Sullivan
Manager Ephie Fitzgerald
League runners-up
Runners-up Mayo
Captain Sarah Tierney
Manager Frank Browne
Other division winners
Division 2 Donegal
Division 3 Waterford
Division 4 Limerick
← 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

League structure

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 -

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by score 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 bottom teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1

Table

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 7 4 0 3 147 89 +58 12
Dublin 7 4 0 3 144 87 +57 12
Kerry 7 4 0 3 12595 +30 12
Armagh 7 4 0 3 139 118 +21 12
Galway 7 4 0 3 135121 +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

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

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

Table

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 2 0 127 82 +45 15
Clare 7 5 2 0 118 80 +38 15
Cavan 7 5 2 0 115 81 +34 15
Kildare 7 2 5 0 90 150 –60 6
Laois 72 5 0 77 118 –41 6
Sligo 7 16 0 82 137 –55 3
Meath 7 1 6 0 96 149 –53 3 Relegated to Division 3 for 2017

Semi-finals & Final

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

Table

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

Semi-finals & Final

17 April 2016
Semi-Final 		Tipperary 5-11 – 4-7 Leitrim 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

Table

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

Semi-finals & Final

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

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=253755 Armagh ladies rule out legal action after LGFA blunder 18 April 2016
  3. ↑ http://oceanfm.ie/sligo-ladies-to-face-meath-in-cavan-leitrims-semi-final-in-portarlington/
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