2016 National Camogie League

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2016 National Camogie League
League details
Dates21 February – 1 May 2016
Teams28
League champions
Winners Kilkenny (12th win)
Captain Michelle Quilty
Manager Ann Downey
League runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain Niamh Kilkenny
Manager Ollie Bergin
Other division winners
Division 2 Meath
Division 3 Armagh
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2017 →

The 2016 National Camogie League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Irish Daily Star National Camogie League, was held in spring 2016 and won by Kilkenny. [1]

Contents

Format

League structure

The 2016 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 11 in Division 1, 12 in Division 2 and 5 in Division 3; 1 and 2 are divided into two groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

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

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

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals.

The top two teams in each group in Division 2 contest the Division 2 semi-finals.

The top four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.

Fixtures and results

Division 1

Group 1

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 5500+4415Advance to NCL semi-finals
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 530209
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 5203–66
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 5203–106
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 5113–104
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 5113–184

Group 2

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 4301+359Advance to NCL semi-finals
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 4301+209
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 4301+209
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 4103–233
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 4004–520Relegated
  • Limerick defeated Cork in a playoff.

Finals

16 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Galway 1-11 – 0-13 Limerick St Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: Cathal Egan
17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Kilkenny 2-13 – 0-15
AET		 Tipperary WIT Sports Campus Waterford
Referee: Ray Kelly
1 May 2016
Final		 Galway 0-7 – 2-7 Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Cathal Egan (Cork)
Niamh McGrath 0-6 (6f), Aoife Donoghue 0-1 Report Anna Farrell, Julieann Malone 1-1 each; Denise Gaule 0-3 (3f); Ann Dalton, Sarah Ann Quinlan 0-1 each

Division 2

Group 1

Group 2

Finals

17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Meath 0-14 – 1-9 Carlow Conneff Park, Clane
Referee: John McDonagh
17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Kildare 1-9 – 0-13 Galway "B" The Ragg
Referee: John Dermody
30 April 2016
Final		 Meath 1-10 – 2-3 Galway "B" St Brendan's Park, Birr
Report

Division 3

Finals

10 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Armagh 1-14 – 2-10 Dublin "B" Kinnegad
Report
10 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Kerry 0-5 – 2-8 Roscommon Gort
30 April 2016
2 p.m.
Final		 Armagh 3-11 – 2-9 Roscommon Kinnegad

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 National Fixtures Schedule" (PDF). The Camogie Association. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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