2019 National Camogie League

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2019 National Camogie League
League details
Dates20 January – 20 April 2019
Teams31
League champions
Winners Galway (5th win)
Captain Sarah Dervan
ManagerCathal Murray
League runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
CaptainAnna Farrell and Meighan Farrell
Manager Ann Downey
Other division winners
Division 2 Tipperary
Division 3 Kildare
2018
2020

The 2019 National Camogie League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in early 2019. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Galway won Division 1, defeating Kilkenny in the final.

Format

League structure

The 2019 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 10 in Division 1, 15 in Division 2 and 6 in Division 3; division 1 is divided into two groups and Division 2 is divided into three 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

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

In Division 2, the three group winners and runners-up contest the quarter-finals; the three quarter-final winners then play a semi-final and final.

The top four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals. [4]

Fixtures and results

Division 1

Group 1

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 4400+3812Advance to NCL semi-finals
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 4301+129
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 4112–134
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 4103–133
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 4013–241Relegation playoff

Group 2

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 4310+1610Advance to NCL semi-finals
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 4310+1010
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 4202–76
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 4103–193
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 4004n/a–3Relegation playoff
  • Wexford gave a walkover to Cork and were deducted three points. Because of this, score difference in games involving Wexford are not included when calculating overall score difference.

Relegation playoff

16 March 2019
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Relegation playoff
Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 4-15 – 1-6 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Hawkfield
Report

Finals

10 March 2019
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Kilkenny Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-12 – 0-9 Colours of Cork.svg Cork WIT Arena, Carriganore
Referee: John Dermody
Report

10 March 2019
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 2-14 – 0-4 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick St Brendan's Park, Birr
Report

31 March 2019
12:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Kilkenny Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-8 – 0-16 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: C Egan (Cork)
M Quilty 1-1(0-1f); D Morrissey 0-3(2fs); A Dalton 1-0; K Power 0-2; D Gaule (f), C Phelan (45) 0-1 each Report C Dolan 0-8(7fs, 1 45); A Donohue 0-3; N Kilkenny, N Hanniffy 0-2 each; A O’Reilly 0-1

Division 2

Finals

30 March 2019
Quarter-Final
Galway Intermediate Colours of Galway.svg 1-5 – 1-9 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Intermediate St Rynagh's Park, Banagher

31 March 2019
Quarter-Final
Meath Colours of Meath.svg 0-7 – 0-8 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Inniskeen Grattans, Inniskeen

31 March 2019
Quarter-Final
Derry Colours of Derry.svg 1-7 – 3-10 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Intermediate Inniskeen Grattans, Inniskeen

7 April 2019
Semi-Final
Tipperary Intermediate Colours of Tipperary.svg 3-9 – 1-12 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath St Rynagh's Park, Banagher
Report

20 April 2019
15:00 IST
Final
Kilkenny Intermediate Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-8 – 0-14 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Intermediate St Rynagh's Park, Banagher
Referee: Philip McDonald (Cavan)
K Hamilton 0-4(3fs), K Nolan 0-2(fs); C Pelan, L Green (f) 0-1 each Report J Grace 0-8(7fs); A Loughnane 0-4; N Treacy, C McKeogh 0-1 each

Division 3

Finals

20 April 2019
13:00 IST
Final
Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 2-9 – 0-11 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Intermediate St. Rynagh's Park, Banagher
Referee: Barry Nea (Westmeath)
C Shiels 2-0, S Hurley 0-8(4fs, 3 45s), L Sutton 0-1 Report R Noonan 0-8(2fs, 2 45s, 1 pen), L Browne, C O’Brien, Aisling Cunningham

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References

  1. "The Camogie Association : Fixtures & Results". www.camogie.ie.
  2. Kennedy, Marisa (1 January 2019). "Month-By-Month Guide To The 2019 Irish Sporting Calendar".
  3. "Limerick could opt for hurling-camogie league double-headers in Gaelic Grounds". www.limerickleader.ie.
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