2022 National Football League (Ireland)

National Football League

League details
Dates	29 January – 3 April 2022
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kerry (23rd win)
League runners-up
Runners-up	Mayo
Other division winners
Division 2	Roscommon
Division 3	Louth
Division 4	Cavan
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 National Football League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, is the 91st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated; Kilkenny did not take part. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Format

League structure

Teams by Province and Division
Province	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Total
Connacht	1	2	0	2	5
Leinster	2	2	5	2	11
Munster	1	2	1	2	6
Ulster	4	2	2	1	9
England	0	0	0	1	1
Total	8	8	8	8	32

In the top division, Division 1, teams competed to become National Football League (NFL) champion. The top two teams qualified for the NFL Final, with the winner crowned NFL champion.

The 2022 National Football League consisted of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw.

Teams competed for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 2, 3 and 4, the first and second-places teams were promoted, while the bottom two teams of divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.

Tiebreakers for league ranking

As per the Official GAA Guide - Part 1 - Section 6.21 ^[4] -

If two teams in the same group were equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:

1. Where two teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the Competition;

If three or more teams in the same group were equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:

1. Scoring Difference (subtracting the total scores against from total scores for);
2. Highest Total Score For;
3. A Play-Off.

In the event that two teams or more finished with equal points, but had been affected by a disqualification, loss of game on a proven objection, retirement or walkover, the tie would be decided by the following means:

1. Score Difference from the games in which only the teams involved, (teams tied on points), had played each other. (subtracting the total Scores Against from total Scores For)
2. Highest Total Score For, in which only the teams involved, had played each other, and had finished equal in (i)
3. A Play-Off

Division 1

Kerry

Dublin

Tyrone

Donegal

Monaghan

Armagh

Mayo

Kildare

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Locations of the 2022 NFL Division 1 teams.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry	7	5	1	1	118	91	+27	11	Advance to National League Final
2	Mayo	7	4	1	2	108	94	+14	9
3	Armagh	7	3	1	3	108	98	+10	7
4	Donegal	7	3	1	3	95	103	−8	7
5	Tyrone	7	3	1	3	85	96	−11	7
6	Monaghan	7	2	2	3	100	113	−13	6
7	Kildare	7	2	1	4	104	111	−7	5	Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 2
8	Dublin	7	2	0	5	106	118	−12	4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2022. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Round 1

Dublin v Armagh

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)Round 1	Dublin	1-13 (16)–(21) 2-15	Armagh	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Croke Park
		Report		Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Attendance: 22,707

Kildare v Kerry

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Kildare	0-13 (13)–(13) 1-10	Kerry	Newbridge
13:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: St. Conleth's Park
		Report		Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Mayo v Donegal

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Mayo	0-11 (11)–(11) 0-11	Donegal	Sligo
13:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Markievicz Park
		Report		Referee: N Mooney (Cavan) Attendance: 9,000

Tyrone v Monaghan

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Tyrone	0-09 (9)–(9) 0-09	Monaghan	Omagh
15:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Healy Park
		Report		Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan) Attendance: 7,000

Round 2

Kerry v Dublin

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)Round 2	Kerry	1-15 (18)–(11) 0-11	Dublin	Tralee
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Austin Stack Park
		Report [5]		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Attendance: 12,000 [6]

Armagh v Tyrone

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Armagh	2-14 (20)–(14) 0-14	Tyrone	Armagh
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Athletic Grounds
		Report [7]		Referee: David Gough (Meath) Attendance: 14,328

Monaghan v Mayo

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Monaghan	1-11 (14)–(16) 2-10	Mayo	Clones
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: St. Tiernach's Park
				Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Donegal v Kildare

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Donegal	2-11 (17)–(12) 1-09	Kildare	Ballybofey
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: MacCumhaill Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Round 3

Armagh v Monaghan

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)Round 3	Armagh	1-07 (10)–(10) 0-10	Monaghan	Armagh
17:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Athletic Grounds
		Report		Attendance: 11,500 [8]

Dublin v Mayo

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)Round 3	Dublin	0-12 (12)–(17) 2-11	Mayo	Drumcondra, Dublin
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Croke Park
		Report		Referee: David Gough (Meath) Attendance: 24,000

Kerry v Donegal

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Kerry	1-13 (16)–(7) 0-07	Donegal	Killarney
13:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Fitzgerald Stadium
		Report		Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Tyrone v Kildare

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Tyrone	2-07 (13)–(12) 0-12	Kildare	Omagh
15:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Healy Park
		Report		Referee: M McNally (Monaghan)

Round 4

Donegal v Tyrone

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Donegal	2-10 (16)–(12) 0-12	Tyrone	Ballybofey
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: MacCumhaill Park
		Report		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Kildare v Dublin

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Kildare	1-12 (15)–(12) 0-12	Dublin	Newbridge
13:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: St. Conleth's Park
				Referee: Sean Hurson

Mayo v Armagh

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Mayo	0-15 (15)–(13) 1-10	Armagh	Roscommon
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
				Referee: David Coldrick Attendance: 11,000 [9]

Monaghan v Kerry

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Monaghan	1-12 (15)–(23) 3-14	Kerry	Inniskeen
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Inniskeen Park
				Referee: Paddy Neilan

Round 5

Armagh v Kildare

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)Round 5	Armagh	1-12 (15)–(10) 0-10	Kildare	Armagh
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Athletic Grounds
		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Kerry v Mayo

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)Round 5	Kerry	1-12 (15)–(14) 0-14	Mayo	Tralee
19:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Austin Stack Park
		Report		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Donegal v Monaghan

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Donegal	0-10 (10)–(15) 1-12	Monaghan	Ballybofey
13:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: MacCumhaill Park
		Report		Referee: Martin Hurson (Tyrone)

Tyrone v Dublin

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Tyrone	0-08 (8)–(13) 0-13	Dublin	Omagh
15:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Healy Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Round 6

Tyrone v Mayo

19 March 2022 (2022-03-19)Round 6	Tyrone	0-11 (11)–(9) 0-09	Mayo	Omagh
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Healy Park
				Referee: Maurice Deegan

Armagh v Kerry

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Armagh	0-13 (13)–(16) 1-13	Kerry	Armagh
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Athletic Grounds

Kildare v Monaghan

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Kildare	0-24 (24)–(15) 1-12	Monaghan	Newbridge
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: St. Conleth's Park

Dublin v Donegal

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Dublin	2-15 (21)–(17) 2-11	Donegal	Drumcondra, Dublin
15:45 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Croke Park
		Report

Round 7

Donegal v Armagh

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Donegal	1-14 (17)–(16) 1-13	Armagh	Letterkenny
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Donnell Park
		Report		Attendance: 5,650 [10]

Kerry v Tyrone

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Kerry	2-11 (17)–(18) 1-15	Tyrone	Killarney
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fitzgerald Stadium

Mayo v Kildare

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Mayo	2-20 (26)–(18) 0-18	Kildare	Carrick-on-Shannon
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Monaghan v Dublin

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Monaghan	3-13 (22)–(21) 1-18	Dublin	Clones
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St. Tiernach's Park

Final

Kerry v Mayo

TG4

3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Final

Report

Kerry	3-19 (28)– 0-13 (13)	Mayo
(HT: 1-10 (13) - 0-7 (7))

Croke Park , Drumcondra, Dublin Referee: N Mooney (Cavan) Attendance: 31,506 [11]

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Roscommon	7	5	2	0	123	87	+36	12	Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 1
2	Galway	7	6	0	1	141	100	+41	12
3	Derry	7	5	1	1	110	82	+28	11
4	Meath	7	2	2	3	93	111	−18	6
5	Clare	7	2	2	3	88	87	+1	6
6	Cork	7	2	1	4	112	138	−26	5
7	Offaly	7	1	1	5	98	133	−35	3	Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 3
8	Down	7	0	1	6	78	115	−37	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2022. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Round 1

Derry v Down

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)Round 1	Derry	1-10 (13)–(6) 0-06	Down	Owenbeg
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Owenbeg Derry GAA Centre
		Report		Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

Clare v Offaly

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Clare	1-13 (16)–(7) 0-07	Offaly	Ennis
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Brendan Griffin (Kerry) Attendance: 825

Galway v Meath

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Galway	1-14 (17)–(6) 0-06	Meath	Salthill
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)

Roscommon v Cork

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Roscommon	1-13 (16)–(10) 0-10	Cork	Roscommon
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
		Report		Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)

Round 2

Down v Galway

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)Round 2	Down	0-09 (9)–(15) 1-12	Galway	Newry
				Venue: Páirc Esler
		Report		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Cork v Clare

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)Round 2	Cork	1-13 (16)–(16) 1-13	Clare	Cork
				Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
		Report		Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Offaly v Derry

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Offaly	0-07 (7)–(19) 2-13	Derry	Tullamore
				Venue: O'Connor Park
		Report		Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Meath v Roscommon

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Meath	1-11 (14)–(18) 1-15	Roscommon	Navan
				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

Round 3

Derry v Cork

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Derry	1-13 (16)–(7) 0-07	Cork	Owenbeg
13:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Owenbeg Derry GAA Centre
		Report		Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Roscommon v Clare

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Roscommon	0-09 (9)–(9) 0-09	Clare	Roscommon
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
		Report		Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)

Meath v Down

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Meath	2-06 (12)–(12) 2-06	Down	Navan
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

Galway v Offaly

6 March 2022 (2022-03-06)Round 3	Galway	2-17 (23)–(19) 3-10	Offaly	Salthill
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: David Murnane (Cork)

Round 4

Offaly v Meath

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Offaly	1-10 (13)–(13) 1-10	Meath	Tullamore
14:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Connor Park
		Report		Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

Cork v Galway

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Cork	2-17 (23)–(31) 3-22	Galway	Cork
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Down v Roscommon

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Down	0-10 (10)–(21) 1-18	Roscommon	Newry
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
		Report		Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

Clare v Derry

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Clare	0-10 (10)–(19) 2-13	Derry	Ennis
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Round 5

Down v Offaly

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)Round 5	Down	0-14 (14)–(15) 0-15	Offaly	Newry
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
		Report		Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)

Galway v Clare

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Galway	2-08 (14)–(8) 1-05	Clare	Salthill
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
		Report		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Meath v Cork

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Meath	1-18 (21)–(13) 1-10	Cork	Navan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report		Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)

Roscommon v Derry

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Roscommon	0-12 (12)–(12) 0-12	Derry	Roscommon
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Dr. Hyde Park
		Report		Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

Round 6

Cork v Down

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Cork	1-16 (19)–(15) 1-12	Down	Cork
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
		Report

Derry v Galway

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Derry	0-12 (12)–(23) 4-11	Galway	Owenbeg
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Owenbeg Derry GAA Centre
		Report

Clare v Meath

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Clare	0-09 (09)–(10) 0-10	Meath	Ennis
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report

Offaly v Roscommon

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Offaly	0-14 (14)–(24) 2-18	Roscommon	Tullamore
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Connor Park
		Report

Round 7

Down v Clare

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Down	1-09 (12)–(20) 2-14	Clare	Newry
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler

Meath v Derry

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Meath	2-11 (17)–(19) 1-16	Derry	Navan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report

Offaly v Cork

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Offaly	1-20 (23)–(24) 1-21	Cork	Tullamore
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Connor Park

Roscommon v Galway

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Roscommon	1-20 (23)–(18) 1-15	Galway	Roscommon
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Dr. Hyde Park

Final

Roscommon v Galway

3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Division 2 Final

Report

Roscommon	1-20 (23)– 0-22 (22)	Galway

Croke Park , Drumcondra,Dublin Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) Attendance: 31,506

Division 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louth	7	5	1	1	90	83	+7	11	Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 2
2	Limerick	7	5	0	2	91	83	+8	10
3	Westmeath	7	4	1	2	89	78	+11	9
4	Antrim	7	3	1	3	88	71	+17	7
5	Fermanagh	7	2	2	3	91	91	0	6
6	Longford	7	2	1	4	81	102	−21	5
7	Laois	7	2	1	4	92	88	+4	5	Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 4
8	Wicklow	7	1	1	5	77	103	−26	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2022. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers — Longford finished ahead of Laois due to their head-to-head record.

Matches

Round 1

Limerick v Longford

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)Round 1	Limerick	4-09 (21)–(14) 1-11	Longford	Limerick
17:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
		Report

Fermanagh v Antrim

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)Round 1	Fermanagh	0-08 (8)–(17) 1-14	Antrim	Enniskillen
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Brewster Park
		Report

Louth v Laois

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Louth	1-10 (13)–(18) 3-09	Laois	Ardee
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Páirc Mhuire
		Report		Referee: Seán Laverty (Antrim)

Westmeath v Wicklow

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Westmeath	1-16 (19)–(14) 2-08	Wicklow	Mullingar
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: James Molloy (Galway)

Round 2

Antrim v Limerick

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)Round 2	Antrim	0-11 (11)–(15) 2-09	Limerick	Belfast
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Corrigan Park
		Report		Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)

Longford v Louth

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Longford	0-09 (9)–(9) 1-06	Louth	Longford
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Pearse Park
		Report		Referee: N McKenna (Monaghan)

Laois v Westmeath

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Laois	0-11 (11)–(17) 2-11	Westmeath	Portlaoise
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: O'Moore Park
		Report		Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)

Wicklow v Fermanagh

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Wicklow	1-10 (13)–(13) 2-07	Fermanagh	Aughrim
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Aughrim County Ground
		Report		Referee: David Hickey (Carlow)

Round 3

Antrim v Wicklow

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)Round 3	Antrim	2-10 (16)–(10) 1-07	Wicklow	Belfast
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Corrigan Park
		Report		Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)

Limerick v Louth

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Limerick	1-12 (15)–(17) 1-14	Louth	Limerick
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: UL North Campus
		Report		Referee: D Murnane (Cork)

Westmeath v Longford

5 March 2022 (2022-03-05)Round 3	Westmeath	0-10 (10)–(14) 0-14	Longford	Mullingar
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

Fermanagh v Laois

5 March 2022 (2022-03-05)Round 3	Fermanagh	3-15 (24)–(18) 3-09	Laois	Enniskillen
15:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Brewster Park
		Report		Referee: Joe Mc Quillan (Cavan)

Round 4

Wicklow v Limerick

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Wicklow	1-09 (12)–(16) 1-13	Limerick	Aughrim
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Aughrim County Ground

Laois v Antrim

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Laois	1-08 (11)–(11) 1-08	Antrim	Portlaoise
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: O'Moore Park
		Report		Referee: Niall McKenna (Monaghan)

Longford v Fermanagh

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Longford	1-10 (13)–(20) 3-11	Fermanagh	Longford
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Pearse Park
		Report		Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)

Louth v Westmeath

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Louth	1-15 (18)–(16) 1-13	Westmeath	Ardee
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Páirc Mhuire
		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)

Round 5

Antrim v Longford

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)Round 5	Antrim	1-19 (22)–(12) 0-12	Longford	Belfast
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Corrigan Park
		Report		Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

Limerick v Westmeath

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)Round 5	Limerick	1-06 (9)–(15) 1-12	Westmeath	Limerick
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Gaelic Grounds
		Report		Referee: A Nolan (Wicklow)

Wicklow v Laois

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Wicklow	0-08 (8)–(20) 1-17	Laois	Aughrim
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Aughrim County Ground
		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Fermanagh v Louth

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Fermanagh	0-14 (14)–(18) 2-12	Louth	Enniskillen
15:30 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Brewster Park
		Report		Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Round 6

Laois v Limerick

19 March 2022 (2022-03-19)Round 6	Laois	0-14 (14)–(15) 0-15	Limerick	Portlaoise
19:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: O'Moore Park
		Report

Longford v Wicklow

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Longford	2-13 (19)–(20) 0-20	Wicklow	Longford
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Pearse Park
		Report

Louth v Antrim

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Louth	1-12 (15)–(11) 1-08	Antrim	Ardee
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Páirc Mhuire
		Report

Westmeath v Fermanagh

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Westmeath	1-09 (12)–(12) 0-12	Fermanagh	Mullingar
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Cusack Park
		Report

Round 7

Antrim v Westmeath

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Antrim	0-12 (12) – 1-13 (16)	Westmeath	Belfast
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Corrigan Park

Laois v Longford

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Laois	1-13 (16) – 2-17 (23)	Longford	Portlaoise
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: O'Moore Park

Limerick v Fermanagh

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Limerick	1-16 (19) – 0-14 (14)	Fermanagh	Limerick
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Gaelic Grounds

Wicklow v Louth

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Wicklow	1-13 (16) – 2-17 (23)	Louth	Aughrim
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)				Venue: Aughrim County Ground

Final

2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) ^{[12] [13]}

15:30

Louth	1-14–0-12	Limerick
Mulroy (0-6, 3f, 2'45), Byrne (0-4), L. Jackson (1-0), Clutterbuck (0-1), Durnin (0-1), Nally (0-1), Sharkey (0-1)	Report	J. Ryan (0-3, 1f), H. Bourke (0-2), Enright (0-2), Nash (0-2), R. Bourke (0-2f), M. Donovan (0-1)

Croke Park, Dublin

Referee: B. Griffin (Kerry)

GK 1 James Califf (Dreadnots) RCB 2 Dan Corcoran (Geraldines) FB 3 Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's) LCB 4 Donal McKenny (St Mary's) RHB 5 Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) CHB 6 Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) LHB 7 Conal McKeever (Clan na Gael) MF 8 Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan) MF 9 John Clutterbuck (Naomh Máirtin) RHF 10 Liam Jackson (St Mary's) CHF 11 Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c) LHF 12 Craig Lennon (St Mochta's) RCF 13 Ciarán Byrne (St Mochta's) FF 14 Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues) LCF 15 Dáire Nally (Newtown Blues) Substitutes: 16 Tom Jackson (St Mary's) for Lennon 17 Eóghan Callaghan (Naomh Máirtin) for Grey 18 Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets) for Nally 19 Conor Early (Oliver Plunketts) for Clutterbuck

GK 1 Donal O'Sullivan (Monaleen) RCB 2 Seán O'Dea (Kilteely-Dromkeen) FB 3 Brian Fanning (Pallasgreen) LCB 4 Michael Donovan (Galbally) RHB 5 Cian Sheehan (Newcastle West) CHB 6 Iain Corbett (Newcastle West) LHB 7 Paul Maher (Adare) MF 8 Darragh Treacy (St Kieran's) MF 9 Cillian Fahy (Dromcollogher/Broadford) RHF 10 Adrian Enright (Father Casey's) CHF 11 Killian Ryan (Mungret/St. Paul's) LHF 12 James Naughton (St Senan's) RCF 13 Peter Nash (Kildimo-Pallaskenry) FF 14 Josh Ryan (Oola) LCF 15 Hugh Bourke (Adare) Substitutes: 16 Robert Childs (Galtee Gaels) for Fahy 17 Robbie Bourke (Adare) for Nash 18 Pádraig De Brún (Firies, Kerry) for Killian Ryan 19 Jim Liston (Gerald Griffins) for Josh Ryan 20 Tony McCarthy (Kildimo-Pallaskenry) for Treacy

Division 4

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavan	7	6	0	1	92	75	+17	12	Advance to NFL Division 4 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 3
2	Tipperary	7	5	1	1	92	80	+12	11
3	Sligo	7	5	0	2	127	87	+40	10
4	Leitrim	7	4	0	3	116	102	+14	8
5	London	7	3	0	4	79	96	−17	6
6	Wexford	7	2	1	4	90	100	−10	5
7	Carlow	7	1	1	5	92	134	−42	3
8	Waterford	7	0	1	6	82	96	−14	1

Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

London returned for the first time since March 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Round 1

Carlow v London

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)Round 1	Carlow	1-13 (16)–(17) 2-11	London	Carlow
				Venue: Dr. Cullen Park
		Report		Referee: Chris Maguire (Clare)

Leitrim v Cavan

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Leitrim	0-08 (8)–(12) 0-12	Cavan	Carrick on Shannon
				Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada

Waterford v Tipperary

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Waterford	0-10 (10)–(10) 0-10	Tipperary	Dungarvan
				Venue: Fraher Field
		Report

Wexford v Sligo

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1	Wexford	0-10 (10)–(12) 0-12	Sligo	Wexford
				Venue: Wexford Park

Round 2

Cavan v Wexford

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Cavan	0-17 (17)–(11) 1-08	Wexford	Cavan
				Venue: Breffni Park
		Report

London v Waterford

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	London	1-12 (15)–(14) 2-08	Waterford	Ruislip
				Venue: McGovern Park

Sligo v Carlow

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Sligo	0-28 (28)–(5) 0-05	Carlow	Sligo
				Venue: Markievicz Park

Tipperary v Leitrim

6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2	Tipperary	2-08 (14)–(22) 2-16	Leitrim	Thurles
				Venue: Semple Stadium

Round 3

Carlow v Waterford

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19)Round 3	Carlow	2-12 (18)–(14) 2-08	Waterford	Carlow
				Venue: Dr. Cullen Park

Leitrim v London

20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3	Leitrim	0-09 (9)–(11) 2-05	London	Bekan
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report		Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan)

Sligo v Cavan

6 March 2022 (2022-03-06)Round 3	Sligo	0-10 (10)–(16) 1-13	Cavan	Sligo
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Markievicz Park
		Report		Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

Wexford v Tipperary

6 March 2022 (2022-03-06)Round 3	Wexford	0-15 (15)–(16) 4-04	Tipperary	Wexford
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Wexford Park
		Report		Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)

Round 4

Tipperary v Sligo

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26)Round 4	Tipperary	1-13 (16)–(12) 1-09	Sligo	Thurles
19:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Semple Stadium
		Report

London v Wexford

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	London	1-06 (9)–(11) 0-11	Wexford	Ruislip
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: McGovern Park
		Report		Referee: Kevin Faloon (Armagh)

Cavan v Carlow

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Cavan	0-19 (19)–(15) 1-12	Carlow	Cavan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Breffni Park
		Report		Referee: S Laverty (Antrim)

Waterford v Leitrim

27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4	Waterford	1-13 (16)–(23) 2-17	Leitrim	Dungarvan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fraher Field
		Report		Referee: D Hickey (Carlow)

Round 5

Sligo v London

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Sligo	3-19 (28)–(10) 0-10	London	Sligo
12:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Markievicz Park
		Report		Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)

Carlow v Leitrim

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Carlow	1-10 (13)–(20) 2-14	Leitrim	Carlow
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Dr. Cullen Park
		Report		Referee: John Ryan (Cork)

Cavan v Tipperary

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Cavan	1-07 (10)–(14) 1-11	Tipperary	Cavan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Breffni Park
		Report		Referee: Kieran Eannetta (Tyrone)

Wexford v Waterford

13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5	Wexford	0-15 (15)–(14) 0-14	Waterford	Wexford
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Wexford Park
		Report		Referee: J Hayes (Limerick)

Round 6

London v Cavan

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	London	2-11 (17)–(18) 1-15	Cavan	Ruislip
12:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: McGovern Park
		Report

Waterford v Sligo

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Waterford	1-11 (14)–(15) 0-15	Sligo	Dungarvan
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fraher Field
		Report

Leitrim v Wexford

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Leitrim	3-09 (18)–(14) 1-11	Wexford	Carrick on Shannon
14:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
		Report

Tipperary v Carlow

20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6	Tipperary	2-16 (22)–(11) 0-11	Carlow	Thurles
15:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Semple Stadium
		Report

Round 7

Tipperary v London

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)Round 7	Tipperary	1-14 (17)–(12) 0-12	London	Thurles
19:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Semple Stadium

Carlow v Wexford

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)Round 7	Carlow	0-14 (14)–(14) 1-11	Wexford	Carlow
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Dr. Cullen Park

Cavan v Waterford

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)Round 7	Cavan	3-21 (30) – 0-10 (10)	Waterford	Cavan
18:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Breffni Park

Sligo v Leitrim

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7	Sligo	2-16 (22) – 2-10 (16)	Leitrim	Sligo
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Markievicz Park

Final

Cavan v Tipperary

TG4

2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) Final

Report

Cavan	2-10 – 0-15	Tipperary

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External links

• Kerry exports representing other counties this season