2024 Ladies' National Football League

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2024 Ladies' National Football League
League details
Dates14 January – 7 April, 2024
Teams32
League champions
Winners Armagh (1 win)
CaptainClodagh McCambridge
ManagerGreg McGonigle
League runners-up
Runners-up Kerry
CaptainNiamh Carmody
Manager Declan Quill
Other division winners
Division 2 Kildare
Division 3 Clare
Division 4 Carlow
2023
2025

The 2024 Ladies' National Football League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in early 2024. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Armagh won the competition for the first time. [4]

League structure

The 2024 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams, Each team plays every other team in its division once, either home or away. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Teams by Province
ProvinceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Total
Connacht 20215
Leinster 233412
Munster 31116
Ulster 14229
Totals888832

Tiebreakers for league ranking

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, promotion and relegation

The top two teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League final.

The top two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 contest the respective division finals and are promoted.

The bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

The top four teams in Divisions 4 contest the division semi-finals and final; the two division finalists are promoted.

Division 1

Island of Ireland location map.svg
Locations of the 2024 LNFL Division 1 teams.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 76019693+318Advance to LNFL final
2 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 751110772+3516
3 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 750211477+3715
4 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 74039197612
5 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 73138997810
6 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 72058596116
7 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 710657100433Relegated to Division 2
8 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7106727973
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 1 Final

7 April 2024
15:00 IST (UTC+1)
LNFL Final
Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 2-12 (18)(15) 2-09 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry
(HT: 1-4 – 1-4)
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)

Division 2

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 76109853+4519Advance to Division 2 final and promoted to Division 1
2 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 752010784+2317
3 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 741210374+2913
4 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 7304868609
5 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 73047556+199
6 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7214102100+27
7 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 72054499556Relegated to Division 3
8 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 701650113631
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 2 Final

7 April 2024
13:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 2-09 (15)(12) 0-12 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone

Division 3

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 761010066+3419Advance to Division 3 final and promoted to Division 2
2 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 751111560+5516
3 Colours of Down.svg Down 75029169+2215
4 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 73139091110
5 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 731359701110
6 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 721487104177
7 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 710687129423Relegated to Division 4
8 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 701679119401
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 3 Final

TG4
6 April 2024
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Clare Colours of Clare.svg 1-06 (9)(7) 1-04 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
Grant Heating St Brendan's Park , Birr
Referee: Barry Redmond

Division 4

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 761013769+6819Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division finalists are promoted to Division 3
2 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 760116278+8418
3 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick [lower-alpha 1] (P)73227062+811
4 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow [lower-alpha 1] (P)732210784+2311
5 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 73139695+110
6 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 7223111122118
7 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 710684117333
8 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 7007301701400
Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Limerick are ranked ahead of Carlow because they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Division 4 Finals

24 March 2024
13:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 1-11 (14)(16) 2-10 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
24 March 2024
14:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 1-10 (13)(14) 2-08 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Dowdallshill , Dundalk
Referee: Ciaran Groome
TG4
6 April 2024
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Division 4 Final
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 0-06 (6)(10) 1-07 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
Grant Heating St Brendan's Park , Birr
Referee: Declan Carolan

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References

  1. Cahill, Jackie (April 14, 2023). "Time to crown the champions! 2023 Lidl National Football League Final previews".
  2. "Defeat sees Tipp remain in Division 2 for 2024". Nenagh Guardian.
  3. "Emphatic victory keeps Mayo in top flight for 2024". Connaught Telegraph.
  4. "Kerry ladies relinquish National League title as Armagh hold on for their first Division One title". Irish Independent. April 7, 2024.