2025 Ladies' National Football League

2025 Ladies' National Football League

League details
Dates	25 January – 13 April 2025
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kerry (13th win)
Captain	Cáit Lynch
Manager	Mark Bourke
League runners-up
Runners-up	Armagh
Captain	Clodagh McCambridge
Manager	Darnell Parkinson
Other division winners
Division 2	Galway
Division 3	Cavan
Division 4	Antrim
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The 2025 Ladies' National Football League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, was a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in early 2025. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Kerry were the winners, defeating Armagh in the final. ^[5]

League structure

The 2025 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
Province	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Total
Connacht	1	2	0	2	5
Leinster	3	1	5	3	12
Munster	2	3	1	0	6
Ulster	2	2	2	3	9
Totals	8	8	8	8	32

Tiebreakers for league ranking

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

• winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
• if the head-to-head match was a draw, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 1-15 beats 2–12)
• if the head-to-head match was an exact draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
• if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

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 each of Divisions 2 and 3 are promoted and contest the respective division finals.

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

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

Division 1

Tyrone

Kildare

Dublin

Roscommon

Mayo

Meath

Waterford

Kerry

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Locations of the 2025 LNFL Division 1 teams.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry	7	5	0	2	104	79	+25	15	Advance to LNFL final
2	Armagh	7	5	0	2	120	97	+23	15
3	Waterford	7	4	1	2	131	85	+46	13
4	Dublin	7	4	1	2	101	83	+18	13
5	Meath	7	4	0	3	100	98	+2	12
6	Kildare	7	3	0	4	88	96	−8	9
7	Mayo	7	1	0	6	78	117	−39	3	Relegated to Division 2
8	Tyrone	7	1	0	6	68	135	−67	3

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 1 Final

Kerry v Armagh

12 April 2025 17:00 IST (UTC+1) LNFL Final

Report

Kerry	4-14 (26)–(11) 0-11	Armagh

Croke Park , Dublin Referee: Shane Curley

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	7	7	0	0	167	51	+116	21	Advance to Division 2 final and promoted to Division 1
2	Cork	7	6	0	1	121	64	+57	18
3	Tipperary	7	3	0	4	82	85	−3	9
4	Donegal	7	2	3	2	60	75	−15	9
5	Monaghan	7	3	0	4	71	110	−39	9
6	Westmeath	7	2	1	4	70	119	−49	7
7	Roscommon	7	1	1	5	90	106	−16	4	Relegated to Division 3
8	Clare	7	1	1	5	69	120	−51	4

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 2 Final

Cork v Galway

TG4

12 April 2025 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Final

Report

Cork	1-05 (8)–(14) 2-08	Galway
(HT: 1-3 – 0-3)
Gls: K Quirke 1 Pts: K Quirke 3fs, E Cleary 1, L O’Mahony 1		Gls: R Leonard 1, L Noone 1 Pts: R Leonard 5fs, A Davoren 1, O Divilly 1, H Noone 1

Croke Park , Dublin Referee: Philip Conway

Division 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavan	7	6	0	1	137	67	+70	18	Advance to Division 3 final and promoted to Division 2
2	Wexford	7	5	1	1	107	62	+45	16
3	Louth	7	5	0	2	127	77	+50	15
4	Down [a]	7	4	1	2	82	82	0	13
5	Laois	7	3	1	3	119	121	−2	10
6	Limerick	7	2	1	4	100	84	+16	7
7	Carlow [a]	7	1	0	6	66	137	−71	3	Relegated to Division 4
8	Offaly	7	0	0	7	58	166	−108	0

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Down received a walkover from Carlow. ^[6]

Division 3 Final

Cavan v Wexford

TG4

13 April 2025 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Final

Report

Cavan	2-10 (16)–(9) 0-09	Wexford

Integral GAA Grounds , Drogheda

Division 4

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antrim (P)	7	7	0	0	171	84	+87	21	Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division finalists are promoted to Division 3
2	Fermanagh (P)	7	6	0	1	164	81	+83	18
3	Sligo	7	5	0	2	110	77	+33	15
4	Leitrim	7	3	1	3	131	95	+36	10
5	Wicklow	7	3	0	4	116	99	+17	9
6	Longford	7	2	1	4	134	113	+21	7
7	Derry	7	1	0	6	81	145	−64	3
8	Kilkenny	7	0	0	7	27	240	−213	0

Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Division 4 Finals

Fermanagh v Sligo

30 March 2025 13:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Report

Fermanagh	5-12 (27)–(22) 3-13	Sligo

St Barry's, Termonbarry

Antrim v Leitrim

30 March 2025 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final

Report

Antrim	5-08 (23)–(19) 3-10	Leitrim

O'Raghallaigh Park , Kingscourt

Fermanagh v Antrim

TG4

13 April 2025 15:00 IST (UTC+1) Division 4 Final

Report

Fermanagh	0-11 (11)–(13) 2-07	Antrim

St Tiernach's Park , Clones Referee: Eoghan O'Neill

References

1. "Ladies National Football League". RTE.ie.
2. "Lidl National Football League: All you need to know". March 1, 2024 – via www.rte.ie.
3. "Third win secures Tipp's Division 2 status". Nenagh Guardian. March 18, 2024.
4. Cahill, Jackie (November 20, 2024). "2025 Lidl Ladies National Football League fixtures revealed".
5. "Kerry lay down marker with league drubbing of Armagh". www.independent.ie. April 12, 2025.
6. https://x.com/DownLGFA/status/1906349259269587420 ^{[ bare URL ]}