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Dates | January – March 2025 |
Teams | 32 |
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The 2025 National Football League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, is due to be the 94th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for county teams. Thirty-one county teams from Ireland, plus London, compete; Kilkenny do not participate. [1] [2] [3]
Teams by Province and Division | |||||
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Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Total |
Connacht | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Leinster | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Munster | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Ulster | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
The 2025 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. Two points are awarded for a win, one point is awarded for a draw and none are awarded for a loss.
In the top division, Division 1, teams compete to become the National Football League (NFL) champions. The top two teams qualify for the NFL Final, with the winners crowned NFL champions.
Teams compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 2, 3 and 4, the first and second-places teams are promoted and play in the respective divisional finals, while the bottom two teams of divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.
As per the Official GAA Guide - Part 1 - Section 6.21 [4] -
If two teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:
If three or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:
In the event that two teams or more finish with equal points, but have been affected by a disqualification, loss of game on a proven objection, retirement or walkover, the tie shall be decided by the following means:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Armagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NFL Final |
2 | Derry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Donegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Dublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Galway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Kerry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NFL Division 2 |
8 | Tyrone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and promotion to 2026 NFL Division 1 |
2 | Cork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Louth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Meath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Roscommon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NFL Division 3 |
8 | Westmeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Antrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2026 NFL Division 2 |
2 | Clare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Fermanagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kildare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Laois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Leitrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Offaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NFL Division 4 |
8 | Sligo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Carlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NFL Division 4 Final and promotion to 2026 NFL Division 3 |
2 | Limerick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Longford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Tipperary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Waterford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Wexford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Wicklow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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