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Dates | January – March/April 2025 |
Teams | 35 |
League champions | |
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The 2025 National Hurling League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Hurling League, is due to be the 94th staging of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling tournament for county teams. Thirty-two county teams from Ireland, and three from England, compete. [1] [2]
2025 will see a new structure, with the league consisting of five divisions, each containing seven teams, and two teams promoted and relegated from each. [3] [4]
Teams by Province and Division | ||||||
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Province | Division 1A | Division 1B | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Total |
Connacht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Leinster | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Munster | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ulster | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
The 2025 National Hurling League consists of five divisions of seven teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
In the top division, Division 1A, teams compete to become the National Hurling League (NHL) champions. The top two teams qualify for the NHL Final.
Teams compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 1B, 2, 3 and 4, the first- and second-placed teams play in the divisional final and are both promoted, while the bottom two teams of divisions 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 are relegated.
As per the Official GAA Guide - Part 1 - Section 6.21 [5] -
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 | Clare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NHL Final |
2 | Cork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Galway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Limerick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Tipperary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NHL Division 1B |
7 | Wexford | 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 NHL Division 1B Final and promotion to 2026 NHL Division 1A |
2 | Carlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Dublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Laois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Offaly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Waterford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NHL Division 2 |
7 | 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 | Derry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NHL Division 2 Final and promotion to 2026 NHL Division 1B |
2 | Donegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Derry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kildare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Kerry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Meath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NHL Division 3 |
7 | Tyrone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
March/April 2025 |
First-placed team | v | Second-placed team |
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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 NHL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2026 NHL Division 2 |
2 | Cavan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | London | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Roscommon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Sligo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2026 NHL Division 4 |
7 | Wicklow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
March/April 2025 |
First-placed team | v | Second-placed team |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fermanagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to NHL Division 4 Final and promotion to 2026 NHL Division 3 |
2 | Lancashire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Leitrim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Longford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Louth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Monaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Warwickshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
March/April 2025 |
First-placed team | v | Second-placed team |
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