2026 Ladies' National Football League

2026 Ladies' National Football League

League details
Dates	January – April, 2026
Teams	32
League champions
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The 2026 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 2026. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

League structure

The 2026 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	1	1	2	5
Leinster	3	2	2	5	12
Munster	3	1	2	0	6
Ulster	1	4	3	1	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

Galway

Kildare

Dublin

Roscommon

Cork

Meath

Waterford

Kerry

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Locations of the 2026 LNFL Division 1 teams.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to LNFL final
2	Kerry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Dublin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Meath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Cork	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Waterford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kildare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to Division 2
8	Galway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: January 2026. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 1 Final

1st place Division 1 v 2nd place Division 1

12 April 2026 LNFL Final

1st place Division 1	v	2nd place Division 1

Croke Park , Dublin

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wexford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Division 2 final and promoted to Division 1
2	Westmeath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Donegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tyrone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Tipperary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Monaghan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Mayo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to Division 3
8	Cavan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: January 2026. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 2 Final

1st place Division 2 v 2nd place Division 2

12 April 2026 Final

1st place Division 2	v	2nd place Division 2

Croke Park , Dublin

Division 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Antrim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Division 3 final and promoted to Division 2
2	Laois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Down	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fermanagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Clare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Louth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Limerick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to Division 4
8	Roscommon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: January 2026. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 3 Final

1st place Division 3 v 2nd place Division 3

13 April 2026 Final

1st place Division 3	v	2nd place Division 3

Division 4

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Carlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division finalists are promoted to Division 3
2	Sligo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Offaly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leitrim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Wicklow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Longford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Derry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kilkenny	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: January 2026. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 4 Finals

1st place Division 4 v 4th place Division 4

March 2026 Semi-Final

1st place Division 4	v	4th place Division 4

2nd place Division 4 v 3rd place Division 4

March 2026 Semi-Final

2nd place Division 4	v	3rd place Division 4

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March/April 2026 Division 4 Final

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References

1. Rooney, Declan (March 29, 2025). "Relegation for Mayo as Waterford finish campaign on a high".
2. Rooney, Declan (March 30, 2025). "Scene now set for all four finals in Lidl NFL and relegation places also sorted".
3. "Lidl National Football League round-up: Galway and Cork promoted as Mayo and Tyrone suffer drop". www.independent.ie. March 30, 2025.