2020 Ladies' National Football League
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 January – 8 March 2020 (not completed) |
| Teams | 31 |
| League champions | |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League,[1] was a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in early 2020.[2][3][4]
The league was originally scheduled to end in April 2020, but public health measures introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland caused the competition to be cancelled in March 2020, and the leagues declared null and void.[5]
Format
League structure
The 2020 Ladies' National Football League consists of three divisions of eight teams and one of seven. Each team plays every other team in its division once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
| Teams by Province | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
| Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Leinster | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Munster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ulster | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
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, promotions and relegations
The top two teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League final.
The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.
The last-placed teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.
Division 1
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galway
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 59 | +39 | 12 | Advance to LNFL Final |
| 2 |  Cork
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Mayo
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Dublin
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Donegal
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 76 | −6 | 6 | |
| 6 | Tipperary
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 5 | |
| 7 | Waterford
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 4 | |
| 8 | Westmeath
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 3 | Relegation to Division 2 |
Final
18/19 April 2020
Cancelled LNFL Final |
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Division 2
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerry
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 65 | +45 | 15 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Meath
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 10 | |
| 3 | Cavan
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 65 | +36 | 9 | |
| 4 | Monaghan
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 70 | +30 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tyrone
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 9 | |
| 6 | Armagh
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 74 | +24 | 6 | |
| 7 | Clare
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 97 | −30 | 1 | |
| 8 | Wexford
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 167 | −136 | 0 | Relegation to Division 3 |
Final
18/19 April 2020
Cancelled Final |
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Division 3
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kildare
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 59 | +33 | 15 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Down
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 55 | +38 | 13 | |
| 3 | Roscommon
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 75 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Laois
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 94 | −9 | 7 | |
| 5 | Wicklow
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 66 | +18 | 6 | |
| 6 | Longford
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 4 | |
| 7 | Fermanagh
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 85 | −26 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sligo
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 109 | −50 | 0 | Relegation to Division 4 |
Final
18/19 April 2020
Cancelled Final |
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, Cancelled |
Division 4
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louth
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 12 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Carlow
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 10 | |
| 3 | Leitrim
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 31 | +73 | 9 | |
| 4 | Offaly
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 8 | |
| 5 | Limerick
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 74 | +4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Antrim
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 95 | −60 | 0 | |
| 7 | Derry
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 124 | −101 | 0 |
Final
18/19 April 2020
Cancelled Final |
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References
- ^ "Marketing News - Marketing Institute of Ireland". mii.ie. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "2020".
- ^ "Four Provinces in the race for 2019 Lidl Ladies National Football League glory". 30 April 2019.
- ^ "2020 Lidl Ladies National Football League Fixtures announced". 20 November 2019.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (24 March 2020). "2020 Ladies National Football Leagues cancelled - and will not be completed". The42.