2016 Ladies' National Football League

2016 Ladies' National Football League
League details
Dates 31 January – 7 May 2016
Teams 31
League champions
Winners Cork (10th win)
Captain Ciara O'Sullivan
Manager Ephie Fitzgerald
League runners-up
Runners-up Mayo
Captain Sarah Tierney
Manager Frank Browne
Other division winners
Division 2 Donegal
Division 3 Waterford
Division 4 Limerick
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, was a ladies' Gaelic football competition that ended on 7 May 2016.[1] Cork were the Division 1 champions for the fourth year in a row.

Format

League structure

The 2016 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions - three of eight teams and one of seven. Kilkenny do not compete. Each team plays every other team in its division once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. 2 points are deducted for conceding a walkover.

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

  • Winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
  • If the head-to-head match was a draw, ranking is determined by score difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
  • If the teams are still level, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by score difference.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top four teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals (first plays fourth and second plays third).

The top four teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.

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

Division 1

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Mayo 770011978+4121Advance to Division 1 semi-finals
Cork (C) 740314789+5812
Dublin 740314487+5712
Kerry 740312595+3012
Armagh 7403139118+2112
Galway 7403135121+1412
Monaghan 710678145–673
Tyrone 700732186–1540Relegated to Division 2 for 2017

Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Armagh and Galway are ranked by score difference.

Controversy

After the final round of the Division 1 league the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association mistakenly announced that Armagh were one of the teams qualified for the semi-finals. They subsequently corrected their error and apologised. Armagh issued a statement accusing the LGFA of "total incompetence" and revealed that they had considered legal action.[2]

Semi-finals & Final

23 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Mayo 1-16 – 2-12 Kerry St Brendan's Park, Birr
23 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Cork 1-15 – 0-11 Dublin St Brendan's Park, Birr
7 May 2016
7:15 p.m.
Final		 Cork 1-10 – 0-10 Mayo Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Brendan Rice
O Finn (0-6)
R Ní Bhuachalla (1-1)
R Buckley (0-1)
O Farmer (0-1)
A Walsh (0-1)		 Report C Staunton (0-6)
S Mulvihill (0-1)
S Rowe (0-1)
N Kelly (0-1)
G Kelly (0-1)

Division 2

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Donegal (P) 770015765+9221Advance to Division 2 semi-finals

Champions promoted

Westmeath 750212782+4515
Clare 750211880+3815
Cavan 750211581+3415
Kildare 720590150–606
Laois 720577118–416
Sligo 710682137–553
Meath 710696149–533Relegated to Division 3 for 2017
  • Sligo defeated Meath in a playoff game.[3]

Semi-finals & Final

23 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Donegal 0-13 – 0-6 Cavan Beragh
23 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Westmeath 4-12 – 1-11 Clare Banagher
7 May 2016
5:30 p.m.
Final		 Donegal 3-17 – 0-13 Westmeath Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Keith Delahunty

Division 3

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Waterford (P) 770014577+6821Advance to Division 3 semi-finals

Champios promoted

Tipperary 760116374+8918
Wexford 740311186+2512
Leitrim 7403135111+2412
Roscommon 7403110100+1012
Offaly 720591136–456
Down 710696141–453
Fermanagh 700736162–1260Relegated to Division 4 for 2017
  • Wexford, Leitrim and Roscommon are ranked by score difference.

Semi-finals & Final

17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Tipperary 5-11 – 4-7 Wexford Piltown
Referee: Colm McManus
17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Waterford 7-15 – 0-6 Leitrim Portarlington
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
30 April 2016
3:45 p.m.
Final		 Waterford 2-13 – 3-10 Tipperary Conneff Park, Clane
Referee: Gavin Corrigan
8 May 2016
1:15 p.m.
Final Replay		 Waterford 1-13 – 1-12 Tipperary Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Jonathan Murphy

Division 4

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Longford 650115073+7715Advance to Division 4 semi-finals

Champions promoted

Wicklow 650116844+12415
Limerick (P) 640216744+12312
Antrim 6303666609
Louth 630312191+309
Derry 610561189–1283
Carlow 600628254–2260
  • Antrim are ranked ahead of Louth as they won the head-to-head game between the teams

Semi-finals & Final

17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Wicklow 2-6 – 0-14 Limerick Stradbally
17 April 2016
Semi-Final		 Longford 0-13 – 2-11 Antrim O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt
30 April 2016
2 p.m.
Final		 Antrim 1-10 – 4-8 Limerick Conneff Park, Clane
Referee: Des McEnery
E Gallagher 1-3, C Timoney (1f) and A McParland 0-2 each, C Carey, Á Tubridy & M Cooper 0-1 each. Report D O’Brien 2-5 (0-3f), N Holland 2-0, N Richardson 0-2, S Carroll 0-1

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=253755 Armagh ladies rule out legal action after LGFA blunder 18 April 2016
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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