1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland) Gaelic football competition
The 1999-2000 National Football League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football LeagueNational Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland .
Derry beat Meath in the final after a replay.[ 1]
League structure
The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.
Tie-breaker
If two or more teams are level on points, scoring average was used to rank the teams.
Division 1
Division 1A Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Diff
Pts
Kerry
7
5
0
2
9-95
6-63
41
10
Roscommon
7
5
0
2
6-71
6-61
10
10
Dublin
7
5
0
2
6-73
3-80
2
10
Galway
7
4
1
2
5-92
9-65
15
9
Donegal
7
2
1
4
3-73
3-81
-8
5
Tyrone
7
2
1
4
5-73
4-86
-10
5
Armagh
7
1
2
4
4-58
6-75
-23
4
Cork
7
1
1
5
6-57
7-81
-27
3
Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1B Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Diff
Pts
Derry
7
5
2
0
5-77
2-56
30
12
Meath
7
3
2
2
7-77
6-78
2
8
Sligo
7
4
0
3
8-63
5-71
1
8
Fermanagh
7
4
0
3
2-78
6-76
-10
8
Mayo
7
3
0
4
5-65
3-66
5
6
Clare
7
2
2
3
4-64
3-68
-1
6
Kildare
7
1
2
4
4-70
7-72
-11
4
Down
7
1
2
4
5-64
8-71
-16
4
Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1 Semi-finals
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Division 2A Table
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Diff
Pts
Offaly
7
7
0
0
9-76
4-58
33
14
Louth
7
6
0
1
12-99
7-72
42
12
Wicklow
7
5
0
2
8-74
2-68
24
10
Antrim
7
4
0
3
6-72
2-70
14
8
Leitrim
7
3
0
4
7-78
8-78
-3
6
Westmeath
7
2
0
5
5-74
8-66
-1
4
Limerick
7
1
0
6
4-65
11-86
-42
2
London
7
0
0
7
4-54
13-94
-67
0
Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2B Table
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Diff
Pts
Laois
7
7
0
0
6-87
2-57
42
14
Cavan
7
4
0
3
10-86
8-68
24
8
Monaghan
7
4
0
3
6-78
7-64
11
8
Longford
7
4
0
3
8-74
4-87
-1
8
Wexford
7
3
0
4
8-76
12-68
-4
6
Tipperary
7
2
0
5
10-47
3-82
-14
4
Waterford
7
2
0
5
4-71
11-70
-20
4
Carlow
7
2
0
5
7-60
12-83
-38
4
Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Semi-finals
Division 2 Final
7 May 2000[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Louth 1-13 - 0-13
Offaly Croke Park, Dublin Brian Crowe (Cavan )
Stanfield (0-4), Gerrard (1-0), Rooney (0-3, 1f), Farrelly (0-2), McGinnity (0-1), Kirwan (0-1), D. Reilly (0-1), C. O'Hanlon (0-1)
McManus (0-5f), Farrell (0-4), Quinn (0-2f), Claffey (0-1), R. Malone (0-1)
Statistics
All scores correct as of 12 March 2016[ 8]
Scoring
Widest winning margin: 24
Most goals in a match: 5
Most points in a match: 35
Most goals by one team in a match: 4
Highest aggregate score: 41 points
Lowest aggregate score: 11 points
References
^ "Photos from the 2000 NFL final" . inpho.ie . 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2016 .^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
^ "Glory In the Sun" . Drogheda Independent ^ "Louth savour their day in the sun" . Irish Times ^ "Day in the sun at last for the ex-ODwyers man Melia" . Fingal Independent . 19 May 2000.^ "Results Archive" . Hogan Stand . 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016 .
