2022 Ladies' National Football League

2022 Ladies' National Football League

League details
Dates	13 February – 10 April 2022
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Meath (1st win)
Captain	Shauna Ennis
Manager	Eamonn Murray
League runners-up
Runners-up	Donegal
Captain	Niamh McLaughlin
Manager	Maxi Curran
Other division winners
Division 2	Kerry
Division 3	Roscommon
Division 4	Offaly
← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League,[1] is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in spring 2022.[2][3][4]

It continued the structure of 2021, where the divisions were split into north and south sections. London will return to the league after several years' absence.[5]

Meath were the winners.[6]

League structure

The 2022 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each division is divided into an "A" and "B" section with four teams in each section. Each team plays every other team in its section 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	Total
Connacht	2	0	2	1	5
Leinster	3	1	5	2	11
Munster	2	3	0	1	6
Ulster	1	4	1	3	9
Britain	0	0	0	1	1
Total	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, promotions and relegations

The top two teams in each section in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals.

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

The last-placed teams in each section in divisions 1, 2 and 3 play a relegation playoff against each other, with the losers relegated.

Division 1

Galway

Dublin

Donegal

Mayo

Cork

Meath

Waterford

Westmeath

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Locations of the 2022 LNFL Division 1 teams.
Red: 1A; Green: 1B.

Division 1A

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mayo	3	3	0	0	80	39	+41	9	Advance to LNFL semi-finals
2	Donegal	3	2	0	1	37	32	+5	6
3	Galway	3	1	0	2	43	41	+2	3
4	Westmeath (R)	3	0	0	3	34	82	−48	0	Advance to relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

Division 1B

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	3	3	0	0	52	27	+25	9	Advance to LNFL semi-finals
2	Meath (C)	3	2	0	1	37	28	+9	6
3	Cork	3	1	0	2	37	48	−11	3
4	Waterford	3	0	0	3	26	49	−23	0	Advance to Division 1 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) League champions

Division 1 Relegation Playoff

Waterford v Westmeath

13 March 2022 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Relegation playoff

Waterford	1-17 (20) – (7) 0-07	Westmeath

Abbotstown 3G Pitch, Abbotstown Referee: Declan Carolan

Division 1 Finals

Donegal v Dublin

19 March 2022 13:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Donegal	2-08 (14) – (13) 1-10	Dublin

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Gus Chapman

Mayo v Meath

19 March 2022 15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Mayo	1-09 (12) – (18) 2-12	Meath

St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Siobhan Coyle

Donegal v Meath

TG4

10 April 2022 16:00 IST (UTC+1) LNFL Final

Report

Donegal	1-09 (12) – (14) 2-08	Meath
(HT: 1-05 – 1-06)

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Garryowen McMahon

Division 2

Division 2A

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kerry (P)	3	3	0	0	56	28	+28	9	Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 1
2	Laois	3	2	0	1	44	54	−10	6
3	Tipperary	3	1	0	2	32	35	−3	3
4	Clare (R)	3	0	0	3	32	47	−15	0	Advance to Division 2 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division 2B

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	3	3	0	0	56	29	+27	9	Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 1
2	Monaghan	3	1	1	1	26	32	−6	4
3	Cavan	3	1	0	2	39	44	−5	3
4	Tyrone	3	0	1	2	38	54	−16	1	Advance to Division 2 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 2 Relegation Playoff

Clare v Tyrone

3 April 2022 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Relegation playoff

Clare	1-15 (18) – (26) 3-17	Tyrone

Glennon Brothers Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Paul Burke

Division 2 Finals

Armagh v Laois

19 March 2022 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Armagh	7-18 (39) – (12) 1-09	Laois

O'Raghallaigh Park, Kingscourt Referee: Jonathan Murphy

Kerry v Monaghan

20 March 2022 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Kerry	1-14 (17) – (14) 1-11	Monaghan

Tuam Stadium, Tuam Referee: Kevin Corcoran

Armagh v Kerry

10 April 2022 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Division 2 Final

Armagh	0-12 (12) – (15) 1-12	Kerry

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Jonathan Murphy

Division 3

Division 3A

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Down	3	2	1	0	51	46	+5	7	Advance to Division 3 semi-finals; Division winners are promoted to Division 2
2	Roscommon (P)	3	2	0	1	43	49	−6	6
3	Sligo	3	1	0	2	53	47	+6	3
4	Louth	3	0	1	2	33	38	−5	1	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 4

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Division 3B

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kildare	3	2	1	0	54	36	+18	7	Advance to Division 3 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 2
2	Wexford	3	1	1	1	28	39	−11	4
3	Longford	3	1	0	2	45	46	−1	3
4	Wicklow (R)	3	0	2	1	38	44	−6	2	Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 4

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated

Division 3 Relegation Playoff

Louth v Wicklow

13 March 2022 13:00 GMT (UTC±0) Relegation playoff

Louth	2-07 (13) – (5) 0-05	Wicklow

Abbotstown Pitch 1, Abbotstown Referee: Patrick Smith

Division 3 Finals

Kildare v Roscommon

20 March 2022 13:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Kildare	1-16 (19) – (21) 4-09	Roscommon

Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: Gavin Finnegan

Down v Wexford

20 March 2022 15:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Down	3-07 (16) – (24) 4-12	Wexford

Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: Angela Gallagher

Roscommon v Wexford

3 April 2022 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Division 3 Final

Roscommon	1-06 (9) – (8) 0-08	Wexford

St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Gavin Finnegan

Division 4

Division 4A

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leitrim	3	2	1	0	57	31	+26	7	Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division champions are promoted to Division 3
2	Fermanagh	3	2	0	1	55	51	+4	6
3	Antrim	3	1	1	1	54	46	+8	4
4	Derry	3	0	0	3	22	60	−38	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 4B

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Limerick	3	3	0	0	47	26	+21	9	Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division champions are promoted to Division 3
2	Offaly (P)	3	2	0	1	55	31	+24	6
3	London	3	1	0	2	36	48	−12	3
4	Carlow	3	0	0	3	26	59	−33	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2022. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Division 4 Finals

Fermanagh v Limerick

20 March 2022 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Fermanagh	3-09 (18) – (22) 4-10	Limerick

Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: David Hurson

Leitrim v Offaly

20 March 2022 16:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final

Leitrim	3-10 (19) – (22) 2-16	Offaly

Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: Mel Kenny

Limerick v Offaly

3 April 2022 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Division 4 Final

Limerick	4-04 (16) – (22) 3-12	Offaly

St Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: Mel Kenny

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