2025 Ladies' National Football League

2025 Ladies' National Football League
League details
DatesJanuary – April, 2025
Teams32
League champions
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The 2025 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 2025.[1][2][3]

League structure

The 2025 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 2 0 2 5
Leinster 3 1 5 3 12
Munster 2 3 1 0 6
Ulster 2 2 2 3 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

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Locations of the 2025 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 Mayo 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 Tyrone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: January 2025. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 1 Final

April 2025
LNFL Final
1st place Division 1 v 2nd place Division 1

Division 2

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cork 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Division 2 final and promoted to Division 1
2 Galway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Donegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Westmeath 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 Roscommon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Division 3
8 Clare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: January 2025. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 2 Final

April 2025
Final
1st place Division 2 v 2nd place Division 2

Division 3

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cavan 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 Offaly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Wexford 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 Carlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: January 2025. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 3 Final

April 2025
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 Antrim 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 Fermanagh 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 2025. Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 4 Finals

March/April 2025
Semi-Final
1st place Division 4 v 4th place Division 4
March/April 2025
Semi-Final
2nd place Division 4 v 3rd place Division 4
April 2025
Division 4 Final
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References

  1. ^ "Ladies National Football League". RTE.ie.
  2. ^ "Lidl National Football League: All you need to know". March 1, 2024 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Third win secures Tipp's Division 2 status". Nenagh Guardian. March 18, 2024.