2016 National Hurling League

The 2016 National Hurling League will be the 85th staging of the National Hurling League.

Format

34 teams play in the 2016 NHL. There are six teams in the top five divisions, and four teams in Division 3B. Each team plays each other once, either home or away. 2 points are awarded for a win, and 1 for a draw. Where two teams are level on points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, points difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams. Where three or more teams are level on points, points difference is used to rank them.

• Division 1A: Top four teams qualify for NHL quarter-finals. Bottom two teams play a relegation play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 1B.
• Division 1B: Top team promoted to 1A. Top four teams qualify for NHL quarter-finals. Bottom two teams play a relegation play-off, with the losing team playing a promotion-relegation match against the Division 2A champions.
• Division 2A: Top two teams play Division 2A final, with the winning team playing a promotion-relegation match against the loser of the Division 1B relegation play-off. Bottom team relegated to Division 2B.
• Division 2B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted. Bottom two teams play a relegation play-off, with the losing team playing a promotion-relegation match against the Division 3A champions.
• Division 3A: Top two teams play Division 3A final, with the winning team playing a promotion-relegation match against the loser of the Division 2B relegation play-off. Bottom team relegated to Division 3B.
• Division 3B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted.^[1]

Fixtures

Division 1

Division 1A

Group Stage

      NHL quarter-finals       Relegation play-off

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Cork	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Galway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kilkenny	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tipperary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Waterford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Division 1B

Group Stage

      Promotion & NHL quarter-finals       NHL quarter-finals       Relegation play-off

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Clare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kerry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Laois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Limerick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Offaly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wexford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Division 2

Division 2A

Group Stage

      Division final and possible promotion       Relegation

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Antrim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kildare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
London	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Westmeath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Division 2B

Group Games

      Division final and possible promotion       Relegation play-off

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Armagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Down	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mayo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Meath	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wicklow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Division 3

Division 3A

Group Stage

      Division final and possible promotion       Relegation

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Fingal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monaghan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roscommon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warwickshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Division 3B

Group Stage

      Division final and possible promotion

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Fermanagh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leitrim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Longford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sligo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. ↑ "2015 fixtures: Opening trips for Tipp and Kilkenny". RTÉ. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015. 

External Links

• Full Fixtures and Results