2001 National Hurling League

2001 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	4 February – 5 August, 2001
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (18th win)
Captain	Tommy Dunne
Manager	Nicky English
League runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Brian Lohan
Manager	Cyril Lyons
Other division winners
Division 2	Kerry
Division 3	Donegal
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 70th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.^[1] Galway won the league, beating Tipperary in the final.^[2]

Structure

There are 14 teams in Division 1, divided into 1A and 1B. Each team plays all the others once, either home or away. Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win. The top two teams in 1A and 1B play each other in the NHL semi-finals and final. The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.

There are 10 teams in Division 2. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom team is relegated.

There are 9 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted.

Results

Division 1

28 April 2001 Semi-final	Galway	1-15 - 2-19	Tipperary	Cusack Park

28 April 2001 Semi-final	Clare	2-21 - 3-8	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium

6 May 2001 Final	Tipperary	1-19 - 0-17	Clare	Gaelic Grounds

Division 2

5 August 2001 Final	Kerry	4-14 – 3-10	Westmeath	Croke Park

Division 3

7 July 2001 Final	Donegal	3-13 – 2-10	Fermanagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
		Report

References

↑ Gaelic Games
↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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