1997 National Hurling League

1997 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	9 March – 5 October, 1997
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Limerick (11th win)
Captain	Gary Kirby
Manager	Éamonn Cregan
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Manager	Cyril Farrell
Other division winners
Division 2	Dublin
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The 1997 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 66th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.^[1] Limerick won, beating Galway in the final. This was the first NHL season to take place in a single calendar year.

Structure

There are eight teams in each division. Each plays each other team once, home or away, and receives two points for a win and one for a draw.

The top two teams in Division 1 advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in Division 1 go into the quarter-finals, as do the top two teams in Division 2.

The top three teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted for the following season. The bottom three in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division placings

Division 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	7	5	0	2	10
2	Limerick	7	4	2	1	10	Division 1 champions
3	Galway	7	5	0	2	10	Division 1 runners-up
4	Tipperary	7	4	1	2	9
5	Offaly	7	4	0	3	8
6	Clare	7	2	1	4	5	Relegated to Division 2
7	Wexford	7	2	0	5	4	Relegated to Division 2
8	Laois	7	0	0	7	0	Relegated to Division 2

Results

July 19 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-14 - 0-8	Dublin	Semple Stadium, Thurles

July 19 Quarter-final	Cork	1-10 - 3-12	Kilkenny	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

August 23 Semi-final	Galway	1-14 - 0-6	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis

August 24 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-10 - 1-17	Limerick	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

October 5 Final	Limerick	1-12 - 1-9	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis

Division 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Dublin	7	7	0	14	Promoted to Division 1
2	Cork	7	6	1	12	Promoted to Division 1
3	Waterford	7	5	2	10	Promoted to Division 1
4	Antrim	7	3	4	6
5	Meath	7	3	4	6
6	London	7	2	5	4
7	Westmeath	7	1	6	2
8	Kerry	7	1	6	2

References

↑ Gaelic Games

External link

Kilkenny v Wexford 1997 NHL Final on YouTube

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