2017 National Football League (Ireland)

2017 National Football League
League details
Dates 4 February to 9 April, 2017
Teams 32
League champions
Winners Kerry (20th win)
Captain Fionn Fitzgerald
Manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain Stephen Cluxton
Manager Jim Gavin
Other division winners
Division 2 Galway
Division 3 Tipperary
Division 4 Westmeath
2016
2018

The 2017 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, was the 86th staging of the National Football League, an annual gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.

On 9 April 2017 Kerry won their 20th National League title, beating Dublin by 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. Dublin were the reigning champions and were bidding for their fifth successive title.[1][2][3]

Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provide live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. RTÉ2 broadcasts highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings. TG4 broadcast the final of each division live.

Format

League structure

The 2017 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.

Teams Displayed By Province
Province Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Total
Connacht 2 1 1 1 5
Leinster 1 2 4 4 11
Munster 1 2 1 2 6
Ulster 4 3 2 0 9
Britain 0 0 0 1 1

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on league points -

If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1

Following the decision to abolish the National Football League semi finals for 2017, the top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.

Division 2, Division 3 & Division 4

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1

Division 1 Table

  Qualify for Division 1 final   Automatic relegation to Division 2

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Dublin 7 4 3 0 6-109 4-72 43 11
Kerry 7 3 2 2 6-80 6-77 13 8
Donegal 7 3 2 2 5-90 7-74 10 8
Monaghan 7 3 2 2 7-79 5-82 3 8
Mayo 7 4 0 3 2-78 4-77 -3 8
Tyrone 7 3 1 3 3-87 4-81 3 7
Cavan 7 1 2 4 4-72 2-101 -23 4
Roscommon 7 1 0 6 6-85 7-128 -46 2

Division 1 Rounds 1 to 7


Division 1 Round 1


Division 1 Round 2


Division 1 Round 3


Division 1 Round 4


Division 1 Round 5


Division 1 Round 6


Division 1 Round 7


Division 1 Final

9 April 2017
4:00 pm
Final
Kerry 0-20 - 1-16 Dublin
Paul Geaney 0-8 (0-5f), David Moran 0-3 (1 '45), Michael Geaney and Donnchadh Walsh 0-2 each, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Savage, Paul Murphy, Jack Barry and Bryan Sheehan 0-1 each Report Dean Rock 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Mannion 1-2, Ciaran Kilkenny and Ciaran Reddin 0-2 each, Philly McMahon, James McCarthy, Paul Flynn and Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 53,840
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

Division 2

Division 2 Table

  Qualify for Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1   Automatic relegation to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Galway 7 5 1 1 12-99 6-86 31 11
Kildare 7 5 0 2 11-102 3-94 32 10
Meath 7 4 1 2 11-107 5-91 34 9
Cork 7 2 3 2 4-90 6-86 -2 7
Clare 7 2 1 4 9-78 6-99 -12 5
Down 7 2 1 4 3-85 10-85 -18 5
Derry 7 2 1 4 8-79 11-104 -34 5
Fermanagh 7 2 0 5 1-87 12-85 -31 4

Division 2 Rounds 1 to 7


Division 2 Round 1


Division 2 Round 2


Division 2 Round 3


Division 2 Round 4


Division 2 Round 5


Division 2 Round 6


Division 2 Round 7


Division 2 Final

9 April 2017
2:00 pm
Final
Galway 0-18 – 0-16 Kildare
Shane Walsh and Sean Armstrong (0-1f) 0-3 each, Johnny Heaney, Michael Daly, Gary O’Donnell, Paul Conroy 0-2 each, Eamonn Brannigan, Gareth Bradshaw, Liam Silke, Gary Sice (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Niall Kelly 0-5, Kevin Feely 0-4 (0-3f), Tommy Moolick, Mark Donnellan (0-1f), David Hyland, Keith Cribbin, Fergal Conway, Fionn Dowling, Cathal McNally 0-1 each
Croke Park
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

Division 3

Division 3 Table

  Qualify for Division 3 final and automatic promotion to Division 2   Automatic relegation to Division 4

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Louth 7 5 0 2 7-88 4-89 8 10
Tipperary 7 5 0 2 12-96 5-98 19 10
Armagh 7 4 1 2 15-103 9-76 45 9
Sligo 7 3 1 3 8-87 8-89 -2 7
Offaly 7 3 0 4 7-97 18-90 -26 6
Longford 7 2 1 4 4-94 10-82 -6 5
Antrim 7 2 1 4 4-78 6-91 -19 5
Laois 7 2 0 5 10-80 9-103 -20 4

Division 3 Rounds 1 to 7


Division 3 Round 1


Division 3 Round 2


Division 3 Round 3


Division 3 Round 4


Division 3 Round 5


Division 3 Round 6


Division 3 Round 7


Division 3 Final

8 April 2017
5:00 pm
Final
Tipperary 3-19 – 0-19 Louth
Conor Sweeney 2-5 (0-3f), Liam Casey 1-1, Kevin O’Halloran (0-2f) & Michael Quinlivan (0-2f) 0-3 each, Jack Kennedy 0-2, Alan Campbell, Robbie Kiely, Josh Keane, Liam Boland, Liam McGrath 0-1 each Report Ryan Burns 0-5 (0-4f), Tommy Durnin and Jim McEneaney (0-3f) 0-3 each, Pauric Smith and Declan Byrne (0-1f) 0-2 each, Derek Maguire, Andy McDonnell, Bevan Duffy, Eoin O’Connor 0-1 each
Croke Park
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Division 4

Division 4 Table

  Qualify for Division 4 final and automatic promotion to Division 3

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Westmeath 7 6 1 0 13-128 5-74 78 13
Wexford 7 5 0 2 3-85 6-92 -16 10
Carlow 7 4 1 2 10-90 7-84 25 9
Limerick 7 4 0 3 6-81 4-86 1 8
Leitrim 7 4 0 3 7-98 8-90 5 8
Waterford 7 2 0 5 6-77 9-73 -8 4
Wicklow 7 1 0 6 3-83 8-101 -33 2
London 7 1 0 6 6-72 8-119 -53 2

Division 4 Rounds 1 to 7


Division 4 Round 1


Division 4 Round 2


Division 4 Round 3


Division 4 Round 4


Division 4 Round 5


Division 4 Round 6


Division 4 Round 7


Division 4 Final

8 April 2017
3:00 pm
Final
Westmeath 2-24 - 2-11 Wexford
John Heslin 0-8 (0-5f), Ger Egan 1-2 (1-0 pen), Shane Dempsey 1-1, Kieran Martin 0-4, Paul Sharry & Tommy McDaniels 0-3 each, John Connellan 0-2, Kelvin Reilly 0-1 Report Kevin O’Grady 1-1, Ciarán Lyng 0-4 (0-3f), Donal Shanley 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), PJ Banville 0-2, Michael Furlong & Daithí Waters 0-1 each
Croke Park
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)

League Statistics

Scoring Events

Top Scorer: Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Heslin Westmeath 3-60 69 8 8.6
2 Paul Geaney Kerry 3-42 51 8 6.4
3 Conor Sweeney Tipperary 4-38 50 8 6.2
4 Donal Kingston Laois 5-34 49 7 7
5 Dean Rock Dublin 0-48 48 8 6
6 Paul Broderick Carlow 3-35 44 6 7.3
7 Robbie Smyth Longford 0-39 39 7 5.6
8 Seanie Furlong Wicklow 1-35 38 6 6.3
Jack McCarron Monaghan 3-29 38 6 6.3
10 Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim 1-33 36 7 5.1
11 E Cleary Clare 1-31 34 7 4.9
12 Donal Lenihan Meath 2-27 33 7 4.7
13 Nigel Dunne Offaly 1-29 32 7 4.6
14 Rory Mason London 1-28 31 6 5.2
Ryan Burns Louth 3-22 31 8 3.9

Top Scorer: Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 John Heslin Westmeath 1-11 14 Leitrim
2 John Heslin Westmeath 1-10 13 Wexford
Conor Sweeney Tipperary 2-07 13 Longford
Donal Kingston Laois 3-04 13 Offaly
5 Jack McCarron Monaghan 1-09 12 Dublin
Paul Broderick Carlow 2-06 12 Waterford
7 Colm O'Neill Cork 0-11 11 Derry
Ben Brosnan Wexford 0-11 11 London
Conor Sweeney Tipperary 2-05 11 Louth
10 Paul Broderick Carlow 0-10 10 Wicklow
John Heslin Westmeath 0-10 10 Wicklow
C J McGourty Antrim 1-07 10 Longford
Jack McCarron Monaghan 1-07 10 Roscommon
Peter Harte Tyrone 2-04 10 Kerry
Paul Geaney Kerry 2-04 10 Donegal
Michael Quinlivan Tipperary 3-01 10 Armagh

References

  1. "Kerry win Division 1 final in thriller as Kingdom end Dublin's unbeaten streak". Irish Independent. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "Kerry end Dublin's run to claim league title in Croker cracker". RTE Sport. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. "Kerry break Dublin's blue wave". Irish Examiner. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. "Results". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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