2019 National Camogie League
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| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 January – 20 April 2019 |
| Teams | 31 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Galway (5th win) |
| Captain | Sarah Dervan |
| Manager | Cathal Murray |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Anna Farrell and Meighan Farrell |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Tipperary |
| Division 3 | Kildare |
← 2018 2020 → | |
The 2019 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in early 2019.[1][2][3]
Galway won Division 1, defeating Kilkenny in the final.
Format[edit]
League structure[edit]
The 2019 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 10 in Division 1, 15 in Division 2 and 6 in Division 3; division 1 is divided into two groups and Division 2 is divided into three groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
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, 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[edit]
The top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals.
In Division 2, the three group winners and runners-up contest the quarter-finals; the three quarter-final winners then play a semi-final and final.
The top four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.[4]
Fixtures and results[edit]
Division 1[edit]
Group 1[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kilkenny
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +38 | 12 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
 Limerick
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 9 | |
 Dublin
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –13 | 4 | |
 Clare
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –13 | 3 | |
 Offaly
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –24 | 1 | Relegation playoff |
Group 2[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Galway
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 10 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
 Cork
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 10 | |
 Tipperary
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –7 | 6 | |
 Waterford
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –19 | 3 | |
 Wexford
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | n/a | –3 | Relegation playoff |
- Wexford gave a walkover to Cork and were deducted three points. Because of this, score difference in games involving Wexford are not included when calculating overall score difference.
Relegation playoff[edit]
| 16 March 2019 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Relegation playoff |
Offaly
|
4-15 – 1-6 | Wexford
|
Hawkfield |
| Report |
Finals[edit]
| 10 March 2019 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final |
Kilkenny
|
0-12 – 0-9 | Cork
|
WIT Arena, Carriganore Referee: John Dermody |
| Report |
| 10 March 2019 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final |
Galway
|
2-14 – 0-4 | Limerick
|
St Brendan's Park, Birr |
| Report |
| 31 March 2019 12:00 IST (UTC+1) Final |
Kilkenny
|
2-8 – 0-16 | Galway
|
Croke Park, Dublin Referee: C Egan (Cork) |
| M Quilty 1-1(0-1f); D Morrissey 0-3(2fs); A Dalton 1-0; K Power 0-2; D Gaule (f), C Phelan (45) 0-1 each | Report | C Dolan 0-8(7fs, 1 45); A Donohue 0-3; N Kilkenny, N Hanniffy 0-2 each; A O’Reilly 0-1 |
Division 2[edit]
Finals[edit]
| 30 March 2019 Quarter-Final |
Galway Intermediate
|
1-5 – 1-9 | Kilkenny Intermediate
|
St Rynagh's Park, Banagher |
| 31 March 2019 Quarter-Final |
Meath 
|
0-7 – 0-8 | Westmeath
|
Inniskeen Grattans, Inniskeen |
| 31 March 2019 Quarter-Final |
Derry
|
1-7 – 3-10 | Tipperary Intermediate
|
Inniskeen Grattans, Inniskeen |
| 7 April 2019 Semi-Final |
Tipperary Intermediate
|
3-9 – 1-12 | Westmeath
|
St Rynagh's Park, Banagher |
| Report |
| 20 April 2019 15:00 IST Final |
Kilkenny Intermediate
|
0-8 – 0-14 | Tipperary Intermediate
|
St Rynagh's Park, Banagher Referee: Philip McDonald (Cavan) |
| K Hamilton 0-4(3fs), K Nolan 0-2(fs); C Pelan, L Green (f) 0-1 each | Report | J Grace 0-8(7fs); A Loughnane 0-4; N Treacy, C McKeogh 0-1 each |
Division 3[edit]
Finals[edit]
| 20 April 2019 13:00 IST Final |
Kildare 
|
2-9 – 0-11 | Limerick Intermediate
|
St. Rynagh's Park, Banagher Referee: Barry Nea (Westmeath) |
| C Shiels 2-0, S Hurley 0-8(4fs, 3 45s), L Sutton 0-1 | Report | R Noonan 0-8(2fs, 2 45s, 1 pen), L Browne, C O’Brien, Aisling Cunningham |
References[edit]
- ^ "The Camogie Association : Fixtures & Results". www.camogie.ie.
- ^ Kennedy, Marisa (1 January 2019). "Month-By-Month Guide To The 2019 Irish Sporting Calendar".
- ^ "Limerick could opt for hurling-camogie league double-headers in Gaelic Grounds". www.limerickleader.ie.
- ^ 2019 FIXTURES: Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues