2020 National Camogie League
 | This article has an unclear citation style. (February 2022) |
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 February – 8 March 2020 (not completed) |
| Teams | 34 |
| League champions | |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in Ireland in spring 2020.[1][2] Several new rules are being trialled, to do with contact, persistent fouling, puckouts, dropping the camogie stick, hand-pass goals and penalty shots.[3]
The league was originally scheduled to end in April 2020, but public health measures introduced to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland caused the final stages to be delayed.[4][5][6] In June 2020 it was announced that the league was to be cancelled.[7][8]
Format[edit]
League structure[edit]
The 2020 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 9 in Division 1, 14 in Division 2 and 11 in Division 3; divisions 1 and 3 are 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 winners of each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League final.[9]
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 two group winners in Division 3 contest the Division 3 final.
Fixtures and results[edit]
Division 1[edit]
Group 1[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +23 | 6 | Advance to NCL final |
 Clare
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
 Waterford
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | –7 | 4 | |
 Kilkenny
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –10 | 3 | |
 Offaly
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –12 | 1 | Relegation playoff |
- League cancelled with three games still to play (Clare v Cork, Offaly v Cork, Waterford v Kilkenny).
Group 2[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tipperary
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 9 | Advance to NCL final |
 Galway
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 | |
 Limerick
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –16 | 3 | |
 Dublin
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –12 | 0 | Relegation playoff |
Relegation playoff[edit]
| TBA Relegation playoff |
Offaly/Kilkenny | Cancelled | Dublin | |
Final[edit]
| TBA Final |
Cork/Clare/Waterford | Cancelled | Tipperary | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Camogie Fixtures 2019". 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Forty-nine players named on the Tipperary senior and intermediate camogie panel ahead of league campaign". www.tipperarylive.ie.
- ^ Browne, P. J. (4 December 2019). "Badly Needed New Camogie Rules To Be Trialled In 2020 National League". Balls.ie.
- ^ "U21 championship delayed with Clare Cup start deferred". 12 March 2020.
- ^ GBFM, Sport (12 March 2020). "Sporting Events Postponed Due to Coronavirus Scare".
- ^ "Coronavirus: A comprehensive guide as Irish and global sport shuts down in effort to contain spread of Covid-19". independent. 12 March 2020.
- ^ "The Nenagh Guardian - Tipperary to miss out on Camogie League Final". 24 June 2020.
- ^ "National Camogie League cancelled for 2020". www.irishexaminer.com. 23 June 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Nigel (17 December 2019). "Dublin Seniors Start The 2020 National Camogie League Against Galway".