1997–98 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition
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The 1997–98 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 67th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 October 1997 – 26 April 1998 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Offaly (1st win) |
| Captain | Finbarr Cullen |
| Manager | Tommy Lyons |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derry |
| Captain | Kieran McKeever |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
The Kerry v Cavan Round 1 game was played at Downing Stadium in New York City, to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1947 All-Ireland Final between the teams at the Polo Grounds.[1][2][3][4][5] The then Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani threw the ball in ahead of the game.[6]
Format
The teams are in four sections, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in each section contest the NFL quarter-finals.[9]
Group section
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mayo |
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Galway |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
 Laois |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Leitrim |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Louth |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Fermanagh |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
 Carlow |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
 Kilkenny |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Donegal |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to Knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Derry |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
 Armagh |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Meath |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Longford |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Westmeath |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
 Antrim |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
 London |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Offaly |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Monaghan |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Dublin |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Tyrone |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Sligo |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Kerry |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
 Cavan |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
 Wexford |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Down |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals and moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Cork |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
 Kildare |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | Moved to Division One of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Clare |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
 Wicklow |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | Moved to Division Two of the 1998–99 NFL |
 Tipperary |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
 Roscommon |
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
 Limerick |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
 Waterford |
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |