2022 Ladies' National Football League
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| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 February – 10 April 2022 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (1st win) |
| Captain | Shauna Ennis |
| Manager | Eamonn Murray |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Donegal |
| Captain | Niamh McLaughlin |
| Manager | Maxi Curran |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Kerry |
| Division 3 | Roscommon |
| Division 4 | Offaly |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League,[1] is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in spring 2022.[2][3][4]
It continued the structure of 2021, where the divisions were split into north and south sections. London will return to the league after several years' absence.[5]
The 2022 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each division is divided into an "A" and "B" section with four teams in each section. Each team plays every other team in its section once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
| Teams by Province | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Total |
| Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Leinster | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Munster | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ulster | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
Tiebreakers for league ranking
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, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 1-15 beats 2–12)
- if the head-to-head match was an exact 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, promotions and relegations
The top two teams in each section in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals.
The top two teams in each section in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.
The last-placed teams in each section in divisions 1, 2 and 3 play a relegation playoff against each other, with the losers relegated.
Division 1
Division 1A
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mayo |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 9 | Advance to LNFL semi-finals |
| 2 |  Donegal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Galway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Westmeath (R) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Division 1B
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dublin |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 | +25 | 9 | Advance to LNFL semi-finals |
| 2 |  Meath (C) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Cork |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Waterford |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 0 | Advance to Division 1 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) League champions
Division 1 Relegation Playoff
Division 1 Finals
Division 2
Division 2A
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kerry (P) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 9 | Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 |  Laois |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Tipperary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Clare (R) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 0 | Advance to Division 2 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division 2B
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Armagh |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 9 | Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 |  Monaghan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Cavan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Tyrone |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 1 | Advance to Division 2 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
