2026 Ladies' National Football League

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The 2026 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, is a ladies' Gaelic football competition that took place in early 2026.[1][2][3] It was won by Cork.[4]

Dates18 January – 12 April, 2026
Teams32
WinnersCork (13th win)
CaptainEmma Cleary
Quick facts League details, Dates ...
2026 Ladies' National Football League
League details
Dates18 January – 12 April, 2026
Teams32
League champions
WinnersCork (13th win)
CaptainEmma Cleary
ManagerJoe Carroll
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainKate Geraghty
ManagerDaniel Moynihan
Other division winners
Division 2Donegal
Division 3Louth
Division 4Carlow
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League structure

The 2026 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, either home or away. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

More information Teams by Province, Province ...
Teams by Province
ProvinceDivision 1Division 2Division 3Division 4Total
Connacht11125
Leinster322512
Munster31206
Ulster14319
Totals888832
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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, promotion and relegation

The top two teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League final.

The top two teams in each of Divisions 2 and 3 are promoted and contest the respective division finals.

The bottom two teams in each of divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

The top four teams in Division 4 contest the division semi-finals and final; the two division finalists are promoted.

Division 1

Locations of the 2026 LNFL Division 1 teams.

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cork (C) 7 5 1 1 100 90 +10 16 Advance to LNFL final
2 Galway 7 5 0 2 116 92 +24 15
3 Waterford 7 4 1 2 109 85 +24 13
4 Kerry 7 3 0 4 101 106 −5 9
5 Armagh 7 2 2 3 92 105 −13 8
6 Meath[a] 7 2 1 4 100 106 −6 7
7 Dublin[a] 7 2 1 4 85 107 −22 7 Relegated to Division 2
8 Kildare 7 1 2 4 94 106 −12 5
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Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) League champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Meath are ranked ahead of Dublin as they won the head-to-head game between the two teams.

Division 1 Final

11 April 2026
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
LNFL Final
More information Cork, 2-08 (14) – (9) 0-09 ...
Cork 2-08 (14) – (9) 0-09 Galway
(HT: 0-2 – 0-7)
Gls: K Quirke 1, C Trill 1(og)
Pts: K Quirke 3 (1f), A O’Sullivan 2, E Cleary 1, A Corcoran 1, A Healy 1
Pts: E Noone 2, N Divilly 2, K Slevin 2, S Divilly 1, O Divilly 1, N Ward 1
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Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow)

Division 2

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cavan 7 5 1 1 100 86 +14 16 Advance to Division 2 final and promoted to Division 1
2 Donegal 7 5 0 2 84 60 +24 15
3 Mayo 7 4 2 1 123 78 +45 14
4 Tyrone 7 4 1 2 138 116 +22 13
5 Tipperary 7 3 1 3 96 96 0 10
6 Monaghan 7 2 1 4 101 120 −19 7
7 Westmeath 7 2 0 5 107 135 −28 6 Relegated to Division 3
8 Wexford 7 0 0 7 83 141 −58 0
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Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Division 2 Final

11 April 2026
15:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
More information Cavan, 0-08 (8) – (13) 2-07 ...
Cavan 0-08 (8) – (13) 2-07 Donegal
(HT: 0-4 – 0-2)
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Angela Gallagher (Meath)

Division 3

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Louth 7 5 1 1 99 61 +38 16 Advance to Division 3 final and promoted to Division 2
2 Antrim 7 5 1 1 122 88 +34 16
3 Down 7 4 1 2 122 103 +19 13
4 Fermanagh 7 3 2 2 116 120 −4 11
5 Roscommon 7 2 3 2 103 101 +2 9
6 Clare[a] 7 2 1 4 105 132 −27 7
7 Laois[a] 7 2 1 4 118 106 +12 7 Relegated to Division 4
8 Limerick 7 0 0 7 57 131 −74 0
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Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Clare are ranked ahead of Laois as they won the head-to-head game between the two teams.

Division 3 Final

Spórt TG4 YouTube
11 April 2026
13:00 BST (UTC+1)
Final
More information Antrim, 1-09 (12) – (13) 1-10 ...
Antrim 1-09 (12) – (13) 1-10 Louth
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Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
Referee: Gus Chapman

Division 4

Table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Carlow (P) 7 7 0 0 140 55 +85 21 Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division finalists are promoted to Division 3
2 Leitrim (P) 7 6 0 1 184 80 +104 18
3 Sligo 7 5 0 2 143 87 +56 15
4 Offaly 7 4 0 3 134 81 +53 12
5 Longford 7 3 0 4 103 120 −17 9
6 Wicklow 7 2 0 5 86 116 −30 6
7 Derry 7 1 0 6 88 112 −24 3
8 Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 21 248 −227 0
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Source: ladiesgaelic.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted

Division 4 Finals

29 March 2026
Semi-Final
More information Carlow, 4-11 (23) – (14) 2-08 ...
Carlow 4-11 (23) – (14) 2-08 Offaly
(HT: 3-07 – 1-02)
Gls: A Kiernan 2, C Ní Shé 1pen, S O’Neill 1
Pts: C Ní Shé 3 (1x2p, 1f), Bronagh Nolan 2, E Hayden 2, S Doyle 1, R Bailey 1, M Townsend 1, A Webb 1f		 Gls: C Lynam 2
Pts: C Lynam 4 (3fs), M Mann 2, N Buckley 1, E Hand 1f
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McCann Park, Portarlington
Referee: A Gallagher (Meath)
29 March 2026
Semi-Final
More information Leitrim, 2-10 (16) – (14) 1-11(a.e.t.) ...
Leitrim 2-10 (16) – (14) 1-11
(a.e.t.) 		Sligo
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Orchard Park, Elphin
Referee: Gerard Canny (Mayo)
Spórt TG4 YouTube
12 April 2026
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Division 4 Final
More information Carlow, 3-13 (22) – (21) 4-09(a.e.t.) ...
Carlow 3-13 (22) – (21) 4-09
(a.e.t.) 		Leitrim
(HT: 0-7 – 1-4)
(FT: 1-11 – 2-8)
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St Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: Conor McCarthy

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