Teams 33 Captain Anthony Tohill Runners-up Meath | Winners Derry (5th win) Manager Eamonn Coleman | |
Dates 1 November 1999 - 20 May 2000 | ||
The 1999-2000 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 69th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Derry beat Meath in the final after a replay.
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League structure
The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Finals, promotions and relegations
The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.
Tie-breaker
If two or more teams are level on points, scoring average was used to rank the teams.
Division 1A Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2A
Division 1B Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B
Division 2A Table
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A
Division 2B Table
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B