Winners Kilkenny (14th win) Manager Brian Cody Captain Willie Ryan Teams 34 | Captain Michael Fennelly Runners-up Tipperary End date May 2009 | |
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The 2009 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League was the 78th NHL season. 35 GAA county hurling teams, 34 from Ireland (includes South Down & Fingal), and London contested it. Kilkenny were the Division 1 champions.
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Format
The 2009 format of the National Hurling League is a new system consisting of five divisions. There are thirty-four teams competing: Divisions One and Two have eight teams in each, Division Three A contains six, Three B contains seven, and there are six teams in Division Four. Each team plays all of the other teams in its division once; the top two teams in each division contest the division final, and the champions of divisions Two, Three A, Three B and Four are promoted. The bottom-placed team in divisions One, Two, Three A and Three B is relegated. The winners of the Division One final are the 2009 NHL champions.
Division 1
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 2008 season.
On 3 May 2009, Kilkenny won the title after a 4-17 to 2-26 extra-time win over Tipperary. It was their first league title since 2006 and their 14th National League title overall.
Clare failed to win a single group stage game - finishing in the bottom position - and were relegated to Division 2 for the 2010 league.
Dublin's Alan McCrabbe was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-50.
Structure
A total of 8 teams contested the top division of the league, including all of the sides from the 2008 season that formerly took part in Divisions 1A and 1B. Due to the restructuring the 2008 Division 2 champions did not gain promotion to the top tier.
Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in Division 1 contested the final.
Group stage
Results
Top scorers
Final
Offaly won promotion to Division One for 2010 while Wexford remained in Division Two for 2010
Final
Kildare won promotion to Division Two for 2010 while Meath remained in Division Three for 2010
Final
London won promotion to Division Three A for 2010 while Roscommon remained in Division Three B for 2010
Final
Sligo won promotion to Division Three B for 2010 while Monaghan remained in Division Four for 2010