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2011 National Hurling League

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Teams
  
35

Captain
  
John McCaffrey

Runners-up
  
Kilkenny

Winners
  
Dublin (3rd win)

Manager
  
Anthony Daly

Dates
  
12 February – 1 May 2011

The 2011 National Hurling League was a Hurling competition run by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) between February and May 2011. It was contested by 35 county hurling teams—34 from Ireland (including South Down and Fingal), and London. Dublin won the Division 1 title after a 0-22 to 1-7 win against Kilkenny in the final at Croke Park. It was their first league title in seventy two years.

Contents

Format

The 2011 format of the National Hurling League is a system consisting of five divisions. There are thirty–five teams competing: Divisions 1 and 2 have eight teams in each, Division 3A contains six, Division 3B seven, and there are six teams in Division 4.

Division 1

Division 1 contains eight teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2011 NHL champions. The last–placed team is relegated to Division 2.

Division 2

Division 2 contains eight teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2011 Division Two champions and are promoted. The last–placed team is relegated to Division 3A.

Division 3A

Division 3A contains six teams. The winners are the 2011 Division Three champions and are promoted. The last–placed team is relegated to Division 3B.

Division 3B

Division 3B contains seven teams. The winners are the 2011 Division 3B champions and are promoted to Division 3A. The last–placed team is relegated.

Division 4

Division 4 contains six teams. Each team plays all the others once. The winners are the 2011 Division Four champions and are promoted to Division 3B.

Fixtures and results

  League Final placings   Division final place & possible promotion   Relegation zone

Table

  • Tipperary were placed ahead of Galway as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (3 April at Pearse Stadium: 4–23 – 1–14)

    • Top scorers

    Season

    As of 16 April 2011:

    Single game

    Table

  • Laois were placed ahead of Antrim as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (5 March at Portlaoise: 0–20 – 0–16)
  • Down were placed ahead of Carlow as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (13 February at Portaferry: 2–11 – 0–14)

    • Table

  • Wicklow are placed ahead of Derry as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (13 March at Arklow: 2–15 – 1–17)
  • London, Kildare and Meath are ranked by score difference.

    • Table

  • Sligo were placed ahead of Monaghan as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (13 March at Tubbercurry: 1–12 – 2–08)
  • Mayo were placed ahead of Roscommon as they won the head–to–head match between the teams (13 February at Tooreen: 0–17 – 1–06)

    • Ticket prices

    In January 2011, the GAA announced a reduction in ticket prices for the 2011 National Hurling League. The decision to cut prices was announced at a Central Council meeting and will see the cost of admission to a league game in the first division of the NHL dropping from €15 to €13, with a €5 admission to lower–level hurling games.

    References

    2011 National Hurling League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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