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2015 National Football League (Ireland)

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Teams
  
32

Captain
  
Stephen Cluxton

Runners-up
  
Cork

Winners
  
Dublin (11th win)

Manager
  
Jim Gavin

Dates
  
31 January – 26 April 2015

The 2015 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 84th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The League began on Saturday 31 January 2015. Thirty-one Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated. TG4 and Setanta provided live coverage of the league with highlights shown on RTÉ2 on Sunday nights.

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Dublin won their third title in a row and twelfth in total after a 1-21 to 2-07 win against Cork in the final on 26 April at Croke Park.

League structure

The 2015 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Tie-breaker

If only two teams were level on league points -

  • The team that won the head-to-head match was ranked first
  • If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) was used to rank the teams
  • If score difference was identical, total scored was used to rank the teams
  • If the two teams were still level, a play-off was required

    • If three or more teams were level on league points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

    Finals, promotions and relegations

    The top four teams in Division 1 contested the 2015 NFL semi-finals (first played fourth and second played third) and final. The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, and contested the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.

    Table

      Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
      Automatic relegation to Division 2

    1Donegal, Mayo and Kerry are ranked by points difference.

    Table

      Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1
      Automatic relegation to Division 3

    1Roscommon are placed ahead of Meath because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-10 to 0-14).

    2Westmeath are placed ahead of Kildare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (0-15 to 0-12).

    Table

      Compete in Division 3 final and automatic promotion to Division 2
      Automatic relegation to Division 4

    1Armagh v. Fermanagh was a draw (1-10 each), so the teams are ranked by points difference.

    2Sligo, Clare and Limerick are ranked by points difference.

    3Louth are placed ahead of Wexford because they won the head-to-head game between the two teams (1-16 to 1-10).

    Table

      Compete in Division 4 final and automatic promotion to Division 3

    1Waterford, Wicklow and London are ranked by points difference.

    Statistics

  • All scores correct as of 16 April 2016

    • Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 17
  • Sligo 2-26 – 2-09 Louth (Division 3)
  • Most goals in a match: 7
  • Louth 3-11 – 4-16 Tipperary (Division 3)
  • London 5-06 – 2-15 Waterford (Division 4)
  • Most points in a match: 36
  • Kildare 2-12 – 0-24 Roscommon (Division 2)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • London 5-06 – 2-15 Waterford (Division 4)
  • Highest aggregate score: 48 points
  • Louth 3-11 – 4-16 Tipperary (Division 3)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 12 points
  • Dublin 0-08 – 0-04 Derry (Division 1)

    • Top scorers

    Overall
    Single game

    References

    2015 National Football League (Ireland) Wikipedia
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