Teams 32 | 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.
Contents
- League structure
- Tie breaker
- Finals promotions and relegations
- Table
- Statistics
- Scoring
- Top scorers
- References
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 -
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.