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.
Format
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 1
Division 1A Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsKerry 7 5 0 2 9-95 6-63 41 10Roscommon 7 5 0 2 6-71 6-61 10 10Dublin 7 5 0 2 6-73 3-80 2 10Galway 7 4 1 2 5-92 9-65 15 9Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-73 3-81 -8 5Tyrone 7 2 1 4 5-73 4-86 -10 5Armagh 7 1 2 4 4-58 6-75 -23 4Cork 7 1 1 5 6-57 7-81 -27 3
Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1B Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsDerry 7 5 2 0 5-77 2-56 30 12Meath 7 3 2 2 7-77 6-78 2 8Sligo 7 4 0 3 8-63 5-71 1 8Fermanagh 7 4 0 3 2-78 6-76 -10 8Mayo 7 3 0 4 5-65 3-66 5 6Clare 7 2 2 3 4-64 3-68 -1 6Kildare 7 1 2 4 4-70 7-72 -11 4Down 7 1 2 4 5-64 8-71 -16 4
Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1 Semi-finals
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Division 2A Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsOffaly 7 7 0 0 9-76 4-58 33 14Louth 7 6 0 1 12-99 7-72 42 12Wicklow 7 5 0 2 8-74 2-68 24 10Antrim 7 4 0 3 6-72 2-70 14 8Leitrim 7 3 0 4 7-78 8-78 -3 6Westmeath 7 2 0 5 5-74 8-66 -1 4Limerick 7 1 0 6 4-65 11-86 -42 2London 7 0 0 7 4-54 13-94 -67 0
Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2B Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsLaois 7 7 0 0 6-87 2-57 42 14Cavan 7 4 0 3 10-86 8-68 24 8Monaghan 7 4 0 3 6-78 7-64 11 8Longford 7 4 0 3 8-74 4-87 -1 8Wexford 7 3 0 4 8-76 12-68 -4 6Tipperary 7 2 0 5 10-47 3-82 -14 4Waterford 7 2 0 5 4-71 11-70 -20 4Carlow 7 2 0 5 7-60 12-83 -38 4
Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Semi-finals
Division 2 Final
GK1 Colm Nally (Newtown Blues)RCB2 Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues)FB3 Stephen Melia (St Joseph's)LCB4 Brendan Reilly (John Mitchels)RHB5 Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels) CHB6 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's)LHB7 Simon Gerrard (Newtown Blues)MF8 Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)MF9 Martin Farrelly (Lann Léire)RHF10 Mark Stanfield (O'Connells)CHF11 Nicky Malone (Lann Léire) (c)LHF12 Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's)RCF13 David Reilly (St Joseph's)FF14 Darren Kirwan (St Patrick's)LCF15 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)Substitutes: 16 Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) for David Reilly 17 Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots) for Séamus O'Hanlon 18 Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers) for Kirwan 19 Séamus O'Hanlon for McDonnell GK1 Pádraic Kelly (Shamrocks)RCB2 Cathal Daly (Tullamore)FB3 Barry Malone (Rhode)LCB4 James Brady (Gracefield)RHB5 Joe Kilmurray (Rhode)CHB6 Seán Grennan (Ferbane) (c)LHB7 Finbarr Cullen (Edenderry)MF8 James Grennan (Ferbane)MF9 Ronan Mooney (Shamrocks)RHF10 Colm Quinn (Ballycumber)CHF11 Vinny Claffey (Doon)LHF12 Ciarán McManus (Tubber)RCF13 Paschal Kellaghan (Rhode)FF14 Roy Malone (Rhode)LCF15 David Connolly (Bracknagh)Substitutes: 16 Cillian Farrell (Edenderry) for Kellaghan 17 John Ryan (Shannonbridge) for R. Malone 18 Barry Mooney (Shamrocks) for Connolly 19 Donie Ryan (Doon) for Quinn
Statistics All scores correct as of 12 March 2016
Scoring Widest winning margin: 24 Westmeath 3-18 - 0-3 London (Division 2a) Most goals in a match: 5 Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford (Division 2b) London 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a) Kerry 3-16 - 2-8 Armagh (Division 1a) Sligo 3-11 - 2-13 Meath (Division 1b) Most points in a match: 35 Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin (Division 1a) Most goals by one team in a match: 4 Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford (Division 2b) Wexford 0-10 - 4-15 Cavan (Division 2b) London 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a) Highest aggregate score: 41 points Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin (Division 1a) Lowest aggregate score: 11 points Derry 0-7 - 0-4 Clare (Division 1b)
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