The 2017 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, was the 86th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.
On 9 April 2017 Kerry won their 20th National League title, beating Dublin by 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. Dublin were the reigning champions and were bidding for their fifth successive title.
Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provided live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. RTÉ2 broadcast highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings. TG4 broadcast the final of each division live.
Format
League structure The 2017 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.
Teams Displayed By Province Province Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Total Connacht 2 1 1 1 5 Leinster 1 2 4 4 11 Munster 1 2 1 2 6 Ulster 4 3 2 0 9 Britain 0 0 0 1 1
Tie-breaker If only two teams are level on league points - The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams If still identical, a play-off is required If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Finals, promotions and relegations
Division 1 Following the decision to abolish the National Football League semi finals for 2017, the top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.
Division 2, Division 3 & Division 4 The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.
Division 1
Division 1 table
Division 1 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1 Round 1
Division 1 Round 2
Division 1 Round 3
Division 1 Round 4
Division 1 Round 5
Division 1 Round 6
Division 1 Round 7
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Division 2 table
Division 2 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Round 1
Division 2 Round 2
Division 2 Round 3
Division 2 Round 4
Division 2 Round 5
Division 2 Round 6
Division 2 Round 7
Division 2 Final
Division 3
Division 3 table
Division 3 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 3 Round 1
Division 3 Round 2
Division 3 Round 3
Division 3 Round 4
Division 3 Round 5
Division 3 Round 6
Division 3 Round 7
Division 3 Final
Division 4
Division 4 table
Division 4 Rounds 1 to 7
Division 4 Round 1
Division 4 Round 2
Division 4 Round 3
Division 4 Round 4
Division 4 Round 5
Division 4 Round 6
Division 4 Round 7
Division 4 Final
League Statistics All scores correct as of 12 April 2017
Scoring Events Widest winning margin: 30 Armagh 6-22 – 0-10 Offaly (Division 3) Most goals in a match: 7 Galway 5-15 – 2-15 Derry (Division 2) Offaly 3-15 – 4-11 Laois (Division 3) Most points in a match: 43 Dublin 2-29 – 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Armagh 6-22 – 0-10 Offaly (Division 3) Highest aggregate score: 51 points Galway 5-15 – 2-15 Derry (Division 2) Lowest aggregate score: 14 points Monaghan 0-07 – 0-07 Cavan (Division 1)
Top Scorer: Overall Rank Player CountyTally Total Matches Average 1John Heslin Westmeath3-60 69 8 8.6 2Paul Geaney Kerry3-42 51 8 6.4 3Conor Sweeney Tipperary4-38 50 8 6.2 4Donal Kingston Laois5-34 49 7 7 5Dean Rock Dublin0-48 48 8 6 6Paul Broderick Carlow3-35 44 6 7.3 7Robbie Smyth Longford0-39 39 7 5.6 8Seanie Furlong Wicklow1-35 38 6 6.3Jack McCarron Monaghan3-29 38 6 6.3 10Emlyn Mulligan Leitrim1-33 36 7 5.1 11E Cleary Clare1-31 34 7 4.9 12Donal Lenihan Meath2-27 33 7 4.7 13Nigel Dunne Offaly1-29 32 7 4.6 14Rory Mason London1-28 31 6 5.2Ryan Burns Louth3-22 31 8 3.9
Top Scorer: Single game Rank Player CountyTally Total Opposition 1John Heslin Westmeath 1-11 14 Leitrim 2John Heslin Westmeath 1-10 13 WexfordConor Sweeney Tipperary 2-07 13 LongfordDonal Kingston Laois 3-04 13 Offaly 5Jack McCarron Monaghan 1-09 12 DublinPaul Broderick Carlow 2-06 12 Waterford 7Colm O'Neill Cork 0-11 11 DerryBen Brosnan Wexford 0-11 11 LondonConor Sweeney Tipperary 2-05 11 Louth 10Paul Broderick Carlow 0-10 10 WicklowJohn Heslin Westmeath 0-10 10 WicklowC J McGourty Antrim 1-07 10 LongfordJack McCarron Monaghan 1-07 10 RoscommonPeter Harte Tyrone 2-04 10 KerryPaul Geaney Kerry 2-04 10 DonegalMichael Quinlivan Tipperary 3-01 10 Armagh
References
External links Full Fixtures and Results