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The 2019 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in early 2019.[1][2][3]
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 January – 20 April 2019 |
| Teams | 31 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Galway (5th win) |
| Captain | Sarah Dervan |
| Manager | Cathal Murray |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Anna Farrell and Meighan Farrell |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Tipperary |
| Division 3 | Kildare |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Galway won Division 1, defeating Kilkenny in the final.
Format
editLeague structure
editThe 2019 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 10 in Division 1, 15 in Division 2 and 6 in Division 3; division 1 is divided into two groups and Division 2 is divided into three groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:
- winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
- if the head-to-head match was a draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
- if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored
If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.
Finals
editThe top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals.
In Division 2, the three group winners and runners-up contest the quarter-finals; the three quarter-final winners then play a semi-final and final.
The top four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.[4]
Fixtures and results
editDivision 1
editGroup 1
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kilkenny
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +38 | 12 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
 Limerick
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 9 | |
 Dublin
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –13 | 4 | |
 Clare
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –13 | 3 | |
 Offaly
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –24 | 1 | Relegation playoff |
Group 2
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Galway
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 10 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
 Cork
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 10 | |
 Tipperary
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –7 | 6 | |
 Waterford
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –19 | 3 | |
 Wexford
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | n/a | –3 | Relegation playoff |
- Wexford gave a walkover to Cork and were deducted three points. Because of this, score difference in games involving Wexford are not included when calculating overall score difference.
Relegation playoff
edit| 16 March 2019 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Relegation playoff |
Offaly
|
4-15 – 1-6 | Wexford
|
Hawkfield |
| Report |
Finals
edit| 10 March 2019 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final |
Kilkenny
|
0-12 – 0-9 | Cork
|
WIT Arena, Carriganore Referee: John Dermody |
| Report |
| 10 March 2019 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final |
Galway
|
2-14 – 0-4 | Limerick
|
St Brendan's Park, Birr |
| Report |
| 31 March 2019 12:00 IST (UTC+1) Final |
Kilkenny
|
2-8 – 0-16 | Galway
|
Croke Park, Dublin Referee: C Egan (Cork) |
| M Quilty 1-1(0-1f); D Morrissey 0-3(2fs); A Dalton 1-0; K Power 0-2; D Gaule (f), C Phelan (45) 0-1 each | Report | C Dolan 0-8(7fs, 1 45); A Donohue 0-3; N Kilkenny, N Hanniffy 0-2 each; A O’Reilly 0-1 |
Division 2
editFinals
edit| 30 March 2019 Quarter-Final |
Galway Intermediate
|
1-5 – 1-9 | Kilkenny Intermediate
|
St Rynagh's Park, Banagher |
| 31 March 2019 Quarter-Final |
Meath 
|
0-7 – 0-8 | Westmeath
|
Inniskeen Grattans, Inniskeen |
| 31 March 2019 Quarter-Final |
Derry
|
1-7 – 3-10 | Tipperary Intermediate
|
Inniskeen Grattans, Inniskeen |
| 7 April 2019 Semi-Final |
Tipperary Intermediate
|
3-9 – 1-12 | Westmeath
|
St Rynagh's Park, Banagher |
| Report |
| 20 April 2019 15:00 IST Final |
Kilkenny Intermediate
|
0-8 – 0-14 | Tipperary Intermediate
|
St Rynagh's Park, Banagher Referee: Philip McDonald (Cavan) |
| K Hamilton 0-4(3fs), K Nolan 0-2(fs); C Pelan, L Green (f) 0-1 each | Report | J Grace 0-8(7fs); A Loughnane 0-4; N Treacy, C McKeogh 0-1 each |
Division 3
editFinals
edit| 20 April 2019 13:00 IST Final |
Kildare 
|
2-9 – 0-11 | Limerick Intermediate
|
St. Rynagh's Park, Banagher Referee: Barry Nea (Westmeath) |
| C Shiels 2-0, S Hurley 0-8(4fs, 3 45s), L Sutton 0-1 | Report | R Noonan 0-8(2fs, 2 45s, 1 pen), L Browne, C O’Brien, Aisling Cunningham |
References
edit- ^ "The Camogie Association : Fixtures & Results". www.camogie.ie.
- ^ Kennedy, Marisa (1 January 2019). "Month-By-Month Guide To The 2019 Irish Sporting Calendar".
- ^ "Limerick could opt for hurling-camogie league double-headers in Gaelic Grounds". www.limerickleader.ie.
- ^ 2019 FIXTURES: Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues