The 1999 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 68th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 1-14 to 1-10 in the final.[2]
Structure
There are 14 teams in Division 1, divided into 1A and 1B. Each team plays all the others once, either home or away. Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win. The top teams in 1A and 1B play each other in the NHL final. The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.
There are 10 teams in Division 2. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom team is relegated.
There are 9 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted.
Division 1
Group 1A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Diff |
Pts |
Notes |
| 1 |
Galway |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
+74 |
12 |
Division 1 runners-up |
| 2 |
Clare |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
+17 |
9 |
| 3 |
Offaly |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+12 |
6 |
| 4 |
Antrim |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
-14 |
6 |
| 5 |
Dublin |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-14 |
5 |
| 6 |
Limerick |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+2 |
4 |
| 7 |
Kerry |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
-90 |
0 |
|
Group 1B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Diff |
Pts |
Notes |
| 1 |
Tipperary |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
+44 |
10 |
Division 1 champions |
| 2 |
Kilkenny |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
+30 |
10 |
| 3 |
Cork |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
+31 |
8 |
| 4 |
Laois |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
-16 |
6 |
| 5 |
Waterford |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+21 |
4 |
| 6 |
Wexford |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
+3 |
4 |
| 7 |
Down |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
-113 |
0 |
Relegation to Division 2 |
|
|
Relegation play-off
Knock-out stage
Division 2
Group
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Diff |
Pts |
Notes |
| 1 |
Derry |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
+76 |
16 |
Division 2 champions |
| 2 |
Wicklow |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
+83 |
14 |
Division 2 runners-up |
Knock-out stage
Division 3
Knock-out stage
External links
References
- ↑ Gaelic Games
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
