2017 National Hurling League

National Hurling League 2017
League details
Dates	11 February – May 2017
Teams	33
League champions
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The 2017 National Hurling League is the 86th season of the National Hurling League for senior county hurling teams.

Clare are the defending champions, winning the title for the first time since 1978 after a 1-23 to 2-19 win against Waterford in a replay on 8 May 2016.

Format

League structure

Thirty three teams compete in the 2017 NHL – six teams in the top four divisions (Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B), four teams in Division 3A and five teams in Division 3B. Thirty-one county teams from Ireland take part (Cavan do not). London and Warwickshire complete the lineup. Fingal were scheduled to compete in Division 3A but have withdrawn for 2017.

Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away in all divisions except Division 3A where a double round of fixtures are played. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.

A new free-taking competition will take place in the event of a draw after extra time in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the hurling league. This will prevent games from going to a replay and allow the league finals to be held on the scheduled date.^[1]

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on league points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams.
If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank them.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1A

The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
The bottom two teams meet in a relegation play-off, with the losing team relegated to Division 1B

Division 1B

The top team is promoted to Division 1A
The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the losing team playing a relegation/promotion match against the Division 2A champions

Division 2A

The top two teams meet in Division 2A final, with the winning team playing a relegation/promotion match against the loser of the Division 1B bottom play-off
The bottom team is relegated to Division 2B

Division 2B

The top two teams meet in Division 2B final, with the winning team being promoted
The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the losing team playing a relegation/promotion match against the Division 3A champions

Division 3A

The top two teams meet in Division 3A final, with the winning team playing a relegation/promotion match against the loser of the Division 2B bottom play-off
The bottom team is relegated to Division 3B.

Division 3B

The top two teams meet in Division 3B final, with the winning team being promoted

Division 1

Division 1 Format

The 12 teams in Division 1 are ranked into two groups of six teams named Division 1A and Division 1B. Each team play all the other teams in its group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top four teams in 1A and 1B advance to the league quarter-finals with the top team in Division 1A playing the fourth team in Division 1B, the second team in Division 1A playing the third in Division 1B, etc.

Division 1A Table

NHL quarter-finals Bottom play-off, loser relegated

Team	F	A
Clare	0-0	0-0
Cork	0-0	0-0
Dublin	0-0	0-0
Kilkenny	0-0	0-0
Tipperary	0-0	0-0
Waterford	0-0	0-0

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1A Round 1

11 February	Cork	v	Clare

11 February	Dublin	v	Tipperary

12 February	Kilkenny	v	Waterford

Division 1A Round 2

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Division 1A Round 3

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Division 1A Round 4

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Division 1A Round 5

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Division 1B Table

Promotion & NHL quarter-finals NHL quarter-finals Bottom play-off, loser in relegation/promotion play-off

Team	F	A
Galway	0-0	0-0
Kerry	0-0	0-0
Laois	0-0	0-0
Limerick	0-0	0-0
Offaly	0-0	0-0
Wexford	0-0	0-0

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1B Round 1

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Division 1B Round 2

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Division 1B Round 3

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Division 1B Round 4

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Division 1B Round 5

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Division 1 Quarter-Finals

On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling quarter-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a quarter-final is level after 70 minutes, still level after an initial 20 minutes of extra time, and still level after a further 10 minutes of extra time, the outcome will be decided by a free-taking competition.

	1st in Division 1A	v	4th in Division 1B

Division 1 Semi-Finals

On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a semi-final is level after 70 minutes, still level after an initial 20 minutes of extra time, and still level after a further 10 minutes of extra time, the outcome will be decided by a free-taking competition.

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Division 1 Final

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Division 1A Relegation Play-Off

Division 1B Bottom Play-Off

Division 1B/2A Relegation/Promotion Playoff

Division 2A

Division 2A Table

Division final, winner in relegation/promotion play-off Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Team	F	A
Antrim	0-0	0-0
Armagh	0-0	0-0
Carlow	0-0	0-0
Kildare	0-0	0-0
London	0-0	0-0
Westmeath	0-0	0-0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2A Round 1

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Division 2A Round 2

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Division 2A Round 3

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Division 2A Round 4

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Division 2A Round 5

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Division 2A Final

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Division 2B

Division 2B Table

Division final, winner promoted Bottom play-off, loser in relegation/promotion play-off

Team	F	A
Derry	0-0	0-0
Down	0-0	0-0
Mayo	0-0	0-0
Meath	0-0	0-0
Roscommon	0-0	0-0
Wicklow	0-0	0-0

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2B Round 1

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Division 2B Round 2

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Division 2B Round 3

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Division 2B Round 4

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Division 2B Round 5

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Division 2B Final

Division 2B Bottom Play-Off

Division 2B/3A Relegation/Promotion Playoff

Division 3A

Division 3A Table

Fingal have withdrawn from hurling competitions in 2017, thereby reducing Division 3A from five to four teams. There will be no relegation from Division 3A and a double round of games in this division will be played.

Division final, winner in relegation/promotion play-off

Team	F	A
Donegal	0-0	0-0
Louth	0-0	0-0
Monaghan	0-0	0-0
Tyrone	0-0	0-0

Division 3A Rounds 1 to 6

Division 3A Round 1

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Division 3A Round 2

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Division 3A Round 3

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Division 3A Round 4

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Division 3A Round 5

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Division 3A Round 6

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Division 3A Final

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Division 3B

Division 3B Table

Division final, winner promoted

Team	F	A
Fermanagh	0-0	0-0
Leitrim	0-0	0-0
Longford	0-0	0-0
Sligo	0-0	0-0
Warwickshire	0-0	0-0

Division 3B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 3B Round 1

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Division 3B Round 2

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Division 3B Round 3

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Division 3B Round 4

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Division 3B Round 5

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Division 3B Final

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References

↑ "Shoot-outs will decide deadlocked NHL play-offs". Irish Independent. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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