# 2022 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2022 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, is the 91st staging of the National Football League (NFL), 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.

## Format
### League structure

Teams by Province and Division :
| Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Total |
| Connacht | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Leinster | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Munster | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Ulster | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 |
In the top division, Division 1, teams compete to become the National Football League (NFL) champions. The top two teams qualify for the NFL Final, with the winners crowned NFL champions.
The 2022 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.
Teams compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 2, 3 and 4, the first and second-places teams are promoted, while the bottom two teams of divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated .

### Tiebreakers for league ranking

As per the Official GAA Guide - Part 1 - Section 6.21 -
If two teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:
* Where two teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the Competition;
If three or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:
* Scoring Difference (subtracting the total scores against from total scores for);
* Highest Total Score For;
* A Play-Off.
In the event that two teams or more finish with equal points, but have been affected by a disqualification, loss of game on a proven objection, retirement or walkover, the tie shall be decided by the following means:
* Score Difference from the games in which only the teams involved, (teams tied on points), have played each other. (subtracting the total Scores Against from total Scores For)
* Highest Total Score For, in which only the teams involved, have played each other, and have finished equal in (i)
* A Play-Off

## Division 1
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kerry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 91 | +27 | 11 | Advance to National League Final |
| 2 | Mayo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 94 | +14 | 9 | Advance to National League Final |
| 3 | Armagh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 98 | +10 | 7 | |
| 4 | Donegal | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 95 | 103 | −8 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tyrone | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 96 | −11 | 7 | |
| 6 | Monaghan | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 113 | −13 | 6 | |
| 7 | Kildare | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 111 | −7 | 5 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 2 |
| 8 | Dublin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 118 | −12 | 4 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 2 |

### Final

* TG4
* 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Final
* Report
| Kerry | 3-19 (28) – 0-13 (13) | Mayo |
| (HT: 1-10 (13) - 0-7 (7)) |||
* Croke Park, Drumcondra, Dublin Referee: N Mooney (Cavan) Attendance: 31,506

## Division 2
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 87 | +36 | 12 | Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 1 |
| 2 | Galway | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 100 | +41 | 12 | Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 1 |
| 3 | Derry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 82 | +28 | 11 | |
| 4 | Meath | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 111 | −18 | 6 | |
| 5 | Clare | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 88 | 87 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Cork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 138 | −26 | 5 | |
| 7 | Offaly | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 98 | 133 | −35 | 3 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 3 |
| 8 | Down | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 78 | 115 | −37 | 1 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 3 |

### Final

* 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Division 2 Final
* Report
| Roscommon | 1-20 (23) – 0-22 (22) | Galway |
* Croke Park, Drumcondra,Dublin Referee: Niall Cullen
* (Fermanagh) Attendance: 31,506

## Division 3
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louth | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 83 | +7 | 11 | Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 2 |
| 2 | Limerick | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 83 | +8 | 10 | Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 2 |
| 3 | Westmeath | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 78 | +11 | 9 | |
| 4 | Antrim | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 71 | +17 | 7 | |
| 5 | Fermanagh | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Longford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 102 | −21 | 5 | |
| 7 | Laois | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 92 | 88 | +4 | 5 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 4 |
| 8 | Wicklow | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 103 | −26 | 3 | Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 4 |

### Final

| GK | 1 | James Califf (Dreadnots) |
| RCB | 2 | Dan Corcoran (Geraldines) |
| FB | 3 | Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's) |
| LCB | 4 | Donal McKenny (St Mary's) |
| RHB | 5 | Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) |
| CHB | 6 | Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) |
| LHB | 7 | Conal McKeever (Clan na Gael) |
| MF | 8 | Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan) |
| MF | 9 | John Clutterbuck (Naomh Máirtin) |
| RHF | 10 | Liam Jackson (St Mary's) |
| CHF | 11 | Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c) |
| LHF | 12 | Craig Lennon (St Mochta's) |
| RCF | 13 | Ciarán Byrne (St Mochta's) |
| FF | 14 | Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues) |
| LCF | 15 | Dáire Nally (Newtown Blues) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Tom Jackson (St Mary's) for Lennon |
| | 17 | Eóghan Callaghan (Naomh Máirtin) for Grey |
| | 18 | Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets) for Nally |
| | 19 | Conor Early (Oliver Plunketts) for Clutterbuck |
| GK | 1 | Donal O'Sullivan (Monaleen) |
| RCB | 2 | Seán O'Dea (Kilteely-Dromkeen) |
| FB | 3 | Brian Fanning (Pallasgreen) |
| LCB | 4 | Michael Donovan (Galbally) |
| RHB | 5 | Cian Sheehan (Newcastle West) |
| CHB | 6 | Iain Corbett (Newcastle West) |
| LHB | 7 | Paul Maher (Adare) |
| MF | 8 | Darragh Treacy (St Kieran's) |
| MF | 9 | Cillian Fahy (Dromcollogher/Broadford) |
| RHF | 10 | Adrian Enright (Father Casey's) |
| CHF | 11 | Killian Ryan (Mungret/St. Paul's) |
| LHF | 12 | James Naughton (St Senan's) |
| RCF | 13 | Peter Nash (Kildimo-Pallaskenry) |
| FF | 14 | Josh Ryan (Oola) |
| LCF | 15 | Hugh Bourke (Adare) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Robert Childs (Galtee Gaels) for Fahy |
| | 17 | Robbie Bourke (Adare) for Nash |
| | 18 | Pádraig De Brún (Firies, Kerry) for Killian Ryan |
| | 19 | Jim Liston (Gerald Griffins) for Josh Ryan |
| | 20 | Tony McCarthy (Kildimo-Pallaskenry) for Treacy |

## Division 4
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 12 | Advance to NFL Division 4 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 3 |
| 2 | Tipperary | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 80 | +12 | 11 | Advance to NFL Division 4 Final and promotion to 2023 NFL Division 3 |
| 3 | Sligo | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 87 | +40 | 10 | |
| 4 | Leitrim | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 102 | +14 | 8 | |
| 5 | London | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 96 | −17 | 6 | |
| 6 | Wexford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 100 | −10 | 5 | |
| 7 | Carlow | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 134 | −42 | 3 | |
| 8 | Waterford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 96 | −14 | 1 | |

### Matches

London returned for the first time since March 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

#### Round 7
### Final

* TG4
* 2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) Final
* Report
| Cavan | 2-10 – 0-15 | Tipperary |