# 2019 Ladies' National Football League

The 2019 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in early 2019.
Cork were the champions, defeating Galway in the final to win a record 12th league title.

## Format
### League structure

The 2019 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Teams by Province :
| Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 |
| Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Leinster | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Munster | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulster | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 1-15 beats 2-12)
* if the head-to-head match was an exact 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, promotions and relegations

The top four teams in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals (first plays fourth and second plays third).
The top four teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.
The last-placed teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

## Division 1
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Galway | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 73 | +33 | 18 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Cork (C) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 71 | +68 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Dublin | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 99 | +26 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Donegal | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 99 | +1 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | Mayo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 131 | −22 | 7 | |
| 6 | Westmeath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 97 | −9 | 6 | |
| 7 | Tipperary | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 149 | −33 | 6 | |
| 8 | Monaghan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 152 | −64 | 1 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### Semi-finals

* April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 14:15 IST Semi-Final 1
* Report
| Galway | 1-12 (15) – (09) 1-06 | Donegal |
* Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Brendan Rice
* April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) 14:00 IST Semi-Final 2
* Report
| Cork | 1-18 (21) – (20) 2-14 | Dublin |
* Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: Niall McCormack

### Final

* May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) 16:00 IST LNFL Final
* Report
| Galway | 2-07 (13) – (15) 1-12 | Cork |
| Gls: C Cooney 1, L Ward 1 Pts: R Leonard 3 (2f), T Leonard 2 (fs), M Glynn 1, L Hannon 1 | | Gls: S Noonan 1 Pts: O Finn 5 (3f), E Scally 3, C O’Sullivan 2, L Coppinger 1, N Cotter 1 |
* Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: M Farrelly (Cavan)

## Division 2
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Armagh | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 88 | +58 | 18 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Waterford (P) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 102 | +4 | 13 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Cavan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 117 | +7 | 13 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Kerry | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 160 | 146 | +14 | 11 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | Clare | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 106 | −2 | 11 | |
| 6 | Wexford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 110 | −31 | 7 | |
| 7 | Tyrone | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 90 | +1 | 7 | |
| 8 | Laois | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 157 | −51 | 0 | Relegation to Division 3 |
* Kerry are ranked ahead of Clare because, although the head-to-head game was a draw, Kerry scored more points (1-17 to 4-8).

### Semi-finals

* April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 13:30 IST Semi-Final 1
| Armagh | 1-11 (14) – (21) 2-15 | Kerry |
* Geraldine Park, Athy Referee: Jonathan Murphy
* April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21) 13:30 IST Semi-Final 2
| Cavan | 5-13 (28) – (15) 2-09 | Waterford |
* St Rynagh's Park, Banagher Referee: Shane Curley

### Final

* May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05) 14:00 IST Final
* Report
| Kerry | (20) 1-17 – 5-13 (28) | Waterford |
* Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)

## Division 3
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Meath (P) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 88 | +62 | 18 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Sligo | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 112 | +20 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 108 | +17 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Longford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 132 | 125 | +7 | 10 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | Wicklow | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 118 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Kildare | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 9 | |
| 7 | Down | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 120 | −9 | 6 | |
| 8 | Offaly | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 194 | −106 | 1 | Relegation to Division 4 |

### Semi-finals

* April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 12:30 IST Semi-Final 2
| Sligo | 1-11 (14) – (12) 1-09 | Roscommon |
* Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Des McEnery
* April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 14:45 IST Semi-Final 1
| Meath | 5-18 (33) – (19) 3-10 | Longford |
* Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: John Devlin

### Final

* May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04) 16:00 IST Final
* Report
| Meath | 4-11 (23) – (10) 1-07 | Sligo |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: E Moran (Kerry)

## Division 4
### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Louth | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 71 | +100 | 18 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Limerick | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 87 | +43 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Fermanagh (P) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 86 | +40 | 15 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Antrim | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 103 | +29 | 13 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 5 | Carlow | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 119 | 109 | +10 | 12 | |
| 6 | Leitrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 6 | |
| 7 | Derry | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 87 | 112 | −25 | 4 | |
| 8 | Kilkenny | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 231 | −197 | 0 | |

### Semi-finals

* April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 12:30 IST Semi-Final 1
| Louth | 2-14 (20) – (26) 2-20 | Antrim |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Declan Callaghan
* April 20, 2019 (2019-04-20) 13:00 IST Semi-Final 2
* Report
| Fermanagh | 2-15 (21) – (19) 4-07 | Limerick |
* Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: Paul Burke

### Final

* May 4, 2019 (2019-05-04) 14:00 IST Final
* Report
| Antrim | 1-10 (13) – (14) 2-08 | Fermanagh |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: S Curley (Galway)