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. 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: 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: 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 walk over, the tie shall be decided by the following means: Division 1. Table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Division 2. Table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Division 3. Table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Division 4. Table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>