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.Gaelic Games Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 1–14 to 1–10 in the final.
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
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1998 season. Kerry and Down entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.
On 2 May 1999, Tipperary won the title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.
Down, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1 after losing the relegation play-off to Kerry by 2-13 to 0-12.
Galway's Eugene Cloonan was the Division 1 top scorer with 7-49.
Group 1A table
PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes1 Galway 66007412 Division 1 runners-up2 Clare 64111793 Offaly 63031264 Antrim 6303-1465 Dublin 6213-1456 Limerick 6204247 Kerry 6006-900
Group stage
Group 1B table
PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes1 Tipperary 65014410 Division 1 champions2 Kilkenny 650130103 Cork 64023184 Laois 6303-1665 Waterford 62042146 Wexford 6204347 Down 6006-1130Relegation to Division 2
Group stage
Relegation play-off
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Eugene CloonanGalway7-497088.752Tommy DunneTipperary1-596287.753Alastair ElliottAntrim4-395168.504Henry ShefflinKilkenny2-424876.855Joe DeaneCork3-384767.83
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Eugene CloonanGalway3-0514DublinAlistair ElliottAntrim1-1114Kerry3Alistair ElliottAntrim1-1013Offaly4Eugene CloonanGalway1-0912KerryTommy DunneTipperary0-1212Clare6Alan MarkhamClare2-0511KerryPaul FlynnWaterford2-0511LaoisAlistair ElliottAntrim1-0811DublinTom DempseyWexford1-0811WaterfordTommy DunneTipperary1-0811Down
Division 2 Division 2 table
PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes1 Derry 98017616 Division 2 champions2 Wicklow 97028314 Division 2 runners-up3 Roscommon 961243134 Kildare 950411105 Carlow 9414-696 Westmeath 94051387 Meath 9315-2078 Tyrone 9315-2079 London 9315-21710 Monaghan 9009-1130Relegated to Division 3
Knock-out stage
Division 3
Knock-out stage
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