The 2017 Ladies' National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, was a ladies' Gaelic football competition that took place from January to May 2017. Cork were the Division 1 champions for the fifth year in a row.
Format
League structure The 2017 Ladies' National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. Three league points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
If two teams are level on league points, the tie-break is - winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead if the head-to-head match was a draw, ranking is determined by the score difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games) if the score 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 score 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
Division 1 Table
TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes Donegal7 5 0 2 +26 15Advance to LNFL semi-finals Cork (C)7 5 0 2 +23 15 7 4 03 +5 12 Galway7 4 0 3 +3 12 Mayo7 3 0 4 –10 9 Kerry7 3 0 4 –16 9 Monaghan7 2 0 5 –13 6 Armagh7 2 0 5 –18 6 Relegated to Division 2 for 2018
Monaghan defeated Armagh in a relegation playoff
Division 1 Semi-Finals
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Division 2 Table
TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes Westmeath (P)7 5 0 2 +18 15 Advance to Division 2 semi-finals Cavan7 5 0 2 +32 15 Clare7 4 1 2 +22 13 Laois7 4 0 3 0 12 Tyrone7 4 0 3 –1 12 Sligo7 3 0 4 –11 9 Waterford7 2 1 4 +1 7 Kildare7 0 0 7 –61 0 Relegated to Division 3 for 2018 Westmeath are ranked ahead of Cavan as they won the head-to-head game between the teams Laois are ranked ahead of Tyrone as they won the head-to-head game between the teams
Division 2 Semi-Finals
Division 2 Final
Division 3
Division 3 Table
TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes Tipperary (P)7 7 0 0 +93 21 Advance to Division 3 semi-finals Wexford7 6 0 1 +48 18 Roscommon7 4 1 2 +23 13 Offaly7 4 0 3 –15 12 Leitrim7 3 0 4 +1 9 Meath7 2 1 4 –12 7 Down7 1 0 6 –59 3 Limerick7 0 0 7 –79 0 Relegated to Division 4 for 2018
Division 3 Semi-Finals
Division 3 Final
Division 4
Division 4 Table
TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes Longford (P)7 7 0 0 +149 21 Advance to Division 4 semi-finals Wicklow7 6 0 1 +125 18 Fermanagh7 5 0 2 +24 15 Carlow7 4 0 3 –44 12 Louth7 3 0 4 –32 9 Antrim7 2 0 5 –43 6 Derry7 1 0 6 –76 3 Kilkenny7 0 0 7 –103 0
Division 4 Semi-Finals
Division 4 Final
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