The 2018 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 2018.
For the first time, LNFL games were broadcast live on Eir Sport.
were the winners, defeating in the final.
Format
League structure The 2018 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 1 2 0 Leinster 2 1 5 4 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
Kerry defeated Mayo, but Mayo were awarded the points as Kerry had fielded an ineligible player. Galway are ranked ahead of Donegal because, although the head-to-head game was a draw, Galway scored more points (0-16 to 1-13).
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
Division 2
Table TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes Waterford7 6 0 1 137 87 +50 18 Advance to Division 2 semi-finals Tipperary (P)7 6 0 1 136 91 +45 18 Armagh7 4 1 2 168 97 +71 13 Cavan7 4 1 2 142 95 +47 13 Tyrone7 4 0 3 132 126+6 12 Laois7 2 0 5 97 151 –54 6 Clare7 10 6 97 141 –44 3 Sligo7 0 0 7 78 199 –121 0 Relegated to Division 3 for 2019 Armagh v. Cavan was a draw (2-14 each); the teams are ranked by score difference.
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
Division 3
Table TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes Wexford (P)7 6 0 1 114 88 +26 18 Advance to Division 3 semi-finals Meath7 5 0 2 173 82 +91 15 Down7 5 0 2 84 99 –15 15 Kildare7 40 3 116 94 +22 12 Roscommon7 40 3 103 83 +20 12 Offaly7 2 1 4 126 131 –5 7 Longford7 1 15 47 125 –78 4 Leitrim7 0 0 7 22 83 –61 0 Relegated to Division 4 for 2019 Meath are ranked ahead of Down as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.meathladiesgaelicfootball.ie/meath-too-strong-for-down/ Kildare are ranked ahead of Roscommon as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
Division 4
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes Wicklow (P)7 7 0 0 113 49 +64 21 Advance to Division 4 semi-finals Louth7 5 0 2 120 69 +51 15 Limerick7 4 1 2 113 53 +60 13 Antrim7 4 0 3 90 79 +11 12 Fermanagh7 4 0 3 84 85 –1 12 Carlow72 1 4 115 94 +21 7 Derry7 1 0 6 41 110 –69 3 Kilkenny7 0 0 7 16 153 –137 0 Antrim are ranked ahead of Fermanagh as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
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