The 2025 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Hurling League, was the 94th staging of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling tournament for county teams. Thirty-two county teams from Ireland, and three from England, competed.
2025 saw a new structure, with the league consisting of five divisions, each containing seven teams, and two teams promoted and relegated from each.
It began on the weekend of 25–26 January 2025. were the reigning champions.
On 6 April, Cork defeated Tipperary by 3–24 to 0–23 to win the final, their first league title since 1998.
Offaly's Brian Duignan finished as the league's top scorer with a tally of 1-68 across his seven appearances for the Faithful.
Format
League structure Teams by Province and Division Province Division 1A Division 1B Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Total Connacht 1 0 0 3 1 5 Leinster 2 5 2 1 2 12 Munster 4 1 1 0 0 6 Ulster 0 1 4 2 2 9 Britain 0 0 0 1 23 Total 7 7 7 7 7 35
The 2025 National Hurling League consists of five divisions of seven teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
In the top division, Division 1A, teams compete to become the National Hurling League (NHL) champions. The top two teams qualify for the NHL Final.
Teams compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 1B, 2, 3 and 4, the first- and second-placed teams play in the divisional final and are both promoted, while the bottom two teams of divisions 1A, 1B, 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: Where two teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the Competition;
If three or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, or two teams are tied and drew the match they played, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied: Scoring Difference (subtracting the total scores against from total scores for); Highest Total Score For; A Play-Off.
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 walkover, the tie shall be decided by the following means: Score Difference from the games in which only the teams involved, (teams tied on points), have played each other. (subtracting the total Scores Against from total Scores For) Highest Total Score For, in which only the teams involved, have played each other, and have finished equal in (i) A Play-Off
Division 1A
Table
Division 1A Results
Division 1A Round 1
Division 1A Round 2
Division 1A Round 3
Division 1A Round 4
Division 1A Round 5
Division 1A Round 6
Division 1A Round 7
NHL Final
Division 1A Scoring Statistics Overall Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Darragh McCarthyTipperary2-485469.002Aidan McCarthyClare0-383857.603Darragh FitzgibbonCork2-313775.294Patrick HorganCork1-323565.835Martin KeoghanKilkenny2-243065.006Cian ByrneWexford0-292947.257Eoin CodyKilkenny1-222546.258Brian HayesCork5-082373.29T.J. ReidKilkenny0-232337.6710Declan DaltonCork3-132254.40Aaron GillaneLimerick0-222245.50
In a Single Game Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1T.J. ReidKilkenny0-1313Tipperary2Declan DaltonCork2-0612ClarePatrick HorganCork1-0912GalwayAidan McCarthyClare0-1212CorkDarragh McCarthyTipperary0-1212Kilkenny6Aidan McCarthyClare0-1111GalwayDarragh FitzgibbonCork0-1111Tipperary8Brian HayesCork3-0110ClareDarragh McCarthyTipperary1-0710WexfordDarragh McCarthyTipperary0-1010CorkPatrick HorganCork0-1010KilkennyDarragh FitzgibbonCork0-1010LimerickT.J. ReidKilkenny0-1010Limerick
Division 1B Table
Division 1B Results
Division 1B Round 1
Division 1B Round 2
Division 1B Round 3
Division 1B Round 4
Division 1B Round 5
Division 1B Round 6
Division 1B Round 7
Division 1B Final
Division 1B Scoring Statistics Overall RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Brian DuignanOffaly1-6871710.142James McNaughtonAntrim3-5867611.173Martin KavanaghCarlow2-505669.334Stephen BennettWaterford1-4952510.405David WilliamsWestmeath2-424868.006Aaron DunphyLaois0-434367.177Killian DoyleWestmeath1-2932310.67Donal BurkeDublin0-252538.339Padraig FitzgeraldWaterford0-252573.5710Chris NolanCarlow4-102254.40 In a Single Game RankPlayerTeamTally TotalOpposition1Killian DoyleWestmeath1-1518Carlow2James McNaughtonAntrim1-1417WestmeathJames McNaughtonAntrim2-1117Laois4Aaron DunphyLaois0-1616Carlow5Brian DuignanOffaly0-1414WestmeathKillian DoyleWestmeath0-1414Offaly7Cian O'SullivanDublin0-1313AntrimBrian DuignanOffaly0-1313LaoisPatrick FitzgeraldWaterford0-1313LaoisBrian DuignanOffaly0-1313DublinMartin KavanaghCarlow0-1313Laois
Division 2
Table
Division 2 Results
Division 2 Round 1
Division 2 Round 2
Division 2 Round 3
Division 2 Round 4
Division 2 Round 5
Division 2 Round 6
Division 2 Round 7
Division 2 Final
Division 2 Scoring Statistics Overall +RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Jack ReganMeath1-6669611.502Tom McGrattanDown4-5668611.33David QualterKildare1-656879.714Christy McNaughtonDerry1-434667.675Gerard GilmoreDonegal0-383866.33Podge BoyleKerry1-3538312.677Aidy KellyTyrone0-353565.838Pearse Óg McCrickardDown2-222874.009Jack SheridanKildare5-122764.5010Tim PrenterDown4-112363.83Shane ConwayKerry1-202337.67 In a Single Game +RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition1Tom McGrattanDown2-1218Meath2Jack ReganMeath0-1616Derry3David QualterKildare1-1215KerryTom McGrattanDown0-1515DerryPearse Óg McCrickardDown2-0915Tyrone6Podge BoyleKerry0-1414Down7Podge BoyleKerry1-1013MeathDavid QualterKildare0-1313MeathJack ReganMeath1-1013Kildare10Shane ConwayKerry0-1111KildareDavid QualterKildare0-1111DownJack ReganMeath0-1111TyroneJack ReganMeath0-1111KerryChristy McNaughtonDerry0-1111KildareTom McGrattanDown0-1111KerryTom McGrattanDown2-0511Kildare
Division 3 Table
Division 3 Results
Division 3 Round 1
Division 3 Round 2
Division 3 Round 3
Division 3 Round 4
Division 3 Round 5
Division 3 Round 6
Division 3 Round 7
Division 3 Final
Division 3 Scoring Statistics Overall +RankPlayerTeamTallyTotal1Liam O'BrienCavan3-41502Seanie GermaineWicklow2-4248Shane BolandMayo2-42484Shea HarveyArmagh1-40435David DevineLondon4-30426Andrew KilcullenSligo1-38417Liam LavinMayo4-28408Cormac PhillipsMayo4-25379Padraig DoyleWicklow5-142910Gerard O'Kelly-LynchSligo2-1218
Division 4 Table
Division 4 Results
Division 4 Round 1
Division 4 Round 2
Division 4 Round 3
Division 4 Round 4
Division 4 Round 5
Division 4 Round 6
Division 4 Round 7
Division 4 Final
Division 4 Scoring Statistics Overall +RankPlayerTeamTallyTotal1Darren GeogheganLouth0-66662Reuben MurrayLongford2-36423Joe MurrayLeitrim2-29354John DuffyFermanagh0-32325Niall ArthurMonaghan0-29296Jack GrealishWarwickshire3-11207Niall GarlandMonaghan1-1215Sean CorriganFermanagh1-1215Evan TullyLongford2-091510Peter FortuneLouth2-0814Philip BurgessLeitrim0-1414
Championship Statistics
Top Scorers +RankPlayerTeamDivisionTallyTotalMatchesAverage1Brian DuignanOffaly1B1-6871710.142Jack ReganMeath21-6669611.503Tom McGrattanDown24-5668611.33David QualterKildare21-656879.715James McNaughtonAntrim1B3-5867611.176Darren GeogheganLouth40-666679.437Martin KavanaghCarlow1B2-505669.338Darragh McCarthyTipperary1A2-485469.009Stephen BennettWaterford1B1-4952510.4010Liam O'BrienCavan33-4150510.00
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