2017 National Football League (Ireland)

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This article is about the GAA league. For American football in the United States, see 2017 NFL season.
2017 National Football League
League details
Dates 4 February to 9 April 2017
Teams 32
League champions
Winners Kerry (20th win)
Captain Fionn Fitzgerald
Manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain Stephen Cluxton
Manager Jim Gavin
Other division winners
Division 2 Galway
Division 3 Tipperary
Division 4 Westmeath
← 2016
2018 →

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2017 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, was the 86th staging of the National Football League, 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.

On 9 April 2017 Kerry won their 20th National League title, beating Dublin by 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. Dublin were the reigning champions and were bidding for their fifth successive title.[1][2][3]

Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provided live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. RTÉ2 broadcast highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings. TG4 broadcast the final of each division live.

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Format

League structure

The 2017 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.

Teams Displayed By Province
Province Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Total
Connacht 2 1 1 1 5
Leinster 1 2 4 4 11
Munster 1 2 1 2 6
Ulster 4 3 2 0 9
Britain 0 0 0 1 1

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on league points -

  • The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first
  • If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams
  • If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams
  • If still identical, a play-off is required

If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1

Following the decision to abolish the National Football League semi finals for 2017, the top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.

Division 2, Division 3 & Division 4

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1

Division 1 table

Template:2017 National Football League (Ireland) Division 1 table

Division 1 Rounds 1 to 7

Division 1 Round 1

Division 1 Round 2

Division 1 Round 3

Division 1 Round 4

Division 1 Round 5

Division 1 Round 6

Division 1 Round 7

Division 1 Final

9 April 2017
4:00 pm
Final		 Kerry 0-20 - 1-16 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 53,840
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: David Moran (Kerins O'Rahilly's)
Paul Geaney 0-8 (0-5f), David Moran 0-3 (1 '45), Michael Geaney and Donnchadh Walsh 0-2 each, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Savage, Paul Murphy, Jack Barry and Bryan Sheehan 0-1 each Report Dean Rock 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Mannion 1-2, Ciarán Kilkenny and Ciaran Reddin 0-2 each, Philly McMahon, James McCarthy, Paul Flynn and Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each

Division 2

Division 2 table

Template:2017 National Football League (Ireland) Division 2 table

Division 2 Rounds 1 to 7

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

9 April 2017
2:00 pm
Final		 Galway 0-18 – 0-16 Kildare Croke Park
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: Paul Conroy (St. James')
Shane Walsh and Sean Armstrong (0-1f) 0-3 each, Johnny Heaney, Michael Daly, Gary O’Donnell, Paul Conroy 0-2 each, Eamonn Brannigan, Gareth Bradshaw, Liam Silke, Gary Sice (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Niall Kelly 0-5, Kevin Feely 0-4 (0-3f), Tommy Moolick, Mark Donnellan (0-1f), David Hyland, Keith Cribbin, Fergal Conway, Fionn Dowling, Cathal McNally 0-1 each

Division 3

Division 3 table

Template:2017 National Football League (Ireland) Division 3 table

Division 3 Rounds 1 to 7

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

8 April 2017
5:00 pm
Final		 Tipperary 3-19 – 0-19 Louth Croke Park
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Man of the Match: Michael Quinlivan (Clonmel Commercials)
Conor Sweeney 2-5 (0-3f), Liam Casey 1-1, Kevin O’Halloran (0-2f) & Michael Quinlivan (0-2f) 0-3 each, Jack Kennedy 0-2, Alan Campbell, Robbie Kiely, Josh Keane, Liam Boland, Liam McGrath 0-1 each Report Ryan Burns 0-5 (0-4f), Tommy Durnin and Jim McEneaney (0-3f) 0-3 each, Pauric Smith and Declan Byrne (0-1f) 0-2 each, Derek Maguire, Andy McDonnell, Bevan Duffy, Eoin O’Connor 0-1 each

Division 4

Division 4 table

Template:2017 National Football League (Ireland) Division 4 table

Division 4 Rounds 1 to 7

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

8 April 2017
3:00 pm
Final		 Westmeath 2-24 - 2-11 Wexford Croke Park
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Man of the Match: Kieran Martin (Maryland)
John Heslin 0-8 (0-5f), Ger Egan 1-2 (1-0 pen), Shane Dempsey 1-1, Kieran Martin 0-4, Paul Sharry & Tommy McDaniels 0-3 each, John Connellan 0-2, Kelvin Reilly 0-1 Report Kevin O’Grady 1-1, Ciarán Lyng 0-4 (0-3f), Donal Shanley 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), PJ Banville 0-2, Michael Furlong & Daithí Waters 0-1 each

League Statistics

  • All scores correct as of 12 April 2017[4]

Scoring Events

  • Widest winning margin: 30
  • Most goals in a match: 7
  • Most points in a match: 43
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 6
  • Highest aggregate score: 51 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 14 points

Top Scorer: Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Heslin 20px Westmeath 3-60 69 8 8.6
2 Paul Geaney 20px Kerry 3-42 51 8 6.4
3 Conor Sweeney 20px Tipperary 4-38 50 8 6.2
4 Donal Kingston Colours of Laois.svg Laois 5-34 49 7 7
5 Dean Rock 20px Dublin 0-48 48 8 6
6 Paul Broderick 20px Carlow 3-35 44 6 7.3
7 Robbie Smyth 20px Longford 0-39 39 7 5.6
8 Seanie Furlong 20px Wicklow 1-35 38 6 6.3
Jack McCarron Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 3-29 38 6 6.3
10 Emlyn Mulligan Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-33 36 7 5.1
11 E Cleary 20px Clare 1-31 34 7 4.9
12 Donal Lenihan 20px Meath 2-27 33 7 4.7
13 Nigel Dunne Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-29 32 7 4.6
14 Rory Mason 20px London 1-28 31 6 5.2
Ryan Burns 20px Louth 3-22 31 8 3.9

Top Scorer: Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 John Heslin 20px Westmeath 1-11 14 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
2 John Heslin 20px Westmeath 1-10 13 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
Conor Sweeney 20px Tipperary 2-07 13 20px Longford
Donal Kingston Colours of Laois.svg Laois 3-04 13 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
5 Jack McCarron Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-09 12 20px Dublin
Paul Broderick 20px Carlow 2-06 12 20px Waterford
7 Colm O'Neill Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-11 11 20px Derry
Ben Brosnan Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-11 11 20px London
Conor Sweeney 20px Tipperary 2-05 11 20px Louth
10 Paul Broderick 20px Carlow 0-10 10 20px Wicklow
John Heslin 20px Westmeath 0-10 10 20px Wicklow
C J McGourty 20px Antrim 1-07 10 20px Longford
Jack McCarron Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1-07 10 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
Peter Harte Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2-04 10 20px Kerry
Paul Geaney 20px Kerry 2-04 10 20px Donegal
Michael Quinlivan 20px Tipperary 3-01 10 20px Armagh

References

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