1999 National Hurling League

1999 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	21 February – 10 October, 1999
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (17th win)
Captain	Tommy Dunne
Manager	Nicky English
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Cathal Moore
Manager	Mattie Murphy
Other division winners
Division 2	Derry
Division 3	Armagh
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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. 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

Group 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Galway	6	6	0	0	+74	12	Division 1 runners-up
2	Clare	6	4	1	1	+17	9
3	Offaly	6	3	0	3	+12	6
4	Antrim	6	3	0	3	-14	6
5	Dublin	6	2	1	3	-14	5
6	Limerick	6	2	0	4	+2	4
7	Kerry	6	0	0	6	-90	0

Group 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	6	5	0	1	+44	10	Division 1 champions
2	Kilkenny	6	5	0	1	+30	10
3	Cork	6	4	0	2	+31	8
4	Laois	6	3	0	3	-16	6
5	Waterford	6	2	0	4	+21	4
6	Wexford	6	2	0	4	+3	4
7	Down	6	0	0	6	-113	0	Relegation to Division 2

Relegation play-off

Kerry v Down

16 May 1999 Relegation play-off	Kerry	2-13 - 0-12	Down	O'Moore Park

Knock-out stage

Galway v Kilkenny

2 May 1999 Semi-final	Galway	2-15 - 1-15	Kilkenny	Gaelic Grounds

Tipperary v Clare

2 May 1999 Semi-final	Tipperary	0-19 - 1-15	Clare	Gaelic Grounds

Tipperary v Galway

16 May 1999 Final	Tipperary	1-14 - 1-10	Galway	Cusack Park

Division 2

Group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Derry	9	8	0	1	+76	16	Division 2 champions
2	Wicklow	9	7	0	2	+83	14	Division 2 runners-up

Knock-out stage

Derry v Wicklow

30 May 1999 Final	Derry	1-14 - 0-13	Wicklow	O'Moore Park

Division 3

Knock-out stage

Armagh v Mayo

10 October 1999 Final	Armagh	0-13 - 1-6	Mayo	Ballymahon

External links

• 1999 National Hurling League results