National Hurling League

Annual inter-county hurling competition

Allianz National Hurling League

Current season or competition:
2025 National Hurling League
Irish| Sraith Iomána Náisiúnta
Code| Hurling
Founded| 1925–1926; 99 years ago (1926)
Region| Ireland
Britain (GAA)
No. of teams| 35
Title holders|  Clare (5th title)
Most titles|  Kilkenny
Tipperary (19 titles)
Sponsors| Allianz
TV partner(s)| RTÉ2, TG4 and Eir Sport
Premier Sports (UK, including NI)
Official website| Official website

The National Hurling League is an annual inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the league system.

The league has 35 teams divided into five divisions, with seven teams in each division. Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the league. Although primarily a competition for Irish teams, teams from England – currently Lancashire, London and Warwickshire – also take part, while in the past New York also fielded a team for the latter stages of the league.[1] Teams representing subdivisions of counties, such as Fingal and South Down have also participated at various times.[2]

The National Hurling League has been associated with a title sponsor since 1985. Ford, Royal Liver and Church & General have all served as sponsors of the league since then. The competition is currently sponsored by Allianz and is officially known as the Allianz Hurling League.[3]

The league season runs from late January to March with each team in the group playing each other once. The top two teams in Division 1A will advance to the National Hurling League Final. The winners of the League title are awarded the Dr Croke Cup and are officially regarded as the National Hurling League champions.

The National Hurling League title has been won by 10 different teams, 9 of whom have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Tipperary and Kilkenny, who have won the league on 19 occasions. Clare won the 2024 title.

## History

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### Creation

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Since 1887, the All-Ireland Championship had been steadily growing in interest and in participation.[4] The championship, however, was largely confined to the summer months, resulting in a lack of top class inter-county action between September and April. Inter-county tournament games were popular as a way of filling the void, while some provinces organised their own pre-championship competitions, most notably the Thomond Feis in Munster.[5] Several counties had also organised inter-club leagues as a means of supplementing the county championship by providing more games. While these had proved successful, it was decided to create a national senior inter-county league to provide games during the winter and spring months.

### Beginnings

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The inaugural National Hurling League began on 27 September 1925 and ended on 16 May 1926. Seven teams - Cork, Dublin, Galway. Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick and Tipperary \- competed in a six-game single round-robin format. At the end of the group stage the top two teams contested the league final. Cork won the 1925–26 league following a 3–7 to 1–5 defeat of Dublin in the final.

### Development

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While no league took place during the 1926–27 season, the 1926–27 league featured nine teams. A single round-robin format was once again used, with each team playing eight games. The second league featured no final, with Tipperary being declared champions after securing 14 points from their group stage games.

The 1928-29 league featured twelve teams divided in two groups based on geographical position. The Eastern Division comprised five teams from the province of Leinster, while the Southwestern Division had seven teams from the province of Munster and Galway. The top teams in each division played off in the final to determine the champions. This format was used on a number of occasions until the 1934–35, when the league reverted to a straightforward one-group league with the top-placed team being declared the champions. This format was used again during the leagues in 1935–36 and 1936–37.

Ten teams entered the 1937–38 league, with two groups of five teams competing. A third group was added in 1938–39 as the number of teams increased to thirteen. These formats were regularly used over the following seasons, depending on the number of teams participating.

Between 1941 and 1945 the league was suspended due to the Emergency.

The 1955–56 league saw the introduction of a major change in format. As a result of a lack of interest from defeated first-round teams in recent years, Central Council introduced a two-division league featuring a new system of relegation and promotion. Division 1 was confined to ten teams in two groups of five. The bottom-placed team in each group would play off to decide which of the two teams would be relegated. Division 2 was made up of the 'second tier' hurling teams and featured eight teams divided into two groups. Limerick became the first team to be relegated, while Antrim became the first team to gain promotion under the new system.

### Format history

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* 2009–2011: Division 1 (8), Division 2 (8), Division 3A (6), Division 3B (7), Division 4 (6).
* 2012–2019: Division 1A (6), Division 1B (6), Division 2A (6), Division 2B (6), Division 3A (6), Division 3B (5).
* 2020–2024: Division 1 (12), Division 2A (6), Division 2B (6), Division 3A (6), Division 3B (5).
* 2025–present: Division 1A (7), Division 1B (7), Division 2 (7), Division 3 (7), Division 4 (7).

## Schedule

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In the 20th century, National League fixtures were played during inter-county windows in the later and early months of the calendar year, while the SHC occupied the inter-county window during those months that made up the middle of the year, e.g. May, August. Club competitions of lesser importance occurred alongside the inter-county games so as to provide meaningful game time for players possessed of insufficient ability to compete at the higher (inter-county) level.

From 1997, National League fixtures were played during the early months of the calendar year, preceding the SHC, which remained in the traditional mid-year position. An April club window allowed inter-county players to return to their clubs to participate in some early rounds of the more important club competitions, i.e. championship fixtures.

This arrangement was disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the impact of the pandemic on Gaelic games, the 2020 National League was suspended in March and all Gaelic games ceased until the middle of the year, when club fixtures were first to resume. The National League was then completed in October, ahead of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (which was completed in December). This led to a motion (passed at the 2021 GAA Congress) to adopt a "split season" model, whereby club competitions would occupy one part of the calendar year and inter-county fixtures the other part.[6]

## Sponsorship

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Since 1985, the National Hurling League has been sponsored. The sponsor has usually been able to determine the league's sponsorship name.

Period  | Sponsor(s)  | Name

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1925–1985  | No main sponsor  | The National Hurling League
1985–1987  |  Ford | The Ford National Hurling League
1987–1992  |  Royal Liver | The Royal Liver National Hurling League
1992–1999  |  Church & General | The Church & General National Hurling League
1999–  |  Allianz | The Allianz Hurling League

## Division 1

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### History

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Jason Flynn in action for Galway against Kilkenny in the 2015 National Hurling League

Division 1 has existed in its current form since the 2012 league.[7] Prior to this, Division 1 had existed as a single division of eight teams. The new division, comprising two groups, was created using the final rankings from the 2011 league. The top six teams from that year's Division 1 were added to the new Division 1A. The bottom two teams from Division 1 and the top four teams from Division 2 were added to the new Division 1B.

In 2012 and 2013, the top two teams in Division 1B contested a final, with the winners joining the top three teams from Division 1A in the semi-finals of the league proper. This format was abandoned when the quarter-final stage was introduced during the 2014 league.[8]

### Format

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There are currently seven teams in Division 1A.

During the course of a season (from February to March) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of 21 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Where two teams are level on points, the team that wins the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game is a draw, points difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams. Where three or more teams are level on points, points difference is used to rank them.

The top two teams in Division 1A contest the National Hurling League final. The bottom two teams in Division 1A are relegated to Division 1B.

### 2025 Teams

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The following seven teams are competing in Division 1A during the 2025 league.

Team  | Position in table in 2024 | First year in top flight  | In top flight since  | Division 1 titles  | Last Division 1 title

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Clare | Champions  | 1927–28 | 2017  | 5  | 2024
Cork | Group stage  | 1925–26 | 2015  | 14  | 1998
Galway | Group Stage  | 1925–26 | 2020  | 11  | 2021
Kilkenny | Runners-up  | 1925–26 | 1994–95  | 19  | 2021
Limerick | Semi-finals  | 1925–26 | 2019  | 14  | 2023
Tipperary | Semi-finals  | 1925–26 | 1987–88  | 19  | 2008
Wexford | Group Stage  | 1928–29 | 2018  | 4  | 1972–73

### Venues

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Semple Stadium, as well as being the home stadium of Tipperary, is a regular venue for semi-finals and finals. Páirc Uí Chaoimh is the home stadium of Cork. Croke Park last hosted the league final in 2019.

#### Attendances

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Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for Central Council and for the teams involved. For the knock-out stages of the 2017 league, average attendances were 12,474 with a total aggregate attendance figure of 87,321 for the seven games.

#### Group stage

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The league is operated using a home and away basis every second year. Fixtures in the five group stage rounds of the league are played at the home ground of one of the two teams involved. Each team is guaranteed at least two home games.

#### Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals of the league are usually played at the home venue of one of the teams involved. The team which receives home advantage is decided by using the home and away agreement or by a coin toss.

#### Semi-finals

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The semi-finals of the league are usually played on the same day at the same venue as part of a double-header of games. Semple Stadium, Nowlan Park and the Gaelic Grounds have all been used as the venues for the semi-finals.

#### Final

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Since 2000, Semple Stadium has been used on ten occasions as the host venue for the league final. The Gaelic Grounds, Nowlan Park and Croke Park have also been used as the final venue during this time.

### Managers

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Brian Cody managed Kilkenny to 10 league titles. Davy Fitzgerald managed Clare to the title in 2016.

Managers in the National Hurling League are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. From 2018, all inter-county head coaches must be Award 2 qualified. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1976–2021)  Manager  | Team  | Wins  | Winning years

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Brian Cody | Kilkenny | 10  | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021
Pat Henderson | Kilkenny | 3  | 1981-82, 1982-83, 1985-86
Justin McCarthy | Clare
Waterford | 3  | 1977[CE], 1978[CE]
2007
John Kiely | Limerick | 3  | 2019, 2020, 2023
Fr. Harry Bohan | Clare | 2  | 1977[CE], 1978[CE]
Noel Drumgoole | Limerick | 2  | 1983-84, 1984-85
Nicky English | Tipperary | 2  | 1999, 2001
Cyril Farrell | Galway | 2  | 1986-87, 1988-89
Michael Keating | Tipperary | 2  | 1987-88, 1993-94
Mattie Murphy | Galway | 2  | 1995-96, 2000
Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 1  | 1998
Phil Bennis | Limerick | 1  | 1991-92
Anthony Daly | Dublin | 1  | 2011
Micheál Donoghue | Galway | 1  | 2017
Davy Fitzgerald | Clare | 1  | 2016
Len Gaynor | Cork | 1  | 1978-79
Conor Hayes | Galway | 1  | 2004
Dermot Healy | Kilkenny | 1  | 1989-90
Pádraig Horan | Offaly | 1  | 1990-91
Gerald McCarthy | Cork | 1  | 1980-81
Derek McGrath | Waterford | 1  | 2015
John McIntyre | Galway | 1  | 2010
Michael O'Brien | Cork | 1  | 1992-93
Tom Ryan | Limerick | 1  | 1997
Liam Sheedy | Tipperary | 1  | 2008
Bertie Troy | Cork | 1  | 1979-80
Ollie Walsh | Kilkenny | 1  | 1994-95
Shane O'Neill | Galway | 1  | 2021
Liam Cahill | Waterford | 1  | 2022
Brian Lohan | Clare | 1  | 2024

Notes

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Clare (CE): Fr. Harry Bohan and Justin McCarthy co-managed Clare to success in 1977 and 1978.

## Winners

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### By county

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County  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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Tipperary | 19  | 20  | 1927–28, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1978–79, 1987–88, 1993–94, 1999, 2001, 2008 | 1930–31, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1995–96, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
Kilkenny | 19  | 13  | 1932–33, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1994–95, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021*  | 1946–47, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1977–78, 2007, 2011, 2023, 2024
Cork | 14  | 9  | 1925–26, 1929–30, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1992–93, 1998 | 1928–29, 1948–49, 1959–60, 1961–62, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022
Limerick | 14  | 9  | 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1970–71, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1991–92, 1997, 2019, 2020, 2023 | 1932–33, 1957–58, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1982–83, 2006
Galway | 11  | 6  | 1930–31, 1950–51, 1974–75, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2021*  | 1978–79, 1985–86, 1993–94, 1997, 1999, 2008
Clare | 5  | 7  | 1945–46, 1976–77, 1977–78, 2016, 2024 | 1975–76, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1994–95, 2001, 2005, 2020
Wexford | 4  | 10  | 1955–56, 1957–58, 1966–67, 1972–73 | 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93
Waterford | 4  | 7  | 1962–63, 2007, 2015, 2022 | 1938–39, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1998, 2004, 2016, 2019
Dublin | 3  | 5  | 1928–29, 1938–39, 2011 | 1925–26, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1940–41, 1945–46
Offaly | 1  | 2  | 1990–91 | 1980–81, 1987–88

### Notes

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* Kilkenny and Galway shared the 2021 title

### Wins by provinces

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County  | Title(s)  | Runners-up  | Total

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Munster | 56  | 52  | 108
Leinster | 27  | 30  | 57
Connacht | 11  | 6  | 17
Ulster | 0  | 0  | 0

## List of finals

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### Legend

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All-Ireland champions

All-Ireland runners-up

### List of finals

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Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Venue  | Winning Captain

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County | Score  | County  | Score
1925–26 | Cork | 3–7 | Dublin | 1–5 |  | Seán Óg Murphy
1926–27 | League not held
1927–28 | Tipperary | won on points system with 14 points from eight games | Johnny Leahy
1928–29 | Dublin | 7–4 | Cork | 5–5 |  | Mick Gill
1929–30 | Cork | 3–5 | Dublin | 3–0 |  | Eudie Coughlan
1930–31 | Galway | 4–5 | Tipperary | 4–4 |  | Ignatius Harney
1931–32 | League not held
1932–33 | Kilkenny | 3–8 | Limerick | 1–3 | Nowlan Park | Eddie Doyle
1933–34 | Limerick | 3–6 | Dublin | 3–3 | Gaelic Grounds | Mick Kennedy
1934–35 | Limerick | won on points system with 15 points from eight games | Timmy Ryan
1935–36 | Limerick | won on points system with 15 points from eight games | Timmy Ryan
1936–37 | Limerick | won on points system with 13 points from eight games | Mick Mackey
1937–38 | Limerick | 5-2 | Tipperary | 1-1 |  | Mick Mackey
1938–39 | Dublin | 1–8 | Waterford | 1–4 |  | Mick Daniels
1939–40 | Cork | 8-9 | Tipperary | 6-4 |  | Jack Lynch
1940–41 | Cork | 4–11 | Dublin | 2–7 |  | Connie Buckley
1941-45 | League suspended for four seasons
1945–46 | Clare | 2–10 | Dublin | 2–5 | After a replay | Mick Daly
1946–47 | Limerick | 3–8 | Kilkenny | 1–7 | After a replay | Jackie Power
1947–48 | Cork | 3–3 | Tipperary | 1–2 |  | Jim Young
1948–49 | Tipperary | 3–5 | Cork | 3–3 |  | Pat Stakelum
1949–50 | Tipperary | 3–8 | Kilkenny | 1–10 |  | Seán Kenny
1950–51 | Galway | 6–7 | Wexford | 3–4 |  | M. J. 'Inky' Flaherty
1951–52 | Tipperary | 4–7 | Wexford | 4–6 |  | Pat Stakelum
1952–53 | Cork | 2–10 | Tipperary | 2–7 |  | David O'Leary
1953–54 | Tipperary | 3–10 | Kilkenny | 1–4 |  | Jimmy Finn
1954–55 | Tipperary | 3–5 | Wexford | 1–5 |  | John Doyle
1955–56 | Wexford | 5–9 | Tipperary | 2–14 |  | Jim English
1956–57 | Tipperary | 3–11 | Kilkenny | 2–7 |  |
1957–58 | Wexford | 5–7 | Limerick | 4–8 |  |
1958–59 | Tipperary | 0–15 | Waterford | 0–7 |  |
1959–60 | Tipperary | 2–15 | Cork | 3–8 |  | Tony Wall
1960–61 | Tipperary | 6–6 | Waterford | 4–9 |  | Matt Hassett
1961–62 | Kilkenny | 1–16 | Cork | 1–8 |  | Alfie Hickey
1962–63
(Replay) | Waterford | 3-6
3-10 | New York | 3-6
1-10 | Croke Park
Nowlan Park | John Meaney
1962–63 Home final | Waterford | 2–15 | Tipperary | 4–7 |  | John Meaney
1963–64 | Tipperary | 5–12 | Wexford | 1–4 |  |
1964–65 | Tipperary | 3–14 | Kilkenny | 2–8 |  | Jimmy Doyle
1965–66 | Kilkenny | 10–15 | New York | 2–15 |  | Jim Lynch
1965–66 Home final | Kilkenny | 0–9 | Tipperary | 0–7 |  | Jim Lynch
1966–67 | Wexford | 3–10 | Kilkenny | 1–9 |  | Jimmy O'Brien
1967–68 | Tipperary | 6–27 | New York | 4–22 | Gaelic Park | Mick Roche
1967–68 Home final | Tipperary | 3–9 | Kilkenny | 1–13 |  | Mick Roche
1968–69 | Cork | 3–12 | Wexford | 1–14 |  | Denis Murphy
1969–70 | Cork | 5–21 | New York | 6–16 | Gaelic Park | Gerald McCarthy
1969–70 Home final | Cork | 2–17 | Limerick | 0–7 |  | Gerald McCarthy
1970–71 | Limerick | 3–12 | Tipperary | 3–11 | Cork Athletic Grounds | Tony O'Brien
1971–72 | Cork | 3–14 | Limerick | 2–14 | Gaelic Grounds | Frank Norberg
1972–73 | Wexford | 4–13 | Limerick | 3–7 | Gaelic Grounds | John Quigley
1973–74 | Cork | 6–15 | Limerick | 1–12 | Gaelic Grounds | John Horgan
1974–75 | Galway | 4–9 | Tipperary | 4–6 | Gaelic Grounds | John Connolly
1975–76
(R) | Kilkenny | 0–16
6–14 | Clare | 2–10
1–14 | Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium | Phil 'Fan' Larkin
1976–77 | Clare | 2–8 | Kilkenny | 0–9 | Semple Stadium | John McNamara
1977–78 | Clare | 3-10 | Kilkenny | 1-10 | Semple Stadium | Seán Stack
1978–79 | Tipperary | 3–15 | Galway | 0–8 | Gaelic Grounds | Paddy Williams
1979–80
(R) | Cork | 2–10
4–15 | Limerick | 2–10
4–6 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Dermot Mac Curtain
1980–81 | Cork | 3–11 | Offaly | 2–8 | Semple Stadium | Dónal O'Grady
1981–82 | Kilkenny | 2–14 | Wexford | 1–11 | Croke Park | Brian Cody
1982–83 | Kilkenny | 2–14 | Limerick | 2–12 | Semple Stadium | Liam Fennelly
1983–84 | Limerick | 3–16 | Wexford | 1–9 | Semple Stadium | Leonard Enright
1984–85 | Limerick | 3–12 | Clare | 1–7 | Semple Stadium | Leonard Enright
1985–86 | Kilkenny | 2–10 | Galway | 2–6 | Semple Stadium | Frank Holohan
1986–87 | Galway | 3–12 | Clare | 3–10 | Semple Stadium | Conor Hayes
1987–88 | Tipperary | 3–15 | Offaly | 2–9 | Croke Park | Pat O'Neill
1988–89 | Galway | 2–16 | Tipperary | 4–8 | Croke Park | Conor Hayes
1989–90 | Kilkenny | 0–19 | New York | 0–9 | Gaelic Park | Kevin Fennelly
1989–90 Home final | Kilkenny | 3-12 | Wexford | 1-10 | Croke Park | Kevin Fennelly
1990–91 | Offaly | 2–6 | Wexford | 0–10 | Croke Park | Danny Owens
1991–92 | Limerick | 0–14 | Tipperary | 0–13 | Gaelic Grounds | Joe O'Connor
1992–93
(Replay)
(2nd replay) | Cork | 2–11
0–18
3–11 | Wexford | 2–11
3–9
1–12 | Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium | Brian Corcoran
1993–94 | Tipperary | 2–14 | Galway | 0–12 | Gaelic Grounds | George Frend
1994–95 | Kilkenny | 2–12 | Clare | 0–9 | Semple Stadium | Bill Hennessy
1995–96 | Galway | 2–10 | Tipperary | 2–8 | Gaelic Grounds | Michael Coleman
1997 | Limerick | 1–12 | Galway | 1–9 | Cusack Park | Gary Kirby
1998 | Cork | 2–14 | Waterford | 0–13 | Semple Stadium | Diarmuid O'Sullivan
1999 | Tipperary | 1–14 | Galway | 1–10 | Cusack Park | Tommy Dunne
2000 | Galway | 2–18 | Tipperary | 2–13 | Gaelic Grounds | Joe Rabbitte
2001 | Tipperary | 1–19 | Clare | 0–17 | Gaelic Grounds | Tommy Dunne
2002 | Kilkenny | 2–15 | Cork | 2–14 | Semple Stadium | Andy Comerford
2003 | Kilkenny | 5–14 | Tipperary | 5–13 | Croke Park | D.J. Carey
2004 | Galway | 2–15 | Waterford | 1–13 | Gaelic Grounds | Ollie Canning
2005 | Kilkenny | 3–20 | Clare | 0–15 | Semple Stadium | Peter Barry
2006 | Kilkenny | 3–11 | Limerick | 0–14 | Semple Stadium | Jackie Tyrrell
2007 | Waterford | 0–20 | Kilkenny | 0–18 | Semple Stadium | Michael 'Brick' Walsh
2008 | Tipperary | 3–18 | Galway | 3–16 | Gaelic Grounds | Eoin Kelly
2009 | Kilkenny | 2–26 | Tipperary | 4–17 | Semple Stadium | Henry Shefflin
2010 | Galway | 2–22 | Cork | 1–17 | Semple Stadium | Shane Kavanagh
2011 | Dublin | 0–22 | Kilkenny | 1–07 | Croke Park | John McCaffrey
2012 | Kilkenny | 3-21 | Cork | 0–16 | Semple Stadium | Eoin Larkin
2013 | Kilkenny | 2-17 | Tipperary | 0–20 | Nowlan Park | Colin Fennelly
2014 | Kilkenny | 2-25 | Tipperary | 1-27 | Semple Stadium | Lester Ryan
2015 | Waterford | 1-24 | Cork | 0-17 | Semple Stadium | Kevin Moran
2016 | Clare | 1-23 | Waterford | 2-19 | Semple Stadium | Cian Dillon & Tony Kelly
2017 | Galway | 3-21 | Tipperary | 0-14 | Gaelic Grounds | David Burke
2018 | Kilkenny | 2-23 | Tipperary | 2-17 | Nowlan Park | Cillian Buckley
2019 | Limerick | 1-24 | Waterford | 0-19 | Croke Park | Declan Hannon
2020 | Limerick | 0-36 | Clare | 1-23 | Semple Stadium | Declan Hannon
2021 | Galway and Kilkenny share title  | N/A | Pádraic Mannion
Adrian Mullen
2022[9] | Waterford | 4-20 | Cork | 1-23 | Semple Stadium | Conor Prunty
2023[10] | Limerick | 2-20 | Kilkenny | 0-15 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Cian Lynch
2024 | Clare | 3-16 | Kilkenny | 1-20 | Semple Stadium | Conor Cleary
2025 |  |  |  |  |  |

### Records and statistics

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#### By decade

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The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of National Hurling League titles, is as follows:

* 1920s: 1 each for Cork (1926), Tipperary (1928) and Dublin (1929)
* 1930s: 5 for Limerick (1934-35-36-37-38)
* 1940s: 3 for Cork (1940-41-48)
* 1950s: 6 for Tipperary (1950-52-54-55-57-59)
* 1960s: 5 for Tipperary (1960-61-64-65-68)
* 1970s: 3 for Cork (1970-72-74)
* 1980s: 3 for Kilkenny (1982-83-86)
* 1990s: 2 each for Kilkenny (1990–95), Limerick (1992–97), Cork (1993–98) and Tipperary (1994–99)
* 2000s: 5 for Kilkenny (2002-03-05-06-09)
* 2010s: 4 for Kilkenny (2012-13-14-18)
* 2020s: 2 for Limerick (2020–23)

#### Gaps

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Top ten longest gaps between successive league titles:

* 72 years: Dublin (1939–2011)
* 44 years: Waterford (1963–2007)
* 38 years: Clare (1978–2016)
* 31 years: Clare (1946–1977)
* 29 years: Kilkenny (1933–1962)
* 26 years: Cork (1998–present)
* 24 years: Galway (1951–1975)
* 24 years: Limerick (1947–1971)
* 22 years: Limerick (1997–2019)
* 21 years: Tipperary (1928–1949)

## Division 1B

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### History

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Division 1B has existed in its current form since the 2025 league. Prior to this, Division 1B teams competed in Division 1 and Division 2A. The new division was created using the final rankings from the 2024 league.

### Format

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There are currently seven teams in Division 1B.

During the course of a season (from February to March) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of 21 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Where two teams are level on points, the team that wins the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game is a draw, points difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams. Where three or more teams are level on points, points difference is used to rank them.

The top two teams in Division 1B contest the final and are promoted to Division 1A. The bottom two teams in Division 1B are relegated to Division 2.

### 2025 Teams

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The following seven teams are competing in Division 1B during the 2025 league.

Team  | Position in table in 2024 | First year in Division 1B  | In Division 1B since  | Division 1B titles  | Last Division 1B title

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Antrim  | 6th (Division 1B)  | 2012  | 2025  | 0  | —
Carlow  | Runners-up (Division 2A)  | 2013  | 2025  | 0  | —
Dublin  | 4th (Division 1B)  | 2013  | 2025  | 1  | 2013
Laois  | Champions (Division 2A)  | 2012  | 2025  | 0  | —
Offaly  | 6th (Division 1A)  | 2012  | 2025  | 0  | —
Waterford  | 5th (Division 1A)  | 2025  | 2025  | 0  | —
Westmeath  | 5th (Division 1B)  | 2025  | 2025  | 0  | —

### List of finals

[edit]

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Stadium  | #

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County  | Score  | County  | Score
2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
2013–2024  | No Division
2013 | Dublin | 1-16  | Limerick | 1-15  | Semple Stadium | [11]
2012 | Clare | 0-21  | Limerick | 1-16  | Gaelic Grounds | [12]

### Roll of honour

[edit]

#  | County  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Winning years  | Losing years

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1  |  Clare | 1  | 0  | 2012 | —
Dublin | 1  | 0  | 2013 | —
3  |  Limerick | 0  | 2  | —  | 2012, 2013

## Division 2

[edit]

### History

[edit]

Division 2 has existed in its current form since the 2025 league. Prior to this, Division 2 teams competed in Division 2A and Division 2B. The new division was created using the final rankings from the 2024 league.

### Format

[edit]

There are currently seven teams in Division 2.

During the course of a season (from February to March) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of 21 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Where two teams are level on points, the team that wins the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game is a draw, points difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams. Where three or more teams are level on points, points difference is used to rank them.

The top two teams in Division 2 contest the final and are promoted to Division 1B. The bottom two teams in Division 2 are relegated to Division 3.

### 2025 Teams

[edit]

The following seven teams are competing in Division 2 during the 2025 league.

Team  | Position in table in 2024 | First year in Division 2  | In Division 2 since  | Most recent promotion  | Most recent relegation  | Division 2 titles  | Last Division 2 title

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Derry | Champions (Division 2B)  | 1988–89 | 2012 | 1999  | 2008  | 1  | 1999
Donegal | Semi-finals (Division 2B)  | 2015 | 2021 | Never promoted  | 2019  | 0  | —
Down | Semi-finals (Division 2A)  | 1955–56 | 2008 | 2004  | 1995–96  | 1  | 2004
Kerry | 5th (Division 2A)  | 1955–56 | 2018 | 2015  | 2009  | 9  | 2015
Kildare | 4th (Division 2A)  | 1956–57 | 2012 | 1973–74  | 2010  | 1  | 1969
Meath | 6th (Division 2A)  | 1955–56 | 2012 | 2000  | 2008  | 4  | 2000
Tyrone | Runners-up (Division 2B)  | 1998 | 2023 | Never promoted  | 2000  | 0  | —

### Roll of honour

[edit]

#  | County  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Winning years

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1  |  Kerry | 9  | 11  | 1957, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1998, 2001, 2014, 2015
2  |  Westmeath | 7  | 10  | 1964, 1975, 1977, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2022
Carlow | 7  | 8  | 1958, 1959, 1974, 1978, 1981, 2012, 2018
Laois | 7  | 3  | 1960, 1965, 1993, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2024
5  |  Offaly | 6  | 5  | 1966, 1988, 2005, 2009, 2021, 2023
Antrim | 6  | 4  | 1956, 1970, 1992, 2003, 2017, 2020
7  |  Meath | 5  | 6  | 1949, 1963, 1972, 1973, 2000
8  |  Wicklow | 4  | 2  | 1971, 1976, 1980, 1982
Clare | 4  | 2  | 1926, 1985, 1990, 1994
10  |  Dublin | 3  | 1  | 1989, 1997, 2006
Wexford | 3  | 1  | 1986, 1996, 2010
12  |  Tipperary | 2  | 0  | 1984, 1987
Limerick | 2  | 0  | 1983, 2011
14  |  Down | 1  | 4  | 2004
Kildare | 1  | 2  | 1969
Waterford | 1  | 2  | 1995
Galway | 1  | 0  | 1991
Derry | 1  | 0  | 1999
19  | Armagh  | 0  | 1  | —
Kilkenny  | 0  | 1  | —
Roscommon  | 0  | 1  | —
Cork  | 0  | 2  | —

### Relegated teams

[edit]

Year  | Team  | Ref.

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|

2012 | Down | [13]
2013 | Wicklow | [14]
2014 | Kildare | [15]
2015 | Wicklow | [16]
2016 | Derry | [17]
2017 | Armagh | [18]
2018 | Kildare | [19]
2019 | London |
2020 | Mayo |
2021 | Wicklow |
2022 | Meath |
2023 | Derry |

### List of finals

[edit]

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Stadium  | Captain  | #

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County  | Score  | County  | Score
Division 2
2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Division 2A
2024 | Laois | 2-22  | Carlow | 1-12  |  |  |
2023 | Offaly | 0-24  | Kildare | 1-18  |  |  |
2022 | Westmeath | 5-19  | Down | 1-17  | FBD Semple Stadium | Killian Doyle | [20]
2021 | Offaly | 10 pts  | Carlow | 6 pts  | N / A  | Ben Conneely |
2020 | Antrim | 2-23  | Kerry | 2-20  | O'Connor Park | Conor McCann |
2019 | Westmeath | 0-12  | Kerry | 0-10  | Cusack Park | Aonghus Clarke |
2018 | Carlow | 2-19  | Westmeath | 2-12  | O'Moore Park | Eoin Nolan
Richard Coady | [21]
2017 | Antrim | 2-12  | Carlow | 0-15  | Páirc Esler | Simon McCrory | [22]
2016 | Westmeath | 0-10  | Carlow | 0-08  | O'Connor Park | Aonghus Clarke | [23]
2015 | Kerry | 5-17  | Westmeath | 3-17  | Gaelic Grounds | John Griffin | [24]
2014 | Kerry | 3-16  | Carlow | 3-13  | Semple Stadium | John Egan | [25]
2013 | Laois | 3-14  | Westmeath | 1-09  | O'Connor Park | Matthew Whelan | [26]
2012 | Carlow | 1-14  | Westmeath | 0-12  | Nowlan Park | Shane Kavanagh
Edward Coady | [27]
Division 2
2011 | Limerick | 4-12  | Clare | 2-13  | Cusack Park |  | [28]
2010 | Wexford | 1-16  | Clare | 2-09  | Semple Stadium |  | [29]
2009 | Offaly | 1-13  | Wexford | 0-13  | Semple Stadium |  | [30]
2008 | Westmeath | 2-12  | Carlow | 0-12  | Gaelic Grounds |  | [31]
2007 | Laois | 2-19  | Wicklow | 0-08  | Semple Stadium |  | [32]
2006 | Dublin | 0-16  | Kerry | 1-06  | Semple Stadium |  | [33]
2005 | Offaly | 6-21  | Carlow | 4-07  | Semple Stadium |  | [34]
2004 | Down | 5-15  | Westmeath | 3-07  | Gaelic Grounds |  | [35]
2003 | Antrim | 3-18  | Kerry | 2-12  | Croke Park |  | [36]
2002 | Laois | 1-20  | Antrim | 2-14  | Semple Stadium |  | [37]
2001 | Kerry | 4-14  | Westmeath | 3-10  | Croke Park |  |
2000 | Meath | 5-14  | Carlow | 2-10  | Cusack Park |  | [38]
1999 | Derry | 1-14  | Wicklow | 0-13  | O'Moore Park |  | [39]
1998 | Kerry | 1-11  | Westmeath | 2-06  | MacDonagh Park |  |
1997 | Dublin | 14 pts  | Cork | 12 pts  | N / A  |  |
1995–96 | Wexford | 12 pts  | Laois | 10 pts  | N / A  |  |
1994–95 | Waterford | 12 pts  | Offaly | 10 pts  | N / A  |  |
1993–94 | Clare | 11 pts  | Kilkenny | 10 pts  | N / A  |  |
1992–93 | Laois | 14 pts  | Kerry | 12 pts  | N / A  |  |
1991–92 | Antrim | 14 pts  | Meath | 10 pts  | N / A  |  |
1990–91 | Galway | 14 pts  | Down | 10 pts  | N / A  |  |
1989–90 | Clare | 13 pts  | Waterford | 13 pts  | N / A  |  |
1988–89 | Dublin | 12 pts  | Cork | 12 pts  | N / A  |  |
1987–88 | Offaly | 14 pts  | Antrim | 10 pts  | N / A  |  |
1986–87 | Tipperary | 12 pts  | Waterford | 11 pts  | N / A  |  |
1985–86 | Wexford | 13 pts  | Westmeath | 12 pts  | N / A  |  |
1984–85 | Clare | 14 pts  | Dublin | 9 pts  | N / A  |  |
1983–84 | Tipperary | 12 pts  | Offaly | 12 pts  | N / A  |  |
1982–83 | Limerick | 14 pts  | Laois | 12 pts  | N / A  |  |
1981–82 | Wicklow | 12 pts  | Meath | 9 pts  | N / A  |  |
1980–81 | Carlow | 10 pts  | Down | 8 pts  | N / A  |  |
1979–80 | Wicklow | 2–14  | Armagh | 1–05  |  |  |
1978–79 | Kerry | 8 pts  | Westmeath | 7 pts  | N / A  |  |
1977–78 | Carlow | 1–15  | Kerry | 1–07  |  |  |
1976–77 | Westmeath | 10 pts  | Kerry | 8 pts  | N / A  |  |
1975–76 | Wicklow | 2–09  | Down | 0–07  |  |  |
1974–75 | Westmeath | 7 pts  | Kerry | 6 pts  | N / A  |  |
1973–74 | Carlow |  |  |  |  |  |
1972–73 | Meath |  |  |  |  |  |
1971–72 | Meath |  |  |  |  |  |
1970–71 | Wicklow | 8 pts  | Meath | 6 pts  | N / A  |  |
1969–70 | Antrim | 2–13  | Kildare | 3–08  | Croke Park |  |
1968–69 | Kildare | 4–13  | Westmeath | 1–05  | Croke Park |  |
1967–68 | Kerry | 2–11  | Antrim | 1–09  | Croke Park |  |
1966–67 | Kerry | 4–08  | Meath | 3–08  | Croke Park |  |
1965–66 | Offaly | 4–11  | Kerry | 3–09  | Croke Park |  |
1964–65 | Laois | 3–14  | Kerry | 3–04  | Croke Park |  |
1963–64 | Westmeath | 3–09  | Laois | 3–07  | Croke Park |  |
1962–63 | Meath |  |  |  |  |  |
1961–62 | Kerry | 3–08  | Meath | 1–02  | Frank Sheehy Park |  |
1960-61 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1959–60 | Laois | 5–09  | Roscommon | 1–08  |  |  |
1958–59 | Carlow | 2–11  | Offaly | 5–01  |  |  |
1957–58 | Carlow | 3–07  | Offaly | 0–04  |  |  |
1956–57 | Kerry | 6–01, 4–13  | Meath | 4–07, 3–06  |  |  |
1955–56 | Antrim | 2–07, 4–14  | Kerry | 1–10, 5–04  |  |  |
1950–1954  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1948–49 | Meath | 2–03  | Antrim | 2–01  | Corrigan Park |  |
1927–1947  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1925–26 | Clare | 8 pts  | Offaly | 6 pts  |  |  |

## Division 3

[edit]

### History

[edit]

Division 3 has existed in its current form since 2025. Prior to this, Division 3 had existed as 2 divisions of six teams each. The new division was created using the final rankings from the 2024 league.

### Format

[edit]

There are currently seven teams in Division 3.

During the course of a season (from January to March) each team plays the others once (a single round-robin system) for a total of 21 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Where two teams are level on points, the team that wins the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game is a draw, points difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams. Where three or more teams are level on points, points difference is used to rank them.

The top two teams in Division 3 contest the final and are promoted to Division 2 the following season.

The bottom two teams in Division 3 are relegated to Division 4 the following season. Their place in the division is then taken by the Division 4 champions and runners-up, who gain automatic promotion.

### 2025 Teams

[edit]

The following seven teams are competing in Division 3 during the 2025 league.

Team  | Position in table in 2024 | First year in Division 3  | In Division 3 since  | Most recent promotion  | Most recent relegation  | Division 3 titles  | Last Division 3 title

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Armagh | 4th (Division 3A)  |  | 2019  | 2011  | Never relegated  | 2  | 2006
Cavan | Semi-finals (Division 3A)  |  | 2018  | Never promoted  | 2007  | 0  | —
London | 4th (Division 2B)  |  | 2025  | 2011  | Never relegated  | 1  | 1996
Mayo | Champions (Division 3A)  |  | 2023  | 2011  | 1990  | 3  | 2024
Roscommon | 5th (Division 2B)  |  | 2025  | 2023  | Never relegated  | 5  | 2023
Sligo | Runners-up (Division 3A)  |  | 2024  | 2021  | 2008  | 2  | 2021
Wicklow | 6th (Division 2B)  |  | 2025  | 2011  | Never relegated  | 2  | 2011

### Roll of honour

[edit]

#  | County  | Titles  | Winning years

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1  |  Donegal | 5  | 2001, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2020
Roscommon | 5  | 1993, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2023
3  |  Mayo | 3  | 1998, 2003, 2024
4  |  Armagh | 2  | 1999, 2006
Louth | 2  | 2000, 2008
Kildare | 2  | 1992, 2009
Wicklow | 2  | 1991, 2011
Fingal | 2  | 2012, 2013
Sligo | 2  | 2004, 2021
Tyrone | 2  | 2015, 2022
11  |  Carlow | 1  | 1994
Westmeath | 1  | 1995
London | 1  | 1996
Longford | 1  | 2002
Kerry | 1  | 2010
Warwickshire | 1  | 2018

### List of finals

[edit]

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Stadium  | Ref.

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County  | Score  | County  | Score
Division 3
2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
Division 3A
2024 | Mayo  | 3-19  | Sligo  | 3-16  |  |
2023 | Roscommon | 2-17  | Armagh | 0-15  |  |
2022 | Tyrone | 2-21  | Armagh | 2-19  |  |
2021 | Sligo | 8 pts  | Armagh | 6 pts  | N/A  |
2020 | Donegal | 1-18  | Armagh | 0-19  |  |
2019 | Roscommon | 0-14  | Armagh | 0-11  |  |
2018 | Warwickshire  | 0-20  | Louth | 1-14  | St. Loman's Park |
2017 | Donegal | 4-25  | Tyrone | 1-12  | Celtic Park | [40]
2016 | Roscommon | 4-15  | Monaghan | 0-07  | Fr. Tierney Park | [41]
2015 | Tyrone | 0-18  | Monaghan | 1-11  | Keady | [42]
2014 | Donegal | 4-12  | Roscommon | 2-14  | Markievicz Park | [43]
2013 | Fingal | 1-09  | Donegal | 1-05  | Breffni Park | [44]
2012 | Fingal | w/o  | Monaghan | scr.  | N/A  | [45]
2011 | Wicklow | 2-20  | Derry | 3-14  | Pearse Park | [46]
2010 | Kerry | 2-18  | Derry | 1-15  | Woodmount | [47]
2009 | Kildare | 2-18  | Meath | 1-18  | Parnell Park | [48]
Division 3
2008 | Louth | 1-16  | Donegal | 0-11  | Roosky | [49]
2007 | Roscommon | 1-13  | Sligo | 0-15  | Kingspan Breffni Park | [50]
2006 | Armagh | 3-10  | Longford | 1-11  | Kingspan Breffni Park | [51]
2005 | Donegal | 1-14  | Mayo | 2-10  | Markievicz Park |
2004 | Sligo | 3-12  | Tyrone | 1-08  | Fr. Tierney Park |
2003 | Mayo | 2-11  | Sligo | 2-06  | MacHale Park |
2002 | Longford | 1-12  | Louth | 0-12  | Páirc Tailteann |
2001 | Donegal | 3-13  | Fermanagh | 2-10  | Kingspan Breffni Park |
2000 | Louth | 0-16  | Longford | 1-11  | Cusack Park |
1999 | Armagh | 0-13  | Mayo | 1-06  | Leo Casey Park  |
1998 | Mayo | 2-12  | Cavan | 1-08  |  |
1997 |  |  |  |  |  |
1995-96 | London  |  | Kildare  |  |  |
1994-95 | Westmeath  |  | London  |  |  |
1993-94 | Carlow  |  | Roscommon  |  |  |
1992-93 | Roscommon  | 0-08, w/o  | Mayo  | 0-08, scr  |  |
1991-92 | Kildare  | 0-09  | Monaghan  | 0-07  |  |
1990-91 | Wicklow  |  |  |  |  |

### Relegated teams

[edit]

Year  | County  | #

|
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2009 | Wicklow |
2010 | Mayo |
2011 | Armagh |
2012 | Sligo | [52]
2013 | Tyrone | [53]
2014 | Longford | [54]
2015 | Fermanagh | [55]
2016 | Warwickshire  | [56]
2017 | —  |
2018 | Longford | [57]
2019 | Lancashire |
2020 | Louth |
2021 | Longford |
2022 | Warwickshire  |
2023 | Fermanagh |

## Division 4

[edit]

### 2025 Teams

[edit]

The following seven teams are competing in Division 4 during the 2025 league.

Team  | Position in table in 2024 | Most recent promotion  | First year in Division 4  | In Division 4 since  | Division 4 titles  | Last Division 4 title

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Fermanagh | Runners-up (Division 3B)  | 1994–95  | 1982–83 | 2025 | 1  | 1994–95
Lancashire | 5th (Division 3B)  | Never promoted  | 2025 | 2025 | 0  | —
Leitrim | 4th (Division 3B)  | Never promoted  | 1982–83 | 2025 | 0  | —
Longford | Semi-finals (Division 3B)  | 1998  | 1982–83 | 2025 | 2  | 1987–88
Louth | 5th (Division 3A)  | 1993–94  | 1982–83 | 2025 | 2  | 1993–94
Monaghan | 6th (Division 3A)  | 2010  | 1983–84 | 2025 | 4  | 2010
Warwickshire | Champions (Division 3B)  | Never promoted  | 2025 | 2025 | 0  | —

### List of finals

[edit]

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Stadium  | #

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County  | Score  | County  | Score
2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
2012–2024  | No Division
2011 | Tyrone | 1-15  | South Down | 0-11  | Athletic Grounds | [58]
2010 | Monaghan | 1-18  | Longford | 1-10  | Kingspan Breffni Park | [59]
2009 | Sligo | 1-13  | Monaghan | 2-08  | Pearse Park | [60]
2008 | Monaghan | 1-27  | South Down | 5-14  | Kingspan Breffni Park | [61]
1997–2007  | No Division
1995–96 | Donegal |  |  |  |  |
1994–95 | Fermanagh |  |  |  |  |
1993–94 | Louth | 12 pts  | Fermanagh | 10 pts  | N / A  |
1992  | No Division
1990–91 | Mayo |  |  |  |  |
1989–90 | Sligo | 13 pts  | Fermanagh | 11 pts  | N / A  |
1988–89 | Monaghan | 4–07  | Louth | 1–09  |  |
1987–88 | Longford | 2–09 (R)  | Monaghan | 2–07  |  |
1986–87 | Tyrone | 2–05  | Leitrim | 1–06  |  |
1985–86  | Monaghan  |  | Longford  |  |  |
1984–85  | Louth  |  | Sligo  |  |  |
1983–84  | Longford  |  |  |  |  |
1982–83  | Cavan  |  | Fermanagh  |  |  |

### Roll of honour

[edit]

County  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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Monaghan | 4  | 1  | 1986, 1989, 2008, 2010 | 2009
Louth | 2  | 1  | 1985, 1994  | 1989
Sligo | 2  | 1  | 1990, 2009 | 1985
Tyrone | 2  | 0  | 1987, 2011 | —
Fermanagh | 1  | 3  | 1995  | 1983, 1990, 1994
Longford | 1  | 2  | 1984  | 1986, 2010
Cavan  | 1  | 0  | 1983  | —
Mayo  | 1  | 0  | 1991  | —
Donegal  | 1  | 0  | 1996  | —
South Down | 0  | 2  | —  | 2008, 2011
Leitrim  | 0  | 1  | —  | 1987

## Former Divisions

[edit]

### Division 2B

[edit]

#### List of finals

[edit]

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Stadium  | Ref.

|
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|
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County  | Score  | County  | Score
2023 | Meath | 0-20  | Donegal | 0-14  |  |
2022 | Derry | 1-23  | Sligo | 2-15  |  |
2021 | Kildare | 8 pts  | Derry | 4 pts  |  |
2020 | Down | 2-16  | Derry | 0-17  |  |
2019 | Wicklow | 1-09  | Derry | 0-08  |  |
2018 | Mayo | 1-15  | Down | 0-14  | Kingspan Breffni Park | [62]
2017 | Meath | 4-24  | Wicklow | 2-15  | Parnell Park | [63]
2016 | Armagh | 0-20  | Down | 1-15  | St. Brigid's Park | [64]
2015 | Kildare | 0-22  | Meath | 0-17  | Cusack Park | [65]
2014 | Wicklow | 0-23  | Down | 1-18  | Páirc Tailteann | [66]
2013 | London | 1-16  | Meath | 1-14  | St. Conleth's Park | [67]
2012 | Kildare | 3-13  | Meath | 1-12  | Parnell Park | [68]

#### Roll of Honour

[edit]

#  | County  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

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1  | Kildare | 3  | 0  | 2012, 2015, 2021 | \-
2  | Meath | 2  | 3  | 2017, 2023 | 2012, 2013, 2015
Wicklow | 2  | 1  | 2014, 2019 | 2017
4  | Down | 1  | 3  | 2020 | 2014, 2016, 2018
Derry | 1  | 3  | 2022 | 2019, 2020, 2021
London | 1  | 0  | 2013 | \-
Armagh | 1  | 0  | 2016 | \-
Mayo | 1  | 0  | 2018 | \-
9  | Sligo | 0  | 1  | \-  | 2022
Donegal  | 0  | 1  | \-  | 2023

#### Relegated teams

[edit]

Year  | Team  | Ref.

|
|

2013 | Roscommon | [69]
2014 | Fingal | [70]
2015 | \-  | [71]
2016 | Donegal | [72]
2017 | Roscommon | [73]
2018 | Armagh |
2019 | Donegal |
2020 | Warwickshire  |
2021 | Roscommon |
2022 | Mayo |
2023 | Sligo |

### Division 3B

[edit]

#### Roll of Honour

[edit]

#  | County  | Titles  | Runners-up  | Years won  | Years runners-up

|
|
|
|
|

1  | Longford | 3  | 3  | 2013, 2017, 2019 | 2015, 2016, 2022
Fermanagh | 3  | 0  | 2012, 2016, 2022 | \-
3  | Warwickshire  | 1  | 2  | 2015 | 2012, 2017
Sligo | 1  | 2  | 2020 | 2013, 2019
Roscommon | 1  | 1  | 2011 | 2009
Louth | 1  | 1  | 2021 | 2010
Cavan | 1  | 1  | 2023 | 2021
London | 1  | 0  | 2009 | \-
Wicklow | 1  | 0  | 2010 | \-
Tyrone | 1  | 0  | 2014 | \-
Lancashire | 1  | 0  | 2018 | \-
12  | Leitrim | 0  | 4  | \-  | 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023
Mayo | 0  | 1  | \-  | 2011

#### List of finals

[edit]

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Stadium  | Ref.

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County  | Score  | County  | Score
2023 | Cavan | 0-17  | Leitrim | 0-16  | National Games Development Centre | [74]
2022 | Fermanagh | 2-18  | Longford | 1-17  | Avant Money Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada  |
2021 | Louth | 6 pts  | Cavan | 3 pts  | N/A  |
2020 | Sligo | 3-17  | Leitrim | 2-16  | Connacht Centre of Excellence  |
2019 | Longford | 2-15  | Sligo | 3-10  | Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence  |
2018 | Lancashire | 1-25  | Leitrim | 1-18  | First Ulsters Park  |
2017 | Longford | 4-19  | Warwickshire  | 3-20  | Páirc Naomh Colmcille | [75]
2016 | Fermanagh | 2-13  | Longford | 3-08  | Markievicz Park | [76]
2015 | Warwickshire  | 1-15  | Longford | 2-10  | Killegland West | [77]
2014 | Tyrone | 0-13  | Leitrim | 1-09  | Markievicz Park | [78]
2013 | Longford | 1-08  | Sligo | 0-09  | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | [79]
2012 | Fermanagh | 2-15  | Warwickshire  | 2-05  | Parnell Park | [80]
2011 | Roscommon | 0-17  | Mayo | 1-12  | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | [81]
2010 | Wicklow | 3-18  | Louth | 2-09  | Parnell Park | [82]
2009 | London | 2-19  | Roscommon | 2-13  | Pearse Park |

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2004 | Donegal | 4-14  | Cavan | 2-06  | Brewster Park |
2005 | Fermanagh | 0-15  | Longford | 1-05  | Kingspan Breffni Park |
2006 | Tyrone | 3-09  | Sligo | 0-10  | Kingspan Breffni Park | [83]
2007 | Fermanagh | 1-11  | Leitrim | 1-10  | Markievicz Park |

## Player records

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### Players with most league wins

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Rank  | Player  | Team  | Era  | Wins  | Finals

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1  | John Doyle | Tipperary | 1948-1967  | 10  | 1949-50, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1964-65
2  | Michael Maher | Tipperary | 1951-1966  | 8  | 1951-52, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1964-65
Theo English | Tipperary | 1953-1967  | 8  | 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65
J. J. Delaney | Kilkenny | 2001-2014  | 8  | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
5  | Mickey Byrne | Tipperary | 1945-1960  | 7  | 1948-49, 1949-50, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1958-59, 1959-60
Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1957-1973  | 7  | 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68
7  | Pat Stakelum | Tipperary | 1947-1957  | 6  | 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1956–57
Liam Devaney | Tipperary | 1954-1968  | 6  | 1954–55, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65
Tony Wall | Tipperary | 1953-1967  | 6  | 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65
Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 1958-1969  | 6  | 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68
Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 1999-2014  | 6  | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014
Tommy Walsh | Kilkenny | 2002-2014  | 6  | 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013
Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 2005-2016  | 6  | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
Jackie Tyrrell | Kilkenny | 2003-2016  | 6  | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

## Broadcasting rights

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Setanta Sports broadcasts live matches in Australia. Setanta Sports also provides matches from the National Hurling League in Asia. In Ireland TG4 shows live matches each week on Sunday afternoon, with deferred coverage of a second match shown straight after. Setanta Sports broadcasts matches live on the Saturday evening slot. Highlights for all the games are shown at 7:00pm on League Sunday on RTÉ2.

## See also

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* List of National Hurling League winning teams
* National Camogie League
* National Football League

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