2017 National Camogie League
The 2017 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, was played in spring 2017.[1][2][3]
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 February – 30 April, 2017 |
| Teams | 28 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (13th win) |
| Captain | Anna Farrell |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Rena Buckley |
| Manager | Paudie Murray |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Cork |
| Division 3 | Dublin |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Kilkenny were the Division 1 champions, their third win in four seasons.
Format
League structure
The 2017 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 11 in Division 1, 12 in Division 2 and 5 in Division 3; 1 and 2 are divided into two groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
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, 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 two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals.
The top two teams in each group in Division 2 contest the Division 2 semi-finals.
The top four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.
Fixtures and results
Division 1
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +44 | 15 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +28 | 9 | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | –8 | 9 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –9 | 6 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –33 | 3 | |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –22 | 3 |
- Kilkenny are ranked ahead of Tipperary as they won the head-to-head game between the teams
- Waterford are ranked ahead of Dublin as they won the head-to-head game between the teams
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +48 | 12 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 9 | |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –1 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –18 | 3 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –37 | 0 |
Finals
| 9 April 2017 16:00 Semi-Final |
Cork | 3-15 – 0-12 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork Referee: Owen Elliott |
| 9 April 2017 Semi-Final |
Galway | 0-11 – 1-14 | Kilkenny | Semple Stadium, Thurles Referee: Eamon Cassidy |
| 23 April 2017 15:30 Final |
Cork | 0-10 – 2-7 | Kilkenny | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Referee: Owen Elliott (Antrim) |
| K Mackey 0-4(3fs); O Cotter 0-3(1f); G O’Connor, L Coppinger, H Looney 0-1 each | Report | D Gaule 1-2 (0-1f); M Walsh 1-0; K Power 0-2; A Dunphy, J A Malone, D Morrissey (f) 0-1 each |
Division 2
Finals
| 16 April 2017 14:00 Semi-Final |
Derry | 1-11 – 0-11 | Kildare | Inniskeen Grattan's GAC, Inniskeen |
| 16 April 2017 14:00 Semi-Final |
Cork B | 0-18 – 1-7 | Carlow | WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore |
| 30 April 2017 1:30 p.m. Final |
Cork B | 2-16 – 1-5 | Derry | Coralstown/Kinnegad GAC, Kinnegad Referee: John Dermody (Westmeath) Man of the Match: Rachel O’Shea (Cork) |
| R O’Shea 0-06 (3fs); M McCarthy 0-04; C Sugrue, S Fahy 1-01 each; N McCarthy, K Hickey, F Neville, L Homan 0-01 each | Report | M Hegarty 1-01; K Kielt (fs), A McAllister 0-02 each |
Division 3
Finals
| 15 April 2017 2 p.m. Semi-Final |
Kerry | 0-3 – 0-6 | Roscommon | Gort GAA, Gort Referee: Paul Ryan |
| 16 April 2017 2 p.m. Semi-Final |
Dublin B | 1-12 – 0-6 | Clare B | Drom-Inch GAA, The Ragg Referee: Aiden O'Brien |
| 30 April 2017 3:30 p.m. Final |
Roscommon | 0-7 – 0-12 | Dublin B | Coralstown/Kinnegad GAC, Kinnegad Referee: Aiden O'Brien (Wexford) |
| S Fallon 0-4(2fs); K Hopkins 0-2(fs); N Watson 0-1 | Report | L Quinn 0-5(4fs); C Dawson 0-3; A Bugler (1 45), R Drohan 0-2 each |