1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland)

1999-2000 National Football League

League details
Dates	1 November 1999 - 20 May 2000
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Derry (5th win)
Captain	Anthony Tohill
Manager	Eamonn Coleman
League runners-up
Runners-up	Meath
Captain	Graham Geraghty
Manager	Seán Boylan
Other division winners
Division 2	Louth
← 1998-99 2000-01 →

The 1999-2000 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 69th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Derry beat Meath in the final after a replay.^[1]

Format

League structure

The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.

Tie-breaker

If two or more teams are level on points, scoring average was used to rank the teams.

Division 1

Division 1A Table

      Compete in Division 1 semi-finals       Automatic relegation to Division 2A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Kerry	7	5	0	2	9-95	6-63	41	10
Roscommon	7	5	0	2	6-71	6-61	10	10
Dublin	7	5	0	2	6-73	3-80	2	10
Galway	7	4	1	2	5-92	9-65	15	9
Donegal	7	2	1	4	3-73	3-81	-8	5
Tyrone	7	2	1	4	5-73	4-86	-10	5
Armagh	7	1	2	4	4-58	6-75	-23	4
Cork	7	1	1	5	6-57	7-81	-27	3

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

30/10/99 Round 1	Cork	0-7 - 0-19	Kerry	Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork

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31/10/99 Round 1	Galway	1-15 - 1-8	Roscommon	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe

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31/10/99 Round 1	Tyrone	1-13 - 0-9	Dublin	Healy Park, Omagh

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31/10/99 Round 1	Armagh	0-9 - 0-10	Donegal	Athletic Grounds, Armagh

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14/11/99 Round 2	Donegal	0-7 - 0-14	Galway	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

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14/11/99 Round 2	Dublin	0-14 - 0-6	Armagh	Parnell Park, Dublin

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14/11/99 Round 2	Kerry	2-19 - 1-8	Tyrone	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

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14/11/99 Round 2	Roscommon	1-12 - 3-4	Cork	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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28/11/99 Round 3	Cork	0-7 - 2-12	Donegal	Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork

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28/11/99 Round 3	Dublin	1-8 - 0-9	Kerry	Parnell Park, Dublin

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05/12/99 Round 3	Tyrone	0-11 - 2-8	Roscommon	O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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12/12/99 Round 3	Armagh	2-7 - 1-10	Galway	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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13/02/00 Round 4	Kerry	3-16 - 2-8	Armagh	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

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13/02/00 Round 4	Roscommon	1-10 - 0-6	Dublin	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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13/02/00 Round 4	Galway	1-9 - 2-9	Cork	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

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13/02/00 Round 4	Donegal	0-10 - 0-10	Tyrone	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

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05/03/00 Round 5	Kerry	1-8 - 0-9	Roscommon	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

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05/03/00 Round 5	Tyrone	1-11 - 0-15	Galway	Healy Park, Omagh

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05/03/00 Round 5	Dublin	1-11 - 0-11	Donegal	Parnell Park, Dublin

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05/03/00 Round 5	Armagh	0-7 - 0-7	Cork	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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18/03/00 Round 6	Galway	0-20 - 2-15	Dublin	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

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26/03/00 Round 6	Cork	0-12 - 1-12	Tyrone	Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork

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26/03/00 Round 6	Donegal	0-14 - 2-16	Kerry	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon

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26/03/00 Round 6	Roscommon	1-10 - 0-8	Armagh	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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09/04/00 Round 7	Kerry	1-8 - 2-9	Galway	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

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09/04/00 Round 7	Roscommon	0-14 - 1-9	Donegal	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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09/04/00 Round 7	Dublin	2-10 - 1-11	Cork	Parnell Park, Dublin

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09/04/00 Round 7	Tyrone	1-8 - 0-13	Armagh	O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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Division 1B Table

      Compete in Division 1 semi-finals       Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Derry	7	5	2	0	5-77	2-56	30	12
Meath	7	3	2	2	7-77	6-78	2	8
Sligo	7	4	0	3	8-63	5-71	1	8
Fermanagh	7	4	0	3	2-78	6-76	-10	8
Mayo	7	3	0	4	5-65	3-66	5	6
Clare	7	2	2	3	4-64	3-68	-1	6
Kildare	7	1	2	4	4-70	7-72	-11	4
Down	7	1	2	4	5-64	8-71	-16	4

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

31/10/99 Round 1	Meath	0-13 - 0-11	Clare	Pairc Tailteann, Navan

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31/10/99 Round 1	Fermanagh	1-14 - 0-13	Sligo	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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31/10/99 Round 1	Down	0-10 - 1-10	Kildare	Pairc Esler, Newry

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31/10/99 Round 1	Derry	0-10 - 0-6	Mayo	Celtic Park, Derry

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14/11/99 Round 2	Kildare	1-10 - 2-7	Derry	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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14/11/99 Round 2	Sligo	3-11 - 2-13	Meath	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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14/11/99 Round 2	Mayo	1-15 - 0-9	Fermanagh	Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA Ground, Crossmolina

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14/11/99 Round 2	Clare	1-10 - 1-10	Down	Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil

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28/11/99 Round 3	Down	0-10 - 2-6	Sligo	Pairc Esler, Newry

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28/11/99 Round 3	Derry	0-7 - 0-4	Clare	Celtic Park, Derry

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12/12/99 Round 3	Fermanagh	0-14 - 0-7	Meath	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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19/12/99 Round 3	Mayo	1-10 - 0-10	Kildare	MacHale Park, Castlebar

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13/02/00 Round 4	Meath	1-12 - 2-9	Down	Pairc Tailteann, Navan

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13/02/00 Round 4	Kildare	1-9 - 0-13	Fermanagh	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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13/02/00 Round 4	Clare	0-13 - 0-9	Mayo	Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil

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13/02/00 Round 4	Sligo	0-9 - 0-10	Derry	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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05/03/00 Round 5	Mayo	0-7 - 1-7	Sligo	Fr O'Hara Park, Charlestown

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05/03/00 Round 5	Kildare	0-13 - 1-10	Clare	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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05/03/00 Round 5	Derry	0-13 - 1-10	Meath	Celtic Park, Derry

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05/03/00 Round 5	Fermanagh	0-9 - 1-11	Down	Brewster Park, Enniskilen

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25/03/00 Round 6	Meath	1-10 - 1-9	Mayo	Pairc Tailteann, Navan

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25/03/00 Round 6	Clare	1-6 - 1-9	Fermanagh	Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil

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25/03/00 Round 6	Down	0-7 - 1-15	Derry	St Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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26/03/00 Round 6	Sligo	1-10 - 1-7	Kildare	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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09/04/00 Round 7	Kildare	0-11 - 2-12	Meath	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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09/04/00 Round 7	Derry	2-15 - 0-10	Fermanagh	Celtic Park, Derry

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09/04/00 Round 7	Mayo	2-9 - 1-7	Down	St Stephen's Park, Ballina

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09/04/00 Round 7	Clare	1-10 - 1-7	Sligo	Cusack Park, Ennis

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Division 1 Semi-finals

23/04/00 Semi-final	Meath	4-11 - 1-18	Meath	Semple Stadium, Thurles

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23/04/00 Semi-final	Derry	0-15 - 0-08	Roscommon	St Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Division 1 Final

07/05/00 Final	Derry	1-12 - 1-12	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 25,743 [2] Referee: Michael Curley (Galway) [3]

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07/05/00 Final replay	Derry	1-08 - 0-09	Meath	St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Paddy Russell (Tipperary) [4]

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Division 2

Division 2A Table

      Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Offaly	7	7	0	0	9-76	4-58	33	14
Louth	7	6	0	1	12-99	7-72	42	12
Wicklow	7	5	0	2	8-74	2-68	24	10
Antrim	7	4	0	3	6-72	2-70	14	8
Leitrim	7	3	0	4	7-78	8-78	-3	6
Westmeath	7	2	0	5	5-74	8-66	-1	4
Limerick	7	1	0	6	4-65	11-86	-42	2
London	7	0	0	7	4-54	13-94	-67	0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

31/10/99 Round 1	Offaly	1-16 - 2-11	Louth	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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31/10/99 Round 1	Limerick	0-10 - 1-12	Westmeath	Kevin Long Park, Feenagh

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31/10/99 Round 1	London	0-11 - 1-11	Wicklow	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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31/10/99 Round 1	Leitrim	0-7 - 2-11	Antrim	Casement Park, Belfast

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14/11/99 Round 2	Westmeath	3-18 - 0-3	London	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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14/11/99 Round 2	Leitrim	1-19 - 1-8	Limerick	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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14/11/99 Round 2	Louth	1-15 - 0-11	Antrim	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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14/11/99 Round 2	Wicklow	0-8 - 0-10	Offaly	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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28/11/99 Round 3	Limerick	1-9 - 3-14	Louth	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock

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28/11/99 Round 3	London	1-9 - 2-13	Leitrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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28/11/99 Round 3	Offaly	0-9 - 0-4	Antrim	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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05/12/99 Round 3	Wicklow	3-11 - 0-5	Westmeath	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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13/02/00 Round 4	Antrim	2-14 - 0-10	Limerick	Casement Park, Belfast

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13/02/00 Round 4	Louth	1-19 - 2-8	London	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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13/02/00 Round 4	Leitrim	0-13 - 1-13	Wicklow	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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13/02/00 Round 4	Westmeath	0-8 - 1-7	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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04/03/00 Round 5	London	0-7 - 1-11	Antrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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05/03/00 Round 5	Offaly	2-9 - 0-11	Limerick	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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05/03/00 Round 5	Wicklow	1-7 - 0-12	Louth	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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05/03/00 Round 5	Westmeath	0-11 - 1-9	Leitrim	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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25/03/00 Round 6	Leitrim	1-9 - 1-12	Offaly	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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25/03/00 Round 6	Antrim	1-9 - 0-15	Wicklow	Casement Park, Belfast

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25/03/00 Round 6	Limerick	1-9 - 0-9	London	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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26/03/00 Round 6	Louth	3-14 - 0-13	Westmeath	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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09/04/00 Round 7	Westmeath	1-7 - 0-12	Antrim	St Lomans GAA Pitch, Mullingar

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09/04/00 Round 7	Wicklow	2-9 - 1-8	Limerick	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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09/04/00 Round 7	Leitrim	2-8 - 2-14	Louth	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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09/04/00 Round 7	London	1-7 - 4-13	Offaly	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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Division 2B Table

      Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Laois	7	7	0	0	6-87	2-57	42	14
Cavan	7	4	0	3	10-86	8-68	24	8
Monaghan	7	4	0	3	6-78	7-64	11	8
Longford	7	4	0	3	8-74	4-87	-1	8
Wexford	7	3	0	4	8-76	12-68	-4	6
Tipperary	7	2	0	5	10-47	3-82	-14	4
Waterford	7	2	0	5	4-71	11-70	-20	4
Carlow	7	2	0	5	7-60	12-83	-38	4

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

31/10/99 Round 1	Wexford	4-13 - 1-4	Waterford	St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy

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31/10/99 Round 1	Carlow	2-12 - 2-10	Longford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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31/10/99 Round 1	Laois	1-12 - 1-4	Tipperary	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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31/10/99 Round 1	Cavan	1-9 - 1-16	Monaghan	Breffni Park, Cavan

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14/11/99 Round 2	Tipperary	2-11 - 0-10	Carlow	Ardfinnan GAA Ground, Ardfinnan

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14/11/99 Round 2	Waterford	2-9 - 2-11	Cavan	O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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14/11/99 Round 2	Longford	1-11 - 0-11	Wexford	Pearse Park, Longford

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14/11/99 Round 2	Monaghan	0-11 - 0-12	Laois	Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown

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28/11/99 Round 3	Carlow	2-7 - 2-6	Monaghan	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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28/11/99 Round 3	Wexford	1-11 - 2-6	Tipperary	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross

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28/11/99 Round 3	Waterford	0-14 - 2-6	Longford	Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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28/11/99 Round 3	Cavan	0-5 - 1-10	Laois	Breffni Park, Cavan

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13/02/00 Round 4	Longford	2-11 - 0-16	Cavan	Pearse Park, Longford

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13/02/00 Round 4	Laois	1-13 - 0-7	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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13/02/00 Round 4	Monaghan	1-10 - 1-9	Wexford	Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown

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13/02/00 Round 4	Tipperary	1-9 - 0-11	Waterford	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

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04/03/00 Round 5	Waterford	0-9 - 1-13	Monaghan	Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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05/03/00 Round 5	Cavan	3-15 - 1-8	Carlow	Breffni Park, Cavan

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05/03/00 Round 5	Wexford	1-7 - 1-14	Laois	Pairc Ui Shiochain, Gorey

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05/03/00 Round 5	Longford	0-12 - 1-7	Tipperary	Pearse Park, Longford

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25/03/00 Round 6	Carlow	2-8 - 1-15	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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25/03/00 Round 6	Tipperary	1-4 - 0-15	Cavan	Pairc Shaleain, Templemore

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26/03/00 Round 6	Laois	1-10 - 0-11	Waterford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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26/03/00 Round 6	Monaghan	0-11 - 1-12	Longford	Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown

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09/04/00 Round 7	Longford	0-12 - 1-16	Laois	Pearse Park, Longford

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09/04/00 Round 7	Tipperary	2-6 - 1-11	Monaghan	Sean Treacy Park, Tipperary

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09/04/00 Round 7	Waterford	1-13 - 0-8	Carlow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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09/04/00 Round 7	Wexford	0-10 - 4-15	Cavan	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross

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Division 2 Semi-finals

23/04/00 Semi-final	Offaly	1-11 - 0-10	Cavan	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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23/04/00 Semi-final	Louth	0-13 - 1-08	Laois	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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Division 2 Final

07/05/00 Final	Louth	1-13 - 0-13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin

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Statistics

• All scores correct as of 12 March 2016^[5]

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 24
  • Westmeath 3-18 - 0-3 London (Division 2a)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford (Division 2b)
  • London 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a)
  • Kerry 3-16 - 2-8 Armagh (Division 1a)
  • Sligo 3-11 - 2-13 Meath (Division 1b)
• Most points in a match: 35
  • Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin (Division 1a)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford (Division 2b)
  • Wexford 0-10 - 4-15 Cavan (Division 2b)
  • London 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a)
• Highest aggregate score: 41 points
  • Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin (Division 1a)
• Lowest aggregate score: 11 points
  • Derry 0-7 - 0-4 Clare (Division 1b)

References

1. "Photos from the 2000 NFL final". inpho.ie. 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
2. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
3. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
4. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
5. "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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