2000 National Hurling League

2000 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 20 February – 28 May, 2000
Teams 33
League champions
Winners Galway (7th win)
Captain Joe Rabbitte
Manager Mattie Murphy
League runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
Captain Tommy Dunne
Manager Nicky English
Other division winners
Division 2 Meath
Division 3 Louth
1999
2001

The 2000 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 69th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] Galway won the league, beating Tipperary in the final.[2]

Overview

Division 1

The National Hurling League's top division featured fourteen teams divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. Each group consisted of seven teams. Galway and Limerick topped division 1A while Tipperary and Waterford topped division 1B. Galway finished the league undefeated and were crowned champions after defeating Tipp in the final.

Down at the other end of the tables, Kerry and Derry failed to win a single group game and were paired against each other in the relegation play-off. Derry won that game, thus condemning Kerry to division 2 for the following year.

Division 2

Division 2 featured one group of ten teams. Carlow and Meath topped the group and contested the final. Meath won and secured promotion to division 1A for the following year. Tyrone ended the group stage without a single victory and were relegated to division 3 for the following year.

Division 3

Division 3 featured one group of nine teams. Louth finished the group stages undefeated and were joined in the final by Longford who recorded just one defeat. Louth won that game and secured promotion to division 2 for the following year.

Division 1

Table 1A

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Galway 66006312 Division 1 champions
2 Limerick 65014110
3 Offaly 6402188
4 Clare 6303246
5 Dublin 6204-94
6 Antrim 6105-422
7 Kerry 6006-950 Relegated to Division 2

Table 1B

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 65014710Division 1 runners-up
2 Waterford 65011210
3 Kilkenny 6402308
4 Cork 6303396
5 Wexford 6303116
6 Laois 6105-722
7 Derry 6006-670

Results

Relegation play-off

Knock-out stage

Division 2

Results

Knock-out stage

Division 3

Results

Knock-out stage

References

  1. Gaelic Games
  2. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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