2024 National Hurling League
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 February – 6/7 April 2024 |
| Teams | 35 |
| League champions | |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 National Hurling League (NHL), known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Hurling League (AHL), will be the 93rd season of the National Hurling League, an annual hurling competition held in Ireland for county teams. Three English county teams also feature.[1]
It takes place between February and April.
Format
League structure
Thirty-five teams compete in the 2024 NHL –
- twelve teams organised in two six-team groups of approximately equal strength in Division 1[2]
- six teams in Divisions 2A, 2B and 3A
- five teams in Division 3B.
All thirty-two county teams from Ireland take part. London, Lancashire and Warwickshire complete the lineup.[3][4]
| Teams by Province and Division | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Div 1 | Div 2A | Div 2B | Div 3A | Div 3B | Total |
| Connacht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Leinster | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Munster | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ulster | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
Each team plays all the other teams in their group or division once, either home or away. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.
Tie-breaker
- If only two teams are level on league points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams.
- If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Finals, promotions and relegations
Division 1
- The top two teams in each group play in the NHL semi-finals and final.
- The top three teams in each group are placed in Division 1A for the 2025 NHL.
- The fourth-placed teams play off, with the winners placed in Division 1A for 2025 and the losers in Division 1B.
- The fifth- and sixth-placed teams go into Division 1B.[5]
Division 2A
- The top two teams meet in the Division 2A final and play in Division 1B for 2025
- The other four teams are placed in Division 2 for 2025
Division 2B
- Top two teams meet in the Division 2B final
- Top three teams are placed in Division 2 for 2025
- Bottom three teams are relegated to Division 3 for 2025
Division 3A
- Top two teams meet in the Division 3A final
- Top four teams are placed in Division 3 for 2025
- Bottom two teams are relegated to Division 4 for 2025
Division 3B
- Top two teams meet in the Division 3B Final
- All teams are relegated to Division 4 for 2025
For the 2025 NHL season, the teams will be in five divisions of seven teams.[6]
Division 1
Division 1 Format
The top twelve teams compete in Division 1 in two six-team groups of approximately equal strength. This group structure was introduced in 2020; the groups were redrawn for 2022 and 2023.[2]
Each team play all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top two teams in each group qualify for the NHL semi-finals.[7]
Division 1 Group A Table
NHL semi-finals Qualify for Division 1 for 2025 Qualify for Division 1 playoff Relegated to Division 2A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clare
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 |
 Kilkenny
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 |
 Waterford
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 |
 Wexford
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 |
 Offaly
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 | 1 |
 Cork
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 |
Division 1 Group A Rounds 1 to 5
Division 1 Group B Table
NHL semi-finals Qualify for Division 1 for 2025 Qualify for Division 1 playoff Relegated to Division 2A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Limerick
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 51 | 6 |
 Tipperary
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 23 | 6 |
 Galway
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 26 | 2 |
 Dublin
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -28 | 2 |
 Antrim
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -28 | 0 |
| Westmeath
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -44 | 0 |
Division 1 Group B Rounds 1 to 5
Division 1 Semi-Finals
| 23/24 March 2024 | 1st Division 1, Group A | v | 2nd Division 1, Group B | |
| 23/24 March 2024 | 1st Division 1, Group B | v | 2nd Division 1, Group A | |
Division 1 Final
| 6/7 April 2024 | v | |||
Division 1A Playoff
The winners of this game play in Division 1 in 2025, while the losers play in Division 2A.
| 23/24 March 2024 | 4th Division 1, Group A | v | 4th Division 1, Group B | |
Division 2A
Division 2A Table
Division Final and promoted to Division 1 for 2025
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlow
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 59 | 29 | 6 |
 Laois
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 66 | 10 | 4 |
 Down
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 3 |
 Kerry
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 76 | -12 | 2 |
| Meath
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 77 | -16 | 2 |
 Kildare
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 | 84 | -11 | 1 |
Division 2A Final
| 30/31 March 2024 | 1st place | v | 2nd place | |
Division 2B
Division 2B Table
Division final, no promotion Relegated to Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donegal
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| London
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roscommon
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyrone
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wicklow
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Division 2B Final
| 30/31 March 2024 | 1st place | v | 2nd place | |
Division 3A
Division 3A Table
Division final, no promotion Relegation to Division 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louth
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mayo
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monaghan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sligo
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Division 3A Final
| 30/31 March 2024 | 1st place | v | 2nd place | |
Division 3B
Division 3B Table
Division final, no promotion; all teams relegated to Division 4 for 2025 Relegation to Division 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 3 |
| Fermanagh
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 2 |
| Lancashire
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warwickshire
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 |
| Leitrim
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 1 |
Division 3B Final
| 30/31 March 2024 | 1st place | v | 2nd place | |
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