The 2006 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 75th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 February – 23 April 2006 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (18th win) |
| Captain | Declan O'Sullivan |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Pádraic Joyce |
| Manager | Peter Ford |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Louth |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Format
editThe top 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team plays all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progress to the Division 2 semi-finals and are promoted. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B are relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progress to the NFL semi-finals.
Division One
editDivision One (A) table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-95 | 7-77 | +12 | 11 | Advanced to NFL semi-final |
| Kerry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-94 | 2-86 | +14 | 9 | |
| Tyrone | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-81 | 4-71 | +13 | 9 | |
| Dublin | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-67 | 7-62 | +5 | 7 | |
| Cork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3-55 | 1-71 | -10 | 6 | |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-69 | 5-81 | -12 | 6 | |
| Offaly | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-69 | 8-81 | -12 | 5 | Relegated to Division Two of the 2007 NFL |
| Monaghan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-77 | 7-78 | -10 | 3 |
Division One (B) table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laois | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-92 | 4-70 | +22 | 10 | Advanced to NFL semi-final |
| Galway | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-73 | 5-65 | +14 | 9 | |
| Derry | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2-77 | 4-65 | +6 | 9 | |
| Down | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-75 | 9-75 | -3 | 7 | |
| Kildare | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2-74 | 4-68 | 0 | 6 | |
| Armagh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10-73 | 6-79 | -4 | 6 | |
| Meath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-82 | 7-86 | -10 | 6 | Relegated to Division Two of the 2007 NFL |
| Wexford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7-64 | 6-92 | -25 | 3 |
Semi-finals
editFinal
editDivision Two
editDivision Two (A) table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-103 | 2-47 | +68 | 13 | Advanced to NFL Division 2 semi-final; promoted to Division One |
| Limerick | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9-79 | 7-64 | +21 | 11 | |
| Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7-81 | 2-66 | +28 | 10 | |
| Leitrim | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-62 | 5-56 | +6 | 6 | |
| Longford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9-80 | 13-73 | -5 | 6 | |
| Clare | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4-67 | 8-63 | -8 | 6 | |
| Carlow | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9-62 | 5-88 | -14 | 4 | |
| London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4-29 | 11-104 | -96 | 0 |
Division Two (B) table
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louth | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10-92 | 5-63 | +44 | 12 | Advanced to NFL Division 2 semi-final; promoted to Division One |
| Westmeath | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-86 | 4-67 | +31 | 10 | |
| Cavan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3-88 | 8-69 | +4 | 10 | |
| Tipperary | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-69 | 5-68 | +10 | 8 | |
| Sligo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-73 | 6-84 | -8 | 6 | |
| Antrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8-82 | 11-86 | -13 | 4 | |
| Waterford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-53 | 14-86 | -63 | 4 | |
| Wicklow | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9-67 | 4-87 | -5 | 2 |
Semi-finals
edit| Donegal | 0-14 – 1-09 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
Final
editFinal (Replay)
edit Donegal | 1–09–1–12 |  Louth |
|---|---|---|
| Doherty (1-3, 1pen, 2f) A. Sweeney (0-3,2f), Monaghan (0-1), Dunnion (0-1), Toye (0-1) | Stanfield (1-2, 1f), Clarke (0-4, 1f), Hoey (0-2), O'Brien (0-1), Farrelly (0-1), Keenan (0-1), Grimes (0-1f) |
References
edit- ^ "Final Teams". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Another National League Title for Kerry". Terrace Talk.
- ^ "Sportsfile - Kerry v Galway - Allianz Football League Division 1 Final Photos | page 1". www.sportsfile.com.
- ^ "Galway and Kerry to meet in the final". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 2006 League :: Semi-Final :: Kerry Vs Laois". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Donegal fight back to force replay". Irish Times. 24 April 2006.
- ^ "Louth proving a force to be reckoned with". Irish Times. 1 May 2006.
- ^ "Wee glee as brave". Irish Independent. 1 May 2006.
External links
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