The 1997 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 66th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] Limerick won, beating Galway in the final. This was the first NHL season to take place in a single calendar year.
Structure
There are eight teams in each division. Each plays each other team once, home or away, and receives two points for a win and one for a draw.
The top two teams in Division 1 advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in Division 1 go into the quarter-finals, as do the top two teams in Division 2.
The top three teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted for the following season. The bottom three in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.
Division placings
Division 1
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
Notes |
| 1 |
Kilkenny |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
| 2 |
Limerick |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
Division 1 champions |
| 3 |
Galway |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
Division 1 runners-up |
| 4 |
Tipperary |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
| 5 |
Offaly |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
| 6 |
Clare |
7 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
Relegated to Division 2 |
| 7 |
Wexford |
7 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
Relegated to Division 2 |
| 8 |
Laois |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
Relegated to Division 2 |
Results
Division 2
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
Notes |
| 1 |
Dublin |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 |
Cork |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
Promoted to Division 1 |
| 3 |
Waterford |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
Promoted to Division 1 |
| 4 |
Antrim |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
| 5 |
Meath |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
| 6 |
London |
7 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
| 7 |
Westmeath |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
| 8 |
Kerry |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
References
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