| League: | 1999 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 21 February – 10 October 1999 |
| Teams: | 33 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Captain1: | Tommy Dunne |
| Manager1: | Nicky English |
| Titles: | 17th |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Cathal Moore |
| Manager2: | Mattie Murphy |
| Two: | Derry |
| Three: | Armagh |
| Previous: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2000 |
The 1999 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 68th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 1–14 to 1–10 in the final.[2]
There are 14 teams in Division 1, divided into 1A and 1B. Each team plays all the others once, either home or away. Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win. The top teams in 1A and 1B play each other in the NHL final. The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.
There are 10 teams in Division 2. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom team is relegated.
There are 9 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1999 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 17th National League title Captain: Tommy Dunne Manager: Nicky English |
| Relegated: | Down |
| League Topscorer: | Eugene Cloonan (7-49) |
| Matches: | 46 |
| Prevseason: | 1999 |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
| Updated: | 6 February 2017 |
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1998 season. Kerry and Down entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.
On 2 May 1999, Tipperary won the title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.
Down, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1 after losing the relegation play-off to Kerry by 2-13 to 0-12.
Galway's Eugene Cloonan was the Division 1 top scorer with 7-49.
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| 1 | Galway | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 12 | Division 1 runners-up | |||||||||
| 2 | Clare | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Offaly | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Antrim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Dublin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Limerick | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kerry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -90 | 0 |
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| 1 | Tipperary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 10 | Division 1 champions | |||||||||
| 2 | Kilkenny | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Waterford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Wexford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Down | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -113 | 0 | Relegation to Division 2 |
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 7-49 | 70 | 8 | 8.75 | |
| 2 | Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 1-59 | 62 | 8 | 7.75 | |
| 3 | Alastair Elliott | Antrim | 4-39 | 51 | 6 | 8.50 | |
| 4 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 2-42 | 48 | 7 | 6.85 | |
| 5 | Joe Deane | Cork | 3-38 | 47 | 6 | 7.83 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 3-05 | 14 | Dublin |
| Alistair Elliott | Antrim | 1-11 | 14 | Kerry | |
| 3 | Alistair Elliott | Antrim | 1-10 | 13 | Offaly |
| 4 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 1-09 | 12 | Kerry |
| Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 0-12 | 12 | Clare | |
| 6 | Alan Markham | Clare | 2-05 | 11 | Kerry |
| Paul Flynn | Waterford | 2-05 | 11 | Laois | |
| Alistair Elliott | Antrim | 1-08 | 11 | Dublin | |
| Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | Waterford | |
| Tommy Dunne | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Down |
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| 1 | Derry | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 16 | Division 2 champions | |||||||||
| 2 | Wicklow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 14 | Division 2 runners-up | |||||||||
| 3 | Roscommon | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kildare | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Carlow | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Westmeath | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Meath | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -20 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Tyrone | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -20 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 9 | London | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -21 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Monaghan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -113 | 0 | Relegated to Division 3 |