| League: | 2017 National Football League |
| Dates: | 4 February to 9 April 2017 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Team1: | Kerry |
| Captain1: | Fionn Fitzgerald |
| Manager1: | Éamonn Fitzmaurice |
| Titles: | 20th |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Stephen Cluxton |
| Manager2: | Jim Gavin |
| Two: | Galway |
| Three: | Tipperary |
| Four: | Westmeath |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League, was the 86th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.
On 9 April 2017 Kerry won their 20th National League title, beating Dublin by 0-20 to 1-16 in the final. Dublin were the reigning champions and were bidding for their fifth successive title.[1] [2] [3]
Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provided live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. RTÉ2 broadcast highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings. TG4 broadcast the final of each division live.
The 2017 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.
| Teams Displayed By Province | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | Total | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
If only two teams are level on league points -
If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.
Following the decision to abolish the National Football League semi finals for 2017, the top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.
The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Heslin | Westmeath | 3-60 | 69 | 8 | 8.6 |
| 2 | Paul Geaney | Kerry | 3-42 | 51 | 8 | 6.4 |
| 3 | Conor Sweeney | Tipperary | 4-38 | 50 | 8 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Donal Kingston | Laois | 5-34 | 49 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Dean Rock | Dublin | 0-48 | 48 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Paul Broderick | Carlow | 3-35 | 44 | 6 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Robbie Smyth | Longford | 0-39 | 39 | 7 | 5.6 |
| 8 | Seanie Furlong | Wicklow | 1-35 | 38 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Jack McCarron | Monaghan | 3-29 | 38 | 6 | 6.3 | |
| 10 | Emlyn Mulligan | Leitrim | 1-33 | 36 | 7 | 5.1 |
| 11 | E Cleary | Clare | 1-31 | 34 | 7 | 4.9 |
| 12 | Donal Lenihan | Meath | 2-27 | 33 | 7 | 4.7 |
| 13 | Nigel Dunne | Offaly | 1-29 | 32 | 7 | 4.6 |
| 14 | Rory Mason | London | 1-28 | 31 | 6 | 5.2 |
| Ryan Burns | Louth | 3-22 | 31 | 8 | 3.9 | |