2020 National Camogie League Explained

League:	2020 National Camogie League
Dates:	1 February – 8 March 2020 (not completed)
Teams:	34
Previous:	2019
Next:	2021

The 2020 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in Ireland in spring 2020.^{[1] [2]} Several new rules are being trialled, to do with contact, persistent fouling, puckouts, dropping the camogie stick, hand-pass goals and penalty shots.^[3]

The league was originally scheduled to end in April 2020, but public health measures introduced to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland caused the final stages to be delayed.^{[4] [5] [6]} In June 2020 it was announced that the league was to be cancelled.^{[7] [8]}

Format

League structure

The 2020 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: 9 in Division 1, 14 in Division 2 and 11 in Division 3; divisions 1 and 3 are divided into two groups and Division 2 is divided into three groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

• winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
• if the head-to-head match was a draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
• if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Finals

The winners of each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League final.^[9]

In Division 2, the three group winners and runners-up contest the quarter-finals; the three quarter-final winners then play a semi-final and final.

The two group winners in Division 3 contest the Division 3 final.

Fixtures and results

Division 1

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
Cork	2	2	0	0	+23	6	Advance to NCL final
Clare	3	2	0	1	+6	6
Waterford	3	2	0	1	–7	4
Kilkenny	3	1	0	2	–10	3
Offaly	3	0	1	2	–12	1	Relegation playoff

• League cancelled with three games still to play (Clare v Cork, Offaly v Cork, Waterford v Kilkenny).

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
Tipperary	3	3	0	0	+22	9	Advance to NCL final
Galway	3	2	0	1	+6	6
Limerick	3	1	0	2	–16	3
Dublin	3	0	0	3	–12	0	Relegation playoff

Relegation playoff

Date:	TBA
Round:	Relegation playoff
Team1:	Offaly/Kilkenny
Score:	Cancelled
Team2:	Dublin
Stack:	yes

Final

Date:	TBA
Round:	Final
Team1:	Cork/Clare/Waterford
Score:	Cancelled
Team2:	Tipperary
Stack:	yes

References

1. Web site: Camogie Fixtures 2019. 2 January 2020 .
2. Web site: Forty-nine players named on the Tipperary senior and intermediate camogie panel ahead of league campaign. www.tipperarylive.ie.
3. Web site: Badly Needed New Camogie Rules To Be Trialled In 2020 National League. P. J.. Browne. Balls.ie. 4 December 2019 .
4. Web site: U21 championship delayed with Clare Cup start deferred. March 12, 2020.
5. Web site: Sporting Events Postponed Due to Coronavirus Scare. Sport. GBFM. March 12, 2020.
6. Web site: Coronavirus: A comprehensive guide as Irish and global sport shuts down in effort to contain spread of Covid-19. independent. 12 March 2020 .
7. Web site: The Nenagh Guardian - Tipperary to miss out on Camogie League Final. 24 June 2020 .
8. Web site: National Camogie League cancelled for 2020. June 23, 2020. www.irishexaminer.com.
9. Web site: Dublin Seniors Start The 2020 National Camogie League Against Galway. Nigel. McCarthy. December 17, 2019.