1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
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| Dates | 1 November 1999 - 20 May 2000 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Derry (5th win) |
| Captain | Anthony Tohill |
| Manager | Eamonn Coleman |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Meath |
| Captain | Graham Geraghty |
| Manager | Seán Boylan |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Louth |
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The 1999-2000 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 69th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Derry beat Meath in the final after a replay.
The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.
If two or more teams are level on points, scoring average was used to rank the teams.
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2A
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B
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