2012 National Hurling League
| League details | |
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| Dates | 25 February – 6 May 2012 |
| Teams | 34 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (15th win) |
| Captain | Eoin Larkin |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Patrick Horgan |
| Manager | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 1B | Clare |
| Division 2A | Carlow |
| Division 2B | Kildare |
| Division 3A | Fingal |
| Division 3B | Fermanagh |
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The 2012 National Hurling League commenced in February 2012. 34 GAA county hurling teams: 32 from Ireland (including Fingal but not Cavan), London and Warwickshire, contested it.
On 6 May Kilkenny defeated Cork in the final to win their 15th NHL title, moving them to second place in the all-time roll of honour, behind Tipperary who have won 19 Leagues.
The 2012 format was originally to consist of five divisions: Divisions 1 and 2 having eight teams in each, Division 3A six, Division 3B seven, and six teams in Division 4.
However, this was controversially altered to a system of six divisions, with six teams in divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 3A, and four in division 3B. This meant that many counties were effectively relegated to a lower division. It was agreed in October 2011 that here will no longer be an eight team Division 1, with the top division hurling counties giving their approval to the new system. The league settings are as follows:
NHL finalists Relegated team
Division champions and promoted team Relegated team
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