2014 National Football League (Ireland)
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| League details | |
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| Dates | 1 February – 27 April 2014 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (10th win) |
| Captain | Stephen Cluxton |
| Manager | Jim Gavin |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Derry |
| Captain | Mark Lynch |
| Manager | Brian McIver |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Monaghan |
| Division 3 | Roscommon |
| Division 4 | Tipperary |
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The 2014 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 83rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The League began on Saturday 1 February 2014. Thirty-one Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated.
Dublin won their second title in a row and eleventh in total after a 3-19 to 1-10 win against Derry in the final on 27 April at Croke Park.
The 2014 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
If only two teams were level on league points -
If three or more teams were level on league points, points difference was used to rank the teams.
The top four teams in Division 1 contested the 2014 NFL semi-finals (first played fourth and second played third) and final. The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, and contested the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
Automatic relegation to Division 2
1Derry, Mayo and Dublin are ranked by points difference.
Compete in Division 2 final
Automatic relegation to Division 3
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