2017 National Hurling League
| League details | |
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| Dates | 11 February – 23 April 2017 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Galway (10th win) |
| Captain | David Burke |
| Manager | Micheál Donoghue |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tipperary |
| Captain | Pádraic Maher |
| Manager | Michael Ryan |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2A | Antrim |
| Division 2B | Meath |
| Division 3A | Donegal |
| Division 3B | Longford |
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The 2017 National Hurling League was the 86th season of the National Hurling League for senior county hurling teams.
Clare were the defending champions, winning the title for the first time since 1977–78 after a 1-23 to 2-19 win against Waterford in a replay on 8 May 2016.
Eir Sport (formerly Setanta) and TG4 provide live coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively, with highlights shown on GAA 2017 during the week. RTÉ2 broadcasts highlights programme Allianz League Sunday on Sunday evenings.
In the Division 1 final on 23 April, Galway won the title after a 3-21 to 0-14 win against Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.
League structure
Thirty three teams compete in the 2017 NHL – six teams in the top four divisions (Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B), four teams in Division 3A and five teams in Division 3B. Thirty-one county teams from Ireland take part (Cavan do not). London and Warwickshire complete the lineup. Fingal were scheduled to compete in Division 3A but have withdrawn for 2017.
Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away in all divisions except Division 3A where a double round of fixtures are played. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.
On a pilot basis in 2017, the hurling quarter-finals and semi-finals will finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a quarter-final or semi-final is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after two further five minute periods of extra time, the outcome will be decided by a free-taking competition. This will prevent games from going to a replay and allow the league finals to be held on the scheduled date.
Tie-breaker
Finals, promotions and relegations
Division 1A
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