National Hurling League 2007
| League details | |
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| Dates | 18 February – 29 April, 2007 |
| Teams | 33 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Waterford (2nd win) |
| Captain | Michael "Brick" Walsh |
| Manager | Justin McCarthy |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Henry Shefflin |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Laois |
| Division 3 | Roscommon |
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| Season | 2007 |
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| Champions |
Waterford 2nd National League title Captain: Michael Walsh Manager: Justin McCarthy |
| Relegated | Down |
| Matches played | 36 |
| Top goalscorer |
 Eoin Kelly (1-61) |
| Best goalkeeper |
Brian Murray P. J. Ryan (4 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win |
Wexford 3-31 - 0-6 Down (1 April 2007) |
| Biggest away win |
Down 1-13 - 3-25 Clare (18 February 2007) |
| Highest scoring |
Limerick 6-20 - 1-18 Offaly (8 April 2007) |
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All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.
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| Season | 2006 |
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| Champions |
Laois Captain: Joe FitzPatrick Manager: Damien Fox |
| Promoted | Laois |
| Relegated |
Meath Carlow Armagh Mayo London |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Biggest home win |
Laois 3-26 - 2-9 Derry (18 February 2007) Wicklow 5-13 - 0-8 Armagh (25 March 2007) |
| Biggest away win |
Armagh 1-5 - 3-15 Laois (18 March 2007) |
| Highest scoring |
Westmeath 2-20 - 3-18 Laois (15 April 2007) |
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2008 →
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.
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| Season | 2006 |
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| Champions |
Roscommon Captain: Mervyn Connaughton Manager: David McConn |
| Promoted | Roscommon |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Biggest home win |
Roscommon 4-20 - 2-4 Cavan (25 March 2007) |
| Biggest away win |
Fermanagh 1-13 - 4-24 Roscommon (1 April 2007) |
| Highest scoring |
Donegal 6-15 - 1-9 Leitrim (25 March 2007) Tyrone 1-21 - 2-15 Louth (25 March 2007) |
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All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.
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The 2007 National Hurling League was the 76th season of the National Hurling League, the top leagues for inter-county hurling teams, since its establishment in 1925. The fixtures were announced on 28 November 2006. The season began on 18 February 2007 and concluded on 29 April 2007.
Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 2006 season. Dublin entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 29 April 2007, Waterford won the title after a 0-20 to 0-18 win over Kilkenny. It was their first league title since 1963 and their second National League title overall.
Antrim and Down were the first two teams to be relegated to Division 2 after finishing bottom of Divisions 1A and 1B respectively. Offaly were the third team to be relegated after being beaten by Limerick in a play-off. Antrim and Offaly subsequently earned reprieves and retain their Division 1 status as the proposed restructuring of the 2008 league was scrapped.
Waterford's Eoin Kelly was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-61. Limerick's Brian Murray and Kilkenny's P. J. Ryan were the top goalkeepers having kept 4 clean sheets.
A total of 12 teams contested the top division of the league, including 11 sides from the 2006 season and one promoted from the 2006 National League Division 2. On 30 April 2006, Dublin earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. They were crowned Division 2 champions after beating Kerry. They replaced Laois who were relegated to Division 2 at the end of the previous season.
The 12 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of six team - 1A and 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league quarter-finals.
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