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National Hurling League 2009

National Hurling League 2009
2009 National Hurling League Finals Programme.JPG
League details
Dates 7 February 2009 – 3 May 2009
Teams 34
League champions
Winners Kilkenny (14th win)
Other division winners
Division 2 Offaly
Division 3A Kildare
Division 3B Louth
Division 4 Sligo
2008
2010
National Hurling League Division 1
Season 2009
Champions Kilkenny
14th National League title
Captain: Michael Fennelly
Manager: Brian Cody
Relegated Clare
Matches played 29
Top goalscorer Colours of Dublin.svg Alan McCrabbe (1-50)
Biggest home win Kilkenny 4-26 - 0-11 Cork
(5 April 2009)
Biggest away win Galway 4-16 - 1-11 Cork
(1 March 2009)
Highest scoring Tipperary 4-17 - 2-26 Kilkenny
(3 May 2009)
2008
2010
All statistics correct as of 10 April 2017.
National Hurling League Division 2
Season 2009
Champions Offaly
Captain: Ger Oakley
Manager: Johnny Dooley
Relegated Kerry
Matches played 29
Top goalscorer Colours of Offaly.svg Shane Dooley (8-48)
2008
2010
All statistics correct as of 10 April 2017.

The 2009 National Hurling League (known as the Allianz National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the National Hurling League.

The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring of the usual four divisions with the teams divided more equitably into a five-tier structure.

Division 1 was a single division and was confined to the top eight teams. The top two teams in the division qualified for the final. Division 2 operated in a similar manner.

Division 3A was a newly-created division and consisted of six teams. The top two teams in the division qualified for the final. Division 3B operated in a similar manner, however, that division consisted of seven teams.

Division 4 was a single division consisting of six teams. The top two teams in the division qualified for the final.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 2008 season.

On 3 May 2009, Kilkenny won the title after a 4-17 to 2-26 extra-time win over Tipperary. It was their first league title since 2006 and their 14th National League title overall.

Clare failed to win a single group stage game - finishing in the bottom position - and were relegated to Division 2 for the 2010 league.

Dublin's Alan McCrabbe was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-50.

A total of 8 teams contested the top division of the league, including all of the sides from the 2008 season that formerly took part in Divisions 1A and 1B. Due to the restructuring the 2008 Division 2 champions did not gain promotion to the top tier.

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 Division 1 contested the final.






























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