Английская Википедия:1985–86 National Football League (Ireland)
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The 1985–86 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Ford National Football League, was the 55th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Laois won their second title to bridge a sixty-year gap.[1][2][3]
Format
1985-86 saw a change in format of the National League. Divisions Three and Four were amalgamated into a new Division Three, which was split by region.[4]
Divisions
- Division One: 8 teams
- Division Two: 8 teams
- Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)
Round-robin format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Titles
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Knockout stage qualifiers
- Division One: top 4 teams
- Division Two: top 2 teams
- Division Three (North): group winners
- Division Three (South): group winners
Knockout phase structure
In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:
- Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
- Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
- Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
- Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two
The semi-final match-ups are:
- Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
- Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
Promotion and relegation
- Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two
- Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Three.
- Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two.
- Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two.
Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.
League Tables
Division One
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Colours of Down.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| Файл:Colours of Monaghan.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Файл:Colours of Meath.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Файл:Colours of Armagh.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Файл:Colours of Kerry.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Файл:Colours of Roscommon.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Файл:Colours of Kildare.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1986–87 NFL |
| Файл:Colours of Tyrone.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division Two
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Colours of Mayo.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division One of the 1986–87 NFL |
| Файл:Colours of Dublin.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Файл:Colours of Donegal.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Файл:Colours of Cork.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Файл:Colours of Cavan.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Файл:Colours of Longford.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Файл:Colours of Galway.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1986–87 NFL |
| Файл:Colours of Wexford.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Division Three
Division Three (North) table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Colours of Derry.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1986–87 NFL |
| Файл:Colours of Louth.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Файл:Colours of Offaly.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Файл:Colours of Antrim.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Файл:Colours of Sligo.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Файл:Colours of Leitrim.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| Файл:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Файл:Colours of Westmeath.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Division Three (South) table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Файл:Colours of Laois.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1986–87 NFL |
| Файл:Colours of Carlow.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Файл:Colours of Wicklow.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Файл:Colours of Limerick.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Файл:Colours of Clare.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Файл:Colours of Tipperary.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Файл:Colours of Waterford.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Файл:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Шаблон:GG | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Knockout stages
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Шаблон:Laois NFL Team 1986 Шаблон:National Football League (Ireland)
- ↑ GAA Final Teams
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ GAA Archive 1986Шаблон:Dead link
- ↑ "Football League's new Div 3, North and South", Sunday Independent,25 August 1985, p.24
- ↑ "Your GAA Scoreboard", Irish Independent 03/03/1986, p. 11
