Ladies: Champions to open 2019 league campaign at home to Donegal
November 28, 2018
Dublin leave the pitch after their Ladies League Division 1 semi-final victory over Galway at Kinnegad.
©INPHO/Oisin Keniry.
CHAMPIONS Dublin will face Donegal at home in the opening round of 2019 Lidl National League Division 1 Fixtures on Saturday, February 2.
The Sky Blues are also the TG4 All-Ireland Senior title holders after a remarkable 2018 campaign saw them scoop a League and Championship Double.
Dublin boss Mick Bohan has committed to another two years at the helm and he will now attempt to mastermind successful defences of his team’s high-profile crowns next year.
TG4 All-Ireland Final runners-up Cork will also have home advantage in their first Lidl NFL Division 1 fixture of 2019.
Ephie Fitzgerald’s side, who won the TG4 Munster Senior title in 2018, will entertain Connacht champions Galway – and that game is also pencilled in for Saturday, February 2.
On Sunday, February 3, 2018 Lidl NFL Division 1 runners-up Mayo welcome newly-promoted Tipperary to the West, while Westmeath have home advantage for their clash with Monaghan.
Looking ahead, Dublin will have home advantage against Mayo on Saturday, February 23, in round 3, while the repeat of the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Final between Dublin and Cork is pencilled in for Sunday, April 7, with Cork having home advantage in round 7.
In Division 2, Clare will entertain Kerry in a Munster derby, Waterford host Wexford, Laois take on Armagh, and Tyrone, the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate champions, travel to Cavan for an all-Ulster clash in the opening round of fixtures.
Division 3 of the 2019 Lidl NFL will see Sligo at home to Meath, Longford taking on Kildare, Offaly entertaining Down, and Roscommon at home to Wicklow in Round 1.
And in Division 4, Limerick will meet Louth in a repeat of the 2018 TG4 All-Ireland Junior Final, which was won by the Shannonsiders, on the opening day.
Elsewhere, Carlow entertain Kilkenny, Antrim are at home to Leitrim and Derry make the journey to Fermanagh.
The Divisional semi-finals are fixed for the weekend of April 20/21, and the showpiece Finals will be decided over the weekend of May 4/5.
2019 Lidl National Football League Fixture List
Division 1
Round 1 - 2nd/3rd February
2nd February
Dublin (H) v Donegal
Cork (H) v Galway
3rd February
Mayo (H) v Tipperary
Westmeath (H) v Monaghan
Round 2 - 9th/10th February
9th February
Monaghan (H) v Galway
10th February
Donegal (H) v Mayo
Tipperary (H) v Dublin
Westmeath (H) v Cork
Round 3 - 23rd/24th February
23rd February
Dublin (H) v Mayo
23rd/24th
Cork (H) v Tipperary
24th February
Galway (H) v Westmeath
Donegal (H) v Monaghan
Round 4 - 2nd/3rd March
2nd March
Mayo (H) v Galway
Donegal (H) v Tipperary
3rd March
Monaghan (H) v Cork
Dublin (H) v Westmeath
Round 5 - 16th/17th March
16th March
Cork (H) v Donegal
Dublin (H) v Monaghan
17th March
Tipperary (H) v Galway
Westmeath (H) v Mayo
Round 6 - 24th March
Mayo (H) v Cork
Tipperary (H) v Monaghan
Galway (H) v Dublin
Donegal (H) v Westmeath
Round 7 - 7th April
Cork (H) v Dublin
Monaghan (H) v Mayo
Galway (H) v Donegal
Westmeath (H) v Tipperary
Division 2
Round 1 - 2nd/3rd February
2nd February
Clare (H) v Kerry
Waterford (H) v Wexford
3rd February
Laois (H) v Armagh
Cavan (H) v Tyrone
Round 2 - 9th/10th February
9th February
Kerry (H) v Waterford
10th February
Tyrone (H) v Laois
Wexford (H) v Clare
Armagh (H) v Cavan
Round 3 - 23rd/24th February
23rd February
Cavan (H) v Clare
Wexford (H) v Tyrone
24th February
Laois (H) v Kerry
Waterford (H) v Armagh
Round 4 - 2nd/3rd March
2nd March
Tyrone (H) v Armagh
3rd March
Clare (H) v Laois
Cavan (H) v Waterford
Kerry (H) v Wexford
Round 5 - 16th/17th March
16th March
Kerry (H) v Cavan
17th March
Waterford (H) v Tyrone
Laois (H) v Wexford
Armagh (H) v Clare
Round 6 - 24th March
Armagh (H) v Kerry
Wexford (H) v Cavan
Waterford (H) v Laois
Clare (H) v Tyrone
Round 7 - 7th April
Tyrone (H) v Kerry
Clare (H) v Waterford
Cavan (H) v Laois
Armagh (H) v Wexford
Division 3
Round 1 - 2nd February
Sligo (H) v Meath
Longford (H) v Kildare
Offaly (H) v Down
Roscommon (H) v Wicklow
Round 2 - 10th February
Wicklow (H) v Down
Kildare (H) v Roscommon
Longford (H) v Sligo
Meath (H) v Offaly
Round 3 - 23rd/24th February
23rd February
Meath (H) v Roscommon
Offaly (H) v Longford
Wicklow (H) v Kildare
24th February
Down (H) v Sligo
Round 4 - 3rd March
Roscommon (H) v Down
Kildare (H) v Offaly
Longford (H) v Meath
Sligo (H) v Wicklow
Round 5 - 17th March
Sligo (H) v Roscommon
Kildare (H) v Meath
Down (H) v Longford
Wicklow (H) v Offaly
Round 6 - 24th March
Meath (H) v Wicklow
Roscommon (H) v Longford
Kildare (H) v Down
Offaly (H) v Sligo
Round 7 - 7th April
Offaly (H) v Roscommon
Down (H) v Meath
Longford (H) v Wicklow
Sligo (H) v Kildare
Division 4
Round 1 - 2nd/3rd February
2nd February
Limerick (H) v Louth
Carlow (H) v Kilkenny
3rd February
Antrim (H) v Leitrim
Fermanagh (H) v Derry
Round 2 - 10th February
Leitrim (H) v Derry
Antrim (H) v Fermanagh
Louth (H) v Kilkenny
Limerick (H) v Carlow
Round 3 - 23rd/24th February
23rd February
Fermanagh (H) v Limerick
Kilkenny (H) v Antrim
24th February
Leitrim (H) v Louth
Derry (H) v Carlow
Round 4 - 3rd March
Derry (H) v Kilkenny
Carlow (H) v Louth
Fermanagh (H) v Leitrim
Antrim (H) v Limerick
Round 5 - 17th March
Louth (H) v Fermanagh
Limerick (H) v Kilkenny
Leitrim (H) v Carlow
Derry (H) v Antrim
Round 6 - 24th March
Carlow (H) v Fermanagh
Kilkenny (H) v Leitrim
Louth (H) v Antrim
Derry (H) v Limerick
Round 7 - 7th April
Fermanagh (H) v Kilkenny
Antrim (H) v Carlow
Limerick (H) v Leitrim
Louth (H) v Derry
Playoff/Regulations - 13th /14th April
Semi Finals - 20th/21st April
Finals (Div 3 & 4) - 4th May
Finals (Div 1 & 2) - 5th May
