Champions Cork to face Westmeath in opening round
2019 runners-up Galway at home to Waterford
TG4 All-Ireland Champions Dublin to host Tipperary
Donegal the visitors to Mayo
CHAMPIONS Cork will face Westmeath at home in the opening
round of 2020 Lidl National League Division 1 Fixtures on Sunday, January 26.
The Leesiders regained the title they had previously won in
2017 by defeating Galway in the Final at Parnell Park last May.
2019 runners-up Galway, who also contested the TG4
All-Ireland Senior Final, will have home advantage against Waterford as they
kickstart their new season in the opening round of National League fixtures.
Elsewhere, TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions Dublin will play
host to the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate winners Tipperary, while Donegal make
the trip to Mayo on the opening day.
Looking ahead, Dublin have three mouth-watering fixtures to
look forward to in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, when they face Mayo away from home,
before welcoming Cork and Galway to the capital on successive weekends.
Cork defeated Dublin in an epic 2019 Lidl NFL Division 1
semi-final, after extra-time at Nowlan Park, but the Sky Blues gained revenge
in front of 10,886 spectators at Croke Park in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior
semi-final.
Dublin then went on to beat Galway in front of a record
56,114 attendance in the 2019 TG4 All-Ireland Final, to land the Brendan Martin
Cup for a third successive year.
Cork will also note the visit to Tipperary in Round 2 of the
2020 Lidl National League, having lost out to the Premier County on home soil
in this year’s competition.
Meanwhile, the Connacht derby between Galway and Mayo has
been pencilled in for Round 7, on Sunday, March 29.
In Division 2, Cavan host Kerry, Armagh make the trip to
Clare, Meath entertain Tyrone, and Monaghan are the visitors to Wexford in the
opening round.
In Division 3, Round 1, Fermanagh are at home to Kildare,
Laois take on Wicklow in an all-Leinster affair, Longford are up against Down,
and there’s a Connacht derby between Roscommon and Sligo.
And in Division 4, Antrim take on Offaly, Carlow are at home
to Limerick, while Leitrim make the trip to Derry.
The LGFA has also confirmed that the top two finishers will
progress straight to the Finals in each of the divisions.
The 2020 Lidl Ladies National Football League Finals will be
played on the weekend of April 18/19.
2020 Lidl Ladies National Football League Fixtures:
Division 1
Round 1: January 26
2020
Cork v Westmeath
Dublin v Tipperary
Galway v Waterford
Mayo v Donegal
Round 2: February 2
2020
Mayo v Dublin
Tipperary v Cork
Waterford v Donegal
Westmeath v Galway
Round 3: February 9
2020
Donegal v Galway
Dublin v Cork
Mayo v Waterford
Tipperary v Westmeath
Round 4: February 23 2020
Cork v Mayo
Dublin v Galway
Waterford v Tipperary
Westmeath v Donegal
Round 5: March 8 2020
Donegal v Cork
Galway v Tipperary
Mayo v Westmeath
Waterford v Dublin
Round 6: March 22
2020
Donegal v Dublin
Galway v Cork
Tipperary v Mayo
Westmeath v Waterford
Round 7: March 29 2020
Cork v Waterford
Galway v Mayo
Tipperary v Donegal
Westmeath v Dublin
Relegation/Playoff Dates:
April 4/5
April 11/12
Final:
April 18/19
