Champions Dublin will face divisional games away to Waterford and Meath and home to Cork in the 2022 Lidl Ladies NFL
HOLDERS Dublin will begin the defence of their Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown with a trip to Waterford on the opening weekend of the 2022 campaign.
Division 1B of the competition also contains TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions Meath and Cork, the 12-time Division 1 winners who lost out to Dublin in the 2021 top flight decider at Croke Park.
Cork and Meath will also meet on the opening weekend (February 13) in what will be the first competitive meeting between the counties since the dramatic TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final back in August, when Meath staged a sensational comeback to take the game to extra-time, before eventually prevailing.
Dublin will take on Cork in Round 2, before 2021 TG4 All-Ireland Finalists Dublin and Meath renew acquaintances in Round 3.
Meath will operate in the top tier next year after they won the Division 2 title in 2021, to gain promotion.
Division 1A of the 2022 Lidl National League contains Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Westmeath – with two teams to emerge from each of the four-team divisions to contest the semi-finals on March 19.
Division 2A contains three Munster teams, namely Clare, Kerry and Tipperary, who were relegated from the top flight this year.
They’ll be joined by 2021 Division 3 Champions Laois, while Division 2B is an all-Ulster affair as Armagh, Cavan, Monaghan and Tyrone prepare for some intriguing games.
Division 3A contains newly-promoted Louth, who will play against Down, Roscommon and Sligo, while Wexford (relegated from Division 2 in 2021), Kildare, Wicklow and Longford make up an all-Leinster Division 3B.
In Division 4A, Ulster sides Antrim, Derry and Fermanagh will be joined by Leitrim, as Fermanagh prepare for life in the fourth tier again following relegation in 2021.
In Division 4B, London are preparing for a return to League football, and they’ll pit their wits against Carlow, Offaly and Limerick.
The Division 2 semi-finals will be played on March 19, with the semi-finals in Divisions 3 and 4 down for decision on March 20.
The Finals in Divisions 3 and 4 are scheduled for Sunday, April 3, with the Divisions 1 and 2 Finals to be played a week later, on Sunday, April 10.
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1A
13th February
Donegal v Galway
Mayo v Westmeath
20th February
Galway v Mayo
Westmeath v Donegal
6th March
Mayo v Donegal
Westmeath v Galway
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1B
13th February
Waterford v Dublin
Meath v Cork
20th February
Dublin v Cork
Waterford v Meath
6th March
Meath v Dublin
Cork v Waterford
Semi-Finals 19th March
Final 10th April
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 2A
13th February
Kerry v Tipperary
Laois v Clare
20th February
Laois v Tipperary
Clare v Kerry
6th March
Kerry v Laois
Tipperary v Clare
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 2B
13th February
Cavan v Monaghan
Armagh v Tyrone
20th February
Tyrone v Monaghan
Armagh v Cavan
6th March
Cavan v Tyrone
Monaghan v Armagh
Semi-Finals 19th March
Final 10th April
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 3A
13th February
Down v Roscommon
Sligo v Louth
20th February
Sligo v Down
Louth v Roscommon
6th March
Down v Louth
Roscommon v Sligo
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 3B
13th February
Wexford v Kildare
Wicklow v Longford
20th February
Wicklow v Wexford
Longford v Kildare
6th March
Wexford v Longford
Kildare v Wicklow
Semi-Finals 20th March
Final 3rd April
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 4A
13th February
Leitrim v Fermanagh
Antrim v Derry
20th February
Derry v Leitrim
Fermanagh v Antrim
6th March
Derry v Fermanagh
Leitrim v Antrim
2022 Lidl Ladies NFL Division 4B
13th February
Offaly v Carlow
Limerick v London
20th February
Limerick v Offaly
Carlow v London
6th March
Carlow v Limerick
Offaly v London
Semi-Finals 20th March
Final 3rd April
