2025 National Hurling League

The 2025 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Hurling League, was the 94th staging of the National Hurling League, an annual hurling tournament for county teams. Thirty-two county teams from Ireland, and three from England, competed.
2025 saw a new structure, with the league consisting of five divisions, each containing seven teams, and two teams promoted and relegated from each.
It began on the weekend of 25–26 January 2025. were the reigning champions.
On 6 April, Cork defeated Tipperary by 3–24 to 0–23 to win the final, their first league title since 1998.
Offaly's Brian Duignan finished as the league's top scorer with a tally of 1-68 across his seven appearances for the Faithful.

Format

League structure

The 2025 National Hurling League consists of five divisions of seven teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
In the top division, Division 1A, teams compete to become the National Hurling League champions. The top two teams qualify for the NHL Final.
Teams compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Divisions 1B, 2, 3 and 4, the first- and second-placed teams play in the divisional final and are both promoted, while the bottom two teams of divisions 1A, 1B, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Tiebreakers for league ranking

As per the Official GAA Guide - Part 1 - Section 6.21 -
If two teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:

Where two teams only are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the Competition;

If three or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, or two teams are tied and drew the match they played, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:

Scoring Difference ;
Highest Total Score For;
A Play-Off.

In the event that two teams or more finish with equal points, but have been affected by a disqualification, loss of game on a proven objection, retirement or walkover, the tie shall be decided by the following means:

Score Difference from the games in which only the teams involved,, have played each other.
Highest Total Score For, in which only the teams involved, have played each other, and have finished equal in
A Play-Off

Division 1A

Table

Division 1A Scoring Statistics

;Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Darragh McCarthy	Tipperary	2-48	54	6	9.00
2	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	0-38	38	5	7.60
3	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Cork	2-31	37	7	5.29
4	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1-32	35	6	5.83
5	Martin Keoghan	Kilkenny	2-24	30	6	5.00
6	Cian Byrne	Wexford	0-29	29	4	7.25
7	Eoin Cody	Kilkenny	1-22	25	4	6.25
8	Brian Hayes	Cork	5-08	23	7	3.29
8	T.J. Reid	Kilkenny	0-23	23	3	7.67
10	Declan Dalton	Cork	3-13	22	5	4.40
10	Aaron Gillane	Limerick	0-22	22	4	5.50

;In a Single Game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	T.J. Reid	Kilkenny	0-13	13	Tipperary
2	Declan Dalton	Cork	2-06	12	Clare
2	Patrick Horgan	Cork	1-09	12	Galway
2	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	0-12	12	Cork
2	Darragh McCarthy	Tipperary	0-12	12	Kilkenny
6	Aidan McCarthy	Clare	0-11	11	Galway
6	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Cork	0-11	11	Tipperary
8	Brian Hayes	Cork	3-01	10	Clare
8	Darragh McCarthy	Tipperary	1-07	10	Wexford
8	Darragh McCarthy	Tipperary	0-10	10	Cork
8	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-10	10	Kilkenny
8	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Cork	0-10	10	Limerick
8	T.J. Reid	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Limerick

Division 1B

Table

Division 1B Scoring Statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brian Duignan	Offaly	1-68	71	7	10.14
2	James McNaughton	Antrim	3-58	67	6	11.17
3	Martin Kavanagh	Carlow	2-50	56	6	9.33
4	Stephen Bennett	Waterford	1-49	52	5	10.40
5	David Williams	Westmeath	2-42	48	6	8.00
6	Aaron Dunphy	Laois	0-43	43	6	7.17
7	Killian Doyle	Westmeath	1-29	32	3	10.67
7	Donal Burke	Dublin	0-25	25	3	8.33
9	Padraig Fitzgerald	Waterford	0-25	25	7	3.57
10	Chris Nolan	Carlow	4-10	22	5	4.40

In a Single Game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Killian Doyle	Westmeath	1-15	18	Carlow
2	James McNaughton	Antrim	1-14	17	Westmeath
2	James McNaughton	Antrim	2-11	17	Laois
4	Aaron Dunphy	Laois	0-16	16	Carlow
5	Brian Duignan	Offaly	0-14	14	Westmeath
5	Killian Doyle	Westmeath	0-14	14	Offaly
7	Cian O'Sullivan	Dublin	0-13	13	Antrim
7	Brian Duignan	Offaly	0-13	13	Laois
7	Patrick Fitzgerald	Waterford	0-13	13	Laois
7	Brian Duignan	Offaly	0-13	13	Dublin
7	Martin Kavanagh	Carlow	0-13	13	Laois

Division 2

Table

Division 2 Scoring Statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Regan	Meath	1-66	69	6	11.50
2	Tom McGrattan	Down	4-56	68	6	11.33
2	David Qualter	Kildare	1-65	68	7	9.71
4	Christy McNaughton	Derry	1-43	46	6	7.67
5	Gerard Gilmore	Donegal	0-38	38	6	6.33
5	Podge Boyle	Kerry	1-35	38	3	12.67
7	Aidy Kelly	Tyrone	0-35	35	6	5.83
8	Pearse Óg McCrickard	Down	2-22	28	7	4.00
9	Jack Sheridan	Kildare	5-12	27	6	4.50
10	Tim Prenter	Down	4-11	23	6	3.83
10	Shane Conway	Kerry	1-20	23	3	7.67

In a Single Game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tom McGrattan	Down	2-12	18	Meath
2	Jack Regan	Meath	0-16	16	Derry
3	David Qualter	Kildare	1-12	15	Kerry
3	Tom McGrattan	Down	0-15	15	Derry
3	Pearse Óg McCrickard	Down	2-09	15	Tyrone
6	Podge Boyle	Kerry	0-14	14	Down
7	Podge Boyle	Kerry	1-10	13	Meath
7	David Qualter	Kildare	0-13	13	Meath
7	Jack Regan	Meath	1-10	13	Kildare
10	Shane Conway	Kerry	0-11	11	Kildare
10	David Qualter	Kildare	0-11	11	Down
10	Jack Regan	Meath	0-11	11	Tyrone
10	Jack Regan	Meath	0-11	11	Kerry
10	Christy McNaughton	Derry	0-11	11	Kildare
10	Tom McGrattan	Down	0-11	11	Kerry
10	Tom McGrattan	Down	2-05	11	Kildare

Division 3

Table

Division 3 Scoring Statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total
1	Liam O'Brien	Cavan	3-41	50
2	Seanie Germaine	Wicklow	2-42	48
2	Shane Boland	Mayo	2-42	48
4	Shea Harvey	Armagh	1-40	43
5	David Devine	London	4-30	42
6	Andrew Kilcullen	Sligo	1-38	41
7	Liam Lavin	Mayo	4-28	40
8	Cormac Phillips	Mayo	4-25	37
9	Padraig Doyle	Wicklow	5-14	29
10	Gerard O'Kelly-Lynch	Sligo	2-12	18

Division 4

Table

Division 4 Scoring Statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total
1	Darren Geoghegan	Louth	0-66	66
2	Reuben Murray	Longford	2-36	42
3	Joe Murray	Leitrim	2-29	35
4	John Duffy	Fermanagh	0-32	32
5	Niall Arthur	Monaghan	0-29	29
6	Jack Grealish	Warwickshire	3-11	20
7	Niall Garland	Monaghan	1-12	15
7	Sean Corrigan	Fermanagh	1-12	15
7	Evan Tully	Longford	2-09	15
10	Peter Fortune	Louth	2-08	14
10	Philip Burgess	Leitrim	0-14	14