The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry defeated Cork in the final after a replay.[1][2]
In the Preliminary Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows
Preliminary Quarter-final 1: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Four
Preliminary Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division Two v First-placed team in Division Three
In the Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows
Quarter-final 1: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 1 v First-placed team in Division Two
Quarter-final 2: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 2 v Third-placed team in Division One
The semi-final match-ups are:
Semi-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 1
Semi-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 2
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.