| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 February – 28 April 2013 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (9th win) |
| Captain | Stephen Cluxton |
| Manager | Jim Gavin |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tyrone |
| Captain | Niall Morgan |
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Derry |
| Division 3 | Monaghan |
| Division 4 | Limerick |
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The 2013 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 82nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The League began on Saturday 1 February 2014. Thirty-one Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated. Kilkenny, who participated in previous years, withdrew from the competition.[1]
The reigning League Champions were Cork. 2012 All-Ireland Champions Donegal competed in the top division, as did Mayo whom they beat in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. The losing All-Ireland finalists in 2010 and 2011, respectively Down and Kerry, were there too. The top division was completed by newly promoted Kildare and Tyrone and 2011 All-Ireland Champions Dublin. All-Ireland Champions Donegal travelled to Croke Park to play Kildare in their first league game of the season on 3 February 2013.[2]
On 28 April, Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0-18 to 0-17 to win their first league title since 1993. Two late points by Dean Rock and one by Jack McCaffrey in the final four minutes steered Dublin to victory[3]
- ^ "Kilkenny footballers withdraw from Allianz League". Hogan Stand. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "Gallagher welcomes Croker opportunity". Hogan Stand. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Supersub Rock breaks Tyrone hearts in epic final". Irish Independent. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.