qualifying, with teams knocked out during the provincial rounds of the All-Ireland Championship now acquiring a second chance at glory. Now the four victorious teams at provincial level enter the recently created All-Ireland quarter-finals instead, where they compete against the four remaining teams from the All-Ireland Qualifiers to progress to the All-Ireland semi-finals and then the All-Ireland Final. This re-organisation means that one team may defeat another team in an early stage of the championship, yet be defeated and knocked out of the tournament by the same team at a later stage. It also means a team may be defeated in an early stage of the championship, yet be crowned All-Ireland champions—as Tyrone were in 2005 and 2008. The secondary competition at inter-county level is the National League. The National Football League is held every spring and groups counties in four divisions according to their relative strength. As at local (county) levels of Gaelic football, the League at national level is less prestigious than the Championship—however, in recent years attendances have grown, as has interest from the public and from players. This is due in part to the 2002 adoption of a February–April timetable, in place of the former November start, as well as the provision of Division 2 final stages. Live matches are aired on the international channel Setanta Sports and the Irish language channel TG4, with highlights shown on RTÉ Two. There are also All-Ireland championships for county teams at Junior, Under-21 and Minor levels, and provincial and national club championships, contested by the teams that win their respective county championships. See also All-Ireland Senior Football Championship All-Ireland Sevens Football Ladies' Gaelic football List of footballers (Gaelic football) List of Gaelic football clubs Sport in Ireland Comparison of Gaelic football and Australian rules football Comparison of Gaelic football and rugby union Association football in Northern Ireland Association football in the Republic of Ireland Notes References Sources Jack Mahon, 2001, A History of Gaelic Football Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. () External links Gaelic football on GAA website Watch All Live Sports Match on GAA website Football codes Football Sports originating in Ireland Team sports 1885 introductions