All-Ireland finalists Dublin and Mayo will take on Cavan and Monaghan respectively in the first round of the 2017 national football league.

Holders Dublin, who will be bidding for a fifth successive league crown, take to the road on Sunday, February 5th, to play newly-promoted Cavan in Breffni Park, while Mayo host Monaghan a day earlier in the Division One opener.

The other two opening-round fixtures in the top flight are Donegal V Kerry and Tyrone V Roscommon.

Dublin and Mayo are set to renew acquaintances in Round Four on Saturday, March 4th, while the Dubs are away to Kerry in the fifth round 15 days later.

Meanwhile, fresh from their historic championship exploits, Tipperary are at home to Antrim in their Division Three first-round game.

The provisional draft of fixtures for the 2017 national football league is as follows:
 

Allianz FL Division 1

Round 1
Saturday 4 February - Mayo v Monaghan
Sunday 5 February - Cavan v Dublin, Donegal v Kerry, Tyrone v Roscommon

Round 2
Saturday 11 February - Dublin v Tyrone, Kerry v Mayo
Sunday 12 February - Roscommon v Donegal, Monaghan v Cavan

Round 3
Saturday 25 February - Mayo v Roscommon, Tyrone v Cavan
Sunday 26 February - Donegal v Dublin, Kerry v Monaghan

Round 4
Saturday 4 March - Cavan v Donegal, Dublin v Mayo, Tyrone v Monaghan
Sunday 5 March - Roscommon v Kerry

Round 5
Saturday 18 March - Donegal v Tyrone
Sunday 19 March - Kerry v Dublin, Mayo v Cavan, Monaghan v Roscommon

Round 6
Saturday 25 March - Dublin v Roscommon, Donegal v Monaghan
Sunday 26 March - Cavan v Kerry, Tyrone v Mayo

Round 7
Sunday 2 April - Kerry v Tyrone, Mayo v Donegal, Monaghan v Dublin, Roscommon v Cavan

Allianz FL Division 2

Round 1
Saturday 4 February - Down v Fermanagh
Sunday 5 February - Derry v Clare, Galway v Cork, Meath v Kildare

Round 2
Sunday 12 February - Clare v Down, Fermanagh v Galway, Kildare v Cork, Meath v Derry

Round 3
Saturday 25 February - Down v Meath
Sunday 26 February - Cork v Fermanagh, Derry v Kildare, Galway v Clare

Round 4
Sunday 5 March - Clare v Cork, Meath v Galway, Derry v Down, Kildare v Fermanagh

Round 5
Saturday 18 March - Down v Kildare
Sunday 19 March - Cork v Meath, Fermanagh v Clare, Galway v Derry

Round 6
Sunday 26 March - Derry v Cork, Kildare v Clare, Meath v Fermanagh, Down v Galway

Round 7
Sunday 2 April - Clare v Meath, Cork v Down, Fermanagh v Derry, Galway v Kildare
 

Allianz FL Division 3

Round 1
Saturday 4 February - Laois v Louth
Sunday 5 February - Longford v Offaly, Sligo v Armagh, Tipperary v Antrim

Round 2
Saturday 11 February - Armagh v Laois
Sunday 12 February - Louth v Longford, Offaly v Antrim, Tipperary v Sligo

Round 3
Saturday 25 February - Laois v Tipperary
Sunday 26 February - Antrim v Sligo, Longford v Armagh, Offaly v Louth

Round 4
Sunday 5 March - Armagh v Offaly, Louth v Antrim, Sligo v Laois, Tipperary v Longford

Round 5
Sunday 19 March - Longford v Sligo, Louth v Armagh, Offaly v Tipperary, Antrim v Laois

Round 6
Saturday 25 March - Armagh v Antrim, Laois v Longford
Sunday 26 March - Sligo v Offaly, Tipperary v Louth

Round 7
Sunday 2 April - Armagh v Tipperary, Louth v Sligo, Offaly v Laois, Antrim v Longford
 

Allianz FL Division 4

Round 1
Sunday 5 February - Waterford v London, Westmeath v Carlow, Wicklow v Leitrim, Wexford v Limerick

Round 2
Saturday 11 February - Waterford v Wicklow
Sunday 12 February - Carlow v London, Limerick v Westmeath, Leitrim v Wexford

Round 3
Sunday 26 February - Wicklow v London, Westmeath v Leitrim, Carlow v Limerick, Wexford v Waterford

Round 4
Sunday 5 March - Limerick v London, Leitrim v Carlow, Waterford v Westmeath, Wicklow v Wexford

Round 5
Saturday 18 March - Carlow v Waterford
Sunday 19 March - Wexford v London, Limerick v Leitrim, Westmeath v Wicklow

Round 6
Saturday 25 March - Waterford v Limerick
Sunday 26 March - Leitrim v London, Wexford v Westmeath, Wicklow v Carlow

Round 7
Sunday 2 April - Westmeath v London, Leitrim v Waterford, Carlow v Wexford, Limerick v Wicklow

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