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Gaelic sports competition

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2021
Championship details
Dates9 July – 5 September 2021
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
WinnersMeath (1st win)
CaptainShauna Ennis
ManagerEamonn Murray
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainSinéad Aherne
ManagerMick Bohan
Provincial champions
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Aimee Mackin (4-28) (40 points)
2020 2022

The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship was the 48th edition of the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's premier inter-county ladies' Gaelic Football tournament.

Dublin were the holders and were aiming to complete a five-in-a-row. They met Meath, last year's intermediate champions, in the final. Meath won the final to record their first ever senior football title.

Format

Group stage

The 13 teams are drawn into one group of four teams and three groups of three teams. Each team play each other team in its group once, earning three points for a win and one for a draw.

Relegation

The last-placed team in each group play off to decide relegation.

Knockout stage

The top two in each group progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Fixtures and results

Group games take place 9–24 July 2021.

Key to colours
     Advance to All-Ireland quarter-finals
     Relegation playoffs

Group 1

Team Pld W D L Group
Points
Score
Difference
Armagh 3 3 0 0 9 +33
Mayo 3 2 0 1 6 –4
Monaghan 3 1 0 2 3 –13
Cavan 3 0 0 3 0 –16

Group 2

Team Pld W D L Group
Points
Score
Difference
Cork 2 2 0 0 6 +21
Meath 2 1 0 1 3 +12
Tipperary 2 0 0 2 0 –33

Group 3

Team Pld W D L Group
Points
Score
Difference
Dublin 2 2 0 0 6 +27
Waterford 2 1 0 1 3 –4
Tyrone 2 0 0 2 0 –23

Group 4

Team Pld W D L Group
Points
Score
Difference
Galway 2 2 0 0 6 +6
Donegal 2 1 0 1 3 –1
Kerry 2 0 0 2 0 –5

Relegation playoffs

Tipperary v Kerry
14 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation Semi-Final
Report
Tipperary 0-07 2-16 Kerry
(HT: 0-04 - 2-07)
Mallow GAA Sports Complex, Mallow
Referee: Kevin Phelan (Laois)
Cavan v Tyrone
21 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation Semi-Final
Report
Cavan 2-11 0-14 (aet) Tyrone
(HT: 2-05 - 0-05)
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Siobhan Coyle (Donegal)
Tipperary v Tyrone
28 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation Final
Report
Tipperary 7-10 3-16 Tyrone
(HT: 5-3 - 0-10)
Kinnegad
Referee: Garryowen McMahon

Tyrone are relegated to the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship for 2022.

Finals

Armagh v Meath
TG4
1 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 1
Report
Armagh 1-14 3-15 Meath
(HT: 0-06 - 2-07)
St Tiernach’s Park, Clones
Referee: Brendan Rice
Cork v Waterford
TG4
1 August 2021
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 2
Report
Cork 0-14 0-08 Waterford
(HT: 0-10 - 0-05)
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
Galway v Mayo
TG4
2 August 2021
13:45 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 3
Report
Galway 1-11 1-15 Mayo
(HT: 0-05 - 1-10)
MacHale Park
Referee: Maggie Farrelly
Dublin v Donegal
TG4
2 August 2021
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 4
Report
Dublin 2-12 2-07 Donegal
(HT: 1-06 - 2-02)
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Referee: Shane Curley
Dublin v Mayo
TG4
14 August 2021
15:45 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Report
Dublin 1-17 2-09 Mayo
(HT: 1-10 - 2-01)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
Cork v Meath
TG4
15 August 2021
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Report
Cork 2-10 2-12 (a.e.t) Meath
(HT: 0-04 - 0-04)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
Main article: 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final Meath v Dublin
TG4
5 September 2021
16:15 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final
Report
Meath 1-11 0-12 Dublin
(HT: 1-08 - 0-06)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Brendan Rice (Down)

See also

References

  1. "2021 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Fixtures announced". 3 June 2021.
  2. "All-Ireland Ladies SFC: All you need to know". 9 July 2021 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Watters, Andy (21 May 2021). "Tyrone to face five in-a-row chasing Dublin in Ladies' All-Ireland Championships group stage". The Irish News.
  4. Branigan, Peter (5 September 2021). "Meath the champions after stunning Dublin at Croke Park" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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