2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

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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 ScorerColours of Armagh.svg Aimee Mackin (4-28) (40 points)
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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.[1][2]

Dublin were the holders and were aiming to complete a five-in-a-row.[3] They met Meath, last year's intermediate champions, in the final. Meath won the final to record their first ever senior football title.[4]

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
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 3 3 0 0 9 +33
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 3 2 0 1 6 –4
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 3 1 0 2 3 –13
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3 0 0 3 0 –16

Group 2[]

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

Group 3[]

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

Group 4[]

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

Relegation playoffs[]

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

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

Finals[]

1 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 1
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 1-14 – 3-15 Colours of Meath.svg Meath
(HT: 0-06 - 2-07)
St Tiernach’s Park, Clones
Referee: Brendan Rice
1 August 2021
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 2
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-14 – 0-08 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford
(HT: 0-10 - 0-05)
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
2 August 2021
13:45 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 3
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-11 – 1-15 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
(HT: 0-05 - 1-10)
MacHale Park
Referee: Maggie Farrelly
2 August 2021
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 4
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-12 – 2-07 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
(HT: 1-06 - 2-02)
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Referee: Shane Curley
14 August 2021
15:45 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-17 – 2-09 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
(HT: 1-10 - 2-01)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
15 August 2021
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-10 – 2-12 (a.e.t) Colours of Meath.svg Meath
(HT: 0-04 - 0-04)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Jonathan Murphy
Main article: 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
5 September 2021
16:15 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-11 – 0-12 Colours of Dublin.svg 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". June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland Ladies SFC: All you need to know". July 9, 2021 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Watters, Andy (May 21, 2021). "Tyrone to face five in-a-row chasing Dublin in Ladies' All-Ireland Championships group stage". The Irish News.
  4. ^ "Meath the champions after stunning Dublin at Croke Park". September 5, 2021 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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