2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

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]

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 →

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
Armagh 33009+33
Mayo 32016–4
Monaghan 31023–13
Cavan 30030–16

Group 2
Team Pld W D L Group
Points		 Score
Difference
Cork 22006+21
Meath 21013+12
Tipperary 20020–33

Group 3
Team Pld W D L Group
Points		 Score
Difference
Dublin 22006+27
Waterford 21013–4
Tyrone 20020–23

Group 4
Team Pld W D L Group
Points		 Score
Difference
Galway 22006+6
Donegal 21013–1
Kerry 20020–5

Relegation playoffs
14 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation Semi-Final
Tipperary 0-07 – 2-16 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
Cavan 2-11 – 0-14 (aet) 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
Tipperary 7-10 – 3-16 Tyrone
(HT: 5-3 - 0-10)
Kinnegad
Referee: Garryowen McMahon

Finals
1 August 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 1
Armagh 1-14 – 3-15 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
Cork 0-14 – 0-08 Waterford
(HT: 0-10 - 0-05)
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
2 August 2021
13:45 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 3
Galway 1-11 – 1-15 Mayo
(HT: 0-05 - 1-10)
MacHale Park
Referee: Maggie Farrelly
2 August 2021
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-Final 4
Dublin 2-12 – 2-07 Donegal
(HT: 1-06 - 2-02)
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Referee: Shane Curley
14 August 2021
15:45 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
Dublin 1-17 – 2-09 Mayo
(HT: 1-10 - 2-01)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill
15 August 2021
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-Final
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
5 September 2021
16:15 IST (UTC+1)
All-Ireland Final
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". 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)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.