2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship 2021

Championship details
Dates	9 July – 5 September 2021
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winners	Meath (1st win)
Captain	Shauna Ennis
Manager	Eamonn Murray
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	Sinéad Aherne
Manager	Mick 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.[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
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

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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

• 2021 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
• 2021 All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship
• 2021 Ladies' National Football League

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)