2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Explained

Year:	2021
Dates:	9 July – 5 September 2021
Teams:	13
Team:	Meath
Titles:	1st
Captain:	Shauna Ennis
Manager:	Eamonn Murray
Team2:	Dublin
Captain2:	Sinéad Aherne
Manager2:	Mick Bohan
Topscorer:	Aimee Mackin (4-28) (40 points)
Previous:	2020
Next:	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]}

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
	3	3	0	0	9	+33
	3	2	0	1	6	–4
	3	1	0	2	3	–13
	3	0	0	3	0	–16

Group 2

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

Group 3

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

Group 4

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

Relegation playoffs

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

Finals

See main article: 2021 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship Fixtures announced. June 3, 2021.
2. All-Ireland Ladies SFC: All you need to know. July 9, 2021. www.rte.ie.
3. Web site: Tyrone to face five in-a-row chasing Dublin in Ladies' All-Ireland Championships group stage. Andy. Watters. May 21, 2021. The Irish News.
4. Meath the champions after stunning Dublin at Croke Park. September 5, 2021. www.rte.ie . Branigan . Peter .