| League: | 2021 National Camogie League |
| Dates: | 15 May – 20 June 2021 |
| Teams: | 39 |
| Team1: | Kilkenny |
| Captain1: | Meighan Farrell |
| Manager1: | Brian Dowling |
| Titles: | 15th |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Sarah Dervan |
| Manager2: | Cathal Murray |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2022 |
| Two: | Down |
| Three: | Wexford |
| Four: | Cavan |
The 2021 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in Ireland in summer 2021.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was won by Kilkenny.[7]
The 2021 National Camogie League consists of four divisions:
Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:
If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.
In Division 1, two group winners (chosen randomly) advance to the semi-finals, while one group winner and the three group runners-up play in the quarter-finals.
In Division 2, the top two teams in each group advance to the quarter-finals.
In Division 3, the top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.
In Division 4, the top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.
In Division 1, the 3 third-placed teams play a relegation semi-final and relegation final, with the loser relegated.
In Division 2, the last-placed team in each group plays in the relegation semi-finals, with the losers going into the relegation final, with the losers relegated.[1]
In Division 3, the 2 fourth-placed teams play a relegation playoff, with the losers relegated.
Group games were played on 15, 22 and 29 May 2021.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 6 | Advance to NCL semi-final | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –10 | 3 | Advance to NCL quarter-final | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –11 | 0 | Relegation playoff |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 6 | Advance to NCL semi-final | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 3 | Advance to NCL quarter-final | ||
| (R) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –19 | 0 | Relegation playoff |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (C) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +30 | 6 | Advance to NCL quarter-final | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –23 | 3 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –7 | 0 | Relegation playoff |
| Date: | 12 June 2021 |
| Round: | Relegation semi-final |
| Time: | 17:00 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Clare |
| Score: | 1-17 – 2-11 |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Stadium: | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John Dermody |
| Date: | 19 June 2021 |
| Round: | Relegation final |
| Time: | 14:00 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Waterford |
| Score: | 1-10 – 1-11 |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Goals2: | A Maher 1-7(0-5fs, 0-1 '45'); E Flanagan, K Finnegan 0-2 each |
| Goals1: | B Carton 0-6(5fs); V Falconer 1-0; N Rockett, A Flynn, C O’Sullivan, S Curran (f) 0-1 each |
| Stadium: | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John Dermody (Westmeath) |
| Date: | 5 June 2021 |
| Round: | Quarter-final |
| Time: | 17:00 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Kilkenny |
| Score: | 2-10 – 0-13 |
| Team2: | Limerick |
| Stadium: | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John Dermody |
| Date: | 6 June 2021 |
| Round: | Quarter-final |
| Time: | 14:30 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Score: | 4-17 – 0-13 |
| Team2: | Offaly |
| Stadium: | John Locke's GAA, Callan |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Justin Heffernan |
| Date: | 13 June 2021 |
| Round: | Semi-final |
| Time: | 13:00 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Kilkenny |
| Score: | 3-12 – 0-19 |
| Team2: | Tipperary |
| Goals1: | D Gaule 2-8 (0-8fs, 1-0 pen); K Nolan 1-2; M O’Connell, A Doyle 0-1 each |
| Goals2: | C Devane 0-11(6fs); E McGrath 0-2; R Howard, S Fryday, E Fryday, N Walsh, G O’Brien, O O’Dwyer 0-1 each |
| Stadium: | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John McDonagh |
| Date: | 13 June 2021 |
| Round: | Semi-final |
| Time: | 17:00 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Score: | 1-17 – 1-19 a.e.t. |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Stadium: | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Liz Dempsey |
| Date: | 20 June 2021 |
| Round: | 2021 Camogie League Final |
| Time: | 19:30 IST (UTC+1) |
| Team1: | Kilkenny |
| Score: | 1-18 – 1-15 |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Stadium: | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Attendance: | 2,400 |
| Report: | Report |