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

## 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

* 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)
* 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)
* 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

* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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)