League details | |
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Dates | 22 May – 27 June 2021 |
Teams | 31 |
League champions | |
Winners | Dublin (2nd win) |
Captain | Sinéad Aherne |
Manager | Mick Bohan |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cork |
Captain | Martina O'Brien |
Manager | Ephie Fitzgerald |
Other division winners | |
Division 2 | Meath |
Division 3 | Laois |
Division 4 | Louth |
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The 2021 Ladies' National Football League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Lidl Ladies' National Football League, [1] is a ladies' Gaelic football competition taking place in summer 2021. Division placings were the same as for the 2020 competition, which was unfinished due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Revised fixtures were announced on 6 April 2021, with the tournament taking place in late May and June. [6] Dublin were the winners. [7]
The 2021 Ladies' National Football League consists of three divisions of eight teams and one of seven. Each division is divided into a North and South section with four teams in each section, except that there are three teams in 4 South. Each team plays every other team in its section once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Teams by Province | |||||
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Province | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | Division 4 | |
Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Leinster | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Munster | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Ulster | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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.
The top two teams in each section in Division 1 contest the Ladies' National Football League semi-finals.
The top two teams in each section in divisions 2, 3 and 4 contest the semi-finals of their respective divisions. The division champions are promoted.
The last-placed teams in each section in divisions 1, 2 and 3 play a relegation playoff against each other, with the losers relegated.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 9 | Advance to LNFL semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 80 | −51 | 0 | Advance to relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 44 | +36 | 9 | Advance to LNFL semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 0 | Advance to Division 1 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 2 |
Westmeath | 2-16 (22)–(16) 2-10 | Tipperary |
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Donegal | 3-13 (22)–(25) 5-10 | Cork |
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Dublin | 4-15 (27)–(10) 0-10 | Mayo |
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(HT: 3-03 – 0-04) |
Cork | 1-13 (16)–(21) 2-15 | Dublin |
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(HT: 1-06 – 1-10) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 1 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 0 | Advance to Division 2 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 9 | Advance to Division 2 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 1 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 29 | +52 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 82 | −53 | 0 | Advance to Division 2 relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 3 |
Cavan | 0-09 (9)–(13) 0-13 | Meath |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 9 | Advance to Division 3 semi-finals; Division winners are promoted to Division 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 0 | Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 6 | Advance to Division 3 semi-finals; division winners are promoted to Division 2 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 3 | Advance to a relegation playoff; losers are relegated to Division 4 |
Kildare | 3-06 (15)–(16) 2-10 | Laois |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 9 | Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division champions are promoted to Division 3 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 71 | −40 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 6 | Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; division champions are promoted to Division 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 0 |
Leitrim | 4-12 (24)–(13) 2-07 | Limerick |
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Leitrim | 1-14 (17)–(21) 4-09 | Louth |
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(HT: 0-08 – 4-03) |