2021 Ladies' National Football League
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 |
← 2020 2022 → |
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]
Format
[edit]League structure
[edit]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 |
Tiebreakers for league ranking
[edit]If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:
- winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
- if the head-to-head match was a draw, then whichever team scored more points in the game is ranked ahead (e.g. 1-15 beats 2-12)
- if the head-to-head match was an exact draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
- if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored
If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.
Finals, promotions and relegations
[edit]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.
Division 1
[edit]Division 1 North
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Division 1 South
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) League champions; (R) Relegated
Division 1 Relegation Playoff
[edit]Westmeath | 2-16 (22) – (16) 2-10 | Tipperary |
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Division 1 Finals
[edit]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) |
Division 2
[edit]Division 2 North
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Division 2 South
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Division 2 Relegation Playoff
[edit]Division 2 Finals
[edit]Cavan | 0-09 (9) – (13) 0-13 | Meath |
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Kerry | 1-09 (12) – (22) 2-16 | Meath |
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(HT: 0-05 – 1-09) |
Division 3
[edit]Division 3 North
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Division 3 South
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Division 3 Relegation Playoff
[edit]Fermanagh | 1-12 (15) – (16) 1-13 | Wicklow |
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Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad Referee: Lorraine O'Sullivan |
Division 3 Finals
[edit]Kildare | 3-06 (15) – (16) 2-10 | Laois |
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Division 4
[edit]Division 4 North
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Division 4 South
[edit]Table
[edit]
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 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Division 4 Finals
[edit]Leitrim | 4-12 (24) – (13) 2-07 | Limerick |
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Offaly | 2-04 (10) – (19) 3-10 | Louth |
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Leitrim | 1-14 (17) – (21) 4-09 | Louth |
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(HT: 0-08 – 4-03) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Marketing News - Marketing Institute of Ireland". mii.ie. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (6 January 2021). "LGFA delay start of National League campaign". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "2021 - Master Fixture Plan" (PDF). ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Prediction Time: What to expect in 2021". Gaelic Life. 3 January 2021.
- ^ Gunn, Louise (2 January 2021). "Ladies Football: Maxi Curran has unfinished business with strong contenders Donegal". The Irish News.
- ^ Nolan, Pat (6 April 2021). "LGFA confirm format for 2021 Lidl Ladies National Football League". Irish Mirror.
- ^ "Dublin women's footballers have upper hand against Cork in Division One final".