TG4 SFC Fixtures 2021
- Jun 03,2021
TG4 Senior Championship Fixtures 2021
CHAMPIONS Dublin will open the defence of their TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Championship crown with a clash against Tyrone.
The confirmed fixtures for the 2021 campaign have also pitted 2020 Senior runners-up Cork against last year’s All-Ireland Intermediate champions Meath in the opening round.
The 2021 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships get underway on July 10, with Dublin in Group C alongside Tyrone and Waterford.
Cork were drawn with Munster rivals Tipperary, and Meath, in Group B, while Group A, the only four-team group, contains Ulster teams Armagh, Cavan and Monaghan, along with Mayo.
The opening fixtures in this group will Armagh, the 2020 semi-finalists, take on Monaghan, with Cavan facing Mayo.
In Group D, the opening game of a group with a real Gaeltacht feel is the meeting of Galway and Kerry, with Donegal also in this pool.
Two teams will emerge from each group to contest the quarter-finals over the August Bank Holiday weekend; the semi-finals are pencilled in for August 14, and the Final will be played at Croke Park on Sunday, September 5.
The TG4 Intermediate Championship will follow a similar pattern, with two teams qualifying from each group to play in the quarter-finals.
Westmeath, the 2020 runners-up who will be aiming for promotion back to the Senior ranks, begin their campaign against fellow Leinster side Longford in Group 1, with Wexford facing Sligo in this four-team group.
Elsewhere, 2020 Junior Champions Fermanagh will take on Leitrim in their Group 2 opener, the opening Group 3 game is Roscommon against Kildare, with Offaly facing Down in Group 4.
In a five-team TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship group, four teams will qualify from the round-robin stage to contest the semi-finals.
Antrim meet Derry in an Ulster derby on the opening weekend, with Limerick facing 2020 runners-up Wicklow. Carlow have a bye in Round 1 before they commence their campaign with a fixture against Antrim in Round 2.
2021 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Fixtures
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
Armagh | Cork | Dublin | Galway |
Cavan | Tipperary | Tyrone | Kerry |
Monaghan | Meath | Waterford | Donegal |
Mayo |
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Round 1 – 10th July
Group 1 Armagh v Monaghan
Group 1 Cavan v Mayo
Group 2: Cork v Meath
Group 3: Dublin v Tyrone
Group 4: Galway v Kerry
Round 2 – 17th July
Group 1: Monaghan v Mayo
Group 1 Armagh v Cavan
Group 2: Cork v Tipperary
Group 3: Dublin v Waterford
Group 4: Donegal v Galway
Round 3 – 24th July
Group 1: Monaghan v Cavan
Group 1 Armagh v Mayo
Group 2: Tipperary v Meath
Group 3: Tyrone v Waterford
Group 4 Kerry v Donegal
Quarter-finals – 31st July/ 1st August/2nd August
QF 1: 1st Group 1 v 2nd Group 2
QF 2: 1st Group 2 v 2nd Group 3
QF 3: 1st Group 3 v 2nd Group 4
QF 4: 1st Group 4 v 2nd Group 1
Semi-Finals – 14th August
SF 1: Winner Q/F 1 v Winner Q/F 2
SF 2: Winner Q/F 3 v Winner Q/F 4
Final – 5th September