The 2021 Connacht championship was contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht. London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, due to international travel restrictions. There was a full open draw for the first time in more than 40 years. It took place on 19 April 2021. Sligo withdrew from the championship in 2020 but returned in 2021. London and New York returned in 2022 but games for 2021 not expected to take place until 2026.
* = Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 11 December 2020, the GAA decided to cancel Roscommon hosting New York, On 8 April 2021, Mayo cancelled hosting London. They were both back for the 2022 campaign. In 2025 full debates on refixing them fixtures for 2026 season will be held.
Two counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the quarter-finals. The lowest ranked county to play in the quarter-finals was Sligo of Division 4.
Aidan O'Shea 2-2, Darren McHale 1-5, Ryan O'Donoghue 0-5 (0-4f), Eoghan McLaughlin, Conor Loftus, Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Jordan Flynn, Fergal Boland, Stephen Coen, James Carr 0-1 each
Niall Murphy 0-6 (0-1f), Sean Carrabine 0-2, Paddy O'Connor, Liam Gaughan, Mikey Gordon, Keelan Cawley 0-1 each
Semi-finals
Three counties were given a bye to this stage and were joined by the winning team from quarter-final. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Leitrim of Division 4.
Ryan O'Donoghue 1-6 (0-3f), Darren McHale 2-1, Darren Coen and Tommy Conroy 1-3 each, Matthew Ruane and Conor Loftus 0-2 each, Stephen Coen, Aidan O'Shea, James Carr 0-1 each
Ryan O'Donoghue 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Matthew Ruane 1-2, Conor Loftus and Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Rob Hennelly (1 '45), Paddy Durcan, Darren McHale, Kevin McLoughlin, James Carr 0-1 each
