Ladies' Gaelic football

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Ladies' Gaelic Football is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland. It is also increasing in popularity in other countries around the world, often by members of the Irish diaspora.

Contents 1 Play 2 Differences from men's football 3 National League Roll of Honour 4 Ladies Gaelic football outside Ireland 4.1 North America 4.1.1 Canada 4.1.1.1 Toronto Division 4.1.1.2 Western Canada Division 4.1.1.2.1 Calgary Chieftains 4.1.1.2.2 Edmonton Wolfe Tones 4.1.1.2.3 Vancouver Harps 4.1.2 United States 4.2 Europe 4.2.1 Belgium 4.2.2 France 4.2.3 Germany 4.2.4 Great Britain 4.2.5 Holland 4.2.6 Italy 4.2.7 Luxembourg 4.2.8 Portugal 4.2.9 Spain 4.3 Australasia 4.3.1 Australia 4.3.1.1 New South Wales 4.3.1.2 Northern Territories 4.3.1.3 Queensland 4.3.1.4 South Australia 4.3.1.5 Western Australia 4.3.2 New Zealand 4.4 Asia 4.4.1 China 4.4.2 Japan 4.4.2.1 Thailand 4.5 Africa 4.5.1 South Africa 5 External links

[edit] Play

The game is very similar to the male form of Gaelic football, where two teams of 15 players kick or punch a round ball towards goals at either end of a grass pitch. There are two main competitions in this sport; the National League which is staged during the winter-spring months and is used as a warm-up to the All-Ireland Championship which is played during the summer. The All-Ireland Final is played on the last Sunday in September or the first Sunday in October in Croke Park, Dublin, where the winners receive the Brendan Martin Cup. The National League and Championship are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association.

[edit] Differences from men's football

Although most of the rules of the game are parallel to those for men's Gaelic football, there are some differences. The main ones are:

• Players may pick the ball directly from the ground
• All matches last 60 minutes: in the men's game, senior inter-county games last 70
• Goal kicks may be taken from the hand
• A countdown clock with siren is used if available: in the men's game, the referee decides the end of the game
• The game is less physical, with frees more likely to be given for what would be considered moderate tackles in the men's game

[edit] National League Roll of Honour

County	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Kerry	11	1	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Waterford	5	6	1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002
Mayo	3	3	2000, 2004, 2007
Monaghan	3	1	1994, 1996, 1999
Laois	2	4	1993, 2003
Cork	2	2	2005, 2006, 2007
Clare	1	2	2001
Tipperary	1	2	1979
Wexford	1	0	1986

[edit] Ladies Gaelic football outside Ireland

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

[edit] Toronto Division

[edit] Western Canada Division

[edit] Calgary Chieftains

The Chieftainettes have competed in the West and are currently supporting the development of the games by playing the only ladies Australian Football in the West.

[edit] Edmonton Wolfe Tones

The team of the decade thus far in Western Canada, having won the Western Canadian Championships 3 times out of the 4 played. They are so successful that since 2001 the number of defeats this team has suffered at the hands of Western Canadian oppositioncan be counted on the fingers of 1 hand.

[edit] Vancouver Harps

If the Wolfe Tones are the team to beat, then the Harps are the Heirs to the throne. In 2007 they became the first team other than the Edmonton ladies to win the Championship. To add insult to injury, they went to Edmonton and won that tournament in the same year.

[edit] United States

[edit] Europe

[edit] Belgium

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

[edit] Great Britain

[edit] Holland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Luxembourg

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Spain

[edit] Australasia

[edit] Australia

[edit] New South Wales

[edit] Northern Territories

[edit] Queensland

[edit] South Australia

[edit] Western Australia

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

[edit] Japan

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Africa

[edit] South Africa

[edit] External links

• Cumann Peil na mBan homepage
• TG4 Reality TV Show looking for contestants who play Ladies GAA
• Fog City Harps Ladies Gaelic Football Club San Francisco
• Boston Shamrocks Ladies Gaelic Football Club
• Ladies Gaelic Football News Fixtures and Results from Sports.ie
• WFN International Rules Ladies Ireland to play Australia in 2006
• Ladies Football GAA Allstars
• Barcelona Gaelettes - GAA Club of Barcelona (Catalonia - Spain).

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Ladies' Gaelic football	Ladies' Gaelic Football Association • All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship • Brendan Martin Cup • West County Hotel Cup • Ladies National Football League Division 1 • Dolores Tyrrell Memorial Cup • Football All Stars
Camogie	Camogie Association of Ireland • All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship • O'Duffy Cup • Camogie All Stars