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Gaelic football
Gaelic football is an Irish Gaelic games team sport using a round ball, carrying, soloing, hand-passing, kicking and shots at H-shaped goals. Scores come from goals and balls over the bar; current GAA rules define format and point values.
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CategoryBall sport
Classification
Category
Ball sport
Family
Football Codes
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
team, outdoor, gaelic-football, gaa, gaelic-games, ball-sport, football-codes, ballsport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Score more through goals and over-bar scores.
Teilnehmer
Two teams; team size under GAA format.
Teamgröße
Usually a large-field team code; exact number by competition.
Spielfeld
Gaelic football grass pitch with H-shaped goals and markings.
Dauer
Match time under GAA/competition rules.
Wertung
Goals and over-bar scores; current GAA rules define values and zones.
Gewinnbedingung
Higher total score after time.
Ausrüstung
- Gaelic football
- goals
- boots
- mouthguard
- pitch
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- travel/carry rule breach
- foul
- illegal contact
- ball out
- technical fault
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
- Gaelic football GAA · federation · high
- Official Guide Part 2 2026 GAA · rulebook · high
- Referee resources GAA Learning · rules-resource · high