Europe GAA
The European Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luthchleas Gael na hEorpa) or Europe GAA is one of the boards of the GAA outside Ireland, and is responsible for organising Gaelic games in continental Europe. The board is responsible for the European Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football teams.
At its foundation it had four clubs; today it has nearly 70 clubs in 20 countries.[1]
Competitions format
With Europe County comprising all of continental Europe with great distances between each team, the County Board adopted a system of rounds in the form of tournaments so that every team has the same chance to win the championship. Every year six to eight rounds are played to determine the new champion.
A tournament is competed in a single day with pool stages or in a round-robin format leading to a final. Semi-finals and ranking matches can be played if needed to determine a ranking of every team present on the day. Each team gains a number of points depending on its ranking at each tournament (25 points for the winner, 20 points for the runner-up, etc.). After each tournament points gained are added to determine the championship winner at the end of the season.
Gaelic football
| European Gaelic Football Championship |
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| Founded |
2001 |
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| Title holders |
Guernsey (1st title) |
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| First winner |
Paris Gaels |
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| Most titles |
Den Haag (4 titles) |
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| European Gaelic Football Shield |
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| Founded |
2006 |
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| Title holders |
Amsterdam (1st title) |
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| First winner |
Maastricht Gaels |
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| Most titles |
Copenhagen (2 titles) |
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Since 2006, the Men's competition has been played on a regional basis. County Europe is divided into 5 regions: Benelux, East and Central, Iberia, North West and Scandinavia. From February to August, each team plays in its regional competition with the top two teams qualifying for the European Championship. All other teams go on to play the European Shield. Championship and Shield are competed from September to November.
Past winners
Championship
Shield
Ladies' Football
| European Ladies' Gaelic Football Championship |
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| Founded |
2001 |
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| Title holders |
Brussels Belgium (5th title) |
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| First winner |
Brussels Belgium |
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| Most titles |
Brussels Belgium (5 titles) |
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Past winners
Hurling
Past winners
Camogie
Past winners
Affiliated Clubs
These are the affiliated clubs as 2015.[2]
Brittany (France) and Galicia (Spain) have their own leagues and selections. Teams hailing from these two regions play both locally and in their national leagues (France and Iberia).
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