How many Gaelic football teams are there?

Answer 1

There are over 2500 GAA clubs in Ireland. Within each club there can be many teams for different age categories and ability. Some players would be playing for more than one of those teams. Some clubs concentrate more or even exclusively on Hurling and others on Gaelic Football. Outside of clubs there are teams representing all levels of educational institutions from school to universities. Many workplaces have teams too. So because there is such a variety of teams, it is very difficult to know how many people play Gaelic Football. It is the biggest sport in Ireland.

Answer 2

There are over 2500 GAA clubs in Ireland, most playing Gaelic Football. In any club you would have different teams for different age groups and different levels of ability. Not every club has the same amount of teams. Some GAA clubs only play Hurling, so don't have any Gaelic Football teams. Outside of actual GAA clubs there are teams in schools, colleges and universities, again at different age levels and ability. Other organisations have teams, like workplaces. Then you have county teams, again for different age groups and ability. You also have provincial teams. So you can see there are a huge number of teams, so it is very difficult to give a definitive number, but it runs into thousands.

Answer 3

There are over 2500 GAA clubs in Ireland alone. Most clubs will have lots of Gaelic Football teams for different age groups and for male and female players. As well as clubs there are county teams and provincial teams. Schools have teams, colleges have teams, workplaces have teams and other groups would have them. There are also clubs in other countries around the world, where large groups of Irish people are found. So when you take all of this into consideration it is very difficult to say exactly how many teams there are.

Answer 4

A standard Gaelic football team has 15 players. There are what are called 7-a-side teams, but these are for some special competitions and are not a standard team.

Answer 5

At a start of a match there are 31 people on the pitch. Two teams of 15 players each and the referee.

Answer 6

You can have as many as 15 substitutes, of which 5 can actually be used.