 Teams representing Germany and Belgium at the Gaelic Euro 2017 – International Football Cup | |
| Highest governing body | Ladies' Gaelic Football Association |
|---|---|
| First played | 1926 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | 15 on each team |
| Type | Team sport, ball sport |
| Glossary | Glossary of Gaelic games terms |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland |
Ladies' Gaelic football (Irish: Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is an Irish team sport for women. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football.[1] Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a round ball towards goals at each end of a grass pitch. The sport is an all island sport played in all 4 provinces of Ireland ( Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht), where the two main competitions are the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and the Ladies' National Football League. Both competitions feature teams representing the traditional Gaelic games counties.[2][3] The 2017 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the best attended women's sports final of 2017.[4][5] The 2019 final, after the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, was the second largest attendance at any women's sporting final during 2019.[6][7][8][9] Historically Cork and Kerry have been the sport's most successful counties. Waterford, Monaghan and Mayo have also experienced spells of success.[3][10] In more recent years, 2017 to 2020, Dublin have been the dominant team.[8][9][11][12][13]
Ladies' Gaelic football is also played in Africa, Asia, Great Britain, Canada, Europe, South America, the United States, New Zealand and Australia. Outside of Ireland it is mainly, although not exclusively, played by members of the Irish diaspora.[2][3][14] There is also a seven-a-side version of the sport.
- ^ "Tide is rising but we are only at the beginning of a whole new ball game". Sunday Independent. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
You can't ... deny what you've seen, you can't pretend you don't notice the gulf in physical prowess. This applies across the board, internationally and domestically, where camogie and women's Gaelic football also suffer by comparison to the physical drama contained in the male versions.
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- ^ a b c "10 Incredible Facts About Ladies Football". www.balls.ie. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Ladies football final shatters attendance records". www.rte.ie. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Attendance at Ladies All-Ireland final in Croke Park shatters previous record". www.the42.ie. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Ladies' GAA final: Leo Varadkar praises attendance". www.bbc.co.uk. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Dublin's win over Kerry attracts RTÉ's highest audience of 2019". www.irishtimes.com. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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- ^ "The Best All Ireland Ladies Senior Football Finals". www.balls.ie. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "History made as Dublin seal third All-Ireland title in-a-row after dogged battle". www.the42.ie. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Dublin women see off Mayo to earn maiden league title". www.irishtimes.com. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Aherne the star turn as Dublin blitz Mayo to secure first league crown". www.the42.ie. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Brave Aussie ladies like ewes to the slaughter in Ireland". www.worldfootynews.com. 14 November 2006. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.