The Deutscher Bund Gälischer Sportarten (also German GAA) is a union of German clubs, who play Hurling, Camogie, Gaelic Football, Gaelic Handball and Rounders. Currently, this union consists of 11 German Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. The Bund was founded in 2015. It organizes the German Gaelic football, hurling and camogie cups and is also responsible for the Germany national team selection for international cups.

History

The union was founded in 2015 in Berlin. Its goals are the coordination of combined project and funding proposals and the organisation of the German cups in hurling, camogie and Gaelic football. The DBGS also coordinates coaching and referee courses for Gaelic games. The DBGS is currently not a federation of the GAA, but mostly a union of the German clubs which are part of the Gaelic Athletic Association, and the Gaelic Games Europe.

The long-term goal of the DBGS is the establishment of the Gaelic games as an official sport in Germany.

Clubs

Currently there are eleven clubs in Germany.:[1]

NameCityGaelic FootballHurling/CamogieFoundation year
Rómhánaigh Augsburg Óg GAA e.V.Augsburgyes (Central East-Region)no2015[2]
Berlin GAA e.V.Berlinyes (Central East-Region)yes2014[3]
Setanta Berlin GAA e.V.Berlinyesyes2015[4]
Darmstadt GAA e.V.Darmstadtyes (Benelux-Region)yes [5]2015[6]
Dresden Hurling e.V.Dresdennoyes2012[7]
Düsseldorf GFC e.V.Düsseldorfyes (Benelux-Region)no2013[8]
Frankfurt SarsfieldsFrankfurt am Mainyes (Benelux-Region)no2009[9]
Hamburg GAA e.VHamburgyes (Benelux-Region)yes2015[10]
Cologne Celtics GAACologneyesyes2012[11]
Munich Colmcilles e.V.Munichyes (Central East-Region)yes2001[12]
Stuttgart GAAStuttgartnoyes2016[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Übersicht der Vereine des DBGS". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Profile page of Rómhánaigh Augsburg Óg GAA at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Berlin GAA's first year...from sorrow to success". HoganStand. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Profile page of Setanta Berlin Gaelic Club at the GGE". Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Udo Messerschmidt (6 May 2015). "Irischer Volkssport: Hurling-EM-Runde in Darmstadt". Echo Online (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Profile page of Darmstadt GAA at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Profile page of Dresden Hurling at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Profile page of Düsseldorf GFC at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Profile page of Frankfurt Sarsfields at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Profile page of Hamburg GAA at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Profile page of Cologne Celtics GAA at the GGE". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Profile page of Munich Colmcilles at the GGE". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  13. ↑ Harald Landwehr. "Unbekannte Sportart made in Ireland". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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