The Deutscher Bund Gälischer Sportarten (DBGS), also known as the German GAA, is a union of German Gaelic games clubs. As of 2021, the union consisted of 11 German Gaelic Athletic Association clubs. Founded in 2015, the DBGS organises the Gaelic football, hurling and camogie cups held in Germany 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. It 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 Gaelic Games Europe.
The long-term goal of the DBGS is the establishment of the Gaelic games as an official sport in Germany.
Clubs As of 2021, there were eleven clubs in Germany: Name City Gaelic Football Hurling/Camogie Foundation year Rómhánaigh Augsburg Óg GAA e.V. Augsburg yes (Central East-Region) no 2015 Berlin GAA Berlin yes (Central East-Region) yes 2014 Setanta Berlin GAA e.V. Berlin yes yes 2015 Darmstadt GAA e.V. Darmstadt yes (Benelux-Region) yes 2015 Dresden Hurling e.V. Dresden no yes 2012 Düsseldorf GFC e.V. Düsseldorf yes (Benelux-Region) no 2013 Frankfurt Sarsfields Frankfurt am Main yes (Benelux-Region) no 2009 Hamburg GAA e.V Hamburg yes (Benelux-Region) yes 2015 Cologne Celtics GAA Cologne yes yes 2012 Munich Colmcilles e.V. Munich yes (Central East-Region) yes 2001 Stuttgart GAA Stuttgart no yes 2016
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