Asian GAA explained

Asian GAA
Irish:Bord An Áise CLG[1]
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The Asian County Board (ACB) of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), also sometimes known as Asian GAA,[2] is one of the county boards of the GAA outside Ireland.

Overview

The Board is responsible for Gaelic games across Asia and Oceania except for Australia and New Zealand,[3] which are under the auspices of Australasia County board. The county board is also responsible for Asian county teams.[4]

The Asian GAA is headquartered at the Singapore Grounds, also known as the Singapore Polo Club.[5]

Competitions

The All-China Gaelic Games is a Gaelic games tournament held annually in China between club teams under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and the Asian County Board.

The Derek Brady Trophy is a Gaelic football cup awarded by the Asian County Board. The cup, a crystal replica of the Sam Maguire Cup, was commissioned by the family of Gaelic footballer Derek Brady.[6] Brady was one of the founders of the Taipei Lions club, and died in Taipei in 1996.[7]

Teams

As of 2019, there were approximately 25 club teams from 14 nations overseen by the county board:[8]

ClubRegion
Bangkok Thai GAABangkok
Beijing DragonsBeijing
Cambodia GAASiam Reap, Phanom Phenn
Canton CeltsMacau
Dalian WolfhoundsDalian
Daegu FiannaDaegu
Exiles GAAAsia
Ho Chi MinhSaigon
Hong Kong Dragons Hong Kong
Inis Jeju GAAKorea
India WolfhoundsNew Delhi, India
Jakarta DragonfliesJakarta
Japan GAAJapan
Tokyo SamuraiTokyo
Laochra BusanBusan
Manila GAAPhilippines
Myanmar CeltsYangon
Orang EireMalaysia
Penang PumasMalaysia
Qatar G.F.AQatar
Saigon GaelsSaigon
Seoul GaelsSeoul
Shanghai Saints and SirensShanghai
Shenzhen CeltsShenzhen
Singapore LionsSingapore
Suzhou EireSuzhou
Taiwan CeltsTaiwan
Viet CeltsVietnam

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian Gulf Board . Asiangulfboard.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128224231/http://www.asiangulfboard.com/ . 28 January 2013 .
  2. Web site: Gaelic Football part of life says Shanghai captain Meng . GAA . gaa.ie . 22 February 2017 . 8 May 2020.
  3. Web site: About Asian County Board . Asian County Board . asiancountyboard.com . 8 May 2020 . the ACB [is the] point of contact for the GAA for all clubs based in the Asia-Pacific & Gulf Regions other than Australia & New Zealand.
  4. Web site: ACB FAQ . 2009-05-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815155657/http://www.asiangulfboard.com/index.php/about-us/faq . August 15, 2012 .
  5. https://www.mayonews.ie/sports/1783-the-games-begin--in-singapore Mayo News website, Retrieved 2023-04-12
  6. Web site: Derek Brady Trophy . . asiancountyboard.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120223005757/http://www.asiancountyboard.com/asian-gaelic-games/the-derek-brady-trophy . 23 February 2012 . 8 November 2009 . live .
  7. Web site: Gael Force . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 8 November 2008 . 8 August 2019 . This replica of the Sam Maguire in Cavan Crystal commemorates Derek Brady, from Navan, in Co Meath, who was one of the founders of the Taipei Lions .
  8. Web site: Teams . asiancountyboard.com .