The 2010 Gaelic Football Championship is the 2010 season of the tournament, which includes European teams other than those from Ireland and Britain. The Championship follows two phases. During the first part of the year teams compete within their own regions in a series of four to five tournaments to determine the regional champions and runners-up. During the second part of the year the champion and runner-up of each region compete in a series of three pan-European tournaments to determine the European Champion. All teams who did not reach the top two spots of their regional championship compete in a second-tier championship called the Shield. In each tournament teams gain points depending on their respective performances (winner gains 25 points, runner-up 20 points, etc.). The matches are played 11 a side and 10 to 15 minutes a half (depending on the number of matches to be played on the day).
Regional Phase During the Regional Phase, only the points gained in each team's best three tournaments count.
Benelux
Table Rank Team Points 1
Round 1 – Amsterdam Tournament – 27 March
Round 2 – Den Haag Tournament – 10 April This tournament saw 4 teams participating. It has been played in round robin format leading to 3rd place Final and Grand Final.
Group stage Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Brussels Belgium A +31 5 2 Den Haag +28 5 3 Amsterdam −2 2 4 Brussels Belgium B −57 0 Den Haag 2–9 (15) Amsterdam 0–4 (4) Belgium A 5–12 (27) Belgium B 0–1 (1) Amsterdam 3–10 (19) Belgium B 1–2 (5) Den Haag 1–6 (9) Belgium A 1–6 (9) Den Haag 4–11 (23) Belgium B 1–3 (6) Belgium A 2–9 (15) Amsterdam 3–1 (10)
Finals 3rd place Final: Amsterdam 1–6 (9) Belgium B 0–2 (2)
Final: Belgium A 1–11 (14) Den Haag 1–10 (13) (after extra time)
Points allowance for the tournament Rank Team Points 1 Belgium A 25 2 Den Haag 20 3 Amsterdam 16 4 Belgium B 13
Round 3 – Brussels Tournament – 8 May
Round 4 – Luxembourg Tournament – 12 June
East and Central
Table Rank Team Points 1
Round 1 – Prague Tournament – 10 April
Round 2 – Vienna Tournament – 24 April
Round 3 – Budapest Tournament – 15 May
Round 4 – Zurich Tournament – 12 June
Iberia
Table Rank Team Points 1
Round 1 – Valencia Tournament – 27 February
Round 2 – Marbella Tournament – 13 March
Round 3 – Madrid Tournament – 8 May
Round 4 – Iruna-Pamplona Tournament – 5 June This tournament saw 4 teams participating. It has been played in round robin format leading to a Final between the top two teams.
Group stage Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Madrid +21 6 2 Valencia +3 4 3 Barcelona +5 2 4 Pamplona −29 0 Valencia 1–10 (13) Pamplona 0–3 (3) Madrid 1–7 (10) Barcelona 2–2 (8) Pamplona 0–4 (4) Madrid 2–9 (15) Valencia 1–9 (12) Barcelona 1–8 (11) Pamplona 0–2 (2) Barcelona 1–7 (10) Valencia 0–2 (2) Madrid 2–4 (10)
Final Madrid 1–5 (8) Valencia 0–5 (5)
Points allowance for the tournament Rank Team Points 1 Madrid 25 2 Valencia 20 3 Barcelona 16 4 Pamplona 13
Round 5 – Barcelona Tournament – 19 June
North West
Table After Round 4 If a team participates in all four tournaments, only its three best results count. If two teams have the equal number of points, the fourth result is the decider. The top two teams qualify for the European Championship. All other teams go on to play the European Shield. Rank Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total 1 Guernsey Gaels 20 25 25 – 70 2 Paris Gaels 25 16 – 2566 3 Dogues Gaelic FC (Saint-Malo) 16 5 11 16 43 4 Jersey Irish – 6.5 16 20 42.5 5 Ar Gwazi Gouez (Rennes) 13 6.5 20 – 39.5 6 US Liffré 11 20 – – 31 7 Gwened (Vannes) 6 5 – 13 24 8 Gwenrann (Guérande) 10 10 – – 20 9 GF Bro Leon (Brest) 8 11 – – 19 10 Paris Gaels Lutetia – 9 – 10 19 11 AFI Lyon – 6 – 11 17 12 Entente costarmoricaine (Saint-Brieuc/Saint-Quay-Perros) 7 8 – – 15 13 Guernsey Gaels B – – 13 – 13 14 Naoned (Nantes) 9 3 – – 12 15 Tolosa Gaels (Toulouse) – 7 – – 7 Brest is placed above Paris Gaels Lutetia thanks to a better overall score difference.
Round 1 – Brest Tournament – 10 April This tournament saw 10 teams participating. For the first part of the tournament, teams were drawn into 3 pools where each team played the other two (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss). After all pool matches were played, the teams were reshuffled into three groups depending on their performance in the pool stage.
Phase 1
Pool A Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Paris Gaels +54 4 2 Nantes −26 2 3 Vannes −28 0 Paris Gaels 7–5 (26) Vannes 1–1 (4) Vannes 1–2 (5) Nantes 2–5 (11) Paris Gaels 8–8 (32) Nantes 0–0 (0)
Pool B Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Guernsey Gaels +43 4 2 Guérande −18 2 3 Brest −25 0 Guernsey Gaels 7–4 (25) Brest 1–0 (3) Guérande 1–5 (8) Brest 1–2 (5) Guernsey Gaels 5–7 (22) Guérande 0–1 (1)
Pool C Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Rennes +22 5 2 Saint-Malo −4 4 3 Liffré +13 3 4 Entente costarmoricaine −31 0 Rennes 2–7 (13) Saint-Malo 1–0 (3) Liffré 0–2 (2) Rennes 0–2 (2) Entente 0–4 (4) Rennes 3–4 (16) Saint-Malo 0–4 (4) Liffré 0–2 (2) Saint-Malo 1–4 (7) Entente 0–3 (3) Liffré 5–2 (17) Entente 0–2 (2)
Pool C table without taking into account each of the top three teams' matches against the bottom team so that the reshuffling is equal. Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Rennes +10 3 2 Saint-Malo −8 2 3 Liffré −2 1
Phase 2
Championship (1st to 4th place – knock-out format)
Semi-Final 1: Best of first-placed teams vs. best of second-placed teams Paris Gaels 3–6 (15) Saint-Malo 0–5 (5) Semi-Final 2: 2nd best of first-placed teams vs. 3rd best of first-placed teams Guernsey Gaels 0–7 (7) Rennes 0–3 (3)
3rd place Final Saint-Malo 0–3 (3) Rennes 0–3 (3) (Saint-Malo won in penalty shootouts 3 to 1) Final Paris Gaels 4–9 (21) Guernsey Gaels 0–2 (2)
Shield (5th to 7th place – round robin format)
2nd best of second-placed teams: Guérande 3rd best of second-placed teams: Nantes Best of third-placed teams: Liffré Rank Team Goal Average Points 5 Liffré +2 2 6 Guérande −1 2 7 Nantes −1 2 As they have the same goal-average, Guérande and Nantes are ranked according to their head-to-head encounter which turned in favour of Guérande.
Guérande 1–0 (3) Liffré 1–3 (6) Nantes 1–3 (6) Liffré 0–5 (5) Guérande 2–0 (6) Nantes 1–1 (4)
Challenge (8th to 10th place – round robin format)
2nd best of third-placed teams: Brest 3rd best of third-placed teams: Vannes 4th of pool C: Entente costarmoricaine Rank Team Goal Average Points 8 Brest +12 3 9 Entente costarmoricaine +5 2 10 Vannes −17 1
Brest 1–3 (6) Vannes 1–3 (6) Vannes 0–2 (2) Entente 4–7 (19) Brest 2–4 (16) Entente 1–1 (4)
Points allowance for the tournament Rank Team Points 1 Paris Gaels 25 2 Guernsey Gaels 20 3 Saint-Malo 16 4 Rennes 13 5 Liffré 11 6 Guérande 10 7 Nantes 9 8 Brest 8 9 Entente costarmoricaine (Saint-Brieuc/Saint-Quay-Perros) 7 10 Vannes 6
Round 2 – Liffré Tournament – 22 May This tournament saw 12 teams participating. For the first part of the tournament, teams were drawn into 4 pools where each team played the other two (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss). After all pool matches were played, the teams were reshuffled into three groups depending on their performance in the pool stage.
Phase 1
Pool A Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Paris Gaels +18 4 2 Guérande 0 2 3 Saint-Malo −18 0 Saint-Malo 3–3 (12) Guérande 3–5 (14) Guérande 0–3 (3) Paris Gaels 0–5 (5) Saint-Malo 0–0 (0) Paris Gaels 3–7 (16)
Pool B Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Jersey/Rennes +28 4 2 Brest −7 2 3 Vannes −21 0 Jersey/Rennes 3–6 (15) Vannes 0–2 (2) Vannes 0–0 (0) Brest 2–2 (8) Jersey/Rennes 4–6 (18) Brest 1–0 (3)
Pool C Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Liffré +18 4 2 Entente costarmoricaine −14 2 3 Toulouse −4 0 Liffré 0–6 (6) Toulouse 0–3 (3) Liffré 4–6 (18) Entente costarmoricaine 1–0 (3) Entente costarmoricaine 1–3 (6) Toulouse 0–5 (5)
Pool D Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Guernsey Gaels +28 4 2 Paris Gaels Lutetia −12 2 3 Lyon −14 0 Lyon 0–0 (0) Guernsey Gaels 2–6 (12) Paris Gaels Lutetia 1–5 (8) Lyon 1–3 (6) Paris Gaels Lutetia 0–0 (0) Guernsey Gaels 2–8 (14)
Phase 2
Championship (1st to 4th place – knock-out format) Top team of each pool Semi-Final 1: Liffré 0–8 (8) Jersey/Rennes 0–7 (7) Semi-Final 2: Guernsey Gaels 1–6 (9) Paris Gaels 0–0 (0)
3rd place Final: Paris Gaels won over Jersey/Rennes by forfeit. Final: Guernsey Gaels 2–8 (14) Liffré 1–3 (6)
Shield (5th to 8th place – knock-out format) Second best team of each pool Semi-final 1: Guérande 1–3 (6) Paris Gaels Lutetia 0–2 (2) Semi-final 2: Entente costarmoricaine 1–4 (7) Brest 5–2 (17) 7th place final: Entente costarmoricaine 1–3 (6) Paris Gaels Lutetia 2–3 (9) 5th place final: Brest won over Guérande by forfeit.
Challenge (9th to 12th place – knock-out format) Bottom team of each pool Semi-final 1: Vannes 1–0 (3) Toulouse 2–5 (11) Semi-final 2: Lyon 2–2 (8) Saint-Malo 0–3 (3) 11th place final: Saint-Malo 0–3 (3) Vannes 0–4 (4) 9th place final: Lyon 0–2 (2) Toulouse 1–3 (6)
Points allowance for the tournament As Jersey and Rennes competed as a single team, the points earned in the tournament are split equally between the two. Nantes earned 3 points for providing two players or more to Lyon. Rank Team Points 1 Guernsey Gaels 25 2 Liffré 20 3 Paris Gaels 16 4 Jersey/Rennes 13 (6.5 points each) 5 Brest 11 6 Guérande 10 7 Paris Gaels Lutetia 9 8 Entente costarmoricaine 8 9 Toulouse 7 10 Lyon 6 11 Vannes 5 12 Saint-Malo 5 - Nantes 3
Round 3 – Guernsey Tournament – 5 June This tournament saw 5 teams participating. It has been played in round robin format. Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Guernsey A +41 8 2 Rennes +15 6 3 Jersey +32 4 4 Guernsey B −40 2 5 Saint-Malo −48 0 Guernsey A 3–9 (18) Rennes 2–2 (8) Jersey 5–1 (16) Guernsey B 1–0 (3) Guernsey A 0–8 (8) Jersey 1–2 (5) Guernsey B 3–2 (11) Rennes 5–6 (21) Saint-Malo 1–0 (3) Jersey 8–3 (27) Rennes 5–2 (17) Jersey 5–0 (15) Guernsey B 3–4 (13) Saint-Malo 2–2 (8) Guernsey A 8–5 (29) Guernsey B 1–4 (7) Saint-Malo 3–3 (12) Guernsey A 3–9 (18) Rennes 5–8 (23) Saint-Malo 3–1 (10)
Points allowance for the tournament Rank Team Points 1 Guernsey A 25 2 Rennes 20 3 Jersey 16 4 Guernsey B 13 5 Saint-Malo 11
Round 4 – Paris Tournament – 12 June This tournament saw 6 teams participating. For the first part of the tournament, teams were drawn into 2 pools where each team played the other two (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss). The top two teams of each group went on to play the semi-finals whereas the bottom team of each group played the 5th/6th ranking match.
Phase 1
Pool A Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Paris Gaels +32 4 2 Vannes −3 2 3 Paris Gaels Lutetia −29 0 Paris Gaels 4–7 (19) Paris Gaels Lutetia 2–1 (7) Paris Gaels 3–12 (21) Vannes 0–1 (1) Paris Gaels Lutetia 1–1 (4) Vannes 5–5 (21)
Pool B Rank Team Goal Average Points 1 Jersey +26 4 2 Saint-Malo −12 2 3 Lyon −14 0 Lyon 1–3 (6) Saint-Malo 2–5 (11) Saint-Malo 0–4 (4) Jersey 4–9 (21) Jersey 1–9 (12) Lyon 0–3 (3)
Phase 2 Semi-final 1: 1st of pool A vs. 2nd of pool B Paris Gaels 4–12 (24) Saint-Malo 1–2 (5)
Semi-final 2: 1st of pool B vs. 2nd of pool A Jersey 3–12 (21) Vannes 0–3 (3)
5th place final: 3rd of pool A vs. 3rd of pool B Paris Gaels Lutetia 1–5 (8) Lyon 2–3 (9)
3rd place final: loser of semi-final 1 vs. loser of semi-final 2 Saint-Malo 1–5 (8) Vannes 1–3 (6)
Final: winner of semi-final 1 vs. winner of semi-final 2 Paris Gaels 1–11 (14) Jersey 3–1 (10)
Points allowance for the tournament Rank Team Points 1 Paris Gaels 25 2 Jersey 20 3 Saint-Malo 16 4 Vannes 13 5 Lyon 11 6 Paris Gaels Lutetia 10
Scandinavia
Table After Round 1 If a team participates in all four tournaments, only its three best results count. The top two teams qualify for the European Championship. All other teams go on to play the European Shield. Rank Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total 1 Malmö 25 20 3rd 3rd 45 2 Stockholm Gaels 20 25 1st 1st45 3 Copenhagen 16 13 – 4th 29 4 Gothenburg 13 16 – 2nd 29 5 Oslo 11 11 2nd – 22
Round 1 – Copenhagen Tournament – 22 May