Gaelic football formations and positions.
Gaelic football is played fifteen a side on a pitch of about 145 by 90 metres with H-shaped goals at each end. A match is two halves of 35 minutes at senior inter-county level and 30 minutes in other grades. A goal under the crossbar is worth three points and a shot over it is worth one, with the score recorded as goals and points. The GAA Official Guide playing rules apply.
Gaelic football positions.
| Code | Position | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Goalkeeper | Goalkeeper |
| RCB | Right Corner-back | Full-back line |
| FB | Full-back | Full-back line |
| LCB | Left Corner-back | Full-back line |
| RHB | Right Half-back | Half-back line |
| CHB | Centre Half-back | Half-back line |
| LHB | Left Half-back | Half-back line |
| LM | Midfield (8) | Midfield |
| RM | Midfield (9) | Midfield |
| RHF | Right Half-forward | Half-forward line |
| CHF | Centre Half-forward | Half-forward line |
| LHF | Left Half-forward | Half-forward line |
| RCF | Right Corner-forward | Full-forward line |
| FF | Full-forward | Full-forward line |
| LCF | Left Corner-forward | Full-forward line |
- Size
- 145 m by 90 m
- Match
- 2 halves of 35 minutes
- Squad
- 15 on the field per side, up to 26 in a matchday squad, no rolling substitutes
- Scoring
- A score is a point; the result is in points.
- Rules
- GAA Official Guide Part 2 (Playing Rules), effective 27 March 2026
13-a-side formations (1).
13-a-side: 2 halves of 30 minutes, 13 on the field per side, no rolling substitutes, on a 145 m by 90 m pitch.
Positions: Goalkeeper (GK), Right Corner-back (RCB), Full-back (FB), Left Corner-back (LCB), Right Half-back (RHB), Centre Half-back (CHB), Left Half-back (LHB), Midfield (8) (LM), Midfield (9) (RM), Right Half-forward (RHF), Centre Half-forward (CHF), Left Half-forward (LHF), Right Corner-forward (RCF), Full-forward (FF), Left Corner-forward (LCF).
Pick the shape, drag your players onto it and share the team sheet with parents before the game. The Vanta Club app is free.
