Gaelic football (
Irish:
Peil Ghaelach; short name
Peil or
Caid), commonly referred to as
football or
Gaelic, is an Irish
team sport. It is a form of football derived from
traditional Irish ball games. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by passing the ball through the other team's
goals (3 points) or a set of two upright posts separated by a crossbar above the ground (1 point).