Welcome

 The Western Divisional Board (SFGAA) is the administrative body for the  Gaelic Athletic Association in Northern California, at present this  encompasses the Greater Bay Area. 

Gaelic Games have been played in the San Francisco area for over a  hundred years, the board in it's present form has been active since the  late 1970's. 

The Michael Cusacks Football Club was founded in San Francisco in early 1989 by: Dermot Keating (Kerry), David Nagle (Kerry), Mike Casey (Kerry) and Niall Flynn (Kerry). 

St Joseph's Hurling Club  (Cumann Iomána Naomh Iosaf) was founded in 1995, bringing Gaelic Games  to the people of Silicon Valley. A seven-year stretch of unprecedented  success followed, with the men’s teams winning six hurling titles, two  Gaelic football titles, and the women’s Gaelic football team winning  their championship in 1999. 

The IFHYL (Irish Football and Hurling Youth League) organizes youth leagues for both hurling and Gaelic football.

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)is Ireland’s largest sporting  organisation. It is celebrated as one of the great amateur sporting  associations in the world.  

Ladies Gaelic Football is a fast-paced, skillful sport that blends  elements of soccer, rugby, and basketball. Played with 15 players per  side on a 145 x 90 meter (159 x 98 yard) pitch, the game features two  30-minute halves of nonstop action.