Editing Derry (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Derry 2009 NFL final.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Derry GAA]] team ahead of the [[National Football League (Ireland) 2009|2009 National League]] final]]

The city is home to sports clubs and teams. Both association football and [[Gaelic football]] are popular in the area.

===Association football===

In association football, the city's most prominent clubs include [[Derry City F.C.|Derry City]] who play in the [[League of Ireland|national league]] of the [[Republic of Ireland]]; [[Institute F.C.|Institute]] of the [[NIFL Championship]] as well as [[Maiden City F.C.|Maiden City]] and [[Trojans F.C.|Trojans]], both of the [[Northern Ireland Intermediate League]].

In addition to these clubs, which all play in national leagues, other clubs are based in the city. The local football league governed by the [[Irish Football Association|IFA]] is the North-West Junior League, which contains many clubs from the city, such as BBOB (Boys Brigade Old Boys) and Lincoln Courts. The city's other junior league is the [[Derry and District League]] and teams from the city and surrounding areas participate, including Don Boscos and Creggan Swifts. The [[Foyle Cup]] youth soccer tournament is held annually in the city. It has attracted many notable teams in the past, including [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[IFK Göteborg]] and [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]].

===Gaelic football===

In Gaelic football [[Derry GAA]] are the county team and play in the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]]'s [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]], [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]]. They also field [[hurling]] teams in the equivalent tournaments. There are many Gaelic games clubs in and around the city, for example [[Na Magha CLG]], [[Steelstown GAC]], [[Doire Colmcille CLG]], [[Seán Dolans GAC]], Na Piarsaigh CLG Doire Trasna and [[Slaughtmanus GAC]].

===Boxing===

There are many boxing clubs. The best-known is the Ring Amateur Boxing Club, which is based on the City side and is associated with boxers [[Charlie Nash (boxer)|Charlie Nash]] and [[John Duddy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ringabc.net/ |title=Ring ABC |work=RingABC.net |publisher=Ring Amateur Boxing Club |access-date=20 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308133233/http://www.ringabc.net/ |archive-date=8 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ringabc.net/youtube.html |title=The Ring ABC Videos |work=RingABC.net |publisher=Ring Amateur Boxing Club |access-date=20 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101161859/http://www.ringabc.net/youtube.html |archive-date=1 January 2009}}</ref> Rochester's Amateur Boxing club is a club in the city's Waterside area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rochesters Amateur Boxing Club, The Ebrington Centre, Gendermott Road, Londonderry (2022) |url=https://www.localgymsandfitness.com/GB/Londonderry/603098766368334/Rochesters-Amateur-Boxing-Club |access-date=3 May 2022 |work=LocalGymsAndFitness.com}}</ref>

===Rugby union===

[[Rugby union]] is also quite popular in the city, with the [[City of Derry Rugby Club]] situated not far from the city centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofderryrfc.com/ |title=City of Derry Rugby Club Official Website |work=CityOfDerryRFC.com |publisher=[[City of Derry Rugby Club]] |date=5 June 2010 |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207134119/http://cityofderryrfc.com/ |archive-date=7 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> City of Derry won both the Ulster Towns Cup and the Ulster Junior Cup in 2009. Londonderry YMCA RFC is another rugby club and is based in the village of [[Drumahoe]] which is on the outskirts of the city.

===Basketball===

The city's only basketball club is North Star Basketball Club which has teams in the [[Basketball Northern Ireland]] senior and junior Leagues.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northstarbasketball.com/ |title=North Star Basketball Club Official Website |work=NorthStarBasketball.com |publisher=North Star Basketball Club |access-date=20 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120035330/http://northstarbasketball.com/ |archive-date=20 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cricket===

[[Cricket]] is also played in the city, particularly in the Waterside. The city is home to two cricket clubs, [[Brigade Cricket Club]] and [[Glendermott Cricket Club]], both of whom play in the [[North West Senior League]].

===Golf===

There are two golf clubs situated in the city, City of Derry Golf Club and Foyle International Golf Centre.