2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 71st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
Championship details | |
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All-Ireland Champions | |
Winning team | Derry (4th win) |
Captain | Gerard O'Kane |
Manager | Chris Brown |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Meath |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Kerry |
Leinster | Longford |
Ulster | Derry |
Connacht | Galway |
Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster final.
On 22 September 2002, Derry won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-8 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 13 championship seasons.
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