2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May – 22 September 2002 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Armagh (1st win) |
| Captain | Kieran McGeeney |
| Manager | Joe Kernan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kerry |
| Captain | Darragh Ó Sé |
| Manager | Páidí Ó Sé |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Armagh |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 67 |
| Goals total | 139 (2.11 per game) |
| Points total | 1572 (23.82 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Oisín McConville (1-40) |
| Player of the Year | Kieran McGeeney |
← 2001 2003 → | |
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
On 22 September 2002, Armagh won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-14 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. It remains their only All-Ireland title.
Armagh's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 1-40. His teammate Kieran McGeeney was the choice for the three Footballer of the Year awards.