2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known as the Guinness Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place on 27 October 2001. The championship ran from 27 April to 8 September 2002.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 April - 8 September 2002 |
| Teams | 21 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (27th win) |
| Captain | Andy Comerford |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Clare |
| Captain | Brian Lohan |
| Manager | Cyril Lyons |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Waterford |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 30 |
| Top Scorer | Eoin Kelly (2-39) |
| Player of the Year | Henry Shefflin |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2001 2003 → | |
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 8 September 2002 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and Clare, in what was their fourth championship meeting overall but their first All-Ireland final meeting in 70 years. Kilkenny won the match by 2-20 to 0-19 to claim their 27th All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.
Tipperary's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 2-39.