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.
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.Format
The Qualifier Rounds system, first used in 2001 was again used in this year.Results
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalQuarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalsPreliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalFirst round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalAll-Ireland Qualifiers
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalTop scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Oisín McConville | Armagh | 1-40 | 43 | 8 | 5.37 |
| 2 | Ray Cosgrove | Dublin | 6-23 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
| 3 | Colin Corkery | Cork | 0-40 | 40 | 6 | 6.66 |
| 4 | Mike Frank Russell | Kerry | 3-27 | 36 | 9 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Adrian Sweeney | Donegal | 2-28 | 34 | 7 | 4.85 |
| 6 | Rory Gallagher | Fermanagh | 4-18 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Michael Reidy | Limerick | 2-23 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 7 | Dessie Sloyan | Sligo | 2-23 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |
| 7 | Brendan Devenney | Donegal | 1-26 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 |
| 7 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | Kerry | 0-29 | 29 | 9 | 3.22 |
;Single game
Miscellaneous
- This year New York in their fourth season in the Connacht championship are give home ground.
- Sligo play Leitrim in the Connacht championship for the first time since 1991.
- There was a triple of draws & replays in the Munster football championship in the 2 semi-finals between Clare vs Tipperary and Cork vs Kerry also final between Cork vs Tipperary.
- Galway and Sligo meet in the Connacht final for the first time since 1971.
- During the course of the championship there were a number of first-time championship meetings.
- *Waterford V Roscommon
- *Wicklow V London
- *Wexford V Tyrone
- *Monaghan V Louth
- *Longford V Down
- *Antrim V Westmeath
- *Cavan V Limerick
- *Westmeath V Fermanagh
- *Longford V Derry
- *Tyrone V Leitrim
- *Kerry V Wicklow
- *Limerick V Offaly
- *Kerry V Fermanagh
- *Mayo V Limerick
- *Sligo V Tyrone
- *Armagh V Sligo
- The All-Ireland qualifiers saw Tipperary face Mayo in the championship for the first time since 1920.
- Armagh qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1977. They became the 18th team to win the All-Ireland title.
