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.

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Ulster Senior Football Championship
Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship
First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Qualifiers
Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

 * Overall


 * 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.