2002 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2002 Allianz National Football League, the 71st annual Gaelic football tournament, was sponsored by Allianz and included teams from Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. This was the first NFL season to take place in a single calendar year. Tyrone beat Cavan in the Division 1 final, while Kerry took Division Two.

League structure
The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Finals, promotions and relegations
The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the Division 1 semi-finals while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1A and 1B, respectively.

Tie-breaker
If two or more teams are level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

Statistics

 * All scores correct as of 6 March 2016

Scoring

 * Widest winning margin: 24
 * Louth Colours of Louth.svg 2-19 - 0-1 London Colours of London.svg (Division 2a)
 * London Colours of London.svg 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg (Division 2a)
 * Most goals in a match: 6
 * Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 3-11 - 3-11 Galway Colours of Galway.svg (Division 1a)
 * Most points in a match: 34
 * Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg (Division 1a)
 * Most goals by one team in a match: 4
 * Waterford Colours of Waterford.svg 1-12 - 4-13 Longford Colours of Longford.svg (Division 2b)
 * London Colours of London.svg 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg (Division 2a)
 * London Colours of London.svg 0-4 - 4-13 Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg (Division 2a)
 * Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 0-7 - 4-5 Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg (Division 1b)
 * Highest aggregate score: 43 points
 * Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg (Division 1a)
 * Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 2-19 - 2-12 Laois Colours of Laois.svg (Division 2b)
 * Lowest aggregate score: 15 points
 * Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 0-10 - 0-5 Down Colours of Down.svg (Division 1b)