2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Gaelic football competition April 2022 2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship vevent background:#BFD7FF; white-space: nowrap white-space: nowrap Championship details Dates Teams All-Ireland Champions Winning team Derry (4th win) Captain Gerard O'Kane Manager Chris Brown All-Ireland Finalists Losing team Meath Captain Manager Provincial Champions Munster Kerry Leinster Longford Ulster Derry Connacht Galway The 2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 71st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18. Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster final. On 22 September 2002, Derry won the championship following a 1–12 to 0–8 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 13 championship seasons.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0928/238817-minor_foot_roh/ All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 20 September 2011 19 November 2012 New format Since its inception in 1929, the championship had always been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage of the provincial or All-Ireland championships it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the All-Ireland champions would always be the team who won all of their games. After introducing a "back door" system in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship in 1997, a similar second chance system was now introduced for the football championship. Defeated provincial finalists would be allowed to re-enter the All-Ireland Championship at the quarter-final stage where they would be paired with a provincial champion and the chance to advance to the semi-final stage. While the format was criticised for giving a team no incentive for winning their respective provincial championship, the new format did provide an extra layer of games for developing young talent. Results Connacht Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final 2002 Quarter-Final Galway 2-14 - 1-7 Roscommon Semi-Finals June 2002 Semi-Final Leitrim 0-17 - 0-7 Sligo Markievicz Park, Sligo June 2002 Semi-Final Galway 2-11 - 2-8 Mayo Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Final 30 June 2002 Final Galway 1-12 - 0-6 Leitrim McHale Park, Castlebar Leinster Minor Football Championship Rob Robin 2002 Rob Robin Carlow 2-9 - 1-12 Kilkenny 2002 Rob Robin Wicklow 1-5 - 0-13 Longford 2002 Rob Robin Wicklow 2-15 - 0-6 Kilkenny 2002 Rob Robin Longford 4-12 - 2-3 Louth 2002 Rob Robin Wicklow 1-15 - 0-4 Carlow Aughrim Park, Aughrim 2002 Rob Robin Louth 2-9 - 0-4 Kilkenny Drogheda Park, Drogheda 2002 Rob Robin Longford 3-13 - 0-3 Carlow Pearse Park, Longford 2002 Rob Robin Louth 1-10 - 2-6 Wicklow Drogheda Park, Drogheda 2002 Rob Robin Longford 3-13 - 0-5 Kilkenny Páirc Tailteann, Navan Quarter-Finals 2002 Quarter-Final Meath 1-9 - 1-7 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan 2002 Quarter-Final Laois 2-13 - 1-6 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford 2002 Quarter-Final Dublin 1-16 - 3-4 Westmeath Swords 2002 Quarter-Final Longford 2-8 - 0-9 Offaly Pearse Park, Longford Semi-Finals 2002 Semi-Final Meath 2-7 - 1-8 Laois Cusack Park, Mullingar 2002 Semi-Final Longford 1-8 - 0-7 Dublin Cusack Park, Mullingar Final 14 July 2002 Final Longford 3-8 - 3-5 Meath Croke Park, Dublin Munster Minor Football Championship Rob Robin 2002 Rob Robin Tipperary 2-11 - 2-9 Kerry FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock 2002 Rob Robin Limerick 1-11 - 1-4 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 2002 Rob Robin Waterford 3-3 - 0-12 Cork Carrigtwohill 2002 Rob Robin Waterford 1-6 - 0-9 Clare Fraher Field, Dungarvan 2002 Rob Robin Tipperary 0-13 - 0-13 Cork FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock 2002 Rob Robin Kerry 2-13 - 1-4 Limerick Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 2002 Rob Robin Cork 2-9- 1-2 Clare 2002 Rob Robin Tipperary 0-10 - 0-7 Limerick 2002 Rob Robin Kerry 2-14- 0-7 Waterford 2002 Rob Robin Kerry 0-12- 0-9 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2002 Rob Robin Waterford 2-6- 1-11 Limerick Dungannon 2002 Rob Robin Clare 3-9- 1-12 Tipperary Bruff 2002 Rob Robin Cork 1-10 - 0-9 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 2002 Rob Robin Kerry 2-9 - 1-8 Clare Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay 2002 Rob Robin Tipperary 3-14 - 2-6 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy Semi-Finals 2002 Semi-Final Kerry 1-15 - 1-14 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee 2002 Semi-Final Limerick 2-4 - 1-9 Tipperary Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy Final 14 July 2002 Final Kerry 3-15 - 2-6 Tipperary Semple Stadium, Thurles Ulster Minor Football Championship Rob Robin 2002 Rob Robin Cavan 0-12 - 0-8 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan 2002 Rob Robin Monaghan 0-11 - 0-10 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones 2002 Rob Robin Tyrone 0-12 - 0-12 Armagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones 2002 Rob Robin Replay Tyrone 2-12 - 1-8 Armagh Naas 2002 Rob Robin Derry 1-15 - 0-4 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast Quarter-Final 2002 Quarter-Final Cavan 2-13 - 0-12 Down Pearse Park, Ballybay Semi-Finals 2002 Semi-Final Tyrone 3-11 - 1-5 Monaghan Brewster Park, Enniskillen 2002 Semi-Final Derry 0-14 - 0-10 Cavan Brewster Park, Enniskillen Final 7 July 2002 Final Derry 0-12 - 0-11 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Quarter-Finals August 2002 Quarter-Final Galway 1-7 - 1-8 Meath Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon August 2002 Quarter-Final Longford 4-6 - 1-6 Leitrim Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon August 2002 Quarter-Final Kerry 3-14 - 1-8 Tyrone O'Moore Park, Portlaoise August 2002 Quarter-Final Derry 5-13 - 1-3 Tipperary Páirc Tailteann, Navan Semi-Finals 25 August 2002 Semi-Final Kerry 1-11 - 2-13 Meath Croke Park, Dublin 1 September 2002 Semi-Final Derry 3-13 - 1-03 Longford Croke Park, Dublin Final 22 September 2002 Final Derry 1-12 - 0-08 Meath Croke Park, Dublin Championship statistics Miscellaneous Meath become the first beaten team to reach the All-Ireland final. 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