2002 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
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| Dates | 3 February - 28 April 2002 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Tyrone (1st win) |
| Captain | Peter Canavan |
| Manager | Eugene McKenna & Art McRory |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cavan |
| Captain | Anthony Forde |
| Manager | Mattie Kerrigan |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Kerry |
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The 2002 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 71st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. 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.
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.
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.
If two or more teams are level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2A
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A
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