Teams 32 Captain Peter Canavan | Winners Tyrone (1st win) Runners-up Cavan | |
Dates 3 February - 28 April 2002 Manager Eugene McKenna & Art McRory | ||
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.
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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.
Division 1A Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2A
Division 1B Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B
Division 2A Table
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A
Division 2B Table
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B