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The 2002 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA between November 2001 and January 2002.

The tournament was noted for featuring one of the first inter-county Gaelic football games under floodlights, when Meath played Longford in Simonstown Gaels' ground.

It was won by Carlow, their first and (so far) only win. Captain Andrew Corden died in a car crash just three months after.

Format

The eleven teams are drawn into three groups of 4, 4 and 3 teams respectively.

Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning two points for a win and one for a draw.

The 3 group winners advance the semi-finals.

The runners-up in the two groups of 4 teams play a playoff, with the winner advancing to the semi-finals.

Results

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts
Carlow	3	2	0	1	+4	4
Offaly	3	2	0	1	+3	4
Meath	3	1	0	2	+1	2
Longford	3	1	0	2	–8	2

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts
Laois	3	2	0	1	+2	4
Wicklow	3	2	0	1	–4	4
Kildare	3	1	1	1	+4	3
Wexford	3	0	1	2	–2	1

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts
Louth	2	2	0	0	+6	4
Westmeath	2	1	0	1	–4	2
Dublin	2	0	0	2	–2	0

Finals

Playoff

Semi-finals

Final

References

1. "Leinster GAA Results 2001".
2. "Night-time matches under the spotlight". The Irish Times.
3. "Leinster GAA Results 2002".
4. "O'Byrne Cup Final Carlow vs Wicklow 20/1/2002 Oisi - 61681 - Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
5. "County Call".

External links

• Leinster G.A.A. Results 2002

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