2002 O'Byrne Cup
The 2002 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA between November 2001 and January 2002.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2002 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Carlow (1st win) |
| Manager | Pat Roe |
| Captain | Andrew Corden |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wicklow |
| Manager | John O'Leary |
| Captain | Ronan Coffey |
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.[2]
It was won by Carlow, their first and (so far) only win. Captain Andrew Corden died in a car crash just three months after.[3][4][5]
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
| Advance to semi-finals | |
| Advance to playoff |
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –8 | 2 |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | –4 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | –2 | 1 |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –4 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |