# 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The championship began 7 June and ended on 15 September 2002.
Limerick were the defending champions and retained their title for a third successive year after defeating Galway by 3-17 to 0-8 in the final.

## Teams
### Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Antrim | Saffron and white | | | |
| Carlow | Red, green and yellow | Stone Developments | | |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | Vodafone | | |
| Cork | Red and white | O2 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Derry | White and red | open+direct | | 1997 |
| Down | Red and black | Canal Court Hotel | | 1990 |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | Arnotts | | 1972 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | Supermacs | 1996 | 1996 |
| Kerry | Green and gold | Kerry Group | | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | Avonmore plc | 1999 | 1999 |
| Laois | Blue and white | Meadow Meats | | 1983 |
| Limerick | Green and white | Red Cow Moran Hotel | 2001 | 2001 |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | Carroll Meats | | 2000 |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | enfer | 1995 | 1999 |
| Waterford | White and blue | Gain Feeds | 1992 | 1994 |
| Wexford | Purple and gold | Wexford Creamery | 1965 | 2001 |

## Results
### Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

### Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

### Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final
Final

### All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals
Final

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 2-37 | 43 | 6 | 7.16 |
| 2 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 1-32 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 3 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Limerick | 4-09 | 21 | 6 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 5 | Ger Farragher | Limerick | 0-18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 6 | David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Eoin Foley | Limerick | 2-09 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 |
| 8 | Rory Hanniffy | Offaly | 3-04 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Rory Jacob | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Paul Braniff | Down | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ger Farragher | Galway | 0-13 | 13 | Wexford |
| 2 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 1-09 | 12 | Antrim |
| 3 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | Dublin |
| 4 | David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Offaly |
| 4 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Carlow |
| 5 | Barry Lambert | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Carlow |
| 6 | Rory Hanniffy | Offaly | 2-03 | 9 | Laois |
| 6 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 1-06 | 9 | Galway |
| 6 | Eoin Kelly | Waterford | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 7 | Michael Cordial | Offaly | 2-02 | 8 | Laois |
| 7 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Limerick | 2-02 | 8 | Galway |
| 7 | Paul Braniff | Down | 1-05 | 8 | Derry |
| 7 | Mark Keane | Limerick | 0-08 | 8 | Cork |
| 7 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 0-08 | 8 | Waterford |

### Miscellaneous

* Limerick become the first team since Tipperary in 1981 to win three successive All-Ireland titles.