2002 Chatham Cup

The 2002 Chatham Cup was the 75th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

2002 Chatham Cup
Dates21 July 2002
Championship venueBluewater Park Island, Napier
ChampionsNapier City Rovers (4th title)
Runners-upTauranga City United
Championship match score2–0
Jack Batty Memorial CupLeon Birnie (Napier City Rovers)
2001
2003

Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. The competition comprised a preliminary round and four rounds proper followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. The competition was held considerably earlier in the year than normal, with the final being held in July rather than September. In all, 136 teams took part in the competition.

The nine eligible National League clubs entered the tournament at the third round stage. One National League side, Canterbury United, was ineligible, as it was an amalgamated team formed from several clubs within the Canterbury region, each of which competed in the Chatham Cup individually.

The 2002 final

Napier City Rovers took the final 2-0 over Tauranga City United.

The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 2002 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Leon Birnie of Napier City Rovers.

Results

Second Round

Ellerslie3 – 1Papatoetoe
Greerton Rovers1 – 1*East Coast Bays
Lower Hutt City4 – 1Red Sox (Palmerston North)
Ngaruawahia United2 – 3Te Atatu
Rangiora1 – 1*New Brighton
Takapuna3 – 2Auckland Grammar
Taradale1 – 3Moturoa
Three Kings United (Auckland)4 – 3Hamilton Wanderers
Western (Christchurch)0 – 1Ferrymead Bays
* Won on penalties by East Coast Bays (2-1), Melville United (4-2), Mount Albert-Ponsonby (6-5), New Brighton (3-1), and Wellington Marist (4-3)

Third Round

Central United (Auckland)8 – 0Takapuna
East Coast Bays2 – 0Te Atatu
Manawatu (Palmerston North)6 – 1Moturoa

Fourth Round

Caversham3 – 1 †Manawatu
† Caversham disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.

Quarter-finals

Central United1 – 3University-Mount Wellington
Quirke Waetford, Bunbury (pen.), Roberts
Napier City Rovers1 – 0Manawatu
Birnie
Tauranga City United3 – 0Bay Olympic
Pilcher 2, Derry

Semi-finals

Napier City Rovers4 – 2Miramar Rangers
Cotton 2, Cunliffe, Howe Batty, Hedge
Tauranga City United3 – 1University-Mount Wellington
Board 3 Roberts

Final

References

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