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2002 Chatham Cup

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Dates
  
21 July 2002

Championship match score
  
2–0

Runners-up
  
Tauranga City United

Championship venue
  
Bluewater Park Island, Napier

Champions
  
Napier City Rovers (4th title)

Jack Batty Memorial Cup
  
Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers)

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

Contents

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.

Second Round

* 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)

Fourth Round

† Caversham disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.

References

2002 Chatham Cup Wikipedia