2002 Chatham Cup
| Dates | 21 July 2002 |
|---|---|
| Championship venue | Bluewater Park Island, Napier |
| Champions | Napier City Rovers (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Tauranga City United |
| Championship match score | 2–0 |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers) |
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The 2002 Chatham Cup was the 75th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
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
| Caversham | 2 – 0 | Green Island |
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| Ellerslie | 3 – 1 | Papatoetoe |
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| Forrest Hill Milford United | 1 – 2 | Bay Olympic (Auckland) |
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| Greerton Rovers | 1 – 1* | East Coast Bays |
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| Lower Hutt City | 4 – 1 | Red Sox (Palmerston North) |
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| Mangere United | 3 – 1 | Tikipunga |
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| Manurewa | 2 – 1 | Western Springs |
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| Melville United | 1 – 1* | West Auckland |
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| Ngaruawahia United | 2 – 3 | Te Atatu |
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| Palmerston North Marist | 0 – 1 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
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| Papakura | 2 – 4 | Glenfield Rovers |
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| Rangiora | 1 – 1* | New Brighton |
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| Takapuna | 3 – 2 | Auckland Grammar |
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| Taradale | 1 – 3 | Moturoa |
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| Three Kings United (Auckland) | 4 – 3 | Hamilton Wanderers |
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| Waterside Karori | 1 – 2 | Petone |
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| Western (Christchurch) | 0 – 1 | Ferrymead Bays |
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- * 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
| Caversham | 1 – 0 | Dunedin Technical |
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| Central United (Auckland) | 8 – 0 | Takapuna |
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| East Coast Bays | 2 – 0 | Te Atatu |
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| Ellerslie | 0 – 2 | Bay Olympic |
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| Ferrymead Bays | 7 – 2 | Roslyn-Wakari |
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| Mangere United | 6 – 1 | Manurewa |
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| New Brighton | 1 – 4 | Halswell United |
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| Wellington United | 2 – 1 | Petone |
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Fourth Round
| Bay Olympic | 3 – 2 | Mangere United |
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| Waitakere City | 1 – 2 | Central United |
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- † Caversham disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.
Quarter-finals
| Central United | 1 – 3 | University-Mount Wellington |
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| Quirke | Waetford, Bunbury (pen.), Roberts |
| Napier City Rovers | 1 – 0 | Manawatu |
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| Birnie |
| Tauranga City United | 3 – 0 | Bay Olympic |
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| Pilcher 2, Derry |
Semi-finals
| Napier City Rovers | 4 – 2 | Miramar Rangers |
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| Cotton 2, Cunliffe, Howe | Batty, Hedge |
| Tauranga City United | 3 – 1 | University-Mount Wellington |
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| Board 3 | Roberts |
Final
| Napier City Rovers | 2 – 0 | Tauranga City United |
|---|---|---|
| Birnie, Scott |
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 2002 page
- UltimateNZSoccer website 2002 Chatham Cup page