2002 Emperor's Cup

1st Round

• 香川西高校 0-1 Kokushikan University
• YSCC 1-7 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
• 国見高校 3-0 山形中央高校
• CENTRO DE FUTEBOL EDU 3-1 ヴォルカ鹿児島
• International Budo University 1-2 Oita Trinita
• Teihens F.C. 0-6 Cerezo Osaka
• Iwami 2-1 Fukui KSC
• Tokuyama University 0-2 Sagawa Express Osaka
• Tsukuba University 1-3 Ventforet Kofu
• 大原学園ジャスラ 0-1 Avispa Fukuoka
• Fukuoka University of Education 1-2 Alouette Kumamoto
• Tochigi 3-1 Iwate University
• Kyushu Inax 0-5 Mito HollyHock
• Takada 0-3 Yokohama
• Sagawa Printing 1-0 TDK
• Denso 1-1(PK 3-1) Sapporo University
• Gunma Horikoshi 2-1 Montedio Yamagata
• Kwansei Gakuin University 2-5 Sagan Tosu
• Tokyo Gakugei University 5-1 Hachinohe University
• Saitama 2-1 YKK
• Fukushima University 1-5 Omiya Ardija
• Nangoku Kochi 1-4 Shonan Bellmare
• Sony Sendai 2-3 JAPANサッカーカレッジ
• Ehime 6-1 三菱重工長崎
• マッチーズFC 0-7 Kawasaki Frontale
• 紀北蹴球団 0-9 Albirex Niigata
• Tottori 2-1 アレックス
• プロフェソール宮崎 4-3 Kibi International University
• Okinawa Kariyushi 2-3 Honda F.C.
• 各務原高校 0-9 Komazawa University
• Oita TrinitaU-18 1-1(PK 5-3) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth
• 韮崎アストロス 0-2 Hamamatsu University

2nd Round

• Kokushikan University 1-2 国見高校
• Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 3-0 CENTRO DE FUTEBOL EDU
• Oita Trinita 3-0 Iwami
• Cerezo Osaka 4-1 Sagawa Express Osaka
• Ventforet Kofu 2-0 アルエット熊本
• Avispa Fukuoka 2-1 Tochigi
• Mito HollyHock 4-0 Sagawa Printing
• Yokohama 3-2 Denso
• Gunma Horikoshi 0-1 Tokyo Gakugei University
• Sagan Tosu 7-0 Saitama
• Omiya Ardija 4-0 JAPANサッカーカレッジ
• Shonan Bellmare 1-0 Ehime
• Kawasaki Frontale 6-0 Tottori
• Albirex Niigata 1-0 プロフェソール宮崎
• Honda 3-0 Oita TrinitaU-18
• Komazawa University 1-0 Hamamatsu University

3rd Round

• Júbilo Iwata 2-0 国見高校
• Nagoya Grampus Eight 2-0 Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
• Consadole Sapporo 0-5 Oita Trinita
• Kashiwa Reysol 1-2 Cerezo Osaka
• Vegalta Sendai 1-0 Ventforet Kofu
• Urawa Red Diamonds 1-2 Avispa Fukuoka
• JEF United Ichihara 4-0 Mito HollyHock
• Kyoto Purple Sanga 4-0 Yokohama
• Kashima Antlers 4-0 Tokyo Gakugei University
• Shimizu S-Pulse 4-2 Sagan Tosu
• Tokyo Verdy 0-2 Omiya Ardija
• Tokyo 3-4 Shonan Bellmare
• Vissel Kobe 1-3 Kawasaki Frontale
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Albirex Niigata
• Gamba Osaka 3-1 Honda
• Yokohama F. Marinos 3-0 Komazawa University

4th Round

• Júbilo Iwata 2-0 Oita Trinita
• Nagoya Grampus Eight 5-2 Cerezo Osaka
• Vegalta Sendai 1-2 JEF United Ichihara
• Avispa Fukuoka 0-1 Kyoto Purple Sanga
• Kashima Antlers 1-0 Omiya Ardija
• Shimizu S-Pulse 3-2 Shonan Bellmare
• Kawasaki Frontale 1-0 Gamba Osaka
• Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 Yokohama F. Marinos

Quarterfinals

• Júbilo Iwata 0-1 JEF United Ichihara
• Nagoya Grampus Eight 0-1 Kyoto Purple Sanga
• Kashima Antlers 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale
• Shimizu S-Pulse 1-3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Semifinals

• JEF United Ichihara 0-2 Kashima Antlers
• Kyoto Purple Sanga 2-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Final

• Kashima Antlers 1-2 Kyoto Purple Sanga

Kyoto Purple Sanga won the championship and guaranteed a place in the 2004 AFC Champions League But Sanga was relegated to the Division 2 in 2003 so this spot was going to Yokohama F. Marinos the 2002 J. League Division 1 runner-up.