2002 Chatham Cup

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

Chatham Cup
year =2002
date =July 21
venue=Bluewater Park Island, Napier

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.

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.

Fourth Round

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date = June
team1 = Bay Olympic (Auckland)
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Mangere United
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date = June
team1 = Caversham
score = 3 – 1 †
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team2 = Manawatu (Palmerston North)
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date = June
team1 = Halswell United
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Ferrymead Bays
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date = June
team1 = Miramar Rangers
score = 4 – 0
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team2 = Western Suburbs (Porirua)
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date = June
team1 = Tauranga City United
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = East Coast Bays
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date = June
team1 = University-Mount Wellington
score = 3 – 0
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team2 = Melville United (Hamilton)
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date = June
team1 = Waitakere City
score = 1 – 2
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team2 = Central United (Auckland)
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date = June
team1 = Wellington United
score = 0 – 4
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team2 = Napier City Rovers
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referee = † Caversham disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.

Quarter-finals

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date = June 16
team1 = Central United
score = 1 – 3
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team2 = University-Mount Wellington
goals1 = Quirke
goals2 = Waetford, Bunbury (pen.), Roberts
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date = June 16
team1 = Miramar Rangers
score = 7 – 1
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team2 = Halswell United
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date = June 16
team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = Manawatu
goals1 = Birnie
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date = June 16
team1 = Tauranga City United
score = 3 – 0
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team2 = Bay Olympic
goals1 = Pilcher 2, Derry
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emi-finals

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date = June 30
team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 4 – 2
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team2 = Miramar Rangers
goals1 = Cotton 2, Cunliffe, Howe
goals2 = Batty, Hedge
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date = June 30
team1 = Tauranga City United
score = 3 – 1
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team2 = University-Mount Wellington
goals1 = Board 3
goals2 = Roberts
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Final

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date = July 21
team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Tauranga City United
goals1 = Birnie, Scott
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stadium = Bluewater Park Island, Napier
referee = D. Rugg

Jack Batty Memorial Cup

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.

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz02.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 2002 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id961.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 2002 Chatham Cup page]