| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | Bluewater Park Island, Napier |
| Dates | 21 July 2002 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Napier City Rovers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Tauranga City United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers) |
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.