| Dates | 15 September 2001 |
|---|---|
| Championship venue | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore |
| Champions | University-Mount Wellington (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Central United |
| Championship match score | 3–3 (aet) (5–4 pens) |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Paul Bunbury (University-Mount Wellington) |
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The 2001 Chatham Cup was the 74th 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 central and southern regions combining at the fourth round and an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the Fourth Round. In all, 136 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record five rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by four full rounds. The former system is used in this article.
Tied matches were decided by golden goal extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
University-Mount Wellington and Central United played out a six-goal draw before the match went to penalties. This came down to the tenth kick, with University-Mount Wellington winning 5–4.
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 2001 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Paul Bunbury of University-Mount Wellington.
| Christchurch United | 0–0* | Western (Christchurch) |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 5–0 | Manurewa |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest Hill Milford United | 1–1* | Melville United (Hamilton) |
|---|---|---|
| Glenfield Rovers | 4–0 | Fencibles United (Auckland) |
|---|---|---|
| Greerton Rovers | 1–2 | Bay Olympic (Auckland) |
|---|---|---|
| Marlborough United (Blenheim) | 5–2 | Avon United (Christchurch) |
|---|---|---|
| Papatoetoe | 1–1* | Taupo |
|---|---|---|
| Petone | 0–0* | Waterside Karori |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Hutt City | 3–4 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
|---|---|---|
| Waihopai (Invercargill) | 3–1 | HHH United (Invercargill) |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Olympic | 2–3 | Central United (Auckland) |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs | 4–1 | Metro (Auckland) |
|---|---|---|
| Manawatu (Palmerston North) | 2–1 | Wellington Olympic |
|---|---|---|
| Central United | 2–0 | Waitakere City |
|---|---|---|
| Major 2 (1 pen.) |
| Christchurch City | 5–4 (aet) | Miramar Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Fisher 2, Sigmund, Letts, Duncan | Brown 2, Longley, Butterfield (pen.) |
| Eastern Suburbs | 4–1 | Taupo |
|---|---|---|
| A. Webber 2, Bola, Mills | Lamb |
| Lower Hutt City | 1–2 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Foster | Akers, Pilcher |
| Tauranga City United | 0–3 | North Shore United |
|---|---|---|
| Ward 2, McKenna |
| University-Mount Wellington | 3–0 | Mount Albert Grammar |
|---|---|---|
| Bunbury 2, McCormack |
| Western (Christchurch) | 2–3 | Dunedin Technical |
|---|---|---|
| Bell, Murphy | Kelly 2, Burgess |
| Central United | 1–0 | Napier City Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Major (pen.) |
| Eastern Suburbs | 2–1 (aet) | Dunedin Technical |
|---|---|---|
| M. Webber, A. Webber (pen.) | Bola (o.g.) |
| North Shore United | 2–3 | Christchurch City |
|---|---|---|
| Callinan, Sills | Sands 2, Hughes |
| University-Mount Wellington | 2–0 | Manawatu |
|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Bunbury |
| Central United | 3–1 | Eastern Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
| Banks 2, Aliaga | Bola |
| University-Mount Wellington | 2–0 | Christchurch City |
|---|---|---|
| Temple, Polo |
| University-Mount Wellington | 3–3 (aet) | Central United |
|---|---|---|
| McCormack 2, Medhurst | [1] | Banks 2, Aliaga |
University-Mount Wellington won 5–4 on penalties:
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